Question from Keith: Motor Move
Dear Keith:
Your upper body
should move in response to the movement of your legs. It is not exactly
clear what you mean when you say "rock back on your right leg." If
this means that you are rocking to the right, that is OK within reasonable
limits. If by rocking back, you mean that you are shifting your weight
more to the right heel than it was your standing position, this is
not OK.
Among the most
flawed teaching theories are those that suggest that you lock the
weight inside the right foot on your backswing. This causes you to
make a circular swing around your body and produces a clubhead path
that is difficult to re-time accurately at impact.
Although it is
true that you should not rock over on the outside of the right foot
during your backswing, it is better to do that within reasonable
bounds, than it is to screw yourself into the ground by bracing up
the right leg and swinging around your body.
All of these
complex sounding ideas are simplified by the proper practice of the
Motor Move drill. Practice the drill in front of the TV along with
me. You don't have to take a big swing and put the furniture at risk.
You will recall
that the instructions include pointing the chin to the right throughout
the swing. This will keep your head behind the ball where you correctly
believe it should remain until long after impact.
Golfingly Yours,
Bob Mann
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