subject: Golf Swing Guru - Left Handed Golf Swing Tips [print this page] Some people think that left-handed golfers are at a disadvantage because rarely are there golf instructions described for lefties. Left-handed people, therefore, must translate every instruction before it makes any sense. However, although some techniques may work in reverse for those who are left-handed, the basic principles and fundamentals of golfing stay the same.
Number one: Think of the sides of your body not in terms of left and right, but in terms of leading and trailing. Thus, for lefties, their leading shoulder is the right shoulder and their trailing shoulder is the left. Whenever a right-handed instruction talks about left, it is actually talking about leading, and for a leftie this is the right side. Number two: Use the same principles of alignment used by right-handed golfers. Begin your pre-shot routine standing behind the ball, and pick your target. Number three: Draw a line from the golf ball to the target. Pick a spot on the ground roughly two feet in front of the ball that falls on this line. This is what you call the intermediate target.
Number four: Address the ball while focusing on the intermediate target. Square your club head to the intermediate target. As you set up, the intermediate target is what you're aiming at. Number five: Align your stance. Your feet, hips, and shoulders should be parallel to the line from the ball to the intermediate target. Number six: Shift your focus from the intermediate target to the real target by glancing at it. For a leftie, your shoulders, hips, and feet will appear to be aimed slightly to the right of target. Number seven: Hit the ball while standing to one side or the other, not standing behind it.
Put simply, the left handed golf swing is a complete mirror image of the right handed golf swing.
