How To Pull The Handle In The Golf Swing (Like The Pros!)

In this video, you'll learn the two most powerful ways to pull the handle in the golf swing, just like the pros!
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One of the primary differences I see between PGA Tour pros and amateurs on my lesson tee is how they power the golf club out of the top of the swing. Do they muscle it, or do they swing it? This is a key distinction, and has a massive effect on contact, distance, and overall consistency.
In this episode, I will show you the two areas where you should be pulling on the handle or grip of the golf club. But, and this is a big but, it's not the pulling you're likely thinking of! It's not by yanking, firing, throwing, or tensing up...it's through a more systematic, body driven action. I hope you see the benefits of this tip, and if done properly, I know your ball striking will improve and your swing will feel more effortless!
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[@MiloLinesGolf]

Like this video and comment below if it helped! And if you are looking for further guidance on overcoming a pull down, join my online academy where you'll learn to swing like an athlete and take command of your ball striking... milolinesgolf.com/online-academy/#

[@ronaldlong8213]

Milo! Youve done it again! This is the missing piece of the puzzle that is my golf swing! Thank u! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Awesome to hear Ronald, thanks for the comment! If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@ikidd06]

Phenomenal instruction and simplification of a complex kinetic concept.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Thanks so much for the kind feedback! If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@dderrig]

Excellent Milo, the second pull especially is a game changer for me! The feeling of the arms being flung off the chest by your body/turn is so freeing for me! A completely different feeling!!!

[@MiloLinesGolf]

You got it! Just think of other sports and this makes a lot more sense. If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@abdullanasher9368]

The best lesson I have ever had. Milo is the best coach, can’t wait to try this great technique in the course tomorrow morning. Thanks ever so much Milo.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Glad you enjoyed this one! If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@billenright2788]

float-loading is the the key. great stuff.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Glad you enjoyed it Bill, that transition is crucial!

[@peterathens6060]

Great stuff Milo! I am definitely pulling the hands too early!

[@MiloLinesGolf]

I see it all the time! Glad you enjoyed this episode. If I can be of further help, visit my website to book lessons, attend a golf school, or join my online academy: milolinesgolf.com

[@cjlawrence6867]

Tow the club around in a arc.....the water skier whip was a great way to explain .......in Hogans book he has a drawing of the old school two handed basketball pass which is the same concept but not really explained all that well...your right arm after impact follows the same arc as Hogan and other great players which can only work with the correct leg and torso movement patterns and letting the arms whip free.....excellent content as always Milo

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Thanks so much for the comment and following along! Here's another video I did recently on that Hogan move: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4XSpnyGmbudi7M ...If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@golfdoc1950]

I see myself swinging the wrong way most of the time. Very instructive video Milo.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Glad you enjoyed this one. The question is, what is the wrong way? Have I seen your swing? If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@michaelsliwinski8044]

Very detailed. Insightful. Thank you Milo!

[@MiloLinesGolf]

You bet Michael, thanks for watching! If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@jimthomas1759]

Nice detailed instructions with drills - huzzah!

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Thank you sir!

[@rickrocketts183]

I started watching your channel a couple weeks ago and I’m finally starting to crush the ball like I’ve always wanted. I was having ok success being more arms driven but distances were poor. I feared this “body rotation” swing for fear I’d ruin my lower back like I had been with a bad swing initially. But following your baseball swing philosophy I started really focusing on the weight to the front leg and using the chest/shoulders and it’s been a beautiful thing. Not to write too long, but you don’t hurt your lower back if you are using the pelvis to turn the spine since it’s the base of the spine. I was turning shoulders first and torquing my lower back against the pelvis. Turning the pelvis is turning the bottom of the spine and doesn’t hurt at all. And then you can really rotate the upper body and feel that power. And like you mention in this video, that lead hand really pulls the club up since it’s connected to the shoulder. Specifically I feel that in the pinky finger pad on lead arm. I don’t focus on it, more just notice it’s happening through the swing. Thanks so much Milo. I “like” every video I watch.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Thanks so much Rick for following along and glad to hear of the success you are having! If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@georgetinwick3450]

love this informative video probly the most insightful information on KZbin tks

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Thanks so much George. If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@marjon888]

Brilliant summary

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Thanks so much! If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@Pseudify]

I’ve had good success with this idea. My swing thought is to start my downswing by moving the left shoulder slightly downward (don’t overdo this) and then as I approach the ball I feel my left shoulder moving up. It’s a U shape movement during the downswing with my left shoulder.

