I was a 6 HCI in Houston, if I had the benefit of this information and access to this instructructer's information then I could have a 1 or below. Take note from a 40 year golf fanatic. This man is a top notch instructor, listen to him.
This makes so much sense. The why behind the drills is what I can really relate to and how to rehearse this off the golf course.. And I love the fact that you’re saying just get 1% better it takes time and work…
Stumbled across this video, like it, just nipped out to the garden and practiced this with the bicep facing forward, I like it and through all the vids i've seen, I haven't yet once come across anybody who has mentioned this, so put this together with the leadbetter takeaway and hopefully this season I can break into a single digit golfer (currently 10.3)
I thought you got right into it quickly enough. Just enough explanation and “show”. I have never hit the ball better. Top video so far for me. Thank you !!!!
A few weeks ago I gleaned from several different videos that the arms basically moved down from the top. It felt totally different from my old move and I was striking the ball much better. There were little details I was missing though and I’ve been wandering around a bit. You addressed everything here. I think this is a foundational part of the swing that almost noone is talking about. Thank you!
It’s pretty fricken easy to wander around when it comes to this game. We strive for perfection even when we know it’s not truly achievable. Then, we find that one thing that brings it all together! Love to hear it!!! Thanks for the comment and hope you join us for more in the future.
Chris, I believe that this is the first time that I've ever heard any instructor say that the arm drop is independent of everything else. Interesting. I will be concentrating on that very move in my next session. I'll let you know how it goes.
Chris! Hey, it's nice to find you here on your own channel. I was in one of your clinics back in March 2016. I have subscribed and will be following along.
Wow Chris M8 from an old Aozy This visual has brought 55 years of Army golf to a close. Love your commentary & wisdom,no need to follow anyone else you got me.👍🍻
Excellent video! Well thought out and executed. I realize in today’s world of immediate gratification attention spans are limited but this content is pure gold.
Great stuff Chris, this is the best explanation of how to shallow the club with specific instructions (that I could understand AND execute) This has made a night and day difference to my ball striking and distance - THANK YOU!
Anther awesome coaching Drill - This is just brilliant ..........I can't wait until Sunday!!! Makes so much sense and great to have easy to visualise reference points :)
I'm in, Chris! Going out this morning, starting with this drill. Forwarding to several friends. Looking forward to the ball-striking series, and "1% better every time I pick up a golf club".
Thank you for the share Tom and Good luck out there. I’m glad you caught that part about getting just a small amount better every time you set out to practice. Very important.
Chris this close the window instruction is amazing . Shot 85 on Monday June 19 th at the Hidden Lakes old course Burlington Ontario . My best round for the 2023 season .Thank You ! Looking forward to advice on driver & 5 wood instruction .
Chris man your videos are so on point and to the point! I tried this drill and was blown away at my ball striking. I honestly thought exactly what you said that I felt that there was no way I was going to hit the ball but I did! Ready to go back and hit some more! Keep the videos coming!
Wow! This was the ‘holy grail’ for me! Getting my trailing elbow facing out and close into my hip on the downswing was the _AHA_ piece that was always missing and robbing me of compression power! After many years+ I’m _finally_ getting the ball out there!! Thank you! 👏👍
Hi Chris ,many thanks for sharing this info.I am an over the top golfer with right shoulder flying out (the old heave ho lol).I am now only watching golf tuition where feel comes first. This lesson made me realise that to get the right elbow where it should be, the grip has to be correct , and for me made me change the grip to a stronger position right hand a little more under the handle.Secondly on the backswing I now realise the right elbow has to stay where it is and go around the body not out and around.(it doesnt have to tuck right into the ribcage though).And thirdly if the right elbow does wonder from the body I feel balance is lost and I am falling a little right.Sorry its long winded but hopefully some good feedback for you from someone that has never got the right elbow in the correct position.( But Iwill have it correct from today onwards)I am now going to watch your next video on your ball striking series Best wishes
Thank you for the feedback and this sort of comment is exactly what the golfing community should be about. Experiences and feedback are always welcome.
This is the first video of yours that I have seen. I do exactly what you said that amateur golfers do at :45. In my head that is how I get power. I've chopped a lot of wood in my day and that is the feel I have. I am going to try the drill you're showing here and see if I can make it work for me. I really like the way you explain it, but I will see if I can get my brain to accept it. 😆
Welcome to the channel D! I think we've all chopped a lot of wood in our days. Take you time with the drill and work to get as proficient as you possibly can before turning the speed up.
Thanks for the belt loop thought. I finally have a way to efficiently use the hips, in sequence with the arms. I use the right (trailside) loop as a backswing trigger, followed by the left front loop to trigger my downswing. My swing and tempo thought is a very simple one...(LOOP IT ONE...LOOP IT 2.) This is the first of your videos that I've watched but it won't be the last. Thanks again Chris.
Chris - I absolutely loved your comment about how uncomfortable and "impossible" this position will feel. That's exactly how it feels!! LOL. You obviously understand the amateur golfer. That being said, for the first time in 30-years, I'm seeing lag (no window) on video!! I still need to get in another 1000 reps - but I'll take the 1% at a time. Really good video.
