GOLF: Why You SHOULD Straighten Your Right Leg | With Tom Saguto

GOLF: Why You SHOULD Straighten Your Right Leg | With Tom Saguto - Saguto Golf

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2 жыл бұрын

Straightening your right leg in during your backswing is something you SHOULD BE DOING! It is a key golf swing tip to help you hit the golf ball more consistently, get more power and distance out of your clubs AND prevent injury. It really is one of the secrets to an effortless golf swing. In this video, learn not only why, but HOW to straighten your right leg in the backswing.
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@Concordeagle 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, my two favorite KZfaq teachers in one video, more please!

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

More coming your way :)

@craigwyatt33 Жыл бұрын

I actually just learned this in my golf lesson today, then I searched for a video about it. Glad that these two are talking about it because I highly respect them and watch their videos all the time! Legit!!!!

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support, Craig! Appreciate you watching!

@franklee7150 Жыл бұрын

Very underrated golf instruction. I love two teachers giving their insights on the same ideas.

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Thank you Frank!

@usa4x4trucks Ай бұрын

I’m trying this. My miss is a steep fat shot. When I do get a good hip turn, I make pretty good contact. I’m going to keep working on this and see where it takes me. Thanks for the great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@CogornoGolf Ай бұрын

Appreciate ya watching!

@ST-xg3gy 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent as always. Makes perfect sense, depth, shoulder turn. Yes!

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope it serves you well!

@simonthorpe6971 2 жыл бұрын

Two of the coolest golf teachers on KZfaq! Love the collaboration. Been following following Tom for a while re weight on front foot, straight back leg etc! Changed my game at least confidence wise, still need to work on short game, but hey, it's way more fun

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@johnherman3261 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most important aspects of a correct golf swing. These are lessons that most golfers don’t think about. Thanks to you for the teaching.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your continued support, John! Thank you!

@tomb4060 2 жыл бұрын

You two work well together. Both great teachers.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tom!

@aaranmccann125 2 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video Eric that again, really helped me. After watching a recent video of myself from the back, I noticed that there was very little daylight between my knees at top of back swing. This was because I was purposely tensing my right leg to try to avoid "swaying". Now, I flare my right foot slightly and allow my right leg to straighten. This has even helped me to prevent shank shots as I now have more space on the downswing to get the lovely in-to-out plane we all want to achieve! So pleased with the progress this one move (coupled with shoulder stack relationship with the ball, another awesome video by the way) has had on my game. Love your content Eric!

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear Aaran!! Really appreciate your support!

@victorpang2409 2 жыл бұрын

So awesome to see Tom in ur channel....u guys are great. Love the ways u guys teaching in KZfaq.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Victor! Always good fun with Tom!

@albalatbat7582 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Eric and Tom. I appreciate your videos and awesome to see you work well together. I tried it and much improved with my ball striking.

@CogornoGolf 10 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks for being here with us!

@jsggill 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video of Eric and Tom...watching you 2 has really improved my ball contact.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That is great to hear!!

@JCGlock87 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. You guys are the best.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, James!

@kenpowers3206 2 жыл бұрын

Alright.. I did the drill yesterday and exaggerated the right leg lock. Hit 2 large buckets cause it was easy. I'm not tired today and have regular Friday death game match today. I'm gonna stick with this! Thanks Easy Eric and Crispy Tom.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure Ken! Thanks for watching!

@MrAxlrose1 2 жыл бұрын

Eric and Tom = gold.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rhacker6901 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, you guys are great communicators. I swear this is the main reason my golf swing is lost right now and cant get shallow. Back when i was playing well yrs ago I realized my right leg straightened . I think i listened to the wrong youtube teacher saying i needed to keep my right flexed😄

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ryan!

@BonanzaPilot 2 ай бұрын

I have been having big issues with club head control and in video my swing just looks stuck. I wasn't opening my hips and I also wasn't straightening my leg at all. The right leg ended up being the key to opening things up. The part I wasn't expecting was how it helped my tempo, I think that goes along with your "effortless" part

@CogornoGolf 2 ай бұрын

Hope this one serves you well my friend!

@mont9380 Жыл бұрын

It works! Wish I would have known this 20 years ago ! Easy to flush irons more ! Senior golfer 60 this year glad i know it now thank guys

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure, Mont!

@user-ft1wc6lf3n 8 ай бұрын

Game changer ❤

@CogornoGolf 8 ай бұрын

@samchisholm2088 2 жыл бұрын

Everything about Saguto is underrated. He's this generation's Moe Norman.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Tom is the best!!

@bradleyrounds9148 2 жыл бұрын

A big fan of both you guys. Love the collaboration. This one tip is so helpful to us old farts, to protect the back, knee and gain flexibility. Thanks

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

:) Thank you very much for the support, Bradley!

