The Preferred Swing Path for the Golf Club

The secret to the set up position is to use a light grip on the golf club, like you would if you were holding a very small baby bird. You need to also check your hip and should alignment.

Set up such that your elbows are bent at a 45 degree angle to your biceps. You probably want to use a mirror for this. Your hands should hang loosely from your shoulders instead of feeling too cramped or outstretched. If there is insufficient angle in your elbows, your hands are too far away from your body or you might be gripping too far down on your putter.

The preferred swing path for the club is such that your left arm points 170 degree backwards and follows through 340 degrees. Always try to swing smoothly like a circle, with your head as the center of that circle. As the club head already has a loft built into its face, the ball will automatically go into the air on impact with the club head. The swing should build up in pace gradually from the initial starting movement of its backswing, through and immediately after impact.

To start downswing, shift weight to left, triggering chain reaction of hips, chest, arms and new callaway RAZR X clubs all pulling behind the ball. At impact, try to keep the head behind the ball as this helps maintain your swing plane and promotes ascending swing arc through ball contact.

It is especially important to keep your left arm straight from impact through release and avoid the dreaded left elbow breakdown (or "chicken wing") which causes a host of errant shots.

The last important thing to remember about this is that you want to bend from the hips and keep your spine straight. This will allow you to rotate around your axis, which is imperative to consistent golf shots.

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