I did later in the post mention lefties. There aren’t many of ya, but I didn’t want to forget you either.
There are more of us lefties than you think. 
Im good with the lefties, I just hope you hit high nasty bombs 
like the nest lefty I know.
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I’m afraid not. But I bet I try just as hard. 
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I’ve had good results with step drills. For the one I do, I set up with my regular stance and before starting my swing I move my left foot back, close to my right. During my backswing, I step into the swing as if swinging a baseball bat. It not only teaches transition to the lead leg, but also the timing of the transition.
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Swings on a downhill lie can help ingrain getting to lead leg too.
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Probably the single most useful tool, in my opinion. I’ve tried the step still but I’ll never do that in a round so it doesn’t compute with my feeble brain.
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I like to make some practice swings with the Gary Player walk through motion. That seems to work for me if I’m hanging back. Turning my right foot inwards also seems to help a bit although uncomfortable.
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One i have done for about 15 years now is hitting with my feet together. Works well for general balance, but the point at the end of it is to have the hips and belt buckle facing the target. Even taking a step toward the target after the swing is good.
My routine for every shot uses this every time still. I address the ball with feet together. Take a quick back and forth swing to get balance, then spread feet and step up to the ball.
I wonder how many of us have a hard time getting to the left side because our forward hip turn gets restricted. If that’s the case, rotating the lead foot outward a bit can make it easier to rotate in that direction, which in turn makes it easier to get weight forward. By the same token, rotating the trail foot open can make it easier to get a better rotation in the backswing.
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That’s a legit tip right there, just be careful of your alignment. I kind of walk like a duck, well maybe not that bad but my feet are definitely splayed a little bit. I have tried to line up perfectly square with my toes in the past and it restricts my turn. Just splaying my feet a few degrees on each foot helps so much. It’s nothing calculated just a stance that I have always taken. Not many of us have the flexibility needed to keep the toes completely straight and it doesn’t hurt anything to turn them out a little.
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A good one from the guys at Me and My Golf: Hold your finish and try to tap the toes of your trail foot on the ground.
I think it helps to think of your alignment based on where the heels are. Your toe line can play tricks on your eyes because of varying amounts of flaring.
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I’ve long struggled with that same problem…
Something I was shown recently that has really helped me (caveat may not work for you…) …
** Note this drill assumes you’re standing on a mat, not grass.*
** Note 2: it’s recommended to use PW or 9i for this; 8i max, nothing bigger.*
- take your address posture and move the golf ball so it’s under the outside edge of the ball of your back foot
– you’re gonna do some slow practice swings before hitting a ball - as you turn back don’t let your back knee move behind the ball … keep the ball in the same position as you brace yourself against the ball
- as you start the transition get a feel for either … whichever feel works for you … (a) bumping your lead hip LATERALLY towards the target or (b) rolling your weight across your feet LATERALLY towards the target
(fyi my instructor calls it “sway to target”) - as you swing down consciously PUSH off the instep of the back foot and onto the front leg / front door while still keeping the ball in the same position
- continue to move LATERALLY through (what would be…) contact while still pushing off the back foot / straightening the front leg
- AFTER contact is when the back foot is fully off of the ball
I hope this explanation is not too confusing; it’s definitely easier when someone is showing it to you!
It does feel awkward at first, but start with a few slow practice swings then introduce a ball to hit and again start with a few slow swings.
After hitting a few full swings holding the ball in place, take it away and try to replicate all the feels and weight transfers.
Good luck!!
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Yes!! I was shown one of those, and as soon as I got home that day I went into the garage, scrounged up some wood pieces and made one for myself. Great trainer 
Love this advice, thank you. I will give this a try tomorrow.
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There’s another technique you may have heard of called “covering the ball” - basically as you turn back you … literally … keep your chest/torso OVER the ball.
A “feel” that helps me (again, caveat, may not work for everybody) with this drill is… left shoulder down on the takeaway / right shoulder down on the downswing.
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I also like the Gary Player step-through motion, but - in my case, with my swing tendency, I was cautioned to separate that from the getting off the back foot problem…
… That is, the step-through helps promote a full finish into a balanced position but that follows after the weight shift target-ward during the downswing.
Part of my problem was/is actually rotating too much, too early (resulting in a lot of pulled shots).
Yeah, the step thru doesn’t really help me either I have a tendency to early extend because of my back injury. The step thru just amplifies that early extension problem. I have a fitness coach that for the last year has been working on strengthening that problem and it’s getting a lot better, I’m finally getting stable.
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Oh oh… Yeah, protect the back! Working with a fitness coach is a great idea - keep at it
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