There’s No “Right” Way to Swing the Club… ⛳️

[@johncasson5793]

My wife has been away in Michigan for a week and I have stayed up late every night soaking in the concepts. Thanks for your generosity. I’ve been bragging about you to all my pals who live down in the Pinehurst area. Very grateful!

[@stephenhaviland236]

So far I have liked and gotten at least one thing to think about in the golf swing from each video. This fiber of information in this one might be the best. I've lost about 30 yards per club and a lot of striking consistency chasing ground reaction forces and trying to make it work but being a former bodybuilder and powerlifter I might not be doing myself any favors. Thanks for the tip.

[@elitegolfschools]

Fantastic! Keep us posted and hit em well!!!

[@meadsg]

I have watched numerous youtube instructors and really enjoy your content. Not only is it clear and concise but very informative around the movements within the golf swing. Keep up the great work.!

[@TCGtooclutch]

I've said this before, but seriously IMO the best golf instructional videos out there. Actually teaching how and why your body moves in the golf swing has really helped me personally. These videos make me want to grind and practice more to get better. Keep up the great work lads!

[@elitegolfschools]

You’re the best! And please keep us posted with progress! We love to hear!!!!

[@RobMac45]

Great content guys. I’ve taken lessons from multiple people, and watched countless videos online but still struggled to improve my swing. These videos are broken down in a way that makes it easy to follow by explaining why you’re doing each movement. Explaining the why is key for me to understand rather than the standard just do this instruction. Keep up the fantastic work gentlemen!!

[@stevenfowler2671]

Great message to help players needing to reduce lower back fatigue and/or injuries.

[@elitegolfschools]

Fantastic!!

[@JustinMalloy-z9u]

As always, amazing content! Riley has helped me fix swing flaws that I’ve had for 30 years 😂 appreciate you guys!

[@chrisfanning1473]

I really appreciate the technical aspect of how the body is supposed to rotate in the swing to minimize hurting g yourself. Wonderfully informative.

[@elitegolfschools]

Thanks man!

[@Sarg7]

Love these videos! Found you because of Milo and haven’t stopped watching since!

[@juliep7386]

Helpful explanation of using left scapular muscles to passively extend right hip - thank you!

[@elitegolfschools]

Excellent comment! It’s all tied together for sure! 🙏❤️

[@10fam11]

Great work fellas. Love the combination of goata and good biomechanics into golf. As A physical therapist I find it next level in golf/ fitness teaching

[@edmoreno6926]

I seem to do better if my hips are passive responding to the upper body and arms/chest being the engine. The lower body is dynamic but in my case is the foundation to work from. Currently I an benefiting from flaring both feet. I also have a more underhand toss or skipping the stone feeling release. No rollover. Irons are more passive with the hands releasing. The woods and driver for me must be more of a throw to get the best result. Iron distance has I increased by one club and more consistent. Woods are longer and higher. Driver is my most inconsistent, but I have days when the timing is on and the driver is the best in the bag. Letting the arms spiral with a more straight but relaxed feeling is what I work on at the range with the objective of taking it to the course. Great insight as always! I really appreciate your team instruction and shorts!

[@Ccdls]

What a great series of videos. Thank you guys. Lots of good information and technical explanations we can use to build a better and more eficient swing.

[@carsongolf59]

Great info. Work with Milo and you guys add the additional info to help me understand the movements. Thx again.

[@mattgordon3437]

Love your explanations! And a virtual lessson would be awesome! 😊

[@elitegolfschools]

Hope to get you in!

[@Chris_Traynor]

A lot of this rings true for me. I am a 5hcp 5ft 6 inches guy. I learnt from Hogan's book initially, and since, swing models that you/Milo Lines et al., prefer have allowed me to feel a comfortable motion in the body with good whippy speed. However, as I continue to imporve, despite good strength and ok speed, I feel because I have a low mass too (because I am athletic and weigh only 135 pounds) these techniques work well for me up to about a 5 iron, but for my longer clubs, I feel like I have to extend/flick/throwout a bit more to achieve an appropriate level of speed, spin and trajectory height for example to optimise on Trackman/ hold greens/drive longer etc. For me an optimised ball flight 'feels like' extending/scooping etc as I've always squashed/compressed it with a relatively passive release. You began to touch on this in the video but I'd be interested to know your approach to coaching someone who is athletic but quite small and light. It is information which I've found is not talked about at all. How should the little guys (not necessarily juniors) optimise their technique/game?? Could be a topical video given Brian Harman's recent Open win, and Rory's length despite being smaller. Thanks for the video and sorry for the long question. I can't be the only one thinking about this, and maybe some of your work with juniors would translate this well.

