Golf Tip: Drop Hands or Rotate During Downswing

[@johneebee242]

This is a little bit of an eye-opener here. Thank you for this “Missing Link” advice. I’ve just started my fourth season and have gotten better every year. with this little nuance the dropping the hands and then turning into the hitting zone has really helped. No more over the top. I’m feeling more power and getting more distance because of it... Not to mention straighter!

[@gharveyiv]

THANK YOU! I finally have an explanation for why I can't seem to do what other KZbin instructors and my own instructor tell me to do. I'm a hand dropper (or should be) trying to force myself to learn the body rotator swing. Now I can focus on different things and I am excited!

[@MorePars]

Great to hear!

[@mltdwg]

This is two different approach and I mixed it too, now I will save a lot of time!

[@anneves8314]

This backswing video is superb. It shows golfers like myself that are having trouble fully rotating on their down swing that there are two sequences for the backswing both being correct, a real confidence booster - thank you

[@duffyblau3147]

Lady, I have learned the golf swing from you more than any teacher. You’re absolutely a great teacher. Thank you

[@Stephen-bx5ik]

Thanks. Best explanation of both rotation & bump/dump/turn, I've seen.

[@shane8663]

Christina, great instruction. My swing has improved vastly due to your instruction style. Cheers.

[@bhammonds8570]

Thank you so much for this video. I have never heard the different swing styles phrased this way. I learned from a Pro that taught body rotation and learned to hit it fairly well, but I have always felt more comfortable dropping the hands and then rotating.

[@pjpcadet]

Great video Madame! I switched to a dropping club swing for a while and it does work well and effortless. I just had to be sure I am on the right way… Thanks to make me confident in my choice. You’re a Teaching Master !

[@ralphsydney7426]

Thanks!

[@MorePars]

Thank you! 😀

[@courmax]

EXCELLENT LESSON; I SWITCHED TO DROPPING THE HANDS IT FEELS EASIER FOR ME. NOW I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING. THANKS A LOT !!!!

[@dougwillard2689]

Fantastic! You made it okay to drop hands then turn. Unlike all other instruction. I’ve made a mess of my game trying to be an early rotator. This is gold. Marry me?

[@rickshuster2511]

This video clarified so much stuff for me Thank you

[@deloverman]

Thanks very much that may so much sense to me. I can't wait to try it. Ps. I think this is the most valuable instruction I have received on KZbin so far.

[@roninbhaal2039]

Your the best teacher out there.

[@no1no1655]

this is awesome and enlightening! you deserve more subscribers!!! Thanks

[@kristiekoklarinis6504]

This will totally work for me. My cue for transition is to ‘drop,’ meaning let my weight fall onto my lead leg. I love the feeling of a free swing but maybe dropping my hands with my leg will sync up my swing better. Pivot & done! Thank you!

[@hkb1467]

What a smart teacher - new favourite!! Merci!!

[@normp8220]

Stumbled across your channel. Have found every video helpful. I can see what you mean and you explain in easy to understand movements. Good job!

[@an_unnaki]

Great video! Love the sound of your driver too! 👍

[@adamlim1169]

Very good clarification because no one ever said both works leaving me very confused. Thanks for clearing my messed up mind!

[@andythomas2796]

Good explanation of the two styles. Thanks.

[@stephen-vn7qy]

Thanks for this. I think of it as right handed v left handed or throwing v pulling. I'm a thrower. Allows me to use my dominant side & hand in a natural manner.

[@김성수-d9l3k]

You are the best !! ( I mean it ) The quality of my golf swing is changing upwardly by virtue of your lesson. Thank you so very much.

[@bluejeans8001]

Thank you so much for sharing that, one there is a difference, two, it is okay to chose which works best for an individual’s swing. Great informative vid 👍👍👍🏆

[@Tommygolf1558]

This is exactly what I’m working on. Can’t wait for camp for you to determine if I am an idiot!

[@JDH8208]

Great explanation on a confusing subject..subscribed

[@julierader2322]

Love the slow motion!!!❤

[@DrKango]

Which one is correct , I was always confused. Thanks for clearing the concept in such a beautiful way.

