I would need a separate book to catalogue all the myths that golfers have been fed over the years and that most have been happy to swallow. These are seven of the most common. Keep your left arm rigidly straight at all times . Use leg power. Keep your head still .
Golf is a top-handed game.
The right foot must be at right angles to the toe line. Keep the right arm pressed firmly against the side in the backswing . There should be a controlled release of the hands. There is nothing intrinsically correct in having a straight left arm, and there is certainly no reason at all for keeping your left arm straight in the upswing and in the top half of the downswing. A golfer who swings the club correctly will certainly have a straight left arm in the bottom half of the downswing, but this is purely a consequence of doing other things in the swing correctly.