Backswing Epiphany

[MPStrat]

Working on my backswing and started incorporating GG's one piece to the leg move. When I do it, I take the club back with hands, arms and shoulders all in one piece, no hip turn. Once the club gets to my right leg, I hinge, tilt, turn and extend all at the same time and the club gets in a good high and deep spot (up and in) and my hips are turned deep and on the correct angle. I could never get my hips deep enough and I tried like hell. This move made it happen with no conscious effort to turn them whatsoever. The one piece to the leg puts the club and body in a good position to then hinge, tilt, turn and extend. If I skip the one piece to the leg section, my shoulders open up too quickly and the club wants to move inside and that turns into manual rerouting and the inconsistency that goes with that. That's what I was missing.

[gmr10d]

It sounds like this is a nice technique. Do you have any more information on it? Would love to try it today when practicing.

[Kuuuch]

Working on my backswing and started incorporating GG's one piece to the leg move. When I do it, I take the club back with hands, arms and shoulders all in one piece, no hip turn. Once the club gets to my right leg, I hinge, tilt, turn and extend all at the same time and the club gets in a good high and deep spot (up and in) and my hips are turned deep and on the correct angle. I could never get my hips deep enough and I tried like hell. This move made it happen with no conscious effort to turn them whatsoever. The one piece to the leg puts the club and body in a good position to then hinge, tilt, turn and extend. If I skip the one piece to the leg section, my shoulders open up too quickly and the club wants to move inside and that turns into manual rerouting and the inconsistency that goes with that. That's what I was missing.

 

It is absolutely the best backswing drill I've tried. I do it at home for mirror work and even at the range when I'm doing freezers. I'll use an alignment stick like he does and you go to the trail leg then turn and hinge where the alignment stick scrapes your knees as an exaggeration for more vert.

 

It's a great way for me to touch up my backswing and make sure the club is where I want it at the top

[Golfonthemind]

Gmr10d you can see him going over the drill in Be better golfs's GG Swingtips YouTube video.

[BeTheBall_]

Great little drill/feel for those of us prone to taking it back inside :)

[gmr10d]

Gmr10d you can see him going over the drill in Be better golfs's GG Swingtips YouTube video.

 

Can you clarify which video specifically? Thanks!

[Grayback1973]

Working on my backswing and started incorporating GG's one piece to the leg move. When I do it, I take the club back with hands, arms and shoulders all in one piece, no hip turn. Once the club gets to my right leg, I hinge, tilt, turn and extend all at the same time and the club gets in a good high and deep spot (up and in) and my hips are turned deep and on the correct angle. I could never get my hips deep enough and I tried like hell. This move made it happen with no conscious effort to turn them whatsoever. The one piece to the leg puts the club and body in a good position to then hinge, tilt, turn and extend. If I skip the one piece to the leg section, my shoulders open up too quickly and the club wants to move inside and that turns into manual rerouting and the inconsistency that goes with that. That's what I was missing.

I like how you say that you don't turn the hips right away and yet you end up with enough hip turn.It shouldn't get confused with "restricting" your hip turn.It's more of a sequencing thing.Two different things imo.

[Kuuuch]

Gmr10d you can see him going over the drill in Be better golfs's GG Swingtips YouTube video.

 

Can you clarify which video specifically? Thanks!

 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1pthu6wdfDk

[MPStrat]

Working on my backswing and started incorporating GG's one piece to the leg move. When I do it, I take the club back with hands, arms and shoulders all in one piece, no hip turn. Once the club gets to my right leg, I hinge, tilt, turn and extend all at the same time and the club gets in a good high and deep spot (up and in) and my hips are turned deep and on the correct angle. I could never get my hips deep enough and I tried like hell. This move made it happen with no conscious effort to turn them whatsoever. The one piece to the leg puts the club and body in a good position to then hinge, tilt, turn and extend. If I skip the one piece to the leg section, my shoulders open up too quickly and the club wants to move inside and that turns into manual rerouting and the inconsistency that goes with that. That's what I was missing.

