staticline
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A few month ago, I bought a pair of Ecco's. The 2nd time I wore them during a round, I lost the back left spike. So, I replaced. The 3rd time, I lost the back left spike, again, along with the left/mid spike next to that one. Needless to say, my opinion of Ecco went way down.
On a somewhat related note, I swing 2* upright. And, I line the ball up on the hosel and then hit the ball on the sweet spot. I've done this for 10+ years and just accepted that was just the way I swung.
WELLLL, this week the above two situations finally worked themselves out in my brain and I think I've solved both issues. I figured out that, at address and thru impact, my weight was slightly on the heels of my feet. Thru impact, the imbalance would cause me to lean backwards about an inch. But, as I followed thru, my body would try to correct itself and I would end up mostly on balance on my follow thru. But, the weight on my heels at impact would cause me to spin on that left heel a little bit. The resulting torque was undoing my spikes.
I've never really thought about what my left foot does on the golf swing. I've only thought about the right foot, especially having it end up on the toe with the follow thru. So, after a round of golf or a range session, there's a nice mud spot on the right toe.
The last few range sessions, I have been working on a more balanced stance between the balls of my feet and my heels. I can now line the ball up on the sweet spot and still hit the sweet spot, instead of catching shots nearer the toe.
I think there was a balance and weight transfer article in one of the major golf mags that did some bio-metric studies showing how the weight moved from address all the way to follow thru, for different types of swings. But, I can't find it. That's what got me first thinking about the balance issue.
So, if you occasionally lose the same spike on your shoes, maybe you have a balance issue that should be worked on.
On a somewhat related note, I swing 2* upright. And, I line the ball up on the hosel and then hit the ball on the sweet spot. I've done this for 10+ years and just accepted that was just the way I swung.
WELLLL, this week the above two situations finally worked themselves out in my brain and I think I've solved both issues. I figured out that, at address and thru impact, my weight was slightly on the heels of my feet. Thru impact, the imbalance would cause me to lean backwards about an inch. But, as I followed thru, my body would try to correct itself and I would end up mostly on balance on my follow thru. But, the weight on my heels at impact would cause me to spin on that left heel a little bit. The resulting torque was undoing my spikes.
I've never really thought about what my left foot does on the golf swing. I've only thought about the right foot, especially having it end up on the toe with the follow thru. So, after a round of golf or a range session, there's a nice mud spot on the right toe.
The last few range sessions, I have been working on a more balanced stance between the balls of my feet and my heels. I can now line the ball up on the sweet spot and still hit the sweet spot, instead of catching shots nearer the toe.
I think there was a balance and weight transfer article in one of the major golf mags that did some bio-metric studies showing how the weight moved from address all the way to follow thru, for different types of swings. But, I can't find it. That's what got me first thinking about the balance issue.
So, if you occasionally lose the same spike on your shoes, maybe you have a balance issue that should be worked on.