[@jackwilliamson1929]

Yeah shoulders are the slowest therefore easiest part to focus on and moving one correctly results in the other moving correctly the lead shoulder usually but for initially grooving the swing to correct over the top focusing on the trail shoulder dropping to start the downswing can be very helpful as it forces the lead shoulder to move up and back.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Interesting thought there and something we've covered on this channel before. That lead shoulder can be a telling sign of how one is moving their middle and applying pressure on the club. If it works for you, go with it! If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@Lifealongparallel39]

I do a similar shoulder move during transition where I keep the left shoulder down while moving the right shoulder down and forward (from externally to slightly internally rotated using the rear delt/mid lat. I do this at the same time as the right hip “squeeze the lime” (from another Milo video) and chest lowering move. It creates a slight upper/lower counterbalance movement and puts the hands in a better position in front of the chest for me or I tend to drag the left arm across the chest for the duration of the swing and then it flies off the chest a little too late after impact. I guess I am towing the club with just a bit of a head start from the right shoulder pushing the arm structure.

[@ILIAD9]

Great lesson from an incredible coach. I find that bowing to the ball gives me 10+ yards of effortless distance and I learned that with MLG.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Always great to hear about those effortless 10 yard gains! If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@saludin0309]

Excellent video 😊

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Thanks for watching and the comment! If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@jordanelmquist3202]

This makes the most sense to me and Mach3speed always says you want to release the energy out in front of you not at the ball. Inorder to do that I have to feel this move. BUT just like anything I think it comes down to sequence. IF you out pivot your arms they will get stuck and hit blocks. Milo do you do any preshot drills if that starts to happen?

[@MiloLinesGolf]

@@jordanelmquist3202 if I start to hit blocks it’s because I’m pulling with my lead arm so I take the tension out

[@jordanelmquist3202]

@@MiloLinesGolf Ah that really makes sense. Thanks for the reply.

[@davereynolds6699]

Great video Milo and thanks for posting. I just want to be clear with your waterski analogy. The boat would be your upper center of mass, roughly the sternum, the left arm would be the rope and the club would be the ski and skier. Do I have that right? The chest then is the engine and both the arms and the club are along for the ride completely around the corner but they are gaining speed as the chest is arcing on a tighter circle. No additional force or effort is intentionally applied by the arms or the hands?

[@s3gts]

Money, Pure Money! Love it...

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Glad you enjoyed this one, thanks for the feedback. Seeing money in my comments is always a lovely thing 😂. If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@FinancialFreebo]

Lots of top pro's advocate dropping the arms as the first move... Sergio, Justin Rose...

[@MiloLinesGolf]

There are clips of those, you are correct. These top players also have world class pivots and sequences, unfortunately, unlike many of students I work with every day. In slow motion you can easily see these differences. Feels and reals as we know are not always the same. Here is a video I did a while back covering that covers that Justin Rose feel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5zYp6Glhdagm7s. If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@merkeva1841]

milo can u do a pull down and then rotate as hard as u can pull down first and then rotate after

[@MiloLinesGolf]

@merkeva1841 for me that is physically impossible and completely contrary to my natural athletic instincts. If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@lovemypug5077]

Do we do anything with our hands to add power or are they just reacting to our hip rotation and we don’t consciously release them? I always love your instruction.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

It's somewhat shot dependent. I hit numerous shots during a round where I feel like I'm not releasing at all (like hold off shots). I almost never apply an intentional release prior to impact though. It's always been and always will be a byproduct more or less to me. I cover these points in more detail on my website. If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@steveperry1344]

when i get it right it's good and i'll have it for awhile and then lose it and can't figure out why but i gain it back. always working on it, thnx for the help.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

We always want to fall back into habits. The training never stops.

[@fortheboyz773]

insane how much better I can early extend and hit the ball than Milo :) Great content

[@MiloLinesGolf]

@@fortheboyz773 you’re an elite athlete 🤣

[@fortheboyz773]

@@MiloLinesGolf hahahaha man I'd love to be less elite and just have a better golf swing. I need another virtual lesson from you. Maybe hitting you up soon here. My right arm is so straight at impact

[@MiloLinesGolf]

That's no fun. You know where to find me! milolinesgolf.com

[@tomdee3981]

Great stuff, Milo. I need you to comment on something. There's a channel promoting this OTT Miracle Swing stuff - no shallowing - all the top guys come over the top of an inside takeaway he says. Supposedly, the shallowing is hard and completely the wrong way to swing. Plenty of video evidence is provided. I fooled with it and got 10 mph increase in speed at the range but not sure it will hold up in play. Thanks, Milo.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

@tomdee3981 my preference is that the hands swing ott of their back swing path. As for shallowing I hate the idea of looping the hands under however I like the COM of the club to move from up to under (shallow). I lay out a better roadmap of these points with step-by-step guidance on my website milolinesgolf.com/online-academy/.

