Here’s why I like Eric‘s videos so much. My attention span can normally only handle the videos that are 5 to 10 minutes long. Eric‘s are always in the 12 to 17 minute range but there’s so much good information that it feels like it’s more in that 5 - 10 minute range. Informative, entertaining and stays on topic
This was amazing. I was really disheartened after a range session where I couldn't connect. I watched this video and a clip of me at the range and saw that my takeaway was off. I spent half of my next range time doing the drill and was hitting pure again. Now when I stand up to the ball, my practice swing will always emphasises this and my swing is a lot more consistent. Thank you.
Made the change to bring the hands more in on the takeaway yesterday combined with the twist away method and had one of the best ball striking rounds in years. On video the club shallows out more on this hand path as well. Good stuff Eric.
Wow! I saw Dennis for an in person lesson about a month ago. Imagine my surprise when he shows up on a Cogorno video! For the record he's the 4th coach I've ever seen and the FIRST one I actually feel really good about that actually knows his stuff. I've played some of my best rounds since directly after that lesson and set a few PRs.
this is a best video online about takeaway. i have seen many video and none would come close to this video. Thank you for sharing ......i would take lesson if Denis come to ohio.
I would also recommend keeping the chest rotating back. If you do a good takeaway, you can still roll the club if you stop rotating the chest and have the arms keep going on their own. Keep the chest rotating back with the arms as long as possible. Discovering that today was the final piece of the puzzle for me. I had tried everything and even though I had the proper takeaway, I didn't rotate the chest enough so the club would roll when it hinged. I discovered this today from watching some PGA and realized what I was doing wrong. It's a major part of the backswing. The problem is, with the left hand on the club, it can appear that our left shoulder has crossed the front 90 degree line when it hasn't. I switched to thinking about where the center of the chest is pointing, and making sure it's pointed back behind me. By combining that thought with the back of the left hand and right palm pointing down at the ball as long as humanly possible, the proper hinge and club position at top of backswing happened on its own. I video'd myself and it was the best my backswing has ever looked. I like the pause ideas in this video, that's what I need to use at the range, or else the old bad rolling habit will come back. Great advice on the pause, pause, hit.
@@CogornoGolf Thanks! Your videos have helped, I hope I can make this work. So far so good in practice without the ball there, but when I stand over the ball to actually hit, my hands want to roll and do it the old (and wrong) way. It will take a lot of slow rehearsal to get this right. I hope it works! Thanks for all the great videos Eric and team. Your other video helped too (elbow down, top of arm down, back of left hand down).
So Eric; I do at least two you tube lessons daily, probably two to many. However, your video of keeping the club face square has helped my swing and score the best for the year. It is the only club swing thought that I have now. I love your channel, you have the best instruction on you tube. Thanks for all the help this year. Stay safe my friend!
Wow, this answered something that's been bothering me with my takeaway lately... Couldn't work out why one day my swing feels good, then suddenly it deserts me. This answers a lot of questions... 👍
I’ve been so obsessed with takeaway ! Literally my swing thought has been which takeaway will work this time ! This video clears up a big misconception of mine. I equated taking hands to inside to taking club inside ? If I understand this video, taking club inside or “inside takeaway” really refers to club head going inside….correct? My other confusing thought is maintain shaft lean with take away but I guess if you takeaway with shoulders and not hands that becomes a moot point. My obsession with takeaway is rooted in my feeling if I get this correct everything else should be a natural reaction.
I found this drill actually helps on the shoulder tilt. Arms out on the takeaway seems to promote a flatter shoulder tilt. Close to the body seems to help the shoulder tilt. Just my feel.
Hi Eric. This video has made such a huge difference to my game. Despite being a very low handicap golfer, I have always had an inside take away which does cause me all sorts of problems. Now, the normal thought process is that if the club is going inside I need to get my hand path further outside, which actually makes the situation worse in my case. It seems counterintuitive to want to get the hands moving behind in order to fix an inside take away, but, it makes perfect sense when you see it and try it.......I also shared this video with some other guys who struggle and it was like a Eureka moment for them also! I still make inside take aways when my tempo gets quick but by and large the issue is fixed. Many thanks!
