Brooks Koepka - Slow motion driver swing analysis

[@juliancasablancas220]

Nice now let’s see Paul Allen’s swing

[@HamuelTheGrey]

😂😂😂😂

[@djohnsongolf]

Genius! 😂😂

[@jimbojonesbones]

That’s BONE.

[@andrewcollins9]

😂😂😂😂

[@chriso2385]

@@jimbojonesbones Are you ok? You’re sweating

[@markymark9935]

Easy break down, Tuck trail elbow to body (power and in to out swing),keep lead arm bicep to pec, transfer weight to lead leg before swinging down, move lead leg back to naturally open hip and allow room

[@shellcrackerlover5889]

Look at his top of the swing position, that's FLEXIBILITY that 99% of the golfing public does not have.

[@HalEBurton]

Flexibility really seems to be the key. Yoga has helped me quite a lot with flexibility, but even more so with balance and focus.

[@drbwhunt]

Good golf is all about club-head speed. Swing fast!

[@drbwhunt]

James Fondren : Forget the hips but stay relaxed and swing fast and your hips will move correctly. The body reacts to fast hands. This is why those professional lady golfers on the LPGA can out hit you,but not me.

[@chuckf3109]

@@HalEBurton +1 for yoga. It's like a force multiplier.

[@pushtostart1377]

That’s why amateurs should try old school swings where you turn your hips and lift your heel off the ground, swinging like this gonna give you back problems.

[@naterichardson8169]

Bet ya didn't think this would have a million views huh. Good job buddy thanks

[@KemauSi]

Let me summarize.: Take a look at how long the right shoulder stays behind the left during the downswing. This is what generates club speed and a free flowing motion...

[@arjanpetersen]

Kemau Si I think he creates his speed by the that his left shoe lace is a bit tighter, also his left ball is slight above plane compared to his right ball. This gives him the x-factor plus the accumulator.

[@trif169]

Arjan Petersen lmao so wrong but funny

[@mattbecham3094]

@@arjanpetersen He takes the change from his left pocket and puts it in his right.

[@nmssmnnmssmn]

Really great analysis. Believe it or not, it’s exactly what I do. I only hit a 220 yard drive, but it’s an effortless, slow, easy drive sequence for me. I can hit 10 in a row straight as an arrow with my driver. Not interested in hitting it harder or faster.

[@joshuaadams8347]

Glad to hear. I’m a novice golfer. Would love to get 200 consistently straight like that.

[@Pukees01]

Awesome run down for me. Explains things I see & like. Cheers for that brother

[@xNIKEGOLFx]

Look how far forward his ball position is. So important with driver!

[@ianthompson31]

It is about normal though, he's aiming left of the target for his fade. I would say just inside his left instep.

[@thomaspfliger6230]

I’d either top it or hit way too high with the ball that forward

[@jonb2437]

People making comments about he's gonna wreck his back, hip, knee, blah blah swinging the club like that. DUH. you've gotta do those things to swing the club 120. These guys know that and they're willing to make the sacrifice for their sport. It's like telling a linebacker youre running too fast or too hard into someone and gonna hurt yourself. No shit that's kinda the point

[@dmadden2666]

Agree but not entirely. With a proper swing one can play at a high level well into their seniority. Look at bernard Langer

[@winstonsmith11]

@@dmadden2666 Except that a guy like Langer wouldn't be nearly as succesful on tour today. The game has changed. Power is king. You need to move it, if you want to compete. But for a club golfer, or weekend golfer, I totally agree. Modeling themselves after a Langer or an Els, that type of swing. That timing will last much longer, and so will their bodies. I agree 100% with the original post when it comes to the tour, though.

[@jonb2437]

@@dmadden2666 Langer was never known for being a long hitter...

[@dmadden2666]

@@winstonsmith11 power is king but putting is even more king.

[@dmadden2666]

@@jonb2437 I never said he was known for power

[@skolblues]

Who went out and swung their driver in the yard after this

[@frittiHD]

Always. Feels great and then i am excited to hit balls on the range and then i realize that i am still trash

[@washredskin887]

not me. i already know i will never come close to brooks.

