Adam. That was an excellent demonstration of how the hips swivel and move opposite the arms on the downswing. I have been watching and taking lessons for years and I have never seen it explained and more importantly demonstrated as clearly as this. The segment where you put your hands on the bag and rotate your hips so easily and rapidly was the key for me. This I can not do!!!!!!!!. I'm a 63 year old senior and I don't think I could do that even when I was young. LOL. Thanks for the insight. My back hurt just watching you. I guess I will never be a big hitter. Oh well. I will have to settle for 180 Yds drives on a good day. Take care.
Another great video, Adam. You make complex concepts seem so simple; I love the analogies comparing the golf swing to various other athletic movements. Keep up the great content.
Mr. Bazalgette, I admire your videos. This video in particular has helped me to move my body in the proper sequence -- leading with the hips and trunk on both the upswing and the downswing -- and improve the consistency of my iron shots. Thank you for your clear, wonderful instruction.
This video completely helped eliminate hooking the ball! I had no idea how uncoordinated my hips and shoulders were. One thing I did was imagined I was using a tempo trainer and right at the very end of the transition I had a swing thought to “unlock” my hips if that makes sense. I was getting so frustrated so thanks for the great lesson!
Wow - thanks Adam - first time I have ever seen anybody talk about the separation of hips and shoulders - I have been told I am too handsy and trying to get more hips into it that has caused my shoulders to throw over the top leading to weak slices and other ugliness - my local pro said I should get more like "Shakira" and no I know what he means - thanks Ill try it out on the range this afternoon and report back
Amazing simple advice. You're my absolute fav online instructor! Once you get that "feel" for the slot and add your advice about the whip of the club like a towel... your distances sore. I've always been steep, so my irons are long and high. Hit down to hit high can work with irons, but with a driver this is dangerous. My power fade is not bad, but I wanted that upward strike to get more effortless distance with driver and I've found it! Yes you'll duck hook a few times as you adjust, but the effortless power will come with a bit of practice. Thank you for dispelling all the old golf instructor adages and vocab that can be impossible to correlate to feel. I could not have made them "real" without your simplified techniques. I now realize how much swing speed I've negated over the 3 decades I've played and how I've relied on my strength to compensate off the tee with the driver. I look back at friends and competitors that could never hit an iron as far as I could, but would be neck and neck with driver. What?! I hit a 56 wedge 90 yards so effortlessly with your technique in competition...bummer is that the pin was only 70 yards LOL. Joking aside, you have saved my back for more years of play, and increased swing speed. I feel far more relaxed on the course. Thank you!
I watched a lot of Golf videos And found your videos. I think they are best videos out there. The great mynute details you give ,, very few instructors do.
Excellent content! Trying to correct a 20 plus year incorrect swing is not easy but I'm on to something when i find a video like this that suits my learning style.
This is great, my hips open well and i strike it beautifully when it all works. I still thought maybe they should be open a lot more and I was wrong, but seeing the difference between different pros has put my mind at ease. Thank you very much.
Great teaching. Loved how you applied videos of others and how you qualified a personalized approach is important. Not everyone will look the same swinging. but the principal of execution in hitting the ball is about striking the ball . Great visuals to work with
anthony donofrio I took a lesson with Adam at Mediterra back around Christmas. My iron play changed for the better 20 minutes into the lesson. I guess I the best recommendation is the fact that I’m going for a few lessons this coming winter while on vacation in Florida. Good luck.
Anthony, believe me, it's worth a lesson with Adam. Did some lessons like Tim Daniels and they help tremendously. Highly recommended to work with Adam in person if possible. Plus he's a great guy.
Finally put myself on slow motion video and get to the top good but coming down near impact my hips are barely open and right arm almost straight at impact so got to figure out how to move the hips better. Thanks Adam! I will try these tips
Adam is the best. Really easy to follow and his content is super relatable. Its like learning how to play golf with your dad. His instruction is great. I wish he had an Instagram acct. :) Thank you for uploading such helpful videos and growing the game of golf sir.
Really, really explains a problem I have been having causing me to snap hook my shots to the left. I can now work on correcting my problem just by watching this video. Understanding what is going on with the hips, I feel confident solving my problem.
Adam thanks for replying, another question? Clearing the hips does the same apply for a closed stance; with right foot dropped back and slightly flair out?
