Flairing feet with driver - credit to mvmac

[nobackswing]

i've been looking at this a lot and it seems like in every other sport where there is a dynamic hip motion to generate speed, the front toes want to rotate out during the motion.  i don't understand this square stance thing in golf.  from everything i can tell using biomechanical analogies, you get closer to max speed when you let that front foot go.  and it seems like flaring them out at address just presets a good position.

sadlowski rotates that front foot:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ0dNIP-yoU

so does lincecum in baseball.  big time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaujydpE3Tc&feature;=related

and here's one of andrew luck throwing a long pass:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik-LNTMYn50

their feet are all pointing toward the target or moving toward pointing to the target.  regular (non-long drive) golf may be different for some reason, but i don't see it.

[scv76]

Ah...that makes a lot more sense...thanks for clearing it up

[saevel25]

Originally Posted by Harmonious

I think Saevel is talking about keeping the back foot at 90* to the swingpath line, not the hip rotation.

Yes, that is correct.. I like to keep my backfoot square to my target line. I sometimes flare my front foot.