Hi Joe, I have a question, I have observed that the left foot of professionals golfers after striking the ball stays perpendicular to the target like at address but most of us would turn the left foot after striking the ball more that 45* outward. I tried to restrict my left foot from turning but it hurts and it feels like I am restricting my turn. Does the position of the foot after impact makes a difference to distance and accuracy of the shot? Do you know what they did right that I didn't while imitating their swing? I am a golfer that believes in text book swing and have change my swing 3 times to get it close to perfect. Its painful during those times but very rewarding at the end. I tend to analyse what I do right to hit a good shot then the reverse so that I can always fall back on the drills that allows to hit the best shot I can hit. Hence, I am assuring you that I am prepared to change my swing again for the better. Thanks,
Jack
Hello Jack,
The pros are people who have been blessed with a high degree of athleticism, and they get to play every day, so they can more easily execute moves that the rest of us cannot. In the case of the front foot, some people can keep it perpendicular while others feel restricted by that. Once planted, the spikes keep it from moving during the swing. In my case, I have had knee surgery so I like to turn the toe outward a little bit to take some of the pressure off the knee. I do not believe that affects distance or accuracy. Rather than pursue a textbook swing, you might do better if you take a look at the Body Golf videos.
Joe
Sunday, May 30, 2004
Hi, I love the news letter. I am 9 index, but just lately I have developed a very bad push off tee with driver, sometimes with 3 wood also. Not a slice, just a dead straight push. Any suggestions? thanks.
Milt
Hi Milt,
Assuming you do not push your irons, I have to wonder if your woods are from the same matched set, like maybe your shafts are too long for you. If that is not the case, then your problem could be any number of things, starting with proper grip, weight shift, swing path, wrist action, etc. Without being able to see your swing, I can only guess. You might want to experiment with different ball positions. Some people have success playing all clubs from the same ball position while others get better results playing the ball more toward the front foot.
Joe
Milt
Hi Milt,
Assuming you do not push your irons, I have to wonder if your woods are from the same matched set, like maybe your shafts are too long for you. If that is not the case, then your problem could be any number of things, starting with proper grip, weight shift, swing path, wrist action, etc. Without being able to see your swing, I can only guess. You might want to experiment with different ball positions. Some people have success playing all clubs from the same ball position while others get better results playing the ball more toward the front foot.
Joe
