{"id":15555181,"date":"2024-12-24T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golf.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=15555181"},"modified":"2024-12-24T15:38:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T20:38:07","slug":"properly-load-into-trail-side-tpi","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/golf.com\/instruction\/driving\/properly-load-into-trail-side-tpi\/","title":{"rendered":"How to properly load into your trail leg and increase power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"first\">Swinging the golf club is <em>not<\/em> a natural motion. It&#8217;s why when someone first picks up a club, they always look awkward making a swing \u2014 no matter how athletic they are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But while it&#8217;s true that the golf swing does not feel inherently natural, there are elements of it that incorporate natural athletic motions. And when you can learn how to incorporate these athletic movements into your golf swing, it makes it a heck of a lot easier to make a solid swing with lots of power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video below, the coaches at the <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/lifestyle\/cutting-edge-titleist-performance-institute\/\">Titleist Performance Institute<\/a> demonstrate this phenomenon as they teach the guys from <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/instruction\/chasing-scratch-mike-eli-podcast-interview\/\">Chasing Scratch<\/a> how to <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/instruction\/load-into-trail-hip-charles-howell\/\">properly load into the trail side<\/a> by incorporating the feeling of throwing a ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019d never teach someone to throw a ball without loading into their trail leg and pushing to their lead leg, but we see that pattern in the golf swing all the time. <br \/><br \/>\ud83c\udfa5: From our assessment earlier this year with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chasingscratch0?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chasingscratch0<\/a>. <br \/><br \/>Full video up on their YouTube channel:\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XW9w6g2MHM\">pic.twitter.com\/XW9w6g2MHM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TPI (@MyTPI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyTPI\/status\/1868784528992653551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-load-into-your-trail-side\">How to load into your trail side<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Loading into your trail side is crucial if you want to generate maximum power. However, when trying to load into that trail leg, lots of recreational players do it incorrectly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct feeling of loading into the trail side involves pushing your right hip back toward your right back pocket (fir right-handed golfers). When trying to do this, though, lots of players do what is called a &#8220;reverse pivot&#8221; and actually shift their weight back to the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get the correct feeling of this loading, go through the motions of throwing a ball. When you do so, you&#8217;ll always turn back and load into your trail side, which allows you to push off the trail leg correctly. The same principle applies in the golf swing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if you&#8217;re struggling to learn the feeling of properly loading into your trail side, think about throwing a ball. 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