Step Change Of Direction - Transition Sequencing
To do the step change of direction, first, grab a golf club and get into a golfing posture. Place both feet together and start with the club pointed at the target. Begin by stepping towards the target as you take a backswing. It is extremely important to sequence this movement correctly, step just after the club starts the takeaway. The backswing and the step should happen together. When you step, make sure that it is just your lowerbody that moves toward the target, and not your entire body. When you finish the step, your lowerbody should be closer to the target than your upper body. The stepping during the backswing will shorten your swing, but it will also give you an exaggerated feeling of the lowerbody initiating the downswing. This is critical for swing plane, creating power, and creating lag. For bonus points, try to feel the downswing in your abs instead of in your back.
To do the step change of direction, first, grab a golf club and get into a golfing posture. Place both feet together and start with the club pointed at the target. Begin by stepping towards the target as you take a backswing. It is extremely important to sequence this movement correctly, step just after the club starts the takeaway. The backswing and the step should happen together. When you step, make sure that it is just your lowerbody that moves toward the target, and not your entire body. When you finish the step, your lowerbody should be closer to the target than your upper body. The stepping during the backswing will shorten your swing, but it will also give you an exaggerated feeling of the lowerbody initiating the downswing. This is critical for swing plane, creating power, and creating lag. For bonus points, try to feel the downswing in your abs instead of in your back.
Video Transcript
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This drill is called step change of direction, and it's a more of a rhythm
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00:00:04.980 --> 00:00:10.360
drill to help you feel the timing and kind of the tempo of a swing that
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00:00:10.360 --> 00:00:15.660
creates a lot of power. So what we're gonna do in this is you're gonna swing
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the club back and as the club is swinging back you're gonna take a step
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and initiate with your lower body. Now what should happen is you get an
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exaggerated feeling of the proper stretch of the lower body initiating the
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downswing. So I'm gonna demonstrate first with the speedball and then I'll move
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on
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to the golf club. When you're using the golf club keep in mind that with this
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much lateral movement you're probably not gonna hit the ball solidly and I
11
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recommend that you tee the ball up. Both of those you know just be reasonable
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with your expectations anytime you're stepping into the golf ball. So you're
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gonna take your normal setup so that the speedball or the golf ball is in your
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normal ball position and then you're gonna bring your left foot to your right
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foot if you're right-handed golfer. From here you're going to swing back and as
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you start swinging back you're going to step your foot back to where it should
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have been right. So as the club starts back you're going to step you're going
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to
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be shifting your weight while those arms are still finishing and because you're
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doing it through the movement during the backswing it's gonna shorten your
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swing just a little bit. So it'll look like this you're gonna step and I
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rehearse the step a number of times just to get the feeling of stepping
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without letting my upper body go completely with it. That's probably the
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biggest mistake that I see with this. The second biggest would be waiting until
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I
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finish the backswing and then stepping as I start down with my arms. It's
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exaggerating the feeling so the step should happen way before your arms go
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down. So it's gonna go step and then swing through.
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Okay so the step change of direction again with the golf club you're gonna
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want to make sure that you tee the ball up. You're gonna take your normal setup
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you're gonna bring your left foot to your right foot. You're gonna swing back
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stepping without stepping. It's your camera. So you're going to swing back you
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're
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gonna step without letting your upper body shift I call it stepping without
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stepping and then feel that exaggerated separation through your core. I'll
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demonstrate one. So normal setup, left foot to right foot.
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So that's my version of the step changer direction. It's a great way to feel
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the
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timing of the lower body initiating the downswing. After you've done it a half
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dozen times or so you're gonna take a normal swing and try to feel like as the
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club swings back you step without actually taking the step. So you try to
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recreate that feeling of the weight shift and that's a great way to feel the
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lag of the lower body initiating the downswing.
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To do the step change of direction, first, grab a golf club and get into a golfing posture. Place both feet together and start with the club pointed at the target. Begin by stepping towards the target as you take a backswing. It is extremely important to sequence this movement correctly, step just after the club starts the takeaway. The backswing and the step should happen together. When you step, make sure that it is just your lowerbody that moves toward the target, and not your entire body. When you finish the step, your lowerbody should be closer to the target than your upper body. The stepping during the backswing will shorten your swing, but it will also give you an exaggerated feeling of the lowerbody initiating the downswing. This is critical for swing plane, creating power, and creating lag. For bonus points, try to feel the downswing in your abs instead of in your back.
