Power Your Turn with Your Big Toe

Stop swaying! Erika Larkin shows how your trail foot's big toe is the key to bracing your turn, preventing over-rotation, and building a powerful backswing.

Your Action Plan

What: Your goal is to use your trail foot’s big toe to create stability and leverage in the backswing, preventing sway and over-rotation.

Why: Peeling your trail foot’s big toe off the ground causes the ankle and knee to roll, introducing sway tendencies and eliminating the leverage needed to start the downswing effectively.

How:

Claw the Ground: As you make your backswing, focus on actively pressing or clawing your trail foot’s big toe into the ground.
Engage and Brace: Feel the entire back foot and leg engage as a solid brace against which your body turns.
Prevent Sway: This action will prevent the over-rotation of your trail knee, ankle, or hip, which stops you from swaying off the ball.
Release on Follow-Through: You can allow the toe and foot to release or roll up during the final follow-through, but it must remain planted and connected throughout the backswing.

Your Instructor

Erika Larkin

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