BACKSWING CONNECTION For more POWER
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- If you are looking for more power in your golf swing, one area you should be checking is your backswing connection. This is an unchecked and misunderstood part of the golf swing.
In my teaching I divide the swing into 2 parts. You have the arm unit and the body. Although these 2 areas do different things they need to be connected to one another. That's where a lot of golfers go wrong.
Some people disconnect while others are too connected. These flaws result in inconsistent shots as well as a loss of distance.
This tip explains how and what the lead arm does in the backswing to give you perfect backswing connection resulting in more consistent shots with a lot more power.
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I was also a Nicklaus adept. I got to 3 hcp when I was 16 years old. Picked up golf again when I was 30 and went with the only swing I knew, upright - which I thought was normal. When I got to a green that was within 130 yards, I didn't know where I would end: left, right, straight. Until a fellow golfer told me - when I was 45 years old - I should swing flatter. Otherwise, I would never lower my hcp. I followed his instructions, and now I hit my shots of 120 yards and lower closer than 6 yards. I'm now a 2.6 hcp at the age of 59 who only plays once a week. I relived my journey when I saw your video. Brilliant instruction!
Nicklaus was the man. If someone told you to flatten it you were probably a little too upright. I like the lead arm slightly above the shoulder plane. You're doing great at 2.6. Nice work.
Thanks Paul,
I have paid for your digital lessons,and am finally understanding the important details of the golf swing ,,keeping my lead arm rising against my pec was a huge piece of the puzzle..
Yes, this is a big one. Do nothing and you will be too flat. Just don't reach up too high. Think thumbs. This is the hinge position in my videos.
Mr Paul Wilson! Your videos are without a shadow of a doubt the very best thing that's ever happened to my golf game. I'm 31 years old, played golf all the time back when I was around middle school age but overall I've never really played all that much outside of that time period until just here recently. And I've never played very well lol I've gotten back into it due to my father and some of his friends wanting to go play. I've had a serious problem with using my arms too much all my life and trying to swing hard resulting in poor contact and a very ugly slice. Even though I've always known it was wrong I just couldn't understand how to change it. I've also realized that I have never rotationally turned my belt buckle anywhere near enough. After watching your playlists on how to do a proper body swing, and many more of your tips. I am finally for the first time in my life, loosening up and relaxing my arms, rotationally turning my hips towards the target and making sure I lift that back foot up and my long game is so much better. Without even going to the range I have already gotten a feel for what you're teaching in just a few rounds of playing and the results are incredible. I just want to thank you man, I love your attitude and you've changed my mindset about the game and truly helped me to enjoy it again. I'm recommending you to everyone from now on my friend! Lol
Great to hear. Glad you are improving. Glad you are back into playing again. Yes, rotation is a huge part of the swing. So many people are just whacking away at it. This will never work. I like how you are loosening up. That's a big part too. Seems like you are totally on track and the results are there. Just keep it simple and feel the power coming from your body not your arms. You are young enough to generate serious power and build a great swing for life instead of trying to get it when you are older. Great job!
@@paulwilsongolf I never thought it could be so easy to hit the ball long and straight! It's literally like night and day difference lol I'm so glad I found your channel. Thanks again for all your tips good sir. Now I just need to get my short game on point! lol
So well explained, you can put me in the camp of people who were confused about this before, but now I get what you mean and my swing feels much looser and free. Thanks again for such good tips.
Glad you liked it. Thanks. This is pretty important in setting a great top of the backswing.
Paul... that was a great video lesson... You've taught me so much how to improve my game and I'm so grateful...
I play pain free golf these days.. no more golfers elbow.. Everyone comments on my effortless swing..
I tell everyone about you and your videos..
I'm sure you've helped thousands... maybe millions... but you sure as hell helped me improve my game...
Many thanks from me in the UK 🇬🇧
Glad you liked it. Thanks. So glad you are playing pain free. So much more fun when you have no pain plus you actually want to play. That's great people are noticing. That's how you know you've got it. Thanks for the promo to others. I need all the help I can get in spreading the word.