Here's something I do... I have a tendency to over swing with my arms at the top. So, right before I reach the top of my backswing, I'll start initiating my legs, and hips, to start my downswing. This works two fold. It shortens my backswing a bit, and also starts my sequence off correctly. So, if you're someone that finds it hard to "pause" at the top, give this a try. Like he said... There's more than one way to make that dynamic move, to start your downswing. But, it's a necessary athletic move, if you want club head speed.
Just wanted to tell you, l know this has nothing to do with your hips., but changing my working with my grip that you have taught. Yes I found what works for me. A more neutral grip with the club hip high and level slight turn to the toe to the left. Point being like you said, try things out and see what works for you thank you thank you
great lesson Adam, just tried it in my golf net and I got a really good feeling of anchoring on my left foot through impact. Even though I am a low handicap player I always finish on my toes with a feeling of falling over. This lesson helps a lot with my balance
Great explanation!! Love how you show what to do. Does make me think of Chuck Berry's "The Twist" dance when I was a little kid. Great videos, you do explain well!!
Excellent explanation Adam. I live in Spain and have a professor but I learn enormously with your explanations as with profesor I try to adjust my swing. With you I learn where I want to be. All the best for 2020!!!
Hello Adam, this lesson was particularly helpful for me. Until now I have not been clearing my hips correctly. A noticeable improvement after doing the pause drill and practicing this on the range. I am an SGA Premium Member and I watch your RUclips videos as well as the Master collection videos on the SGA website. Have you ever considered putting the RUclips videos (or at least the links) on the SGA website?
Adam, great video as always. Helps to explain how to increase club head speed and generate power. As you watch the video, note that all the pros keep that trailing elbow tucked in. That, along with the hip movement, is key. I can now hit my 3W off the tee 250Y w/o tons of effort.
OK took this on the course and was consistently overshooting my approach shots🤪. It's more difficult to apply with the longer clubs but I'm hoping it will eventually help my drives as well!
Hi Adam, great content as usual? I note in the video that Bubba's toe line (stance) is quite open at address, but Paul Casey's are quite square? Does having them open at address help with the hip turn through the downswing? And can you please do a piece on the dreaded reverse pivot and the power loss it create's?
Graham, Thanks. There have been a number of successful players that don't set their feet parallel to the target line. I'll try to get to the reverse pivot. All the best, Adam
Great vid again. I always struggle with switching on too much power/torque at the top and then it feels like I lose the clubhead behind me. Do you think I should just waiting for gravity to start the downswing then switch the power on? 3hcap but play like a 20 when this happens.
I wrote a comment below, in which I ask Adam to give us a method of playing golf that DOESN'T rely on disassociation. The case I make is that only the most accomplished golfers ever really develop the skill to play golf with the proper sequencing. Further, I proposed that body-type, age (and I didn't mention height) and weight all play a roll in making disassociation difficult. Finally, I point out, that if the average 50 or over golfer goes out and hits a large bucket of balls, and REALLY disassociates, he'll (women not so much) be laid up on the barcalounger watching daytime talk shows for a week, as his back recovers. None of these comments were meant to be disrespectful to Adam, or dispute this video's message. The video is 100% on point in defining the very essence of the golf swing: lower body starting the swing (after a nice hip turn back); left hip sliding and turning out to help move the weight to the left side; and left shoulder rising up and staying online as the hips turn under (disassociation). That's it! Just figure out how to set and release your wrist angles and you're there. The problem? Look at the points listen below. They were taking from a "swing faults study" golf.com posted. The study analysed thousands of golfers through an app called Swing Index App. What it shows, is what anyone who has ever gone to a driving range knows: most golfer's fall back a bit (sway or don't shift their weight at all) as they try and "pick the ball up" (because, how else does it make sense that the ball gets up in the air, they ask). So Adam, since we know it's a lost cause to teach old dogs new tricks (for sure, give young and beginning golfers this video), give us something new for the sake of our backs! That's all I was saying; and it was out of respect for your obvious knowledge of the golf swing. Maybe Tiger is the answer. It's clear that Tiger is trying some sort of anti "reverse C" swing. That new driver finish looks wipe-py, because he's trying to exit before the full force of the swing hits his back ( well, it is a wipe swing; left is his miss). I've been trying a Webb Simpson move ( I'm a 65 year old, blade using, tips playing, recovering reverse C'er with 4.7 index); Webb, at normal speed, looks like a 16 handicapper the way he appears to fire his left shoulder out with his hips ( in slow motion he doesn't but he "pops out" fast). Let's find a way! For the betterment of golf. - Most golfers who struggle to break 100 tend to struggle with their weight shift on the backswing, swaying too far back. -Golfers who shoot around 90 also struggle with their weight shift more than anything else, but in a slightly different way. Rather than swaying too far back, they don’t shift their weight at all. - The best golfers struggle with the most advanced problem: The downswing sequence. Golfers ideally should shift toward the target, then rotate their body, then rise through the ball. Getting that order correct is crucial
