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Trail Foot Inversion
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Trail Foot Inversion
For simplicity, all advice on actual swings or drills is provided from a right handed perspective.
My preferred method for teaching a player to improve their iron swing is to work on a "weight forward" bias swing. That means that there is very minimal or no actual shifting of weight into the trail foot during the backswing.
However, for the driver swing, depending on the student, I may have them shift some weight to the trail side in their backswing. While they are shifting their weight, I make sure that they keep some forward leaning angle in their trail leg.
If they fail to maintain some forward angle in their trail leg, they most likely will display a very serious problem, trail foot inversion.
This occurs when the weight on the trail foot travels to the outside edge of the foot. This usually lifts the inside edge of the trail foot off the ground.
This swing fault will rob you of power, distance, and direction.
It disables your ability to push off the trail foot as you transition into the downswing phase, because your weight has shifted too far laterally to the outside part of the foot.
The correct sensation you’re looking for is to feel the weight on the inside border of the trail foot at the top of your backswing. An easy way to visualize this is that your trail leg should have about 85* of forward leaning angle at the end of your backswing
A simple, effective drill to produce the correct sensation in the trail ankle is to place a foot wedge ($30 on Amazon) under your trail foot while repeatedly practicing your backswing.
A golf ball or two door stops under the outside edge of your trail foot will produce the same result, but I prefer the foot wedge above with my students, and I use it occasionally for myself.
If trail foot inversion is a problem you need to correct, here's the drill I use with my students:
- Hit five balls with the foot wedge under your trail foot
- Then hit ten balls without the training aid, feeling the weight staying on the inside edge of your trail foot.
- Repeat the sequence as necessary until you have it burned into your swing.
Try it, you'll like it.
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