DO NOT Shift Your Weight In The GOLF SWING, DO This INSTEAD

[@kevingallagher7507]

Calling it a pressure shift instead of a weight shift makes everything so much clearer now! 🤯

[@FlankerJackChannel]

@@kevingallagher7507 then why does everyone call it weight shift? This is where golf instruction messes me up.

[@Drexelius]

Best description of how pressure changes for both the irons and driver I’ve ever seen. Even most golf coaches use the term weight shift. I love the way he teaches - it’s the same way I think of the golf swing so it’s very relevant to me.

[@christophercraig-cy8dk]

The best explanation and illustration I have ever seen of the very subtle, yet hugely important shift of pressure (or, shift of momentum) at the transition to the downswing. Excellent video.

[@gulfaamify]

This literally is the highest value golf channel out there by far. Recommend it 100/100.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thank you, means a lot 🙏🏻

[@ProfessorMikecarGuy]

Excellent job describing pressure shift. I see so many people getting this wrong. Brilliant explanation, keep the lessons coming!

[@tommyrm]

Very helpful. I literally worked this out on the range last night after 20 years of golf. For so long my weight would drift backwards during the backswing but now I’m keeping my chest more over the ball with irons and making much better contact.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Sounds ideal Tom, I’d imagine you have seen a big change in the ball striking

[@FlyWithMe_666]

This is so important. When I focus on pressure shift (typically with a faster, more dynamic backswing), I feel like I “coil”, which makes the transition and downswing much more fluid. When shifting weight, I actively have to shift weight back to the left side. This may work on the range, but ends in bad shots on the course when a bit of tension sets in. I think this may correlate to why Tour Tempo (3:1 backswing to downswing ratio) works for many high hcp (including myself) as it almost forces you to pressure shift as you won’t have time to weight shift if you come from a 4:1 ratio.

[@VancouverIsland4K]

Thank you for this. Out of all the golf videos I’ve watched, this one had the biggest impact on the way I approach my swing mechanics. Thank you. Couldn’t figure out why I was hitting off my back foot before.

[@dloc2907]

Such a good video. Keep up with the great content! Much appreciated.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@MrT0ffee]

Brilliant video . One the best things i did was forgetting about weight . I started feel it left Adductor muscles more . Not been on weight , but I think the weight would still be on the right . But definitely feel the torque on inside left

[@jdwond3673]

I've been starting to practice this very thing this year. I'm incorporating both the driver and iron swings you are advocating with good results. I wish I knew this 20 years ago. Thanks for reinforcing that I'm on the right track .

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Glad the video helped 🙏🏻

[@davebaker7503]

Such a great video Chris. The only thing is add is where in the feet you feel the pressure. In the backswing feel the pressure in the trail heel, then when you drift right (just before the backswing ends) you should feel pressure in the left toes and then it moves to the left heel as you push with left leg. I'm a good club, club and a half longer with this. And my ball speed with driver is also up. The other day i hit a drive 30 yards longer than my average. Soon it's going to be the norm. Great stuff as always Chris. 👊

[@user-si5zr4uc1w]

Absolutely brilliant, Love it, good man, thank you. I'm playing tomorrow 😊

[@cmarcelo123]

Still one of the best vids out there for proper movement in the golf swing. Great job!!!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Corey 🙏🏻

[@kickingworld]

Very good bloke. Nice tip on the pressure shift.

[@geraldgarcia6747]

Absolutely the best instructor on You-Tube! Best explanation of the fundamentals of a sound swing and easy to follow drills. Sure wish I could take a few lessons from this teacher!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Gerald 🙏🏻

[@errolwatts2340]

Very good explanation 😮 Maybe all teachers need to be clear on this one thing. Only thing to follow up on is the direction the pressure flows using the arms.

[@olegdobronravov3631]

Grandissimo!

[@indawgswetrust]

Hi, Chris! Intriguing video, indeed. It brings a question to mind. I fight sometimes with my swing low point getting way too far in front of the ball (I'm talking a divot 6-8 inches after impact, a very shallow, wimpy, skinny divot, with a most unsatisfying thin shot, sometimes a blade.) No doubt this springs from a desire to not hit FAT (thin to win, I guess), but these knifed shots are almost just as bad. Would this idea of "pressure shift" perhaps help keep my low point closer to the front of the ball? I still want ball-first impact, of course. And do you have specific drills that would help burn this into my muscle memory? Some way to get my lead leg pressing down rather than sliding? Thanks. Really interesting video.

