The Twist Away Method For Better Contact And Compression

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@FlyNavy1 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best discussion of this topic of I have yet seen. Few golf pros teach this and I hope they don't; our little secret. Bowing the wrist also promotes a better, higher, more balanced follow-through which is a free bonus. Great job Eric. You were born to teach,

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

@rogerscheuermann4409 3 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely correct, what a great explanation. I try to do this every shot. Great drill. Thanks

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Roger!

@jasonrakestraw9905 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos and am almost always amused by the folks in the background that need your lessons so badly... haha.

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

👊Thanks so much Jason!

@sportsguy23 3 жыл бұрын

This might be the most important video of yours i've ever watched. I was recently watching an Altus Performance post on Instagram, and they had a guy "curling" his left knuckles under on his takeaway, essentially doing a twist away. This might be the holy grail tip i've been looking for. Can't wait to practice it.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Its a big part of getting the face square to closed to path and lowering the dynamic loft....which is essential for great ball striking.

@billconn114 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best, if not the best techniques. You addressed this in the past and this one thing has helped my ball striking more than anything I have ever learned.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Bill! This one is a biggie for sure!

@gregengeler9368 3 жыл бұрын

Hands down one of the best videos I’ve seen. Crisp iron shots are the result.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Love it

@fazrbloomington8140 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite channel combined with athletic motion golf channel. Great stuff as always Eric.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@chriswalsh9334 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric. Greetings from Melbourne Australia. Just want to say thank you for this one. Focussing on keeping the club face closed has made such a huge difference to my distance and consistency. Thank you.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Love it, Chris!

@timnolook6588 3 жыл бұрын

And there it GOES! This small adjustment and I gained 10 yards plus accuracy! Always heard about cupping the wrist but your demo made it easier to understand and do. I was struggling only with my irons and this unlocked the zip, accuracy and 10 yards per club. Keep these videos coming, my man!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Love to hear that, Tim! Appreciate you being with us!!

@eggsmann594 3 жыл бұрын

I like your approach - this is a nuance based instruction that you rarely see on the tube.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it :)

@RITH5150 2 жыл бұрын

Great video .love the twist on the backswing and the twist on the downswing I practice with a foam ball indoors this time of year and it seems I am getting better contact .can’t wait to try it outdoors .thanks you .you are the best .

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

You got it---hope it serves you well!

@martinhalstead408 3 жыл бұрын

The best tip I've had. Used this since the first time you posted this. Thanks Eric

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Love it-thanks, Martin!

@johnwilliamson8110 3 жыл бұрын

Yes thanks also

@jimhansen342 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct... It's called the' reverse wrist break.' I've been using it for 5 years now and my ball striking went from non- existent to pretty darn good. Actually it made the game fun again. It's the BEST tip ever, there's an entire book on it, "Four Magic Moves" by Joe Dante. Best golf book ever! If you really want to know what the hands are doing read the book. Thanks to Eric for bringing this tip out! He is so correct.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jim! Glad to hear you found a solution!!

@theproductplayground3011 5 ай бұрын

Very well explained and detailed can’t wait to try

@CogornoGolf 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hope it serves you well!

@NonnyStrikes 3 жыл бұрын

I tell ya what... there is a golf instructor at our local 9 hole, retired now... but he didnt' even know what was square for clubface! It blew my mind. I showed him what the real look should be... as if it were on a shelf display. I mean that is why they do that. His game changed that week immensely. Good tip here folks. It really brings everything together.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

:) Love that its helping people!

@Hoganwantabe 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Eric. This is exactly what I do, and it’s transformed my ball striking. I set up with a slightly strong grip with both my hands... with a square face at address. I’m a right handed player. I take the club back and think “put it in a tray position at the top.” I feel like I instinctively twist the club when I think this. On the downswing, my hands do nothing... yet stay twisted. I get a lot of shaft-lean and nice compression. Everything on the downswing is precisely as you describe. You’ve nailed this. Thank you for your analysis!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Love to hear that! My pleasure my friend

@danielcary1422 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Thanks for the tip.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

You got it my friend!

