Do you sit?

[Simon Woo]

Knees are supposed to be flexed at address. How many of you actually go for the feeling like you are sitting?

[Kenisu]

Re: Do you sit?

Hi,

I think the feeling must be the same as if you are standing at the edge of a diving board, just before you jump you flex your knees without thinking of that. You can see you never flex them a lot.

Toni.

[pinyo8]

Re: Do you sit?

I dont think describing bending your knee as sitting is a good description. From what I have learnt, your knee should flex only slightly (say from a straight leg, your knee should push forward by about 2-3 inch). You height probably on drops by about and inch by doing so.
Note that I am one of those people who believes in trying to stay tall in your setup is better to allow yourself to make a wide arc.

[GreeBoman]

Re: Do you sit?

Stand tall
Bend from the hips/waist
Knees bent in an athletic stance, same as for any other sport
NOT sitting down.

[Simon Woo]

Re: Do you sit?

I tried "sitting down" and it really helped my woods. I guess it's probably an exaggerated correction to other faults I might have, like swaying and not coiling properly. Probably because his helps me to plant my right left firmly during the upswing?

[tomallinder]

Re: Do you sit?

No, not really "sitting". I think stand up straight, bend slightly at waist/hips then flex knees slightly.

I went through a period where knees were flexed too much- worked ok for a while then started doing too much of a good thing. Guess I looked like a rain barrel taking a swing. Right around me.

My biggest thing now is slight flex and at the top feel like I keep a flex in right knee and load weight over the top of the right knee.

So, maybe you have a point by anchoring yourself. What works for one, may not work so well for another.

I say do what it takes to hit it good... when it stops working, look for something else.

[Simon Woo]

Re: Do you sit?

Yeah I guess it's just a feel of sitting, but prior to this I've always had people telling me to flex my knees more even though I can definitely see that they are already bent/flex. This 'sitting' sensation seems to work for me with the woods, but is it because I am not supposed to have my weight on the balls of the feet but further back on the heels (with the woods) anyway? I'm fine feeling the weight on the balls of my feet with the irons..

[roughfinder.]

Re: Do you sit?

I remember reading somewhere that you should feel as though you're sitting on a shooting stick (can't remember where I read it) I think I do this with my driver but not with the irons as I'm naturally bent over further being quite tall (I'm 6' 2").

[LowPost42]

Re: Do you sit?

rough: I believe this is a 'Five Fundamentals' idea.

Simon: The one thing I notice is that most players' shins are straight up and down - their butts work like a counterweight. For shorter clubs, it sticks out more, for longer clubs it sticks out less.

[Simon Woo]

Re: Do you sit?

Hmm yep maybe I forgot to add, with the irons I'm definitely on my toes so it doesn't feel like I'm sitting per se. But with the woods, I did try to get a more sitting feeling and was able to hit very nicely that way. Legs felt more dead and therefore was probably more able to create the coil in my upper body.. But I don't want to overdo it either so wanted to clarify the difference between the irons and the woods.

[msklar92]

Re: Do you sit?

multiple articles I've read - weight should be on the balls of the feet - not the toes and not the heels. Similar to a short stop. when you have the proper spine tilt it may feel as if you buttocks is sticking out. To get the idea of this, put a club extending from your head to your buttocks while standing straight up and then tilt from the hips.

[Simon Woo]

Re: Do you sit?

Oops yep sorry my mistake, I meant balls of the feet and not the toes. Irons are fine, and I think I get what you mean, it's a feeling of always ready to go, yeah? Irons feel great this way, feels like a more athletic and ready stance.

But does that apply to the woods as well? I always feel more comfortable if I am more 'grounded' with the woods, ie. transferring more weight back to the heels and developing a more sitting feeling. I think the reason this helps me is because it forces me to keep my right leg stiff and helps me get a good coil. But I don't want to employ one wrong technique to compensate for another wrong one