PETE COWENS SECRET TRANSITION

Tour coach Pete Cowen has been my mentor for 5 years, he gave me an unbelievable lesson about the transition, this video explains all
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[@mariooo88]

Amazing video thanks for sharing. Just one note for all the people.. knee bent is okay on short-game, where you need more accuracy and don't need to push on the ball (pressure). Actually knee bent is much better for approach shots, look at the pros!! This lesson is gold for full iron shots.

[@markking3779]

Also very impressive contact without wearing a glove.. 👍👍

[@James-hf7pn]

This is one of the best advice I ever had thank you

[@NoVaCharlie]

This was my most recent lesson with Carter. Pure gold.

[@christabor8662]

Absolutely 💯 The Best !!! Thanks Andy !

[@andycartergolf]

Thank you

[@grumpyoldgit8254]

I have no problem at all getting my stomach in front of my leed leg on the downswing😂😂😂😂😂 gret explanation by the way, this i just thing i am working on, the trail shoulder pushing down is a great thought, i will definately give that a try. Thanks👍

[@RealJohnMc]

So applicable to my game and exactly what I’m working on. Very validating to find this. Long history of dropping the arms and getting stuck

[@pohoresky]

The video explains a lot more about transition than is commonly taught. Very informative about not letting lead shoulder getting over lead leg during the transition- only the lead hip gets over the lead leg as you bring right shoulder down..

[@andycartergolf]

Glad you enjoyed it Harold

[@scottarhart6094]

Great video. Not enough teachers explain the importance of ground pressure during the transition. Most focus on shallowing the club, but if your body shifts properly the club should almost automatically drop into a better position.

[@andycartergolf]

Body pressure certainly helps

[@Y_M1967]

100% agree, shallowing is way way way way way way way way over sold

[@scottarhart6094]

@@Y_M1967 over sold or emphasized incorrectly. Shallowing is a great concept but it’s not typically mentioned how it’s a byproduct of the entire swing. It’s not like oh I need shallowing and lag just like that. From takeaway to downswing transition and proper wrist positioning all lead to effortless shallowing and lag. I’m glad that Carter talks about the big picture.

[@daviddeking2676]

One of the things I struggled with when I first started golfing was initiating the swing with my arms versus with the transition. This resulted in casting the club and leading to a terrible banana ball especially with my driver. The golf pro at the course I played at happened to be watching on the first tee one day and gave me a quick lesson after I sliced my drive into the 8th fairway. After a few range sessions, I was able to achieve a fade with my driver and quite a few more yards off the tee. Later in life, I found a golf teacher that got me drawing the ball and that is my normal ball flight now. Thanks for the great tips again!

[@andycartergolf]

My pleasure David and well done on your improvements

[@chad_washing]

One of the better vids and easy to follow. Thanks and now subscribed!

[@andycartergolf]

Thank you

[@thomasroughton5345]

Great lesson thankyou kindly

[@bazabollox]

Brilliant simplicity. Thanks very much

[@BrucePaget]

Thank-you.The best sequence revealed!

[@AVRJEH]

Thank you for translating cryptic complicated swing explanations in an understandable way!

[@andycartergolf]

My pleasure

[@gharveyiv]

The absolute best description and demonstration of these concepts that I've seen. Really appreciate it. Especially how the right shoulder works

[@andycartergolf]

Thanks George Glad its helped

[@bjaydubya]

As I came back to golf after several years off, I had to (more or less) rebuild my swing. One of the things teaching pros were telling me is I needed to concentrate on getting my hands ahead of the ball at strike and to be hitting the ground after the ball. Sure. It was a disaster…I couldn’t get my hands ahead no matter how hard I tried to “lag”. The things they were missing was ALL the stuff you have to do to get into position to do that correctly. It was like they were telling me I needed to scoop the pasta onto the plate and then add some parm to make amazing pasta. All the of the ingredients and process of making excellent pasta was completely forgotten. It’s one of the things I love about Pete (and now you) is that you are giving us all the ingredients and how to mix the eggs and flour, etc….the end result is that my hands are in the right spots at impact as a result of doing the work before hand.