@kenclarke8207 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best tip, I had in 25yrs. Works great.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

@user-rk8jr8hx3w Жыл бұрын

My handicap index is 12.4. The last ten rounds on my par 72 home course were 87, 91, 93, 93, 87, 83, 84, 86, 84, 86. I watched the twist away video this morning, hit about 30 balls on the range before my round and proceeded to shoot the lowest score ever on that course - 75. Who knows if it will stick but for now, I’m a believer. Thank you Mr. Cogorno!

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Love to hear this! Great playing!

@karanvir707 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video Eric and so easy to implement. I gained 10 yards off each iron. It worked on the Hybrid too. Will try it with the fairway wood and Driver tomorrow. The best part is that it worked from the very first swing I tried. A big thumbs and thank you!

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Love to hear this Karanvir!! Our pleasure👊

@valhawke 2 жыл бұрын

Another great lesson, Eric. Thank you.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@markstone3175 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you love this idea. Will try it tomorrow to get rid of my slice and improve path to come inside

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps, Mark!

@garykauffman8618 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Better contact and also great forward shaft lean is achieved without even trying!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Gary! Love to hear that!

@grahamboswell8837 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the vide,. unfortunately we are in Covid lockdown so cannot play proper golf but I managed to erect a net in my garden to practice. I have tried your " twist method " and I was astounded at the differance to my strike. Even in the net I can tell just by the sound the strike is much better. Thanks a lot

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Love to hear that! Can still get some solid practice in like that....work with a good coach and make sure you give yourself feedback (video) !

@ag358 3 жыл бұрын

In the 1920s, Bobby jones related another player of that era that used what they called the shut face method, bobby used what they called the open face method, meaning one method it was closed at the top and the other it was ooen at the top. Someone asked him what the difference was at impact if both where done correctly, he said nothing, they both are square at impact which is correct. This is the best way I've seen to have a shut face swing, easily done and only one swing thought.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! BJ not too bad :)

@ej9315 3 жыл бұрын

Went and played today in the cold just to be able to give this a try. Hit the ball SO well. Definitely had to be careful with the occasional pull, however I hit the ball probably 15% longer each club. Shot 3 over for the day in rough conditions which is about 4-5 strokes lower than normal. One of the best rounds of the year. Thank you for the tip as it really made a huge difference in my game!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@dementus420 3 жыл бұрын

I learned this mostly from your videos back probably a year or two ago because I was desperately trying to get my ball striking better and I won't lie, it was very difficult for me to do with any power and accuracy at first. Now though, after realizing that the only way to get good at it was to drill it over and over, I can absolutely crush em. It feels good too. My main problem now is hitting the ball too far. Not a bad problem to have. Lol. My advice for anyone else who isn't doing this, work on it until you get it to feel pretty normal and then keep building your speed. Practice it at home a lot. I hit those calloway foam balls in my yard. They are great if you want to see your ball flight without breaking anything. Don't give up on it. This and proper swing plane with good body action is the secret to annihilating golf balls long and straight.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Love the message, Oliver! Agreed! Love the foam or wiffle balls at home!

@pohoresky 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as I always seemed to do the opposite by habit. To facilitate understanding the twist away method, I found it easier to think of it this way. At address looking down the shaft at the club face, turn or twist the club shaft counterclockwise (to the left) to close the club face. So think of turning shaft counterclockwise on way back or coming down as you prefer. Avoids confusion on which way is which.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Whatever works!

@underworldevents265 3 жыл бұрын

Your best video yet Eric, this tip is given by every instructor but your explanation is easier to follow. You showed closing the club face at set up to see "what closed looks like", but said don't set up that way. Why not? It seems like if you set up that way, you don't even have to think about twisting on the way back or down. Thanks!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You can try it at setup...no rule against it...go ahead and try it. I think seeing the face closed that much at setup can cause some negative subconscious reactions

@rusty1043 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best tips in my opinion.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@frankcanzanella6753 3 ай бұрын

I remember closing the face with my pitching wedge at the range but didn’t continue to think about what you have brought up here. The shaft lean for better compression. What I had noticed was that I wasn’t hitting any balls to the right. But I worried about pulling to the left. Shaft lean was what I needed to focus on. Dropping my right shoulder also led to balls shanked to the right.

@CogornoGolf 3 ай бұрын

Hope you get it sorted Frank!

@RealHIFIHelp 3 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed, thanks. Reminds me a bit of David Duvals starter move.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

DD unreal ball striker!