[@nicolasluciano9685]

Nice video thanks.

[@rlevans0602]

Brilliant as always Chris.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@Hhbdr]

Well done. Perfect. Tells me I'm on my way to get better!!!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Pete

[@angeloc700]

This is excellent! I hit my driver very well. Straight, long, and with a good ball flight. I cannot hit my irons at all (because I move too much). I’m going to try your pressure drill and will thank you in advance for the results.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Very common to hear they, hope the drill helps

[@goldengate8287]

Great presentation… I just don’t understand why I could t use your slam technique for long irons????

[@WadeKawahara]

great video, I try to "swing in a barrel" to get pressure shift without swaying

[@Inmotion70]

Great video but why do you only consider the 'upside down' metronome sway?

[@kickingworld]

Was maxing out at 350 yard drives and now I hit my first 370. Thank you.

[@baldurhermannsson9413]

But everyone can hit 370 😂

[@royclose946]

Well done Chris 👏 😊

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Roy

[@corkydukeII5898]

This is accurate! Alot of ppl get this wrong, you got it RIGHT! 😊( I know there's a few pros, like Henrik Stenson for ex, that shift their weight to the right, but it seems to work for them)

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Yeah definitely a little more of that with driver, Rory also has a significant nearly shift

[@mikerichards8269]

So this video has been somewhat of a break through for my swing and making consistent contact AND generating an in-out swing. However, now I am pushing every shot...plus, I find myself almost falling OVER my lead foot.. Like I'm overshifting. What would cause me to push it? Ball placement? I feel like I have to put my 7i just inside my front foot to keep it straight.

[@pierceellis556]

is there any movement what so over with Iron or do i stay 50-50 and go into backswing

[@chho310]

Great video Chris. Thank you. How about the fairway woods and hybrids? More weight shift than"the irons?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

It is similar, but with some different patterns when using the driver, maybe that should be a vidoe

[@stevenklinkhamer9069]

Precisely. That makes a whole lot more sense.

[@michaeldodd6864]

This should be golf 101 for anyone starting to learn the game. What a fabulous video!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Michael 🙏🏻

[@Duane422]

I did this by accident last week and started hitting better.

[@JMorey242]

so why not do the stack and tilt swing with both clubs?

[@b-rytorres4821]

I’ve always tried to get weight from right foot to left foot(weight shift) never knew that in irons and wedges and woods you want to keep weight even throughout the swing, never even considered it. Cheers Chris!

[@b-rytorres4821]

Pressure!😬😁

[@nelsonjames1272]

Thanks. What about fairway woods, can you move or stay centred?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Yeah can be pretty similar Nelson, a little different with driver but woods can be the same

[@stefanomaniscalchi4983]

Back swing and down swing are done in a matter of seconds and for the average golfer it might be confusing in these split seconds to think too much at transferring the weight.Much better and simpler to start at address on having already the weight sixty% on the left foot , reminiscent a bit of the stack and tilt swing

[@richardcorrigan2399]

My swing coach, aka my wife, says my standard move with an iron is a perfect "do not do this" move that you show. Thank you for the fix drill, going to head out shortly and change!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hope it helps Richard 🙏🏻

[@midnightblues717]

That was excellent Chris. That's exactly what Mr. Hogan did. It's little "Stack and Tilt-ish", but not so pronounced. Too bad I can't replicate the move. 🤣 Cheers!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

I’m sure you will eventually, appreciate the kind words 🙏🏻

[@MPerski]

I feel PRESSURE on my left leg (at the top of my backswing) 👍🏻 … my problem is: I don’t get much more onto the left leg on the downswing, thus don’t get completely over and “post up” on my left leg. Still only about 60-70% on the left. Granted, I’m up in years and have had a left hip replacement 🤕 … so it’s probably the best I can expect 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@philbthck4556]

In Driverswing: Whats the percentage of pressure in the Right and left foot ? Is it on impactposition 50/50 ? And if yes how is it possible to increase the pressure on the Right foot ? Amazing content as always. Greets Form Germany

[@apaulmcdonough2170]

Lift your Left Foot off the ground and then all your weight will be on the Right Foot, with no lateral motion needed. Press your Right Foot INTO the ground as you Swing back and then Press the Left Foot into the ground during your Transition Forward.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Great question and actually will depend on the individual golfers. If you measure pressure as a percentage in can be 100% on the back leg as the golfer jumps at impact, you can sometimes see the lead foot off the ground

[@mannyabad6695]

Chris, weight is mass x gravity. As you demonstrated, if your center of mass is equidistant between your feet, then each foot supports half your weight or each foot exerts a force on the ground equal to half your weight. Pressure is force over area. So if both soles of your feet are the same and in full contact with the ground, then each foot is exerting the same pressure on the ground. If you lift the heel of say your left feet, then you reduce the area of the sole and therefore your left foot is exerting more pressure on the ground than your right.

