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Check Your Knees to Get More Distance This simple adjustment will put you further down the fairway BY TRAVIS FULTON O ne of the biggest power leaks in the swing is when the hips move later- ally off the ball on the back- swing – known as “swaying.” This robs you of the hip turn you need to load properly into your trail side and store energy for the downswing. A simple check to see if you’re turning your hips enough is to practice with a full-length mirror or someone videoing you. From this perspective directly behind you ( left ), observe your legs at the top of the backswing. If you see a little daylight between your knees like I have here, then congratula- tions – you’ve made a nice, deep turn with the trail hip. You should feel a good bit of pressure move to the inside of your trail heel, too, but not to the out- side of that foot. Conversely, if you see no space, it’s a good indication that your lower body is
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likely swaying from the target, and you’re not getting enough hip turn. Keep work- ing at it until you can consistently see daylight between your knees. A good
MIND THE GAP There should be space between your knees at the top of the swing.
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thought is to feel the trail knee lose some flexion during the backswing. That should help you turn your trail hip more up and behind you, encour- aging the full wind-up necessary to swing the club down from the inside and generate maximum clubhead speed. – WITH DAVE ALLEN TRAVIS FULTON, one of Golf Digest’s Best Teachers in Florida, is the owner of Travis Fulton Golf in Jacksonville.
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