Please do not do this if you want an effortless golf swing!

[@gregghenderson7319]

I Love the frisbee analogy. Re-center, then sling out to 1:00 and roll the left wrist. Perfect

[@ellaho]

Finally a sequencing explanation I can follow! These quick videos are awesome thx Kevin!

[@kkgg-cq3bk]

This is the best I watched for the “feeling ” of the swing. I can straight my arms, shallow my path… knowing where to put power to. One video solved so many problems.

[@no1no1655]

Exactly

[@gurujay1]

my inconsistent in my swing is all about wrong sequence, it is an eye opener , Thanks Kevin

[@KMFA]

I have watched hours of golf videos and this one finally got through to me. Unreal results. The body turn first and then the hands helped me feel what I need to do and I’m really noticing when I miss swing and go over the top.

[@MichaelChoi]

Interesting, very similar to Paddy’s Golf Tips. This has been my swing thoughts lately and I have been hitting all my clubs so pure.

[@michelremillard3098]

Sequence! Sequence! Sequence! This lesson will help many recreational golfers like me, thank you Kevin! 😁

[@burlymugg]

exact feedback I get from my coach, but great to see it reinforced here. Love the channel

[@ProfessorMiketheMechanic]

Excellent teaching, finally golf instruction that we all can apply to our own game. Thx Kevin.

[@kuespertrichard4427]

Thank you much for this video Kevin. This is what I’ve missed. I wasn’t swinging from outside anymore, but without turning my lower body and medium power. I couldn’t believe what I saw on my swing app after filming before and after your drill. The first time I reach the impact position correctly and feel and see the maximize power 💪🙇‍♂️Greetings Richard

[@ApexImportExport]

Well explained, Kevin. Your explanation of aesthetic versus sequence in reality allowing the right elbow to easily get to that right hip...

[@aj897]

I used your tips and my swing improved so much that I broke a picture frame that I’ve hit 1,000 times with the same foam balls lol. As I swung, I had never felt contact or power like that in the past. Thank you. 😂

[@vikramkanth8086]

Hey Kevin, I must admit your videos are far simpler and pracrical than all the other channels.

[@jeffbither4692]

This was a good discussion of proper mechanics. I have learned with my game that there are seasons (a month or so) where I focus particularly on mechanics, as well as seasons where I focus particularly on feel and rhythm/tempo. During the rhythm/tempo season, I watch swings like Oosthuizen and Elkington and then get on the course and focus mostly on feel, tempo and target. I just finished a feel season, and in my last round on 12/30, I shot 6 shots better in a round than I had been able to shoot while I was focused on fixing mechanics in the immediately previous season. This has been my trek as I try to regain my game following two liver transplants and the related illnesses that preceded each. I’m very thankful to be playing seriously again.

[@mry7219]

Thx Kevin- I can't wait to hit the range. Your swing thoughts are so simple and easy to put into practice. Apt explanations.

[@erictv9960]

Very good explanation and original content 👍 Please be aware, the point is not, what not to do.. Most of the video though is filled explaining what not to do. The last part "what to do" is extremely valuable! thanks!

[@philb7942]

Great explanation, thanks.

[@blueeyes6192]

Kevin can you do a video specific to what your hands and arms are doing during throwing the iron to 1 o’clock ? How does the club square up flush to the ball? It’s like a split 2nd during downswing .

[@christabor8662]

Great video this says it all. I realized something here too. When beginners hear “ rotate the lower body”. They have no idea what that means. And since it means Pressuring your feet in certain ways to enable you to rotate”. They should watch your other video on weight shift”.

[@hammockmonk]

This is consistent with what Zach Berhow says and it's been helpful for me. Subbed. ❤

[@WTSPC]

Love the explantation between upper and lower body movement. However much I practise I still seem to want to over activate the lower body ending in you know what!

[@jsstrawder]

This is a great way to explain this. Appreciated

[@76MUTiger]

Kevin, this was a great explanation. My coaches have been trying to teach me this. At first your explanation was not clicking for me, but once I saw your sequence (lower body, then upper body) it made sense. And they way you explain to think about it really helps! This aligns very well to how Mike Bender teaches.

[@fredfarmer8854]

Jim Venetos Golf Academy

[@MeandMyStaffy]

@@fredfarmer8854 Junk.

[@s18169ex3]

Perfect presentation

[@MegaTubescreamer]

brilliant...and logical,thank you Kevin..!!

[@mickoleary2855]

Excellent as always Kevin. Its so simple and logical.

[@EddieGarbuttoasis]

Thanks Kevin your teaching methodology and explanation is perfect for my attention span😂

[@paul5589]

Thank you, Kevin.

