The Secret To Leading With Your Hips in the Golf Swing

Forbes-featured instructor Eric Cogorno is joined by “Golf’s Best Young Coach” JT Thomas…

To show you how to lead with your hips in the downswing.

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all right guys in today’s video we’re
talking about the secret to Leading with
your hips in the down swing got JT here
with me today we’re going to show you a
couple of feels and drills that you can
have in your swing to be able to lead
with your hips which we know is one of
the key pieces it’s going to give you
that consistent solid contact day in and
day out it’s what the best players do
it’s what you want to be able to do as
well JT I know we’re talking leading
with the hips um a lot of players will
come in into us and ask like hey I’m
kind of stuck during my down swing I
don’t feel like I’m able to get through
the ball well how do I get my hips going
like those pros and we’ll flip-flop
spots here and I know one thing we talk
about a lot and really the secret if we
let the cat out of the back here is the
sequence exactly and really specifically
being able to get your arms and Club
moving in One Direction while the hips
or pelvis are moving in another
Direction and so we have a a drill kind
of a go-to drill that we use for this
version of the float load let’s kind of
walk them through how to do the drill
what the basic concepts are of the
sequencing and we’ll kind of work
through the details perfect sounds great
so uh as Eric said a big deal for us in
terms of uh leading with the hip hips is
the sequencing um and so a lot of people
struggle with trying to get their hips
open and even if they do get them really
open if their arms are moving the same
direction doesn’t matter how fast your
hips are opening there not going to be
any difference between the club and the
ball you’re going to look the same so we
need to kind of Pat our head and rub our
bellies which is moving the arms one way
as our hips go the other way and so
that’s really the key for for this drill
yeah um the way that we do this uh is a
mini version of the float load is one
where we take the club about parallel to
the ground with our hips um turning just
a little mostly using our arms to this
point now the trick of this is to make
sure from this parallel to the ground
position to where my lead arm is
parallel to the ground this is when I
want to start moving my hips towards the
target so this time frame of Club
parallel to lead arm parallel is when
we’re going to start that process of
actually changing direction with our
hips and it’s interesting I think if
you’re looking at this the concept is we
want to lead with the hips by definition
if the hips are leading that means the
rest is trailing so it’s sort of like
imagine you know you’re starting at a
line you’re going to race if we want to
have the hips winning the race and the
rest of the body the arms Club losing
the race it just makes sense to give the
hip sort of an advantage let them start
the race a little sooner yeah right to
get a bigger Head Start as a slow guy
right we’ll take all the advantage we
can get and so you’re saying hey if we
sort of let’s demonstrate the drill and
that so that’s a good added piece too so
the timing of this is when you’re about
halfway back so you’re saying hey you’re
actually going to be feeling let’s go
halfway back you’re saying you’re going
to be feeling the pelvis or hips opening
as the arms are actually going that way
yes exactly so that’s the that’s the
opposite that we want to feel we want to
feel the um you know the hips going
around towards the target the hands
going up kind of Towards the Sky okay JT
what why don’t we demo one let’s say no
ball first so let’s actually make like a
a down swing through the ball perfect
and when you would start someone with
this for them to feel it you like them
to actually pause there for a second
yeah uh pause pausing here is is okay
but the biggest thing really is I like
this the most is no ball just because
it’s going to feel so weird so no ball
or foam ball just to get the feeling
down um and the first place you would
pause is when the club is parallel to
the ground so this would be a good pause
point now as I move my hands forward
again that’s when we’re going to feel
the body change direction and when you
say forward they’re going like up and
back yes up and back maybe on like a 45°
angle would be a good way to think about
it if anything really guys for this
drill when we’re not hitting the ball
just make them move just move them the
opposite way that your hips are going
yeah okay people struggle with that so
much to actually just move it and change
direction so we’re looking to feel like
again little pause here when the club is
parallel to the ground then I’m going to
start to raise my arms and change
direction okay so now that’s again those
are the main Keys main feels for this
little drill I kind of bunt one out here
now that’s okay AC see yeah go ahead so
here it is guys here arms go up body
transitions yeah beautiful good strike
and if we show like a good player like
any any really good ball Striker any of
the top players in the world are just
good ball Striker you would see the
separation happening you see it on
camera really in transition MH but it’s
happening it’s starting earlier on yes
the point being like there’s no way your
hips could win or lead if they’re going
at the the same rate and time as the
upper body if they’re going at the same
time how could they lead yeah exactly
they can’t they can’t so for for them to
be able to lead they have to get a
little bit of a head start start earlier
and I really think this way to train it
to start to feel it is really good now
one of the things JT yeah you can hop in
there one of the things JT after the
drill because the drill is a good way to