[@windmillcancersurvivor2568]

Really helped me middle my driver. Everything has much better flow in the swing using the elbow as a timing mechanism. Similar move with the elbow for spiking a volleyball.

[@rogerpeet7399]

We could be watching an all-time great ... right now.

[@coxric]

We've been watching an all-time great since like '96.

[@chrismanjaro3247]

The way he changes the face angle from about neutral to shut as he starts the downswing is very unique.

[@mattkeating9103]

This hurt my shoulder just watching lol. He is a monster!!

[@jeanluisindriagolugo232]

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[@mariebendanillo6383]

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[@brookskoepka5158]

Thanks for that Matt 🥰

[@Joey_DiGs]

How come?

[@mattkeating9103]

@@Joey_DiGs I feel like I lack flexibility so contorting as he does here would be very painful for me (and my shoulders especially)!

[@Okwegeddit]

Me: That’s the squat move my guy” Goes for a round on Saturday and slices first tee off to the 3rd fairway over.

[@richardl.3995]

Yep , looks like his butt is lower in squat position but gotta ask what got it there? Did he actually squat or is he pushing off the ground with his right right foot which would look like he squatting when he is pushing off his right inner foot and right side is getting taller.

[@Okwegeddit]

Richard L. Don’t know, I gave up on swing analysis haha

[@richardl.3995]

Ok!@Paulonbass75

[@pascalduhavre7645]

If we take a look at Brooks Koepka's most recent appearances, i.e. PGA Championship and CJ Cup in Korea, then we can see that he tees up his ball lower now when he intends to use his driver. More, he sets the ball a bit further back in his stance, more or less in front of his left heel. As a matter of fact his downswing may look a bit steeper. I can imagine that some coach - who? - suggested him such a change. Anyway we cannot say that it was a mistake since Brooks goes on hitting monster drives right down the fairway most of the time. Come on Brooks!

[@vaughnwoodruff3609]

I never noticed this until I started doing it on the course myself but look how long he stays looking down at the ball into contact and keeps his head down after it's gone. It's kind of a taboo thing in golf instruction nowadays to keep head down but it's really noticeable in this swing.

[@arjanpetersen]

you dont keep your head down. You TURN your head.

[@teddys3558]

I don’t hit it as far as this guy ( too bad bench pressing and squats have nothing to do with the golf swing) but this is how I ATTEMPT to go at it. Lol! This is a good video for me because that’s exactly what I’ve been trying to accomplish with the right elbow! I love hitting fades becuz they land softer and keep u out of trouble more often than a hard running draw.

[@toucantango1]

Nor do "guns".

[@flipdawhip2573]

I like how externally rotated his shoulder is at the top, RH Shoulder

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Very stacked at the top...reminds me of Palmer who also laid it off at the top and used his powerful shoulders like this. Opposite of Nicklaus who got his power from his big hips.

[@bailinnumberguy]

Powerful swing with all that lag. Not the most picturesque swing you'll ever see, but who's gonna argue with his 3 majors?

[@DTB1995]

4 now lol

[@Joey_DiGs]

5

[@mrbigolnuts3041]

great analysis, would be good if you could compare him to Sadlowski to see what the similarities are for power and what Brooks does differently to gain accuracy, thanks!

[@romeodavido9801]

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[@phillipahn1655]

'most people think that lag comes from starting your lower body or having good sequencing' "BUT lag can happen ... a sign of good sequencing."

[@oldprogolf7292]

All the top pros started golf pre-teens or just after. I started at 17, too late for a swing like Brooks'. Most pros could not push the right elbow so far forward, the right wrist has to be extremely flexible.

[@injuredtabletennisplayer1474]

Thank for the analysis. I wondered how I could get more lag. I subscribed today.

