GOLF: Why Amateur Golfers Can't Hit Driver

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey gang---sorry about some of those black out screens toward the end of the video! Will make sure that doesn't happen moving forward.....gotta keep ya on your toes from time to time :)

[@joeidaho5938]

Hey Eric, your facial features look so much like someone from Veneto in Italy. That's my guess of your family origin....lol....probably somewhere in the Treviso region. My parents are from just across the regional border in the province of Pordenone in Friuli.

[@BrolyL2]

First time golfer here, love the way you explain really helped me understand my swing more and what I’m not doing

[@CogornoGolf]

Glad to hear this! Hope this one helps your game!

[@anthonyblacksand]

This video worked not only with my driver, but all of my clubs. I've been playing for 30 years and have been turning my shoulders incorrectly the entire time. This shoulder feel has me hitting it pure. This also improves my mishits as the spread has tightened. Thank you!

[@CogornoGolf]

Love to hear this, Anthony! Our pleasure!

[@CallMeSlavik]

Eric, this stomp and stretch feels literally changed my game over night. Thursday I kept hitting my driver right into the woods. Friday after watching this video I hit almost every fairway dead straight getting distance I’ve never got before. I noticed this extra depth really helps with getting shallow. I also focused on the same stomp and stretch on the opposite side thru impact and finish. Love your informative videos. Thanks a ton!

[@CogornoGolf]

So happy to hear this! Appreciate your support very much!

[@lancemanyon7645]

Great video and instructions seemingly describing my driver game. I tend to get too steep and have a negative attack angle with a little outside in path when things aren’t going well. Putting Rory side by side with you showed another great visual as almost every golfer on the planet would take his driver swing.

[@rorychampagnie5855]

Great set up tip.. the stomp swing feel did it for me..

[@CogornoGolf]

Great to hear that, Rory! Appreciate you watching the channel!

[@michaelgsimmonds]

Great video - thx. The only thing I would say is you say to take a small step with your left foot at address which takes you 2 or 3 inches ahead of the ball, and then when you are getting ready to hit the ball you subconsciously move your left foot back 2 or 3 inches so that it is level with the ball.

[@CogornoGolf]

Thank you, Michael! That setup technique is a great starting point...monitor your ball position with video and/or use alignment sticks when practicing to confirm you're hitting your checkpoints👊

[@edwardbrown6245]

Fantastic video Eric ..that does help

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks!!

[@CheezDaBoss]

Thank you for the lesson. I'll give it a try!

[@CogornoGolf]

hope it helps!

[@aaronreed5502]

Awesome video. Really informative and easy to understand.

[@CogornoGolf]

Thank you, Aaron! Happy to hear it!

[@carlor.s.4742]

Going to try that stomp with heel as a swing trigger!

[@CogornoGolf]

Hope it helps ya!!

[@petercrocitto7383]

Very good video, may need to do some stretching exercises to allow me to turn that far back

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks, Peter! I have faith in ya :)

[@user-wm9qr4bl6z]

Good teacher! Many thanks from korea.

[@CogornoGolf]

Appreciate it!

[@albylongballboarder]

I feel like you left out just one point - the wide takeaway as you stomp aka transfer wait to the right foot insole. Can't tell you how many times my playing buddies just "pick up the club" to initiate the takeaway and have a very steep backswing with no width. That makes them even steeper coming down and naturally, they duff the ball or hit cruise missiles. Other than that, EXCELLENT commentary and explanation 👍

[@CogornoGolf]

For sure thats a big part of it....good width with big body turn

[@dougwitczak8725]

Great instructions! What causes my tee to sometimes be 10 ft behind me after I swing, and sometimes the tee doesn't move and sometimes it end slightly in front of where I hit the tee shot? Also my trail foot should it be at a 90 degree angle or flared out to the right. I try to keep a weight feel on my big toes of both feet pushing in on the ground creating a better balance feel on the swing! Your thoughts?

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey Doug! Thanks so much for watching! I would flare out both feet slightly...flare trail foot to about 1 o'clock and lead foot to about 11 o'clock👍 This is really important because it (1) opens up the hips, knees, and the ankles to rotate (to make it easier for the hips to turn and get more body rotation/more range of motion) + (2) takes stress off the knees and body as you turn. In regards to the weight/pressure shifting concepts, here are two videos you may enjoy checking out for more details! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJm9gIqqnMp3ldk kzbin.info/www/bejne/iV7WiIKrg9mShZo Let us know if you have any questions!

