How Jake Knapp Produces 127+ mph Effortless Clubhead Speed
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2024
- There are two basic ways to "release" the golf club - with the hands like the GOATs or with the body. Both work and can produce the same end result.
There’s been a lot of questions about Jake Knapp's golf swing and how he produces so much clubhead speed. It's an awesome swing, so let's take a look at it. Now, as he goes back, look how wide he keeps his wrist. This is something I’ll be talking about in an upcoming video about exactly how the wrists and hands work and all three motions that they make in terms of rotation, deviation, extension and flexion. In the meantime, this is something that will help you understand where speed comes from in the swing and overall control.
Jake swings well over 120 miles an hour, hits the ball a mile and notice how little he's doing with his wrist as he goes back. He's keeping them wide. This keeps the club face control; helps you create a wide arc and a wide turn. But also, as we look down the line, you're going to see he's going to keep his lead wrist in extension for a long time.
A lot of times people look at somebody like Dustin Johnson, who really shuts the face at the top and bows the wrist a lot and keeps the body rotation going through the hitting area in order to get the club to work through the ball. Whereas the old school way, done by golfers like Tiger and Jack, is that they're releasing the hands. So you can release the body, you can release the hands. Both will kind of create the same results but in very different ways.
One is much easier on the body than the other, one has won more majors than any other, and one requires a lot less athleticism than the other.
Which do you prefer?
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Having had back and spine issues in the past trying the body rotation swing, I am 100% in agreement with Chuck that the hand/wrist release swing is the way to go for a swing that will work for many years!
This whole approach is so fantastic. Was swinging today and swinging driver up around 106 to 107 swing speed….have never been there before and it felt effortless again like you said with Jack N…. drive the hips to the target and throw the club from the top so much easier than swinging with the body really excited.
One thing that resonates with me is how long is right foot stays connected to the ground. I was told to kick off the right foot as soon as possible, similar to how Justin Thomas does it, and I just couldn’t get it. I took a lesson from a local pro and he told me to keep my foot on the ground for as long as I can and just swing the club with my hands and it was the easiest feeling ever
As I mentioned in another video, Butch used to make Tiger hit shots with both heels on the ground as well.
Great video and analysis. Chuck listening to your insights and explanations have helped me so much with changing to a rotary swing. Not to mention how easy it is on the body. After a round I would be basically useless for the rest of the day but now I can play pain free and in comfortable shoes (no more need for spikes). Cannot thank you enough. Your contributions to golf instruction are invaluable. Thank you so much for a swing I can hopefully make for the rest of my life. 🤞🏼
You bet! That’s what it’s all about!
There are a couple of things that stand out to me watching this video. The width and length of his backswing, and his lower body stability just before impact, at impact and just past impact. Just an awesome looking swing, swinging this fast and being in such control
That was an excellent review. I prefer the easier swing on the body. I remember the old saying, it's all in the wrists lol. Your teaching has really helped me. Thank you Chuck.
Me too! You’re very welcome!
As per Mike Austin, there is no 'holding the lag' and the rotational response of the arms through the hit is intent started right from the top of the swing.
I just pummelled 3 woods at the range flying 250 through the air by feeling like I let my hands cross over fluidly and quickly through impact. The exact opposite of what I was coached for years. But the intent must begin from transition otherwise it happens too late to be effective when the clubhead gets to the ball.
It feels like I'm beginning the process of flinging the clubhead toward the target through the ball right from transition. In fact, the more a did it and the longer my downswing felt, the straighter and more piercing the flight became.
A catch 22 of modern instruction “the body swing takes timing out and u can ‘rotate’ thru as hard as h want”. This never digested w me bc if u have a “Hovland” body rotational swing it is still timing and dependent on ur range of motion that day. Which is easy if u r pga working out every day and not sitting at ur 9-5 desk job like most of us who having varying ranges of flexibility based on what we did that week / pre round warm up. Ultimately there will always b an element of timing in the swing. If there was no timing then y do body swingers still have big misses like the rest of us (eg Hovland hangs one out to the left bc it doesn’t cut). Will admit the “body” based instruction has merit (eg I think low point control much better if ur body rotation is solid)
Agreed! The reality is that most people will never be able to move their body like Niemann, DJ or Hovland. I used to swing this way when I was in my 20s and hit the ball great and it was simple. Now in my late 40s I wouldn't dream of trying to swing that way. The trick to learning to tame the timing when the hands rotate over like they do in Tiger's, Jacks and Jones' swing is understanding how the wrists move throughout the swing which I'm going to show in the next video using the Hackmotion.
