The Perfect Swing

If there is any one person that you should try and model your golf swing after it is Tiger Woods. There are flaws in every amateur's swing and by analyzing the swing of the best golfer ever, and doing your best to mimic what he does, improvement will be seen. This video of Tiger's swing in slow motion is the perfect model.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc9Wb9JKpTE

Step 1: Addressing the ball. When you address the ball you should make sure that the ball is in the appropriate position relative to your feet. Ideally, the ball should be positioned a few inches behind your front foot. The further forward the ball is positioned, the higher the ball flight; and the further back, the lower the ball flight. Both your left and right arm should be straight, sort of as an extension of the club up to your shoulders. This can be seen in the video at 0:01

Step 2: As the club is brought back, the left arm stays perfectly straight while the head virtually has no movement whatsoever, which is vital in maintaining consistent solid contact with every swing. This can be seen at 0:22

Step 3: The shaft of the club is parallel to the ground at the top of the swing, while the left arm is still straight and there has been no movement to the head. This can be seen at 0:30

Step 4: The shifting of body weight from the back leg to the front leg is executed while keeping the hips parallel to the ball. This can be seen in the downswing at 0:36

Step 5: Contact is made with the head in the same position it has been the entire time and with the left arm perfectly straight. 0:40

Step 6: The head and eyes stay down well through contact, which is very important. Most amateurs pick their head and body up through impact to try and help lift the ball into the air. In fact, keeping your head and body down through contact allows the loft of the club to do the job for you. This can be seen from 0:41-0:44

Step 7: The follow through is executed to perfection with both arms maintaining straightness and the club finishes high. The front leg up to the shoulders is a perfectly straight line, this can be seen up to the end of the video.

 Be sure to keep these little cues in mind the next time you hit the course, I'm sure it will take some strokes off your score!