DRILLS TO STOP EARLY EXTENSION

many golfers struggle with an early extension in their golf swing and this can be caused by a number of factors earlier on in their golf swings.
Chris Ryan shows you some simple ideas and drills that can help you move your body better through the golf swing and eliminate the early extension in your game
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[@Husker_]

This is the best early extension video I’ve seen and I’ve watched a lot. The lead hip explanation was exactly what I needed!

[@captainplanet2887]

Great video, the moving the left hip back at transition was a huge eye opener for me. I've watched probably 15 videos on how to eliminate the early extension in the past week, and this is the one that seems to illustrate the solution much more clearly.

[@Husker_]

Yes! I was going to comment the same thing. He actually explains why it’s happening. I haven’t seen any other channel mention moving the lead hip back. Now I completely understand the concept and it all finally makes sense.

[@Iankelly2969]

Yup… I finally got the nerve to watch my swing on video. I’m a five handicap but I definitely have a slight early extension that I never knew about. Especially on a full swing. Been trying to fix it hitting into my net but nothing was working until I saw this video. Keep the trail hip back and match the left hip to that in the downswing. Brilliant. Thank you!

[@9418matthew]

Great lesson and works when I practice swing - put a ball there and the hips thrust towards the ball so frustrating!!! Ahhhhh! I'm gonna have to try the wedge under my foot next paractice/range session - always difficult if you go range with a pal and your skytracking your drives lol

[@jasonlee3218]

Great instruction Chris. I have sometimes struggled with early extension and despite seeing various PGA pros none have provided clear guidance and drills like this video. Thank you so much.

[@davidperrie3174]

Thanks Chris, great explanation and video. Just come back to golf after a long break and my local pro in a lesson said the odd shank on irons was a result of early extension, and I’ve been scouring around for a good video on what ‘swing thought’ would work best, and this worked a treat today. Thanks for posting such high quality and understandable tuition, and really like the tuition graphics in your more recent videos. Cheers

[@jasonlee5279]

Great video Chris. I've always suffered from this but never thought about moving the left hip back at transition. I've always rotated with my right hip which is causing the problem with me. Going to take a lot of practice to change but at least I know where to start.

[@cheewan2917]

Absolute perfection. Brilliant tip! This is what I have been struggling with for a very long time!

[@dondasher58]

Outstanding explanation!! This has been a tough one for me to change but I am getting better at it. Thank you for another approach to fixing this problem. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Don 👍

[@markeecoward]

Thank you so much for this. I have struggled with early extension since I started and have struggled to find a drill that works for me. This evening I was at the range and tried the drill with realigning the back pockets and wow what a difference it made. I seem to respond well to "feel" drills and this one is definitely going into the practice routine!

[@galyazastava8825]

Brilliant Chris! Thanks a lot! It seems whatever problem I have, I can always find an answer in your videos.

[@dougierobertson2099]

Slo mo helps. Thanks. I’d also got early extension mixed up with lag. Not any more.

[@bs3156]

Hi Chris, I really can't thank you enough for this. I have paid for multiple lessons with different coaches and none have suggested something as simple and effective as this. Really appreciate the short and concise video here!

[@jan-olofatterfors2084]

I think this video is a really eye opener. I have struggle with this a long time I think if I can fix this its gonna solve a lot of problems that I have. Thank you

[@mattlilley5638]

Brilliant explanation and a good drill to try. Thanks Chris 👍

[@nickceva7051]

You’ve been a amazing help to my golf game. I’ve been fighting my early extension with my right heel getting up and be being on my toes way before impact for five years now thank you very much. Keep up the great content.

[@aussiegolfer2919]

Nick Ceva I got the same problem as you mate and been doing this for years , tried everything

[@rajivedabas9756]

Nick, you give me hope - I am not alone!!

[@owenfrost76]

I'm working on the hips feels at the mo Chris, and this will really help, as I've never seen the concept of leaving the trail hip back on the wall! I've been working on triggering the down swing with lead knee first and your dropping shoulder move too. Look forward to adding this to the mix, Thank You!!!👍😉

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Owen 👍

[@kennethdonnelly4885]

Although not really a problem area for me this is still a great feel to have during the downswing. Many thanks Chris.

[@kokobos70]

Hey chris, this helps alot! Was struggling with my score because of this and finally cut 6 Stroke off my score!

[@alexdeel2339]

Great video again and Chris what I like best. The videos are short and simple instruction. Fantastic job.

