The TRICK To Finally Clear Your Hips In The Golf Swing

[@billb502]

I want to compliment Eric on this superb drill,. 50 years of avid golf working hard to unsuccessfully get rid of early extension. No instructor or you tube video drills were able to help me figure out proper hip turn until today. Using the rod and focusing on keeping the right knee inside the toe line provided immediate results. For the first time I now have the proper feel for a solid swing and hip turn. I can't thank you enough for this post.

[@CogornoGolf]

Love to hear that Bill! My pleasure :)

[@cwa.jr92]

I had this explained to me yesterday and the results were immediate and incredible. This explanation filled in all the gaps. Thank you!

[@CogornoGolf]

Love to hear it!

[@AviationSceptic]

Eric, this is brilliant stuff. The trail hip portion of this is key for me. Moving up into the ball kills all the benefit of the "clearing of the hips". The knees working in and closer together is a great feel move that should help me "clear the hips", improve rotation, and NOT move up and into the ball by keeping the pelvis a constant distance from the ball. As a person who has watched way too many youtube golf videos, this is one of the best!

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks for your support! Appreciate ya!

[@rickpetryk2658]

Wow what a great demonstration...Just the visual I needed! Thank you

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Rick!!

[@TheAdamwenner]

I have been focusing on this issue with my pro - - same general approach. But your tips on the specifics - target aim, belt buckle beyond, knee position and hips down -- are exactly what I need to be able to perform. I literally cannot wait to hit the range this morning and try these out! THANK YOU ERIC

[@CogornoGolf]

Love to hear it---thanks for watching! Hope these help :)

[@joelrogers7413]

That is the best explanation I have ever seen for this!

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Joel!

[@chrissunseri6315]

Great video and lesson Eric, thanks. One other thing people can try is to open their stance up around 15° and swing toward the target. I do this by dropping my front foot back around 3 to 4" and flaring my left foot out around another 10° (check out a guy called Fred Couples). Swing toward the target as normal and your hips automatically open. I actually play like this now and have never felt so open and free on the follow through. Helped me get to scratch golf, so it worked for me, give it a shot...

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Chris! Agreed thats for sure an option that can help some!

[@rayeves2187]

Getting the right knee through without moving out is a great tip! it stops early extension,maintains balance and builds consistency. Thanks

[@CogornoGolf]

Yes!!

[@JordanBaney]

I’ve been working on this FOREVER, worked on this this week and man-the difference in contact and consistency was MASSIVE. Awesome video 🤙🏽

[@CogornoGolf]

Love it Jordan!

[@mattm1657]

Best youtube golf video I've seen so far. Always struggled to open my hips at impact, it felt forced and led to weak strikes for me. My knee went outwards though, so seeing this video and moving the back knee towards the front has helped me hugely and worked very well on the course today! Thanks so much for a great explanation.

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Matt! Hope it continues to serve you well!

[@donaw0771]

This is exactly what Dennis has me working on. Near the end of my round yesterday I finally felt what it is suppose to feel like. My hips were turning so nicely and not feeling forced like it usually does. And it produced great shot results with added distance. I'm excited to keep working on this.

[@CogornoGolf]

Love to hear this!!

[@lgb0250]

Watch this yesterday and tried it on my mat indoors today. Definitely better strike on the ball. Didn’t pick up any distance but I believe it will come as I practice this more. Thx

[@CogornoGolf]

Great to hear! Hope it serves you well!

[@robertevvers9493]

Fantastic lesson! Thanks Eric

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Robert!!

[@jannelillkvist3173]

I have watched many videos on how to clear the hips, but the result has always been pushing out the right knee (right handed) towards the ball and thereby restricting the "hip rotation". Understanding the that the knee must stay within the toe-line and turning the right knee cap towards the target early in the downswing helped me create a great feeling for me: I now think of the movement as stubbing a burning cigarette under the ball of my right foot - rotating my right foot counterclockwise with pressure on the ball of the foot. This feeling accomplishes (for me) exactly what you describe. Thank you Eric, and keep up the good work!

[@CogornoGolf]

Love that! Thank you!

[@AdamHail-d6f]

best feel, great video, keeping your knees together helped me so much

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks!!

[@CostaMesaPhotography]

What a great video! Fantastically simple explanation and demonstration. Can't wait to work on this. I've taken video of my swing and I know it doesn't look right--and now I know why and what to do about it! Thank you!!

[@CogornoGolf]

Love it! Hope this one serves you well!

[@alexn8320]

LOL... @4:25 "There ain't no way..." with eyes closed. If you watched up to this point, you most certainly stayed for the entire video. I'm going to try the knees together feeling to overcome my hip rotation stalling. Thanks Eric!!

