Very true senorchipotle. The impact zone is the same. The back and forward swings, along with the follow thru are what really screw us mere mortals up.
Ive been going back and forth on this but, he's right, the hips resist on the back swing and the lower body drives the down swing. I've had issues with my upper body controlling the downswing which results in an erratic game on the course although it looks great on the range. working the lower body on the down swing ensure a smooth transition and weight shift.
Best instructor in the world ? I don't think you can really have number one coach, different players bond & click with different coaches & their teaching philosophies. From the YouTube videos I've seen of Hank he sounds a rank amateur compared to some coaches. I've know coaches who are god awful and yet have a following of successful players. Those players would also be successful however if Micky mouse was their coach.
Asking this question because I honestly do not know the answer. Has Hank Haney ever played on the PGA or won any PGA golf tournaments? I can't find anything about him doing so. IF he has not why would Tiger or anyone for that matter listen to what he has to say. Is it a matter of I can teach it but I just can't do it?
After close to 50 years of teaching golf as a PGA professional I'm confident of one thing: there are a lot of ways to swing at the golf ball. If you don't believe me look at the varied golf swings of players in the Hall of Fame. Here's hoping you find something that works for you, have confidence in it, and practice it religiously. And when you think "I've got it!", remember that you've only borrowed "it" for awhile.
@KYIRISH1 ... there may be a lot of ways to swing a club, but impact position is all the same. so technically, there is only one way to hit the ball efficiently.
Just search Moe Norman golf swing on youtube, he will show you how to make the downswing transition...it is really simple...Don't listen to Hank Haney, he does not know shit!!
yeah, totally ruined Tiger's swing while he was winning 6 majors and over 50% of his starts....finishing in the top 10 80%+ of the time....imagine how good he would have been had his swing not been "ruined"
@tagteamchamp81 Hank didnt ruin Tiger. Tiger ruined himself. He went against Haney's order to stop doing benchpress workouts and body building Tiger lost his sensitivity to his hands and thus became terrible at chips and putts.
Look at the last 2 years tiger was with Hank. He looked like a bodybuilder compared to everyone.
Now, look at him today, lost most of his muscle mass. Tiger probably realized it.
Hank Haney has got to be the best instructor in the world hands down.
@tagteamchamp81 Injuries ruined Tigers wing. He was always to athletic with his motions and suffered many injuries with Harmon so he hoped Haney would give him a smoother swing. Worked for a bit of time but, old habits are hard to break. He puts way to much pressure on his left knew which still bothers him
If you shift to the front foot you can pull the handle down hard from the top and you will have the greatest amount of centrifigal force and lag the head behind the handle.You don't cast -but you don't set the club in sections of four on the way to impact.Keep the left arm connected to your chest to keep things sequenced going back and through,this works as a great fulcrum.Nicklaus did say that about the release.
Smoothly slide your left knee out and OVER your foot so it feels like the left kneecap is above and moving past the little left toe toward the target. You may feel like you are going into a sitting postion. This should feel effortless. Your hips will follow and move laterally and rotate without conscious thought. Your plane will be parallel to the target line. Watch Sam Snead squat to begin the transition, no better visual exists. He is following his knee. Try it on the course. Good luck.
Hey Hank, I was thinking about dropping 5 grand for an hour of your time. Glad I saw this video first. Way too much chatter. No frontal view. No slo-mo. And no final swing putting the ball in motion. Guess TW came to the same conclusion.
@bocephusnation0 Well, lucky for you, he doesnt teach privately. His reason... He said it himself, he doesnt believe a golf lesson should cost over $500/hr since he knows 1 lesson will not have a permanent cure. Series of lessons is what helps a person improve.
Oh and FYI, my lesson with Hank's instructors are well worth it. They help understand why the ball does what it does and how to control it.
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This guy managed to screw up Tiger's golf swing. I checked out his lesson's and their hard to implement. They require way to much upper and lower body coordination
In the first instance lateral shift of the hips toward the target allows the club to drop on to plane, if rotation started the downswing the club would be thrown away from the body possibly also causing an early extension in weaker players.
If you are very flexible, you may be able to rotate first from the waist and keep the club on plane (disassociation) but I would suggest this is a dangerous route to follow as most club golfers aren't in the gym 24/7.
Totally agree. The shift allows the arms/hands a chance to drop 'into the slot', while an early hip-rotation is likely to throw the hands out toward the target line too much/too early/too flat (over the top move), leading to a too-steep shaft angle and mis-aligned clubface coming through.
"... weight shifts to your left toe" WTF! I have 5 left toes .. which one HANK for crying out loud. My big toe .. my pinky toe .. my middle finger ... what??
Hook or slice depends on swing plane. His instruction at the end was not very helpful.
If your hooking your swing is too much from the inside, if your slicing then the opposite - too much from the outside eg you'r starting your back-swing almost straight behind you instead of around your body.
@RobstonPickle really pickle. so i can't hook it or slice it any other way? ever heard of a pull hook or push slice? i can slice it or hook it with any kind of backswing or downswing. ever heard of ball flight laws?
I hate when instructors dont fill in the blanks that during the back swing you need to transfer teh weight to the back foot in order to turn the upper body easier.
gah hank has no idea what hes saying he makes it complicated, look you should start it by rotating your hips which drops your arms on plane and then you can swing your arms through
@helenathena I agree with you on this one. Hank knows this of course but doesn't emphasize it and his description of how slicers should combat their swing looks like he's casting a bit, even though I know he wouldn't. All it takes is one amateur watching this vid listening to very little of what he said and see the arms appearing to start the swing and then its goodbye consistency :) unfortunately the swing is no good if your set up is overlooked and anything static seems mundane. good grip...
Do NOT pay attention to his motioning! Incorporate the feel into your own swing. Don't try to move it like hes doing it! That is why he gave those different examples. Hank Haney, just with a few key tips has shaved 10 strokes off of my game with the irons.
Watch the Ben Hogan slo-mo drill then take it to the practice range. Most golf teachers don't point out that there is a lateral move led by the left hip. If you get to thinking very much about your arms and head in the swing, your pretty much sunk. Lee Trevino had a lot of lateral head movement in the downswing but it never got ahead of the ball. Also watch Hogans discussion of the grip. Study Hogan play better golf!!
The Ray Romano project is a joke! If you can't put in 10 hrs of practice and at least 72 holes in a week you will be a 5-10 handicap only if you have a little talent--Ray R has been in a rut for 20 years. Hank is a great teacher but if you don't do your part you will be average.
