Send The Ball To The Target
Golfers sometimes get so concerned with hitting the ball, they forget the purpose of the swing is to send the ball toward the target. That's why you see some players with practice swings that look pretty good, passing through the bottom of the swing arc, sweeping along the grass in the direction of the target. Then they step up to the ball and chop down as if they were using an ax to split a log. They are swinging as if the ball were their target.It's a problem if you think your job is to hit at the ball, because you won't put enough energy into following through properly past the ball. But if you think your job is to send the ball toward the target, you'll make a much better swing toward and past the impact zone and into your follow-through.I was proud of two young students who once left a note on my desk saying, "Doc, we're out on the sending range, sending balls to targets."