This is the Move That Completely Changed my Game

[@Quadz10]

I saw a similar video (with this move your teaching) 5 years back, and it did the same thing to my golf swing. Literally "Changed the game" for me and have been smiling ever since. It's important to add the value in getting the hands in the correct position (slot) at the top to piece this all together and efficiently smash the "inside half" of the ball. This move you shared sets everything up so well to create power delivery! This paired with the "Hands move" is the secret sauce. Thank you for sharing this. This video should be at a billion views because it's so valuable!!

[@ericwillett8709]

I’ve been a weekend golfer for almost 30 years and have taken lots of lessons but nothing really worked to produce a solid feeling and low score producing golf swing so always resorted to “tinkering” and “trying” different swing thoughts and feels to try to salvage a round of golf when things fell apart. Since discovering Russell’s channel about two years ago and implementing his fundamental swing instruction and techniques I have finally played consistent golf and am shooting in the mid to upper 80’s. You are an incredible instructor with easy to understand instruction that changes weekend hackers like myself and make golf fun and not always just frustrating. I am constantly coming back to fundamental videos like this one and “remembering” how to move the body and arms correctly when things get a little wonky and then I’m back on track again. I can’t thank you enough Russell for your simple yet effective instruction.

[@russellheritagegolf]

🙏🏻

[@ericwillett8709]

@@russellheritagegolf Now if you could just help me with my putting. I fear it’s hopeless. Maybe you could please do a video or a series of videos on the short game. Around the greens and putting is where I loose easily 5-7 strokes a round. Who knows, I might drop into the 70’s at that point.

[@brentwoods4802]

I believe this is exactly why my progress stopped in the low single digits and remains there to this day all these years later. Too much lateral movement off the ball requiring too much timing to find a consistent low point, relying on hand-eye ability to hit good shots but often without true compression of the ball. Always had the tendency to slide my left knee more back toward the right instead of moving it more down toward the ball, which made the movements Russell is teaching here pretty much impossible. Maybe it’s not too late for an older dog to learn this new trick. Another excellent installment- thanks, Russell.

[@BogeyBosun]

Wonderfully explained and kind of blows away my keep my hips still and for my rigid type of swing. More importantly it gives me a routine that makes sense and feels comfortable. Always struggled with my low point being to far back, this has made that all but disappear, blimey I may even start compressing the ball!! Simple, effective and expertly put across! BZ!!!

[@simmo5071]

Simply put, this is brilliant stuff. A lot of average golfers never get the weight back onto front foot. My transition is.a little later than what your showing which ends up with me being more stuck in the down position. Can’t wait to get out and try the earlier weight transition. Again brilliant job!

[@matthewrmusarra]

exactly what ive started working on, thank you! working on getting lead leg straight, hip turn before impact

[@MrJnholmes1]

Excellent drill - really learning a lot from your series - thanks, Russell

[@davidmccauley906]

Excellent swing tip. This is a major move in the swing. I added 25 yards to all my clubs.

[@cmihale]

I watched this video last week. Played Sunday and had one of my better ball-striking days in recent memory. Great content and explained in simple terms. Thank you!

[@SlainteMhath]

This is EXACTLY the video I was hoping to find today after going to the range and thinking to myself, "what I really need to figure out is my transition." Like, to a T. I appreciate the check points. This feels like the thing I'll be doing for the next couple of months. Thank you!

[@TheMemoryShop]

Russell, nice explanation of putting pressure on the ball of the front foot while completing the chest rotation brings the arms around & up, straightening the torso. BTW - just ordered a SwingBuddy & itz being shipped across the pond. Looking forward to working with it. Go Red Devils! Cheers. Mike

[@rebelsoul777]

This is the best explanation of golf swing I've seen. Great job Russell! 👍

[@dj796]

Excellent explantion, great analysis, subbed.

[@philb7942]

Thanks. Looks cold there. You have fantastic proprioceptive awareness which is what makes your demos so good.

[@johnk.atchley5079]

Very helpful. Just to clarify one thing, there is advice out there that one should push up on the left leg forcefully, with videos showing some pros virtually jumping into the air. I don't think you are suggesting exactly that when you say upward movement. As you rotate your left hip, your left leg does straighten a bit at the end. But when I stop the video at minute 9:53 for example, your left leg is still bent at the knee even though it is well past contact and your hands have fully released and your right arm is all the way out to horizontal. Even when you have completed the entire follow through at 9:54 and your hands are above your head with the club shaft horizontal and pointing behind you, your left knee is still very slightly bent. So is it correct to say the upward movement you yourself make and recommend here is not a violent straightening of the left leg.

[@russellheritagegolf]

No I don’t, I’m not an believer of more distance but more consistency. You’ll see this idea in more upcoming videos

[@johnatchley9754]

@@russellheritagegolf Thank you

[@johnatchley9754]

@@russellheritagegolf Thank uou

[@DosLobos]

Excellent lesson Russell, many thanks

[@gregoriousthemeh]

Ok Look, You just gave me my own ahha moment 5 mins ago. I simply couldn't figure out how to use the body in the rotational swing. I've always been a flipper. 150 yard 7 iron if I'm lucky. I just worked on the last 3rd part of the swing for 10 minutes holding at p7 at 7:00 mark like you do with weight into the left and blamo. Anywhere from 138-148 smash factor ( never seen that with my flippy swing before in my life) and carry distance (60% effort) of 130-140 with just the last third of the swing. Thank you , Thank you Thank you. I know there's a lot more work to do but wow what a glimpse of the possible.