Swing change is soooooooooo uncomfortable. If it’s not, then there’s probably not change being made. Get out there and enjoy your new found lag and make sure your take your time, rep it out properly, have fun and don’t get too comfy too quickly. Keep me posted on your progress and thank you for the support.
Brilliant Chris really useful I'm 60 and being outdriven by 75 year olds hopefully this will give me more distance than a standard 180-200 yards with my Driver
Very similar although in reverse to Faldo / Leadbetter preset drill. I did that old drill for 15yr + without realizing I was presetting impact or at least LPP…. anyway… it works, great video.
Took this to the range and hit through a small bucket. Next day played in a scramble. Most fun I’ve ever had on the course. Irons went from chunky and thin to great contact and divot either dead straight or slight draw. This feel works. One rehearsal of the outward elbow to the hip check point on practice swing and go. Won me skins that day too $240 take home between our team!
This is me in a nutshell. ..always swinging from the top and it's gotten progressively worse with decades of playing. I've now switched from lifelong righty to lefty and I'm hopeful of creating new, more disciplined muscle memory. Looking forward to trying this drill this weekend!
Hi, is there any way to adapt lumberjack skills in a good golf swing, by which, I mean, is using biceps for power and faster ball speed and further distance?
You can use some pull down from the hands and the arms in the downswing. Just make sure you’re still using your hips in the sequence though or you’ll lose efficiency and you’ll make impact a little chaotic to say the least.
Good video, I tried it and it did help immediately, TY. But I noticed when you shifted your weight forward you slid your hips forward and then turned. Instead of just turning. This seems counter to other You Tube coaching. Is it just do or what works for each person to get the ball down range to the target?
There is a measured amount of horizontal force that takes place very early on in the downswing. The hips will shift a good amount as well as rotate in an efficient movement. You just don’t want the lead side outside of neutral joint alignment.
Here are 3 videos driver specific. ruclips.net/video/ZSGLCID9TYI/видео.html ruclips.net/video/RGGuJtRNUJo/видео.html ruclips.net/video/AUnLPWOMbow/видео.html
@@JayTakeProfits Man, that is so nice of you to say. Thank you so much. I hope one of the 3 give you the success you're looking for. If not, let me know and I'll continue to help you figure out a solution to the problem.
I have been having striking the well, but keep pulling my irons and wedges 10 to 20 yards left of target. After watching this video I went to my home course with only my PW and worked on “closing the window “. Instead of tucking my elbow into my side I started tucking it against the belt loop like you mentioned. BOOM, I was hitting straight on target dropping the ball within 15’ of the pin from 100 yards out. I’m anxious to see how this works throughout my bag!!
So fricken good Mike! Really happy to hear this stuff. It will work through the bag. Be patient and let speed come back to you as you become more proficient.
If you're still seeing the window, there's a pretty good chance you have your right arm working way too early in the downward half. There is a new drill that was just released last week that may help you. Here it is: ruclips.net/video/eXHobEhpyaQ/видео.html
You definitely don’t want to try and slow the hips down to get the arms in front unless you’re a hip spinner. The link above will take you to the latest video on right arm function. If that doesn’t help, grab the email address from the description in that video and send me a note. I’ll set you up to send me some swings so I can take a look at it for you.
@@MyGolfDNA I understand. I have to accept that this will not be a quick fix and I have to stay disciplined and go slow with a ton of reps to reprogram my right arm. I been swing right arm dominant for 6 years. I appreciate you. I’m determined to master this
@JayTakeProfits that’s right. You have to take the time you learn the new movements. Stay slow and disciplined and then ramp the speed up gradually. Get to work and good luck. Let me know how it goes.
Hi. I have been practicing this for the past few days when I discovered your video and am hitting the ball much more solidly. In addition, I video my swing regularly and it looks dramatically better now. Does this work for the driver as well or are some changes needed? Thanks.
That’s fricken awesome Ralph. Nice work. You can work this drill with the driver. Just widen the stance up, move the ball position up and make sure you are releasing the club. Driver is the one club want positive angle of attack. Taking a lot of lag into the hitting area can make it harder create the positive aoa you’d be looking for. Play around with it and see what sorts of results you get with it.
I do the same but with a simple swing thought, from the top of the swing i think trail shoulder down to the first reference point in your video.... The most important thing for me is no conscious movement of the hands and arms whatsoever no hit impulse... The feeling of hitting the ball with the right shoulder all the way to the follow through.. It stops any early release which is very well explained in your video congratulations on a great video 😊
Thank you! Obviously as a golf instructor, I am never going to bark if someone finds a different way to do a movement that will get them into the same place and through the same place. That's what the golf instruction community should be all about. Rather than a back and forth bicker extravaganza.
@MyGolfDNA Hi, Thank you for your prompt reply, I absolutely agree. I think your video is absolute gold. It used to be my biggest fault losing my angles early Hitting at the ball with just my hands and arms Causing fat shots thin shots and all manner of nasty golf shots. Now i have no conscious thought of hitting the ball at all it just happens. I'm looking forward to your next video as a new subscriber....