[@allama875]

You guys are awesome and have really helped solidify my understanding of how important "match-ups" are to build a solid golf swing. I would love for you guys to do a video on developing speed and distance. Although I believe my technique is pretty sound and I am in athletic condition (5'11.5" 150 lbs), I can't seem to develop good swing speed. Thanks!

[@brianchier3726]

Excellent videos that give direction how to play like an athlete. Im 45 and still play other sports. Your videos are easy for me to understand. I just wish I could figure out how to get a lesson from you guys!

[@anthonyangotti6272]

Always look forward to your videos. I've learned a tremendous amount from your content. My main issue is obtaining that squatting motion in the golf swing. I tend to have the issue of rising on the downswing instead of dropping slightly on the downswing. My swing has improved with your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@joeblow7975]

Awesome content, best on youtube by far!

[@seanpace4185]

Love these videos. Appreciate you guys.

[@geoffreyfld]

Another quality vid guys! Love the amazing content. Your greatly appreciated perspective on a healthy swing makes a lot of sense and the reasons provided is well thought out. No other content providers come close! Bravo guys!

[@billlevy3400]

I fall into a heavier golfer at 193 lbs, and by the way I love your content, how do I generate more speed from my upper chest initially? I just wanted you to know I am transforming my swing at 58 years young and I am enjoying the process tremendously. Thank you!

[@elitegolfschools]

So much fun! And truly speed comes mostly from the arms, hands, and club system. The body simply supports 🙏

[@tcdawsonr]

Awesome video. Thank you! Do you guys have any content that go into more detail on the pelvis drop and feels? Keep up the killer work.

[@elitegolfschools]

We should devote a whole video to the drop, it’s so important 🙏 bud we’ve discussed it at length in other videos as well

[@VoodooZ]

I overdid the active lead hip "yanking" method for years and although I got tons of speed; I had absolutely not face control and back problems yearly. Since switching to a torso focus I haven't had back pain and I started playing better so count me in as a believer.. Loving your stuff.. I'm even thinking I might make a trip down to arizona to visit you guys in the future.

[@elitegolfschools]

We’d love to work with you bro 🙏 so glad to hear it’s going well for you!

[@1_pieceofwork]

Another great one. Love the content. Every video improves my understanding

[@joelgershon7692]

Great explanation. You guys get it. Clarifying what can be very challenging intellectually is a real talent.

[@elitegolfschools]

Thank you so much

[@packnheat1254]

I enjoy the contenr, need this lesson!

[@tee.r]

Thanks guys, great videos! This specific video game me a light bulb moment since I am a heavier dude. Can't wait to try it out.

[@snewogerg]

I've been trying to be more rotational, but can't seem to get my aim correct. Further from the pin. Not sure if you have an aiming video, but I use the back of my left hand for direction.

[@7777mantle]

Love the videos was hoping you could dive deeper on the pelvis drop move. ( if you have already done point me to video) also are there any adjustments for over 60 golfers Thank you

[@craigg2058]

Another amazing vid. It got my thinking about Brook’s swing where he doesn’t have a full hip turn on backswing, trail leg stays flexed, almost like in the squat position you prefer. He kinda matches that up with not much hand depth. Do you think this is by design to eliminate a variable of timing of a small squat, deep hands?

[@tomn5188]

I did not think I would like this video - I was wrong. It was the bomb! I now have a better understanding of passive hip rotation. Thanks again for the great work.

[@elitegolfschools]

Wonderful to hear! Thanks for the kind words 🙏❤️

[@DarrenBridgett]

Think this will save my back. Getting so I could hardly play after years of crunching, sliding, and extending. Didn’t want to do those things. But nothing made sense that I could bring to the course and generate power with. I’d try things from other videos and think, I’m doing it, this is really different but still walk away with a sore back and probably the same old crunching, sliding, extending swing. But these maps are truly different from how I’ve understood the swing before. Not swinging great yet, well not consistently. But some great shots and no sore back. Thanks!

