How To TRANSFER Your WEIGHT In The Golf Swing - Irons & Driver

[@villarrealmarta6103]

This video deserves to be recognized as one of the best ever in golf tips.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

😁thanks so much 🙏🏻

[@mikecleary8307]

I totally agree. Chris is the best teacher on KZbin bar none. The videos are explained so well but in a way that allows you to focus on a particular area and work on it. Huge thanks to you Chris

[@villarrealmarta6103]

@@mikecleary8307 yeah, he doesn’t talk super eccentrically either to make you get all flustered. Just cool and calm which works for my ears better.

[@garyschaffner6769]

@@mikecleary8307 I hi h

[@skjortan]

I agree!

[@scotthampton7724]

Chris, after 15 minutes of implementing this drill you have cured my early extension that I have been struggling with for 10 years!!!!! 5 minutes 30 was the kicker!!!! Thankyou...

[@chuppareal5280]

Damn 10 years to get to this

[@bagelboy555]

They idea of putting more then 100% into the target side helped SO much. That it’s more then just a weight shift really helped me get the feel for it. Thanks!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Glad it helped and yeah I agree, that analogy helps me loads too

[@blake60ah41]

Chris, I don’t know how you do it, but you constantly put out top notch, easy to understand/digest videos each and every week. Thanks, and keep up the top tier quality videos!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Blake really appreciate that 🙏🏻

[@assassinwa3274]

Personally the best golf youtuber out there. Very well explained to someone that doesnt know the golfing term i prefer this way of teaching. I still watch these videos even though I've gone from a 14 handicap down to 8 in 3 to 4 years. All from watching these tips from Ryan. 👏

[@KenCardarelli]

Chris Ryan is far and away the most technical instructor who can teach the golf swing (or parts of the swing) in a manner that anyone can understand and relate to. His ability to convey key concepts and techniques in an understandable and usable manner are what make him a top instructor. He is in a league of his own. I have personally benefited from his swing insights and am forever grateful.

[@johnschwartz1536]

Excellent video Chris on weight transfer. After viewing your demonstration to lift the left foot to get the weight back to the right foot for the irons, I found that the lifting of the left heal probably accomplishes the same thing. I am wanting to get the "ground force" element more into my golf swing and by getting the weight back and then pushing off the right foot onto the lead side, this should help. I'll definitely keep working on it. Keep up the good work Chris!

[@thethomasgrouplv]

Thanks for the great video! I hadn’t been doing any of this and tried it at the range and was blown away! I’m playing tomorrow and can’t wait to put it to practice on the course ⛳️

[@joefabeetz1029]

Outstanding explanation of the swing. Balance is my biggest problem. Thank you so much.

[@Parrott65]

This is fantastic! My instructor has told me several times he thought my driver swing was beautiful even though I felt like I settled back on the trail foot. He said there is a difference between staying on the back foot and settling on the back foot, which you just pointed out and makes me feel so much better. He even mentioned that Nicklaus would settle in the back foot in his driver and it was perfectly fine to do so.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Exactly right Ross big difference between those two moves, and so many of the greats rocked to their back foot post impact

[@clstrat837]

Chris you’re a legend. My fav KZbin drills coach. Cheers

[@robertryan2102]

Hey Chris. Tks v much for clearing the driver section. I have been slicing my driver up til last wk. So Before I seen your video I wasn't sure if I was doing it correctly.! But you have now confirmed that feel on the driver that u think your falling back on Yr self.. 1 tip I gave myself was to hit up in the driver instead swing across it and that's seem to have help me with fixing my slice.. Fingers crossed it stays that way. Love Yr video BTW as I have often thought I don't do weight shift but I relies I am. 👍🏼. Sorry for long msg. Tks Chris.

[@peteraloisio3533]

Saved for the next range session. Thanks Chris.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

My pleasure Peter

[@kcd2630]

Best golf video I have ever seen on KZbin .

[@jamescraven1781]

I guess I was ready for this one. Thanks for the great info!

[@spyghetti]

my biggest struggle.. being consistent and weight shift feels off coming into contact (I blame baseball, and being a pleb).. super helpful instruction and tips. Early weight shift and balanced on take back is decent it's the attack and follow-thru that is a problem.

