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The Magic Move Golf Swing. Page 1
The Magic Move Golf Swing
IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT AND LEGAL
INFORMATION
This book is the intellectual property of Anthony Procopis of
www.theautomaticgolfsystem.com
This e-book cannot be shared. This is illegal. E-books, like regular books, are covered by
international copyright law. Fines start at over $100,000 and possible imprisonment if you
breach this law by giving away or reproducing the information in this e-book. Of course you
may quote the book, including full credits, to www.theautomaticgolfsystem.com .
We have unique tracking codes for these books so it is not a good idea to pass this book on.
Please respect this.
This book is not expensive to purchase and if you would like to recommend it to a friend
legally, and support independent authors, there are a couple of ways for you to do so. Please
go to the recourses section at the back of the book for more information.
The magic move is the transition from backswing to downswing. It’s vital for
every golfer from Tiger Woods to a thirty handicap player. Even professionals
have to work at this crucial move. It can be hard – especially with the longer
clubs – because, when we coil and turn on the backswing, we create energy and
it is quite easy to not hold that energy with one’s upper body (arms, wrists,
shoulders and midsection) into the downswing as your lower body is already on
its way back to the front foot before clearing out.
There are a few keys that, once implemented, can help you incorporate the
“magic move” into every swing you make. I am going to go through these keys
in this e-book. Learn about them; then go and infuse them into your swing. You
will become a better, more consistent ball-striker as a result.
I have not rushed the transition here; I have made the “magic move” successfully. Legs and hips are already back to square whilst my arms, hands and club have just gradually moved into the "slot". All I do now is turn, release and enjoy. [This is a photo, not video]
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Mastering the six fundamentals of the
Magic Move Golf Swing
1. Relax. Take it easy. Before you hit be nice and calm. Go through the
MVFEAR process – know the swing you are going to make before you
make it. You might want a key or anchor to keep in your awareness while
you swing. Move up to the ball with the swing you have selected, and
then be focused on your awareness key (more on those later).
2. Swing within yourself. The easiest way to create tension in the golf
swing is to try and stretch your distances. Ray Floyd – four time major
championship winner and supreme “scorer” (his swing was not classic
but he had an excellent short game and got the most out of himself) said,
“play comfortable”. If you hit your seven iron 160 yards and you have
164, use your six iron. Grip down two inches and make a normal swing.
This applies to any “in-between” shot you have; go with the stronger
club. Don’t ease up on it, just grip down a little and swing comfortably. I
do this for nearly all iron shots.
3. Anchor your mind (see dedicated chapter to this for more details).
Keeping your mind anchored to feeling your body and/or club keeps all
three elements (body, mind and club) in sync. Bad swings will generally
stem from different parts (arms, hands, torso, knees, hips) not be
activated at the right time. All the parts have specific times to move at -
just as musicians in an orchestra have specific times to play. By
decreasing “chatter” in your rational brain and switching on the creative,
sensing part of your brain (responsible for movement and tempo) all the
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parts work in sequence. Now we can play some music! (See the mental
anchors chapter for specific anchors you can use.)
4. Your arms and club swing your body. The golf swing works one way,
with various components (arms, wrists, torso, legs and hips) working
back and then working in the opposite sequence on the downswing. Look
at the photo’s below.
Frame 1: Hands arms and club
move back (hands do not roll; they
are passive but moving back).
Frame 2: Hips start to get dragged
around by the club, arms and wrists
(this is the feeling you want).
Whether or not it is a physiological
phenomenon is not important; we
want the feeling - the awareness of
hands, arms and wrists moving
first; lower body responds late.
After frame 2 above we hinge the
wrists a little more then turn
(hinging them a little earlier is
okay too).
Frames 3 & 4: The exact opposite
to frame one. Hips and legs
respond to the coiling whilst arms
torso, arms and wrists lag behind.
Once again, the feeling you want on the backswing is of your arms being
relaxed. Once your wrists have hinged your body starts turning fully. Don’t
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restrict your lower body in the first half of swing, just leave it quiet (see: set up,
feet and balance in point 4).
From the top, this where we wait with the upper body or let the arms, wrists and
shaft “lag” whilst our hips and legs recoil. If you can feel the shaft lagging, this
is great.
