Old School Move

How a move employed by the likes of Hogan, Snead and Nicklaus in their pomp can help you create more swing speed, promote a draw and even eliminate back pain.

- Alex Riggs

Why the waistcoat I hear you ask? Rest assured it’s not my normal on course attire but in an effort to prove not all old-school methods are out of date, I dug it out of my wardrobe as a prop for this swing tip.

The “modern swing” taught today has a great focus on players remaining “stable” at the top of the backswing but many players have taken this a step too far it, especially those with limited hip and ankle mobility.

There’s a reason the likes of Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Jack Nicklaus, as the insert photo from the range at Turnberry ahead of the final round of the 1977 Open Championship so beautifully captures, allowed the left heel to leave the ground at the top of the backswing.