Trail leg on backswing

[Reeves Weedon]

Is it ok to straighten your trail leg on the backswing.
Any thoughts?

 

[bobmac]

Watch the best players in the world and see what they do.
Most of them keep it flexed.
I would suggest you do too

 

[r0wly86]

Can you do it and be successful, yes of course.

For every "rule" of the golf you can find a very successful tour professional doing it wrong.

However the more "rules" you break the harder it will be to get the club head back to square

 

[Reeves Weedon]

Watch the best players in the world and see what they do.
Most of them keep it flexed.
I would suggest you do too

When I keep the trail leg flexed I suffer some lower back pain?

 

[Bunkermagnet]

When I keep the trail leg flexed I suffer some lower back pain?

Don't do it then?

 

[Deleted member 21258]

I wouldn't do it if it hurts, the golf swing is quite a violent action perform with speed, which is asking for damage especially if it is causing you grief. I for instance allow my right leg to straight a bit and turn my hips a lot, as find I get lower back/left side pain if I do not, so I don't do it.

So many ways to swing a club, find a way that enables you to swing/play without causing pain. I'm not trying to play on tour, so don't need to look or swing like them, just need to hit the ball with some kind of regularity.

 

[Reeves Weedon]

Thanks so much.
Advice taken👍