Sourced from The YouTube Channel of Mark Evershed
Visit his website EvershedGolf.com
If you’re a fan of Sean Foley, you’ll have probably come across the name Mark Evershed. At the start of his DVD Sean Foley thanks Mark Evershed, Mike Bennett, Andy Plummer, Mike Bender and others for what he had learned from them.
Here’s a great video from his YouTube Channel talking candidly about the golf swing and promoting his invention – The Weight Shift Monitor.
Lets assume we are talking about reasonably co-ordinated athletic sportspeople,obviously we dont stay back and strike the ball on the upswing, yes we have to squash the can,But this should happen when the shaft is approx parallel to the ground on the downswing we should then be moving up and back with the left leg /hip which accelerates the club down and through taking a shallow divot.
You can play good golf with SnT if youre happy hittng punch draws,struggling with your woods and injuring your back
Graham, I appreciate your comment. However, let me correct you with a few things as I think you’re close.
“squash the can when the club as parallel to the ground on the downswing” – This would mean the hips haven’t moved laterally to start the downswing. This is incorrect. You should feel as though you’re crushing the can to start the downswing as the hips move laterally – this then gradually increases the weight under the forward foot.
“move up and back with the left leg/hip” I totally agree with. – This is simply the spine moving from flexion (forward flex) to extension (extending upwards).
“You can play good golf with s&t if you’re happy hitting punch draws and injuring your back” – The punch shot is simply a way of isolating a few moves to make it easier to produce. This is called isolationism, you then stack more moves on top and make the move more complex after you’ve learned the short easy swing. The struggling with your woods part and injuring your back part is simply an inaccurate and overly bias comment. This system improves tee/wood shots as it teaches a consistent shot pattern. As for injuring your back, any golfer who doesn’t have a good movement pattern or who doesn’t look after their body is going to eventually feel it in their back. That’s why tilting, turning, extending and flexing are so important to learn, how to do them properly, and at what point in the swing.
Thanks for your comment, but it’s a little uneducated..
I do agree a powerful athletic left side is very important in the golf swing, the good news is most people naturally jump off their left leg! (even if theyre right handed)
Most people don’t naturally jump off their left (forward) leg. Most people hang back on their back leg because they think they have to get under the ball to lift it off the ground.
Your comment would be better if you used “low handicappers” instead of “most people”.
Once again, I appreciate your comment and the chance to give the uneducated some clarity..