I remember a Mike Malasta video and he said the exact same thing. Iirc he said it was something like it's not exactly a rotation but more of a right hip back then left hip back.
Indeed, this was a light bulb moment for sure. Was swinging while listening and this tip immediately made it click together so much more nicely. Instead of my arms feeling floaty, they felt solidly connected to the deliberate back movements of each hip
Great lesson. I struggled with irons for so long till I figured out that I was leading with my right hip instead of pulling my left hip back. This is rarely talked about and honestly didn't even consider that pushing the right was different than pulling the left. Game changer.
How in the hell have I not heard such a great explanation for 10 years? This is my first time commenting on a video EVER! Always been told to shift my weight, rotate hips, right shoulder comes down, etc. Because I was never getting my left hip back enough. I end up either early extending or not getting enough rotation, which causes me to stay behind. I now think left hip back and then right hip back. Feels so fluid! Easily the best lesson on TH-cam. So excited for the season!
It is excellent advice and things I've just been figuring out myself after decades of thinking I am not flexible enough etc etc. The reason is he's had to figure it out himself from mistakes he himself has made. The typical pro was always naturally good at golf and didn't ever have these issues to start with and so did not have these problems to solve.
Great video. I really like that you give drills to work on and try to get the feel. So many people just give you the info without a way to get the feel.
Watching your drills on how to bring the club down correctly from the top has created a light bulb moment for me. Thanks to you my over the top move has been cured and I have way more power/distance. 15 years of struggling with this including many failed pga pro lessons and you have cured my slice. THANK YOU!!
I like that you're not pushing a "magic move that no one tells you about". You HAVE TO put in the time and do lots of reps, moving to full speed only after you've mastered slow speed.
This is where im at, my clearing hips has improved but i definitely make it more difficult by still (a little) moving hips towards the ball during the dowm swing especially with driver!!
I've been working on my right hip rotation in the backswing together with extension going back. I've previously attempted to trigger the downswing with left foot pressure which has given me fantastic impact and distance but, it has been inconsistent. I like your expression and thought/action of the "left hip back". It's more simplistic but, an easier thought/action trigger for me. Getting the left hip back makes more sense than left foot pressure. Excellent breakdown, JC!
Great content mate, if you haven't done already - could you post a video on setting your wrists in the back swing ? My club face is always open upon impact , I'd love a drill to help me with this. Cheers.
Hello Great video. My son needs these two drills. He is a very good player but recently he started to shank the ball. What you explain in this video I believe is exactly what he is doing. Can you give more drills to correct the shanks
This is pure goId, this is rarely covered by the maninstream, and for good reason i bet, i spent many years getting the hips moving the wrong way. The hands and arms had to move so quick so they had time to get to the ball before the hips blocked the path, this hip movement is exactly how they should move, the arms and hands will have plenty of time to get to the ball and from the inside path, without trying to force them.
I noticed max homa starts his backswing with his hips turning and keeps his arm Y intact. In other words don’t start bswing with your arms/torso. This will help you rotate your hips more on the bswing (right hip back) and will help you get higher up (rotate arms l/torso more) at the top of the bswing. Very subtle, like many things in the golf swing!
Great video for preventing early extension which is a killer in the downswing! Hip depth is definitely crucial, my thoughts on the downswing are left hip back and right shoulder down, this keeps my spine angle and posture on the downswing and prevents ee.
I learned from another site, Padraigs channel that you need to move arms down as fast as possible, almost straight down. Says hands reach their max speed around waist height. The first drill seems to contradict this. Please elaborate. The drill looks like an over the top move, turning upper body before the hands drop fast
These drills is helping me get my swings mlre consistent, but.. Question. For the life of me, as soon i get below the 7 iron, like 6, 5, i lose my consistency. I top the golf ball alot or sometimes i ground my club. Thoughts on what i should check on?
But you have to re-center lateral before you push into ground with lead foot to clear lead hip. If i just get right hip deep and immediately push lead hip back, then i top everything. I feel like i pressure into lead foot from inside right heel. Like from the 2 rear inside heal spikes. Correct? However, the downswing is only .2 seconds. No time to think of doing both. Very difficult. I feel i need to feel lateral and that forces my lead hip back Naturally. Is this a good feel/ pattern?
You could try stack and tilt for a few months, then gradually bring back some initial weight shift. Check out Saguto golf too, he’s all about keeping weight on the front foot.