I like how you say that you don't turn the hips right away and yet you end up with enough hip turn.It shouldn't get confused with "restricting" your hip turn.It's more of a sequencing thing.Two different things imo.

 

Exactly. For me if they turn too early, they basically freeze shortly into the backswing. I was so preoccupied with getting more hip turn and not restricting my hips, in an effort to do that I restricted my hips.

[CallawayLefty]

Man I need to do this drill about 50,000 times.

[MPStrat]

Working on my backswing and started incorporating GG's one piece to the leg move. When I do it, I take the club back with hands, arms and shoulders all in one piece, no hip turn. Once the club gets to my right leg, I hinge, tilt, turn and extend all at the same time and the club gets in a good high and deep spot (up and in) and my hips are turned deep and on the correct angle. I could never get my hips deep enough and I tried like hell. This move made it happen with no conscious effort to turn them whatsoever. The one piece to the leg puts the club and body in a good position to then hinge, tilt, turn and extend. If I skip the one piece to the leg section, my shoulders open up too quickly and the club wants to move inside and that turns into manual rerouting and the inconsistency that goes with that. That's what I was missing.

 

It is absolutely the best backswing drill I've tried. I do it at home for mirror work and even at the range when I'm doing freezers. I'll use an alignment stick like he does and you go to the trail leg then turn and hinge where the alignment stick scrapes your knees as an exaggeration for more vert.

 

It's a great way for me to touch up my backswing and make sure the club is where I want it at the top

 

It's a subtle thing. I used to hate the one piece because it would get me stuck inside. I never considered that the key was stopping it at the leg.

[CallawayLefty]

Working on my backswing and started incorporating GG's one piece to the leg move. When I do it, I take the club back with hands, arms and shoulders all in one piece, no hip turn. Once the club gets to my right leg, I hinge, tilt, turn and extend all at the same time and the club gets in a good high and deep spot (up and in) and my hips are turned deep and on the correct angle. I could never get my hips deep enough and I tried like hell. This move made it happen with no conscious effort to turn them whatsoever. The one piece to the leg puts the club and body in a good position to then hinge, tilt, turn and extend. If I skip the one piece to the leg section, my shoulders open up too quickly and the club wants to move inside and that turns into manual rerouting and the inconsistency that goes with that. That's what I was missing.

 

It is absolutely the best backswing drill I've tried. I do it at home for mirror work and even at the range when I'm doing freezers. I'll use an alignment stick like he does and you go to the trail leg then turn and hinge where the alignment stick scrapes your knees as an exaggeration for more vert.

 

It's a great way for me to touch up my backswing and make sure the club is where I want it at the top

 

It's a subtle thing. I used to hate the one piece because it would get me stuck inside. I never considered that the key was stopping it at the leg.

 

The "up" part is equally important to the "back" part. Go watch Danny Willett's swing. It looks like all he does is c*ck his wrists. Sort of like Monte's no turn drill - all you think about is setting your wrists.

[Grayback1973]

Gmr10d you can see him going over the drill in Be better golfs's GG Swingtips YouTube video.

 

Can you clarify which video specifically? Thanks!

 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1pthu6wdfDk

Man,that dude shallows the club so nicely and makes it look easy.

[Kuuuch]

Gmr10d you can see him going over the drill in Be better golfs's GG Swingtips YouTube video.

 

Can you clarify which video specifically? Thanks!

 

http://m.youtube.com...h?v=1pthu6wdfDk

Man,that dude shallows the club so nicely and makes it look easy.

 

He has like a never ending supply of talent at that range. I can't imagine how much time I would spend at the range if I was a member at his club. I'd just sit there and watch lessons when I got tired. Would probably have no wife, no cable, 1 bedroom apartment, but I'd be a solid + hdcp lol!

[Fiber]

Gmr10d you can see him going over the drill in Be better golfs's GG Swingtips YouTube video.

 

Can you clarify which video specifically? Thanks!

 

 

Around 29min mark.

[JaCqEeZ]

I gotta give this a go, I can't for the life of me bring a club back without it being flat. Homeboy in that video has a money swing, comes through awesome.

