Stop Firing Your Hips and You Will RIP THE COVER OFF the Ball - It's Extremely Powerful!
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- If you've been told to start the downswing by turning your hips, you could be losing distance and accuracy with all you clubs. Today we're looking at a new golf swing concept that's way more powerful and accurate than the traditional golf swing "fire your hips" concept.
Do the hips fire in the golf swing? Yes, they do BUT only at the right time. If you fire them too soon, you run the risk of losing distance and accuracy.
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Good job brotha
This is why I follow Saguto Golf...I will never forget my "hips are accessories to murdering the golf ball"...straight gold.
LOL! Thanks Matthew - I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and "lesson and a show" teaching style are resonating with you! 😎
Tom
Your videos are gold dust! At 58 I am playing the best golf of my life, 7 handicap and confident of going lower. Thanks!
That's outstanding, Chris!! 💪💪
Thanks for the "golden" progress report and keep up the fantastic work!!
Tom
Awesome teaching, Tom!
Yep, hip domination is a killer - as you know from my own 2019 wanderings in the desolate desert of Golf torment. You’re absolutely correct and thank you for setting things straight.💪🏼✌🏼
Thanks - I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I'm thrilled that you are out of the desert!! 💪💪
Yes - When properly deployed _in the correct sequencing,_ our hips are a tremendous source of power. When prematurely "fired", all bets are off.
I appreciate your message and support. Keep up the great work!!
Tom
I started doing this on my driver swing literally just having the swing thought of just using my shoulders and then letting my hips follow and for me at least it’s been amazing results of a lot straighter and way more easy distance.
Awesome!! I'm very glad to know that these lessons are resonating with you; excellent job incorporating them into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom, big fan of your videos. They are extremely helpful and to the point. This right here is something that I have been fighting for almost a year now on the course. I made some changes with my swing after being led to believe that initiating with the hips for both the back and the down were the way to go. I’ve lost so much distance from the driver down to the 43 and could never figure out why until now. So much momentum lost before connecting with the ball, as well as swaying off the ball with the hips led backswing. This video made so much sense, and I really cannot wait to try this tip out. Thanks again and keep up the great work with these videos. Best.
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, Matthew, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!! Based on the explanation of what you are experiencing I am confident that this lesson is going to help you, and while there are certainly other videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks again for your message, and have fun out there conquering those overactive hips!
Tom
A very "thought provoking" video Tom! I like your idea of the shoulders and arms being the primary influence in moving the club powerfully through the golf ball and the hips are an accessory!!! At one time, this is the move I had and then for some reason my concentration went to the hips and erratic ball striking! Thanks for the reminder Tom!
Thanks John - I'm glad you enjoyed it!
You were likely receiving regular doses of "fire your hips" propaganda from various media sources and subconsciously caved to it. Nice job purging that nonsense from your swing and reclaiming your ball striking mojo!
Tom
Awesome video! I've spend the first part of the my off-season focused on improving my hip rotation, and my last indoor simulator session my training turned into straight pulls, and weak fades. No doubt the hips were firing at the top of my back swing as I was firing them to start my downswing. Man this video really makes sense to me.
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, John, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
When properly deployed in the correct sequencing, our hips are a tremendous source of power. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor to prevent a premature over-rotation and thereby enables the player to keep his upper torso square without having to fight their body. Most amateur golfers already have plenty of the rotational component; they need to build in the lateral hip slide to suppress the early-onset spinout that causes so many to get steep and across the line, or get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. Here are some lesson videos specific to this topic:
- ua-cam.com/video/Us6jSgMvJmM/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/dB4ItR3guGU/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/I5XYgKopTb4/v-deo.html
By the way, would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your message!
Tom
Tom, thank you. I have this exact issue, flipping at the end. I cant wait to get out and try to work on this. Great videos--keep them coming!
My pleasure! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it helps you to conquer that flip when you put it into practice!
On a side note, if you find that you still have some stubborn residual flippiness after implementing this - which can be the case if it was deeply ingrained, then the Precision Impact that I demonstrated in this video - ua-cam.com/video/EQl-DO79uJki/v-deo.htmls - is an excellent training aid that will help you to neutralize the cause and overcome this issue. If interested you can get your Precision Impact Trainer here - pureswingproducts.com/SagutoGolf (use code CRISPYKFC for $20 Off and Free Shipping)
Thanks for your message!
Tom
Thankyou Tom, for another great instructional presentation by the best online coach👏 it makes so much sense, i have been working on keeping quiet in the legs and hips on the backswing, turning my right hip back to enable the hip firing at the correct time on the down swing, your instructions have as my coach said this evening "a million and one great things happening in my downswing "
Thanks so much, really am enjoying your videos and of course my golf
Harrison ❤
Awesome Sauce, Harrison!! 💪💪
So nice to hear from you early in this new year. Thanks for the most excellent Harrison Golf progress report, keep up the fabulous work, and say hi to your coach for me!!
Tom
Will do👍thanks for your encouragement and enthusiasm towards golf we all can get better👏really looking forward to 2024 golf calender 🤞its a good one
Learning all the time👍
Good to lay eyes on ya Tom. Thanks for yet another great video. Can't wait to send some golf clips to ya this spring - Crispy Basket
Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Let's make it a KFCrispy 2024!!
TS
Thank you Tom!! Your video really shows the result of just turning the hips. No one, and I mean no one has ever mentioned this to me during all the lessons I took over the years.
I think back to all the times I pulled a ball with different clubs or sliced with a driver and this was more than likely one of the main causes. I couldn't figure it out. One of my golf buddies (low single digit index) kept saying in to out but I couldn't get constant with it.
I tried what you mentioned on 2 different golf simulators and the result was exactly as you described. Even the arm and club positions were exactly as described / shown. The slight "bump" or forward push was the answer. Funny thing, never saw this mentioned on TV or here in UA-cam either.
Thank you again!!
My pleasure, Don - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing!
Ye - unfortunately, such sorcery from this dark underworld of golf instruction rarely finds its way to the mainstream because if too many folks found out about it the mainstream would then be rendered irrelevant....... 😎 Consider that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, firing the hips, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well). I’m doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness….
Thanks for sharing your results and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom,
Your videos are the best and have helped me get back into the game of golf over this past year faster than I could have imagined possible....I watched this latest video as carefully as I could and I noticed that your lead knee seems to move toward the target a split second first before your shoulders or hips. Your shoulders definitely move first before the hips, but it makes me concentrate too hard to move my shoulders first before my hips, so I have tried a few practice swings in my office (too cold to be outside) where I start my swing by moving my lead knee to the target a split second first and then my shoulders and hips seem to fall into sequence in that order and it feels really good. Granted , I haven't taken this to the range, yet, but this also seems to keep me from leaning backward in my swing which has been a reoccurring problem for me. Could I use the lead knee as a trigger, or do you think it will throw off my swing? Thanks again for all you do?
I'm very glad to know that my instruction is resonating with you, Ronnie; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play!
So, here's the thing - I do my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. However, no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the desired positions, motions, and ball striking results. This is one reason why the comprehensive, structured, step-by-step learning platform of my online school is so effective, and why It will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result of the school, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews The lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
Now, having said that, with regard to shoulders vs. hips vs. lead knee as the downswing trigger, I teach all of those options. When properly deployed in sequence, our hips certainly provide a power boost. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips - which can also be initiated with the knee move that you mentioned - acts as a governor on the rotational component, thereby enabling the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a move that you will notice with every great player. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your finger, mouse pointer, or some other reference tool on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For those golfers - i.e.: the targeted audience of this particular video - the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this, correctly engage their hips, and fix their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition. For you, it may be the lead knee/lateral hip slide depending on your own tendencies, and if that is the case, then here are some lesson videos specific to this topic:
- ua-cam.com/video/Us6jSgMvJmM/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/dB4ItR3guGU/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/I5XYgKopTb4/v-deo.html
I hope that helps, and I also hope to see you in the school sometime soon. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
Thanks for sharing your improvement over the past year and keep up the great work!
Tom
PS: By the way, if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to considering the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
Tom, I’ve been learning from you on your website and UA-cam before that. I started golfing 3-1/4 years ago and went from a 30 to 8.9 handicap in 2 years. I am now at a 10 secondary to more work and little practice/play.
My best friend and golfing buddy asked me how I improved so rapidly and I referred him to your website and he has already noticed much improved contact and low point control making golf more fun.
I am certain I have room for improvement to a low single handicap player with in-person lessons. I have got as much as I can from your website. I am not a V1 fan. Is there any way to get a few in-person lessons over the course of a few days? I read on your website you’re not giving any new player lessons. I live in Virginia. Thanks again Tom you rock!
