I did this today and OMG what a breakthrough for me!! My down swing thought was "crunch"! I feel low but I'm likely level as I turn and crunch. Hi normally hit my 7 iron 145-150, but consistently hitting 160 and straight at the target with the crunch thought.
Percy Boomer, the golf instructor and old WW2 British sailor compared the stretch of the left side to hoisting a cargo net. “First you take up slack, then you take up strain, then haul away.” The left side being slack at the top of the swing, then take up strain as downswing begins and keep that strain to the finish.
This video is money 💵! Went to try this at the range and I achieved a level of compression that I've never experienced before! Keep up the great work Eric!
Time to make a new video on this. I am a 3 cap. My issue is from down the line coming up and out, so my head would move away from the ball at impact. Spent days trying to fix it on my sim. The right side crunch fixed it. Time to get to scratch this winter.
Tried this on the course last weekend. Felt like this cue fixes most of my downswing problems, including early extension. Having the impact position in mind sort of reprograms my brain. Whipping straight drives and smooth compression where I almost don’t feel the ball. Thanks Eric, another great tip!
Fantastic! At last an explanation for the mystery of how the shoulders stay aligned to the target while the hips and rib cage are twisted open to the target at the point of impact (and much earlier in the downswing). Do you think that extending the lead shoulder fully toward the target at impact through its full range of motion eliminates a degree of freedom, and contributes to reducing contact dispersion around the sweet spot?
Eric, As always great video. For me, the gold was that the shoulders appear to be closed. So much talk is about opening up the chest that it's easy to assume that the left shoulder is pulling back. This was a big problem for me. It caused a loss of power and control. Super stuff. Thanks very much!
You got it, Ron! Yeah its tricky and can be deceiving. Rib cage open a bunch but with shoulder protraction shoulders not as open for most. Players with lots of depth in backswing can get more open and flat with shoulders
btw i tried your impact drill yesterday and it really helped me out. Simply focusing on impact during the swing seemed to correct all my swing faults prior to impact.
Great tip! I recently found out that I wasn’t doing enough side bend. My shots were going left and hooking real bad. Was playing around hitting some balls the other day and added more side bend and wow. Better ball flight, straighter and more accurate shots.
Thanks! Yes for sure if you are hitting those flights right side bend/tilt will help! ua-cam.com/video/7pbkEuD0NiE/v-deo.html This one may also help you: ua-cam.com/video/XiGbh1SyBXY/v-deo.html
To your credit EC, you did a video, has to be like 2 years ago or something, where you went very in-depth on the Protracting/Retracting of your Scaps, that feel (for me anyway) is CRITICAL to creating the separation and impact conditions were all chasing! I focused and keyed in on the hips/lower body for a long time, for me, it just promoted that dunked under, right shoulder dip= left shoulder high too quickly= flip throw= Snap Hooks for days off the tee= :( I definitely got a little chunky initially 😬, but if you just train it, give yourself permission to chunk, hit some sh*tty shots, you will develop the motor pattern to organically get into these positions, not create them, and THIS is a massive piece if you want to really take your game to another level. You’re the man! Cheers!
This really can help me. My biggest flaw is standing up during the down swing. Head comes up and I become flippy. The funny thing is I don’t think I’m standing but watching it on a video recording tells no lies. Tough to correct. Body does what body is used to. May need to join your golf instruction special offer. 😀
Yessir Tim! Video never lies....for better or worse :) Chicken or the egg.... If you stand up you have to flip If you flip you have to stand up Make sure face is square enough and shaft is not steep (2 common reasons causing flip) Right shoulder more down and forward, trail arm and wrist more bent feels (likely need to exaggerate) Head on the wall a good one for this: ua-cam.com/video/TIDfZFdNW_0/v-deo.html
and many others :) He has a lot of right side bend.....maybe to much at times as he gets under plane and hit pushes and hooks. Thats a good problem though....like making so much money you have a big tax bill :)
And what you really need to do to get this Right Side Bend with Bent Right Arm at Impact, is get that f'ing club squared early so you don't have to flip the club to get an impact that creates a playable golf shot that isn't in the trees on the right. Your clubface square to you back, early on the downswing has completely changed my golfing life - it allows you to do all these things in this video - if it ain't square early, you're going to be 100 yards into the trees on the right with these moves. Square it Early and you can be like Justin Thomas
I'd be willing to bet that most golfers have a huge struggle with coming from the inside out, to this impact position that you're showing here in this video. Do you have any videos that show what you should look like from left arm parallel, to shaft parallel in the down swing; to this impact position? Moreover, drill on how to come from the inside out to impact?
