One of the most "practical" explaining golf video's that I've seen to date!! You actually understand what the instructor is attempting to explain to you, "in simple terms", that you can understand!! Will search for more of his video's, without question!!
Eric, Mike Malaska, who works with tour players, teaches standing the club up from the top or redirecting the momentum of the clubhead so it tips forward and remains above and outside your hands. He wants to see the butt end of the shaft pointing just outside the right foot when the club is standing up. He says at that point the swing is done and you just rotate at that point and feel the club floating with the butt end of the club finishing pointing down just outside the left foot. He has an excellent TH-cam on this working with LPGA tour player Margarita Ramos. His teaching seems to run counter to yours as he promotes standing the club up as the downswing start whereas you talk about looping it from vertical at the top. I would appreciate your comments on this. Thank you.
Eric Cogorno Golf Hey Eric! I just watched the video of you and Mike. Good stuff. I’ve watched a lot of his videos but had not seen that one. Thanks for sharing. Love your instructional videos.
What a fabulous instruction again from a great instructor - Many thanks Eric! I tried the more vertical backswing yesterday at my course and scored my best round every in all the years I have played there! Your a star! Many thanks Eric!!!
This is awesome and really addresses the two things I really need to work on. I constantly struggle with the weight shift in the feet and getting the club too flat behind me. Just practice I guess because I completely get the examples of throwing and hitting in baseball., but applying it to ball just sitting there is such a challenge!
Great advice on creating effortless speed. I will certainly give this a try on the range but since I'm just now FINALLY getting some consistency with two elements of the swing I've learned from your videos (the bowed wrist and hip rotation which have added solid impact and more consistent flight path) I will probably save this for later. The good news is that with the improvements I've seen from implementing your instructional videos I don't feel the need for more distance (even though we all want to crush the heck out of the ball).
I’m an older single digit golfer and have been doing the “loop” thing for years and I get more speed/distance but not as accurate as a single plane....this the first time I’ve ever heard WHY and HOW it works...coupled with your shallow swing lesson about the wrist, it really gave me an understanding and confidence in what I’m doing. I have found when I use the “whip” swing I need to follow thru higher, lower causes violent hooks or swipes, higher seems to square up the club...thanks for this explanation, gives me something to experiment with in practice, and hit it further when I really need it.
@@billgromer4641 I found your story encouraging. I too am a older golfer. Unlike you I am a mid-handi cap having been single. My goal has been accuracy. Length has not been an issue. Unable to achieve accuracy has lead to, among other things, giving the game up. Eric's content followed in the foot steps of many others with one exception--a unique ability to combine explanation with demonstration. Thanks again
@@CogornoGolf I was reviewing " . . . Effortless Power . . .", and I am curious about the position of the left wrist eg bow vs cup as the club is transitioning to initiate the "whip".
Fantastic video and concepts are truly the essence of the golf swing - I am a low handicap player and still need this reinforcement of the swing basics! Only question is: Not sure if the head should move upward though for longer drives?
Eric- the pro at my home course has been teaching these same swing motions for years. He has 2 pros on the Ladies' tour under his tutelage, so it's valid. I've struggled for years intellectually to understand what he shows me. While the feel of the swing is essential to muscle memory, the mental association (picture in my mind's eye) has been at issue. Your video makes everything so clear that it's my AHA moment. Can say that when I do allow the club to loop, the speed gain gives me an immediate club to club and 1/2 advantage. While I'm on the verge of 60, I know I can gain that yardage consistently from this moment forward. Thank you for a cogent, well-reasoned and intellectually sound explanation. Can't wait to go out and be fully committed to the process.
Great video. I will definitely work on that. If I cant ger to the range I usually swing, while at home, the sklz gold flex and a sw. Just to get a good feel for the swing. I will incorporate your tips into those swings
Good stuff..as much as possible try and practice with a ball there. Very little transfer practicing without a ball. Could be a foam or wiffle ball...but a ball
Eric thanks for what makes a lot of sense in this video of yours. I’ve been struggling with this very problem ever since I started playing. In your demonstration I noticed that on your back swing that your legs appear to straiten at the top of your swing. Am I perceiving this correctly? because I’ve always been told to keep my legs bent throughout the swing. Thank you, Brian
Eric, can you talk about the rotation of the forearms on the downswing? Marcus Jones commented below about shallowing the shaft. I've found that rotation of the forearms slightly clockwise (for a right hander, I'm a lefty so I rotate counter clockwise) at the start of the downswing drops the club head behind and shallows the shaft . Also, allowing the lead heel to come off the ground in the back swing and coming back to the ground in the downswing has helped increase my distance.
Stellar video! To me it seems that if you can fix those things and include how to pivot hard at the ball there is your million dollar swing. I'm curious Eric, you put out so much (and good) content out there. What is your endgame? :)
Trying to help as many people as possible. Giving does a lot more for me than taking. I don't really need anything else at this point in my life, hope to help others enjoy their golf and time more.
Great video again Eric! How do you set the shaft into this steep position? With your left hand only? Keep up the great work, love your vids and your outstanding explanation! Cheers from Germany
Interesting Eric. Most great ball-strikers seem to compress into their backswing (but perhaps not the Long Drive Dudes?); some then compress further during their downswing pre-impact through left hip depth and head moving out over ball eg. Woods, Hogan, and a long list of others. Few rarely 'Raise' during backswing, or perhaps I'm wrong (WTF do I know?)? (Wayne Defrancesco even teaches this.).
