Everyone Struggles With Their Body Turn (Until They Do This Simple Move)

About this episode

James Leitz discusses the mechanics of the golf swing and introduces the '3 Grapes' framework.

James Leitz...Golf Digest Top 100 Instructor, Top 100 Club Fitter, and one of the game's earliest adopters of 3D motion capture and force plate technology, joins Mike Granato and Shaun Webb on the Athletic Motion Podcast to break down the framework he calls the "3 Grapes." In this episode, James walks through how the upper torso, pelvis, and center of mass move in the golf swing, why staying still is actually hurting your speed, and what separates a 99 mph Rory McIlroy from a long drive comp...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Granato, Shaun Webb

Guest: James Leitz

Topics covered

• body turn
• golf swing
• 3D motion capture
• speed
• golf instruction

Keywords

• body turn
• golf swing
• 3D motion capture
• speed
• Rory McIlroy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Golf Digest, 3D motion capture, force plate technology

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