[@fjvideos6522]

Thanks Kevin. Very clear explanation

[@JamieSmith-RenoSells]

Great stuff. Thanks. Explained so well! What did you mean by 1:00 position? Don't we want hands moving left after impact?

[@michaeldere2892]

Thanks for explanation. Just want clarify when you said swing to 1pm. Can you clarify if it is in perspective of looking at the target?

[@kevinhwangjr]

I will try to explain this in a video in the near future!

[@garyplunkett1625]

Really great instruction. Spot on.

[@danielrose3687]

Brilliant understandable & critical mechanics

[@latiuslumbog6383]

Hello Coach Kevin, I wanna ask something, do I have to shift my body during my backswing?

[@elliottelliott7605]

Thanks Kevin. Finally the swing makes sense. Can I swing the same way with the driver, woods, and hybrids?

[@danielcharles4085]

Genius. Love the data. Great video

[@MrJohnson57]

I'm going to try this again since my comment didn't appear for some reason. Hi Kevin, are you demonstrating a roll release instead of a body release? And, what is the position of the clubface when the club is parallel to the ground across the thighs on the downswing? If you are demonstrating a roll release, is rolling the arms a timing thing; that is, if one rolls too soon the clubface closes, resulting in a wicked left shot. if, rolling too late, then that results in a slice or worse?

[@mikeatback]

There a lot of tips out there. Many require knowing how to swing first but i think this one is good for the beginner. The other most common thing a beginner may do is already forming the habit of standing up in the middle of the swing. I think kevins swing is also a little bit too heavy on the club head rotation which makes it harder to control especially when swinging faster.

[@fredfarmer8854]

Jim Venetos Golf Academy

[@WilleyCorp]

Good tips and explanation, nice distance too, subbed to learn more

[@rosliisnin260]

Great advice Kevin

[@khamkenchanh2735]

Great lesson Kevin. I'll definitely be trying to work on this drill the next time I'm on the range. Just curious to know what would be the distances on your 3-6 iron since your 7 iron is at least 200yds or more on every lesson here. Thanks!

[@TonyCallaway]

I would like you to show the direction of the ball in those long shots! Since we look for distance but accurate distance. Also i would like to see you hitting balls on natural grass! Thank you!

[@Yesman10]

I did all this over three years to cure an over the top slice and ended up with my club behind the line and fatting, with an in to out of 6> ended up spending another six months trying to hit over the top to get it back to

[@norbertdrust9009]

This is great advice!

[@blueeyes6192]

on the golf course how do you deal with different slopes/lies?

[@edk9576]

Thank you for all the great content! Question, your left foot , do you keep it open or straight? I have found if I keep it straight it prevents me from sliding too far forward and opening up. Thank You!

[@3n2a2]

Careful. Knees are not made to twist. Some flare and pushing from toe to heel as you post up will keep it safe. Long drivers even come off the ground as they push up and back.

[@Charlieprice-u5r]

Where did you purchase your simulator especially the mat system that retrieves the ball?

[@JoshPauley-s1z]

This guy is a genius and perfect explanation wow lightbulb moment

[@chriskoumas8339]

Brilliant video

[@diminishedreturn]

Hey Kevin 👋🏻 I'm enjoying your videos and find it great that you always hit shots on Trackman that validate your concepts. 💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I'm not THAT interested in the exact distances as long as they are 'good', but would you mind clarifying what your iron and driver setup is? Your 7-irons get nice distance, but it looks like your using a strong lofted club? What about your driver? What is your loft? I'm only asking to make more sense of the data as I compare my own Trackman 4 results. I don't want to feel like I'm "failing" with your concepts if I "only" hit 180 yds but it turns out my iron is more traditional (Ping i230 standard). Many thanks!!

[@kevinhwangjr]

@@diminishedreturn this 7iron is a beginner female club I had in the studio my normal 7iron I hit on the course around 180-185yards just a player iron and my driver is 8.5 degrees

[@diminishedreturn]

@@kevinhwangjr Thanks, very much appreciated the clarification! Your videos made me smile as I remembered the old TGM legend Tom Tomasello's teaching in his old age. He really emphasizes a flat left wrist and throwing the club 'down and out' to first base. The way you supinate the left forearm/wrist obviously works well for you. In testing it out just swinging through the air, I'm wondering what 'mechanics' you feel protect you from "over-rotation", or too much of a closing rate of the face through impact. Or do you think the face closes AFTER the ball is gone? 🙏🏻

[@jnwub8227]

Great advice

[@jg2380]

Excellent. Sequence ftw.

