This video is awesome! I’ve taken lessons and watched a ton of golf videos and no one has covered this issue with this level of explanation. You are the man, keep up the great work.
Wow, up until now I could feel my elbows bending in the back swing. This technique completely eliminated both issues and I can't believe no-one else demonstrates this - like you do. So glad to find the video.
A great instructor. Very basic and thus very helpful. A head above other instructors. You get to the actual fundamental problems. Keep up the good work!
Before I noticed GOLFTEC in the background, me being a coach for a living at GOLFTEC, I thought this was the most instructional and correct explanation I have seen ! Good job
Every time I feel my swing starting to slip, I come back to your channel and watch your videos. You have a way of explaining swing techniques that are easy to understand and I can take out on the course. Thank you for the great content!
I really like your word choice; you're not trying to reiterate overused terms that instructors perpetually throw at students, but really do a masterful job at anticipating follow on dilemmas. Well done man- I'll be following your videos from here out.
Wow this really is awesome. I am a 78 years old bloke and felt I was now inflexible. But this video helps me look and play more like a pro than a hacker. Also I have found it helps stop me swaying when keeping my lead arm straight which was my greatest fault. Thankyou so much Prof Richard Weston Rothley Park GC
Best instructor out there. Bar none. I absolutely love your content, explanations, and drills to feel the movements correctly. Keep up the good work, my friend.
Everyone of your instructional videos have been very beneficial to my game. I am very happy I found you and I look forward to each new video you put out each week. I highly anyone just beginning with golf or struggling with their game they watch your videos carefully and take the time to learn them and adopt them into your routine. If you listen carefully and practice the routines, your ball striking and your game should show improvement.I have been watching for about a month and I have already seen about a five stroke improvement in my game.
Jonathan, I can't thank you enough for this video. I was a 5 handicap golfer before I took up bodybuilding years ago and the size I have gained particularly across my upper body, has caused exactly what you describe here. My swing is literally half of what it should be. I have been working on my flexibility will start using these drills tomorrow to aid in getting my body to rotate correctly again. Thank you for a simple to understand lesson.
ELBOWS IN! 👍🏻 Great advice, pretty much THROUGHOUT the swing … setup, backswing, downswing, impact, followthrough, etc. Also, maintaining your arms structure (straight arms) is critical to maximize swing arc. Keep up the good work, Jonathan 👏🏻
Since I retired in 2019 I’ve been dedicating myself to improving my golf game. Towards that end I’ve watch hundreds of videos on TH-cam, practiced what I’ve seen and played golf without consistent improvement. Starting in march 2023 I came across your videos and they are, in my opinion, the best ones on TH-cam. You explain everything in an easy to understand manner and walk through all the steps for a good swing and also the most common errrors. The videos have helped me tremendously. Best golf teacher and golf instructor on TH-cam. Keep up the great work Jonathan.
I completely agree. JKM is addressing all of my swing issues and explains easy to do drills to change my swing. His TH-cam instructional content is the best I've seen.
Wow! I just happened to learn golf this past month. My coach that i often chicken wing it. Pulling my left arm early. I could’ve swear that I understood what need to happen (left arm straight after impact and thought i did extend my arm straight) But having seen this video, it totally made sense! This explains a lot.. Will try this method, hopefully I will corrected my follow through.. thank you so much!
Jonathan, I want to say thank you, thank you, thank you! I did the arm punch drill today on the range. It completely corrected my backswing rotation. I would always, always wonder how pros keep their lead arm straight. In this video, you corrected my rotation and I am now able to keep my lead arm (left arm bcuz I'm right handed) completely straight with absolutely no effort. As a result, I am able to fullty rotate with a straight left arm, which translated into hitting my 7 iron from 145 avg to 175!! This is absolutely unbelievable! I used my rangefinder to mark a flag on the range that was 176 out. I used to have to hit my 25 degree hybrid to get that distance.... I consistently hit it to the flag with phenomenol high ball flight so I know it wasn't thinning for the extra distance. This has been the single most effective change to my swing in the 10 years I have been playing. Thank you sir much again Jonathan!
Great explanation for keeping the lead arm straight on both sides. I have struggled trying to make a complete nice backswing with the lead arm high. This really helps.
I have taken the whole winter of 23 and 24 to work on my golf swing and I am suffering with extension through impact, I can keep the arms straight just past the ball, but when I start to release I have ever so slight of a chicken wing in my left arm as a right handed player.I am going to try this drill today in the track man. My sequencing has been off for 36 years and it’s hard to retrain but this makes perfect sense many thanks.
