Can't thank you enough Chris for your wonderful videos. I've shot 78 twice in the last month. Didn't realise how crucial the set-up is. The last time I broke 80 was 20 years ago.
wish id seen this years ago sums up my struggles pefectly, thankfully now with a better swing path i dont suffer so much and can get my weight through it but this does come back when i get tired .great insight this is a golden nugget for mid higher handicappers thanks chris great insight
There comes a time,I think in a golfers life when he's lucky enough to stumble upon a suggestion, a video etc. that helps him to know exactly what he's doing wrong and this was it for me, you'll probably never see this response but I had to tell you what a tremendous difference this video did for me.THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
This is a good video to explain the logic behind fixing a swing. It proves without a doubt that the golf pro or your friend who tells you that you are 'over thinking' is not correct. You can only over think something you understand. People who use the phrase 'overthinking' know the golf swing from a child or are bad players who dont care to improve. We can understand from this video that golf swing faults are a chain reaction of compensations resulting from a flawed technique. You have to trace the flaw back to the root of the technique disconnect. Difficult if an action is counter intuitive.
Agreed 100% excellent comment. When a golf pro tells you you are overthinking something well no shit trying to remember to do 5 different crucial things all in one motion that you are trying to 'learn'. He, or she, has already learned it.
I vividly remember a swing yesterday which struck me as “hanging back”. Your explanation has clarified it. Thanks. I’m about ready to start working on early season uneven lies which are challenging wrt path and shift for me.
This is an EXCELLENT video. I've taught myself golf (started 26 hcp and now a 16 in a year) from youtube and watched countless instructors (I have a short list of good videos that are actually useful) - I've video taped my swings to no end and experimented for hours on the range with the camera, but despite ALL my efforts I couldn't shift my weight (I'm fairly athletic and played college table tennis). I know I have a slight over the top, but I had delayed working on that until I shifted my weight FIRST, which was completely the opposite thing to do based on the video above. I caused countless problems with my swing because of that. The mechanics in this video made all the sense in the world... swing path changes the bottom point of the arc and therefore changes the way your body compensates for it. Over the top = no weight shift (if you do try to shift weight with an over the top like I tried, you'll top the ball regularly and make incorrect compensations). You HAVE to change to an inside out path and that bottoms out the arc sooner and your body compensates by shifting weight forward, synchronizing the start of the downswing. Thanks Chris!
I like this explanation. Makes sense. I’m still guilty of back foot shots occasionally. I found a smaller back swing is effective in helping correct club path. Thank you Chris.
Great video on the over the top problem Chris. What video(s) of yours do you suggest to study to correct this? What are your #1 and #2 video choices? Thanks Chris.
Great video. Hundred percent correct about why I can’t get to my left side. Next logical question would be how to adjust my down swing to the inside, rather than over the top?
Damn, that pretty much covers most of my bad shots. When I hit a good shot, my right elbow is close to my body, and my weight shift is pretty good. I KNOW I sometimes come over the top, my shot is then a slice or fade, and my divot is out to in, matching my swing path. sometimes I top the shot.This is the clearest explanation I have seen of the mechanics around why it happens. Maybe after my broken arm heals, there will be some seasion left to fix it! Great video Chris.
Best golf instruction on YT without doubt. Any ideas for stalling hip rotation. Seen my swing in slomo & it looks good until just before impact. My turn stalls & the hands & arms take over. Hips not open enough through impact, more square on. It kills any consistency with strike.
correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it, if you have the correct golf setup, where you arms are hanging straight down, and your arms in the backswing are raising as your right shoulder are turning up so your left shoulder is basically pointing toward the ball and your keeping your left arm straight and your right elbow pointing toward the ground, you can't help but turning your left knee out , when you start the downswing and turning your hips open on contact and your arms will be swinging on plane. as you keep rotating your left shoulder up. I hope I got this right, and it seems to work in my back yard, can't wait for my next round to see if it works there!! LOL. great videos chris, your the best
This is the only instruction I have seen that understands that to shift your weight properly in the the downswing you must keep the club on plane. Coming over the top, even a little,makes it almost impossible to shift the weight.. The feeling I have is that at the start of the downswing the club head must move away from the target for an instant. If it feels like the club head is moving towards the target you have come over the plane and you will hang back as Chris explains.