Man I tried this today on the course🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥my strikes were explosive 🧨. 🤣🤣when I did it the correct way. Question-does this apply to all clubs in my bag including driver?
Fricken awesome Tripp!! Yes you can do this with all clubs. Tread lightly with the driver as you want positive angle of attack and you need time to square the face. Which taking in a ton of lag can make both of those hard to do.
So I'm guessing that the drill you gave us in Week 1 of your four-part series is, minus the weight shift, the same as the part of this drill from shaft parallel on the downswing to shaft parallel on the through swing (sorry, I have trouble with numbers and don't remember my Ps)? It would be nice if it was, because then we'd have a system of interchangeable parts from which to build the swing. Thanks again for the content.
You betcha! That is exactly how I want you to think of it. Its showing you how to work on things separately and then bring it all back together for a finished product.
At address? Sure you can. You’ll just need to make sure that you avoid any internal humerus rotation on the way back down into the release point of the swing.
Yes I do. I am located in the Orlando area. Feel free to email directly with my first name @mygolfdna.com. Let me know what dates and times you might be looking for and I can help you out for sure.
The amount of elevation (width) people have in their golf swings is considered a variable. I tend to have less width in MY swing. Not sure how that plays a role in the sort of movement that I’m teaching here.
Nice video One thing I noticed in the down swing when the club gets parallel to the ground My hands are still up close to hip height and you watch the pros their hands are closer to their knee at that point, when should the right arm start straightening?
The right arm will begin to straighten as the post up on the lead side begins to happen. The post up video on our channel will teach you that. I also discuss some of the timing of the release in video 2 of the ball striking series and will be going into BIGger details on week 4 of that series.
Thanks Chris I note you move your hips left as you drop your arms is this involuntary or do u also turn shoulders to bring arms down and the hips and knees react .Having trouble understanding this transition part of the swing,I have been trying Ben hogans ips and knees by leaving the arms alone at the top and moving just the lower part pushing the bent left leg up and driving the right knee towards the left knee,but will need practice if this is the right understanding.
Hi Garry, ideally, you want the torso to feel like it’s staying as wound as possible while the arms start down and the hips start to change the direction of the swing. The hips will pull the shoulders back to a square to slightly open position at impact. Hope that makes sense.
I've been working on this but cant get it right. Clubface is so open at the bottom I just start hitting ridiculous push slices even though I have always hit it right to left. I then have to compensate by becoming really aggressively handsy just to square the club face up and even when I do I just get ugly low punch shots basically.
As a follow up, I just have to tell everyone that this translated to the course and has been nothing short of transformative. I am 61 and hitting the ball better than at any time in my life. I'm even managing my 8 handicap which gives me so much satisfaction. Great instruction.
Hi, I just subscribed. What is the name of your next video title? I think you mentioned "strike zone" in this video? Please let me know, and thank you in advance
You can use this with every club in your bag. When you start getting into specialty shots like flop shots, there can be some variance. It just depends on what you're trying to do with the AOA the path and the face in these specialty shots.
Been working on this move with the trail elbow over the last 6 months and the results have been nothing but positive. Hitting them pure and farther with way less effort. Squaring up the face with the hip rotation takes the arms out of play and makes the strike way more consistent. My pre shot routine now consists of taking the club from the nine o’clock position to three o’clock to get the feeling (no longer wasting energy with endless practice swings) and then I just take it back and pull the trigger…….even your misses will be better!
I believe the reason people cast is because in their mind they realize the hands are much closer to the ball than the club head. So they feel the need to throw the club head so it can catch up to the hands at impact.
Yeah most of the time people want to accelerate the club from the top because that feels like the right place to get things going to be really fast at the bottom. Speed can be produced but it makes it really really hard to be consistent with the amount of shaft lean needed to be a consistent ball striker.
Shifting to the lead side and continuing to drive the downswing sequence through your legs and hips. The arms should be working down from the shoulder line and working in front of the body. Hope that helps.
Before, I should have worked in Hollywood as a "casting agent"!!! But now I feel like I should be charging people to watch the "laser show" I just put on at the range after this. #LFG!!!
When I started a similar drill with my coach, I didn’t hinge my wrists nearly enough on the backswing and I’d hold the face open and block it right. When I hinge and hit more “knuckles down” at impact, I draw it. (We’re working on my wipey fade/slice).
X2 on what Kevin said below. We are adding the release stuff to this move this upcoming weekend. What you ran into is a pretty good sign that you need to take the new found lag and turn it into a better release. Hang in there.
Always warm up half speed ! After hitting ball straight half swing ! Then bump it up ! Never start hitting the ball full swing from the start ! Show up on time and hit warm up shots with a 7 iron ! 25 warm up shots and do 20 chips toe down with 8 iron !
Good night! Put a golf ball in your right arm pit and swing. Don’t let the ball drop. The golf swing lasts less than a second. No time for a check list.
And then in your backswing you’ll be locking your arms from elevating, thus locking out width, which is kind of important. But hey, you’ve got it figured out. The good news is, RUclips allows you maxsmart, to start your very own channel to drop your knowledge into. I’d subscribe.
