“We want to build in the steepness in the left side bend and take out the steepness with the right side bend”-This is the most important thing I’ve been told after 10 years of playing golf.
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
:) Thanks for watching Sean!!
@davidcampbell2713 Жыл бұрын
The timing of this video was incredible. I have always had a decent iron game until recently where I’ve been raising up in my backswing due to other mechanic changes. The left side bend brought me back into form on the backswing, this is awesome! Thank you!
@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын
👊Our pleasure, David!
@samosborne7912 жыл бұрын
Great explanation - ‘build in steepness on backswing with left (lead side) sidebend, take away steepness on downswing with right (trail) sidebend.’ Key concept I’ve been missing for 30 years of inconsistent driving. I’ve been turning with no sidebend….
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sam! Hope it helps you out!
@sean9771211 ай бұрын
I really like using the ‘left side crunch” feeling on pitch and chip shots. It makes it way easier to keep your weight on the lead side the whole swing. Solid video
@CogornoGolf11 ай бұрын
Thanks Sean! Glad you enjoyed this one!
@xqzttt4 ай бұрын
probably the best thing that's ever happened to my golf swing, thank you! never knew how it should feel in the middle of my swing until that demo around 4:00. the rest falls into place if you get to that position
@CogornoGolf4 ай бұрын
Yes!!
@stephenmccoy80053 жыл бұрын
I have been trying to figure out my swing issues for weeks and bingo I found this vid. I know from watching video of myself on the practice range that my swing looks just like the "bad" one. I can't say that I entirely grasp the "fix" but I intend to watch this vid over and over until I get it. I want those feebies that come with a good back swing! Great vid!
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Keep at it Stephen! Thank you!
@_LemonDropKid_2 жыл бұрын
How have I not seen this before? That concept highlighted at the end of video is a game-changer. TY Eric & JT.
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
:)
@cup4staples3 жыл бұрын
Sooooooo goood. I've understood the need to tilt but have never seen anything that resonated. The left side crunch puts me in a great plane combined with turning but, the right side crunch in the downswing is the real piece of gold for me. I have had the best and most consistent ball striking using that swing thought because not only does it put me in a great position but it also keeps me from casting the club like I love to do and gets me on plane. LOVE IT....thanks
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
You got it my friend--glad to hear its helped!!
@kevincass54103 жыл бұрын
Never heard of it. What an easy point to focus on to fix a lot of potential problems. Thanks Eric. 🤝
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Our pleasure! Hope it helps Kevin!
@permission2rock4943 жыл бұрын
Applied this today. Omg. This functioned immediately. Needed a lift as was feeling tight at the top. Felt like I had more time to explode never hit 8 irons 160-70 yards before on an autumn day in the uk. Thanks for this
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Love it! Our pleasure!
@pkoren203 жыл бұрын
I've been a 5 or better handicap for almost 40 years but always struggled with a flat shoulder plane. This is game changing for me. Tried it today. Future looks bright 😁
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Love it Paul!!
@sevenunder292 жыл бұрын
Well explained! The importance of this concept can NOT be overstated. Well done guys!
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Patrick!
@JoeBoland-xg6op4 ай бұрын
One of the best golf tips ever. Thank you.
@CogornoGolf4 ай бұрын
Thanks Joe!👊
@russquick78993 жыл бұрын
What a wonderfully simple concept to help the build the backswing. This concept to me helps me cover the ball and in effect stay within "the barrel" and helps me stay centered. Thanks for another great lesson. Stay safe-Russ
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Russ! Appreciate you watching!
@carlor.s.47423 жыл бұрын
Great video!! I recently came to the realization that I was taking the club too inside on the backswing. So I widened the backswing & swung more inside(elbow in) on the downswing. Almost like doing a figure 8 & what a difference it made. Here I thought I was doing the takeaway correctly!
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Thank you!
@blue245632 жыл бұрын
This is so important because it gives amateurs the feel of a real good swing - you don’t turn side to side. You actually turn up and down. Side bend is vital to stay on plane.
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
👊Appreciate you watching, David!
@rajanrai7323 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, thank you. The added benefit I got was tons of natural effortless speed!
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
You got it!
@johnkawamoto4673 жыл бұрын
Spot on! When I do it right I can SEE my trail leg. I struggle a bit with the sequence and timing of the transition.
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Yes! If you don't get it sorted join www.cogornogolf.com so you can send in your swings and we can help!
@kellysmith14523 жыл бұрын
Great lesson l have never thought of that concept before great job guys l will use this drill a lot thanks
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kelly! Our pleasure!
@einstu2 жыл бұрын
I watch you from time to time. Glad I came today. One fundamental question: does this mean that I'm essential "stacking" the club on the back swing as I won't really need a recentering movement, as I`m already there. What do you think?
