Your videos are working Russell, I've gone from 82-88, to 76-82 rounds now. What your describing sounds to me and where I'm going in the golf swing, is freedom, a subconscious swing, with no swing thoughts, that's for practice at the range, when we're at the course, sure, make adjustments, but we should be swinging with freedom, and of course having fun man!!
I played like crap this week! The only good shots were when I didn’t think -I just swung! Have to get it through my head to stop trying to control everything, your brain and body knows what to do, hard to break that habit
played yesterday and was hitting my drives 30 yards further. I've been learning about the importance of loading and how it feels but this drill and your demonstration of it nails it. There are a lot of fine golf teachers on youTube (you're in the top tier of them for sure) but I often suspect many of you watch each other's videos and, to put it in musical parlance, steal each other's licks. And so good on you for doing a classy shout out to another fine teacher.
Thanks Russell this is an excellent video, rotating the club and swinging as you have shown helps me when I get to course for my warm up prior to my round.
Brilliant, I used to do this, but for some reason, whether It was because I was told that the golf swing isn’t a rotation followed by a rotation, but I’m really chuffed to see you recommending it, so tomorrow I will go back to this. Thank you.
Love your vids. Not preachy but just a concise a simple lesson. Your vids have added 10+ yards to my irons. My driver still sucks. Anyway, will try this one today. Fantastic stuff.
Excellent video Russell on making an easy downswing! For me, this video was loaded with useful information that would apply to all my woods and irons. So much so, that I have archived this video for continuous viewing! Good Job Russell! Keep up the good work!
Russell, I like the visual of the club pointing from your chest to show how the chest rotates, "feeling that the chest is open before my hand gets to the back of the ball." Very helpful!
I agree this an excellent drill to do pre round and during round while waiting your turn ,tried it today and amazed how you could fit my practice balls all onto a blanket.
Awesome results. Thank you so much. Completely removed my tendency to “hit” the ball versus swinging thru the ball. Easy to do correctly, more speed automatically, no more going from this position to that position, etc. Big breakthrough for me was instead of being focused only on hip turn, focus on the left shoulder rotation has made all the difference. Feels so natural just after just a few reps of the drill. Wow!!
Just have to really remember to keep turning the torso/shoulders through that motion. As soon as the arms start moving the body stops and that’s were it gets handsy.
Excellent lesson Rusell, still difficult to put into action. It´s always the same, doing the drill, easy as that, turning is natural, but as soon as the ball comes into play, it gets difficult to turn naturally and the whole action is reduced to „hitting“ the ball. Never ending story…. But i will stay on top, and never give up! Thanks and stay safe
You used the leading arm as the example. I saw another video which used the trail arm to sync up with your chest. Basically when the trail arm reaches the side of the trail leg, the chest should rotate together with the trail arm. It should achieve the same goal as you mentioned in this nice video.
For years I have been taught to keep the shoulders much more closed - as open shoulders promote the slice - any comments really welcome - as now I’m soooo confused - thanks -
Man, good stuff but can we get 2 or 3 a week. I can't keep up. We do the same throwing drill with baseball and softball players with their bats. We actually get some crummy bats, get well out of the way and actually throw them.
I don't understand that when you are emphasising your drill (with holding the club head), your swings coincide with your head lifting before pseudo impact, yet during a "regular" swing, your head remains down. Surely contradictory?
I saw the video with Pete Cowen teaching James Robinson, absolutely ridiculous, loading the shoulder, even went over the head of poor James, much too technical rubbish.
Many, even most, of the top players are NOT technical - this of course contrasts in the extreme that most teachers believe in their technique and often go down the extreme technique rabbit hole. This then gets much further complicated because of the difference between 'feel' and 'real' which is never the same. To highlight this, Ben Hogan didn't write his book - he had a writer listen to what he said he did and then the writer wrote what Hogan said he did. I've seen a few videos where some older Pros, who played with Hogan, said this exact thing - that Hogan didn't do what to said he did in his book in his actual swing - he may have 'felt' he was doing it - but he was not. That Pete Cowen / James Robinson video was painful - Pete comes across as a self-righteous prick and Robinson as clueless - which I think highlights again what I'm saying - that James is a perfectly good scratch player, with his own unique swing and Pete thinks James' swing is brutal, let's say it is - but it mostly works, and the only way to change it is to re-do it into Pete's perfect idea of a swing - which James may still overcook left once in a while. All that said, I personally like Russell's actual swing - it is a more modern, stronger face control, less flippy at impact hand/forearm rotation swing - which is far easier to learn and consistently replicate for any new golfer. I made the switch to this type of swing after a lifetime of the older-school swing and went from being a 10 handicap to scratch - with much practice and then lots of short game work. If Cowen offered me free lessons I wouldn't go - and I wouldn't even pass the free lessons on if I could - just hanging with that guy would be painful.