The window is part of the arms. It’s literally thinking of syncing the arms and hips up on the way down. I can make things a whole lot more complicated for sure. Sorry it didn’t click for you. I’m sure there’s something out there that will help you.
I’ve been “golfing” for 31 years and the game is frustrating and depressing. I go home feeling stupid most days. I’m getting about 100 to 140 feet, yes feet with my driver or less distance with other clubs if I actually even hit the ball. It’s just not fun at all for me. Toronto
This game is super fun BUT will drive you crazy most of the time…if you allow it to. Most important thing you can do for yourself in the process of change, is work on the right things at the right time. Things that are pertinent for your game in its current state. I see so many people get lost in the abyss of golf instruction and not make any progress as a result. We can help you with that here.
You don’t hit positions in the golf swing, you move through them! End of story. I’m not teaching people to stop moving the lower half at any point in there downswing, I’m teaching people how to get the upper body to function properly inside of that movement. I appreciate your insight though as some people can take stuff like this out of context.
I wonder how many people have ended up in insane asylums trying to remember all the details towards a good golf swing. Not to mention the other aspects of the game. I'm checking in to the state institution tomorrow.
If you work on the right things at the right time (which most do not do) and stay disciplined and get stuff checked off the list 1 or 2 things at a time max, then we can avoid said trip. Let me know if they have room for 2-3 more people at the institution:)
I was a 6 HCI in Houston, if I had the benefit of this information and access to this instructructer's information then I could have a 1 or below. Take note from a 40 year golf fanatic. This man is a top notch instructor, listen to him.
That's quite possibly the most humbling comment I've received on here. Thank you so much for the kindest of words.
This makes so much sense. The why behind the drills is what I can really relate to and how to rehearse this off the golf course..
And I love the fact that you’re saying just get 1% better it takes time and work…
Stumbled across this video, like it, just nipped out to the garden and practiced this with the bicep facing forward, I like it and through all the vids i've seen, I haven't yet once come across anybody who has mentioned this, so put this together with the leadbetter takeaway and hopefully this season I can break into a single digit golfer (currently 10.3)
Go get em’. Single digits here you come!!! Thanks for watching and hope you join us for more in the future.
A reminder for me as have to reboot my swing to your lesson,thanks for making me think forward Chris.
I thought you got right into it quickly enough. Just enough explanation and “show”. I have never hit the ball better. Top video so far for me. Thank you !!!!
A few weeks ago I gleaned from several different videos that the arms basically moved down from the top. It felt totally different from my old move and I was striking the ball much better. There were little details I was missing though and I’ve been wandering around a bit. You addressed everything here. I think this is a foundational part of the swing that almost noone is talking about. Thank you!
It’s pretty fricken easy to wander around when it comes to this game. We strive for perfection even when we know it’s not truly achievable. Then, we find that one thing that brings it all together! Love to hear it!!! Thanks for the comment and hope you join us for more in the future.
Chris, I believe that this is the first time that I've ever heard any instructor say that the arm drop is independent of everything else. Interesting. I will be concentrating on that very move in my next session. I'll let you know how it goes.
Chris! Hey, it's nice to find you here on your own channel. I was in one of your clinics back in March 2016. I have subscribed and will be following along.
Hi George! Thanks for joining the channel and hope you’re doing great. Onwards and upwards:)
Wow Chris
M8 from an old Aozy
This visual has brought 55 years of Army golf to a close.
Love your commentary & wisdom,no need to follow anyone else
you got me.👍🍻
Welcome to the fam! Now, let's get to work on getting better at this crazy game:)
Excellent video! Well thought out and executed. I realize in today’s world of immediate gratification attention spans are limited but this content is pure gold.
Great stuff Chris, this is the best explanation of how to shallow the club with specific instructions (that I could understand AND execute) This has made a night and day difference to my ball striking and distance - THANK YOU!
Great stuff to hear John. Thank you for the kind words. Wishing you continued success.
Great stuff man ..... having problems shallowing.... great drill THANKS
I cud see I'll learn a lot from your golf videos . Look forward to see your instructional video on full swing, pitching , others.
Thanks for joining us Ernie.
Anther awesome coaching Drill - This is just brilliant ..........I can't wait until Sunday!!! Makes so much sense and great to have easy to visualise reference points :)
Thank you for the support Euan and glad you like the drill. Onwards:)
Great lesson and detail. Thanks.
I'm in, Chris! Going out this morning, starting with this drill. Forwarding to several friends. Looking forward to the ball-striking series, and "1% better every time I pick up a golf club".
Thank you for the share Tom and Good luck out there. I’m glad you caught that part about getting just a small amount better every time you set out to practice. Very important.
I needed this one! I been casting forever and I have no idea how to freaking stop it
Thank you. Looking forward to the ball striking series.
Chris this close the window instruction is amazing . Shot 85 on Monday June 19 th at the Hidden Lakes old course Burlington Ontario .
My best round for the 2023 season .Thank You ! Looking forward to advice on driver & 5 wood instruction .
Frank, that is so fricken awesome to hear. Thank you for sharing. Keep going!! Lots of time left in the season to go even lower.
