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michaeljames92

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michaeljames92 Great Member

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I am a righty and when I swing back, my left knee dips. However I'm not hitting fat or anything. Is this a bad thing?

Driver: Taylormade R11 set to 8*
3 Wood: R9 15* Motore Stiff
Hybrid: 19° 909 H Voodoo
Irons: 4-PW AP2 Project X 5.5
52*, 60* Vokey SM Chrome

Putter: Odyssey XG #7

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x


pjsnyc Great Member

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I am a righty and when I swing back, my left knee dips. However I'm not hitting fat or anything. Is this a bad thing?

Sounds almost like a stack and tilt...could you elaborate?

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michaeljames92 Great Member

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Ok um well when I swing back, to coil better and get better turn, my left knee dips a bit. A stack and tilt swing, you keep your weight on your front foot don't you? My weight shifts from back to forward as I swing. I am not worried i just wondered if thats normal.

Driver: Taylormade R11 set to 8*
3 Wood: R9 15* Motore Stiff
Hybrid: 19° 909 H Voodoo
Irons: 4-PW AP2 Project X 5.5
52*, 60* Vokey SM Chrome

Putter: Odyssey XG #7

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x


$2 Nassau Great Member

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Ok um well when I swing back, to coil better and get better turn, my left knee dips a bit. A stack and tilt swing, you keep your weight on your front foot don't you? My weight shifts from back to forward as I swing. I am not worried i just wondered if thats normal.

I think I get what you are saying and I think it is perfectly natural for the front knee to dip a little and kind of point down towards your back foot a little. Just be sure to keep your back knee flexed throughout the swing, that will ensure that there is not too much dipping and excess leg movement. Keeping that right knee flexed improved my ball striking drastically. I do not consciously think about my front knee at all, if my back knee is in good position everything else seems to fall in place.


michaeljames92 Great Member

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Ok thanks for the replies. I just wanted a little reassurance that I wasn't doing the wrong thing

Driver: Taylormade R11 set to 8*
3 Wood: R9 15* Motore Stiff
Hybrid: 19° 909 H Voodoo
Irons: 4-PW AP2 Project X 5.5
52*, 60* Vokey SM Chrome

Putter: Odyssey XG #7

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x


Eeryck Well Established Member

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If you check out this comparision video of Tiger and Adam Scott you can see that they both have a bit of left knee movement in the back swing.

In my Grom bag:

Driver........... Burner 9.5* S-Flex
3-Wood......... Burner 15* S-Flex
5-Wood......... Ovation 18* S-FlexIrons............. Pro Combos 3,5-PW Rifle 6.0Wedges......... CG12 52.10, 56.14, 60.10Putter............ 33" VP1 Milled PutterBall................ e6+ or B330-SRangefinder.....


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I think I get what you are saying and I think it is perfectly natural for the front knee to dip a little and kind of point down towards your back foot a little. Just be sure to keep your back knee flexed throughout the swing, that will ensure that there is not too much dipping and excess leg movement. Keeping that right knee flexed improved my ball striking drastically. I do not consciously think about my front knee at all, if my back knee is in good position everything else seems to fall in place.

Right on!!


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