How To Effectively Play Golf

@davidturk417 says:

I must say that I watch a LOT of YT golf instructional videos, and many of them focus on getting "pressure" onto the lead foot, aka, this step drill, before even completing the backswing! I have tried this, along with many other "recentering" drills and "feels"….. and they just don't work for me. They make me smother the ball, and/or come over the top of the ball, and lead to massive pulls, tops, and shanks, because they drag the trail side into the swing too early. I also watch a LOT of televised PGA events, and not once, have I ever "perceived" a tour player planting their lead foot to initiate the downswing. They all simply appear to turn away from (or rotate around) their trail foot, even pushing off of it, as Rory M says he does. That, to me, seems to be the key to consistency and power. Using that trail foot as a sort of "door hinge", and swinging the body, and hence, the club, around it as the pivot point. Yes, the weight swings forward, but again, it appears to be purely rotational, without a thought of getting all of the pressure on the lead foot. If it is purely the lead foot that matters in the downswing, then why even load up on the trail side at all? It would negate the necessity of even getting any weight on the trail side at all, if you're not going to use it in any real way. Just stand on your lead foot and swing if that's all that is needed. But it's not…. it's about that trail foot, about pushing off of it, and turning around it. Even the great Bobby Jones, and his wonderful early 1930's golf series, who lifts his lead heal so high off the ground, that only his toes remain in contact, doesn't get that heal planted until just before impact… I don't say this to be negative, or contrarian, but it simply does not seem to be how the "Pros" swing the club. Usually, both feet are either totally flat on the ground just before impact, or the trail foot is rolled up on the inside, still pushing… which means there must be significant ground forces being applied from the TRAIL FOOT, at least up to and including the moment of impact. Often times, a golf swing is compared to the moves that a MLB pitcher makes…. but again, they don't pull with their lead foot, they LAND ON IT! All of the momentum is generated from the trail foot! Again, I appreciate these drills and tips, but they don't seem to be the way that elite golfers actually swing the club… IMO.

@philagnew810 says:

Nice mate ! Not using driver ever again , as is the devils g#ss , take onboard the lesson but its ok for a 9.5 stone young man ! What about an old fart who cant push off the trail leg !!! Anyway loving the content mate , and also the views janner ❤❤❤

@jackbowman4788 says:

Great video Coach-can you suggest a phone app for recording my swing ?