Wow, so glad I found this video. I have almost the exact problem that my back swing gets steep and I have to “manipulated” my arms during the transition to shallow the arm and club just like the way she did it. Super insightful on the drills to “flatter” the back swing
Ash had incredible club face control! Hand size has a lot to do with why a grip may not look textbook although hitting all the checkpoints! Ash is good to go!
good eye - yeah hard to tell exactly from this distance but it looks unconventional - Like they said below - could have something to do with hand size . looks like an unusual variation on a long thumb - with women it could be compensating for lack of strength in the hands - she certainly looks like she generates plenty of clubhead speed - and sometimes that exceeds their ability to hold on well. but like i said - great observation. This young lady has been other videos he has done before and like he said she is probably one of his prize pupils - it would be cool if sometime he had a video and explained her grip and how and why it came to be that way. he is way too good of a teacher - if the grip were a problem - it would have been addressed a long time ago
Man, this video encompasses everything Ive been focusing on in my golf game. A strong, vertical should rotation, going up and back towards the target, and down and through on the downswing. From there, it’s all about moving the club and hands in an arc around the body, from above one shoulder to the other. The right shoulder has been such a key for me. Forces a nice, deep hand path, and allows my weight to shift back to my front foot at the top of the backswing. The action of it moving down and through, has allowed my club to shallow, causes a natural weight shift and forces the hips to open. Great video here.
Man you were absolutely born to do this. Every video leaves me feeling well informed on the mechanics and your golfers demonstrate such beautiful swings in response to your instruction. I'm sure they feel blessed to be under your watchful eye. Bravo my brother and thanks for the passion, it's inspiring. Peace
Been at this game a long long time have known some of the best teachers all time - and this young man is very, very good IMO - i agree with you - it is as if he were born to do this - I taught golf for many years - and I admire the enthusiasm he maintains throughout these - it is a lot tougher than he makes it look
Wow. Right shoulder blade is an unbelievable cue. *Pulling* toward our spine guarantees a centered turn 😍 Do you have any equivalent pulling/left side feels you can share for the downswing? I seem to be too right arm dominant, losing my angles and hitting at the ball. Absolutely amazing stuff. Thank you.
Great video. Many coaches use the head cover under the arm but you explained the nuances of why. Saw a video of my swing recently. Turn was good and hands at top were good but my first move is constantly right should (I swing right handed) moving "out" which kind of causes club to get too vertical and lose the supination in left wrist. Having big trouble correcting. Will try the right shoulder turn you are talking about. If you have other videos that focus on not bring right should out on transition please let me know. Thank you.
Just did an online lesson with Adam and it was extremely helpful and well explained. These videos are such great supplements to it as well. Absolute gems.
Love watching your teaching of golf. But confused by drill with head cover in trail side arm. Seen this drill before but also have seen that this drill creates a narrow swing path and not recommended. I would love to hear your thoughts as I really like your videos but hopefully you could help me out with my understanding of drill. Trusted.
This is an older video I know -- but a great one. What about the hand path on the way down and through? I am looking for a video/help in the return. My hands are much further from my body at contact then they were on takeaway. Is this something that can be controlled (Hogan "keep elbows at sides") or is it too late by that point and it is all about the takeway? Thank you for the great content!
Thanks for sharing the concepts and explanations. I've suffered from similar issues of steep shaft during the downswing and low ball flight (reduced apex, less hang time, and loss of ability to hold the ball on firm and fast greens). On some of the down the line shots it looks like Ashley actually has her hands pulled inside her shoulders (close to her body) as opposed to directly underneath her shoulders (possibly with her weight/balance too much toward her toes). My guess is if she took one of her hands off the grip and let it hang it would hang further away from her and directly underneath her shoulder. In your opinion might that hands inside the shoulder setup also be encouraging her initial lift movement?
Question: when addressing the ball, should the shaft be basically straight up? In other words, the shaft dissects the empty space between the legs (no forward shaft lean). Is that compatible with a strong grip? Hope this makes sense.
Love what you teach and how you explain it. 1 question. How can you not tackle her terrible grip? Left thumb poking under her right hand. I have a great hand and elbow surgeon when it goes on her. It’s a Time bomb having lived it.