[@313keiko1]

Great video thanks

[@A-FrameWedge]

He definitely does not have a roll release as his club head is nearly square more than a foot from impact he might roll his arms some well after impact but that is really immaterial at that point. And people who keep their right arm bent longer in downswing like Brooks are the ones that have the drive hold release, the golfers that roll their hands late to square the club are the players that have very little right arm bend at impact e.g. Mickelson and their club just past impact with irons are more flippy and the head and shaft do not line up with the left arm when club is 6 inches or so past impact. Golfers with the roll release swing just past impact the butt of the club will point inside the left arm, players with a hold release the butt of their club will line up with the left arm or will point to the right just past impact and Brooks does that even with his driver.

[@McV1llaiN]

Awesome channel super glad i found it.

[@mitchellbonomi9309]

Excellent explanation..

[@tedmartinpadres]

Nice breakdown. Thanks.

[@thebulletkin8393]

I either hit the ground before the ball or hit a huge slice and it’s difficult to pinpoint what I’m doing wrong

[@mitch3745]

Brooks -4 attack with a driver is insane 😮

[@garygwin1741]

Crazy Hoganesque downswing trap position.

[@robertcornelius8056]

Best swing on tour

[@justinmasknj4785]

Lag comes from keeping tension on the clubhead by gradual accelerating it

[@stervenmealey1097]

you have no idea what you're talking about or are poor at communicating

[@Hammy135]

I’ve always used my hips and lower body to activate the downswing but could never achieve ‘lag’. This elbow move was what created lag for me

[@richardcarr9447]

never finished your thought on the shoulders. also leg action description is vague

[@crockermud]

Mudder Snapping the left leg straight is what caused Tiger's knee problems.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

Grady Whitman actually It was how he swung. His knee not only went straight but buckled. Then he trained in combat boots for seal camp and really hurt it bad. Then he won the us open on it.

[@dmkappa62]

Hmm no it didn’t. His weight regiment was a big part and also his SEAL training he hurt it as well.

[@whetedge]

Yep.

[@wilsonhung8654]

One question, this particular trackman data for the path is 1.7 leftward and the face angle is 3.2 leftward, correct? In that case, instead of hitting his favored fades, that shot was actually a hook (or pull-draw) because the face is close to the path. Right? Thanks.

[@helganatt]

Yes. Or at least a pull draw.

[@stevensprigings497]

Does anyone know if there are any videos on KZbin where Brooks himself explains the mechanics of his swing???

[@coxric]

Brooks doesn't care about fans or swing mechanics or even golf. All he cares about is acting like he doesn't care about golf. Well he also cares about looking like a badass. And he loves it when people say he's built like a linebacker when he is not remotely built like a linebacker. Unless we're talking intramural league.

[@CARPital]

@@coxric find yourself some help man

[@coxric]

@@CARPital Okay but Brooks is not built like a linebacker. Unless you're talking about high school football.

[@z7fan577]

A roll release ? I think you are missing some info here. First in your vid I hear your too many comments on how he gets in the impact position but I dont see a FO view of the impact and post impact .At 6.42 we have a slight view of the post impact but without the ball. But from that position we can see that he is NOT ROLLING THROUGH impact but AFTER IMPACT, which is quite natural. In this position left shoulder is still in internal rotation with the left elbow pointing to the target. Just try it . Put your left elbow in this position and try to roll your left hand. Good luck Right shoulder is in external rotation with the right elbow close to his body. In this frame the right hand still in extention with the palm underneath the left hand. In this same frame we can see clearly the crest of his glove . Go check Phil at the same position and you'll see what is a roll release. Go check Jamie Sadlowsky and you'll see the same bent left arm at impact. This is not a perfect swing but his release pattern is quite stable through impact. Do more research on the subject.

[@pascalduhavre7645]

Hence his accuracy from the tee box...

[@brown55061]

My hunch says he will have hip and left knee problems from his hip stall at impact. The joints can only take so much of that. Hope he's getting the right supplements to protect his joints.

[@risajajr]

What do you mean by hip stall?

[@arjanpetersen]

Are you doctor or surgeon? Or do you have infrared eyes? So you can see through him?