@professionalliability 3 жыл бұрын

Does hogan twist iit the way

@Metzmelter 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video Eric. I have seen this move on one of your videos or someone else’s and I use it for my driver a lot. I frequently hit a push slice that haunts me all the time to the point where I have even left my driver in the bag for the round jus so I don t take so many penalty strokes. This move has helped me. I push my irons to the right as well but don’t always slice with them. I try this twist away with irons and I hit left hard. Need to do more practice with it and fine tune it I guess. Keep up with the great videos!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope it helps and you get it sorted my friend! Find a good coach to work with!

@paulwhite6367 2 жыл бұрын

sooo glad the algorithm put this in my feed lol......good stuff

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul!!

@Golfadddict 3 жыл бұрын

I'm working on my wrist condition at impact. The feel my coach gave me is a hooded feel with a toe down-high hands through impact.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps my friend!

@michaelmcaree8543 2 жыл бұрын

Im having more success doing this initially than starting it at the top like 1 of your other drills. Im pulling it a little more but think i can straighten once i slow downswing. GREAT DRill!!

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@i-yehgong 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. This was the tip given to me by my local pro during my third ever lesson. You just solidified it in more detail telling me why I’m smacking it way left (keeping my early release from my old swing). You mentioned you need to do less at the bottom. Any more recommendations as to what that means? Do less with the release at the bottom but does that means a change in hip and arm timing and sequence? Having a hard time with this. Thanks!!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! If you open the door less on the way back...... You need to close it less on the way through Close it less with ANY and ALL elements that close the club face. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNR_ftdj2snQgqs.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/itqCd8Rk2J2mp6M.html

@xJae14x 3 жыл бұрын

I started doing this on my own a few months back and hit it great but was worried I’d be ruining my swing somehow. Glad to know it’s a good method to use

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Yep! Of course you can over do anything but this is very good if your club face tends to get a bit open

@markberg8271 Жыл бұрын

This is really helpful -- coming from a scooper/flipper.

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it, Mark!

@eldodpuppy9665 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson!

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@matthewolson8044 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video fighting this now

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

You got it, Matthew!

@erikzipf7271 3 жыл бұрын

Okay......I went from hitting week shots to the right to hitting solid draws about 20 yards further with my 5 iron. Incredible technique!!! I am a very average golfer, this is probably the first time in my life I felt like I hit my irons like a good golfer.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Love to hear that, Erik! Keep it rollin

@dtgps 3 жыл бұрын

Ben Hogan was arguably the best ball striker of all time, opened the clubface in BS and kept it open in DS. He eliminated hook and pull /hook by letting his body rotation square the clubface at impact. The club caught up to his rotation torso, past impact, when knees, hips, elbows and shoulders were parallel, LEVEL LEFT. His key was right palm facing the sky at the top of BS(not twisted closed) and keeping the right palm facing the sky to impact.(as a hitter in baseball), with right arm bent at impact.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback, Mikal!

@phiily7golf 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Eric. This will help me significantly. I am definitely hitting hooks or pull draws with this but I like what my swing looks like. I also feel like I am hitting it a bit thin. Is there another drill i could do for this ?

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Philip! Learn to get the shaft more forward, make sure the swing direction is from inside and release more passive. Sign up for www.cogornogolf.com so you can send me you swings and I can help Here is more info to help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eKykiNGF3tqzm30.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/md99qZN0zbzTmmg.html

@markpeterson4532 3 жыл бұрын

You are a very good golf instructor. I have learned so much and I’m playing better golf from watching your golf videos.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it, Mark!

@strobelicious 3 жыл бұрын

I was getting so much loft and absolutely no distance before doing this with my irons. After practicing this, much better connection with the ball and just feels overall so much better. I now understand what I’ve been doing wrong for so long! As always. You’re the best. 💪 Side note. You wouldn’t do this with a driver right? My club head speed is only 85-100 but i hit around 220 at the moment and typically pretty straight.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! You CAN do with driver if your face is too open but dont want to over do it bc you need some loft.

@Digital_Photog1995 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Fred! Thanks for watching!

@russbenoit6061 3 жыл бұрын

Helpful technique that really improved my iron striking when I incorporated it. Brian Manzella was one of the first to talk about the "twist away" that I recall to help golfers who chronically slice and it's definitely helped me. Great video.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! Love Brian. Thanks, Russ!

