Question About Forward Foot

I have a tendency to slide my forward foot (left) out upon impact. (it rotates with my torso) I notice the the pros roll their forward foot a little, but keep it remains relatively still. What drills can I do that will help me stop moving my forward foot in the direction of my shoulder turn. ( my left toe/foot actually finishes facing the target)

By what you say, your weight must be staying on your back foot. You have to learn about transition. Watch the pro's, especially in slow motion. They all move their lower body first to enitiate the downswing. This allows their weight to be transferred to their front foot.

You could look for threads here on transition, or use the search engine. Good luck.

I had a similar problem that my teacher noticed on video. I was pivoting around on my forward foot. The front foot started pointing at 11 (12 is straight ahead 9 is at the target) and ended pointing at 9. He said this makes it more difficult to come to a full finish facing the target in the follow-through. He suggested I place my foot pointing at 10. Can't say I noticed a big difference but everything adds up.

Your ability/flexibility to rotate your upper torso depends on how fit you are and to what training you have made to gain this coiling action that is the strength of all pro’s and is most noticeable in Tiger and Wee.

We all have some flexibility, some more than others, If you can learn to control what you have and not make extra moves like folding up your left arm to make up for a poor/short shoulder turn, then you can be happy with a quality strike through the ball. As I have said on many occasions you don’t hit the golf ball on your back swing.

So save some energy for the ball ok. Timing is the best friend a golfer can have; learn yours and you will learn to control your follow through with balance and poise.

If you over swing you will rotate at very odd angles, in the main you will pass the point of impact in an out of balance position, sometimes with a short follow through that uses excess energy to make the ball go any distance at all.

Learn to save some energy for a fine follow through and you will notice that your footwork is in balance with your swing.

You have I’m sure thrown a basket ball and missed the basket because you were under pressure and possibly on your heals at the time you made the jump shot.

Golf is all about timing given time you will see that is true for all things in life!