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Squat to Create Leverage

Problem

You need to create leverage for a more powerful swing.

Cure

Squatting will help create more leverage and lengthen your swing path for more power and speed.

Therapy

Be sure to keep level and maintain your knee flex that you formed at address as you take your backswing. When you reach the top of your swing, your upper body should drop down as you shift your weight onto the inner part of your back leg and heel. Your back hip should rotate fully away from the target to help build up power to use during your downswing. Squat as you begin your downswing, your forward leg and arm should straighten, and cup at the left wrist. You will swing with your torso and legs instead of your hands due to an enhanced knee flex as your body drops during your squat. This is a difficult maneuver to perform and if you do not initiate a proper squat position at the top of your backswing, then you will naturally lift your body up to correct the swing, resulting in poor contact. So be certain to practice this swing before attempting it on the course.

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Einstein | 2 years ago, at the start of March

This article is a bunch of squat. Leverage is produced by "sliding" your fully rotated hips over the gravity fulcrum (a point located just about accross from the ball) BEFORE you turn your hips toward the target. Make no attempt to restrict your hip turn going backand your shoulders will follow. Once on top, slide and lengthen your right side (not the left). Restrict the opening of your shoulders coming down until your sliding hips max out. Like backing up to a bar stool. Now you'll have full power leverage from the lower body ready to marry a still fully torqued upper body. What do you think the result will be? NEWS FLASH!!! You won't have time to think or blink. Bye little ballie.



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