I was out with my buddies this weekend who are total hackers and one of them asked me how he could get more lower body torque on his swing. I thought back to our converstaion in here... Anyway, something occurred to me that is such a simple move that I thought I share what I saw. All of my buddies did the same thing - so I looked around and almost every guy out there was doing the same thing.
It's a simple move. Address the ball with your normal stance and look down at your right foot. Where is it pointing? Almost every player I saw the other day had his foot open up to about 100 degrees. If you really want to get more torque without changing your swing, square your right foot to 90 degrees. Keep your left foot open by 10 degrees, but square your back foot. This may feel a little weird. But this is where the flexibility helps.
When you square your back foot you have to make sure you can still take your proper swing. If you can't, work on your flexibility. But once you can make the same turn with your foot square, your body torque will be at its maximum.
If you're in your office, just stand and address the imaginary ball. If your right foot is open, close it to 90 degrees. Now slowly make your turn like you're in a backswing. You should be able to really feel the torque. If you can't make the turn, open the foot until you can make the turn. But work on the flexibility until you can make the turn at 90 degrees.
It's such a simple move that I figured everyone knew, mostly because it was taught to me when I was 5. But I didn't see anyone do it. A lot of teaching pros don't teach it, I'm told, because not everyone can make their turn. If you can't make your turn, don't square your foot -- but this is where your increased flexibility will really help.
Let me know if you try this and your results.
It's a simple move. Address the ball with your normal stance and look down at your right foot. Where is it pointing? Almost every player I saw the other day had his foot open up to about 100 degrees. If you really want to get more torque without changing your swing, square your right foot to 90 degrees. Keep your left foot open by 10 degrees, but square your back foot. This may feel a little weird. But this is where the flexibility helps.
When you square your back foot you have to make sure you can still take your proper swing. If you can't, work on your flexibility. But once you can make the same turn with your foot square, your body torque will be at its maximum.
If you're in your office, just stand and address the imaginary ball. If your right foot is open, close it to 90 degrees. Now slowly make your turn like you're in a backswing. You should be able to really feel the torque. If you can't make the turn, open the foot until you can make the turn. But work on the flexibility until you can make the turn at 90 degrees.
It's such a simple move that I figured everyone knew, mostly because it was taught to me when I was 5. But I didn't see anyone do it. A lot of teaching pros don't teach it, I'm told, because not everyone can make their turn. If you can't make your turn, don't square your foot -- but this is where your increased flexibility will really help.
Let me know if you try this and your results.
