Rory McIlroy’s 5 “Game Change Changeers” to improve the ball’s strike

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Rory McIlroy captured a piece of history over the weekend. The Northern Irish won the Masters in the playoffs and the Northern Irish became the sixth golfer to complete a professional Grand Slam.

The journey to reach this milestone is not easy. There are many obstacles and heartbroken along the way. Back when McIlroy finished the top three legs of the Grand Slam in 2014, it seemed ridiculous. Having completed three legs in just three years, it seemed that he would be on the golf hill soon. As we all know, this is not that easy.

In honor of McIlroy’s grand achievement, we reviewed the October 2014 Golf magazine when he shared his five keys to improve the ball’s hit. If you implement them in your own game, we can’t guarantee that you will win a Grand Slam – but you’ll hit the ball better than ever. Check them out below.

Rory’s 5 keys

Michael Bannon is the only coach I have. It’s scary – he knows my swing better than I do. So when things started sliding south 18 months ago, he knew what to do: Go back to the basics of his first place and felt like I was a kid Michael taught me. Now, my driver, iron and wedge swings are on the autopilot again. My performance statistics are roughly the same as last year, but I can feel the difference. Every time the shot feels flush. Copy my fix and you can also rediscover your best swing.

Game Change 1: Activate Your Address Location

You might think that considering the thousands of swings in my life, I will be able to get into a reliable address location. The truth is that any other part here can easily fall into bad habits. So I work on my address every time I practice.

key: Settling down, letting your arms hang freely and far enough in front of you to whip the club through the impact zone without your body.

Michael’s Repair: A sloppy setting leads to a sloppy swing. The best thing Rory does to improve his address position is to increase his hip tilt. Try the following: As shown in the picture, reach out to your hips with your hands and bend your knees. Push your hips back with your fingers. Your back end should “pop up” slightly, creating a crease on the pants under the belt. If your belt buckle just goes beyond the ball and is not directly in front of you, you are doing this correctly. The right amount of hip hinges can make steady turns while you swing, resulting in a tighter coil.

Game Change 2: 1 takeaway

The first two feet of my swing are crucial. If I start the club on the plane, I don’t have to re-lay out the way down so I can tear it apart without worrying about crashing. Of course, my takeaway isn’t perfect. I occasionally pull the club too far (and then cross the top on the sagging top), or “lift” it (let me “trapped” down). But I can fix these flaws.

key: Push the club directly backwards. Imagine a wall parallel to the toe line, and when you start swing you can straighten your hands directly with your hands and the club head on the wall.

Michael’s Repair: Enter your address location without a club and then crisscross the arms to the right to keep your palms away from each other. Start swinging by pulling your right hand directly back. See how this forces your left shoulder to turn, and how your arms are associated with the feeling of the upper body? If you find the same feeling when you really swing, you’ll get the perfect takeaway.

Game Change 3: Turning and Loading

I am flexible enough to do whatever I want without feeling uncomfortable. Actually, I often turn too much. I can rotate my shoulders above 90 degrees without thinking, which makes it hard to get back to where I need it. I don’t have that many this season.

key: I stopped swinging when my left shoulder hits my chin. If it’s a lot of turn for me, that’s enough for you. If I stop shoulder turns at 90 degrees while keeping my right knee bent (which allows me to load a lot of energy), there isn’t a single rod on Earth 5 and I can’t get to a point. Your swing will feel tighter, not shorter-the feeling of having is great.

Michael’s Repair: We always try to limit Rory’s turn, but you should try to spin more than just shoulders. The next time you practice, turn your lower body into more than usual. When you reach the top, try to point the belt buckle from the target to the target. This extra hip turn allows your shoulders to rotate throughout 90 degrees. The only rule? Keep your right knee bent and your hands on the right side of your head. If your hand ends up behind the head, you will lose control.

Game Change: No. 4: Hit the Iron with Lead Knee

When I hit the driver, reaching a stable W-high position is my only goal. If I’m good at the top, all I have to do is relax and the ball will go further. However, there is an extra step when the ball is on the ground instead of tilting upwards.

key: To hit a solid iron, move down from the top when relaxing to allow the bottom of the swing to appear slightly in front of the ball. This is easy to do if you start by placing your left knee towards the target and then straighten it as you approach the impact. This moves your energy and swing momentum in the direction of your hit, so you leave nothing behind.

Michael’s Repair: To feel the way Rory tilts his iron, get your regular backing back, but let your left heel fall off when you reach the top. Replant the left heel when you retract. Work hard – It’s so difficult that you will feel your weight moving to the left immediately. After planting, push the ground with your left foot and lift your left leg. This will create a post that is strong enough to support the ball’s strong turn.

Game-changing No. 5: Connect with your body

If there is one area statistics in my game that show significant improvements, it is my full wedge. Last year, I ranked 153rd on 125-150 yards. This year, I will raise 139 positions to No. 14! And I’m hitting a shooting that is nearly four feet from the hole from this range.

key: Move the body and arms as a unit. This turns your normal power swing into a control swing, and control is much more important than the shorter range of power. This is a visual effect: at the address, your shoulders and arms form a triangle in front of your chest. What is your goal? Keep the triangle intact from beginning to end and in front of the chest. It helps swing with the “dead arms” and uses the torso instead of the legs as the engine for the swing.

Michael’s Repair: To connect your arm swing to the feeling of the body, hold the wedges of each hand at the address and swing them at the same time. The trick? Keep the shafts parallel to each other while also keeping the arms and hands in front of the chest. Both axes should point directly up and down at the end of your defender and finish. If you are in trouble, try to feel as if your chest turns are hitting the ball, your hands, arms and club are riding.