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I've been playing with this a bit, and I've found that it helps to keep my right knee solid, limit hip rotation a bit, and stop me from swaying. I am able to focus on making a full shoulder turn without worrying about my hips, because with the right foot turned in, as slight as 5 degrees, they really can't do much.

I am hitting the ball better, but I wonder why I've never seen this. Is there some reason that I should NOT be doing this?

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Next time you are @ the range, try putting a ball under the outside edge of your back foot. I read an article where Tom Watson said to try it, so I did, and it turns out it helps your balance a lot and keeps your swingpath more consistent. Get the feel and then you can mirror that feel on the course. Also said to help keep your weight from shifting too much and maintaining a certain center of gravity.

Oh whoops, just read, he credited this tip from Mickey Wright.

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Trevor Immelman do this I think? I think it is supposed to limit lower body motion as you suggest.

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I think it is a good idea. I try to keep my foot perpindicular to the target line and it really helps keeping the right foot solid and weight on the inside of the right foot. Another 5 degrees wouldn't hurt.

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Im going to try this, because ive been having a ploblem with hitting my driver high with a fade. Im normally a low, stright or slight draw

Someone correct me if I'm wrong - but wouldn't turning your back foot in a smidge only serve to promote a fade? At least that's the way I'm visualizing it at my desk...

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Probably just a conicidence that you have never seen it before. Didn't Hogan recommend this as well?

IIRC, Hogan suggests opening your front foot slightly and your back foot perpendicular to your target line.

To me, it would seem that opening your back foot would inhibit your finish position (hips pointed to the target, perpendicular to the target line) but we're all physically different and it may be more natural for the OP to open or close that foot.

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