Thanks for the follow up, happy to hear your opinions. My personal experience (and I've given tens of thousands of golf lessons) is that most golfers are either to ball fixated, and/or accelerate club & arms too much at start of downswing. These are the reasons (primarily) that they fail to start with the lower body, and get to their left side. I've yet to meet the person with no club in their hands that couldn't easily shift weight to their target foot. For those who are less flexible and strong, they should try to do exactly the same sequence, it's just for their body they will get much less separation between hips/shoulders/arms than an elite player would get. They will also do it with a lot less speed, but it can still be efficient. Hope this helps. All the best, Adam
I used to twist my hips using my lower torso muscles and quads but my lower back always hurt after playing a round of golf or a session at the driving range. I’ve been working on using my glutes-hamstrings and ground shear forces to push my hips back (away from the ball). Provides clear space to swing my arms and my back doesn’t hurt. It also helps me not stand up in the backswing or early extend during the downswing-impact. Your thoughts?
Adam, I am a faithful follower and owner of your dvd set. I have a unique problem. Backswing plane is fine but I have a Colin Montgomery finish. My coach is trying to get me to finish left with a coordinated hip turn. He says my club face is open at contact and when I finish left it is square to my target line. I'm afraid of pulling the ball left. Any ideas?? Dave from Virginia Beach...
Thanks Dave. I’d look at video (or ask that you look together with your coach) as well as use a launch monitor to determine your swing path through impact, and the overall shape of your follow through Best, Adam
I've watched 3 of your videos on hip turn, really helpful, especially helps to prevent too much early overswinging with arms, and allows me to swing more inside to out with hands closer to body; seeing this right? Second question, where is your weight on left foot, inside or outside heal, as this (hip slide) seems to shift it outside, is that okay?
Thanks Kent. Yes, sounds like you are on the right track. Regards left foot, initially weight goes more to the ball of the left shoe, from there pushing up and back towards heel, maybe a little on outside of foot. Best, Adam
Clearing the hips is vital; my swing path is towards 1.30pm, focusing on burying the club handle in the back of the ball, which holds my angle for the late release. The swing goes towards 1.30pm and hips clearing brings the swing around from 1.30pm to 12.00pm down the line. Do you think my thinking is correct?
Hard to comment without seeing your swing. Generally when a player has too much of an in to out path their upper trunk (arms connected to trunk, not hips) isn't rotating enough. Early extension is often the case also Best, Adam
Adam, thanks for the video. I really like your ability to explain and demonstrate the feels of the golf swing. This is a great one and one that I struggle with. I'll watch it multiple times I'm sure.
I’m new to golf and love your videos. Is there any sort of order I can watch your videos in for best results. I find myself trying to do to many things and getting ahead of myself. Thanks
Thanks, and glad you like the videos. If you go to www.scratchgolfacademy.com I have full courses there, designed for going at your own pace. Thanks, Adam
Adam...great thoughts on separating your hips from your shoulders. Going to use this as my "swing key" for my round today. Also love video #2 in your Gain 25 yards video series!
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Been following him for a while he explains golf simply and clearly. I have knocked off a few strokes watchin him. Great teaching
Thanks very much Chatchai, and congrats.
All the best, Adam
This is one of the best vids I’ve seen for a while, great content Bazza!
Thanks!!
Adam. That was an excellent demonstration of how the hips swivel and move opposite the arms on the downswing. I have been watching and taking lessons for years and I have never seen it explained and more importantly demonstrated as clearly as this. The segment where you put your hands on the bag and rotate your hips so easily and rapidly was the key for me. This I can not do!!!!!!!!. I'm a 63 year old senior and I don't think I could do that even when I was young. LOL. Thanks for the insight. My back hurt just watching you. I guess I will never be a big hitter. Oh well. I will have to settle for 180 Yds drives on a good day. Take care.
