The Golf Swing Takeaway has a few Distinct FeelingsI’m a believer that the golf swing takeaway is started by the turn of the chest. The arms, hands, and club all move together. There is no hand action yet but the hands are alive, to the club head. Moving everything together encourages the club to move on a natural path to the inside. The hands feeling the weight of the club head all the time. With the arms staying together and resting on top of your chest they will automatically move with the turning of your chest. They have no other option but to feel connected and relaxed and in sync. It is important to understand the takeaway is a sideways move rather than an upward move without swaying the hips. Sweeping the club away gives width, leverage, and power. Look at any tour player and you will see the similarities in this initial move. Tiger is a very good example in this area. What will become important is that the hands stay opposite the chest most of the time during the entire swing. Evidence of the arms and body turn moving together.
See how the club has been taken away on the inside here. I would advise senior golfers to let their hips turn during the takeaway.This will help to pivot the hips and get a full turn with the shoulders every time. You need to understand that the swing is one continuous movement. Breaking up the swing movements into sections is purely for you to understand what the feelings are in each stage. Follow on to the
golf back swing
to build your back swing feeling.
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