Top of the Backswing...What NOW? Let's optimize this KEY SWING MOVE!

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The way we start our downswing is what determines the rest of the sequence of how the club gets to the ball. Making sure we optimize and UNDERSTAND the options and pit falls, allows us to learn how to make more consistent and solid contact every time.
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Hey Golfers, great to have you here! Let me tell you a little bit about myself.
My golf career is marked by a trajectory from a skilled amateur to a seasoned professional, competing on the LPGA/SYMETRA Tour for 3 years. During my amateur days, I attended IMG Academies, training under the close guidance of the world's best Leadbetter instructors. I continued to thrive while playing Division 1 golf at the University of Central Florida, holding the captain's title throughout my senior year. After finishing my college career, I went straight to LPGA Q-school, where I secured my tour card for the LPGA/SYMETRA Tour. During my rookie year, I joined the cast of the popular Golf Channel Show "Big Break," showcasing my competitive skills on national television. During my professional playing career, I was always drawn toward the technical intricacies of the golf swing, often helping my friends and fellow players improve their swings.
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[@harbukshsekhon8757]

This might honestly be the simplest and most effective explanation and demonstration of the golf swing that I have seen.

[@coachcarolin]

Amazing! I love the simple tips, this game is complicated enough already!

[@jamesmccamish3901]

I agree, 2nd time listening to this lesson, a valuable 9 minutes

[@douglaskraft4906]

I like how all the teaching pros all but deny people play golf left handed. The right shoulder should be the rear/ back shoulder Right and left shouldn't be in the teaching vocabulary

[@johnlee7909]

Great video. The 3rd feel with dropping elbow in the downswing before chest starts to rotate really makes sense to me.

[@jameslaughter5183]

The Rory move.

[@johns3473]

Simple again, back in my younger days,I was a flight instructor. I always keep in simple and safe. Love your videos!

[@paso193]

OMG! I can't believe I've wasted so much time (25+ yrs) chasing and trying to desperately fashion a functioning / respectable golf swing. Teachers/lessons, books, videos...blah...blah. Fruitless! Your '3 Feels' - especially getting the right elbow _in front_ of the downswing, which also naturally _flattens_ the club was, for me, the holy grail of proper swing technique. I'm in my 70s' and I can honestly say I'm hitting all clubs further, straighter and with more confidence than I _ever_ did in my 30s'. Thank you for this eye opening 9 min. lesson. Feel like I should have paid for this content. LOL!

[@coachcarolin]

Thank you so much for your comment! It really makes me happy to see that all the hard work over the past 20+ years has paid off when reading this. Playing golf is hard enough, so I try to make learning it a bit easier. Please like, subscribe, and share my channel so that as many people as possible can get value out of it. Feedback like yours keeps me going :)

[@johndeviana8343]

Really great explanation coupled with 3 feels to try out !!! Awesome. Bless 🙏🏻

[@chrisk6011]

@ 4:11 is when I realized how priceless the pause button can be at times...excellent work Caroline! I'm a new subscriber!!!

[@coachcarolin]

You are so welcome! Happy to hear you liked it!

[@palottoeide6994]

This video puts you on my subscribe list❤ Working on exactly this with my pro but you provide new options for getting the right feel. For driver I try to feel the head slamming into the ground behind my back foot while keeping back to target, then trust the turn. Corresponds to your 3rd feel. Hard to move path to inside from years coming from the outside, but your cues help. Thx!

[@coachcarolin]

Hey there and thanks so much for subscribing! Love that my feels are giving you more options, thats what its all about. Good golf is all about being creative!

[@mattgordon3437]

Reading all the great comments. You’re clearly a great teacher. All three of those feels are helpful to me. It’s wonderful that that you like helping others so much😊

[@brutelijkecht6461]

I liked the last part the most. ❤

[@user-cb1qt5sj6t]

Coach Carolin, very nice tips , great job. Shalow or steep , both are relative to the swing of the player, nothing is bad, what is more important is getting the right arm in the best back swing position as per your swing, the correct hinge with your right wrist or an effective hinge and then the most important move , is away from the target and down your right leg first. This all have to understand, this will automatically shalow out the swing and get the club sequencing correctly. Then into impact and turn. To put it objectively.... 1. Wrist hinge - early or at the top - find out which is more effective - at top is better. 2. Back swing at the top - right arm and elbow structure. 3. First move from top - away from tgt, right shoulder away from ear and down 4. Right elbow coming down to waist - club shaft move down straight down right leg - v v imp - holy grail. 5. Turn through the ball 6. Finish high over left shoulder. Happy golfing. Doesn't matter how swing looks. These 6 moves in the sequence listed and you will flush the ball , the best yet. Cheers all .

