Review the turn and re turn

All strong players make a backswing turn then a forward swing, re turn. We often call the back turn a coil because that's exactly what it is: lower body barely moves and top does, so to affect a coil of the upper back muscles while the legs resist. Therefore the turn back is small and tight. The forward move is much bigger and freer. Now the legs become alive! When the lower body, legs and core, initiate the downswing, the arms follow. Why do they follow: THEY ARE ATTACHED! So many folks feel they must make the arms go fast and powerfully, but that's backwards. It's the arms that follow the lower body's re turn to the target!

Turning and re turning with rhythm and balance, the goal of all good players. This is premier use of the core, the best use of power and coordination. If a golfer can make a good turn, he or she can play terrific golf!

When you rotate your shoulders, the turn will automatically take place because it's minimal. It's the resistance of the lower body that makes the coil a short, tight turn. Once you are in the top of your backswing, this tight turn starts its lower body, forward motion, and becomes a fast, furious release of energy to the top of the forward swing, or in other words, the target.