HI Paul - since I am new to the body swing, I found my self doing exactly what you said not to; namely, taking the club back slowly trying to think of everything on the backswing so I would get it right - on my practice swings this morning, I did what you said and just forgot about all the picky nuances and shifted my thinking to "coil, uncoil" - wow - what a difference that made! I purchased your additional materials and encourage everyone out there to do the same - for just a little bit of money, I am receiving incredible golf tips (I think of them as personal lessons) that I can return to whenever I feel the need. At age 66, i might just learn this game of golf thanks to you!
Glad to have you on board. Thanks for the support. Glad you picked up on smoothening it out and allowing a lot of this stuff to happen on its own. Yes, each piece is important but as you start getting it doing it too slow can certainly hamper it. Smooth it out now. Sounds like you just made a breakthrough. Exciting when that happens. Keep at it. Think simple now.
Just stumbled across your site, Paul. Like finding gold in a field! In my 60’s having returned to the game after 20 years, and it’s been hard. Some days kinda ok, some days arghh. Your words resonated loudly. I know I’ve been trying to whack it using my arms and getting nowhere. Spent thousands on lessons, with a number of different pro’s, without much reliable improvement. This makes so much sense. Got some binge watching to do and then putting into practice your teachings. Can’t wait.
Glad you found me. It is like finding gold. I am handing it to everyone on a silver platter. It doesn't get easier than this. You need to loosen the wrists first and get the ball hoking. This is half right. You fixed the spin and loosened your wrists. Once you can do that you switch to body. You coil then uncoil to hit it. Last step completely turn off your arms in the downswing. Keep this in mind as you go through my tips. Watch me do it in the video below. Who in the world would say they could do this and actually do it. No one: th-cam.com/video/q5RojTx5sHI/w-d-xo.html Here is what I told him: Wrists = Spin (Step 1) th-cam.com/video/p4vASmOzkPg/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/M868QsTlGt4/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/yHEv7G9Z5-0/w-d-xo.html Body = Direction (Step 2) th-cam.com/video/FV8uSZ16Bys/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/RdphthCQ9VM/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/m8FxSZSmKEw/w-d-xo.html (secret tip)
Coil-Uncoil-Wow- What a concept, change your way of thinking. I am 81 and am actually playing golf instead of ball hunting in the woods. Thanks for making my time at the course enjoyable....
Glad you found this tip. Great job. Got to get that body moving otherwise you are just basing it on physical strength which will only get less. Super loose wrists coupled with a rotating center and you can do this forever. Watch: th-cam.com/video/I8WRHJkTzyY/w-d-xo.html
The struggle comes from not knowing what to work on and just beating balls. Got to keep this stuff simple. Do that and you will get it in no time. Keep at it.
Wow Paul! I’m 69. Quit for 25 years now returning to it. This video unlocked it for me. Consistent compression with a 3/4 swing by not thinking about hitting the ball and letting the body pull quiet arms through. Amazing! Like the holy grail!
I have taught many people in your situation who took a break and are getting back into it. Anyone in this situation will hit with their arms when they get back into golf. This is due to human nature. I talk about it in this tip: th-cam.com/video/fuOJxv_22Hk/w-d-xo.html Sounds like you understand it. Keep at it.
Glad you liked it. I keep saying if you are not thinking about doing something how is it going to happen? So just need to get people to actually think of it.
Hi Paul... another great instructional video...Your pain-free body swing works well for me and I have absolutely no pain with my arms and elbows.. Do you have a video or anything you can say as to why golfers always hit great balls on the driving range and can't do as well on the course.. Many thanks, Paul
Glad you liked it. Also glad you are playing pain free. Tells you that you are turning the arms off. So much more fun playing with no pain. I guess you didn't see the tip I did last week. Here you go: th-cam.com/video/LuR6c3IrnFc/w-d-xo.html
New too golf this year and this really helped with my irons. Hit a couple of buckets on the range today and was a huge difference. Thanks Wilson this really work's !
Great to hear. So glad you found me early in your learning. Then you won't get 30 years of bad habits. See the swing differently. If it was as easy as just hitting with arms wouldn't everyone be good? The better player are doing it a different way. We are powering it with the big muscles in our legs and hips. Keep watching my tips. Try to do daily practice swings and you will improve so fast you and others won't believe it.
Using your belt buckle swing thought today I played some of the best golf of my life at Fulford Golf Club in York, England. 3 over on the front nine for a 16 handicapper (let's not talk about the back nine when I was getting tired!). Thanks for keeping it so simple.
It’s taken several years me to adapt this mentality, what we think at setup ( swing hard with arms through ball, head down , ) only works at times if your lucky. Which I have been, but never consistent, and it gets painful and tiring. Your tips are great Paul, keep ‘em coming
Sounds complicated. Just keep making it simple. coil/uncoil hinge/rehinge with grip and set up. This tip gets you coiling and uncoiling so that should reduce a lot of thoughts.
Paul it took me about 70 balls of a 100 ball bucket, on Monday to start hitting it properly as you show. Its really hard to not think about that ball and i was a bit discouraged at first. What did it for me personally was to look 2 inches in front of the ball just before starting the backswing. something clicked. I couldn't believe effortless power and straight shots with divots..all pretty much in a tight dispersion area. It was your clock face drill that I had in mind. Thanks mate. I'm going to come over the States, have a Vegas holiday take a few lessons at your school one of these days. i don't want to lose the feeling..can't wait to get on the range. Thank you so much...
Glad you stuck with it. New stuff takes a little time so most people quit. Stick with it. Definitely let me know if you can make it to town. I am a fair weather teacher now so try to time it when I am available. Be great to meet and work with you.
Easily the best instruction on TH-cam - or anywhere else for that matter. Communicates the thought process and the necessary “feeling” behind each phase of the golf swing in a practical and commonsensical manner. I am guessing he is Canadian - just saying. Really well done, Paul.
Thanks so much. I appreciate it. A guy the other day suggested I go to Toastmasters to learn how to speak. I'll get right on that. I did grow up in Canada. Good call.
@@paulwilsongolf It’s truly excellent instruction, Paul. I’ve been playing the game for 35 years and have been doing so on pure athletic ability and, yet, I am extremely inconsistent in the ‘strike’ and the swing and, as a consequence, in scoring. So irritating. Anyway, you have changed my game (not completely…cause I still default to the old swing…often) and my thought process - completely.
There is no doubt that you have captured the essence of the perfect golf swing. After watching lots of your videos I really feel like I understand exactly what I need to do. The final piece of the jigsaw is being able to deliver it all on the course. I'm trying, but not there yet. I find there are several elements that are totally counter intuitive so training my body to do these things correctly is taking time. But thanks very much for the videos.
I’ve been playing golf now seriously for about 11 years i’m a 6 handicap. I’ve struggled with consistent ball striking for my entire life and this was my come to moment that I was always trying to fire the arms first rather than let the lower body go and let my hands follow. I also feel this has caused terrible tempo in my swing forever. I hit some balls on the range today and probably hit about 20 balls right on the center of the face. Going to keep at it!
