The modern swing often mentions less lower body motion, which often leads to the impression that one should keep the feet and knees stiff, or still.
Timing and Rhythm are critical parts to any swing, from chipping to full swing motions.
So, if you are looking to Own your swing, start from the ground up. Have you been restricting your foot motions, losing rhythm? How much or how little depends on you.. remember it is your swing.
So, if you are limber and can feel motion without moving your feet, so be it. Most golfers, especially those from the past era, Sneed, Hogan, Nicklaus, Watson and many others had pronounced foot motions compared to today's players.
Good or bad. If you sway, or move up and down- bad idea. If you use your feet to develop rhythm and timing in the proper sequence- good idea. Check your feet. Are they too restrictive- do you feel the motion of your swing?- And what was wrong with motion of yesterday's players ? Maybe your feet are the key to your weight shift and your timing sequence! Modern era swing techniques or swing styles of yesterday. Listen to those who have done it and OWN their swings. Then decide what is best for you.. the feet are a good place to start.
Posts
3 comments:
The swing sequence of Nicklaus "from the ground up" seems to be in contrast to the swing sequence implied by Hogan in "Five Fundamentals", i.e. going back starting with the hands, then the arms, then the shoulders/core, hips, legs and then the opposite coming down. Which swing sequence do you prefer and why do you think it is more technically sound? Thanks!
BTK. Perhaps both Hogan and Nicklaus are saying the same thing in different ways. Nicklaus was often stressing the feet and how he "felt" his swing in this manner. His first teacher Jack Grout stressed the rolling of Jack's ankles as a critical motion. Hogan worked into the ground and his leg and feet positons gave him as sense of firmness or anchor to move his upper body. Nicklaus was not a big divot guy, Hogan was; maybe a feel approach, neither wrong. Can't argue with the results.
Do you like to feel grounded or lighter on your feet? Do you get balance from your lower body movement? Do you like to dig it out, or sweep your shots? Technically sound? Don't know one can be more technically sound when it is more of a feel response. The club goes down out and forward on the downswing. Where you place and impact the ball creates the divot or sweep. See what suits you best.
It maybe dependent of if the player is feeling heavy or light downward pressure in their feet. The feet provide the only contact to the ground and serve as the foundation of the motion. Both are correct technically. I think we might consider that it is in the writers eye. We must remember that we must create a technically correct system for the individual needs of the player. What Mr. Hogan and Mr. Nicklaus did in their motions suited them the best. I guess what we must consider is what is best for us and build that in our motions.
Post a Comment