This may be THE MOST eye opening video I have ever seen. I could almost cry, because for the past 15 years I have searched for answers to fix my early extension. This is the first time I have understood what I am doing wrong, how to fix it, and can immediately feel a difference and the right way it should be done. Every other fix was how to cure early extension with drills or gimmicks with the takeaway or downswing. By curing the root cause of the early extension (anterior pelvic tilt), and educating on why it happens, I can literally feel a night and day difference in setup, swing, and impact. Instead of just saying "Shift weight forward toward toes" or "stand closer to the ball" or "Keep hips over heels", Jonathan explains my specific deficiency with hips (that many struggle with), and how to overcome it with practice and feels. Thank you Jonathan.

There's a reason why you have over 100K subscribers. I watch a lot of golf instructional vids and your content is well thought out and very insightful. My game has improved because of your stuff. Thanks.

Wow this is exactly what I need to fix. I knew I was moving forward and standing up, but didn't realize my posture/setup was so off. Great video, subscribed.

Few things to add… I just thumbs up to existing comments. Excellent communicator; no wasted words. Succinct, direct, great word choices & golf terminology

Absolutely one of the best teachers out there thanks again JKM

Excellent explanation and demonstration.

Listen up people. This is really good stuff. For so long I ignored my posture as I thought it was good. As a result, I continued to fight early extension. It was only when I really worked on the setup as you have explained in this video did I start to see changes that lasted. Ball striking is much more pure now.

This is such a great detailed video. Never knew why I always stand up & end up on my toes & off balace until I saw your explanation. Simple posture adjustment but it also shows how important it is to video you swing as feel is not always real. Great instruction!

This is one of the most informative instruction videos I've come across. Thank you for sharing!

Good video and clear instruction. Subscribed. Feeling the opposite to fix a problem is always good advice.

You seriously address different issues that aren’t the standard YT drills. Every problem I have in my swing, you fix. Thank you so much

Great video. I have.had early extension for many years and couldn't figure out how to stop. Didn't realize it was in set up which means I had to stand up to hit ball we!!. Addressing more upright. and closer to ball forces me to push hip back instead of in to make good. contact. and less thin shots. On range easier with irons than driver so far

Thank you so much for this tip. I've never been able to figure out why I can't get rid of my early extension and end up shanking the ball because my hands get away from my body as well. Excited to give this a try!

Wow. I was always told to setup like this, but was never told the reason why. Thank you for giving me the reason. Awesome

Holy hell this is the clearest explanation of things I've come across. Finally. Your "Hands High" to avoid thinning the golf ball literally saved me 4 strokes on the course yesterday.

You have a great attitude for teaching. Keep up the good work, looking forward to improving my game with your knowledge and teaching delivery.

Great drill!!! Going to give it a try.

Thank you Jonathan, keep up the good work. What distinguishes you from other KZfaq Coaches is that you really talk about the most common mistakes in posture and ball strike and talk about how to correct them.

I've been setting up to the golf ball with the head beyond the ball for the past 5 years, I always felt it encouraged me to do just what you were talking about. Brilliant stuff.

My major issue. Really like the visuals.

I can't stress how important hip position is. After 2 years of learning golf on KZfaq, this tuck hip position is definitely a eureka moment. Thank you!

Great lessons! The reason for early extension is really comming to mind, and your tips for correcting it are to be great help.

Was going to the range today so tried this. Was hitting them FLUSH! didn’t realise I moved towards the ball so much.

This drill was amazing and there was an immediate improvement - thankyou so much! Best early extension drill I've come across because it actually worked!

Excellant tutorial, no wonder i kept falling forward whenever i swing. I just couldnt understand it and this video fixed all that...and I always had question how far should my hands be from my thighs. Thanks again. Your videos are all excellant.

Great analysis, great drill. Thanks a lot

I think you nailed it!!! This describes my issue and especially on iron shots. Your knowledge and explanation are tops. Please come to New York!!!!

Thank you for the tip. It really help me improve my striking for early extension and early release. I won't have thought before this video key for correction is put more weight at the toe at the setup to allow falling back during swing.

Feet balls, butt line, this video has it all. Gonna test all this next time at the range. Good stuff!

This is a great video Jonathan. I have always struggled with this. Great to watch. Now time to work!

Have always struggled with pushed shots or duck hooks and when I took a video of my swing could see early extension and not maintaining spine angle. Thanks for very clear explaination Jonathan. Hopefully will eventually stop me from hitting my first tee shot onto the beach !