Hi Chris Have you ever considered a swing without any weight shift. Shifting weight during the swing increases the difficulty immensely. If you keep the weight on the left side you don't have to worry about timing, as long as you keep your spine angle. I have not seen any teachers teaching it. But I have tried it and my consistency has improved 100%
Hi Jonathan, this could be a great ‘feel’ that works for you, and if so then fantastic and definitely keep doing it. I’d suggest though that even in this swing there will be weight shift, it’s almost essential to move the club with and speed 👍👍
+NEIL CLARKE That's what I'm hoping for. My guess is that you need to start the downswing with your lower body and this will drop the club into a more inside path rather than your upper body starting your downswing and throwing your club outside.
The very best struggle with this issue. Moe Norman solved this problem years ago by learning how to shift the entire body to clear the way for the chest and arms to move freely through the hitting area. EVERYTIME! Some distance may or may not be lost but the game is a lot easier when you can find the ball!! IMO the better athlete would lose no distance.
Thanks Ryan this video help me learn my mistake last time and I really know now how to swing in the correct way and also deliver the club inside not out
Would love to see an analysis of golfer who let's his weight shift too far forward at impact. In effect, the opposite move as the video describes. Great video instruction! Thank you Chris
The right foot must rotate 90 degrees counter clockwise to allow for the hips to rotate and shift the weight. If you dont do that the weight cannot move target wise. Activate the right foot.
If it works for some people to swing this way and not shift their weight, should they just stick with it? Or will their game be better if they unlearn it?
This is truly a good video helping to understand the problem many of us have. Understanding is the first step to correcting the problem. To answer the viewer who asks will be a correction video, have a look at Rick Sheilds channel he explains how to correct the swing path.
Jack nicklaus” a good rotation in theback swing leads to good rotation on the through swing”..to me weight on back foot heal automatically pivots me forward
And that's exactly why people say, "So coach, I corrected what you told me to correct and still hit balls real bad. Maybe you're not a good coach..." lol. You fix one thing, then you start hitting another weird shot, hence you develop another fault to correct it and you lose interest in golf and give up. lol
I've just been fitted for my first set of Titleist AP1's and I'm struggling to take divots. They're 1 inch longer than my previous clubs. I'm a 14hc and never had issues taking a divot after the ball. Any drills or suggestions?
I am 61, if i don't spend at least 20 min. stretching prior to practice or playing, forget it! I may as well stay at home. I can go to the course without hitting a ball but not without the workout!
I like a lot of your videos- but I agree with a couple people here--- you spent the first 3/4's of the video teaching how to hit it wrong, leaning back and basically nothing on how to get on your left side at impact. Showed it at the very end but no tips on 'swing path', 'hip rotation', 'swing plane' to come from the inside , rotate and contact with the shaft in line or ahead of the ball at impact.
Hey, if you are someone who hangs back this video will do nothing for you. I know and you know why you hang back: you're trying to PICK THE BALL UP! HOW ELSE DOES IT GET INTO THE SKY?! You've got to lift it, right? Telling a person who believes the ball gets into the air by lifting (about 90% of new golfers) to work on their weight shift is useless. Their mind blows when they shift first because they can't get behind the ball. the fix is giving them another way to power the ball.
Pause at the top or turn a little more on back swing until your chin touches shoulder which will allow your lower body move forward automatically. Once you creat your weight shift and add hip turn on down swing, you will be able to hit from inside out. You will hit it very solid.
Solution is to pause at the top of your swing until your chin touches shoulder which will help your lower body forward and weight shift. And then use your hip turn to creat inside out path. Your contact will be very solid.
Dan Carney that is my feeling too - whole video repeatedly talking about problem and what is key is the mechanic HOW to trigger the swing from inside down. This is the most important part of the teaching
why r all u instructors on youtube british? I hate the way u talk. I hate the chinese language and the mexican language as well. the french language is wonderful. Next time let's both learn french and then speak that language when giving these tips. thanks a lot
😂Allen this is hilarious! Each to their own, but not the message I’d send to someone offering free help. Unfortunately I can’t choose where I was born, but can choose not to watch.