Very good. Yes, hitting with arms is never going to work because you end up manipulating the face. If it's only open or closed a few degrees you will hit it sideways. A tick on a clock is 6 degrees. You don't have 6 degrees. So allow simple physics of mass swinging around an axis to consistently square the face. In other words don't hit or help the ball with your hands and arms. As you see it works incredibly well. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Paul, that was informative and seems to be the key to your teachings. I find shortening my backswing also helps to take the arms out and blows me away when done right how effortless and far the ball goes!
Glad it was helpful! Yes, shortening the swing stops you from being able to pull the club down with the arms. So you get your body moving. I did a drill on it here: th-cam.com/video/fcbPrY1jtrc/w-d-xo.html
Thanks again Paul, you’re method really makes sense. I found that occasionally I actually get it working right and when that happens it is superb. Apart from getting a good result it feels so easy and I have no soreness or fatigue after a round. So great for that golf trip with mates where you might play five rounds over a week long trip. Really battled with forcing myself to be disciplined enough to take the arms out of the swing and do it consistently. I’m a bit of an over thinker and take too many practice swings. I found the practice swings hurt me because I kept bringing the arms back into play for them. Got good improvement once I became more aware of that
So glad you are doing well and seeing results. No pain is great too. Discipline is a big part of it. You need the right thoughts to get it. So with your practice swings I would keep doing them but be gentle and do them smooth. After all it is a practice swing not reality. Also, stick to swinging at 50%. Your 50 is actually 70-80%. As you keep hitting great shots you will want to swing easy.
Hi Paul, I've been a high single digit player for a long time, recently have been struggling with irons and have gone up to 12, getting weak and right iron strikes consistently. This has totally changed my thinking, I've straightened right up and it feels effortless now, thanks so much, keep it up!
Ouch. Gotta hate going in the wrong direction so let's get you back. This is a great tip to get you thinking about your body. High, weak and right would say you are hitting with arms. So stay loose and focus on the body powering your swing. As you see you're back. Just want to keep it that way and get you down to a 4-5 hdcp.
I was working on this very thing today at the range. Instead of coil, Chubby Checker's song "The Twist" goes through my head. Silly, I know, but it works to help keep my mind off hitting the ball, and my body relaxed. As a side note, there is a local pro player who uses the course where I was practicing. He plays the mini tours while trying to work his way up. While not PGA caliber, he's better than most. So, I sat in my timeout chair and watched him swing for a while to maybe learn something. He was methodical in his practice swings and not whaling away like an amateur would. It looked like he was working on getting more shaft lean on his shorter irons. But one thing I noticed he did which Paul emphasizes in almost every one of his videos; while working on his shots, he teed up every ball. No digging in the dirt while learning a new technique, every ball was up about a finger's width. It's something which slips my mind a lot of times when I'm on the range but seeing this really drives it home. So, there you go. Paul is preaching the real gospel 🙂 Thanks, Paul.
Very good. I have heard the Chubby Checker one before. Unforgettable. nice catch of the better player. Most never watch them yet they are great players. Methodical for sure. If you copy better players you may just become one.
Well done Paul. I have put to practice you method of the body swing and man it’s crazy I’ve never hit the ball so accurately and I am progressing through my iron set …. Still going between 60 and 70% of what I used to be as far as swing speed is concerned but man has made a difference solid contact accuracy and consistency I’m 69 years old with rheumatoid arthritis and man it’s made a difference it really has I cannot thank you enough.
Very good. I love hearing it. Great feeling when you stop hitting it sidways that's for sure. Stick to that speed until mastered then maybe look at a little more power in the future. Hate for you to lose what you are doing for 10 more yards.
Thank You.. Coil Unicoi it's given me a much smoother tempo already. I'm only at the house at the moment and I will use this tip on the course. I tend to want more from your techniques.. I've been applying them. This one will help with my constantly. Well Will See...
I may do some but it's a fine line what I give away. I have a membership site with people paying for access to all of my tips. Not really fair to them. Thin is usually hitting and lifting because you are hitting and trying to see it before you've done it. Stop hitting. If you look at the ball as you hit it I guarantee you are going to find your ball. I will tell you right now a chip will be on the green and a pitch will be upwards of 80 or so yards away from you so as you see you will find your ball so there's no reason to look early. Hit it then look.
Hello paul from the UK! Just want to say I have subscribed and I am really learning alot from you. I have just started playing regularly and recently joined my first golf club. After watching a couple of your videos ie the belt buckle tip I broke 100 which I was delighted with. Was wondering if you could point me in the rite direction amongst your videos where I should start from. I just bounce around your vids at the momemt. Thanks again, you really are helping the community.
Thank you for subscribing. I appreciate it. Breaking 100 is an exciting first goal. Now you know you can do it. Keep at it. For new students I have them start with the tips below: Body Swing Concept: th-cam.com/video/E8y9jEyY35k/w-d-xo.html Grip: th-cam.com/video/jQZLp8bF-Ww/w-d-xo.html Hinge Rehinge: th-cam.com/video/6ZeTqcz2pmE/w-d-xo.html Alginment: th-cam.com/video/VFZc0Wq282k/w-d-xo.html Secure Grip: th-cam.com/video/Z8K3Gctkz7A/w-d-xo.html Best Drill: th-cam.com/video/cVhtL-d1B9Y/w-d-xo.html Power the swing with the legs and hip not the hands and arms. I have tons of lower body tips now posted. Try this one. It's an easy way to get you hips moving: th-cam.com/video/j1mS5Ku8Q10/w-d-xo.html I would also do this one to get the shape of the swing very quickly then tidy it up in the future: th-cam.com/video/gTLvRsjwfIM/w-d-xo.html If you are slicing you need to get rid of any slice spin as soon as you can so you would be working on this: Wrist Release/Snap th-cam.com/video/M868QsTlGt4/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/p4vASmOzkPg/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/N-nGM6yN790/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/yHEv7G9Z5-0/w-d-xo.html Once you can hook it you switch to using your body to straighten it out.
@@paulwilsongolf thanks for taking time out your day to reply. I think I speak for all your subscribers that we appreciate your time and responses to our comments. Thank you so much. Not many people would do that. Thanks again
From the top down and through. Going back you need to coil and set the hinge until you have trained it to set. At that point you switch to legs and hips and let the arms go along for the ride. Watch this one: th-cam.com/video/SgZ94B93w4o/w-d-xo.html
Hi Paul, returning to Golf after almost 20yr break. i’ve been watching video for sometime and it makes perfect sense. However, while keeping arms loose and turning lower and upper body and watching belt buckle movement, how does one know if I hit with arms or from momentum of lower body. The whole process is so quick (less than 1/4 second) that it makes it difficult to properly judge. Tks.
