Weight transfer ?

[jbrunk]

Counterfall

Good morning gents,

When I use the term counterfall, I am referring to the naturally gravity forces (the stretching rubberband, so to speak) automatically begin to bring your weight back to the center or left leg, once you have pivotted correcting in the backswing. To say it another way, if you have wound up correctly, when the rubberband reaches its limit for stretch it has to come back. This becomes more difficult to feel if you pivot incorrectly, ie. move off the ball or reverse pivot.


JB

[Neil18]

Re: Counterfall

Good morning gents,

When I use the term counterfall, I am referring to the naturally gravity forces (the stretching rubberband, so to speak) automatically begin to bring your weight back to the center or left leg, once you have pivotted correcting in the backswing. To say it another way, if you have wound up correctly, when the rubberband reaches its limit for stretch it has to come back. This becomes more difficult to feel if you pivot incorrectly, ie. move off the ball or reverse pivot.


JB

Thanks for the clarification. Had never heard that term before.

[Hannu]

Re: Weight transfer ?



Hi, this is from Mr Raimo Kainulainen. He has studied a lot about weight transfer. His website http://www.swingfacts.com/ in underconstruction at the moment. (1 address, 2 downswing starts, 3 impact. Impact point could be closer to left foot, but not on the food or behind it.)

Important point is that weight transfer less with professional players compared to club players. We try to hit to hard and it's not so accurate. Also the timing is essencial.

[SuperGolferMan]

Re: Weight transfer ?

There isn't one answer but as far as most great golf swings have looked...yes there is. Ben Hogan, Tiger woods, and Jack Nicklaus are all players that had a lateral shift towards the target. This causes the arms to fall and come from the inside...most new players that slice the ball (the vast majority of golfers) open up their shoulders and never shift first. This causes you to cut across the ball...good players stay square to the target as they start down laterally...keep in mind this is just a slight shift and the weight never gets outside of your left foot (right handed golfer) as you shift. hope this helps!