The right foot

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birdie_man

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2 questions:

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1. Why do some ppl keep their right heel down longer in the downswing than others?

There's a couple sequences of Kenny Perry pn Redgoat's site where he is well past both arms straight (club is pointing up to the sky) and that heel is STILL down....

2. Why does the foot come up? Is it pulled up?
 
StewartBannatyne

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I think it has to do a lot with the hip turn...those use their hips correctly in the downswing, (allowing them to open, but also move slightly towards the target), and also retain flex in their left knee, will have a much easier time keeping their right foot planted.

When someone violently fires their hips, the right hip often moves towards the ball and the left hip pulls away from it, which causes the left leg to straighten, and the weight to move towards the right toe immediately, as opposed to moving from the right heel, through the right instep, and then up onto the right toe in the finish (Perry, Hogan, etc.).

In my opinion, "poor" weight transfer in the downswing leads to the foot coming up early. It SHOULD be pulled up, but that can only happen if the weight transfers correctly from the right heel at the top of the swing, through the right instep on the downswing, and then finishes on the toe. The right foot correctly should be pulled to that position, not forced up to that position.

Stew
 
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Jared Willerson

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I've seen that sequence, and I think Perry looks contorted in that picture, IOW, it doesn't look natural, but contrived to achieve some effect.
 
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Jim Kobylinski

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The more you tilt and sit down the more the heel will stay down and not "come up" until the pivot pulls it up after impact.

The more you have even a little "roundhousing" the more it will pick it up and get you on your toes.
 
Amen Corner

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I would say that if you have enough "down", the heel won´t come up so quick.

Think of a javelinthrower( correct spelling?) and have the sensation of throw the javelin down!!

It affects the hips as Birdie and Stewart pointed out
 
Mr Inconsistent

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It's not like his heel is really down planted solidly on the ground or anything. His right foot is rolled in so only the inside of his shoe is on the ground and there's probably very little weight on the part of his foot that's on the ground anyway. It's still a result of lower body being pretty passive through impact compared to other tour players though. Davis Love does a somewhat similar move, check out the pause in his right foot's action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b06TAqOsxPY
 
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