JKM Yours is one of the best instruction sites I've come across. Great information in every video explained and demonstrated in easy to follow steps allowing you to recognise some of the things you aren't really too aware of but definitely need to check. Brilliant drills to practice at home while we all wait to get back on to the course again. Thanks so much and keep it up
Thank you Jonathan, I have this problem on the follow-thru and no instructor has even tried to address this. You have fixed this major flaw with simple instruction and drill
My left arm has always broken down on the backswing. After watching this video and your beginner series of video I finally understand why. It has been due to a lack of proper rotation of the torso, shoulders and arms around the spine on the backswing. This has been due mainly to trying to take the arms back straight on the target line. I always thought I was just inflexible. I recommend for everyone here to watch your beginner series completely even if you have been playing a long while. The six videos are eye opening.
Like all this content, some new perspectives… and I’ve watched a lot of TH-cam golf. Only thing I’d add was the feel of pushing down the butt of the handle with the lead hand - this cocks the wrist but also straightens the arm. The more you push down the more the arm wants to straighten
Thanks for this video. First time I tried this "left arm punch" I found that I could indeed keep my left arm straight. I am a 71 year old man and I work on my hip and shoulder flexibility several times per week. I did not think that I had the flexibility to keep my left arm straight, however doing the "punch" showed me that I could. Doing the punch seems to force a better shoulder turn. I am trying to do the punch now with every swing and so far has added yards to all my shots. This is a simple concept and keeping things simple is always better in golf.
EXCELLENT...EXCELLENT...EXCELLENT!!! Why? Because I don't need to invest in fancy equipment or gimmicks. It is something I can do ANYWHERE that I have the time. It provides an immediately measurable assessment of your swing - you don't even need to video yourself!! This addresses my personal challenges to a tee. At 68, I think my lack of R.O.M. is restrictive. In fact, I have poor posture through-out the swing. Yes...I'm not as flexible as I was but I'm not trying for my card either. Finally, it brings to light that in order to improve at golf, you need to work on these things at home and NOT at the range where we become ball-focused and keep doing things improperly...repetitively. If I can't develop critically fundamental form/posture here at home, why am I trying to hit balls anyway?!?
Can't thank you enough for this video. Was content with the thought of my lack of rotation was age related. Nope, was just doing it all wrong. Buttons and buckle!👍
great punch drill! I was figuring my back swing today, and realised that if i stick the inside part of my left arm to my chest, while turning back, it would help in my rotation. that's exactly what you taught for the followthrough!
Difficult to add more comment to what has already been said, Brilliant thank you. For me (old person) I rotate well and am flexible however my follow theough is a mess as I've always tried to keep my head behind the ball at all cost. The cost has been my upper body has not been extending probably through the swing. I know this as your simple explantation has highlighted this very clearly whilst others have overcomplicated this. Now I'm thinking maybe I'm not flexible enough, in comes the punch drill. Yep I can punch and guess what perfect extension like I'm there and haven't picked a club up yet. So I know that this is achievable thanks to you. Cant wait for the rain to stop here in the UK and I'll get out in the net and get going. ***** 5 gold stars for a brilliant video.
Awesome! Seriously I’ve been trying to find something that helps me understand what my lead arm is suppose to do and it makes so much sense now thank you! 🙏
Wow, for so long I’ve wondered what was wrong with my swing, when I do a decent job of keeping my arms straight and rotating. No other video demonstrated the low hands on the rotation issue until yours and it’s exactly what I do. Looking forward to hitting the range and working on my rotations to be more upward.
Your explanation is so great! I watched numerous videos. Some complicated some just didn’t tell me what problems were. Yours are straightforward and simple to understand.
Thanks Jonathan for that Punch drill…that makes sense for a better rotation in the backswing which ultimately causes a better follow through the ball. Appreciate your help … love your channel … keep it up. Ivan
This was so helpful. It felt so unintuitive and I always felt like I was fighting that arm to get depth and consistent strike point. My next time out after watching this I absolutely drilled the ball on the range.
My handicap in the mid 20s but still struggle keeping my lead arm straight in back swing straight when I tried go up higher. I have been playing for 5 years now but can’t break 100 consistently. Thanks for sharing brother.
Many Many Thanks. Very informative. I am a senior golfer and mobility is a problem. The left arm position after impact is where I have been going wrong. hopefully this lesson will help
Great video..wow your stuff is right to the point..that the first time I can understand why the arm doesn't extend..please keep them coming. You would be acgreat teacher to work with..thanks
I have been trying to correct a severely bent lead arm for decades. This instruction will be very helpful in solving this frustrating issue. Thank you!
This video is awesome! I’ve taken lessons and watched a ton of golf videos and no one has covered this issue with this level of explanation. You are the man, keep up the great work.