Thanks for the comment. Stick with it, you can make progress.
All the best, Adam
Very nice. Your example of baseball player "loading up" bat position while transferring pressure to front foot is a great mental image
Thanks Ken, glad you found it helpful.
All the best, Adam,
I love watching your videos and then working on my swing at the range. Easy and simple!
Thanks Boonie
@@Scratchgolfacademy Thank You!
This video really helped me
Glad to hear it
One of the best coaches..Keep it up..Learnt a lot from your videos
Thanks for the comment Ashish.
Best, Adam
Thanks Adam, by a country mile the best instructor on the internet.
Thanks very much Carlos!
All the best, Adam
This guy is like the Bob Ross of golf. What a legend.
You're too kind.
All the best, Adam
Happy little tees
@@jg1007 lmao. Just pictured Bob Ross saying "We're just going to put a happy little tee in over here".
Your instruction is always helpful because you show there are multiple ways to achieve the feel to get the results you are working toward
Thanks very much John.
Best Adam
Thanks, Adam. I am grateful for your channel .
Thanks mate
I’ve been trying to figure out impact for a while. As a new player I can’t tell you how much your videos have helped me.
Glad to hear that mike.
Thanks, Adam
Another great video, Adam. You make complex concepts seem so simple; I love the analogies comparing the golf swing to various other athletic movements. Keep up the great content.
Thanks very much Andrew.
All the best, Adam
I agree with everyone. Great video!
Thanks very much.
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What a swift smooth swing 👍👍👍
Thanks very much.
Best, Adam
I was pausing at the top of the golf swing to control my backswing speed. The addition of cocking after the pause adds yards to my drive. Great tip.
Thanks Stan, glad you found it helpful.
All the best, Adam
Mr. Bazalgette, I admire your videos. This video in particular has helped me to move my body in the proper sequence -- leading with the hips and trunk on both the upswing and the downswing -- and improve the consistency of my iron shots. Thank you for your clear, wonderful instruction.
Thanks for the kind comment!
Best, Adam
Adam, thanks for this great video. I tried the techniques mentioned in this video last week, and my club/ball contact improved dramatically.
Glad to hear it Chris
The hip turn is my biggest weakness. Great lesson. I need to drill and drill your lesson before I hit my next ball.
Thanx, Adam.
jt
Thanks, hope it goes well for you Joe.
All the best, Adam
Adam; Thank you for this one. I have NEVER had it explained like this and now I have some more hard work to do.
Delmar,
Thanks. Hope you make progress.
Best, Adam,
This video completely helped eliminate hooking the ball! I had no idea how uncoordinated my hips and shoulders were. One thing I did was imagined I was using a tempo trainer and right at the very end of the transition I had a swing thought to “unlock” my hips if that makes sense. I was getting so frustrated so thanks for the great lesson!
Glad you made progress Daniel
Did you video your swing ?
you gave me great insight which i have never conceptualized...terrific-I appreciate it!
Glad to hear it Manuel
All the best, Adam
Great lesson on separating the hips from the torso. I’ve been working on this and it’s helped my ball striking a lot.
Glad to hear it.
All the best, Adam
Enjoying your wonderful instruction style!
Thanks very much Chas
Best, Adam
Wanted to give you a shout out. The video on allowing the grip to clear the ball first and throwing the golf club. Has helped me greatly.
Glad to hear that Daniel.
All the best, Adam
Hi Adam. This definitely helped. I could strike the ball better and better delivery of the club.
Glad to hear it Neil.
All the best, Adam
Wow - thanks Adam - first time I have ever seen anybody talk about the separation of hips and shoulders - I have been told I am too handsy and trying to get more hips into it that has caused my shoulders to throw over the top leading to weak slices and other ugliness - my local pro said I should get more like "Shakira" and no I know what he means - thanks Ill try it out on the range this afternoon and report back
Thanks Grant, hope you make good progress.
Best, Adam
Adam, you are both a superb teacher and a congenial gentleman. You love what you do and it just shows. Thanks for all your free videos!
Thanks very much!
