@Brandon Wall - You have your new V1 Analysis lesson plan. Work the plan!!!
(In answer to your question, the lead knee flexes downward in the exact orientation established at address, which should be flared slightly outward. There is no inward or outward knee action in the swing - just straight down and straight up. The flexing should occur naturally in response to the tilting/turning/extending motions and the gradually increasing weight load into the lead leg; it should not be a forced motion.)
Brandon, I hate to have golfers trying to hit all the “correct“ body positions. The golf swing should be task oriented.
Try this task. Take a kettle bell, heavy hammer, or some similar object and get into the S&T posture. Then tell yourself to throw that object down the middle of the ”fairway”. Observe what your legs do. I’ll bet you’ll straighten out your right leg as your brain tries to clear the body out of the way of that heavy object moving away from the target. Then observe the left knee. I bet you’ll see that it moves toward the ball to maintain weight forward and balance. Then in the downswing the left leg will apply more pressure into the ground as it tries to get the body out of the way of the object as it comes back down and out to the fairway.
The key is to give your brain a task And not worry about body part positions. Your brain will figure out the most efficient way to execute the task. The S&T swing is the more efficient swing compared to the lift and shallow two-plane swing. Remember the hands in and shoulder down are directions for the body parts, not positions. Adhere to the S&T tenants when executing the task of throwing the club head through the ball toward the intended target.
@Brandon Wall - You have your new V1 Analysis lesson plan. Work the plan!!!
(In answer to your question, the lead knee flexes downward in the exact orientation established at address, which should be flared slightly outward. There is no inward or outward knee action in the swing - just straight down and straight up. The flexing should occur naturally in response to the tilting/turning/extending motions and the gradually increasing weight load into the lead leg; it should not be a forced motion.)
By the way, did I say WORK THE PLAN??????.......😎
Brandon, I hate to have golfers trying to hit all the “correct“ body positions. The golf swing should be task oriented.
Try this task. Take a kettle bell, heavy hammer, or some similar object and get into the S&T posture. Then tell yourself to throw that object down the middle of the ”fairway”. Observe what your legs do. I’ll bet you’ll straighten out your right leg as your brain tries to clear the body out of the way of that heavy object moving away from the target. Then observe the left knee. I bet you’ll see that it moves toward the ball to maintain weight forward and balance. Then in the downswing the left leg will apply more pressure into the ground as it tries to get the body out of the way of the object as it comes back down and out to the fairway.
The key is to give your brain a task And not worry about body part positions. Your brain will figure out the most efficient way to execute the task. The S&T swing is the more efficient swing compared to the lift and shallow two-plane swing. Remember the hands in and shoulder down are directions for the body parts, not positions. Adhere to the S&T tenants when executing the task of throwing the club head through the ball toward the intended target.
Enjoy the journey!