Visualizing the step on the back foot: The Skateboarder's Ollie

[lia41985]

I've been asked a couple of times around the forum by what it means to step on the back foot to start the backswing. This, of course, is not my idea. But I thought this might help in visualizing:
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Quiros does this so nicely:
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[willgolfer]

Blink and you'll miss his hip turn.

 

[dschultz6072]

mmm...being a former skateboarder (and one who could ollie much better than this youtube kid), i might give this a whirl. ollie to start, nollie (lead foot ollie) into the transition. i always thought there was a big similarity between golf and skating. the "compression into the ground" is the exact same as pumping to gain speed on ramps, and balance and rhythm are of paramount importance.

 

[golfdad]

lia, that is a good visual. i think your repeated mention of this is possibly the most important move in the golf swing.

everything else reacts to that in a chain of events.

but since we know "better", we always screw it up by adding something to the original sauce!