[@michaelboylan6657]

Chris - your simple statement about shift your hips not your body for the weight transfer changed my golf game.

[@christianminor1418]

I've always started my backswing with weight on my trail foot. I'm fact it's my trigger to start my swing and I've never considered anything else until now. Something has always been off and starting with the weight on my front foot feels like learning a whole new swing, but I'm going to commit bc it feels so good when i do it correctly. Thanks for the video and I'm excited to work this move into muscle memory!

[@bgebbq314]

Indeed, one of the best golf videos. Especially about the early weight transfer.

[@mikeschick8461]

yes

[@bkellyandroid]

This must be the best explanation of the weight shift ever.

[@maggiemcmillan3740]

I really struggle with my weight shift, so thanks for this input. Part of my problem as a high handicapper, is that so much of my focus during a swing is on my arms, that my lower body is on its own. Having the transitions back and forth so early were an eye opener. Not the first time you’ve taught me a facet of golf that was a complete light bulb moment. Let’s see if this will be one!

[@chuckpalmer284]

Great video. I have always had a weight shift problem especially with the driver. Thank you

[@paulgutermann8413]

To the extent I properly understood my previous instruction on weight shift it was very different; more likely I misunderstood it. But as usual, this 10 minutes was easy to understand, made complete sense and, if winter would just hurry up and leave, I’m sure it will help. Thanks Chris’s.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Paul and I’m 100% with you, I’ve had enough of winter now and the summer can’t come quick enough

[@geraldmeininger7776]

Thank you for a clearly illustrated element of swing that I struggle with.

[@andrewdare4404]

Best I've seen about weight shift great stuff

[@ballyten1]

Boy have I needed this!! Thank you, Chris. 👌🏼

[@huttboynz4422]

Chris great video!👌👏👏this is my exact issue. I have plenty of upper body power, but I hit my shots highish and having videoed myself at the range and having a golf lesson, this and my weak grip were my biggest flaws. Plenty to work on, thanks for sharing.

[@trevorw9778]

Excellent breakdown of the weight shift process. For a high handicap golfer it’s like the holy grail of making consistently good ball strikes.

[@breakthrough8628]

great vid, thank you. the observation of how a wider stance does indeed push your body back was something i never contemplated, great point. success always! dr d

[@jimnortheast461]

Best Golf coach on KZbin

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Jim

[@chrisachille4385]

Great lesson especially pushing down with left leg. Really helps with compression.

[@liamtownson4108]

Perfect explanation when putting weight onto your left foot i heard was imagine you're trying to crush a can under your left foot

[@jwilkinson5855]

Great video Chris. Something I’m really struggling with does this also help with clearing the hips in the downswing

[@stusc0tt3n]

Great delivery of a tricky concept, thanks

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Stuart 🙏🏻

[@stusc0tt3n]

I tried this last night at the range and got some good results :)

[@magnuslofqvist8303]

Really good video and a super explanation. Thank you, Chris!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Magnus 🙏🏻

[@b0ris360]

This is very well explained.

[@moonface978]

As someone who’s struggled with this for ever , i can’t tell enough how much the full shoulder turn is a vital key in this otherwise your arms get stuck behind you and it’s almost impossible to shift the weight onto your lead leg

[@johndrake6962]

The weight shift has been the biggest problem in my game, thanks for making it simple to understand.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks John hope it helps

[@glenwiltshire954]

Love all your videos Chris! Another great explanation 👍🏻

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Glen

[@Richy-96]

I really struggle getting off my back foot during the downswing and the follow through as I wasn’t aware how severe the weight shift should be. Thanks for explaining it

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Aaron, hope this helps 🙏🏻

[@flyingbeagles8328]

Amazing video, thanks Chris. I've been looking for one of your videos about a basic ball striking drill. I can't find it anymore. It involved a sort of basic mini swing. Is this video still available?

[@DosLobos]

Great video thanks Chris. I've been looking for more of an explanation of what is happening when you push down on the left foot for the iron downswing. Im thinking that it actually pushes the left hip back?

