Instructors have varying opinions about what starts a backstroke. Whatever your instructor thinks, the hand, trailing forearm and shoulder turn are equally important and must work together in perfect synchronization for the club to stay on the correct plane. The two main positions for the club to go through during backswing are the start back and upward swing. At startback, the head of the club should point at the base of the plane line until the shaft becomes parallel with it and horizontal to the ground. During the upward part of the backswing the butt of the club should point towards an extended base of the plane. If you find it too difficult to get the shaft parallel, just make sure the butt of your club is pointing to the base of the plane line. The club head has now reached the apex of the backswing position. It can be helpful to practice your backswing technique in front of a full-length mirror.

The hips play an important role in completing a full swing shot. To achieve the most from your body at this time, hips need to turn, slide and turn to create the rotating force that will give more power to your swing. Although you may allow your weight to shift in sliding motion for the backswing, this force will be lost if you do. Most of the world’s major players use the first option.

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