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Second Axis
Tilt
Norrie Wright is a gifted teacher in
Jacksonville, FL, my mentor for many years. Early on, he
showed me how important the body is in a golf swing, in
particular the placement of the spine. He calls it the
Second Axis Tilt.
Most golfers (yes, most) come at the ball weakly from
out-to-in. They try desperately to swing the arms from the
inside, but fail every time. The reason they fail? It is
because the body is invading the space that the arms should
be in. Said in southern-speak: the arms go where the body
isn’t.
If you slice, pull, and seem to lose distance, this
information will help you.
Watch a good golfer setting up to hit a drive. There is a
noticeable tilt; the bottom part of the spine is closer to
the target than the top part. So many golfers set up to a
drive with the spine straight up and down, inviting a steep,
chopping swing.
In the backswing, the good golfer will maintain that tilt,
which gives the arms a lane in which to swing. A simple way
to put it:
• At address, a vertical line through your zipper will also
pass through your left ear (right hand golfer. Lefty’s I
love you, but for now please translate right to left).
• At the top of the backswing, your chest will be over your
right leg. (Left shoulder over right knee).
Once you are set-up at address, visualize that your right
shoulder is against a wall. As you swing back, slide the
right shoulder back on the wall, putting your chest flat on
the wall at the top. Another simple phrase would be to bury
your right shoulder.
In my 25 years of teaching, some of the most dramatic
improvement in a golfer’s success has come from learning the
above move.
A few years ago, I was fortunate to take part in capturing
some of Norrie’s teachings for a wider audience. I went to
Jacksonville with documentary filmmaker James Hoagland (The
Lions Roar), and the result is the essence of Norrie Wright,
a DVD entitled The Wright Swing, a video textbook for
students of the game. This is available through my Halifax
Training Center.
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