@RollYourRock 3 жыл бұрын

Actually the first to talk about the "twist-away" in print was Joe Dante "Stop that Slice" (1954), which was before Manzella was born.

@russbenoit6061 3 жыл бұрын

@@RollYourRock Hence why I said "that I recall".

@RollYourRock 3 жыл бұрын

@@russbenoit6061 Acknowledged... I was simply helping you recall. 🙂

@carpomcdivot7741 3 жыл бұрын

@@RollYourRock 😂🤣😂🤣

@Quattro46 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. This just goes to show there are so many different solutions for different swings. Hogan did his version of the twist just the opposite where he opened the face and cupped his wrist. Guessing Hogan's version fit his particular swing and strong wrist rotation.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching my friend!

@fredrikholmberg1048 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!! 👍

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it, Fredrik!

@wallstreetoneil 3 жыл бұрын

'It looks like DJ, Keopka & Viktor Hovland' - all guys who play fades. I've used this exact example on the range all summer to show guys who ask for my help that contrary to what they believe and have been taught, that the best Pros in the world actually play a fade from this historically taught 'closed' clubface. They have built a swing that in order to control their fade, they actually get to swing faster with their body as opposed to slowing the body down, robbing power, to buy enough time to square the face. {Chubby Checker - Twist 'away' - 1961}

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Yessir!! :)

@tighecrovetti2844 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

@shanehicks6461 Жыл бұрын

Eric please explain the unfolding of the right arm on the way down. What does it feel like to you? To me that’s the key to mastering this move.

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Hey Shane! Check out these two videos on loading and unloading the trail arm: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nKqbor10zLmtpHk.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kL1_hZt0zrS7pKs.html Let us know if you have any questions after watching those!

@mjb8274 3 жыл бұрын

This is a good vid. I get it, and can do it. Still scared of misses left. My hope for your next vid is, "You Get Twist Away, Here's Detail On How To Hit Straight With It"

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The short answer is enough shaft lean, a passive release and good body motions. Of course thats if you do this and it goes left. Lots of people will do this to some degree and never hit it left....just less to the right.

@jackdruelo2690 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the “absolutely nothing”. It clicked for me when you said that! I needed to hear that from you to believe it lol.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

@MarkSmithhhh 3 жыл бұрын

I always remember this when I think "oh shit don't let your face get too closed better make sure irs a little open"...like no screw that, when in doubt I lean towards closed face, and then the compensations I have to make to hit it to target with a closed face are "good" compensations (more rotation, inside out path, shallow etc.), vs the compensations for an open face which are all awful

@fathompin 3 жыл бұрын

It clicked for me too. I am a big proponent of waggle and I knew of the wrist twist that is possible to do, but I never realized closed is better than perpendicular to the target line because my perpendicular to the target line is actually slightly open (tracking apps showed going right is my most off target shot). I took this idea to the practice range and it was a good feel for me, for where I am at now.

@MarkSmithhhh 3 жыл бұрын

@@fathompin same man...I always felt square and it would fade bad...turns out face was wide open...I shut it now and it feels really closed but it's not...the nice nice about a closed face is your really can take such a small swing and get sold distance too...you'll be inside out, you'll compress it better...open face sucks for everything except some wedge shots...even hitting a true fade the face is actually closed...there's no reason to have an open face right on a full swing?

@azcharlie2009 3 жыл бұрын

This subject is something that will help most amateurs. It forces you to turn you body more on the back swing. What we all need to do more.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Yessir!

@honghaihoang7144 2 жыл бұрын

It is great !

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@k-man822 3 жыл бұрын

This video delivered me my best ever round a few weeks back. Then I lost it again. Owe you a swing EC... On the up though. It's going to be beautiful

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Lol love it Kirk! We will be there :) Lets find it!

@integrito3323 2 жыл бұрын

Twist Away in the backswing, and then Twist Away in the downswing, helps drive the trail elbow, impact with the hands forward of the ball, and stabilise strike, for consistent distance and ball flight! Sounds good to me, Eric! Just when I think I got all I need, having viewed your two Magical videos on why 1. tilt and 2. shallowing (with two different Guru assistants), are so important, I now find, ''twist away''! By the way I am hitting the ball beautifully, since understand and focussing on tilt in both the backswing and downswing, and understanding the importance of shallowing, of which the ''twist away'' in the downswing is a component! Many, many thanks Mate! P.S. Do you consciously use the ''twist away'' in the backswing as described in the video, in your personal everyday swing?