[@georgesim4422]

Thanks VM❤

[@BHJ7115]

Great content!

[@briancota4544]

Very nice. TY

[@go4jackson]

Sometimes a 10 minute long video can get over complicated and convoluted.. not this channel. Straight forward to hit straight forward. You're the man

[@TuubiMun]

What would be the actual SWING THOUGHTS for this. To think about the lower body or to think about hitting from a closed position ? Tks

[@davidrodriguez2366]

I tell myself turn and swing, not turn and turn like I see all over the course.

[@lenardtan7169]

Great tips again

[@Ricch]

This kid is in his own league.

[@neilh1674]

Can you create a video of your backswing. It appears quite shallow, but is clearly amazing (effortless 200yd 7 iron - wow). Can you walk us through the feels for the correct takeaway and, what not to do.

[@Robert-ts2ef]

Can you do this swing with fairway woods and driver?

[@anandshah71]

Wow he hits 7 iron as much as I hit my driver

[@thehash5552]

He must have 50mph wind setting on trackman

[@John-nl2kt]

@@thehash5552😂

[@antonius0809]

And that's a woman's club 😂😂

[@shinji0843]

But he is huge (tall)…

[@mikemay8334]

And to add insult to injury, that’s a woman’s club😅

[@toneabet6252]

Kevin is the man

[@tref51]

Excellent video....but to get into the correct swing to achieve this pull with your left arm/hands (right for lefthanders) and its very hard to be over the top.

[@Zephyr1968]

I use this keep chest to cover the ball to hit it solid. Great tip For any sport, when your hitting or throwing arm is in front of your chest slightly. I coach volleyball and everyone is trying to get in this photographic high reach arm directly overhead, chest square with the net and they loose power. Same for serving they spin chest open. I have them keep it slightly closed and they are amazed by the power. Look at the 2019 pro championship best spikes of they tourney, lots of cross body shots or chest is 45 degrees to the net. Have to ply in slow motion to catch most of the shots.

[@jimwocha4949]

the closed position is why the Jim Venetos swing works. Forces an inside path and promotes a downward strike on the ball.

[@lifesaver3499]

dont think jim mentions returning lower body to a square set up position..i think he has u keep it all closed

[@mikefleming676]

Always great tips !

[@VimMitt]

Please talk about early releasing the club from top of backswing which is the most armature are not doing it. They are more worried about forward shaft lean which is absurd. Thats why they never can hit ball far and straight.

[@Shrimpinkindofman]

You can make a video about it big shooter

[@willwantsfood]

does throwing you club at 1'o clock apply for driver as well?

[@davidrodriguez2366]

Yes to hit draws. Throw it at 12 to go straight. Throw it to 11 to hit cuts. 😉

[@AlexanderChoachuyJr]

How to start to rotate the lower body at the top of the back swing

[@fredrickmendelsohn606]

Nice work!

[@Trilobite098]

Good points

[@edmund415]

I’m having success taking chips back with shoulders and using mostly arms for downswing.

[@DosLobos]

I used to do something like this. I'd tension my lower body then release it before swinging😮. It's sort of what cowen spiral staircase. I played pretty well that way but found it tiring. I'm not sure exactly how do to what is said in this video though. 😢

[@garymanning7637]

Not everyone comes over the top. There are plenty of us who are athletic and do the same sequence you do, but distance is a struggle, at any age. Any tips?

[@toku_gawa]

My official handicap is 39 😂 but my 7 iron is my most reliable and it goes over 200 yards regularly in the right direction.

[@aljames7345]

Crikey, ladys club, and youre barely swinging at it yet hit 200yds. Quite incredible, you have my full attention!! Thanky ou

[@ellisboys78]

I absolutely love all of your videos, and your tips and drills are fantastic. That said, when pondering your tips/drills cumulatively, it becomes confusing to try to determine the order/sequence we should practice your tips/drills. Can you make a video where you suggest the sequence of tips/drills people should work on? Obviously, we cannot work on everything all at once, so it would be really helpful to know the most important/fundamental drills to work on first, and then what other drills should follow. Thanks for everything you do.

