12/14/2018 ISSUE 50

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GROUND CONTROL NECESSARY BEFORE LIFTOFF

I wanted to talk to you today about improved footwork balls of your feet. You should also pinch your right knee in

and how to effectively interact with the ground. One of the slightly to establish the inside pressure on the right foot.

catchiest phases regarding footwork that gives us a great As you waggle you should bounce/flex slightly up and

picture to improve is “If you want action, you got to have down to feel the pressure being applied by your feet into

traction.” I love that statement, because it illu- KEVIN’S the ground. This will help you feel “keen to the
minates the importance of wearing high-quali- KURES act” for pushing against the mother earth.
ty footwear that provides good traction/friction
to the ground, but also shoes that can support 2. Backswing: Remember, the backswing
is slight shift and then a turn, the shift being

the down, side-to-side and forward and back prompted by a slight sideward push with the

pressures, while stabilizing the feet. left foot which presses the left knee slightly in.

The feet, which are our only connection to The right foot pushes back, which turns the

the ground, lead to support, power and bal- right hip and causes the right knee to straight-

ance. Contrast the golfer swinging from the en slightly. These series of pushes with the feet

ground, where he has tremendous friction and against the ground help create more effective

can use what are called shearing forces, com- movement of the lower body by allowing the

pared to a golfer standing on a hockey-rink sur- ankles to roll, the knees to flex/straighten and

face wearing leather outer soles. From the ice the hips to turn.

surface, the backswing wouldn’t be able to be By Kevin Perkins 3. Downswing: As you near the top of the

‘1’ nice shot! executed, let alone the increased force of the swing you should feel a good deal of both down-

Jeanine Marcucci of St. Lucie West is the latest forward swing. Believe me, a high-quality golf swing starts ward and sideward force against the inside of your right
golfer to get in on the hole-in-one act at PGA Golf
Club. She made her ace last Friday at the Dye club, with the ground and how we push down, side-to-side, for- foot, and a lighter pressure on the inside of the left foot.
holing a 6-iron shot from 124 yards on the 13th
hole. Congrats, Jeanine!  ward/back and finally up. That is why great players look as While the upper body completes it backward movement,

though their lower bodies (ankles, knees and hips) have a you should then feel an aggressive amount of downward,

swivel look as they move down, forward and around. Spe- sideward and forward push off the right foot, which will

cifically, they are using their feet to push slightly side to cause the right knee to flex and the right hip to begin to

side, slightly down and largely rotationally, to create force rotate. At the same time you should feel the left foot begin

and torque initiated from the ground, then moving up to push back, sideward and down as well. This will prompt

through their bodies, and finally into the clubhead. Let’s the left knee to initially flex down, while the hips begins

give you a few “Kures” to improve your footwork to allow to go slightly forward and around. The hips will continue

you to interact with the ground more efficiently: to rotate to square halfway down in the downswing and

1. Set-up and Address: As with all athletic endeavors, will continue to rotate to a position of approximately 20-40

you must place the majority of your foot pressure on the degrees open at impact. 

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