5. Feet and set up. To get the right sequence from the top, balance is very
important. No need to bend the knees much – your feet should feel “flat
footed” at address; weight not on the toes and not on the heels. Legs and
hips have to be passive in that first half of the swing (they turn just a
little) and not out of control when you make your transition. Mental
anchor...Be aware of your feet whilst you swing. Try it – put your
“mind” in your feet whilst making a full swing, feel them throughout the
swing (more details in the mental anchors chapter).
6. Arms. Don’t overextend your arms; the three quarters and one arm
swings. If you’re well balanced (see below) you
shouldn’t swing much past three-quarters for most
iron shots. You won’t see the majority of tour
players swing a seven-iron past this point, and many
great ball strikers only swing their drivers this far.
See below – I’m fully coiled, well balanced and
ready for action (with an eight-iron).
In the photo I would be overextended if I was off
balance – which I’m not. During my very best ball
striking rounds, I have had relaxed arms with wrists
hinging earlier in the backswing. Nowadays I work on keeping the arms
relaxed and a little narrower (width) than the photo.
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What is the perfect swing for your arms, wrists and hands in the backswing?
The template for the correct arm-swing – the “one-arm” swing
Swing back halfway, check out where you are, and then swing back all the way.
Swing any further or cock your wrists any more with two hands on the club
versus one and you are overextending and creating tension. The lagging of the
club and the wrist cock with your top hand (left for right handers) when using
the one-arm swing is perfect. Try and mirror these feelings with two hands on
the club. You will notice: how much closer your left arm is to your body (not
overextended), how you hinge your wrists, and how much shorter the swing is
(this is perfect).
Taking your magic move to the
course and the practice fairway All good ball strikers possess the elements I mentioned in the previous chapter.
Have a tinker with these points in practice. You can work on positions; you can
practice the one arm swing but always then go into your MVFEAR process to
hit quality shots.
By going through the MVFEAR process you will have a
“feeling” for the swing you are going to make before you
make it.
Your arms, hands and club pull a lazy body around to
the top of the swing. Now the lower body shifts and
pulls the lazy arms, hands and club into the
downswing before the upper body finally unwinds.
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Your body, arms and wrists work differently on different shots. For a draw or
hook-shot your legs and hips won’t open as vigorously compared to when you
hit a fade or slice. Delaying your legs through impact helps if you want hit a
draw/hook.
Anchor your mind; unleash your best
swing
Balance, swinging within yourself and having relaxed arms are vital. But let’s
go a little further. When you are out on the course it is very easy to swing too
hard, get tense and or start thinking about your score.
You have to be immersed in the MVFEAR process. Keep picking out your
targets; keep feeling the swing you are going to use before you use it; keep
relaxed; and keep stepping up to the ball and swing without delay.
An extra way to keep focused is to simply being aware of your swing/body. By
being aware, your mind is anchored in the present – not in what is going to
happen, not the pressure, not anything. Your mind is anchored to your swing.
The best way to stay anchored is to sense your body and where the club is. The
feeling of arms and hands swinging then body then arms, wrists and club
“lagging” into the downswing keeps your swing, head and tempo all working
together in sequence. “See the club coming down” is what I used to say (see in
my mind or feel if you like).
Not stretching your distance as mentioned earlier is a rule that I play by.
Consider adding it as a “rule” to your game.
Sense your feet as you swing. Another key I used for many years was to sense
my right instep throughout the swing. This feeling would leave “post impact” as
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the force bought me through impact. Again, this key anchors you. It keeps your
mind quiet and golf swing in sync.
The quote that I used at the time was, “put your mind in your right foot”
(throughout the swing, your mind is in your foot).
You cannot swing out of control or too fast if you are aware of where your
body and club is – impossible. Your mind, body and club are in harmony.
The more pressure you are put under, the more you adhere to the MVFEAR
process and you mental anchor. Pressure does funny things to us. Be single
minded. Keep to the process; keep feeling your swing and creating shots; keep
to your swing anchor.
