SEPARATE THE HIPS IN THE DOWNSWING FOR LONGER DRIVES

[@barleywells]

Great video. I have taken so many lessons using TracMan to learn that my problem was coming into the ball too steep. Nobody had accurately diagnosed the cause. Finally yesterday a new pro told me I had no separation and that was the reason I was too steep. I understand that better having seen this video. If I had only seen it when the M1 driver came out! That's the penalty for not subscribing! I'm now a follower.

[@adolfozayas3359]

Played baseball for years so i understand and use the basball swing in my warmup swings. The club on the upperbody to disassociate was weirdly difficult for me. Will work on it esp in the winter here in the states. Thanks as always Gents. Great Vid

[@vrmsali]

Once again a great video. Just to add on to the drill that I used after watching your video is that I did 10-15 reps in baseball stance (i.e., in standing position above the ball) of rotating the lower body before hitting each ball on the range. The results were amazing. Similarly, I am adding 2-3 reps of the same as part of my pre-shot routine on the course. As a result i have started to hit longer and straighter. You guys are the best.

[@steveplyler8077]

Well down mate, you are a good team, clear, common sense and great drills.

[@GedWaltersGolf]

Fantastic explanation and drills to get golfers to create the correct feeling. Great video guys.

[@thomasflebbe6073]

Love watching these videos! I've dropped 5 strokes from the great tips you have. Hoping to drop another 5 in the next couple months to get me to a single digit handicap woot woot

[@jordanoxley8745]

Loving the support you give me

[@moonlitekid]

You are in my old hood...and jackets / jumpers in San Diego? Hope you had a blast and played Torrey Pines South.

[@moonlitekid]

Met with the one and only Derek Uyeda? Great guy, he was my coach a number of years ago.

[@stevensayers9838]

I'm quite new to posting comments on KZbin, but I have to say that this video is brilliant. Next time I'm back in the UK visiting family I would love a session with you guys if that's at all possible.

[@markojohnston8222]

Hi Guys, Love the new video equipment and audio! Great segment today. Welcome to the USA and look forward to seeing your videos!! Andy, in looking at your TPI evaluation and how you bend your knee just past impact to compensate for a bit of tight left hip rotation, I do this as well and struggle with wether this is important since it is past impact. I am working on the external hip rotation and stretches and wondering how you're coming along with this. Hope you can continue to do segments on incorporating strength training and stretching with your excellent instruction. Hope your wrist is getting better!

[@TedsAssassin]

The new cameras look fantastic

[@randallriley9331]

Don't know how this will affect my swing since I seem to have trouble disassociating, but the stretching action alone of trying this in slow motion is pretty awesome. I'll keep working on it, but at the very least I have a new drill/stretch to add to my pre-round warm-up :)

[@erickatch4149]

You guys rock ! Some nice insight and teaching drills on all your videos. If you come to Pennsylvania , would love to have to you stay and play a few rounds. Also have a place in Naples, FL. Keep up the great work

[@kierangill4264]

Great video really helped my game

[@stoetz4510]

When you first did the hip rotation was laughing so hard. The hip wiggle just looks hilarious

[@OpaKnows]

The best instruction I've seen from you lads. Carry on. Shame about them carting out the old Nike green.

[@terryohare8990]

sabr686

[@stephenharrington5736]

Great video and advice. Piers why do you start the club away from the ball on set up?

[@BigSho0ter]

I'm 16 and I play baseball and my swing was exactly like the first. I drive about 260-270 and I golf like 8 times a year. It's weird because baseball and golf swings are pretty different. I fixed what you guys taught in this video and drive 295. Insane how that helps that much

[@zachary2828]

Great video, really helpful and intriguing. My only question is how long should the shoulders (upper body) be delayed in the downswing? I see some players like Jordan Speith not have much separation between the upper and lower body, and I see other players like Patrick Reed have a lot more separation between the upper and lower body.

