Left Leg in Backswing(Right Handed Players)

[lhagsjr]

I have recently made great strides in my golfswing because of:

1.) About 10 lessons with a PGA pro

2.) Hitting balls almost everyday for a full year

3.) Doing a lot of trial an error

My current issue is my left leg. I feel like it caves in too much on my backswing which makes me lose my balance slightly which I think  causes some mishits from time to time(mostly strong pulls). However, this motion with my left leg feels natural and if I try to halt it the results weren't so great either. In general, if I don't make any changes Im an OK with where Im at. Im hitting the ball pretty solid a lot of the time. Should I concern myself with my leg caving in too much or should I just let it be?

[boogielicious]

  lhagsjr said:

I have recently made great strides in my golfswing because of:

1.) About 10 lessons with a PGA pro

2.) Hitting balls almost everyday for a full year

3.) Doing a lot of trial an error

My current issue is my left leg. I feel like it caves in too much on my backswing which makes me lose my balance slightly which I think  causes some mishits from time to time(mostly strong pulls). However, this motion with my left leg feels natural and if I try to halt it the results weren't so great either. In general, if I don't make any changes Im an OK with where Im at. Im hitting the ball pretty solid a lot of the time. Should I concern myself with my leg caving in too much or should I just let it be?

Check out this thread.  If the left knee moves back during your backswing, you may have trouble getting your weight forward at impact.

[mvmac]

  boogielicious said:

Check out this thread.  If the left knee moves back during your backswing, you may have trouble getting your weight forward at impact.

Yep and a couple other resources @lhagsjr

[pappy01]

By doing what the video shows is the back leg straitening on the back swing and how much should the left shoulder go down before it turns.

[iacas]

  pappy01 said:

By doing what the video shows is the back leg straitening on the back swing and how much should the left shoulder go down before it turns.

The front shoulder goes down as it turns.

[billchao]

  pappy01 said:

By doing what the video shows is the back leg straitening on the back swing

Yes, it's straightening. [quote name="pappy01" url="/t/77213/left-leg-in-backswing-right-handed-players#post_1056024"]how much should the left shoulder go down before it turns. [/quote]Like @iacas said, the front shoulder moves down as it turns. You can probably get the front shoulder to go down without turning by tilting left, but that would have made for a really lousy Steady Head video.