Golf Swing Takeaway - A Fourth Option

I think the golf swing takeaway is one of the easiest parts of the golf swing to learn.  Don’t get me wrong - there are many mistakes that can be made as you move away from the ball.  But the golf swing takeaway is one of the slowest movements.  With the aid of some video swing training, I found it much easier to learn than the transition and downswing.

In the video below, the instructor describes the three most common types of golf swing takeaways.  Mine seems to be a combination of the one piece takeaway and the left arm takeaway.  I try to move everything together, but also create that extension he is talking about.

At my half way point, when the club is parallel to the ground, my wrists have not cocked and the toe of my club points pretty much straight up.  Somewhere between this position and my full turn back, the wrists hinge to 90 degrees or more.  As I look at the fourth option described on the video, it seems closer to what I am actually doing.

Now with my swing, this is where the fun starts.  I get the club into a good position at the top, taking it nice and slow.  But next comes the transition and downswing.  I know the fundamentals of starting the swing from the ground up and all of that.  But getting my body to actually hit the correct positions while keeping my arms and upper body loose is a real challenge for me.

So if you find that your golf swing takeaway is too flat or too steep or otherwise not on plane, take a closer look at the video above.  See if the concept of taking the whole club away from the ball as described in the fourth option might work for you.