While I would never blame or mock amateur golfers who have something like a heel spin in their mechanical action, it is a wonder to me that there are professional golfers out there who still do it.

I have been thinking about how to illustrate that the heel spin is from improper mechanics and not some physical impediment as many people with flaws in their swings claim to have, and this could be the one.

If you have a Kettle Bell, try the following swing below that I am performing, from my EMCS video series (2017-18).

The thing with the Kettle Bell is that it demonstrates more than one thing.

For example, it proves that the swing is not a rotary action, but rather one of weight transfer in a linear fashion, with a stationary rotation point for the shoulders:

Holding the Kettle Bell in the manner you would a golf club, swing it back and then down and through – I would wager that you will look something very similar to what I’m doing above.

I am swinging a 20 lb (9 kg) Kettle Bell, which is considerably lighter than a golf club, but as you can see, a proper golf swing uses leverage and not rotation nor muscular exertion to swing.

Yes, of course you use your muscles to move and to swing a golf club, but the solution to wanting more speed is not to hit the gym – improve your swing model to increase leverage and the speed and power will come without having to lift one weight in the gym.

Just ask John Daly, who likely has never lifted anything heavier than a pint of his favorite beer:

Daly’s power came from natural leverage, and look at that leading foot – no Flying Foot or heel spin, because he knew how set up to use his body as a leverage producer for the club.

So, use a Kettle Bell whose weight you can manage, and remember to not strain – use your body to swing it back, and your weight shift to leverage it back down:

Let your leading heel come up as well, as you don’t want to injure your lower back swinging the Kettle Bell – do NOT try this using any variation of the Modern Golf Swing!

Once you have acquired the knack of swinging it the way I am, you will see where you’re going wrong with your swing that is causing the heel spin.

Also look at the release of the trailing foot with the step-around finish just as Mike Dunaway did:

It will show you whence Dunaway derived his massive leverage (using his body and weight shift), and it will prove to you that you can swing a club without the heel spin.

Don’t let anyone tell you that the heel spin is a required part of the golf swing, nor the Flying Foot – they are swing flaws and not part of a proper motion.