These are some of the best drills I have seen to deal with some difficult issues that a large number of golfers have.
Wow, up until now I could feel my elbows bending in the back swing. This technique completely eliminated both issues and I can't believe no-one else demonstrates this - like you do. So glad to find the video.
A great instructor. Very basic and thus very helpful. A head above other instructors. You get to the actual fundamental problems. Keep up the good work!
Love that you explain why faults occur and how to fix them. Best golf lessons.
Thank you Jonathon. I will take the punch and glove to the range today. You are a talented instructor.
Thank you Jonathan, good video on how to keep the arms straight. I always struggled with it. Will try out at the range.
Before I noticed GOLFTEC in the background, me being a coach for a living at GOLFTEC, I thought this was the most instructional and correct explanation I have seen ! Good job
Every time I feel my swing starting to slip, I come back to your channel and watch your videos. You have a way of explaining swing techniques that are easy to understand and I can take out on the course. Thank you for the great content!
I really like your word choice; you're not trying to reiterate overused terms that instructors perpetually throw at students, but really do a masterful job at anticipating follow on dilemmas.
Well done man- I'll be following your videos from here out.
Thank you for clear and simple way to get the swing i always wanted but others never tell you how to get it
you're a very knowledge man ... I hope you meet with great success with your channel
Your videos are simple and make sense. You have a special gift and are destined to be a top golf coach. Thank you!
These are some the best instructional videos I've seen. It clearly explains and demonstrates the why....
Thanks Jonathan, no one explains it better than you. Your drills are amazing. Definitely the best golf channel !!!!!
Wow this really is awesome. I am a 78 years old bloke and felt I was now inflexible. But this video helps me look and play more like a pro than a hacker. Also I have found it helps stop me swaying when keeping my lead arm straight which was my greatest fault. Thankyou so much Prof Richard Weston Rothley Park GC
Thank you, this concise break down has been the most help to me as a golfer on a budget.
Best instructor out there. Bar none. I absolutely love your content, explanations, and drills to feel the movements correctly. Keep up the good work, my friend.
Everyone of your instructional videos have been very beneficial to my game. I am very happy I found you and I look forward to each new video you put out each week. I highly anyone just beginning with golf or struggling with their game they watch your videos carefully and take the time to learn them and adopt them into your routine. If you listen carefully and practice the routines, your ball striking and your game should show improvement.I have been watching for about a month and I have already seen about a five stroke improvement in my game.
You are by far my favorite online coach.
Dope!
This lesson is amazing it was the last piece of the jigsaw I needed thanks so much, it feels good. 👍🇬🇧
Jonathan, I can't thank you enough for this video. I was a 5 handicap golfer before I took up bodybuilding years ago and the size I have gained particularly across my upper body, has caused exactly what you describe here. My swing is literally half of what it should be. I have been working on my flexibility will start using these drills tomorrow to aid in getting my body to rotate correctly again.
Thank you for a simple to understand lesson.
this guy is a treasure of a teacher
Excellent explanation of what to do and what not to do and "why" & how these moves impact my swing. Thank you.
ELBOWS IN! 👍🏻
Great advice, pretty much THROUGHOUT the swing … setup, backswing, downswing, impact, followthrough, etc.
Also, maintaining your arms structure (straight arms) is critical to maximize swing arc.
Keep up the good work, Jonathan 👏🏻
Since I retired in 2019 I’ve been dedicating myself to improving my golf game. Towards that end I’ve watch hundreds of videos on TH-cam, practiced what I’ve seen and played golf without consistent improvement. Starting in march 2023 I came across your videos and they are, in my opinion, the best ones on TH-cam. You explain everything in an easy to understand manner and walk through all the steps for a good swing and also the most common errrors. The videos have helped me tremendously. Best golf teacher and golf instructor on TH-cam. Keep up the great work Jonathan.
I completely agree. JKM is addressing all of my swing issues and explains easy to do drills to change my swing. His TH-cam instructional content is the best I've seen.
even though this is 2 years old it is exactly what i needed to see. thank you! great drills.
Wow! I just happened to learn golf this past month. My coach that i often chicken wing it. Pulling my left arm early. I could’ve swear that I understood what need to happen (left arm straight after impact and thought i did extend my arm straight)
But having seen this video, it totally made sense! This explains a lot..
Will try this method, hopefully I will corrected my follow through.. thank you so much!
Jonathan, I want to say thank you, thank you, thank you! I did the arm punch drill today on the range. It completely corrected my backswing rotation. I would always, always wonder how pros keep their lead arm straight. In this video, you corrected my rotation and I am now able to keep my lead arm (left arm bcuz I'm right handed) completely straight with absolutely no effort.
