Rotation and Compression

[tlinnert]

Two things I struggle with is 1. My left heel in transition and 2. Getting a little flippy at the bottom.

 

I’m really trying to work on better rotation through the ball without standing up. One thing I noticed is my left foot lifts up and rotates outward in my downswing. I assume it’s to try and open my

 

 

left hip to rotate. Videos below. Open to any thoughts or feedback on curing this!

[tlinnert]

[Zitlow]

Stop casting, you've already wasted al lot potential clubhead energy by the time you get to P5. You're too stacked here. The downswing happens from the bottom up not the top down. 

 

 

Koepka is loaded up at P5 and getting ready to fire.

 

[tlinnert]

Thanks. I’ve long had a problem with over hinge in my backswing. Working on shortening the backswing and significantly reducing hinge. Do I need to put some more back in to get that position at P5?

[MonteScheinblum]

Ball too far back in your stance.  You hinge too late which leads to excess wrist movement at the top and arm over run.

 

Then your arms are late in transition.

 

Ball slightly forward.  Hinge earlier and shorten your backswing.  The your arms need to accelerate earlier.

[tlinnert]

Thanks Monte. You nailed it. I push the ball back because of my stall/flip to improve contact. The late wrist set also causes a lot of downstream problems. Will work on earlier wrist set. Maybe club parallel by the time my hands hit trail thigh? Will also push ball up in stance. 

[MonteScheinblum]

1 hour ago, tlinnert said:

Thanks Monte. You nailed it. I push the ball back because of my stall/flip to improve contact. The late wrist set also causes a lot of downstream problems. Will work on earlier wrist set. Maybe club parallel by the time my hands hit trail thigh? Will also push ball up in stance. 

A good reference point is 90* with left arm at left arm parallel p3.  Then no more.

 

Club head moves first. 

[RoyalTroon]

Ball slightly forward then, for good measure, a little bit more forward, then even a little bit more forward, and you may start to feel still being in hand travel when the hands are inside the trail thigh.  I wouldn't worry too much about the lead foot movement at this time, that's small potatoes that often straightens itself out from more discipline in other areas.     On the back swing the club moves away from the target, not up from the ball. 

[tlinnert]

57 minutes ago, MonteScheinblum said:

A good reference point is 90* with left arm at left arm parallel p3.  Then no more.

 

Club head moves first. 

Assume you are saying club head moves first in my backswing before hips, shoulders etc,?

[MonteScheinblum]

4 minutes ago, tlinnert said:

Assume you are saying club head moves first in my backswing before hips, shoulders etc,?

It doesn’t but it should 

[tlinnert]

1 hour ago, BALLYBUNION said:

Ball slightly forward then, for good measure, a little bit more forward, then even a little bit more forward, and you may start to feel still being in hand travel when the hands are inside the trail thigh.  I wouldn't worry too much about the lead foot movement at this time, that's small potatoes that often straightens itself out from more discipline in other areas.     On the back swing the club moves away from the target, not up from the ball. 

Thank you. Helps get my focus in the right place. On another note, I played Ballybunion last year and loved it. Tralee was an all time favorite. 

[Liveonce]

4 hours ago, MonteScheinblum said:

A good reference point is 90* with left arm at left arm parallel p3.  Then no more.

 

Club head moves first. 

@MonteScheinblum Was thinking about this question below earlier today. How often when working with a student—say 20 different students— in a live lesson do you reference or have the student feel the “cast” move? Comparatively, when working with a better than average player, how often would you work on this move with them?

[MonteScheinblum]

25 minutes ago, Liveonce said:

@MonteScheinblum Was thinking about this question below earlier today. How often when working with a student—say 20 different students— in a live lesson do you reference or have the student feel the “cast” move? Comparatively, when working with a better than average player, how often would you work on this move with them?

Skill level is not relevant.  Some need it some don’t.