The finish or follow through of our golf swing is often an after thought. It is a motion that impacts contact, ball direction, and spin control. I watched many different finishes over the years (so of which I performed myself) that severely hindered swing performance. Because of its importance, I am often surprised that many of my playing partners have little or no knowledge of its importance. Well, that all stops today!
I wrote from a previous article, “when I am playing my best golf, my follow through is effortless and exact. The thought process I keep in mind is to point my belly button at the target and to finish high. These two mental notes help my body complete the other basic movements of a strong follow through. Just to clear up an important point, the follow through is not only where the club finishes. It really is a whole body movement.”
Here is a different video that explains the proper finishing position after the follow through:
Having our club finish is the proper position after contact is a challenge. Sometimes I still struggle with my follow through, but mostly that happens when I am trying to swing outside my abilities. I want to increase swing speed, but I still need to stay in balance in order to maximize my effort. My follow through definitely helps with this goal. I found a pre-drill for us to use when focusing on ensuring the club head is going in the proper position once it travels past our head. It is simple and easy to do anywhere.
Tapping the club head on the wall behind us is a great idea. I always espouse a finish high club position and this particular drill reinforces our efforts. It is something that everyone should try if they are struggling with their golf swing.
The follow through affects so many aspects of our golf swing (see video above 😉 ). It helps facilitate proper body position during the other phases of our swing and generates positive aspects of our swing like control, power, and balance. If you have not thought about your follow through in a while, may be it is time to devote a bit of practice time to this important phase of our golf swing.
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
The Grateful Golfer 
The one swing thought I think is best for me to keep is where I want to finish. It’s so important. And it’s not just about getting through the ball. It’s the finish that gives you the flight you want.
High draw, and high fade are two different finish positions. Low draw, low fade and punch are three different finish positions. That’s 5 right there. And you can adjust to fine tune.
When we envision the shot we want, it’s the finish of the swing that I want to take special note of. It’s the finish that I want to look for in the practice swings. If I can match the finish (and hit the ball lol), I matched the shot shape and flight I was hoping to get.
It’s something I want to know early. I want my practice swings to end in that position. I want to get the feel and the visuals so I can use that when I’m setting up to the ball. I’ll have seen where the practice swing brushes the ground so I can use that for ball position at set up. I can open or close my stance to help me get to the position I want.
The finish is key to any swing and understanding how you need to finish is essential to controlling the flight of the ball.
I hit a low stinger with the driver Saturday off the deck from a downhill lie out of a gulley to get me out of trouble. Never done that before. That ball took off like a bullet and might have had a 5 degree of lift for the first 150 yards or so before it started ballooning. I live for that stuff. lol I was 230 out and behind a tree and didn’t think I could keep the 3 wood from lifting too high. And the gulley was running off center and it gave me a really nice approach to the ball so I tried the shot I’d never done. Beginners luck I’m sure, but I knew the how, and I knew where I needed to finish. Didn’t make the green but left just a short chip instead of needing another 130 yards. I wasn’t getting over that tree without a pitching wedge and 100 yards is about all I might have gotten into the breeze we had that day.
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Kevin,
Your comments really add to my articles. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Cheers Jim
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