[@brianjohnson1583]

brilliant l really enjoy your videos and have learnt so much keep up the good work guys do you look at videos posted into yourselves if so is there a cost for your advice regards Brian

[@creamabdul-jabbar6722]

Something I can finally feel. I used to be able to hit a baseball major league distance in high school. Played college ball. I used to cock the upper body back and as I was stepping through I always felt as if I had a little extra cock back. It’s nothing for me to play slow pitch mens softball and hit the ball 400 feet. Almost every time I step to the plate it’s a home run. Played class c-d ball meaning usually had rules where you could hit 1 home run an inning. If you hit anymore they were either a single or an out. So usually I’d have to chop down on the ball to keep it in play. Never could associate this with golf. It’s pretty embarrassing but I hit a golf ball with driver 230-270 never consistently. I’ve had the rare 300+ drives that just felt different and I think it’s it. I have almost wanted to go to a little bit of a step in my golf swing. But I know that will never work

[@pedrocostalive]

Another great video, this is my major problem. But my problem is during the back swing

[@jbaker7630]

good video.

[@wreckim]

If you are a gifted athlete, with hand-eye coordination....this may be simple. For the rest of us, we need this drill. Thanks for the lesson!

[@whogg0521]

Man, you guys are right South of me. Would have loved to get you a pint.

[@davidwilliams5018]

Great video, will there be daily USA vlogs?

[@daylehallard6132]

Hi guys good information again. I struggle with getting a nice penetrating ball flight. My irons just seem to go so high. Could this be down to my shafts that I have or something I'm doing in the swing?

[@lawrencehahn]

Great video! My question is, do you have any advice or drills to help stop my right hip from going internal too soon and moving towards the ball in the downswing. Thanks!

[@supreme444]

Thanks for this. The only club I can't hit is my driver due to extreme slicing as a lefty. About to head out to the range and get solid, straight shots practicing these drills!

[@rorymilne6549]

Could you guys do an updated what's in the bag cheers

[@historicus146]

Can you distinguish the separation you talk about between the modern swing (hips resist on the back swing, Jason Day) and the classic swing (hips open on the backswing, Hogan)? It seems separation might be different depending on these swing types. Thank you.

[@Mozfox852]

Like the new intro

[@IRISHTRANSPARENCY]

Mark Crossfield is without a doubt the best online instructor

[@flimflam945]

This is fucking awesome.

[@anthonymoore5396]

Thanks guys. Q? When chipping, do you recommend any wrist hinge, wrist cock or arm rotation? I see different views from different teachers/players. I am particularly interested in technique that will be more likely to hold up under pressure when playing. Cheers, Anthony, Melbourne Australia

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

hmm

[@J4MSEVU89]

Can you guys explain how to close the face relative to the path? I'm fairly confident i am swinging quite straight based on the feedback produced by my divots, but i feel like i am unable to close the face enough, and therefore my shots start of straight but fade (rather than swinging left and fading back to the target line) Cheers.

[@MrLibra0928]

For driver we want more distance so we do that, what about iron shots? should we do the same? Thx..

[@MsBman19]

That separation of the hips, my word out of 5 different Teaching Pro's I've used, not a one taught this. Yes, you better believe I'm standing up!My question is 50% of the time I actually pull off the flop shot, why am I missing 50% of time.

[@jamesadcock5235]

love that swing 315 yards wow with such an easy swing that's what everyone should aim for. long drive champions have to swing much harder to go 300 yards. give me this swing anyday

[@yelnikmcgwawa454]

Advanced and key to breaking 80-85. Just think about a micro move to get most of your lower body weight to the front foot before the upper body starts down. Don't exaggerate or you'll injure yourself. Baseball is a great example. Think about squishing the water out from a sponge under your lead foot before attacking the ball.

[@keithwilliams453]

Would too much lower body disassociation create a lag in the downswing causing a push/push fade?

[@meandmygolf.]

Agreed Keith TOO MUCH does.

[@faketonyabbott2772]

Have you got your cast off, Andy? Hope your scaphoid has healed up. Keep up the grat content! Cheers.

[@Mrequine1]

great vid, but i think their is a issue especialy me with golf!! i had a riding accident years ago witch make it very difficult for me to searate my hips from my body. becuase i ride i also fully understand how to separate my lower body from my top as it somthing that all good horse riders can do, but because of my injury very hard to move my lower back and hips!!

[@zarza3340]

Is this for only driver or all clubs including wedges?

[@RockWonder210]

ilumin zarza All clubs. I’ve increased distance with all clubs with the change in swings.

[@m4lcrews]

Hey guys I'm not sure if someone has already asked you but, how do I get a better ball flight with my woods off the deck?

