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Correct % of Weight on the Front Foot during the Backswing?

Tom says to have 55-60% of your weight on your front foot at the start of the backswing.

My question is does additional weight gradually shift to the front foot during the backswing?

As I do the various backswing drills, I have to do this to get my body to form a straight line on my front side when I’m at the top of my backswing. And my best swings are when I feel like all of my weight is on my front foot at the top of my backswing and my weight stays forward as I swing down and thru the ball.

Any help would be appreciated. I want to make sure I have the backswing correct before to start focusing on the transition, downswing and follow thru.

Thanks,

Mike

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10 Comments

Tom Saguto

Mar 15, 2022

Absolutely critical, @Gerry_Lager!

Gerry_Lager

Mar 15, 2022

In the discussion about weight forward I think it's important to add what you head should be doing. For myself I discovered when shifting my weight forward my head was also moving forward. It needs to stay in place through impact. I found this especially true when hitting driver. so make sure you concentrate on that also.

Steven

Mar 14, 2022

Hear that teacher!

Weather broke again in CO, looks like be able to get to range again tomorrow. Going to keep the 2:8 workout and to move to longer irons and maybe woods after get that feel again.

Have the video holder but thinking about waiting till I feel like I am repetitious and comfy. If it happens tomorrow I will video but most likely will just post here if I do one. I want to wait before I do a V1 with you.

Tom Saguto

Mar 14, 2022

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That's fine by me, Steven. Whenever you are ready.

Enjoy the weather!!

Tom Saguto

Mar 14, 2022

@galloway8625 - You start with your weight forward (55/45 on the front side; 60/40 for the longer clubs), increase that same weight forward to the top of the backswing (70/30), and further increase the forward weight during the downswing from halfway down (80/20) through impact (90/10) and to the finish at 95/5 forward.

For anyone who is transitioning from a shift & lift type of swing (which is the vast majority of us), we probably need to get the feel that @Rudi (from Munich) referenced in his reply. This is the reason I developed the 90% Weight Forward/Arms Straight Drill. Also, the KFC Club episode he mentions is a good one, and I also teach the move in this Tailbone to Target lesson and drill.

galloway8625

Mar 14, 2022

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@Tom Saguto , Thank you. Your comments and the videos are exactly what I needed to verify what I need to do and illustrate how to do it. I will put them to work and video myself to confirm that I’m doing it correctly.

Side Note: It‘s interesting what it is taking for me to learn and apply this new swing method. You can’t just watch the videos one time and do the drills. I‘ve had to watch one series, do the drills, video myself and then go back thru the cycle multiple times to fully understand and apply everything. The additional videos that you provide that just focus on one piece of the swing are also tremendously valuable.

It seems like I catch something new every time I watch a video or series of videos. And there is no way a person could do it and know if they were doing it correctly without the use of video.

Thanks again,

Mike

Tom Saguto

Mar 14, 2022

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That's such an important part of the process, Mike, and I'm very glad you are not fast-forwarding through it! For example, some of the most successful golfers here have spent months on Chapter 2 of the Golf Swing Simplified course for the exact reasons you mention, thereby ingraining the critical basic elements of the swing motion much more deeply than those who try to jump ahead too quickly only to later find themselves frustrated and back-pedaling. For most folks this transition to the S&T system requires a complete reboot as well as the purging of many "ghosts of swings past"; that most assuredly won't happen overnight.

And yes - you are very wise to use video often to ensure that what you are feeling in the swing is aligned with what you are seeking to accomplish. Along these lines, I encourage you to visit the Video Analysis Room section of the forum and look at the detailed, well thought-out analyses offered by fellow members in response to posted swing videos. I think you'll find that by participating there in reviewing others' swings you will sharpen your own self-analysis skills. It's really a nice "win-win".

Keep up the great work!!

Rudi (from Munich)

Mar 14, 2022

Your Butt is the Secret to the Golf Swing (It's Got to GO LEFT)

Thats about percent

Rudi (from Munich)

Mar 14, 2022

yes, if you do the holy grail swing (mentioned in KFC club)

https://saguto.golf/courses/crispier-than-kfc-club-extra-members-only-content-for-youtube/lectures/33901960

not as much, if you use an active hip bump in the downswing.

But in both kinds of swing you must have more weight on the front foot.

So you seem to be on a good way.

Eric Axley (a Golf Pro) said 2006 after changing his swing, " the feeling was that I was swinging my hands back over my back foot and keeping 90 % of my weight on my front side".

galloway8625

Mar 14, 2022

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@Rudi (from Munich), Thank you! I appreciate the reply and the links to the videos. They address exactly what I was trying to determine if what I was doing was correct. They also provide some additional information that I can apply. Thanks again, Mike