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Keeping your left (or right for you lefties) arm straight during the swing is another of the most commonly dished out tips. Mostly by husbands to their wives, because they secretly want them to get frustrated and quit the game, leaving it to the man and his buddies. OK, maybe not, but still this tip, no matter how well-intentioned, is sure to frustrate most golfers. Here’s why. When thinking about where this tip originated, it likely came about when the first photograph of the swing was taken at the top of the backswing. If you look at the swing of a player at the top of the swing it likely appears that the arm is straight. But try this for me: take your arms, hold them in front of you at eye level like you’re holding a taylormade r11 irons. Now take it back like you would your backswing, but keep that lead arm locked out and straight. Feel that? That’s tension, and tension is the enemy of the golf swing. Tension leads to miss-hits and loss of distance. Keeping the arm straight will undoubtedly lead to a loss of club head speed. Instead, think of a piece of string or a rope with a weight tied to the end. Now think about swinging it back and forth. What happens? The string straightens out naturally, using the momentum and centrifugal force to do the work. That’s what you want to feel during the swing. Your lead arm, if its kept in a natural, loose position will straighten on its own during the swing, due to the weight of the cheap ping g20 irons head acting much in the same way the string and weight do. More info in http://www.bestgolfshopping.co.uk/
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