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Tip from the Tour
A Lesson in Lesson-taking (and fixing the reverse
pivot)
Swing flaws can occur when a player changes his technique to
get a certain result. If the player and teacher can identify what
the pupil had in mind when the flaw crept in, it speeds the learning
process enormously.
As a case study, let’s take the reverse pivot, which occurs
when players don’t shift their weight fully to the right
on the backswing.
They leave their weight on the left side and then, on the downswing,
shift their weight away from the target instead of toward the
target. It’s a real distance-killer, among other things.
When players with a reverse pivot tell me they’re trying
to pick up more yards, they’re giving me an important clue.
By trying to take the club back further (which a reverse pivot
can accomplish),
they in fact lose distance. I can now say: “Let’s
try to generate some distance this way” and get you on the
right track.
Knowing the cause of a problem is basic to both teaching and learning.
When you take a lesson, be prepared to explain what you were working
on when your swing took that sudden turn for the
worse.
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