Best, Adam
Amazing simple advice. You're my absolute fav online instructor! Once you get that "feel" for the slot and add your advice about the whip of the club like a towel... your distances sore. I've always been steep, so my irons are long and high. Hit down to hit high can work with irons, but with a driver this is dangerous. My power fade is not bad, but I wanted that upward strike to get more effortless distance with driver and I've found it! Yes you'll duck hook a few times as you adjust, but the effortless power will come with a bit of practice. Thank you for dispelling all the old golf instructor adages and vocab that can be impossible to correlate to feel. I could not have made them "real" without your simplified techniques. I now realize how much swing speed I've negated over the 3 decades I've played and how I've relied on my strength to compensate off the tee with the driver. I look back at friends and competitors that could never hit an iron as far as I could, but would be neck and neck with driver. What?! I hit a 56 wedge 90 yards so effortlessly with your technique in competition...bummer is that the pin was only 70 yards LOL. Joking aside, you have saved my back for more years of play, and increased swing speed. I feel far more relaxed on the course. Thank you!
Thanks for the nice note Ryan
All the best, Adam
I watched a lot of Golf videos
And found your videos. I think they are best videos out there. The great mynute details you give ,, very few instructors do.
I will be in Naples in March- April 2020. Do you give lessons in person ??
Gentleman and top golf coach. Thank you for all your time.
Thanks very much Al.
All the best, Adam
Excellent content! Trying to correct a 20 plus year incorrect swing is not easy but I'm on to something when i find a video like this that suits my learning style.
Glad to hear it.
All the best, Adam
I like the tennis / baseball analogy. Great “spring” drill too.
Thanks Ronald
All the best, Adam
Adam, your instruction and explanation is always so pure and simple. My game has noticeably improved from your videos
Glad to hear that Ralph!
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Adam has some of the best golf content on you tube.
Thanks very much!
Best, Adam
This is great, my hips open well and i strike it beautifully when it all works. I still thought maybe they should be open a lot more and I was wrong, but seeing the difference between different pros has put my mind at ease. Thank you very much.
Thanks Aidan, glad you found the video helpful
Best, Adam
I'm a lady golfer and find your lessons on this channel clear and easy to understand. Thank you and keep posting these great videaos👍🙋
Bernie,
Thanks for the comment, and glad you are enjoying the videos.
All the best, Adam
Great teaching. Loved how you applied videos of others and how you qualified a personalized approach is important. Not everyone will look the same swinging. but the principal of execution in hitting the ball is about striking the ball . Great visuals to work with
Thanks very much Brian.
Best, Adam
Great drills Adam, those hips don’t lie.
Thanks, hope you make good progress.
Best, Adam
I would love to fly out and take a couple lessons with you. You make it look so easy and logical. Thanks again!
anthony donofrio I took a lesson with Adam at Mediterra back around Christmas. My iron play changed for the better 20 minutes into the lesson. I guess I the best recommendation is the fact that I’m going for a few lessons this coming winter while on vacation in Florida.
Good luck.
Anthony, believe me, it's worth a lesson with Adam. Did some lessons like Tim Daniels and they help tremendously. Highly recommended to work with Adam in person if possible. Plus he's a great guy.
Anthony, feel free to go to adambgolf.com for info.
Best, Adam
Thanks Timothy!
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Thanks for the comment Edward.
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Great as usual!
Thanks very much Donnie
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Thanks for the drills.
You're welcome Chip.
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Finally put myself on slow motion video and get to the top good but coming down near impact my hips are barely open and right arm almost straight at impact so got to figure out how to move the hips better. Thanks Adam! I will try these tips
Hope you make progress
Adam is the best. Really easy to follow and his content is super relatable. Its like learning how to play golf with your dad. His instruction is great. I wish he had an Instagram acct. :) Thank you for uploading such helpful videos and growing the game of golf sir.
Thanks very much for the comment Phil.
All the best, Adam
Everything you’ve taught has been very helpful. Thanks.
Thanks for the comment, and glad to hear it.
All the best, Adam
Thanks always nice to see and hear how you explain.
Thanks Victor.
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LOVE Your Videos thanks for the help
Thanks very much Robert.
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Das beste vom besten
Thanks very much Jan
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Superb video Adam, fantastic swing too! Will take all this onboard. Hiptastic!!
