by PGA Professional Paul Purtzer

PURTZER GOLF ACADEMY SWING TIP - balance through swing

July/August 2004

The August Tip is on good balance for a powerful swing.

There is one thing almost all great players have and that is good balance! In fact, there is only one GREAT player that I can think of in the last 10 years or so who did not have great balance-Greg Norman. Greg widened his stance and worked hard to get better extension in his swing, especially his backswing and became the # 1 player in the world!

A great way to achieve good balance in a powerful way is to emulate the finish of the top professionals like Ernie Els, Tiger Woods and Tom Purtzer.

Take a good look at the pictures of their swings. Pay close attention to their positions at impact, just after impact and into their full finish position.

Get in front of a full length mirror or patio window and try to copy each position as closely as you can. Hold each position for a minute or so. Then from the position just after impact (where the arms are extended -a foot or so past impact) hole that position for a moment and then swing into the finish position using only your shoulders (do not flip the club into the air with your hands).

As always, I hope this tip will help you play better golf. See a PGA professional to make sure you are working on the right things to get the most out of your game, and be sure to take advantage of the tools on AspiringGolfer.com in conjunction with this tip. Go to the range with this tip, make careful notes to yourself about the things you feel when doing this and then store them in your AspiringGolfer.com lessons learned log.

Swing smooth and hit it long and straight!

Paul

Paul Purtzer, President
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