Load the SPIRAL LINE for a powerful Golf Swing!

Deep dive today into the “load phase” of the golf swing. This video should provide you with a broad understanding of how to efficiently “load up your body” in the proper sequence for effortless speed through the strike. You’re not gonna wanna miss this one…

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[howardclegg]

70yr old guy here getting back into golf since my 40's. I've struggling with my old man swing. I've been watching many of your vids and this one turned on my lightbulb. I no longer feel I've lost my swing bur rather found a better proper swing. For me it was just a couple subtle moves or feels that I got from this vid that pulled it back together. Tried it on a course and I damn near cried as I was about to give the game up. Cant thank ya enough.

[davidbishop]

I have been looking a long, long time for information like this. Finally! Don't teach me what to do, teach me what to feel and when to feel it! Thank you sir. This is pure gold.

[ryanlampton]

It is awesome how TJ asks the questions almost like he doesnt know the answer. So many instructional videos make assumptive jumps that the viewer knows what is really being demonstrated This makes your content so much more effective than anything else out there. Can't thank you enough.

[oxfordbambooshootify]

Gained significant yardage and accuracy when I understood this. All this time I was unconsciously adducting the lead arm way too early in the back swing, causing me to constantly cast the club on the down swing. Just understanding when the arms start folding and loading was a massive breakthrough and I can't thank you guys enough 👍👍

[erikk]

I'm a fairly new follower so I haven't seen much of your videos but you blew me away with every single one I did watch. Very impressive!
You should easily have a 1M+ followers!!

[GolfandLife]

Seriously one of the best descriptions I’ve ever heard on the load and unload phases of the swing. 99% of right handed golfers load the left arm incorrectly in the backswing. Incredible/impactful information explained so simple! Thanks for the video.

[art]

You guys are seriously transforming my swing, I needed this so much. Been stuck around 4/5/6 handicap for a while and really trying to overthink better techniques but they tend to stop a natural flow of energy, this increases that energy and slots me in nicely - thanks 🙏

[josepolanco]

Among all the explanations by different coaches about transitional phase your are the best.

[MrThehardway]

THIS IS THE GOLF SWING...AWESOME LESSON...subscribed!

[tjbooger]

This toss of the club, transitioning sooner, basically loading at the appropriate time is the next step for me. When done properly it's such a smooth effortless feeling. My tendency is slow backswing and step on the gas from the "top". Too many freezer drills lol

[jimgeorge]

Riley, I think you’ve cracked the code with input from Milo, Luke, and others. Well done! Love the gradual loading (stretching) phase idea in preparation for an efficient and explosive unloading (shortening) phase starting at p5. A couple technical questions: doesn’t the lead upper spiral shorten to p5 (to bring the lead side ribs closer together and spread the trail side ribs farther apart) during lead side t-spine bending, and which in turn stretches the trail side upper spiral in the loading phase? If so, isn’t it the stretched trail side upper spiral that shortens to facilitate trail side t-spine bending after p5 (to bring the trail side ribs closer and lead side ribs farther apart) during the unloading phase? Regardless, excellent presentation!

[Zach_Routhier]

I do not have the words to express how incredible these guys are as teachers of the golf swing.

1:43 - Understanding this is the magic that makes the rest of the video make sense to me. Finally I am starting to understand how that loaded spiral facial line of the upper left torso happens during transition as you drop and the arms are still going the other direction. I have never understood this at all and now I'm just scratching the surface. Time to practice baby!

[flightsimstuff]

Nice. I'm a slider + caster. Always have been. Holding at a 10 index but can't break below that. Determined to fix this and I like what I'm hearing on your site so far: it's jiving with my own recent discoveries, none of which is about positions and 'cheap tricks'. Just basics.

Prior to landing here on this and another video of yours I've seen progress by feeling (just a feel) like I stay centered over a spot (club-dependent) going back and all the way through the ball. Seems to cause the body to do 'good things'. Or at least better things. Took a couple of weeks to get used to it but again the brain is adjusting fairly well.

When your source of power changes from, in my case, essentially, using the arms while moving the body at the target to something more, I guess, torque related, it's tuff to dig a new groove in the brain - needle keeps wanting to jump back into the old, very worn, and deep groove.

I've always wondered about my natural habit of getting the club too far behind me/wrapped around me - but couldn't find a fix: your concept of keeping the left 'facia' loose to the top is a new one and makes sense. And it seems to work. It all crumbles if I move off the ball but...

Another video of yours you use the 'calm' word; this confirmed a recent ah-ha moment too - by having a calm feeling up to and _into_ transition I'm not 'blowing through' transition. Less what I call "kindergarten golf": lot of pushing/pulling and shoving.

Using this loose facia [left side] feel I'm seeing clubhead speeds, impact positions, and trajectories I've never seen before. Video bares this out.

As as a no-talent, senior citizen I believe I can, now, break that 10-Index barrier (I have a decent short game):

- Up to a month or so ago, given a 150 yard shot, my 7-iron would start talking to me "...hit me, hit me - you know you can't get there with less...". Now it's the 8 and on the range, if I "stay centered", "calm", and loosen up that left 'facia' going back it's a 9-iron. Just not confident yet to try it in the wild.



As another commenter mentioned: telling me what to feel and what my intention(s) should be is more helpful.

[johanaberg]

This is awesome! A nice side effect of this kind of backswing is that you can stop worrying about the plane. It takes care of itself. I found it helpful to start some practice swings by moving the club head to the left (as a right handed player) to get the pendulum going.

A word of caution though: it can be very tempting to kick-start the hit phase earlier and earlier (as the club floats up), rather than letting it floatingly drop a bit before hitting. This creates great consistency and power but puts a terrible shock-like strain on the back part of the left shoulder muscles (teres major, etc). Injury prone. Let the club float before hitting to avoid injuries.

Thanks guys, great video!

[kevsal]

Wow that’s an eye opener, I’ve never thought of a swing as load phases. Brilliant. I’m following for more

[jerryhuang]

It’s insane to think it only took 15 years and the emergence of Viktor Hovland for KMs fascia/spine engine theory to come to the surface. You are preaching the truth my man! Keep up the good work

[BobSimmons-yi]

As one of the best 80 yr old current golfers in the world I agree with you

[TheBirdieparbirdie]

this is so good. thanks! i feel like this is the glue that puts all the "mechanics" together. bravo!

[MrPrewss]

I like the swing thought "chill.. load .. unload" at the end. Thank you for your awesome insight of dynamic golf swing.

[MikeKnox-dlgr]

This will turn my swing upside down, however I think eventually for the better! I've never seen anything like this when it comes to learning the swing. Maybe because I golf around 84 to 88. It looks to be very in depth.