As seen in Golf Digest | Gain distance and power in your golf swing
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2019
- GOLFTEC's VP of Instruction, Nick Clearwater is featured in the September issue of Golf Digest discussing why turning properly in the backswing is a key element to hitting the ball farther and more consistently. Nick breaks that process down in this video and you can also check out the article here: golfdigest.com
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This is the singular most helpful instruction that I’ve on the internet. Added at least 20 yards to my drives.
Fantastic 👍🏼
My golftec coach had me do this on my first visit last week. It’s added so much distance and I’m hitting the ball more straight, and consistently. I couldn’t believe it.
Great video. You make it easy to understand. That is soooo important to the average golfer.
Quite understated but absolutely spot on. Watch the leg movement of tour players they all do this.
.... oh wow for very first time in long time ... after watching 1000s of watching golf vids finally someone who explains so simply and so easy to understand ... something i shall gladly go and put this to practise
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one of the best videos on how to do the golf pivot.
Thanks! 👊🏼
Got fitted at the Ft Collins location. The tips the technician gave me helped me out a ton. Went from driving about 240 to 280 and irons gained about 30 yeards of distance after I got a new set of clubs and now im making serious headway. (Going from shooting a 94 2 months ago to shooting an 85 this month.
Hey Nate, this is Brad Thorberg with GOLFTEC!
First off thanks for your sharing your experience with GOLFTEC! Great to hear you had an awesome experience and saw such a dramatic improvement.
Now we’re talking! Great article Nick!
Thanks!
Great video.
I like this guy! He calmly and matter a factly told me the A,B,C’s of the basics of a good golf swing / how the pros do it. Thank you!!
Thanks for watching, Tod!
Agreed. Very simply put, with evidence to back it up!
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a lot of solid information here, thank you very much!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you 😎
Excellent as always Nick.
Thanks
I did Golftec about 10 years ago and they are the main reason I’m a very solid iron player. Most guys are very visual and being able to see green light, yellow light or red light for every position was the quickest way to get me to understand how best to mimic a pros swing, while still making it my own. Ive taken lessons before and after Golftec but for me, this method of teaching worked best.
Thanks for the comment! We're so glad to hear that GOLFTEC has helped your game!
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Great lesson!
Hello there 👋 how's it going ?
Awesome!
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I’ve had loads of lessons in person and watched several of the u-tube teachers, Cogorno etc and your explanation of the swing is the calmest and easiest to follow set of instructions ever.......really good job and I just wish I lived anywhere near so I could come in person 👍
I’ve worked with Nick in person and can tell you he’s this way in real life as well he’s a class act!
Thanks! Nick is the best. We are lucky to have him leading our Instruction team.
Thanks, Mike. We really appreciate that feedback. If you are ever near a GOLFTEC we would love to take a look at your swing.
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I live in Denver, and it doesn't seem possible to get a lesson from Nick.
Very good detail on lower and upper body mechanics.
Thank you for watching!
The GOLFTEC video lessons are always informative and easy to understand
Thank you! We are glad you enjoy them.
Great lesson 💪⛳️
Thanks for watching
Great video ~ long term flipper and this will help a lot......
Ben, that's great! Thanks for watching!
Hey there
I used to have my feet square to the ball and always had problems turning my hips ... tried turning my trail foot as you said ... wow it was like a revelation ... played 3 games on the weekend broke my handicap twice
Drove the ball much more consistently and irons were more consistent
Didn't hit behind the ball
Still work in progress .. will persist with this
Cheers from Australia
I used to over rotate in the backswing and that caused me to take the club behind my body to much.
I ;ike the video it help me.Thank You
John, that's great to hear! Thank you for watching.
Great video and explanation of the importance of a proper shoulder & hip turn in the backswing and how it basically lays the tracks for the entire swing. If you do this improperly, there's almost no way to reliably swing it consistently in-to-out on the downswing.
Hey Rod, this is Brad Thorberg with GOLFTEC. First off thanks for the comment!!
And yes for the 17+ years I've been teaching rotation is absolutely one of the foundational pieces of having a better path in the down swing and one I've seen 1000's struggle with for sure.
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So incredibly helpful. Wow. Many thanks and much respect. Can't wait to see my swing evolve.
Looking swole Nick!
Good info
Thanks for watching!
I liked the way you explained the cause and effect and showed just the two numbers, ie shoulder/hip turn. The statement at the end, once the shaft is parallel on the backswing your shoulders should already be turned 2/3 ie 60 degrees is eye opening. Also checking at address that you are not already open is another factor I need to be aware of. Thank you.
