Recent Articles in FOOTWORK/GROUND FORCES

I am not really sure when logic of keeping the left heel planted came about?

I do believe it has done more harm than good to golfers swing and in particular to golfers bodies.

Proper legwork and footwork is the essence of proper motion.

Staying flat footed and planted inhibits proper legwork and it makes the transition move just that much harder and forced rather than floating and free.

Here is a video of a student lesson showing a drill designed to encourage a smoother transition

where the hands can drop nicely into the slot (like Tony Lema above) without being forced down to prepare for impact.

As Ben Hogan once perfectly stated. "The ultimate judge of a good golf swing is the flight of the ball"

Whilst slow motion swings can be great to look at, what the viewer tends to miss is the dynamic movement that is occurring throughout the swing.

To the untrained eye it would seem that slow motion video would be more beneficial to see how the swing is functioning. That however is not really the case.

Watch this student lesson where I discuss an aspect of my Drill 3 of my learning series.

Initiating better ground force enables the body to rotate faster and stronger, something all the great ball strikers did.

I will discuss the transition move in numerous articles and videos throughout this site.

It really needs a lot of attention and understanding as not only is it the most misunderstood aspect of the golf swing,

for the average golfer it is definitely the hardest to conquer..

Want to learn how to shift your weight better and make the transition from backswing to downswing easier?

This video (below) will tell you all you need to know

In recent years golf instruction has given up some weird and wonderful ideas about "using the ground".

It's a common phrase, yet using the ground by recent definition is very far removed from how it should really work.

Transition- The change in direction from the top of the backswing to the start of the downswing.

Almost certainly the death move for so many golfers.

Learn how use the feet and hips the right way in this "transition/downswing" article