[@MeWatchie]

It's hard to believe you're not at 10k subscribers yet! Your understanding of the golf swing through kinesthesiology and physics is truly impressive and it's helped me understand and build a bridge from what I've been doing to try and generate power to an area where I can still generate power but use a more stable clubface. It's not easy - early extension and flashy hands are hard to give up in part because it "feels" fast to me. I really couldn't get the feel of rotating through the shot and every attempt at it felt like shit honestly. But the past couple months watching your videos, this is the first time I'm able to "catch" angular force properly and that type of compression it leads to is very different. It feels more like you're hitting with the mass of your body supporting the clubface versus flinging the clubface into the ball. It's also more of a direct hit versus a glancing blow. The steepness of the shaft on the backswing to the extension of the lead wrist to the way you get into the "squat" position as a lot of the coaches like to call it - it didn't make sense to me but you've helped me understand it much more clearly which is helping me transition from a much more inconsistent system of hitting the golf ball. Anyway, I could go on and on about that but I do very much look forward to your content and I appreciate the gold nuggets you have out here for everyone to see. I will definitely be hitting you guys up for a swing analysis/session soon! Thank you!

[@elitegolfschools]

So sorry that we never responded to you! Slipped through unfortunately! Thank you so much for the kind words ❤️❤️ let us know any way we can help as we would be honored to do so!

[@MeWatchie]

@@elitegolfschools No worries, butt is not hurt whatsoever 😅- you guys are amazing, thanks for all your great insights into the swing!

[@MLittrell]

I can attest to this exact thing. Had slight to mild herniation in all of my lumbar discs bc of my back hip firing forward and causing me to have to drastically bend over to hit the ball.

[@Jamruns]

PT here. I’m not a huge guy at 175 pounds. However, I have hip flexion contractures from college track injuries. I’ve had a huge improvement in power and comfort by changing my swing from your videos. Thanks guys. Also, nerd correction: 5 lumbar vertebrae, not 7. 😉

[@elitegolfschools]

You’re the best! And total word fumble! Got my C’s and Al’s mixed up 🥴

[@loganphillips379]

love the content. You guys got me playing really good golf. Shot 74 even with two 3 putts after "your sequencing the swing video". That helped me alot. Couple ideas for new videos; hitting low punch shots under trees and also i've struggled with getting pure contact on 3 wood, 5 wood with swing. maybe you speak to common issues that would cause that. Thanks.

[@elitegolfschools]

Thanks so much man! Good video ideas! Glad you’re playing well 🙏

[@hot125]

How do you build the downswing “pelvis drop” into your swing? It seems to happen so dang fast to have it be a swing thought

[@michaelborrett]

I have been watching from Perth, Western Austrailia. I would love to have an online session with you guys 🤞looking forward to some short game content too. Please keep it up.

[@mrdonutboy777]

Should a player slide up and down the spectrum of movement some as your body changes? I’ve gained weight over the years and was wondering if my movement could be optimized by sliding down the hip extension scale and staying flexed through the shot better. Thanks and keep up the great content!

[@rawnwilliams3420]

Love the videos and teaching. I really understand them even better after taking in-person lessons. How does club length and lie play into the drop. If your clubs are too long, even slightly, will that make you really extend?

[@elitegolfschools]

That line of logic certainly checks out, equipment definitely plays a big factor. Want to make sure the length is appropriate and lie angles (generally) flatter to support more drop 👍🏼

[@MikeKommer]

Good stuff as always! What about the head? After the drop and the chest rotation, where should the head be. In pictures and videos of tour players, at impact their head is typically behind the ball. Is there anything specific you teach for head placement/movement? Thanks!

[@juanbotha6634]

Very interesting! There are many YT videos that recommends the lower body pulling the upper body in the downswing but from this video it looks like your recommendation is that the chest pulls the pelvis. Is this correct?

[@elitegolfschools]

That is our preferred pattern, yes 🙏

[@golfjourneytosinglefigures]

Loving all the video's. Be great to see some short game content.

[@elitegolfschools]

Yessir 👍🏼 on the list

[@timcastle9506]

At 5:45, I think you describe what occurred with W. Zalatoris.

[@James-mp8ve]

Yes please y’all are so awesome

[@elitegolfschools]

🙏 you’re awesome! Thanks for watching

[@s3gts]

The Right Drafts behind the Left from our Core Oscillation. This Passively also creates the Goata Foot Action. Get that correct and you can effectively cover the Ball. Good stuff gents. 👍

[@alkilindsey]

Love these videos. Need to use this to save my L Spine so I can play longer.

