| For Jack Nicklaus it was a rolling of the ankles.
Johnny Miller was even more pronounced with the feet and knees. John
Daly provides a fantastic example of a player who uses educated footwork
to help generate and then contain the power in his swing. Nick Faldo
demonstrates wonderfully sensitive footwork that pretty well governs
the enviable rhythm of his swing. The fact is, all of these great players
use the lower body to mobilise the ‘core’ in terms of generating centrifugal
force and momentum.
Ernie Els is another – and he really does make it all look so
effortless. The movement of the knees plays a vital role in
the coiling of the body and unleashing of power during the
swing. Many contemporary theories encourage players
to build up ‘resistance’ in the right knee, but we prefer to
tell golfers not to resist too much – rather think of it as making your
knees work for you, not against you. For all but the most athletic and
supple of golfers, too much resistance can actually inhibit your backswing
move. Better to keep leg action relaxed and fluid – that way you can
begin to swing it like Ernie, with rhythm and balance all the way to
the finish.
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