GOLF: How To Stop Rushing The Downswing And Start Hitting It Solid
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2019
- How To Stop Rushing The Downswing And Start Hitting It Solid
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When we’re talking about rushing the downswing, we need to separate body segments. Golfers who rush the downswing are moving their arms and hands down too fast, but not necessarily their lower body. So, you don’t need to slow everything down to stop rushing the downswing. In this video I’m giving you two feels/drills to learn how to get the downswing started with your body motion first and slow your arms and hands down.
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It's crazy how different your tips are than a lot of the other instruction on YT. You don't get this elsewhere. Great work.. much appreciated.
Appreciate it my friend!
Love these videos, and always find it hilarious how many times there is someone behind you doing exactly what you’re talking about trying to fix. Gold
:) Thanks, Yoris!
Swing looks smooth and rhythmic when you do these drills. Great tips!
Thanks, Jack!
This video helped me so much with my consistency right away. Got a lot more distance too. My arms were always going ahead of my hip turn causing my lead knee to lock before hip rotation and standing up topping the ball often. Excellent tip, drill and explanation. Thank you, Eric. You are a great coach.
Love to hear this!! Appreciate the support!
This is exactly what I'm doing, rushing the downswing. This is a great 👍explanation. I never realized what I was doing because I never really understood this movement
Thanks! Hope it serves you well!
Amazing drill that fixes so many problems; pulls, slices, off center hits, flipping, less curve on the ball due to more body rotation, more power etc etc. gold! Thanks
Thank you sir! Hope it helps!
this video, combined with the two backswing-alignment-rod- tips, transformed my game totally. Thanx very much !
Excellent! You got it my friend!
That might be the best explanation of "feels" that I have heard.. Hallelujah!!!!
Thank you sir :)
This explanation makes so much sense to me. I can feel my body working with these drills. Eliminating tension has been the other thing I’m trying to do. The harder I grip the club and tighter I feel the more I rush my swing. I want a smooth effortless swing but it’s all out of sequence. I was doing better before the last lockdown but as a fairly inexperienced golfer have never truely understood the body feels of a good swing. I’m keen to get back to lessons again.
Hope this serves you well Ian!
love all your vids and they work , learning so much and putting it to practice at the range
Excellent! Thanks, Andrew!
use to shoot in the hundreds, then got frustrated and quit. decided to retool entire game from ground up...so for 2 months I did nothing but watch RUclips videos (mostly ERIC) and hit the range. wow what a difference that made. now, I'm a bogey golfer and hit in the high 80's low 90's and it was amazingly quick and easy. now I am focusing on becoming a 70's golfer and am super confident. Eric, you are amazing.
Love it, Jeff! Glad to hear that my friend!
After watching in slow mo, you move hip forward and start looking up before impact. Your drills have all been magic for me personally. I try to completely forget my arms exist which works about 90% of the time, not great but this is a work in progress.
We are all work in progress....keep it going :)
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The quality of your instruction never ceases to amaze and impress me.
Thanks, Bill! Appreciate that my friend :)
This video easily ranks in your top 5 ,,, fabulous stuff thank you
Appreciate it, Luc!
This is gold!!! Another great drill I’m looking forward to implement.
Thanks, Garry! Hope it helps!!
Brilliant. Can't get enough of your instructional videos. 2nd to none sir. Well done. Mich
Appreciate it, Mich! Thanks for being here!
Hi Eric , love this , perfect for me at the moment , can’t wait to try this later alongside extending my arms further from body after hit
😍👌🏻🏌🏻♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧 ......have a corona net in the garden now while my course is shut - stay safe 👍🏻🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Hope it helps my friend!
I'm so new at golf that I haven't even practiced chipping. All I've done so far is I've bought a used starter set (left handed) and have been watching RUclips videos and reading everything golf. I can honestly say that Eric's videos have been the most helpful so far. Thanks Eric.
Appreciate you being with us Carlos...hope you continue enjoying the game!
Tried this at the range today. What a real difference to strike. Much more penetrating ball flight. Thanks Eric
Love it! My pleasure, Gordon!