Bit harsh Paul ,it was good to see how hard it was to change a good players swing ,and once James got it he was away laughing but I doubt James will continue with it as most people go back to there original style,there is a Hugh difference between golf swing and golf.Thanks for your thoughtful comments.
The same Pete Cowen who has worked with many of the top pros including Rory? That rubbish? I mean what he tried to show James was to load his shoulder (with intention) and basically let it fall back to the ball…really not all that technical even for James. Besides this, using natural forces (gravity and opposing pressure for stability in the arms), the only ways to square the club is manipulation (flip the wrists over, cast the club/early release, and bow the left wrist which is not a strong wrist position). If you watch Cowen’s old pyramid of golf videos (on UA-cam), his turn is more of a spiral and the contact with the ball has the wrists/hands moving more up and left at club face contact which closes the face with compression. You can choose to go another path, but rubbish would be a comment that says more about you than Cowen.
Your videos are working Russell, I've gone from 82-88, to 76-82 rounds now. What your describing sounds to me and where I'm going in the golf swing, is freedom, a subconscious swing, with no swing thoughts, that's for practice at the range, when we're at the course, sure, make adjustments, but we should be swinging with freedom, and of course having fun man!!
I played like crap this week! The only good shots were when I didn’t think -I just swung! Have to get it through my head to stop trying to control everything, your brain and body knows what to do, hard to break that habit
This is what you want from a Golf coach : great teacher 👍
5:37 ... that one handed club twirl was beyond EPIC!!!!
Thanks!
played yesterday and was hitting my drives 30 yards further. I've been learning about the importance of loading and how it feels but this drill and your demonstration of it nails it. There are a lot of fine golf teachers on youTube (you're in the top tier of them for sure) but I often suspect many of you watch each other's videos and, to put it in musical parlance, steal each other's licks. And so good on you for doing a classy shout out to another fine teacher.
Best lesson I ever got. Got my swing back again after months in the wilderness.
Brilliant analogy. Basic and practical. Cheers
excellent video!! this is huge, thank you!
Great video it works wonders
Love it Russ - clear, concise and practical!!!!
Good drill. Excellent thank you very much nive video lesson.
Thank you Russell - took this to the range tonight and it was a huge help!
Thanks Russell. Great explanation of how to rotate your body during the swing.
Thanks Russell this is an excellent video, rotating the club and swinging as you have shown helps me when I get to course for my warm up prior to my round.
First video I’ve come across of yours,great video and simple. you’ve earned a new subscriber :)
Good one! Thanks!
Great translation many thanks !!!
Love it, thank you 😊
You’re welcome 😊
Brilliant, I used to do this, but for some reason, whether It was because I was told that the golf swing isn’t a rotation followed by a rotation, but I’m really chuffed to see you recommending it, so tomorrow I will go back to this. Thank you.
Love your vids. Not preachy but just a concise a simple lesson. Your vids have added 10+ yards to my irons. My driver still sucks. Anyway, will try this one today. Fantastic stuff.
Excellent video Russell on making an easy downswing! For me, this video was loaded with useful information that would apply to all my woods and irons. So much so, that I have archived this video for continuous viewing! Good Job Russell! Keep up the good work!
Russell, I like the visual of the club pointing from your chest to show how the chest rotates, "feeling that the chest is open before my hand gets to the back of the ball." Very helpful!
Thanks
Excellent swing tips
I tried this drill ... it works so well. Thanks a lot
Great swing great teaching-- thanks 😊
I agree this an excellent drill to do pre round and during round while waiting your turn ,tried it today and amazed how you could fit my practice balls all onto a blanket.
Awesome results. Thank you so much. Completely removed my tendency to “hit” the ball versus swinging thru the ball. Easy to do correctly, more speed automatically, no more going from this position to that position, etc. Big breakthrough for me was instead of being focused only on hip turn, focus on the left shoulder rotation has made all the difference. Feels so natural just after just a few reps of the drill. Wow!!
