How To Use Your Arms In The Golf Swing For Power And Consistency

One very important thing to learn is how to use your arms in golf swing for power and consistency. There are so many misconceptions out there, and I know for myself, I've tried them all, with not much success. Since your hands are the only contact with the club, what your arms do in your golf swing is critical to optimal ball striking and acccuracy. 

One of the most important things is what they call a "one-piece" takeaway. I want you to imagine a triangle betweeen your hands, arms and shoulders. And the club would be an extension straight out from the tip of the triangle.

This triangle moves together in your takeaway, with no independent movement of your hands, wrists or elbows. This is a very simple move, and yet most golfers (myself included) don't do it. When you can use the rotation (pivot) of your upper body in your takeaway, you are minimizing all the extra, wasted motions in your swing, which will make it much easier to get and stay on plane in your swing, both going back and coming down into impact.

As you continue back you should really try to keep the triangle in tact for as long as you can, while you are continuing to turn back with your upper body. This will give you a very deep turn, creating a lot of core torque, as well as giving you a ton of room to come down from the inside.

As you get to the top, there will still be evidence of this triangle, but now you'll have a bent right elbow. When you get to the top in this position, all you have to do is rotate down, and unwind your body, and your club should automatically be on plane, and ready to compress the heck out of your golf ball.

Another tip is to feel your upper arms in contact with the side of your chest pretty much throughout your golf swing. This will keep you connected, which is a very powerful way to hit the golf ball. Most golfers let their right elbows fly away from this connected position near the top of their swing, causing the club to get across the line, as well as encouraging a steep downswing, where you'll have to make compensations to get on plane and hit a solid golf shot.

This is so important to learn how your arms in golf swing mechanics can positively or negatively affect your outcome.

I am a big believer in using a training aid to improve swing technique, so you might want to look at a connected golf swing trainer to help you make this one piece move in your golf swing.