Thank you for bringing me from the desert to the land of milk and honey.
-Chris
That's outstanding, Chris - I'm thrilled for your dramatic improvement and I appreciate your support and referrals!!
I've not yet set a date for when I will resume in-person lessons, but I'm hopeful that it will be in the relatively near future so please feel free to check back periodically. FYI, first priority will be given to online school members, so if you are still enrolled please send me a message through the "chat" feature and I will add you to my list to be notified when slots open up.
Thanks again, keep up the great work, and enjoy that KFCrispy ball striking bliss in the Land of Milk and Honey!! 💪💪
Tom
Nice work bro. Very respectable.
Another great video. I’ve always been a left arm puller in the downswing. Guess who else was an admitted left arm puller? Moe Norman! He was a pretty good ball striker too! He said the right arm just goes along for the ride. If you have a little athleticism you can eventually learn how to coordinate the shoulders and hips in the downswing. I’m guilty of early extension like most amateurs are but it’s ok. It’s just golf and I enjoy it and I can still break 80 at times. 12 years ago I broke 70 several times but was much healthier and not as stiff. I’m 60 now. The golf swing takes what 1 second? How do you have time to think about pushing into the left hip, squatting,turning, pulling the left hip up?? I don’t think my body could ever learn to do this at my age without hurting my back even more. If you’re 8-9 yrs old then you have the agility for the body to memorize this move and then you will have it for a lifetime but older guys? Hang it up. True believer in letting the shoulders dictate the downswing.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Jeff, and I appreciate your comments and great approach to the game!
Apologies if I've mentioned this in a previous reply as it's impossible for me to keep track given the sheer volume of comments, but you may be interested to know that a significant percentage of my online school members are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, arthritis, and joint replacements - and they are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement, seemingly effortless power, and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them. It all begins with a proper setup which provides for a free-flowing motion. Upon that good foundation a repeatable swing which produces consistently crispy impact can be built.
Have you looked into the comprehensive, sequential learning platform of the online school yet? That's where - among many other courses and lessons covering various aspects of the game - you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step from setup to finish. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
You don't need the flexibility of a Romanian gymnast - or even of this far less pliable golf instructor - to execute this swing, experience great ball striking, and reclaim - or even exceed - yardages from years past. I hope you'll give the school some thought.
Thanks again and keep having fun out there!!
Tom
This thought at 7.20 of the video has been a game changer for me. I was constantly coming over the top and this move has stopped it immediately! I think of my back to the target as long as possible as well. You are a genius Tom! Thanks so much John
Awesome!! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, John; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play. Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, perhaps you might also enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”?: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I read an article years ago in Golf magazine about dropping the club into the “slot” and have been slinging my hips around ever since. Thank you for this!
My pleasure - I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you!
By the way, in the one-plane swing system that I teach there's no need to "drop it in the slot" because we've already put it there. It's simple, efficient, consistent, and very powerful. If you would like to learn more about it here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your message!
Tom
Another great re-enforcement Coach. As a result of your teaching I've become a lot more focused on my shoulders and it's making a difference. Stay well-Russ
That's great, Russ - keep up the fantastic work!! 💪💪
Tom
Why oh why did I stray and watch some other channels? Cleared out my saved videos and felt the power and accuracy return to my swing after only 2 Saguto vids. Thanks for saving my season Tom!
LOL! By now you should know better than to even think about cheating on me, Ian!!..... 😆😆
Seriously, with regard to watching different videos from different sources, please be careful in navigating the muddied, overly-complicated, oft-conflicting realm of golf instruction. That is not a dig against any other teachers out there. It's simply best to commit to a system - whether it be this body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance method or another - put your blinders on, and stick to it. And if the system I teach appeals to you or at the very least stokes your curiosity, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ If you've not already worked through it it's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Glad to have you back. Now get out there and keep it KFCrispy!!
Tom
Hey Tom I'm the guy with the quantum-laser coordination who read one too many golf tip books and subsequently fires the hips early, launches the back heel early, stands up on it early, and saves it with pure hand-eye sorcery. I can't wait to try this and finally breakthrough the handicap of 3 that I've been stonewalled at for years, and years, (and years). Thanks again pal! ⛳
LOL!! I'd say that's some rather freakish hand-eye sorcery to be able to combine all that into a consistent 3....💪💪
Consider that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, firing the hips, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well). I’m doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness, and I'm glad to know that it is resonating with you!
By the way, if you'd really like to get on the fast track towards achieving your handicap goals by properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, sequential platform, please consider my online school. It will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The school is where you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish, along with diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews.
And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
Let's break through that stone wall!
Tom
@@SagutoGolfI will absolutely check it out this weekend. Thanks Tom!
What you are teaching makes good sense. I will be practicing this.
I'm a senior so the shoulders help with the power.
I'm hitting a wedge about 100meters at the moment , will be interesting to see what happens but more importantly is good contact for consistency
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Roland, and I hope it performs well for you when you put it into practice.
By the way, you may be interested to know that a significant percentage of my online school members are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, arthritis, and joint replacements - and they are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement, seemingly effortless power, and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them. It all begins with a proper setup which provides for a free-flowing motion. Upon that good foundation a repeatable swing which produces consistently crispy impact can be built.
Have you looked into the comprehensive, sequential learning platform of the online school yet? That's where - among many other courses and lessons covering various aspects of the game - you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step from setup to finish. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
You don't need the flexibility of a Romanian gymnast - or even of this far less pliable golf instructor - to execute this swing, experience great ball striking, and reclaim - or even exceed - yardages from years past. I hope you'll give the school some thought.
Thanks for your message!
Tom
Implemented this today at an indoor golf simulator with trackman. Ive been noticing sporadic deep left glute pain, im assuming coming from firing my hips so much. Focused on delaying those hips and wow. Hit my best 7 iron ever, 120mph ball speed with a carry of 175. Felt smashed when hitting the club face. Still seeing im swinging ever so slightly out to in, if i feel like im forcing an in to out i still see an out to in club path on the trackman lol rather feel natural than forced so ill focus on tight fades.
Thanks again Tom, another great lesson!
That's awesome!! There's nothing better than the feel of a compressed ball melting on your clubface, right?? 💪💪
Tight fades are absolutely fine, though we can get that path fixed and turn those into beautiful baby draws when you're ready. In this regard - and if you've not already joined - have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews.
And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
Thanks for sharing your ball striking improvement and keep up the fabulous work!!
Tom
Great tips! I use my arms and shoulders and my contact has improved immensely, hitting the ball nice and straight.I need to use my hips like Tom said to gain more power in the right sequence shoulders first hips later.
Yes. The proper sequencing is the key!!
You have been such a help to my game. Your videos are fabulous! Thank you.
I'm very glad to know that my instruction is resonating with you, Vince; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for support in sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
I don't think I've ever seen a straighter line of divots in all my life. That's nuts! Your shot consistency is legendary.
On a personal note, my golfing buddy insists on firing hips. He keeps telling me all this stuff too. All these club positions and timing and all this other stuff. I'm like "why do you want/need all of those swing thoughts?" To be perfectly fair, he does beat me most of the time, but that's mainly because my game inside 100yds, chipping, and putting is atrocious and adds 10-15 shots per round, minimum. But that's a story for another day. Keep up the excellent vids. I told you before, I stopped watching EVERY OTHER YT video instructor after discovering your channel.
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm very glad to know that my lesson content and teaching style are resonating with you and providing clarity and simplicity in the muddied, overly complicated, oft-conflicting realm of golf instruction!
Now, let's get your game dialed in within 100 yards and turn up the heat on your buddy. For starters, this chipping lesson has helped a lot of folks improve their greenside performance as it has eliminated many variables from their strokes: ua-cam.com/video/aatbA39KtRc/v-deo.html
Beyond that, if you've not already joined have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, short game content, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
Thanks for your ongoing support and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
Tom you just fixed a huge issue of mine which causes early extension cause I’ve been so focused on the lower half instead of my top half leading.
Glad to hear it, Stephen! I appreciate knowing that this lesson resonated with you with regard to your early extension issues, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Tom
The Salon Guy .Young Tom told me your issue was not early extension .it was early ejaculation as you rightly said you were so focused on the lower half . Seriously Young Tom there is not a thing that amazing young man can not rectify🥰🥰😃
That's because we are all taught old school golf minutia. Everything is about hips and using hands and arms is bad, when it's quite the reverse. Just need good mechanics, timing and the hips will follow the upper torso.