Ps. If you do want to use weight shift, you should already start shifting your weight back forward just after your left arm passes parallel on the way UP. Most people are shifting their weight way too late, you gotta do it early like that.
You,re probablly keeping to much weight on your trail foot, as the right hip goes back you need to be loading weight on to the lead leg , if you don't have pretty much all the weight on your lead leg when you start down you won't have enough weight on the lead side through the strike.
I think you should start moving towards the target before you reach the top. Most golfers move off the ball and laterally away from the target circa 1 to 2 inches in the backswing. At the top of the backswing you should have moved laterally back to where you were at address. This move should mean you should have approx 50/50 pressure in both feet in transition which should then result in increasing pressure in your lead foot as the downswing progresses into impact.
So, if you do the slow arms on a closer shot (say 20 yards) it feels like it doesn’t work and you lose control of the distance. Does it not work for shots like that?
I can’t clear the hips. I can’t rotate well. I know what I need to do but I can’t do it. I’m going to work these two drills and I will report back. I’m feeling like a lost cause at this point so this might be a last ditch effort.
JC “We don’t want to rotate or turn the hips”. RIGHT HIP GOES BACK LEFT HIP GOES BACK”. Dude is an awesome teacher.
Thanks bud!
I remember a Mike Malasta video and he said the exact same thing. Iirc he said it was something like it's not exactly a rotation but more of a right hip back then left hip back.
Indeed, this was a light bulb moment for sure. Was swinging while listening and this tip immediately made it click together so much more nicely. Instead of my arms feeling floaty, they felt solidly connected to the deliberate back movements of each hip
What does it mean by hip goes back left hip goes back? I dont understand
Great lesson. I struggled with irons for so long till I figured out that I was leading with my right hip instead of pulling my left hip back. This is rarely talked about and honestly didn't even consider that pushing the right was different than pulling the left. Game changer.
How in the hell have I not heard such a great explanation for 10 years? This is my first time commenting on a video EVER! Always been told to shift my weight, rotate hips, right shoulder comes down, etc. Because I was never getting my left hip back enough. I end up either early extending or not getting enough rotation, which causes me to stay behind. I now think left hip back and then right hip back. Feels so fluid! Easily the best lesson on TH-cam. So excited for the season!
It is excellent advice and things I've just been figuring out myself after decades of thinking I am not flexible enough etc etc. The reason is he's had to figure it out himself from mistakes he himself has made. The typical pro was always naturally good at golf and didn't ever have these issues to start with and so did not have these problems to solve.
You explained that as if you are a left handed golfer. Is that correct?
Great video. I really like that you give drills to work on and try to get the feel. So many people just give you the info without a way to get the feel.
Thank you for sharing this valuable golf swing knowledge.
Watching your drills on how to bring the club down correctly from the top has created a light bulb moment for me. Thanks to you my over the top move has been cured and I have way more power/distance.
15 years of struggling with this including many failed pga pro lessons and you have cured my slice. THANK YOU!!
Amazing! I’m going to try this too lol
Brilliant lesson, very few TH-cam lessons understand the turn like you
Damn, youre lessons hit way better than most.
I like that you're not pushing a "magic move that no one tells you about". You HAVE TO put in the time and do lots of reps, moving to full speed only after you've mastered slow speed.
Great pace of teaching discourse; quicker tempo swings than seniors! Hip rotation-movements well defined, & drills so valuable! I am all in!!
This is where im at, my clearing hips has improved but i definitely make it more difficult by still (a little) moving hips towards the ball during the dowm swing especially with driver!!
Brilliant observation to take the focus off the right hip. That’s what gets me.
Greg Normans favourite swing thought was RPB right pocket back.
Excellent golf fix video for my game. Loved the chair part.
Yeah, I use a short step ladder, with a pail shelf that is right at hip height. Works great! ❤
Supper thank. Now I know how to shallow the club. Many instructor's videos show how to shallow the club and they actually drop it.
Great lesson JC. Thank you 👏
The pause at the top is my biggest problem to conquer. I'm working on it!
I've been working on my right hip rotation in the backswing together with extension going back. I've previously attempted to trigger the downswing with left foot pressure which has given me fantastic impact and distance but, it has been inconsistent. I like your expression and thought/action of the "left hip back". It's more simplistic but, an easier thought/action trigger for me. Getting the left hip back makes more sense than left foot pressure. Excellent breakdown, JC!