You’re the great coach ever…!!
Thank you :)
Excellent advice. My game has been going backwards. I've been working so hard on my swing. I think to much. Your explanation about the down swing really showed me things I was not doing. Like establishing the flex in my posture. That is why I lift up to soon. Thanks so much. You teaching is very clear and easy to follow. Phil Matton Palm Bay FL age 78
Thanks, Phil! Appreciate the kind words! Glad to hear youre heading back in the right direction. 1-2 things at a time and keep it SIMPLE!! Hope you continue to enjoy the game!
Great, very detail and is what exactly i need because i always rushing my downswing with hands and arms first instead of the body. I know about it but difficult to change
Hopefully you start making some progress there!
I’m a high handicapper going through a swing change now. A swing coach told me that my active arms and hands were causing me a lot of problems with control. This video was incredibly helpful. The drills that reinforce the feeling you want - combined with the physical feedback you describe (bicep pressure on pec) helped on my first trip to the range. Now I need to groove that feeling and break those old habits. Thanks!
You got it my friend-hope it helps!
Awesome, had to watch it twice. Can't wait to try it tomorrow. Thanks 😊
Haha hope it helps, Robert :)
Great set of drills here, as a man who lighted a ton of weights in my younger years its been more difficult to feel that that stretch in the left shoulder and arm. "Big muscles are great for bending bars but useless for hitting golf balls" Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore 1995. These specific drills have giving me a totally new feeling of where my power is being generated from. The sequence of movement has allowed me for the first time to check if I'm doing things in the right order, from the top of the back swing. I just wanted to say, as someone who watches a lot of golf video content, your videos are a huge step up from the rest of the stuff out there. Most of it is just way too general and the same old descriptions of movements that frankly don't help. The problem is and always will be in golf lessons that we each feel things differently. My recommendation to all is find one or two teachers on you tube and stop there, too many ways of describing the same movements will only make things more confusing and less helpful after a while. Great job on your video Eric truly a step up in terms of usable content that doesn't hold back on the "secrets" or info that's at the heart of each issue. I'd love a full on lesson but times are tuff and the coronavirus is everywhere. Stay safe America, and the world. we are in this together.
Thanks, David! Really appreciate the kind words and appreciate you being with us my friend!
Great video Eric, this is exactly what my problem is. I can get it right about 3/10 times. When I do it’s a beautiful feeling to see the ball go where I want it to. I will try both of these drills today, the pause at the top is something I try to do but tend to forget when thinking about all the other aspects of the the swing.
Hope it helps, Roger!
This is brilliant. I’m going to try this tomorrow on the range. I’m going to work hard on this. It would solve so many problems.
Thanks, Timothy! Hope it helps!!
It’s all good, Eric. I know the feels or sensations you suggest here. I have had them, and they worked beautifully, for a time. I suspect something else crept into my swing that sent me off in search of a new swing key that would unlock my inner Hogan, such as John Jacobs or Jim Flick telling us the only way to reach our full potential is to swing our arms. I am 74 years old and my search began with Hogan’s five fundamentals and every Golf and Golf Digest
Hope you continue enjoying the game my friend!
Awesome instruction on this topic. I this is the turning point to much better golf when this is understood. So easy to be quick from top.
Thanks! No doubt! Agreed!
OK great thank you love the videos putting some into practice this week
Awesome!
Another great Video Eric. Thanks a lot for that. What helps me here is thinking of doing the transition, means the start of the downswing at the same speed as the backswing. This feels at the end very slow and is quite difficult as you really need trust in you swing (especially on shots over the water :-) ). But the same speed on backswing and downswing-start/transition leads to a perfect sweetspot = a lot of distance. The downswing is then lead by the though of moving/walking through the ball (as Gary Player uses to talk about). I think the transition speed is the key to play really good and consistant golf.
Thanks, Andre!
Exactly the fix I’ve been looking for Eric! Thank you
No problemo!
I do like this. Once I get the trail hip moving back and the club feeling "on plane", I have more confidence to let my body start the downswing. It's amazing how much better contact and ball flight have improved as well as clubhead speed. This is good!