She has unbelievable club face control which makes her grip perfectly fine. Hand size can also change what’s visually appeasing when it comes to the grip but all that matters is the function. Promise you there’s no time bomb here. I’ll make sure to remind of that after her first LPGA Tour win 😉
Just remember rhythm is the glue that holds the golf swing together. Making sure everything feels as if it’s moving back at the same speed and one piece is crucial. Even if you have to go 3x slower than you normally would, do whatever it takes to make sure you get it in the right spot before you turn to the top and let it go.
I have the opposite problem. My hands are way too low at the top of the backswing. If I try to get my hands higher, I feel like I'm just going to chop straight down on the ball. Any tips on how to get good backside rotation without getting the hands too low/too far behind me?
Hey guys - it feels like with this idea of getting the hands deeper that it will put the hands further behind her and not “in front” of the chest. Is this specific for Ash and her tendencies or something you would have everyone do? Or am I seeing this incorrectly?
I get confused cause i know hand path on takeaway is straight back but then i just keep going straight back and get disconnected, if i try to turn, i either whip the club inside or hood the clubhead with cause of no forearm rotation (or rotating it the other way)... Id love some videos on blending takeaway and finishing backswing...
I've been watching your videos a lot, somehow by trying your recommendation, I only made it worst. No blame on you, but sometimes you think you are doing something but nothing beats a feeling or in person lessons. I went back to the old swing. I wish I could travel to california and get a lesson there. I know your stuff is gold but somehow I'm either doing it wrong or it just doesnt work for me. Your chipping technique has been paying off though, reduced my scoring a lot because of that. Pitching is a work in progress, I find it hard. Anyways Kudos! Great job! Keep up the good work!
Here I am watching a 10 month old video about hand path which popped up randomly, just to realise what the cause and the potential fix for my early extension is. Hoping this will take some stress of my lower back.
When i do this drill i cant get a big enough back swing, like my hands dont go high enough or thats certainly what i feel and see alot of less distance
Ash had incredible club face control! Hand size has a lot to do with why a grip may not look textbook although hitting all the checkpoints! Ash is good to go!
Why would coming in steep deloft the club if you didn't impact until you were at desired impact position with shaft lean? What did Count Yogi do? I'm trying to figure out why he was able to come in steep. Get out I hear how bad it is all the time.
a steep swing hits down on the ball more increasing the angle of attack. This delofts the club face and caused her lower shots prior to the slight changes we made.
Not if the 2 elbows are close to each other, the same reason why she had the club cover under her right armpit. ...slightly in front.👍. That will keep the hands centered.
when making a big turn the top the hands feel centered like the sternum is looking at the hands the entire time. There will always be a little runoff at the top with the arms and hands but none that the golfer is trying to create. The position we worked Ash into simply turned her hands with her body’s center in the same direction as her turn and not lifted above her body’s turn. Our knowledgeable viewer that responded to you is correct in saying that if the elbows stay together this helps the body turn the hands to the top while keeping them in front of the body’s center!
I'm an old fart... The only way I'm now able to get that right shoulder behind me is to raise the heal on my left foot. The only problem is that I don't feel as stable when I do that. Any suggestions?
A lot of talk. but he is not changing anything in her swing.If she has a more upright backswing, then she loops it a little to achieve a less vertical hand path. Either way, she hits it great. I would really like to see him coach an 18 handicapper. With her he tells her about 10 things in a few minutes . You cannot change. ten things in 5 minutes. and accomplish anything.Sorry. A woman with a perfect swing like she has needs to be left alone.
there's always room for minor improvements. What he is telling her is right. There is a lift and this can lead to steepness on the downswing. If she achieves a bit more depth, a more consistent strike will result. And, if you looked at the two swings on video - there were some subtle changes that changed the flight. In the immortal words of Bobby Knight, lots of people play, lots of people watch but very few understand. This is true of almost everyone on the internet related to golf.
When the guy says his hands went up here and he can't rotate out of it is the flaw? The FLAW is not where your hands necessarily went - the floor is that you don't get your weight in the back swing on your back right heel --- the space that allow your arms to drop down from the inside and there is plenty of room now to turn into the ball with out early extending. How do I know? Because I was a huge early extender and once I pushed back into my right back heel -- I stop early extending and now just rotate around.