[@steveperry1344]

these are some things we can all do easily and i'm gonna work on it, thnx.

[@coachcarolin]

Great, let me know how it goes

[@skidamarink]

Subscribed! Thanks for making this content

[@grebello1]

Thanks coach. Love your tips

[@roy87345]

So good. Thank you for the insights

[@bonniechen7028]

I will try out your tips tomorrow at the range. Thanks ❤🙏

[@jeffhowell4891]

More great content Coach Carolin! Gold!

[@p.scottrice8235]

Great video and definitely one of the better ones on this topic that many should watch. A possible next follow-up topic is why it seems so much harder to shallow longer irons, woods, driver than wedges and scoring irons.

[@coachcarolin]

Interesting! Yes I can certainly talk about that!

[@stevetierney2630]

Brilliant video. Best out there for explaining transition in the downswing. Thank you.

[@coachcarolin]

Glad you love it! Feel free to comment any other drills and tips you would like me to do!

[@leodwyer7628]

Superb and simplified explanation of the dreaded transition move. So correct to say it needs to feel excessively exaggerated so muscle memory can get the move being close to correct. A move I have struggled with and I think excessive speed does not help me. So difficult to change. Many thanks Coach C. Leo

[@TheVoltar100]

Nice! Very clear.

[@pede1959]

Great explanation of this swing concept. Words match demonstrations. Plus easy to follow drills and feels. Btw - love your shorts as well. I like to see one little thing explained at a time in less than a minute. Helps to keep focus.

[@Murf1802]

Thank you, i just subscribed, like every other golfer trying to learn we watch numerous differnt golf instructions, i really like the words you use, very easy to understand, i think the word feels are the most important word to understand in learning the golf swing, very true about what i think my swing looks like compared to reality, The first time i filmed my swing i was shocked how bad it was, i looked like Charles Barclay, ive learned to leave my EGo in the parking lot! i think the average golfer are tired of hearing about that word shollowing,ive practiced your tips just concentrating on that drill and like you said over doing it, then the key for me was blending it all , because the swing happens so fast the blend is when it all comes together, Ty again nice content!

[@coachcarolin]

Thanks so much for subscribing! I am so glad you are enjoying my content :) more to come!

[@williammakolin1432]

Thanks great ideas !

[@stephenholmes4854]

An excellent video. Ive been struggling with coming over the top for some time. I like the first point the most, about the right shoulder dropping down, but the other suggestions are good to know too.

[@asiangolfbogey]

very clear and helpful tip. Thanks

[@miketay2249]

Super Advice!!! 👍👍👍🙏

[@anthonyviola9400]

Excellent clearly demonstrated lesson! Happy to subscribe .Thanks

[@coachcarolin]

Thanks so much for subscribing! Welcome to the Family!

[@frankpugh3964]

I'm currently working on this with some good success. But, you really need a camera to show you what you're doing. I liked your explanations and the three different methods. Thanks, I will try them all.

[@zman4116]

Great vid, this has explained what I’ve been previously taught without any explanation as to what it did and the importance. Like others subscribed.

[@JP-yv7zo]

Love your coaching style. Subscribed!

[@coachcarolin]

Glad you like it! Stay tuned for more

[@ryanfamilylawgroup2010]

I just started watching you, but you are one of the top golf instructors on KZbin! You are a natural teacher!

[@coachcarolin]

Thanks SO much! I love what I do and im so glad its helpful and resonating!

[@zubairazimbutt7644]

Exquisitely demonstrated. I need to work on the third step

[@austinharris7186]

Great swing thoughts. This is exactly what I needed to work on.

[@coachcarolin]

Amazing! let me know which one if the three feels you like best!

[@aok5555]

Excellent video thank you.

[@lenardtan7169]

Great Advice rotation tips

[@steveperalta3063]

Wow. That was probably the best explanation I've heard about swallowing the club. Thank you

[@coachcarolin]

You are so welcome!

[@stanleyogoigbe3547]

You damn good, a great teacher not just a coach. Heading to the range thanks dearie.

