Malaska Golf // Why "Turn Your Hips" is a Bad Concept in your Golf Swing
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- I am often told I am at odds with a lot of the golf industry with my instruction. And, yes, sometimes this is true. I believe that a major issue with how golfers are taught is the terminology or tasks we give them.
The idea of turning your hips in order to generate speed is a misconception, and it is one that if forced can end up hurting players.
Hip movement, centripetal force are key to directing the momentum of the golf club in your golf swing. But, it's not a turn.
Don't just play golf. Understand it.
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Mike, I want to say many thanks from me (Frank from the Netherlands).
Since I am watching your videos and concept, things are finale falling in place. Keep up the good work
I have played golf for 20 years and I have never learnt this simple explanation. From Portugal: Thanks Mike, it works.
I’ve never heard this before and learning so much from Mike. I had to go to the range after work. Right hip back, left hip back with an easy 3/4 swing and I left there so happy. That’s the most consistent I’ve been in a very long time.
the single most helpful video about "turning" of the lower body/hips, ever. The word " turn" has been a killer for me and my back, never mind never feeling in control. Your explanation helps me easily feel how everything is connected together as opposed to one part of my body fighting against the other part.
Same, I kept "turning" and the club would come way inside and then I'd lift go way across the line and it was a crap shoot
"Left leg pushes your left hip back" - wow that helped so much. Thanks for breaking this stuff down into simple concepts that are easy to apply. You're right, it doesn't take long to commit this move to muscle memory.
This makes so much more sense than trying to 'make my hips fire'. Thank you!
Yup. I’m finally getting it. Much simpler than body first
The golfing ‘glossary’ has caused me no end of grief ‘’arm straight’ ‘fire hips’ etc.. first coach who explains it honestly … tnx Mike (from London!) 😊
I have not found a better teacher of the golf swing...everything Mike presents is golden...this is effortless golf...
You are the first person that have made me comprend the sensation I want to feel in my swing. Thanks a lot.
Again, simple, clear and precise knowledge you can take to the course.
Bravo Mr. Mike ! 😊👍👏👏🇨🇦
Mike, I was a PGM student at ASU and taught golf after college. I wish I could go back to all of my old students and my younger self with your philosophy. It just makes the golf swing SO much simpler. I recently got back into playing after years off and I am so glad I found your videos after “trying to hit positions, and ROTATE” I’ve always felt the game in my hands and arms and I’m so glad you reminded me to get back to that as the focus. Sincerely, thank you so much
Hi Mike , Just wanted to say a very big thank you to you, you are an amazing teacher, I have been studying your videos for some time now and finally understand that I have had the wrong concepts of swing all my life even though I have won many competitions it has always been a struggle . My swing now is straighter , longer and more consistent than it was 30 years ago, absolutely a wonderful blissful joy to know and feel that I know what I am doing . Thank you Thank you thank you ....
This is great! Never realized that there was a difference. When I rotate my hips on the backswing, the left hip gets closer to the target line. When I do what you say which is push my right hip back on the back swing, my left hip stays in place. Also notice pushing the right hip back keeps me from swaying. Very cool stuff.
Hi Mike. Thanks to another of your videos where you used a cardboard cutout to show how the pelvis moves, I came to an understanding today about the hips. I loaded into or learned to make my right hip deep in my backswing, but where I struggled was how my left hip was supposed to work. I thought I was suppose to toggle my hips along the angle formed by my deep right hip. Your video showed that from my deep right hip, the center of my pelvis should be moving away from the ball which should produce an easy move to an open and back left hip. Some things happened that never made sense until today: my left leg posted properly and I figured why some power hitters pull their front legs back. Well, it is not so much that they pull it back, but the action (proper action) of the hips could do it if done powerfully. Another discovery is that because of my bad pelvis action, I felt a sharp pan in my hip. Another drill that brought clarity about moving the hips was the step back drill. It became clear that the movement of my left lower body had been wrong.
I used to think that I had "rotate" my hips but I've changed my mindset after watching your videos. I now push my hips out of my golf swing like two linear pistons that happens to turn my body around to let my arms through. Thank you!
You're the greatest! The hips cannot anatomically rotate. This concept ruined so many excellent young golfers of my generation.
Mike is at the pinnacle of coaching. Other you tube coaches just copy this guy. Mike is the real deal
This has really helped a ton. I've been trying to work on my hip movements and tendency to lift my trail heel on the downswing and this has really helped.
Single most important/clear piece of advice I’ve ever heard re hip rotation and staying over the ball... ie, not swaying. Tried it... it works. Thanks.
Mike that was so clear , I'm sitting in a hospital room waiting for every body to get out, so I can do some practice. Im fired up !!