@@ChrisRyanGolf amigo, this is not free. You think someone just gave me my computer. do you think someone is paying for my internet. How about my electricity. No, it is not for free. Might I suggest you learn to laugh at life and not advise others what they should do. You are young and still in the 2nd stage of your life but hopefully when you reach the next stage you will have evolved. I take a lot of home videos and I narrate as I take them and when I play it back I cannot stand "my own friggin voice". If that makes you feel somewhat better. Also, I have always loved the British Isles.
I appreciate the explanation of what we are doing wrong but I'd like to see more advice on how to fix it.
Taken me forty years to figure this out and you did it in a few minutes. Wonderful Thank you
Can't thank you enough Chris for your wonderful videos. I've shot 78 twice in the last month. Didn't realise how crucial the set-up is. The last time I broke 80 was 20 years ago.
wish id seen this years ago sums up my struggles pefectly, thankfully now with a better swing path i dont suffer so much and can get my weight through it but this does come back when i get tired .great insight this is a golden nugget for mid higher handicappers thanks chris great insight
There comes a time,I think in a golfers life when he's lucky enough to stumble upon a suggestion, a video etc. that helps him to know exactly what he's doing wrong and this was it for me, you'll probably never see this response but I had to tell you what a tremendous difference this video did for me.THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
This is a good video to explain the logic behind fixing a swing. It proves without a doubt that the golf pro or your friend who tells you that you are 'over thinking' is not correct. You can only over think something you understand. People who use the phrase 'overthinking' know the golf swing from a child or are bad players who dont care to improve. We can understand from this video that golf swing faults are a chain reaction of compensations resulting from a flawed technique. You have to trace the flaw back to the root of the technique disconnect. Difficult if an action is counter intuitive.
Agreed 100% excellent comment. When a golf pro tells you you are overthinking something well no shit trying to remember to do 5 different crucial things all in one motion that you are trying to 'learn'. He, or she, has already learned it.
Chris, all of your videos are helpful, but this is particularly good and clear. Keep up the good work.
I vividly remember a swing yesterday which struck me as “hanging back”. Your explanation has clarified it. Thanks. I’m about ready to start working on early season uneven lies which are challenging wrt path and shift for me.
Thanks Dave 👍
This is an EXCELLENT video. I've taught myself golf (started 26 hcp and now a 16 in a year) from youtube and watched countless instructors (I have a short list of good videos that are actually useful) - I've video taped my swings to no end and experimented for hours on the range with the camera, but despite ALL my efforts I couldn't shift my weight (I'm fairly athletic and played college table tennis). I know I have a slight over the top, but I had delayed working on that until I shifted my weight FIRST, which was completely the opposite thing to do based on the video above. I caused countless problems with my swing because of that. The mechanics in this video made all the sense in the world... swing path changes the bottom point of the arc and therefore changes the way your body compensates for it. Over the top = no weight shift (if you do try to shift weight with an over the top like I tried, you'll top the ball regularly and make incorrect compensations). You HAVE to change to an inside out path and that bottoms out the arc sooner and your body compensates by shifting weight forward, synchronizing the start of the downswing. Thanks Chris!
Fabulous Explanation, common to many. It would be very helpful to know how this fault can be corrected. Thanks.
Yes but how do you fix it..cheers
Hi Chris. This is a very helpful video. I certainly hadn't realised how swing path affects the low point. Thank you. Malcolm
I like this explanation. Makes sense. I’m still guilty of back foot shots occasionally. I found a smaller back swing is effective in helping correct club path. Thank you Chris.
Great video on the over the top problem Chris. What video(s) of yours do you suggest to study to correct this? What are your #1 and #2 video choices? Thanks Chris.
Great video. Hundred percent correct about why I can’t get to my left side. Next logical question would be how to adjust my down swing to the inside, rather than over the top?
Damn, that pretty much covers most of my bad shots. When I hit a good shot, my right elbow is close to my body, and my weight shift is pretty good. I KNOW I sometimes come over the top, my shot is then a slice or fade, and my divot is out to in, matching my swing path. sometimes I top the shot.This is the clearest explanation I have seen of the mechanics around why it happens. Maybe after my broken arm heals, there will be some seasion left to fix it! Great video Chris.