Great video, Tom. I spent so many years following bad or misleading advice from Golf Magazine articles....SO HAPPY to finally be on the right track. I would spin out of my swing, come over the top, have early extension, etc. from trying to turn and fire my hips. No more! It's like night and day with the quality of my ball-striking. Keep up the good work!!!
AWESOME, David!! 💪💪
Yes indeed - how interesting and sad it is that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, firing the hips, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well). I’m doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness, and I'm thrilled for your progress!
Thanks so much for your support in sharing your improvement and keep up the fantastic work!!
Tom
Thanks. So true and, yes, the stack and tilt method has been MUCH easier on my back and knees while providing greater distance, accuracy, and consistency. At 55, I am VERY confident that my best golf is ahead of me...and not in the rearview mirror!
Hi Tom, I understand all this and thank you for this video. Would you support the idea dropping your arms (so that the club gets parallel to the ground) and at the same time or ok a little later using the hips? Thanks.
I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you.
I much prefer that the big muscles control the motion as opposed to micromanaging contrived actions that must be precisely timed and executed each and every swing if we are to have any hope of sustainable consistency.
While there are certainly videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option for you would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
This makes complete sense, I've had my ups and downs going down to a 15 and back up to a 22. I'll give this a shot at the range today
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Dan, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
By the way, would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Let's put an end to that "yo-yo" golf and get you enjoying some blissfully consistent ball striking!!
Tom
Perfect thank you so much.
My pleasure! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I liked one of your other videos in which you went through the motion of throwing a heavy weight: you have to use your hips, but hip motion isn't disconnected from your upper body; your entire body flows in the proper manner naturally.
Correct, Jim - the hips play a very important supportive role, and critical to this is that they must do so in accord with the proper sequencing. When properly deployed, our hips are a tremendous source of power. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off.
Thanks!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, perhaps you might also enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”?: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks Tom. I've recommended your videos and website to several friends.
Great video that also explains why i feel like i get stuck on my trail side during downswing.
Thanks - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
When properly deployed in sequence, our hips are a tremendous source of power. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor on the rotational component, thereby enabling the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a very powerful move that you will notice with every great player. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your finger, mouse pointer, or some other reference tool on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or as in your case they get stuck, and/or early extend, flip, etc. In this case, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help the golfer to overcome this, correctly engage their hips, and fix their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, perhaps you might also enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”?: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for doing this one. I’m not giving up and will be in touch soon.
Sounds good, Bruce. Stick with the plan. Improvement will not happen overnight. Those who understand this and patiently embrace the process are rewarded!
Wow, "you must have big balls to play (golf) with pink pants in Texas" as some cowboy told swedish golf playerJesper Parnevik some years ago. I must apply the same first words from that phrase to you Tom that now so boldly challenge the old truth that the downswing start by separating the hip from the rest of the body "because it should be out of the way for the club and hands" . I'm so impressed by the pedagogical way that you now have crushed that myth forever because I for one have always felt uncomfortable doing that move. Greetings from Sweden
LOL! I love that quote about Parnevik, Allan; he certainly did march to his own beat!! 😆😆
I sincerely appreciate your kind words regarding my instruction content and style. The body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance swing system I teach is rooted in physics, geometry, and human physiology, and it is modeled on empirical observations of the game's most prolific ball strikers. As such it does not discriminate by age or ability - from kids to seniors and everyone in between, and inclusive of the best players in the world.
Compare and contrast that with the sad reality that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, "firing" the hips, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well).
So, yes - specific to this video, that "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this, *_properly_* engage their hips, and fix their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
Thanks again for your message and support!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, perhaps you might also enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”?: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style of my online school that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - yes, including Sweden 😎 - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Hey Tom great thought provoking video, this coming from a guy who has struggled with hip spinning/sliding in the down swing. I do feel like I can’t generated enough speed. Does speed and power come from how quickly you move your shoulders?
Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed it!
When properly deployed in sequence, our hips are a tremendous source of power. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor on the rotational component, thereby enabling the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a very powerful move that you will notice with every great player. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your mouse pointer on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this, correctly engage their hips, and fix their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
The shoulders are absolutely a primary contributor to swing speed. In fact, once your sequencing - and thus your path - are properly grooved to where you can fully trust it, you should find that you'll be able to confidently rotate your shoulders as hard as you wish. While there are certainly videos on my channel that address this topic, I believe a better option for you would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
Hi Tom. Love your channel and your enthusiasm. May I respectfully offer my opinion. In all fairness, you are comparing apples and oranges. You can't mix fundamentals that pertain to one swing methodology with those of another. There are only 2 ways to move a golf shaft. You can pull it or you can push it. The Golfing Machine calls the puller a "swinger" and the pusher a "hitter" and the fundamentals for each are as different as day and night and can't be mixed together.
The term "fire the hips" is meant for pure swingers. Pure swingers use separation of hips and shoulders to tightly wind the upper body against the lower body (x-factor). During the transition they increase that coil (x-factor stretch) by "firing the hips" (hate that term. Will explain later) while the club is still moving back. This removes any slack between the upper and lower body and results in proper kinematic sequencing. The hips pull the torso which then pulls the shoulders, arms, hands and club around in sequence.
Your demonstration showing that the hips can fire without the shoulders moving only works because you have slack in the kinetic chain. It would be like attempting to pull a car with a rope that has 10 feet of slack in it, then pulling the rope for 3 feet and proclaiming that you can't move a car with a rope..lol
You were not fully wound up. If you were fully wound up and then fired the hips, the shoulders would follow and the right elbow would drop into the slot and the clubhead would approach the ball from the inside. The beauty of this method is that it is fully automatic. There is no release of the club to time. Centrifugal/centripetal force does it for you.
Now, why I dislike the term "fire the hips" or "belly button to the target". That can cause people to "spin" the hips (which is what you were demonstrating). That's bad news. There is a lateral shift of the hips first , before they "spin" (rotate). The good news is that you don't have to think about that. There is a better swing thought than "fire the hips".
During the transition, instead of thinking "fire the hips", think of shifting your weight from the back foot to the front foot by pushing off of your rear foot. I like how Greg Norman put it , he said "the downswing begins with the leadership of your right leg". So just push off that right foot and shift your weight to the front foot and that will take care of the lateral move of the hips and the eventual rotational move ,without thinking about it. Everything will then be automatically pulled along in sequence. Remember how Norman's right foot would slide? Scotty Scheffler does it too. They are pushing hard with the rear foot. They are not thinking "fire the hips", or "belly button to the target".
This method requires passive arms and hands. They just come along for the ride. Trying to add power with the right hand is the kiss of death. You would more often than not disrupt centrifugal/centripetal force from doing its job and that can be ugly, especially in the short game.
Many pure swingers will grip the club VERY lightly with the right hand. The club is held with the last 3 fingers of the left hand. If you want proof of how lightly the right hand grips the club with some players on tour, look at slow motion videos of Fred Couples and VJ Singh, and note how the right hand almost comes off the club through impact. It's an insurance policy against the right hand adding power.
This method btw is hard to master and requires flexibility and good strength in the lead arm. For those who have mastered it, it is a great thing to not have to worry about timing a release and getting ball then ground contact every time. It's driving a car with an automatic tranny vs a manual one where you have to time the shifting of the gears.
Imo, your method does not depend on kinematic sequencing. You are using brute muscular power from the right side of your body to push the shaft. You are a "hitter". So the hips only have one job. To get out of the way to make room for the hands and club to come from the inside. You don't need along back swing. See Jon Rahm and Tony Finau. Very short backswings.
If I'm wrong and you are pulling the shaft via the upper body (shoulders as you say in the video) and leaving the big muscles of the lower body passive, then you are giving up a lot of power potential.
It's actually a great method for the wedge game, where full power is not essential. You basically "drag" the shaft through the ball using your shoulders and arms along with a little lower body movement to give the swing some rhythm.
While I certainly appreciate all the detail in your message, it is far too much for me to be able to respond to piece by piece in this forum! In more general terms, it is important to understand that I do my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. As such, it is important to understand that the lessons on this channel - while fully aligned with the swing method I teach - address a variety of topics, issues, feels, and/or common flaws/fixes from one episode to the next. They are certainly not intended to be taken as a comprehensive, step-by-step, position-by-position learning platform like the structured curriculum of my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make for a far more efficient and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through my UA-cam content. The lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
Beyond that, the body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance swing system I teach is rooted in physics, geometry, and human physiology, and it is modeled on empirical observations of the game's greatest ball strikers. As such it does not discriminate by age or ability - from kids to seniors and everyone in between, inclusive of the best players in the world. Watch any Tour event on TV and you'll see a significant number of players executing these motions, a fact corroborated by just how many of them have a very centered swing with the lead knee flexing and the trail leg straightening during the backswing, their lead arms on or very close to their tilted shoulder planes, and their hands deep behind their trail shoulder at the top.
