What is the best position to be at
the top of the backswing? Should a player be perfectly parallel to their target
line like a Rory McIlroy? Should a player be laid off at the top like Tiger
Woods? Or, should a player be across the line like the great Jack Nicklaus?
Well did you catch on to what just happened? I just listed three great players
and the three of them all have different backswing positions at the top. The truth is, the top of the backswing is
something people look too much into. If you look at the current top 10 players
in the world, all of them have different backswings.
More
importantly, how does a player transition from the top of there swing to the
ball. If you take the same 10 tour players that you analyzed at the top of
there backswing and re-analyzed them again at the halfway down mark (club
parallel to the ground), you’ll notice a lot more similairities than at the top
of there swings.
Now,
if someone is extremely across the line or extremely laid off, it’s worth
noting that these drastic positions can cause someone to be out of position when
they transition the club back down.
the top of his swing.
(Right) Rory McIlroy parallel to the target line at the top of his swing.
(Left) Jack Nicklaus across the line at the top of his swing.
Is
there one great position for everyone to try to mimick? No? The golf swing
allows for a lot of unique characteristics. That’s how guys like Jim Furyk, and Bubba
Watson can take there self taught swings and become very succesfull on the PGA
Tour.
So what am I getting at? Instead of spending so much time focusing on how good, or bad, your backswing looks. Spend more time working on your ball striking or controlling your ball flight and watch your scores drop.- Javier Gonzalez
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