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! Nope--I do not consciously do it....but I did a few years ago! Now my face angle is good without conscious thought.

@legend9018 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent!!!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@dannyd-rockmahaffey3087 3 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video Eric!! Question, What would cause my divots to get long? They usually look like a dollar bill, but then get like alot longer.....Drives me crazy.....thanks for the help

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Danny! Not sure....would have to see your swing on video to say for sure. Feel free to sign up to www.cogornogolf.com so you can send me your swings!

@craigcrawford6749 3 жыл бұрын

Learned this a couple years ago. It was described as opening a bottle or loosening a screw. Shot in the 70s shortly afterwards

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Love it, Craig!

@carpomcdivot7741 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, if you're left handed.

@bjohnson515 3 жыл бұрын

Hogan went back wrist cupped and shut it as hard (twisted) as he could on the downswing His words... "The faster I shut the face the farther and straighter the ball went." But that may be for some, and takes lots of timing. One can see how that could become a good procedure. But why complicate it...right. Twist it as it goes away. Watson felt this was keeping the face square to the arc... Agree? Hitting it left could also be caused by failure to rotate hips. Also, and unmentioned is that the Twist pushes the trail elbow into a good position, supporting the club. Good vid....thanks Eric.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks B Johnson!

@haohaixue4033 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric. I have been fellow your tip on the range, but adding the hand motion(twisting) is kind of taking a extra step in my swing. Feeling more knowledge to process while swinging. I think I need to practice more to build that skill. Quick question, can I set the club face slightly close at setup position? Any side effects?

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

You could try it!

@johnherman3261 3 жыл бұрын

Stripping the ball off of the tee, struggling horrible with the irons. Club face open everything is going right this drives me crazy. I’ll give it a try Eric , thanks for the tip.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps, John! If you don't get it sorted try www.cogornogolf.com so you can send me your videos!

@andrewhively5931 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, this is something I'm currently working on exactly. I struggle w/ hooks and I think I am steepening the club w/ this move. So at 7:04 or so you say, "twisting and adding extension." Don't you mean "flexion" there? Please elaborate, thank you!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew! IF you are struggling with hooks you likely don't need more of the twist away (closing the face). I would need to see your swing to say for sure what you need to correct kzfaq.info/get/bejne/frOHpJCIv7iRYJ8.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLGiq7mn3taUj3U.html

@Shizzel2112 3 жыл бұрын

You must have watched my swing and made this video for me.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

:) I was thinking of ya!

@jollygreekgiant 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric. This was a great tip! Incorporated it in my round today and my contact was greatly improved. Quick question. Would the same principle apply to hybrids, woods and the driver? Thank you again for the tip.

@furtherthelion7227 3 жыл бұрын

Yes....just make sure to clear the hips first in the downswing....ala Ben Hogan. Then you are golden

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Manos! Glad to hear that. Yes I would.....IF.....you're club face is too open with those clubs.

@jeffbulcock7575 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure, Jeff! Appreciate you being with us

@roeydaz 3 жыл бұрын

When you start to twist your wrists like that on the back swing it may close the club face more but it makes it more difficult to swing your arms and you would tend to get stuck with a very flat swing. I would suggest that this move be made at the start of the down swing after allowing your wrists to open the club face a little ( toe to sky) to ensure your club face closes at impact. It may work better then.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! You can definitely do it to start down instead: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppeglqiDvuCrnGg.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jdqJmNlo1ayzk2w.html

@Jackdale101 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there. This is the opposite of Hogan’s twist which opened the club face “as hard and as fast” as he could. Maybe a comparison video to explain how both work ?? Thanks for all the work you put in to making great videos with great explanations.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Philip! Keep in mind Hogan fought a hook. If we had a group of 100 normal golfers on the range 90 of them would struggle with poor contact, lack of distance and miss to the right. So for those they need a more CLOSED face to path and LESS dynamic loft. Which is who this is for and will serve best! Hogan would be one of the 5/100 (I would as well :) )

@Grayback1973 2 жыл бұрын

I know this teaching is accurate because every pro I've watched in slow motion does it. It is very difficult to execute though and I imagine it could take a long time to master. When I do it the ball just gets smother pull-hooked and that's because my normal release pattern is a stall flip which Eric went over and clarified late in the video.