Tremendous!
Thank you!
Excellent explanation, thank you, now it’s time to go practice 😎
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This is quite a revelation and profoundly helpful to my understanding of key problems - and things I do well - in my own swing (HCP 13).
Nice video content! Excuse me for chiming in, I am interested in your thoughts. Have you thought about - Paneevelyn Swinging Clubsman (Sure I saw it on Google)? It is a great exclusive guide for revealing an effortless golf swing technique without the normal expense. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my friend Sam at very last got amazing results with it.
Torstein, that's great to hear! We are glad you enjoyed it and it helped your game.
I don't typically comment on videos but that was really good and insightful...
Hey, thanks for watching and we're glad you enjoyed the video!
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God, I miss my golftec lessons. I got to work with John Simekian at the Brea Ca shop. I absolutely loved every minute I was there. Changed my game, changed my life.
GOLFTEC I’m in Vegas now. When we get through this second shut down and I get back to work, I’ll find golftec again and join the army. I’m playing ok for now. But could really use the help to fix and tighten up my non existing short game.
Thanks for the breakdown .. In my mind when it comes to shoulder turn I think left shoulder turning it down not around my body. Some people think they are turning but what they are doing is twisting the shoulder.
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Saw this after seeing the videos of the gentlemen from Good Good going to GolfTec in Colorado. Definitely gave me insight to help me. Much appreciation from a 100+ scorer 👍
Thanks for watching all the videos. It was so much fun to have the Good Good team at HQ. We hope to do more with them soon.
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Best piece on swing diagnosis keeping in mind new technology of measurement and very basic changes to the overall swing that any golfer at any level can make...love it just perfect. I feel like I can make those changes easily with a little practice. I have a slight "push" swing with my driver, so obviously coming in slightly open and hitting the ball at the heel of the driver, a couple of changes and this should solve it.
A classic.
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How about the numbers at impact for hips and sholders ? Just the same but open numbers ?
Interesting that your teaching concentrates on the body turn first and only then look at what the club is doing. I agree that it is easier to get the hands and club on a better plane once the body is pivoting well enough. Whereas a lot of teaching focuses on the hand/club takeaway first.
Starting that backswing with the body turning is key for the arms and club to be in the right place. 👊🏽
So that's why I duff some of my shots !
Wow, this is a great visual.
Would it be possible to get the same comparison regarding the arm movement?
Thanks for the feedback. We will work on a video discussing the arm movement in more detail.
Great video and explanation in everyday golfer terms :-)
Thank you for watching and the great feedback!
Great video will try this, very well explained many thanks!
Thank you for watching!
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Love this dude, he is all world 👍.
he really shows how to do the backswing pivot correctly and simply. this is the first time i actually got that and it works great.
i keep coming back to this video.
Great to hear. That's our goal, keep it as simple as possible. Our coaches use all this technology to help them get to the root of the problem as fast as possible while keeping it as simple as possible.
@@GOLFTECLessonsFittings do the coaches at golftec teach along the same ideas as nick and are they consistent with that method? it seems a lot of guys have different ideas on how to do the golf swing but i like nick's teachings. i live outside the boston area kinda near burlington, ma.
@@steveperry1344 yes. Nick and his Teaching Quality team train all our coaches across the country. Every coach goes to GOLFTEC University to understand all these concepts and how to use our technology effectively to help our students play better golf.
This is amazing! Such an awesome insight, thank you! What a great teacher btw, very clear! 👌🏻👍🏻
Thank you! We are glad you enjoyed it.
I have the problem you described. Hips turn. Shoulders turn. On video my shaft is way inside. So many vids say the club head needs to cover the hands at P2 but it feels so awkward..
One of the best informational golf videos I have ever seen. Looking to get fitted at a golf Tec after the holidays!
Jay, that's great to hear! We are so glad you enjoyed the video and we'd love the opportunity to get you fit.
How has it gone with golftec?
nick, could you do a video like this and focus on the downswing body movement. i got alot out of this one, thnx.
Hey Steve, Brad here with GOLFTEC, we will work on something similar for the down swing for sure! Stay tuned
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i really-really connected with this lesson and it works for me, thnx.
Hey Steve, it is Brad with GOLFTEC. So glad this helped!
Nice to see the early hip turn. I started playing around 1990 when most instruction was advocating resisting the shoulder turn with your hips.
Thanks for watching, Derek!
