STOP HITTING BEHIND THE BALL
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Mike discusses a lesson he gave where the member was having problems with hitting behind the ball. The member on the backswing would return to their right side, and their whole upper body would shift to the top of the swing and stop. Then on the downswing, the member couldn’t get to their right side fast enough and would hit behind the ball. Mike’s solution was the Left Right Left Drill. This exercise is an important drill because it’s the sequence of a golf swing. You put weight on your left foot, then force on your right foot, back to your left foot, and then swing from the top transition point. Remember you are already to the left foot at the transition point, so your swing circle moves forward to catch the ball and then the ground. The problem was when the industry said to swing to the stop and stand on your left foot. Then once you are there and stable, swing forward. The problem with this is that you are so out of sequence, and it’s hard to get to your left side. You would end up being behind the ball or leaning forward too much to hit the ball. Practice this drill by swinging the club forward to the left, then right, and back to the left. Your arms will swing and accelerate from the transition point through the ball.