@@CogornoGolf (I actually made an error in my reply, but that's not relevant to your reply- I meant 'lower through left and right hip depth'). So the long_ball guys go Up, Down, Up and the Money_guys go Down, Down, Up? I guess from the biomechanical perspective both work as long as the 'Transition' phase is 'Down' and the 'Delivery / Impact' phase is 'Up'? (Phew- that was long-winded. Sorry Eric!).
Really good video. Have you found that with older people or less supple/strong clients that the downswing could tend to come down the same and not shallow? If so how would you advise? Many thanks
Hey Ken. As of this time, my opinion is that the downswing plane should be slightly flatter or shallower than backswing for everyone regardless of age, gender, etc.
Hi Eric!! One of my good friends really struggled with his severely STRONG R hand grip. His R hand was truly completely UNDER the grip with his VEE pointing down his target line. If he ever hit a good shot, it was just plain luck. He has committed to a "new" and much improved grip but is now struggling w "feel" in his swing. To him, every swing now feels wide OPEN. Do you think this "turning under" move would help his ball striking with his "new" grip and swing?? Many thanks!!
Hey Chip! Unfortunately I don't think I can offer much good advice to your friend without seeing his swing and knowing more....would be making way too many guesses...could be so many things going on. Of course those "feels" sound normal. Grip changes are hard. They suck. It would be normal if we went from a STRONG grip to a NORMAL grip to have FACE way open....bc you have to adjust other variables Some of these videos on that topic may help, if not if you check out cogornogolf.com I can see his swing video and we can help th-cam.com/video/S776LyvM6Pc/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/lxyLhDS_UrM/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/8Cg2O8atmYY/w-d-xo.html
It seems simple. Im gonna try it tomorrow. One other point . It would be Good if you had shot tracer to see the result of your shots. One again thanks for the info
Good video, Eric. Does this mean you're not an advocate of the single plane swing? Also, is this why Dustin Johnson bows his left wrist at the top of his backswing? I assume this action allows an upright backswing then drops the club into the "slot" on the downswing. Finally, like the look of your driver. What make is it? Thanks.
1. Single plane "idea" is okay but in reality the plane is shifting. Most all great ball strikers on a slightly lower plane during downswing than backswing. 2. Not sure how or why he started bowing it...probably just natural. He works it well! 3. Titleist
But in your 'backswing shoulder plane' video, you said to have the left shoulder drop down as you turn back. How do you drop the left shoulder and get taller (extend the body) at the same time?
You go into "Left Side Bend" to get the shoulder down From 1/2 back to the top you go into "extension" to get taller. You get taller through spine extension (thoracic) not flat shoulders... Hope that helps
Love the content you are putting out there, guessing Matthew Wolff is a good example of your first point? I started to get the feel for this a couple of months ago and I’ve never hit it better but unfortunately after an injury and some time away I’m struggling to get that feeling of taking the club back steeper again.
As I stated earlier, this is Furyk's swing & he's certainly not known for swing speed or distance but how can you argue with a swing that produced a 58?
Hey Christher- Of course these videos are all in "general". IF the club if "too far" behind you and you can't rotate enough then yes pushes and hooks...adjust those feels accordingly. I will say that is the 1%
F*** me!!! Thankyou for putting the cherry on my golfing cake! So inconsistent of late with great swing and all the coil etc blah blah.....but....I never repeat that whipping effortless Mike Austin thing or dare I say Jack Nicholas? Check out the high hands and that wide, round, high hands at top then it falls into that slot. At last.....sooooo fed up with "hitting" the ball instead of lashing it. Thanks a million. Check out th-cam.com/video/SgBQs5EHwi0/w-d-xo.html thats one I lashed! Watch me in long drive next year.....
Thanks fella! Only started again over a month ago, (35 years in total) so lots of aches and pains but core is good. Quality teaching Eric....Anyway won`t bore you to death. Subscribed!
This video is great but without the data to back it up and you just saying it goes further is not a way to give advice in this era. Well I have no doubt that you create more speed but by mixing your drills or shots with a screenshot of a launch monitor even with a cheap one like Swing Caddie 200 would convince people about what you are saying IMHO ...
@@LairdJ56 Launch monitor can show the difference between different techniques .And you would take a guy more serious if he is able to carry 290 - 320 yards by applying these techniques just like Peter Finch...
Hey Eric, this lesson on effortless power turned a light on in my head!! It made such sense to me, and when I tried it wow what a difference. Thanks tons! Rich
Please let everyone know that having STRENGTH helps also. Lifting some light weights will work the muscles in the arms and create strengh. Also keep the legs flexible and strong by taking walks and doing knee bends. If you ride carts all the time and don't walk and exercise your legs, who's going to push you around in a wheelchair?
A trait many golf pros lack, you have. An articulate, clear, precise way of speaking makes your explication mare enjoyable to listen to. And you know the difference between further and farther, a big plus
The issue I have always had with golf is I make it more complicated than it is. I have an issue being a type A guy is that I am not happy until it's perfect. I got down to a three handicap and competed on the local and state am. events. The issue is I was never satisfied. I'd remember the miss hits and forget about anything I did that was good. I'd play good rounds and go to the range after the round for hours, trying to tweak this or that. I burned myself out and finally got hurt. Two shoulder issues kept me out of the game for four years. Since I am healthy again ( About a year and a half now) I have never recovered my game. I'm still a 12. One of my quests is to make the easiest swing possible. No thoughts, just one or two. I don't want to think about shallowing my arms at all. I want to take the club to the top and rotate through the shot. This shallowing you talk about I want to happen by itself. I finally played some real good rounds at the end of the year without thinking about anything but playing. Practice becomes a curse to me. I have been known to spend 6 or 7 hrs at my clubs driving range. Maybe you can talk about the mental game more and how to practice things without getting carried away. If I have a two hour block I want to spend 30 minutes hitting balls and an hour chipping and putting. I can't get myself to stop. If I hit the ball poorly I can't get myself to leave the range without hitting good shots.
