Ifwelookagainatthelongesthitters
andwhattheydowiththeirkneedrive
- theirleftleginmostcases–it’sthatit
actuallyhasalittlebitofreliefinthe
ground.Soasyouswingback,you’ll
noticethattheheeliscomingupoffthe
ground.Thekneeisworkingitsway
inwardsaswell,behindtheball.Now,
youprobablydon’tneedapressure
mattotellyouthatwithyourleadheel
offtheground,yourweightisobviously
overtothetrailside.Sobygettingthat
heelupandthatkneein,I’mloading
intothetrailsidealoteasierthanI
woulddoifitwasontheground.
Thegreatthingaboutdoingthisdrill
isthatthekneereallycomesbehind
thegolfballandenablesmetogetthe
pressureintothatlegcorrectly.Alotof
you,I’msure,havebeentoldtokeep
yourlegsstable,thattheyneeda
stablebasetoturnagainst,butthis
doesn’tlookstable,doesit?
You’reright,yourleadsidedoesn’t
lookstabledoingthisdrill,butcrucially,
thetrailsideis.Withgolferstryingto
movetoomuchoffthegolfballthey
starttosway,butI’mnotswaying.The
wholeofmyrightsideisstable,butthe
othersideisbeingallowedtomovein
tohelpmepushthe pressure into a
stable trail leg.
You’llalsonotice
bydoingthisdrill
thatyour
backswingwill
becomelonger.
Thefurtherthe
clubheadtravels
themorespeedit
cancreate,sothis
drillachievesmore
distancetwo-fold.Theothergreatthingaboutdoing
thisdrillisthatyouactuallyturnbehind
thegolfball,whichreallyhelpsyou
optimisethelaunchandspinbecause
you’re now behind the ball at the top.
Whendoingthedrill,getintothehabit
ofswingingtothetopandstopping,
noticingiftheheelisofftheground
andifyourpressureismostlyonyour
traillegwithoutanylateralsway.Ifyou
don’tfeellikeyou’regoingtofallover,
you’re doing the drill correctly.In association with5