Has anyone worked on T2T, and if so, what issues did you run into? Was the miss to the right? I'm curious because it seems the amount of distance the lead hip travels towards the target at the top, say two or so inches, would result in a two or so inch forward low point. I worked on T2T on the course yesterday and found my shots were pushed to the right. Then I moved the ball up in my stance and it seemed to curtail the pushes.
Alternately, has anyone moved to a slightly stronger grip and use the same ball position? That would seem like a fix. I tried this also and it seemed to help.
The one thing I found with T2T is it's easy to spin the hips vs. laterally bumping the lead hip towards the target. The spinning of the hips results in my lead knee moving towards my trail knee. Then when the lead leg extends, the result is a reverse pivot. The lead knee can move slightly away from the target, but the more it moves inward, the more chance for a reverse pivot.
The long drive guy's lead knees move far inward, with their right heel completely off the ground, but they also kick their lead knee out very fast to start the downswing. Many folks I know who are low cappers tell me the lead knee forward move is the 1st move in the downswing. Otherwise it's much harder to get lead side extension on the downswing.
@GolfLivesMatterPardon my ignorance, but what does T2T stand for?
@GolfLivesMatter. What an awesome post! I use more of a neutral grip. I have been working diligently on the T2T! At first, I tried to move the ball forward. I found that this made me unbalanced in my S&T. Now I just try and keep a consistent ball position. I want to keep the back of my ball in line with the front of my shirt buttons. I have pretty good success at keeping the ball on target.
If you have the S&T book, the Hip and Leg section of the Downswing chapter speaks to the lead knee action as being critical. It's on page 73 in the hard cover.
Below are a couple of excerpts from the book showing some lead knee action.