[@tomdee3981]

@@MiloLinesGolf Thanks, Milo.

[@janestewart412]

This is the BEST video about the down swing and through swing. It works beautifully and creates a lovely draw. Thanks Milo from Australia for bringing this fabulous information to us. I’ve been searching for this for such a long time. What a relief to have found it. 🎉

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Glad you enjoyed this one Jane! If I can help you any further in swinging like an athlete, check out my playbook and online academy here: swinglikeanathlete.com

[@thomas_eder]

Milo if you had to pick one or two tour players that do this the best, who would they be?

[@MiloLinesGolf]

@thomas_eder Xander, Rory ...If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@tc4117]

Your example of the improper pulling of the hands and arms also exhibited early extension causing your hips to move towards the ball. Very obvious in the slow-mo. Was that intentional or would you say that was caused by the pulling as natural reaction of the body? Swing also looked a little over the top.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Thanks for the comment. They typically go together from my experience and that hard pull down with the hands and arms oftentimes shuts off the body from unwind. If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@jd6809]

Is this the same as “float loading “ the backswing?

[@MiloLinesGolf]

@jd6809 not necessarily. Float loading refers to not hinging the wrist until transition what we are referring to is not completely loading the arms before transition. If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@jvitali60]

Just an addition for me is maybe a feel not a real is to make sure I’m pulling around and up with my left shoulder/ right handed like the boat pulling the skier/ towed

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Get that shoulder going back up the plane, not up the wall. Some lowering first in transition is key as well as I highlighted in the video. Thanks for the comment and watching. If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@ytjlm]

Great technical skills. A face camera would help visualize better the timing of the sequence.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Thank you for your thoughtful comment! I'm always trying to improve our KZbin videos and offerings and your feedback helps. Much of my in-depth, step-by-step content if housed on my website milolinesgolf.com where I also work with student individually through our online platform to find improvement in their games.

[@Matt-zs6zd]

I like the concept, but if there is no hand speed from the top to about midway how do you create that hand speed. The Pros generate about 25mph just before shaft P6?

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Think about setting a cable rack to a very heavy weight with the cable at the top of the frame. If you pull exclusively with your hands and arms you would not be able to move the rack. By using your whole system, that's how you could get the rack to move. In my experience, the hand speed is not exclusive to just hands and arms, but also a byproduct of using the full system as I described in the video. Similar to pitching a ball. The arms are more so sprung. I discuss these points in greater length on my website and help golfers there achieve more dynamic motion through personalized online evaluations. milolinesgolf.com/online-academy/

[@9zhivago]

There’s a lot of golf in this video. How to power the golf swing is one of life’s greatest mysteries. You’ve just solved it.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Thanks so much for watching and glad you enjoyed this one! My powering preferences differ from many across the coaching world, but I believe it's truly what good athletes do. I cover more of this on my website and online academy, milolinesgolf.com.

[@methroostersinc.1082]

This video has deployed AMG antibodies in my system

[@MiloLinesGolf]

We certainly have a difference of opinion, but I do appreciate the content they put out. Ultimately, I share my preferences here and what I see the top athletes in the world doing, along with the feels I have developed over the years. Not everyone has to agree with me. If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@methroostersinc.1082]

Been a fan and following you guys since the pandemic hit. Always top content on the Web!! Plus you're one of the few instructors that put to practice whay they preach by hitting the golf ball for the public

[@dkhaea5427]

I use this concept and get decent results, however, I am no where near the speed of pros. I’m sure they use their hands to gain speed, how else do you get more speed? Just by turning faster? 🤔

[@johnrodgers6049]

His arms and hands are firing hard through the impact zone of else the club head would never pass his hands after impact. I think it is a matter of sequence and when the arms are activated

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Without seeing your swing, it's hard to say what could personally be holding you back. There are many potential governors. Seeing your swing if I haven't already would allow me to provide you with a specific roadmap for increased clubhead speed. If I can ever be of further help to you in learning to Swing Like an Athlete, please do check out my website at milolinesgolf.com for in-person or online lessons, golf schools, or to become a member of my Online Academy.

[@martyfitzgerald8279]

You make some great points but you do a terrible job explaining them. Not sure what the purpose of the hula hoop was. Wish you could simplify your explanations.

[@MiloLinesGolf]

Thanks for the feedback. Sorry you found it complicated, but I've received a lot of great feedback on this video and haven't really heard from others regarding what you are saying. Maybe watch it back a 2nd time? The hula hoop was meant to show the bottom of the arc and the plane as the handle works back in and up through the strike. I cover these concepts more in The Athlete's Swing and on my website at milolinesgolf.com along with personalized coaching.