Going over my swing videos from the weekend and the one thing that’s continuing to plague me is my lead knee is turning in horizontally towards my trail leg instead of down towards my foot. I also noticed my lead shoulder is not turning down like it’s supposed too. It starts down but then levels back up again. I know there’s a lot of cause and effect in the golf swing. Are these two things related? I (don’t think) my weight is drifting back, it doesn’t feel like it. But I know feel isn’t always real. I’m planning on working on these issues this week and it would be good to know before I start.
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@Buford T Ogletree, @mpandichjr, & @danny - Excellent, accurate, mutually helpful dialog! This is exactly the type of interactive exchange I was hoping this new forum would trend towards!
My two cents, which pales in comparison to what has already been said:
A. The lead knee should always work down in the direction established at address - which should be slightly flared outward towards the target. This keeps the weight forward and the swing center intact. Any inward movement of the lead knee will shift the center and low point backwards. This can lead to inconsistency and may also cause some discomfort to the knee.
B. Along the lines of what @danny said with regard to reaching back for more it is definitely of great importance to feel and ingrain your body's natural stopping point in the backswing where the tilting, turning, and extending motions are complete. This is the point where if we were to try to go any further any or all of the following will occur:
1) the lead arm will bend and/or lift
2) the wrists will break down
3) the lead knee will kick inward towards the trail side
4) the lead shoulder will level out and lose its orientation towards the ball
5) weight will shift into the trail side
Well played, y'all!!
Tom