@robzkie659 Жыл бұрын

Put this together with a swing path from in to out or in to middle then you’ll get it!

@hwy1310 3 жыл бұрын

If I start thinking about and/or trying to manipulate the club face with my hands on the way back, I’m headed for Shank City and I’m the Mayor. Just me, but I square it better when I concentrate more on taking the club back with my shoulders and keeping my right arm glued to my side.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

all good!

@robsalimbene6147 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do a short video of this same “twist away” method with a driver? Interested to know if the same theory applies since the driver is not so much compressed as it is striking the ball on the slight upswing...

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rob! If you read through the comments you will see my thoughts on how it applies with driver as others asked that question (which is a good one)

@johnbak9395 3 жыл бұрын

Would it help if you had a little forward press at the ball with the clubface slightly closed just before takeaway.?I currently have it slightly open.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey John! I definitely like a little forward press. Hands inside left thigh.....like the club face pointed where you want the ball to start....so if slightly draw put face slightly right of target at setup like 1-2*

@vijaymadan5404 3 жыл бұрын

How does it work with the driver where you need to hit the ball on the up swing? How do I point the club face of the driver down and release it at impact?

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Vijay! See other comments on this video where I address this specific question

@chrisblake3849 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Eric..how long does it take to get this drill to the point where it’s just second nature and you don’t have to consciously do it all the time? I’ve been working at it for about a year now..but I did temporarily give up on it halfway through the year. Great video as always!!!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris! That all depends on the frequency of the practice. Someone practicing 2x per week vs 5x per week will be very different. I would say for a "main priority" change you would be looking at 6-12 months on average.

@teedotaj 3 жыл бұрын

I awesome video Eric! I was playing around with this recently before coming across your video. And seeing your video kind of validated it and helped fixing open face! You are absolutely right when you said it's going to feel like you're overdoing it but will actually look good! I felt like I was doing it like DJ but looking at videos of myself, it looks normal and nowhere near as bowed as DJ lol. Contact does feel better and I feel the ball more compressed (or I think that's what it feels like anyway). But now the problem with me is as a result, it feels like I'm gripping too tight and or arms are more tense on downswing because I'm really trying to twist. =/ Is that supposed to happen?

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Yessir! That all sounds normal and great....you will learn to loosen up over time. You also held the steering wheel very tight when you first started learning to drive. Now you barely hold on to it :)

@JavierLopez-cq9zr Жыл бұрын

Would a good feeling on the downswing turning the back of my left hand toward the ground?

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Hey Javier! Yes! Trail palm (or lead hand glove logo) pointing slightly down and away towards the ground/ball could be a great feel to start. The most important part is recording your swing and checking to see if that feel is getting you to hit your checkpoint. If not, you can always adjust your feels until you hit your checkpoints :) Thanks for watching!

@Jonny4fingers 3 жыл бұрын

Eric, what’s your opinion on using the hands to square the face (this video) versus closing the face by getting the body more open (eg Golfletics)? Using the hands requires less body/hip opening, whereas body opening requires less hand action. Horses for courses, or do you think one technique is better??

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey James! Well I would say what I suggest would be both. The point would be you NEED to have the club face more square to closed IN ORDER to be able to get your body more open. Both myself and Milo would say that same thing. So the idea here is not just to use your hands (you cant play golf without using your hands) its just to use them to get the club face square SO THAT you can pivot well. Beginner or higher handicap should learn face control first, path control second then body pivot third. I would teach in that order generally like this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/md99qZN0zbzTmmg.html Milo and I talked golf swing more here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppeglqiDvuCrnGg.html

@edmundojrsichon1664 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric! Great video! Question, is that graphite shaft on your iron? if so, how do you like it? I'm thinking of switching..thanks!!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man! No it's not...its just painted that color...I thought the same thing the first time I saw them :)

@edmundojrsichon1664 3 жыл бұрын

@@CogornoGolf Got it..btw, the twist away method is a game changer for me, thanks man!