[@joesellskingston]

Hey Eric! Great video!! Thanks for doing this. One question from an amateur golfer…would you say the right arm is not as bent on a driver swing compared to an iron swing? I watched your other video on the right arm’s role in the swing and there is a bend to it for irons however on the driver swing the right arm is straighter?? Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks!

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey Joseph I would aim to bend it roughly the same

[@reasonablerage4370]

I'll be getting half a dozen lessons soon, thank you for the tips.

[@CogornoGolf]

Our pleasure!

[@inuvik491]

Liked that tip Eric, simple one plane swing, will try that tomorrow.

[@CogornoGolf]

Hope it helps, David!

[@inuvik491]

That was very easy, set the angles, swing back keeping the club high and wide and basically release from the bottom without thinking too much. The wind today was 35 knots hard off the left and the ball still flew straight. Great tip.

[@pigslefats]

The tilt away from target at address is going to encourage a flat shoulder plane at the top of the backswing (lower right shoulder/higher left shoulder). Do you need left side bend in the backswing and does the tilt away from the target at address make this more difficult should this be the case?

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey there! Yes, you still need lead side bend in the backswing. The trail side bend at setup would only make your lead side bend in the backswing more difficult if you WAY overdo it. The best and longest drivers of the ball have much more tilt of their upper body angled away from the target at setup...this is very important when we're hitting a driver because it presets our head behind the ball...which we need for the upward strike. Tour players have their heads 8-10 inches behind the ball at setup. Head back to start, keep it back in backswing, keep it back on way down. This helps you to get the club head swinging slightly more UP on the ball and the ball should then launch higher and carry farther with your same club head speed. Here's another driver video you might like to check out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV7dc617Zr2tba8 Hope this helped!

[@FlankerJackChannel]

I seem to want to do all of these things in my swing but I still end up hitting it off the hozzle or topping it. For some reason I'm shrugging my shoulders on my downswing and I don't know how to fix that.

[@CogornoGolf]

Send us your swings at www.CogornoGolf.com so we can help! We'll do a full analysis and build you a personal practice plan👊 Hope to see ya there!

[@dustyrhodes8672]

I’m a senior golfer and a subscriber! When I do what you’ve suggested I have a tendency to pop the ball up ! Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thank you in advsnce

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey Dusty! Sounds like your downswing may be TOO STEEP (hitting too far DOWN ON THE BALL) Try keeping your head more BACK in downswing as chest goes up Here would be a good one that should help big time: kzbin.info/www/bejne/op3KnpethLWrrpY&pp=ygUYRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIEdvbGYgZHJpdmVy

[@TheTurfrex]

Great video. Quick question....shouldn't you weight be going towards your left side when your halfway finished with the backswing or is that only with irons?? Thanks

[@CogornoGolf]

bit less so with irons.......but the big difference in the UPPER body with the driver. Lower body still forward with both....but with driver head more back. More on differences on that between irons and driver relative to getting to left side here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/invXqWCni7iajLc&pp=ygUbRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIGRyaXZlciB2cyBpcm9u kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJuWoaxvn79pp5o&pp=ygUbRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIGRyaXZlciB2cyBpcm9u

[@TheTurfrex]

@Eric Cogorno Golf thank you for the explanation! I really appreciate it!

[@bobpues863]

Wow, Eric….this is SO GOOD!!

[@CogornoGolf]

Thank you, Bob! Appreciate you watching the channel!

[@steviek6484]

Hi Eric this is probably more of a question for Corgano golf membership but the reason I don’t hit my driver is for me to make good contact I have to feel like I’m trying to hit a tee a softball length inside of the actual tee. Sometimes I still barely graze the heel so it goes back in the garage. I hit 3 wood off the tee and aim one golf ball length inside. Both of these go pretty straight but it’s some sort of swing plane issue I don’t have with my irons?

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks for watching, Stevie! Would be guessing too much without seeing your swings my friend. Sign up for our free trial and send those swing videos in! Would love to work together! www.cogornogolf.com/freetrial

[@pastorjason4337]

Always love your stuff man!. Have you ever heard or seen stuff from Marcus Edblad Golf. He has a very different concept on the swing I would love to hear your thoughts on. I know you used to work with other coaches stuff and see how you incorporate it or use it with your spin on it. Would love to see what you think, it feels so different.

[@drewspinoso4849]

Eric, I’m 6’4 and have standard driver length but numbers say my toe is consistently down from level. Suggestions?

