THE POWER RELEASE VERSUS THE SOFT RELEASE, BY BOBBY STEINER

[@anthonyviola9400]

Thanks Bobby, what club were using?

[@bobbysteinergolf]

Anthony, that was a 54 degree wedge. I use it a lot…the grooves are wearing thin.

[@santiagocuenca758]

good stuff! you're a great communicator🙌

[@bobbysteinergolf]

Thank you, Santiago.

[@cbschuld]

Bobby, in this video your weight looks fairly neutral meaning equal weight on your back leg and your front leg. Do you prefer that for your chip/bump and run shots? There’s seems to be a lot of emphasis online about more weight on the forward leg.

[@bobbysteinergolf]

Chris, thank you for this question/observation. The short answer is that I recommend everybody stay leaned left on short game shots, in large part so they won’t sway back and forth during the shot. Staying left means no sway, so that takes care of a great deal. Once a person has lost every tendency to move back and forth, just a smidge more weight on the left foot at address will do. Make sense?

[@cbschuld]

@@bobbysteinergolf completely, thanks for the reply.

[@waltjames9371]

Keeping the arms moving forward! I had missed that and my soft shots have been unreliable. Same approach if on the beach? Enjoyed the teaching!

[@bobbysteinergolf]

Yes Walt, that’s the key, keep that lead arm moving forward. And yes, you can use that soft release on short to mid range bunker shots. Let me know how it goes!