What is the arc in your golf swing?

Question

I have no idea. can someone plz explain the arc?

Answer 1

It's the path of the clubhead in your backswing and forward swing.

Example:

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Answer 2

The tough thing about golf is the golf club moves in an arc (with your shoulders the center of that circle) while you want the ball to fly in a  straight line.

So to work out where that arc is at the time it hits the ball helps keep the ball from disappearing into the trees.

Answer 3

The arc is the path ( the swing plane ) the club takes from the point of address, starting and completing the backswing; beginning the downswing through the impact zone with a full extended followthrough to the finish of the stroke.Hope that is a simple explanation.

Answer 4

It's the arch created by the path of the clubhead.  You have a bigger arch the longer you go without cocking your wrists.  You also create a larger arch by extending your arms.  This keeps the clubhead further from your body, creating a larger "arch".  Tiger has a particularly large arch where Jim Furyk has a small one from keeping his wrists hinged through much of his swing.