Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

(やまだぃちぅ) #1

Wetalkalotaboutloadinginthe
backswing.Bythiswemeanloading
pressureintothetraillegsowecan
pushbacktheotherwayinthe
downswing.Thebestplayersare
applying 85 percentofthepressure
into that side at the top of the swing.


Youcanseeinthiscorrecttop-of-
backswingpositionhowI amcoiled
behindtheballwithmytrailkneeover
thetopofmytrailfoot.Myshoulders
arefullyrotatedandI’minapowerful
positionwhereI canbeginthe
downswing in the correct sequence.

Golferswhohaveafaultintheirset-up
oftendon’ttransfertheirweight–infact
itmovestowardsthetargettooearly.
Thisiscalledthereversepivot,where
theshouldersaremoreontopofthe
golfballratherthanturningbehindit.By
notmovinganypressureawayfromthe
targetandputtingitallonthisleadside,
generallythedownswingissteeperasa
result,whichisnotwhatwewantwith
driver.Thestrikestendtobemore
inconsistentandwegetshotsflyingout
totheright.That’ssomeonewhoisn’t
really aware of shifting pressure.

Thepersonwhoisawareofshifting
pressurebutgetsitwrongissomeone
whomovestheirwholebodylaterally.
Theheadmovesalot,theygoreally
lowandwidewiththegolfcluband
they’reswayingofftheballtoomuch.
Theproblembeingthatbythetimeyou
completeyourbackswing,you’re
probablygoingtotipbacktheother
way.Thisalsolimitstherotation,so
you’renotabletostorethatenergyin
thetraillegandmoveitbacktothelead
side efficiently – it’s much harder.

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