[@ward196]

I should have watched this such a long time ago. So simple to do when someone shows you in an easy way like this

[@Danker6]

Best explanation I’ve seen. Thank you

[@toddc.jefferson2820]

I just got off the range doing this drill. Having the right heel step on the club while swinging and not letting it drop. Wow. I noticed it asap. My shots were very solid and not a pull or push. It was wierd at first because I didn't let up on my back heel. It really made me realize how much I was standing up on my feet at impact. Thank you so much

[@IIIllllIIIIlllll]

excellent video, I'm pumped to try this. I love that that hit ended up super short 😆

[@R0bhug]

Awesome drill Chris. This is a problem I’ve had for years.

[@aussiegolfer2919]

Great video , I can’t get out of doing this with my irons , hitting them Out of the heel

[@Spotofgardening]

Great little feel drill, a couple of additional issues I have as a result of this are high hands and hitting from the top - untraining this downswing sequence is really testing my patience lol

[@grigsbypoland3203]

Great tips. I have tried to correct early extension but as a 68 year old senior with lower back problems I've found rising up increases club head speed and is less painful.

[@tonyguest581]

Chris, didn't know I had this problem, always thought I suffered with coming over the top. Just took this to the range and wow completely different strike and ball flight. Thank you so much.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Tony 👍

[@paedeapaedea8961]

Big fan of your instruction. Can you explain in more detail the proper weight shift/ground forces/pressure/trace when the lead hip matches the trail hip during the transition phase of the golf swing? I know your drill helps me feel the pressure but still a bit vague on precisely what I should be feeling.

[@piyushmahajan5080]

Great video Chris

[@ST-xg3gy]

Wedge drill is great!

[@royschlaudecker8711]

amazing..i been 'fighting' with this ...i have a feeling of the right hip staying back...good vid.

[@gunnarjinx]

Wanna ask u one thing about this ... is it more a common problem for a person with too extended posture (hands high-club extending the hands-no angle from shaft/arm) type or the one with extreme low posture (hands very low-huge angle between shaft and arm) ?? Would like to understand the common cause of this IF there is one ..... thx so much for yet another great video ;)

[@fiskerry]

Great tips - this channel is my go to for golf concepts and drills. Always looking for the “feels”. Question: could early extension be a contributing factor for golfers elbow in the trail arm? Been struggling with it since this past summer.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hi Ryan, unfortunately not able to answer that with much experience, I’d say no connection between the two, but not exactly sure 👍

[@Turnfox76]

perfect explanation, great video

[@paulfoster5121]

Pure brilliance Chris , you Chris, you are the guru for all mid - high handicap golfers 👍👍👍

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Paul appreciate that 👍

[@leeryan8470]

Well explained!! Good clip to retain and refer to before practice each week!!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Lee 👍

[@brockkilligan3877]

Wow works amazingly

[@haithamhaji5716]

Great video, it's exactly what I need to work on! Thank you.

[@matts3979]

This is the best explanation I've heard on how to prevent it. Thanks!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Matt 👍

[@scottsommers304]

Great video. Thank you very much

[@takudzwabasopo3605]

Exactly what I needed

[@donnachiebro]

Great video Chris very common fault but you've demonstrated how to fix extremely well it's interesting watching you have a deeper swing that should really rule out early extension cheers 👍🏻👍🏻🏌️🏌️

[@HIMdependentMusic]

You a genius right now! 🤯 Thanks!

[@garyk1039]

Out of the myriad of KZbin videos I've viewed, this is the first one that so clearly explains exactly how you clear the hips. Thank you for helping my game. Is it reasonable to consider the hip motion as a sequence of rotations that have a different pivot point at each stage of the sequence? For example, during the takeaway, the hips rotate about a pivot point that is at the center of the pelvis such that the left hip goes toward the ball the same amount the right hip moves away. Then, at the transition, the pivot point now becomes the right hip so that the left hip comes back into line with the right hip. Finally, somewhere between first and second parallel, the pivot point shifts to the left hip so that the pelvis can rotate square to the target. Perhaps this is over-complicating matters, but teaching hip motion in this manner would seem to make more sense.

