Off to try out a new golf swing

I have decided to experiment with a shorter backswing on my next golfing adventure.

That is expected to come next week when I take the clan to Perak, Malaysia to play at the Taiping Golf Resort. This is an 18-hole, par-72 Championship course and is the ideal place to try out a new golf swing and see if this is something I want to adopt full-time.

Pros such as Ernie Els and Justin Rose have shorter backswings that enable them to have more control of their golf swings. One thing you have to remember when using this technique is to make sure you still give turn your shoulders to the maximum.

Without doing this, you lose power. A shorter backswing means you do not have to raise your arms as high as you normally would so you are giving it about 75 per cent swing but 100 per cent shoulder turn.

The relaxed, easy motion would theoretically result in as much distance as you would get from a full swing.

It is not all about golf. We also hope to visit the Night Safari, supposedly the best in Malaysia. Full report of golf swing success next week. Stay tuned.