Paul - Your videos have really changed my love of golf. Thank you for putting these tips out there. First, I have to say that in my first year of league play, I finished 4th. It’s not a championship win, but I do get a lot of compliments of how fast I have gotten better. I wish I would’ve found your videos prior to June. Before I found your video, I was consistently sending my shots into the water or the woods. Now, I rarely use more than one ball a round. If anything, your tips saved me money!! Secondly, this tip you have was something I needed. I just didn’t get a good rotation and mostly because I was doing too much sway and not enough legs. My last rounds, I was thinning the ball a lot and my driver was just slicing. I couldn’t figure it out, so I checked out some of your older videos and found the one where you need to keep your head down and see the blur of the club. With this tip and this last one, I was smoking the ball off the tee and my irons were so pure. I can’t say it enough, but for anyone who doesn’t think the body swing works, I can promise you, it does. I’m not picture perfect and I’m not a 300 yard hitter, but I’ll take 260 down the fairway over 310 into the deep rough any day!
Glad you hear you are doing well and loving the game. This is what it's all about. That's good that people are noticing your improvement. This is telling you that you are on track. Set the goal for next year. You need to be doing daily practice swings at home as well as your range practice. This will allow you to learn it over the winter so you will start next season off playing even better. We all lose it sometimes. You need to be able to get it back on your own. This is what I teach. I would watch these:
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Paul, as per your direction I did the ear to ear excercises. Admittedly, the first few weeks were not better. Once it came together it am hitting straighter and much farther. I actually put my driver back in the bag and am getting out 240/250 yds in the middle. It helped deliver a much more predictable chip and short game.
I found the exercise helped make this video info automatic.
Thanks!
Very good. This is why I said 30 days of daily practice. You are starting to get the pay off. Put the same effort into this one now and you will hit it longer than you every imagined: th-cam.com/video/hJeAcEYbvhM/w-d-xo.html
Quantifying my backswing has always been a piece of the puzzle I couldn’t quite nail down. The lead arm sliding along the pec was just the trigger I needed to put it into place. Thanks, Paul.
Glad it helped! I figured there is a lot of confusion on this which is probably holding people back. Stay focused on this and you should be hitting it super solid.
Great tip Paul, thanks for posting. I’ve played your swing for 15 years, but at age 77 something has not felt right for awhile now. This is it; I’ve been getting too disconnected at the top. As I’ve aged my upper body rotation is not what it once was, so on the backswing my body stops and my arms keep going. The lead arm is key; if it gets up and away from my body I’m in trouble. Thanks again, this is just what I needed. 👍
Glad you liked it. Thanks. Glad you figured it out. The position at the top is vital. If you disconnected up there your arms will have to pull do to connect back up to your body. Problem is that gets your arms activated so you just hit with arms. Stay focused. Hit the top (connected) and fire the lower for power. You should know how to do that by now. You get the power through loose wrists.
Nice video detailing how the trail arm should be positioned during the backswing.
Yes, this is an area of the swing that people struggle with. All in growing up I never really focused on it. It just happened. Keep it simple and don't get too fixed on this arm.
Thanks Paul. I had one of the bands that went around your arms (back in olds day 35 years ago) and tried to use that and I didn’t have much success so I thoroughly agree with what you are saying…. Great point. Well done man stay well
So you know exactly what I mean. Like I said they are fine for 3/4 swings but a full swing will never work. Glad you figured it out and didn't keep using it.
I love the repeating slow motion. It makes it much easier to see what is really happening.
Thanks. Thought that would be a good addition.
I'll try the putting technique paul see how I go by way my swings going great thanks your explanations on all areas are so easy to understand why do other pros complicate thing's?
Thanks so much. Yes, lot's of complicated stuff out there. I have always kept the student in mind. Simple is the key.
Hi Paul thank you so much for this video.Ive always had a connected swing but didn't know if it was right.The puzzle for me was the right arm trying to keep it connected to my body.I guess that's puzzle solved.Cheers,good one
I thought this one would help a lot of people. It's kind of tricky to know exactly what to do. I have tried it all myself. Stick to this and you will set the top.
I have enjoyed your extensive video series and I am seeing better contact but I need more repetitions (muscle memory) living up north. At the risk of over analyzing I put together what I believe are my key swing thoughts based on your videos.
1 Grip in Fingers of left hand and form ?
2 Neutral right hand thumb slightly off center
3 Takeaway parallel with lining stick
4 Weight on inside left foot
5 Hinge, set and re-hinge
6 Begin with hips then hands & arms follow
7 Weight to front foot
Finish with left foot up see all spikes
8 Swing not hit (lower body not arms and hands)
They say don’t overthink it. But this helps me visualize.
Any thoughts. I am 71 good health and play to a an 18 hdcp. Your techniques are the first formal lessons I have utilized.