@paulwhisker5863 2 жыл бұрын

Tried this today and it works , no duff shots just clean strikes every time , and driver more consistent .

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Love it Paul!

@jamesdickerson1657 Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I've tried to keep that right leg bent but it always felt better straightening a little. Thanks!

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure, James!

@floydianepic3259 2 жыл бұрын

Since changing to S&T no more back pain. No more chunks. And I can now draw the ball. Driver is now way more consistent. Fairway and hybrid clubs pure and long. Irons still need a little work suffering from the occasional thin shot. So working on a setup routine to fix that as it has more to do with ball / stance position. The best advice I can give is to slow you backswing. Great video guys.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

:) Thank you!

@B.Rights 2 жыл бұрын

2 legends! I have been seeing my local 'teacher' for a few lessons and all he keeps telling me is 'stop straightening your right leg' yet when I ask him why, he can't tell me. It just doesn't match the 'model player' on his ipad. What a joke. Do not go to 'teachers' who have zero idea about the golf swing, listen to the Eric and Tom!

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

:) Thanks for your support! Appreciate you!

@chestermicek 2 жыл бұрын

You two guys, Tom & Eric, really work well together. The only improvement I'd suggest is to ask Tom to wear short pants because that would permit us to see his knee straighten. That said, the information does make the hip movement easier and that makes the shoulder movement easier which, in turn, makes it a lot easier to get depth in the backswing. On my own, I've found that it's easier for me to get depth, if I go deep when my hands are close to the height of my hips. In other words, I'm less effective when I try to gain depth when my hands are shoulder high. This lesson was good.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Chester!!

@erikm4871 2 жыл бұрын

Love this for all the right reasons. I think this works even better when backswing focus is on turning the right hip back, not focusing on left shoulder, hip, or knee. For me, Focusing on turning right hip back leads to straightening right leg smoothly, keeps the weight where it should be, and also gets right shoulder back. Importantly, it helps keep me from moving toward ball and losing my spine angle on downswing. Any thoughts on the right hip focus?

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Here is some Erik you may like on right hip kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hLimY5qjuLmUoqs.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htycna-lsdvRhGw.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/actma86CsKvcc5s.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q71oqaV_tJ3Lgmw.html

@garyfiscus7733 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Swiched to stack & tilt this year..hit the ball better than i ever have. Much better distance, accuracy & predictable results. I have almost never slice anymore (old habits are hard to break). Subscribe to both channels 🙂

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the support, Gary!!

@drew2180 2 жыл бұрын

I had just started straightening my right leg like 4 months ago (Thanks to Eric's videos) and I noticed a dramaaaaaatic drop off in overall soreness and fatigue during and after a round of golf. I've also struggled with lower back issues and have noticed that after a practice session on the range or a full round of golf that my lower back isn't nearly as sore as it was in the past.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

That's great! Love to hear the videos have helped Drew!

@timhayes8071 2 жыл бұрын

I so agree with you Drew I think my hip replacement is due to keeping right knee flexed in backswing

@rubenmartinez8659 2 жыл бұрын

love tom ,great video , eric would love to see you do something with Jake Hutt , cheers bro

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ruben! would love to!

@david-kq8re 2 жыл бұрын

I GREAT video. I hurt my lower back this summer. After watching this video I believe it was caused by staying in a squat position. I thought I would get more power my keeping my knees bent thru the entire swing. Problem solved for now

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, David! Hope it helps👊🏼

@SagutoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Straighten the Right Leg = EFFORTLESS POWER, Crispy KFC Contact, and MORE FUN! Like this video and comment if you're going to start adding some right leg straightening magic to your golf swing.

@afriendtoleanon3401 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Tommy i just watched the first two videos in this series and wow . I have watched tons of your videos and tons of other peoples i have tried just about everything and i keep coming back to yours because it is the most consistent i have found for contact . i had forgot to keep my trail arm pinned in and have been struggling with hitting strait . been over the top again . thanks for the reminder . Oh as i watched the both of you together i thought wow the Dynamic Duo Batman and Robin . it is really good to have someone there with you asking the questions . it like concreates the info in . Rock on guys thanks .

@richarddarrah2014 2 жыл бұрын

Sneed talked about pointing his lead knee at or slightly behind the ball, but of course those gents perfected lifting their lead heel off the ground as they loaded up!

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Love that....great way to get full backswing turn/length and add more potential power!

@jzm5014 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! As you are straightening the right leg where is the pressure in the feet? As Tom is S&T is it on the left toes?

