I have trawled KZfaq for swing tips and this is far and away the best channel i have found Chris, the way you demonstrate and explain each lesson and drill in a way that i can understand as a high handicap golfer is remarkable!

Understanding a concept is so important. Thanks for the vid!

Great video Chris..that the first time I understood about the trail elbow lower then your lead shoulder..that makes perfect sense..I wish you could do a full swing really really slow..just to see where the keys point should be..thanks again

Very simple and easy to understand illustration of the role the right arm/shoulder play in the golf swing staying! Anxious to put it into practice to quiet my right shoulder from trying to take over my down swing.

Nice Christmas gift video! Only another couple of weeks before the end of lockdown! Weather improving, days getting longer and golf to be played! Appreciate your videos!

Happy New Year Chris, Enjoy your channel and all the helpful tips. Thank you

Good explanation. Being well into my senior years, getting the consistency is difficult. Still hit ball a decent distance and generally straight but harder to get consistency. Maybe 8 out of 10 swings are good which means 4 or 5 per round not so good leading to missing greens/finding trouble and many times double bogies. Body just is wearing out so work on chipping and putting to compensate. Goal is 9+ out of 10 good swings so your thoughts are a great help. So keep hitting a few every day to develop the memory as I gave up the game for over 20 years.

Classic Ryan brilliance yet again! Not sure how many have subscribed but I’ve put quite a few golfers down here your way... just hope they don’t learn too much and start beating me out there 😒 Thank you Chris.

Great video, been playing a lot of years,so easy to forget about the release of the club 👍

Great video Chris, explaining this in the upright position makes it make perfect sense! Keep it up, and thank you

Your comment regarding the negative effect of the shoulder pushing and moving over the top was extremely helpful and insightful. Thanks!

Have only recently started watching your videos but find them so helpful to visualise what is happening with club path etc. Can now see why some drills have you tuck a towel under the trail elbow and bow your wrist at the top of backswing. Just need to take this to the golf course now. Thanks so much.

Thanks Chris, I am guilty of rushing the downswing i.e. too short backswing in particular in game situations on difficult shoots 🙄

Excellent, makes so much sense when you explain what should happen on a vertical plane first then incline to a golf position, I wish more instruction were like this. Great explanation, keep going on the same vein to explain the follow through. Many thanks! ,

Hi Ryan, Very interesting and informative video that helps me understand what happens to the club face in the one piece takeaway (remains vertical as the body rotates from address to that position at the end of the take away) and what happens to the club face at the top of the backswing (the club face is horizontal to the sky or to the ground depending on your perspective. You say it open 90 degrees to its original position at address. I see it as 180 degrees vis a vis the ground or the sky but that is really saying the same thing. My point is that the club face opens up from its position at the end of the takeaway (done by basically a body/ shoulder movement to the right) and from there the Club face gets to the horizontal position relative to the ground by solely rotating the forearms to reach what in effect would be the top of the backswing. Therefore it would make sense to start the downswing from the top not with the shoulder or body as you so correctly point out as being a most common error (for me too for years), but rather by rotating the arms back to their position at the end of the takeaway. And from there it would be quite OK to engage the body and shoulders to rotate into the ball. Because the shoulders will be still behind you in the slot or delivery position at the end of the takeaway position on the way down, it is Ok to use the shoulders and the body to strike the ball from there Hope I am making sense.??

Thanks for a really helpful vid. Despite having played for a while I lapse back into this way too easily. I love when you show the movements upright for clarity. I'm not sure if this is possible but I would love to see a modified version of this drill where you came slightly off plane to emphasise the feel of these movements when momentum is added. Although this simplifies the swing greatly, I find this type of drill makes me too laid off because it bleeds through to my in-posture swing. i.e i get used to the upright swing feeling and when i swing in posture my hands recreate that same feeling thereby making me laid off with flat shoulders. It would be great to know a good way of getting around this and could make a great follow-up video. Just an idea if you're interested? I'm sure I can't be the only one. :D

Thx for the content Chris. Based on video feedback I’m fairly close to keeping my trail arm under my lead but the issue I’m having is at the top of my backswing my head and lead shoulder dive in towards the ball. I can’t seem to find any help with this or even know the cause. It gives me a steeper shaft even though I’m very close to keeping trail arm under lead.