Hey Eric, I do most of what you said and have been playing for 50 yrs but I.ve lost my swing. I think where I lost it is where to put the weight on my feet. Folks have been telling me hills but for some reason I think upright I should be more towards my toes? If so should I be equally distributed or weight favoring either right or left? Thx
Hey Robert....not everyone exactly the same...but if you are talking setup I would say pressure on the balls of your feet (just forward of middle) pressure distributed evenly 50/50 th-cam.com/video/pdRisKYTAjc/w-d-xo.html
Hi Eric. I actually shift weight more along the lines of your bad example where my upper body moves over my right leg. How do you keep it centered but still get that weight more to the right? Thanks!
You shift pressure in the feet but keep body centered. Left shoulder down, chest up. th-cam.com/video/YquRd9mVUzY/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/wop-kP1JbcI/w-d-xo.html
I have been working on this move, but my clubhead is wide open, when i shallow the club like that, so i do not know how to square up the clubface /close the clubface. Any advice?
Had to sift through to find this one again Eric..it must have played on my mind because I've a few questions about this loop..Would you use it on every iron and wood full shot..Does this loop provide a lot of extra distance..also..Is it a big loop or little loop..Finally Do you just alter your wrist at the top to produce the loop..Sorry to be a pain..Regards David
Hey David! Unfortunately all of these questions are not as simple as me giving black/white responses. It all depends . I would really have to see YOUR swing to provide YOU specific feedback on what YOU should do or not do. Check out www.cogornogolf.com so we can really help if you want more specific stuff for you!
On your other video on solid contact you discussed staying low and getting lower through the backswing and not getting taller. Seems to oppose your direction on this video. Is the difference specific to hitting a driver longer?
Yes, exactly. This is driver specific for creating more SPEED....also UP vs DOWN with body motions can be different with Driver with ball on a tee and angle of attack UP not down with irons on ground Good question!
Love your teaching, I have messed around with these things in the video above effortless power, You have just confirmed to me this is the route I want to take...
Thanks Eric, really well demonstrated. All golfers need this lesson to help create effortless swing speed instead of rushed and out of sequence golf swings. Cheers
Your videos make so much sense to me and make me feel like I can finally understand how the golf swing is supposed to work. No one else explains the “opposites” in the golf swing the way you do. Thanks!!
Eric, great video....my question is on your transition from vertical in the backswing (by the way it really works) to shallowing the club in the downswing? Is it gravity and turn that shallows the club OR manipulation of the hands that shallows the club? Thanks...keep up the great work
I am a 65 year old man and recently starting playing golf again after many years for health reasons etc...I have always been an arms player but with my age I decided to rebuild my swing from the ground up...after watching numerous videos on utube which we didn’t have years ago I found your teaching methods very good in terms of the information and your presentation so I have subscribed to your channel and would like to thank you....however I have yet to find a video that simply describes the entire golf swing that lays out the golf swing from step one through the finish....for example step 1-select your target...2-address position...3-backswing etc...and follow up in detail what muscles you should be feeling etc...I understand there are many swings and styles but I am really referring to the basic fundamentals of each movement...thanks
Eric thank you for this great video & instruction. Can you please tell me in regard to the role of hands/arm in the golf swing is it correct that your swing (downswing) is more lead side dominant ie lead arm/hand controlling the downswing ie pulling rather than a hitting action with the trail arm/hand dominating thru downswing & thru impact or a combination of neutrality of the hands?....have you done a video specifically on this? *I am using 'trail' & 'lead' side terms simply because I am Lefthanded & this description makes it far easier for a left hand golfer to understand. Many thanks again & i do hope you reply to my question. MarkPlunkett (Australia)
Hey Mark... Unfortunately I don't know if that question is answerable how you would like it to be. I think the answer is neither....and both. I don't think it is neither lead side dominate nor trail side. Both play a role and but forces into the club. Some great players feel more lead side and others more trail. Is a baseball swing or tennis 2 handed backswing more of either? Would have to measure... People will always tell you what they FEEL...but real when measured is a different ball game. I would think of them more as equal partners....that doesnt mean you cant FEEL one side or the other and produce successful movements and shots
Imagine my dilemma, I’m a true left handed person but learned to play right handed. I’ve taken lessons and had my swing corrected (I played a lot of baseball left handed) the mention of the backswing and getting the club behind you is great. I’ll be trying this on the range. BTW I’m 65 now.
I arrived to this same movement while playing on the course, the thing is that is difficult for me to square the club face at impact. Is therr anything I can do to fix this?
Awesome video! A great drill to "feel" the club drop, is to take the club back with a light grip, pause for 3 seconds at the top, then whip it toward your target. Sling it!👍🏻
Eric Cogorno Golf bro your takeaway exercises completely transformed my swing and my consistency is getting alot better. Thanks for emphasizing to such a degree. Helps alot!
Great video...one question ..isn’t the weight shift different with the driver ? some people suggest hanging back in the driver swing and throwing the arms through rather than weight shift forward ?
Some guys don't move as much forward and/or move forward and then back up some. Definitely some different micro movements with driver as the goal is different, ball is teed up, angle of attack different, etc
I used to play with a figure 8 swing, very much like you advocate. The key that made it work was the timing---waiting on the club at the top to drop inside. You're right. It is effortless when done right. I didn't realize that it held more power potential. Does it require less rotation as well?
seem to contradict himself at times. talks about being more vertical then he talks about keeping the clubhead behind your hands. I get his point however he is very confusing in trying to explain some simple concepts.