Really good video thanks.
Reference points are exactly what beginners such as myself need to be able to learn how the correct swing feels like.
Thanks for watching and glad you found the video useful.
Very educational video, simple and clear while being very technical. This lesson is a revelation for me who watches a lot of video. A big thank-you
Thank YOU for watching and hope this drill brings you big success out there!
Chris man your videos are so on point and to the point! I tried this drill and was blown away at my ball striking. I honestly thought exactly what you said that I felt that there was no way I was going to hit the ball but I did! Ready to go back and hit some more! Keep the videos coming!
Let’s try and sound less surprised here Rusty! :)
Keep going! Always fun to go out there and put on a stripe show.
@@MyGolfDNA😊
Wow! This was the ‘holy grail’ for me! Getting my trailing elbow facing out and close into my hip on the downswing was the _AHA_ piece that was always missing and robbing me of compression power! After many years+ I’m _finally_ getting the ball out there!! Thank you! 👏👍
Love this!!!
This step-by-step process really helped after a few reps. Thanks for explaining this in a simple way that can really be understood.
Naples, FL.
You're very welcome! Thanks for joining us on the channel. Stay tuned for more to come.
Golden !!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'll be trying this out at the range a bit later. Good stuff, thanks!
Hi Chris ,many thanks for sharing this info.I am an over the top golfer with right shoulder flying out (the old heave ho lol).I am now only watching golf tuition where feel comes first.
This lesson made me realise that to get the right elbow where it should be, the grip has to be correct , and for me made me change the grip to a stronger position right hand a little more under the handle.Secondly on the backswing I now realise the right elbow has to stay where it is and go around the body not out and around.(it doesnt have to tuck right into the ribcage though).And thirdly if the right elbow does wonder from the body I feel balance is lost and I am falling a little right.Sorry its long winded but hopefully some good feedback for you from someone that has never got the right elbow in the correct position.( But Iwill have it correct from today onwards)I am now going to watch your next video on your ball striking series Best wishes
Thank you for the feedback and this sort of comment is exactly what the golfing community should be about. Experiences and feedback are always welcome.
This is the first video of yours that I have seen. I do exactly what you said that amateur golfers do at :45. In my head that is how I get power. I've chopped a lot of wood in my day and that is the feel I have. I am going to try the drill you're showing here and see if I can make it work for me. I really like the way you explain it, but I will see if I can get my brain to accept it. 😆
Welcome to the channel D! I think we've all chopped a lot of wood in our days. Take you time with the drill and work to get as proficient as you possibly can before turning the speed up.
Thanks for the belt loop thought. I finally have a way to efficiently use the hips, in sequence with the arms. I use the right (trailside) loop as a backswing trigger, followed by the left front loop to trigger my downswing. My swing and tempo thought is a very simple one...(LOOP IT ONE...LOOP IT 2.) This is the first of your videos that I've watched but it won't be the last. Thanks again Chris.
Really great to have you on the channel Dave. Wishing you much success and please let me know if you need any questions along the way.
Awesome video! Thank you, this is what I needed.
Great to hear! Glad you found something to work for you.
Chris - I absolutely loved your comment about how uncomfortable and "impossible" this position will feel. That's exactly how it feels!! LOL. You obviously understand the amateur golfer. That being said, for the first time in 30-years, I'm seeing lag (no window) on video!! I still need to get in another 1000 reps - but I'll take the 1% at a time. Really good video.
Swing change is soooooooooo uncomfortable. If it’s not, then there’s probably not change being made. Get out there and enjoy your new found lag and make sure your take your time, rep it out properly, have fun and don’t get too comfy too quickly. Keep me posted on your progress and thank you for the support.
Brilliant Chris really useful I'm 60 and being outdriven by 75 year olds hopefully this will give me more distance than a standard 180-200 yards with my Driver
Thank you Massimo! Get out there and start blowing it past the semi old timers...
Good video. Simple ideas that make big differences. Thanks !
Thanks Mick! Yep that’s the idea.
Fantastic lesson! Thanks Chris happy to subscribe and like!👍
Awesome, thank you!
Very similar although in reverse to Faldo / Leadbetter preset drill.
I did that old drill for 15yr + without realizing I was presetting impact or at least LPP…. anyway… it works, great video.
Took this to the range and hit through a small bucket. Next day played in a scramble. Most fun I’ve ever had on the course. Irons went from chunky and thin to great contact and divot either dead straight or slight draw. This feel works. One rehearsal of the outward elbow to the hip check point on practice swing and go. Won me skins that day too $240 take home between our team!
Fricken awesome! Good work out there taking down the dolla dolla bills:)
This is me in a nutshell. ..always swinging from the top and it's gotten progressively worse with decades of playing. I've now switched from lifelong righty to lefty and I'm hopeful of creating new, more disciplined muscle memory. Looking forward to trying this drill this weekend!
You got this! Good luck out there this weekend.
This vid is great, going to work on this now as all the faults you pointed out I have made a habit of.
Subscribed and liked.
Many thanks 👍
Thanks for the sub! And happy to have you on the channel.
