Great tip! I am a better golfer and found myself restricting lower body turn so much that left knee was no longer behind the ball. When you let that knee get pulled by the coil of the body (upper body), THEN you produce huge torque and “hit” the ball effortlessly long. The weight moves deeper into that right heel and you can lift your left leg off the ground at the top of your backswing. Locked and loaded to fire away with lower body! Wonderful teaching. A joy to see Paul is teaching sound mechanics better than 99.9% of the teachers out there.
Restricting the lower body is important but I know some people overdo it. You have to keep the lower body still yet this knee needs to go behidn the ball. I think you see that. Without this, you don’t get the coil. Glad you caught it.
If you are super-tight and cannot fully turn fully, I don’t mind it coming off the ground a little. Just remember the ratio between the shoulders, hips, knees and feet. If you lift too much and rotate the knees to 45 the hips will go to 60. You would need 120 degrees of shoulder turn to get the torque which is rare if anyone can do that. So be careful with how much you lift it if you are going to lift it.
Fine and basic instruction, Paul.
Several Pro’s I see on the tour events are very much flexed at the knees when at address,while you recommend an upright position.They must be quite restricted in moving their left knee back as you show .
I just like the legs activate until you can feel them so they are ready to go. Too much and you might stand up through impact plus it’s just not necessary.
I think this is the biggest issue to my swing Paul
For whatever reason I dont think ‘cranking my shoulders’ is creating enough connection to ‘pull’ my left knee round.
Do some people have to feel an independent move of the knee to get it round behind the ball?
ie. manually turn your lower body whilst coiling the shoulders rather than hoping it will all get pulled into place? thanks Rob
Yes, if your front knee goes forward when coiling into the backswing and that is something you are working on then you want to actually think about it. There are times in your swing that you want to focus on 1 specific body part. It might not happen when working on other parts of the swing hoping it will happen when it won’t.
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11 Responses to “Forward Knee Behind Ball”
August 7, 2018
pastorjohnbutcherGreat tip! I am a better golfer and found myself restricting lower body turn so much that left knee was no longer behind the ball. When you let that knee get pulled by the coil of the body (upper body), THEN you produce huge torque and “hit” the ball effortlessly long. The weight moves deeper into that right heel and you can lift your left leg off the ground at the top of your backswing. Locked and loaded to fire away with lower body! Wonderful teaching. A joy to see Paul is teaching sound mechanics better than 99.9% of the teachers out there.
August 8, 2018
Paul WilsonJohn,
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
Restricting the lower body is important but I know some people overdo it. You have to keep the lower body still yet this knee needs to go behidn the ball. I think you see that. Without this, you don’t get the coil. Glad you caught it.
Thanks for the kind words.
August 8, 2018
GregSaiterShould the heel of the left foot come off the ground in this tip?
Greg…
August 8, 2018
Paul WilsonGreg,
If you are super-tight and cannot fully turn fully, I don’t mind it coming off the ground a little. Just remember the ratio between the shoulders, hips, knees and feet. If you lift too much and rotate the knees to 45 the hips will go to 60. You would need 120 degrees of shoulder turn to get the torque which is rare if anyone can do that. So be careful with how much you lift it if you are going to lift it.
August 8, 2018
BruceSwitzerAnother great tip. What shoes do you wear?
August 8, 2018
Paul WilsonBruce,
Thanks. Right now I am wearing FootJoys. I have worn Ecco in the past but they stop making the ones I like.
August 15, 2018
RaymondCHASTELFine and basic instruction, Paul.
Several Pro’s I see on the tour events are very much flexed at the knees when at address,while you recommend an upright position.They must be quite restricted in moving their left knee back as you show .
August 16, 2018
Paul WilsonRaymond,
I just like the legs activate until you can feel them so they are ready to go. Too much and you might stand up through impact plus it’s just not necessary.
May 1, 2019
jeroenwolffHi Paul,
Can you start uncoiling with your front knee. The hips turn then but I am not sure if it gives a power leak. Knee rolls more outsite then.
August 30, 2020
RobKedgleyI think this is the biggest issue to my swing Paul
For whatever reason I dont think ‘cranking my shoulders’ is creating enough connection to ‘pull’ my left knee round.
Do some people have to feel an independent move of the knee to get it round behind the ball?
ie. manually turn your lower body whilst coiling the shoulders rather than hoping it will all get pulled into place? thanks Rob
September 1, 2020
Paul WilsonYes, if your front knee goes forward when coiling into the backswing and that is something you are working on then you want to actually think about it. There are times in your swing that you want to focus on 1 specific body part. It might not happen when working on other parts of the swing hoping it will happen when it won’t.