Been trying to fix my early extension for months but I cant find any drill/feel thats works. Can someone help me pls? Thanks
by sassalvador9
Been trying to fix my early extension for months but I cant find any drill/feel thats works. Can someone help me pls? Thanks
by sassalvador9
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Fence drill
What goes UP, must come Down, in this case, it is YOUR Posture, the bottom of your swing arc has now been moved to 1 inch BELOW the Ball,
Stay in your posture, don’t dip down , swing through the ball, NOT AT IT !
You do not have EE.
your take away is 1000% too upright… Why?
#1- its too fast
#2- its too handsy
As a result of #1 and #2
#3 -You are not rotating the hips
Only way to do all of this is to have a slower take away that is more along the ground and out in front of you inside of up and behind you. This will ppromote more hip rotation and leg engagement. So that your not just coming down on the ball…. b/c thats exactly what your doing right now. The rotation and slower take away will develop more lag and force you to gear up in the takeaway so your not throwing hands straight down at the ball- thus removing “early” extension and upright mechanic issues.
Also if the clubs u have were bought used. It may pay off to check the swing weight on them- as they (IMO) look very light in the hands and this may prevent you from feeling the clubhead and also allow you to not developthe leverage needed to do the things mentioned earlier.
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This doesn’t strike me as early extension…opening the shoulders at the beginning of downswing versus a dropping of the club. Think about keeping your back toward the target longer.
Google “shallowing” the golf club.
I knew I had this video. Cute girl explaining how to fix “early extension” by concentrating on left hip instead of right. I have 500+ videos in my instruction library and I remembered this one. After watching it, read what’s really going on.
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It took a while, but I’ve finally figured out what’s going on with your swing. I’m not going to label your flaws with terms like “early extension”—instead, I’ll walk you through the positions and explain what’s happening.
I’ve read the other comments. Some I agree with, some I don’t. Yes, your head is moving up and down, and yes, you’re picking up the club slightly on the takeaway. But no, you’re not taking it back too fast.
Here’s what I’ve analyzed, addressing those points
– You’re not completing your backswing—your back isn’t fully facing the target. That leaves you out of position and eager to hit the ball, relying on your hips as the power source.
– That over-rotation of the hips shows up as what people call “early extension.”
– When your head drops during the backswing, you compensate by rising up on the downswing, which adds to the excessive hip rotation.
– On top of that, there’s a clear lack of weight shift to your left side, which further amplifies the rotation.
So what looks like “early extension” is actually the result of four key issues:
1. Incomplete backswing—your back isn’t facing the target
2. Premature use of the hips as the power source
3. Lack of weight transfer to the left side
4. Raising your body on the downswing, making hip rotation easier to spin hips
So my suggestions to you are: don’t do those bad things, lol! No, work on completing your backswing with back to target. Shift your weight and transfer it to your left side, then swing down.
Keep your head steady and level. Find a place like under a stairwell that makes contact with your head. Work on being stable. I’ll be glad to discuss at a later time why it’s good to have a fast takeaway and how to extend your arms past impact and minimize that chicken wing (label) that’s starting to appear. Reach out to me if you want another lengthy discussion on those points.
Idk to me it looks like ur too far away from the ball, maybe causes u to *reach* too much. Do u find u hit a lot off the toe?
Drop your hands, meaning let the club weight take over.
Your early extension is worsened with your trail elbow extending way too early. Keep it tucked into your ribs for longer.
You need to square the club from the inside with body rotation