The term clear your hips can be very misleading, and can result in poor ball striking. In this video Mike explains that your elbow must first clear your hips, then the hips move after you strike the ball. This also applies to pitches and chips. _______________________________ To see more related videos like this one click
This is a very interesting concept on how to turn your body by pressing your weight down in the backswing and downswing, versus the idea that you must turn your shoulders back, then turn through with your hips. Sounds confusing, just watch the video and when you try Danny Maude’s drill you will immediately feel
by Steve Johnston I am always amazed when I see, on TV, how the pros finish their swing . What amazes me most is the angle of the shoulders, which almost looks like they are trying to place their ear to the ground. If you are not sure what I mean, take a look at the
Ok – so when I first watched this video, by More Pars Golf, I thought this really looks kind of crazy. So I held onto it for a while. Then one day, while struggling with my swing, I looked at it again and I figured what do I have to lose, so I decided to
by Paul Wilson We know the golf swing happens very quickly. But did you know that from the top of the backswing, to making contact with the ball is about 1/4 second? Maybe this is why the downswing is so hard – a lot has to go right in that 1/4 second if you are
by Mike Dero Mike’s two previous videos focused on The Backswing and The Downswing. In this, the third in the series, you could argue that the pivot is just part of the downswing, but Mike feels that it is so important that it merits its own video. So what is a pivot anyway? The pivot
by Mike Dero This is the second part of a two part series on the golf swing. In the first part “Perfecting Your Backswing,” Mike showed us how to get into a good position in our backswing, in preparation for the downswing. Mike really has a knack for simplifying the complexities of all those actions
by Forget your hips – it’s your knees that really matter. I’ve been searching for years for the proper sequencing of my hips during the downswing to get a good weight shift and extra distance. I’ve tried moving my hips faster, slower, and even holding them back. Sometimes I block to the right, others times