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Ross Feb 19
Flipping can be a sign that you’re not continuing your body rotation all the way through impact to the finish… check on that too. As far as bowing… you want to do that at Setup.Ross Mar 21, 2021
Watch “The Shoulder Turn” Lesson video so you’re sure you’re turning your shoulders around your spine, not rocking them down and up. I’m sure your ball striking will improve when you start the backswing using the Shoulders (Large Muscles) and not the hands. Also, make sure you’re not resting the club on the ground at setup… the makes the hands have to get involved. The club head should just be floating on top of the grass so it won’t stub on the way back. Golfers that are not in an Athletic position often subconsciously lean on the club at setup. You want to find balance at setup.Ross May 07
Hi Alan
You can definitely start the downswing with the left knee “unwinding”. This is actually what happens when you unwind from ground up. You should not have the need to laterally move to the left or shift back to the left if you had setup (and maintained) a slight majority of your weight on the forward (left) side. If you have this need, you may be sliding a bit towards the back foot on the backswing or setting up with too much weight on the back foot to begin with. In the Swing Section, there is a Lesson Video called “Front Knee starts Unwinding” that will show you some of what I’m talking about. I say “Hips” because I found over the years, that telling student to start with the front knee was not conveying the feeling of unwinding vs starting with hips, but what ever works for you… do it. Oh, one reason you have the “spinning out” feeling using hips, is being stuck with too much weight on the back foot. Try the “Front Foot Drill” in the drills section.Ross Apr 06, 2021
First: Use the search function to look for posts using the word Flipping for information. Flipping is not a quick fix. Every golfer is different. For many flipping was their source of power to hit the ball. Essentially, we are replacing flipping at the ball, for “rotation while holding”. The more you practice learning to make contact with the ball with your body turn vs throwing the club head… you’ll replace the need to flip and trust that you can move the ball (in the desired direction) just by rotating. The Fixed Wrist Drill helps with this and is a great shot to have on the course.Ross Apr 04, 2021
Sure, it is always good to know what causes particular nuances in golf, so you can quickly get back onboard with your confidence.Ross Apr 04, 2021
A ball that is hit high or skied happened because you stopped your body rotation and flipped the club head through impact. This will pop up the ball. You need to keep your body rotating through impact, while maintaining the shaft in line with the front arm and flat back of the front wrist (or bowed out) as you make contact with the ball. The “Fixed Wrist Drill” can help teach you how to stop flipping.Yes, you can access over 90 lesson videos. Here is a link to learn more and purchase to access the Member’s Area and all the Lesson Videos. https://duplessisgolf.com/membership.html
Ross May 05, 2021
Sorry for the confusion… Yes, you use the shoulders for the entire back swing, but if you practice just the start, that is generally where the hands/arms take over. So by just practicing the initial start over and over again, it can help the shoulders learn to take command right from the start and control the back swing. I also edited my original comment above to help clarify.Ross May 05, 2021
Great to hear. Time and Effort. Practice just the start using the shoulders while the lower body resists just a little. Then do it again and again. No need to practice the whole swing… practice just the start or the takeaway to help teach the shoulders to take control. Also, The Large Muscles Drill, The Stop Rotate Drill and The Ross Move Drill should help.Ross Apr 20
No. Everyone is different. Just hold the club comfortably in the front hand and move it a little using your arm, to find the strongest position and alignment. You have to find what works for you. You just don’t want a bowed “in” front wrist. You want a flat to bowed out front wrist.Ross Aug 04, 2014
Keep in mind, sometimes the backswing I am describing is for a “drill” and to help teach you how the “shoulders” start the backswing and control the backswing… BUT, on a full swing (if needed), the “hips” are turned a little too by the shoulders winding up. This is NOT an “okay” to slide to the back foot or move off the ball. The weight still stays 60% on the forward foot. It just means, the shoulders can wind a bit farther (as the hips come along), but you have “correctly” wound up from top down (the shoulders moved first and then the shoulders turned the hips a bit).Ross Jul 29, 2014
Something is off with your setup and you’re not keeping the face square if it slices. Even if you had open shoulders, if the face was square at impact, the ball would go straight… maybe a little left, but straight (right hander). You want to get all the body lines parallel and learn to keep the face square.First, everyone will setup a bit different due to different heights and body types. You have to find what works for you. Ideally, the body lines are all parallel to each other and those lines are parallel or a bit open to the target line. Also, you want to be setup athletically and balanced (the sit down look).
Many times golfers end up with their shoulders open because their feet are closed. A slightly open stance is perfectly fine and allows more freedom for rotation and gets the club head closer to the ball with the shaft in line with the front arm. You can see this in other sports too. Most baseball batters have a slightly open stance so they can rotate easier.
Other golfers might have the front shoulder slightly higher to get the club head over to the ball without opening the shoulders. This is more how I’ve played over the years.
Sometimes my students think weight 60% on the front foot means, shifting only their front hip over to the front foot and they leave their chest behind… that is not correct… everything (balanced) is more on top of the front foot. You should be able to raise your back foot off the ground. I feel more of my chest on top of the front foot. FYI, 60% is the minimum, you can have more on the front at setup.
Next, I’ll say that it is not mandatory that the club head be right next to the ball. You can have a “gap” for comfort, since we rotate into the shot. Sometimes golfers open their shoulders trying to get the club head over to the ball. One of the best all time ball strikers, Moe Norman, had about a 2 foot gap on every club. Essentially, so he could get that shaft in line with the front arm. This idea may not be for everyone … I’m just saying it’s okay to do if it makes you more comfortable and it may promote a better rotation.
Ross Jul 24, 2014
– You can use your shoulders to rotate your hips a little on a full swing, but the shoulders must control this.– For the most part you can play the ball just inside your front foot… then adjust your back foot for comfort. This is so you can pick up the ball just before the bottom of the swing arc as you rotate.
– Sorry, not sure about this question. You will get this… keep looking and ask questions and practice the drills and you will get it. It does take work.
– Setup takes practice too. A big key is to have the arms setup correctly, and let that hang, then use the feet to move over to the ball and sit down. FYI… there can be a bit of a gap between the club face and ball for comfort…not written in stone that the club head must be right behind the ball (if this helps). We rotate into the ball anyway.