start yes right you want to be able to
do that in the beginning it really makes
it easy to get the feel when you do the
pausing expectation there is you’re not
going to hit it perfect right off the
bat it’s just to gather a feel but then
like any drill how do we take that kind
of have one feel that we could take out
on the golf course if we were to
transition this into a full swing maybe
without any pausing like how do I make a
full swing with it yeah you would just
maybe feel it later on yes so a good
reference point that I use really for
for all my players is that no matter how
big the swing is you’re going to start
this change of Direction around the 75%
point so if I am taking a half swing for
example right you know people are like
okay I can do it you know these little
swings if I’m going to take a half swing
this will be my 100% Mark yes be a full
swing 75 would be somewhere around here
so this where I would start so if I’m
going to take a 3/4 swing okay there’s
my 100% mark my 75% is going to be a
little bit later if I’m going to take a
full swing you know my 100 or my 75%
Mark is going to be maybe around my ear
that’s really good it’s interesting so
no matter the swing length you’re always
getting the hips going at the 75% Mark
of that length yes of that length Okay
so that’s kind of how we progress from
this that’s great so that’s how you take
this little drill you know this small
drill kind of a miniature version of the
float load where we only take it to
maybe lead arm parallel to the ground
and you take it all the way up to the
top is again that 75% point that
reference is when you always want to be
changing direction you want your hips to
be leading the way love that JT why
don’t we hit let’s do like a full swing
one you don’t have to go full speed but
full swing so you’re saying with a full
swing then you would start feeling the
hips opening and going down out about
left arm parallel yeah out about left
arm parallel maybe a little bit after
okay yeah yeah let’s see one of
those so now just kind of demonstrate
this in a full swing
here and it’s interesting to watch when
you do that because like that’s that’s
basically just your normal s that’s like
what you do normally nor let me hop in
there and mess around that for a second
so I think when you guys are doing
this right right and you’re first
starting let me get a better
te it’s going to feel different right
the change of Direction you’re coming
from a place if you’re struggling with
leading with your hips to keep things
simple that kind of everything’s moving
it as one for some players that can be
an okay feel but in reality you
definitely can’t be moving as one you
got to be moving in different directions
like JT showed me in the past Eric what
happens when you throw a ball right your
arms are going back your body’s going
forward tennis baseball any athletic
motion you you have your arms and club
going one way body going the other yeah
and so I think this JT like you said to
start with having the club kind of keep
it below your hips and I know you said
it’s really important when you do this
I’m not just putting my arms there with
no turn yeah so I do have I’m turning
some for sure and I feel the arms go up
and back as the body goes forward yes
okay so I’m here here so this kind of be
like your practice swing get the hands
and arms up behind the shoulder I feel
like I’m sort of then like pressing into
the Le foot going forward let me try one
from there JT so here normal we’re going
to get back to about here parallel to
the ground up and
back as I go down and forward yeah
awesome little bit of an overdraw but in
terms of contact and moving my body
motions that gives me a feel like oh wow
relative normal I I got to get those
hips going I got to get them moving yes
and are you okay JT when someone does
this sort of okay once for me what I
feel like as they’re going up and back
to leave with the h hips I I feel a I
really feel a pressure in the lead foot
as I’m creating some of that rotation
yes it should feel very intuitive as you
mentioned to to other sports if you guys
play any other sports or played other
sports in your life super super
intuitive it tells your brain when to go
you know so a lot of times people don’t
know when to change direction they’re
not sure this is this gives our brain
the time to actually turn rotate through
the ball so 75% so if I was going to
make a full swing without a pause I’m
kind of feeling like okay once I get to
here mhm now as my hands go up and back
I’m actually starting to go that way
yeah okay got it let’s try one from
there leading with the hips by giving
them a head
start yeah yeah and I think for I think
for a lot of you guys it’s going to feel
sooner sooner relative to to normal yes
sooner and and again I should give you
guys a reference point to uh when to
start hitting and what I mean by that is
um you know most people hit the ball
like right away right so they get they
get nervous or anxious on the course
whatever may be give yourself some time
to chill out chill out for you know the
first there you go perfect yeah that’s
better the first 75% of the swing just
hang chill out and then change direction
that’s when we put all the force in the
club that’s when we start to be more
reaction area get the hips more open and
impact I like that guys you know leading
with your hips in the down swing’s big
okay there’s there’s just no good ball
sugers who don’t do it right it’s not a
should we do it or not thing it’s a how
do you get there and think about that
racing analogy G and you have to kind of
keep those other things back a little
bit to give you a head start really like
that drill really like that feel 75%
love that as well any questions as
always guys leave a comment down below
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