Firing the Right Side: Creating Power in the Golf Swing | Jimmy Ballard

Jimmy Ballard explains how to properly fire the right side in the golf swing to create max power and solid contact. Using a cart seat teaching aid and the railroad track visual framework, Ballard demonstrates how driving the right knee toward the ball keeps the right hip level and transfers weight into the shot.

• Be 'up to hit down' by keeping the right hip level through impact instead of letting it drop under.
• Drive the right knee forward toward the ball and along the target line (the outer rail) during the downswing.
• Avoid hanging back or falling away to the right side, which causes glancing blows and weight stuck on the back foot.
• Model your dynamic movement after Gary Player, whose momentum naturally walked him forward past impact.

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