Hi, is there any way to adapt lumberjack skills in a good golf swing, by which, I mean, is using biceps for power and faster ball speed and further distance?
You can use some pull down from the hands and the arms in the downswing. Just make sure you’re still using your hips in the sequence though or you’ll lose efficiency and you’ll make impact a little chaotic to say the least.
Good video, I tried it and it did help immediately, TY. But I noticed when you shifted your weight forward you slid your hips forward and then turned. Instead of just turning. This seems counter to other You Tube coaching. Is it just do or what works for each person to get the ball down range to the target?
There is a measured amount of horizontal force that takes place very early on in the downswing. The hips will shift a good amount as well as rotate in an efficient movement. You just don’t want the lead side outside of neutral joint alignment.
Thank you for this video this really helps me a lot and I’m working on it! Again thank you ☺️
Thank you for watching and wishing you much success with the drill. Let me know if you have any questions along the way.
I was doing this for driver with no luck. I can’t find any driver videos on your page. Do you have any?
Here are 3 videos driver specific.
ruclips.net/video/ZSGLCID9TYI/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/RGGuJtRNUJo/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/AUnLPWOMbow/видео.html
@@MyGolfDNA 🙌🏼❤️🙌🏼 I’ll go binge watch these. You’re the best coach out here. I 100% know this.
@@JayTakeProfits Man, that is so nice of you to say. Thank you so much. I hope one of the 3 give you the success you're looking for. If not, let me know and I'll continue to help you figure out a solution to the problem.
Would this drill work well for driver as well? I hit irons pure but constantly hit low or topped drives
love his spoken " yes Check !.
I have been having striking the well, but keep pulling my irons and wedges 10 to 20 yards left of target. After watching this video I went to my home course with only my PW and worked on “closing the window “. Instead of tucking my elbow into my side I started tucking it against the belt loop like you mentioned. BOOM, I was hitting straight on target dropping the ball within 15’ of the pin from 100 yards out. I’m anxious to see how this works throughout my bag!!
So fricken good Mike! Really happy to hear this stuff. It will work through the bag. Be patient and let speed come back to you as you become more proficient.
Really great video! This has helped me a ton! Thank you!
So happy to hear this. Thank you for watching and hope you join us for more in the future.
I keep seeing that window
So while my back is facing the target should I quickly try to get my right elbow in front of my hip before I start rotating?
If you're still seeing the window, there's a pretty good chance you have your right arm working way too early in the downward half. There is a new drill that was just released last week that may help you. Here it is: ruclips.net/video/eXHobEhpyaQ/видео.html
You definitely don’t want to try and slow the hips down to get the arms in front unless you’re a hip spinner. The link above will take you to the latest video on right arm function. If that doesn’t help, grab the email address from the description in that video and send me a note. I’ll set you up to send me some swings so I can take a look at it for you.
@@MyGolfDNA I understand. I have to accept that this will not be a quick fix and I have to stay disciplined and go slow with a ton of reps to reprogram my right arm.
I been swing right arm dominant for 6 years. I appreciate you. I’m determined to master this
@JayTakeProfits that’s right. You have to take the time you learn the new movements. Stay slow and disciplined and then ramp the speed up gradually. Get to work and good luck. Let me know how it goes.
Great lesson Chris, does this drill apply to the driver as well ?
Thanks.
Yes, absolutely. Just make sure you get rid of the angle and square the face at the bottom. Drivers need positive angle of attack.
@@MyGolfDNA Thank you 👍👍
Is this THE Bob Martin that I had a chance to work with years? I know it's a common name, but I had to ask:)
Thanks!
Good drill
Hi. I have been practicing this for the past few days when I discovered your video and am hitting the ball much more solidly. In addition, I video my swing regularly and it looks dramatically better now. Does this work for the driver as well or are some changes needed? Thanks.
That’s fricken awesome Ralph. Nice work. You can work this drill with the driver. Just widen the stance up, move the ball position up and make sure you are releasing the club. Driver is the one club want positive angle of attack. Taking a lot of lag into the hitting area can make it harder create the positive aoa you’d be looking for. Play around with it and see what sorts of results you get with it.
@@MyGolfDNA Thanks for getting back so quickly. I will work on it. 😀🤗
I do the same but with a simple swing thought, from the top of the swing i think trail shoulder down to the first reference point in your video....
The most important thing for me is no conscious movement of the hands and arms
whatsoever no hit impulse...
The feeling of hitting the ball with the right shoulder all the way to the follow through..
It stops any early release which is very well explained in your video congratulations on a great video 😊
Thank you! Obviously as a golf instructor, I am never going to bark if someone finds a different way to do a movement that will get them into the same place and through the same place. That's what the golf instruction community should be all about. Rather than a back and forth bicker extravaganza.
@MyGolfDNA
Hi,
Thank you for your prompt reply,
I absolutely agree.
I think your video is absolute gold. It used to
be my biggest fault losing my angles early
Hitting at the ball with just my hands and arms
Causing fat shots thin shots and all manner of nasty golf shots.
Now i have no conscious thought of hitting the ball at all it just happens.
I'm looking forward to your next video as a new subscriber....
Very helpful, thank you!