[@raytubach8988]

Pretty fantastic. If only I could do it 😂

[@timothypollock8358]

I just want to point out that what your hips do in an effective golf swing (such as yours) is ENTIRELY dependant on how you take your backswing. For instance Cameron Champ who's hips are incredibly open at impact, turns the sternum towards the trail side and upward in the backswing but not to the rear and his lead shoulder and head move out towards the ball and he has a tremendous preservation of width as he lifts his arms at the top of the swing. This can be seen with longer shafted clubs especially by how high and relatively straight his cocked trail elbow is at the top. This takes tremendous flexibility. It also results in the sternum being able to stay forward during the entire swing and the hips to open up maximally through impact. Your motion is a little more like Adam Scott's where the sternum travels more towards the rear of the body and a little upward. This turn serves as a platform for a very pure cocking and uncocking of the trail arm and wrist, which in your case largely parallels the pulling back of the trail hip. Since this type of turn is a little more trail side oriented (trail side is pulled back as the trail arm and hand are cocked, like drawing a bow), in order to maintain rotational forces on the club during the downswing the lead side shoulder is pulled back as the highly recessed trail side comes forward. This results in the shoulder line pulling back a little from the address line as the club is slung through impact; something also seen in Scott's swing in many cases. However Scott maintains a lot of knee flex at address and throughout the swing with a restricted backsiwng hip turn which holds him closer to the ball and allows him to have more hip rotation through the ball than is the case in your swing. This also means that your arms tend to release a little more out towards the ball whereas Scott's stay a little closer to his torso. So it's all about symmetry, release, and turn structure. Champ's hips are very closed to very open, Scott's are less closed to more open, and yours are more closed to less open. Both you and Scott are less symmetrical than Champ because of the way you turn your shoulders and sternum in the backswing. Of all of the three variants, yours gives the most lattitude for a huge component of trail arm and trail hand release as a predominant power source. It's a very nice swing though. I would wonder about face rotation being a bit too high though for golf at the highest level but with controlled swings, would probably still work. Cheers.

[@daryllneuburger4946]

My head hurts😢

[@timothypollock8358]

@@daryllneuburger4946 In the end, it's pretty simple. You get out a result that is affected by every element that you put into the swing. No more and no less. That was expert level analysis though and really just intended for Kevin himself. Cheers.

[@kkgg-cq3bk]

I read through, didn’t understand 😢

[@timothypollock8358]

​@@kkgg-cq3bk Basically, Champ and even Mcilroy drive the lead shoulder out towards the ball as the trail shoulder goes back in the backswing so that there is more symmetry in the turn of the upper body than with Scott and Hwang Jr. This symmetry of turn keeps the sternum closer to the ball than in the other case. So functionally the whole body turns as more of a jointed column with the upper body turning in a more centered fashion over the lower. This is the best configuration to be able to have the hips open at impact because the body is already turned more symmetrically and you can just simply turn back with the sternum staying more stable relative to its distance from the ball and the hips naturally open as the knees switch places right before impact. With Scott and Hwang Jr. the trail shoulder goes back more than the lead one comes forward so the upper body motion is less symmetrically turned at the top. So to get the shoulders back close to square (really about 5 degrees open on average) by impact, the trail shoulder has to travel more forward toward the ball than the lead shoulder moves towards the rear of the body. This is less advantageous for getting the hips open at impact because the trail side side shoulder has to move forward faster while the hips are held closed for longer so that the shoulders can arrive at around 5 degress open ( the pro average ) at impact. One must get the shoulder line about 5 degrees open at impact or a solid impact with control of the ball direction becomes nearly impossible although one can change the depth of the shoulder line slightly from where it is at address but it must be farther rather than closer to the ball or things become very difficult. Scott manages to open his hips quite a bit at impact but in order to do that, he holds his knees very flexed with weight towards his toes in the backswing and restricts his hip turn quite a bit. This gives him the opportunity to accelerate the trail shoulder forward quickly while he uses the knee flex to keep his hips from opening too early in the downswing. He is also pulling the lead shoulder back, at the same time, so that the shoulder line (you can check it yourself) ends up and inch or two back for its address line at impact, which does not happen with Champ and Mcilroy who keep the same shoulder line distance from the ball. Hwang doesn't have very open hips at impact because unlike Scott he doesn't have extreme knee flex with weight towards the ball (over his toe line) and moves his trail shoulder back as well relative to the ballward motion of the lead shoulder and he pulls his trail hip back quite far instead of restricting it so (important) the trail shoulder and the trail hip move back together in the backswing (full body trail side windup). Therefore in order to have time to get the trail shoulder forward enough for a solid impact, he has to restrict his hip turn (hold the hips closed relative to the upper body) quite a bit through impact and also let the lead shoulder come away from the ball a little faster (both shoulders are then contributing to squaring the shoulder line) so that, just like Scott, his shoulder line ends up farther from the ball than at address. Because Hwang is firing his trail shoulder forward ( toward the ball ) while his very closed hips open rapidly in the early downswing, the trail arm and hand which are coming forward with the retracted trail shoulder and hip are releasing over a longer distance than Scott's and releasing a greater amplitude of angles during that release. This means that he has a more unrestricted throwing motion of the trail arm which is good for easy power but which could contribute to more face rotation and need for precise timing through impact. However his trail arm becomes a source of easy power by doing that because the trail arm (and hand ) has the most levers per unit area of the body to release in the golf swing and is therefore the biggest source of leverage and potential power. If this doesn't help you understand, I guess that I am unable to help in that regard. Cheers.