[@billygraham5589]

I'm a "hands-n-arms" guy, and that has always worked best for me. I rotate enough dropping the hands. I have strong arms, can do 10--12 pullups at once, that's power enough. Ball goes about 280--290 at sea level with the driver. 4 iron goes about 200+ in the air. Can hit my 4 wood about 250 in the air. I know how to rotate, but it just doesn't work out for me consistency wise. Maybe I should rotate more for the driver and long irons, and hit dropping the hands for shorter clubs. I don't know. I have tried playing both ways, I just feel more confident dropping the hands with a late turn. Glad to see this video. It is timely and a good discussion of the two basic approaches to swinging. and it is the first time I have seen this topic covered anywhere. Everyone want's to teach you THEIR way of swinging, instead of discussing swing mechanics generally.

[@bethcough]

Really great comment Billy Graham! I agree with everything you said!!!

[@dstotyn1029]

Ohhh! This makes SO much sense. No one have ever explained the differences. HUGE help, Thank You! Keep up the excellent lessons!

[@kevinbraden798]

Your Awesome and correct! I am 50 now, and I have always loved to do a nice relaxed rotation in my swing. But my back won't quite keep the same speed or follow through, like I did when I was a bit younger. I have recently started staying a bit more up right, and dropping my hands through the hitting zone. There is less of a twist feeling now for me, but it has helped to keep my distance and my ball straight. Thanks for the video!

[@TheRyanRanch]

So nice to see the difference in the Two styles, a subject that was never really explained before, thank you 🙏 Do you prefer one over the other ?

[@topman6727]

This is a great video. I would say though that if you're using your body to rotate then don't forget to keep your head steady until impact and let it come up naturally. i have had personal issues with this while i was learning to use my body to rotate and square the club-face, i forgot about keeping head steady throughout swing which can cause problems. Just something to think about for somebody that may be thinking about using the body more in their swing. I think the body rotation swing works more for me more with driver and dropping the hands seems better with irons, just my experience.

[@kenzhang9525]

This video is exactly what I need, I just be confused between two swing thoughts!

[@vh691]

Well explained and demonstrated..well do one Christina 👍😁

[@davidd1395]

It does make sense, which do you prefer? Thank you

[@billcee826]

I’m a dropper.. started with the Ballard system.. at 65 I hit it better with dropping parrel to line Great video

[@darrenhadden1037]

Great video as usual! Very helpful 👍 I'm a drop and turn kind a guy. Any pros use that method?

[@SehdudeYoon]

I hit the 1000th Like!~ Great lesson!

[@bobmack3975]

This looks alot like Ben Hogan's sidearm medicine ball throw. I struggle to master it. Still coming over the top a little. Christina makes it look so easy.

[@mikethomas1499]

It is about time. Thanks as both work but confusing if not explained together

[@thomasfraser9072]

Thank you Christina I know you are talking directly to me😊 by explaining to me the différence between the two swing types. I must confess; I experienced both together as I played golf yesterday. Recently I discovered an old video from Tom Tomasello talking about the Karate Chop ( Drop) as we begin the downswing. And as you know I went to the range a few days ago speaking and filming my new discovery « The Karate Chop downswing ». Thank You for taking time to check it out. On my game yesterday I had many beautiful straight shots; but one too many went straight left; and, after reposition my body; went straight to the right. When I refocused back to my new Karate Chop downswing my ball flight was straight and perfect to my target area. My brother in law saying « Nice shot Tom ». But ; then I could not out figure exactly what was happening to me; so after awhile every video I had seen on KZbin flashed before my eyes and parasitic thoughts came rushing to my brain. My brother in law even told my wife I had milt down. I could have killed him for that one! Ha Ha Now I know I mixed the two very different swings together. So you are spot as I experienced for myself that dropping the club with fast hands combined with fast hips to start the downswing will not work. Now with this great video I know the deference between the two. Cheers As I said before; you are the best!

[@julierader2322]

Great lesson!!

