For Step 3 of Billy Fitzgerald’s player lesson, Mike Malaska talks about how you drop your foot back as you swing on the downswing. Your foot turns in, and your right knee stays behind your left knee. Mike explains to Billy how he should feel his femur rotate down and in and that his foot is rotating.
Mike talks about his baseball experience as a kid and how coaches teach you to rotate your right foot out in the baseball swing. This was referred to as “swish the bug.” Baseball players don’t do this much anymore. Mike applied that foot action when he came to golf, and Mike never struggled with his hips going out and his right leg moving up and out. If your right leg goes up and out, it will be limited to what you can do on your swing.
Billy makes some swings focusing on rotating his right foot back and in, and his right knee stays behind his left knee.
Billy comments that he feels his hip socket go back and stays there as his leg and foot are working. Mike says that the femur rotates in his hip socket, and it rotates because of what his foot is doing. His foot is twisting in the ground and not just pushing.
Baseball players talk about a second spike in their right foot, how they turn that spike down and twist it into the ground. This prevents their right hip from moving out.
Billy makes some swings so that Mike can analyze them. Billy is on the right track. Mike reiterates that Billy has a great impact position, and now he has mastered the right foot back and making it rotate into the ground.
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I watched all 4 player videos Mike did with Billy through Mike’s pay website and the last thing he wanted Billy to do was loop the club when changing directions. All this time I’ve watched Mike’s videos he’s said to feel like you stand the club up on the downswing to counteract the club wanting to get behind your hands…And he told Billy to loop the club? Seems like Mike’s contradicted himself to me. Anyone KNOW what he means?
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Mike, I love the sound effects you make . I'm an old ball player. I love your instruction.
Love your videos and explanations, and that right leg action of going towards the ball is even happening on my short shots. Does the proper twisting of the right foot and femur occur to move your pressure into your front foot? I’m afraid trying this will lead me to a reverse pivot. Thanks for your help!
Best piece of advice any golfer at any lvl this is a game changer went from 16 handicap to 5 with just this tip go out and apply it right now !!!!!
That's fine and dandy! Just make sure that the upper body, the entire right side goes with it. The upper body should not hang back while you just twist your foot and leg. Your weight must shift to the left toward the target.
Like many i had the hip trust, Mike put up a video, a few years ago, sit and hit using a chair – stool, that ended that problem for me