Hey Doug. What I was trying to get across was this... 1. Get the shaft more vertical going back So that 2. You can get the clubhead behind your hands coming down Hope that helps.
Good stuff, future videos lets talk about changing attack angles for driver,woods,irons, wedges. I think pros are pros because they can hit 6 degs up with a driver and then 9 degs down with a wedge very easy. I hit super high wedges but sting more drivers. Love to hear your thoughts/teachings
Good instruction. Add on, be relax and allow max body motion. So often i tends to stiff up thinking it make bigger power. More relax = more whip = more outcome.
I have experimented with flatter & vertical backswings & vertical=effortless power. No comparison. Vertical makes the club feel lighter as Eric says which means less tension in your arms & hands which helps create an optimal position for clubhead speed. It also makes it easier to rehinge sooner rather than later which I feel also enhances clubhead speed.
This video made me to hit subscribe button. I knew the drill but didn’t know why I needed to follow it hence I didnt really try the drill. However I am convinced now and will practice in the right way going forward. Big + for me
Some great stuff in here Eric. Some similarities with le danse du golf and also Paul Wilson with the weight shift ideas, which not many others point out, and most amateurs don't do....
Great video Eric. I tend to get dumped under in my golf swing but my upper body goes back aswell. Could this be a side effect of me being dumped under?
Eric, is getting taller on the backswing a form of early extension? I have this move in my backswing and have been trying to get rid of it thinking it was a bad thing. When I see my swing on video, I come off the tush line in the backswing but then get back on the line in transition. At impact, I seem to get off the line again. Your thoughts? Thanks for all the great instruction.
If you're going to get taller for speed purposes...most of that should come from EXTENSION not from losing your forward bend. IF you lose your forward bend some you may have to offset with weight toward heel. In a general sense getting taller you can risk not having enough left side bend....which can be an issue in transition...yes. That move isnt for everyone.
One of the most "practical" explaining golf video's that I've seen to date!! You actually understand what the instructor is attempting to explain to you, "in simple terms", that you can understand!! Will search for more of his video's, without question!!
Thanks for watching, Paul! Appreciate the kind words!
Eric, Mike Malaska, who works with tour players, teaches standing the club up from the top or redirecting the momentum of the clubhead so it tips forward and remains above and outside your hands. He wants to see the butt end of the shaft pointing just outside the right foot when the club is standing up. He says at that point the swing is done and you just rotate at that point and feel the club floating with the butt end of the club finishing pointing down just outside the left foot. He has an excellent TH-cam on this working with LPGA tour player Margarita Ramos. His teaching seems to run counter to yours as he promotes standing the club up as the downswing start whereas you talk about looping it from vertical at the top. I would appreciate your comments on this. Thank you.
Hey Jerry!
I can do you one better....he and I did a video together on this very topic
th-cam.com/video/eAxKS82W2E0/w-d-xo.html
Eric Cogorno Golf Hey Eric! I just watched the video of you and Mike. Good stuff. I’ve watched a lot of his videos but had not seen that one. Thanks for sharing. Love your instructional videos.
great tips gonna head to Abacoa tomorrow and give this a run and see if we can improve on 271
Thank you! Hope it helps!
That was absolutely brilliant I love the way that you explain things !! In depth but easy to understand 👍🏼🏌🏼♂️
Thanks, David!
What a fabulous instruction again from a great instructor - Many thanks Eric! I tried the more vertical backswing yesterday at my course and scored my best round every in all the years I have played there! Your a star! Many thanks Eric!!!
Love it..happy to hear. I certainly get more speed when I go more vertical.
Great immediate results for me with less stress. The big bonus with the distance gain was a real surprise-- much better accuracy
Love it!
This is awesome and really addresses the two things I really need to work on. I constantly struggle with the weight shift in the feet and getting the club too flat behind me. Just practice I guess because I completely get the examples of throwing and hitting in baseball., but applying it to ball just sitting there is such a challenge!
Hope you see some progress my friend
Thank you you are most probebly the best golf swing instructor in the world
Thank you sir :)
Really enjoyed this. Can’t wait to try. Thanks much.
My pleasure!
Great advice on creating effortless speed. I will certainly give this a try on the range but since I'm just now FINALLY getting some consistency with two elements of the swing I've learned from your videos (the bowed wrist and hip rotation which have added solid impact and more consistent flight path) I will probably save this for later. The good news is that with the improvements I've seen from implementing your instructional videos I don't feel the need for more distance (even though we all want to crush the heck out of the ball).
Probably a good idea!
Just simply the best instructional content available. It is inspirational. Thanks!!
Thanks, Mel. Appreciate it!
I’m an older single digit golfer and have been doing the “loop” thing for years and I get more speed/distance but not as accurate as a single plane....this the first time I’ve ever heard WHY and HOW it works...coupled with your shallow swing lesson about the wrist, it really gave me an understanding and confidence in what I’m doing. I have found when I use the “whip” swing I need to follow thru higher, lower causes violent hooks or swipes, higher seems to square up the club...thanks for this explanation, gives me something to experiment with in practice, and hit it further when I really need it.
My pleasure...I'm with ya...things like this require some experimentation to see what works for you.
@@billgromer4641 I found your story encouraging. I too am a older golfer. Unlike you I am a mid-handi cap having been single. My goal has been accuracy. Length has not been an issue. Unable to achieve accuracy has lead to, among other things, giving the game up. Eric's content followed in the foot steps of many others with one exception--a unique ability to combine explanation with demonstration. Thanks again
@@CogornoGolf I was reviewing " . . . Effortless Power . . .", and I am curious about the position of the left wrist eg bow vs cup as the club is transitioning to initiate the "whip".
