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Lee surely has a wonderful understanding of the golf swing. Lee's swing is a bit unorthodox as he reroutes the club on the downswing...not a standard golf swing to say t...

I love to listen to Lee Trevino talk about the golf swing. If there ever was a self-created man, Lee is surely it! The Merry-Mex learned golf the challenging way, sneaking onto golf courses and caddying when he was young. He practiced lengthy and tough when he was a young man in Mexico diligently honing his craft.

Lee definitely has a great understanding of the golf swing. Lee's swing is a bit unorthodox as he reroutes the club on the downswing...not a traditional golf swing to say the least. One particular factor Lee Trevino understands quite well is how the golf ball responds to the club face at influence....which is the only factor the golf ball cares about. Do you believe the golf ball cares about how your swing looks? All it knows is what is taking place at influence.

When I ultimately figured out what Lee Trevino was talking about it created a tremendous influence on how solidly I started to strike the ball. I know this is a clich and you probably have heard it a million occasions, you ought to hit down on the golf ball to make it go up! Do you know what is genuinely occurring when a golf ball is well struck at impact? It took me eight years just before I figured this out...and it was Lee who lastly explained it to me.

Most golfers "flip" the club face at the ball in a futile try to make the ball go up...if there ever was a move in the golf swing that robs you of power, this is it. Lee likes to envision the back of his left hand is the club face while he is swinging. On the down swing he imagines "trapping" the back of his left hand into the back of the ball...an extremely strong move that keeps the golf club at a correct angle with the left arm deep into the downswing. "Hit the back of the ball with the back of the left hand" is Lee's mantra. Planet popular golf swing guru Butch Harmon says he likes to feel like he has Bethlehem Steel in his left wrist at effect.

So what takes place to the golf ball at influence when it is struck properly? When you swing down on the ball at effect the golf ball really spins up the club face to the top grooves. This is what the grooves in the club face are for...this is what provides the golf ball spin. How do you believe pro golfers cease the ball on a dime on the green? They are employing much more of the grooves on the club face than amateurs. Golfers who flip the club face at impact are only utilizing the bottom grooves on the club face...the result a weak, flat trajectory with small spin...Their left wrist has totally broken down at influence.

Watch the golf pros left wrist at influence...most of them have a bowed left wrist at impact...the opposite of the golfers who flip at the ball where the left wrist has broken down. This bowed left wrist enables a late powerful release into the golf ball...the secret to tremendous power off the tee.

Subsequent time you go to the range, think "Back of Left Wrist Into Back of Ball" as you begin your downswing. This mental image forces you to swing from the inside and retain the release deep into the downswing. The ball will begin sounding distinct coming off your club face simply because you will now be hitting the golf ball the way the club was developed to strike a golf ball. Your golf ball will have a increased trajectory and it will go a lot further.

Attempt it...it works!

Hit 'em Long and Straight!

John Lynch TM