[@michaelgoss3177]

Good stuff guys

[@elitegolfschools]

Of course!

[@deandirks1814]

This “ preferred movement” is a game changer. So much easier on my lower back!

[@laurentparmentier6103]

Great video as always! I'm curious to get your thoughts on how much drop is ideal. When you see guys like Niemann or Sam Bennett, their heads drop so much between the top of the backswing and impact. Is there an optimal amount of drop? How much of that is just a necessity to hit the ball with a lot of shaft lean at impact? Is there an optimal way to do it without putting too much strain on one's back? Thank you in advance.

[@elitegolfschools]

All depends on your own pattern and how you match things up. Tiger is probably a good benchmark of a “medium” drop type of player

[@stefanschroeter5830]

My game has seen significant improvements since I discovered you guys. Really appreciate the content you both are sending out. I’ve shared it with all my buddies 🤘🏌️

[@elitegolfschools]

We appreciate you bro!

[@SP1964]

When I drop like this, I’m hitting super fat. Any suggestions? Thx 🙏🏼

[@elitegolfschools]

Don’t run the arms too early and get COM of ribs moving target side

[@SP1964]

@@elitegolfschools thx 🙏🏼

[@temporarystranger95]

The problem becomes when these little junior golfers grow up and get bigger! They have ingrained that active hip extension into their swing pattern and changing their pattern to dropping the pelvis and flexion becomes more problematic. At what point in a young golfer’s swing do you try to change the pattern to flexion and rotation (because it’s the preferred swing pattern)? Thanks again for your uploads! 👊👊

[@golfweed9947]

No pelvic thrust? No stack 'n tilt, no pushing the pelvic forward? No back pain? So many "methods" say the farther forward the hips go, the farther the ball goes! Thanks for saving backs and should keep people in the game.

[@elitegolfschools]

You the best! Loads of ways to skin a cat but we do want people still playing pain free when they’re 50+ 🙏🙏

[@johnrodgers6049]

Not that it really matters, but there are 5 not 7 vertebrae in the lumbar spine.

[@elitegolfschools]

Definite misspoke here. 7 C spine, 5 L. Good catch

[@michaelshanker4760]

I'm failing to understand the point of all this

[@patg4246]

Everything is great but your shirts! You give me a lesson and I'll give you guys a lesson on shirts. 😃

[@CShy85]

And the sound 😢

[@elitegolfschools]

We just fixed our mics… lookout! 👀

[@foreal8691]

Another informative video. I would like some clarification on when you say the chest drives the swing. It feels like my core is driving my swing my abs in particular, would you consider that the same as when you say chest? I definitely struggle with back pain when I use my hips first so I try to stay away from actively rotating my hips. Thanks guys.

[@jonsmith9424]

Im hooked. The drop does so much in one move that it’s fundamental. We need to get the drop on the drop. Any chance of video?.

[@davidtuttle1845]

How do you keep from tugging left if the pelvis is passive and the chest is turning first?

[@enriqueblanco2124]

Another video, another golden nugget

[@MrMikeRodriguez]

Does this mean you would want to squat down then rip the ribs open as the downswing move?

[@guitar1950]

Is that Jordon Spieth? No wait, it's TJ.

[@paularts-hj6bp]

Great detail guys 👍

[@peterojeda8957]

Great stuff guys. One question I have regarding sequence with a passive pelvis is that it seems contradictory to how many teach the swing from the ground up,whereby the engine is the glutes and core and optimal efficiency is gained (seen in downswing deceleration graphs [TPI] when the pelvis leads, followed by the thoracic, arms, club). I am practicing this year with much of what you are sharing to improve my rotational forces and believe in your system, but confused about the different systems engines {TPI: glutes; Elite: Thoracic}… can you compare and contrast the benefits of both?

[@elitegolfschools]

We actually have a video on speed coming out this week. What most are referring to is how to create speed and where it comes from. Using the pelvis in the proper ways will allow players to create energy while preserving precision and health.