[@CogornoGolf]

Haha :) Appreciate ya!

[@shanebotha257]

Excellent explanation thank you 🙏

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Shane---our pleasure!

[@chrisbonner5944]

I've been building my swing from grip to set up, to takeaway, to backswing and initiation of the downswing for over a year. I am finally ready to learn how to clear my hips and these feels have been so helpful. I could not find the right one - left hip turn, push left foot, left calf back, roll right foot, etc. I feel like I tried them all. These are the ones - "knees together" and "right hip down and in" that have been the most helpful. I have been trying to come to Bethlehem for a long time to book time but of course, there is only so much time in your day. I'll keep trying! Always so good these videos are and thanks for always being so generous with your tips since not all 319k of us can't book time!

[@CogornoGolf]

Appreciate your support and being here with us, Chris!

[@TheCaesarManson]

This is the greatest instructional video on youtube, by far.

[@CogornoGolf]

Thank you!

[@TheJames2812]

Love this. I was the same as the client you mentioned. My right knee moved forward and I had no turn, resulting in me flipping at the ball with inconsistent results. Been working on trying to turn for the best part of 2024 and finally 'felt' it 2-3 weeks ago. The effect on ball strike, distance and accuracy is unreal.

[@CogornoGolf]

Love it!👊

[@dennistognan3791]

Another excellent tip from Eric!

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Dennis :)

[@michaelmiranda2940]

Been working on this and it's so good! Now it's my one down swing thought. Knee inside toe line. It keeps me from going to much into my toes which always causes bad contact. Thanks coach

[@CogornoGolf]

Love to hear this one helped Michael!

[@AlanStrong-t4z]

My problem exactly. Love this video.

[@CogornoGolf]

Appreciate it!

[@stevefordham1740]

Honestly one of your best videos

[@CogornoGolf]

thanks Steve!

[@GreatAmericanNosh]

I ll have to try this. Very clear instruction

[@CogornoGolf]

Hope it helps my friend!

[@GreatAmericanNosh]

@@CogornoGolf It did. I noticed that I have to slow down to release the club through impact or I pull

[@jradak7541]

Best video, for me, in a long time. I watch a LOT of videos, too may, actually. I finally got more choosy when I realized that instructors have differing swings they teach and if their swing does not match what you're trying to do, you are SOL. When I focused on keeping my left arm straight, I became more accurate, but lost a bit of distance, but it was totally the right thing to do. When I followed Eric's tip for turning through, my contact got even better AND my distance increased. I actually feel like I have a good golf swing. I'm usually a bogey golfer, but shot 40 on my first round after implementing this one move. Looking forward to actually getting better at this and seeing the results.

[@CogornoGolf]

Love the feedback and support! Hope this helps ya!!!

[@lenardtan7169]

Great helpful lesson tips.

[@CogornoGolf]

Appreciate it!

[@douglaswarner3598]

Extremely good video and helpful to all those who stall and flip.

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Douglas!

[@Golf_Quest]

Outstanding. I've been puzzling over how to do exactly this for a while now. The other thing is the timing of the hip rotation move. Good players seem to turn their hips quite a lot before their club shaft reaches horizontal in the downswing. Max Homa also keeps his shoulders mostly still aligned toward the target at impact even though his hips are quite rotated, so he has a lot of separation between lower body and upper body. Thank you for this great suggestion for how to work on this tricky move!

[@CogornoGolf]

Thank you!! Agreed!!

[@RITH5150]

Great information.thank you

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks!!

[@RITH5150]

@@CogornoGolf you are very welcome

[@mickruban3567]

Thanks Eric! Love your tuition.

[@CogornoGolf]

Appreciate it Mick!

[@PatSutton-y6q]

0:28 Indeed one of Eric’s most helpful videos ever (and that’s saying something!)

[@CogornoGolf]

Appreciate it!

[@ejcarey6679]

Eric is the best instructor on KZbin, period!

[@CogornoGolf]

Thank you!!

[@RITH5150]

No doubt

[@philmichel883]

Brilliant! Does this concept work as well with the driver, which typically begins with a wider stance?

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Phil! All clubs for this one!

[@aslancpa]

Very helpful. Thanks

[@CogornoGolf]

Our pleasure!

[@henrychung007]

Great video! I also find that for me to clear the hips better it helps to have more right sidebend in downswing (feel like right shoulder going down towards the right knee more)

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Henry! For sure

[@ericnelson6647]

Thanks for the coaching, your videos break down the swing in a way I can understand. Been stuck at 15 for a while and now have the time to do the necessary work to get better. My biggest problem is hip rotation during the swing.

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Eric---hope this one helps ya!

[@steveperry1344]

needed this, thnx.

