Since the new U.S. Open
champion, Martin Kaymer, was shown on the Golf Channel practicing one-handed
drills – and because we at Gravity Golf use them as a fundamental exercise, I
thought it would be an appropriate time to discuss them in further detail.
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US Open Champion Martin Kaymer Teaches Us the Importance of the Takeaway
If you went to sleep last night with sweet dreams of finding
yourself in Martin Kaymer’s Adidas golf shoes, you’re not the only one. Any man
or woman who’s ever picked up a golf club and hit even a decent shot, knows the
fantasy of having a gallery cheer you to victory at a major championship. And
eight strokes ahead of your nearest competitor? That would make it even
sweeter.
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| Photo from GolfDigest of Martin Kaymer. |
In reality, most of us will never know the hallowed victory
of slipping on the Master’s Jacket or pressing our lips to a U.S. Open Trophy,
but that doesn’t mean that a better, more consistent golf swing is out of
reach. You can take the perfected techniques of a standout player like Martin
Kaymer and apply them to your own golf swing – making you a more competitive
player among your friends and club members.
One particular facet of Kaymer’s swing that is so important
to his performance is “the heave.” The heave, more commonly know as “the takeaway,”
is possibly the most influential movement in the entire golf swing, and it
takes place in the first microseconds of the back swing. This is the moment in
which you set the timing for the pace of your swing, and the only time that you
want to engage muscle tension in your upper body.
