Excellent instruction Aimee. The motion is effortless but that will achieve maximum control and distance due to proper balance and letting the club swing freely on plane and in partnership with the body.
Hi Aimee I should of payed more attention to your lead thigh 3 years ago. I now know how important my own lead thigh is to my entire swinging of the club. Simply put the lateral muscles of the lead side rotates downward and inward to the top of my swing and on my transitional downswing the lateral muscles of my lead thigh must then rotate outward straightening out my lead leg while I simply allow my hands and arms to fall into the slot and swing the club head through the ball to a perfect finish every single time. At 73 you woke up the champion in me! ❤️👍😃👌
Beginner here. Awesome advice, im going to try it now. The most productive drill i have done in my very short time playing, is recording myself at the range. 3-5 swings, then go check the tape. 3-5 more & take another look. Until i was making progress & feeling more comfortable. Then maybe 10 swings & go take a look. It may seem vain & obnoxious but who cares. We just want to hit the ball a country mile & as straight as the crow fly. Cute fit too.
I have had numerous lesson however I have learned more from your video lessons. You have a real knack for connecting with your audience. Thank you so very much!!! Bill Heggen , Austin, TX
Very helpful lesson Aimee. I use a lot of upper body for downswing that causes over the top, fat and thin shots. After watching this video now I am using my thigh a lot to swing the club. I hardly chunk my shots now. Thanks Aimee
Ng Sam absolutely! I should have payed better attention to her lead thigh 4 years ago. Today focusing on my lead thigh during my swing has never been better. Cheers
Love the tip about putting the butt of the club on the wall to exaggerate the feeling of what muscles to use in hips and trunk! Best explanation of this I've ever seen. Your videos are really helping my swing! thank you!
Sorry to hear that you retired from the tour due to injuries before. Maybe you should give it a shot still. After all, you are very young. I think that you are in southern California, but we are not. Perhaps next summer if we visit southern California I can book your sessions or junior camps for my 8-year-old for a week or two. Keep up the good works, and thank you for sharing your experiences!
Thank you Aimee for posting these golf swing lessons - they are by far some of the best on UA-cam! You explain basic swing concepts very well, add many practical checkpoints and drills and point out the "wrong ways" too. I use your videos to reinforce what my local pro tries to get me to do. Would you be able to use a super slow motion video of your iron and driver swings at full speed? Thx!
Aimee----- I am playing in the World am handicap tournament this august in Myrtle beach. I have been practicing your lessons every day! Only problem ---i am 60 years old but have been waiting decades for time to play more golf!!!!! I am retired now and will get back to you with the results. OH YES, you are beautiful but i am not going to get into that. Your lessons are a great Inspiration for me. Thank you Aimee.
I’ve been playing golf for over 40 years and Aimee is the only one to properly teach these golf basics with instinctively understandable visuals and drills. Thank you! Btw it doesn’t hurt that you’re visually pleasing to the eye :)
HI Aimee. Thank you very much for the tips. Very unique tips and extremely helpful. I just started playing golf and your lessons have been a great help.
Been following for 3 years now.. my first Aimee golf video! Wow, who else breaks it down so good? Initiate proper down swing uncoil sequence with the lower body: Too much arm and u cast, too much upper body & u come over the top.. boom.. btw are men more prone to rely on upper body to generate swing speed than women due to physiology?
Both drills are great. The home one is really hard but am finally getting the muscle memory down. What do you recommend for the arm bend and grip pressure? I feel like my shoulders are very tight as I uncoil. P.S: Sorry for jerks who keep commenting on your looks. You're an amazing teacher
Hi Aimee. Nice lessons. They're helpful. I'm trying to get a better swing and mentality to win competitions and maybe even get professional. You're really helpful for that road to get a better swing! Thanks
Thanks for introducing so invaluable drills here for amateur golfers. I love you the way presenting and describing your knowledge on golf swings. It is simple, but it works!
great tip! I need to try this the next time i go to the range. I 've been initiating my swing with upper body and I think that's why my swing is always over the top.
