GENIUS - DO THIS To Start Your Downswing PERFECTLY

[@the_full_english]

If I remember correctly in Tiger’s old book he said that he felt from the top like he was pushing his left hip in a straight line at 45 degrees left of his target line, ie towards 10:30 on the clock 👍

[@katos84770]

You make the BEST videos. The way you break things down and explain things are fantastic. Lots of great instructions out there BUT they don’t explain things the way you do. Your videos have helped me a great deal with my ball striking. Cheers from NYC!!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks so much, really appreciate it 🙏🏻

[@katos84770]

If you ever cross the pond and come to NY it would be my pleasure to host you at Bethpage Black! @@ChrisRyanGolf

[@Richkotite1]

@@katos84770 I'll host him on the Blue!!!

[@fntsmk]

GREAT golf lesson Chris! Thanks mate, for trying to help us duffers get around the course a little bit better.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

My pleasure, I was once one of those differs 😁

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hope you enjoy the video, let me know if you have any questions, just drop them into the comments and I’ll get back to you 🙏🏻

[@tom5776]

Great drill Chris! This saves me endless hours of trial and error about clearing the hips.

[@pedropoloma1205]

Great, great lesson. This is precisely what ails so many of we weekend warriors. Never forget people...in all of the great lessons/thoughts /ideas given by Chris and others....make no mistake, you're gonna have to practice and ingrain these feelings into your golf swing to where they become second nature. A mere five minutes at home the wife calls you for dinner aint gonna do it.

[@louislazarus9253]

Yet another awesome video!!! If you notice what happens in "early extension", you'll see the right heel come up off the ground too soon. One of the ideas I try to express to my students is to try to keep the right heel flat on the ground through impact. It's just another way of thinking about what takes place during the downswing. A lot of my students are over 60 so sometimes this athletic move is difficult. You're young!! Wait a few years, Chris. It sneaks up on you. Your videos are terrific. Keep up the great work.

[@terrancea.thornton7654]

When you understand the athletic move for good golf, it’s amazing!

[@johnbaker2227]

Been subscribed for a long time, THIS lesson put the backswing and hip movement in complete perspective. Thanks CHRIS !!!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks John appreciate that 🙏🏻

[@bigcroc2797]

I was practicing with the ball way forward, even with my lead foot for my irons. I started playing that way taking a normal stance with the ball forward. Really helps me get my hips thru and finish with my weight on my lead leg and having a really nice follow thru. Getting really great compression, extremely far and straight. Can't wait for the course to open in the spring.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Ball position can be so powerful, sometimes just a tweak can unlock some much better movements sounds like it’s worked great for you

[@carsonkubicki1770]

Love this. Great thoughts to take to the range and course.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks

[@grahamjones7371]

My ball striking got better and hcp came down when i got this concept of lower body action.But ive improved even more now i stretch/sway my upper chest slightly which gives me my lateral to get to my left side,now regularly shooting close to par and im 63!

[@Frank-tj5de]

As an early extender with the occasional shank i set the hosel at address behind the ball which forced me to keep my rear end back on the "wall" in the downswing.

[@davehill5539]

Great vid

[@twilighttime952]

What a beautifully simple explanation of how golfers get in the wrong forward position. Great work.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks appreciate it 🙏🏻

[@ssrn82]

Great insight about pressure not moving 2pm but but 10pm effectively

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks, and yeah really important concept I think

[@rob65rt]

Great vid and you always break down the movement into easy segments. Now just need to convince my old and tired hips to do it😅

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks, let’s hope those hips listen 🤣

[@royclose946]

Well done Chris 👏 😊

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Roy

[@lenardtan7169]

Great tips

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@mcartermlb]

Hey Chris, does the rotation of the left hip back pull the club down? I feel the left hip going back which in combination shifting the weight to the lead side. This in turn swings the “Passive” arms in my swing; however, I also feel max club head speed is limited.

[@simon2wheeler]

Thanks Chris. So that would mean a person should restrict hip rotation on the backswing if they can ?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Personally I like golfers to allow their hips to rotate fairly freely as I think it helps create more length in the swing, however it does mean that this concept is even more important

[@JavierTorres-nn8uk]

I’m a little confused I thought that in transition you go down to 2 o clock And then rotate until a nice delivery position and then the club head goes down and the grip, hip and shoulder up Please let me know anything Thank you Chris Happy new year

[@derekunderwood3356]

Another feel and good thing to add is when you shift "forward" feel the weight going into your lead FOOT. Not just to your lead side. This will further help from early extending and gets the club working down to the ball and not outwards. Not to mention the extra distance it seems to create. Haha my visual is there is a stink bomb under my foot and I have to break it before I can start my downswing. The old stink bombs from back in middle school that was made from thin glass or plastic. 😂. Those dudes would clear a room in a heart beat! Now just has to clear my lower half out of the way.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Love that visual 😁

[@jeffberger7890]

When I do this drill of pushing my lead hip back, my feel is that my arms are just ‘waving’ at the ball. No power. What am I most likely doing wrong?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Possibly making that move too early, ensure you shift the pressure fist the work the hips back

[@marnew1000]

Thanks Chris, I would love to have a crack at this but it won’t stop either snowing or raining here in the sunny midlands 😂

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

I hear you! Not had the snow yet…. But I’m sure it’s coming 🥴

[@SoCalGolfer1966]

I watch all your videos I love them, would love to see a video or short for guys like me! 50+ golfer that is still athletic but lower half doesn’t quit work like it used too! But upper body is fine? Help Obie Won your my only hope!

[@simon2wheeler]

Did I hear you right. More hip rotation = less flexibility? I would like you to expand on that Chris ?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Simon, yes those who are less flexible in most cases require more rotation of the hips in order to complete a full backswing. Younger golfers can often get to the top with very little hip turn at all, but for just a little more is required

[@charlesmccormick2625]

Oddly enough, standing up out of down swing, out of squat, over-extending is inhibited by this wall drill! Work it people!

[@Gigity1107]

I played there a few years back. And let me tell you. Those trees are not 90% air!! In fact I suspect they're the opposite.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

🤣🤣I certainly heard a few clattering around the trees whilst I was out there

[@randalqueen5653]

Your wall exercise is what we call imprinting the butt. Kind of like taking a finger print of say, a thumb. Same thing. Great exercise.

[@squidly2112]

FYI .. his name is "Tiger Woods" not Tiger "Wood"

[@Mornerudmangolf]

Is this the only thing you learned from this video? 🤫

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

His friends call him tiger wood 😁

[@squidly2112]

@@Mornerudmangolf - pretty much, yep. But I have studied the golf swing intensely for more than 35 years, so ...

[@patc5599]

Pretend the club is.an axe and you're cutting down a tree ..

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

An axe would be pretty handy come to think of it 😁but yeah love that visual and analogy

[@davidgraham6070]

Oddly enough I think most golfers have worked this out for themselves. At the delivery position and when all else fails get your hips and shoulders back to the same position at address!

[@syntaxdnb1198]

There is a difference between doing it sometimes not knowing why and having the correct concepts in mind. So much damage is done by having the wrong concepts in mind.