Hank Haney is so confused. could you imagine how much you would be charged if he spent as much time with you as he has with charles and romano and in the end you leave worse than when you started
Recently, I have been working on keeping my lower body less active. You'll see me out on the practice range repeating what Hank is doing to promote more of a draw, as opposed to a fade. It helps me bring the club down and through from the inside, which makes it easier for me get the hands out in front at impact.
For whatever reason, my lower body has always been too active in my swing. I would cast the club early, and add loft to the club through impact, which would result in a high fade.
I'm was usually on the other end of that range hitting golf balls. I even played on the HS team with his stepson, but we were lucky if we could hit one or two buckets of balls a week. I guess our school (Frisco) didn't cough up enough dough for the golf program. Must be why a few of the good golfers I knew moved to Plano to golf.
@kidc2004 If you start your downswing by actually getting the left hip firing first and get the feeling the arms are dropping you should not have a problem casting. But remember the hips should not rotate until after impact...It is a lateral move to the ball NOT a spinning out.
@pat52010 You had me up until you said the hips shouldn't rotate until after impact and that it's a lateral move to the ball. I think when you fire your left hip, naturally a slight lateral motion occurs, but the majority of the motion is a rotation.
check out ...HITMANHAWKY..vid on grip and release.....left hand position at impact...MUST SEE....if you know Barkley please get him to watch this .vid, you can skip the first 2.15 to get to the good stuff....best lesson on the tube period.....!!!!
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Lag is not something you strive for, it is a RESULT of the core center of your body moving to create inertia in the clubhead. every great player does this and every great player has talked about it: hogan sensed it with his core moving his arms, nicklaus in his feet and legs, nelson talked about the rocking cradle, trevino said it was his hips always moving faster than the arms, etc. if you want to read the seminal golf instruction book, read percy boomer's book.
Absolutely. Pros who suggest to struggling golfers that they should strive to create lag through some sort of isolated wrist action do more harm than good. A good swing produces good lag, not the other way around.
Lag, or trying to lag, has killed more pro golfers than any other method without exception. the golf machine is already going down in history as the biggest scam ever perpetrated on golfers. virtually NONE of the science in there is true engineering, or based on any factual physics. put it this way, if it were correct, then where are ANY of the golf machine pros? where are they??? they are now OFF the pga tour or now no longer viable. steve elkington, grant waite, bobby clampett, jodie mudd, etc
Sandwah--this is exactly what I tell people (or ask them) when they start going on about the latest revolutionary theory that's actually been there (in balance with other elements) since the advent of the steel shaft. I just crack up at the 12-handicappers who pontificate endlessly about lag, TGM, one-plane theory, the whole nine yards, but 1) use false examples that don't really fit the theory...
How is he "throwing it away from the top"? Because he advocates the arms making a somewhat independent movement down and on plane while the shoulders stay "contained" or back, rather than arms being pulled by shoulders on the downswing? I'm asking because there is not a single great player in history who didn't do this, so you must mean something else...
@kidc2004 Just hit 5 or 10 practice balls with the idea of 'bowling' your right shoulder 'down the lane' toward the target from the top. Do this, and your hips and footwork will take care of itself. Far too many rotate the right shoulder high and wide at the start of the downswing (perpendicular to the spine angle), forcing the arms to slash down at the ball, resulting in a glancing impact.
Stand on the practice tee and watch 2000 + swings a year and then try your ideas on for size! Hank has it right for the everyday hacker trying to get better, not a skilled athlete that plays the tour. Big difference. Stop reading your PGA Teaching manual and start learning what really causes the ball to fly the way it does.
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this guy can beat Tiger Woods and any golfer in the world any time or in any tourament he plays in. He doesn't play tournaments because hes not allowed because he is a master golf pro, and masters are better then pga pros. I know that cause my dad is a master and he is not allowed to play because he is to good . thanks
Well, let's see: Other than teaching the best player in the world right now (who could have gone to anybody), he's taught other tour pros as well, and made his bones turning Mark O'Meara from a mess into the generally-acknowledged most consistent ballstriker on tour in the mid-to-late '80s, and a multiple major winner. So I'm trying to figure out what "some reason" is...no offense.
Now i'm not saying Haney is the best coach ever, however he was coached and taught by John Jacobs who is regarded by many people such as Butch Harmon as one of the best coaches to have lived. So Haney is going to know more about the golf swing than alot of coaches in the top level.
I would love to see Tiger go back to Butch because the relationship they had in 2000 seemed pretty tight. I don't think Butch will change his swing that much as if you look at Adam scott, he swings much like Tiger.
Why are you idiots questioning Haney? Of course he's made by Tiger, he knows it, Tiger knows it, so what? I trust Tiger's judgement over any of the hackers on here, Haney will be a great technical coach, only that his videos on here are designed to be digestable for the average golfer.
I know, my comment was generally positive toward him, I just meant to say that his position in the average golfers mind, and consequent ability to earn, has been crystalised by his involvement with Tiger.
"Position in the average golfer's mind"--probably so, since so many average fans don't know much that's not Tiger-related. To pros, he's been well-known for at least 25 years or so. Don't know about the ability to earn; he'd already had his own golf school for some time (in fact, I went there as a semi-aspiring plus-2 handicap back in '94). Most of the gurus don't really charge their top pros a set fee or get rich off them anyway.
Right, to change tack completely I'm now going to pick your brain! When you start going low, how do you keep it going without mental obstruction? I frequently get well under par then leak shots away, it seems to become harder by being low. It's the main thing keeping me the wrong side of scratch. Any ideas?
Hmm...not in 500 characters. Have you read the Rotella books? I'm not sure I agree literally 100%, but they're pretty good. It's less direct, but reading autobiographies of some of the great players can do a lot, too (like Nicklaus's Greatest Game of All). Anything that really puts you into a great player's head in that way might help.
Other than that, it's a matter of just psychologically staying in the present. I think most good players would tell you that when you go low, most of the time you're barely aware that you're doing it, because all you're thinking about is the shot that's at your feet right then. I really do think that's what it _ought_ to feel like; it ought to take you by surprise, because that'll mean you've been giving every shot full attention instead of being distracted by thoughts of victory, etc.
I've read Rotella's books, although not for a while. I agree, I need to get back into routine and process, less about outcome. Try to take some of the control out of a typical round, make things more reckless.
