51. Higher handicap club players would improve dramatically if they spent more time educating their hand action and letting the body action follow there lead

To start off this lesson, take a look at the following four groups of players Before we discuss what I believe to be the most important part of the golf swing. 
1. The player who makes all the right moves and plays great golf. These people are usually seen on the Pro tours or are top amateurs.
2. The player who appears to make the right moves but struggles off a high handicap. These players are usually seen on any course and practice ground anywhere in the world.
3. The player who appears to make all the wrong moves and struggles to consistently put the club on the ball. This is the ultimate frustrated golfer.
4. The player who appears to make all the wrong moves yet somehow plays to a top standard.

Getting right down to the nitty gritty, the message is that the best players, whether the swing appears good or not, are the players who use their hands correctly.

A lot of club players have a fairly decent looking swing which comes as no surprise when you consider the amount of time people put into their games. The problem it would seem though is that the majority of these same people are attending to what could be called cosmetic detail rather than getting to the heart and soul of the swing that is hand action. I am convinced that good education of the hands is the seed from where a proper correct swing evolves. Do not mistake a good looking swing with a proper correct swing. Many body actions do look good (2nd category) but they flatter to deceive for the simple reason they are over exerting in an effort to make up for inadequate hands.

A correct proper body action is one that has a better contribution to the whole thing and it does not necessarily have to be very pretty to look at ( 4th category). This better “body” contribution is in the guise of a complimentary action to the hands, not a forcing or dominating involvement that overpowers the hands. It is an over trying body action that is the single most cause of a slice.

If we use correct hands and have a "Good Looking" quieter complimentary body action, the two together produce what we call a "Draw" shot as a natural tendency. A draw shot is the description of the ball flight when it moves with a right to left shape through the air.  When you consider how many people slice in comparison to how many draw, you begin to see that neglected hands are as rampant among the golfing public as malaria is in third world countries.

Why does the ball move with this "Draw” effect when correct hands are applied? The answer is because the action causes the clubface to swing from an open position to closed as it passes through the impact area. This produces an anti clockwise spin on the ball causing the movement in flight. Higher handicap club players would improve dramatically if they spent more time educating their hand action and letting the body action follow there lead.