Golf Tips: Using Gravity

Frogger resident pro Kris Moe has some great videos on YouTube, both part of the Frogger Golf offerings and his own golf schools/instruction. In the video below Kris shows us how we can use gravity to our advantage to help with the golf swing. First, gravity can help us "drop" the club and hands down properly through the impact zone.  This motion is crucial and helps us generate club-head speed, power, and thus distance. Second, by using a weight we get the feel for our natural instinct to clear the body and hips.  If a weight is coming down toward us we are naturally inclined to "get out of the way."  Getting the hips to release and getting the body out of the way for the swing is important.  Doing so can help us release the club on the proper line.  Improper lines produce slices and hooks.  Getting the hips and body out of the way also helps us generate even more speed and thus more distance. http://youtu.be/a4ztMmPpZ4k The gravity drill is simple and very effective.  It can be done with or without a weight and can help get the proper feel for the downswing, even moments before you hit your first tee shot.