Hi Tom. Can't seem to find anything in the vids regarding foot relationship to ground. I know about the spread of the feet outwards and that makes sense...but what about weight distribution on the feet? Should there be more weight on the front pads of the feet as opposed to heel? Or neutral. Could power be lost hanging back on the heels too much? Could this be a reason for minimal power that I am getting from the driver? Too up-right and on the heels? I've been watching your driver swing and I think I'm too close to the ball and upright. I noticed you reach a little more with the driver...arms are out more from the body than the other clubs. This I can see gives you more bend -down at set up. But are you feeling more weight on your toes?
Thanx in advance,
Russ
Hi. I'm in the middle of reading the Hogan book and he says to keep the right foot straight and only the left foot turned outward. Looking for thoughts on this versus both feet pointed outward. Thanks.
Hi Russ,
At address you should be balanced between heel and toe in both feet. Beyond that the prescribed Stack and Tilt setup has the weight forward 55/45 (up to 60/40 with the driver), both feet flared out approximately 10-20 degrees, and the knees similarly angled outward.
During the swing you should not feel much in terms of pressure shifts between heel and toe. There may be minor variances in reaction to the body motions, but you definitely don't want to feel like you are back on your heels.
With the driver setup you do want to push your hands out away from you an inch or so. This encourages more of an around-the-body motion. Based on your message it sounds like your setup is promoting a steeper swing path than desired for the driver. Allowing the club to work around and deep - deeper than you probably think - will improve your downswing path and enable you to access the tremendous power source of angular momentum.
Is it perhaps time for a V1 Analysis to get things on track for you?
Cheers!
Tom