Pausing at the Top?
January 10, 2010 by Admin
photo credit: rioncm Pausing at the top of the backswing has always been a relatively controversial issue. Some instructors maintain there should be a pause and others proclaim there shouldn’t be. Who is right?
The first thing to recognize is that every good swing requires almost perfect timing and those in favor of a pause at the top, are convinced it promotes better timing. They claim that “hackers” don’t pause and that’s the reason they are poor shot-makers. They contend that swinging without a pause creates a lack of power and control. Those teachers that are against the pause at the top feel that it disrupts good balance and timing.
Some of the greatest golfers in history had a pause in their swing: Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Bobby Jones and Macdonald Smith.
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