[@mojamski]

ive been playin golf since '98 n what ive discovered more than anything else is that there really is no substitute for having begun playing the game as a youngster, this actually applies to most sports. i am able to play basketball with the youngsters effectively even in my 60s bc ive played since i was 6 years old n im fundamentally sound bc of that. i played golf with a 10th grade short chubby kid a couple weeks ago who finished 3 over... unsuprisingly he had been playing since he was 5. for me fixes work for a short time then i trend back to my poorly fundamentally sound swing, it is what it is. Fortunately the short game came kinda easy for me which helps immensely. i enjoy the game and im a pretty good hacker (+11) n have learned to be happy with that n enjoy being out on the course with friends n thats what matters most to me anymore 🙂

[@DomMonaco1]

Knowledge of the swing is very apparent. Great stuff!

[@robsmits9135]

Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏🏻

[@sirblt4923]

Another great video breaking the swing down in a very understandable way. Good stuff as always, Carter!

[@adamdonaldson5321]

Fantastic explanation and drills, mind blowing how you teach the swing compared to old swings before trackman etc......thanjs 😊

[@bootybandy]

Just seen a tutorial video with Pete Cowen and Danny Maude using a similar move, but concentrating much more on the trail arm through impact. Good stuff Carter.

[@randykinkade1940]

I also watched that one several times to fully digest it. Took me a while to understand Cowen’s “spinning the arm down” with Maude, but certainly worth watching.

[@randykinkade1940]

I watch several KZbin instructors. I just subscribed after watching yours. Nice job. Thank you.

[@andycartergolf]

Thank you Randy. Lots in the library for you 👊🏽

[@RickGrossmanAttorney]

Good instruction. Most instructors will tell you to not pull down with your arms. Cowan is the only one that I have ever seen that tells you to push the left side out of the way with your arms.

[@lenardtan7169]

Great explaination on the arm throwing down tips..

[@m3toz4]

Beautiful swing! I like how you use your right shoulder!

[@robinroth7175]

This is what I have the most issue with, my golf is incredibly inconsistent atm because I really haven't got any feeling or idea of how the downswing should start. I'm going to try this on my next range session and hopefully it will help.

[@robinroth7175]

After a day on the range, I've started to hitting the ball flush waaay more often than before. I took around 20-30 balls to get into the new swing pattern but when you get it it's very easy to recreate.

[@zporteso3493]

This is pure gold. So many, me included got this wrong. We think power and control comes from arms and back leg pushing and hips rotate. Its totally opposite. Its the shifting into lead foot and push up that gives power and control of the lowpoint. At first i couldn't grasp how on earth can i hit down on the ball while pushing up until i tried it and it felt effortless and so simple. And i hit it much more solid and way longer. This should be the first thing a new player should be taught about the golf swing.

[@WillBill2857]

Top drawer, worked on this today and hit the ball very solid, a completely different feel to timing the flip which is how I've played for years.

[@777thlee]

One of the best videos I've seen. Great explanation. I'll be following this simple info my next chance. Thanks Andy....

[@andycartergolf]

Thanks Terry

[@howardkennerley4679]

Another gem Andy , hope you've got the rights to give away such valuable info , top stuff

[@aljames7345]

Gentleman and genius, thanks Andy. Manifesting another few zeros on your subs.

[@golfdreamr]

Gotta tell you how useful this was for me! Put it in play today with impressive results! Thanks for sharing!

[@andycartergolf]

Awesome feedback, well done on the improvements

[@johnjoseph9536]

As confusing as it may appear, your explanation and demonstration simplifies it quite nicely. Thanks!

[@andycartergolf]

Thanks John

[@mdavies9949]

This was amazing for me I struggle in the downswing so will try this to perfect my swing

[@nakanashun5009]

This is exactly what I needed.. I’m gonna do this drill everyday for a month before I hit a ball next

[@harrymodric]

Great video, best one I've watch on shallowing, hopefully it will sort out my heel shots.

[@andycartergolf]

Thanks Harry. Appreciate that

[@mikepeterson1800]

Hey Andy-first time I’ve watched one of your videos. I loved it! I’m a big Pete Cowen fan too. Great stuff my friend 👍🏻👊🏻🙏🏻

[@andycartergolf]

Thanks Mike

[@brianleisk3177]

Great video Andy. Well explained.

