Well, definitely don't hurt yourself. Bob, if it is that bad, you're going to have to accept the limitations and make sure you don't hurt yourself more. If at all possible, you may want to look into knee replacement surgery -- there are some pretty amazing things out there today, my mother is considering a knee replacement surgery herself. But, please, don't follow Hogan if it is going to hurt you more. I think that keeping your knee healthy is much more important than eeking out a few extra yards. If you hurt your knee too bad you won't be able to play at all!
Now that I think of it I remember being told to put my weight on the insides of my feet.
That pretty much will do the same thing as it does point the knees inward somewhat and does eliminate swaying without making an abrupt move by trying to hyperextend your knee ligaments. I sometimes forget to do the little things you know all the 137 things we are supposed to do to hit a golf ball but shouldn't think about on the course lol...
By the way i don't need a knee replacement actually it has held up pretty well as I went back to playing Baseball and later many years of Softball after the surgery. And never needed any aftercare. It was just harder on you the way they did it back then. The people today go home right after surgery when in my case I was in the hospital for 10 days(7 before they would even put me in a cast all the way to my hip). I was in a cast for 2 1/2 months and could only bend my knee 15 degrees after the cast was removed and therapy started. Now the therapy starts the day after surgery or sooner. They have come a long way. Instead of two little holes I have a 9 inch long scar on my knee.
Thanks for your help as always Bignose you helped me remeber how I used to get my knees pointed.
One drill I use is to put a basketball or soccer or any ball between my knees. The key is to not drop the ball....This may help get in that Hoganesk position.
Bob, Hogan recommends setting up with your knee already pointed in. In his words, "During the golf swing, the knees work 'toward each other.' Since they do, let's start that way to begin with, each knee pointed in. In my opinion, this is a very valuable short cut, for then you have to move the knees only a very small amount as you swing, and you can concentrate you attention on other movements."
He suggests the back knee pointed in just little more than the front one. The pointed in knees help brace the lower body, and really do help prevent swaying.
That would be worth a try. When I was watching the golf tournament this weekend I concentrated on the golfer's footwork. I couldn't help but notice one shot by one of the golfer's from behind and how the weight transferred so effortlessly. To me there is such a fine line of timing of weight shift and releasing the clubhead through the ball. So much power can be lost if it isn't done correctly. For me I cannot get that weight settled on the left foot properly before the arms come through. I think I start the arms or hands swinging forward too soon most of the time.
I think I start the arms or hands swinging forward too soon most of the time.
This is probably the big thing right here. Start from the core up. Some people like to think "from the feet up", I like Hogan's idea of an elastic band attached to my front hip that snaps it back.... the point is that the best swings all start with the large core muscles first. If you start with the arms, your body plays catchup and is not driving the force. Not that you can't play decent golf like that, but most find it pretty inconsistent, especially if you can't get out and practice it for hours every day. The core driven swing with the hip rotation just gets the weight onto the front foot naturally and everything flows from there. It is a question of curing the hit impulse. Like I wrote in the Fat Chips thread, and again I know it is a very cliched statement, but the idea of making a good swing and letting the ball just get in the way is sound.
This is probably the big thing right here. Start from the core up. Some people like to think "from the feet up", I like Hogan's idea of an elastic band attached to my front hip that snaps it back.... the point is that the best swings all start with the large core muscles first. If you start with the arms, your body plays catchup and is not driving the force. Not that you can't play decent golf like that, but most find it pretty inconsistent, especially if you can't get out and practice it for hours every day. The core driven swing with the hip rotation just gets the weight onto the front foot naturally and everything flows from there. It is a question of curing the hit impulse. Like I wrote in the Fat Chips thread, and again I know it is a very cliched statement, but the idea of making a good swing and letting the ball just get in the way is sound.
I think I need one of those shock collars to cure that impulse.
I think I need one of those shock collars to cure that impulse.
I don't know how good of a book it is, because I've never read it. But, there is a book called The Keys to the Effortless Golf Swing: Curing Your Hit Impulse in Seven Simple Lessons by Michael McTeigue.
Seven easy lessons! You'll be cured in a week! Well, I'm sure it is never that easy, but might be worth a trip to the library and see if they have or can get it for you.
February 15th, 2008, 12:30 AM
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