Elvis Presley was (and still is) a music and style icon, with admirers and impersonators around the world.
As one of the most recognisable celebrity names in history, most people will be able to recall his expressive dance moves – but how many of you have let them slip into your golf swing?
In this article, Golf Monthly Top 50 Coach Coach and PGA professional Tom Motley shares how destructive ‘Elvis leg’, one of the biggest swing faults, can be to your success on the golf course.
Thankfully, he also shares two quick fixes that can help any amateur golfer get out of jail(house rock)… sorry, I had to!
It’s Time ‘Elvis Leg’ Left The Building
Tom Motley has been a PGA professional since 2005. He offers a high level of coaching, utilising the best possible coaching technology eg Swing Catalyst with pressure plates, TrackMan 4 along with a vast array of training aids. Tom continually develops his skills through spending time with some of the best coaches across the globe.
When something is ‘out’ in the golf swing, the body has a way of trying to adapt and doing the best job it can to hit the ball – and ‘Elvis leg’ is one of those examples!
If you’re really narrow, the legs can kick in and you’ll start extending up to try and find some space. There’s just no room here.
This is a classic poor impact position among those who have a penchant for early extension. The ‘Elvis leg’ is where players are basically trying to get out of their own way.
Recognise the ‘Elvis leg’ in your golf swing? This can be fixed using any of the three fixes below
(Image credit: Olly Curtis)
Quick Fix 1
To develop that feeling of shifting pressure laterally (from trail foot to lead foot) rather than up to the toes, stand on an alignment stick and hit balls at 60%. Stand so the arch of each foot sits ‘over’ the alignment stick.
Quick Fix 2
Put a club under your trail heel as here (or a tennis ball cut in half). This is an awareness drill, and one that is going to help you to improve your ball-striking.
Take a nice, smooth backswing, allowing the pressure to move into your right heel. I want you to feel like the right heel doesn’t lift until around impact.
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