Finally fully grasping this and then the towel drill (just swinging a rolled up towel) really helped me level up my game. Always go back to these any time I’m struggling.
metarx
AMG has lots of videos explaining the same thing as do a few others.
wickedbiskit
Chopping trees
bequick777
You’ll have the best range session of your life with this. Then the magic will stop. It always does.
Always4am
you don’t got indoor ranges where you’re at?
MarkJM92
This changed my game for a year. It was the best year of my life. And then it went away and never came back
its_me_ladyjessica
This should just be pinned at the top for new golfers tbh
caughtinthought
he never does an actual swing lol
scottiedagolfmachine
This is why during the backswing, all you have to do is to “push” your hands straight down the line. Then you have the perfect top position. Your club / hands / arms will stay in front of your body and stay connected as a unit.
You should never “pull” the club back and to the side. Then you’ve taken it out of plane and you’ll get stuck in the downswing.
That’s all there is to it.
But understanding the downswing move is far more important than this backswing stuff tho IMO.
KwisatzHaderach38
When I was young, a long time ago, my coach always had me do this move as a drill. Take the club up and away from you, then turn the hips and shoulders into position, and fire. He’s not exactly wrong, it’s just that like most “quick fix” pieces of advice, there’s a good deal more to it.
There_is_no_selfie
This said copyright 1995.
He talks about tiger.
Wasn’t Tiger like 16?
treetree888
I watched this, then went to the range to try and do it, and I couldn’t swing at all anymore. I felt like the most physically deficient human. I just couldn’t make my body do the thing.
So anyhow I have worked to forget this and am back to my shotty old swing.
justintime06
You need to be careful with the Arm Swing illusion. If you lift up your arms too early, it makes it really difficult to get your club head back on the right path in the downswing.
Very easy to slice it with a big out-to-in path using this method.
ExpertTranslator5673
Does anyone else have a YouTube video of a different person explaining the same thing?
This guy talks too much about other things and doesn’t seem too interested in teaching the move
DukeofNormandy
Nice! More things to think about during my backswing!
xzlnvk
Meh. I’ve had lessons with a pro who’s coached some tour players and D1 college players. Never mentioned anything like this. What matters most is your impact position and how you get there. This is just one approach to help you visualize. Plenty of other ways to get there, which may be more (or less) intuitive per individual.
Millerdjone
This is the single best full swing tip I’ve ever picked up. Absolutely changed my game. Even when I was struggling with certain aspects I could reference this and clean things up a bit.
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Finally fully grasping this and then the towel drill (just swinging a rolled up towel) really helped me level up my game. Always go back to these any time I’m struggling.
AMG has lots of videos explaining the same thing as do a few others.
Chopping trees
You’ll have the best range session of your life with this. Then the magic will stop. It always does.
you don’t got indoor ranges where you’re at?
This changed my game for a year. It was the best year of my life. And then it went away and never came back
This should just be pinned at the top for new golfers tbh
he never does an actual swing lol
This is why during the backswing, all you have to do is to “push” your hands straight down the line. Then you have the perfect top position. Your club / hands / arms will stay in front of your body and stay connected as a unit.
You should never “pull” the club back and to the side. Then you’ve taken it out of plane and you’ll get stuck in the downswing.
That’s all there is to it.
But understanding the downswing move is far more important than this backswing stuff tho IMO.
When I was young, a long time ago, my coach always had me do this move as a drill. Take the club up and away from you, then turn the hips and shoulders into position, and fire. He’s not exactly wrong, it’s just that like most “quick fix” pieces of advice, there’s a good deal more to it.
This said copyright 1995.
He talks about tiger.
Wasn’t Tiger like 16?
I watched this, then went to the range to try and do it, and I couldn’t swing at all anymore. I felt like the most physically deficient human. I just couldn’t make my body do the thing.
So anyhow I have worked to forget this and am back to my shotty old swing.
You need to be careful with the Arm Swing illusion. If you lift up your arms too early, it makes it really difficult to get your club head back on the right path in the downswing.
Very easy to slice it with a big out-to-in path using this method.
Does anyone else have a YouTube video of a different person explaining the same thing?
This guy talks too much about other things and doesn’t seem too interested in teaching the move
Nice! More things to think about during my backswing!
Meh. I’ve had lessons with a pro who’s coached some tour players and D1 college players. Never mentioned anything like this. What matters most is your impact position and how you get there. This is just one approach to help you visualize. Plenty of other ways to get there, which may be more (or less) intuitive per individual.
This is the single best full swing tip I’ve ever picked up. Absolutely changed my game. Even when I was struggling with certain aspects I could reference this and clean things up a bit.