Thanks very much Graham.
All the best, Adam
Separating hips and torso seems to be the key. Been working on that and it is a lot of work to make that separation but the result is worth it.
Thanks Ben, hope you make good progress.
Best, Adam
Excellent teaching.
Thanks very much Don.
All the best, Adam
Great video!
Thanks TP
Awesome tip
Glad you liked the video Greg.
Best, Adam,
So you need to see a swing coach? Or what kind of teacher about hips, early extension, etc?
A swing coach that you trust is a good thing
Thanks, Adam
Really, really explains a problem I have been having causing me to snap hook my shots to the left. I can now work on correcting my problem just by watching this video. Understanding what is going on with the hips, I feel confident solving my problem.
Steven,
Glad you liked the video.
All the best, Adam
Adam thanks for replying, another question? Clearing the hips does the same apply for a closed stance; with right foot dropped back and slightly flair out?
Great description, thank you
Thanks bill, glad you found it helpful.
Best, Adam
Here's something I do... I have a tendency to over swing with my arms at the top. So, right before I reach the top of my backswing, I'll start initiating my legs, and hips, to start my downswing. This works two fold. It shortens my backswing a bit, and also starts my sequence off correctly. So, if you're someone that finds it hard to "pause" at the top, give this a try. Like he said... There's more than one way to make that dynamic move, to start your downswing. But, it's a necessary athletic move, if you want club head speed.
Thanks for the comment.
Best, Adam
Just wanted to tell you, l know this has nothing to do with your hips., but changing my working with my grip that you have taught. Yes I found what works for me. A more neutral grip with the club hip high and level slight turn to the toe to the left. Point being like you said, try things out and see what works for you thank you thank you
Glad to hear you made progress Alan
Best, Adam
great lesson Adam, just tried it in my golf net and I got a really good feeling of anchoring on my left foot through impact. Even though I am a low handicap player I always finish on my toes with a feeling of falling over. This lesson helps a lot with my balance
Glad you liked the video Terry.
All the best, Adam
I like the thought of what you got going in the separation, looks good for an old guy to work on, now if I only knew of one.
Hope you make progress.
Best, Adam
Adam excellent video on one the key movements to creating good contact with the ball. I will try this exercise until I’ve cracked it.
Thanks Charles, hope it helps.
Best, Adam
Great explanation!! Love how you show what to do. Does make me think of Chuck Berry's "The Twist" dance when I was a little kid. Great videos, you do explain well!!
Thanks Denny.
Best, Adam
Chuck Berry?...Chubby Checker!!
Great video. I’ll give this a go, no matter what I’ve try my hips are only ever back to the address position at impact rather than open.
Hope you can break through.
Best, Adam
Thanks
You’re welcome Troy
You’re welcome Troy
Power and “zest”. That’s exactly what I need.
Hope you get it Brandon
Best, Adam
@@Scratchgolfacademy thanks Adam. Your videos are the tops.
3:56 excellent dance move. I will certainly take that to the dance floor.
Thanks Michael.
Best, Adam
Excellent explanation Adam. I live in Spain and have a professor but I learn enormously with your explanations as with profesor I try to adjust my swing. With you I learn where I want to be. All the best for 2020!!!
I like the Hal Sutton suggestion, feel like back hip is hitting the ball.
Sounds good William, thanks.
Best, Adam
I like Tiger’s belt buckle swing cue, but i’m not sure i can do it. Does a push off from right foot do same thing?
You can feel it how you like, but that’s an option
Hello Adam, this lesson was particularly helpful for me. Until now I have not been clearing my hips correctly. A noticeable improvement after doing the pause drill and practicing this on the range.
I am an SGA Premium Member and I watch your RUclips videos as well as the Master collection videos on the SGA website. Have you ever considered putting the RUclips videos (or at least the links) on the SGA website?
Thanks John, we may do that in the future.
All the best, Adam
Love the vids
Thanks very much.
Best, Adam
Great lesson Adam..That's my problem forever, my iron play is never consistent, weak and balloon to the right..I will try this drill Thank You!!
Thanks, hope you make good progress.
Best, Adam
Most helpful. I'll try it.
Thanks Steve, and hope it goes well.
