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As you will see young Justin has a nice swing but is concerned about his down the line release and an inability to fire his glutes into impact and get his left leg to straighten at the proper time. From a fairly upright posture Justin sets the wrists early and keeps the right arm close to the body, allowing it to bend quite a bit at the top of the swing. In the forward swing Justin’s lower body action is weak, both in terms of rotation and lateral movement. He is justified in his feeling that he is not using the ground efficiently, and my suggestions center on that issue. I side by side him with Xander Schauffle, noting the difference first in the posture at address, which has Schauffle looking much more flexed and athletic, an important item in eventually feeling the ground during the swing. I’d like Justin to emulate Xander’s takeaway, which is much more extended with the wrist cock more delayed, giving the right arm more room away from the side at the top and less overall bend. In the forward swing I want Justin to be much more aggressive with his lower body movement, both laterally and rotationally. In order to be able to push up off the left leg and contract the glutes into impact the pelvis must be forward enough (70% pressure on the left side at P5), deep enough, and rotated enough (left knee disappearing around P5).
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