Golf Exercise To Stop Golf Swing Sway

The faulty movement that is called the sway in the golf
swing is when there is too much lower body lateral
movement away from the target during your backswing. The
knee is not braced and the weight distribution is on the
outside of the foot, this in turn makes it impossible to
externally rotate the hips behind to create the all
important coil in the backswing.

In addition, the spine angle and core displacement – as
seen in the image – requires substantial extra movement
simply to return back to the striking zone. Your sequence
and natural bio-mechanics is all wrong when this is out
and the outcome can be;

Lack of distance

Poor consistency

Erratic short game

Lower back pain

In other words, if you sway in your golf swing, you are
simply making it more difficult to hit the ball
consistently, and even when you do make good contact, your
lack of distance and power is evident due to the lack of
coil and external hip rotation on the backswing and the
speed of the hip rotation on the downswing.

Injury can occur due to an incorrect spine angle at the
top of the backswing with a lower body lateral movement.

“This is not me” you might be thinking, but it is fault
seen on many golfers to some degree, and even working on
the same physical requirements to avoid this, will assist
your golf swing.

Now if only it were as simple as knowing what your doing,
and just stopping the lateral sway in your golf swing then
golf would be easy, everyone would be off single figure
handicaps.  What Causes Golf Swing Sway?

There are a few factors predominantly and most commonly we
see in golfers who have a tendancy to sway is a lack of
lower body stability and strength in the glutes,
quadriceps and hamstrings, as well as core strength to
create torque and rotation capability in the hips.

Some swing drills will assist in creating rotation instead
of lateral movement of course, but we must also do some
golf exercises to develop the muscle required for golf
strength and flexibility. Join us to find out about some
great explanations and examples of some golf training
exercises that develop strength and mobility in the right
areas to promote the correct swing mechanics required for
a good powerful consistent golf swing.

Enjoy your more consistent golf swing!

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Alex Fortey was a Professional golf tour player, and is a
golf strength and conditioning and nutrition specialist
who provides custom specialized programs, nutrition,
coaching and training to develop athletic golf physiques
for club golfers to tour wannabe professionals. Visit
http://athleticgolftraining.com for more.

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