[@mannyabad6695]

Just an additional comment. If you maintain a 50/50 weight distribution at the start of the backswing, your right foot supports more weight than your left foot when your left arm is parallel to the ground because your arms and the club have mass. So if you kept both soles in contact with the ground, your right foot would exert more pressure than your left. Also you need to look into the concept of “impact load.” That’s the reason you’re able to jump to the left. Impact load has no mass.

[@user-wp6dx5qz9e]

Weight shift sounds like an old slang term used in golf this sounds much more clearer!

[@cluman1]

😮I have a better drill and it works like a charm. I practice stack and tilt with most of my weight on the lead leg. It's a great feeling. When I play, I return to the traditional pivot swing. My emphasis is weight on the lead side at address and full swing. It's very rare if I hit a fat shot. I flush my shots the majority of the time. I have a strong grip with a flat lead wrist and my focus is on straight line release. Bonus tip: practice this with the swing fast stop quickly drill. For me, the best post impact drill out there.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Love that and something that I have definitely done with students in the past

[@pete3953]

As a scientist, I struggle a little bit with your distinction between weight and pressure. Your body weight exerts pressure on the ground. Am I correct in thinking that what you are doing here is making a distinction between horizontal movement (the classic weight shift) and vertical movement where you push up from the ground in the downswing (increasing pressure) to generate more power?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Yes that would be accurate, weight shift being the movement of the golfer laterally Vs pressure shift being how much you push into the ground 🙏🏻

[@macleryy]

A silly question. At what point of the swing the weight moves forward?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Great question, it should begin to move towards the front foot just before the club finished moving away from the target, only slightly earlier however

[@davebaker7503]

As the back swing is finishing.

[@dougcornell3085]

Most club makers use a robot called the iron Byron. The robot does shift its weight either. Great video

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

I’d love to see that machine in action

[@dougcornell3085]

@@ChrisRyanGolf kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4vNmZSje6-cjdE

[@luckymanla]

BLOODY HELL!!! why'd you wait till now to tell us?!! Chris... you're the guv'nor!

[@pjay3028]

That's very interesting. Are you saying that the pressure onto the right foot is actually simply a reaction against the momentum of the club and arms as they move into the backswing? If so it just happens naturally (Newton's laws) you don't do anything with your body to create the shift, in fact you actually use your body to resist any movement (rather than create it) and that's what generates the pressure on the right foot.

[@tigerwuuds5341]

Your a bloody genius you know that well explained and portrayed in the video the penny has dropped 😮

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks so much 🙏🏻

[@thomaslahr9022]

Do you understand that pros have re-centered by the time they reach the top of the backswing? So for many top players there is a very subtle weight shift to the right at the start of the take away

[@patrickdegeorge6496]

What about fairway woods?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Very similar Patrick

[@FlankerJackChannel]

This video is exactly where I'm at right now in my game. Been playing for about a year and cannot mentally comprehend some of the concepts. I don't understand shift weight at all. I end up falling backwards and hitting off my back foot and just embarrassing myself at this point. How do you people do it so easily? Please don't say practice because I'm doing that and it's not working.

[@charlieroughley]

Hello mate, I've had a massive penny drop moment with weight shifting recently and it's all down to one video. Type in on KZbin "swing trigger Giles Gill Golf". Give it a watch and try the trigger that Rory does, it has given me such an increase in strike consistency and low point control. Let me know how you get on with it and if it helps!

[@brianmyers4195]

Try keeping your weight in your front foot through the entire swing. Approximately 70%

[@FlankerJackChannel]

@@brianmyers4195 definitely trying. Just waiting for it to click and be automatic. I also find it if I do that I stop any kind of turn to face the target at the end of my swing. Fix one thing break something else lol

[@brianmyers4195]

@FlankerJackChannel that's a good description of golf isn't it lol

[@hylan67]

I hate my golf swing - period! I have my tix to the master’s to a friend because I am so frustrated ( can’t even watch).. I am a 5 handicap but my swing is absolute garbage …. I get blocked on the downswing and I suspect this is a HUGE part of my problem / is it a pressure shift in the way down too???

