You wonder hey why those guys doing what they do on Tv sometimes and so we are going to go over that today. What you see a lot of people do sometimes folks is something that looks like this. This is called waggling. What they are trying to do is get loose, your arms should almost feel like spaghetti or rubber bands.
What they are doing is just getting loose before the shot goes. Also, you will see some people take the club back before they swing. Players who waggle the club back to the inside will tend to jerk the club back on the inside and then come over the top when they hit the golf ball. Players who waggle up and outside may be too steep when they come in or they may be forced to reroute it when they come back to the golf ball.
So you waggle the golf club to loosen your arms, to pace your swing and to practice swinging the golf club on the correct plane. When you waggle the club it's mostly with your hands, just a little bit of rotation with your arms but your wrists are cocking up and your arms are rotating just a little.
You waggle the golf club right back along the plane of the swing. Now some players whose takeaways go too much to the inside would be better off waggling the club a little more up and down. Personally, when I first setup to the ball, I quickly make sure that I am:. This all sounds like a lot, but through many years of practice, I can quickly check all four of these things between the moment I set the club behind the ball and the moment I initially pull the club back.
Jack Nicklaus preached about the importance of this phase of the golf swing, and was quite deliberate in his own setup accordingly. Just like you must practice your swing on the range, you must also practice your mental routines. Personally, I find all of this to happen naturally , and never consciously think about it, but Hogan presented the information as if the golfer was consciously making an effort to think about it. I think the ultimate goal of the waggle is to keep the body loose and comfortable, and prime it for the full swing.
Whatever effectively accomplishes this is sufficient. It is simply a series of short and quick subtle wrist and body movements that keeps the golfer agile and ready to take the club back:. He is rehearsing his full takeaway during the waggle:. The trigger is something that is largely overlooked because many golfers do not even realize that they are doing it.
I wanted to mention it because it is a crucial moment of the golf swing, and can be the difference between a drive down the middle and a drive that finds the water. After you have checked your setup and loosened up via the waggle, it is time to get the swing started. This is such a critical moment because it is the brief moment when you settle in on your swing thought whatever it may be , and start the swing. During this motionless time period, all I am thinking about is my swing thought.
It took me years and years before I could successfully clear my mind at this moment. If I find my mind wandering at this critical moment, I will step away from the ball and start over. Having this discipline can be the difference between a great round and a terrible one, so it cannot be overlooked. You want this trigger to become completely habitual and unconscious. And if you are struggling to get the swing started, just be patient and keep working on it.
Waggling the club isn't complicated, but it is important that you keep the points above in mind while forming your own waggle pattern.
It might seem somewhat random at first, but you will likely find that you fall into a consistent pattern after too long. Once you find a waggle that feels comfortable and leads to good results, stick with that move and repeat it prior to every shot you hit. Ground or Hover? This question is related to the waggle , as it will influence how you use your waggle to get ready for each shot.
When preparing for a full swing, do you like to ground the club behind the ball, or do you hover the club head just above the top of the turf? There is no right or wrong on this point, as there are plenty of good players in either camp.
Some players like the secure feeling of placing the club head on the ground, while others prefer the freedom floating the club just behind the ball.
In fact, some players vary their choice depending on the shot at hand - such as hovering the club when hitting from the tee and grounding the club when playing from the fairway. You should do what feels best to you, but make sure it is consistent from round to round. The advantage to grounding the club behind the ball is that you will be able to secure the position of the club face at address.
The club will not be moving around, so you can feel good about the fact that you are maintaining the aim that you selected when you set the club down in the first place. When hovering, you might feel like the club face is moving all around, giving you doubt as to whether or not you are still aimed up properly. Also, most players prefer to ground the club in the short game, so doing so in the long game will give you consistency across the board.
On the other side of the coin, those who prefer to hover the club feel like they are able to get the swing off to a smooth start without any bumps on the ground getting in the way. Just a small bump in the turf behind your ball can cause your swing to get off track early on, so hovering the club takes that issue out of the equation. When trying to make a smooth one-piece takeaway, it is nice to not have to worry about getting the club up off the ground — it will already be off the ground, so you can swing the club away freely and get into your backswing without any trouble at all.
Of course, assuming you already play golf regularly, you already have had to answer this question for yourself. Whether you currently choose to ground the club or hover it, you would need to have a good reason to make a change. Unless your takeaway feels uncomfortable, you will likely be better off sticking with the same approach to the address position that you have always used.
Changing from hovering to grounding or vice versa is surprisingly difficult, so don't set about trying to make a change unless you are sure the other way is going to make you a better player. As it relates to the waggle, hovering the club lends itself slightly better to the waggle simply because the club is already floating around and is ready to be wiggled back and forth.
When the club is grounded you will need to pick it up before you can waggle it around, which isn't necessarily a problem, but can be slightly more difficult than starting a waggle from a hovered position. Either way you go, however, you should be able to incorporate the waggle into your swing by working on it during your practice sessions until it becomes a built-in part of your technique.
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