Bravo!!!!! C’est ce que je dois travailler!!!! Merci Monsieur!!! 👍

I've had this issue for a long time now, and I finally got the feel of consistent post impact extension yesterday thanks to your videos and about a week of trying different things. Ty so much! Ps would love to see a short game series

Great approach to early extension! Thank you!

Thank u great drill... Will definitely try it.

Nicely done. Thanks

Good stuff as always, thanks!

Very well explained. Thank you.

Great explanation! Thanks😊

What a great video! Thanks so much!!

I like your theory and will look forward to hearing more from you in the near future

Helped heaps thanks man

Wow, extremely well spoken and a great new drill I have not seen before. Subbed!

Good video. I am going to try that drill.

Hi Jonathan, I have watched so many training videos and I can undoubtedly say thats yours is the best of all. They way you explain, demonstrate with texts and signs. In fact, your videos helped me to recover from a hopeless swing to almost 90% success. So that it brought mw back to the game. Thanks very much indeed.

Thanks!! This is exact what my mistake is (it came from doing squarts I think). will try correcting it next time in the range!

This is so good for ME!!!

Thanks so much! Trying this tomorow. I think that my early extention also makes me feel stuck in the downswing because my legs rise to early.

Excellent video!

Thank you!

Enjoyed the video

Good job man

Brilliant thankyou

Love the new setup!

Thanks JKM! Am a 4h/c and this EE vid helped me most out of any I watched. You think there is much of a power gain to be had by staying in posture gor longer?

Great feeling thx

Very useful🎉

Thanks, dude

Solid advice

Answers many questions i had about early extension 👍

very good.

Cool! 😊

I'm a 8.1handicap and still struggling with this, perfect timing with the video. Thank you.

I've had early extension for a while. I think for me it's more a symptom of / attempt to compensate for something else. For me i get bowed in my left wrist at top of backswing so as i start down i feel like my clubface is very closed, and so i think my early extension is an attempt to save the pull hook by forcing swing path outwards. I've got some new ideas I'm working on but if they don't completely remedy the early extension it's good to have these ideas and feels to bring into it as well.

Subscribed.

how about the takeaway in the driver. how much do you focus on keeping your elbow down and in, and how much do you set your wrist?

Hello Jonathan! Would you be so kind as to confirm something no one talks about: Should the grip on contact be firm or relaxed. I understand the wrist will normally rotated, but what about the club handle within the hand - should that be locked firm at point of contact or also kept relaxed. A tight grip seems to help through divot contact but...? Thoughts? Is the overall swing = lag + relaxed momentum of the club through contact + relaxed grip or is it lag + muscle through impact + firm grip?

Could you plz do a video where u show how the right arm should look at impact and after? I can keep my trail arm to fall through but I keep getting an open face at impact.

👍

This is me 😝. My problem is I can’t delay the handle till passes the belt buckle at the impact. If we hit the ball too early our body senses that the distance from the body to the ball is too short then it has to stand up in order not to hit behind the ball, I think this is one of the reason for early extension. Correct me if I’m wrong 😆 thanks

Pretty good drill. My most bad habbit that I want to change. But I can't control my body.

What about the driver or long iron, standing straight up tends ground more. Please HELP JKM!

Will this drill be effective / work with driver also? For some reason the only club I struggle with EE with is driver and it causes spinny heel strikes

Im a complete beginner and am confused about which foot is the lead foot and which the trail foot! Could you just say right and left, it would be easier to follow? Thanks for this, my posture is allover the place atm and if I can grasp this I’m sure it will really help. 😃

One more: I hear from many that the path of the iron should normally be inside out which can give one a nice draw. In this video you show "the falling away" transition which seems to promote a direct or right to left club path. How does one get draw shape while also using your recommended transition?

Would that work equally well for a low handicapper who’s is a good ball striker but struggles occasionally getting stuck causing the push draw to turn into a pull draw due to a flip?

Would this be the same for a driver vs an iron

Hitting GIR lately. KZfaq short idea: how to do a proper club twirl?

👍🤙💯💪👊

Can we get more on course vlogs ❤ Thanks 🙏🏽❤️

Unless you solve the reason you early extend you will never get rid of it. Golfers early extend because they have to in order to hit the ball remotely towards the target. So solve the swing issue that causes the early extension and it will improve itself. Early extension is not the swing fault.

Jonathan, do you do video lessons? Can I DM you?

I hope this helps, because I am at my wits end.

Even when you demonstate the wrong motion and hit the ball, somehow you hit the ball flush. 😂

ok. i will try to move away from the ball

A game of opposites.

I paid a coach $99 to tell me these exact tips :(

thank god for this video

Great video!