Thanks for what probably is, the best takeaway tip on UA-cam. What works for me, is imagining that my trailside thigh is larger than normal and my goal is to scrape it with the tee. I find that this move helps my pitching as well as fitting in well with my full swing practice. I'm not sure how well it will work, while actually playing, because thinking about what the hands are doing, makes the swing more complicated.
Eric - I fight whipping club inside. I like the tee drill. But how does the tee drill work with trying to get the right wrist hinged and facing down and getting the right palm facing the camera halfway back? I am confused. Thanks Jim
I think it important to note the wrists must hinge up as the tee is touching the thigh, I tend to lack early wrist hinge and tend to have a below plane swing that then leads to a host of other issues ……even though I do a good job not letting my wrist roll….
Eric, it almost looks like your applying downward pressure to the handle as you swing once your in P2 or right before p2. I struggle with this… so in with the hands is good even over exaggerate the move ..???
you COULD yep If you want the clubhead more OUTSIDE your hands as your hands go in you would 1. Reduce arm rotation 2. Increase hinge ua-cam.com/video/AzIS8URrOQ8/v-deo.html&pp=ygUfZXJpYyBjb2dvcm5vIHRha2Vhd2F5IHF1YWRyYW50cw%3D%3D
Hey Tommie! There is SOME of that vertical hinging going on from P1-P2 (during the the takeaway), but VERY LITTLE in a neutral, stock model. Of course, you'll see the rate of vertical hinge be different from player to player. If you search my name and "wrist hinge" here on UA-cam, you'll find a bunch you may enjoy checking out! Hope this helps!
It's very similar to having an alignment rod connected to the lead side of the club and the lead side of your body. But obviously you can't hit a ball like that. Is it the same with driver?
What are your thoughts on the single plane swing? I don't use it, but my hands are definitely further away from my body at address that what I see in this video, so it's hard to use this drill. Is is truly necessary to have your arms hang basically straight down from the shoulder at address? I enjoy your videos and use them to try to improve my game. I'm not far from Dennis, so I may go take a lesson from him in person.
Dennis is great! The reality is there is essentially no "one plane swing" as that plane will be changing constantly BUT getting the LOOK of that is good. Most players I see that are good are on a slightly lower plane on the downswing than backswing so I like "Same plane" or slightly under in downswing
Eric will this work for single plane? Also I believe it goes right along with one of your videos about keeping your left elbow (right hand golfer) pointing towards the ground instead of out. Correct? Thank you in advance Jim
100% will. To keep on one plane you want the club basically right down your toe line in the takeaway when the shaft is first parallel to the ground. then butt of club pointing on the ball target line by left arm parallel in backswing ua-cam.com/video/p-tmmcYzHlU/v-deo.html
So I move hands straight until the thigh, and then hinge and turn, is that correct? It doesn’t feel like my hands/club is parallel to the ground but when I video myself, they are.
Hey there! The arms, hands and club head would immediately start moving BACK, IN, and UP all at the same time as they move around the body. The wrists are hinging and the body is rotating continuously from the start of the swing. What you need to FEEL depends a bit on where you're coming from. Here are a couple more videos with some additional feels and drills you may enjoy checking out! ua-cam.com/video/2o1JUgUq_rE/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/Di3bCZoeDY4/v-deo.html
for sure....left shoulder turns back and goes DOWN...just past your shirt buttons in bs Here is more body motions involved here: ua-cam.com/video/fAZGLV2HpYs/v-deo.html
Great vid gents. Will give this a go on the range this wk. Pretty sure my backswing/face angle isn’t correct so hopefully this will help straighten it out. Keep up the great content Eric 👍
just drill swinging take aways with left arm only,,puts you in perfect spot everytime. Left arm only you would never pop it out or suck the hands too deep too early. Just swinging to to P2 left arm only then placing on your right hand,,,,perfect spot every time.. You don't need anything else
Here’s why I like Eric‘s videos so much. My attention span can normally only handle the videos that are 5 to 10 minutes long. Eric‘s are always in the 12 to 17 minute range but there’s so much good information that it feels like it’s more in that 5 - 10 minute range. Informative, entertaining and stays on topic
:) thanks Paul!!