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Hey JZM! When watching good swings you would see the pressure moving toward the right heel and the left toes in terms of front and back. In terms of away or toward the target pressure to trail foot EARLY then back to 50/50ish by the top

@pleroma5924 11 ай бұрын

Yeah I do it cuz it helps my downswing. I come from the inside better. I feel like this move gives me a TON of room to downswing and come nicely from the inside

@CogornoGolf 11 ай бұрын

Love it!

@boandersen5907 2 жыл бұрын

Straight forward stack and tilt, it works

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Right leg straightens for 100 years....far before and long after stack and tilt :) Just a golf swing

@billhill4929 9 ай бұрын

Great video you guys, but do I push with my left foot at the top of the swing?

@CogornoGolf 9 ай бұрын

Hey Bill! you more or less FALL into your left foot to start down and then push hips up and forward Details on that here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nLCBocJ337zSmps.html&pp=ygUnRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIGxvd2VyIGJvZHkgc3RhcnQgZG93bnN3aW5n

@richyclubsport5155 2 жыл бұрын

Guy's, course blog please, be a blast to see you two have a 9 or 18 hole match, Tom can then entertain the clubhouse with his guitar 😊

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Would be fun!! Thanks for watching Richy!

@PeteCroft1 2 жыл бұрын

I started playing in the early 90s were it was all about coiling against a bent right knee a la Leadbetter, I wonder how much damage people have done to their backs by swinging that way? Big fan of both you guys 👍

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate ya, Pete!

@timhayes8071 2 жыл бұрын

YOURE DEAD RIGHT PETER I HAVE A HIP REPLACEMENT AND A REALLY BAD BACK DUE TO FLEXED RIGHT KNEE .ITS A STRAIGHT LEG FOR ME NOW NO EFFORT AND A BIG BONUS THE LEFT HIP STARTS THE DOWNSWING ALA BEN HOGAN

@bobbriante2385 2 жыл бұрын

I am firmly committed to the Stack and Tilt method. I feel like it has made a tremendous difference in my ball striking. I struggle with straightening the right leg at time on uneven lives, particularly on downhill or side hill lies…

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Love it Bob hope you continue to enjoy the game!!

@tcouhig Жыл бұрын

Love the message. Hard to take this guy seriously, looks like Gallagher. But hang in there, it’s worth it.

@renej5774 8 ай бұрын

at the moment im researching if straightening right leg is ok, i see both sides, its ok and its not ok..... im doing it and have good power and contact for short irons and driver But at the moment my 7iron and longer irons have struggle find regular contact that also doesnt slice 7iron used to be my best club

@CogornoGolf 8 ай бұрын

its OK to do....you want to straighten SOME relative to where you start at setup.....SOME....but not all the way locked. This helps turn the hips and tilt the hips. The turn helps you make a backswing that long enough and with enough depth The tilt helps you keep your inclination to the ground and not stand up Hope that helps

@CogornoGolf 8 ай бұрын

This one may help you as well kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g69pi8mgqajWYGQ.html&pp=ygUfRXJpYyBvZ29ybm8gaGlwcyBiYWNrc3dpbmcgbGVncw%3D%3D

@johnturner1476 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like ole stack n tilt or revolution swing from mac ogrady.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Hey John! Trail legs straightening for hall of famers for past 100 years long before and will continue long after stack and tilt. Best

@zero2herogolf Ай бұрын

Why? Because Bobby Jones, Sammy Snead, Ben Hogan and other greats did at some point in their careers and got great results. And basically it helps with that very important 2 to 3 inch move towards the target in the backswing that most amateurs failed to do.

@CogornoGolf Ай бұрын

👊 Appreciate you watching!

@terryhurst5710 2 жыл бұрын

How does straightening the right leg in the backswing effect weight shift and pushing off the right leg on the forward swing?

@nicholasincardona3853 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not certain I understand your question, but here's my 2 cents. Both Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are trying to get their trail-side hip turned to the maximum. Straightening the trail-leg helps do this. It's important to rotate, as if you are on an axis, instead of swaying. Having your feet "flared" outward will help your trail-foot dig into the turf and push off as you transition into the downswing. As you continue your swing, there will be a point that you need to straighten the lead-leg and push your lead-hip backwards. Mike Malaksa and Eric Cogorno shot a video where Mike explained this. I have found the Orange Whip training aid to be helpful training my feet and legs to work in this manner. Again, not sure I understood your question, and just my 2 cents.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

hey Terry Explained in depth here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pracdKyGx624f40.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rMtoqbWp26nViYE.html

@franklee7150 Жыл бұрын

I’m a bent knee guy. Now that I’m older I’m having trouble with downswing path (spinning hips and over the top). Will a straight right knee help me?

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

I dont think it would hurt!

@jlbradders 2 жыл бұрын

Wow... All the while I've been watching Eric I didn't realise he was stack n tilt..