[1armygolfer]

You guys are all treading on thin ice bringing GG back into the discussion. Gonna get this thread shut down;)

:derisive:

[JaCqEeZ]

Having trouble following part of this vid. He puts an alignment stick diagonal between his legs then says that that club should get parallel to it and shows him parallel to it right at the one piece takeaway. Wouldn't you be doing a massive immediate roll of the wrists to be parallel to that so quickly?

[jut111]

Working on my backswing and started incorporating GG's one piece to the leg move. When I do it, I take the club back with hands, arms and shoulders all in one piece, no hip turn. Once the club gets to my right leg, I hinge, tilt, turn and extend all at the same time and the club gets in a good high and deep spot (up and in) and my hips are turned deep and on the correct angle. I could never get my hips deep enough and I tried like hell. This move made it happen with no conscious effort to turn them whatsoever. The one piece to the leg puts the club and body in a good position to then hinge, tilt, turn and extend. If I skip the one piece to the leg section, my shoulders open up too quickly and the club wants to move inside and that turns into manual rerouting and the inconsistency that goes with that. That's what I was missing.

I like how you say that you don't turn the hips right away and yet you end up with enough hip turn.It shouldn't get confused with "restricting" your hip turn.It's more of a sequencing thing.Two different things imo.

 

Exactly. For me if they turn too early, they basically freeze shortly into the backswing. I was so preoccupied with getting more hip turn and not restricting my hips, in an effort to do that I restricted my hips.

 

+1000. my right hip/knee ends up practically back where it started if I don't isolate shoulder turn first. Worse as the club gets longer.

[QuigleyDU]

You guys are all treading on thin ice bringing GG back into the discussion. Gonna get this thread shut down;) :derisive:

 

I cant tell, is this sarcasm? this is the first i have ever even heard of this guy. i watched a few of his videos, and there appears to be some strange moves in there with leg work and he seem to really like sedlowski's swing. what is the deal past that??

[jgonz69]

You guys are all treading on thin ice bringing GG back into the discussion. Gonna get this thread shut down;)

:derisive:

It doesn't matter, the mods delete sponsored and non sponsored threads.

[martynbirch]

Worked on this before from the Chris Ryan videos and had some success, do those in the know think it legit? I can follow the pattern quite well but then can't stop and go past parallel with a mid iron so lose all the good stuff from the start. Is it just drilling or is there some other idea to keep it shorter?

[drewpt]

This drill has helped my swing tremendously. It really helps me stay connected and I've been much more consistent lately.

[Jp k]

Working on my backswing and started incorporating GG's one piece to the leg move. When I do it, I take the club back with hands, arms and shoulders all in one piece, no hip turn. Once the club gets to my right leg, I hinge, tilt, turn and extend all at the same time and the club gets in a good high and deep spot (up and in) and my hips are turned deep and on the correct angle. I could never get my hips deep enough and I tried like hell. This move made it happen with no conscious effort to turn them whatsoever. The one piece to the leg puts the club and body in a good position to then hinge, tilt, turn and extend. If I skip the one piece to the leg section, my shoulders open up too quickly and the club wants to move inside and that turns into manual rerouting and the inconsistency that goes with that. That's what I was missing.

who is gg?

[Hoganstriker]

For all the early hip turn people remember Hogans advice to le the shoulders pull the hips around on the bs.

[rteach1]

Working on my backswing and started incorporating GG's one piece to the leg move. When I do it, I take the club back with hands, arms and shoulders all in one piece, no hip turn. Once the club gets to my right leg, I hinge, tilt, turn and extend all at the same time and the club gets in a good high and deep spot (up and in) and my hips are turned deep and on the correct angle. I could never get my hips deep enough and I tried like hell. This move made it happen with no conscious effort to turn them whatsoever. The one piece to the leg puts the club and body in a good position to then hinge, tilt, turn and extend. If I skip the one piece to the leg section, my shoulders open up too quickly and the club wants to move inside and that turns into manual rerouting and the inconsistency that goes with that. That's what I was missing.

who is gg?

An instructor named George Gankas.

[naval2006]

Best tip I've seen in a long while. I could put the club back on plane during the week and shot 35 36 today