Man, everyone makes golf so much more complicated than it should be. The industry loves this, just make it complicated so they keep searching.
yep, they want you to buy the newest expensive driver to hit farther, when the problem lies in one's swing not the club
That’s why the came up with “forgiveness” 😂😂😂
This is exactly my issue! Trying to turn my hips has gotten me WAY ahead of my swing, so I have been creating incredible slices. Time for change
Great explanation.........not pushing the body where it should not go...brilliant!!!! My new practice drill is to put my feet and knees together and take swings. This really gets you to understand how the hips work without any manipulation. The feel can then be taken with a normal stance. Good stuff Mike.
I was taught to "turn my hips" and every instructor who watched my swing tacitly approved my rotation; turn to the right on the backswing, turn to the left coming through the ball. The problem with this motion is that unless my timing was perfect I was either hitting big push-fades or big pull-hooks. The bigger the club the bigger the trouble. It wasn't until I saw your instructional video in which you described Jack Nicklaus' "pull back" of his left hip that I realized what I had been doing wrong all these years. Both moves "clear your hips" but by pushing the left hip backward with the left leg the club stays on the target line much longer and the neck vertebrae - essentially the axis of the swing - stay over the ball longer. I would see golfers finish their swing in a "C" position and wonder why I couldn't. Now I know. Thanks, Mike!
This is such a hard concept for me to understand. I come from a baseball background and struggle with over rotation with my drives. I slice hard to the right. This video makes so much sense I can’t wait to try this in my practice regimen. Thank you so much!
Great video. I play off a low handicap but slide into the ball with my hips and end up with my left knee bent through impact. The concept of the left leg pushing the left hip back rather than the hips sliding towards the target has really helped. Thanks.
After struggling with my swing lately - having blown out from 4 to 7 - thanks largely to some bad swing timing that's crept into my game, this has been absolutely fabulous. Conceptually, this for me was easy to apply from the first swing and not only do I feel in more control of my position at impact, my consistency (fairways hit etc.) has been vastly improved, confidence is up and I'm even getting better distance now. A truly wonderful piece of insight here and big thanks from Sydney, Aust - a very grateful Dave :-)
Hi from Tunisia, far away from you. The difference between rotating and pushing the hips back is very subtle. That's the magic of golf: a good swing seems to be easy to perform but it takes years to get to that.
I had so many misconceptions about the swing. It is like when I use to teach people what I was actually doing during a crunch. I thought I knew something about the golf swing, about chipping, pitching, and putting, but everything is up for another look now.
I LOVE this! YOU"RE the first instructor in my 60 years of struggle who has ever described this. Rory McIlroy I'm not---at the very least he's a six-foot something bean-pole, and I'm a five-foot seven inch fireplug. More important, however, is that as we both near the top of our backswing, our weight is already shifting leftward. Pushing away (back and up) from the force generated by our arc is the easiest, most natural body movement possible. I just LOVE it. Peter Kennedy MD
Peter Kennedy Rory McIlroy is tiny - 5’8 or 9 but very strong.
And has been playing golf since he was 2
This is the most simple golf tip I’v ever heard . Thanks a lot ! It is very helpful to me !
You are so right. It took me years to get this .Being flexible I was a massive over rotator/turner on the backswing,luckily I was athletic enough to counter it most of the time.But if Id seen this video 5 yrs ago Id be down to scratch by now! well this one and your "secret" pulley drill!
Words I have come to hate as Ive got better at this frustrating game, swing, turn, rotate, coil etc etc!!
“Shooting a good score seems to be important.” You have a rye sense of humor Mike. Nice job explaining how the hips work so that one doesn’t wreck the back.
This was such a brilliant reveal that I don’t have to turn or rotate my hips. “Mike” drop!!! 😊
thank you. I have been "turning my hips" for over 20 years and not very well. Too much sliding "turning my hips" and getting off center. This really, really will make my game a lot more enjoyable. Subscribed to your channel........:)
its about time, your explanations of golf moves is eye opening, and from this side of the computer makes it seem whole lot easier to understand than before. Thanks wish you well!
I have come across your videos quite recently. Having been a teacher for over 35 years, I can tell you're an awesome teacher, and student of the game. Keep up the good work. THANKS!(M.G.,Qc.,Canada)
Gosh, I wish you made this video 30 years ago... 👍. I took the fire and twist the hips to far and then started laterally sliding the hips like Greg Norman did and messed up his back and me too... I love the mental concept of hip movement your describing in this video 👍
Love it! Can’t wait to try this on the range. Appreciate you Mike 🤝
Ok. this is a great video. I tried out today. The whole left hip as a gas pedal visual is awesome. My son who just started also benefitted especially since you related to baseball. He also thought the turn hips issue I was giving him was awkward and caused him to sway right on backswings (bad). Your concept seems more natural and repeatable. Of note, this video is a great complement to your other video describing how the right hand wrist flick and swing plane. Makes total sense. Once again, son liked this since that is also like baseball. I have been completely fixated on left arm and left hand for nearly all my years of hacker golf. Just in 1 session today, I was crushing it on all clubs. Higher loft on all iron shots and 90% straight. Driver shot must have been 15 to 20 yards further. If anything, I had some left hook shots which meant focusing more on the right hand drill placement. Its as if I completely silenced by left arm and hand. Atleast seems like the work the same. I am a 12 handicapper now and think this will help me with consistency to get to 7-8 handicap. Now to focus on chipping which often leads me most to that dreaded double bogey. Thank You Mike!