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Haha this isn't stack and tilt this is a golf swing. Check out the trail leg of the hall of famers doing this far before stack and tilt

@jlbradders 2 жыл бұрын

@@CogornoGolf I guess it was your association with Tom that led me to that assumption. Admitedly you do have very different swings. I'd take yours all day 💪👍😁

@CouldNotThinkOfAny04 2 жыл бұрын

Tom’s hair is so wild, haha.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

@kenpowers3206 2 жыл бұрын

I like crispy Tom.. fun instructer! Haven't seen this older lesson and will try it! Also .."lol".. I guess his girlfriend or wife digs the hair... Cause there's no other reason to have it.. 🤣

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Haha he's great!

@abelcastler Жыл бұрын

Is it there any pga golfers that use the straight right leg? I do this without knowing if it was wrong or right because of an injury i had before.

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Hey Abel! There will always be a couple of anomalies...but if you look at the greatest golfers over a long period of time, the pattern of straightening the trail leg on the backswing is the most common choice due to the large amount of benefits it provides the golfer👍 Thank you for watching the channel!

@easyswing007 2 жыл бұрын

Oh oh stack and tilt from early 2000s

@nelsonjames1272 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, or maybe even a borderline reverse pivot. lol

@bradleyrounds9148 2 жыл бұрын

I think Hogan and Palmer were a little before that. Seemed to work for them

@mslu62 2 жыл бұрын

Mr.Hogan and Mr. Palmer never kept the weight on the lead leg throughout the entire golfswing. Both of these guys loaded that trail heel. They both openly admitted to this fact. Mr. Hogan and Mr. Palmer were not S&Ters. I dislike the fact that someone can freeze a frame in a golf swing and try to pass it off as their own method in order to profit. If they wish to promote their method that's fine but to falsely do it on the backs of these great champions is B.S.

@boandersen5907 2 жыл бұрын

Quite significantly different from a reverse pivot

@eddieblackford4919 2 жыл бұрын

Actually this swing is called 'Teeter without Totter'... totally different swings

@cossied01 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like a straight right leg is pushing some of the weight to the left during the backswing ?

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Just keeping the hips centered! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pracdKyGx624f40.html

@fondu321 Жыл бұрын

I keep wanting to lift my front foot on this swing. Is this a bad thing?

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Lifting the lead heel a little bit can help to increase your overall range of motion (get more body rotation) on the backswing. Just make sure you don't go overboard with it!👍

@Crommy5 Жыл бұрын

The caveat with this move is to not straighten the right leg to knee lock which inhibits proper weight transfer thru the swing.

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Yes, losing most of its flex but not locked is key!

@method341 2 жыл бұрын

Why are pros not doing Stack and Tilt if its so good....they all have a pronounced weight shift in the swing and and dont have that awkward reverse tilty look that Tom has. I personally find that when I do S&T I can't push off my right foot which feels like I'm missing out on a power source.

@method341 2 жыл бұрын

Also, just to clarify that the legends like Snead & Palmer straightened their right leg but NO WAY were they stack & tilters

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@garonoff 2 жыл бұрын

Tom’s backswing is pretty flat at the top. I thought the butt basically should be pointed at the ball or even more vertical at the top?

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Gregg! There are different ways to do it. You are correct....butt of club at the ball (at left arm parallel in backswing, not the top) would be considered "on plane"

@bjohnson515 2 жыл бұрын

Why You SHOULD Straighten Your Right Leg? To make room

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rMtoqbWp26nViYE.html

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

And to help the pelvis rotate

@jetviser 2 жыл бұрын

If you don't post trail leg, the trail hip by default moves off the ball. From there, you have to build in a move to re-center. This is immutable.

@FratBoyFishing 2 жыл бұрын

I almost want to believe Tom is a fictional character. Like here comes this guy with crazy hair teaching the magical ways of stack and tilt.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

:) Thanks for watching, Jon!!

@MarkSmithhhh Жыл бұрын

Problem with me is I straighten it too fast...in other words I have a super early hip turn so I have had to work on keeping it bent but then I can't get a deep enough turn...thus has always been an issue for me

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Yep I see what as well.....the reality with a golf swing if you can OVER DO, UNDER DO or get the timing wrong for just about everything :)

@girlswiththeirhairup 2 жыл бұрын

Oh god - I just figured out the exact opposite and it changed my life. You may have just ruined lives with this one. You straighten that leg and you lock out that hip - can’t turn or tilt properly

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Lol thanks for your feedback! Fortunately I see about 1,000 swings every month and 80-90% need to let right leg straighten more and allow hips to turn. This allows rib cage and torso to turn to get adequate depth and swing length. Sounds like you may have been overdoing it