As a result, I am able to fullty rotate with a straight left arm, which translated into hitting my 7 iron from 145 avg to 175!! This is absolutely unbelievable!
I used my rangefinder to mark a flag on the range that was 176 out. I used to have to hit my 25 degree hybrid to get that distance.... I consistently hit it to the flag with phenomenol high ball flight so I know it wasn't thinning for the extra distance.
This has been the single most effective change to my swing in the 10 years I have been playing. Thank you sir much again Jonathan!
That is awsome to hear! I am glad that my videos have helped you. keep it going! =D
This guy is the best real teacher!😊
Wow what a bloody brilliant video. I've struggled to keep straight arms for over a decade.
Excellent technique and excellent explanation. A great golfer doesn't mean a great teacher. You are a great teacher!
I enjoy your demos their clear and easy to understand.
Great explanation for keeping the lead arm straight on both sides. I have struggled trying to make a complete nice backswing with the lead arm high. This really helps.
Such a great explanation! I finally understand what’s wrong with my left arm and how to fix it. Thank you!
I have taken the whole winter of 23 and 24 to work on my golf swing and I am suffering with extension through impact, I can keep the arms straight just past the ball, but when I start to release I have ever so slight of a chicken wing in my left arm as a right handed player.I am going to try this drill today in the track man. My sequencing has been off for 36 years and it’s hard to retrain but this makes perfect sense many thanks.
I love the “punch down the line” feel to get width and rotation of your chest. Great tip. Will try that at the range next time I go.
You are a brilliant teacher. Thank you.
JKM Yours is one of the best instruction sites I've come across. Great information in every video explained and demonstrated in easy to follow steps allowing you to recognise some of the things you aren't really too aware of but definitely need to check. Brilliant drills to practice at home while we all wait to get back on to the course again. Thanks so much and keep it up
Thank you Jonathan, I have this problem on the follow-thru and no instructor has even tried to address this.
You have fixed this major flaw with simple instruction and drill
I have issue with the left arm bend during the follow thru. I will try this drill. It makes a lot of senses. You are a genius
this is just what I was looking for for years. thank you so much!
Love the point about having the left arm connected up to bicep but not the rib cage! Was always confused about this!
My left arm has always broken down on the backswing. After watching this video and your beginner series of video I finally understand why. It has been due to a lack of proper rotation of the torso, shoulders and arms around the spine on the backswing. This has been due mainly to trying to take the arms back straight on the target line. I always thought I was just inflexible. I recommend for everyone here to watch your beginner series completely even if you have been playing a long while. The six videos are eye opening.
Like all this content, some new perspectives… and I’ve watched a lot of TH-cam golf.
Only thing I’d add was the feel of pushing down the butt of the handle with the lead hand - this cocks the wrist but also straightens the arm. The more you push down the more the arm wants to straighten
very very helpful video and drill. I am hitting everything so high and notice that my lead arm breaks heavily after impact. Your video really helps!!
Wow...happy I found this video . Really explained how to keep the arms straight. I liked the easy drills too.. Thanks for the pointers.....excellent!
Thanks for this video. First time I tried this "left arm punch" I found that I could indeed keep my left arm straight. I am a 71 year old man and I work on my hip and shoulder flexibility several times per week. I did not think that I had the flexibility to keep my left arm straight, however doing the "punch" showed me that I could. Doing the punch seems to force a better shoulder turn. I am trying to do the punch now with every swing and so far has added yards to all my shots. This is a simple concept and keeping things simple is always better in golf.
EXCELLENT...EXCELLENT...EXCELLENT!!! Why? Because I don't need to invest in fancy equipment or gimmicks. It is something I can do ANYWHERE that I have the time. It provides an immediately measurable assessment of your swing - you don't even need to video yourself!! This addresses my personal challenges to a tee. At 68, I think my lack of R.O.M. is restrictive. In fact, I have poor posture through-out the swing. Yes...I'm not as flexible as I was but I'm not trying for my card either. Finally, it brings to light that in order to improve at golf, you need to work on these things at home and NOT at the range where we become ball-focused and keep doing things improperly...repetitively. If I can't develop critically fundamental form/posture here at home, why am I trying to hit balls anyway?!?
Can't thank you enough for this video. Was content with the thought of my lack of rotation was age related. Nope, was just doing it all wrong. Buttons and buckle!👍
great punch drill! I was figuring my back swing today, and realised that if i stick the inside part of my left arm to my chest, while turning back, it would help in my rotation. that's exactly what you taught for the followthrough!
