Will practicing hitting golf shots with a soccer or basketball between my knees help in preventing a hip slide

Question

I have a terrible hip slide on my downswing and someone suggested I hit balls with something between my knees and that could help get rid of the dreaded hip slide.Thanks

Answer 1

It may prevent your hips to slide, but it will also discourage your hips from turning and your right knee from driving into the shot.  I can't imagine how your belt buckle would end up facing the target if you got a ball between your legs...there is no way your right toe could remain on the ground while coming to a full finish.

Answer 2

I've personally nevere done the drill, but have seen it demonstrated on tv.  Does it work for you is the real question.

Answer 3

Try turning your belt buckle to the target and show the sole of your right foot (right handers)  other foot for lefties to the person on your right side at a safe distance no hip slide with this routine

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Sure it will, it will also help you with balance. Another good way to do it and not look rediculous would be to place your golf bag beside your left leg and hit balls without letting your hip knock it over. Good luck.

Answer 6

Sure it will.  I used to use a range bucket.  Same difference.  You want to build a stable, firm base to hit your shots from.

Answer 7

I don't know but when you do it, tell me when and where you are gonna practice caus I wanna watch.

Answer 8

I saw this tips from David Leadbetter video... I tried but for me it really difficult to do it.

Maybe the thing that my son do if he get bored on driving range could help you to fix your hip slide... put a golf ball on top of a plastics bottle... hit that ball using your wood..  If you want to see how to do that, you can see my 9 years old son video http://www.youtube.com/jutas98   find junior swing artist.

Answer 9

Yeah sure, and please film it, post it on youtube, and let us know.

Answer 10

Not recommended.  I think you are trying to hard to fix the hip slide instead of working on the cause of the hip slide.

I suspect the problem is you are trying to get maximum distance and therefore driving the hips into the ball.  Distance is all about timing.

Try this so that you stop thinking about your hips.

Take your hips totally out of play when practising by placing your right foot in front and over your left foot so that your feet are crossed and together.  The right foot outside of the left.

I am assuming you are right handed by the way.

Now simply swing at and hit the ball using your shoulders as your turning device.

This will slow your tempo down and give you much better timing.  The result will be that you will be able to feel what movements will give you greater distance.

It also means that you can return the basketball so others can play.

HTH