No Sway Jose

I've been hitting a lot of thin shots lately (I call them grubbers) and it has caused me lots of angst. I realised I needed to get onto my front foot and hit down a little more, but couldn't work out how to do that consistently. Then, I found the answer.

It's a simple idea really. I'd heard golf teachers recommend keeping the weight on the inside of the back foot for stability, but hadn't paid it much heed. I didn't think I moved off the ball all that much. However, I was obviously wrong, I must have been swaying because ...

Today I did exactly as I'd heard, kept my weight on the inside of my back foot (rolled in slightly is the easiest way to describe it) and I did not hit a single thin or grubbed shot all round. I still managed to hit some very average shots of various kinds, but the ball went up into the air - and my swing felt very stable.

I hope this technique and the improved ball striking will persist - I think it will. I've always preached 'no sway' as a fundamental. Now I've found a reliable way to achieve it. Thanks Jose.

An addendum: I still have faith in the Adam Scott swing though 'start everything together on the downswing'. It takes the technical worries about sequencing out of the picture, for me anyway. I think that instinctively I do start the downswing with the lower body, particularly with the back foot weight issue in my mind, and my fairly closed shoulder set up helps me swing from the inside, so I don't have to think about swing path.

One further thought on putting: although I've reverted to a conventional reverse overlap grip, I still need to keep my hands out of the picture, especially on short putts. I could feel my hands push one short putt yesterday and my distance control was not great. The solution is to use more body, basically by rocking the shoulders and using them as the power source for putts, rather than the hands or wrists. It will just take a bit more practice and continued acceptance that you can't make 'em all.