After you have addressed the golf ball in the center to slightly forward in your stance, you
have to move 70% of your weight over to your left leg.(#5) When
you move 70% of your weight to your left leg you are creating an angle for the
backswing.(#6)
As the clubhead begins to swing back in the backswing it has to swing back and up
(#7) it can not swing back and low to the
ground.(#8) If it swings back and low to the ground you
will not be able to swing the clubhead back down into the ground in the downswing. If the
clubhead swings too low to the ground in the backswing it will swing too low to the ground in
the downswing causing the clubhead to strike the ball on the top or the middle of the golf
ball, but it will never find the bottom of the ball.
Golf Pitching - Setup - Weight,
when you move 70% of your weight over to the left side the clubhead has to swing up in the
backswing as long as you do one more step. DO NOT SLIDE THE WEIGHT TOWARDS THE RIGHT FOOT IN THE
BACKSWING.(#9) Do you get it? The 70% has to stay on the left
side during the entire backswing.(#10) Once the clubhead has
started back the only place it can go is up. If you allow the weight to move towards the back foot
the clubhead will level off and it will not go up.
You want to have the feeling that you are standing on your left foot. If you continue to struggle
with this method, I have a great drill for you. Find a downhill slope of about 10-20 degrees. When
you address the golf ball from this position you will automatically place 70% of your weight on
your left side.
If you have never placed this much weight on your left side it might feel awkward for the first
couple of hundred practice shots. After that it will become second nature. You will be able to
correct yourself immediately if you start struggling with topping or hitting the ground behind the
ball. Placing this much weight on your left side is an instant fix.
You can continue viewing golf lessons about the pitching
setup. The next lesson in the Pitching series is on the handle position. Or you can view golf lessons on
the pitching Backswing, Downswing, or Follow Through.