Great Advice drill tips
Man I tried this today on the course🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥my strikes were explosive 🧨. 🤣🤣when I did it the correct way. Question-does this apply to all clubs in my bag including driver?
Fricken awesome Tripp!! Yes you can do this with all clubs. Tread lightly with the driver as you want positive angle of attack and you need time to square the face. Which taking in a ton of lag can make both of those hard to do.
@@MyGolfDNA okay thanks Chris, 🤣I kinda figured that. Man I’m loving your content. It’s simple, concise and funny!!! Thanks for everything 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@@trippjones7489 glad you’re enjoying it AND giving me some ammo for me with my wife by validating that I am funny:)
Really good stuff. Keeping talking and coaching
Thank you.
Love this!
So I'm guessing that the drill you gave us in Week 1 of your four-part series is, minus the weight shift, the same as the part of this drill from shaft parallel on the downswing to shaft parallel on the through swing (sorry, I have trouble with numbers and don't remember my Ps)? It would be nice if it was, because then we'd have a system of interchangeable parts from which to build the swing. Thanks again for the content.
You betcha! That is exactly how I want you to think of it. Its showing you how to work on things separately and then bring it all back together for a finished product.
Can you, hypothetically, pre-set your trail elbow pit out?
At address? Sure you can. You’ll just need to make sure that you avoid any internal humerus rotation on the way back down into the release point of the swing.
Teaching methods exactly 💯 right I agree 👍 💯 ❤
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Let's hear about your success with the drill and see if we can get 300+ likes:) ⛳
Great video. Thanks
You bet
Hey Chris, can you do something like this for driver? Thks
Sure.
Chris. Do you offer in person lessons? Where are you located?
Yes I do. I am located in the Orlando area. Feel free to email directly with my first name @mygolfdna.com. Let me know what dates and times you might be looking for and I can help you out for sure.
So your hands stay low in the backswing not even getting to your height of your shoulders. What can you say about this? Thanks
The amount of elevation (width) people have in their golf swings is considered a variable. I tend to have less width in MY swing. Not sure how that plays a role in the sort of movement that I’m teaching here.
Nice video One thing I noticed in the down swing when the club gets parallel to the ground My hands are still up close to hip height and you watch the pros their hands are closer to their knee at that point, when should the right arm start straightening?
The right arm will begin to straighten as the post up on the lead side begins to happen. The post up video on our channel will teach you that. I also discuss some of the timing of the release in video 2 of the ball striking series and will be going into BIGger details on week 4 of that series.
@@MyGolfDNA okay thanks
Thanks Chris I note you move your hips left as you drop your arms is this involuntary or do u also turn shoulders to bring arms down and the hips and knees react .Having trouble understanding this transition part of the swing,I have been trying Ben hogans ips and knees by leaving the arms alone at the top and moving just the lower part pushing the bent left leg up and driving the right knee towards the left knee,but will need practice if this is the right understanding.
Hi Garry, ideally, you want the torso to feel like it’s staying as wound as possible while the arms start down and the hips start to change the direction of the swing. The hips will pull the shoulders back to a square to slightly open position at impact. Hope that makes sense.
I've been working on this but cant get it right. Clubface is so open at the bottom I just start hitting ridiculous push slices even though I have always hit it right to left. I then have to compensate by becoming really aggressively handsy just to square the club face up and even when I do I just get ugly low punch shots basically.
Sounds like we need to get you to stop dragging the handle and release the club from this new delivery position.
The dreaded chicken wing and cast swing has been the bain of my golf life. If only I'd learned to tuck that elbow in sooner. Great explanation.
As a follow up, I just have to tell everyone that this translated to the course and has been nothing short of transformative. I am 61 and hitting the ball better than at any time in my life. I'm even managing my 8 handicap which gives me so much satisfaction. Great instruction.
Really love when I hear stuff like this. As a golf instructor, this is what it's all about really. Keep fricken going Andystreet4022
No mention of starting downswing utilizing the lower body - will give it a try next time at the range
From this position is the release a result of posting up?
Yep, the post up and release would be how you move through this position as I’m demonstrating.
Hi, I just subscribed. What is the name of your next video title? I think you mentioned "strike zone" in this video? Please let me know, and thank you in advance
Thanks for joining the channel Jacob. I haven’t settled on a title just yet. Be on the lookout on Sunday for the notifications.
@@MyGolfDNA will do, thanks for the immediate response
Your showing an iron, question is this the same driver through wedges normal swing I’m assuming different swing when trying flop shots and so.
You can use this with every club in your bag. When you start getting into specialty shots like flop shots, there can be some variance. It just depends on what you're trying to do with the AOA the path and the face in these specialty shots.
Been working on this move with the trail elbow over the last 6 months and the results have been nothing but positive. Hitting them pure and farther with way less effort. Squaring up the face with the hip rotation takes the arms out of play and makes the strike way more consistent. My pre shot routine now consists of taking the club from the nine o’clock position to three o’clock to get the feeling (no longer wasting energy with endless practice swings) and then I just take it back and pull the trigger…….even your misses will be better!
