into the ground (footwork)

[diggerdog]

Every swing I make i am fighting, as a right hander, the left side of my target. I tend to let my weight get carried over the outside of my right foot, hence I usually miss sit-down, if i get there at all.
Yesterday, I practiced keeping the inside of my trail foot wedged targetward, and really concentrated on not letting any weight flow to the outside of that foot. I noticed several things:

1. diggerdog has some flexibility issues.
2. I was either pushing shots right or drawing them back on line, but no pulls or duck hooks left at all.
3. Divots were in front of ball.
4. Autograph seekers hounded me as i tried to make my way to the parking lot.

What gives?

 

[rwh]

quote:Originally posted by diggerdog

Every swing I make i am fighting, as a right hander, the left side of my target. I tend to let my weight get carried over the outside of my right foot, hence I usually miss sit-down, if i get there at all.
Yesterday, I practiced keeping the inside of my trail foot wedged targetward, and really concentrated on not letting any weight flow to the outside of that foot. I noticed several things:

1. diggerdog has some flexibility issues.
2. I was either pushing shots right or drawing them back on line, but no pulls or duck hooks left at all.
3. Divots were in front of ball.
4. Autograph seekers hounded me as i tried to make my way to the parking lot.

What gives?

You're on-plane. By correcting your faulty Pivot (probably a Sway), you were able to swing on-plane, which resulted in your three-dimensional down, out and forward impact and a divot after the ball.

Please forward 5 autographed photos so I can sell them on e-Bay and pay for my time here. [8D]

 

[rbaumgolf]

Will a forward press of the trail knee prior to take away help keep the weight from swaying?

 

[Brian Manzella]

Pretty easy analysis here....

You MOVED your hips LESS to the right, probably moved your UPPER BODY more to the right and flattened your shoulder turn, which inabled you to get your right shoulder on plane better on the downswing, hence the results.

 

[wanole]

This isn't TGM, but you could practice with a ball under the outside of your right foot.