[@Rober7-]

Thank you very much for this great lesson... My really big problem is the transition and in the past I tried it with the 2 last thoughts you mentioned (tuck elbow in and keep back to target). First led me to "oversteering" and feeling stuck with the arms, the second to severe timing issues because this lead me to a more "conscious" time which obviously cannot work because the golf swing is so fast ;-) The idea with the "shoulder down" feels much more natural to me, the dry run looked good on video, I will try in the Trackman box tomorrow 🙂 Probably we as men should look much more at the playing and coaching style of woman, cause it's technically better on average and maybe more feel-oriented what helps (at least over analytical persons like me) to trigger the right pathways in the unconscious mind which should control the motion :-)

[@IdahoSnake-A-Drain]

Finally, a good explanation of shallowing the club, well done.

[@rickmaag5024]

Bingo…. Tip #3 was a light going on. I have always been taught arms, shoulders, hips on the back swing and hips, shoulders, arms on the down swing. I was holding my arms back way too long. Getting my arms dropping at the start of my down swing got me on plane with really good tempo and powerful swing. Thank you for turning that light on… 💡

[@coachcarolin]

Any time my friend!

[@jameslaughter5183]

First of your vids I've seen, subscribed.

[@coachcarolin]

Thanks so much for subscribing! Welcome to the Family!

[@goodwish1543]

Good teaching. thanks. ^_^

[@steves3422]

Excellent! All three are good practice positions to focus on. Yes, struggle with too steep. I have found , for me, trying to keep the back toward the target at the start (#3) gives me a feel that works. Will work all three today at the range. Thank You!

[@coachcarolin]

You are so welcome Steve! Would love to hear how it goes

[@kryschiou4449]

真棒！簡言之，有偈為證：雙獅逆滾後手墜，持續向背萬力飛。感謝教練的分享！😍

[@Bruiser48]

Excellent!

[@coachcarolin]

Happy to hear that you like it!

[@user-jb3vh7vt9b]

Many thanks from Korea

[@markarreza]

Earned a sub! Straight forward explanation.

[@coachcarolin]

Amazing thanks so much!!

[@IverKnackerov]

Fabulous video … getting the trail arm into the right pocket works best for me - but your teaching and explanations are superb 👌

[@coachcarolin]

Glad it was helpful!

[@danielbouchard4074]

😁👍 thank you

[@mattgordon3437]

Excellent

[@coachcarolin]

Thank you so much 😀

[@bobkoh2010]

Perfect!!! 'Pulling the chain' (#3). I have gone back and forth for years -- is it going to be a clubhead-conscious day or a handle-conscious day!?? They both work but not consistently 😞

[@amfohr]

Subscribed! Basically stay a bit longer in a closed position. At the same time you want to open the hips in the downswing. For me personally I find that the conflicting part. Could you maybe address that sometime? Thanks!

[@atchunt]

Great instruction. Subscribed. .Number 3 for me.

[@coachcarolin]

Awesome, thank you!

[@jeffreytabourne]

Absolutely "striped it this weekend"... wow.. right shoulder away from right ear!

[@jeffreyjoseph6872]

Thank you for this excellent teaching video. When I drop my right elbow and right shoulder, is that done the same time I shift my weight to my left foot/side?

[@pauldavies7109]

Yes that’s a good question any thoughts Carolin

[@donntisch365]

#3. If you want the purest feel, Turn your feet/back to your target. Ball at your side. When you move the club to the ball, you will automatically feel & know exactly what it feels like. Professional golfers don't understand what amateur golfers feel and struggle with. It's so frustrating, they cannot communicate it. Erika is awesome! But if you want to "feel" the golf swing - turn your back to the target and then "swing" yo the ball. Everything will automatically be there in an instant !!! Good luck, & God bless

[@mercertj]

6:12 is me. I cannot stop doing it.

[@MrPerrisC]

Glad you asked for my comment, I want to point something out: To be clear, shallowing isn't the goal it's the result of the goal. It happens because good players and all pros like yourself, lead downswing with trail elbow, if any player does that, club MUST shallow as a result of leading with elbow You have the instruction correct when you point out bringing elbow to waste. Again, shallowing the club isn't the goal it's the result of the goal Hope that helps

[@tbenedict6335]

I liked how you repeated the movement several times with some transition involved. Old age problems yet not that old mandated a new swing 😂 so i had to find something that works. R knee r ankle are basically a solid unit. my left shoulder has been rebuilt as well along with 3 crushed vertebra in my back with limited movement sums up my laundry list of problems. So today i have a combination of moe norman - ben hogan swing combo😂😂😂 yeah it aint pretty but its working. That said i watched a few videos then subbed because you demonstrated with fluidity and transition instead of points or pose.hope that made sense.

