Simple Methods To Improve Your Hands To Improve Your Golf Swing

Obviously, we know that the hands grip the golf club and attach the body to the club. So, let's go back and do a quick golf biomechanics review.

The phases of the swing are address, take-away, backswing, transition, downswing, impact, and follow-through. The swing plane is the path upon which the golf club is to travel. Let me explain. This path occurs through the body's moving through a series of positions. In order for the club to travel on the correct swing plane it is necessary for the clubface to open and close. " This is where the hands become an integral part of the golf swing." This statement refers to exactly what was described above (the releasing of the club correctly).

But what does this all mean? Well, we know the hands are involved in the "opening and closing" of the clubface during your swing. As I mentioned, the hands are "active in your golf swing, but in a passive manner. In order for this to occur the hands must be passive!

What do I mean by passive?

You cannot force the hands to move through the golf swing and release the club. If you do not believe me, go to the driving range, grip a club as hard as you can, and attempt to swing. In order to have a successful golf swing you must be "tension free." And in order to have this feeling, your hands must be relaxed (i.e. passive). In order to develop "feel" in the golf swing, remove "tension" from your golf swing and develop great hands, you must develop these three fundamentals. In order to know what the body and golf club are to do during the swing you must know the biomechanics of the golf swing. Your body and mind must integrate the movements of the golf swing into a repeatable movement.

Finally, it is necessary to develop the body. If the body is inflexible, weak, and powerless, how are you going to be able to perform the mechanics of the swing correctly? The obvious answer is: you are not! Developing great hands in your golf swing comes down to developing a "basket" of fundamentals within your golf swing. These are the keys to developing great hands in your golf game.