Golf Instruction – Drill for creating power
Brady Riggs explains that the transition of the golf swing is critical for creating power. Just like cracking a whip. For more tips and free swing analysis software go to www.inpractis.com
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davisrv1g: I would not give the advice he gave to beginners. I would give to folks who are looking for more power and has a solid swing. What he explains makes perfect sense and it works. Watch Tiger when he hits his drives, his hips rotate forward while his shoulders are still rotating back. Hence the whip effect and the long shot. Keeping it straight is simply a matter of proper grip, correct stance and position through the swing. I think it’s great advice.
ynot1688: I disagree. It works for folks who want to drive their balls longer. It is an advantage over your opponent. I simply disagree witht the last part of the vid where he says move your body forward. He is referring to lateral movement of the hips but beginners will interpret this as actually moving the body forward which will cause the swing to no longer be on plane and result in slices or hooks.
You people need to read some books, and do some learning, no PRO will ever try to do he whip effect, it happens automatically, and a begginer is dead after this drill!
I think we are talking about a different thing here.
ynot1688: When you refer to hitters, you are refer to the long drive competitors right? That’s what I assume you are referring to. Swingers would be tour players right? If you were implying something else, please clarify.
I am referring to 2 different styles of swinging the golf club. And it should not be specifically categorized to any certain group of golfers. It’s simply just the style of one’s golf swing. There are both “swingers” and “hitters” on tour. A common example of a swinger would be Ernie Els and a hitter would be John Daly. Please search the internet, there are actually some good info that you can find out about these 2 types swings. Perhaps it’ll also help you find out which type of golfer you are.
ynot1688: is it possible to be in between?
With my irons, I think I’m a swinger. With my driver, a hitter. I will do more research on what you mentioned. Thanks for clarifying.
RE Swinger or Hitter’s Swing: Whether for irons or driver, it is always the best to stick to one type. Shouldn’t get them mixed up, otherwise it will create inconsistancy in the swing.
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this guy has no Idea what he is talking about. he is teaching a horrible mistake. that will never work
golf is hard itt’s all skill. But, u don’t need athleticism . It show s especially when tiger woods won a huge tournament with like a broken leg. I will admit hough that tiger woods is a great athlete but not compared to other athletes
wow….complete ignorance.
why
He is talking about a fundemental element of the golf swing known as the “cock down”. He knows what he is talking about.
Isn’t this called loading the shaft?
I think you’re actually trying to teach someone two different planes. It appears that you want a plane on the downswing which is flatter than the takeaway. Difficult to repeat.
I’ve heard of starting the legs before you get to the top. I’ve never done it, but will try it tomorrow. Makes a lot of sense. Thanks.
Top 100 teacher in US, Ryder Cup Team Player Anthony Kim’s swing coach charges 150 per hour, and people pay it willingly, yeah you’re right he has no idea what he’s talking about.
If you look at any SwingVision of a professional’s swing, you will see that every one of them do this. It’s harder to see on a full speed swing, because it happens so fast. He’s not saying to move the club 4-5 inches farther back after you start your hip turn, he’s saying that just before you finish your backswing, start your hip turn. Club lag = Swing speed, pure and simple. Gotta have stronger wrists/forearms for it though.. so make sure you spend time in the gym
not a good drill for a novice,too much body,not swingin the golf club
thank you for the tip I’ll go try it out!!!
As they say don’t knock it til you have tried it!
I hit 60-90 balls a day 5 days a week and I tried this and got a slightly lower traj, a little more distance with a good solid strike. However at first it did feel like I was not completing the backswing and it felt inconsistent but if you stick with it as with all changes in golf swings it soons feel normal, I am staying with it, clearly there are lots of other factors that make a good swing but this is good for better players
the key to this is the very flat down swing plane you see him make. it lowers the launch angle and allows the club face to release extremely fast.. most importantly the flat swing plane allows for a greater margin of error because you’ve changed the geometry of the club face at impact. at impact the club face is now “toe up” and the ball flight is more rainbow like vs going straight out 150yds and then lifting. the energy is now transferred from the sides of the club head instead of the bottom.
BenHogan was a master of the technique shown in this video,look at any videos of his swing on here and you will see a direct correlation between what this guy is preaching and what hogan consistently practiced. Hogans swing was notorious for becoming flat through the transition of the backswing to downswing, and he ‘hung on’ to his shaft/forearm angle for as long as physical possible. anyone watching this should really look at a few hogan videos as he shows this technique explicitly in is swing
Very clear instruction for a complicated sequence of movement – Thank you !!!