Hi, Robin here. This tip's for anybody who's struggling moving the middle of their body
correctly during the swing. Rotating their hips in the backswing, or rotating their hips
with a little bit of speed in the down swing. Now when players are struggling to move the
middle of their body, as I say either in the backswing or the downswing. Clearly what they
do is they focus in on this area. But often the problem can start further down. The problem
can start in the way the player is moving their feet. Let's call it their footwork.
The correct footwork is very important to be able to move your lower half correctly.
And then in turn, your upper half and the way your arms are moving and the way the club's
swinging around your body. So incorrect footwork can really set off a bad chain reaction all
the way through your body, and into the way your arms and your club are moving. On the
opposite side of that, the correct footwork can really lead to many good things. You'll
start to see as I say, what we're talking about today. You'll start to see the middle
of the body working more correctly both in the backswing and in the downswing. Which
will have many benefits. Probably too many to explain right now. But many other benefits
in the swing. So if you've had a lesson, you're struggling to move the middle of your body
correctly. Struggling to move your hips correctly, then I want you to consider are you using
your feet correctly?
So a very simple exercise I want you to do, just try to get a sense I'll turn a slight
diagnol so you can see this. Just try to get a sense of your feet moving, the correct footwork
is in the backswing. Just small movements. I want you to feel the pressure going into
your right heel and your left toe. Now what you're gonna actually do in starting this
off is you can lift your right toe off the ground a little bit. You can lift your left
heel off the ground a little bit.
That's a slight exaggeration of the correct footwork. But it gives you a sense of how
you should be using the ground to move your body. So that's the backswing. Downswing's
just the opposite. We go right toe, left heel. Now you can see in doing that, my knees start
to move, the middle of my body starts to move. It'll start to free up that rotation in the
middle of your body. Give it little bit of motion, a little oil. Right heel, left toe.
Right toe, left heel.
So just small movements. Getting a sense of how you're using the ground. How you're moving
your feet. Big misconception is not to try to move your feet in the swing. Your feet
are constantly moving. The pressure has to be moving around in your feet all the time
for you to be able to move your body correctly during the swing. So once you've got that
sensation, you can build that up into a bigger pivot. Now I'm talking about the pure, rotational
component here. Of course, there's a little bit of a lateral component. Which in this
tip in this video, I'm not really focusing on that component. I'm focusing in on the
single component and trying to get a better rotation. But obviously there's a little bit
of a lateral component there if you wanted to add that in.
But get that sense, build it up. And then simply try to feel the same footwork when
you're making your swing. That's sure to free up your lower body. Get your pelvis rotating
correctly in the backswing. Allow you to rotate your pelvis with a little bit of speed coming
down.
As I said, the correct footwork, the correct use of the middle of your body, that's got
many benefits. So if your somebody who's had a lesson in the area, you're struggling to
move your body correctly. Consider your footwork. Give that drill a try. I hope it helps. And
as always, thanks for watching.