[@adambourgeois2575]

Loved the thorough explanation and pictures on why it’s better for your lower back to squat and power the swing with the trunk rotation and passive hip movement vs spinning the right hip . I’ve been told to squat but never fully understood why , thought it was to only to push up through impact

[@elitegolfschools]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mharbaugh]

I hope this message finds you in the spirit it was intended - I think you guys are the greatest, and I hope you find tremendous success as a result of your efforts here. That being said, I think there would be a lot of benefit to fixing your lapel microphone. I don't know what your settings are at, but it sounds like the gain or volume or whatever is cranked up too high. The sound quality is so driven that it's distorting. There are multiple places where you can boost the volume of something... The main mix, a sub mix, the input, etc., As well as various plugins you can use that will affect the perceived loudness (like a compressor). I think there should be a way for you to take the edge off of that microphone input and boost the volume somewhere else so that it's still as loud as you need to be for the video. It's just that with that distortion, it makes it hard to listen to, and it is tiring on the ear. That's just a little nuts and bolts observation about the production - The actual content is stellar, and I have nothing but glowing praise for every aspect of how you communicate your methodology.

[@elitegolfschools]

We actually just fixed the issue! Thank goodness that Riley’s wife knows tech stuff lol 😂 We have been looking forward to improving this as well 🙏🙏

[@mharbaugh]

​@@elitegolfschoolsThat's awesome! I will continue to watch every video you guys produce, because you're the best!

[@ThrifTeeGolf]

I have always gravitated to this type of swing motion, if I'm not wrong Milo lines also teaches this. But you guys just explain a little better on how the body works and why it's beneficial to the body. Another reason why I keep coming back to watch more 🤙🏾 definitely keep up the content fellas, its always so educational 🙌🏾👌🏾

[@vanrenick334]

Super, super good content. I'll be 67 in a couple of weeks and have been wandering in the wilderness for 20 years, trying everything and anything to really learn how to hit the ball the way I want to. I still compete but haven't accomplished what I should have. Your videos have taken me to a new level. I broke my age last week and am 9 under par for my last two rounds with only 1 bogey and it wasn't because of a hot putter. My shots have more character, my dispersion pattern is much tighter and I'm hitting it longer. Interestingly, my misses are on the heel side of center whereas for the last 20 years virtually all my misses were on the toe. My swing feels much more free and repeatable. Thank you so much for what you're offering as free content. It's been a game changer for me and count me among those interested in the free lesson drawing when you hit 10,000 subscribers.

[@CJCalderone]

Once I started watching you guys I committed to your channel and only a few others that match up. Not scoring consistently yet, but golfing without worrying about triggering my back injury is a blessing! I will come visit you some day. Thank you!

[@kba3508]

That’s awesome. Will focus on the drop and if the lower back pain fades away, then I can play a round every day. Thanks for insights!

[@matthewsalera9967]

Haven’t heard it explained this way before, this was great!

[@hounsfield1972]

Does the rib sway/rotation to the left create the shallowing in transition, or is addition of right lateral side bend required? Thanks!

[@mikelor3167]

Love these KZbin videos. Keep them coming guys!

[@davidwagner13]

Very clear and helpful.

[@alvor2762]

This is an incredible insight into the golf swing. I have been watching a number of videos from you and I have learnt so much. It is giving me such a good understanding that my swing will be forever changed. I have never seen an online coach, or had a personal coach in 25-years that could give so much important information and visual explanations. Surely you must end up with a huge amount of subscribers soon. Thanks for all your hard work and efforts.

[@elitegolfschools]

Thanks man!! Keep hitting em well!

[@The_sunday_lout]

Been following Elite Schools golf for a month or so now. You fella’s have really helped me understand golf swing dynamics. The instruction is clear and easy to follow and is making a massive difference to my golf game. Great work gents 👍🏻

[@elitegolfschools]

Thanks for that Matthew! 🙏

[@luisjuarez1200]

GUYS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BREAKING DOWN THE GOLFSWING LIKE NOONE HAS DONE BEFORE.

[@luisjuarez1200]

CURIOUS IF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS VIDEO OF PETE COWAN RECENTLY COACHING A GOLF PRO AND PETE’S SWING PHILOSOPHY….DON’T KNOW IF THIS STYLE IS IN YOUR ARSENAL? OR WORTH A TRY. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4GTpHWwfr2FqsU

[@bates444]

Amazing content as always!

[@elitegolfschools]

Thank you so much!

[@Njdgolfs]

This series has transformed my golf swing. Just gives such an amazing overall understanding of how a golf swing should work and feel. Constantly watching these on repeat! Great work! ⛳🏌️‍♂️