[@gsalmeron12]

I'm looking forward two try and figure which one is the best one for me. Thank you so much for the info

[@mbabenis1]

Great Video love the explanation that pro's hardly ever tell you!

[@bgebbq314]

Best video ever.

[@saikahealth3370]

sound pretty good

[@Trooper171]

Excellent video. Which one is your style? Do you teach both or just one?

[@jimgaskill5400]

Great tips and dang, you're in amazing shape!

[@johnmcnair673]

Thank you, very helpful! I've had a couple of pros tell me i'm not rotating enough. But when I try to rotate more I miss hit the ball or it goes right.

[@marksimmons7972]

Unless I pay total attention I’m likely to slice my ball or not. This year on my last day of the season I tried the vertical drop after dumping my tee shot about 120 yds out. With the vertical drop using my 5w I hit my my ball farter long and so straight I was able to 8I onto the green. This was on a par 5. Didn’t make par however I think because I was still in shock from from my 5i

[@antonblaisemarks4838]

Fair dinkum that is so cruizy your explanation thank you so much ...I have been struggling with my transition not any more ... get to the top pause and drop the arms down :) so so happy

[@peterplunkett8904]

Great informational video thanx Christina ,

[@NomadJoe0323]

This video couldn’t have come at a better time as I’ve recently been thinking about this. I think I’m more the type to bring my hands down and rotate through at the end. But still trying to figure out how to sync with the driver.

[@chiplege]

love your videos! and great accent too :-)

[@kcd2630]

Greatly Video... Thank you

[@kathrynmansfield4134]

Do you think one way is better and easier on the body long term? The body rotator style seems like a little more hard on the body than the ones that release and rotate through but I'm not sure. I want to play in a way that is more sustainable and prevent injury which is why I'm asking. Your videos are awesome! Thanks.

[@dinom8450]

How easy was that to understand! Terrific thanks.

[@Golfzilla70]

i like the vid primarily because a teaching pro is telling us that either way works, one isn't better than the other. Of course, i'd assume more pros do the rotate method because I see it in them all the time, but we're not all super flexible like the pros either :)

[@gj2189]

This is it!

[@jerrythegolfer]

Thank you I have been fighting this for many years. I never heard anybody explain it like you do and it is great. I have gone back and forth on both methods and might have even mixed them up and I could never figure out which method is right. Now you say both are. thank you but how do I decide which method I should use? Seems like I play better letting my hands drop than turning but it takes good timing for me. The other method seems like it causes me to go over the top. I guess I rotate at the wrong angle. Also should I let the arms drop down or force them down if I use the arms down swing?

[@jackroderickson8236]

Excellent video Christina. Which one of the swings is easier an old guys back? I currently use the rotate hips during swing. 👍👍⛳️🏌️🇨🇦

[@MorePars]

The drop the hands is easier as you can focus more on arm speed vs hip / torso speed.

[@ricksyoutube2458]

Love your tips keep up the good work

[@sc3ku]

Wow, I realized my driver/woods are body rotation and my irons and wedges are arm drop swings. Now that i know that, i can try to be more careful not to mix tips for each swing style. i have often found integrating some feel from irons screws up my driver and vice versa

[@VimMitt]

Thanks for clearing out. Which one are you? May I ask u? I feel like u have to drop the club in slot first and face your back to target then rotate everything including hips.

[@Unplugged704]

Thanks for distinguishing that! I have always thought it was only about rotating the hip.

[@김성수-d9l3k]

After all, body rotation is essential during downswing and... The choice between dropping hands and rotating body with the hands up feeling is depended on what is the best for me. Thanks. All the best.

[@russellcrawford3991]

Great clarification! Many thanks.

[@raychoi33]

You read my mind

[@ericwaxman6437]

Really clear and helpful, particularly if the rotation of the body at the top requires a level of flexibility no longer available. 😉

[@johnr2632]

Dropping hands really helps me with curing a tendency from out in swing path. Body rotation and leaving the hands up, i will have to leave at least for now, because it makes it harder for me to keep the shoulders from spinning. Question, though, which is more powerful, or not much difference?