I don't believe anyone knows more about the true physics of the golf swing than Mike.
Unbelievable! This is life changing and painless. I can't wait to get to the driving range and enjoy this great game with every video I watch. It can't be this easy....or can it?
Mike this video has gained me 40 yards with the driver. Thank You 👍😉🇮🇲
Thank you. Great explanation that is easy to follow. I've never heard anyone else explain it like this.
Well explained Mike. Thanks. And by the way your intro music is the best of all the TH-cam golf coaches.
Best Tip ever! Often had problems with stability. With this swing thought today had some of the purest shots ever. Thank you so much!
This was insightful. In boxing or martial arts we face the target with our feet and squared shoulders. As our shoulder of the arm throwing the punch rotates towards the target the hip follows. Arms and shoulders before hips. But the hips do rotate and hard if the punch is strong. I see a subtle difference in the golf swing as Mike explains. Good stuff. Clarified the movement of the hips and their role in the process.
I have tried that for years also, never worked for me. It throws your timing off. Great tip! Happening naturally works much better!
Great advise- thanks for simplifying all the moves Mike. Terminology from the industry complicates what is actually happening. Love your videos.
I've got a great coach who's told me the thing he wants me to think about on the downswing is getting my left pocket back. Hopefully you approve of this concept Mike 👍
So true man. I tried the whole “fire your hips” thing only to have wildly inconsistent shots. When I “feel” like I don’t rotate my hips and focus solely on keep my head completely still, I hit it far, straight and flush.
I never try to turn my hips on purpose. I shank when I have tried it. When I hit the ball my body is facing the ball and I just go with the swing and I usually end up facing towards the Target anyway. Good advice from this instructor.
You probably are early extension it and moving your right hip towards the ball causing a shank. I struggle with this.
Spot on Mike. Great example is watching Bubba Watson. You can clearly see he leverages the ground, pushes his hips back.
Great video! For the life of me I couldn't reconcile the pelvis rotation without ending up with a sore back. I'm headed to the range today to focus on this
Great teaching and information thank you
Thanks for the great tip. Recently at the range, I was focusing on "twisting" my hips on the downswing and developed a sore lower back; exactly what you illustrated. Glad I stumbled onto your video. Now I'm a subscriber!
@John Powers Same here. I've been working on "rotating the hip and the arms will follow" method. I've got the lower back pain as well, which now causes me to slide forward and shorten the follow through. Any shot I might happen to hit solid is pushed way right. After watching this video I'm done with that #X%!!
Just wished I lived closer. Another Brilliant explanation Mike.
Mike, every time I see a video mentioning hips I check it out. Yours's really stood out being a bad concept. I watched the video at 10 pm Saturday after the first round of our club championship down the road from you at Verrado. Pretty good first round with smoke and mirrors. After having shoulder replacement 3.5 years ago and loosing 80 yards the search has been constant. So after watching this on Saturday just once, I got up Sunday morning and shot one of my best rounds in years. Finished 3rd gross and won the net. I was on cloud nine. Played again yesterday and played even better with that simple linear tip. I missed 1 fairway in 3 days, made 9 birdies ( a year's worth btw) and feel amazing about my golf for the first time in years. Guys that hit it by me by 30 yards were actually wondering what the heck happened. I now actually believe that shooting my at (68) is a real possibility from the real tees. My tomb stone is going to say "He never moved up" You gave me what years of searching has failed to deliver. Hope you can get away sometime and join us in the SWSGA. Thank you so much.
I needed this video years ago. Thanks Mike!!
Turning the hips in the downswing instead of pushing the left hip back may lead to early extension. So your tip is very helpful to fix the early extension problem.
Phenomenal! And everything I"ve been feeling lately and can now confirm is the right way since I'm hitting it like a champ!
Super Awesome! Thank you Mike. Glad you figured this out and could tell the world. Great job!
THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN !!
no-one has ever explained like this and this is totally true !! you must push the left hip away coming into the ball GENIUS... or momentum forces of club drag you into ball
absolutely changed the game for me THANK YOU X1000
Well, that's an afternoon of urgent jobs I can do tomorrow. Straight to the course! Big thanks from Aust - Dave
Mike I've been rotating my hips for 20 years (7,3 hcp). I have followed you for a few years and I totally get all your explanations about the difference between what you feel and what you actually do. I finally got around to have a sound tempo through your explanation of the swing being a motion, not a lot of positions. Recently, I finally got a new pro who changed two things in my swing, and told me to practice this for a while without hitting a ball. First, he said, don't lift your right heel, let your right foot roll. Secondly, stretch your right leg in the back swing.
Suddenly, I was re-born as a golfer and everything you have been talking about made sense. I felt that it was the upper body that led the hips and not the other way around. It's still winter I Norway, so I don't now how well I perform on the golf coarse. However, I can see that I'm hitting the ball on the same spot on the blade more or less all the time. You and Anders Kristiansen (new pro) has really taken me to golf paradise. I'm looking forward to a future with better consistency.
a fluid motion, no tension, let your swing happen,, thanks my man
I had that on my mind when you said Jack would push his hip back I was going to ask for clarification and you delivered that's slot different then what was being taught in the past
Best line in the video...u will know when u feel it...so true...you're leveraging power
Finally I get i it worked I tried to push it was easy, graceful and stress free.
i often joke I couldn't turning my hips cause I didn't have a hip😅 🇵🇭
That makes a lot of sense! On this note, what do you define as moving in to the left side? Would love an explanation as to what this term encompasses 😊
Enfin une belle définition de la rotation 👏 merci pour ce partage,😆 Pouvez-vous faire une vidéo sur la vitesse de swing et comment faire pour un senior pour avoir une bonne vitesse ?🙄
excellent concept of how to use your hips properly with no effort , "depth" is the key instead of turn.
Excellent video, Mike! As always much appreciated - please keep posting great stuff👍👍🏌️🏌️
So how do you push your hip? It’s still turning
Great simple explanation. Thanks
I love your vids Mike. “That went 190”.... I am laughing my head off. I am killing myself without getting the ball moving. Love it. Golf is great. Really.
I know right. Most people would be stoked on a 190 shot down the middle of the fairway!!!
For years, I would watch the pros push with their left leg, seeming to "jump" right when they swing. I would try that, and top the ball! A couple years ago, I realized they are pushing their left hip backwards with their left leg - just as you describe! Left leg straightening fast and hard (to "rotate" the hips) is far easier, more natural, and less likely to cause injury - than "twisting" real hard!
Thank you! You make things so understandable.
I am a little like Bryson - I want to understand the physics of the swing - and you explain things well.
I’ve been playing for about 10 years and always struggled with that hip first down swing thing. This feel on my backswing is doing the same thing but with different thoughts and is working for me. Thanks for the vid
OMG! Where were you before I messed up my lumbar and L4 disk trying to "TURN"!!!!
For me, the hips respond in a scissor motion. Right hip back, left hip back. The trick to make it work is the timeing.
With my driver i open up square my club face to ball left of target creating my into out path almost like no shoulder turn & am finally hitting some good shots, lower back seems to be a problem & tight shoulder impingement, i was completely missing the ball cause i couldn't get there thought I was going insane.
So pushing the trail hip back needs a resistance from below that point. Which would be pressure of the trail foot not going back to the heel but resisting against the trail hip going back.
This is one of the best advice I have ever received.
Please make a video talking about impact. Hitting off the ground is much harder than hitting off a tee.
I just know Mr. Woods actually know how to parachute, and this gentleman is trying on paragliding. Good mind by these great shows!
One day playing golf against you, chatting about your past, would be all I'd need.
I do best off confirmation.
Thanks for dedicating time to try and improve our game!
This video is epic. many thanks to you Mike.
Exactly the concepts I needed today. Thanks.
This looks great for us old boys
This is very enlightening stuff. Your episodes with Eric led me here to find out more :-)
Firing the hips or rotating the hips cause over the top because moving the hips so fast doesn't give time to shallow the club the centrifugal force will sling the hands away from the body.
Great point ! Make it very easy to understand!
that is a beautiful driving range
GRAET VIDEO Mr. M!!!!! 😊
I think there is an issue with people tightening up at impact that sometimes go away when people focus on the body. It actuality if people can focus on swinging the club without changing grip pressure near impact they would get a better result.
Great point Ken!
I live in Korea and I have become a big fan of you and Joe! ^^ I am very new to the sports of golf. But because of you, I have thought Joe was very famous one in the golf history. However I can not find much information about him except 1978 golf magazine article about his rotor method throughout google. Did he ever leave any book about his golf lesson?
Release the left knee radius lock and right ankle radius lock at p6
I love this guy
VERY helpful, Thx Mike for everything u do :)
Could be nice to see more Vlogs.
Best explanation I've ever heard