Maybe I didn't hear correctly, but did HH say if you are slicing, you should release your arms and hands from the top?? Yikes, wouldn't that cause a flip?
Interesting...just watched this clip again after a few weeks....chek out the earlier comments...it is still so so un-necessarily complicated...just check Shaw Clement out if you want to understand. Tiger may be able to make sense of Hank......I ve a day job and Shawn gets me to the truth weeks quicker
Tiger hurt his knee SWINGING ! Not running, that may have worsened it but Tigers knee problem came from Tigers Knee Snap inorder to get through the ball. If he didn't snap his knee he would be stuck behind the ball and either push or over hook his drives. Smoothswinging i bet you know nothing about the golf swing. and If u consider a +2 handicap who plays nationwide events and D1 golf a hacker than sure, you can call me that.
Tiger hurt his knee SWINGING ! Not running, that may have worsened it but Tigers knee problem came from Tigers Knee Snap inorder to get through the ball. If he didn't snap his knee he would be stuck behind the ball and either push or over hook his drives. Smoothswinging i bet you know nothing about the golf swing. and If u consider a +2 handicap who plays nationwide events and D1 golf a hacker than sure, you can call me that
According to Tiger, it was his swing before Haney that caused most of the knee damage (and he had his first surgeries before that). One of the biggest reasons he changed his swing with Haney was to correct that problem (hasn't snapped that knee nearly as much the last few years). My old swing was pretty much S&T, & hit the heck out of the ball at that time, but I'm going to the parallel planes concept more myself these days (a tough transition). What works best all depends on the individual.
Totally right about Tiger. I went to Vegas for a 3 day school with Butch harmon, and he told us that one way to get more distance is to SNAP YOUR LEFT LEG STRAIGHT! I tried it and it hurt. I think its on his dvd's too.
Nah, I love Tiger. One of my favorite golfers. And I have nothing against Hank. I just think he gets to much credit for Tiger. There's so many better teachers out there I believe but that doesn't make Hank a bad teacher. He's still considered one of the best.
Just Because tiger is with hank does not make hank the greatest coach in the world. If hank was, Tiger never would have been injuryed. His injury was caused by his swing ! And if anyone else besides hank or butch was tigers coach they would have been torn a part by the media and golf world.
tiger hurt his knee way before hank becoming his coach. have you ever heard of any golfer that hurt his knee swinging? tiger hurt his from running. you must be a hacker
How could any of you now how good a teacher hank is to be fair, any of you had a lessen from him. the problem with looking at instruction vids is that they can only general lessons to the mass`s and everyone is individual obviously
oh good point mate.......... get a grip, if your going to criticize, criticize what i said not how i said it, its not me language anyway so what do i care......... Pog Mo Thoin!!!!!!
Haney is nothing more than tigers baby sitter, He would not be considered a top ten teacher if it was not for tiger. He teaches his basic which in fact are very out of date. Mike Bennett and Andy Plummer are by far the best teachers on tour !!
Is it me or doe's Haney not have any connection between his chest and arms.When he demonstrates the downswing he is casting.You don't do two different things to fix 2 problems in the golf swing you do one that fixes both.Keep those arms connected with the side of the chest.He is dead on with the weight shift first and then dropping the arms.See Nicklaus Video 2 of 8.The downswing is steeper than the back.
Well ricksterps, maybe every one of us Shawny Clement disciples are "dumb". I just know that after playing for 35 years, he has got me shooting lower than ever (sub 75) and my ball striking is a different class. I would pay to fly and go see Shawn......not Hank or Butch or Jim.
Uh, Hank is probably the best golf instructor in golf today. He is at least in the top five. To put some club pro in Canada anywhere near him is just dumb.
Hank Haney is a great teacher.....I don't think any one here will deny that; hell....he is even getting Charles Barkley to swing the club better.
Shawn Clement is one of the best instructors for the average recreational golfer though. He is fantastic at explaining everything about the swing, and his techniques have helped thousands of golfers to lower their handicaps. You can't deny the fact that he is a natural teacher.
It isn't difficult teaching profestional golfers.Teaching amatuers is.I can find many things that Haney is doing wrong with Barkley.He lets him hit the ball after making that dip just reinforces the move.Barkley's hands and arms are leading the swing and he flips at the ball.Haney has actually complemented him on this just because he didn't dip his head,even thought the swing was horrible.If he could get him to release his right hip and right hand he would not have time to move his head up.
This is a good tip and works when you put it into practice. I just like how Shawn puts it because I think all hackers can relate to what he's saying a little bit more, but if you have had lots of lessons and understand the golf lingo then Hanks your man, I just mainly stick with Shawn because he turns confusion into sense more so for me, but no disrespect to Hank, he's one heck of a good teacher.
Shawn is great. I ordred his DVD last week. The stuff that Hank is talking about happens automatically. If you were thinking about it you would never hit the ball. Though technically its good information. Just not a swing thought you wanna keep before going out. :)
I have to agree that this type of information is practically worthless. It reminds me of those services that will analyze your swing and tell you what angles are wrong. Like I'm gonna think about that crap when I'm swinging a golf club!
big deal! my swing looks great, better than ever. the problem...my impact position, it sucks. My left wrist is bent what promotes wether thin shots or fat ones(what its more common). My shots are higher than desiderable and shorter than I need... Any tips?
I love Shawn's videos also.. I think Tiger needs to kick Hank to the curb and hire Shawn... If your preswing fundamentals are solid and follow Shawn's teachings on the backswing, you won't need to think on the downswing.. How many thoughts can you have in a half second... uh..none?? Check out Shawn Clement, best teacher I've seen, I'm a plus 3 handicap, and his backswing tips even showed that my backswing was very flawed..
I agree. Shawn Clement is THE BEST AROUND. His teaching showed me that my spine-centered backswing led to my shoulders falling away from the target at the start of the downswing. Without first fixing the 'core' problem all the other swing tweaks, gimmicks and positions these other guys recommend are meaningless.
I second rheggie57's motion. Shawn Clement is a better communicator that most of these famous pros. He explains foundational concepts. These other guys provide quick tips.
yes, in an ideal world your weight would transfer proparly in the swing. but if somebody's swing is off plane coming down one of the only way's to compensate is to move your weight or change your spine angle.
