The Role Of The LEAD (Left) Arm In The Golf Swing

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[@larryherscher6317]

No better teacher than Adam. He is able to simplify and explain the golf swing better than any one

[@Redrickson1]

Hammering the nail is a new expression for me. I like it a lot and I can't wait to try it out at the range!

[@ejcarey6679]

One of the best videos that you've done to date - bravo. You clearly have to heart of a teacher!

[@timhanna4700]

You make the golf swing so simple and your instruction is on point. It has improved my contact and I rarely early extend nor cast. It's still a work in progress but improving. I'm 56 and I can carry my 8 iron 165-170 now. Thank You. Hammer time!!

[@robbyflair3552]

This is great stuff. I had a lot of success initially with the "hammer the nail" concept to get my hands ahead and stop flipping, but I became so focused on that thought that I started coming over the top to hammer the nail. I am now working on hammering the nail correctly (through the correct hand path), and I'll have to try that thought of piercing the bubble. Also love the lead arm dominance! The old saying is true that for a good golf swing, just do the opposite of what you naturally think you should 😅

[@michaelgiammarino7313]

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[@PorzakGolf]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@Experienceitwithadam]

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[@harrytran3246]

I've been following you for a few months now since I just started playing golf recently but I found your instructions to help your clients are really to the point. Also really like the way you encourage them like "that's my man" stuff. Keep going!

[@chrissale2791]

You explain things so well and easy to repeat on the range!

[@andrewmainsbridge4270]

Awesome lesson. Thank you again and greetings from Australia

[@user-RevKev18]

Swing the grip and not the club head is a great tip especially combined left arm dominant. Great practice today with more compression!

[@dougfolk1276]

Thanks for the easy straightforward teaching Adam👍👍

[@themaven1276]

Dude this was single handedly the biggest epiphany I’ve had in my short golfing career. Thank you sir!

[@MJ-wj4fz]

most amazing golf teacher 🤩

[@PorzakGolf]

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[@steveperry1344]

i'm left handed but golf righty and this works so well for me, thnx for the help.

[@jasonbanaska2135]

Insane how good these lessons are. Thank you so much!

[@PorzakGolf]

You're very welcome!

[@habitualflipper5640]

I'm trying everything to lower my launch angle and bring low spot further ahead on the ball. At 1:09, is this advice considered holding the angle? I'd love to get in the position, but you commonly hear that you can't hold angles to achieve this position. How do you reconcile that?

[@saythavisone3686]

Love this!! This has worked well for me! Thanks for this!

[@BlueCadet-3]

on other vids I don't usually believe these comments but... I took the hammer the nail idea + pump drill to the range today and *immediately* starting hitting draws, so I decided to play 9 and tied my PB of 36 🌝 you've helped my swing a ton this year porzak cheers o7

[@DrPizza92]

Best swing of the day!

[@MrLayLake]

Is this "hammer drill" applicable to swinging the driver?

[@back2back379]

I find that being lead arm dominant simplifies the concept of the swing being circular, especially with a straight lead arm. Helps me find the bottom of the swing arc much more consistently.

[@janicetomaso2129]

What an awesome lesson! WOW THANK YOU! 👏👏😍

[@PorzakGolf]

You're so welcome! 🙌🏽

[@dustinbahem2061]

Handpath in the downswing is so overlooked for an over the top golfer. I found that no matter how much I felt I was "swing inside out" I could never do it until I realized my hands were simply too far from my body, right elbow too bent, and disconnected. Feeling like I am running my hands into my right thigh on the downswing can really change my swing. Would you suggest setting up a noodle in front of your hands to work on this? It seems that most pros do have their hands *slightly higher at impact than at address, but not nearly as much as I do on my bad swings.

[@ivanbutler6079]

Els is lead arm dominant, Woods is trail arm - both work - but in a different way. Not one works for everybody.

[@patrickhiga803]

Sir, does this method work for the driver and longer clubs? Thanks, Pat from Hawaii

[@cmpunkjenmherro]

Adam, Great video and instructions. Will this work with woods too?

[@Golftube90]

Great Adam! This is golden😊

[@PorzakGolf]

I appreciate it!!

[@ElanBrio]

Love this channel and this lesson

[@jameslovering9158]

Loved it, thats so relevant to me its crazy.

[@ItsCxR3]

Is it possible to do a video on the driver takeaway? I’ve watched just about all the drivers videos you have but still can’t figure it out. Thanks!

[@Boovda]

A little confused by this one on the downswing handpath, as in a previous video you showed the player to try and aim the butt end at the ball on the way down. Woudl that not bring your hands more out thatn youre showing here, but with the club behind obviously?