Actually when I was watching her - that is pretty much what I would have done in her situation - in my case I believe her right hip needs to turn back and up more - that will guide the arms into the path they are attempting to create . - And you are absolutely correct - that is directly the cause- of as you say - early extension . - As a matter of fact that is actually a lot of the way people were taught in the 70s and 80s - swing into backswing - with that elevated arm swing - then shift - your legs /knees laterally to start the downswing - it drops the club /shaft inside - and you swing your arms - as fast as you can - to catch up at impact - that is the classic - reverse C - type swing that was considered the model at the time - think - Tom Weiskopf - Johnny Miller. excellent observations battlehill
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Great instructor but a little too caffeinated for me.
Wow, so glad I found this video. I have almost the exact problem that my back swing gets steep and I have to “manipulated” my arms during the transition to shallow the arm and club just like the way she did it. Super insightful on the drills to “flatter” the back swing
WHOA! That was the most insightful video of Early Extension. Explains my misses! TAKING NOTES and will be Takin’ Names!
You are an AMAZING teacher! My favorite to watch.
Very good instruction and demonstration.
Thanks!
I'd love to see some conversation about her grip!!! What a sound repeatable swing you guys have built for her.
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Ash had incredible club face control! Hand size has a lot to do with why a grip may not look textbook although hitting all the checkpoints! Ash is good to go!
good eye - yeah hard to tell exactly from this distance but it looks unconventional - Like they said below - could have something to do with hand size . looks like an unusual variation on a long thumb - with women it could be compensating for lack of strength in the hands - she certainly looks like she generates plenty of clubhead speed - and sometimes that exceeds their ability to hold on well. but like i said - great observation. This young lady has been other videos he has done before and like he said she is probably one of his prize pupils - it would be cool if sometime he had a video and explained her grip and how and why it came to be that way. he is way too good of a teacher - if the grip were a problem - it would have been addressed a long time ago
The videos that I need always seem to come at the perfect time for when I need a small change in my game.😮🎉
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Man, this video encompasses everything Ive been focusing on in my golf game. A strong, vertical should rotation, going up and back towards the target, and down and through on the downswing. From there, it’s all about moving the club and hands in an arc around the body, from above one shoulder to the other.
The right shoulder has been such a key for me. Forces a nice, deep hand path, and allows my weight to shift back to my front foot at the top of the backswing. The action of it moving down and through, has allowed my club to shallow, causes a natural weight shift and forces the hips to open. Great video here.
This is an excellent video. Thank you so very much for the content. This has helped my golf swing more than any other video. Wow! Thank you!
Great segment! Exactly what I’ve been struggling with, can’t wait to get out there and work the plan. Thanks!
Man you were absolutely born to do this. Every video leaves me feeling well informed on the mechanics and your golfers demonstrate such beautiful swings in response to your instruction. I'm sure they feel blessed to be under your watchful eye. Bravo my brother and thanks for the passion, it's inspiring. Peace
Been at this game a long long time have known some of the best teachers all time - and this young man is very, very good IMO - i agree with you - it is as if he were born to do this - I taught golf for many years - and I admire the enthusiasm he maintains throughout these - it is a lot tougher than he makes it look
Such good lessons, you explain them so well 🤘💪👌👊
I appreciate that!
Wow. Right shoulder blade is an unbelievable cue. *Pulling* toward our spine guarantees a centered turn 😍
Do you have any equivalent pulling/left side feels you can share for the downswing? I seem to be too right arm dominant, losing my angles and hitting at the ball.
Absolutely amazing stuff. Thank you.
Your videos are so good dude! Seriously, this is pure gold!
Great lesson unique grip
She is the best student you produce 😊 ...
Great video. Many coaches use the head cover under the arm but you explained the nuances of why. Saw a video of my swing recently. Turn was good and hands at top were good but my first move is constantly right should (I swing right handed) moving "out" which kind of causes club to get too vertical and lose the supination in left wrist. Having big trouble correcting. Will try the right shoulder turn you are talking about. If you have other videos that focus on not bring right should out on transition please let me know. Thank you.
Just did an online lesson with Adam and it was extremely helpful and well explained. These videos are such great supplements to it as well. Absolute gems.
