How do I keep my head at the same height during downswing? As I load my front leg at top of backswing, my head tends to drop
Is there a way to properly load front leg without moving head up and down? I was thinking possibly a more lateral shift over the left leg ??
Something that has helped me is to think about pulling my right shoulder up and back; thinking about this mental cue helps with spinal extension. On the contrary, thinking about pushing your left shoulder down, will promote more of a spinal compression; which is not what we want. So try thinking more of pulling your right shoulder up and back while turning.
No worries, Jon! Just know that I personally have to maintain separation between this forum and the V1 Swing Video Analysis service I offer, and as such I will not be providing commentary.
Having said that, at this early stage of the new forum I have no objection to members posting videos of their swings for the purpose of engaging in helpful and positive dialogue with fellow online school students, as long as they recognize and accept the risk that any tips or constructive critiques offered by others may not be aligned with my teaching and the Stack and Tilt methodology.
We can monitor this for now and revisit at a later date if necessary.
Thanks!
Tom
You're likely missing some of the extension component, Jon. That is what keeps the head from dropping as we tilt and turn.
If you tilt toward the target while keeping your head in place you will introduce the other components of turning and extending to put your body in the perfect backswing position with your shoulder oriented downward towards the ball. To get a feel for the coordinating of these elements we can reverse engineer it like this: Without a club in your hands rest the top of your forehead against a wall to keep it in place. Without allowing your head to move execute the side tilting motion and watch what happens. Magically your lead shoulder has turned downward and your spine has extended!!
Here's another way to go about it:
1) Get into your setup posture
2) Stand up straight (extend)
3) While standing erect (extended) tilt your upper body towards the target, keeping your hips in place.
4) Now that you are extended and tilted, turn your upper body as you would in your backswing, keeping your weight forward while allowing your hips to turn 45 degrees and your trail leg to straighten.
There you have your backswing - tilted, turned, and extended!!
I hope this helps!
Tom