Maintaining a stable right foot position in the backswing is a key in being able to start your downswing from the ground up. Watch the video for a simple drill to help stabilize your right foot, right leg, and right hip in the backswing.
A stable right side in the backswing can help with:
– The correct Sequence in the downswing, increasing accuracy.
– Creating Ground Force and increasing clubhead speed.
– Fixing Backswing Sway, Hanging Back, Heavy Shots, and Thin Shots.
– Incorrect sequence can often lead to Over The Top, Early Release, and Scooping.
Transcript
Hi. Robin here, with a simple drill for anybody who’s losing stability in their right foot in the backswing. Perhaps in the backswing your foot is rolling where the inside of your shoe is coming off of the ground, causing your right leg to straighten; you lose that resistance from your lower body making it difficult to make the correct downswing. The Drill is as simple as this. Place a stick on the ground, placing your foot, the stick in the center of your right foot. You’ll feel that the outside of your foot and the inside of your foot is slightly off the ground. And I want you to maintain that in your backswing. You’ll start to feel a lot more stable; right leg, right hip, creating more resistance. Giving you a better chance of creating the correct sequence in the downswing. A simple drill, make a few practice swings to start with, and you can actually go ahead and hit some shots with the same drill.