A poor follow-through often results from an inhibited body motion coupled with a decelerating clubhead. This position is a result of a player’s tendency to guide the clubhead through impact instead of freely releasing the club in the downswing.
While you can’t influence the ball’s flight after hitting it, keying on certain post-impact “factors” during the swing often helps improve the swing itself. Try keying on these 4 factors for a better follow-through:
Getting good extension with your arms through impact not only generates distance but often results in a good follow through as well. To generate extension, drive your right shoulder (for right-handers) past your chin toward the target. Try staying with the ball as long as you comfortably can while maintaining your balance through impact.
To finish your swing properly, you must encourage the right side of your body to rotate all the way through the shot, so that you end up with the majority of your weight on your left side, with your right foot up on its toes.
You should finish with the spine straight, the right shoulder over the left foot, and in balance. Finishing out of balance is a sign of swinging too hard or too fast.
The following drill produces a more effective, rotary motion and transfer of weight:
Start by sticking a golf umbrella in the ground, about 6 inches to the side of the left hip, then:
The trick is to get a good rotation while not sliding the hips too much. A great visual is to picture yourself “turning in a barrel”. Try these tips and you’ll be sure to have more success with accuracy and distance of your shots.
Jack Moorehouse is the author of the best-selling book How To Break 80…And Shoot Like The Pros!. He is NOT a golf pro, rather a working man that was able to figure out the secrets of shooting in the 70’s on a consistent basis without quitting your day job. Jack has helped thousands of golfers from all seven continents lower their handicap immediately.