Sorry, just saw I didn't answer your question. Here is how you know if you are using your arms or not: th-cam.com/video/wcCHnsaw2bg/w-d-xo.html Then: th-cam.com/video/Q0yC-wIHnZc/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/zXEdLYHq8GY/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/eyR514QvAoI/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/4O5G9t0LiJo/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/cVhtL-d1B9Y/w-d-xo.html
I want you to feel taller with shorter clubs not all bent over. Tiger is now paying the price for being too tilted (shank). It's an athletic position. Imagine someone is going to throw you a basketball. You would have some flex. Your chest would be up. Now keep this position and put your hands together. Then chin down to see the club and ball clearly not your toes. For shorter clubs don't have too much angle in your wrists. This is how you do the taller setup with shorter clubs.
Thank Paul, as I've said before. I'm working with a coach in Bloomington, IN that is teaching me this. I've spent a lot of time learning this with my wedges. It works great on the driver - working with wedges!! Lol My big hang up right now is finishing the un coil? I stop early (which is really getting to me) and my right hand hits the ball. Any pointers on this, please?
Well you don't need to think of the coil with wedges just the uncoil. So set the hinge in the backswing allowing the body to coil without really thinking about it. Once you hit the top you switch to the belt buckle to hit the pitch so your thought is HINGE/TURN. That's it. For the uncoil in the swing you need to swing through to the touch the legs position and let he club go (I'm not going to give everything away). This is what I teach in my Body Swing product. Here is a tip I did on the ending point. You might pick up on it here: th-cam.com/video/gIp4ifKuZIw/w-d-xo.html
@@paulwilsongolf lol, I understand that! What you said does help. I remember it from the series on the driver I purchased from you site. Yeah, your not new to me. I've been around your stuff for a while now. I have watched the driver series a couple of times. Obviously, now having a coach showing me the same stuff you talk about - helps considerably. I for whatever reason, just stop my turn or un coil? It's frustrating for me. The good thing is. I've gone from a few good shots in a bucket of balls. To a few bad shots. I mean like 7-8 out of 50. I'm very happy with that especially with it just in a few months working with a coach. Thank you Mr. Wilson for the great videos and comments. I'm hoping to get out there this December. I'm really wanting to play Bears Best?
Well, I teach tons of people who don't coil. You need to do it how you can do it. If you need to lift the left heel a little then lift it. Turn then hips a little more then do so. You can think left hip to the ball. You can work on these things too: th-cam.com/video/4RwbTnDIdI4/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/KQ7zQdnXBOA/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/b69zMWvcBf0/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/6bURbGAiIpIf/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/wyWQ9sOHf-Y/w-d-xo.html
Golf lessons Golf Digest Golf Magazine Golf Channel Golf gadgets , clubs , tips , etc Nothing in my 60 plus years of playing golf has helped as much as The Body Swing by Paul Wilson golf - I would recommend it for beginners to anyone who wants to get better. I’m 71 yrs old , have had back surgery and like any person my age - have a different ache or pain more often than not. The Body Swing is easy on the body and has helped me keep my handicap in the single digits. I highly recommend it.
Thanks so much for the support and promo others. Sounds like me back when I was 19. I was scratch (self taught) then started taking lessons. It was a complete disaster. Changed everything and wrecked my swing. I tried every for 10 years to get it back and this was daily. So I can certainly relate and this is a reason why I say and teach things the way I do. I never want anyone to go through what I did. So glad you found me.
Love your content Paul I’m a total rookie but I’ve been putting your wisdom to work in my practice every day and my ball striking is getting awesome . Thanks so much 🙏🏻
Thanks for the support. That's so great that you are hitting the ball well at such and early stage of your learning. This game can be tough for most people so keep doing what you are doing and you will have a swing for life.
Hi Paul- Another great tip. Thank you so much. I’m seeing improvement as I should because the only thing I seem to do is watch the Body Swing + your tips. Must practice more but it’s tough living in a condo. Oh well. Question please, what is your thought of gripping down the club like Brooke Henderson (great Canadian girl). Thanks as always 🇨🇦🇨🇦 Leon (Hopefully I am not your token Canadian.
Glad you liked it. Thanks. That's great that you are only learning 1 method. There is a lot of info out there and if you mix and match it will not work as we teachers have different views of the swing. As you know, I keep it simple. You can grip down. Did you not see my tip? It's one of my most popular: th-cam.com/video/sZ2-dqOausU/w-d-xo.html I just wouldn't grip down too much. You know I grew up in Canada right? I started the golf school at Angus Glen. Was the Director of Instruction there for 6 years before I moved the US.
Thanks. I hit 7 iron 170 and fly driver 280+ This might be of interest to you. See how far I hit it doing nothing: th-cam.com/video/O9jr3G1FF6M/w-d-xo.html I should be able to do that for life. I have had countless students come to me over the years they can't even hit it 200 with everything they have. Those shots were flying 240 with nothing. Just need to do it a different way.
So I practice everyday at home and 3-4 times a week at the range. I’m not feeling an issue keeping arms and wrists relaxed and I get really good distance. The issue I’m having is with my shoulders. As soon as I start the lower body the shoulders start spinning which throws my arms over the top. Did not see any past videos on this. Saw a video on upper and lower body separation but when I do much of that my mid back starts hurting. Any advice to calm active shoulders? Thank you. Love the system and sticking to it.
@@paulwilsongolf thank you! You’re so responsive! I hit some shots today on the course where my playing partners where amazed I was blowing my 5 wood past their drivers so I know the potential is there.
You are so right!!! But my main thought is: TO CONCENTRATE TO KEEP MY '(*&?' HEAD BEHIND THE BALL...I can manage to chew gum & coordinate my feet to walk at the same time, but WHY can't I repeat the same swing EVERY TIME??? I am almost certain someone cast a spell on me...do you think I need a shrink Paul?
Well this is a simple thought. Think of the center core and forget you have arms. If they are hinging and rehinging they should go along for the ride. Kind of simple to repeat this coiling and uncoiling action. Give it a try.
Hi Paul, is it normal to feel pain at spot on the right side of my rib due to frequent golf club hits to hard surfaces like the driving range mats? Now i am using my body more and was thinking whether this may be the cause?
Not sure that's it's you hitting the mat. Typically this pain would be in the arms. I think you have use the body or fired your lower body in some way that you have strained your side. This might happen when you try to turn the lower body but you are flat footed on the back foot through and past impact. This would mean your lower body is pointing forward as your upper body is pointed toward the target. See how that could hurt the right rib cage. I would reduce the range practice on mats for now so you can let it heal. I would do easier practice swings at home working on positions and movements. When you do go to the range you can try teeing it up a little so you aren't hitting the mat hard and definitely slow down making sure you are not flat footed on this back foot at impact.
You say "once you get to the top of the back swing" you turn off the arms which leads me to think tight arms up until then are okay or am I reading to much into that?