Best, Adam
Adam, great video as always. Helps to explain how to increase club head speed and generate power. As you watch the video, note that all the pros keep that trailing elbow tucked in. That, along with the hip movement, is key. I can now hit my 3W off the tee 250Y w/o tons of effort.
Glad to hear it Edward.
All the best, Adam
Video on helping with pull hook.... please!
Thanks Michael, I’ll try to get to that
Best, Adam
@@Scratchgolfacademy thanks your videos are so helpful!
Wow, I just tried this in the yard with some foam practice balls and almost immediately felt a huge increase in club head speed! Thanks!
Glad to hear it Michelle!
Best, Adam
OK took this on the course and was consistently overshooting my approach shots🤪. It's more difficult to apply with the longer clubs but I'm hoping it will eventually help my drives as well!
So much to remember. I will have to keep on watching several times and many thanks for the lesson (Y)
Hope toy make good progress.
Best, Adam
Hi Adam, great content as usual? I note in the video that Bubba's toe line (stance) is quite open at address, but Paul Casey's are quite square? Does having them open at address help with the hip turn through the downswing? And can you please do a piece on the dreaded reverse pivot and the power loss it create's?
Graham,
Thanks. There have been a number of successful players that don't set their feet parallel to the target line.
I'll try to get to the reverse pivot.
All the best, Adam
Great tips, drills, and verbalization of something i’ve literally been trying to improve for 2 decades. Thank you. And cheers
Thanks Chad, glad you likes the video.
Best, Adam
Great vid again. I always struggle with switching on too much power/torque at the top and then it feels like I lose the clubhead behind me. Do you think I should just waiting for gravity to start the downswing then switch the power on? 3hcap but play like a 20 when this happens.
Hard to say without swing you swing, but with some experimentation on both ends of the scale you’ll find a good mix
Best, Adam
Adam has a buttery swing. Good stuff bud
Thanks very much Stephen.
All the best, Adam
Your swing is really fast 😮👍👍👍
Actually it’s too slow! (old age)
@@Scratchgolfacademy You are fast and in a good shape 👍
👏⛳️
Working on it thank you
Best of luck.
Thanks, Adam
Finally! Finally! I breaks 90,! for the 1st time after 3 months playing golf..thanks boss!
Congratulations!
Best, Adam
after 3 months of golfing! you'll be a pga pro in no time
great video, Merci
Glad you liked it Michel.
Best, Adam
I wrote a comment below, in which I ask Adam to give us a method of playing golf that DOESN'T rely on disassociation. The case I make is that only the most accomplished golfers ever really develop the skill to play golf with the proper sequencing. Further, I proposed that body-type, age (and I didn't mention height) and weight all play a roll in making disassociation difficult. Finally, I point out, that if the average 50 or over golfer goes out and hits a large bucket of balls, and REALLY disassociates, he'll (women not so much) be laid up on the barcalounger watching daytime talk shows for a week, as his back recovers. None of these comments were meant to be disrespectful to Adam, or dispute this video's message. The video is 100% on point in defining the very essence of the golf swing: lower body starting the swing (after a nice hip turn back); left hip sliding and turning out to help move the weight to the left side; and left shoulder rising up and staying online as the hips turn under (disassociation). That's it! Just figure out how to set and release your wrist angles and you're there. The problem? Look at the points listen below. They were taking from a "swing faults study" golf.com posted. The study analysed thousands of golfers through an app called Swing Index App. What it shows, is what anyone who has ever gone to a driving range knows: most golfer's fall back a bit (sway or don't shift their weight at all) as they try and "pick the ball up" (because, how else does it make sense that the ball gets up in the air, they ask).
So Adam, since we know it's a lost cause to teach old dogs new tricks (for sure, give young and beginning golfers this video), give us something new for the sake of our backs! That's all I was saying; and it was out of respect for your obvious knowledge of the golf swing. Maybe Tiger is the answer. It's clear that Tiger is trying some sort of anti "reverse C" swing. That new driver finish looks wipe-py, because he's trying to exit before the full force of the swing hits his back ( well, it is a wipe swing; left is his miss). I've been trying a Webb Simpson move ( I'm a 65 year old, blade using, tips playing, recovering reverse C'er with 4.7 index); Webb, at normal speed, looks like a 16 handicapper the way he appears to fire his left shoulder out with his hips ( in slow motion he doesn't but he "pops out" fast). Let's find a way! For the betterment of golf.