[@bradfarmer2941]

Your hips are fused together, therefore isolating the thought of the right vs the left hips is futile. Instead, try to think of the relation of the hips to the shoulders. If the hips extend early, then the shoulders rise vertically. When this happens we naturally tend to throw the club. Hence the hook. However, when we increase the hip flexion, we tend to maintain the wrist hinge and delay the squaring of the club. Now, to square the club we must eventually elevate the shoulders so that the club head can be delivered to the ball and our wrists can rotate. Sequence is king in golf. You can even try this phenomenon in your chair if you hold your hands in front and flex or extend away from them you will see the natural relationship. What Chris is trying to demonstrate is the sequence of the hip turn. By maintaining pressure on the right heel, we can increase hip flexion instead of extending the hips and flipping the club. The last component to this, that chris did not mention, is that we cannot just slide to the left. If we did so, then our shoulders would elevate too much and we would not be able to rotate. Keep in mind that our bodies do not like to maintain tension in muscles too much. Sliding left, rotating left, and also elevating the shoulders does not allow for rotation of the shoulders. When we do this we get fat shots or push fades because we get stuck inside and cannot square the club face. Hope this helps!

[@karlpotts5852]

Great tip as always!! Looking forward to the bunker series coming 😳 hope you’ve not forgotten! 👍🏻👍🏻🏌🏿‍♂️⛳️

[@randycampbell2607]

Best early extension explanation and drills I've ever heard! And I should know ;-)

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Randy 👍

[@steveperry1344]

simple fix, should help, thnx.

[@adamp2342]

amazing. thank you

[@DanTheGunMonkey]

Huge issue of mine! I cannot help but lift that right foot as I come down to impact too.... pisses me off so much!

[@brianfantana8510]

Great lesson !

[@smac.pga.65]

Fabulous video!

[@enicue]

OMG BEST OF YOUR VIDS, GREAT TIP AND EXPLANATION!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Nik 👍

[@adranja]

Amazing tip! Thank you so much.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Adam 👍

[@andy2470]

Love that. Why have I not seen this before?

[@kevinhuang2084]

Great video man. However i was told to push off my right foot to gain more speed and power. Can you explain to me what’s going on. Thanks 🙏

[@tshepymt1117]

problem solved!!!thank you Chris

[@legend9018]

Great video, love your content!

[@steveb3822]

👍Chris,,, mine comes when I try and nail one !!

[@wilsonhung8654]

Early extension has something to do with the core strength, isn't it? For senior seniors and juniors (kids), when fire at full speed a lot of them would have difficult time to maintain the spine angle and posture. In other words, certain core muscles are required to keep the right foot on the ground in the transition beginning the downswing. Correct?

[@jeffreycolvin9124]

This affliction is so common with amateurs. Hips come in...chest goes back. All kinds of mishits. Like Chris says, can be a number of causes...tight hamstrings and calf muscles, unable to perform a deep squat, weak core, etc.

[@macmccall2314]

This is a gift from Heaven. I struggle w/ this awful.

[@jimfenn7468]

It must be some kind of magic trick ... how do you know each thing in turn that I need to correct as my ball striking gets better and better. I lost a tournament this previous weekend because I kept hitting each iron 20 to 30 yards longer than I did a month ago ..because of your instruction .. I hit a drive on the final par 5 of the tournament that we nearly declared lost .. 545 yards uphill dogleg right .. I was about to go back to re-tee when one of my competitors yelled at me to ask what ball I was playing, when I answered him he pointed to my ball,, it was 185 yards from the center of the green.. THE LONGEST DRIVE OF MY LIFE. I think next year could be the best golfing year of my life.

[@leewhittaker1532]

Hi Chris, struggle with this a lot. Would it help if the pelvis was more tucked in below the spine at address and then feel the pelvis deepen on the downswing?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

This can help Lee yes 👍

[@kristjanhjelm749]

32/5000 This exercise will be practiced. Great!

[@nic1360]

Hey Chris, I’ve tried that on the course, my impact was much much better but I started pulling the shots. Do you need to bump slightly on the left side to be able to come from the inside? Thanks vm :)

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Nic, there does need to be some lateral movement in the golf swing, and this can help with club path yes 👍

[@rajivedabas9756]

Great question 👍

[@Ihislop]

On some of my shots I have tendency to hit closer to the heel of club face. Is early extension a possible cause? I use foot powder spray to monitor my strike.

[@grigsbypoland3203]

I have seen numerous videos of my swing and that has not been the case for me. Extending early pulls my hands closer to my body, steepens the shaft angle, and increases likelihood of hitting on the toe.