Best golf instruction on YT without doubt. Any ideas for stalling hip rotation. Seen my swing in slomo & it looks good until just before impact. My turn stalls & the hands & arms take over. Hips not open enough through impact, more square on. It kills any consistency with strike.
correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it, if you have the correct golf setup, where you arms are hanging straight down, and your arms in the backswing are raising as your right shoulder are turning up so your left shoulder is basically pointing toward the ball and your keeping your left arm straight and your right elbow pointing toward the ground, you can't help but turning your left knee out , when you start the downswing and turning your hips open on contact and your arms will be swinging on plane. as you keep rotating your left shoulder up. I hope I got this right, and it seems to work in my back yard, can't wait for my next round to see if it works there!! LOL. great videos chris, your the best
You did a nice job explaining what people do wrong. Specifics regarding what to do is seriously lacking.
This is the only instruction I have seen that understands that to shift your weight properly in the the downswing you must keep the club on plane. Coming over the top, even a little,makes it almost impossible to shift the weight.. The feeling I have is that at the start of the downswing the club head must move away from the target for an instant. If it feels like the club head is moving towards the target you have
come over the plane and you will hang back as Chris explains.
Hi Chris
Have you ever considered a swing without any weight shift. Shifting weight during the swing increases the difficulty immensely. If you keep the weight on the left side you don't have to worry about timing, as long as you keep your spine angle. I have not seen any teachers teaching it. But I have tried it and my consistency has improved 100%
Hi Jonathan, this could be a great ‘feel’ that works for you, and if so then fantastic and definitely keep doing it. I’d suggest though that even in this swing there will be weight shift, it’s almost essential to move the club with and speed 👍👍
Best explanation as to why I top the golf ball. Thank you after all these years --the mystery is solved.
Great vid! But is there going to be a vid on how to correct path?
+NEIL CLARKE That's what I'm hoping for. My guess is that you need to start the downswing with your lower body and this will drop the club into a more inside path rather than your upper body starting your downswing and throwing your club outside.
The very best struggle with this issue. Moe Norman solved this problem years ago by learning how to shift the entire body to clear the way for the chest and arms to move freely through the hitting area. EVERYTIME! Some distance may or may not be lost but the game is a lot easier when you can find the ball!! IMO the better athlete would lose no distance.
Chris I seem to do this more with my driver than other clubs any suggestions
Great presentation clear and concise 👍
Thanks Ryan this video help me learn my mistake last time and I really know now how to swing in the correct way and also deliver the club inside not out
Would love to see an analysis of golfer who let's his weight shift too far forward at impact. In effect, the opposite move as the video describes. Great video instruction! Thank you Chris
The right foot must rotate 90 degrees counter clockwise to allow for the hips to rotate and shift the weight. If you dont do that the weight cannot move target wise. Activate the right foot.
If it works for some people to swing this way and not shift their weight, should they just stick with it? Or will their game be better if they unlearn it?
Great Video Will be sharing this one too a few friends
This is truly a good video helping to understand the problem many of us have. Understanding is the first step to correcting the problem. To answer the viewer who asks will be a correction video, have a look at Rick Sheilds channel he explains how to correct the swing path.
VERY interesting! Explains my atrocious performance of late.
Really excellent explanation and demonstration!!!
Jack nicklaus” a good rotation in theback swing leads to good rotation on the through swing”..to me weight on back foot heal automatically pivots me forward
thank you hit half a basket topping balls at range tonight thought it was the shanks till a friend showing me a video thanks again.
If you try and exaggerate forward hip bump can that correct path? A video on that would be great. Thanks - great video, as always.
Thanks for the video, this is what I do! Will be working on my swing path.
Great teacher.
Hi Chris,
How important & what role are your core muscles in the golf swing?
Rick
good video. i just cannot transfer weight and now I know why. thanks
Brilliant. Makes a lot of sense now. Faults come in twos : the actual fault and the natural compensation that your body makes to offset the fault.
And that's exactly why people say, "So coach, I corrected what you told me to correct and still hit balls real bad. Maybe you're not a good coach..." lol. You fix one thing, then you start hitting another weird shot, hence you develop another fault to correct it and you lose interest in golf and give up. lol
I've just been fitted for my first set of Titleist AP1's and I'm struggling to take divots. They're 1 inch longer than my previous clubs. I'm a 14hc and never had issues taking a divot after the ball. Any drills or suggestions?
Makes whole lot of sense. This proves that a good solid coach needs to be intelligent in the same time.
I would like to see this video with a Driver. I do not have this issue with irons, but the Driver is another story.
It's amazing how the mind make adjustments without us realizing it.