Seems like these two drills will help anyone increase distance and direction.
Difficult to add more comment to what has already been said, Brilliant thank you. For me (old person) I rotate well and am flexible however my follow theough is a mess as I've always tried to keep my head behind the ball at all cost. The cost has been my upper body has not been extending probably through the swing. I know this as your simple explantation has highlighted this very clearly whilst others have overcomplicated this. Now I'm thinking maybe I'm not flexible enough, in comes the punch drill. Yep I can punch and guess what perfect extension like I'm there and haven't picked a club up yet. So I know that this is achievable thanks to you. Cant wait for the rain to stop here in the UK and I'll get out in the net and get going. ***** 5 gold stars for a brilliant video.
exactly what I need to practice. Thanks Jon
you showing how to fully extend and follow through helped me out big time.
Yet again, exactly on point and clearly explained. Really good instructor and really good communicator.
Wow! Have never been able to get arms straight. My teachers have never given me any ideas on how or why. I will try these drills. Thanks!
Awesome! Seriously I’ve been trying to find something that helps me understand what my lead arm is suppose to do and it makes so much sense now thank you! 🙏
Wow, for so long I’ve wondered what was wrong with my swing, when I do a decent job of keeping my arms straight and rotating. No other video demonstrated the low hands on the rotation issue until yours and it’s exactly what I do. Looking forward to hitting the range and working on my rotations to be more upward.
Your explanation is so great! I watched numerous videos. Some complicated some just didn’t tell me what problems were. Yours are straightforward and simple to understand.
Jonathon, excellent tips and drills. Thank you for addressing these basic issues which have such significant impacts on the rest of the swing.
i have this problem .. and now i understand what causes it.. thx a lot
Thanks!
Thank you 🙏
Thanks Jonathan for that Punch drill…that makes sense for a better rotation in the backswing which ultimately causes a better follow through the ball. Appreciate your help … love your channel … keep it up.
Ivan
This was so helpful. It felt so unintuitive and I always felt like I was fighting that arm to get depth and consistent strike point. My next time out after watching this I absolutely drilled the ball on the range.
My handicap in the mid 20s but still struggle keeping my lead arm straight in back swing straight when I tried go up higher. I have been playing for 5 years now but can’t break 100 consistently. Thanks for sharing brother.
Great explanation of basic golf movement!
Excellent explanation JKM! Thank you!
Very nice and revealing explanation to a significant problem. Thank you!
I can't wait to give this a try. Your videos are so helpful.
Great lesson for the senior that I am. Thanks.
Great! I learned more in 9 minutes than 9 months!
Fantastic video thank you for putting this up. It has truly helped me a lot.
Good lesson on the golf swing to achieve perfection
Many Many Thanks. Very informative. I am a senior golfer and mobility is a problem. The left arm position after impact is where I have been going wrong. hopefully this lesson will help
Yet another great video with simple common sense drills.
Great video..wow your stuff is right to the point..that the first time I can understand why the arm doesn't extend..please keep them coming. You would be acgreat teacher to work with..thanks
Perfect just what I need I definitely fall into the lack of chest rotation with arm breakdown especially post impact
Seniors need some extension; this is very on-point for chest extension! Thanks for drill cue!
This is the most understanding tutorial on golf swing in history
Very well structured. Nicely done. Thank you
Love your Mike Malaska type of coaching, but your videos are even more instructive and to the point. You have a new subscriber here.
Your Vids are great, easy drills but very efficient and helpful. Go on like this. Thanks from Germany.
The punch is a great idea! Thank you
Excellent- wish I’d found you years and years ago 👍
Excellent explanation. Thanks!
Hey Johnathan can you do a video on early extension vs proper extension.
This guy is good. Like the way he thinks about the golf swing.
Another fantastic video Jonathan! Thank you
Just great drill, thank you so much. I did not Know how litle I turn, now I know!
Excellent video and instruction! The punch drill, and the bicep drill have been a HUGE help!
Thank you Jonathan for this video .
Great lessons… thanks so much… this was my left hand problem.
This was an excellent presentation and very informative. Just what I was looking for. Thanks.
Great video Jonathan, I now know how to fix my problem
Excellent. Thank you - will definitely give this a go.
Great tips JKM! Thanks much for the great content.
JKM. This tip helped me so much today. Thank you.
This is fantastic. Super helpful and easy to understand. THANK YOU!
I have been trying to correct a severely bent lead arm for decades. This instruction will be very helpful in solving this frustrating issue. Thank you!
I needed this. Could never get rid of my chicken wing. I was obviously not turning my torso on the follow through. Genius instruction 👍
Jonathan you are a natural sensei ( my teacher)