Would you say you have a fast looking swing or a slow swing? (If you dont have a fast swing show this article to a playing partner who does). You would think that a recreational golfers fast swing would hit a golf ball a long way wouldnt you? After all, it looks fast! Yet the ball doesnt go as far as a slow swinging pros ball. I wonder why…
If you think about your body for a minute, you know that it moves much slower than your arms in real life. So if your body cant turn all that fast, how do you get a fast looking golf swing? You get a fast looking golf swing when you try to hit the ball as hard as you can with just your arms. This means that your arms are moving independently from your body.
This fast looking swing can be understood by imagining a clock. If you look at a clock, you will see that the little post in the middle tells the minute hand how fast to swing. If the little post moves slowly, the minute hand moves slowly. If the little post moves faster, the arms move faster. The center post and the minute hand are relative to one another. If you compare your golf swing to the movement of a clock you will see your body as the center post...