Fantastic video and concepts are truly the essence of the golf swing - I am a low handicap player and still need this reinforcement of the swing basics!
Only question is: Not sure if the head should move upward though for longer drives?
Thanks! Moving up ONLY for speed purposed...check some long drive guys...
great thoughts but if you can keep both legs on the ground in forward swing you can generate more earth power or ground force thanks
Thanks for the feedback!
Eric- the pro at my home course has been teaching these same swing motions for years. He has 2 pros on the Ladies' tour under his tutelage, so it's valid. I've struggled for years intellectually to understand what he shows me. While the feel of the swing is essential to muscle memory, the mental association (picture in my mind's eye) has been at issue. Your video makes everything so clear that it's my AHA moment. Can say that when I do allow the club to loop, the speed gain gives me an immediate club to club and 1/2 advantage. While I'm on the verge of 60, I know I can gain that yardage consistently from this moment forward. Thank you for a cogent, well-reasoned and intellectually sound explanation. Can't wait to go out and be fully committed to the process.
Thats great, I'm happy to assist and glad to hear you're on the right track!
Great video. I will definitely work on that. If I cant ger to the range I usually swing, while at home, the sklz gold flex and a sw. Just to get a good feel for the swing. I will incorporate your tips into those swings
Good stuff..as much as possible try and practice with a ball there. Very little transfer practicing without a ball. Could be a foam or wiffle ball...but a ball
@@CogornoGolf Roger that Sir
Eric thanks for what makes a lot of sense in this video of yours. I’ve been struggling with this very problem ever since I started playing. In your demonstration I noticed that on your back swing that your legs appear to straiten at the top of your swing. Am I perceiving this correctly? because I’ve always been told to keep my legs bent throughout the swing.
Thank you,
Brian
Hey Brian-
right leg should straighten some...lose some flex
Left leg will bend some....add some flex
Im exaggerating the up part here
Eric Cogorno Golf Got it! Thanks Eric
GOOD INFORMATION. I TEND TO HANG BACK ON MY RIGHT SIDE SO IT IS VITAL THAT I SHIFT BACK TO MY LEFT, OR I WILL HIT IT FAT OR PULL IT LEFT.
Yessir! Thanks, Mark!
Eric, can you talk about the rotation of the forearms on the downswing? Marcus Jones commented below about shallowing the shaft. I've found that rotation of the forearms slightly clockwise (for a right hander, I'm a lefty so I rotate counter clockwise) at the start of the downswing drops the club head behind and shallows the shaft . Also, allowing the lead heel to come off the ground in the back swing and coming back to the ground in the downswing has helped increase my distance.
Hey David-thanks for the message.
I have some earlier videos on forearm rotation that can probably assist more than I can type on here..
Brilliant and simple, thanks.
Appreciate it Ray!
Wow thanks thanks thanks
My pleasure my friend!
Stellar video! To me it seems that if you can fix those things and include how to pivot hard at the ball there is your million dollar swing.
I'm curious Eric, you put out so much (and good) content out there. What is your endgame? :)
Trying to help as many people as possible. Giving does a lot more for me than taking. I don't really need anything else at this point in my life, hope to help others enjoy their golf and time more.
Eric Cogorno Golf Was 9
Hitting more balls and adding some slow motion would make this video more helpful.
Agreed
that was super helpful thanks!
You got it my friend!
Great video again Eric!
How do you set the shaft into this steep position? With your left hand only?
Keep up the great work, love your vids and your outstanding explanation!
Cheers from Germany
Thanks! Need not a lot of forearm rotation and some amount of hinge.
Really helped me a lot. Thank you again Eric.🙏😊👍
My pleasure, Carl. Thanks for being here.
Interesting Eric. Most great ball-strikers seem to compress into their backswing (but perhaps not the Long Drive Dudes?); some then compress further during their downswing pre-impact through left hip depth and head moving out over ball eg. Woods, Hogan, and a long list of others. Few rarely 'Raise' during backswing, or perhaps I'm wrong (WTF do I know?)?
(Wayne Defrancesco even teaches this.).
Most people who golf for a living stay pretty level or go down slightly. Long drive guys go UP. Either can work. Both types GO DOWN during downswing.
@@CogornoGolf (I actually made an error in my reply, but that's not relevant to your reply- I meant 'lower through left and right hip depth'). So the long_ball guys go Up, Down, Up and the Money_guys go Down, Down, Up? I guess from the biomechanical perspective both work as long as the 'Transition' phase is 'Down' and the 'Delivery / Impact' phase is 'Up'? (Phew- that was long-winded. Sorry Eric!).
Valuable info, as usual. Thank you.
My pleasure!
Really good video. Have you found that with older people or less supple/strong clients that the downswing could tend to come down the same and not shallow? If so how would you advise?
Many thanks
Hey Ken. As of this time, my opinion is that the downswing plane should be slightly flatter or shallower than backswing for everyone regardless of age, gender, etc.
Totally agree, I meant have you found that older/less mobile people struggle to shallow and come down steeply also?
Many thanks for the reply
Not really...
But I have definitely found they struggle more with the rotation :)
Another great lesson...
That same motion is why Freddy Couples has lost barely any distance in 40 years
Yessir
Hi Eric!! One of my good friends really struggled with his severely STRONG R hand grip. His R hand was truly completely UNDER the grip with his VEE pointing down his target line. If he ever hit a good shot, it was just plain luck. He has committed to a "new" and much improved grip but is now struggling w "feel" in his swing. To him, every swing now feels wide OPEN. Do you think this "turning under" move would help his ball striking with his "new" grip and swing?? Many thanks!!
