Now that the Riverside Performance Studio is complete, I have had the opportunity to study and observe thousands of swings of varying ability levels using V1’s four way Digital Video system. The V1 system gives me the capability to see each players swing from four different angles.
- Face On
- Down The Line
- Back Side
- Overhead
While observing high handicappers, Division I College players & Golf Professionals, I have found that no matter what type of swing they have. No matter what type of swing flaws they produce, if they do not have good balance and are unable to hold their balance in a good finish position, each level of player is unable to produce a consistent swing.
Ball striking ability comes from 4 basic areas of the swing.
- Balance
- Posture
- Grip
- Swing Path
Obviously if you are missing one of these aspects you will still be able to make contact with the ball. However, solid contact is a combination of each of the 4 aspects working in harmony. Posture, Grip & Swing Path are all very important. In my studies I have seen not so perfect Posture, Grip, Swing Path and Alignment work ok when a player has good balance. Good balance doesn’t always produce a good golf swing, however good balance can make a not so perfect golf swing tremendously better. Among the thousands of swings that I have seen over the years, I have not yet seen a player be able to produce consistent ball striking without good balance.
Along with your efforts to produce a good posture, grip and swing path, think Balance and you will soon be striking the ball much more solid. The students with good balance practiced using the Swing Pro teaching aid regularly on their own time. Each time they returned to the studio, I could see a tremendous improvement in producing a consistent balance position through their swing.
