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#720 Ground-Up Mechanics: From Foot Stability to Pelvic Rotation
Why Your Downswing Doesn’t Start at the Hips
“Turn your hips harder” is one of golf’s most common instructions. But pelvic rotation is not an isolated action. An efficient downswing is a ground-up chain reaction beginning with the feet, ankles and shins.
Elite players often show a small “sink” during transition before aggressively rotating and extending. A key mechanism behind this is ankle dorsiflexion: the shin moves forward over the foot while the heel remains functionally connected to the ground.
This creates Triple Flexion:
Ankle → Knee → Hip
The ankle flexes, the knee accepts load, and…
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