KEEPING YOUR HEAD DOWN QUESTION OF WEEK - By: Golf Knut, Posted on: 2006-12-21

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3) Question of the Week- Keeping Your Head Down
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From William Buckley (Ireland)

Keeping Your Head Down

Q. I love your newsletter. I am now breaking 80 and using the putting system. I want to get to single figures in my handicap. But I have a question. How do I ensure that I stay down on my shots as I strike the ball? I have a habit of coming up off the ball as I strike it.

A. Thanks for the question. Taking your head off the ball is actually symptomatic of a larger problem--excessive head movement. Head movement can be classified in any one--or any combination of--the following ways: (1) from side-to-side, (2) up and down, and/or (3) toward or away from the target line.

One of the best ways to eliminate excessive head movement is focusing on maintaining your spine angle (as established at address) until just after impact. Try the following drill to learn the desired motion.

First, place a cushion between your head and a wall. Then fold your arms across your chest and adopt your normal address position. Now keeping the cushion against the wall, work on your pivot motion. Sense that your head rotates around a fairly steady spine angle. But allow your head to swivel slightly to help your rotation.

Don't worry if the cushion falls after "impact." By then the ball will be gone.

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