Hey, a new video over on the Golf Digest site! This one is a quickie short game tip from Sean Foley. It applies to both chipping and pitching.
The idea is simple enough, is not it? You're lightly connecting your higher hands in opposition to your higher body, then doing most of the paintings along with your upper body. The motive for minimizing the lower body movement is to make it simpler to hold the bottom of your swing extra steady. (Note that Sean says to position about 60% of your weight on your lead foot -- in different words, your weight is simply slightly greater on the target aspect of your body.)
A key point to remember: You aren't locking your knees and legs. Your knees still flex and your lower body can still move... but they move in response to the movement of your upper body. You aren't driving your legs when you play short game shots. In the video you can see Sean's hips turning as he demonstrates the shot; he's just not driving them toward the target.
This is not some thing novel that Sean's coaching. (Most desirable teaching is not novel -- at least, not in phrases of approach. Fundamentals are basics, parents!) This is popular short recreation technique, the same approach taught with the aid of everybody from Dave Pelz to Stan Utley. (And me!) But this video lets you actually SEE how the circulate appears. Simple, eh?
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