Tilting

[donaau]

Had an interesting video session with my pro today. Like Honers "Straight as an arrow - but left", I have been hitting most of my shots left. The longer the club the more angle left.
The video revealed that below my navel, for a guy my age and a build like Craig Parry my move was perfect - nice hip,right knee etc. Problem was as my hip turned my upper body tilted back, then as my right shoulder dropped on the downswing it tilted me even further back. Result - a reverse pivot and a shot way left.
The pro suggested I try feeling as if I am swaying my upper body forward as I turn my shoulders towards the target. This seemed to work but my question is, does anyone know any drills / swing thoughts to get the upper body moving forward rather than back? Most drills seem to focus on the hips and knees which are not a problem for me.

D

[gord962]

Re: Tilting

use my two drills:

http://members.shaw.ca/gord962/drills/top_position.htm

This drill ensures you are in the correct position at the top. If you are in the correct position at the top, your weight has no where else to go other than towards the target. The biggest thing with this drill for those who have a reverse pivot is to ensure the left shoulder is over top of the right knee at the top of the backswing.

http://members.shaw.ca/gord962/drills/downswing.htm

This drill will get you starting the downswing with your lower body, which will pull your upper body through the ball.

[donaau]

Re: Tilting

Thank you Gord for your response. I'll give those drills a try.

Don

[pgmetcalf]

Re: Tilting

Consider this. People usually tilt because they concentrate on keeping their head absolutely still. During the backswing your body weight transfers to the right but if you keep your head in exactly the same place your weight does not shift correctly. I don't mean a slide to the right but my head probably rotates by as much as 4 inches even though I still try to look at the ball. For me, I'm not sure about others players, but it's impossible for me to keep the head perfectly still anyway.

[donaau]

Re: Tilting

Thanks Paul. I also think it has a lot to do with focusing too much on keeping the head still. On the split screen - me and a pro - as I coiled over the right hip my head moved slightly back, as did the pro's. On the downswing my hips and knees moved pretty much like the pro's but my head, in trying to keep it still, if anything moved even further back (the pro's moved forward). By time my left arm dropped I was tilted way back. Like you, my pro said forget the head and for a while you will feel like you are swaying forward. I have since found that David Leadbetter's "one, two let it go" drill helps but would still like to hear any other drills people may have.

Don