Thank you Aimee! I have had a problem posting on the left foot ever since I starting golfing. I can hit an occasional drive around 295 to 300 but my swing looks horrible. After I hit the ball both of my legs are flat, then after contact my body shifts to the left. I have tried everything to fix this but I will definitely try these tips. Thanks again.
I have been struggling to start the order of my downswing with my hips & using upper body strength. Definitely will use the wall drill to before I return to the range. Thank you for these drills!
Hi Aimee Thanks Alot for your very good video's. I have just started playing golf and this will help alot. Good explanation and drills . Keep up the great work :)
Hi Amiee! It's one of us guys who would love to play a round with you! You style of teaching is a good way for anyone looking to improve their golf swing and their score! Come play at Hillcrest in Durango!
Always good to go back over the essentials/basics. great lesson; shorts are stunning, like the rest of you and your lessons. Is it possible to slo mo some of the key move like transition, if there is a backdrop reference of vertical lines showing your lateral movement, and overhead to help understand the rotation please.
As for myself, to get the feeling of using my legs and hips to start the downswing, I feel as though the club and my arms are still 'up' and 'back' (essentially the position at the top of the swing, not 'dropping down'). The actual 'letting the club and arms drop' is actually caused by the legs and hips, not by the arms in effect. Love that wall tip btw.
Another great, helpful video by a gifted teacher. One question: You don't say anything about initiating the downswing by shifting the left knee to the left as the first move, followed by shifting the hips laterally to the left? Does this mean that you do not subscribe to this method of initiating the downswing? Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. PS: A slow-motion video of you executing the proper sequence of the transition to the downswing would be very helpful. It would show very clearly, the correct way of initiating the downswing.
+Gerald Tan Thanks Gerald. I have done similar drills using the left knee to initiate the lateral movement. However, there are too many amateurs using the left knee the wrong way.. so I didn't want to emphasize on that move that's all!
As a player that suffers with using to much upper body in the downswing transition which causes an over the top swing i am really looking forward to trying out this wall drill as i really feel that it will benefit my game. Thank you for sharing this tip and explaining it in simple terms
Hi Aimee. Can you emphasis more about initiating using lower part? Does the arm travel just based on the pull from lower part OR once the lower part fires, a player need to add speed to the hand as well? And what is the snap?
If you watch carefully pro's will start their lower transition while their arms and shoulders are still turning back. Weight transfer begins or is neutral when the club is parallel with the ground in the back swing, (that's right, amazing isn't it"). Think about it, you only have 1/4 second from transition to impact. Your weight transfer is 60% on the left side when the arms are starting down.
Hi, Aimee: I just discovered your instructional videos and I plan on incorporating your power down swing drill at the gym soon. Having played today it was an up and down day due to my inability to correct my early extension. Any plans on a video for us high handicap to help with this common problem? Larry - San Diego
Hey Aimee! Commented on one of your other videos. Pretty specific question but this was one of the things I've been struggling with. I initially transfer my weight pretty well to my left foot (if my timing is good) but I feel like I don't really clear my hips and put a lot of pressure on my back and my pelvis shifts a bit forward. The ball striking is good but it causes me to play a cut. Will definitely do these drills so appreciate the video! Any tips on strengthening the core and lower body for more power?
Compelling observations on the swing to lower one's score, enhanced by your enchanting style and beauty. Dom Perignon cheers to celebrate on 19th fairway terrace.
How do these power down tips work with your other swing video in which speed is generated from the right hand throwing clubhead at the ball? I think u contrasted throwing vs pulling action in other video (better to throw), however, with this drill it would seem to be more appropriate to use a pulling action going along with the stored power keys.
+A A People will relate & click with different words and drills. I would suggest trying different drills to find your own words/feelings that work for you!
Hi Aimee, really great video. Thank you so much. I am doing lately following downswing initiation and would like to known your opinion since this will really help my golf. I rotate my trailing right hip and thus move right thigh and knee towards the left thigh ( the way you do but I have to get closer). I feel I get good results. I feel I released my right side as well. When I start with my lead side, I do not so much touching right thigh with the left thigh .What do you think? Thank you so much.