[@FairwayJack]

6:01 - 6:03 ...0.25 speed ...lower body / upper body disassociation

[@oregonone132]

The best way I've found to accomplish this hip lead is to relax the entire body, but especially the arms and shoulders. Relax

[@ojiddenden]

Im always leaving my pitch shots from 50 yards in short. I'm unsure whether it's club choice or another issue. What's the best way to fix this problem?

[@richardjoyce1]

Disassociating my hips from my upper body has always been a big problem for me. I did the drill in front of the mirror, and not surprisingly I can't rotate my hips independently. What now?

[@ridhwanariffalah3339]

119mph damnn! why not make a video about fitness and what you can do in the gym to increase swing speed? -cheers

[@lorenzoferrari7806]

How can you achieve the perfect chip from inside the bunker

[@garrettrose3072]

Just stopped playing baseball and my golf swing is actually pretty solid, but my hips rotate too fast sometimes and my upper body can’t keep up. Can’t seem to find the right video to find a drill.

[@creamabdul-jabbar6722]

This is why I come over the top. Nothing else. Body separation is a major problem

[@bazabollox]

Good vid but honestly did not see the separation when you pinged it at the end!

[@patrickeoff4466]

you sell appeal at all?

[@fastfingers110]

that drill help full and it looks sexy too! lol

[@Ben59910]

My problem is having too much separation

[@helloman7420]

3:42-Wtf?

[@adolfozayas3359]

that disassociation drill is hard to do

[@peckpengyaw7567]

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[@KINGKURT14]

Bogey golfers beware! If you never cared about the disconnection thing you shouldn t be concerned. The reason is, it happens quite naturally coz if your grip is okay and you have a smooth swing and solid setting you should be able to hit straight long enough shots anyway and play your 80 something rounds. separating the hips in the downswing CONSCIOUSLY might be awarded by a few more yards for your drives. But honestly, most of us need to hit about 10,000 balls a year on the range to have good results.

[@ibrahimal-saba3273]

Not true!! Separating your hips can fix so many things in your drive. If you hit high on the club face your shots will be much more centered, also it can dramatically help squaring the face at impact. I struggled for the past year with my drive trying all kinds of grips and swing thoughts, after I started concentrating on getting my hips to start the downswing I was able to go to a completely neutral grip with no risk of a slice or hook as long as my hips move first.

[@wilsono-mt4nu]

"it's all in the hips"

[@shambolicicon]

I love the way they are plugging Taylor made now it kind of takes away from what they started doing originally as I'm not sure endorsement should be overdone even the cheeky grin after he talks about gaining extra yards because it's a certain club

[@thombendtsen399]

No, please don't

[@jamesday2485]

CLOWNS

[@Wesquire]

DON'T LISTEN TO THIS. THIS IS THE WORST THING YOU COULD DO FOR YOUR SWING. If you get your hips faster than your arms, they will stop turning before impact. When that happens, you stall and either hit a block or a hook.

[@Wesquire]

And it is pretty funny that they are talking about power when neither of them are long hitters. I stopped disassociating my lower body and finally broke 130mph club speed. Monte Scheinblum will also tell you that syncing your lower and upper body is the most important thing for swinging right, and he won the world long drive competition

[@Wesquire]

Look at Adam Scott's swing for an example. Perfectly synced and he has the best swing on tour.

[@meandmygolf.]

All of the best players in the world start with their lower body and transfer energy through each segment. Hips fire first then slow to pass energy on to the torso which then slows to pass energy to the hands and then club etc. It sounds like you have lots of natural speed which is great and although you may feel that you don't disassociate you probably do as will Adam Scott. Thats why it looks in "sync". Yes golfers can go too earl with their lower body also which can cause the shot to be left out to the right.

[@Wesquire]

Meandmygolf​ Yes, and I'm not denying that. Hips will always go first, I wouldn't be able to go arms first even if I tried. However, the point is that you shouldn't be consciously dissociating. Your lower body automatically reacts. Most decent to good players have too much dissociation. If you look at Rory's swing from ~2012, a lot of people made a big deal about his hips firing twice. That was simply because his hips dissociated too much and he ran out of rotation until his arms had time to catch up. You guys even interviewed him and he said his club speed was faster about 18" behind the ball. This is exactly why. Rory is much more in sync these days and led the tour in SG Driving.

[@Wesquire]

Meandmygolf And I do apologize for the cunty tone of my comment. I am just trying to prevent other people from making the same mistake I did for years.