As is Billy Casper, Larry Nelson is a 'Right Foot Dragger' through Impact. It is a very natural action, the same 'foot drag' you get when you skip a rock across water with gusto.
Personally, I like Sam Snead's more stable Right Foot, but Larry's action gets the job done, and I, for one, would not suggest that he change it. The procedure does not interfere with his Pivot Stability or Balance, and it has served him well throughout his career.
What are the problems to watch out for with dragging the right foot (I think Greg Norman did this too)?
What are the problems to watch out for with dragging the right foot (I think Greg Norman did this too)?
Just don't let Knee Action and Foot Action act independently of Hip and Shoulder motion. The Feet and Knees support the action of the Hips and Shoulders, not the other way around.
As far as Greg Norman goes, his early action was to slide the Right Foot back to the line across the Heels -- as opposed to dragging the Right Foot forward toward the Target -- as he simultaneously spun rapidly on his Left Heel (his toe pointing toward the Target). He ultimately quieted down this Foot Action, and that change preceded his becoming the #1 player in the world.
Just don't let Knee Action and Foot Action act independently of Hip and Shoulder motion. The Feet and Knees support the action of the Hips and Shoulders, not the other way around.
As far as Greg Norman goes, his early action was to slide the Right Foot back to the line across the Heels -- as opposed to dragging the Right Foot forward toward the Target -- as he simultaneously spun rapidly on his Left Heel (his toe pointing toward the Target). He ultimately quieted down this Foot Action, and that change preceded his becoming the #1 player in the world.
But not by much.
Yoda,
Stuart Appleby, Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy, Michael Campbell, Mike Weir Robert Allenby have all been promoting the Leaderboard training aid (Stuart Appleby, Adam Scott and Geoff Ogilvy are company owners).
When you look at the videos are you seeing the old Greg Norman foot action or the better revised foot action. Which foot action do you think this aid promotes, if any?
Stuart Appleby, Adam Scott, Geoff Ogilvy, Michael Campbell, Mike Weir Robert Allenby have all been promoting the Leaderboard training aid (Stuart Appleby, Adam Scott and Geoff Ogilvy are company owners).
When you look at the videos are you seeing the old Greg Norman foot action or the better revised foot action. Which foot action do you think this aid promotes, if any?
Follow Homer Kelley's advice with regards to the Foot Action Component (7-17). The loading (Weight) can shift to the inner edge of the Foot, but it shouldn't roll the Foot over on its edged. To the extent the Heel comes off the ground, it should be pulled off, not lifted off.
I see no reason for the exaggerated drag of the Right Foot through Impact, nor the excessive Knee Action which causes it. This conclusion comes despite the fact that three great champions come to mind that use the technique: Billy Casper, George Knudsen and Larry Nelson.
Of the names you mention above, including the three company owners, I do not recall any that drag the Right Foot as promoted by the training device.
Finally, I have not seen Greg Norman's Foot Action in several years, but from the video you have supplied, I can see that the Leaderboard training aid does not produce the Foot Action he used in his early years on TOUR.
Follow Homer Kelley's advice with regards to the Foot Action Component (7-17). The loading (Weight) can shift to the inner edge of the Foot, but it shouldn't roll the Foot over on its edged. To the extent the Heel comes off the ground, it should be pulled off, not lifted off.
I see no reason for the exaggerated drag of the Right Foot through Impact, nor the excessive Knee Action which causes it. This conclusion comes despite the fact that three great champions come to mind that use the technique: Billy Casper, George Knudsen and Larry Nelson.
Of the names you mention above, including the three company owners, I do not recall any that drag the Right Foot as promoted by the training device.
Finally, I have not seen Greg Norman's Foot Action in several years, but from the video you have supplied, I can see that the Leaderboard training aid does not produce the Foot Action he used in his early years on TOUR.
One image that has been helpful to me has been to imagine that the shin bones are springs . . . saw this in 7 Laws of the Golf Swing while parusing in the library (yes I said library).
The image of the "shin springs" was to compress the springs down into the ground at Top and Start Down by feeling as if your center of gravity moves down as well as forward . . . eliminating crazy knees and the right heel popping up prematurely . . . ala Sam Sneed Squat.
"The Western was Wood's first event since he missed the cut at the U.S. Open, and he was straining to find his form in a season that had been torn asunder by the death of his father. He set up shop on the range at Cog Hill, with his instructor Hank Haney, with whom he had embarked on yet another swing overhaul two years ago, and in a 2 1/2 hour session they focused on the flaw that had been tormenting Woods: his tendency to cock his head to the left on the backswing and then rock it back and to the right on the downswing, upsetting his balance and timing. The enduring image from that grueling session was of Haney's left hand pressed against the right side of Woods's face, keeping his head stable while Tiger focused on rotating smoothly around his spine."
Don't shoot the messenger for the above quote.
Anyone ever think of changing the Right Forearm alignment, so Bobbing wouldn't be necessary?
The enduring image from that grueling session was of Haney's left hand pressed against the right side of Woods's face, keeping his head stable while Tiger focused on rotating smoothly around his spine."
In a recent issue of Golf Digest (June 2006), Tiger writes:
"A steady head means I've rotated around a fixed point, a critical factor in stabilizing my swing."
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