Hi Chuck. Thanks for this. Interestingly, I started golf out like this with a massive amount of wrist rotation, swing speed in the 130s. Was told was not the best way and tried to convert to body rotation. And lost so much consistent speed. I'm back to my old ways now! At 57, and was recently clocked at 127 club speed in Quad. Trying to get back to the 130s. 😮 This video was a reminder that I'm doing the right thing.
I was very excited when I saw his swing. It did seem GOATy with the wide extension. I cannnot tell if he is casting early,
Mickelson also releases hard like this, rather than strictly body rotation--no holding off of the release at all, and he did pretty well.... He also tends to get the club way past parallel on the backswing, like Knapp does. And Daly.
100%
Look how quiet his legs/flat his feet are at impact - that’s insane for someone who generates that much speed with seemingly such little effort. Almost makes Couples looks like he’s coming out of his shoes (though he’s always said he actually swings pretty hard).
Please explain what happened to his swing on Sunday. How to avoid under pressure.
Rory also has a pretty significantly cupped lead wrist at the top. Would love to see a breakdown of his swing here too sometime!
Greaaaat breakdown. I guess my question is, how do you get square at impact?
I can hit 9 windows off of the deck with everything up to my 3wood.
When i put it up on a tee, my D and 3wood tend to turn right. I've been playing for years and as i've become a better player, my long tee game has become more and more spinny...
This is exactly what I was referring to in a past video. There is a ton of rotation just before impact. How that is controlled is a mystery to me.
That is exactly what I'm covering in the next video using the Hackmotion device! Just like everything else, it's the opposite of what you'd think to control it!
@@RotaryswingI'll make this short and sweet. I took this swing thought to the course today. Keep that trail arm under the lead arm as long as possible. Well, I didn't score all that well. I did have 3 birdies. But, I think I hit the ball better than I have for 5 or 6 years! This is "the secret" to the golf swing.
Does Jake throw from the top like tiger and jack! Thanks for great videos!
All you said is correct but about the amount of extension, it all depends on the grip.
I’ve Always had fast hands I gotta get back to this
When you start to master the timing of this rotation, does it “feel” slower and more controlled? Or, is it simply matching up the grip, snapping the wrists over hard and fast, and relying on tempo to square the face?
It feels under control but in the sense that you give up control to gain control. It really is happening extremely fast, too fast to control per se. But im covering how to move the hands so that you do have control in the next video
I think this is way faster and easier on body. If you can hang on late release aka full hand release you can get longer shots it does take a considerable amount of timing/practice to get out of not hardly releasing with hands but it works
Crazy flexibility…….if you look at early Nicklaus swing…his wrist were very straight until last minute on back swing
I was hoping you could answer a question for me I have this same swing long backswing I’m more across the line unfortunately I would love to fix that but my question is I have run into a good amount of elbow pain and was told it was because I’m a lot of hands and arms just like this I come from
A hockey and baseball background do you think this is true this swing will cause your elbows to hurt thanks
Which elbow
@@Rotaryswing both now
Inside golfers elbow
@@mattdipadua3614 lead arm or trail arm is what i am asking as they are both common and caused by different issues. Lead arm is caused by poor impact position. Trail arm is caused by trying to use throw with arm too hard instead of the hand
This video addresses the lead elbow rotaryswing.com/c4/112253-cure-golf-elbow-pain
Cam Champ swing and load and unload is very similar. Effortless power.
I'm actually surprised to see he doesn't do the typical big hitter lead leg post at impact where they get practically airborne for a fraction of a second.
So this is a ' late wrist set?