Yessir!
Not only does this seem to be a great drill for the rushed downswing but as I was swinging in my office at work (shhhh) I felt as though this helped me from sliding laterally. I've been battling sliding my entire life and the description of the left knee in the down swing flexing and rotating really seemed to stabilize me. Great drill Eric. Looking forward to hitting the range.
Thanks, Tony! Hope it helps!
Wow great clear content, without that 10 min dialogue in the beginning. Great job!
Haha thanks!
Wow! Excellent explanation Eric!
Thanks, man! Appreciate it!
This young man makes the most sense of all of the golf videos I have watched, and I have watched a lot of them.
Appreciate the kind words, Ed!
Thanks Eric u made the golf self learning very pleasant I’ll sign up for ur program soon
Appreciate the support! Would love to have you on our team!!
fantastic topic and explanation for us duffers. can't wait to get working on it.!
Yessir
This has helped me out a ton! Can’t thank you enough!
Glad to hear that my friend!
I like how you explain things. A good blend of lamen terms and technical vocabulary.
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
This was so helpful
I'm so glad I just found this video and your one on tempo. My goal is to try and get my tempo much slower in 2022. Mainly because I've had enough of the poor golf I've been playing lately.
Hope this helps ya! Another good one here: ruclips.net/video/OI5jYxS25GE/видео.html
Your knowledge of the swings are unbelievable!!!!
Thanks, Peter! Learning as we go!
This is one of my major faults amongst others. As soon as I get too the top I feel very uncomfortable and can’t wait to release the tension with my arms. I also fire and spin out the hips at the same time not really getting the pressure to the front.
Sometimes I feel like I’m never going to get the sequencing right, but I’ve had this video bookmarked forever and keep coming back to it over and over trying to improve.
Eric you are a fabulous coach. You explain everything so clearly and how you teach really resonates with me.
Appreciate it, Charlie! I hope this serves you well and you get it sorted!
Excellent video, AGAIN, Eric! This is me exactly, rushing the down swing! Off to range to try this…
Thank you!! Hope it helps!
Wow. The hands feeling like they are going up and back as I start my squat...that's so unlike any thought I've ever heard but it makes sense when you show it. I cannot break the habit of my hands attacking that ball and coming over the top. Going to try "hands up and back" thought
Hope it helps :)
Really really good lesson Eric!!
Appreciate it!
Thanks. This tips really work
👊Our pleasure, Sam!
u are amazing at teaching feels and how to correct. easy to follow and understand
Thanks, Michael!
Great instruction!! Thanks!!!
Great video once again Eric, giving an explanation which I've not seen elsewhere. Can I ask would the same effect be achieved with the thought 'keep the R/shoulder back in Transition' or 'Keep your back facing the target as long as possible'?
Regards
James
Yes....similar! ruclips.net/video/bScRl_O6UUo/видео.html
Top class as always!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing this great video
Our pleasure, Shahid!
Brilliant Eric! I have never seen this explained anywhere else. I think I have seen this same move when major league baseball players are at bat. When should the left arm separate from the body? Thanks.
Yessir! From about 1/2 way down the downswing through 1/2 way through the follow through
Thanks for the rushing down cure... your tips are super
Thank you!!
Eric awesome as usual really man good stuff!! Eric i was wondering if you have a class on contact at the ball ,, to me it all comes down to contact I feel if I don't get correct ball speed it feels horrible!! Thanks again Eric your the man!!!
Thanks, Kevin!
We have A LOT of videos on a lot....contact included.
BUT contact is too broad a subject....too many variables to guess why the contact may be off.
Would have to SEE your swing to help guide...to identify 1-3 SPECIFIC things that need to be done to help contact...could literally be 100 things that could cause bad contact
Check out www.cogornogolf.com so you can post your swing and I can see and help!