Thousands of folks across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result of learning this swing system through my online school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. Compare and contrast that with the sad reality that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, firing the hips, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well).
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
Tom
Hi Tom, excellent video like all the rest but I slowed down your slowed down front view and at the top of your swing your hips moved forward which then initiated your shoulders not the other way around? But no, they didn't rotate at the beginning, just moved forward. Wonderful to watch you hit a ball.
I appreciate your kind words regarding my swing, Clive! With regard to the referenced hip action, I responded to you in detail in a separate comment thread.
Now as for the swing, you can have it too! After all, it's really just physics and geometry, and those laws apply to the entire universe.... 😎 For an excellent starting point please check out my FREE mini-course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks!
Tom
Hi Tom, I already subscribe to Sagutogolf, have done for a couple of years. It's a great course but I have all this other "stuff" that keeps me away from golf at the moment.
Great instruction tom... your down the line view, I never noticed before, you drop your trail foot noticeably behind the lead foot, can you explain, thks
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
As I specifically mentioned at around the 7:38 mark, I dropped my trail foot back to quiet the hips and enhance the feel of the shoulders driver the motion. This is a "drill" setup that anyone can use to accomplish the same. My actual stance is square - or parallel - to the target line.
Thanks,
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
This has to be the best coach on UA-cam, teaching a logical swing while everyone else is bonkers and making me look like a crazy hip flinging person.
Unfortunately, such sorcery from this dark underworld of golf instruction rarely finds its way to the mainstream because if too many folks found out about it the mainstream would then be rendered irrelevant....... 😎
Consider that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, firing the hips, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well). I’m doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness….
Thanks - I sincerely appreciate your kind words and support, and I'm very glad to know that my lesson content and teaching style are resonating with you!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf/ If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks its really works
Of course. Did you expect otherwise??... 😎
I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you - excellent job incorporating it into your swing, and keep up the great work! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, perhaps you might also enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”?: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
(Larry San Diego) Simply love your content and it seems this drill eliminates the many swing thoughts of what The Hell to do with my hips? Thanks, Tom
I appreciate that, Larry, and I'm very glad to know that this lesson helped you to find the answer to that nagging question!!
Thanks for your message and ongoing support!
Tom
Awesome, Tom!!
Thanks Bob!!
Thank you. I do understand the firing first but I think most must have a good flexibility to be consistent. I def begin to come over the top. I’ll focus on this now. Hit a few balls into my net and already feels better. Now I’m working on keeping my left arm straight and not bending my left wrist or bowing a bit vs bending it toward my watch. Any tips there?
I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Ken! When properly deployed in the correct sequencing - as all of the game's best players demonstrate - our hips are a tremendous source of power. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor to prevent a premature over-rotation and thereby enables the player to keep his upper torso square without having to fight their body. Most amateur golfers already have plenty of the rotational component; they need to build in the lateral hip slide to suppress the early-onset spinout that causes so many to get steep and across the line, or get stuck, early extend, flip, etc.
Here is a lesson on the lead wrist: ua-cam.com/video/uBCy5JEhQIA/v-deo.html While there are certainly other videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option for you would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Keep up the great work!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf thank you!!
Hey Tom quick question, when I see you and other pros set up their iron swing, Their lead shoulder is slightly higher than their trail shoulder but mine seem to be quite level. Is there a problem with that or is my setup just wrong?
As always thanks for the help!
Josh
Hi Josh,
There is nothing contrived about that. It is simply that the lead hand is higher than the trail hand when we take our grip, so barring any manipulations it is natural for the lead shoulder to be slightly higher than the trail shoulder. If your shoulders are level, then it could be that you are not properly setting your weight forward at address, and as a result it is causing your upper torso to lean towards the target. the prescribed setup in this regard has us addressing the ball "stacked" shoulders over hips over knees with our weight balanced 50/50. We then simply bump our hips one inch towards the target *_while keeping everything else in place._* This presets a little more weight forward while retaining the stacked relationship.
I hope that helps!
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Hey sir Tom , Great stuff as always 💫
Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed it! Always nice to hear from you, and I hope all is well in the UK!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf all is well master
I have been working tirelessly on your instructions Tom and I have hit another level 💫 and that is pure and simply down to you my friend 🙌👊🏻♥️
🔥 You hit the nail directly on the head again, Tom. Another misconception exposed. Whenever I try leading with the hips in the downswing = Results are a steep, over the top, outside to in, lunge at the ball, and it's just disastrous. 😣
I appreciate that and I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you and validated your personal experience!
As I've been conveying to others, when properly deployed in sequence our hips are a tremendous source of power. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor on the rotational component, thereby enabling the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a very powerful move that you will notice with every great player. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your finger, mouse pointer, or some other reference tool on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this, correctly engage their hips, and fix their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
Thanks again for the message, keep those hips in check, and keep it KFCrispy!
Tom
I have been struggling with this method for a long time now. Whenever I try to add a little extra (or more) in the downswing with this "firing the hips" method, my game ends up in the same, damn, horrible place. The days I wake up and am more letting the club/hands/arms/wrists drop, get down, and around, while the bigger muscles follow are the better days. Thank you again. Your content is 🪙@@SagutoGolf
Love these tips about hips
My wife has been telling me for 60 years I have to much hip movement LOL . but the Amazing Young Tom sorted me out and My Golf in 80 years with to much hip movement has improved as well 🤣
Thanks - I'm glad to know that you are hip to my tips!.... 😎
TS
Love it Young Tom 🥰@@SagutoGolf
I really needed this. I have been so preoccupied with trying to get left hip back…it’s been terrible.
I'm glad to know that this resonated with you, Russell. Let's purge those "preoccupations" during winter sim season so you can hit the ground running when you tee it up for real in the spring!
Tom
Great job Tom. Now I no why I pull the golf ball alot. I've allways turned my hips first. This tip makes since why I do. ? Do I go back and drop my arms down to parallel then turn. Do you have another video on how to do it. Thanks Richard.
I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Richard. When properly deployed in the correct sequencing, our hips are a tremendous source of power. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor to prevent a premature over-rotation and thereby enables the player to keep his upper torso square without having to fight their body. Most amateur golfers already have plenty of the rotational component; they need to build in the lateral hip slide to suppress the early-onset spinout that causes so many to get steep and across the line, or get stuck, early extend, flip, etc.. Here are some lesson videos specific to this topic:
- ua-cam.com/video/Us6jSgMvJmM/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/dB4ItR3guGU/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/I5XYgKopTb4/v-deo.html
By the way, if you'd really like to get on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, structured, sequential platform, please consider my online school. It will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The school is where you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish, along with diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. And here's a link to my free mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” if you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Tom
Good stuff!!!
Thanks Mike - I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Keep it KFCrispy out there!!
Tom
Firing the hips as a way to start the downswing is very contentious and has become a murky way of teaching the golf swing. Teachers have told students this is what Hogan did. Hogan said the downswing started from the ground. Your hips are not on the ground. If you use the lower body to start the downswing you better fire your right side also. Jimmy Ballard has taught this move for over 50 years and people still get it wrong because they start with the hips, get immediately disconnected and have to throw their hands to hit the ball. You are absolutely correct Tom. Firing the hips is incorrect. Firing the right side with a connected body is a totally different teaching that few understand.
I appreciate your spot-on remarks!! Unfortunately, such sorcery from this dark underworld of golf instruction rarely finds its way to the mainstream because if too many folks found out about it the mainstream would then be rendered irrelevant....... 😎
And you are absolutely correct with regard to Hogan, as discussed in this video from my channel's old archives: ua-cam.com/video/iejRWhuB7y8/v-deo.html
Thanks again for your validation and support!
Tom
Great Tip!!!
Thanks Thomas - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Tom
Thanks Tom, this should help me from having a too-fast fast hip turn outpace the shoulders, 'leaving the arms behind' and hitting the ground 6" behind the ball... 😬 Timing question: So do you feel the shoulder/arms drop slightly (with a slight hip lateral shift left) at the top and then turn the hips through?