[@mikemayhew6280]

Thanks Chris great as usual and, do what you say but find I thin my driver a lot, what causes this? thanks there must be something I am doing wrong? Please help!

[@brianking1612]

Ive watched 3 of your vids. Might have to subscribe.

[@TheCedharper]

Chris, thanks this is an excellent video. You have covered irons and driver, is it the same for a 3/5 wood off a tee and a 3/5 wood off the ground?

[@wari4533]

This really is a great channel. There should be loads more subs! 👌🏽

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Wari, hopefully one day

[@grungeface]

This should be the first video someone learns when learning to play golf, after grip and posture

[@Bill-uo6cm]

Tremendous video as usual!!!

[@georgiamay4045]

The golden part of this is the big part for me to work on ... back to multiple days of practice after covid .. very tired.

[@TheTurfrex]

Great video. One quick question... As your downswing starts should you squat at turn before pushing off your left leg???

[@crispyduck1706]

Great content there - good work Chris

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@skimslice00]

Hey Chris, thanks for the videos. Is this the same idea as squashing the bug under the lead foot. Maybe with a tennis ball chopped in half?

[@jeffberger7890]

Chris, what are your thoughts about slightly lifting lead foot, early in backswing, while actually playing on the course ?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Jeff, I think for some it can really help with weight transfer and rotation, something I think a lot of golfers should do

[@stephenperkins9169]

Great Video - on the shift to the lead side is the weight being felt in the heel, balls of feet or toe? You sometimes see the likes of Justin Thomas raising his left heel aggressively at impact implying the weight is in his toe? But I have also heard that is likely to cause injury!

[@NEVproductions2012]

It's unbelievable how much the weight shift affects so much. distance, contact, swing consistency. It's like no matter how much you work the rest of your swing, it doesn't matter till you get this right.

[@patrickreid9823]

Always appreciate your videos. Any tips on setting up per your video on up or downslope?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Yeah all gets a bit tricky when you throw slopes onto the equation, a lot of what was said in this video can be hard to apply to those situations

[@karlbautista2212]

Went thru a slump of topping and farting the ball. Literally needed this video to tell me to transfer front leg weight earlier and helped the next range sesh

[@johnx2618]

Hey Chris what do you think about the sponge drill under your lead foot?

[@adams4658]

Brilliant as always! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Adam

[@paul5589]

Thank you, Chris. 👍

[@TriviaJockey]

Chris, I was trying the "120 kg of pressure" move (at about the 6:00 mark) b/c I have a weight transfer problem where I move my mass over my lead foot (which moves my upper body and head toward the target). However, when I try to press that "120 kg" of pressure into the ground with lead foot, it launches me upwards...the club flies over the ball or hits thin. How do you get that full pressure into the ground with lead foot without the equal and opposite reaction of pushing your body straight up with that lead leg?

[@RoiMcIlroy]

Are you pushing your lead foot towards to ground in such direction (to target) that it you kinda pushes your body weight back onto your trail side? If so, you should push the pressure more towards toes of your lead foot. That diagonal force towards ground and your toes should push your lead hip back (opposite direction) and thus keep your weight more on your lead side. (Newtons 3rd law) If this isn't the reason, you may also do that vertical push off the ground too early (doubt it). It should be done approximately when the club shaft is parallel to ground on downswing, accoding to Mike Adams and Swing Catalyst.

[@UnhingedCanadian]

I’m a wider thicker guy not fat just wide shoulders and chest getting a lot of rotation is hard for me even tho I can hit the ball pretty far. I’ve been starting to lift my lead heel in the back swing and then slam it down before I get to the top seems to help me get more rotation and consistently make sure I get my weight shift to the front foot as I sometimes have a bad habit of leaving the weight on my back foot. What do you think about this?

[@bj146651]

When we transition am I pushing off back foot?

[@docsbmw525i]

Top quality Chris 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@poker2663]

Great video for me being new to golf. Thanks.

[@atxbowlingcoach]

Great information. Thanks

[@michaelruth5722]

excellent video!