Yeah, Shawn is fantastic.. I watch his vids a lot.. Did you notice how Hank says resist with ur hips on the backswing but demonstrates a big hip turn?? Tiger gets stuck on the downswing cuz he's stuck on the backswing.. I bet he blows out his knee again.. I also know for a fact that Hank can't break 80 and actually has the yips with the driver.. Plus i know that Shawn would beat the so called "TOP" teachers on the course.. did you get his DVD yet?? I'm about to..
Shawn does rule! I have watched about 50+ of his 150+ video's he is simply the best teacher hands down. I'm gonna order his video just out of respect. This guy even answers my questions when I have them. saved me alott of strokes.
Save time...check out shawn clement, He explains it far more clearly....especially if you are a newcomer. I have played for 30 years in single figures and shawn clement has moved me on massively.
Hank's recommendations to hookers and slicers about what to do with their arms to start the downswing will not solve their problems. The biggest issue is the weight transfer to the left side as he states earlier in the video. See Shawn Clement's Downswing Weightshift video on You Tube.
Easier said than done.
mikemendoza1969 4 days ago
just hit the dam ball!!
lamejorliga 6 days ago
Very true senorchipotle. The impact zone is the same. The back and forward swings, along with the follow thru are what really screw us mere mortals up.
KYIRISH1 2 months ago
486,000 views and we all still suck at golf.
TheNeileo72 3 months ago
hank haney is a good guy, Martini Tees were recently featured on his show with Rush Limbaugh
martinigolftees 4 months ago
Ive been going back and forth on this but, he's right, the hips resist on the back swing and the lower body drives the down swing. I've had issues with my upper body controlling the downswing which results in an erratic game on the course although it looks great on the range. working the lower body on the down swing ensure a smooth transition and weight shift.
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Best instructor in the world ? I don't think you can really have number one coach, different players bond & click with different coaches & their teaching philosophies. From the YouTube videos I've seen of Hank he sounds a rank amateur compared to some coaches. I've know coaches who are god awful and yet have a following of successful players. Those players would also be successful however if Micky mouse was their coach.
GOLFGURUJIM 7 months ago
@GOLFGURUJIM that's exactly right. For instance I picked my teacher based on breast size, nothing else.
ACIMpsychology 6 months ago
Asking this question because I honestly do not know the answer. Has Hank Haney ever played on the PGA or won any PGA golf tournaments? I can't find anything about him doing so. IF he has not why would Tiger or anyone for that matter listen to what he has to say. Is it a matter of I can teach it but I just can't do it?
erock33 7 months ago
@erock33 - Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, teach gym. Thanks Jack Black!
glock35ipsc 5 months ago
what if you hook and slice?....lol
gojcaj11 7 months ago
Hank always explains things nicely... To bad I still suck
goldnlord86 7 months ago
wow Kyirish what a great comment! So true!! charlesmicklegolfacdaemy
MultiSkippy100 8 months ago
After close to 50 years of teaching golf as a PGA professional I'm confident of one thing: there are a lot of ways to swing at the golf ball. If you don't believe me look at the varied golf swings of players in the Hall of Fame. Here's hoping you find something that works for you, have confidence in it, and practice it religiously. And when you think "I've got it!", remember that you've only borrowed "it" for awhile.
KYIRISH1 8 months ago 9
@KYIRISH1 This is so true.
W4lly16 7 months ago
@KYIRISH1 ... there may be a lot of ways to swing a club, but impact position is all the same. so technically, there is only one way to hit the ball efficiently.
senorchipotle 2 months ago
I need a cialis after watching this video
swar12 9 months ago
Just search Moe Norman golf swing on youtube, he will show you how to make the downswing transition...it is really simple...Don't listen to Hank Haney, he does not know shit!!
watertonrivers 9 months ago
@watertonrivers Jonny Miller has good stuff too ( Mo' Mormon).
TadRapidly 7 months ago
yeah, totally ruined Tiger's swing while he was winning 6 majors and over 50% of his starts....finishing in the top 10 80%+ of the time....imagine how good he would have been had his swing not been "ruined"
tagteamchamp81 10 months ago 12
@tagteamchamp81 thank you. someone on youtube who isnt retarted
nikepumps123 10 months ago
@tagteamchamp81 ahh, no. have you seen him now?
117vids 9 months ago
@tagteamchamp81 Hank didnt ruin Tiger. Tiger ruined himself. He went against Haney's order to stop doing benchpress workouts and body building Tiger lost his sensitivity to his hands and thus became terrible at chips and putts.
Look at the last 2 years tiger was with Hank. He looked like a bodybuilder compared to everyone.
Now, look at him today, lost most of his muscle mass. Tiger probably realized it.
Hank Haney has got to be the best instructor in the world hands down.
ImJustKindaHere 7 months ago
@tagteamchamp81 Injuries ruined Tigers wing. He was always to athletic with his motions and suffered many injuries with Harmon so he hoped Haney would give him a smoother swing. Worked for a bit of time but, old habits are hard to break. He puts way to much pressure on his left knew which still bothers him
Gyro911 7 months ago
@tagteamchamp81 yeah had nothing to do with torn ligaments in his leg or the mental distraction of his divorce lol.
ohblondi 6 months ago
@tagteamchamp81 people need to understand tiger can win with any swing. any teacher he employs is going to undoubtedly enjoy success.
dschultz6072 6 months ago 2
If you shift to the front foot you can pull the handle down hard from the top and you will have the greatest amount of centrifigal force and lag the head behind the handle.You don't cast -but you don't set the club in sections of four on the way to impact.Keep the left arm connected to your chest to keep things sequenced going back and through,this works as a great fulcrum.Nicklaus did say that about the release.
secretogolf 10 months ago
Hank has been around, he was known on tour as the swing wrecker long before Tiger imploded. This is not speculation.
This is speculation......Tiger is rumored to be slated to appear on TGC's 'Pipe Dream' in 2012.
AlexCzervic 11 months ago
Smoothly slide your left knee out and OVER your foot so it feels like the left kneecap is above and moving past the little left toe toward the target. You may feel like you are going into a sitting postion. This should feel effortless. Your hips will follow and move laterally and rotate without conscious thought. Your plane will be parallel to the target line. Watch Sam Snead squat to begin the transition, no better visual exists. He is following his knee. Try it on the course. Good luck.
rcde2 1 year ago
Hey Hank, I was thinking about dropping 5 grand for an hour of your time. Glad I saw this video first. Way too much chatter. No frontal view. No slo-mo. And no final swing putting the ball in motion. Guess TW came to the same conclusion.
bocephusnation0 1 year ago
@bocephusnation0 Well, lucky for you, he doesnt teach privately. His reason... He said it himself, he doesnt believe a golf lesson should cost over $500/hr since he knows 1 lesson will not have a permanent cure. Series of lessons is what helps a person improve.