Well you shouldn't have tight arms. I want to you set the club in the correct backswing position. In doing so, you would feel your arms instead of them flopping all over the place. Once set you don't try to hit or help the shot with your arms coming down and through. If you arms are tight going back your wrists will be lock and it will be tough to turn them off coming down.
You can try but not sure you're going to be able to do it. Need to do this: th-cam.com/video/ya6ac-BuNhk/w-d-xo.html Do this drill too daily: th-cam.com/video/bhuWpD-1hvg/w-d-xo.html
Paul, your amazing. Been watching your videos for months but still struggling to stay loose. However, I finally might of figure some of it out. When you started relating the bodyswing to other sports like throwing a ball or swinging at a ball it started to somewhat click. I than related it to basketball because as you release the ball you flick/snap your wrist. So today I started flicking my wrist and the results have been amazing. Still needs work overall but the effortless feel is arriving. Maybe try content shooting a ball for people who only have a basketball history. Thanks again👍🏽
Thanks so much. Glad you are having a breakthrough. You already know how to do this. The problem with golf is the ball is stationary. Watch: th-cam.com/video/fuOJxv_22Hk/w-d-xo.html If you related it through basketball that's great. Same thing. If you were shooting a free throw there is no way your arms and wrists would be all tight. So apply this very same feeling to golf.
I find now when I time this nice and smooth I hit it dead straight. If I uncoil too slow it pushes to the right which is still not that bad, and if I go too fast, I won't clear my hips properly and it starts to hook left, this is good because it now help's me with my tempo. And my follow through is also much better now too
Every video you make talks about the same thing--no arms in the golf swing. Boring? Not a chance. Why? Because keeping the arms from powering the swing is the most important single aspect of a good golf swing. Keep at it--the world will eventually catch up. Golf is a wonderful game.
Yes, I definitely stick to the same thing ... no hitting with the arms. So many people are hitting and so few people are not telling them to do that. So I guess it's up to me to keep saying it. Obviously, when people loosen up they hit the ball way better.
The only problem with the thought of "turning the arms off" is that I've personally seen people take that to the extreme and just let the trail arm early extend, let the clubhead massively cast, and end up digging it 2 feet behind the ball. Don't the arms have to preserve some minimal structure (e.g. trail elbow leading the hands, like Hogan taught) as the body coils and uncoils? And if you tell me the trail elbow shouldn't/doesn't need to be leading the way to the target, you will have lost a lot of cred with most better players.
That would be using the arms. If the club moves before the body you have to be moving them. If you turned your body first the arms would follow 100% of the time. This is simple physics. I talk about it in this tip: th-cam.com/video/cogyf6UjH7U/w-d-xo.html Hitting behind the ball is too much weight on the back foot at contact again hitting with arms: th-cam.com/video/UwynwFBldv4/w-d-xo.html Trial elbow would tuck due to the axis moving first. I never have a problem getting people to hit it dead straight in minutes. Turn the arms off and start the body first. I think fixing the thousands of people in my life gives me the cred. Watch me do it then ask yourself if anyone else in the world would say they could do this and actually do it: th-cam.com/video/q5RojTx5sHI/w-d-xo.html
@@paulwilsongolf At 4:08, (00;06;06;25) , I still see your student's trail elbow well behind his torso at the slot (should be directly over the trail hip at this point - watch any of Hogan's swings), and his follow-through plane, while much improved, is still noticeably over the top. Also, while hard to tell from DTL, it looks like he's expended all his lag tension prior to impact, instead of having at least 10 degrees of shaft lean. My point is that while I agree that no "projectile force" should come from the arms at the first half of the downswing, proper shift and rotation is no guarantee that the trail elbow will win the race to the slot as I (and so many other great instructors) believe it should. I personally know several players who have great weight shifts body rotations who still leave their trail elbow way behind them, and badly cast the club with the trail arm and wrists well before impact (I used to be one of them). The only way I was able to cure this fault was to , as I began moving the other direction, ensure that the upper-body angles I created on the backswing (spine angle, wrist hinge, trail elbow) either remained preserved or became more acute (recall the sidearm throw pencil sketch from "Five Lessons") until the slot, after which I could fully release with both arms (quoth Hogan: "...at this point I wish I had three right arms"). Like you have said, this upper-body assembly is delivered to the ball with the body rotation, but I have found the preservation of lag tension (see Bertie Cordle's videos) to impact doesn't happen on its own; it's a skill to be developed that is just as critical as weight shift and body rotation.
You are nit picking. I took a guy I never met who couldn't keep it on the range and hit it 250 dead straight in just over 6 mins. I didn't say it was going to be perfect. As I said, I don't have a problem getting people to hit it dead straight. Keep in mind the student and what they are even able to do. I typically teach older average players. They come to see me from all over the world. They are here for a few hours that's it. I will get them hitting it better than they ever hit it in their life while they are here and give them precise positions and a few drills to do when they get home so they can keep working on it. I will keep doing what I do. I make it super simple and get amazing results and have done so since 1991. I don't care who the person is or what they are doing I can get them hitting it dead straight from square alignment. Oh watch the second video scroll down the page. I fix 9 more slicers in minutes: www.paulwilsongolf.com/cure-slice Lag does happen on it's own if you are a kid. This is a big example I explain to everyone. Kids have minimal arm strength. Using mom or dads clubs from ball 1 they cannot pull the club down. They have perfect lag, no chicken wing and perfect extension and I don't have to say one word about it. Learning as an adult is different. From ball one they will want to hit the object. This is due to human nature. So an adult wants to hit with their arms. The kid has no choice so they use their body. So yes, hitting with arms is the problem. Turn then off, start the body first and the club shallows perfectly. You should have just done this drill. I could have gotten you perfect lad in 2 mins: th-cam.com/video/syZXIyJNH-Y/w-d-xo.html
I used his instructions on wrist hinge and couldn't believe how much my shots improved 😊😊
Very good. Loose wrists creates serious speed so you don't have to swing hard. Once you get it you have it for life. Keep at it.
40 years of playing inconsistent golf and your method revitalized my swing! Thank you….
Glad to get you straightened out. Now you can have more fun out there. Keep at it.
HI Paul - since I am new to the body swing, I found my self doing exactly what you said not to; namely, taking the club back slowly trying to think of everything on the backswing so I would get it right - on my practice swings this morning, I did what you said and just forgot about all the picky nuances and shifted my thinking to "coil, uncoil" - wow - what a difference that made! I purchased your additional materials and encourage everyone out there to do the same - for just a little bit of money, I am receiving incredible golf tips (I think of them as personal lessons) that I can return to whenever I feel the need. At age 66, i might just learn this game of golf thanks to you!
Glad to have you on board. Thanks for the support. Glad you picked up on smoothening it out and allowing a lot of this stuff to happen on its own. Yes, each piece is important but as you start getting it doing it too slow can certainly hamper it. Smooth it out now. Sounds like you just made a breakthrough. Exciting when that happens. Keep at it. Think simple now.
