20 feels found
Feel HIPS AND SHOULDERS rotating significantly BEFORE arms fold in backswing. By hands at hip height, shoulders should already be turned 70+ degrees.
Feel like swinging at 80% of maximum effort while generating 100% power. Sensation should be smooth, controlled, effortless—no grunting, no strain.
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.
At top of backswing, consciously PAUSE for one full second before initiating downswing. After pause, swing down as hard as you want. Practice until pause feels natural.
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.
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.'
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.
Feel the weight of your arms (~40 pounds combined) hanging from soft shoulders. Let this weight swing like a sledgehammer or pendulum—back and through. Don't tug on club; SWING the mass.