[@tomfantasia8408]

Great video Andy. I have watched many Pete Cowan videos. Can you help make a short video in the setup? I tend to struggle with my aim, with long irons.

[@tonywoodssnr1400]

Great lesson Andy, look forward to feeling that next time I practice

[@ChiTherapie]

Hi Andy, you talk with intensity and passion but can you also hit soft shots and short shots with this move? Because my body wants to hit hard easy already. And because of the intens explanation i only wnat to hit it harder. Thanks for your video's. I just became a member and like your way of swinging

[@barking_mad6649]

FWIW.....If you watch Rory's driver swing (or irons for that matter) from the front on view, you can see his hands at the top of the downswing don't *just* drop straight down, but move down and importantly, away from the target as he turns. There's clearly resistance between his body going one way and his arms and hands being 'pushed back' the other. As someone who struggled with the feeling/idea of lowering the hands I tried maintaining the stretch across my chest and arms and felt like my hands were being pushed away from me as I re-centred and began the weight shift. That stretch gave me a much better feeling of where my hands were and enabled me to lower them correctly, rather than feeling they had to just drop whilst floating down behind me somewhere - which invariably led to them not going where they should. This idea really cant be seen from down the line drills, as you can tell if the hands are moving away from or toward the camera when they fall. It's less for shorter irons, but very prominent in longers ones and the driver. Rory video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmS8nKaAmcqdpck Cheers!

[@jimmahT]

Great tips, thanks Andy!!

[@AlexStruwig]

Thank you for the video. I am trying to follow your couching but are hitting behide ball

[@andycartergolf]

let's organise a golf lesson so I can tailor some coaching directly to your swing as you amy be watching videos that are relevant to you?

[@robinbhairam7508]

Oh my word another 💡 moment …. I’ve never really got the weight shift and as such I’m definitely an ‘Elvis’ hip swayer … 2 out of 2 Andy!! … thanks mate

[@m3toz4]

I am working on this, Loading the right shoulder and right arm on the back swing and make it as wide as I can . Kind of lock the upper right arm with the right shoulder and chest.

[@77bovi]

Always good revisiting this move from someone like you who has been with Pete. Please consider a video on this incorporating the 45deg delivery position that Pete says is the only constant of good ball striking. I have found it works great but I'm sure my understanding is minute or possibly even wrong.

[@andycartergolf]

45° degree coming soon bud

[@GolfingMalky]

Solid stuff Andy as ever. Keep it coming Cheers

[@paulgabler1476]

Makes a lot of sense thanks

[@jimmitchell2237]

Another great video to add to the others of late. Detailed and understandable explanations in this and the others. I watch them on my phone before trying to implement them at the driving range. Keep them coming.

[@donaldrucker726]

Thanks!

[@andycartergolf]

Very kind Donald, thank you

[@donniehuffman6014]

Great video!! Explained very well!

[@kevreck]

Great stuff! Thank you!

[@MrDent495]

Excellent tuition video 👍

[@andycartergolf]

Thanks NeilG

[@darkrazer1000]

Just seen this guy. I think it`s just what I need !!!!!!

[@andycartergolf]

Welcome Darkrazor 👊🏽

[@seanboland3560]

Superb

[@swisstrader]

Best yet😊

[@butchcassidy1997]

Great lesson. Thanks

[@SteveOpp1]

Watch Andy's swing at the 3:30 mark in the video. Notice how he does NOT hold his lag on the downswing. This is so crucial as we are taught to hold that lag (90 degree angle) as long as possible. I'm not saying we should be casting the club, the answer is somewhere in between. Just make sure you are shifting your weight and turning while releasing the club towards the ball a little earlier. Watch Andy's swing @3:30. It is such a great illustration.

[@michaelcervantes9031]

Really solid video. I am excited to try this on the range. I just discovered you and I like the way you explain things. Cheers!

[@andycartergolf]

Thanks Michael Lots of content like this which I hope can help you

[@guitar1950]

A thought I use is to move my lead hip behind me while slinging the arms toward the target.

