I talked to The Surge about today’s video. He said I should definitely do it. This isn’t about golf equipment or golf balls or golf tips. This is a thank you. From me and my wife to all of you in the Peak Performance Golf Swing family.
Sincerely,
Lynn Griffin, Director of Club Fitting Operations.
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I saw a lot of it at our winter tournament. That old back leg straightened up in the backswing. That’s cause by the front leg bending too much and/or too much turn. If you turn beyond the toe line, the back leg has to straighten up! That’s the way our bodies are built.
But we need to keep the back leg flexed. Think of a tennis player getting ready to serve. Legs are flexed, ready to push off with real power. You sink onto your back leg. And you can’t “sink” onto a straight back leg.
This video is Part One to answer the question Jim asked about what the back foot should look like in the forward swing. Well, what it’s sup[posed to look is connected to what happened in the backswing. He said his remained flat.
This video about the backswing sets the stage for what should happen in the forward swing. Yes, think of the tennis player ready to serve. Or a baseball pitcher getting ready to throw. And remember: limited turn.
The Surge!
I’ve noticed at our schools and at the tournament, there’s a tendency for golfers to keep their front foot flat during the lateral left shift, the “bump,” as they move forward to the finish. When that happen, the forward knee straightens. It might even lock up. And that’s not good.
The knee and ankle of the front foot should always be in dynamic motion. Remember, they’re attached. Try walking around with your legs straight and your feet flat. In a very short time you’ll start feeling pain in your back.
In this video, I show you how to roll the front foot over and give you a little exercise you can do anywhere to get the rolled over feeling in your front foot.
The Surge!
P.S. Check out the tournament post. We’ve added even more pictures!
For years you’ve been taught that, in the backswing, you keep your club low and wide, reaching back as far as you can. I saw some of this at the tournament. And you’ll see that advice continually popping up in magazines and golf shows.
Well, in the Peak Performance Golf Swing, we must maintain our spine angle. If you reach way back you’re going to sway, get way behind the ball, and cause any number of other problems.
In this video I’ve given you more tips on getting the club into the mitt in your backswing. We like to keep it simple.
The Surge!
I’ll admit. My reading tends to the business end of my business: teaching. I don’t devote a whole bunch of time on “current” best sellers about how to hurt your back. It just leads to frustration a my part.Advocates of the X-Factor, rotational swing or any swing that will hurt our bodies leaves mew cold.
A blogger asked for some good reads for winter. Well, this video give you my views. But one I didn’t mention specifically is sort of my bible: In Search of the Perfect Golf Swing, by A. J. Cochran and John Stobbs ( look it up on Amazon.com)
I love these guys. Here’s a quote I always use from Chapter One, page 1:
“To hit any full, straight shot, the golfer has to:
– swing the clubface straight through the ball towards the aiming point,
– make the clubface aim square towards the target as he does so …
– swing the clubhead through impact as fast as he can manage while still achieving the first two prerequisites of a straight shot,
– hit the ball more or less in the middle of the clubface. ...
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It was truly a good time had by all. Yes, the weather could have been better, but everyone’s spirits warmed things up. It was truly an amazing time. What a great group! Here’s a sight for The Surge’s sore eyes. This is the first time I’ve seen everyone on the practice tee trying to be vertical!
Vertical on the Practice Tee
Our winners were:
Championship Flight: Jack Moore
First Flight: Charles Gould
Second Flight William Trbovich
Third Flight: William Davis
Forth Flight: Bernard Bible
Fifth Flight: John Hallquist
Overall Gross: Jerry Rathmann
Overall Net: Davis Tharayil
Congratulations champs!
The Surge!
It’s the lateral left (for right handers) shift. I call it “the bump” for short. At our recent tournament we had supervised practice and a morning clinic and there were many questions about “the bump,” like how far do you shift.
A number of players were going too far, some as much as five inches, which caused all sorts of problems. The correct answer is no more than one and a half inches — or less. Use your belt buckle as a measurement. It shouldn’t shift more than one and a half inches forward.
I think this video will help out greatly. Check out the door jam drill. It’s really that easy. Get the feel for how little you move. Our narrower stance makes it easy to shift your weight from back to front. The key is: don’t over do it.
The Surge!
O.K. I know I’m going to say something in this video that, well, sort of goes a little contrary to what you been told for a long, long time. BUt if there’s one thing I know, Certified club fitters and club makers just know the dynamics of the golf club. We’re suppose to know how they work and why.
Well, we do. Not bragging. It’s just our job. Sort of like the mechanic under the hood of your car. You hope and pray he (or she) knows more about that engine than you do.
I know you though grooves in a clubhead are what caused the golf ball to spin. Well, that’s not quite the case. Check out the video where I humbly explain what grooves are all about. And it’s not spin.
Keep it vertical. And be sure to check out our growing club fitter page.
Lynn Griffin, PPGS Director of Club Fitting Operations
P.S. And like The Surge said, let’s all help Anthony Netto’s foundation You want to spread some Christmas cheer? Click here.
It sure was a busy week. We started out in North Carolina with our first PPGS Teacher Certification Clinic. So that process is on the way. Thursday through Saturday was the first PPGS Winter Tournament at Hilton Head on the Old South Golf Links. Everyone was amazing.
It was a bit chilly and wet for the 50 participants, but everyone seemed to enjoy the clinic DJ and I did Friday morning. I think everyone was amazed by my friend and paraplegic golf, Anthony Netto. We learned that Anthony, who uses the Paragolfer, a specially designed wheel chair that allows him to “stand up,” has a clubhead speed with his driver of 115 m.p.h. And as we saw, it’s all arms. It was really a great tournament. Click here for our tournament page.
Now that we have our PPGS Club Fitting Certification program going and our PPGS Teacher Certification program launched, it’s going to be up to you to tell your pro to get certified! Have him or her get the videos and take a look at the site. That’s how we’ll spread the wor ...
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If you’re in the chilly north consider the winter months the best time to get your equipment ready for spring. This is the time to get new grips and club fitting — loft, lie, shaft. Check out your shoes. What condition are your spikes? Or maybe Santa might consider giving you a new set of fitted clubs!
Like I said before, don’t let this important time slip away. Living room putting is just fine and will help you a great deal when the season begins. Now is the time to develop that exercise program you’ve been telling yourself you’re going to do.
Keep you and your equipment in shape. Plan ahead. There’s just nothing like the feel of new grips.
The Surge!