[@allanpedersen9978]

Funny how this video came up in my flow. Watched Daly playing lesson..at the end of the vid he explains his swing. Before teeoff he hits 10-12 wedges with left arm and says that is my full swing. Usually he never hits anything else. When you think of it my left arm (right handed) works from the inside out and right arm usually comes outside/in. Also I think the brain play tricks on you with trail arm. Its further away from target and that just makes you speed up the right arm and Bang! Your over the top. Also why is it called trail arm and lead arm. You tell me😉

[@ivwshane]

I have a question about the lead arm/hand path. If there was a wall in front of me where my head was, would my lead arm swing parallel to that wall for most of the swing (except during the furthest right and left)? Would that change depending on the club? For example would longer clubs require my hands to feel like they are further away from me?

[@gregwilliams2066]

The video and working great with irons, but hitting push fades with driver. Feel as though I'm hamering but with slightly open face. Any suggestions?

[@tylerbellgolf]

Have literally been working on this, but found if I don’t commit and get my hands rights. I hit a hosel rocket dead right :/ but that was also after hitting 200 balls 😂

[@louispounds7486]

Hit my wedges great today doing this. Driver was awful. What do I do differently with driver?

[@bwhick7492]

The air bubble comment changed my swing. Thank you.

[@Hommer167]

I wish to be coached by you!!!

[@johnt697]

Hmmm. interesting. I kind of noticed my left arm comes out further than address. I wonder if this has been causing my heel shots... lol. I've been trying all these other fixes for the heel shots... but now wonder if it was as simple as keeping the left arm close to the body.

[@patrickcahill5292]

Also does this swing work with driver as well

[@tomkoss07]

Love the lead arm dominant thought…but Todd was way off with the most important muscle. The triceps straighten the arm (so if you have a bent lead arm elbow, it may help a bit). The upper body muscles involved with the lead arm pull would be the lead side lats and rear delt!

[@patrickcahill5292]

I am right arm dominant but extremely inconsistent.. should I try left arm dominant for more consistency

[@klauswillisandresen1427]

i loose my hip bump then early release and shank it ... can not at 60 figure out how to combine downswing and hipturn

[@jeremyhuynh9758]

Do the arms + hands meet at the finish line (impact) because of the lead hip joint firing straight back or is the core/rib cage assisting the arms to impact zone?

[@PorzakGolf]

It’s a little bit of both. We preach the “Hip & Grip”. From the top of the swing the lead hip moves back while the arms come through. While we do talk about there being a finish line like a horse race, the golf swing doesn’t end at impact. We have to go through and passed the ball

[@jeremyhuynh9758]

@@PorzakGolf Thanks coach! I

[@jeremyhuynh9758]

@@PorzakGolf Makes sense, because when the core is activated/engaged like you're taking a punch, when the lead up moves back then the core will bring the arms back to impact and through the ball, right?

[@annefilippobertozzi7601]

Why the guy does the wrist hinge before turning in his backswing? What’s that for?

[@PTtv20244]

I hit 13/13 fairways and had long drive on every hole yesterday, unfortunately putting was awful…wack-a-mole golf, you fix one thing and something else goes wrong.

[@juhefner2855]

How would this differ with driver?

[@johnt697]

Wow, I tried the left hand motion with chipping, and I have to say, I have never chipped it so well. Zero chunks... 90% of the chips were hit so crisp. No fats. It now feels like my left arm stays really close to chest... I guess it has always separated from the chest before.

[@johnt697]

Please do another video on lead arm dominance... the visual you showed is pretty straightforward, but wondering how much pulling are you doing with left arm.. or is your body pulling the arm forward. I have heard other instructors say NEVER pull the shaft forward.

[@anomad6314]

hammering nail.... good.

[@ast453000]

I'm not saying this is wrong. To each his own. But I see it differently. For me there is a reason your dominant hand is usually your trail hand, not your lead hand. I see the golf swing as similar to a hockey slap shot, where all the power and control comes from the trail hand, which is usually the dominant hand. This may be because the pectoral muscle is much bigger than the deltoid. I feel a lot of people slice because they're not using their trail hand to close the club.

[@PorzakGolf]

I can see how your comparison with hockey makes sense. But remember that we hold the golf club with our hands closer together with the lead hand at the end of the grip. An over active trail hand will cause a golfer flip in order to square the club. But with the right set up, backswing and downswing the club will square up with the body’s rotation through the ball.

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[@eddiegunz3551]

Yes better compression.

[@cklam8722]

Note Adam's left butt moved back a fraction of second before the club comes down.

[@petersanders3402]

Another Ah Hah moment video. Thank you. Cheers

[@PorzakGolf]

Awesome!! 👏🏽

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This is $$$$$$$

[@christoffurl7251]

'promosm' 😬

[@nicklee5324]

you showed him how to hammer and turned, but when I slow down his swing, nothing like you showed him. You all praised him how good it was. sale your craps..

[@jwsteeves1467]

What a joke...That's your swing.. Everyone is not the same...😂

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Where is this guy at? I need to travel out there! Palm Desert?