@jeffreywj7773 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric, another great video thank you. This appears to be the hand action that is used in the Square to Square golf swing method. I was looking into the Square to Square swing a while back and that is where I came across your KZfaq channel. You have several videos on this method. I gave up on that swing method as I could never get my hands and arms in a comfortable position at the top of the backswing. I did find other swing videos that show using this twist method on the downswing to properly close or "square" the club face. That has been working well for me as I naturally seem to want to open the club face on the backswing.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jeff! Hope it helps my friend!

@dr.mantistoboggan963 3 жыл бұрын

No nonsense No ego - just facts. Awesome tips and subscribed

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@MatthewHokie 2 жыл бұрын

Advice on changing the release pattern for someone who's used to more of a timing release pattern? I've been trying to do this unsuccessfully for a while and go back to my old release pattern because I mostly have one miss and that's left.

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Yep...here are a few to help match release patterns kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bqmXZbJpxtrRiY0.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abeBiNyD07i3eok.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNR_ftdj2snQgqs.html

@dogleg7401 3 жыл бұрын

Its interesting. I've played like that before. I always use this on punch outs and will use it on approaches within 100 yds. I like to play with lower trajectory punch shots.. But my driver and three wood go out the window. Sometimes i rehearse turning the left hand down and bowing. Kind of what you are doing. I just can't make it work. I went from a very shut player to neutral. Its a good think to do though. It shows you what a compressed hit should feel like. Also makes the "get the right elbow in front of the hip" lightbulb go off. I personally can't make it work with longer clubs.

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you get it sorted my friend!

@rickpostma7932 3 жыл бұрын

It’s called supination, brilliant lesson!

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@PaulPiccini 3 жыл бұрын

Eric. Great tip, just one question... Can this be applied with the driver as well ?

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Paul! Yes! IF you read through comments here I have more in depth answers on this..

@PaulPiccini 3 жыл бұрын

@@CogornoGolf Great! Thank You

@jpbernie72 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll play around with us but why do you recommend this over a simple twist to square the face prior to Impact?

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Try both and see what works best for you

@gordenscottfan3107 3 жыл бұрын

With driver this move , without changing path, can turn a major slice into a playable fade...fix path with this move and you can hit tiny or power fades easily..

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Gorden! Agreed!

@danielarmstrong2685 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent term “twist away”

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@Ashalwi 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric, so do you maintain the "twisted" position until ball impact or you straighten your wrist back to its normal position before impact?

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

This should help explain that: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eKykiNGF3tqzm30.html

@Ashalwi 3 жыл бұрын

@@CogornoGolf Great! Will try this soon. Thank you Eric

@muknut 3 жыл бұрын

I open my clubface slightly if i need to hit a cut slice around a tree and it works pretty well.. so there is a use for an open club face?

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Only for the rare shots like that :)

@muknut 3 жыл бұрын

@@CogornoGolf but if I hit the previous shot square then I wouldn't need to hit around trees as much.. haha

@gordonshow9407 Жыл бұрын

Can you use twist away with driver and fairway woods?

@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын

Yep those feels will help if your club face is normally too open

@arnaudbernard1568 3 жыл бұрын

Does this also apply when you need to fade the ball?

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

It can....but would want to open stance lines and kick swing direction more left

@mikeschick8461 2 жыл бұрын

I have a tendency to separate the right hand from the club on the backswing, which results in poor contact. Will this help with that tendency?

@CogornoGolf 2 жыл бұрын

Not guaranteed but it won't hurt! I would focus on pushing right palm pad against left thumb pad Make sure your swing isn't too long (film it) and also make sure you enough turn/tilt of body in backswing often times that happens bc of poor body motions and you're trying to get full swing length

@mikeschick8461 2 жыл бұрын

@@CogornoGolf thanks i will try that

@williamhaynes7840 3 жыл бұрын

How does this pair with the "throw" release?

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey William! The more you CLOSE the face earlier the less you have to close it later. Thats how I would directly connect this to the release. This here explaining how the release works....the more CLOSED the face usually the LATER the throw kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hN2qabyj15-3on0.html

@andrewanderson8535 3 жыл бұрын

Eric, Will be incorporating this into my training. Same concept with the driver? Obviously not trying to hit down on it but still use the same twist away method with driver?

@CogornoGolf 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew! Yes you can with driver. Do it more if your face is already too open, less if its already square/closed. More if you have more speed but maybe a bit less if you have less speed

@andrewanderson8535 3 жыл бұрын

@@CogornoGolf thanks Eric! Will be incorporating