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

@@arjanpetersen He's just got common sense. The hips, back, and knees can only take so much. Trevino predicted that Tiger would end up up with a bad back, and he was right. This swing has a lot of similarities to Freddie Couples, and he ended up with back problems as well. More power to him; I wish him well. But I think he's heading towards serious body problems.

[@Joey_DiGs]

Funny enough my coach is having me study his swing cuz he says my build and mobility are similar to his. Hope I don’t end up with injuries long term as a weekend golfer

[@user-jw9jr2ko7e]

He keeps the left hand lower/outside and right hand higher/inside until passing the inside of right leg! That means the shaft is still upward with bendingback curvature. After that he start to pull the left wrist up and push the right wrist down. This creates rotational speed but the rotation always leave the club head behind the shaft. We see the club head goes forward the shaft before impact and l believe the head will shoot away by itself. So we need some extra power to drive the club head runs ahead of the shaft. This power comes from making the shaft spinning by roll both wrists counterclockwisly and somehow you will find the fingers are roll backward!. How to do this? I need some help.

[@richsouthall1937]

Does it seem to anyone that he does not use his lower body very much in his swing? Mostly upper body and arms?? Not much hip rotation. Whatever works...he's one of the best.

[@circa326]

It's the malaska move!

[@tyzxcj34]

That straightening of the leg. Is that force what caused the injury? Just like Tiger Woods

[@f.scott.fitzbeagle]

On which side of those two trees does the ball go?

[@DM_-mq6dv]

I've tried the weight shift to help load up but I can't keep the fade/slice action consistently.

[@bigdogpete43]

If you are in your 20s, workout like crazy, have great flexibility with superior hand/eye coordination, and practice daily for most of your life, you too can swing like this.

[@chaseturknett]

Boone Docker im 21 and I have noticed significant gains in the gym and in the course throughout the past 6 months.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Exactly

[@Joey_DiGs]

I’m 30 and am working on perfecting this

[@sk8jim123]

Nice. Can you do the same DLT and face-on analysis for a long iron?

[@somename8831]

My swing looks almost exactly like this, except the laying down the club behind the head in the beginning of the downswing. That looks kinda awkward.

[@Josh_GS__]

it looks very solid to me... the only thing is that forearm a bit too tense with that wrist a bit curved.. for the rest.. it looks very solid to me.. true that he makes a little chicken wing, but i think its because of the same extra tension of the forearms.

[@larrymasterspowerbuildingc4477]

Shit.. yeah he could never win a major or anything with that trash.

[@TG-bq1kn]

His left leg stays as an anchor on the back swing. Don’t let the leg collapse. His hip turn is not that great but that’s ok. This allows an easy return to contact with great power and consistency. Again, don’t left the left leg collapse. You will begin to strike the ball with compression.

[@funnystuff9954]

Well said. Thanks

[@MikoDePiko]

Who’s narrating this? Jim, from “The Office”?

[@anthonywillis7634]

Lag happens when you are using your body to swing the club and not your arms!

[@richardl.3995]

Two ways to create lag. Shaft will automatically load with change of direction or you can create by pulling the handle but then you have created an angle that you need to fix before impact.

[@Phildeeznutz]

Why is this so difficult for me to do? So frustrating.

[@hughreilly2023]

The lag comes from the downward movement of the spine.

[@lillybloom1590]

BK is not swinging this way today. Notice his new position at the top. The position he's in here keeps him from pulling or hooking the ball. But the current position causes him to pull the ball, which he did today in the FedX Champ. Then, to compensate he got out in front of the ball, pushing it far to the right. Who let him make this change? Or, did he do it without realizing it? Whichever, it cost him the FedX, no doubt!

[@brookskoepka5158]

Thanks for being my motivational fan

[@lillybloom1590]

@@brookskoepka5158 Ah, I do feel the freeze of a tease down my back. Nevertheless, I'll take a deep bite. Would you please go back to a more open stance, with the ball more forward, and with your head more behind the ball at putting address. You'll put a better roll on it, and you'll be able to see the line better. No doubt you can take it from there! Ha! PS: Get well! And win the Open!

