crazy legs

[bgolfing]

My legs do the same but a drill on here from Yoda really helped. It entails placing/attaching a dowel across your thighs. If your legs move to fast or incorrrectly you will hit the dowel with your club. I have never attached a dowel but played this weekend imagining the dowel there and dropping the hands/arms first so I don't hit the dowel really helped. It is a great image/drill. One that I will work on all winter. Have to figure out how to attach it however.

[EdZ]

My legs do the same but a drill on here from Yoda really helped. It entails placing/attaching a dowel across your thighs. If your legs move to fast or incorrrectly you will hit the dowel with your club. I have never attached a dowel but played this weekend imagining the dowel there and dropping the hands/arms first so I don't hit the dowel really helped. It is a great image/drill. One that I will work on all winter. Have to figure out how to attach it however.

This is an excellent drill and likely the cure for you. Slide the dowel through your two front belt loops.

Hitting shots with your feet together, or as a better variation, with your trail foot crossed in front and feet together, are other drills that should help you quiet down your leg drive. Putting a small object (ball, piece of 2/4 etc) under the outside edge of your lead foot will really help you feel the 'post up' move, but use this with caution or you'll hurt your knee.

Often this goes along with being well under plane, so I would also suggest doing some plane line tracing.

[Yoda]

My legs do the same but a drill on here from Yoda really helped. It entails placing/attaching a dowel across your thighs. Have to figure out how to attach it however.

bgolfing,

I recommend one of those elastic, thread-covered 'bungie' cords that have a hook at each end. Obviously, I don't know what they're called, but you can buy them at any hardware store. Just put the band behind your legs and hook each end to the dowel on the thighs. You may have to tie a knot or two in the cord to adjust its length.

And now for another application, Extensor Action! Loop the cord around your left shoulder, run it through one of the hooks and snug the loop around your shoulder. Now, with your left arm hanging loosely at your side, stretch out the cord -- now your pseudo-left arm! -- with your right arm. Take the motion to the to the Top and then down and through and into your Finish. Keep that cord stretched at all times.

Voila'!

This is what Extensor Action feels like!

Good luck!

[tongzilla]

Going slightly off topic here, but what the heck.

You can also use Bungie Cord to visualise the Straight Line Delivery Path of the Hands going downplane on the Downstroke.

Just have one end of the cord under your left toe (or better still, tucked under somewhere where the ball would be) and stretch until your hands are Right Shoulder high which is the Top location. Then just take your Hands down that straight line path all the way down! Your Right Shoulder should also go down that exact same line.

[ldeit]

Yoda,

You can also put on a windbreaker or sweatshirt. then remove the left arm from the sleeve. Use the sleeve in the same fashion as the rope to feel extensor action.

ldeit

[fmlutz]

Everyone,

Thanks for all the help. Even though this thread has mutated into something different, all the advice is solid. The thing that worked well for me was allowing the club to drop from the top and let the pivot catch it-- great compression! I also tried swinging with a shaft on the legs and that helped to see the leg action better. However, you can still slide a bit and not hit the shaft, but it is not fun when you slide too much. Thanks again for the drills.

Mike

[EC]

Going slightly off topic here, but what the heck.

You can also use Bungie Cord to visualise the Straight Line Delivery Path of the Hands going downplane on the Downstroke.

Just have one end of the cord under your left toe (or better still, tucked under somewhere where the ball would be) and stretch until your hands are Right Shoulder high which is the Top location. Then just take your Hands down that straight line path all the way down! Your Right Shoulder should also go down that exact same line.

'Zilla,

I have a variation to the above that I am curious to see what you and others think of it. I came up with this a couple of years ago, but never really sought out any validation. Using surgical tubing, anchor one end under the left toe or on the plane line as you described. Tie the other end at the bottom of of the grip near the shaft or as close to PP#3 as comfortable. Concentrate on a right forearm pick-up and you will really feel the stretch. Now, for the interesting part...for drag loading, keep the tubing UNDER the right wrist or forearm (feel the loading of the secondary lever); for drive loading assume your grip keeping the tubing BETWEEN the forearms (notice how the entire primary lever assembly loads). Let me know what you think.

EC

[tongzilla]

'Zilla,

I have a variation to the above that I am curious to see what you and others think of it. I came up with this a couple of years ago, but never really sought out any validation. Using surgical tubing, anchor one end under the left toe or on the plane line as you described. Tie the other end at the bottom of of the grip near the shaft or as close to PP#3 as comfortable. Concentrate on a right forearm pick-up and you will really feel the stretch. Now, for the interesting part...for drag loading, keep the tubing UNDER the right wrist or forearm (feel the loading of the secondary lever); for drive loading assume your grip keeping the tubing BETWEEN the forearms (notice how the entire primary lever assembly loads). Let me know what you think.
EC

It's hard for me to comment without seeing you do it. I'm imagining what it would look like in my mind, having the tubing under the right wrist/forearm seems a bit exaggerated to me. But like I said, I can't be sure until I see you do it. But if it works for you and your students then all is good!

[MJCB]

Zone 1 problem! Easily solved. As suggested, either get a long dowel. Or go to Lowes or Home Depot, ask where the drive way / yard reflectors are. Purchase one of the long orange reflector rods.
Take the dowel or rod and run it through the belt loops in your pants. Now take out a 6 iron and swing without touching the dowel with your right elbow or arm. If you spin the hips you will hit the dowel/rod. Use a slow swing first, add speed as you contiue to miss the dowel / rod until you miss it at full speed. To assist further I offer this next tidbit:
Remember if you are a swinger you want to move your hips laterally verses cross laterally which is a spin. To get the sensation of lateral movement you can use a laser pointer or flashlight. Put the laser/light on your left butt check pointing to the ground. The beam should be pointing/shining on the ground. When you make your downswing pivot you should see the beam of light move laterally (towards the target) if it moves towards the ball STOP. Do it again, and again until it moves laterally towards the target! Combine this with the truning torso and not hitting the dowel / rod and you will be on your way!
Good Luck

[curtisj76]

What's the "post up" move? I think I have crazy legs too! Is it a problem if my right foot comes off the ground too early on the downstroke? Thanks