Keep Your Head Down?

photo credit: akeg   How many times, after you have made a bad shot,  have you heard someone say “you need to keep your head down.”  It’s one of the most common phrases in golf.  If you listen to this advice, you will never make a good swing.  Keeping your head down prevents a full shoulder turn by blocking your shoulder as it moves back.  It also creates more tension in your upper body.  Your chin must not impede the movement of your shoulders or upper body during the swing.

At address, simply raise your chin to allow your shoulders ample room to move under it.  Doing so, allows your body to rotate fully around it’s center axis which your head is the top of (head to bottom of spine).