[@brookskoepka5158]

@@lillybloom1590 oh thanks I really appreciate this stance

[@NonnyStrikes]

Couple questions. Is it good routine to let my arms hang from shoulders? Is it correct to feel like I start my backswing with my feet, generating up? I usually carry 230 and total 250...260.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Absolutely correct. The swing is like cracking a whip: you use the big muscles of the lower body to initiate the centrifugal force. I was a really big hitter and when I was really cracking it I felt that I was just holding on to the club to keep it from flying out of my hands. People go on endlessly about release and delayed hits and all that, and I found that all nonsense. Use your lower body correctly, and everything else follows automatically.

[@shofey]

But how many years can he do it. Age tells the tale.

[@sandwah9252]

a sign that "his body is really pulling through his arms". HUH? How can a body pull arms through the arms through? The ONLY way for the arms to do what they are doing, is to use the arms, specifically the trail arm, which he has said he uses and hits as hard as he can.

[@kckrol85]

If only this little man could crack the top 10 in driving distance

[@wallstreetoneil]

what a monster - wow

[@sir_nicks_allot_8902]

Looks like: the body tries to leave the hands behind?

[@mikea3mks]

Pure classic swing

[@67buddie]

He plays the ball way up in his stance

[@richardl.3995]

Yep, that encourages him to build speed to catch up to the ball.

[@catgolfer1]

It also helps if you have tendens just as long as Gumby's! 🐈

[@julia-6195]

But how does Brooks get that right arm in front. He clears the hips first. That's how he does it. If you don't clear the hips, you get stuck and you can't get that lag. Done.

[@brookskoepka5158]

That’s how to know a good golf player aim with your hands and heads up

[@brookskoepka5158]

Thanks for being my fan

[@user-ct1yq8cc3c]

BEN HOGAN SWING?

[@ifoRproductions]

His tee goes further than my golfball

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Reminds me of Freddie Couples...back problems, anyone?

[@jryer1]

You missed the biggest thing that stands out in his swing compared to most pros, let alone amateurs. He has both legs straight at and thru impact, he literally launches himself off the ground. All that talk about what his upper body is doing, but missed the biggest unique aspect to his swing?? Remember Laurie Davis? Same move!

[@joalbright9285]

Show some iron shots in slow motion just like this.

[@CarlosCarlos-su8kr]

His left arm bends thru impact to compensate for dipping on downswing so he is actually losingsome distance and accuracy

[@jhamelin119]

Thankyou Hank Haney.

[@swingsearcher7536]

Is steepness also caused by his right elbow bent in the downswing? Around 7:00 minutes it looks very narrow.

[@larrythetril]

Charles Barkley has the best swing 😀💪🏾

[@springhillgolfer878]

Does anybody on Tour swing harder at the ball? I doubt it. Maybe Justin Thomas or Bubba Watson come close. How did Brooks hurt his wrist? On the golf course or in the gym? He's a very watchable player. I was rooting for him on Sunday at the 2018 Colonial (Fort Worth Invitational) but he just couldn't catch his playing partner, Justin Rose.

[@tigerbalm666]

Isn't Rory longer?

[@springhillgolfer878]

Nope. Brooks hits it farther. But Rory is very long too. In spite of only being 5 9' and 160 lbs his perfect swing lets him create incredible swing speed. Perfect mechanics. Yeah, Rory regularly hits 350 yard bombs. So does Justin Thomas even though he's only 5 10" and weighs a wimpy 150lbs. Amazing that these little guys (like Rickie Fowler) can compete with guys that are over 6 feet tall and weigh 185 and up. Pretty sure that Brooks Koepka had the longest drive average at the 2018 US Open.

[@oliverizzard8751]

There's no relaxation in the forearms ... If you relax your forearms and start turning with the lower body that is not what happens.