Just stumbled across your site, Paul. Like finding gold in a field! In my 60’s having returned to the game after 20 years, and it’s been hard. Some days kinda ok, some days arghh. Your words resonated loudly. I know I’ve been trying to whack it using my arms and getting nowhere. Spent thousands on lessons, with a number of different pro’s, without much reliable improvement. This makes so much sense. Got some binge watching to do and then putting into practice your teachings. Can’t wait.
Glad you found me. It is like finding gold. I am handing it to everyone on a silver platter. It doesn't get easier than this. You need to loosen the wrists first and get the ball hoking. This is half right. You fixed the spin and loosened your wrists. Once you can do that you switch to body. You coil then uncoil to hit it. Last step completely turn off your arms in the downswing. Keep this in mind as you go through my tips. Watch me do it in the video below. Who in the world would say they could do this and actually do it. No one:
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Here is what I told him:
Wrists = Spin (Step 1)
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Body = Direction (Step 2)
th-cam.com/video/FV8uSZ16Bys/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/RdphthCQ9VM/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/m8FxSZSmKEw/w-d-xo.html (secret tip)
Coil-Uncoil-Wow- What a concept, change your way of thinking. I am 81 and am actually playing golf instead of ball hunting in the woods. Thanks for making my time at the course enjoyable....
Glad you found this tip. Great job. Got to get that body moving otherwise you are just basing it on physical strength which will only get less. Super loose wrists coupled with a rotating center and you can do this forever. Watch:
th-cam.com/video/I8WRHJkTzyY/w-d-xo.html
The struggle is Real.
So is Your Program.
I won't stop Until I Get it.
Thanks For Sharing Mr. Wilson.
The struggle comes from not knowing what to work on and just beating balls. Got to keep this stuff simple. Do that and you will get it in no time. Keep at it.
Oh yeah, do daily practice swings. This is the fastest way to get it. Once a week isn't enough.
Wow Paul! I’m 69. Quit for 25 years now returning to it. This video unlocked it for me. Consistent compression with a 3/4 swing by not thinking about hitting the ball and letting the body pull quiet arms through. Amazing! Like the holy grail!
I have taught many people in your situation who took a break and are getting back into it. Anyone in this situation will hit with their arms when they get back into golf. This is due to human nature. I talk about it in this tip:
th-cam.com/video/fuOJxv_22Hk/w-d-xo.html
Sounds like you understand it. Keep at it.
I like the idea of changing your "thought" ... makes sense.
Thanks Paul
Glad you liked it. I keep saying if you are not thinking about doing something how is it going to happen? So just need to get people to actually think of it.
Hi Paul... another great instructional video...Your pain-free body swing works well for me and I have absolutely no pain with my arms and elbows..
Do you have a video or anything you can say as to why golfers always hit great balls on the driving range and can't do as well on the course..
Many thanks,
Paul
Glad you liked it. Also glad you are playing pain free. Tells you that you are turning the arms off. So much more fun playing with no pain. I guess you didn't see the tip I did last week. Here you go:
th-cam.com/video/LuR6c3IrnFc/w-d-xo.html
New too golf this year and this really helped with my irons. Hit a couple of buckets on the range today and was a huge difference. Thanks Wilson this really work's !
Great to hear. So glad you found me early in your learning. Then you won't get 30 years of bad habits. See the swing differently. If it was as easy as just hitting with arms wouldn't everyone be good? The better player are doing it a different way. We are powering it with the big muscles in our legs and hips. Keep watching my tips. Try to do daily practice swings and you will improve so fast you and others won't believe it.
Using your belt buckle swing thought today I played some of the best golf of my life at Fulford Golf Club in York, England. 3 over on the front nine for a 16 handicapper (let's not talk about the back nine when I was getting tired!). Thanks for keeping it so simple.
Very good. Great feeling when you start to see results. Stick with it. This is called a downswing trigger and it's for life.
Thank you very much I hit my first good 4 iron shot today
Very good. Keep at it.
Thanks Paul! I like this alot! Heading to the range right now and give it a shot. Thanks for all the super helpful videos!
Let us know how you do.
Great lesson Paul. Going to work on this every range session
Very good. Stay focused. Once you start getting used to it you will see how easy it is.
It’s taken several years me to adapt this mentality, what we think at setup ( swing hard with arms through ball, head down , ) only works at times if your lucky. Which I have been, but never consistent, and it gets painful and tiring. Your tips are great Paul, keep ‘em coming
Sounds complicated. Just keep making it simple. coil/uncoil hinge/rehinge with grip and set up. This tip gets you coiling and uncoiling so that should reduce a lot of thoughts.
really helpful advice Paul...thankyou, and regards from the uk.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much.
Paul it took me about 70 balls of a 100 ball bucket, on Monday to start hitting it properly as you show. Its really hard to not think about that ball and i was a bit discouraged at first. What did it for me personally was to look 2 inches in front of the ball just before starting the backswing. something clicked. I couldn't believe effortless power and straight shots with divots..all pretty much in a tight dispersion area. It was your clock face drill that I had in mind. Thanks mate. I'm going to come over the States, have a Vegas holiday take a few lessons at your school one of these days.
i don't want to lose the feeling..can't wait to get on the range. Thank you so much...
Glad you stuck with it. New stuff takes a little time so most people quit. Stick with it. Definitely let me know if you can make it to town. I am a fair weather teacher now so try to time it when I am available. Be great to meet and work with you.
Easily the best instruction on TH-cam - or anywhere else for that matter. Communicates the thought process and the necessary “feeling” behind each phase of the golf swing in a practical and commonsensical manner. I am guessing he is Canadian - just saying. Really well done, Paul.
Thanks so much. I appreciate it. A guy the other day suggested I go to Toastmasters to learn how to speak. I'll get right on that. I did grow up in Canada. Good call.
@@paulwilsongolf It’s truly excellent instruction, Paul. I’ve been playing the game for 35 years and have been doing so on pure athletic ability and, yet, I am extremely inconsistent in the ‘strike’ and the swing and, as a consequence, in scoring. So irritating. Anyway, you have changed my game (not completely…cause I still default to the old swing…often) and my thought process - completely.
There is no doubt that you have captured the essence of the perfect golf swing. After watching lots of your videos I really feel like I understand exactly what I need to do. The final piece of the jigsaw is being able to deliver it all on the course. I'm trying, but not there yet. I find there are several elements that are totally counter intuitive so training my body to do these things correctly is taking time. But thanks very much for the videos.
Very good. A lot of it is understanding. Keep doing daily practice swings at home and don't work on too much.
@@paulwilsongolf thanks
Great swing thought! It is better than SLOW and EASY, since it gives me a positive move to make.
Yes, this is a good one to try. Not everyone will like it but it really works if you isolate the body.
I’ve been playing golf now seriously for about 11 years i’m a 6 handicap. I’ve struggled with consistent ball striking for my entire life and this was my come to moment that I was always trying to fire the arms first rather than let the lower body go and let my hands follow. I also feel this has caused terrible tempo in my swing forever. I hit some balls on the range today and probably hit about 20 balls right on the center of the face. Going to keep at it!
