Bobby Jones besides being a remarkable golfer had a penchant for the written word- and this text taken from his book Bobby Jones On Golf- again gives us amazing insight into one of the most problematic areas of the golf swing for the average golfer- The Transition and Downswing
Keeping the lower half of the body in stability and motion allows the upper body to move correctly also. Here is why the downunder board will stop the golfer from early extending and learn to use the ground better throughout the swing.
Using the legs correctly can eliminate a lot of bad habits such as spinning out and early extending. Watch how I show this student the correct downswing hip action that also enables a build up in foot resistance to help make the pivot work strongly through impact and beyond.
Releasing the club can be misunderstood. The arms rotate to impact (or just beyond) and then their job is done. Watch and learn the release and how we envision a wall at impact strike. Then we learn to "move the wall" to the finish
Feeling the clubface open is a surefire way to learn to release. Great players had forearm rotation and wristcock that gave the illusion of the clubface being well open on entry. Then on exit it also looked open again.
Learning to improve the swing path on the downswing and entry sometimes needs to be a little abstract. I changed this student below downswing path from the left to right from this one crazy awareness and feel.