The golf swing as a brick wall… the shifts and turns overlap, particularly the forward shift. #PlayBetter

We talk about how to practice to make a change/improvement in your golf swing in Episode 16 (thespinaxis.com/ep16/) of The Spin Axis podcast.

This article from @golfdigest.bsky.social talks to it as well, and is worth a read.

www.golfdigest.com/story/how-to...

Episode 4 of my podcast The Spin Axis covers the six drills we HATE. Is one of your favorites on the list? Do you agree or disagree with our list? #golf

Subscribe and listen here: thespinaxis.com/ep4/!

I've started a podcast for golf coaches and golfers. It's called "The Spin Axis" and it's hosted by me, Jayson Nickol & Tyson Deskins.

Episode three lists our six favorite drills. You can subscribe on your platform of choice here: thespinaxis.com/ep3/.

Episodes are all ≤ 20 min. Give it a listen!

Enjoyed my time with @loustagner.bsky.social on GEARS and in hearing about it on his Hack it Out podcast (with @markcrossfield.bsky.social and Greg Chalmers). Give it a listen:

overcast.fm/+_-5h-mFt4 or podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l... (or others).

#GetInGEARS #PlayBetter #golf

Are there exceptions? Yes. Here's one, but notice where his weight moved throughout his swing - toward the balls of his feet.

Tour players who are exceptions are just that: exceptions. They've grooved these moves over decades and spend hours a day continuing to do so.

More later bit: stand with your heels ~3" from a wall. Bend forward without sticking your butt out and let your arms hang down. Feel the weight shift forward in your feet. Crack your knees forward. Your butt will barely touch the wall and the weight will be forward in your feet.

This gives us a little room to move "toward the heel" of our trail foot during the backswing, as our arms, the club, and the whole trail side of our body gain depth around and "behind" us (away from the golf ball):

Imagine the pelvis is the oval (this isn't a true top-down view as the pelvis is drawn too far forward here). At setup, the pelvis is relatively square, and the weight is over the front of the arches of the feet.

When we stand, our weight naturally settles over our ankles. It's an efficient way to stand: the bones in our legs are "stacked" on top of each other and supporting our weight without much muscle action needed to remain standing.

Golfers, you should probably be setting up with the weight toward the front of the arches of your feet (almost toward the balls of your feet). A brief 🧵 on this to explain why.