by Denny Walters, Jr
TPI Certified Golf Coach
Head Teaching Professional
Bogey Hills Golf Academy and Performance Institute
Golf academy
Hope everyone is ready for the
golf season!
I will be giving swing tips in each newsletter throughout the golf season to help you with your game! Simple improvements can go a long way in making you a better golfer. I hope you enjoy the monthly swing tips!
Golf Tip:
Proper weight distribution and shifting through the swing and how it can affect your golf shot.
Weight movement in a golf swing is vital for both distance and consistency. With proper weight movement we can apply and use ground force in our swing. Conversely, if we allow our weight movement to get away from us it will cause loss of distance, inconsistencies and bad golf shots. Here are a few tips to help with proper weight movement and distribution.
1. At setup make sure your weight is evenly distributed on both feet 50/50.
2. Weight should be on your shoe laces or middle of your feet. You should be able to wiggle your toes at address (ever notice PGA Tour players doing this before they hit a shot?).
3. On the backswing your weight should be on the inside of your trail foot (back foot). If your weight moves to the outside, you are forced to slide into the ball on the downswing.
4. As you rotate forward, you should transfer your weight into the lead foot. It is okay if your lead foot moves.
5. You should finish with your weight on the lead foot (front foot) near the heel. Again, it's okay if your foot moves.
6. If you want to hit a draw, the weight should transfer to the trail heel on the backswing and to the lead toe on the downswing. This will cause a more in to out swing path.
7. If you want to hit a fade, the weight should transfer to the trail toe on the backswing and to the lead heel on the downswing. This will cause an outside to in swing path.