Hey Jacob! For sure...agreed. We have like 50 videos on this hopefully :) Here are some that may help: ua-cam.com/video/PjUCfzMmM48/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/jI5TRIbVuAY/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/ivMrpxZAavM/v-deo.html
Another great tip. Hey Eric, I just got done watching a segment from the Floyd trial and I think Eric Nelson,(Attorney) is your older brother, lol right down to your voice inflections. It's pretty uncanny
Eric, what causes or what influences the shaft getting more upright at impact? & how do you do that or is that a byproduct of the right side bend? Thanks
Hey Keith! Nope....backswing would be too flat with shoulder, would have too much arm rotation, shaft too flat, face too open. Your brain won't then LOSE that side bend to start down You want a slight right side bend at setup, left side bend in backswing, right side bend in downswing...no getting around all 3 :) ua-cam.com/video/m7E-z67cz_k/v-deo.html
Could you please do something with a left handed golfer, I have some friends that are trying to get better but there's not much left handed instruction or examples out there
Being right handed but playing left handed, I've learned to flip right to left when watching, reading or listening to golf instruction. You have to force yourself to do that but after a while it becomes easy to do.
@@CogornoGolf Maybe you could get your "production crew" to do some mirrored videos of swings and old videos for the left handers out there???? Thanks and I look forward to the next videos
Can a tight left lower back lead to pulling the hands in toward impact and toe strikes? Almost feels like I have to choose between my upper body being out toward the ball or my hips being back, which might be a sign that I need to work on my flexibility there?
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I finally beat early extension and that pelvic jump in transition by almost moving my hips away from the target (that's the feel). Impact looks great now, but my upper body flies toward the Target, open and up right after impact. Does this have to with side bend?
Yes, you likely need more right side bend. Keep head behind stick over lead shoulder. Right shoulder closer to right hip, head back, chest up. ua-cam.com/video/hbsHxC3bIw4/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/CEsxQyxMM_w/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/7pbkEuD0NiE/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/pbyZpiTnNlY/v-deo.html
I did this today and OMG what a breakthrough for me!! My down swing thought was "crunch"! I feel low but I'm likely level as I turn and crunch.
Hi normally hit my 7 iron 145-150, but consistently hitting 160 and straight at the target with the crunch thought.
Love it!
Percy Boomer, the golf instructor and old WW2 British sailor compared the stretch of the left side to hoisting a cargo net. “First you take up slack, then you take up strain, then haul away.” The left side being slack at the top of the swing, then take up strain as downswing begins and keep that strain to the finish.
Eric, I joined your membership today. Looking forward to getting better at golf!
Lets do it!! Welcome to the team!
This video is money 💵! Went to try this at the range and I achieved a level of compression that I've never experienced before! Keep up the great work Eric!
Love to hear that!!
Time to make a new video on this. I am a 3 cap. My issue is from down the line coming up and out, so my head would move away from the ball at impact. Spent days trying to fix it on my sim. The right side crunch fixed it. Time to get to scratch this winter.
Keep up the good work! Appreciate you watching!
pretty eye-opening for me as well!
Tried this on the course last weekend. Felt like this cue fixes most of my downswing problems, including early extension. Having the impact position in mind sort of reprograms my brain. Whipping straight drives and smooth compression where I almost don’t feel the ball. Thanks Eric, another great tip!
Love to hear that! Our pleasure! Hope it continues to serve you well!
This is every amateurs dream position at impact. Thank you for this explanation...Easy to understand and practice. Rich Z
Thanks, Rich!
Thank you Eric! Very good vid!
Thanks Peter!
Fantastic! At last an explanation for the mystery of how the shoulders stay aligned to the target while the hips and rib cage are twisted open to the target at the point of impact (and much earlier in the downswing). Do you think that extending the lead shoulder fully toward the target at impact through its full range of motion eliminates a degree of freedom, and contributes to reducing contact dispersion around the sweet spot?
Thank you! I do yes....it also helps get the hand path working UP and IN through the ball.....good contact and good face to path control!
Eric, As always great video. For me, the gold was that the shoulders appear to be closed. So much talk is about opening up the chest that it's easy to assume that the left shoulder is pulling back. This was a big problem for me. It caused a loss of power and control. Super stuff. Thanks very much!
You got it, Ron!
Yeah its tricky and can be deceiving.
Rib cage open a bunch but with shoulder protraction shoulders not as open for most.
Players with lots of depth in backswing can get more open and flat with shoulders
btw i tried your impact drill yesterday and it really helped me out. Simply focusing on impact during the swing seemed to correct all my swing faults prior to impact.
Love to hear that! Hope it continues to serve you well!
Great tip! I recently found out that I wasn’t doing enough side bend. My shots were going left and hooking real bad. Was playing around hitting some balls the other day and added more side bend and wow. Better ball flight, straighter and more accurate shots.
Thanks! Yes for sure if you are hitting those flights right side bend/tilt will help!
ua-cam.com/video/7pbkEuD0NiE/v-deo.html
This one may also help you:
ua-cam.com/video/XiGbh1SyBXY/v-deo.html
To your credit EC, you did a video, has to be like 2 years ago or something, where you went very in-depth on the Protracting/Retracting of your Scaps, that feel (for me anyway) is CRITICAL to creating the separation and impact conditions were all chasing! I focused and keyed in on the hips/lower body for a long time, for me, it just promoted that dunked under, right shoulder dip= left shoulder high too quickly= flip throw= Snap Hooks for days off the tee= :(
I definitely got a little chunky initially 😬, but if you just train it, give yourself permission to chunk, hit some sh*tty shots, you will develop the motor pattern to organically get into these positions, not create them, and THIS is a massive piece if you want to really take your game to another level. You’re the man! Cheers!