[@cd66061]

Looking forward to trying this, I’m just getting back into playing, already had better results from a grip change and just need to be able to get that squeeze on the ball.. Cheers Andy 👍🏻

[@andycartergolf]

Awesome. Happy to help

[@drdontpassone8164]

excellent vid thnx

[@skateboardingafter302]

Great swing and lesson!

[@andycartergolf]

Thank you kindly!

[@davecollins1998]

Great stuff! Looks powerful! Any more drill or differences with driver? Thanx!

[@SuperOxygenTV]

Great video. Pete Cowen is a genius. Glad to see other professionals elaborating on his technique. Quick question, on your stance-are both your feet symetricaly open or just the left foot that is more open than the right?

[@andycartergolf]

You could do either in my opinion. Find a comfort in either or but definately do one

[@jsusna1972]

Watch some videos of Mickey Wright and Jack Nicklaus from the 60s and you'll see how far off the ground they lift the left heel on the back swing. The first move down is a planting of the left heel. I don't know when or why it became the norm for golfers to keep their left heel down. Lifting it is especially beneficial to golfers who no longer have the flexibility to make a good turn with the heel on the ground. It's easier on the back as well.

[@andycartergolf]

I agree , left heel lift isnt a big issue. Unless they aren’t skilled enough to plant it back down in to the downswing

[@greghill5183]

Great video, Andy! Thanks! Where on the left foot does the weight go initially in downswing? Left big toe? I have some much trouble sliding my hips and entire body past the ball to start my downswing and I don't get enough rotation. Thanks! Greg

[@andycartergolf]

If you’re a slider think of it pushing down into left toes the around your foot to heel for the rotation

[@DavesRabbitHole]

great video, thanks Andy, and it definitely didn't look like you thinned the arse off that last ball :)

[@stugoodman7407]

Struggling with my strike. Adding too much loft at impact costing me a ton of distance. No one seems to cover this problem. This video definitely helps me understand a bit more though.

[@andycartergolf]

Glad its helps stu. For more accurate analysis of YOUR swing. Send me your swing on the Skillest app

[@banditbaker1675]

Sean Clements (Wisdom in Golf) has been teaching this for 20 years. The problem with Mr Cowan's description is that breaking down the swing into separate movements can lead golfers into sequencing issues. However, Mr Clements's "club throwing" drill allows the student to learn the complete sequential movement, so they have few sequencing issues.

[@andycartergolf]

It can do but it can also help some players understand more. there isnt a right or wrong way. It’s subjective

[@telescope3]

At the transition it always helped for me to imagine that the lead knee and the trailing elbow (the part facing the target at address) were linked by an invisible chain or rubber-band. The downswing then commences by rotating the lead knee from 2 o'clock (right-handers) toward the target and the chain "pulling" the trailing elbow down into a proper hitting position (no casting or flipping). The imaginary chain also promotes a more unified upper/lower body action. So there's that.

[@andycartergolf]

Yeh brilliant. Feels are key.

[@timchristmas8051]

Great video

[@mrsandhu19801]

Bravo 👏🏼

[@pan0568]

Brilliant!

[@merkeva1841]

yeah if you have a stable bent trail arm thats under and in front of your chest you can pull back and up as hard as you can i dont know if this makes sense but thats how i swing

[@andycartergolf]

It absolutely does make sense 👌🏽

[@dougm659]

A random KZbin video showed that the top pros’ shoulders are at an angle of 42 degrees to the ground at the top of the backswing and 52 degrees at impact! This confirms what is shown here about driving the right shoulder towards the ground and that’s where lag and hence power comes from!

[@andycartergolf]

Ive a video coming soon on that very topic

[@bradrobbery788]

this is a great channel

[@andycartergolf]

Thank you

[@LongPockets069]

That arm thing you described at 2:20 "arms get stuck" what is the result? Pull draw?

[@veneratedmortal4369]

Ben hogan said start the downswing with the rotation of hips, that shifts your swing plane shallows the club and gets your upper body into the position to swing through impact. He said don't do anything worth the arms and hands. That bit just happens if your stance and back swing is good.

