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Here is a great tip for grooving the perfect golf swing that I got from watching professional baseball players.

Over a single day I made a great connection between the perfect golf swing and a regular baseball swing based on two sport programs I had seen. The first was a baseball highlights show which had a brief segment about baseball players attending a golf event for charity. He remarked that many baseball players enjoy their golfing as they often find that they are long-drivers off the tee.

A few hours later the highlights from the PGA were being shown and Miguel Angel Jimenez was lining up for a regular pitch off of the fairway. What I noticed was that his pre-shot routine consisted of making about three swings that more closely resembled a baseball swing. His stance was quite upright and the club head never went closer than 12 inches to the ground. What I perceived was that the drill was promoting a loose swinging rhythmic golf swing.

I’ve been using Miguel’s baseball style drill as part of my own pre-shot routine and it definitely encourages a coiling motion around the core muscles and a smooth transition from back swing to down stroke.

The Principals Behind Why This Works

The perfect golf swing and a baseball swing both have similarities:

- The golf/baseball swing all starts in the legs. The legs and feet form the stable base adhered to the ground around which the swing must pivot in a controlled manner.

- The central core of the body is used like a coiling spring to ratchet up the energy on the back swing then gradually release it on the downswing.

- Tense muscle groups inhibit the coiling ability of the body which reduces the power of the swing. By doing a pre-shot drill (loosely swinging the club without the club impacting anything) it encourages a loose swinging club path.

It is fair to say that the perfect golf swing has many factors which go into making a consistently good shot. But at its root is the need to coil the body around in a smooth motion (backswing through to follow through). The baseball pre-shot drill goes some way to encouraging this natural swing.

Discover more golfing tips at the Perfect Golf Swing website.

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