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
You can think of it that way.....thats what the best ball strikers do Sternum on top of or ever so slightly farther from target than hips at top
@stuartwalker71683 жыл бұрын
Great Video Eric. Now I can understand why I sway on the backswing. On the backswing should you push away the club with the Lead arm or pull the club back with the trail arm. Thanks again Eric. Regards Stuart
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stuart! Our pleasure!
@EagleJim623 жыл бұрын
You must have watched me play today. I didn't realize I was making a flat turn until toward the end of the round. I tend to do this when I'm a bit sore or tired. I topped a 3 wood off the first tee and had several more during the round. This seems obvious, but this is something that pops up in my swing from time to time.
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Hope this one helps my friend!
@WheelPowerGolfSwing3 жыл бұрын
Really great video, except for one small but very important thing... In order to get the right hand UNDER the left hand to grip the club (reverse for lefties) you have to first feel that the right side bends so that right hand gets down lower (under) the left when you grip the club. If you don't do any right side bend, your hands face each other more like holding a putter palm to palm. Try it in front of a mirror, unless your right arm is longer than your left !! your right side MUST first bend to allow the right hand to go under the left. So to grip the club, you have to first feel the right side bend, and LOCK it in place, THEN do the left side bend to make the turn back as per the drill. = When you come out of the turn on the way down, the locked in right side bend is still there; otherwise the club opens up a bit and you may fade or slice. It's a great drill to train yourself for the turn provided you remember that your right side comes down crunched.
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Of course
@12poon2 жыл бұрын
This is a big key to golf swing
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
100%!
@wallstreetoneil3 жыл бұрын
The Athletic Motion Golf Guys did a video on what were some of the biggest differences between Pros & AM swings. In the Top 3 was Pros on average have a shoulder plane tilt of 40-45-degrees and AMs have on average 15-20-degrees - it's an Enormous difference that leads to so much chaos. The other top 2 are the Angle of Right-Arm bend at the top (Pros 80-degrees, AMs 125-degrees) and 3rd, the amount of Torque applied to the grip at the top (to square face) - Pros -> huge, AMs basically ZERO.
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Thats 100% correct! Always has been....always will be! If I were to add 2 more I would add 4. Grip placement in hands 5. Hip sway (both sides) that would make a nice top 5 .
@malmond19723 жыл бұрын
Is torque in the wrist, the same as flattening/bowing the wrist?
@wallstreetoneil3 жыл бұрын
@@malmond1972basically yes - where you really see it, is with the longest hitters during their transition from backswing to downswing, when the left wrist bows/grip-twists under load, which is really just a further down-cock loading of the right wrist for more stored power - take a look at Keopka or Champ's transition with the Driver and you will see it.
@brianpflaum9740 Жыл бұрын
Amazing video Eric. Should the Side Bend begin happening immediately with the takeaway or when the turn begins?
@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын
Immediately and throughout the entire backswing progressively
@brianpflaum9740 Жыл бұрын
@@CogornoGolf Thank you.
@barbwood89323 жыл бұрын
This is great!! I cant wait to try! Before seeing this...I think when I concentrated on my lead shoulder I would bend over instead! This may help. I'll let ya know after I try!! Thanks!!
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Barb! Hope it serves you well!
@johnwoods8671 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, So helpful, thanks Eric 👍
@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын
Thank you, John! Glad to hear it!
@williammakolin14322 жыл бұрын
Question I understand this with the irons is it the same with your driver
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
Yes Replace forward bend with side bend Since driver standing taller at setup will have less
@michaelhowell8898 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Can you do I side bend video for transition/downswing?
@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael! Here are a few you may enjoy on that topic! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGmpfJZ-dpummpI kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXbWqYSvrbKAldk kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5jOZZ-LjLmKd80 Hope these help!
@deweez13 жыл бұрын
Time to get those side crunches done in the gym. I’ve noticed I’ve started making toe first divots recently. Do you have any drills or feels to get back to making those square, dollar bill divots?
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Check this video out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4WlioBvq8eZhZo
@eksuwan20012 жыл бұрын
Hi Eric. I’m Sake. So what I understand is backswing we feel the left oblique crunch to steepen the backswing, and downswing we just turn hip to shallow out. Am I understand correctly?
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
You feel left oblique crunch on backswing to steepen yes.... then you feel right oblique crunch on downswing to shallow We have a video coming out I think this Sunday on this very topic :)
@jason02xx3 жыл бұрын
So Eric, given that the shoulder setup with a driver is different than an iron, do the mechanics of the side bend remain the same?