Happy holidays. Very detailed, thanks. My 8-year-old daughter has been playing competitive junior golf tournaments in Asia and the US for a year and half (started the game when she was 4 years old). We (her instructors, some retired pros, and myself) believe that she has very good swing paths and body movements. However, she now tends to be stuck behind during the downswing a bit (hip and chest open up way quicker resulting in the stuck-behind position in downswing). This issue affects the release as well, I think. I watched Tiger Wood's videos explaining how he tried to correct the same issue developed from his junior years. But, no drills for bringing the club in front of the chest when downswing. Any effective downswing drills to keep the club more in front of the body? Or, this issue would be solved when the kids develope core muscles in the coming years? Much appreicated! Once again, happy holiday season!
Hi Wilson. I started golfing at the age of 6 and I swung the same way as your daughter when I was little. Sometimes it does get solved when the kids develop core muscles but not always. If it is not corrected, it can cause injuries later in their golfing career. That is the same reason why I am retired from competitive golf. I've been through many injuries and number of rehabs, so I emphasize on teaching my junior golfers to swing properly. It does take some time but it always works and my juniors hit it way longer than the average juniors. I would suggest looking into fixing that move. Good to hear she has pros keeping an eye on her! Best of luck!
Stacy Lewis addressed this by staying more connected with the club through impact. Imagine a beam of light from your chest like Iron Man aimed slightly above the ball at address as a reference. Jordan Spieth stays very connected in his swing. Otherwise a friend of mine suggested that flaring the right foot helps with pace on the backswing. Your daughter might not be completing her back swing, which is the first thing Matt Kucher was taught by his father. Nwy fundamentally the right hip initiates the back swing and the shoulders determine the direction the arms will release. There are lots of factors but. Shallowing the swing path normally usually minimizes most margins of error. Or do what Butch Harmon does: shorten & slow her swing until she finds a controllable rhythm. Trevino did not release, he used his core and legs to hit a power fade by driving his right shoulder towards his target. Tiger said he was taught to swing as hard as he could stay in balance then dial it back to 70-80%. Send me a link to her swing to review
Great lesson!! Thank you...but why don't lessons refer to forward leg and back/hind leg understanding that some lefties play golf as well? Right handed golfers would not be negatively impacted....just a thought
Just in love with Aimee!! You are the best golf instructor on UA-cam!!
Aimee your lessons are always informative while keeping it simple and you always look stunning which is a added bonus
Your tips are always so well explained and demonstrated. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
I have never paid more attention to golf lesson, I think I'm in love!!
of all your golf swing lessons, this is the most clear lesson i got from you aimee.. thanks a lot!
This is a great video and your drills are awesome. I started doing your wall drill and its one of the best I have seen in youtube. Thank you Aimee.
Excellent instruction Aimee. The motion is effortless but that will achieve maximum control and distance due to proper balance and letting the club swing freely on plane and in partnership with the body.
Most probably the only instruction video that any amateur needs , nice one Aimee😎⛳️🏆
Hi Aimee I should of payed more attention to your lead thigh 3 years ago. I now know how important my own lead thigh is to my entire swinging of the club. Simply put the lateral muscles of the lead side rotates downward and inward to the top of my swing and on my transitional downswing the lateral muscles of my lead thigh must then rotate outward straightening out my lead leg while I simply allow my hands and arms to fall into the slot and swing the club head through the ball to a perfect finish every single time. At 73 you woke up the champion in me! ❤️👍😃👌
Beginner here. Awesome advice, im going to try it now. The most productive drill i have done in my very short time playing, is recording myself at the range. 3-5 swings, then go check the tape. 3-5 more & take another look. Until i was making progress & feeling more comfortable. Then maybe 10 swings & go take a look. It may seem vain & obnoxious but who cares. We just want to hit the ball a country mile & as straight as the crow fly. Cute fit too.
I have had numerous lesson however I have learned more from your video lessons. You have a real knack for connecting with your audience. Thank you so very much!!! Bill Heggen , Austin, TX
One of the best explanations of the downswing move that I have seen. Drills are excellent as well. Good work!
