I think this video is going to help me astronomically... you da man chuck. These 1 on 1 videos are by far the best free golf instruction on TH-cam... and of all of them, this seems to describe my struggle over the past 15 years..
This is one of the, if not "the," best of these lesson videos for me. I'm off to the range to work on this (and film myself doing so). As a guy who started late with golf and with a big upper body, I've always struggled with arm dominance. My ego gets in the way a lot too, as I'm tall and have very strong legs, but hit the ball way shorter than the "little" pros, so then I want to use my arms to compensate. Filming has helped me see that I'm not getting over onto my right side (I'm a lefty) nearly as much as I should. I'm extremely happy with my RSG membership. I gotta get my ego in check and send you a damn video of my swing! :-)
What a great lesson! So much said about starting with lower body but never about how. Clear to me now, that with out proper backswing / weight shift, the swing does not stand a chance! The arms have no choice but to get involved.
I've been watching a lot of these rotary swing videos and this video finally popped to me. My left knee on the takeaway wasn't bending at all but also the weight transfer is a lot easier when it is slightly bent..
Loved how you explained closed vs open club face during the backswing. You nailed it!! Fanning it open will flatten your plane(easier to draw the ball), and you will make a conscious effort to close it back on the downswing. On the contrary, a straight back right wrist cock(without much rotation) will steepin the backswing, and make it much easier to NOT manipulate the club face on the downswing. Steeper swing + no closing of the face = fade. I use these methods to "work" the ball sometimes. Another way to "work" the ball is... I'll start off with a slightly stronger grip, and consciously swing flatter, for a draw. Or, start off with a slightly weaker grip, and consciously swing steeper, for a fade. Either way works.
The posting up has really helped with my power and distance without much effort... the biggest problem I'm having now is that I pull, almost hook, my loner shots (driver, 3 wood)... I feel like my shoulders continue to turn although I'm really trying to post up... But I've been with Rotary Swing for several years and only use Chuck's advice. thanks.
Really good. For years golf instruction seem to dwell on the right side / right leg, right foot as the source of power on the downswing, completely neglecting the importance of the left side / left leg / left foot to create power. I believe as you do that the left side is extremely important in club head speed creation.
I have been working on the RSG practices of squat to square and posting up on the left side for a long time. I have had limited success. This video is very helpful.
Hi Chuck, The forces in post-up always reminds me of the 'snapping the towel' analogy you gave. So I bought a towel, I couldn't afford a set of force plates. ;-)
I previously have watched a later episode from you where you emphasized the clockwise movement of right foot followed by getting off the merry go round to post up on the left leg. For me, just like the student here, I have let my left knee slide parallel on the backswing as that was taught 20 years ago or at least I thought so. However, after practicing your idea of also loading the left leg on the backswing, I can feel the potential power. I can’t wait to get to the range to try it out. I have to wonder, if there’s any incongruity between this video and your recent thought of mainly concentrating only on the clockwise movement of the right foot? For me, I believe that I have, for sometime, had the correct loading with the right foot movement but with a lateral movement of the left knee. I feel now, in my living room practice, that I can add the left leg loading up as you suggest by moving the left knee forward on the back. Anyway, do both these moves go together? I am betting they do.
This is excellent! Does one feel tension in the right hip (in the joint) on the backswing? Does the the hip joint max out moving your right hip straight back?
As Chuck teaches this is a Major golf secret! Unfortunately my right hand / set up is almost as bad But my lower body action saves me and I play between 4-6 hcp at 60yo
When I swing too "flat", I find it very tricky to post up properly(I get kinda "spinny"). The spine tilt feels strange, when you're swinging the club "out" to the ball. I'll sometimes hit it fat this way. However, when I swing a little steeper, I can feel the ground force more. I may be wrong, but a more upright plane(Justin Thomas) tends to create more "vertical" force, and you'll see the player almost jump at impact. Comparable to that, a flatter plane(Dustin Johnson) lends itself to more "rotational" force. Any thoughts on this???
While as Chuck implies, it would be irresponsible to comment on your swing without seeing it, I run into the same problem when I post on my lead side but don't pull my lead-side hip out. This causes me to just pop-up without a proper post-up move, which would force my hips to first open up and then brake.
@@stephenrose4582 TKS Steve your right ,I started working on pulling my left hip back and it is having a positive effect! I just didn't realise that movement was so nessasary
Maybe it's just that you're exaggerating the shift back to the left, but your head is moving 6" forward, and your spine is tilted toward the target? Is there a way to do this lesson while using the wall drill?
I can do the weight shift and hip turn well without a club, as soon as I pick up the golf club I turn into Charles Barkley and everything is out of whack.
I think this video is going to help me astronomically... you da man chuck. These 1 on 1 videos are by far the best free golf instruction on TH-cam... and of all of them, this seems to describe my struggle over the past 15 years..
This is one of the, if not "the," best of these lesson videos for me. I'm off to the range to work on this (and film myself doing so).
As a guy who started late with golf and with a big upper body, I've always struggled with arm dominance. My ego gets in the way a lot too, as I'm tall and have very strong legs, but hit the ball way shorter than the "little" pros, so then I want to use my arms to compensate. Filming has helped me see that I'm not getting over onto my right side (I'm a lefty) nearly as much as I should.