This was amazing. I was really disheartened after a range session where I couldn't connect. I watched this video and a clip of me at the range and saw that my takeaway was off. I spent half of my next range time doing the drill and was hitting pure again. Now when I stand up to the ball, my practice swing will always emphasises this and my swing is a lot more consistent. Thank you.
Fantastic to hear!! Our pleasure Dai!
Great drill. Felt wild, but saw it on camera and looks normal and club is out and up. Game changer so far
Love it John!
Made the change to bring the hands more in on the takeaway yesterday combined with the twist away method and had one of the best ball striking rounds in years. On video the club shallows out more on this hand path as well. Good stuff Eric.
Love to hear it!! Our pleasure!
Wow! I saw Dennis for an in person lesson about a month ago. Imagine my surprise when he shows up on a Cogorno video! For the record he's the 4th coach I've ever seen and the FIRST one I actually feel really good about that actually knows his stuff. I've played some of my best rounds since directly after that lesson and set a few PRs.
He's the best!! Awesome to hear!👊👊
Great reminder it for me back on plane and back on track
Glad you enjoyed this one, William!
this is a best video online about takeaway. i have seen many video and none would come close to this video. Thank you for sharing ......i would take lesson if Denis come to ohio.
Thank you, Vinh!
Dennis and I coach together at www.cogornogolf.com/freetrial 👊
We'd love to have you join the team and work on your game together!
I would also recommend keeping the chest rotating back. If you do a good takeaway, you can still roll the club if you stop rotating the chest and have the arms keep going on their own. Keep the chest rotating back with the arms as long as possible. Discovering that today was the final piece of the puzzle for me. I had tried everything and even though I had the proper takeaway, I didn't rotate the chest enough so the club would roll when it hinged. I discovered this today from watching some PGA and realized what I was doing wrong. It's a major part of the backswing. The problem is, with the left hand on the club, it can appear that our left shoulder has crossed the front 90 degree line when it hasn't. I switched to thinking about where the center of the chest is pointing, and making sure it's pointed back behind me. By combining that thought with the back of the left hand and right palm pointing down at the ball as long as humanly possible, the proper hinge and club position at top of backswing happened on its own. I video'd myself and it was the best my backswing has ever looked. I like the pause ideas in this video, that's what I need to use at the range, or else the old bad rolling habit will come back. Great advice on the pause, pause, hit.
👊👊
Hope this one serves your game well my friend!
@@CogornoGolf Thanks! Your videos have helped, I hope I can make this work. So far so good in practice without the ball there, but when I stand over the ball to actually hit, my hands want to roll and do it the old (and wrong) way. It will take a lot of slow rehearsal to get this right. I hope it works! Thanks for all the great videos Eric and team. Your other video helped too (elbow down, top of arm down, back of left hand down).
So Eric; I do at least two you tube lessons daily, probably two to many. However, your video of keeping the club face square has helped my swing and score the best for the year. It is the only club swing thought that I have now. I love your channel, you have the best instruction on you tube. Thanks for all the help this year. Stay safe my friend!
I appreciate the kind words and support, John! I hope you continue to enjoy your golf!
I have been fighting this for so long, really hope this helps. love the way the instruction was presented and kept so simple.
Hope this one serves you well!
I gave ist a try at the Range and this Drill changed my life!!! Thank you so much 👍
Love to hear that!! Our pleasure!
Wow, this answered something that's been bothering me with my takeaway lately... Couldn't work out why one day my swing feels good, then suddenly it deserts me.
This answers a lot of questions... 👍
Happy to hear this, Lee!
Excellent drill gentlemen. Thank you!
Our pleasure, George!
