17 feels found
Feel like swinging at 80% of maximum effort while generating 100% power. Sensation should be smooth, controlled, effortless—no grunting, no strain.
Focus only on moving club away slowly and smoothly for first two feet of takeaway. 'Just take it away slow. Just get that club moving.' Once you pass first two feet, trust millions of practice balls will take over.
Feel wrists are 'oily' and 'supple'—smooth, lubricated, flowing without friction. Grip like holding bird—firm enough not to let escape, soft enough not to crush it.
Hum or imagine 'The Blue Danube' waltz (1-2-3) as you swing. Backswing gets counts 1-2-3, downswing gets count 4. Feel like graceful dance with flowing rhythm.
Hold club as lightly as possible—hands should feel 'dead' and disengaged. Clubhead weight does all the work. If you can't feel clubhead throughout swing, you're too tense.
Keep ankles soft and limber throughout swing rather than locked. Feel weight shifting into instep of trail foot on backswing, then driving through on downswing.
'Don't overswing. Feel like going back three-quarters instead of full turn, then really fire from there.'
Keep right foot planted on ground from start to finish, or at least through impact. Slows swing just enough while helping maintain address posture.
Visualize Inbee Park's swing: 'So slow and deliberate.' Focus on having 'the slowest backswing possible.' Use 1-2 cadence: 'One' to top, 'Two' through ball.
Feel HIPS AND SHOULDERS rotating significantly BEFORE arms fold in backswing. By hands at hip height, shoulders should already be turned 70+ degrees.
Visualize golf ball 6 FEET IN FRONT of the one you're hitting. Feel like releasing club—letting toe turn over—at THAT ball. The actual ball 'just gets in the way.'
Feel like 'gathering the sword' at top—collecting weight and momentum. Then feel release happening TOWARD target, not AT ball. Release happens after the ball position.