Hey Chip!
Unfortunately I don't think I can offer much good advice to your friend without seeing his swing and knowing more....would be making way too many guesses...could be so many things going on.
Of course those "feels" sound normal. Grip changes are hard. They suck. It would be normal if we went from a STRONG grip to a NORMAL grip to have FACE way open....bc you have to adjust other variables
Some of these videos on that topic may help, if not if you check out cogornogolf.com I can see his swing video and we can help
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th-cam.com/video/lxyLhDS_UrM/w-d-xo.html
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Jim Furyk approves :)
Yessir
It seems simple. Im gonna try it tomorrow.
One other point . It would be Good if you had shot tracer to see the result of your shots.
One again thanks for the info
Appreciate it...I like that idea, hopefully one day!
@@CogornoGolf I want to get one for when I am playing also.
Good video, Eric. Does this mean you're not an advocate of the single plane swing? Also, is this why Dustin Johnson bows his left wrist at the top of his backswing? I assume this action allows an upright backswing then drops the club into the "slot" on the downswing. Finally, like the look of your driver. What make is it? Thanks.
1. Single plane "idea" is okay but in reality the plane is shifting. Most all great ball strikers on a slightly lower plane during downswing than backswing.
2. Not sure how or why he started bowing it...probably just natural. He works it well!
3. Titleist
Nice swing👍
Thanks :)
But in your 'backswing shoulder plane' video, you said to have the left shoulder drop down as you turn back.
How do you drop the left shoulder and get taller (extend the body) at the same time?
You go into "Left Side Bend" to get the shoulder down
From 1/2 back to the top you go into "extension" to get taller.
You get taller through spine extension (thoracic) not flat shoulders...
Hope that helps
Love the content you are putting out there, guessing Matthew Wolff is a good example of your first point? I started to get the feel for this a couple of months ago and I’ve never hit it better but unfortunately after an injury and some time away I’m struggling to get that feeling of taking the club back steeper again.
Yessir! Hope you feel better and get back into it!
The best explanation of how to get more clubhead speed with less effort. I have ever encountered. Thank you.
MY pleasure, appreciate it
When you get taller in the backswing do you also get shorter in the downswing ( squating )
Yes sir
Lee Trevino is the master of this move I listened to this and automatically went and found some buck videos.. check it out.
Awesome-love his move!
As I stated earlier, this is Furyk's swing & he's certainly not known for swing speed or distance but how can you argue with a swing that produced a 58?
Yup! Lots of guys with this move bombing it!
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This is a fucking great tip.
Thank you sir!
secret well kept ! ha ha
:)
Dude.
But if club is behind you then you will hit a big draw. My problem is that my hands lose strength and club head falls/tipping behind my hands to much.
Hey Christher-
Of course these videos are all in "general". IF the club if "too far" behind you and you can't rotate enough then yes pushes and hooks...adjust those feels accordingly.
I will say that is the 1%
PGA RBC
I don't know what that stands for but I think I'll take it!
Bring plenty of golf balls. You'll need them. There is no outside-in looping effect in his swing, just in his description.
Absolutely correct. Hard to take advice when the advisor is doing something different then what he's advising..
F*** me!!! Thankyou for putting the cherry on my golfing cake! So inconsistent of late with great swing and all the coil etc blah blah.....but....I never repeat that whipping effortless Mike Austin thing or dare I say Jack Nicholas? Check out the high hands and that wide, round, high hands at top then it falls into that slot. At last.....sooooo fed up with "hitting" the ball instead of lashing it. Thanks a million. Check out th-cam.com/video/SgBQs5EHwi0/w-d-xo.html thats one I lashed! Watch me in long drive next year.....
Lots of speed there man-nice swing!
Thanks fella! Only started again over a month ago, (35 years in total) so lots of aches and pains but core is good. Quality teaching Eric....Anyway won`t bore you to death. Subscribed!
👍👍👍
Troothless
This video is great but without the data to back it up and you just saying it goes further is not a way to give advice in this era. Well I have no doubt that you create more speed but by mixing your drills or shots with a screenshot of a launch monitor even with a cheap one like Swing Caddie 200 would convince people about what you are saying IMHO ...
Thanks for the message...I don't disagree. Good point.
Launch monitor can’t measure effort.
@@LairdJ56 Launch monitor can show the difference between different techniques .And you would take a guy more serious if he is able to carry 290 - 320 yards by applying these techniques just like Peter Finch...
He talks like he is teaching children lol
Don't have to be young in age to be a child :)
Hey Eric, this lesson on effortless power turned a light on in my head!! It made such sense to me, and when I tried it wow what a difference. Thanks tons! Rich
Love it! Thanks for sharing Rich
Please let everyone know that having STRENGTH helps also. Lifting some light weights will work the muscles in the arms and create strengh. Also keep the legs flexible and strong by taking walks and doing knee bends. If you ride carts all the time and don't walk and exercise your legs, who's going to push you around in a wheelchair?
Strength FOR SURE helps!
A trait many golf pros lack, you have. An articulate, clear, precise way of speaking makes your explication mare enjoyable to listen to. And you know the difference between further and farther, a big plus
Thanks, Jud. Appreciate the kind words!
Me again..Not all pro's have this loop do they?..or is it really suttle..
Not all, but most all...talk about that here:
th-cam.com/video/ZDM8t8WdxdQ/w-d-xo.html
@@CogornoGolf Thanks Eric
The issue I have always had with golf is I make it more complicated than it is. I have an issue being a type A guy is that I am not happy until it's perfect. I got down to a three handicap and competed on the local and state am. events. The issue is I was never satisfied. I'd remember the miss hits and forget about anything I did that was good.