Took me so long to embrace this. I just couldn't come to grips with the idea of "stalling" the hands and arms and rotating the hips to start the transition. It felt so unnatural to me and I just couldn't get on board. Now that I've fully incorporated this concept into my swing the difference is pretty remarkable. I feel less like I'm swinging *at* the ball and more *through* the ball, if that makes any sense. I'm also far less prone to hard pulls and fat shots, and my smash factor and compression are way up. Good stuff here.
Love it! Thanks for watching!
Very timely! 👍
Thanks man, great vid.
Thank you!
I’m dying to try this drill. I’m a lefty and hit my irons pretty well, but I have always sliced my drives. I’ve tried a ton of corrections with my grip, club path etc. I did notice when I slowed my back swing down, the slice improved. I never thought about the knee turn, but I can see how it help that downward swing path and perhaps straighten my slice. Going to give a go this weekend!
Hope it helps!
Thanks. You are a fantastic teacher
Appreciate that, Jeffrey! Thank you for watching!
Great video Eric, I’ve been using a Whippy Tempomaster to help smooth out my transition. You can’t swing fast from the top w a Whippy and make good contact
Love it! Thanks, Scott!
such a great explanation man!
Appreciate it!
I'm impressed with the left leg squat initiating the downswing. It minimizes the lower body slide and provides better control of the hands,arms and shoulders starting the downswing. I think the pause at the top would effect tempo.
Thanks, Frank!
Excellent tips! Thanks!
Our pleasure!
Excellent tip thanks
Thanks, David!
This is spot on. Most amateur golfers need to learn to hit the ball with their lower body - dead arms that are moved with lower body motion, not the other way around. Very difficult to overcome after years/decades of trying to generate speed with arms/upper body. Takes thousands of reps to start to build new muscle memory.
Definitely will take time and work!
Great teacher! can not stop watching your videos
Appreciate the kind words and support, Greg!
Great video. Something I need to work on. It would be helpful if you also showed some slow motions of your swing as it is hard to really see what you are doing in your swing. It happens so quickly. I love how you explain what you should be feeling in any given movement.
Thanks Linda-appreciate the feedback!
This was epiphany for me...Yesterday I went 2 holes birdied the first hole a par 5 par , stuck it to 2' ...Par on the second. Then went back to my old ways. The feeling I had tho for those first 2 holes was the first in 33 years where it felt effortless and perfect. I'll get out on the range and just work on this feeling...I always get a kick of watching something thinking about it , and than doing it even without practicing it...For 2 holes I felt like I couldn't miss. Thanks a lot for the lesson.
Love it! You are welcome my friend!
Best Instructor for Seniors, ever. I'm 54 and I've never hit it straighter or farther.
Love to hear that, Jeff!
Another great video. Thank you 🙏
Appreciate ya!
Thanks for this video-it's great. Feel like maybe a better descriptor is "starting the downswing before being finished with the backswing" is a better description of the problems, almost like throwing the automatic transmission into drive when the car's in reverse. I've noticed I do this when I get impatient on the course behind slower players and later in the round when I'm tired. Once again really helpful video.
Thanks, Brian! Appreciate it!
Your videos are great n very helpful. Tq
Happy to hear this my friend! Thanks for watching!
This video is really teaching me “ effortless power.” BTW , I counted. The lady in white in background is stopping four seconds at the top of her backswing.
Hope it helps!
Eric-great video. My issue is that I get the club waist high and then my knees slide forward preventing me from completing my backswing and of course my swing is completely out of sequence so I thin my shots without any power. My instructor says I am also pulling the handle. Suggestions? What’s the weather like at your course mid November as heading south then for the winter
Hey Brian!
I have plenty of suggestions, but I would have to see your swing to say for sure what you're actually doing and advise you how to improve.
Check out Cogornogolf.com if you cant get it sorted....thats where you can post your videos and I can help...premium membership I would suggest
Late to the party here, but one of your best. Effective, deep analysis and effective cure. Thanks.
Appreciate it :)
Great video, love the up and back feel at the top. Keep it up Eric. One of the best channels on RUclips.
Thanks, Bryan! Appreciate it!
Instructions crystal clear with good example
Thanks!