Pure gold! Great explanations. (and yes, we’re glad you didn’t block the shot tracer too. 😂)
Love watching your teaching of golf. But confused by drill with head cover in trail side arm. Seen this drill before but also have seen that this drill creates a narrow swing path and not recommended. I would love to hear your thoughts as I really like your videos but hopefully you could help me out with my understanding of drill. Trusted.
This is an older video I know -- but a great one. What about the hand path on the way down and through? I am looking for a video/help in the return. My hands are much further from my body at contact then they were on takeaway. Is this something that can be controlled (Hogan "keep elbows at sides") or is it too late by that point and it is all about the takeway? Thank you for the great content!
This guy,..... is a rockstar
This is exactly what I struggle with! Thanks for this video!
Thanks for sharing the concepts and explanations. I've suffered from similar issues of steep shaft during the downswing and low ball flight (reduced apex, less hang time, and loss of ability to hold the ball on firm and fast greens).
On some of the down the line shots it looks like Ashley actually has her hands pulled inside her shoulders (close to her body) as opposed to directly underneath her shoulders (possibly with her weight/balance too much toward her toes). My guess is if she took one of her hands off the grip and let it hang it would hang further away from her and directly underneath her shoulder. In your opinion might that hands inside the shoulder setup also be encouraging her initial lift movement?
Speaking of athletic compensations, any advice for Scotty Scheffler?
Should the hips start a little before the hands on the down swing?
Another amazing video
Thank you. This is excellent.
Question: when addressing the ball, should the shaft be basically straight up? In other words, the shaft dissects the empty space between the legs (no forward shaft lean). Is that compatible with a strong grip? Hope this makes sense.
Love what you teach and how you explain it. 1 question. How can you not tackle her terrible grip? Left thumb poking under her right hand. I have a great hand and elbow surgeon when it goes on her. It’s a Time bomb having lived it.
She has unbelievable club face control which makes her grip perfectly fine. Hand size can also change what’s visually appeasing when it comes to the grip but all that matters is the function. Promise you there’s no time bomb here. I’ll make sure to remind of that after her first LPGA Tour win 😉
Hey Adam, I’m really struggling on how to connect the takeaway with the set position… any tips?
Just remember rhythm is the glue that holds the golf swing together. Making sure everything feels as if it’s moving back at the same speed and one piece is crucial. Even if you have to go 3x slower than you normally would, do whatever it takes to make sure you get it in the right spot before you turn to the top and let it go.
When I feel the hand path more inside on the backswing I tend to open up the face, any thoughts on how to combat this?
I have the opposite problem. My hands are way too low at the top of the backswing. If I try to get my hands higher, I feel like I'm just going to chop straight down on the ball. Any tips on how to get good backside rotation without getting the hands too low/too far behind me?
This is so good
Thanks Adam. I changed my grip and my driver misses are very much still in play and not OB.
Great to hear!
Hey guys - it feels like with this idea of getting the hands deeper that it will put the hands further behind her and not “in front” of the chest. Is this specific for Ash and her tendencies or something you would have everyone do? Or am I seeing this incorrectly?
I get confused cause i know hand path on takeaway is straight back but then i just keep going straight back and get disconnected, if i try to turn, i either whip the club inside or hood the clubhead with cause of no forearm rotation (or rotating it the other way)...
Id love some videos on blending takeaway and finishing backswing...
I've been watching your videos a lot, somehow by trying your recommendation, I only made it worst. No blame on you, but sometimes you think you are doing something but nothing beats a feeling or in person lessons. I went back to the old swing. I wish I could travel to california and get a lesson there. I know your stuff is gold but somehow I'm either doing it wrong or it just doesnt work for me.
Your chipping technique has been paying off though, reduced my scoring a lot because of that. Pitching is a work in progress, I find it hard.
Anyways Kudos! Great job! Keep up the good work!
There's a Lydia Ko swing video around here where she has a head cover under her right arm as well. I'm too terrified of the drill to try it.
I think we’re gonna see someone on the LPGA very soon! Can see the commentators using her swing in slo-mo👍🏼🙏🏼
What amazes me is every golf instructor teaches stuff contrary to the next guy.