[@CogornoGolf]

Hope it helps ya Steve!

[@randysummerall]

I like it thanks coach!

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Randy!!

[@mikethomas1499]

This was the piece missing. Moving correctly through the shot is an eye opener. Thank you!

[@CogornoGolf]

My pleasure Mike---hope this helps!

[@bp8067]

You described the right knee/hip getting close to the left but not how the left foot and knee are used. How do you get the left leg to straighten and push the left hip back so it is “deep”? Also weight shift, from the start of the downswing, how to get pressure into the left foot (ball of left foot) to then push into the ground to straight left leg and help open hips

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey! I talk more about that here in detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZC6iaWagdaVqZY&pp=ygUVRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIGxlZnQgbGVn kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXyxiZJtqdCBa9E&pp=ygUVRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIGxlZnQgbGVn

[@russquick7899]

Another clear message Eric. It almost looks to me that keeping knee and hip inside the toe line is aided or enabled by weight being on the left heel. Am I seeing this correctly or imagining. Be good-Russ

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Russ! Yes!

[@dougpickering2295]

"Trail side working through" is what really struck me as a great swing thought/feel. I'm taking this to the practice range with me now. Great tip, Eric.

[@CogornoGolf]

Hope it helps Doug!

[@bonnies7507]

Just what I need to work on ! Question though, what suggestion do you have for turning as taught here without torquing the right lower back (right handed player) ?

[@CogornoGolf]

Hope it helps! Ah not much :) To have a good golf swing requires a healthy amount of rotation and side bending of the spine at the same time.....no real way around that

[@kedman1217]

Eric - BIG FAN. I am 64 years old, a 2 handicap with an above average short game. Can you comment on “what you feel” vs “what you think” during the golf swing. When I adopt your training tips, I divide my upper body movement and my lower body movement in what I think to produce the proper feel. When I sequence in the proper order - it is perfection. When you are on the range hitting the same club over and over again, you can get in a groove. However, bringing it to the course “what I think” can be inconsistent. I find myself isolating a movement on the course which impacts my swing sequence - results - a bad swing. I know the golf swing from start to finish is less than 2 seconds so maybe I am thinking to much to create the proper feels😊

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey! For sure....but maybe too much for me to fully explain here :) Maybe listening to some of my on course videos where I go through my feels may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXynYqJ_e9KEj5Y

[@bluezzpower]

Is there a key to not pushing shot to the right while trying to make this hip clearing transformation?

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey! I would make sure the club path isn't too far in to out and make sure you square the club face enough earlier in the downswing~

[@kk2336]

TY

[@CogornoGolf]

you got it!!

[@walterwong1847]

Would it be easier to have upper body tilt to the right at address and tilt to the front at impact?

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey Walter! Yes for sure you need some of both of those!

[@samr1953]

Brand new feel for me. Can't wait to try it! I'm watching the Masters now and I can see that none of the pros ever cross the line.

[@CogornoGolf]

Hope it helps, Sam!

[@badboybarrio21]

That is why i do not hit the ball solid...due to the right knee also causing me to stand up during impact. I am going to save this video before my next golf game. Gotta go the range to practice this. Good tips here.

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks! Hope it helps your game!

[@kevincrough3586]

It’s almost like you’re finishing your swing with your right knee where your left knee started. Now I can see why you want your knees to touch at the completion of your swing. Thank you.

[@CogornoGolf]

👊 Our pleasure! Hope this one serves you well!

[@dicknelson1229]

"Right knee inside the toe line" is an awesome suggestion. Seems almost impossible to early extend if one does this. Thanks, Eric.

[@CogornoGolf]

Hope it serves you well my friend!

[@scotthnks]

What club do you use to do these drills?

[@CogornoGolf]

usually something like an 8 iron

[@mattbecham597]

I've been trying to draw the ball for years buy strengthening my grip and all I did was pull or snap hook. I recently went to a completely neutral grip and moved my ball position a little more forward, and now it draws naturally without me even trying to do anything with my hands. Is this one of the opposite extremes happening or just something individual with me? To keep on topic. I do have to clear or I will pull or flip.

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey Matt! I would really need to see on video to say for sure!

[@arthurgakwandi7869]

This looks like the secret that has been hidden from me for years. Thanks Eric for this revelation. I am off to trying it out.

[@CogornoGolf]

Hope it helps!!

[@FrankMunsey-d1f]

Why don’t use Maluskas push left hip back drills as means to get left hip back. I found your earlier videos with left leg push back very helpful. Why not mention this alternative?

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey Frank! I do in my coaching for sure----good point maybe need to do more newer vids on that!

[@jonmold6574]

10/10 thx

[@CogornoGolf]

Thank you! Hope it helps Jon!