I’ve been so obsessed with takeaway ! Literally my swing thought has been which takeaway will work this time ! This video clears up a big misconception of mine. I equated taking hands to inside to taking club inside ? If I understand this video, taking club inside or “inside takeaway” really refers to club head going inside….correct? My other confusing thought is maintain shaft lean with take away but I guess if you takeaway with shoulders and not hands that becomes a moot point. My obsession with takeaway is rooted in my feeling if I get this correct everything else should be a natural reaction.
Thats all correct!
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Thanks for the tutorial
Our pleasure!
Brilliant. The best takeaway drill I’ve seen.
Thanks Timothy!
I found this drill actually helps on the shoulder tilt. Arms out on the takeaway seems to promote a flatter shoulder tilt. Close to the body seems to help the shoulder tilt. Just my feel.
Lots of FEELs to make it work!
Really a good drill!!! I tried today in range and on course….best 6 iron in par 5 green in regulation!!!! Thanks!!
Love it Nicola!!
Yes, yes, yes, this is THE best technique for anyone wanting to hit better shots--period.
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Hi Eric. This video has made such a huge difference to my game. Despite being a very low handicap golfer, I have always had an inside take away which does cause me all sorts of problems. Now, the normal thought process is that if the club is going inside I need to get my hand path further outside, which actually makes the situation worse in my case. It seems counterintuitive to want to get the hands moving behind in order to fix an inside take away, but, it makes perfect sense when you see it and try it.......I also shared this video with some other guys who struggle and it was like a Eureka moment for them also! I still make inside take aways when my tempo gets quick but by and large the issue is fixed. Many thanks!
Love it Paul!
Great drill for the takeaway. Should I follow same steps with driver?
Yes, all clubs for this one👍
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for what probably is, the best takeaway tip on UA-cam. What works for me, is imagining that my trailside thigh is larger than normal and my goal is to scrape it with the tee. I find that this move helps my pitching as well as fitting in well with my full swing practice. I'm not sure how well it will work, while actually playing, because thinking about what the hands are doing, makes the swing more complicated.
Thank you, Dave! Hope it helps! :)
I play over 20 jears golf, thats very very important. Believe me☝️...great video
Thank you!
Really interesting and helpful session, thank you
Appreciate you watching---our pleasure!
Amazing drill
Thank you Frank!
Damn though, It works so well. Tried it, feels WIIIIILD, but clubhead is exactly on the plane. Crazy
100%
Great video lads 👍 love the gears images
Thank you, Elliot! Appreciate it!
Eric - I fight whipping club inside. I like the tee drill. But how does the tee drill work with trying to get the right wrist hinged and facing down and getting the right palm facing the camera halfway back? I am confused. Thanks Jim
To keep the club head OUT as the hands go in you want to
1. Not rotate forearms too much
2. Add some hinge
ua-cam.com/video/1B-3OuGTcsM/v-deo.html
@@CogornoGolf Thsnks buddy!!
I think it important to note the wrists must hinge up as the tee is touching the thigh, I tend to lack early wrist hinge and tend to have a below plane swing that then leads to a host of other issues ……even though I do a good job not letting my wrist roll….
100%
This is really solid instruction!
Thank you, Douglas!
Really good lesson
Thanks Mark!
I am working on this right now! My path was so bad
Hope this one helps Larry!
Eric, it almost looks like your applying downward pressure to the handle as you swing once your in P2 or right before p2. I struggle with this… so in with the hands is good even over exaggerate the move ..???
you COULD yep
If you want the clubhead more OUTSIDE your hands as your hands go in you would
1. Reduce arm rotation
2. Increase hinge
ua-cam.com/video/AzIS8URrOQ8/v-deo.html&pp=ygUfZXJpYyBjb2dvcm5vIHRha2Vhd2F5IHF1YWRyYW50cw%3D%3D
In your takeaway, do you press down on the grip ( heel part)so the head slightly elevates?
Hey Tommie!
