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What to Think About During the Swing: Paul Lambersens

Name: What to Think About During the Swing: Paul Lambersens
Uploaded: 2022-02-08T12:00:00+00:00
Duration: 5 min 27 s
Channel: Paul Lambersens
Description: Too many technical thoughts during your swing? Paul Lambersens points out what all good players have in common: the intention to hit the ball toward the target. Using a simple ball, he demonstrates how this intention sets the body in motion the right way.

Too many technical thoughts during your swing? Paul Lambersens points out what all good players have in common: the intention to hit the ball toward the target. Using a simple ball, he demonstrates how this intention sets the body in motion the right way.

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Paul Lambersens · his YouTube channelFree lesson selected by Fred P.

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What the lesson shows

According to Paul Lambersens, good players have different swings, but a common goal: to hit the target with the ball. “The simplest definition of golf,” he says, “is that my ball and I make our way on the course.” However, Intention precedes action: It is what determines how the body will move. To feel it, it takes a balloon, gets into position, builds up momentum, and swings forward, toward a wall or a partner. The body then moves correctly for golf: the legs drive the motion, the hips open, and then the arms follow through.

It works because the brain isn't cluttered with distracting thoughts: it draws on what it calls the primary chain, a sense of coordination that everyone possesses. He also emphasizes looking at the target before taking a shot, which he almost never sees among recreational players, even though the players seen on television spend a lot of time doing it. Working on hip flexibility through isolated exercises is pointless if, when playing, you don’t intend to hit the ball forward.

The Exercise, Step by Step

Take a ball and get into a golf stance.
Build up momentum and throw the ball forward, toward a wall or a partner.
Watch the movement: legs working, hips opening, arms moving.
Before each shot, look at the target and tell yourself that's where you're going.
Swing with that sole intention, without focusing on your legs or arms.

Key Takeaways

All good players share the intention of hitting the ball toward the target.

Intention precedes movement and guides the body.

Throwing a ball forward gets your legs, hips, and then arms moving in the right order.

Fewer distracting thoughts, more natural coordination.

Take a good, long look at the target before you play.

Isolated technical exercises lose their effectiveness without this intention.

Mistakes to Avoid

Swinging with dozens of technical thoughts running through my head.
Do not look at the target before taking your shot.
Practice isolated movements, such as opening the hips, without focusing on the target.
Interfere with movement instead of letting the brain coordinate it.

Driving Range Mode

Keep it in plain sight, on the rug.

Throwing a Ball Forward from the Golf Stance
Hold your gaze on the target for a moment before each shot
Swing with just one thought: to hit the ball over there

Your Questions

What should you keep in mind during your swing?

According to Paul Lambersens, it comes down to just one thing: the intention to send the ball toward the target. It is this intention that determines how the body will move.

What is the purpose of the ball exercise?

When you throw a ball forward from this stance, your body moves naturally, just like in golf: your legs drive the motion, your hips open, and then your arms follow through.

Why look at the target before taking a shot?

To tell the body and brain where to go. He observes that good players spend a lot of time looking at the target, something he almost never sees among amateurs.

Are technical exercises useless?

He believes that working on hip rotation or arm position is pointless if, when playing, you don't intend to hit the ball forward.

Learn More

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