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
When properly deployed in the correct sequencing, our hips certainly provide a power boost. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor to prevent a premature over-rotation and thereby enables the player to keep his upper torso square without having to fight their body. It's also a move that you will notice with every great ball striker. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your finger, mouse pointer, or some other reference tool on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) Most amateur golfers already have plenty of the rotational component; they need to build in the lateral hip slide to suppress the early-onset spinout that causes so many to get steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. Here are some lesson videos specific to this topic:
- ua-cam.com/video/Us6jSgMvJmM/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/dB4ItR3guGU/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/I5XYgKopTb4/v-deo.html
While there are certainly other videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
Thanks so much for the video. I totally agree with you. I was a hip player for many years and my back has now started to rebel against my.swing. I am 69 years old and a life long golfer. Mid single digit handicap. My new feel to start the downswing is to fire my right shoulder towards the ball. Kind of replacing my left shoulder with my right shoulder. It is new and I need more practice and sometimes I do come over the top and steep. A work in progress but your video will help me get the feel even better.
My pleasure, Steven - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you!
I do have plenty more content related to the proper hip action which may help you in your battle with that over the top move. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor to prevent a premature over-rotation and thereby enables the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a very powerful move that you will notice with every great player. Most amateur golfers already have plenty of the rotational component; they need to build in the lateral hip slide to suppress the early-onset spinout that causes so many to get steep and across the line. Here are some lesson videos specific to this topic:
- ua-cam.com/video/Us6jSgMvJmM/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/dB4ItR3guGU/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/I5XYgKopTb4/v-deo.html
By the way, you may be interested to know that a significant percentage of my online school members are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, arthritis, and joint replacements - and they are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement, seemingly effortless power, and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them. It all begins with a proper setup which provides for a free-flowing motion. Upon that good foundation a repeatable swing which produces consistently crispy impact can be built.
Have you looked into the comprehensive, sequential learning platform of the online school yet? That's where - among many other courses and lessons covering various aspects of the game - you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step from setup to finish. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
You don't need the flexibility of a Romanian gymnast - or even of this far less pliable golf instructor - to execute this swing, experience great ball striking, and reclaim - or even exceed - yardages from years past. I hope you'll give the school some thought.
Thanks for your message and keep up the great work!
Tom
Agree firing the hips is a misnomer. It’s about getting that left side posted prior to impact so energy from the ground is transferred into the ball. For example, tiger had knee issues from snapping that left lead leg back, this pulls the left hip back and right hips forward to the target and has to happen prior to impact.
Yes, but here's the thing - there's no need to leave the lead side to begin with. This system certainly allows for some transfer of pressure into the trail side during the takeaway. After all, we are moving the mass of the arms and club backwards during that initial stage of the swing. Some like to sense the dynamic pressure shifts; others prefer the feel of a gradual increasing of weight load into the lead leg from the start. However, in either scenario the key here is that we do not allow our mass - and thereby our swing center and low point - to drift back at any point.
As for the ground, it is static and not a source of golf swing "energy" in and of itself. We could stand on the ground in an athletic posture all day long, and the ground will just remain there and do nothing. It is the dynamic actions of a properly executed motion - for example, the flexing/straightening of the lead leg - that allows us to leverage the ground, much like a high jumper does.
When properly deployed in the correct sequencing, our hips are a tremendous source of power. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor to prevent a premature over-rotation and thereby enables the player to keep his upper torso square without having to fight their body. Most amateur golfers already have plenty of the rotational component; they need to build in the lateral hip slide to suppress the early-onset spinout that causes so many to get steep and across the line, or get stuck, early extend, flip, etc.
TS
Tom
That exaggerated closed stance you just demonstrated to take your hips out of play is exactly the swing I now use for consistent contact and flight path. How much distance do you think you lost using this swing style, and do you recommend it?
Cheers
Hi Paul,
I've taken it to the course on occasion if I'm working on quieting the hips and felt like playing instead of going to the range. I might also deploy it mid-round if I sense those hips are getting too active. While I find that I can still hit it a long way like that, I prefer a square stance because I find it more supportive of proper alignment and facilitative of a free-flowing motion through to the finish. But that's me. If it serves you well and is not causing you any issues, then let your ball striking and shot shape be your guide!
TS
this is great at the 8 min. mark, the 'no hip turn' reminds me of Jim Venetos, whom I also follow. Dig your teaching!
I appreciate that, Johnee, and I'm glad to know that this lesson and my instruction in general are resonating with you!
Dropping the trail foot back as I demonstrated in the video is a drill that I will recommend if a golfer has overactive hips in the downswing. When properly deployed in sequence our hips play a role in preserving our downswing path and they can certainly provide a power boost. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor on the rotational component, thereby enabling the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a move that you will notice with every great player. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your finger, mouse pointer, or some other reference tool on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this, correctly engage their hips, and fix their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
Thanks for your message and support!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf/ If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for responding!
A while back I paid for a couple months of your service, It was very helpful.
One of my problems with hip turning is I spent three years with Paul Wilson, Red shirt guy from Las Vegas.
He’s all about the hips firing and arms going along for the ride. He made it sound interesting but I really had to reteach myself after I learn ‘stack and tilt’ from you and Jess Frank. It was much more comfortable for me and with much more success!
This is a 100% correct. Great video
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Thanks for your message and support!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, perhaps you might also enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”?: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I have found with the stack n tilt swing just sliding the left knee slowly forward to start momentum.
That is certainly an effective downswing trigger, Michael, and it is one that I do teach as it is an excellent way to initiate the lateral targetward action of the hips. This acts as a governor on the rotational component, thereby enabling the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a move that you will notice with every great ball striker. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your finger, mouse pointer, or some other reference tool on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this, correctly engage their hips, and fix their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition. Thus the reason for this video.
In more general terms, I do my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. However, no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the desired positions, motions, and results. This is one reason why the comprehensive, structured, step-by-step learning platform of my online school is so effective, and why it will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The sequential lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
Thanks for sharing your move and keep up the great work!
Tom
Tom u the Man! Great video thanks Tom
Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed this episode and I appreciate your support!!
Tom
So counter intuitive to what we have all learned in the past....... but I believe it to be true. We are used to "ground up", ie like a screw, ground, hips, torso with lag, and use the pelvis as an engine. No the pelvis only drops for ground force, and the shoulders and legs drive and follow the hips. It has changed the way I teach, and my students love it.
I know, David, right? But the thing is that this body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance swing system is rooted in physics, geometry, and human physiology, and it is modeled on empirical observations of the game's most prolific ball strikers. As such it does not discriminate by age or ability - from kids to super seniors and everyone in between, and inclusive of the best players in the world.
I'm glad to know that these "counterculture" elements are resonating with you and your students. Thanks for sharing that!!
Tom
I agree, but it does look like your hips move first, but you are not jamming them through. Not rushing the hips is what i take from this. I tried so hard in the past to rush my hip turn that I chunked the ball or pressure the ball right. Thanks for the reminder.
Yes. The lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor to prevent a premature over-rotation and thereby enables the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a very powerful move that you will notice with every great player. Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your mouse pointer on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place. Most amateur golfers already have plenty of the rotational component; they need to build in the lateral hip slide to suppress the early-onset spinout that causes so many to get steep and across the line , or get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. Here are some lesson videos specific to this topic:
- ua-cam.com/video/Us6jSgMvJmM/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/dB4ItR3guGU/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/I5XYgKopTb4/v-deo.html
By the way, would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your message - I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Tom
Hi Tom. Do we still start with hips like hogan sais in his book or is it like a feel vs real thing?
There is no "one size fits all" answer to your question, Mr. Nice Guy. We need to be keenly aware of our individual tendencies to determine which "feels" are going to serve us best. For example, if I tell you that it's a lateral hip slide but your downswing already naturally has sufficient forward force, then you'll hit pushes and/or hooks all day long. And if I tell you to rotate your hips but you are already naturally applying enough outward force, then your destination is pull/slice city! I could also say the shoulders, or dropping the hands, or getting the lead arm off the chest, or rolling your trail foot targetward, or increasing pressure into the lead leg, etc. Whew! You get what I'm saying, right?....
This is is why I do my best to convey multiple feels or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. However, no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the desired positions, motions, and ball striking results. This is one reason why the comprehensive, structured, step-by-step learning platform of my online school is so effective, and why it will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
Tom
@@SagutoGolf yes I understand and thanks for the reply tom your the man.
Thanks Tom for the excellent video. Sometimes i lift my body while contacting the ball. It results in topping. How to get rid of this problem?
Low point control. Check out the video he has where he talks about the left leg is a post and instead of shifting your weight to your right foot focus on keeping it on the left side. Like your left leg(thigh) has a short chain attached to it and to a post so you can’t shift away from it
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Nasir!