[@richardbohot6561]

So I have this issue. I'm 6'7 tall. so in early extension your arms get extended and long . So if I try to keep hips back I am having a problem with my arms staying to long and hitting way behind the ball since I am used to arms extending.

[@pjpatri5314]

Should we take the same thoughts with 3 or 5 woods and drivers or does it change a little?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Yeah the same thoughts can worth brought the bag 👍

[@myominhan3261]

How to fix left wrist early bent in backswing except hips rotation

[@jlbradders]

I really struggle with this. I know what I need to do but i just find it hard to stay back

[@BamaPaul]

You create space with that trail hip in bs . That makes it easy to stay down and also come from inside in transition.

[@croozer30ify]

Would setting up with a open stance help.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hi Ken, it most cases this wouldn’t change things too much I’m afraid

[@dcolum23]

Um... this may have solved my earlier extension and flick. Wow.

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

It really sucks because I feel like I’m rotating just fine but the camera shows my head move up and “standing up” every damn time.

[@drivingrangeking]

If you play well with early extension should you change it?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Not always no, I’d seek out some professional advice from someone who can take a look at your swing 👍

[@aaronzalman]

It’s like this video was made specifically for me

[@1972Ham]

Aaron Zalman and me. Can’t seem to get rid of this though.

[@bigboypantsgolf]

Forest of Arden? Where in Middle Earth is that?

[@GCP123]

"Get stuck into this video" - subtle Crossfield call out, nice!

[@BillyTheKidAudit]

I have been playing with improving on this tendency for the last 12 months, it is my conclusion that there is a better way describe "why"someone would early extend. Many if not most golfers want to hit the ball hard and far and it is instinctual to want to use your legs to do so on the downswing. Players will stand up thru the shot causing the pelvis to go toward the ball thus early extension. It is in my opinion that is the main culprit. A player must learn how to use the legs in a better manner later in the swing allowing the pelvis to stay on plane and rotate open more before using the power of the legs. Good luck disputing this finding.

[@kingshark5938]

Can't really dispute that, but can tell the reason for it. People do have the hit factor and want to blast the ball, but that is doing damage to their feel for the club head and swing action. Plus, oems are making swing weight light, so people can't feel the club head properly and are in full hit mode, vs them knowing and learning how to feel the load, slot, and release. I see people all the time in the wrong swing weighted clubs, and most don't know what I'm talking about. If people get fitted properly vs just buying off the rack and hitting the course, they can fix a lot of faults.

[@Jason-tt4if]

Is this the same concept as the squat move? I somehow chunk my shots when i try not to extend early.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Similar Jason, the two are closely related. If your hitting ground early in guess your not extending through the ball well enough 👍

[@Jason-tt4if]

ChrisRyanGolf thanks for the feedback, Chris! Appreciate it

[@masontrent3287]

I have a tournament in 2 hours, thanks.

[@justinmasknj4785]

I definitely early extend but I already tried this and it seemed to just make me feel like I was sliding away from the ball hitting weak fades but then I thought to just feel my follow through going straight forward instead of around and hit perfect shots like 15 In a row does that sound right or did I just make another compensation

[@joececcgon]

I’m in a hurry to get things done

[@douglassmith4464]

believe the technical term is "shagging it"

[@MPerski]

It's pretty easy to keep the bum back during the downswing in SLOW MOTION, but the golf swing is NOT slow motion. How do I keep it back and not come out of my posture during a full swing, at full speed, when focused on the impact position?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Mike, yeah this is really tough, can sometimes be a case if just slowly increasing the speed whilst continuing to focus on the correct move, this takes time. The other thing we have to factor in is that many of us aren’t physically in a position to do this as we add speed and force to the swing 👍

[@dm-oz9yd]

easier said than done. Can do drills but as soon as hitting a ball.... no bueno.

[@JimmyGunXD556]

Best drill for standing up through impact is to hit balls with your right hell up.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

How does that help?

[@gaffs82]

Your trying to fix the symptoms not the root cause. Early extension comes from not knowing how to start the transition. If you start with your hands, you will pull on the butt of the club, the shaft will steepen and the only way to hit the ball is to early extend.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Sometimes fixing the cause can be better! I’d agree that there are multiple reasons why this could happen, your explanation is correct in many cases, but also doesn’t cover physical limitations the golfer may have. Unfortunately a 6 minute video doesn’t allow anyone to cover the entirety of the topic in discussion 👍

[@richardgrainger9721]

No early extension, but 100% over the top