{"id":5079,"date":"2013-10-09T15:36:10","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T20:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/?p=5079"},"modified":"2021-12-16T15:09:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T20:09:52","slug":"how-your-right-knee-has-always-been-the-problem-in-your-golf-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/how-your-right-knee-has-always-been-the-problem-in-your-golf-swing\/","title":{"rendered":"Need to Know: How Your Knee Affects Your Golf Swing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The right knee moving to a straight position and turning away from the golf ball will cause your swing to be very long and out of control<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the more frustrating things for us golfers to hear from an instructor is…”Shorten Your Swing<\/a>!!!”<\/p>\n

“But Coach, I don’t wanna shorten my swing and hit the ball 30 yards shorter than before.”<\/p>\n

In this article, based on our recent “Right Knee Laser Beam Drill<\/a>” video, I will break down how the right knee can offer you the correct way to shorten your golf  swing and even add distance back<\/strong> to you game.<\/p>\n

Shrek vs. The Donkey<\/h2>\n

Ever watch that big dude on the driving range with big strong arms address the golf ball, take a big ol’ whack at it and it only goes 210 yards. All the while he celebrates and attributes his amazing distance to endless bicep curls.<\/p>\n

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Shrek takes on the donkey in a long drive competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then behind that musclebound gentleman is the 120lbs, 16 year-old kid, that just cleared the back of the range, which mind you, is 300 yards.<\/p>\n

I know most of you have seen this little scenario, maybe at a different scale, but we’ve all seen it. What do we chalk it up to, though? A phenomenon?<\/p>\n

Now, let’s be clear here first, the distance traveled by the hands and the arms is a big part of your clubhead speed.<\/p>\n

However, if you aren’t going to load your body<\/a> the correct way, then you better just go ahead and swing long and out of control. Just don’t kill any golfers 3 fairways over.<\/p>\n

Being the smart golfers that we are, we can learn the ways of swinging in control and maximize club head speed without popping a vein out of our head.<\/p>\n

Let’s load em’ up and move em’ out<\/h2>\n

So, how did the small guy prevail in the above story?<\/p>\n

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Loading the right side of the body the correct way creates efficiency and consistency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Easy! The smaller guy allowed the entire body to assist the arms during the golf swing.<\/p>\n

The smaller guy loaded the right side of the body properly<\/strong> and created separation from the shoulder turn and the hip turn.<\/p>\n

In the world of efficiency, we have to create separation in the rotation<\/a> of the hips and the shoulders. Your right knee in the backswing<\/strong> can help you do just that.<\/p>\n

If the right knee doesn’t allow the lower body to stabilize, then your hips will be able to over rotate, your spine will stand tall and you will never achieve that needed separation to bomb your driver like the pros.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ultimately, the more separation that you create between the shoulders and hips the better. The lower body provides stabilization and acts like an anchor to the ground<\/a>; whereas, the upper body is winding up all those big core muscles.<\/p>\n

Your right knee will now become a laser beam…Yes, a freakin’ laser beam<\/h2>\n

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This is a “must have” drill…<\/p>\n

Look at all these benefits:<\/p>\n