Good morning Coach. What a great session coming back from 8 days in frigid Conn. You and your bud covered good contact beautifully and I'll use this lesson later this A.M in somewhat balmy North Carolina. Stay well my friend-Russ
Great video!! I love that the modern golf swing is using the “stack and tilt” methodogly. I wish I would have learned rotation instead shifting weight when I started golf. Keep the good content coming!!
Yes, every shot with the ball on the ground has the low point in front of the ball on compressed shots . However , there are some potential problems with an emphasis on moving the shoulder laterally in the downswing . The reason is simple anatomy . Both lateral and rotational movements of the pelvis are dependent on movements of the hip , which are in turn dependent on the degree of straightness of the lead femur ( thigh bone) . There is a tradeoff between how much lateral movement a golfer makes in transition and how much pelvic rotation a golfer can achieve during the rest of the downswing . If a golfer moves his pelvis ( and shoulder) too much laterally his femur will straighten prematurely and truncate his potential rotation . While there is a need to have weight on the lead foot at impact to achieve a low point in front of the ball, golfers can do this by two other means 1. Setup with more weight on the lead foot ( reverse K ) . This eliminates the need for most of the lateral movement in transition . 2. Or move laterally early in transition ONLY to the degree that the outside of the lead pelvis does not move beyond the outside of the lead foot . Placing a rod into the ground behind the player and adjacent to the outside of lead pelvis and avoiding contact with the rod is a good method to achieve feedback . Lee Trevino had stated on a number of occasions that golfers who are not compressing the ball should move the ball back in their stance until they are doing so .While this is not optimal for better players , it may be just the ticket for most golfers .
Great lesson thanks! At 7.50 there is a big difference between the practice swing and actual swing when it comes to the head movement though. (See the ring in the background at the range as a reference point). I guess the shoulder overrides the steady head position?
I am not sure if I will be able to add this move to an already decent swing but I will work on this aspect of the swing. Looking forward to this greatly
Thank you so much for this lesson. You and Giles need to continue these drills together more . Happy Holidays !!
Thanks Bruce! Appreciate you being here with us!!
I like both of you guys you tube instructions. Easy to understand, simple drills. Glad to see you both together.
Thanks Austin!!
Great video guys Eric it's like you are with me when I play golf you know exactly what I need to work on
Thanks Jim!!
Two of my favorite UA-cam instructors. Together at Osprey Pointe in Boca Raton, FL.
Yessir!!
Good morning Coach. What a great session coming back from 8 days in frigid Conn. You and your bud covered good contact beautifully and I'll use this lesson later this A.M in somewhat balmy North Carolina. Stay well my friend-Russ
Love it--Thanks Russ for the continue support!
Very helpful lesson , thanks Eric and Giles!!! 💪
Thanks Anthony!
Great video!! I love that the modern golf swing is using the “stack and tilt” methodogly. I wish I would have learned rotation instead shifting weight when I started golf. Keep the good content coming!!
Appreciate it Carlos! Certainly more and more of Andy and Mike's teaching becoming more and more mainstream!!
Eric has one of the most beautiful full swings on UA-cam. Great on-point videos.
Somehow, I need to work out how to record this...😊
Arms down, shoulder forward…perfect! Thank you
Yes, every shot with the ball on the ground has the low point in front of the ball on compressed shots .
However , there are some potential problems with an emphasis on moving the shoulder laterally in the downswing . The reason is simple anatomy . Both lateral and rotational movements of the pelvis are dependent on
movements of the hip , which are in turn dependent on the degree of straightness of the lead femur ( thigh bone) . There is a tradeoff between how much lateral movement a golfer makes in transition and how much pelvic rotation a golfer can achieve during the rest of the downswing . If a golfer moves his pelvis ( and shoulder) too much laterally his femur will straighten prematurely and truncate his potential rotation .
While there is a need to have weight on the lead foot at impact to achieve a low point in front of the ball, golfers can do this by two other means
1. Setup with more weight on the lead foot ( reverse K ) . This eliminates the need for most of the lateral movement in transition .
2. Or move laterally early in transition ONLY to the degree that the outside of the lead pelvis does not move beyond the outside of the lead foot .
Placing a rod into the ground behind the player and adjacent to the outside of lead pelvis and avoiding contact with the rod is a good method to achieve feedback .
Lee Trevino had stated on a number of occasions that golfers who are not compressing the ball should move the ball back in their stance until they are doing so .While this is not optimal for better players , it may be just the ticket for most golfers .
Great lesson thanks! At 7.50 there is a big difference between the practice swing and actual swing when it comes to the head movement though. (See the ring in the background at the range as a reference point). I guess the shoulder overrides the steady head position?
I am not sure if I will be able to add this move to an already decent swing but I will work on this aspect of the swing. Looking forward to this greatly
This is a Johnny Miller tip. Get your left shoulder back to where it started.
Love it!
Imagine if Eric accidentally caught one in the hosel and hit Giles! 😂
P.S Love both of your channels!
He was certainly in "danger zone" at points during filming....good trust in me I guess :)
So, at impact, do the left shoulder, left hip, left knee and ankle line up?
Pretty close! (Depending on club)