subject: Exercises For Golf To Stop Golf Swing Sway [print this page] 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. Some Exercises for golf geared towards this fault are vital so let me first explain a little more;
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 this is fault seen on most 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 you're 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 tendency 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.
The correct exercises for golf that develop strength and mobility in the right areas to promote the correct swing mechanics required for a good, powerful, consistent golf swing are there for yo to put into action. You are the only one stopping your full potential.