Lifting up is oftentimes a result of early extension of the trail arm in the downswing. I do speak about that in this video. Here is another lesson on this topic: ua-cam.com/video/RPBhaX_ILoE/v-deo.html
Now, if you'd really like to get on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, structured, sequential platform, please consider my online school. It will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The school is where you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish, along with diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
Tom
Young Tom . pure Poetry in Motion .could watch that swing all day ❤ it
I appreciate the notion
That my swing is poetry in motion
But far more important to me
Is imparting knowledge to thee
So that when you're on the course
You'll avoid that gnarly Scottish gorse
And mash it crisply indeed
Both from the short grass and when teed. 😎
-"Young Tom"
Young Tom ❤ It .When I am playing in my Kilt .gnarly Scottish gorse really grabs my attention 😂😂😂@@SagutoGolf
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Don - I sincerely appreciate your generous support and I am very glad to know that you are enjoying and benefiting from my channel's content!!
Tom
BRAVO TOM - That’s my problem!!
Instead of my hips starting the downswing it’s gotta be my Shoulders and arms.
Thank You!!
My pleasure, Dennis! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
When properly deployed in sequence, our hips are a tremendous source of power. When prematurely rotated - or "fired" - all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor on the rotational component, thereby enabling the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a very powerful move that you will notice with every great player. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your mouse pointer on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this, correctly engage their hips, and fix their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
Thanks for your message!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, perhaps you might also enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”?: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I noticed that your trail arm wraps around your chest after you hit the ball . Does that help with your aim or is it just how I should be finishing my swing?
Hi Larry,
That is just the result of a well-connected swing. Think of Tommy Fleetwood, for example. (There are several others, but he just came to mind first.) We should endeavor to maintain our upper arm attachments throughout the entire motion. A good drill for this is to stick a tee under each armpit and try to keep them there from setup to finish.
By the way, would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
I ask myself who even fires their hips like that, but so many people do it wrong. Coming from a baseball background, you just swing and everything follows like you said. It's about timing and swinging on that plane. Mike Malaska said it best...the golf swing is like throwing underhand
Go to any practice range and you'll see it all fully on display. Consider that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, firing the hips, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well). I’m doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness, and I'm glad to know that my instruction content is resonating with you in this regard!
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I agree with everything you mention here, Tom. Trust me, it resonates! I'll check out your instruction when I have some more free time.
Tom thought I was hitting it right with a big slice then I watched your video started going backwards now I'm moving forwards 😎👍
Sounds good, Leo. Oftentimes in golf it seems as though we've got to take a couple of steps backwards to purge some ingrained bad habits in order to take one step forward. That's normal. But now that you're moving forward, let's continue that trend!
Keep up the great work! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
2 questions:
1). Is this basically the idea of keeping your back to the target at the initiation of the downswing? It’s an old concept, but I never heard it applied to an S&T swing. Game changer for me if true.
2). What is the first motion of the downswing for you, lateral movement of the hips (not firing), or pulling down on the club? Or are they simultaneous?
Many thanks, truly enjoy your videos! A golf school would be well attended if you ever choose to put one on!
I'd hesitate to refer to it as a "back to the target" action as that conjures up the notion of disassociating our upper and lower bodies in such away that it could cause stress on the lower back and detract from the body-friendliness of this motion. Instead, consider that the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor to prevent a premature over-rotation and thereby enables the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a very powerful move that you will notice with every great player. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your mouse pointer on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line , or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this and correct their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
I'm very glad to know that you are enjoying my content. As for the school, it's been up and running in virtual form for quite some time. Have you looked into it yet? It is designed to get golfers on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, sequential platform, and it will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The school is where you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish, along with diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
Thanks,
Tom
@@SagutoGolfThank you for your detailed answer! Very useful! I am a member of your website, which is great, but I meant an in-person school:). I had the pleasure of doing a couple with Andy Plummer , and they were great experiences. They’d be good for us, and pretty good for you too $$:) You’d have to have a lottery, as demand would be through the roof…. Thank you again for taking the time to answer my questions.
I just played this weekend and I got thru 12 holes hitting the ball well then all of a sudden I was hitting horribly fat or horribly thin and just pounding the ball straight down. It was frustrating because I knew I was too steep but couldn’t figure out what was causing it. I will try this tomorrow
I hope it helps you, Mike!
One problem that can occur during or after a good round or practice session is when we say to ourselves, "Now I've got this." That's an open invitation to our old swing demons, and they never miss an opportunity to haunt. We get a little too relaxed, a little too loose. We let our guard down. One swing element starts to break down, and then the chain reaction begins. A couple of things that can help us get through this on the fly while playing include:
1) Having a reliable “default swing” that you can dial up mid-round when you sense that you are beginning to leak some oil. You may not hit it as far, but you'll keep it in play and minimize the damage.
2) Knowing your tendencies, their early warning signs, and how to neutralize them before they wreak havoc.
By the way, there are entire sections of my online school dedicated to diagnosing and resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues. Have you looked into it? That's where - among many other courses and lessons covering various aspects of the game - you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. And here's a link to my free mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” if you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Let's put this little bump in the road behind you and get you back on track to consistently crispy ball striking bliss!
Tom
As a former baseball player, firing the hips early and focusing too much on hip rotation has caused major issues with my swing. Thanks, Tom!
As a former baseball player myself, Kevin, I certainly get what your saying! There are certainly some similarities between baseball and golf, but also some considerable differences. So while that rotation comes naturally to us, what we are missing in golf is that little lateral stride towards the pitcher that keeps everything in check. Even if we just picked our lead foot up and put it down as a timing mechanism, it still served to keep us "inside the pitch" and in a loaded position to attack the ball.
In golf, when properly deployed in sequence our hips play a role in preserving our downswing path and they can certainly provide a power boost. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips in the golf swing acts as a governor on the rotational component, thereby enabling the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body (like the stride or toe-tap in baseball). It's also a move that you will notice with every great player. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your finger, mouse pointer, or some other reference tool on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion - and/or that ingrained baseball rotation - has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this, correctly engage their hips, and fix their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
Here are some lesson videos specific to this topic:
- ua-cam.com/video/Us6jSgMvJmM/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/dB4ItR3guGU/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/I5XYgKopTb4/v-deo.html
And here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker": go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
When I hit the ball the absolute best, I feel like my arms are coming right out of my hip joints like I'm some kind of deformed, golf creature who can destroy a golf ball.
And thus, Dementus, we now have clarity on how your YT handle came to be...... 😆😆
@@SagutoGolf i thought you might find that funny. Our senses of humor are pretty much "on par".
Liked 😂
Ok
Hi Tom, but what do you do with weight shift when you start with upperbody?
The need for a weight shift in the golf swing is one of the greatest fallacies ever taught, and it has led many an amateur golfer into the vast abyss of chronic inconsistency and frustration. This system certainly allows for some transfer of pressure into the trail side during the takeaway. After all, we are moving the mass of the arms and club backwards during that initial stage of the swing. Some like to sense the dynamic pressure shifts; others prefer the feel of a gradual increasing of weight load into the lead leg from the start. However, in either scenario the key here is that we do not allow our mass - and thereby our swing center and low point - to drift back at any point. In the swing I teach we start with our weight forward (generally 55/45 for the short and mid irons, 60/40 for the longer clubs), gradually add more forward weight load into the transition (70/30), 80/20 halfway down, 90/10 impact, and 95/5 finish. There's no "weight shift"; instead, it's just a gradually increasing load onto the lead side. And the result is a centered, low-maintenance, body-friendly, consistent, and tremendously powerful motion.
Please check out my free mini course as referenced in my previous reply. It will really help you in terms of gaining an understanding of this methodology.
TS
That should fix my sht.
Didn't have enough power or consistency, and was told to lead with the hips instead.
Then realized I keep on 'toe-ing' the ground, always firing straight right and getting arms stuck behind me....power still terrible and flipping the damn club.
You just displayed my exact issue.
Instead of being 'armsy', I was using the hips and forgetting the shoulders because 'they'll follow'.....well, newsflash.....they don't.
I'm getting back on the mat and start bringing those shoulders back in ....get my distance and draw back
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Mark, and I hope it fixes your "sht" you put it into practice! 😎
The correct hip action will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many golfers with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this, properly engage their hips, and correct their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
Thanks for your message!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, perhaps you might also enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”?: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Wow Tom! Seems as though there is a lot of ignorance in these comments and a lot of haters out there to be sure.
Keep doing you my man! I always love when weekend warriors try to discount golf pros with proven methods.
Thanks again for all of the awesome content and keep em’ crispy!
I appreciate that, Paul, but no worries! (Actually, I haven't noticed anymore of that than normal, and the video is running at 99% approval - so it's all good by me.)
I'm accustomed to pushback from the innocently uninformed and the mistaught as well as those misguided naysayers, but it's all inconsequential since this swing model resides in the truth. “Truth" is defined as that which conforms to reality, and this swing system conforms to the unchanging realities of physics, geometry, and data from the game’s best golf ball strikers. That's the truth, and the results - as backed up by countless unsolicited testimonials - are the proof: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews Resistance is thusly futile..... 😎
Thanks for your ongoing support and keep it KFCrispy out there!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf True dat!