[@jonmold6574]

@@CogornoGolf it's perfect. I had a lesson last week and my pro said I have high hands/handle and early extension, but in-out swing. Watching lots of your early extensions and the feels and drills you explain so well are helping me massively. Thanks for the great tutorials and really explaining what each part of the swing does. I love that you do the opposite feels, really helping me. If I was state side I'd be over for a lesson, or 10! Thanks from the UK

[@deansharratt9479]

Eric! This right knee move “feel” is a game changer 👌🏼🏌🏼‍♂️ brilliant video!

[@CogornoGolf]

Thanks Dean! Its a big one for sure to get the hips through correctly!

[@ryanpearson5899]

How do I get a lesson?! I played college golf and have beat a million golf balls but still stand up and flip. Some rounds I’ll time everything and shoot 67 and some rounds can’t time it and shoot 75. I find the hardest time shallowing out my swing and just can’t get the feel. Please help!

[@CogornoGolf]

Hey Ryan! Send us a message to [e-mail] and we can discuss options!

[@michaelschmidt6548]

I've never had any success with lower body feels. What worked for me on the downswing was the feeling of getting my right shoulder out towards the ball. It is impossible to rotate your shoulder toward the ball and your hips to move toward the ball. You would fall over! Now having said that, if your takeaway has shoulders that are too flat, which most bad players do, the shoulder toward the ball can be a disaster.

[@CogornoGolf]

Love it Michael

[@timothycarry]

This saved me. I just think push the right hip under the left hip.

[@CogornoGolf]

👊Glad this one helped, Timothy!

[@ericvlaeminck8256]

Guy told me once to think this on the downswing, "how quickly can I get my right knee to touch my left knee?" Of course it never touches but it's a good tip for me.🤙

[@CogornoGolf]

I like it!

[@jakepadgett5569]

I can play good golf with early extension and my hips not open at impact but I hate the way it looks. I’m plenty strong enough to play good golf with no hips and legs but I hate the way it looks. So I’ve started working on it and now I’m not any good and can’t hit the ball for shit. I’m stuck between sticking it out and fixing it or just going back to playing with an early extension.

[@CogornoGolf]

Damn I hear ya Jake! I would find a good coach to work with in person or send swings to www.cogornogolf.com so we can help find and fix the root issues holding you back there and say whether you should worry about the EE at all or not

[@724riff]

As I watch this I could see easily how a golfer would either come over the top or across the line outside to in , if I am not mistaken . You'd have to he all hands feom there and save the club face

[@georgetinwick3450]

will pushing your left hip back accomplish the the same thing it doesn't seem to work for me orvare you pushing from the right side the secret sauce nothing is working uggh

[@CogornoGolf]

IT MIGHT George....if you're stuck send swings to www.cogornogolf.com/freetrial .....Ill analyze videos for ya and build ya custom practice plan risk free

[@ylana4444]

This is MONEY!

[@CogornoGolf]

Thank you :)

[@SammySnead]

My problem is that I spin my hips on the downswing and come over the top with upper body.

[@BeefyPreacher]

Then don’t do that

[@SammySnead]

@@BeefyPreacher Easier said than done.

[@CogornoGolf]

I would put in a swing plane station to make sure your club stays inside of that and adjust body motions accordingly/as needed Something like these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYKTdZejbpZnq6M&pp=ygUeRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIHN3aW5nIGZyb20gaW5zaWRl kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHqYhYV_l7uod7s&pp=ygUeRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIHN3aW5nIGZyb20gaW5zaWRl

[@TonyTansling]

My question is what is the left hip feel for this particular move? The right hip move ends up having me leaning back like I’m folding in half backwards 😂😂😂

[@CogornoGolf]

Hahaha---left hip up and back this one goes more into left hip feels/moves: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZiwfqqMaLWNbbc&pp=ygUZRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIG1hbGFza2EgaGlwcw%3D%3D

[@TonyTansling]

@@CogornoGolf thank you!

[@chrispollard2720]

As I got old…. I quit doing this. I notice Sheffler and every pro does this. Even the old guys… thanks

[@CogornoGolf]

You got it Chris!

[@Gf1282-t1v]

내가 그걸 몰라서 힙턴을 못하는것같아???

[@IverKnackerov]

So the way to open your hips, is to open your hips ? Seriously ?

[@CogornoGolf]

Lol

[@AntonakisDemetriou]

Very good tip Eric

[@CogornoGolf]

Thank you!

[@lawrence6547]

When you cut all the stupid shit out of your videos and compress them down to five minutes where they should be, maybe you’ll get more people to watch

[@CogornoGolf]

Damn thanks for the feedback Lawrence!