A firm base is crucial to delivering the very best impact to the back of the golf ball. While there are a number of little techniques that are utilized to achieve this, one of the most important aspects is making sure you are delivering proper knee action during the process of your golf swing.
You need to maintain a firm base and proper knee action to allow your lower body to create a powerful backswing coil that will in turn, deliver maximum ball impact. A good golfer will maintain the proper creation of a backswing coil by keeping the proper gap between the knees during the entire duration of the golf swing.
How Far Apart Should my Knees Be?
Truth be told, this depends on what type of golf shot you are playing, as well as what type of lie you are dealing with. The point is this, your knees should stay the same distance apart during the backswing, and then the knee gap should be closed properly during the downswing to create a coil that will unleash properly on the back of the golf ball, which will send the ball soaring into the direction you desire.
A high handicap golfer tends to do the exact opposite, closing his/her knees too much during the backswing, resulting in a downswing that will more than likely send the ball in random directions, depending on how the rest of the swing goes.
How To Improve
There are a couple of excellent drills you can utilize to ensure that you are keeping your knees where they need to be during each part of the golf swing.
1, Practice your swing in front of a mirror. This will allow you to see where exactly you knee action errors are occurring. You can then fix these errors while seeing you progress.
2. Place a soccer ball between your knees and take practice swings on the driving range. The soccer ball forces your knees to stay in the correct position during the entire swing. This will probably be pretty uncomfortable at first, but once you get a feel for it, your golf swing will improve.
We understand that there are a lot of things to remember during a golf swing. Having a good base and maintaining proper knee action is a great place to start. This will allow you to build your swing from the ground up.
Remember, a proper base and proper knee action will help cover up other little mistakes that your swing may have.