A Quick (Maybe Silly) Question About Bending Over Your Foot

[skeeterpie]

We're watching the Memorial, and I just noticed something about PGA guys. A right-handed (RH) golfer bends over his RIGHT leg to tee up the ball or to pick up the ball or remove it from the cup on the green. Which seems wrong to me. A RH bowler, for instance, ends their approach on the alley with their weight on the left foot as they release the ball with their right hand. To throw a baseball, hit a tennis shot, jeez, most every sport I can think of, the weight is on the opposing foot from the involved hand.

So my question to you seasoned golfers: Why is that? It seems so awkward.

[billchao]

You’re comparing completely different things. The end of a throw, like the end of a golf swing, is a dynamic action that involves rotation and weight shift among other things. It makes sense why the pivot action is centered around the opposite foot of the dominant hand.

Bending over and putting a tee in the ground or picking up a ball is simply a balance exercise.

[Zeph]

Look at at golf swing next time if you want to compare athletic movement. Every RH player transfer weight to the left foot during the swing and ends up there at the finish. Bill covered the rest.