Very good. Yes, hitting with arms is never going to work because you end up manipulating the face. If it's only open or closed a few degrees you will hit it sideways. A tick on a clock is 6 degrees. You don't have 6 degrees. So allow simple physics of mass swinging around an axis to consistently square the face. In other words don't hit or help the ball with your hands and arms. As you see it works incredibly well. Keep up the good work.
Thank you Paul, that was informative and seems to be the key to your teachings. I find shortening my backswing also helps to take the arms out and blows me away when done right how effortless and far the ball goes!
Glad it was helpful! Yes, shortening the swing stops you from being able to pull the club down with the arms. So you get your body moving. I did a drill on it here: th-cam.com/video/fcbPrY1jtrc/w-d-xo.html
Thanks again Paul, you’re method really makes sense. I found that occasionally I actually get it working right and when that happens it is superb. Apart from getting a good result it feels so easy and I have no soreness or fatigue after a round. So great for that golf trip with mates where you might play five rounds over a week long trip. Really battled with forcing myself to be disciplined enough to take the arms out of the swing and do it consistently. I’m a bit of an over thinker and take too many practice swings. I found the practice swings hurt me because I kept bringing the arms back into play for them. Got good improvement once I became more aware of that
So glad you are doing well and seeing results. No pain is great too. Discipline is a big part of it. You need the right thoughts to get it. So with your practice swings I would keep doing them but be gentle and do them smooth. After all it is a practice swing not reality. Also, stick to swinging at 50%. Your 50 is actually 70-80%. As you keep hitting great shots you will want to swing easy.
Hi Paul, I've been a high single digit player for a long time, recently have been struggling with irons and have gone up to 12, getting weak and right iron strikes consistently. This has totally changed my thinking, I've straightened right up and it feels effortless now, thanks so much, keep it up!
Ouch. Gotta hate going in the wrong direction so let's get you back. This is a great tip to get you thinking about your body. High, weak and right would say you are hitting with arms. So stay loose and focus on the body powering your swing. As you see you're back. Just want to keep it that way and get you down to a 4-5 hdcp.
@@paulwilsongolf thank you, I'm definitely going to try and stick with this, would love to be as low as that!
I was working on this very thing today at the range. Instead of coil, Chubby Checker's song "The Twist" goes through my head. Silly, I know, but it works to help keep my mind off hitting the ball, and my body relaxed.
As a side note, there is a local pro player who uses the course where I was practicing. He plays the mini tours while trying to work his way up. While not PGA caliber, he's better than most. So, I sat in my timeout chair and watched him swing for a while to maybe learn something. He was methodical in his practice swings and not whaling away like an amateur would. It looked like he was working on getting more shaft lean on his shorter irons. But one thing I noticed he did which Paul emphasizes in almost every one of his videos; while working on his shots, he teed up every ball. No digging in the dirt while learning a new technique, every ball was up about a finger's width. It's something which slips my mind a lot of times when I'm on the range but seeing this really drives it home.
So, there you go. Paul is preaching the real gospel 🙂 Thanks, Paul.
Very good. I have heard the Chubby Checker one before. Unforgettable. nice catch of the better player. Most never watch them yet they are great players. Methodical for sure. If you copy better players you may just become one.
Well done Paul. I have put to practice you method of the body swing and man it’s crazy I’ve never hit the ball so accurately and I am progressing through my iron set …. Still going between 60 and 70% of what I used to be as far as swing speed is concerned but man has made a difference solid contact accuracy and consistency I’m 69 years old with rheumatoid arthritis and man it’s made a difference it really has I cannot thank you enough.
Very good. I love hearing it. Great feeling when you stop hitting it sidways that's for sure. Stick to that speed until mastered then maybe look at a little more power in the future. Hate for you to lose what you are doing for 10 more yards.
@@paulwilsongolf thanks Paul…. Awesome work
Thanks for your tips Paul.
Glad you like them. Thanks.
Awesome Paul!!!!!
Glad you liked it. Thanks.
Thank You..
Coil Unicoi it's given me a much smoother tempo already.
I'm only at the house at the moment and I will use this tip on the course.
I tend to want more from your techniques.. I've been applying them.
This one will help with my constantly.
Well Will See...
Very good. Now you are thinking of the body mass which moves slowly. Focus on this with your arms like butter and see what happens.
Very Good technic, thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video 📹
Thank you very much!
Thanks Paul another great video please can you do a pitching and chipping video i just keep thinning my short shots
I may do some but it's a fine line what I give away. I have a membership site with people paying for access to all of my tips. Not really fair to them. Thin is usually hitting and lifting because you are hitting and trying to see it before you've done it. Stop hitting. If you look at the ball as you hit it I guarantee you are going to find your ball. I will tell you right now a chip will be on the green and a pitch will be upwards of 80 or so yards away from you so as you see you will find your ball so there's no reason to look early. Hit it then look.
Thank you!
You're welcome.
Hello paul from the UK! Just want to say I have subscribed and I am really learning alot from you. I have just started playing regularly and recently joined my first golf club. After watching a couple of your videos ie the belt buckle tip I broke 100 which I was delighted with. Was wondering if you could point me in the rite direction amongst your videos where I should start from. I just bounce around your vids at the momemt. Thanks again, you really are helping the community.
Thank you for subscribing. I appreciate it. Breaking 100 is an exciting first goal. Now you know you can do it. Keep at it. For new students I have them start with the tips below:
Body Swing Concept: th-cam.com/video/E8y9jEyY35k/w-d-xo.html
Grip: th-cam.com/video/jQZLp8bF-Ww/w-d-xo.html
Hinge Rehinge: th-cam.com/video/6ZeTqcz2pmE/w-d-xo.html
Alginment: th-cam.com/video/VFZc0Wq282k/w-d-xo.html
Secure Grip: th-cam.com/video/Z8K3Gctkz7A/w-d-xo.html
Best Drill: th-cam.com/video/cVhtL-d1B9Y/w-d-xo.html
Power the swing with the legs and hip not the hands and arms. I have tons of lower body tips now posted. Try this one. It's an easy way to get you hips moving: th-cam.com/video/j1mS5Ku8Q10/w-d-xo.html
I would also do this one to get the shape of the swing very quickly then tidy it up in the future:
th-cam.com/video/gTLvRsjwfIM/w-d-xo.html
If you are slicing you need to get rid of any slice spin as soon as you can so you would be working on this:
Wrist Release/Snap
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th-cam.com/video/p4vASmOzkPg/w-d-xo.html
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Once you can hook it you switch to using your body to straighten it out.
@@paulwilsongolf thanks for taking time out your day to reply. I think I speak for all your subscribers that we appreciate your time and responses to our comments. Thank you so much. Not many people would do that. Thanks again
Agree. Paul is actually taking the time to answer our questions and pointing us in the right direction. Impressive.