Brilliant funny how simple it seems but how hard it is to do and how difficult it is to find out what you need to be working on to get better
Right!? A GOLFTEC Coach near you can help.
Are those knee positions stack and tilt?
Really liked the knee flex ideas.
really good info here. so you're a real pro and would you say that the local golftec near me would be as knowledgeable and helpful as you. i've only had a few lessons in my life and the teachers were not that good and i didn't get much out of them.
Steve, yes all of our Coaches go through extensive training from Nick and the rest of our Teaching Quality team. Their lessons are reviewed by our top Coaches and feedback is consistently given to each Coach to help them continue to improve their teaching. We hope you give a local GOLFTEC Coach a try.
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Very well said and illustrated. Is your shop found in Ontario you sound like it may be. I’m looking for a location in southern Ontario. I have subscribed, I’m a believer of ST. Thank you. JB
Hello! We have a couple of Centers in the Toronto area. You can find them here: www.golftec.com/golf-lessons/toronto
You just cured my "not flexible enough" :)
Haha. We are glad you liked the video and it could help you a bit.
Too bad there is no Golftec in Nova Scotia. Would love to be checked. Lead leg achilles tendon never healed properly so limits my knee bend.
Not yet but hopefully someday! Have you tried to flare your lead open 45 degrees?
@@GOLFTECLessonsFittings Flared a bit but not that much. Will attempt when when golf season finally gets to Cape Breton. Thanks for the tip.
I live about 60 miles south of Pittsburgh PA and was wondering if there is a Golf Tech near me?
Just go to Golftec website. They have a location finder there!
I used to over rotate in the backswing and that caused me to take the club behind my body to much.
You can take your club behind your body too much (over rotating as you cal it) without hardly any body rotation. Sounds to me like too much use of the arms.
I took the swing evaluation and lessons afterwards. This was never mentioned to me. My lesson reviews, which are saved to my app, did not give access to this data for my swing along with other data that Mr. Clearwater deems important to know. Don't know if this happens at all Golftec sites, but I wanted this out there.
These lessons don't appear in your lesson reviews, they're emailed to you. Check the spam folder for the email address you have on file with them. That's where the links for these lessons were going for me. I didn't think I was getting them either until I checked my spam folder. They were all in there.
@@jeffb72083 I never received the, so I emailed the computer techs at Golftec 3 months ago. A vice president called me and said they were not available. He said that the local pro controls what you see. He apologized and offered me a free lesson, which does me no good as I moved to an area where the nearest Golftec is 2 hours away.
Yet Gary Player says to keep the back foot square, so as to create torque against which to turn. I have a library of golf books, instructional and otherwise, collected over many years, and I've watched more instructional tapes and clips than most any man who's ever lived. There is barely one, universal rule among golf instructors or players. Even something as simple as position at address, arms hanging down; nope, listen to Moe Norman devotees. This is very good instruction by Golftec and Nick, if you follow it all, not just some.
Actually, there is 1 common rule, that’s how similar all the top players are through impact. A little different, yet almost the same! The rest of the swing is all over the place, from Trevino to Furyk, but impact sure is effective!
great stuff, is it just the shoulder turn that matters- I can get a good shoulder turn but it does not look like I have completed my backswing. People comment at how far I hit it with what looks to them as a half swing. I say the only thought I have is to complete my shoulder turn, the club is where it is...
Lots and lots of videos talk about backswing, a few talk about transition but not so many about how/when to get the left side out of the way. Could you post something about that, please? Thank you.
What initiates your back swing? Is it the arms or the hip. Thanks
According to Ben Hogan’s book it is the wrist, then arms, then shoulders then hips. And the complete opposite on the down swing.
I have taken a few lessons at my local golf tec and my swing coach seems to use a lot of the same idea from that book.
Hey Nick, red your article in Golf Dogest and now viewed the video. My concern is taking the club to far behind me then lifting it up and coming over the top. The great late teacher Jim Flick said that the amateurs make a big mistake focusing on the shoulders taking the club back which results in the outcome I described. In your article you said to turn your shoulders and the hands stay relatively passive. My question is how do you prevent the club going in to far and then preventing the over-the-top rebound. Thank you!
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Hey Doug!
Do you have a place in Miami?
Currently, we have Training Centers in Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Palm Beach Gardens. A Training Center in Miramar.
This method is stack and tilt, correct?
Hey Kevin, thanks for the message. I'd probably have to ask what your description of Stack & Tilt is?
