Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

You’llfindthis

movealoteasierif

youshiftyour

weightintoyour

trailleg.Whenthe

weightstays

evenlydistributed

betweenyourlegs,

it’smoredifficultto

turntheshoulders,

whichlimitsthe

poweryoucan

generate.

Therearelotsofeffectivedrillsyoucan

doathomeorontherangewhen

hittingballsthatwillencouragethe

correctmoveinthebackswingwhere

pressureisappliedintothetrailleg.

Thefirstissimplytoplaceyourdriver

acrossyourshoulderswiththebuttof

theclubinfrontofyourleadshoulder.

Then,inyourgolfposture,makea

rotation,tryingtopointthe butt of the

club over the trail foot.

Youcanalsopractisehalfswings

wheretheheadstaysbehindtheballand

theleadshouldermovesunderneath

yourchin,coveringtheviewofyourtrail

foot.Thisingrainsthefeelingofweight

shift away from the target and rotation.

TRY

THESE

DRILLS

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BACKSWING • TIPS AND DRILLS