Secret in the Dirt: Where’s The Weight?
Answering a question about where the weight is at various points in the Golf Swing.
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Mike just thought you might like to know – had a lesson, pro sorted my weight out (too much toward heels) and swing plane (flat). Then fantastic lesson – put me on inflatable balance cushions under each foot and exercise: to swing back and hold backswing. Felt my swing ‘go into’ the trouser crease of my right upper thigh/abdomen. Just left of the hip bone – where you could get a hernia in that area for example. Fell off the cushions otherwise. Also fell off if weight not on the ball of the foot.
Sorry – forgot to add: what do you think? have you ever tried them? Basically a round disk that can be inflated to make it more wobbly. They are about £40 for a a pair of self-inflatable ones. I used them before in physiotherapy rehab for a knee injury. I practise every time up the range now on them and my ball striking has improved dramatically. I also play blades and it has eliminated the random shank I’d get every few hundred balls where I lost my balance coming down and put the hosel on it.
Another great lesson! It has really helped me to keep that right leg/foot firmly planted on the ground when I was always shifting everthing early to the left. Thanks a million!
You can see from all these videos that this guy is a ‘ SWING GROUPIE ‘. Copying others swings instead of finding his own. Can anybody say ‘Trust Fund’ + ” too much time on his hands’.
His Star Wars figurine collection must be BREATHTAKING !
Tigercatheshair, you should be glad certain people have tried to understand all the great swings. I’ve done the same thing and have received similar criticism. People shut up when they see I can hit the ball straight every time. I’m sure Sevan can also demonstrate to a high level.
Thanks Sevam for all your videos, I read Hogans book 15 years ago and always felt something was missing. I went out and hit balls today with keeping the weight not on the balls of feet and it was amazing. I just wish you would have posted your hogans move video a long time ago. I always fought a low hook, now I just hit these nice straight bombs. Many thanks keep up the good work.
Beauty Eh!…You really set the right side early…right before the takeaway. Tell that Hoser Camera Man to get your swing on here in Slo Mo….That way he would be good for sumthing eh.
tigercatcheshair has the coordination of a two-legged lizard–and his mom dresses him funny…Sevam1, keep up the good work. Serious students of the golf swing (and others with jobs) owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to you. Thank You!!!
You are most welcome!
I would not recommend trying to hold the right heel down. As the weight leaves the right side the right heel will come away from the ground. Bending through the middle (the navel) instead of sliding everything targetward will ensure that the legs lead and that you will remain sufficiently behind the ball. Hogan’s drill illustrating the “feel” is worth working on. He may not execute the swing like the drill, but he wants the same “feel”. Just be aware of that.
Yep!
yeah that would really suck! ya know being able to copy Mo and Ben. Shit might as well quit if thats all ya got huh? You win the most ignorant comment of the year award! obvious troll and desperate for love ay?
Hey Sevam, cheers from Cali. I think the feeling of the transfer of mass is what Hogan called the free ride into the ball if I’m correct.
I’ve been striking the ball well but on occasions I struggle. I have a video of me swinging on my youtube site. I definitely have a pop up problem that has plagued my swing.
Recently I notice on video that when I use my mass to begin/end my swing, it fixes the popping up problem because it forces my hips to rotate properly.
Thanks for this video, awesome!
Regarding this weight shift….I was at the driving range the other day and tried starting my swing with my weight over my left foot and leaving it there so my left foot became my anchor and pivot point instead of my right foot. This resulted in no weight transfer since my weight was always on my left side and remained there throughout the entire swing. I hit some very crisp shots this way. What are your thoughts on this?
Tecumseh On.
I see no problem with this. That is how I hit some wedge shots but I do not personally hit most shots that way. The benefit of what you describe is that without a weight transfer away from the target, if you can co-ordinate it, the bottom of the arc stays very tight which is good for consistent ballstriking and is in fact a basic premise of methods like Stack and Tilt. My action is a little more “rightcentric” but I am not throwing a lot of weight around. My shift is felt thorugh the ball.
Thanks for your quick response. With my weight firmly on my left foot I began really “stinging” the ball consistently. I’m working on my backswing as in your video with the broom….with the left arm roll going right across my chest. It’s short but compact. Your concept of an anchor point has without a doubt helped me a ton but perhaps me anchoring my left foot will work better for me than anchoring my right foot.
Me again…what would be the disadvantage/s with anchoring my left foot rather than my right foot?
The tendancy from the lead leg is a steeper angle of approach. This is of benefit when trying to hit crisp short iron shots with a sharply descending blow, but may not be the best for longer irons and woods where a shallower approach will generally be of benefit. If we were to go back 50 years you would be advised to vary your weight distribution as you move through the bag and to fit the shot….still good advice. The biggest challenge from the lead foot is avoiding the reverse pivot.
Hi sevam1, Where is your weight at the end of the transition ?( After you have turned your hips and transferred your weight from the right foot to the left foot , so that you can still keep the leverage point in the right foot ) Would you say 50% to the right and 50% to the left or what ?
I think you should use that preshot rutine in all your vids Sevam!
Can you show how far Moe turned his upper body and explain why not further and how to make sure that torque is released under him still generating a good distance shot?
Cheers
For a long time instructors taught students to have the feeling you were “sitting” on a bar stool. I always believed we should have been teaching people to feel as though you were “leaning” back on a stool. The last thing you would ever want to do is sit in golf. Sitting will cause the golf club to swing too level to the ground in the downswing, and you will have a tendency to hit the ground behind the golf ball. w w w (dot) golferbreak80 (dot) c0m
Of all your videos, I found this one the most interesting. When I’m playing my best, I feel the weight exactly as you have described here. Funny thing is, when I have that feeling, the swing is efortless.
Your best video
I’m watching this again after viewing it 5 months ago and can’t help thinking what a great analysis of the weight transfer it is. You’ve put out some great stuff MM. And your swing is beaut as well. Cheers,John
how much weight and pressure is on your right foot at the top of the backswing