Hi Paul,
Really enjoyed this tip. Being a slicer, the roll-over drill was one I had mis-placed in my arsenal. And the bounce on the right leg really helps. But I really like the touch the legs drill. I am sure many of us on the course have completed a shot only to realize that our legs are not touching…… Okay maybe only I have done that, but I’m practicing it more from now on.
Thanks for the reminders!
Mike
Mike, glad you like these drills. I get so many people telling me they don’t have a lot of time. You don’t need time to go hit balls. It’s about the movement. You can practice this anywhere.
Paul, In exercises 1 and 3 in this tip, do you recommend or maybe even encourage the practice of a slight roll of the ankle opposite of the leg where the weight will go? In other words, to start the weight transfer with a slight roll o he ankle as was demonstrated by Roger Fredricks on the Revolution site yesterday? Rolling the ankle does help me transfer the weight. Thank you for your valuable tips and advice, Roy
I have not heard it described as a roll of the ankle before. If this work for you then do it this way. Rolling is not a good word when talking weight shift. This bring up the image of a sway. You are loading onto this foot and unloading off of it into the follow through. Also, I have never heard anyone talk about ankles before. Really, you are trying to feel it in your feet. I will have to watch his video.
Paul, I do sense it in the feet but it is not an active thought or feel. I didn’t realize I was doing it until I saw Roger’s video. Jeremy’s videos on balance piqued my interest in my feet. I noted that when doing his “follow through” exercise I was either falling to my left or else I had trouble getting on my rear toe if I didn’t go too far left. After a touch my legs drill, I realized that I was very flat-footed doing Jeremy’s drill. Then Roger’s video tied it all together for me – I wasn’t “rolling” my right ankle at the start of the down swing. Thanks again for your answer and your time on this question. Roy
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5 Responses to “No Club … No Excuse”
August 31, 2012
mikeplummerHi Paul,
Really enjoyed this tip. Being a slicer, the roll-over drill was one I had mis-placed in my arsenal. And the bounce on the right leg really helps. But I really like the touch the legs drill. I am sure many of us on the course have completed a shot only to realize that our legs are not touching…… Okay maybe only I have done that, but I’m practicing it more from now on.
Thanks for the reminders!
Mike
August 31, 2012
Paul WilsonMike, glad you like these drills. I get so many people telling me they don’t have a lot of time. You don’t need time to go hit balls. It’s about the movement. You can practice this anywhere.
September 1, 2012
RoyMatthewsPaul, In exercises 1 and 3 in this tip, do you recommend or maybe even encourage the practice of a slight roll of the ankle opposite of the leg where the weight will go? In other words, to start the weight transfer with a slight roll o he ankle as was demonstrated by Roger Fredricks on the Revolution site yesterday? Rolling the ankle does help me transfer the weight. Thank you for your valuable tips and advice, Roy
September 1, 2012
Paul WilsonI have not heard it described as a roll of the ankle before. If this work for you then do it this way. Rolling is not a good word when talking weight shift. This bring up the image of a sway. You are loading onto this foot and unloading off of it into the follow through. Also, I have never heard anyone talk about ankles before. Really, you are trying to feel it in your feet. I will have to watch his video.
September 2, 2012
RoyMatthewsPaul, I do sense it in the feet but it is not an active thought or feel. I didn’t realize I was doing it until I saw Roger’s video. Jeremy’s videos on balance piqued my interest in my feet. I noted that when doing his “follow through” exercise I was either falling to my left or else I had trouble getting on my rear toe if I didn’t go too far left. After a touch my legs drill, I realized that I was very flat-footed doing Jeremy’s drill. Then Roger’s video tied it all together for me – I wasn’t “rolling” my right ankle at the start of the down swing. Thanks again for your answer and your time on this question. Roy