[@coachcarolin]

Thanks so much for subscribing and im so glad you are enjoying the content! Also, super proud of you for mastering the game with all these limitations.You are doing amazing! If someone is restricted in their knee and ankle, I always like to recommend lightly turning the toe out at set up and keep it that way during the swing. It allows for a better turn and less restriction :) You are doing great!!!

[@harryg3889]

As someone who struggles with shanking would this swing tip help withs.

[@alexchoi2060]

I do the third tip-- and even picture myself at the top trying to impersonate the pause of Cameron Young.

[@coachcarolin]

Great to hear! Whatever works best for you :D

[@ubute]

useful

[@murrayahtune7262]

👏👏

[@tallahassZ]

Great "feel" explanation. Appreciate your tips!

[@johndeviana8343]

I’ve had a chance to try all three and to my amazement, one did resonate with me. Crazy good 👍 May I ask, would you consider doing a video for everyone, if one was to request? I have a problem that is next on my list and could do with one of your expert video explanations!!! Bless 🙏🏻

[@coachcarolin]

Hey! I love it! which one was your favorite? And absolutely, please let me know what you want to see and ill make it happen!

[@johndeviana8343]

Hi Carolin, Your video on shallowing the club and the 3 variations!!! Loved it. In fact, I have watched it several times and each time I see something I overlooked. Okay, I live in London. I’ve been playing for 3 years and have never had any coaching. I have a problem that I would love for you to address. I’ve not seen many KZbin videos on this subject and if you could give some variations again that would be awesome!!! Okay, when I take back my driver, for the life of me, I cannot take it back above my shoulders when I swing to hit the ball. However, if I practice and take it back, I have no problems and can take it back. So, it’s not that I can’t do it, my muscle memory seems to be stuck. I think it has always been a bad habit and now I have time and want to address it !!! Any help, would be appreciated. Bless 🙏🏻 Jude

[@Razittee]

Hi Coach, Lots of explanation. It would be nice to see you EXPLAIN and Demonstrate and take swing

[@coachcarolin]

Will do

[@marcelosong3928]

👏👏👏😍

[@horstkemp8815]

Goood👍

[@TheManhattanshort]

I love her.

[@dennisdo7801]

👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏

[@bertogolf]

is there an explanation on how you should shift your weight to the left side?

[@coachcarolin]

Not in this video but will make sure to shoot a video on weight shift asap!

[@rackum44]

I get steep. I think the biggest culprit for me is not letting the right arm straightened in the downswing and there really isn't any videos on KZbin that talk about that.

[@724riff]

Are you consciously thinking about external rotation of the shoulder or does it happen natural , why do I have to consciously think about that , and os it a byproduct of an incorrect backswing that doesn't allow it yo happen naturally

[@coachcarolin]

It really depends on the golfer, and yes it can have to do with an incorrect back swing or top position. Every golfer has a stronger side of the body and that can also impact how someone swings it back and through. these feel will help the vast majority of golfer though because they do work on improving the back and down swing transition move.

[@arielluna4399]

My problem is,,, I'm not hitting the center of the face,like I used to.

[@greggdipaolo8697]

I’m #3! early rotation. can u dedicate another video to that “passive” at the start of the downswing? Jack Nicklaus’ sketch artist showed this by using the same shading at the end of the back and start of the down. it’s not hard to visualize but DAMN it’s hard for me to do consistently! Since the motion is fluid (i’m not pausing like Hideki!) can u help with thoughts and feels in this critical part of the swing. I need some cadence thoughts!

[@curiousbystander9193]

matt wolff's backswing and start of downswing perfectly exemplifies what you are portraying here.... especially the elbow tuck......kzbin.info/www/bejne/iovXlWmAj9qrptk

[@truthlifefishing1730]

I don't like the chain image. Please supply me with another one.

[@kba3508]

You’re good. You talk too much, too fast, not leaving space for thoughts, but you’re good 👍

[@56148]

🤝🙏🙏🙏

[@Swoolley63]

You said the purpose of the lesson was, to explain to the viewer the importance of shallowing the club… then you immediately went into describing three feels that golfers can try that will potentially help them shallow their club but you didn’t achieve the purpose of the lesson as stated.