[@BOATRIGHTGOLF]

This is a young mans swing,you need to be like 18-26 to drive hard into a straight left leg. I could say some elements of his back swing can be applied to a little older golfers,but not so much the downswing he's just young. This is like analyzing Michael Jordan's dunking motion when he was in his prime it ain't going to mean anything. I cant dunk so I assume I will never carry the ball 340 yards in the air anytime soon either.

[@goldengate8287]

PREACH boatright!

[@dmadden2666]

Brooks is 28 and not everybody watching is old

[@Roidzyy]

T-Spine mobility is goat

[@jimmyvespegolf3834]

Not a swing to copy for sure... I can count on one hand the number of golfers who hit with a bent left arm at impact.

[@williamreichert4798]

In the back swing, getting the right elbow in the right place requires a very active adduction of the scapula. If the scapula does not adduct the R arm must ,move the elbow back which is not a good place for it . If you look at Brooks" left hand at the top of the backswing and draw a line from the hand down to the ground you will see it passes through his trail foot. I. have seen many good players achieve this position. But when I swing ,the same line drops down several inches. BEHIND. my trail foot. I think this means that I do not engage my right scapula enough in the backswing. and it puts me in a weaker starting point to develop. clubhead speed and power. Does thus make sense?Should I work exercising the muscles that adduct right scapula and make it more. active and stronger. and practice. trying to achieve the relationship between the left hand and the trail foot that pros do. ?

[@khggrym9681]

Wilco smashes it way crazier

[@mshudoma]

A lot of power but I’m not sure how I feel about the swing itself

[@smartwater598]

3 majors world number one swing right there

[@tommytressler8265]

My guy said in front of his pec😂😂😂☠️

[@philipcrow3806]

Insane lag and move at the top of the swing

[@robertalsbury]

I hate to be rude but this is a terrible analysis of what he’s doing. He’s not pulling hands towards the ball - NO sport has it where hands go to ball. He’s pulling straight down, and too much talk of left leg. Notice his right knee goes towards target and his right foot comes off the ground early. That should be the focus of this video. Throw a baseball and tell me what your right foot and knee do

[@m3toz4]

Look at his muscle mass he should be number #1 in driving distance if he has Rory swing kkkk

[@C161298H]

Kepka swing

[@what_the_fred337]

🙏

[@richardl.3995]

Really shut at top as his speed allows him to get away with it. Really like how elbows fold .

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Kind of like Palmer, who also had huge shoulders

[@richardl.3995]

@@nicholasschroeder3678 Good point and loved Arnie. Arnie held his hook off while Brooks lets his elbows fold .

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Only for someone with very strong arms

[@tigerbalm666]

He fades teh ball?

[@conceptartmusic]

yes he does

[@ericlawtongmail]

Check out his Trackman. Looks like a serious pull!!

[@freddyblue458]

You significantly over complicated this. The reason there is any lag of ANY golfers hands, arms or club head and the back elbow leads is the right hip has initiated the downswing. Once that occurs, everything else LAGS behind. Closer to impact, the hips slow down and transfer their angular momentum to the upper body, then arms, then hands. then club. It isn't "rocket science".

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[@Toaster-v1z]

This looks like the swing that Paul Wilson teaches: The Body Swing

[@strickgolf4159]

He’s not thinking all that. Lag isn’t sequence it’s from a bent right arm. I guarantee the clubs past his hands at impact but it’s not flipping, it’s scooping. It starts undoing about his right thigh. All good players do it. It’s not rotation of his forearms. We can square the face with our upper arms. His right arm never straightens till well after impact. Close to himself to load, farther to release.

[@RobertJohanssonRBImGuy]

stuck swing, knee injury dont help. He needs a better mechanic to really become a legend

[@RobertJohanssonRBImGuy]

@@DTB1995 Its why he Lost to a handicapped Tiger master title. sucked to get beaten by an old guy with a broken back due to a stuck mechanic.

[@street-wisesmart-bomb8536]

Not expert analysis

[@contactinspect]

Yer...no chance i can do that...