Hi Chris, just wondering if u could do a video on chipping into grain. A lil random but would be much appreciated
It looks like ypur arms dropping down is the start of the downswing and not a hip bump/pressure shift to lead leg that starts the down swing?
My god you are so versatile. I wish I had all those options when I "swing".
Really Really well explained thank you 👏👏
another good vid well explained chris
Very well explained , thanks
You say there could be 20+ causes and this is just one of them. Do you have any videos on other poss reasons/fixes?
I am 61, if i don't spend at least 20 min. stretching prior to practice or playing, forget it! I may as well stay at home. I can go to the course without hitting a ball but not without the workout!
I do this but I hit a draw. I end up finishing on my left foot but you can clearly see at the point of impact I am on my right foot
I like a lot of your videos- but I agree with a couple people here--- you spent the first 3/4's of the video teaching how to hit it wrong, leaning back and basically nothing on how to get on your left side at impact. Showed it at the very end but no tips on 'swing path', 'hip rotation', 'swing plane' to come from the inside , rotate and contact with the shaft in line or ahead of the ball at impact.
this summed up a lot of my problems
Interesting video, thanks chris
Looks like you dip your head several inches doing this drill. to start the downswing Is that how the downswing starts by dipping your head?
and you play on tour?
It makes sense. Thanks Chris
Yet another brilliant video. So easy to understand.
Great video, thank you
How would I correct this problem. Maybe with a glove under the trailing armpit to keep that training elbow close to the body
Thanks for the video
Great video
awesome this video directly (sadly) applies to me...thx now time to get to work...
Hey, if you are someone who hangs back this video will do nothing for you. I know and you know why you hang back: you're trying to PICK THE BALL UP! HOW ELSE DOES IT GET INTO THE SKY?! You've got to lift it, right? Telling a person who believes the ball gets into the air by lifting (about 90% of new golfers) to work on their weight shift is useless. Their mind blows when they shift first because they can't get behind the ball. the fix is giving them another way to power the ball.
I find that if I don't shift my weight I hit the ground b4 ball & chunk it
Ok so how do we fix those faults then?
Pause at the top or turn a little more on back swing until your chin touches shoulder which will allow your lower body move forward automatically. Once you creat your weight shift and add hip turn on down swing, you will be able to hit from inside out. You will hit it very solid.
I am doing the opposite - ending up on my left foot but hitting behind the ball, what does that mean?
Because your body hangs back which will cause hitting behind.
Slow motion weight shift on downswing
So How to fix the outside in ?????????? You didn't sold out solution......ㅠㅠ
Solution is to pause at the top of your swing until your chin touches shoulder which will help your lower body forward and weight shift. And then use your hip turn to creat inside out path. Your contact will be very solid.
i need more over the top in my swing
Well explain mate
A good video to explain the problem but no technical solution how to get away from coming over the top so a disappointing ending.
When I shift my hard weight it’s not too hard
OK
Whole video on what not to do and very little about how to fix it
Dan Carney that is my feeling too - whole video repeatedly talking about problem and what is key is the mechanic HOW to trigger the swing from inside down. This is the most important part of the teaching
Please spend more time showing what do than what not do.
I cant shift my weight because I'm old and fat
I guess this video was aimed at the lost souls among us. I’ll leave it at that.
i found that the atkins diet helped me
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Too much time spent on what not to do !
You discuss the mistake most of yoyr tine in this vid. Give a slow motion of the correct path. Great issue but bad instructor. Talk too much
Too much talk
why r all u instructors on youtube british? I hate the way u talk. I hate the chinese language and the mexican language as well. the french language is wonderful. Next time let's both learn french and then speak that language when giving these tips. thanks a lot
😂Allen this is hilarious! Each to their own, but not the message I’d send to someone offering free help.
Unfortunately I can’t choose where I was born, but can choose not to watch.
@@ChrisRyanGolf amigo, this is not free. You think someone just gave me my computer. do you think someone is paying for my internet. How about my electricity. No, it is not for free. Might I suggest you learn to laugh at life and not advise others what they should do. You are young and still in the 2nd stage of your life but hopefully when you reach the next stage you will have evolved. I take a lot of home videos and I narrate as I take them and when I play it back I cannot stand "my own friggin voice". If that makes you feel somewhat better. Also, I have always loved the British Isles.