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I am hearing a lot of questions from everyone about the “new” idea that the “Sam Snead Squat” is the way to go, which is another way of saying (erroneously, but I’ll get to that) that the initial pivot move in transition is entirely rotational, one which produces a right leg action that “holds” the upper right leg as the pelvis changes direction, and as the left leg rotates and the left knee moves back toward its starting position the result is the classic “squat” look. There are two important things to consider regarding the theory that there should be no lateral pelvic movement in transition: first, Snead is not a model as his setup and backswing made his P5 look inevitable, and second that you’ll have a hard time finding other great players who don’t move aggressively laterally in combination with the rotation of their hips. My career having been plagued by back injuries and surgeries I have always been hyper focused on pivot movement, as that is what gets to be extremely difficult when your body doesn’t want to do what is required. And as for the purveyors of swings that are “easy on your back” I would argue that sure, you can come up with a swing that doesn’t stress the back, but it won’t hit the ball worth crap. What is required is lower body depth, lateral shift, and rotation, and to do enough of each thing at the right time is the essence of a high-level swing. I think Snead had a great golf swing: but using his swing to illustrate that there should be no lateral movement in early transition is misguided.
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