Tom, do you like the idea of playing with the trail foot staggered back? If so, are there any pitfalls?
It's simply a drill within the swing system I teach. It's designed to quiet overactive hips as demonstrated. If you tune in at around the 7:38 mark, you will hear me say that I'm going to take my hips out of play. That's when I closed the stance.
Having said that, can you play with your stance closed like that? Sure. I've done it when I've sensed my hips were getting out of sequence on days when I didn't have access to the range. However, I don't necessarily recommend it as a "forever" thing as it can start to mess with our alignment and mechanics over the long haul.
Tom
It’s all starting to make sense now! To bad we just got 2 inches of snow, so I can’t try to hit some balls on the course or range today
Orange balls, perhaps??..... 😎
Anyway, I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when things thaw out!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, perhaps you might also enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”?: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
@@SagutoGolf orange balls sure would be better than blue balls 😆
Thanks, I was totally screwed at the range today. Couldn't get it off the ground. This might help.
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice at your next range session!
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews Let's get you out of that abyss and into the wonderful world of consistent ball striking bliss!!
I watched this again just now - it is an excellent session. @@SagutoGolf
Do you think the trail shoulder and trail hip clear at the same time through impact?
It's not something I really think about. I simply trust the motion and allow it to happen rather than try to micromanage the sequencing. I suppose if you slow my swing down from the face-on view your will find your answer. You can manually adjust the playback of any YT video to as slow as 1/4-speed by clicking on the settings button at the lower right side of the video player. Or you can pause a video and press the period ( . ) button to advance frame by frame and the comma ( , ) to reverse frame by frame.
Beyond that, here are some lesson videos that may aid in your understanding of the proper hip action in the downswing:
- ua-cam.com/video/Us6jSgMvJmM/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/dB4ItR3guGU/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/I5XYgKopTb4/v-deo.html
By the way, would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
Tom can you do one on pitching please. 80 yards and in.
Hi George,
Here is a lesson video from my channel's archives on 100 yards and in: ua-cam.com/video/YzNc3f8BaHA/v-deo.html
Beyond that, the vast majority of my short game content can be found in the online school: saguto.golf
Thanks,
Tom
One thing, and I'd think the most important thing that never seems to be addressed in golf tutorials is strength. I'd say the number one reason most people struggle at golf is because they're not strong enough. To hit a ball well, and far, not only do you need reasonably good equipment, a good swing, good mental strength and be able to visualise the shot you want to play, but you need to be strong. Most golfers watching thee videos are golfers who don't work out consistently or practice consistently so they don't have the muscles and ligaments in their hands, wrists, forearms, lats, core, shoulders, legs, calves, ankles and feet strong enough to swing like the pros who do.
While I have no issue with proper strength conditioning and do partake in it myself, a well-executed is a sequential orchestration of motions that harnesses physics and geometry with multiplicative - seemingly exponential - results with regard to compression and distance. Mr. Hogan stood around 5"7" tall and was probably less than 150 lbs in his prime, and seemingly more often than not there was a cigarette hanging out of his mouth 😎, and he absolutely bombed it. There are plenty of other examples of great players who were either small in stature, out of shape, or both, but regardless - the mission of my instruction business is to help golfers get the most out of the game they love in a simplified, body-friendly manner, and it just plain works as validated by the thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges, shapes, sizes, and physical conditions - who are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews.
Thanks for your message!
Tom
Strength isn't always visible as i'm sure you know, hitting 100's of balls everyday will strengthens all the golfing muscles, ligaments and tendons but you won't be able to see it. Most club golfers aren't doing that or working out, so struggle for consistency and power because everything's too weak. You won't know this until you take 6 months to a year off and do nothing. Trying to do what you were doing consistently is very difficult until you build yourself back up to where you were@@SagutoGolf
Nobody thinks of firing their hips when they throw a ball. Thanks for another great video!
Indeed, David, the hips play an important supportive role in a variety of athletic actions, but if they don't submit to the proper sequencing and instead seize control of the motion the results are typically less than desirable.
Thanks - I appreciate your support and I'm glad you enjoyed the episode!!
Tom
Feel like back is to your target during contact is what helps me the most , my guess is it has to do with this
It very well may as that feel will help to curtail the premature "fire the hips" spinout that plagues many golfers.
TS
@@SagutoGolf yeah it came out of no where too , just started hitting these low right shank like shots , everything felt good except contact , older guy I was playing with just told me to have that back to target feel and right away it solved it , but now my swing feels like a golf swing and its not just pure athletic ability to hit a good shot but actual crisp divots and crispy contact , your vids have deff help to great my golf swing through out the last couple years , even the tip guy gave me I think he said he watches your vids.
Hope your doing well man and its all for the love of the game.
Fak ya Thomas.... your instructions are still the best on UA-cam
Thanks Dean - I'm very glad to know that my lesson content and teaching style are resonating with you and providing clarity and simplicity in the muddied, overly complicated, oft-conflicting realm of golf instruction!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, perhaps you might also enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”?: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
On it Tom .... thank you 😊
Hi Tom, Could you please tell me why you dropped your trail foot so far back when demonstrating a shoulders and arms, no hips, swing. Didn’t you close the hips by doing that?
Hi Greg,
As I mentioned in the video immediately prior to doing that, I did indeed drop the trail foot back to quiet the hips. It's an excellent drill that I routinely recommend to students and school members who are battling their overactive hips. It's even something I've deployed during a round on occasion if I sense that my hips are starting to salsa dance out there. 😎
By the way, if you've not already joined and would really like to get on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, structured, sequential platform, please consider my online school. It will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The school is where you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish, along with diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. And here's a link to my free mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” if you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Thanks,
Tom
👍 superb 🇮🇪🏴☘️
Thanks! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Tom
The portion of the video where you drop your right foot back then swing, reminds me exactly of the Jim Venetos technique.
Well, as I mentioned in the video I was demonstrating that as a means to quiet the hips. It's a drill that I routinely recommend to students and members with overactive hips in order to help them feel the proper path with the shoulders in control.
Having said that, since this robust swing system is rooted in physics and geometry and modeled on data from the game’s best golf ball strikers, I am never surprised to learn of similarities between components of my instruction and what other very capable instructors are teaching.
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
@@SagutoGolf I agree. Beyond even as a drill, the Venetos technique is a very easy way to play. It does work quite well. He actually taught Leonardo Decaprio a basic swing (in one afternoon) to showcase in a movie. I think it was for a golf scene in The Aviator.
You most definitely used your hips in the down the line demo, look at the slow mo "just arms" your weight transfers onto your lead side and your hips open up, so it wasn't just arms and shoulders.
It's about using hips torso shoulders and arms in sync with a well timed weight transfer.
You're not quite grasping the point of this lesson!
When properly deployed in sequence our hips play a role in preserving our downswing path and they can certainly provide a power boost. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor on the rotational component, thereby enabling the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a move that you will notice with every great ball striker. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your finger, mouse pointer, or some other reference tool on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this, correctly engage their hips, and fix their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition. That is what this particular lesson video was about.
Here are some others on building in the proper hip action:
- ua-cam.com/video/Us6jSgMvJmM/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/dB4ItR3guGU/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/I5XYgKopTb4/v-deo.html
In more general terms, it is important to understand that the videos, lessons, and drills on this free channel - while fully aligned with the swing method I teach - address a variety of topics, issues, feels, and/or common flaws/fixes from one episode to the next. They are certainly not intended to be taken as a comprehensive, step-by-step, position-by-position learning platform like the structured curriculum of my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make for a far more efficient and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through my UA-cam content. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result of the school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews.
Here is a link to my FREE mini-course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” in case you’re interested in learning some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner: go.saguto.golf/
Tom
I was always told to leave the chest behind longer as your "fire your hips". But this is coming from someone that has always been upper body dominant trying to "control" the swing. However, led me to most of the time always be very steep. The point of leaving my chest behind longer is so that the club would shallow. Agree with that method? I'm going to the range now to try your method of having the left pocket drive towards the target and see if that helps me. 🤞
Hi Chris,
This is precisely why I do my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. However, no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the desired positions, motions, and results. This is why I routinely recommend the online school - saguto.golf - to anyone who truly wishes to experience the joys of consistent, powerful, body-friendly ball striking bliss. The sequential lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
So yes - many amateur golfers already have plenty of the rotational component; they need to build in the lateral hip slide by "feeling" nothing but the lateral hip slide while keeping the upper torso and head in place. That will ultimately give them the correct combination of both components and keep the path properly shallowed.