Here I am watching a 10 month old video about hand path which popped up randomly, just to realise what the cause and the potential fix for my early extension is. Hoping this will take some stress of my lower back.
whats up with the no divot, just curious
When i do this drill i cant get a big enough back swing, like my hands dont go high enough or thats certainly what i feel and see alot of less distance
Whoa, someone needs to pick that range.
Ever since I’ve started doing this swing everything is going left bad, I played the fade before watching porzak
What’s with her grip? Please explain.
Ash had incredible club face control! Hand size has a lot to do with why a grip may not look textbook although hitting all the checkpoints! Ash is good to go!
Why would coming in steep deloft the club if you didn't impact until you were at desired impact position with shaft lean? What did Count Yogi do? I'm trying to figure out why he was able to come in steep. Get out I hear how bad it is all the time.
a steep swing hits down on the ball more increasing the angle of attack. This delofts the club face and caused her lower shots prior to the slight changes we made.
I said this to someone I was caddying for the other day. They made the adjustment and said WOW…
With that deeper hand path, it looks like hands do not stay in line with center of chest. Aren't we supposed to keep hands centered?
Not if the 2 elbows are close to each other, the same reason why she had the club cover under her right armpit. ...slightly in front.👍. That will keep the hands centered.
@@5bLucky so which do we want(or do they produce same thing), arms and hands centered or elbows closer? Sorry I didnt understand your post.
@@gregwilliams2066 They both produce the same thing.
when making a big turn the top the hands feel centered like the sternum is looking at the hands the entire time. There will always be a little runoff at the top with the arms and hands but none that the golfer is trying to create. The position we worked Ash into simply turned her hands with her body’s center in the same direction as her turn and not lifted above her body’s turn. Our knowledgeable viewer that responded to you is correct in saying that if the elbows stay together this helps the body turn the hands to the top while keeping them in front of the body’s center!
I'm an old fart... The only way I'm now able to get that right shoulder behind me is to raise the heal on my left foot. The only problem is that I don't feel as stable when I do that. Any suggestions?
I want that swing! 😂
I think i was warming up next to her a few times at Emerald Valley last year. i was like damn this girl is crushing her irons...
Boom boom 🇮🇪👍🇺🇸
Go Ducks!!
A pupil like that will make you look like a genius coach haha
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Great video, but I must admit I rather watch Adam teach a boomer like me, this girl is just waaaaayyyy too flexible and talented.
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We’re not that rich but im a +4
Love the jiggle through impact on those cakes
Those balls were thrashed
A lot of talk. but he is not changing anything in her swing.If she has a more upright backswing, then she loops it a little to achieve a less vertical hand path. Either way, she hits it great. I would really like to see him coach an 18 handicapper. With her he tells her about 10 things in a few minutes . You cannot change. ten things in 5 minutes. and accomplish anything.Sorry. A woman with a perfect swing like she has needs to be left alone.
there's always room for minor improvements. What he is telling her is right. There is a lift and this can lead to steepness on the downswing. If she achieves a bit more depth, a more consistent strike will result. And, if you looked at the two swings on video - there were some subtle changes that changed the flight. In the immortal words of Bobby Knight, lots of people play, lots of people watch but very few understand. This is true of almost everyone on the internet related to golf.
When the guy says his hands went up here and he can't rotate out of it is the flaw? The FLAW is not where your hands necessarily went - the floor is that you don't get your weight in the back swing on your back right heel --- the space that allow your arms to drop down from the inside and there is plenty of room now to turn into the ball with out early extending. How do I know? Because I was a huge early extender and once I pushed back into my right back heel -- I stop early extending and now just rotate around.
Actually when I was watching her - that is pretty much what I would have done in her situation - in my case I believe her right hip needs to turn back and up more - that will guide the arms into the path they are attempting to create . - And you are absolutely correct - that is directly the cause- of as you say - early extension . - As a matter of fact that is actually a lot of the way people were taught in the 70s and 80s - swing into backswing - with that elevated arm swing - then shift - your legs /knees laterally to start the downswing - it drops the club /shaft inside - and you swing your arms - as fast as you can - to catch up at impact - that is the classic - reverse C - type swing that was considered the model at the time - think - Tom Weiskopf - Johnny Miller. excellent observations battlehill