I'd play good rounds and go to the range after the round for hours, trying to tweak this or that. I burned myself out and finally got hurt. Two shoulder issues kept me out of the game for four years.
Since I am healthy again ( About a year and a half now) I have never recovered my game. I'm still a 12. One of my quests is to make the easiest swing possible. No thoughts, just one or two.
I don't want to think about shallowing my arms at all. I want to take the club to the top and rotate through the shot. This shallowing you talk about I want to happen by itself.
I finally played some real good rounds at the end of the year without thinking about anything but playing. Practice becomes a curse to me. I have been known to spend 6 or 7 hrs at my clubs driving range.
Maybe you can talk about the mental game more and how to practice things without getting carried away. If I have a two hour block I want to spend 30 minutes hitting balls and an hour chipping and putting. I can't get myself to stop. If I hit the ball poorly I can't get myself to leave the range without hitting good shots.
Hey Marinette! You need more personal coaching to dive into those types of details. Check out Cogornogolf.com ...I can help you there
Hey Eric, I do most of what you said and have been playing for 50 yrs but I.ve lost my swing. I think where I lost it is where to put the weight on my feet. Folks have been telling me hills but for some reason I think upright I should be more towards my toes? If so should I be equally distributed or weight favoring either right or left? Thx
Hey Robert....not everyone exactly the same...but if you are talking setup I would say
pressure on the balls of your feet (just forward of middle)
pressure distributed evenly 50/50
th-cam.com/video/pdRisKYTAjc/w-d-xo.html
World class, best instructional demonstration there is! You make the mechanics of a golf swing so easy to understand. Thank you so much!
Appreciate it, Kim :)
Hi Eric. I actually shift weight more along the lines of your bad example where my upper body moves over my right leg. How do you keep it centered but still get that weight more to the right? Thanks!
You shift pressure in the feet but keep body centered. Left shoulder down, chest up.
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I have been working on this move, but my clubhead is wide open, when i shallow the club like that, so i do not know how to square up the clubface /close the clubface. Any advice?
For sure: I would do this
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Awesome video, I will practice this before my round!
Thanks Simone! Hope it helps!
Had to sift through to find this one again Eric..it must have played on my mind because I've a few questions about this loop..Would you use it on every iron and wood full shot..Does this loop provide a lot of extra distance..also..Is it a big loop or little loop..Finally Do you just alter your wrist at the top to produce the loop..Sorry to be a pain..Regards David
Hey David!
Unfortunately all of these questions are not as simple as me giving black/white responses.
It all depends .
I would really have to see YOUR swing to provide YOU specific feedback on what YOU should do or not do.
Check out www.cogornogolf.com so we can really help if you want more specific stuff for you!
@@CogornoGolf Thanks Eric
Excellent. I will be in senior tour after watching your videos. Love them all.
Ill be rooting for ya :)
Hahah 👍👍
On your other video on solid contact you discussed staying low and getting lower through the backswing and not getting taller. Seems to oppose your direction on this video. Is the difference specific to hitting a driver longer?
Good comment, I am also a little confused. Is it taller with driver (hitting up on the ball) and lower with irons (compressing the ball)?
Yes, exactly. This is driver specific for creating more SPEED....also UP vs DOWN with body motions can be different with Driver with ball on a tee and angle of attack UP not down with irons on ground
Good question!
Love your teaching, I have messed around with these things in the video above effortless power, You have just confirmed to me this is the route I want to take...
Thank you! Hope it helps my friend!
Thanks Eric, really well demonstrated. All golfers need this lesson to help create effortless swing speed instead of rushed and out of sequence golf swings. Cheers
Thanks man!
this is one of the best instructions in youtube. Very appreciate
Thank you!
Good explanation of hands relationship to the club.
Thanks so much for watching, Mike!
Great video yet again Eric. Your explanation is so spot on man for gaining speed in the club head.
Thanks, Brad. My pleasure
Your videos make so much sense to me and make me feel like I can finally understand how the golf swing is supposed to work.
No one else explains the “opposites” in the golf swing the way you do. Thanks!!
My pleasure, john. Happy you like the videos!
Eric, great video....my question is on your transition from vertical in the backswing (by the way it really works) to shallowing the club in the downswing? Is it gravity and turn that shallows the club OR manipulation of the hands that shallows the club?
Thanks...keep up the great work
In reality its YOU doing it, but NOT consciously
I am a 65 year old man and recently starting playing golf again after many years for health reasons etc...I have always been an arms player but with my age I decided to rebuild my swing from the ground up...after watching numerous videos on utube which we didn’t have years ago I found your teaching methods very good in terms of the information and your presentation so I have subscribed to your channel and would like to thank you....however I have yet to find a video that simply describes the entire golf swing that lays out the golf swing from step one through the finish....for example step 1-select your target...2-address position...3-backswing etc...and follow up in detail what muscles you should be feeling etc...I understand there are many swings and styles but I am really referring to the basic fundamentals of each movement...thanks
Hey Kenneth!
Thanks for the kind words. Hope you enjoy the videos!
I have videos on all of that in detail on Cogornogolf.com
Goin to the range right now. It's Spring in Canada! Geat vid and really great communication skills. Easy to follow and remember.
Hope you hit them well!
Eric...THIS IS SO GOOD!!!! Thank you for this concept and instruction!
Thanks man...you got it!
Good job Eric explaining the golf swing!
Thanks man!
@@CogornoGolf no thank you
Just subscribed love your videos
Appreciate you being here my friend!
Opposite of what Malaska teaches ?
Don't know-maybe?
Part 1: Ask Malaska what he thinks about getting the shaft laid back when starting the down swing. Compare with the ”Malaska move”.