Another excellent visual from Chris.

Great Video Chris, my question to you is would this also relate to the driver swing as well?

Great video. If you have a lesson on release can you post the link. Thanks

Great video!

It’s funny seeing so many beginners on the range banging balls - who haven’t got the major swing moves down . To me, “banging balls” is about working on that final finesse of timing. A beginner and or high handicapper should be working on the major body moves. I.e. do that first drill Chris shows 90% of the time.

Chris - I hope this cures my tendency to pull. And may I say you are profoundly blessed to be in a beautiful part of your Country. Just gorgeous. Im in Los Angeles - all cement!!!

Great video, massive help. Thanks. 🍻

This is an excellent video, Chris. When you say work on the timing of your “release,” is “release” synonymous with closing the club face?

Chris, your explanations are excellent about the mechanics of the swing. Today I played the front nine of my local course and tried your tips and had a great day with my irons off the tee and from the fairway... so much so I had to club down to reduce my distances as my normal draw shot was going dead straight with great hang time. On the other hand, my trusty 3 and 5 woods were terrible as I topped every shot. Could you do a video that shares the differences in ball placement, tee height, and swing style between woods and irons for your technique? Not sure with my "new swing" I need to make some further adjustments for my woods. Thanks

Really well explained !

A delightfully simple drill to consistently square the club face at impact.

Well explained Chris.

I get more out of your lessons them anyone else. Thank you .

Thanks Chris. Another really helpful session. Do you think this is fundamental to hitting through the ball?

Class chris

Can I assume the release is the straightening of the right elbow? Then it should always be after impact?

Would like some information on "release "

Thanks Chris. Is “release” the point after impact? The left and right flights result from the club head being closed or open? So “timing” is determined by the length of the downswing TIMES the speed of my body turn TIMES the desired power and distance? Thanks again.

Brilliant!!!!

Would you say you are starting the downswing with your hands or arms? Or is that simply up to the player in terms of feel?

Fantastic drill. I think this fault may be why I have a tendency to pull my drives to the left. Sounds like my trail shoulder might be too active. For some reason I don't have the same problem with irons. I think the longer driver swing gets me out of sync.

Thanks now i hope i can get the ball to go were it should go

Chris i seem to be catching the ball with the leading edge of the club a lot lately. The ball goes in the right direction and oddly enough just as far or farther on the ground. Please HELP!

Do I have my right arm//playing right handed// too far behind me? Shouldn't the right arm in the backswing be as close to in line with the right side as possible// like when being sworn in? or taking an oath? My left arm is far too short to allow me to get into that position all the way.. but isn't that the location I should be aiming for? By the way.. killer practice today starting with this exercise. Hit 90% of shots on line and many many shots 1 to 2 meters long or short of target. Many many.

I love this drill for the reverse-engineering people can do for the backswing. Currently using it with someone for the downswing but slightly different because they love to hold onto the club and like to try and fight physics :p

Great stuff, Chris. Trust all is well with you whatever Tier you are in.

Now looking for a video explaining exactly what release is.

Over the top/ or sway

C

I don't have enough opportunities in my life to say this, "Could you possibly be any more brilliant than this!"

You nailed my most common fault

Rushing down swing due to impulse to hit ball

Wow. That is why golf is one of the most difficult sports. Everything always has to be in sync or u r screwed 😆.

#1: right shoulder OUT instead of down.

Steep downswing

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i appreciate your videos and they are helpful but they are painfully long-winded...you can easily communicate your pts in 1/3 of the time. it's a bit tedious. pls accept this feedback in the spirit it's offered. thank you.