[@Jarhead0331]

Seems a fine line between “getting up” and early extension

[@hammockmonk]

Confidence with ball contact 3:50. That’s the brass ring for me and I hope to find it one day.

[@stevestrang480]

The lowering and recentering has paid off helping my game. Great video

[@davet5780]

Nice and simple! I suspect I'll find it harder to put into practice. Great vid!

[@TheBukman]

I think most golfers even with lower single digit handicaps could benefit from this tip. I think other than elite golfers no one really ever sequences their swing correctly and can truly recenter to their lead side the way it should be done. Well except for when they do it by accident and don't realise it and wonder how to recreate that same feel and great result. This is an amazing bit of advice you have provided here. Thank you!!

[@GrandeTime]

Would love to see this drill from behind the ball also. Thanks

[@Rus.golfer]

Another GREAT video from EXTRAORDINARY Golf Pro!!! From Russia 🇷🇺 with huge respect!!!

[@samdevictor7153]

Terrific lesson!

[@erickilroy5841]

Great content. Would love to see some stuff out on the course or a video playing a few holes with Tubes and Ange or Rick Shiels

[@jakeallen476]

Second this! Don't care who he plays but would love to see some of the KZbin instructors playing other instructors.

[@noeloblena]

Russell is so unselfish to share his trade secret! I think this is what missing in my game too. I can't wait to try it. thanks

[@brucejespersen3306]

Love your work, when you are re-centering are you letting your right leg straighten out all the way?

[@bigglesthwaite]

6:57 Excercise is here.

[@AndreeB19]

Hi Russell I am probably too late to get a reply, but I have just found this great video of yours and it works well with iron swings, but I presume it would not for a driver. Do you have a video showing what you want to see with the driver. Thank you 🙏

[@paulbenninghoff5320]

I like it, especially for wedges and shorter irons. But do you adjust this or do anything differently when hitting a driver? Don't you need to stay more behind the ball in that case?

[@mikerodrick2430]

Hi Russell; I have a question about proper footwork when you begin the transition. Should your heel come off the ground & rotate toward the target or stay on the ground & roll inward toward the inside of the foot? A problem I have is rotating my hips too quickly & too far before impact. It's winter in the states so I can't hit balls to try it. Thanks.

[@northotagogolf]

Everyone should do this, without exception.

[@alize43m]

Good stuff its the step drill but in an actual golf swing.

[@eoghankenn]

Hi Russell, I would say your height drops about 2-3” half way back rather than closer to the top of the swing. I have that height drop in my swing by right arm horizontal in the backswing, which leads me to stand up in the downswing and strike it thinner. Is it because I’m possibly not recentering also?

[@peterkrause3554]

Nice explanation of what Ben Hogan figured out

[@eckathewrecka]

Thank you :)

[@Thebrownchannel00]

Hi Russell. Is this a sort of ‘ stack and tilt’ type of swing would you say.? I have been trying that of late and it seems to have helped with the ball striking considerably.

[@edwardsroba]

I don’t think so as the weight still goes to the rear foot before moving back forward 👍

[@Bawkzers]

@@edwardsroba You can still stack and tilt with weight on back foot during the backswing. It's just basically teaching yourself to turn on a swivel, stacking over the ball or your sternum point rather than turning and shifting to the right.

[@patrickmurphy4912]

I wondered the same thing myself?

[@pohoresky]

Brilliant

[@anthonyviola9400]

Please clarify on iron shots are you looking at the back of the ball or should it be the front of ball for solid compression. Thanks in advance

[@TML34]

The only problem I have with this feeling of "swinging up" is that you need to have a downward angle of attack through the ball, so if you have this "swing up" thought, you might early extend. The movement of hips and upper body through the backswing, however, was brilliant.

[@blue24563]

It may seem that way but it will usually do the opposite. Early extension is often caused by a determination to hit down on the ball. People often get their head in front of the ball and the natural compensatory instinct is to early extend in order to make as clean contact as possible as you don’t have enough space otherwise.

[@jbv2081]

#stack and tilt?

[@aussiegolfer2919]

Great video , will definitely try and work on this . I early extend badly and slip in the odd Shank a round and also hit my irons out the heel . 👍🏌️‍♀️⛳️

[@abelindsey9235]

Im still dumbfounded by this, If I take a little time to do these drills I hit all the clubs so well I dam near have to ask myself for an autograph! Added 35 straight yards to the driver and murdering the 3 wood. Thank You Russell

[@Prophecy23JC]

The transition is such a complicated thing to teach, learn, understand, and know if you are even getting right.

[@ianbaker2666]

This is gold … just pick it up! I sliced the ball horrendously and so put a lot of time into improving strike and getting my lower body more active. Now I draw the ball and hit it farther and more accurately. It takes a lot of persistence but it’s worth it and these tips are really important. Just sayin’ …

[@lb8766]

Russell you have evolved into a very practical golf coach professional 👍

[@shawnsmith1439]

I tried this. I lost my balance, fell over in mid swing, landed on my club and dislocated my ass. However, the ball went to target. 😂 Great vid. Subscribe 👍

[@asphaltmilkshake4596]

Were you able to pop it back in? XD

[@shawnsmith1439]

@@asphaltmilkshake4596 😂😂

[@Ken-jt3lc]

I tried the high finish and all I got was a huge slice, no thanks. I guess I'm doing something wrong.

[@Mike-ef8xm]

You’re probably early extending instead of coming up through the shot. I used to do that a lot and spray the ball all over.

[@16treeguy]

And spinning out

[@CanadianBiPolarBear]

Swing path and open club face causes slice period

[@crispyduck1706]

This really is the magic move in a golf swing