I hope you'll give some strong consideration to the school where you can join the thousands of men and women who are enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. It will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The school is where you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish, along with diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and much more. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
Have a great range session!
Tom
I get the shanks as well. You know Sugato the thing you have on all the other instructors here on UA-cam is that you actually hit balls. You actually hit balls for people to learn by. Imagine that! The fact that a You Tube golf instructor that actually shows you that they know what they’re talking about and demonstrates it for all to see is revolutionary! It’s the devils work. Good lord the arrogance of that man!
LOL!! Evil swing sorcery indeed.....😆
Thanks - I sincerely appreciate your kind words and support, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
Arrogantly yours,
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
@@SagutoGolf I’ll check into it I will. Don’t you know I’ve worried for year about not using my hips in a more aggressive way. Every time I tried it caused a myriad of bad things the worst being a majestic case of the shanks. Got them twice in Myrtle Beach so bad that I just stayed in the cart laughing at everyone else. Thought I thank you for releasing me of this made up swing must have. You don’t have a clue and I’ll send this over like so many before to my little cousin who’s a captain in the Air Force and a golf freak. He has a shank issue and a leg drive issue. Thanks my friend. I’ll be watching.
My pleasure!
By the way, those shanks can be the result of a variety of actions: 1) You may be too steep on the downswing and thereby exposing the hosel to the ball; 2) Conversely, your downswing path may be too in to out; 3) You may be rolling the face open during the backswing; 4) Your wrists may not be hinging properly (which is often the case when a golfer tries to manufacture or force the hinge rather than just allowing it to happen); 5) You are setting up with the ball positioned at the heel of the club; 6) You are losing your pre-established relationship with the ball (i.e.: a deficiency in the Tilt component); 7) More... What I'm getting at is that there are a number of potential causes, and without actually seeing your swing it's impossible for me to identify the culprit behind those hosel rockets.
FYI, there are entire sections of my online school dedicated to resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues. It's certainly worth looking into after you complete the free mini course. The school is where - among many other courses and lessons covering various aspects of the game - you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish.
Additionally, I do offer Swing Video Analysis lessons as they are instrumental to the progress of my online school's members. This enables me to put my eyes on the golfer's swing and offer some very specific observations and corrective action plans if applicable. You can find more information about personalized virtual coaching options on this page of my website site: saguto.golf/lessons
Thanks again for your support and I appreciate the referrals to your cousin!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf I will go there. I was relating to the hip drive causing them not to mention the 100 other things. Hey I want to thank you. After watching the last two videos I went to the yard where I can hit 60 degree wedges and tried the right hand pre-set and keeping it. Shazam! The last missing piece that allows me the confidence in ball striking. I’ve laid off for a long time for various reasons after being a golf freak for many years. I went to Scotland two years in a row by myself to prove illness playing the whole Scottish rotation, Kings Barns and Gullane. I just had to do it with the highlight being St. Andrews. So getting back in I have struggles until the other day when I felt some old vibes. The last bit I’ve been looking for has been supplied by you my man and I appreciate it very much. I sent over your stuff with explanation to my afore mentioned cousin who is also a fan. God to have that swing speed again. I’ll be watching and hope you enjoyed Myrtle. Played everything down there and loved it. Peace and thanks once again.
P.S. The swing analysis shall happen very soon. I would love to have someone take a peek who actual knows something.
I got this problem where I fire my hips and my left heel comes off the ground, looking like that evil boss in Despicable Me on impact 😂
Club slightly above plane jump move, get this awful straight pull left when I get over the top.
I’ll have to try this out. 😅
LOL! I believe this lesson and drill are indeed calling your name!
TS
I always said firing the hips first felt too weird and made me go over the top, but "everyone that knew" said I just didn't do it right 🙄
And now you really know!! 😎
The correct hip action will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many golfers with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this and correct their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
Anyway, I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews I'm confident that you'll find it to be far better and more effective than what "everyone that knew" says...😎
I need to try this… I’ve been struggling with distance loss
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
By the way, would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Let's get you out of that abyss and into the wonderful world of consistent ball striking bliss!!
Tom
Eat at Franks Tom, the meat on top of the hips keeps them from firing early! A Manhattan to start, a great meal and the 14 layer caramel drizzle cake to finish *after* a quick 18 at the course of your choice (I won't plug the ones I like)!
LOL! Never a bad meal - or bourbon - at Frank's to be sure, and yes - definitely *_"after"_* ..... 😎
i thought i saw on your training that the hip going toward target starts the right path for arms?
Hi Todd,
Yes - The lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor to prevent a premature over-rotation and thereby enables the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a very powerful move that you will notice with every great player. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your mouse pointer on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while the head - and thus the swing center - remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help them to overcome this, properly engage their hips, and fix their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
It's important to understand here that I do my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. However, no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the desired positions, motions, and results. This is why I routinely recommend the online school - saguto.golf - to anyone who truly wishes to experience the joys of consistent, powerful, body-friendly ball striking bliss. The sequential lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
This is a classic example that someone with a good golf swing feeling something that does not actually happen in the golf swing.Every biomechanics study on the golf swing ever conducted contradicts that you lead with the shoulders - be careful people - feel and real are confusing
Hmm. A surprisingly soggy and off-base statement from a typically crispy contributor. Deep fryer out of gas perhaps?? 😎 "Every" and "ever" are very strong words in the context deployed in your comment.
This body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance Stack and Tilt swing system is designed to provide a lifetime of great ball striking, and since it is rooted in physics, geometry, and human physiology it does not discriminate by age or ability - from kids to seniors and everything in between, and inclusive of the best players in the world. I give all credit where it is due - including Homer Kelley for writing the "technical manuscript" based on empirical data from the game's greatest ball strikers ("The Golfing Machine"), Mac O'Grady's unique observations and instruction, and Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett for analyzing, interpreting, and assembling the science into a digestible format. I just do my best to convey the physics and geometry in my own simplified teaching style (which is fully on display in the comprehensive, structured, sequential learning platform of my online school - saguto.golf ).
Yes - I do convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. However, no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the desired positions, motions, and ball striking results. For example, the sequential lessons and drills of my online school provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness, and it makes for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic.
Hoping to see you back to your normal golden deep-fried self in the near future.
Hey Tom! New clothes new shoes!! Nice changes fit you well 😉 who is behind This?
LOL! Thanks - I'm glad you like the updated wardrobe for the new year!
TS
The thing is that for most of us amateurs, the thought of accelerating from the shoulders leads to the arms rushing the tempo on the downswing and that makes it a very " handsy" swing. It just feels like you have no power coming from your strongest part ( the legs). I feel like the start of the downswing thought needs to be the legs and hips .
The modern swing that we see from Rory and Gordon Sargent appears like hips completely opening up and shoulders staying square as long as possible, keeping that separation and coiled power until impact.
Granted that is nearly impossible for us but i feel like if one keeps drilling that and you get even 50 % there, you'll unlock some serious power and shape on the ball.
Your thoughts? ❓️❓️❓️
When properly deployed in the correct sequencing, our hips are a tremendous source of power. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor to prevent a premature over-rotation and thereby enables the player to keep his upper torso square without having to fight their body. Most amateur golfers already have plenty of the rotational component; they need to build in the lateral hip slide to suppress the early-onset spinout that causes so many to get steep and across the line. Here are some lesson videos specific to this topic:
- ua-cam.com/video/Us6jSgMvJmM/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/dB4ItR3guGU/v-deo.html
- ua-cam.com/video/I5XYgKopTb4/v-deo.html
With regard to the Rory's and others (whom I have featured in various videos), this body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance swing system is rooted in physics, geometry, and human physiology, and it is modeled on empirical observations of the game's most prolific ball strikers. As such it does not discriminate by age or ability - from kids to seniors and everyone in between, inclusive of the best players in the world. Watch any Tour event on TV and you'll see a significant number of players executing the motions taught here, a fact corroborated by just how many of them have a very centered swing with the lead knee flexing and the trail leg straightening during the backswing, their lead arms on or very close to their tilted shoulder planes, and their hands deep behind their trail shoulder at the top.
Thousands of folks across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result of learning this swing system through my online school, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. Compare and contrast that with the sad reality that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, firing the hips, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well).
My thoughts.... 😎
TS
@SagutoGolf thank you . Really do appreciate your detailed response. I'm only 7 months in but picking it up fast due to coming from high level tennis. I will look for an option of having you do a video analysis hopefully by Summer.
So, a lateral hip bump towards the target is helpful?