Kenny Perry's footwork is discussed in depth by Bill Harmon and Billy Kratzert. Bill Harmon explains how you can get and stay on-plane by the proper use of the lower body and especially proper FOOTWORK. Great stuff here...
My 8-year-old daughter who has been playing for four years just told me that, by following Mr. Harmon's tip on the right foot during the downswing, the club on the top automatically drops from the inside and that it is easier for her to shift the weight to the lead foot. Her trial heel is usually up in the air early in the downswing. I was amazed by the 8-year-old's comprehension and comments. Thank you so much for posting this video!
There are MANY very useful nuggets in this video. I've watched this five times and am still picking up more valuable bits of information. It's not JUST about Kenny Perry !!
Can't believe today I tried more of that Heel feel. It promotes that solid inside to out swing. It works I felt having weight on balls of toes promotes way more OVER THE TOP action.
My opinion is that if you want to hit a draw with a driver or any club, is that you cross over at the top. Bobby Jones crossed over at the top regardless of what type of shot he was hitting. He would route the club differently on the downswing based on the shot he wanted to hit. Whether you take the club back inside, square or outside, my opinion is that the simplest way to hit a draw is to cross over the target line at the top and route the club inside to out on the downswing. Your humble servant Luke
Good stuff. I've had to change my swing to a Perry action due to a back injury. I'm as long as my more "athletic" swing was, and far more consistent. All I do is try to throw my arms through the ball as fast as possible while maintaining a solid base. It's an easier swing to repeat and is virtually maintenance-free, so long as I only play the ball one way, as KP does. Interestingly, Perry has a lot of forward press with his irons.
Another comment. If you think about it, in the follow through the club crosses over at the top, but pointing away from the target. Why cannot the back swing be a mirror image of the follow through. Since we cross over at the top in the follow through, then why cannot we cross over at the top in the back swing. Bobby Jones does it, Kenny Perry does it, so why cannot I do it. Also to hit a big draw, I think you can take the club back keeping your hands low (flat), but the trick is to keep the club head high. What you get at the top of the back swing is your hands at the level equal to the middle part of your back, but the club head is pointing almost straight up in the air. I will not post any more about this video, just felt a need to share all of these ideas in my mind. Sincerely Luke