Oh and FYI, my lesson with Hank's instructors are well worth it. They help understand why the ball does what it does and how to control it.
Tiger Woods was basically fired in a way by Hank.
ImJustKindaHere 7 months ago
It is Not a down swing it is a forward swing. That's why most golfers pull their left arm down and get into a mess
RobertMirzakhanian 1 year ago
jack nicklaus starts his downswing by planting his left heel and if it's good enough for nicklaus it sho' as hell is good enough for everybody else.
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1BoomerTEE 1 year ago
i tried this tip. I've now switched to lefty
clipboardcrotch 1 year ago
This guy managed to screw up Tiger's golf swing. I checked out his lesson's and their hard to implement. They require way to much upper and lower body coordination
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In the first instance lateral shift of the hips toward the target allows the club to drop on to plane, if rotation started the downswing the club would be thrown away from the body possibly also causing an early extension in weaker players.
If you are very flexible, you may be able to rotate first from the waist and keep the club on plane (disassociation) but I would suggest this is a dangerous route to follow as most club golfers aren't in the gym 24/7.
Lateral shift with lots of am players
GOLFGURUJIM 1 year ago
Totally agree. The shift allows the arms/hands a chance to drop 'into the slot', while an early hip-rotation is likely to throw the hands out toward the target line too much/too early/too flat (over the top move), leading to a too-steep shaft angle and mis-aligned clubface coming through.
telescope3 1 year ago
really hank a graphite shaft?! old people....
mrclutch03 1 year ago
I've got to try it. I'll let you know.
golfnutster 1 year ago
"... weight shifts to your left toe" WTF! I have 5 left toes .. which one HANK for crying out loud. My big toe .. my pinky toe .. my middle finger ... what??
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kalanikawisha 1 year ago
Hank sucks!
MOseeU 1 year ago
The cannot be. Take a look at my video: No More Fundamentals For The Golf Swing
DASH1ful 1 year ago
Geez, no wonder Tiger's swing was so messed up. This instruction video is absolutely worth nada, zilch and zero.
Zoneofgolf 1 year ago 2
Hook or slice depends on swing plane. His instruction at the end was not very helpful.
If your hooking your swing is too much from the inside, if your slicing then the opposite - too much from the outside eg you'r starting your back-swing almost straight behind you instead of around your body.
RobstonPickle 1 year ago
@RobstonPickle really pickle. so i can't hook it or slice it any other way? ever heard of a pull hook or push slice? i can slice it or hook it with any kind of backswing or downswing. ever heard of ball flight laws?
steckleinjr 1 year ago
I hate when instructors dont fill in the blanks that during the back swing you need to transfer teh weight to the back foot in order to turn the upper body easier.
Gyro911 1 year ago
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Gyro911 1 year ago
gah hank has no idea what hes saying he makes it complicated, look you should start it by rotating your hips which drops your arms on plane and then you can swing your arms through
helenathena 1 year ago
@helenathena I agree with you on this one. Hank knows this of course but doesn't emphasize it and his description of how slicers should combat their swing looks like he's casting a bit, even though I know he wouldn't. All it takes is one amateur watching this vid listening to very little of what he said and see the arms appearing to start the swing and then its goodbye consistency :) unfortunately the swing is no good if your set up is overlooked and anything static seems mundane. good grip...
TheAussieRose 1 year ago
Don't blame Hank. It's all Tiger.. He's looking good but. 3 round (-1)
OneOfDaKine 1 year ago
Hank you loser....when Tiger needs you most you leave him. You suck!!!!!!
infoowetrust 1 year ago
Do NOT pay attention to his motioning! Incorporate the feel into your own swing. Don't try to move it like hes doing it! That is why he gave those different examples. Hank Haney, just with a few key tips has shaved 10 strokes off of my game with the irons.
Kostly 1 year ago
@Kostly 10 strokes from what to what? :o
jdlmbgh 1 year ago
@jdlmbgh around 90 to down around 80.
Kostly 1 year ago
Watch the Ben Hogan slo-mo drill then take it to the practice range. Most golf teachers don't point out that there is a lateral move led by the left hip. If you get to thinking very much about your arms and head in the swing, your pretty much sunk. Lee Trevino had a lot of lateral head movement in the downswing but it never got ahead of the ball. Also watch Hogans discussion of the grip. Study Hogan play better golf!!
pat52010 1 year ago
The Ray Romano project is a joke! If you can't put in 10 hrs of practice and at least 72 holes in a week you will be a 5-10 handicap only if you have a little talent--Ray R has been in a rut for 20 years. Hank is a great teacher but if you don't do your part you will be average.
Tardisius 1 year ago
Hank Haney is so confused. could you imagine how much you would be charged if he spent as much time with you as he has with charles and romano and in the end you leave worse than when you started
footjoyclassic 1 year ago
Recently, I have been working on keeping my lower body less active. You'll see me out on the practice range repeating what Hank is doing to promote more of a draw, as opposed to a fade. It helps me bring the club down and through from the inside, which makes it easier for me get the hands out in front at impact.
For whatever reason, my lower body has always been too active in my swing. I would cast the club early, and add loft to the club through impact, which would result in a high fade.
kidc2004 1 year ago
I'm was usually on the other end of that range hitting golf balls. I even played on the HS team with his stepson, but we were lucky if we could hit one or two buckets of balls a week. I guess our school (Frisco) didn't cough up enough dough for the golf program. Must be why a few of the good golfers I knew moved to Plano to golf.
kidc2004 1 year ago
@kidc2004 If you start your downswing by actually getting the left hip firing first and get the feeling the arms are dropping you should not have a problem casting. But remember the hips should not rotate until after impact...It is a lateral move to the ball NOT a spinning out.
pat52010 1 year ago
@pat52010 You had me up until you said the hips shouldn't rotate until after impact and that it's a lateral move to the ball. I think when you fire your left hip, naturally a slight lateral motion occurs, but the majority of the motion is a rotation.
