Today’s Golfer UK — December 2017

TODAYSGOLFER.CO.UK ISSUE 367 35

Fault

Fixer

PGA

Professional

and Director of

Golf at Calcot

Park

TG TOP 50

GARETH JOHNSTON

CALCOT PARK, BERKSHIRE

2 Wind up
Place a club across the
front of your shoulders.
Make your regular
backswing coil, though
note the balls under your
feet limit your mobility.
Feel how those two balls
lock you into a balanced
position at the top.

1 Sole

savers

Take your

regular golf

stance. Now

place a golf

ball under

your lead foot

toe cap and a

second under

your trail foot

heel. These two

balls fortify a

centred balance

point, helping

you make and

feel a poised

and controlled

backswing

rotation.

Centred rotation

While pressure increases

under your trail foot as

you turn, good backswing

balance sees that

pressure remain central in

both feet, not slipping into

the toes or heels.

Better balance,

better ballstriking

Repeat this drill, focusing

simply on improving your

awareness of what a well-

balanced rotation feels like.

When you feel you have the

feeling trapped, remove the

balls and hit a few shots. As

your balance improves, so

will your ballstriking.