[@AlanStrong-t4z]

Great content

[@ConMal1]

How do you feel about lifting left heel in backswing to initiate weight transfer in downswing/transition to help with this?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Yeah I like it and can really help create good feels to start down

[@GreenNgold7]

Love this chris

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks

[@lopezgolfcoaching]

This is very good

[@rogernewton7831]

Great thanks Chris.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Roger

[@hiramruiz9067]

Gr8 job!!!!

[@The_YouTube_Critic]

The one thing I disagree with "most great players have the weight /pressure shift to the lead foot early in the downswing" I would very much argue that they have it shift in the backswing. The best ball strikers ever. Hogan, Moe, Trevino, Nelson.. All have a shift before they begin the downswing.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

I totally agree they all shift to the trail foot in the backswing, we know this is the case as it has been measured. I was simply referring to the forward move in that they shift to their lead side early where many shift late 👍

[@The_YouTube_Critic]

@@ChrisRyanGolf 100% good stuff

[@lucas.bennett]

incredible video i’m now bombing my driver 350 from 225

[@mikeschick8461]

good idea to drive down on the lead foot

[@nickgarofalo6794]

Ur awesome bro!

[@Aryangolf]

i love youuu huge fan

[@keithygadget381]

Seems I need to take a wider stance with the driver. I struggle with the driver as I usually make a grove in the tee box in front of the tee with the ball, or the ball flies really low and spends most of the time running along the ground. I hit irons however really well.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Keith, sounds very much as though you are striking down of the driver, wider stance should go some way to helping yes

[@andrewsmark06]

Is starting with to much weight on the lead side a bad thing for irons?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Not really, if you have speed then it’s fine, low speed and too much weight forward can in some cases lead to a super low flight

[@jameswirth3117]

Right handed big league baseball players hit off of their left leg. Ted Williams, Stan Musial were big proponents of weight shift. Weight shift is the same for golf and baseball.

[@lesbuchanan2268]

Why is your Left foot coming off the ground, what’s the reason for this ?

[@jonrandolph1045]

Everyone who watches these videos you have to know that this isn’t universal, personally I start with my weight more on my trail leg because for the longest time I was flipping and going from lead foot to back foot the only way my brain could understand getting my weight forward was by switching g from trail foot to lead foot at the top of my downswing It’s basically my first move in the down swing. Keep in mind he said you want to get your weight to trail side in the backswing why not just start there without shifting your body it helped me tons try it out if your having issues it was one of those lightbulb moments for me

[@mikecleary8307]

Legend

[@kylegurney8610]

I dont get it. Everytime I finish my driver swing with more weight on my back leg it ends up in a slice? When I finish on my front foot it's always perfect

[@stevestrang480]

So why not keep 60% of weight on front foot at start on backswing?

[@terrieboyet9663]

6

[@mikeschick8461]

I also realized after watching this again that the way to put more pressure on the lead foot is to let the knee bend

[@sieunpark2160]

6:20 kind of like skiing? maybe I didn't get it

[@Rd-bi7vr]

I beg to differ with your video on one area. The core , hips needs to be engine of moving the club back and not the upper body. The upper body rotating was a relatively modern school of thought that took away needed focus on the hips and esoecially lag hip’s role in moving pressure properly in a golf swing.

[@janusgreen2642]

If i do this, the club hits the floor before the ball

[@leifdux7277]

omg that probs explains why i was hooking and slicing all over the place because i lacked weight distribution on downswing!! (；△；)

[@onlythaclonessir2525]

MY ARMS AND HANDS ARE GOING MORE JAPANESE THAN A SUCSESFULL TEN PIN BOWLER THEY CAN TWIST MORE THAN YOU'R AVERAGE GRAVE DIGGER, DOES THIS MEAN I SHOULD USE LESS WEIGHT TRANSFER ?

[@garthfairfield8043]

Respectfully mate but I think ( my opinion) this principle is always badly explained. Shifting to the right then left describes a linear force but the golf swing is centrifugal rotation. Force put into the ground is to counter that

[@IverKnackerov]

At no point did he say you shift to the left and right….its weight/force you are adjusting, not body position

[@eckathewrecka]

Chris there is one fault I see in your videos - shave the beard mate it will make you look 15 years younger hahaha

[@randallkuwahara8624]

Hard to understand his accent