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Hey Jason! From above comment same topic Good one...same concepts with some minor adjustment 1. You tilt more away from target (right side bend) at setup with driver 2. You tilt less toward the target (left side bend) in backswing 3. You tilt more again away from target in downswing Thats because 1. The ball is in the air and we want to hit up vs down like irons 2. Club longer and flatter makes us stand taller at setup which requires less left side bend in backswing to keep inclination to ground . Replace the amount of forward bend with backswing side bend is the idea kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGS6g31_jtCsZ5I
@richardnorth6964 Жыл бұрын
How do I reconcile the need to have a slight spine tilt away from the ball at setup- with a left side crunch on the backswing. Seems one is undoing the other. Or why even to have the initial tilt away from the target.
@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын
Hey Richard! That's a great question! We touch on this topic in the following videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXvHXmOberaIZtk kzbin.info/www/bejne/invXqWCni7iajLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJuWoaxvn79pp5o Let us know if you have any questions after checking those out!
@thefiberaccount85953 жыл бұрын
This has been such an amazing concept! Very excited to get a round in now. Tons of progress on the range, getting much better contact and to my surprise really helped me smoke some drivers with more power.
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Love to hear that Brandon!
@kexith3 жыл бұрын
I've had advice before on setup to tilt away from the ball and to try and keep that. Does that still make sense with this left bend on backswing
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Hey Keith! No it does not. Now maybe the message you were getting "advice" may have been right but the terms are not. you tilt away from target at setup (right side bend) you tilt toward target in backswing (left side bend) you tilt back away from target in downswing (right side bend)
@StayConsistant2 жыл бұрын
Going to try this. Pretty sure I have the flat shoulder back swing and never even think about side bend.
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps Cody!
@LaughingOwlWands3 жыл бұрын
That’s so well explained.
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@openminded19232 жыл бұрын
Is it the standing up thats causing the overswing or is it the long armswing that causes the body to stand up?
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
Could be both
@wenbray63963 жыл бұрын
Eric and JT, I have been doing this off and on for a couple of years, but mainly with the driver and it is a killer. I am a 3.6 index and when a I start doing this out of the blue it’s hard to fix on the fly. My question is, that I set up with the driver and have no idea how to start the move away. So is it a side bend, Turn and rotate sequence with hips also rotating? Or something else, I know in my mind what I want to do yet still do the killer move you showed not to do. Any help would be appreciated .
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Here are some ideas that may help kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX-6iYyXo9ycZ5I kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zoran4Z3qtmfeKs 1. There will be a press into trail foot 2. Tossing the club back away from target 3. Lead shoulder down and back
@Deep_Daves_bbq Жыл бұрын
thanks! helped a lot !
@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@spencermurray1278 Жыл бұрын
Love your tutorials. However in this case with short to middle irons a little side bend is required and reversing side bend at impact is evidenced by any pro swing at the top and then at impact. I get what you’re saying though. Still need to load on the back foot…
@mkurtzhals3 жыл бұрын
My head drops a bit and when I have had lessons at golftec they said I have way too much side bend. Wanted me to have the level feels.
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
That can happen, Matt! Can either do either way. Want to find feels to more or less stay in the circle you started....can go down an inch or two in backswing but dont want to go FORWARD (toward the ball) with it
@77bovi2 жыл бұрын
Is there a follow up for the downswing to match ?
@CogornoGolf2 жыл бұрын
Yep: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZvMhGCwgqusarM
@gchaudhry904 ай бұрын
Omg thank you for this! ❤
@CogornoGolf4 ай бұрын
You got it---hope it helps!!
@aartvdmolen3 жыл бұрын
Hi Eric, when will you do a series of short game videos?
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Hey Art! If you search "short game" or "chipping" on my KZbin channel, we have a bunch of videos you may enjoy! We also have short game master classes available for members of www.cogornogolf.com as well👊
@devidasa96373 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Devi!
@gordonshow94073 жыл бұрын
Elements of Stack and Tilt ?
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
sure! And all other swing models! Everyone tilts
@rogernewton78313 жыл бұрын
Great!
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Roger!
@jeanlouisdubillon42123 жыл бұрын
Reverse pivot for me if i try to this in sensation ….
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
All good...will be for some for sure! Thats why I ALWAYS mention the checkpoint. Keep your head in the circle Feel that you need to do that Everyone coming from difference places.
@robertwilliams2682 Жыл бұрын
Awesome
@CogornoGolf Жыл бұрын
Thanks Robert!
@paulgeppert45593 жыл бұрын
How does this relate to the driver?
@CogornoGolf3 жыл бұрын
Good one...same concepts with some minor adjustment 1. You tilt more away from target (right side bend) at setup with driver 2. You tilt less toward the target (left side bend) in backswing 3. You tilt more again away from target in downswing Thats because 1. The ball is in the air and we want to hit up vs down like irons 2. Club longer and flatter makes us stand taller at setup which requires less left side bend in backswing to keep inclination to ground . Replace the amount of forward bend with backswing side bend is the idea kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGS6g31_jtCsZ5I