North Shore Golf Summer 2020 V2

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a ball, he showed me he was ready.
To compensate for the height of the
skates, I teed a golf ball up and he
hit five in a row and made it look
effortless.
Time to have him use his driver.
This is where he learned a different
sensation during his downswing. He
topped the first ball he hit with the
driver. Because he pulled his hands
down to try to create power, he lost
a bit of the stability but was pretty
secure on his skates; he felt this
immediately. We then talked about
lowering the arms in a rhythmic way
to maintain balance all the way to
his follow-through. He hit five more
balls with the driver — every one
on the center of the club face and
traveling straight down the middle
of the fairway — ending each with a
beautiful, balanced follow-through.
Here are a few drills to keep you
centered and not swaying and sliding:
Backswing Stability Drill
– Place a club against your chest
while taking your normal golf posture
– Rotate your torso and shoulders
in a complete backswing while
maintaining a stable flexed trail knee
– Maintain the foot pressure on
the inside of your trail foot as well as
the inside of the trail thigh during the
complete backswing
– Try not to feel the lower
body moving laterally during the
backswing; this will cause a huge
power loss because the weight moved
to the outside of your trail foot
Downswing Stability Drill
Stopping at the impact position
– Starting from your newly learned
backswing position with the club
against your chest, learn to unwind
your lower body more than your
upper body
– Push down on the inside heel of
the lead foot, allowing the lead leg to
straighten
– Feel a stable lead knee
maintaining the weight on the inside
of the lead foot, stopping at the impact
position, letting the lead knee buckle
by moving the weight to the outside of
the lead foot
– Try not to feel a lateral movement
in the hips by letting the lead knee
buckle because the weight moved
outside of the lead foot
Important disclaimer
I must stress Stephen Nason's
lesson is for demonstration purposes
only. I do not want you to try this at
home on rollerblades without proper
supervision and coaching. You could
hurt yourself if you are not familiar or
comfortable on rollerblades.
Stephen Ventre is the director of
Instruction at Paradise Golf Driving
Range in Middleton. He has taught
there since 2003, giving more than
25,000 lessons. An innovator, he
has used video analysis since
1997; in 2013 Paradise
Golf purchased a launch
monitor called Trackman.
Ventre said this software
has revolutionized
his teaching ability
and helped bridge
the communication
gap between him and
students, allowing
the learning process to
happen faster than ever.
VentreGolfInstruction.com
STEPHEN
VENTRE
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