I have been having problems with getting my lower body to get involved in my swing, especially on the downward move. I was sliding on my take away and also on my down swing. Some of it could have to do with age; I am 56, and the rest just with poor mechanics.

My friend Brian told me to do the twist. This really proves that my golf issues are age related. For those of you who where born in the 80’s or later, the twist was invented by Chubby Checker and it all about moving the hips and transferring the weight, by also making your feet solid, but flexible and athletic.

As I started doing the twisting motion I could feel the subtle transference of weight and more connected to my body. After an afternoon of not being able to get through the ball at all, I could finally connect. There were other factors, flattening my swing plane, laying off the club a little and making sure my right elbow was pointing down to the ground on my take-away, but the twist really helped these old hips get through the ball.

The beauty about the twist is that it works even on Michael Jackson’s. Don’t Stop Until You Get Enough Song.

Tags: Chubby Checker, golf swing fixes, Michael Jackson, on the green, weight transference in the golf swing

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