| The common concept of making power in the golf | | | | top of the posted left leg. |
| swing is of trying to keep the lower body from | | | | Rather than feeling as if we are holding the right |
| turning as the shoulders wind up the torso. This line | | | | knee from moving and the weight on the inside of |
| of thinking uses the idea of unwinding the body to | | | | the heel, the feeling is just sliding the hips to the right |
| gain power as if the body were a big spring. Kind of | | | | as the right knee straightens and the left knee and |
| like the unwinding rubber band that spins the propeller | | | | ankle flex. |
| of a child's model plane. | | | | The weight should initially feel to go to the outside |
| The body does not unwind like a spring, it uses its | | | | edge of the right heel, and then after the weight has |
| muscles to move its levers. To prove it to yourself | | | | shifted as the shoulders turn the left hip will rotate in |
| grab your left hand with your right hand and twist | | | | toward the ball and the weight will feel to return to |
| your left arm as far (rotating it) without swinging it. | | | | the center of the right heel. At the top of the back |
| Once you have twisted it as far as it will go, let go. | | | | swing the weight will be 95% on a straight right leg |
| It didn't spin back, did it? | | | | with the remaining 5% of the weight on the inside of |
| When we try to hold our lower body still we do not | | | | the ball of the left foot and the big toe. |
| allow the levers of the lower body (the legs, feet | | | | Going back we simply slam down the left heel and |
| and knees) to become properly positioned for the | | | | pull the left knee back under the left hip with no |
| down swing. Nor have they been prepared for the | | | | attempt to turn the left hip to the left. As you do |
| upcoming event with the proper stretching of the | | | | this pick up your right heel and rotate it out toward |
| muscles we need to reverse the motion. Many | | | | the flight line. You should feel as if your belly goes up |
| instructors teach the holding of the weight to the | | | | under the left arm as you try to pull your right |
| inside of the fight foot and the keeping of the right | | | | shoulder blade into your right hip pocket using the |
| knee in a braced position. | | | | lower back muscles on the right side of the back. |
| There is no need for the feeling of being braced. We | | | | If you can maintain the feeling of the left arm |
| are not trying to hold the right leg still and create | | | | remaining pinned to the chest as you also keep the |
| torque in it. We are instead readying it for the | | | | chest wound to the right of the hips the shift of the |
| actions it must perform to first shift the weight to | | | | weight will bring the left arm down the perfect plane. |
| the left leg (which should act like a post) and then | | | | Simply twirl the club with the right hand and you will |
| once the weight has shifted to rotate the pelvis on | | | | have a perfect swing. |