Keep your anchor attached to a free flowing golf swing. Make a free flowing
swing whilst still being anchored. We don’t want to think of single parts in the
swing. If you are working on your swing in practise (cocking your wrists or
your takeaway), do so but then forget about it. Get behind the ball, go through
the MVFEAR process and stick your anchor – stick to feeling and sensing the
club.
“Feeling a better golf swing through drunkenness and button-up jackets”
After the third round of a trainee professional match many, many years ago, my
buddies and I went for a night out. We were out in the country, were not in
contention in the tournament so having a few drinks and a late night wouldn’t
matter much.
We did indeed have a night out. We had heaps of drinks and about one hour’s
sleep. Warming up in the hitting nets before the round I sensed things were not
as they would normally be. Basically, I was still drunk. I had only enough
energy to make these rhythmical, yet, powerless passes at the ball.
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This was quite unique for me. I had always been the ultra-prepared, energetic,
athletic swinger of the club. But, on this day, I simply did not have the energy.
My muscles could not contract fast as I still had a good deal of alcohol in my
blood. A little alcohol, some would argue, relaxes you but too much renders you
weak and not able to move as quickly as you normally would.
I started playing more with my arms and wrists and less
with my legs and turn. It was like I was restricted; as if I
was playing in a jacket and tie (like Old Tom Morris
pictured; four times British Open Champion from the
1860’s). After the first hole or two I hit the ball nicely,
albeit much shorter, because I was still half drunk!
From memory, I covered the front nine in one or two over
par and finished with a 75 or 76. Valuable lessons were
learned that day, including:
how important it is to feel the golf club;
the importance the arms and wrists in the swing;
the tension overactive legs and hips can cause (mine were restricted
because of my state); and
alcohol’s impact on muscular contraction and the golf swing!
I remember back then, every so often in winter, I would go into the practice nets
with three upper-body layers on – including a button up jacket after I had been
working in the pro shop. The jacket restricted my swing and I used less body. It
was a swing where the arms, wrists and club would swing three-quarters back;
the lower body would simply turn a little; and then the swing would go into
reverse from the top. No violent moves with the body. No overextending of the
arms. Gravity was more involved in the swinging of the club.
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Try it yourself – the jacket drill. Tap into what you feel; let your arms swing,
your writs hinge, and your body respond to these swinging and hinging
elements.
Summary
1. Set-up:
Quiet feet and legs. Weight distribution 50/50 (back versus front foot)
with flat feet (weight not favouring toes or heels).
Practise “feeling your feet” throughout the swing; the weight stays on the
insides of your feet.
Practise focusing on your back foot instep throughout the swing. Keep
your mind there for the whole swing. You might want to choose this as
your anchor when you play.
2. Swing within yourself.
Choose the stronger club and grip down then swing normally (for me I
take off 10 yards when I grip down all the way to the shaft and five yards
when I grip down one-and-a-half inches (3.5cm). You can do this with all
clubs including woods. Your swing will be naturally shorter as your spine
angle will increase which shortens the swing.
3. Three-quarter swing and your arms, hands and club
swing the lower body around
“Arms, hands and club pull a lazy body around to the
top of the swing. Now the lower body shifts and pulls
lazy arms, hands and club into the downswing before
the upper body finally unwinds.”
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Feel the lazy shaft, arms and wrists coming down.
4. Practise your anchors.
Have an awareness of your feet, shaft or lazy relaxed arms swinging your
body, or “wait” or “smooth from the top”
5. A must. Go through the MVFEAR process for every shot.
Use the MVFEAR process frequently when you are practising (refer to
The Automatic Golf System for guidance).
6. Practice drills to quieten down the lower body and promote arms and
club swinging.
Hit practice balls with feet together.
Hit practice balls on one foot with rear foot pulled back resting on toe
only.
Practice three-quarter shots, including 60-90 yard pitches.
Practice hitting shots whilst gripping down the grip.
Swing in multiple layers of clothes (feel a ¾ restricted swing).
Practise swinging whilst keeping your awareness on an anchor – shaft
coming down in downswing; feet, back foot instep; “lazy arms” being
smooth from the top; feeling a “wait” at top of swing; keep a distance
number in your head as you swing think “132” or “96” or “157”.
Thinking about one of these will help your swing immensely.
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