A golf tip from Jeff Eccleston - Boyne Golf Academy

Ben Hogan said that IF you have a sound grip, stance, and waggle, that you will never have a bad ball striking day.....  Wait a minute, A Waggle?  What does a waggle have to do with my golf swing?  Better yet, what is a waggle?

Well, provided that your grip and stance are fundamentally correct, the waggle portion of the equation goes like this.

From your address postion, allow your wrists to hinge the club so that the shaft is parallel to the ground and the toe of the club is pointed skyward.  Your arms should still remain in front of your body.  If done correctly, your top hand will have a slight cup in it, and the hands will move slightly ahead of the ball.  From here, simply return the club to address postion and repeat a couple of times as you let your eyes move between the ball and the target. 

By incorporating a waggle into your shot you are effectively setting the plane for your backswing, rehearsing impact, and removing tension from your swing.