One of Ben Hogan’s tips has been thoroughly cast by the wayside, which is interesting because Hogan insisted on this tip, and it was actually pretty mainstream advice at the time.
The goal of practising is so you can make the move you want without having to think about it. The problem is that this is a slight chicken-or-the-egg situation.
Jon Sherman is a golf-swing minimalist who goes deep on the different strategies that help you play better golf: from practising, to the mental side, to course management.
The golf swing is a machine with a lot of moving parts. But for the purpose of this article, think of it as a machine with just two parts: a top and a bottom.
On tour, nearly every player starts with a soft trail arm. A softer trail arm also promotes an on-plane backswing, where the club moves on the plane established by the shaft to the ground at address.
Australian Golf Digest