[@andycartergolf]

Yes but that bit I disagree with to be honest. Don’t forget Hogan was an elite golfer giving his feels. I’ve taken his philosophy and added my piece after 15years coaching.

[@Scratch_Monsters_Golf]

@@andycartergolfexactly. As a player that has always fought my lower body and chest rotating faster than my hands, enrich m which left me stuck and hitting high blocks or low hooks. The hands MUST get back in front of the chest by impact or you’re never going to be consistent. Some people do that naturally, but if you are a person that doesn’t, ignoring the arms and hands is a recipe for disaster.

[@davidfrost6910]

Sounds good 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Ron-hj1or]

If you look at the Iron Byron, this machine also doesnt do transition. It just hits with pressure the ball

[@richardpascoe1859]

HI Andy. What comes first. Pressure down on lead side or shoulder diwn on trail side. Is it simultaneous????

[@andycartergolf]

Pressure 1st but i often say to students you need to think of the area in which you struggle with.

[@georgemazuran3413]

Great lesson Andy, love to enquire regarding a video lesson for a senior returning golfer from down under Aussie Cheers George

[@andycartergolf]

Hi George Download the app ‘Skillest’ Here’s the link - skillest.app.link/profile?u=g93yTpGrdMJBCMDST We can get something booked that way. As It’s Masters Week i’m giving 20% off

[@anths881]

Pete always talks about unwinding the forearm almost to a straight position. But you mention keeping it folded? Do you mind explaining

[@andycartergolf]

Pete spirals down the elbow down into the straight position but I’ve simplified it for amateur golfers who do not have the skill level to do it so the feel is to maintain the position of the right elbow as it will straighten anyway.

[@Stantheman848]

Really good video.... it all seems so logical and easy.... but i just know it will all disappear at the range tomorrow haha

[@andycartergolf]

Haha hopefully not. Stick with it 👊🏽

[@sixthreenine]

This clicked with me. Thank you.

[@andycartergolf]

Love it, my pleasure

[@DIOS10]

Yeah, but 99% start move over the top rather than down as you state. So there’s something in the swing they all have in common which causes that. And that’s the one thing none of you pros can identify. It’s easy to state, DO THIS, when clearly something causes it to not do.

[@ianmeyer6961]

Clevedon? Played there the other day. Interesting course.

[@andycartergolf]

Yes really lovely course

[@powerpath659]

God I can’t wait to get out there

[@markking3779]

Hi Andy..enjoyed that tks.. What shafts are in your current irons specs tks?

[@andycartergolf]

I am waiting for my new ones but theyll have KBS C-taper x flex in

[@judd8750]

Great video thank you, what i struggle with is getting the weight to the front side in the transition as I tend to drop my head in the backswing

[@andycartergolf]

Try a drill to keep the head back as you transition. exaggerate the head behind the ball

[@judd8750]

@@andycartergolf Thank you I will try that!

[@77bovi]

@Judd @Andy Carter Golf what helped me greatly was in transition get the weight/pressure on both feet to 50-50 (with some knee bend in both) then from between about left arm parallel on the downswing to shaft parallel to ground (window), focus solely on standing up using ONLY your left leg. You will automatically have all your pressure and weight transfer to the left. Andy does demonstrate it here but without explicitly talking about it. See 4:50 mark. All the best!

[@stuartalexander4519]

Great video, is it the same movement for the driver thanks

[@karlhegeler7507]

Nice vid👌

[@jeffcaminiti162]

You mentioned that you want to maintain the angle in the trail arm as the arms start to move down. At what point would you suggest that angle is let out?

[@andycartergolf]

The release will happen at the low point of the swing which should be at the ball. That will happen if and when the other components of the golf swing are adequate. You cant just time that!

[@mhub3576]

Like how he thins it at the end.😅

[@alanhowell3646]

I thought you explained that really well. PC lessons I’ve seen have actually confused me.

[@andycartergolf]

Glad it helped Alan

[@t.koehler9115]

Wow. Together with your video on Ben Hogan's 'Magic Elbow', I think this will help out not only myself but many golfers who struggle with sway in the golf swing. I look forward to getting out on the range to do some work! Many thanks Carter!