GOLFTEC's Teaching Systems are based on 3D data we have obtained over the past 25 years from launch monitors and Motion Measurement systems. We use that data as a model for playing the game. We do not teach everyone the same lesson or to have the same swing. Our Coaches all over the world will give a very similar experience using their Tour data driven approach to teaching the game. That's very not secret sauce that we use in over a million lessons a year is essentially professional golf instructors using measurable data, cool tech, and expert training experience to help anyone solve any golf problems they have.
If any of that sounds like Stack & Tilt then that is coincidental rather than intentional. GOLFTEC's 3D data certainly supports some teaching systems more than others.
What iron are you using?
You asking about brand? I believe it's a 7 iron but not sure on brand.
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Weird always heard from teachers that trail knee should stay flexed not straight
Thanks for watching. Keeping your trail knee flexed can reduce your ability to turn. This video helps explain that concept: ruclips.net/video/5tLZmILjgBQ/видео.html
Where are you guys located
Hey Kevin, Brad Thorberg here with GOLFTEC. First off thanks for the view! What is your zip code and I can help locate the nearest center to you.
What seems strange about moving your knee toward the ball is that your weight winds up on your left side and not the right side at the top of the backswing. It would seem from that position you would move back to your right side in the forward swing and not your left side as you are already on your left side.
Ben Jonson You want your weight to be centred to more on your lead foot. Not on your trail foot. Keep your weight going left.
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My research shows that if you straighten the trail leg on the backswing, it makes your upper body lean towards the target (reverse pivot). Metaphorically, if you lean away from the target while setting up to throw a ball, you'll get more velocity. Imagine leaning towards your target while setting up to throw a ball. No bueno.
Don’t know where you did your research, but the research is incorrect. Check out some still shots of Rory Mcrory’s swing on Instagram and he definitely straightens his right leg on the back swing.
Information overload for a 10 handicapper. BUT it all sounds very important
Hey Kevin, Brad Thorberg here with GOLFTEC. First off thanks for the view and the feedback.
Yes we packed a great deal of info in a short video and don't expect a viewer to take all of that in and run with it right away. First step would be to find out what you are doing correct and what you're not. Then simplify it down to one focus point.
@@GOLFTECLessonsFittings Thanks for the advice. I’m currently on the better end of a swing change and always looking for input. I’ve found after a few lessons and feeling overwhelmed w info that it is good to take everything in, I’ve also noticed I’m starting to make the moves without thinking to much about. Golf is way more than a sport… Definitely an art form
So true Kevin. Even with great mechanics there is so much more to it. From touch to our thoughts.
So true Kevin. Even with great mechanics there is so much more to it. From touch to our thoughts.
Dunno. Trevino hardly moved his hips at all.
Rory, Brooks, both of their right foots stay straight..not open like you said.
Most people as described here mostly move their arms and think they’ve turned their shoulders.
BALL BOUND - the fear of turning away from the ball exasperated by the age old adage of “keep your head still”
Well some famous pros say to keep your trail leg flexed?
He holding the Driver
Maybe they’re not bad players maybe they don’t have the same skill set a pro or a PGA teaching professional has but they’re not bad players
Hey desano1975, this is Brad Thorberg with GOLFTEC. True, bad players might not of been the best word choices hear. Maybe the phrase, "players looking for more consistency, would of fit.
We do know that if a player doesn't get the knee action and hip turn and shoulder turn going properly in the backswing it can create for some bad misses between the good shots.
At the end of the day our goal is to help people play better golf, and to do that we want the bad shots to not be as bad.
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So basically I need to learn Yoga.
Hey C Ross, this is Brad Thorberg with GOLFTEC. Why do you feel you need to learn Yoga? Maybe I can help.
@@GOLFTECLessonsFittings Due to my lack of flexibility 😕 Regardless, this is a very good video and sound advice.
Thanks C Ross! I'd recommend stopping by a GOLFTEC. I've given around 20k lessons and it is VERY Rare for a student to not be able to make these movements. Usually a fault is preventing the range of motion and we just need to figure it out and clean it up.
Backswing? Who cares about backswing? Is club square at impact? Is there good club head speed? Watch Bruce Lietzke. They would have fixed his back swing. Let's stop making golf robots. Ruined the Asian LPGA tour.
I liked the way you explained the cause and effect and showed just the two numbers, ie shoulder/hip turn. The statement at the end, once the shaft is parallel on the backswing your shoulders should already be turned 2/3 ie 60 degrees is eye opening. Also checking at address that you are not already open is another factor I need to be aware of. Thank you.