How to Work Your Right Shoulder in a Proper Golf Swing

A golf swing is like a baseball swing with one exception--the ball is on the ground. That means that the right shoulder--left shoulder for left-handed golfers--works slightly different in a golf swing than a baseball swing. Understanding this difference is the key to avoiding the dreaded "over-the-top" swing that creates banana balls, weak pop-ups, and pulled hooks that end up in places "no man has gone before."

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

1. Take a stance holding your golf club as though it were a baseball bat. Take one or two swings.

2. Step back and realize that your trailing shoulder--right shoulder for right-handers, left for left-handers--is moving around your body. This is the proper way to hit a base ball and will help you with your golf swing.

3. Resume your baseball stance but slowly take a swing at a "pitch" that is on the ground. You will want to swing the club just over the "plate," close to the ground.

4. Assume your golf stance with a driver. Now, stand up and slowly take series of baseball swings at "pitches" that are progressively lower. Realize that the lower the "pitch" is, the more your right shoulder must turn down and under to hit it.

5. Practice golf shots thinking of the golf ball as a pitch "in the dirt" that you're trying to hit to right field. You'll immediately feel the power and control from hitting "inside out."

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