Sit your tailbone laterally onto your left heel in transition from backswing to downswing.
Notice how both legs, especially the left leg is tilted down toward the ground for complete balanced weight shift.
Elkington says to shift the tailbone 1 inch toward the target in the backswing and 1 more inch in the downswing.
I find it difficult to keep the right hip turned back at the start of the downswing(external rotation) so now I am pre-torquing the right hip at address by aiming(twisting) my right kneecap at the toes of my right foot(bowl leg). I actually feel the pressure on the outside of my right foot at address. Now I have clearance to swing from the inside while holding the external rotation as long as possible in the downswing. Also, point the right elbow at the right hip in the downswing.
Now, with that inside move you can pin the left arm to the chest and fire.
external rotation=away from the center of the front of the chest.
Backswing-
feel like you're turning your left shoulder tip down into your right heel for a full, on-plane coil.
Review of Transition Right Side Movements
http://www.aroundhawaii.com/lifestyle/health_and_fitness/2011-03-whats-a-shoulder-turn-part-3.html
Remember that during transition, there is external rotation of the right shoulder(away from the center of the chest) along with the scapula’s retraction(towards the front of the chest). This forms the “elbow move” that I wrote about in a previous article. Just as a baseball pitcher drives the elbow forward before accelerating the hand/ball, great golf swings use this power source too.
Keep both feet torqued clockwise and your toes raised in your shoes thru out the swing for maximum balance and leverage.
Watch how fast his right elbow drops into the slot in transition and early downswing. Paired with what I had called the “stop sign move” which is comprised of right shoulder external rotation, right forearm pronation and right wrist extension, this loads the right side and creates proper “lag.”
Full Swing=feel the right elbow stays below the left elbow in the downswing.
The upper arc (shown below) is the backswing arc. If you look on your video and your clubhead re-traces this higher line in the downswing, you are not getting it. Remember, feel the right elbow going below the left elbow as you transition into the downswing. Of course this lower arc is more pronounced with the longer clubs.
Putting=Lots of players like to use a bit of a loop in all their golf shots, including putting. Notice below how the ball is lined up a little toward the toe of the putter face.
The aiming point of the right forearm is 18inches down the target line, if you were looking straight down from above. Feel the putting stroke move thru the ball toward this aiming spot.
Now notice at impact how it has been manipulated a little back to the center sweetspot.
Make sure your toes are raised inside your shoes for maximum balance.
Not much, just a little over the top loop from back to forward.
The aiming point of the right forearm is 18inches down the target line, if you were looking straight down from above. Feel the putting stroke move thru the ball toward this aiming spot.
On another note, the maybe ambiguous term “lag” should be replaced by a more anatomically correct description of the actual movements. In other words, if one has lag (ambiguous type) but supinates the right forearm and adds more left arm internal rotation, what does that do?
http://www.aroundhawaii.com/lifestyle/health_and_fitness/2011-03-whats-a-shoulder-turn-part-3.html
See the Rod Pampling’s vs. Sergio Garcia’s position? What’s the point of having a lot of lag if you cup the left wrist (extend) instead of bowing (flexion), add more left shoulder internal rotation on the downswing like Sergio? It will overly flatten the downswing plane and leave the hands/wrists/clubface in too open a position. From this point, it is hard for anyone, even for someone as talented as Sergio to square it without having to flip/roll it.
Sergio has been the poster child for anti-lag sentiment. Because he had such great lag and has not lived up to the hype, people are afraid of holding onto lag. But he never did his lag correctly nor was ever taught how to square the clubface without flipping, therefore the problem isn’t lag, it’s a problem of poor instruction.
The good golfers have a lot more lateral or side bend as they downswing and this pressure on the spine is a big deal as it keeps the spine gears engaged for a full efficient rotary swing.(http://www.aroundhawaii.com/lifestyle/health_and_fitness/2010-04-spine-engine-swing-lateral-bend.html
So how does one increase lateral bend?
You keep your left shoulder tip behind your tailbone as long as possible at the start of the downswing.
It's not a large move, don't over do it, mainly just thinking about it is the main thing to making enough of it happen to apply the pressure to the spine gears to keep them engaged. That is all your trying to do with lateral bend.
Point the top of the right hand 'V' at the ball at impact. They talk about where it points at address, but let's talk about where it points at impact (mines been incorrectly pointing high to right field.) It's like shooting your play finger gun at the ball. This is called ulnar deviation. This will extend the right arm fully after impact for maximum acceleration. Do this along with bowing the left wrist and shoot the ball down the fairway.
If you hit a duck hook you've simply come over the top and need to keep your left elbow behind your left shoulder a little longer in the downswing transition(away from the ball target line.)
Keep the palm of the bowed left hand pointed at your right front pants pocket as long as possible in downswing can help.
Backswing left wrist is flat. Downswing left wrist is bowed.
To maintain Lag, feel like you are hitting the ball with the top of the raised left wrist, leading into impact with the bowed left wrist.
Another way to think of it is to keep the left palm facing the bodies vertical center line until impact(rh).
As you swing down into the delivery zone(the slot), feel like you are replacing your right hip to where it was at address. This will maintain your posture and is a vital part of unraveling the golf swing puzzle.
So, put the right hip right back to where it came from.
Tho it will be 2 inches closer to the target because of the weight shift, it will be the same distance away from the ball/target line(don't even think about this.) Swing as hard as you want as long as you can replace the right hip back to where it was at address. Just think it and feel it as you swing. Put the right hip at impact right back to where it was at address. Please Keep Reading...
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But you know what, the best way to do this naturally is to just concentrate on keeping the back of your head still, works good with putting and chipping too.
Keeping right heel on the ground during downswing will help to swing from the inside and shallow.
To maintain Lag, feel like you are hitting the ball with the top of the raised left wrist.
This will instantly give a lot more zip to your shots no matter how bad your posture at impact is. Not saying this guy pictured has bad posture,au contraire.