TOP 50 TEACHER Adrian Fryer
Fellow of the PGA based at Liverpool Golf
Centre, www.liverpoolgolfcentre.co.uk
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Picture this...
SEE ‘A-K-I’ FOR A
BETTER DOWNSWING
O
ur mind works in images, not words,
and that’s why simple visual cues
can be more eff ective than technical
instruction in fi nding eff ective and
repeatable swing positions. Here, you will
learn how visualising three capital letters
can help you improve your form from the
top through to the fi nish. Work on each
separately fi rst, before blending them into
one fl uid movement.
TOP OF THE BACKSWING:
PICTURE ‘A’
FINISH: PICTURE ‘I’
As you swing through to a finish,
picture yourself creating an aligned,
vertical shape like the letter I.
Visualise a vertical pillar from your
lead foot, up your lead leg, through
your torso and into your head.
Achieve that and you promote a
better motion through the ball,
including great weight shift and body
rotation. You’ll also avoid that leant-
back, reverse-C position that puts a
strain through your spine.
Picture yourself creating a capital A as you
reach the top, your head at the apex and in
the centre of your two legs. This image
encourages you to rotate around a fixed
central point, building powerful coil. It also
helps you create a position of stability by
limiting any tendency to sway (trail hip
moves away from the target) or reverse
pivot (head moves towards the target).
IMPACT: PICTURE REVERSE ‘K’
From the top, we need to recruit the hips
and torso to drive the swing forward. This
move, a dynamic blend of shift and
rotation, creates a stronger and straighter
lead side as you would see in a reverse K.
Its value is in setting up a stable and solid
impact position, allowing you to preserve
the radius of your action and hit with
commitment, in balance.
GolfPlus
FEBRUARY
2019
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