[@pikeywalters9940]

do pull back with you right hand on back swing or both arms

[@richardfawcett4647]

What comes first drop the hands or shift to the left

[@fleejay806]

Did this today at the range and was striking the ball clean and straight. Does this also apply with wedges?

[@ronharris1698]

In my old age I have gone back to a vertical swing with the feeling of dropping the hands. I am having problems with working the ball. I need suggestions. Hitting the ball perfectly straight is starting to get boring. However, it is a great problem to have.

[@316rms]

Nice way to explain the differences between the two. Sure are a lot of ways to swing and hit a golf ball for sure. One question...Noticed the club gets stuck behind the hands near impact which then requires lots of forearm/or body rotation to square up the club. Do you think then timing may become a possible consistent issue? Just a thought .

[@MorePars]

Yes - absolutely. Timing is key and getting stuck can be caused by any number of factors - different for each player. My tendency is too inside which can get me stuck.

[@danm8482]

I was doing the body swing but last year I hurt my hip doing it. I'm 65 this year. After watching your video I'm considering changing to the hands dropping method because it "looks" easier on the hips or am I wrong again? I pulled a tendon in my left hip.

[@jerryhonstein7184]

Dan M Dan, just search on “easiestswing.com” and begins new life. I’m 84 and still hit over 100 balls everyday. I am so thankful to have found this, and associated sites. Easies thing you could ever do.

[@Ben59910]

I use rotation

[@hhaab19]

Ottimo spunto; non esiste un solo tipo di swing. Trovo che insistere troppo con lo swing con rotazione del corpo sia deleterio, sopratutto per un golfista amatoriale, per il quale lo swing con attacco delle mani sulla palla ("hands dropping") sia molto più semplice e vantaggioso.

[@breakthrough8628]

am a rotator. I have a question i hope you can help with. I find it impossible to disengage my arm, forearm, and wrist muscle if i engage them on the backswing at any point. My solution is to remain completely loose and disengaged during the back swing so i sling the club back w a body turn and thru w the body turn. I play fairly well w this (mod 80s consistently). My question is this; if you engage forearms and wrist muscels during backswing what exactly do you do to relax thise muscles at the top to allow the club to drop?

[@NocSuKow]

I drop the hands but the issue is then I have to flip. I constantly have inflamed wrists the issues this causes. Do you have a drill or recommendation thx!

[@kcd2630]

Hi... Which of the two swings style gives u more consistency

[@davidkinnear1070]

Love it great explanation 👍💖

[@countfloyd1269]

Hogan did one Snead did the other. Both pretty decent players.

[@fngolfer5312]

So which motion produces more speed for you?

[@golfdoc1950]

Interested in your opinion of using lateral side bend on the downswing to put the hands in hitting position and then extending the right arm while rotating to release the club and square the club face. Do you call that arm dropping or rotation? Or a hybrid? I can feel my arms lowering but I retain the angle in my trail elbow, whereas if I lower the club I lose some angle and maybe can’t leverage the shaft as fast.

[@josch5736]

Spot on!

[@tombeach1262]

It seems the right elbow stays more into the hip area when the club drops. For the rotate swing the elbow moves more into the impact area and does not wedge into the hip. Is that the difference between an swinger and a hitter? After 15 years I still feel like a novice in this sport.

[@alcc4964]

When I rotate with my body ( elbow tucked) I can feel “the slot” but sometimes this makes me hook. I’m getting a great feel and lots of power but need to calm down the hook...please help?

[@billconry]

Is one way more likely to help over-the-toppers?

[@MorePars]

Yes the hands drop feeling is better for over the toppers. As you drop hands, chest is passive. Over-the Toppers tend to rotate too soon and/or out of sequence.

[@jamesbond4633]

Which one do you prefer? Drop or rotate? I am working on a rotating swing right now. Seems to get the club in the "slot" more consistently and under pressure in my amateur tournaments.

