You’re swinging on top, loading correctly on your side of the trail with your weight firmly planted on the back foot. now what?
The key, as you probably know, is to use the ground and shift your weight from the back foot to the front foot as you start the landing. This is non-negotiable.
The trick, however, is not to let your head follow as you do this significant weight change. Keep it.
In fact, it’s a good idea to feel your head move away from the target as you move from back to front. It is this movement of the lower body towards the target with the head hanging back that creates the whiplash movement all great strikers share, as well as top speed.
When you move your head with your shift, your path goes haywire, either forcing an outside-in path or one that’s too inside-out. So when you move, especially with the driver, think of two forces: the forward one with your lower body and the one hanging down with your head.
The ball won’t know what hit it.
Mike Perpich is one GOLF Top 100 Teachers who teaches at RiverPines Golf in Johns Creek, Ga.