This is an absolute game-changer and has given me more insight into the mechanics of the swing. I wondered why I had to almost stop at the top to get solid contact and yet great players seem to swing in tempo and fluid with speed and power. It's not that I was rushing, it's my sequence and mechanics were incorrect. When they are off it feels like I am rushing but when I keep my arms in place and properly rotate the body first I have solid contact consistently and never have to think about pausing.
This is another reason why I am a member of Eric's site and a student of his teachings. The improvement in my swing and game has been the greatest in the shortest amount of time with Eric.
Love it, Chris! We are happy to have you with us and I appreciate the kind words my friend!
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Good stuff Eric.
Appreciate it!
Great video! I used to play a lot, down to a stable 5 hcp. Now I have not played for 12 years, started to practice this spring again. My main issue now is that I'm way to "handsy", ie rushing it. -And I'm struggling to get my body into the swing, or our of the way. I have just not managed to find the right feeling. This drill looks really promising! -Thank you!
Hope you get it sorted my friend and continue to enjoy your golf!
@@CogornoGolf Thank you! It's getting there. The feeling of pushing my arms up as I transition to the down swing gives a feeling of all the time in the world to hit the ball. :-)
Thanks for effective explanation. My weekend golf always up and down and mostly 65% down as my chronic habit of snatching from the top of the back swing cannot be eliminated. Is there any best drill to do to remove my chronic bad snatching from the top? I once try like Matsuyama swing as I paused at the top for 2-3 second but it can do only at driving range and I still come back to get snatching at golf course that too terrible for me to change it. Please advise.
Hey! Thanks for the message!
Unfortunately for this instance I think I would need to see video of your swing. I would need to see exactly what happens when you say you "snatch" it....that could mean a bunch of different things and could be caused by a bunch of different reasons..so I cannot advise based on just that
If you don't get it sorted check out cogornogolf.com premium membership so that I can see your swing and can advise then!
Nice video. I’m gonna practice that tomorrow
Thanks Felipe!
Just watched this video can't wait to try on the range , should i start with a lofted club, I will be subscribe soon, Thanks
Thanks, Steve! Yes you should!
Nice as always. Thanks!
Thanks, Omar!
This was very helpful
Excellent!
Good instruction.... thank you so much...
My pleasure!
Another great lesson this really worked for me I’m getting way better contact and distance is crazy long
Love to hear that! Thanks!
Using the drill also with my left arm basically staying against my chest, helped me with my arms going out over the line. This was also a huge problem for me. I was a arms and hands player for years and changing to a rotational player has increased my distance and power but the old habits are hard to break.
You're heading in the right direction!
Great explanation of a problem shared by MOST greater than 8 handicaps. How many reps of these drills will it take to ingrain the correct sequence?
It depends on the frequency of those reps. More toward everyday can see nice changes in 1-2 months.
Once per week-several months.
Can make it LOOK better in 1 swing...I'm talking starts to slowly become your normal with less and less conscious thought.
Great explanation as always. Thank you!! Question, does this apply to uneven lies? Tx
Thanks, Sheila! Yep in terms of these swing mechanics it would apply for all shots
Hey Eric, new subscriber here and I'm loving the content. Quick Q - will this work for driver as well as irons?
Hey Joe! Thanks for being with us.
Yes it will.
Here is some info on iron vs driver: ruclips.net/video/TJtx-qVSgVU/видео.html
That previous comment ended abruptly. I do get long winded. I will end by saying I appreciate your no bs instruction. Thanks
Appreciate it, Tom!
your swing when doing the pause at top drill was buttery smooth
Thank ya :)
Useful analysis
Thanks, Melissa!
What you are teaching here reminds me of a feeling I read about years ago but cannot remember the instructors name. He suggested when we reach to top of the backswing and begin the downswing to feel as if we are increasing the shoulder turn. It is only a feel because the shoulders will in fact be moving forward. We are talking milliseconds before the right shoulder fires through. It feels lazy and this may be where the term pause at the top comes from. Am I making sense, Eric?
Yes...love that for most people!
Thanks Eric!!!
My pleasure!