[@jamesbond4633]

Ok ...It is 2 years later and now I have gone through a number of swing changes. I think for me the drop is much better and easier on my body than the rotate. This is a great explanation between the 2 types of swings and as you say it is player preference. The only thing I noticed in your demonstrations that both share is that the right arm is unfolding as you drop or as you rotate. I used to try to keep the angle the same but this caused major issues and inconsistency and more pain in my back because I would have to bend more to get the club to the ground. So excellent video for sparking some good swing pointers!!!! Spring is around the corner!!!!!!!

[@richardbeckel5938]

Thx. & excellent demonstration. Recently I've been trying what I call the new- style swing with a squat and full hip turn. This move works if you're DJ or a super flexible/athletic 18 y.o. but it's not easy to do. Your advice makes sense because the swing still finishes using power from the hip turn. On a side note, I'm personally fighting early extension especially with fairway woods. You've probably covered the topic previously but you're such a good teacher I'd love to get your thoughts.

[@MorePars]

Thank you - I appreciate you feedback. 😀Head here for tips to help with early extension: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKKodWqto66hf68

[@dogloverjb6873]

you swing your "upper arms" from the top of your backswing to your target on the forward swing.... "manuel de la torre"...best swing methodology ever taught.

[@wallinlitwa]

Swing the CLUB using your upper arms from the top to the target

[@Egok80]

aloo la verdad imprecionante video lo disfrute bastante espero el proximo éxito los dejo les mando besitos gracias

[@robertnelson2719]

It is my firm belief that if you begin the downswing by rotating your body you will expend all that hip energy prior to impact, leaving you with nothing left to hit with except hand speed. Conversely, if you begin the swing by dropping your hands, you will find that your hands are well ahead of your hips again using power from mostly hands. IMHO, it should be coordinated such that for every inch of hip rotation there should be one inch of hand drop. That allows for energy from both movements to be imparted into the ball simultaneously. In reality however the hands are still developing speed until just past the ball.

[@gustavogarciaswengel8679]

Until this video, I thought you were supposed to do both. By only rotating , arms loose and no conscious dropping, I impact better, ball flight is straighter, less fades. Thank you.

[@robtbomba3491]

It's easy to watch some of the endless number of golf instructional videos and in turn a) wind up totally confused or b) have the urge to give up altogether. Well, maybe I've gone hyperbolic. No matter, it's best, as Ms More Pars states, to find the swing that works best for you. I play with a guy who has a slice that would horrify most golfers, but he steps onto the tee, tees the ball, takes his stance and swings away … all within 5 or 6 seconds. Gospel. He always hits the same sweeping slice each and every time, rarely mis-hittig (looks suspicious without the hyphen). 180-200 yard drives always in the fairway … always. He'll generally shoot 80-85 but he has his swing and game. He's 73. He enjoys golf.

[@sartorhamann9262]

I got down to a 7 HCP by pulling the club down. Then one day I heard this was bad. I tried every way you can imagine to hit it and ended up a hot mess for 25 years! Then I hurt my rotator cuff. Left shoulder. Hot mess to Bowl of Goo. Last week on the 15th hole. I said (to myself) Just pull it down. VIOLA! Smashed it. Then smashed the drive and approach iron on 16. MIRACLE! Thanks for confirming what I already knew but threw away YEARS ago!!! I am an Upper Core Player. The Rotation deal DOES NOT WORK FOR ME!!!!

[@jamescolt7216]

Thanks Christina...I think former LPGA Number 1 ranked Inbee Park is more of a hands dropper...what do you think?

[@MorePars]

Yes.. she is a good example of dropping the hands.

[@fionakane6439]

Hello Christina, if you drop your hands does the lower body start to turn before they start to drop? As you might guess, I do struggle with the sequence as I tend to come over the top. Btw videos are fab thank you.

[@MorePars]

Hi Fiona - if you struggle with Over the Top, feel like your hands drop and torso/hips quiet. Once hands drop, rotate through with speed. Let me know how it goes. Thanks for watching 😀👍

[@fionakane6439]

More Pars Golf Hi Christina, thank you so much for the advice I will give that a try & let you know how I get on. Thank you again.