Appreciate it, Scott!
This really can help me. My biggest flaw is standing up during the down swing. Head comes up and I become flippy. The funny thing is I don’t think I’m standing but watching it on a video recording tells no lies. Tough to correct. Body does what body is used to. May need to join your golf instruction special offer. 😀
If you bend your right elbow into impact you won't stand up as you'll miss the ball. Have to stay down))
@@pigslefats working on that..thanks.
Yessir Tim! Video never lies....for better or worse :)
Chicken or the egg....
If you stand up you have to flip
If you flip you have to stand up
Make sure face is square enough and shaft is not steep (2 common reasons causing flip)
Right shoulder more down and forward, trail arm and wrist more bent feels (likely need to exaggerate)
Head on the wall a good one for this: ua-cam.com/video/TIDfZFdNW_0/v-deo.html
Tommy Fleetwood is the poster child for this move.
and many others :) He has a lot of right side bend.....maybe to much at times as he gets under plane and hit pushes and hooks.
Thats a good problem though....like making so much money you have a big tax bill :)
And what you really need to do to get this Right Side Bend with Bent Right Arm at Impact, is get that f'ing club squared early so you don't have to flip the club to get an impact that creates a playable golf shot that isn't in the trees on the right. Your clubface square to you back, early on the downswing has completely changed my golfing life - it allows you to do all these things in this video - if it ain't square early, you're going to be 100 yards into the trees on the right with these moves. Square it Early and you can be like Justin Thomas
No doubt!
I'd be willing to bet that most golfers have a huge struggle with coming from the inside out, to this impact position that you're showing here in this video. Do you have any videos that show what you should look like from left arm parallel, to shaft parallel in the down swing; to this impact position? Moreover, drill on how to come from the inside out to impact?
Hey Jacob! For sure...agreed.
We have like 50 videos on this hopefully :)
Here are some that may help:
ua-cam.com/video/PjUCfzMmM48/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/jI5TRIbVuAY/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/ivMrpxZAavM/v-deo.html
You showed us the greatness of Hidecki many years ago. Thank you!
:)
Another great tip.
Hey Eric, I just got done watching a segment from the Floyd trial and I think Eric Nelson,(Attorney) is your older brother, lol right down to your voice inflections. It's pretty uncanny
Must be a good looking cat :)
@@CogornoGolf lol and smart
Eric, what causes or what influences the shaft getting more upright at impact? & how do you do that or is that a byproduct of the right side bend?
Thanks
it should only be SLIGHTLY more vertical.....thats from the right side bend, yes. (the shoulders being more tilted, right shoulder lower than left)
Joining up at Cogorno Golf this week! Tired of sucking!
Would love to have you as part of the team Derek! Lets do it!
@@CogornoGolf on my way!
Can you preset your right crunch before your take away thanx man
Hey Keith!
Nope....backswing would be too flat with shoulder, would have too much arm rotation, shaft too flat, face too open. Your brain won't then LOSE that side bend to start down
You want a slight right side bend at setup, left side bend in backswing, right side bend in downswing...no getting around all 3 :)
ua-cam.com/video/m7E-z67cz_k/v-deo.html
Could you please do something with a left handed golfer, I have some friends that are trying to get better but there's not much left handed instruction or examples out there
Hey Brandon! Thanks for the lesson--honestly we likely will not, but hopefully we can bridge the gap for them some other way!
Being right handed but playing left handed, I've learned to flip right to left when watching, reading or listening to golf instruction. You have to force yourself to do that but after a while it becomes easy to do.
@@CogornoGolf Maybe you could get your "production crew" to do some mirrored videos of swings and old videos for the left handers out there????
Thanks and I look forward to the next videos
Can a tight left lower back lead to pulling the hands in toward impact and toe strikes? Almost feels like I have to choose between my upper body being out toward the ball or my hips being back, which might be a sign that I need to work on my flexibility there?
I do not know Justin. Would have to run you through some movement tests to see.
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Where is your weight, left to right, when doing this impact drill?
I would say around 50-50 at setup and more 70-30 or so left at impact (80-20) also cool. Thats without your head/torso moving too far forward.
Thanks
Our pleasure!
I finally beat early extension and that pelvic jump in transition by almost moving my hips away from the target (that's the feel). Impact looks great now, but my upper body flies toward the Target, open and up right after impact. Does this have to with side bend?
Yes, you likely need more right side bend.
Keep head behind stick over lead shoulder. Right shoulder closer to right hip, head back, chest up.
ua-cam.com/video/hbsHxC3bIw4/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/CEsxQyxMM_w/v-deo.html
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Awesome 👏
Thanks, Stewart!
@@CogornoGolf I’ve seen people speak about angles like it’s a math equation on UA-cam thanks for simplifying it ain’t nobody got time for that lol 😂😇
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