Couldn't agree more. Take arms out of the swing completely. Way more power and way more consistency.
Glad you see it. This is vital.
Hi Paul... At what point can you tell when you are totally turning off the arms?
From the top down and through. Going back you need to coil and set the hinge until you have trained it to set. At that point you switch to legs and hips and let the arms go along for the ride. Watch this one: th-cam.com/video/SgZ94B93w4o/w-d-xo.html
Hi Paul, returning to Golf after almost 20yr break. i’ve been watching video for sometime and it makes perfect sense. However, while keeping arms loose and turning lower and upper body and watching belt buckle movement, how does one know if I hit with arms or from momentum of lower body. The whole process is so quick (less than 1/4 second) that it makes it difficult to properly judge. Tks.
Sorry, just saw I didn't answer your question. Here is how you know if you are using your arms or not:
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Then:
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Thank you 🙏,
When hitting wedges do you lower your stance by more knee flex to stay upright, or bend more at waist?
I want you to feel taller with shorter clubs not all bent over. Tiger is now paying the price for being too tilted (shank). It's an athletic position. Imagine someone is going to throw you a basketball. You would have some flex. Your chest would be up. Now keep this position and put your hands together. Then chin down to see the club and ball clearly not your toes. For shorter clubs don't have too much angle in your wrists. This is how you do the taller setup with shorter clubs.
Thank Paul, as I've said before. I'm working with a coach in Bloomington, IN that is teaching me this. I've spent a lot of time learning this with my wedges. It works great on the driver - working with wedges!! Lol
My big hang up right now is finishing the un coil?
I stop early (which is really getting to me) and my right hand hits the ball. Any pointers on this, please?
Well you don't need to think of the coil with wedges just the uncoil. So set the hinge in the backswing allowing the body to coil without really thinking about it. Once you hit the top you switch to the belt buckle to hit the pitch so your thought is HINGE/TURN. That's it.
For the uncoil in the swing you need to swing through to the touch the legs position and let he club go (I'm not going to give everything away). This is what I teach in my Body Swing product. Here is a tip I did on the ending point. You might pick up on it here:
th-cam.com/video/gIp4ifKuZIw/w-d-xo.html
@@paulwilsongolf lol, I understand that!
What you said does help. I remember it from the series on the driver I purchased from you site. Yeah, your not new to me. I've been around your stuff for a while now. I have watched the driver series a couple of times. Obviously, now having a coach showing me the same stuff you talk about - helps considerably. I for whatever reason, just stop my turn or un coil?
It's frustrating for me. The good thing is. I've gone from a few good shots in a bucket of balls. To a few bad shots. I mean like 7-8 out of 50. I'm very happy with that especially with it just in a few months working with a coach.
Thank you
Mr. Wilson for the great videos and comments. I'm hoping to get out there this December. I'm really wanting to play Bears Best?
You must have watched my round this weekend...lol
I see all.
I’m a right handed golfer who has a bit of difficulty getting the left side turned back completely. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!
Well, I teach tons of people who don't coil. You need to do it how you can do it. If you need to lift the left heel a little then lift it. Turn then hips a little more then do so. You can think left hip to the ball. You can work on these things too:
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Nothing in my 60 plus years of playing golf has helped as much as The Body Swing by Paul Wilson golf - I would recommend it for beginners to anyone who wants to get better. I’m 71 yrs old , have had back surgery and like any person my age - have a different ache or pain more often than not. The Body Swing is easy on the body and has helped me keep my handicap in the single digits. I highly recommend it.
Thanks so much for the support and promo others. Sounds like me back when I was 19. I was scratch (self taught) then started taking lessons. It was a complete disaster. Changed everything and wrecked my swing. I tried every for 10 years to get it back and this was daily. So I can certainly relate and this is a reason why I say and teach things the way I do. I never want anyone to go through what I did. So glad you found me.
Love your content Paul I’m a total rookie but I’ve been putting your wisdom to work in my practice every day and my ball striking is getting awesome .
Thanks so much 🙏🏻
Thanks for the support. That's so great that you are hitting the ball well at such and early stage of your learning. This game can be tough for most people so keep doing what you are doing and you will have a swing for life.
Hi Paul- Another great tip. Thank you so much. I’m seeing improvement as I should because the only thing I seem to do is watch the Body Swing + your tips. Must practice more but it’s tough living in a condo. Oh well. Question please, what is your thought of gripping down the club like Brooke Henderson (great Canadian girl). Thanks as always 🇨🇦🇨🇦 Leon (Hopefully I am not your token Canadian.
Glad you liked it. Thanks. That's great that you are only learning 1 method. There is a lot of info out there and if you mix and match it will not work as we teachers have different views of the swing. As you know, I keep it simple. You can grip down. Did you not see my tip? It's one of my most popular:
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I just wouldn't grip down too much. You know I grew up in Canada right? I started the golf school at Angus Glen. Was the Director of Instruction there for 6 years before I moved the US.
Another great video Paul. Just curious about the power of the no arms swing.. how far do you carry your 7 iron?
Thanks. I hit 7 iron 170 and fly driver 280+
This might be of interest to you. See how far I hit it doing nothing:
th-cam.com/video/O9jr3G1FF6M/w-d-xo.html
I should be able to do that for life. I have had countless students come to me over the years they can't even hit it 200 with everything they have. Those shots were flying 240 with nothing. Just need to do it a different way.
@@paulwilsongolf thanks Paul. I will watch that video. It's very counterintuitive. 😊
So I practice everyday at home and 3-4 times a week at the range. I’m not feeling an issue keeping arms and wrists relaxed and I get really good distance. The issue I’m having is with my shoulders. As soon as I start the lower body the shoulders start spinning which throws my arms over the top. Did not see any past videos on this. Saw a video on upper and lower body separation but when I do much of that my mid back starts hurting. Any advice to calm active shoulders? Thank you. Love the system and sticking to it.
Her you go:
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@@paulwilsongolf thank you! You’re so responsive! I hit some shots today on the course where my playing partners where amazed I was blowing my 5 wood past their drivers so I know the potential is there.
@@paulwilsongolf so I let the shoulders go as they are pulled by the lower body and as long as arms are turned off I should still be okay?
Great feeling when that starts happening. Keep at it.
You should be okay. If not then manually tilt your whole body. I would rather you tilt and get used to it than to keep coming over the top.
You are so right!!! But my main thought is: TO CONCENTRATE TO KEEP MY '(*&?' HEAD BEHIND THE BALL...I can manage to chew gum & coordinate my feet to walk at the same time, but WHY can't I repeat the same swing EVERY TIME??? I am almost certain someone cast a spell on me...do you think I need a shrink Paul?
Well this is a simple thought. Think of the center core and forget you have arms. If they are hinging and rehinging they should go along for the ride. Kind of simple to repeat this coiling and uncoiling action. Give it a try.