Regards
Jeff
1. Grip across palm of left hand not fingers. Fingers of right hand.
4. Weight loads to instep/heel of right foot at top of backswing.
5. Coil then hinge at the top. Wrists are loose so they rehinge into the follow through
Yes, keep it simple. Wrists are hinging and rehinging. Body is coiling and uncoiling. Work on the swing positions by doing tons of practice swings (no ball) for the next month or two. You can play and work on your short game. If you go to hit balls do 3 practice swings to 1 ball.
Watch your ball. Eliminate all slice spin. If you can do this your wrists are working. Once you can do this you switch to body to straighten it out.
I love you Paul wilson. U r the best person on TH-cam.
Thanks so much. I appreciate the support.
Excellent video adding this to my game thanks Paul!!!!
Glad to help!
Very well explained Paul. One question on glove under left armpit drill. At what point during the release should the glove fall. I guess it should be after rollover of wrists but if you could please comment. Thanks.
I would only be doing this drill on 3/4 shots. So from 3/4 through and beyond you would be dropping the glove.
@@paulwilsongolf Thank you .
Thanks for the clarification Paul ! I need to work on this. Could you do a similar video for the downswing ?
Glad you liked it. I may do one for the downswing but you get the connection coming down by firing the lower. This compresses the lead arm against the chest. If you are just pulling it down with the arms you wouldn't have the same feeling or power. So get the connection as I suggest then focus on firing the legs and hips to hit the shot. If so, you should be connected coming down.
@@paulwilsongolf Thanks Paul ! Just what I needed. I think I on the verge of getting "golfers elbow" on my trail arm so I guess I am using my arms more than my body.
Pain the arms is the tell tale sign you are using them to hit. In no way should they ever hurt. So set the top then fire the body for power.
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That's a great clarification of the staying connected we all hear about. The arms staying against the sides should be used for short chips correct?
Thanks. You would be connected on chips. Never really thought of it as the stroke is so short would be unusual to disconnect.
Great explanation! Staying connected AND loose at the same time is not easy to achieve or understand even.
Thanks so much. I thought there would be a lot of people who needed clarification on this.
Oh Paul, a guy a few years ago put a golf glove under each arm pit. Wanted me to do a full swing without dropping the gloves. I tried this method for about a month. My back was sore for three. 😂 🤦♂️😪
That's why I never teach that. Connection is under the left to only 3/4 back then it rides up. Right comes well away as you hit he top. I do remember doing it for one guy but he had a crazy wild swing. Go him doing 3/4 connected swings and started to look pretty good. As he kept doing it his right came away and he hit the top not looking too bad and hitting way better shots that when he first got there. Took about 10-15 mins.
Always fantastic advice explained really well!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks.
@@paulwilsongolf I just bought the full body swing lesson and I’m glad I did! Just getting into it at this point and I’m learning a lot! Highly recommend!!!
Thank you for your support. I truly appreciate it. Stay focused. Too many people want to jump around. 4 positions plus the grip and set up and you will look like a pro when you swing. You know how good you hit it when you look like a pro. Just do daily practice swings. This is the fastest way to get it.
Hi Paul living all the great tips ! As I’ve said before I’m coming back to golf after a long break and hitting my irons very high ! I feel I’m not getting any shaft lean at impact and also maybe flipping ?
Any drills that I could do to help this please.
Don't be trying to lean it too much. This produces inconsistent yardages (poor distance control) because you don't hit your clubs with consistent loft of them. Here is my shaft lean tip:
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Hi Paul… that makes sense and it keeps your focus on the left side of the upper body: will try it later today. Started to use my left knee as a reference for each swing both to initiate the backswing and start the forward swing feeling I am using the ground to generate as much power as I need. Again it’s another left side thought. Any thoughts or tips that require the right side to be engaged alway speeds up the swing resulting in a poor strike. As usual great vlog.
Yes, check your connection. If you are left sided or like a left sided trigger then keep doing it. Different people choose different triggers. This is why I give people options. You fire the left but the right leg need to come around to the touch the legs position. This means the left leg is locked and right is touching on the very tip of the right big toe. With full rotation the belt buckle would be slightly left of target. Throw a few balls over hand and get the feeling of how the lower should be firing:
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Thanks PAUL. I have been working on my back swing and I finally got the bend backwards in my right hand which has strightend out my shots. Then I started hitting a push slice again and I think my right elbow was comeing to far up. I hate to show my ignerance, but I have your book and videoes but when I click on them nothing happens. How do I get them to play. Also what kind of golf shoes do you wear.