We filmed a video on that topic with Mike during our time in Arizona...should be out within the next few weeks!
Eric thank you for this great video & instruction. Can you please tell me in regard to the role of hands/arm in the golf swing is it correct that your swing (downswing) is more lead side dominant ie lead arm/hand controlling the downswing ie pulling rather than a hitting action with the trail arm/hand dominating thru downswing & thru impact or a combination of neutrality of the hands?....have you done a video specifically on this?
*I am using 'trail' & 'lead' side terms simply because I am Lefthanded & this description makes it far easier for a left hand golfer to understand.
Many thanks again & i do hope you reply to my question.
MarkPlunkett (Australia)
Hey Mark...
Unfortunately I don't know if that question is answerable how you would like it to be.
I think the answer is neither....and both.
I don't think it is neither lead side dominate nor trail side.
Both play a role and but forces into the club.
Some great players feel more lead side and others more trail.
Is a baseball swing or tennis 2 handed backswing more of either? Would have to measure...
People will always tell you what they FEEL...but real when measured is a different ball game.
I would think of them more as equal partners....that doesnt mean you cant FEEL one side or the other and produce successful movements and shots
Imagine my dilemma, I’m a true left handed person but learned to play right handed. I’ve taken lessons and had my swing corrected (I played a lot of baseball left handed) the mention of the backswing and getting the club behind you is great. I’ll be trying this on the range. BTW I’m 65 now.
Hope it helps!
Dude you're extremely good at what you're doing. Thank you for that.
Ben, Kiel (Germany)
Appreciate it my friend
I noticed Jack Nicklaus was swinging like this. In the father son tournament. 💪💪💪
He's not too shabby :)
I arrived to this same movement while playing on the course, the thing is that is difficult for me to square the club face at impact. Is therr anything I can do to fix this?
For sure....would have to see your swing to see why its open to say how to fix. I would look a grip, wrist conditions and arm rotation first
Awesome video! A great drill to "feel" the club drop, is to take the club back with a light grip, pause for 3 seconds at the top, then whip it toward your target. Sling it!👍🏻
Yessir!
Tell me again, is it heavy when at the back?
Yep :)
Eric Cogorno Golf bro your takeaway exercises completely transformed my swing and my consistency is getting alot better. Thanks for emphasizing to such a degree. Helps alot!
Great video...one question ..isn’t the weight shift different with the driver ? some people suggest hanging back in the driver swing and throwing the arms through rather than weight shift forward ?
Some guys don't move as much forward and/or move forward and then back up some. Definitely some different micro movements with driver as the goal is different, ball is teed up, angle of attack different, etc
I used to play with a figure 8 swing, very much like you advocate. The key that made it work was the timing---waiting on the club at the top to drop inside. You're right. It is effortless when done right. I didn't realize that it held more power potential. Does it require less rotation as well?
Awesome!
I do not think it requires less rotation
seem to contradict himself at times. talks about being more vertical then he talks about keeping the clubhead behind your hands. I get his point however he is very confusing in trying to explain some simple concepts.
Hey Doug.
What I was trying to get across was this...
1. Get the shaft more vertical going back
So that
2. You can get the clubhead behind your hands coming down
Hope that helps.
Good stuff, future videos lets talk about changing attack angles for driver,woods,irons, wedges. I think pros are pros because they can hit 6 degs up with a driver and then 9 degs down with a wedge very easy. I hit super high wedges but sting more drivers. Love to hear your thoughts/teachings
We can do that. Most AoA changes should happen by setup adjustments/differences in clubs (not consciously doing it)
Good instruction. Add on, be relax and allow max body motion. So often i tends to stiff up thinking it make bigger power. More relax = more whip = more outcome.
Agreed!
I have experimented with flatter & vertical backswings & vertical=effortless power. No comparison. Vertical makes the club feel lighter as Eric says which means less tension in your arms & hands which helps create an optimal position for clubhead speed. It also makes it easier to rehinge sooner rather than later which I feel also enhances clubhead speed.
Agreed!
This video made me to hit subscribe button. I knew the drill but didn’t know why I needed to follow it hence I didnt really try the drill. However I am convinced now and will practice in the right way going forward. Big + for me
Thanks, Kevin. Appreciate you being here!
Mathew Wolff esc
He's not short on power!
Just subscribed to your page. Your verbal teaching method is great!
Thanks!!
Some great stuff in here Eric. Some similarities with le danse du golf and also Paul Wilson with the weight shift ideas, which not many others point out, and most amateurs don't do....
Thanks!
Think Nicklaus, Bubba, DJ, Norman (Greg, not Moe). Where are their hands at the top of the swing? These are all very long hitters.
Absolutely!
Great video Eric. I tend to get dumped under in my golf swing but my upper body goes back aswell. Could this be a side effect of me being dumped under?
Yes. Fix both. Watch the "cure your hook for good" practice stations to start for club. Then it depends on what you mean by "upper body goes back"
Thats your best that I've seen Eric..I've a fair more of yours to view yet though. .Regards David
Appreciate you working through these :) Hope you enjoy!
Eric, is getting taller on the backswing a form of early extension? I have this move in my backswing and have been trying to get rid of it thinking it was a bad thing. When I see my swing on video, I come off the tush line in the backswing but then get back on the line in transition. At impact, I seem to get off the line again. Your thoughts? Thanks for all the great instruction.
If you're going to get taller for speed purposes...most of that should come from EXTENSION not from losing your forward bend. IF you lose your forward bend some you may have to offset with weight toward heel.
In a general sense getting taller you can risk not having enough left side bend....which can be an issue in transition...yes.
That move isnt for everyone.