[@jktpnind]

Disruptive idea, differentiating pressure vs weight! Easily bunks past beliefs ruthlessly.

[@rogerhh3753]

So you want weight pressure moving to the back foot on the back swing ?

[@Bill-uo6cm]

Chris's videos are the best, but I think pressure and weight are the same. I can understand why believing the terms are different could help a golfer's swing, but it doesn't make it true, in my opinion.

[@Mihigo26]

I can confirm I just tried this and I have now completed golf. Filipo no more.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Great to hear Michael 🙏🏻

[@michael028]

This is semantics.... my good sir

[@jasonbourne488]

Exactly. Maybe it’s not “pressure shift” but maybe - Pressure redistribution - Force shift - Load shift - Pressure adjustment - Force redistribution Take your pick.

[@janetboddy8183]

This is Chuck using my wife's login...I find this very confusing....I can't distinguish pressure from weight. I don't understand how you can put pressure on your lead leg without the use of your weight, and that would seem like the only way to achieve a change in pressure is by shifting weight from the trail leg to the lead leg. Coincidentally, the next of your videos that appeared was the one where you talk about what your hips should be doing (kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHO0pWx-ha6Naa8), and in that video it appears that you are very much shifting your weight. Perhaps that was just to demonstrate the concept, but your movement there supports my thought that the only way to exert/change the pressure you are exerting is through the shifting of weight. Thanks so much for your videos!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Chuck, the demo in the video where I jump would show a lot more pressure under the trail foot but there was no visible shift laterally of my weight. Another way to visualise this would be if I were to jump straight iupwards, I can not increase my body weight but as I jump thr pressure would significantly increase under my feet. Pressure is how much you push into the ground, weight is the physical movement of your mass, definitely some overlap in the movements.

[@janetboddy8183]

@@ChrisRyanGolf Ok, Chris...Chuck back again...here's the next video of yours that I saw: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnSqhnaQjdalb9k and at 4:32 you talk about the weight shift onto the lead side...it really seems to me that we have to shift our weight!

[@benjaminreyes825]

Chris!!! 😮 this video you made literally shows (in america “how to keep your head down” when you swing fast your head never leaves the ball! 😮 You can use this drill of speeding your club swing to show foot pressure as (keeping your head on the ball) 🎉🎉🎉🎉 dude genius 😂

[@mikerodrick2430]

Weight shift is a small move, not a sway, & should stay to the insides of your feet. Shifting your weight is no different than ground pressure. This is an example of why high handicappers find golf so difficult. It's taught with too much information that does nothing but give more unnecessary swing thoughts. The simpler, the better.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Shifting weight is no different to ground pressure could not be more wrong I’m afraid. I can have weight moving in one direction and the percentage of pressure moving in the complete opposite, so different.

[@bnambisan]

An explanation by a guy who understands no physics!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Wasn’t meant to be a physics lesson, it’s a golf tip 😁

[@simonthorpe2692]

This has always felt natural, unfortunately, always thought I was doing it wrong after reading about weight shift on videos/web etc! Why has it taken so long to explain the truth? Not you obviously lol

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Simon, certainly not as well understood as it could be from my experience, glad the video helped 🙏🏻

[@davebaker7503]

​@@ChrisRyanGolf I think part of the issue is, some instructors, prior to 3D video and pressure plates, used to mistakenly call this a reverse pivot. It may have been as most would over rotate their hips and put all their weight/pressure on the front leg. That's not what's happening here.

[@davebaker7503]

Because instructors prior to 3d video and pressure plates, were under the misguided muse that this was a reverse pivot. It's not.

[@obro8841]

I didn’t understand a single thing in this video (I’m a lefty 🙃)

[@timcasey2466]

I just watched another video saying the opposite

[@carolynshrives2867]

I’ve see a lot of time wasting before but if you just look at Jim Veneto you will get a better understanding of what golf is all about ( not this guy lol )

[@McV1llaiN]

My dude awesome explanation!..... Good luck to everyone who entered for the bag on his Instagram!!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks 🙏🏻🙏🏻