I would prefer you discuss the right wrist, because, with your right (trail) wrist is in complete flexion, the left wrist must be in extension. The right wrist then stays in flexion in the downswing by internally rotating the right wrist, while in complete flexion, as fast as possible from the top of the downswing. It stays that way until the club shaft is parallel to the ground. This keeps your right elbow close to your body and leading until club shaft parallel, where the right wrist then begins to throw the clubhead at the ball for a powerful release, and effortless power has you always talk about. To me, it is more about the right wrist action than the left wrist because the right wrist is doing all the work. Thinking and focusing on the right wrist instead of the left, you get the same results you discuss about the left wrist, but no have intention focused on what is actually creating the power and release, which is the right wrist. Does this make sense?
The right wrist in the case of tiger and other greats is only supplying supplemental speed and feel. The lead side is still doing the bulk of the heavy lifting. You can add more right than they did but it’s not what the goats did in their swings
@@Rotaryswing Thanks for clarifying that, it makes sense to me. I am a 66 year old guy and I am finding that focusing on the right wrist action the easiest way for me to achieve some additional speed, but with your idea in your reply, I'll see what I can do to add more of the lead side for even more speed. I have to say, this is the best channel ever and has changed my view on my golf swing which has added so much more confidence on the golf course that I cannot measure it. Golf is fun again after being in the woods for so many years with all of the other instruction ideas that I have tried. Effortless power is your phrase that has changed my golfing experience.
@@markmugerditchian2403 thanks for the feedback and Im so glad my videos are helping! I will be releasing a new one in rhe next week or so that covers this very topic so hopefully it will make it clear as to exactly what you need to feel
Effortless Speed is the new Passive Income!
Just like John daily over swing power 😊
Doesn’t a hand release also require really good timing?
The clue for me about his speed and release is that on any full swing, even w driver, it looks like a flop shot, which is a very handsy shot.
His left arm is noticeably bent on the downswing.
I have a theory that it's because he's left-handed playing right-handed! I think his clubs are very high balanced or even counterbalanced with heavy overall weight. If you look at his positions and the things he does it's not like the typical ways that you guys always recommend getting power. There's not any type of dramatic extension with his hips there's not any type of dramatic vertical force that you can see in all these things that that everyone talks about. I think he is swinging a heavy Club overall what's much more weighted toward the handle and he is just turning and releasing that club the majority of the leverage and the power is coming from his lead side! Can't find anyone to confirm this and I can never find actual information online but that is 100% my theory right now and I'm at a point where I'm getting sick of trying to research this stuff because nobody gives you any real information. Even when I go to look up what's in the bag it doesn't tell me anything specifically about the clubs he has except what model they are which has nothing to do with the way his tweaked them
So when you're talking about the arm versus the body release I'm wondering if the modern equipment requires more of a counterbalance because the clubs are so much longer? I honestly can't help but feel like Jake naps clubs must be counterbalanced in some way? The reason I think that is because you can't really release your hands and arms like that if the swing weight is too heavy. Overall weights fine your body can support that but the swing weight itself if you're swinging more hands and arms I don't feel like you could actually catch the club up at a certain swing weight. Now for him obviously his arms are muscular and he could catch up a heavier weight than I could but I'm just saying for the average person they probably need a much lighter swing weight if they're trying to release with their hands and arms correct?
Very interesting because Jake plays hockey left handed….
@@khakijar21181 😂
Is that an optical illusion?
Look at the clubface at impact, looks like pointing way up and out to the right into the trees.
how is that not a high looping slice?
Not an illusion! He hit it off the toe is why the face is open after impact
@qwertyfff not the case. If he hit it with the much of an open face it would have been an 80yd slice. The slightest toe hit will rotate the face open like this with ease. A centimeter off the toe will cause massive deflection. And as someone who played professionally or 8 yrs it’s foolish to think we dont mishit shots. Did you miss tiger’s shank last week. We are human and mishit shots all the time
@@qwaszx2Where did you play and when? Let me see a video of your swing, please.
funny, on tv is doesn't look that long, that backswing would put me in traction......
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When he’s on with this style of swing he’s on but when his timing or feel is off, he struggles.
Exactly classic swing vs modern it is a very visually wonderful swing to look at effortless power
Chuck,
Is the club face pointing the wrong direction at the top of the backswing ?
It’s great. What are you seeing?