DonDotta86 1 year ago
check out ...HITMANHAWKY..vid on grip and release.....left hand position at impact...MUST SEE....if you know Barkley please get him to watch this .vid, you can skip the first 2.15 to get to the good stuff....best lesson on the tube period.....!!!!
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SexxxiKimber 2 years ago
Hit the ball.
wholebrainplanet 2 years ago
Lag is not something you strive for, it is a RESULT of the core center of your body moving to create inertia in the clubhead. every great player does this and every great player has talked about it: hogan sensed it with his core moving his arms, nicklaus in his feet and legs, nelson talked about the rocking cradle, trevino said it was his hips always moving faster than the arms, etc. if you want to read the seminal golf instruction book, read percy boomer's book.
sandwah9 2 years ago 2
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Absolutely. Pros who suggest to struggling golfers that they should strive to create lag through some sort of isolated wrist action do more harm than good. A good swing produces good lag, not the other way around.
telescope3 1 year ago
Sandwah9, your forgetting Brian Gay!
Mattissaved 2 years ago
@Mattissaved Brian drilled my dad with a golf ball on the fly with a three wood this past season... Thought I would share that... :)
bukemdano24 2 years ago
Lag, or trying to lag, has killed more pro golfers than any other method without exception. the golf machine is already going down in history as the biggest scam ever perpetrated on golfers. virtually NONE of the science in there is true engineering, or based on any factual physics. put it this way, if it were correct, then where are ANY of the golf machine pros? where are they??? they are now OFF the pga tour or now no longer viable. steve elkington, grant waite, bobby clampett, jodie mudd, etc
sandwah9 2 years ago
Sandwah--this is exactly what I tell people (or ask them) when they start going on about the latest revolutionary theory that's actually been there (in balance with other elements) since the advent of the steel shaft. I just crack up at the 12-handicappers who pontificate endlessly about lag, TGM, one-plane theory, the whole nine yards, but 1) use false examples that don't really fit the theory...
emncaity 2 years ago
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telescope3 1 year ago
Hank the shank is what we called him in college
Lumbergfucther 2 years ago
Heh...that's pretty mean. Did you really know him then?
emncaity 2 years ago
Hank, you're confused.
You're throwing it away from the top. Too much lag is like too much money.
Team Tiger is a wondering generality.
47Holly 2 years ago
How is he "throwing it away from the top"? Because he advocates the arms making a somewhat independent movement down and on plane while the shoulders stay "contained" or back, rather than arms being pulled by shoulders on the downswing? I'm asking because there is not a single great player in history who didn't do this, so you must mean something else...
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telescope3 1 year ago
By "moving," do you mean rotating? I've always had compliments on my swing from an early age, but I picked up some bad habits over the years.
My hips would move too far forward over the left side, and wouldn't face open enough towards the target at impact.
I would cast the club early.. and you could see the club flip just after impact.
I have a fitting scheduled for tomorrow, so it'll be interesting to see how much my swing has improved over the last ten years.
kidc2004 1 year ago
@kidc2004 Just hit 5 or 10 practice balls with the idea of 'bowling' your right shoulder 'down the lane' toward the target from the top. Do this, and your hips and footwork will take care of itself. Far too many rotate the right shoulder high and wide at the start of the downswing (perpendicular to the spine angle), forcing the arms to slash down at the ball, resulting in a glancing impact.
telescope3 1 year ago
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telescope3 1 year ago
Stand on the practice tee and watch 2000 + swings a year and then try your ideas on for size! Hank has it right for the everyday hacker trying to get better, not a skilled athlete that plays the tour. Big difference. Stop reading your PGA Teaching manual and start learning what really causes the ball to fly the way it does.
edbbbb59 1 year ago
Ben HOgan's video is better.
snowmanwilly 2 years ago
Hey girl. you believe everythin yer daddy tells you. He's full of manure.
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4golfonline 2 years ago
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this guy can beat Tiger Woods and any golfer in the world any time or in any tourament he plays in. He doesn't play tournaments because hes not allowed because he is a master golf pro, and masters are better then pga pros. I know that cause my dad is a master and he is not allowed to play because he is to good . thanks
bluesbeats 2 years ago
what an ignorant statement
Blazedeagles 2 years ago
hold the shoulder back a bit for slicer is good statement
voyiger 2 years ago
You are talking out of your @r$e my friend.
63Brummie 2 years ago
it was meant as a joke, I hope thats the way you took it , and what you meant in your response
bluesbeats 2 years ago
jajajaja, tiger, yes, tiger, jajjjaajaja
kalizurlo 2 years ago
i didnt think that was very helpful
shammmuk 2 years ago
Haney obviously has to be a great coach if hes trusted by tiger to help him with his game so you cant really critisize him!
Gibson4Liife 2 years ago
for some reason i just don't feel this guy is a good golf teacher.
skater9295 2 years ago
Well, let's see: Other than teaching the best player in the world right now (who could have gone to anybody), he's taught other tour pros as well, and made his bones turning Mark O'Meara from a mess into the generally-acknowledged most consistent ballstriker on tour in the mid-to-late '80s, and a multiple major winner. So I'm trying to figure out what "some reason" is...no offense.
emncaity 2 years ago
If he can fix Charles Barkley's swing he is a genious!
Corncrops 2 years ago
i hate it when they don't hit the ball at the end
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kafitaha 2 years ago
Good tip from a good guy.
Chrisrokk239 2 years ago
Now i'm not saying Haney is the best coach ever, however he was coached and taught by John Jacobs who is regarded by many people such as Butch Harmon as one of the best coaches to have lived. So Haney is going to know more about the golf swing than alot of coaches in the top level.
I would love to see Tiger go back to Butch because the relationship they had in 2000 seemed pretty tight. I don't think Butch will change his swing that much as if you look at Adam scott, he swings much like Tiger.
a1cooper 2 years ago
Why are you idiots questioning Haney? Of course he's made by Tiger, he knows it, Tiger knows it, so what? I trust Tiger's judgement over any of the hackers on here, Haney will be a great technical coach, only that his videos on here are designed to be digestable for the average golfer.
Motown025 2 years ago
He wasn't "made by Tiger"; he was a prominent coach for 20 years before Tiger sought him out.
emncaity 2 years ago
I know, my comment was generally positive toward him, I just meant to say that his position in the average golfers mind, and consequent ability to earn, has been crystalised by his involvement with Tiger.