Very helpful lesson Aimee. I use a lot of upper body for downswing that causes over the top, fat and thin shots. After watching this video now I am using my thigh a lot to swing the club. I hardly chunk my shots now. Thanks Aimee
Ng Sam absolutely! I should have payed better attention to her lead thigh 4 years ago. Today focusing on my lead thigh during my swing has never been better. Cheers
Nice tip. Those little shorts are fantastic!
Love the tip about putting the butt of the club on the wall to exaggerate the feeling of what muscles to use in hips and trunk! Best explanation of this I've ever seen. Your videos are really helping my swing! thank you!
Astonishing! Aimee the way you move your body is like poetry in motion. Thank God for stableford!
i've been trying all kinds of winter drills around the house but this is the one i have been missing! thanks!
Sorry to hear that you retired from the tour due to injuries before. Maybe you should give it a shot still. After all, you are very young. I think that you are in southern California, but we are not. Perhaps next summer if we visit southern California I can book your sessions or junior camps for my 8-year-old for a week or two. Keep up the good works, and thank you for sharing your experiences!
Thanks Aimee you have been extremely helpful, keep up the great work. Ive been playing for a year now and you have helped a lot.
You describe errors in starting the downswing better than most instructors. Will try the wall exercise. Thanks
BEST LESSONS on UA-cam......You're AMAZING!!!
Thank you Aimee for posting these golf swing lessons - they are by far some of the best on UA-cam! You explain basic swing concepts very well, add many practical checkpoints and drills and point out the "wrong ways" too. I use your videos to reinforce what my local pro tries to get me to do. Would you be able to use a super slow motion video of your iron and driver swings at full speed? Thx!
hi aimee.your clear explanation of the driver swing has helped me enormously to achieve a better
drive off the tee,thankyou. TK
Aimee----- I am playing in the World am handicap tournament this august in Myrtle beach. I have been practicing your lessons every day! Only problem ---i am 60 years old but have been waiting decades for time to play more golf!!!!! I am retired now and will get back to you with the results. OH YES, you are beautiful but i am not going to get into that. Your lessons are a great Inspiration for me. Thank you Aimee.
I’ve been playing golf for over 40 years and Aimee is the only one to properly teach these golf basics with instinctively understandable visuals and drills. Thank you! Btw it doesn’t hurt that you’re visually pleasing to the eye :)
HI Aimee. Thank you very much for the tips. Very unique tips and extremely helpful. I just started playing golf and your lessons have been a great help.
First time trying golf tomorrow, this is awesome info, thank you!!
Been following for 3 years now.. my first Aimee golf video! Wow, who else breaks it down so good? Initiate proper down swing uncoil sequence with the lower body: Too much arm and u cast, too much upper body & u come over the top.. boom.. btw are men more prone to rely on upper body to generate swing speed than women due to physiology?
Terrific explanations, visuals and drills. Well done!
Both drills are great. The home one is really hard but am finally getting the muscle memory down. What do you recommend for the arm bend and grip pressure? I feel like my shoulders are very tight as I uncoil. P.S: Sorry for jerks who keep commenting on your looks. You're an amazing teacher
Hi Aimee. Nice lessons. They're helpful.
I'm trying to get a better swing and mentality to win competitions and maybe even get professional. You're really helpful for that road to get a better swing! Thanks
Thanks for introducing so invaluable drills here for amateur golfers. I love you the way presenting and describing your knowledge on golf swings. It is simple, but it works!
Aimee! You are really good at teaching! Proud of you …..
Lovely and brilliant. Thanks for the carefully produced video. Please keep them coming.
nice!! great drills and visuals!
Visuals for sure
great tip! I need to try this the next time i go to the range. I 've been initiating my swing with upper body and I think that's why my swing is always over the top.
First time, I definitely will try that on the driving range. Great job
AWESOME explanation and examples of transition. Well done Aimee!
Thank you Aimee! I have had a problem posting on the left foot ever since I starting golfing. I can hit an occasional drive around 295 to 300 but my swing looks horrible. After I hit the ball both of my legs are flat, then after contact my body shifts to the left. I have tried everything to fix this but I will definitely try these tips. Thanks again.