Another great instruction jc, thanks
Great content mate, if you haven't done already - could you post a video on setting your wrists in the back swing ? My club face is always open upon impact , I'd love a drill to help me with this. Cheers.
One of the golf videos ever seen!!!
To be honest this is a great video. Great instruction!!
Hello
Great video. My son needs these two drills. He is a very good player but recently he started to shank the ball. What you explain in this video I believe is exactly what he is doing. Can you give more drills to correct the shanks
This is pure goId, this is rarely covered by the maninstream, and for good reason i bet, i spent many years getting the hips moving the wrong way. The hands and arms had to move so quick so they had time to get to the ball before the hips blocked the path, this hip movement is exactly how they should move, the arms and hands will have plenty of time to get to the ball and from the inside path, without trying to force them.
Perfect explanation 👏👏👏
Nice Jumbo grip... Wonderful things , they are.
They sure are, really cool feel
Nice drill and lesson thanks.
When did you switch yo JumboMax Light Grips and why?
I noticed max homa starts his backswing with his hips turning and keeps his arm Y intact. In other words don’t start bswing with your arms/torso. This will help you rotate your hips more on the bswing (right hip back) and will help you get higher up (rotate arms l/torso more) at the top of the bswing. Very subtle, like many things in the golf swing!
Great video for preventing early extension which is a killer in the downswing! Hip depth is definitely crucial, my thoughts on the downswing are left hip back and right shoulder down, this keeps my spine angle and posture on the downswing and prevents ee.
Thank you.
I learned from another site, Padraigs channel that you need to move arms down as fast as possible, almost straight down. Says hands reach their max speed around waist height. The first drill seems to contradict this. Please elaborate. The drill looks like an over the top move, turning upper body before the hands drop fast
These drills is helping me get my swings mlre consistent, but.. Question. For the life of me, as soon i get below the 7 iron, like 6, 5, i lose my consistency. I top the golf ball alot or sometimes i ground my club. Thoughts on what i should check on?
But you have to re-center lateral before you push into ground with lead foot to clear lead hip. If i just get right hip deep and immediately push lead hip back, then i top everything. I feel like i pressure into lead foot from inside right heel. Like from the 2 rear inside heal spikes. Correct? However, the downswing is only .2 seconds. No time to think of doing both. Very difficult. I feel i need to feel lateral and that forces my lead hip back Naturally. Is this a good feel/ pattern?
You could try stack and tilt for a few months, then gradually bring back some initial weight shift. Check out Saguto golf too, he’s all about keeping weight on the front foot.
Ps. If you do want to use weight shift, you should already start shifting your weight back forward just after your left arm passes parallel on the way UP. Most people are shifting their weight way too late, you gotta do it early like that.
@@dj-flights7376 Jim Venetos.
You,re probablly keeping to much weight on your trail foot, as the right hip goes back you need to be loading weight on to the lead leg , if you don't have pretty much all the weight on your lead leg when you start down you won't have enough weight on the lead side through the strike.
I think you should start moving towards the target before you reach the top. Most golfers move off the ball and laterally away from the target circa 1 to 2 inches in the backswing. At the top of the backswing you should have moved laterally back to where you were at address. This move should mean you should have approx 50/50 pressure in both feet in transition which should then result in increasing pressure in your lead foot as the downswing progresses into impact.
So, if you do the slow arms on a closer shot (say 20 yards) it feels like it doesn’t work and you lose control of the distance. Does it not work for shots like that?
Not a move for short game/small wedge shots
Do you still pause the hips in the downswing? That is where i am confused about. Thank you in advance.
Moving left hip back too soon is causing me to spin out ie I think you have left out the transfer of pressure/ weight towards the /left/target.
I would like to work with you.
How can I do this?
Hi Nick. There’s a link in the video description for online lessons with all my info. Cheers
It’s worth it!
Great lesson, but I wish you'd face the camera so we can see your instructions face on as well as down the line.
Hips have to move laterally in the downswing?
Sure do
Cam Champ is a great example of patient arms
He sure is
Has he ever made a cut?
@@Stantheman848 I mean I have no argument there!
I can’t clear the hips. I can’t rotate well. I know what I need to do but I can’t do it. I’m going to work these two drills and I will report back. I’m feeling like a lost cause at this point so this might be a last ditch effort.
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Makes absolutely perfect sense not to rotate with right hip now.
😁👍
Thanks bud
Always sounds like he thins every shot in every video. Odd.
Why are u telling ths now after 30yrs?