Golf Myths to Forget

You’ve all heard the sayings from well-meaning playing partners:

1. Keep your head down/you lifted your head
2. Keep you left arm straight
3. Your feet aren’t aimed at the target
4. You need stable feet to swing

Well…..

Keep your head down

No. Don’t need to. What we do need to do is maintain a bend from the hips that approximates our original spine angle. David Duval, pictured below, was World Number 1. Annika Sorenstam is the lady GOAT. Both did nothing approaching keeping their heads down. That’s not to say you can’t but it isn’t a necessity.

Keep your left arm straight

No. Don’t have to. So long as the radius or distance from hands to sternum remains fairly constant you can have an effective swing. In fact some of the best ball strikers of recent times didn’t have a straight left arm at impact. Retief Goosen, below, Lee Westwood, Calvin Peete all had this look.

Your feet aren’t aimed at the target