Hi Paul, is it normal to feel pain at spot on the right side of my rib due to frequent golf club hits to hard surfaces like the driving range mats? Now i am using my body more and was thinking whether this may be the cause?
not normal. you should not hit the mats or hit down.
Not sure that's it's you hitting the mat. Typically this pain would be in the arms. I think you have use the body or fired your lower body in some way that you have strained your side. This might happen when you try to turn the lower body but you are flat footed on the back foot through and past impact. This would mean your lower body is pointing forward as your upper body is pointed toward the target. See how that could hurt the right rib cage. I would reduce the range practice on mats for now so you can let it heal. I would do easier practice swings at home working on positions and movements. When you do go to the range you can try teeing it up a little so you aren't hitting the mat hard and definitely slow down making sure you are not flat footed on this back foot at impact.
You say "once you get to the top of the back swing" you turn off the arms which leads me to think tight arms up until then are okay or am I reading to much into that?
Well you shouldn't have tight arms. I want to you set the club in the correct backswing position. In doing so, you would feel your arms instead of them flopping all over the place. Once set you don't try to hit or help the shot with your arms coming down and through. If you arms are tight going back your wrists will be lock and it will be tough to turn them off coming down.
Step up and go coil...uncoil. Love it!
Exactly. Tell yourself to do it. Then maybe you'll do it.
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Thank you Paul
For sure but when you win you need to get up and leave. Most don't.
Thanks very much for the tip. Can you try to hold your arms back to allow your body to come through first?
You can try but not sure you're going to be able to do it. Need to do this:
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Do this drill too daily:
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@@paulwilsongolf thanks very much Paul
Paul, your amazing. Been watching your videos for months but still struggling to stay loose. However, I finally might of figure some of it out. When you started relating the bodyswing to other sports like throwing a ball or swinging at a ball it started to somewhat click. I than related it to basketball because as you release the ball you flick/snap your wrist. So today I started flicking my wrist and the results have been amazing. Still needs work overall but the effortless feel is arriving. Maybe try content shooting a ball for people who only have a basketball history. Thanks again👍🏽
Thanks so much. Glad you are having a breakthrough. You already know how to do this. The problem with golf is the ball is stationary. Watch: th-cam.com/video/fuOJxv_22Hk/w-d-xo.html
If you related it through basketball that's great. Same thing. If you were shooting a free throw there is no way your arms and wrists would be all tight. So apply this very same feeling to golf.
I find now when I time this nice and smooth I hit it dead straight. If I uncoil too slow it pushes to the right which is still not that bad, and if I go too fast, I won't clear my hips properly and it starts to hook left, this is good because it now help's me with my tempo. And my follow through is also much better now too
You need to stay focused and memorize your speed. I know we all want more but stay within yourself and get confident.
Every video you make talks about the same thing--no arms in the golf swing. Boring? Not a chance. Why? Because keeping the arms from powering the swing is the most important single aspect of a good golf swing. Keep at it--the world will eventually catch up. Golf is a wonderful game.
Yes, I definitely stick to the same thing ... no hitting with the arms. So many people are hitting and so few people are not telling them to do that. So I guess it's up to me to keep saying it. Obviously, when people loosen up they hit the ball way better.
The arms have to decelerate into impact.
My downswing is done at P5 and I never feel like I'm moving the arms at takeaway.
The only problem with the thought of "turning the arms off" is that I've personally seen people take that to the extreme and just let the trail arm early extend, let the clubhead massively cast, and end up digging it 2 feet behind the ball. Don't the arms have to preserve some minimal structure (e.g. trail elbow leading the hands, like Hogan taught) as the body coils and uncoils? And if you tell me the trail elbow shouldn't/doesn't need to be leading the way to the target, you will have lost a lot of cred with most better players.
That would be using the arms. If the club moves before the body you have to be moving them. If you turned your body first the arms would follow 100% of the time. This is simple physics. I talk about it in this tip: th-cam.com/video/cogyf6UjH7U/w-d-xo.html
Hitting behind the ball is too much weight on the back foot at contact again hitting with arms:
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Trial elbow would tuck due to the axis moving first. I never have a problem getting people to hit it dead straight in minutes. Turn the arms off and start the body first. I think fixing the thousands of people in my life gives me the cred. Watch me do it then ask yourself if anyone else in the world would say they could do this and actually do it:
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@@paulwilsongolf At 4:08, (00;06;06;25) , I still see your student's trail elbow well behind his torso at the slot (should be directly over the trail hip at this point - watch any of Hogan's swings), and his follow-through plane, while much improved, is still noticeably over the top. Also, while hard to tell from DTL, it looks like he's expended all his lag tension prior to impact, instead of having at least 10 degrees of shaft lean.
My point is that while I agree that no "projectile force" should come from the arms at the first half of the downswing, proper shift and rotation is no guarantee that the trail elbow will win the race to the slot as I (and so many other great instructors) believe it should. I personally know several players who have great weight shifts body rotations who still leave their trail elbow way behind them, and badly cast the club with the trail arm and wrists well before impact (I used to be one of them). The only way I was able to cure this fault was to , as I began moving the other direction, ensure that the upper-body angles I created on the backswing (spine angle, wrist hinge, trail elbow) either remained preserved or became more acute (recall the sidearm throw pencil sketch from "Five Lessons") until the slot, after which I could fully release with both arms (quoth Hogan: "...at this point I wish I had three right arms"). Like you have said, this upper-body assembly is delivered to the ball with the body rotation, but I have found the preservation of lag tension (see Bertie Cordle's videos) to impact doesn't happen on its own; it's a skill to be developed that is just as critical as weight shift and body rotation.
You are nit picking. I took a guy I never met who couldn't keep it on the range and hit it 250 dead straight in just over 6 mins. I didn't say it was going to be perfect. As I said, I don't have a problem getting people to hit it dead straight. Keep in mind the student and what they are even able to do. I typically teach older average players. They come to see me from all over the world. They are here for a few hours that's it. I will get them hitting it better than they ever hit it in their life while they are here and give them precise positions and a few drills to do when they get home so they can keep working on it. I will keep doing what I do. I make it super simple and get amazing results and have done so since 1991. I don't care who the person is or what they are doing I can get them hitting it dead straight from square alignment. Oh watch the second video scroll down the page. I fix 9 more slicers in minutes:
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Lag does happen on it's own if you are a kid. This is a big example I explain to everyone. Kids have minimal arm strength. Using mom or dads clubs from ball 1 they cannot pull the club down. They have perfect lag, no chicken wing and perfect extension and I don't have to say one word about it. Learning as an adult is different. From ball one they will want to hit the object. This is due to human nature. So an adult wants to hit with their arms. The kid has no choice so they use their body. So yes, hitting with arms is the problem. Turn then off, start the body first and the club shallows perfectly.
You should have just done this drill. I could have gotten you perfect lad in 2 mins:
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Suppose you blindfold yourself while practicing the moves.
You could just close your eyes. A lot of people benefit from that.