Brilliant and easy drill, Thanks again Aimee
Awesome tip Aimee! Lost some power in my swing, but now I know. Thanks again! Btw, no filter needed in the videos too!! Amazing.... 😜
Lol I know who you are. Thank you!
I have been struggling to start the order of my downswing with my hips & using upper body strength. Definitely will use the wall drill to before I return to the range. Thank you for these drills!
I’m a golf coach and I think you are brilliant.
Wonderful videos
Very good material. You look great, too! Win, win!
You are an excellent teacher Aimee, many thanks.
Thank you! 😃
Hi Aimee Thanks Alot for your very good video's. I have just started playing golf and this will help alot. Good explanation and drills . Keep up the great work :)
Hi Amiee! It's one of us guys who would love to play a round with you! You style of teaching is a good way for anyone looking to improve their golf swing and their score! Come play at Hillcrest in Durango!
I do appreciate your pedagogy thanks, merci Aimée
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Always good to go back over the essentials/basics. great lesson; shorts are stunning, like the rest of you and your lessons. Is it possible to slo mo some of the key move like transition, if there is a backdrop reference of vertical lines showing your lateral movement, and overhead to help understand the rotation please.
Great lesson!
I have struggled with loosing my wrist cock prior to hitting the ball, I will try your drills, thanks
Nice video, very informative and straight to the point
As for myself, to get the feeling of using my legs and hips to start the downswing, I feel as though the club and my arms are still 'up' and 'back' (essentially the position at the top of the swing, not 'dropping down'). The actual 'letting the club and arms drop' is actually caused by the legs and hips, not by the arms in effect. Love that wall tip btw.
Another great, helpful video by a gifted teacher. One question: You don't say anything about initiating the downswing by shifting the left knee to the left as the first move, followed by shifting the hips laterally to the left? Does this mean that you do not subscribe to this method of initiating the downswing? Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. PS: A slow-motion video of you executing the proper sequence of the transition to the downswing would be very helpful. It would show very clearly, the correct way of initiating the downswing.
+Gerald Tan Thanks Gerald. I have done similar drills using the left knee to initiate the lateral movement. However, there are too many amateurs using the left knee the wrong way.. so I didn't want to emphasize on that move that's all!
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Very clearly explained. You're a talented teacher, Aimee. Thanks.
As a player that suffers with using to much upper body in the downswing transition which causes an over the top swing i am really looking forward to trying out this wall drill as i really feel that it will benefit my game. Thank you for sharing this tip and explaining it in simple terms
really great easy to understand and apply lessons , thank you so much
great lessons. very simple and easy too understand
I have not seen that before, great tip as I am really trying to get my lower body to engage.
Beautiful! 😍
I am now a fan, great videos
Good One Aimee, will try it out on the range!
Uncoiling your coil...YES!!
Yes, which seems to be a fairly common problem with most amateurs. Is this a drill you would recommend?
Larry - San Diego
Just brilliant drills. Great communicator.
Beautiful and very helpful.
Thanks, Aimee.
Hi Aimee. Can you emphasis more about initiating using lower part? Does the arm travel just based on the pull from lower part OR once the lower part fires, a player need to add speed to the hand as well? And what is the snap?
Any tips on what to do now to eliminate the checked pattern burnt into my eyes?
next time, try to look at her whole body and the club! or you are watching a wrong video.
thanx for the perfect and useful video lesson.
Love it as always
Excellent explanation. Thanks.
Absolutely the best
You are an angel. I could watch you forever. And it all makes perfect sense. Love you Girl.
If you watch carefully pro's will start their lower transition while their arms and shoulders are still turning back. Weight transfer begins or is neutral when the club is parallel with the ground in the back swing, (that's right, amazing isn't it"). Think about it, you only have 1/4 second from transition to impact. Your weight transfer is 60% on the left side when the arms are starting down.
You are amazing teacher thanks ❤
Awesome my new favorite channel...!
Hi, Aimee:
I just discovered your instructional videos and I plan on incorporating your power down swing drill at the gym soon. Having played today it was an up and down day due to my inability to correct my early extension. Any plans on a video for us high handicap to help with this common problem?
