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More than several years ago, there was an article in one of the pop golf magazines showing the pressure points in the feet of pro's at various stages in their golf swing. The conclusions are somewhat hazy in my coconut, but there was more weight on the lead foot than what we might think.

Also, in my readings another author suggested the same.


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I have a dvd here of Bobby Shaeffer who has done extensive testing with pressure plates etc..

The main one he pointed out was the pre-impact position when your hands are just below waist level with a full wrist cock (I think this was Hogan's power "squat" position that is very well documented)...

Anyway his weight distribution at this stage is 50/50 on each foot...
He says a lot of amateurs transfer weight too quickly..
 
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If I remember corrctly in SFTPS, testing was done that showed that there was more weight on the rear foot at impact than on the front foot.

Even though we feel an increase in 'pressure' on the front foot as the hips slide forward, secondary axis tilt is moving or keeping the weight of the upper body back.

Never having seen the Bobby Shaeffer DVD, I am in agreement that you can transfer too quickly. I think it is more powerful to sense that the weight is coming in behind the clubhead and moving forward in synch with it.

Here again, this is probably a good example of 'feel' vs 'real'.

In some of my best tee shots, I almost sense that the momentum of the club as it goes thru impact 'pulls' the weight off my back foot.

Bruce
 
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I can think of one drive Tiger went for in the last round in Dubai, in which he fell onto his back foot on the follow though. No wieght on the front foot there then :)
 
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Would pressure matter depending on the amount of lean? Brian's preferred pivot would seem to place more presure on the trail foot at the top of backswing. The more left lean (toward target) it seems the pressure on the trail foot be less...

How about the lead heel, lifting or not thru and to the top?

The trail foot, to lift or keep closer to or on the ground at approaching and at impact? Should this affect weight distribution?

I've experimented with cement boots. Cement boots feels more balanced. Inside the lead shoe, however, there is slight inside roll feel on the backswing. Allowing the left heel to lift is more free flowing. This free flow feeling is a result of what is "natural", what I'm accustomed to...

Birdie, your swing shows the left heel shifting/planting in a different position...how does this affect your balance?

Bruce, did your trail heel remain on or nearer to ground at impact?

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tourdeep said:
Birdie, your swing shows the left heel shifting/planting in a different position...how does this affect your balance?
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Doesn't seem to affect it (haven't really noticed and didn't there either) although I wouldn't call a foot that slips all over the place a good thing. (not sure HOW big of a deal it is tho)

BTW I dunno if it does it on grass. (something for spikes to dig into)

My balance is always pretty good....I pay attention to it a lot. At least at Address anyway. (I set it and forget it basically....but I set it on every shot and make sure it's right....subconsciously now)

Really I think balance is very underrated with most people. (even though most pros talk about it lots)

As Brian said u can hit it fine movin all over the place like whoever....maybe Chi Chi or someone.....and it ain't gonna be any kind of magic fix for most people (slicers or w/e)......

.....the way I see it tho is I think it's another thing that must be in place if u want to really really be precise all the time.

Even if nothing else changes......PINGMAN and Iron Byron wouldn't hit er straight every time if they swung off balance.
 
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birdie_man said:
Really I think balance is very underrated with most people. (even though most pros talk about it lots)
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You only have to watch a hammer thrower on the sports field to find out what balance is all about when you are swinging something around your body.
You have to counteract that swinging weight. If you don't, you will get heel shots, fats, shanks and all kinds of rubbish going on in the bottom half of your swing....
 
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puttmad said:
You only have to watch a hammer thrower on the sports field to find out what balance is all about when you are swinging something around your body.
You have to counteract that swinging weight. If you don't, you will get heel shots, fats, shanks and all kinds of rubbish going on in the bottom half of your swing....
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I really like the hammer thrower image. (they're leaned back quite a bit but it's a similar feel....rotational)
 
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There's a flaw in all this line of thinking.

Pressure points do not indicate where the mass of the body is. Only what parts of the body have the most pressure. When you're pushing from one foot to the other, there's obviously going to be more pressure on the foot you're pushing from than the one you're pushing to.

Just more minutia drawn from data studied with a pre-disposed conclusion.
 
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Ringer said:
There's a flaw in all this line of thinking.

Pressure points do not indicate where the mass of the body is. Only what parts of the body have the most pressure. When you're pushing from one foot to the other, there's obviously going to be more pressure on the foot you're pushing from than the one you're pushing to.

Just more minutia drawn from data studied with a pre-disposed conclusion.
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Regarding a flaw, depends on the thinker, i suppose. How far will technology play a role in the development of a swing?

I find it fairly important component of the pivot itself, how tilt, stance, roll, and especially balance.

At times, I place my "brain" into my feet to feel and govern those parts of the pivot.
 
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