Q.
Hi, Jack:
Is there a drill I can do to promote the correct feeling/movement of starting the swing motion with the lower body first? Every good player I see starts his pass with the lower body initiated with a weight shift and an uncoiling effect that leads the way ahead of the upper body.
Thanks,
Dan Serpico
Eddystone, PA
A.
Thanks for the question. Jack Nicklaus believed that the club should dominate you, not the other way around. In other words you should swing the club and let the body react to how you swing it. One way to do this is to turn your front knee inward to start your backswing, which lifts your heel off the ground. Once at the top, you use your front leg to start transitioning from the backswing to the downswing by planting your heel and coming down.
This move also encourages you to shift your weight to the back leg automatically and eliminate any stiff lower body action. In short, rotating the knee inward helps you make a smoother transition to the backswing. But you’ll have to practice syncing up the movement of your front knee, the club, and your hands in the swing.