There is SOME of that vertical hinging going on from P1-P2 (during the the takeaway), but VERY LITTLE in a neutral, stock model. Of course, you'll see the rate of vertical hinge be different from player to player. If you search my name and "wrist hinge" here on UA-cam, you'll find a bunch you may enjoy checking out!
Hope this helps!
Holy crap this works!
:)
Hilarious- “not to toot my own horn but that was pretty good”. That’s awesome, what’s Matt’s handicap? Looks like a 2 or so
:)
It's true, Eric does very good drills...
Thank you, Joe! :)
It's very similar to having an alignment rod connected to the lead side of the club and the lead side of your body. But obviously you can't hit a ball like that.
Is it the same with driver?
Yes! All clubs here👍
What are your thoughts on the single plane swing? I don't use it, but my hands are definitely further away from my body at address that what I see in this video, so it's hard to use this drill. Is is truly necessary to have your arms hang basically straight down from the shoulder at address? I enjoy your videos and use them to try to improve my game. I'm not far from Dennis, so I may go take a lesson from him in person.
Dennis is great!
The reality is there is essentially no "one plane swing" as that plane will be changing constantly BUT getting the LOOK of that is good.
Most players I see that are good are on a slightly lower plane on the downswing than backswing so I like "Same plane" or slightly under in downswing
Eric will this work for single plane? Also I believe it goes right along with one of your videos about keeping your left elbow (right hand golfer) pointing towards the ground instead of out. Correct?
Thank you in advance
Jim
100% will.
To keep on one plane you want the club basically right down your toe line in the takeaway when the shaft is first parallel to the ground.
then butt of club pointing on the ball target line by left arm parallel in backswing
ua-cam.com/video/p-tmmcYzHlU/v-deo.html
If I get the takeaway right, I get the backswing right, then the downswing just happens. Watch out Champions Tour! Good stuff.👍
:) Thank you, Jim!!
TM will try this tomorrow. Hey Eric does the live view work with android. Cant find info on it.
Yes! Android 8.1+ or higher👊
So I move hands straight until the thigh, and then hinge and turn, is that correct? It doesn’t feel like my hands/club is parallel to the ground but when I video myself, they are.
Hey there!
The arms, hands and club head would immediately start moving BACK, IN, and UP all at the same time as they move around the body. The wrists are hinging and the body is rotating continuously from the start of the swing. What you need to FEEL depends a bit on where you're coming from.
Here are a couple more videos with some additional feels and drills you may enjoy checking out!
ua-cam.com/video/2o1JUgUq_rE/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/Di3bCZoeDY4/v-deo.html
Does this apply with every club in the bag? like the driver and woods as well?
Yes
good stuff
Appreciate it, Cruz!
When you move the club away like this does the lead shoulder turn properly?
for sure....left shoulder turns back and goes DOWN...just past your shirt buttons in bs
Here is more body motions involved here: ua-cam.com/video/fAZGLV2HpYs/v-deo.html
Whoa, I've seen his place on Google Maps. He's about 8 miles from me
:)
One more thing I'm doing wrong which I thought I wasn't... Ffs
Great vid gents. Will give this a go on the range this wk. Pretty sure my backswing/face angle isn’t correct so hopefully this will help straighten it out. Keep up the great content Eric 👍
Thank you! Hope it serves you well!
What’s frustrating is for years I have heard butt of the grip should face back of the ball. Now this is completely different.
I guess whatever works
Butt of club to ball is no good.....butt of club to BALL/TARGET LINE on the ground......behind the ball....later in the backswing....is good!
What size is the tee you are using?
Hey Justin! Any size is fine here really!
just drill swinging take aways with left arm only,,puts you in perfect spot everytime. Left arm only you would never pop it out or suck the hands too deep too early. Just swinging to to P2 left arm only then placing on your right hand,,,,perfect spot every time.. You don't need anything else
Yes its a great start to the swing!!
Waooo great great video
Thank you, Cesar!
Nice nice.. 👍👍👍🙏
Thank you!
🙏🙏🙏🍺
Decent tips but the title is definitely clickbait. There are better takeaway tutorials on UA-cam