Larry - San Diego
Hi! When you say early extension, you are referring to losing your set up angles and standing up during the swing?
Great tips! Many thx
Love watching her
Awesome Drill Thanks
I don't play golf at all but it's great watching this tutorial.
Hey Aimee! Commented on one of your other videos. Pretty specific question but this was one of the things I've been struggling with. I initially transfer my weight pretty well to my left foot (if my timing is good) but I feel like I don't really clear my hips and put a lot of pressure on my back and my pelvis shifts a bit forward. The ball striking is good but it causes me to play a cut. Will definitely do these drills so appreciate the video! Any tips on strengthening the core and lower body for more power?
This may be the most important part of golf. I attemped this cocept my own. With Aimee Im more clear now.
Compelling observations on the swing to lower one's score, enhanced by your enchanting style and beauty. Dom Perignon cheers to celebrate on 19th fairway terrace.
Amazing, Greetings from Barcelona
So good
How do these power down tips work with your other swing video in which speed is generated from the right hand throwing clubhead at the ball? I think u contrasted throwing vs pulling action in other video (better to throw), however, with this drill it would seem to be more appropriate to use a pulling action going along with the stored power keys.
+A A People will relate & click with different words and drills. I would suggest trying different drills to find your own words/feelings that work for you!
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Hi Aimee, really great video. Thank you so much. I am doing lately following downswing initiation and would like to known your opinion since this will really help my golf. I rotate my trailing right hip and thus move right thigh and knee towards the left thigh ( the way you do but I have to get closer). I feel I get good results. I feel I released my right side as well. When I start with my lead side, I do not so much touching right thigh with the left thigh .What do you think? Thank you so much.
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Happy holidays. Very detailed, thanks. My 8-year-old daughter has been playing competitive junior golf tournaments in Asia and the US for a year and half (started the game when she was 4 years old). We (her instructors, some retired pros, and myself) believe that she has very good swing paths and body movements. However, she now tends to be stuck behind during the downswing a bit (hip and chest open up way quicker resulting in the stuck-behind position in downswing). This issue affects the release as well, I think. I watched Tiger Wood's videos explaining how he tried to correct the same issue developed from his junior years. But, no drills for bringing the club in front of the chest when downswing. Any effective downswing drills to keep the club more in front of the body? Or, this issue would be solved when the kids develope core muscles in the coming years? Much appreicated! Once again, happy holiday season!
Hi Wilson. I started golfing at the age of 6 and I swung the same way as your daughter when I was little. Sometimes it does get solved when the kids develop core muscles but not always. If it is not corrected, it can cause injuries later in their golfing career. That is the same reason why I am retired from competitive golf. I've been through many injuries and number of rehabs, so I emphasize on teaching my junior golfers to swing properly. It does take some time but it always works and my juniors hit it way longer than the average juniors. I would suggest looking into fixing that move. Good to hear she has pros keeping an eye on her! Best of luck!
Stacy Lewis addressed this by staying more connected with the club through impact. Imagine a beam of light from your chest like Iron Man aimed slightly above the ball at address as a reference. Jordan Spieth stays very connected in his swing. Otherwise a friend of mine suggested that flaring the right foot helps with pace on the backswing. Your daughter might not be completing her back swing, which is the first thing Matt Kucher was taught by his father. Nwy fundamentally the right hip initiates the back swing and the shoulders determine the direction the arms will release. There are lots of factors but. Shallowing the swing path normally usually minimizes most margins of error. Or do what Butch Harmon does: shorten & slow her swing until she finds a controllable rhythm. Trevino did not release, he used his core and legs to hit a power fade by driving his right shoulder towards his target. Tiger said he was taught to swing as hard as he could stay in balance then dial it back to 70-80%. Send me a link to her swing to review
Great lesson!! Thank you...but why don't lessons refer to forward leg and back/hind leg understanding that some lefties play golf as well? Right handed golfers would not be negatively impacted....just a thought
very good!!!
thank u Aimee
I got to try this Aimee, my Irons are so bad..How's the new ride!
Thank you for your good lesson today.
Is the conclusion right: Pull right foot to feel the left wall, and pull left foot to shift the weight?