Yes, the back elbow/wrist position is important. Any kind of flying/stiff right wrists and you could certainly hit serious slices. I ear Ecco Street golf shoes. They don't make the ones I am eearing anymore but have ones similar on their site. I bought 4 pairs years ago. 1 pair left. As for the videos go to my website. Top right hit CONTACT US and my customer service will help you. Might be your device. No one is having issues with playing the videos.
Great tip Paul!
Glad you liked it. Thanks.
@@paulwilsongolf Your welcome Paul. I look forward to your next tip!
Awesome tips Paul, I swing smooth and as effortlessly as possible, driver swing speed is 90mph and I’d like to increase that. I play to a 7hcp but have some neck fusion that limits mobility. I’m only 5’5, wish I had a longer arc! Any tips for guys like me? I’m playing Bear’s Best on Oct 30!
You need to hook about 5-10 in a row first by rolling it from the top. Once you can do that you need to start firing the lower quicker for more power. If you just fire the lower you will blow it right. I explain it here:
th-cam.com/video/bLskGy7rulo/w-d-xo.html Just follow that.
Hi Paul. How can the golfer have confidence that there will be near perfect clubface connection when transition starts.
Well, you need to set the wrist hinge to the same spot each time. Your wrists only hinge so much so you should be able to feel it set. th-cam.com/video/5_O0H2QNFo0/w-d-xo.html
Hey Paul! Do you think the feeling of being connected by some golfers is them trying to replicate Ben Hogan's or the stack and tilt swing? BTW thanks for taking the time to create this channel.
Yes, I would think some are doing that. I wouldn't recommend it. Not one long driver does a flat swing not that we are long drivers but they know how to hit it long. Thanks for the support.
Okay Paul I see what your saying going to feel weird bit ill work on this aspect see how I go will let you know how it goes
For sure.
Well Paul it works it's open up my swing I was definately all jammed up and I recall a previous swing feel from past once I did what you suggested and definately more power thankyou and striking better might be able to drop my handicap from 8 now , ambitions of being a scratch golfer even at age 42 , i previously played then gave golf away for 10 years I'll keep watching your videos putting is a area I'm trying to tighten up
Glad you tried it and feeling more power. Try my putting tip:
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Do your normal stroke when you play.
Really good video. It's just kinda strange for me to know that so many people disconnect during their swings. When I do it to see what it feels like, it just feels crazy and the opposite of what I would naturally do. I guess they've just done this their whole golfing life due to a bad misunderstanding of what should really be happening.
Yes, there are a lot of people who do it. Really they try to take too long of a swing with the arms to try to get power. When the are connected they feel little to now power no realizing they need to use their legs and hips.
I think i maybe over connected too really fixated on have armpits connected through both right and left arm
Yes, that is a huge problem. Too connected and you hit it nowhere. Let it ride up as I show in the video. Not too high though.
Paul just curious for reference how tall you are. Love your simple tips thanks a lot
I am 5'10". Glad you like the tips. Thanks.
Gonna give this a try. On my way out
Very good. Let us know how you do.
Thank you Paul
You're welcome.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your contribution. I truly appreciate the support.
Hey Paul, are you back on Coachlink yet?
I am when I am not teaching. So if it says HIRE I am sitting right there waiting for my phone to ring. I had one person saying there was a connection issue the other day. Not sure if there is still a problem. If you have a problem go to my website: paulwilsongolf.com and contact us.
Top, thank you!!
You're welcome!
I'm having a bad time with my hands I have small hands and on my backswing I can't seem to get my grip right at all I'm losing the club all the videos I watch won't help me at all because I can't seem to find the right kind of grip any suggestions
Well I just taught a gentleman yesterday with the same issue. No problem at all getting him to do the grip with small hands. So I would be using standard grips and learn the grip position from the tip below. If you still feel you can't do it then look into ladies or junior grips. There are thin grips out there which would make it easier for you. Here is my neutral grip tip:
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It’s good to stay connected but without tension
We certainly don't want tension.
The swing shirt only allows for a 3/4 shot! I used one for a little bit, and my shots were solid, but they were short. Duh. 🤯
Exactly what I said so you know what I mean. Stay too connected to the top and you will not generate your maximum power.
Those are great for learning chipping because the arms should stay together for that.
Game changer
It sure is.
No Tension, easy wrists, better golf,period!
For sure. So many people are just trying to hit as hard as they can. At some point they have to realize this is not going to work. If I can help convince them that's a good thing.