Motown025 2 years ago
"Position in the average golfer's mind"--probably so, since so many average fans don't know much that's not Tiger-related. To pros, he's been well-known for at least 25 years or so. Don't know about the ability to earn; he'd already had his own golf school for some time (in fact, I went there as a semi-aspiring plus-2 handicap back in '94). Most of the gurus don't really charge their top pros a set fee or get rich off them anyway.
emncaity 2 years ago
Right, to change tack completely I'm now going to pick your brain! When you start going low, how do you keep it going without mental obstruction? I frequently get well under par then leak shots away, it seems to become harder by being low. It's the main thing keeping me the wrong side of scratch. Any ideas?
Motown025 2 years ago
Hmm...not in 500 characters. Have you read the Rotella books? I'm not sure I agree literally 100%, but they're pretty good. It's less direct, but reading autobiographies of some of the great players can do a lot, too (like Nicklaus's Greatest Game of All). Anything that really puts you into a great player's head in that way might help.
emncaity 2 years ago
Other than that, it's a matter of just psychologically staying in the present. I think most good players would tell you that when you go low, most of the time you're barely aware that you're doing it, because all you're thinking about is the shot that's at your feet right then. I really do think that's what it _ought_ to feel like; it ought to take you by surprise, because that'll mean you've been giving every shot full attention instead of being distracted by thoughts of victory, etc.
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Motown025 2 years ago
I've read Rotella's books, although not for a while. I agree, I need to get back into routine and process, less about outcome. Try to take some of the control out of a typical round, make things more reckless.
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xblacqx 2 years ago 14
@xblacqx that's great, you realise his nickname on the actual pga tour is "the swing killer" right? lol
silowhore 10 months ago
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Man, he's not that good, Tiger is just THAT good.
MicrowavedHamster 2 years ago
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Tiger's wife is THAT good....dunno what she sees in his monkey ass...
drksi99 2 years ago
Err... money? :D
MicrowavedHamster 2 years ago
drksi99:
You sir, are a retard. You wish you were half as good at anything as Tiger is at Golf.
kbakken1 2 years ago 2
uh maybe hes one of the richest athletes alive and one of the most well known people in the world
dkashmir 2 years ago
no dude the kids right
kovalcik17 2 years ago
Tiger was the best hooker you ever laid your eyes on, wasn't he Hank?
bottomley2 2 years ago 2
haha ok thank god
asugolf474 2 years ago
ok then why would tiger completely restructure his swing? it's clearly swing related
asugolf474 2 years ago
haha i sure hope your kidding
asugolf474 2 years ago
hahah im with ugottrolled, send him back to butch!
asugolf474 2 years ago
OK I got it.... Create resistance in the body but hold those shoulders back and let the arms start down first... makes sense to me!
bakspinr 2 years ago
overrated teacher thanks for ruining tiger woods!
ugottrolled 2 years ago
Maybe I didn't hear correctly, but did HH say if you are slicing, you should release your arms and hands from the top?? Yikes, wouldn't that cause a flip?
cmterpsnskins 2 years ago
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telescope3 1 year ago
Interesting...just watched this clip again after a few weeks....chek out the earlier comments...it is still so so un-necessarily complicated...just check Shaw Clement out if you want to understand. Tiger may be able to make sense of Hank......I ve a day job and Shawn gets me to the truth weeks quicker
rheggie57 2 years ago
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telescope3 1 year ago
Tiger is naturally talented enough to win with any type of golf swing. natural, stack and tilt, traditional, one plane. it doesnt matter.
ugottrolled 2 years ago
the leg snap is a power move.Tiger lifts the clubhead at impact ,removing some backspin,allowing the ball less air resistance.
rw5791 2 years ago
Tiger hurt his knee SWINGING ! Not running, that may have worsened it but Tigers knee problem came from Tigers Knee Snap inorder to get through the ball. If he didn't snap his knee he would be stuck behind the ball and either push or over hook his drives. Smoothswinging i bet you know nothing about the golf swing. and If u consider a +2 handicap who plays nationwide events and D1 golf a hacker than sure, you can call me that.
m4ttdj4 2 years ago
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Tiger hurt his knee SWINGING ! Not running, that may have worsened it but Tigers knee problem came from Tigers Knee Snap inorder to get through the ball. If he didn't snap his knee he would be stuck behind the ball and either push or over hook his drives. Smoothswinging i bet you know nothing about the golf swing. and If u consider a +2 handicap who plays nationwide events and D1 golf a hacker than sure, you can call me that
m4ttdj4 2 years ago
According to Tiger, it was his swing before Haney that caused most of the knee damage (and he had his first surgeries before that). One of the biggest reasons he changed his swing with Haney was to correct that problem (hasn't snapped that knee nearly as much the last few years). My old swing was pretty much S&T, & hit the heck out of the ball at that time, but I'm going to the parallel planes concept more myself these days (a tough transition). What works best all depends on the individual.
nolewr 2 years ago
Totally right about Tiger. I went to Vegas for a 3 day school with Butch harmon, and he told us that one way to get more distance is to SNAP YOUR LEFT LEG STRAIGHT! I tried it and it hurt. I think its on his dvd's too.
strataone 2 years ago
damn bro... sounds like you really hate tiger and hank
swizzle2004 2 years ago
Nah, I love Tiger. One of my favorite golfers. And I have nothing against Hank. I just think he gets to much credit for Tiger. There's so many better teachers out there I believe but that doesn't make Hank a bad teacher. He's still considered one of the best.
m4ttdj4 2 years ago
its all about the attitude. i like hanks attitude on these videos. i never met the guy but i like the way he gets his point across with ease.
smashedbros420 2 years ago
actually m4ttdj4, Tigers knee injury goes back to childhood and a skateboard accident.
ugottrolled 2 years ago
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telescope3 1 year ago
Just Because tiger is with hank does not make hank the greatest coach in the world. If hank was, Tiger never would have been injuryed. His injury was caused by his swing ! And if anyone else besides hank or butch was tigers coach they would have been torn a part by the media and golf world.
m4ttdj4 2 years ago
tiger hurt his knee way before hank becoming his coach. have you ever heard of any golfer that hurt his knee swinging? tiger hurt his from running. you must be a hacker
smoothswinging14 2 years ago
Good point johnny and well said DIRU.
joshua7473 2 years ago
How could any of you now how good a teacher hank is to be fair, any of you had a lessen from him. the problem with looking at instruction vids is that they can only general lessons to the mass`s and everyone is individual obviously
johnnyblazsus 2 years ago
If your going to criticize at least have a decent grasp of the English language... Jesus Christ
cmares58 2 years ago
oh good point mate.......... get a grip, if your going to criticize, criticize what i said not how i said it, its not me language anyway so what do i care......... Pog Mo Thoin!!!!!!
johnnyblazsus 2 years ago
i have and he is soooooo gooood
Joethegolfinpro 2 years ago
Haney is nothing more than tigers baby sitter, He would not be considered a top ten teacher if it was not for tiger. He teaches his basic which in fact are very out of date. Mike Bennett and Andy Plummer are by far the best teachers on tour !!
m4ttdj4 2 years ago
Mike who? Andy who? The #1 player in golf chose Hank Haney to be his coach. Case closed.
