Either way I had one of my better ballstrking rounds a couple of days ago after some footwork practice (still need more). 13 GIR was nice and playing to handicap for the first time in about 6 months was even nicer.
The more I watch pro swings the more I see the roll in rather than the kick up on the rear foot...and the stability of the front foot. Obvious once you are looking for it!
Agreed, I wonder what Yoda was going to say. Of note is his recent comment on Tiger's improved Foot Action, particularly his right foot. Hope he jumps in here to discuss the right foot. After having a blister on my right instep last spring I am still getting up on the toe of my right foot rather fast.
Not sure if the globe [Yoda's porch light] is blown maybe.
Either way I had one of my better ballstrking rounds a couple of days ago after some footwork practice (still need more). 13 GIR was nice and playing to handicap for the first time in about 6 months was even nicer.
The more I watch pro swings the more I see the roll in rather than the kick up on the rear foot...and the stability of the front foot. Obvious once you are looking for it!
Originally Posted by O.B.Left
Agreed, I wonder what Yoda was going to say. Of note is his recent comment on Tiger's improved Foot Action, particularly his right foot. Hope he jumps in here to discuss the right foot. After having a blister on my right instep last spring I am still getting up on the toe of my right foot rather fast.
This is an EXTREMELY important topic. Other than your Hands (and their connection to the Club), what could be more important than your Feet (and their connection to the ground)?
On my way home this afternoon from Cuscowilla, I detoured a bit to the magnificent new University of Georgia Golf Course (#1 Public Course in Georgia) and had the privilege of spending two hours with Jeff Hull, resident UGA Director of Instruction; 2007 Georgia PGA Player of the Year and Georgia Open Champion; and 2008 Georgia PGA Professional Champion. Whenever Jeff calls and wants me to take a look, my immediate 'bells' are that he is one of the true Triple Crown winners of Professional Golf:
1. A great player;
2. A great teacher; and
3. A great clubfitter.
Any one of these skills is sufficient for PGA of America Hall of Fame status -- I take that back, the great Clubfitter remains the unsung hero -- nevertheless, the 3-in-1 Pro's Pro is almost unheard of.
As I walked onto the tee, Jeff told me that he was having swing problems and wanted to sort through each of the 24 Components -- -- and clarify a few things.
We got to exactly two:
The Grip . . . and a Pressure Point question. That was the easy stuff.
Then, the Feet . . . their Address alignment; their Action throughout the Stroke; and the Ball Location in relation to the Stance.
I am convinced that Jeff Hull could stand on his head, grip it backwards and still hit perfect golf shots. But on this day, both he and I agreed that these 'back to Basics' alignments made the work easier.
Each January during his competitive career, the great Jack Nicklaus would go to his teacher, Jack Grout, and say:
"Mr. Grout . . .
Teach me golf."
The work was always mundane: Grip, Stance, Ball Position, the Pivot and Arm Swing. Then, with the Basics re-established, Jack would go forth and dominate golf for yet another year.
Somebody call the lab and tell them to stay open....
If Mr Kelley were to have designated pressure points in each foot where would they be located? And how would they load and unload? Im thinking about the weight scale under each foot thing. Not pounds so much as pounds per square inch, pressure (more than mere pounds). With the firm left side extending/straightening in follow through for instance, the left foots pressure points sense more pounds per square inch and the scales needle swings up in weight dramatically. Sort of like a slight pressing with your leg on a scale can cause a reading that is beyond your body weight.
I am so impressed by Mr Kelley's advice to "put your mind in your hands" or pressure points but can sometimes feel my feet sending me messages too. With my mind in my feet (for training purposes only) I'm wondering if conscious foot pressure point awareness can almost automate a weight shift. eg You can get left with a slide of the hips or you can merely anticipate the increased pressure on the left foot causing the whole thing to happen. Turning on hockey skates is sort of like that. You think about loading an edge rather than the actual leaning with your body. You feel the increase in the load for even tighter turns.
Lots of nerve endings in our hands and our feet. One end has a hold on the club the other on terra firma.
What do you guys think? How, where, when do the feet load and unload?
I'm probably inspired by what I've read around here and elsewhere, but...
I think from having the weight more or less even distributed on both feet at address, with enough weight toward the heels for the player to be able to lift the toes, the backswing pivot loads pp#5, the inside of the heel on the back foot (~2/3), and pp#6, the inside ball and partially the big toe on the front foot (~1/3).
A line between these 2 pressure points corresponds pretty much to the amount of hip turn, and can be used for direction of the hip bumb/axis tilt for the hitter.
Through the downstroke the pressure shifts gradually until follow through to the opposites on each foot: pp#7, the inside ball and partially the big toe of the back foot (~1/3), and pp#8, the inside of the heel on the front foot (~2/3).
Again a line between these 2 pressure points corresponds more or less to the amount of hip turn (roll).
During the finish swivel going to the finish, the weight comes to rest even distributed on the front foot (~9/10) and on the toes of the back foot (~1/10).
Once again I bring up the Wii. Someone needs to develop a golf program for it. The board allows you to monitor where your weight is. It is good for core strength. As I stood on it to do the down hill slalom I realized that shifting my weight to create pressure either toward to front or back of the feet could be great for golf pivot work. The monitoring device with the red dot will show you where that weight is. Anyone else see the usefulness of that device.
I'm probably inspired by what I've read around here and elsewhere, but...
I think from having the weight more or less even distributed on both feet at address, with enough weight toward the heels for the player to be able to lift the toes, the backswing pivot loads pp#5, the inside of the heel on the back foot (~2/3), and pp#6, the inside ball and partially the big toe on the front foot (~1/3).
A line between these 2 pressure points corresponds pretty much to the amount of hip turn, and can be used for direction of the hip bumb/axis tilt for the hitter.
Through the downstroke the pressure shifts gradually until follow through to the opposites on each foot: pp#7, the inside ball and partially the big toe of the back foot (~1/3), and pp#8, the inside of the heel on the front foot (~2/3).
Again a line between these 2 pressure points corresponds more or less to the amount of hip turn (roll).
During the finish swivel going to the finish, the weight comes to rest even distributed on the front foot (~9/10) and on the toes of the back foot (~1/10).
Nice. With the front foot allowed to rise on the backswing, this would look sort of like the McDonald drills. One foot goes down, the other goes up and vice versa.
Never thought about the direction of the Hitter's hip slide as being along the line of the Angle of Approach AND a line drawn through the pressure points (#5,6) in the feet. Interesting. Of course pp5, 6 theory is like one day old having been named by Thom just yesterday.
The feet and hips are so connected. The penny drill fixes over activity at the foot end of things but maybe what we are really fixing is hip action or maybe knee action I guess? Is this right? The spinning out left foot is often a spinning out left hip? The rolling over (even worse) left foot is often a saggy left knee?
And like the pressure points in the hands when you lose contact with the pressure points in the feet, its all over? Balance, centered head, stability that is. I suppose zone 2 or 3 could save the shot but zone 1 is suspect having shaken its moorings. Low point is probably on the move.
-- nevertheless, the 3-in-1 Pro's Pro is almost unheard of. 
-- and clarify a few things. 
, the inside of the heel on the back foot (~2/3), and pp#6, the inside ball and partially the big toe on the front foot (~1/3). 
Hybrid Mode