I’ve heard it both ways. Russell. Others say, to keep your right hip out of the way so arms are unobstructed on path impact.
Thank you brilliant
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Just have to really remember to keep turning the torso/shoulders through that motion.
As soon as the arms start moving the body stops and that’s were it gets handsy.
wonderful advice. plan on using for tee practice !
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Thanks Russell
Excellent lesson Rusell, still difficult to put into action. It´s always the same, doing the drill, easy as that, turning is natural, but as soon as the ball comes into play, it gets difficult to turn naturally and the whole action is reduced to „hitting“ the ball. Never ending story…. But i will stay on top, and never give up! Thanks and stay safe
You used the leading arm as the example. I saw another video which used the trail arm to sync up with your chest. Basically when the trail arm reaches the side of the trail leg, the chest should rotate together with the trail arm. It should achieve the same goal as you mentioned in this nice video.
I video taping my swing… I have noticed that I get stuck over the ball and my chicken wing comes out. Great swing thought!
Hogan had this down pat, when you watch his swing. DJ also has a bowed wrist at impact and keeps rotating through the shot.
I think throwing a Frisbee is a good motion model for that lead arm.
Nice video. Useful tips. By the way, you are the (very slightly raspier) voice twin of Photographer Karl Taylor. 😄
What do you think of the kawaswing?
For years I have been taught to keep the shoulders much more closed - as open shoulders promote the slice - any comments really welcome - as now I’m soooo confused - thanks -
Man, good stuff but can we get 2 or 3 a week. I can't keep up.
We do the same throwing drill with baseball and softball players with their bats. We actually get some crummy bats, get well out of the way and actually throw them.
I don't understand that when you are emphasising your drill (with holding the club head), your swings coincide with your head lifting before pseudo impact, yet during a "regular" swing, your head remains down. Surely contradictory?
This is also tied directly to your right elbow getting trapped behind you on the backswing.
2000 x 👍
But your hands only move forward, via the hip rotation.
Never forcing, or manipulated!
I saw the video with Pete Cowen teaching James Robinson, absolutely ridiculous, loading the shoulder, even went over the head of poor James, much too technical rubbish.
Many, even most, of the top players are NOT technical - this of course contrasts in the extreme that most teachers believe in their technique and often go down the extreme technique rabbit hole. This then gets much further complicated because of the difference between 'feel' and 'real' which is never the same. To highlight this, Ben Hogan didn't write his book - he had a writer listen to what he said he did and then the writer wrote what Hogan said he did. I've seen a few videos where some older Pros, who played with Hogan, said this exact thing - that Hogan didn't do what to said he did in his book in his actual swing - he may have 'felt' he was doing it - but he was not. That Pete Cowen / James Robinson video was painful - Pete comes across as a self-righteous prick and Robinson as clueless - which I think highlights again what I'm saying - that James is a perfectly good scratch player, with his own unique swing and Pete thinks James' swing is brutal, let's say it is - but it mostly works, and the only way to change it is to re-do it into Pete's perfect idea of a swing - which James may still overcook left once in a while. All that said, I personally like Russell's actual swing - it is a more modern, stronger face control, less flippy at impact hand/forearm rotation swing - which is far easier to learn and consistently replicate for any new golfer. I made the switch to this type of swing after a lifetime of the older-school swing and went from being a 10 handicap to scratch - with much practice and then lots of short game work. If Cowen offered me free lessons I wouldn't go - and I wouldn't even pass the free lessons on if I could - just hanging with that guy would be painful.
Bit harsh Paul ,it was good to see how hard it was to change a good players swing ,and once James got it he was away laughing but I doubt James will continue with it as most people go back to there original style,there is a Hugh difference between golf swing and golf.Thanks for your thoughtful comments.
The same Pete Cowen who has worked with many of the top pros including Rory? That rubbish? I mean what he tried to show James was to load his shoulder (with intention) and basically let it fall back to the ball…really not all that technical even for James. Besides this, using natural forces (gravity and opposing pressure for stability in the arms), the only ways to square the club is manipulation (flip the wrists over, cast the club/early release, and bow the left wrist which is not a strong wrist position). If you watch Cowen’s old pyramid of golf videos (on UA-cam), his turn is more of a spiral and the contact with the ball has the wrists/hands moving more up and left at club face contact which closes the face with compression. You can choose to go another path, but rubbish would be a comment that says more about you than Cowen.
Thanks!