Does your body feel as if it’s been moved sideways during your swing and especially in the follow-through? While your dominant leg does twist in order to help you keep your balance, your body should feel as if it’s moved in a circular motion and not been thrown off balance.
Think seriously about where you wind up after your swing. Your entire body should move in a position that is around and not to one side or another. If you wind up off balance then you’re moving sideways and not in a circular motion.
Everything about golf is smooth and steady, not forceful and powerful. If you’re winding up sideways then you may be trying to overpower your swing. Hitting the ball hard really isn’t going to give it the distance it needs. The way that a ball gets distance is through the momentum of the club not through the actual strength or power you put into it. This is borne out by the fact that many seniors and yes, even women can get as much distance on their ball as the strongest of men! While you do need some strength behind your swing, too much will throw your body off balance and this is usually how you wind up sideways.
An overly upright swing will also knock you sideways. Be mindful of your arms especially in the backswing. Many have a tendency to “jerk” their swing around behind their heads which puts the club too far above them. Remember the illustration of being inside a barrel and try to keep your swing in a round, circular motion. This will mean your entire body comes around and won’t wind up off balance or off center.
It’s good to remember too that when your swing is done, your belly button should be pointing at the direction where you want your ball to go. When you’re knocked sideways by an overly upright swing or one that is too powerful, you will probably be twisted around and your navel will wind up off to one side. This is an indication that your swing is not coming around the way it should.
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