I'm extremely happy with my RSG membership. I gotta get my ego in check and send you a damn video of my swing! :-)
What a great lesson! So much said about starting with lower body but never about how. Clear to me now, that with out proper backswing / weight shift, the swing does not stand a chance! The arms have no choice but to get involved.
Thanks! Please heck out my latest video on Tour Pro Consistency Secrets th-cam.com/video/Bl9DSthiUiM/w-d-xo.html
I've been watching a lot of these rotary swing videos and this video finally popped to me. My left knee on the takeaway wasn't bending at all but also the weight transfer is a lot easier when it is slightly bent..
Loved how you explained closed vs open club face during the backswing. You nailed it!! Fanning it open will flatten your plane(easier to draw the ball), and you will make a conscious effort to close it back on the downswing. On the contrary, a straight back right wrist cock(without much rotation) will steepin the backswing, and make it much easier to NOT manipulate the club face on the downswing. Steeper swing + no closing of the face = fade. I use these methods to "work" the ball sometimes. Another way to "work" the ball is... I'll start off with a slightly stronger grip, and consciously swing flatter, for a draw. Or, start off with a slightly weaker grip, and consciously swing steeper, for a fade. Either way works.
The posting up has really helped with my power and distance without much effort... the biggest problem I'm having now is that I pull, almost hook, my loner shots (driver, 3 wood)... I feel like my shoulders continue to turn although I'm really trying to post up... But I've been with Rotary Swing for several years and only use Chuck's advice. thanks.
Really good. For years golf instruction seem to dwell on the right side / right leg, right foot as the source of power on the downswing, completely neglecting the importance of the left side / left leg / left foot to create power. I believe as you do that the left side is extremely important in club head speed creation.
I have been working on the RSG practices of squat to square and posting up on the left side for a long time. I have had limited success. This video is very helpful.
Hi Chuck, The forces in post-up always reminds me of the 'snapping the towel' analogy you gave. So I bought a towel, I couldn't afford a set of force plates. ;-)
Laser beam drill for right knee might help load. Looks as if right knee straightens on backswing.
I previously have watched a later episode from you where you emphasized the clockwise movement of right foot followed by getting off the merry go round to post up on the left leg. For me, just like the student here, I have let my left knee slide parallel on the backswing as that was taught 20 years ago or at least I thought so. However, after practicing your idea of also loading the left leg on the backswing, I can feel the potential power. I can’t wait to get to the range to try it out. I have to wonder, if there’s any incongruity between this video and your recent thought of mainly concentrating only on the clockwise movement of the right foot? For me, I believe that I have, for sometime, had the correct loading with the right foot movement but with a lateral movement of the left knee. I feel now, in my living room practice, that I can add the left leg loading up as you suggest by moving the left knee forward on the back. Anyway, do both these moves go together? I am betting they do.
This is excellent! Does one feel tension in the right hip (in the joint) on the backswing? Does the the hip joint max out moving your right hip straight back?
Very good! Thanks
Glad you liked it!
As Chuck teaches this is a Major golf secret! Unfortunately my right hand / set up is almost as bad But my lower body action saves me and I play between 4-6 hcp at 60yo
When I swing too "flat", I find it very tricky to post up properly(I get kinda "spinny"). The spine tilt feels strange, when you're swinging the club "out" to the ball. I'll sometimes hit it fat this way. However, when I swing a little steeper, I can feel the ground force more. I may be wrong, but a more upright plane(Justin Thomas) tends to create more "vertical" force, and you'll see the player almost jump at impact. Comparable to that, a flatter plane(Dustin Johnson) lends itself to more "rotational" force. Any thoughts on this???
Can “post up” better be understood as “post back- away from the ball”?
Hey Chuck ,I use my legs pretty well ,but I tend to top my long irons when I post up ,so do I just need to squat more?
Possibly, would have to see your swing to know for sure as there are a lot of things that could be going on
@@Rotaryswing well thanks anyway , my set up is good ,but yeah something is not quite right ,I will keep at it .
While as Chuck implies, it would be irresponsible to comment on your swing without seeing it, I run into the same problem when I post on my lead side but don't pull my lead-side hip out. This causes me to just pop-up without a proper post-up move, which would force my hips to first open up and then brake.
@@stephenrose4582 TKS Steve your right ,I started working on pulling my left hip back and it is having a positive effect! I just didn't realise that movement was so nessasary
Maintain your Spine angle obviously you're coming up out of your alignment
Maybe it's just that you're exaggerating the shift back to the left, but your head is moving 6" forward, and your spine is tilted toward the target? Is there a way to do this lesson while using the wall drill?
How do you stop the shoulder pulling open when when you post up quickly? Very hard to hold it back, it feels like your slowing the release down.
Because my hips are doing the movement, not the shoulders. You're likely overusing your shoulders to power your swing
I’m pretty sure this guy didn’t hear a thing Chuck said. He kept wanting to talk about other stuff.
Great stuff here!!!!!
Glad you like it!
This should be a lot easier to grasp for high hcps as nearly all right handers will naturally jump off their left leg!
29:20 Focus on Legs & Trunk
I can do the weight shift and hip turn well without a club, as soon as I pick up the golf club I turn into Charles Barkley and everything is out of whack.
Student would learn more if he talked less and listened more to the instructor.
This
This instructor never actually hits a golf ball does he lol.
June Smith lol m.th-cam.com/video/XU9cMpRea6s/w-d-xo.html