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Sweet Spring Swing
Written By: Erika Mason | Issue: 2021/03 – March
Erika tees up some sensible steps to recapture your sweet Spring Swing.
Erika Mason
Spring is right around the corner, which means it’s time to trade the firewood for the 5 wood.
It’s always exciting to get back out on the golf course after a long layoff, but that excitement may also be met with some anxiety.
Obviously, we’d like to pick up right where we left off in the fall, but if you were unable to dedicate time to your golf game (Guilty as charged!) you can expect for your swing to need some “thawing out.”
You didn’t necessarily forget how to play golf during the break, you just forgot what it felt like. In particular, you may have lost your rhythm, timing, and tempo. Before you head back on the golf course for the season try to get in a range session to knock the rust off.
Why the practice range and not straight to the course? Because you will have the opportunity to hit 100+ balls, and repetition improves rhythm and feel. You may not hit every single club in your bag, but take the time to hit a variety of clubs i.e. at least one wedge, two irons, a hybrid, a fairway wood, and driver.
Focus on the fundamentals that you can control like your grip, posture, and alignment. Swing within yourself. When you swing make slow, deliberate swings where you can feel solid contact and finish in a balanced position.
Once you finish on the range head over to the practice greens to get some reps in putting, pitching, and chipping. Dedicating a couple hours at the practice facility is a great way to help you start to feel like a golfer again.
When you step back out on the golf course for the first time this season think of channeling your inner Ernie Els or Fred Couples. Save the Bryson DeChambeau swing for July.
