Should the head move at all during the perfect golf swing? Should it not remain perfectly still? Isn't that what they teach in the basics of the golf swing?
If you carefully observe the great players of the game you will notice that many of them have a slight movement of the head going back. In fact golf legend Tiger Woods has a very noticeable head movement on the back swing.
What The Head Movement Means In The Perfect Swing
Head movement during the golf swing is not something that you should think about. Rather it is a reaction that confirms the correct technique in your swing and especially in the way you move the golf club. Be warned that when you start consciously thinking of your head movement during the golf swing, the only result you can hope for is a disastrous drive.
Here is the proper head sequence confirming good technique. On the back swing what is supposed to happen is that you should have a little natural weight shift which should cause an equally natural head move. To further illustrate this try and throw a stone as far away as possible. That is the exact head movement we are talking about. You will notice that you can not do this without shifting weight from one side of your body to the other.
The real key here is the position of your head at impact. Actually your head must remain behind the ball as the club makes contact. The post impact position and movement of your head is that it will follow your weight shift to the left.
In fact what should happen is that the correct impact position will make it much easier for the natural head movement to happen.
Technique To Discover The Perfect Swing
One way of discovering the perfect swing and being able to achieve the correct head movement is to do a couple of practice swings without the ball. In case you never realized it, you will notice that it is a lot easier to achieve the perfect golf swing where a ball is not involved. This happens because the optical eye tends to interfere with and hinder the mind's eye causing most golfers to focus on the ball rather than on the target of their drive with disastrous results.
In Conclusion
The movement of the head during the golf swing is a useful indicator to a golfer that they are applying the right technique in executing the drive. If professionals of the caliber of Tiger Woods do it, then you should take it seriously.