AndJusticeForMe 2 years ago
Is it me or doe's Haney not have any connection between his chest and arms.When he demonstrates the downswing he is casting.You don't do two different things to fix 2 problems in the golf swing you do one that fixes both.Keep those arms connected with the side of the chest.He is dead on with the weight shift first and then dropping the arms.See Nicklaus Video 2 of 8.The downswing is steeper than the back.
secrettogolf 2 years ago
Well ricksterps, maybe every one of us Shawny Clement disciples are "dumb". I just know that after playing for 35 years, he has got me shooting lower than ever (sub 75) and my ball striking is a different class. I would pay to fly and go see Shawn......not Hank or Butch or Jim.
rheggie57 2 years ago
you choose Shawn guy, Tiger chooses Hank.
huhjunsuk 2 years ago 2
Uh, Hank is probably the best golf instructor in golf today. He is at least in the top five. To put some club pro in Canada anywhere near him is just dumb.
ricksterps 2 years ago
Hank Haney is a great teacher.....I don't think any one here will deny that; hell....he is even getting Charles Barkley to swing the club better.
Shawn Clement is one of the best instructors for the average recreational golfer though. He is fantastic at explaining everything about the swing, and his techniques have helped thousands of golfers to lower their handicaps. You can't deny the fact that he is a natural teacher.
DIRU382 2 years ago
It isn't difficult teaching profestional golfers.Teaching amatuers is.I can find many things that Haney is doing wrong with Barkley.He lets him hit the ball after making that dip just reinforces the move.Barkley's hands and arms are leading the swing and he flips at the ball.Haney has actually complemented him on this just because he didn't dip his head,even thought the swing was horrible.If he could get him to release his right hip and right hand he would not have time to move his head up.
secrettogolf 2 years ago
My friend, Jesus Christ couldn't remove the hitch from Barkley's swing. Haney is working with an incurable case.
AndJusticeForMe 2 years ago
This is a good tip and works when you put it into practice. I just like how Shawn puts it because I think all hackers can relate to what he's saying a little bit more, but if you have had lots of lessons and understand the golf lingo then Hanks your man, I just mainly stick with Shawn because he turns confusion into sense more so for me, but no disrespect to Hank, he's one heck of a good teacher.
joshua7473 2 years ago
Awesome teacher, I am of course talking about Shawn, wonder if he looks at these Hank posts lol. Sorry Hank.
joshua7473 2 years ago
Shawn is great. I ordred his DVD last week. The stuff that Hank is talking about happens automatically. If you were thinking about it you would never hit the ball. Though technically its good information. Just not a swing thought you wanna keep before going out. :)
jdotson 2 years ago
I have to agree that this type of information is practically worthless. It reminds me of those services that will analyze your swing and tell you what angles are wrong. Like I'm gonna think about that crap when I'm swinging a golf club!
racaroc 2 years ago
big deal! my swing looks great, better than ever. the problem...my impact position, it sucks. My left wrist is bent what promotes wether thin shots or fat ones(what its more common). My shots are higher than desiderable and shorter than I need... Any tips?
danic18 2 years ago
Oh, so start with your body or your arms. If I wasn't confused before I am now!
webbum 2 years ago
I love Shawn's videos also.. I think Tiger needs to kick Hank to the curb and hire Shawn... If your preswing fundamentals are solid and follow Shawn's teachings on the backswing, you won't need to think on the downswing.. How many thoughts can you have in a half second... uh..none?? Check out Shawn Clement, best teacher I've seen, I'm a plus 3 handicap, and his backswing tips even showed that my backswing was very flawed..
fontaine32 3 years ago
I agree. Shawn Clement is THE BEST AROUND. His teaching showed me that my spine-centered backswing led to my shoulders falling away from the target at the start of the downswing. Without first fixing the 'core' problem all the other swing tweaks, gimmicks and positions these other guys recommend are meaningless.
telescope3 2 years ago
I second rheggie57's motion. Shawn Clement is a better communicator that most of these famous pros. He explains foundational concepts. These other guys provide quick tips.
theestrogenius 3 years ago
yes, in an ideal world your weight would transfer proparly in the swing. but if somebody's swing is off plane coming down one of the only way's to compensate is to move your weight or change your spine angle.
scfc11chris 3 years ago
Check out Shawn Clements videos. He understands the golf swing better than anybody and explains it better as well.
telescope3 2 years ago
Yeah, Shawn is fantastic.. I watch his vids a lot.. Did you notice how Hank says resist with ur hips on the backswing but demonstrates a big hip turn?? Tiger gets stuck on the downswing cuz he's stuck on the backswing.. I bet he blows out his knee again.. I also know for a fact that Hank can't break 80 and actually has the yips with the driver.. Plus i know that Shawn would beat the so called "TOP" teachers on the course.. did you get his DVD yet?? I'm about to..
fontaine32 2 years ago
Shawn does rule! I have watched about 50+ of his 150+ video's he is simply the best teacher hands down. I'm gonna order his video just out of respect. This guy even answers my questions when I have them. saved me alott of strokes.
smokethedriver300 2 years ago
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hayoudead17 3 years ago
this assumes too much
ericld11 3 years ago
Save time...check out shawn clement, He explains it far more clearly....especially if you are a newcomer. I have played for 30 years in single figures and shawn clement has moved me on massively.
rheggie57 3 years ago 4
Hank's recommendations to hookers and slicers about what to do with their arms to start the downswing will not solve their problems. The biggest issue is the weight transfer to the left side as he states earlier in the video. See Shawn Clement's Downswing Weightshift video on You Tube.
poundergolf 3 years ago