To do the step change of direction, first, grab a golf club and get into a golfing posture. Place both feet together and start with the club pointed at the target. Begin by stepping towards the target as you take a backswing. It is extremely important to sequence this movement correctly, step just after the club starts the takeaway. The backswing and the step should happen together. When you step, make sure that it is just your lowerbody that moves toward the target, and not your entire body. When you finish the step, your lowerbody should be closer to the target than your upper body. The stepping during the backswing will shorten your swing, but it will also give you an exaggerated feeling of the lowerbody initiating the downswing. This is critical for swing plane, creating power, and creating lag. For bonus points, try to feel the downswing in your abs instead of in your back.
Video Transcript
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.980
This drill is called step change of direction, and it's a more of a rhythm
2
00:00:04.980 --> 00:00:10.360
drill to help you feel the timing and kind of the tempo of a swing that
3
00:00:10.360 --> 00:00:15.660
creates a lot of power. So what we're gonna do in this is you're gonna swing
4
00:00:15.660 --> 00:00:19.860
the club back and as the club is swinging back you're gonna take a step
5
00:00:19.860 --> 00:00:24.200
and initiate with your lower body. Now what should happen is you get an
6
00:00:24.200 --> 00:00:29.040
exaggerated feeling of the proper stretch of the lower body initiating the
7
00:00:29.040 --> 00:00:32.950
downswing. So I'm gonna demonstrate first with the speedball and then I'll move
8
00:00:32.950 --> 00:00:33.120
on
9
00:00:33.120 --> 00:00:37.640
to the golf club. When you're using the golf club keep in mind that with this
10
00:00:37.640 --> 00:00:41.840
much lateral movement you're probably not gonna hit the ball solidly and I
11
00:00:41.840 --> 00:00:47.600
recommend that you tee the ball up. Both of those you know just be reasonable
12
00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:52.640
with your expectations anytime you're stepping into the golf ball. So you're
13
00:00:52.640 --> 00:00:56.160
gonna take your normal setup so that the speedball or the golf ball is in your
14
00:00:56.160 --> 00:00:59.200
normal ball position and then you're gonna bring your left foot to your right
15
00:00:59.200 --> 00:01:04.360
foot if you're right-handed golfer. From here you're going to swing back and as
16
00:01:04.360 --> 00:01:10.560
you start swinging back you're going to step your foot back to where it should
17
00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:15.800
have been right. So as the club starts back you're going to step you're going
18
00:01:15.800 --> 00:01:15.960
to
19
00:01:15.960 --> 00:01:19.680
be shifting your weight while those arms are still finishing and because you're
20
00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:23.240
doing it through the movement during the backswing it's gonna shorten your
21
00:01:23.240 --> 00:01:30.560
swing just a little bit. So it'll look like this you're gonna step and I
22
00:01:30.560 --> 00:01:34.600
rehearse the step a number of times just to get the feeling of stepping
23
00:01:34.600 --> 00:01:39.040
without letting my upper body go completely with it. That's probably the
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00:01:39.040 --> 00:01:44.520
biggest mistake that I see with this. The second biggest would be waiting until
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00:01:44.520 --> 00:01:44.600
I
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00:01:44.600 --> 00:01:48.440
finish the backswing and then stepping as I start down with my arms. It's
27
00:01:48.440 --> 00:01:52.040
exaggerating the feeling so the step should happen way before your arms go
28
00:01:52.040 --> 00:01:58.440
down. So it's gonna go step and then swing through.
29
00:01:58.440 --> 00:02:04.760
Okay so the step change of direction again with the golf club you're gonna
30
00:02:04.760 --> 00:02:09.520
want to make sure that you tee the ball up. You're gonna take your normal setup
31
00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:13.240
you're gonna bring your left foot to your right foot. You're gonna swing back
32
00:02:13.240 --> 00:02:24.140
stepping without stepping. It's your camera. So you're going to swing back you
33
00:02:24.140 --> 00:02:24.360
're
34
00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:28.360
gonna step without letting your upper body shift I call it stepping without
35
00:02:28.360 --> 00:02:34.360
stepping and then feel that exaggerated separation through your core. I'll
36
00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:41.000
demonstrate one. So normal setup, left foot to right foot.
37
00:02:41.000 --> 00:02:58.210
So that's my version of the step changer direction. It's a great way to feel
38
00:02:58.210 --> 00:02:58.760
the
39
00:02:58.760 --> 00:03:02.760
timing of the lower body initiating the downswing. After you've done it a half
40
00:03:02.760 --> 00:03:07.520
dozen times or so you're gonna take a normal swing and try to feel like as the
41
00:03:07.520 --> 00:03:11.760
club swings back you step without actually taking the step. So you try to
42
00:03:11.760 --> 00:03:15.640
recreate that feeling of the weight shift and that's a great way to feel the
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00:03:15.640 --> 00:03:20.440
lag of the lower body initiating the downswing.
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