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There were 5 questions submitted for the September 23 Zoom session. I have edited the Zoom video into 5 segments where I answer each question. Each video is followed by a quiz.

The Questions:

1. What Causes Early Extension & Posturing Up?

2. Should I Load My Trail Heel at the Top of My Swing?**

3.Should I Exercise Before I Play? Question (Balancing the Obliques)

4.Should Flare my Feet at Address?

5.Why Can't I Play with the Tape on My Fingers I Used When I Determined My Dominant Core Zone?

1. What Causes Early Extension & Posturing Up?

Question (True / False)

All players should work to stay in posture through their swing.

Answer

FALSE If you follow the explanation of the following questions you will experience why the answer is "FALSE

Question

What Core Zone would we see a player coming out of posture (AKA Posturing Up) or rising through impact?

Answer

The Anterior Zone / Upper Core Player

To experience this rise through impact, without a club, place your weight on the balls of your feet. Stay on the balls of your feet and rotate into your backswing. From that balls of feet position, turn slowly back to impact and notice that in order to turn your hips, you must rise out of your posture.

Question

Which Core Zone do you have the greatest rotation and ease of clearing the hips?

Answer

The Posterior Zone / Lower Core Player

To experience this ease of rotaion through impact, without a club, place your weight over the center of your arches. Keep your weight over the center of your arches and rotate into your backswing. From that center of your arches balance position, turn slowly back to impact and notice the ease of rotation throught the swing.

Question

There are 3 ground forces, Linear, Rotational and Vertical. What 2 ground forces does the Anterior Zone / Upper Core Player use?

a. Rotational and Linear

b. Linear and Vertical

c. Rotational and Vertical

d. None of the above

Answer

c. Rotational and Vertical

Question

Which Core Zone Player is able to stay in posture through their swing

a. Anterior Zone / Upper Core Player

b. Posterior Zone / Lower Core Player

c. Interior Zone / Middle Core Player

d. None of the above

Answer

b. Posterior Zone / Lower Core Player

The Posterior Zone / Lower Core Player uses the ground rotationally and linearly. There is little to no vertical ground force for the Lower Core player. Staying in posture is a given

2. Should I Load My Trail Heel at the Top of My Swing?

Question (True / False)

Following the Wright Balance Express, my weight should be loaded into my trail heel at the top of my swing

Answer

FALSE

Your weight should be the same in both your left and right feet. For example, if you are a Anterior Zone / Upper Core, your weight should begin and load into the balls of your feet at the top of your swing. Or, if you are a Posterior Zone / Lower Core, your weight should begin and load into the center of your arches at the top of your swing, never into the trail heel.

Question

Following the Wright Balance Express, as a Posterior Zone / Lower Core Player, where should your weight be at the top of your swing?

Answer

Your weight should be over the center of your arches

Question

Following the Wright Balance® Express, as a Anterior Zone / Upper Core Player, where should your weight be at the top of your swing?

Answer

Your weight should be over the balls of your feet

3. Should I Exercise Before I Play? Question 3 (Balancing the Obliques)

Question (True / False)

After the Wright Balance® Express, I can exercise before practice or play

Answer

False

Any exercise before practice or play will disrupt one or more planes of motion

Question

What is another name for my External Oblique Muscles?

Answer

Anterior Oblique

Question (True or False)

Exercises will create a muscle imbalance if not done correctly and / or balancing an opposing muscle group with exercise

Answer

True

Question (True or False)

I should always do the Wright Balance® Express Exercise before practice and play

Answer

True

4. Should I Flare my Feet at Address?

Question (True or False)

All Players should have flare in one or both feet

Answer

False

There is no definitive answer to this. It depends on what is natural and comfortable for each player

Question (True or False)

The best way to recommend flare is to watch your student walk away from you and then back. If they flare as they walk, that is going to be their natural position at address

Answer

True

Question (True or False)

When the player squares their lead foot at address following the Wright Balance Express their hips will always be square.

Answer

True

Even if both feet have flare, following the Wright Balance Express, their hips will be square

Question (True or False)

There is a small percentage of players who, PRIOR to the Wright Balance Express, flare their lead foot and their hips move the opposite direction of the flare

Answer

True

5. Why Can't I Play with the Tape on My Fingers I Used When I Determined My Dominant Core Zone?

Question

PRIOR to the Wright Balance® Express and after determining the Dominant Core Zone, Why can't the square hip line created by the tape be used to play and practice.

Answer

The tape on one fingernail and the Dominant Core Power Spot squares the hips in all stance widths. However, when the player grips the club and the grip covers the power spots of both the left and right hands, the hips open or close negating the effect of the taped fingers.