Brandel Chamblee on "the Magic Move" (Video)

I know many of you don't take care of Brandel Chamblee, and you know I do not trust him on the whole thing either. But this quick video he did on what he calls "the Magic Move" is a superb explanation of what many a hit professionals have completed to get distance.

I need to consciousness on that "immediately right leg" he mentions. (And upload that Arnold Palmer may also were the satisfactory instance of it.) Bear in thoughts that you are not always "locking" that knee; it is able to have a moderate flex in it. But it's a completely mild flex -- mild enough that it nearly feels locked, but with out the pressure you experience in a locked knee joint. It's straight sufficient that it would not bend effortlessly.

If you allow your trailing knee straighten all through your backswing, it can sound as though it will restrict your capacity to launch into your downswing. What it definitely does is stop you from "spinning out" at the top as you start down:

• That straightness makes a fuller hip turn feel more natural, and it almost doesn't require any extra thought on your part. (Automatic moves -- when they're correct -- almost always improve your ballstriking.)
• It makes it easier to stay relatively still over the ball (no sway during your backswing) without putting extra stress on your back.
• Since you have to turn your hips to start the downswing rather than pushing hard with your thigh, it smooths out the start of your downswing.
• You don't have to "drive" forward to get a weight shift to your lead foot -- a straight trailing leg forces you to "fall onto" your lead foot. Instant weight shift!
• And once your upper body begins to turn with your hips during your downswing, your trailing knee will start to bend automatically. That puts you in position to start using the ground to push up at impact, but it keeps the "push up" under control so you don't overdo it and mis-hit the ball.

This straight trailing leg thing isn't for everybody. But once you get over the unusual feel of it -- and let's face it, this is a move that's rarely taught these days -- it's amazing how easy it is to repeat with each swing. It's also a move that can work with a large number of modern swing methods, without having to make major changes to what you already know.

And as Brandel points out, it's absolutely tough to argue with the fulfillment of the gamers who've used it. It's one of these techniques that I placed in the "it is well worth a strive" category, because if it may not paintings along with your swing, you will realize quite short and might not must waste lots of time attempting it.

But if it works for you... Properly, Arnie had a quite true record.