One of the last pieces of advice from Tom that I've been working on is the feel of moving my tailbone to the target. When I remember to do it I like the feel that it gives me: full shoulder turn, I am staying over the ball better, and it allows me to really bend my trail arm to the max. Best of all when, if I do it right it adds seemingly 5-10 more yards to my distances.
So this is the perfect swing for a driver and your longer irons, but do folks do it with short irons or full swing wedges? It almost seems like taking a bazooka to a water pistol fight.
Thoughts?
Thanks
it almost is automatic isn't it?. If you don't sway and keep your weight forward I think your tailbone naturally goes towards the target?
It’s a yes from me…I’ve been working on this for a couple of weeks now as I was a chunky monkey wedge player for years, usually after a really good drive, which is very annoying. I feel like this move allows me to get the lead knee working down straight keeping the weight forward but the old monkey still tries to fight me to get the weight moving back from there if I don’t keep a tight rein on the little fella.
As Tom said, it's a valid move with all the clubs. If nothing else just trying to get that feel with wedges should ensure there is no movement to the trail side. There is no worse situation in golf, for me, than to pipe a long drive down the middle and then lay the sod over the ball with a wedge. That used to happen a lot, but not anymore.
It's certainly a valid move with all your clubs since - aside from the minor setup differences and naturally occurring shaft plane changes - it's essentially the same swing. It really comes down to what works best for you. Others may have more to offer on this topic based on their experiences.