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey Drew! I would hesitate to offer specific personal advice without seeing your swing first. IF you can find a good club fitter to work with in person you should find your solutions

[@gunghogolf]

Adjustable hosel drivers usually have an upright lie angle setting, which you absolutely need at your height. I’m 6’3” and use it. Having the toe significantly higher than the heel at setup is critical, as the head will “droop” down through impact, taking away as much as 5-6° of that lie angle. If your clubhead is level or (gasp) toe-down at impact, you’ll have a tough time hitting a draw. Another critical piece is not letting the hands return to impact too high I like to take note of my hand position at setup in my peripheral vision, and try to return them to the same spot or slightly targetward through impact. I’ve seen guys have immediate success in straightening out a push/fade ball flight with a 30-second lie angle change on the adjustable hosel.

[@_Jannik_]

There are some periods in the video with just black instead of whatever was supposed to be in the video after around 10 minutes in.

[@CogornoGolf]

Oops sorry about that Jannik----thats my fault! Thanks for finding that....will make sure that doesn't happen on the next one :)

[@ERFNED2926]

Would be great to see some of your swings in these drills in slo-mo

[@CogornoGolf]

Agreed! Will work on posting more slow mo Derek!

[@SharpUchi]

So should a tee always be used when using a driver?

[@CogornoGolf]

Yes, but not when in the fairway! :)

[@61JZ]

So there is weight transfer to the back foot with driver? How much weight transfer? Since I’m new to the stack and tilt philosophy I thought that there is no weight transfer on the backswing.

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey there! Appreciate you watching! Check out this driver vs. iron weight shift video for more details on those pieces and let us know if you have any questions after watching👊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJm9gIqqnMp3ldk

[@61JZ]

@@CogornoGolf Thank you. Need to fix my driver to get it to line up with seven iron distance which is 170 yards carry. Only getting roughly 50 yards more out of driver carry wise. I am using ping i500 irons and stealth driver plus

[@CogornoGolf]

Our pleasure! You might enjoy checking out these two driver videos for more tips and details! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qV7dc617Zr2tba8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJLKlZ-AZ9Kam7c Hope these are helpful!

[@starks1974]

Eric - what is the weight distribution at set up?

[@CogornoGolf]

Hi Brent! 50/50 or even preset a touch of weight/pressure into the trail foot. Hope this is helpful!

[@johnherman3261]

Thanks Eric

[@CogornoGolf]

You got it John! Thanks for being here with us!

[@lenardtan7169]

Nice tips

[@CogornoGolf]

Thank you, Lenard!

[@garycortesi8406]

Kinda opposite of Saguto golf who you worked with. He says keep your weight forward.

[@CogornoGolf]

Both approaches can work...just have to match up the pieces! :)

[@uncabuzz118]

You die hard traditional golfers won't like this but if you were to adopt the single plane golf swing you would eliminate the difficulty of playing golf. For years I didn't even carry a driver because I could not hit it. Once I looked into Moe Norman and Todd Graves single plane system of golf my problems evaporated. Not only was I successful and confident with my driver, but I could hit the ball straight down the fairway virtually every time. Once you understand the simple formula for setup you can play consistent golf without much practice. Notice how the golf magazines and golf shows continually are bombarding you with tips, tips and more tips. Completely unnecessary. The golf lesson industry would soon crumble. Sorry, Eric. Love your channel and your short game advice has been very instructive to me and my golf scores. Keep swinging.

[@papajim4655]

I ALWAYS hit the ball down and in to the ground on tee, please help.

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey Jim! Send us your swings at www.cogornogolf.com so we can do a full analysis and build you a custom practice plan. We'll fix that up for you easily! Hope to see ya there👊

[@qnbrew88]

Does the stretching part apply to irons as well?

[@CogornoGolf]

Yep! Can apply to all clubs!

[@thejarfoundation7162]

Slow down coach. I'm still trying to figure out how to hit my 9 iron 170 yards.

[@CogornoGolf]

:)

[@xperjoe4074]

Which shoes are you wearing? Are these barefoot shoes?

[@thatsnotcool007]

It seems to me that all the effort is meaningless if your downswing is right hand dominant.

[@MBergeron31]

Damn that ad at the beginning was so bad it lost me.

[@robertmazzarachio7939]

Always a great video and crystal clear instructions Thanks Eric 👍👍🏌️

[@CogornoGolf]

Thank you, Robert! Our pleasure!