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Many ways, but only one biomechanically correct way to swing the club

In my estimation, I’d say there are atleast 8 valid, complete golf swing models out there that someone could take from beginning to end and successfully strike a golf ball. But there is only one way to biomechanically use the body as it was designed to function. Of course, my preference is for my students to learn the Rotary Swing because it is FAR simpler to learn and easy to perform on a consistent basis with minimal upkeep. And, as I’ve now been informed by biomechanics experts, it’s the only swing model they have found that is biomechanically correct. That being said, there are things that can be refinded to help protect the joints and use the large muscles even more than I already teach to my students. Today I’m going to talk about one of those “Rotary Swing 2.0″ modifications.

The setup is something where you can see a million different tour pros do it a million different ways and be completely functional. However, there is only one way for your joints to line up and for the human body to perfectly balanced. Being perfectly balanced allows the golfer to perform other movements correctly and with less effort, so this is a critical component to the swing as you can imagine. Now, don’t get to caught up in all the details just yet, I’m only going to be talking about one piece of the setup in this post and will be explaining the rest in far greater detail with videos in the Member’s Vault.

Examine the photo below:

Rotary Swing 2.0 Setup Angles and Joint Alignments

Rotary Swing 2.0 Setup Angles and Joint Alignments

In this photo, I want you to specifically look at the green line. This green line is eminating from the center of my right ankle and working vertically at 90 degrees. The back of my right knee is also setting on this line. This alignment allows me to balance through the center of my ankles which is exactly how the human body was designed to be in perfect balance. Typically, the golf swing has been taught to have the weight more towards the balls of the feet or center of the foot in a “ready” position. The catch here is that if your natural fully balanced position was in the middle of your foot, that’s where your ankles would be, but they’re not, they’re near the heel. In setting up this way, you’ll notice that the center of my hip is now behind my ankle, represented by the red line. This is not only balanced but allows me to fight the tremendous centrifugal forces of the downwing by moving my center of gravity away from the ball. But for now, just study the ankle and the knee and check your setup with a camera or mirror. If you feel the weight going straight through the middle of your ankles and feel “anchored” to the ground, you’re in a biomechanically balanced setup that will allow you to generate more force with less effort.

 
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  1. Rob Kramer(golfinatty)

    Looks more like Kevin Sutherland who is leading Fry today! He has nore spine angle but weight back and is a good ball striker.


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