[@cspell]

I have to work on my sequencing, when I tried this my strike was not that solid. Btw, is that the 7 iron again? That's some serious yardage!

[@Chopsticks88]

Yes, 7 iron again 😂

[@thehairygolfer]

Sadly my body will no longer do that. I do try to open the lower and then I have to wait for the club to arrive before I continue the turn through. If I try to rotate properly through the ball the hands don't come down fast enough and the ball goes way right. The joy of being old with a ruined back. Nice video though. Cheers

[@LeroyYue]

Hi I've been watching your videos for a few weeks and implementing what you teach. I think The biggest tip for most people is the light grip which to talked about several times. When I can relax my grip, I get good results (still only around 75 mph on 7iron although I'm quite athletic) But when I'm tired or nervous on the course, the grip tightened and everything fall apart. Any tip on this? Or is it just pure athletic ability to overcome the adrenaline and tiredness.

[@glenwhatsuppp]

I most all instructors you show us what we are doing wrong and two seconds on what to do right.

[@HoneyTitan]

How tall are u? Do u extend ur shaft?

[@kevinhwangjr]

I am 188cm around 6'2 my actual club is a centimeter longer I believe but not this one

[@nelsonjames1272]

So you should set up with your weight favouring your front foot and staying centred.

[@suuduong3779]

👍

[@VimMitt]

Drop the club in a slot and rotate entire body to target is the secret.

[@daryllneuburger4946]

BAM BAM he said it no more wasting are lives on countless KZbin videos then hours upon hours of wasting your time trying to preform a drill that we are not doing correctly anyways THANK YOU GOOD SIR I CAN NOW HAVE MY LIFE BACK JUST SIMPLY drop the club into the slot and rotate entire body thru GENIUS again ty I can tell my kids daddy's back they were 2 when I started this rabbit hole now there 2 and like 15 mins again ty

[@yukonj2567]

what's the slot and how do you drop it in there?

[@NoelIrl24]

Isn't the problem that the downswing happens too quickly..if you focus on lower body then arms.then it will open up everything too much ..since it happens so quickly maybe it should feel like that you throw the club from the top .

[@kevinhwangjr]

@@NoelIrl24 your feel might work great for some golfers it’s all about the match up

[@television3771]

Nobody ever explains how to use arms and hands which makes me think it’s just a feel of a late release and good structure.

[@meopai3]

"Vinaka" Kevin

[@james.8985]

👍🏼

[@VimMitt]

U do not open your upper body but u drop the arms down from top as soon a possible. Watch video by Padraig Harrington pGA tour winner.

[@yukonj2567]

do you keep your back to the target as you drop your arms and let you body rotate natuarlly as part of dropping them?

[@ddeboy002]

That sim needs a serious recalibration!!!!!

[@kevinhwangjr]

@@ddeboy002 come test it out 👍🏼

[@MB-xx6xc]

I do exactly that but I shank it at best!

[@martymcflytriple0007]

try slowing down the swing and doing the same sequence. another drill is to do half swings to get solid strike point on the face, then gradually work up the take away yet keep the speed down until you're getting consistent strikes good luck with it

[@NFiltr8Red]

I hate my long irons! Hate! Show me the difference between short. 165-200 I’m done!

[@IIISWILIII]

Then get rid of them. Go hybrids all the way to 6 or 7 iron. Most people with average swing speeds don't need anything above a 6-iron

[@NelsonAerial]

Thank You Kevin! Great instruction. Now, off to the range!! 🏌️‍♂️

[@nelsonjames1272]

Without understanding a proper release with shaft lean your amateurs are still up the creek. 😊

[@SiHodgy]

Is he 7ft?

[@BB-fo5mr]

The iron number means nothing. Its the loft. So much deceit in the golf industry. Some iron sets have lofts 2 clubs stronger than traditional lofts. All so you can say you hit tour 5 iron “x distance”. Its so dumb. Bryson’s 5 iron goes 250. You know why? It’s 17 degrees, which is really a 1 iron. (Even pros go along with this nonsense) This is the biggest gimmick in golf these days.