Fricken beauty! Thanks for sharing John. Pretty crazy how a simple move like this can change your ball striking immensely.
THX！多谢您的教導！解開我好多迷團。
I believe the reason people cast is because in their mind they realize the hands are much closer to the ball than the club head. So they feel the need to throw the club head so it can catch up to the hands at impact.
Yeah most of the time people want to accelerate the club from the top because that feels like the right place to get things going to be really fast at the bottom. Speed can be produced but it makes it really really hard to be consistent with the amount of shaft lean needed to be a consistent ball striker.
This is the best drill. Keep your back to the target and let your arms fire with back to the target
once you shallow the club what is the process of bringing the club down to impact
Shifting to the lead side and continuing to drive the downswing sequence through your legs and hips. The arms should be working down from the shoulder line and working in front of the body. Hope that helps.
Work with a driver?
Works with a driver, a shovel and even a snowblower:)
Kinda like keeping your right arm under your left sensation ?
Yep, if you were standing in front of yourself, from a face on perspective, that’s exactly what it would be synonymous for.
Before, I should have worked in Hollywood as a "casting agent"!!! But now I feel like I should be charging people to watch the "laser show" I just put on at the range after this. #LFG!!!
#stripeshow #LFG!
I Chris can a 22/hap do this properly 👍
Heck yeah you can. This will set you up for a good solid delivery of the club through the hitting area.
@@MyGolfDNA thanks for the reply Chris
Tried the drill. Every shot went way right.
When I started a similar drill with my coach, I didn’t hinge my wrists nearly enough on the backswing and I’d hold the face open and block it right. When I hinge and hit more “knuckles down” at impact, I draw it. (We’re working on my wipey fade/slice).
X2 on what Kevin said below. We are adding the release stuff to this move this upcoming weekend. What you ran into is a pretty good sign that you need to take the new found lag and turn it into a better release. Hang in there.
thx
Chip and roll or bump in run on dry hard courses
Always warm up half speed ! After hitting ball straight half swing ! Then bump it up ! Never start hitting the ball full swing from the start ! Show up on time and hit warm up shots with a 7 iron ! 25 warm up shots and do 20 chips toe down with 8 iron !
Good night! Put a golf ball in your right arm pit and swing. Don’t let the ball drop. The golf swing lasts less than a second. No time for a check list.
And then in your backswing you’ll be locking your arms from elevating, thus locking out width, which is kind of important. But hey, you’ve got it figured out. The good news is, RUclips allows you maxsmart, to start your very own channel to drop your knowledge into. I’d subscribe.
So I’m thinking about the hip, the arms,the window ,checkpoints , lag . Can you make this any more complicated? Sorry this is not resonating with me .
The window is part of the arms. It’s literally thinking of syncing the arms and hips up on the way down. I can make things a whole lot more complicated for sure. Sorry it didn’t click for you. I’m sure there’s something out there that will help you.
I’ve been “golfing” for 31 years and the game is frustrating and depressing. I go home feeling stupid most days. I’m getting about 100 to 140 feet, yes feet with my driver or less distance with other clubs if I actually even hit the ball. It’s just not fun at all for me. Toronto
This game is super fun BUT will drive you crazy most of the time…if you allow it to. Most important thing you can do for yourself in the process of change, is work on the right things at the right time. Things that are pertinent for your game in its current state. I see so many people get lost in the abyss of golf instruction and not make any progress as a result. We can help you with that here.
It would really help if you show your full swings in slo-mo... otherwise it's hard o really see 'it' in action.
Roger that. Thank you for the feedback.
There is no way you can hit a golf ball using that technique. I’m going to the range tomorrow to prove it 😏
Pick me up on the way! I need to work on a few things myself.
I’m a man, but I would settle for studess!😂
Hahaha 🤣
If you can control your chipping you will get more pars and score will go down ! Stop pitching everything ! 👍
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge anything. Remember it’s dodge dip dive duck and dodge.
Folks from another teacher that's the truth. If you believe there's a secret to golf this is it !
Most people stand to far away from the ball ! It affects the compact swing ! Reaching for the ball !
chicken wing
Where?
Thanks but i hope i dont swing like a studette.
There’s a lot of studette’s out there that swing the club really well. I mean really well. Just saying.
You may have just saved my 45 year marriage. I will let you tomorrow after my round....
Then my answer is YES! Of course I will attend your 50th Anniversary and perform a toast.
@@MyGolfDNA You are good man!!!! I appreciate that!
this won't work. At your "checkpoint" the hip has to be already turned to the left.
You don’t hit positions in the golf swing, you move through them! End of story. I’m not teaching people to stop moving the lower half at any point in there downswing, I’m teaching people how to get the upper body to function properly inside of that movement. I appreciate your insight though as some people can take stuff like this out of context.
I wonder how many people have ended up in insane asylums trying to remember all the details towards a good golf swing. Not to mention the other aspects of the game. I'm checking in to the state institution tomorrow.
If you work on the right things at the right time (which most do not do) and stay disciplined and get stuff checked off the list 1 or 2 things at a time max, then we can avoid said trip. Let me know if they have room for 2-3 more people at the institution:)