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.In association with2 385%