- Most golfers who struggle to break 100 tend to struggle with their weight shift on the backswing, swaying too far back.
-Golfers who shoot around 90 also struggle with their weight shift more than anything else, but in a slightly different way. Rather than swaying too far back, they don’t shift their weight at all.
- The best golfers struggle with the most advanced problem: The downswing sequence. Golfers ideally should shift toward the target, then rotate their body, then rise through the ball. Getting that order correct is crucial
Thanks for the follow up, happy to hear your opinions. My personal experience (and I've given tens of thousands of golf lessons) is that most golfers are either to ball fixated, and/or accelerate club & arms too much at start of downswing. These are the reasons (primarily) that they fail to start with the lower body, and get to their left side. I've yet to meet the person with no club in their hands that couldn't easily shift weight to their target foot.
For those who are less flexible and strong, they should try to do exactly the same sequence, it's just for their body they will get much less separation between hips/shoulders/arms than an elite player would get. They will also do it with a lot less speed, but it can still be efficient.
Hope this helps.
All the best, Adam
Outstanding information Adam. Many thanks.
Thanks very much Craig.
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What is driving the hips?
It would be a combination of shifting weight towards the target, and rotating the hips.
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I used to twist my hips using my lower torso muscles and quads but my lower back always hurt after playing a round of golf or a session at the driving range. I’ve been working on using my glutes-hamstrings and ground shear forces to push my hips back (away from the ball). Provides clear space to swing my arms and my back doesn’t hurt. It also helps me not stand up in the backswing or early extend during the downswing-impact. Your thoughts?
Hard to say without seeing you swing, but it sounds better. I have a number of videos at the channel on that general topic.
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Adam, I am a faithful follower and owner of your dvd set. I have a unique problem. Backswing plane is fine but I have a Colin Montgomery finish. My coach is trying to get me to finish left with a coordinated hip turn. He says my club face is open at contact and when I finish left it is square to my target line. I'm afraid of pulling the ball left. Any ideas?? Dave from Virginia Beach...
Thanks Dave. I’d look at video (or ask that you look together with your coach) as well as use a launch monitor to determine your swing path through impact, and the overall shape of your follow through
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Well Done, I need to try the downward movement and then up Thanks
Thanks Vito.
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Adam, would you say a good way to create the separation is to start the lower body, just before you complete your backswing?
Yes, that’s the right idea
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I've watched 3 of your videos on hip turn, really helpful, especially helps to prevent too much early overswinging with arms, and allows me to swing more inside to out with hands closer to body; seeing this right? Second question, where is your weight on left foot, inside or outside heal, as this (hip slide) seems to shift it outside, is that okay?
Thanks Kent.
Yes, sounds like you are on the right track. Regards left foot, initially weight goes more to the ball of the left shoe, from there pushing up and back towards heel, maybe a little on outside of foot.
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Clearing the hips is vital; my swing path is towards 1.30pm, focusing on burying the club handle in the back of the ball, which holds my angle for the late release. The swing goes towards 1.30pm and hips clearing brings the swing around from 1.30pm to 12.00pm down the line. Do you think my thinking is
correct?
Hard to comment without seeing your swing. Generally when a player has too much of an in to out path their upper trunk (arms connected to trunk, not hips) isn't rotating enough. Early extension is often the case also
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Excellent! Subscribed
Thanks very much.
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What a nice swing you have.
Thanks very much.
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Adam, thanks for the video. I really like your ability to explain and demonstrate the feels of the golf swing. This is a great one and one that I struggle with. I'll watch it multiple times I'm sure.
Thanks for the comment Jerry.
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Is it the hips making the initial move or the left leg straightening pulling the hips?
I’d say more core (hips)
Hope this helps, Adam
Great stuff
Thanks.
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I’m new to golf and love your videos. Is there any sort of order I can watch your videos in for best results. I find myself trying to do to many things and getting ahead of myself. Thanks
Thanks, and glad you like the videos. If you go to www.scratchgolfacademy.com I have full courses there, designed for going at your own pace.
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Scratch Golf Academy Thank you Sir!!
Adam...great thoughts on separating your hips from your shoulders. Going to use this as my "swing key" for my round today. Also love video #2 in your Gain 25 yards video series!
Thanks very much Matt.
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