THE MOVE that CHANGED MY golf swing FOREVER

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[wreckim]

What a great lesson Russell. So brutally honest. I had the pleasure of sometimes playing with a PGA prospect here in Ventura County, CAli back in the early 90s. He missed his Tour card by 1 stroke twice; you can imagine what that does to a man. That's not all. His brother went on to win 4 times on the PGA tour himself. He accomplished a lot, obviously, as an amateur and even won a pretty big Professional Tournament in Canada, but he was missing something; and he's been looking for it ever since. He's qualified several times now for the US OPEN Seniors. A lifetime of trying to find that one little missing element. You guys that touch greatness, and can just about taste it, well....my hat's off to you. YOU, Russell, by sharing your own struggles, THAT makes you the awesome teacher that you are. You have the gift of knowing the game, and being able to relate to us average hacks. That's perhaps the rarest of all talents in this game.

[MSYT]

Russell, your "hip depth" videos have changed my game but I was also/still having the "spinning out" like you.

What helped me tremendously was introducing a "left side bend" early into the backswing. At the top, I felt REALLY loaded onto my right hip... and ultimately kept it "back" in the downswing transition. This "feel" has been a gamechanger

[davem]

I've been doing this per you for a few months. Great improvement. Convinced that it is imperative to do this before anything else. " Keep the right hip back and let the left hip join the party" A Russell Heritage quote.

[horacedouglas]

Sir you obviously have played a lot of golf, people do not know what you have done for them with his video. Golf instruction has evolved as this was not talked about at all. The golf swing has totally revolutionised with the move that you are describing has brought down handicaps tremendously. That move not only makes you consistent it also allows you to work the ball better it basically put your swing on auto drive. It also makes a fade more powerful and longer because you no longer fade.with a open club face but the path.This is one hell of a video brother good job

[neilhayes]

Thank you for such an insightful video. I have really struggled with my right shoulder coming "around", most noticeably with my driver. Now with your excellent explanation I have found the root cause and I'm now working hard to embed your solution into my swing. Super results so far, thank you.

[jamesharris]

Man oh man did I get lucky with You. Two videos in a row and you nailed it for me many thanks! I've been searching for years for these answers quite literally. With my driver in particular I couldn't understand the low ball flight. I got higher lofted drivers, change the shaft, and I thought it might be the angle of my shoulders but nothing worked. You nailed it here, and I am very grateful. Even the golf teaching professionals were stumped.

[SteveBebb]

I have watched 1000 golf instruction videos and this is the first time ive heard this explained. Just swinging a sw indoors I can feel the difference. More consistent nicking the carpet at the low point. Thanks!

[davidsandvigiii]

This is the best explanation of the downswing I have ever see and I’ve seen damn near every major instructor attempt to explain this. Can’t wait to practice and implement! Cheers!

[StewartJsR]

Am I wrong but is this the same concept as the "bump, dump and turn" idea, used to super simply describe downswing sequence? Such a common mistake is the tendency for not good golfers (like myself) to try and "clear"/"open" the hips as fast as possible on the downswing (because we all see DJ, Tiger, Rory etc etc doing this). Essentially as you said perfectly - if you do this it creates the dreaded "spinning out". If that early clearing happens before your pressure is back on the front side (the linear "bump") and the club has not slotted/shallowed into plane (the drop or "dump") then this happens? I read something cool about Greg Normans practice thoughts - R.P.B or "right pocket back" - looks exactly like what you are describing. This is a great little video - your comments on your golf journey are really well done too.

[kjcjensen]

Hi
I've seen your video several times. Can easily follow your thoughts about the game of golf. Your thoughts and openness inspire me to keep working on the game. Even though the age is 70+.
Thank you for your forthright help.

[TommoFire]

In my opinion, the best golfing explanations on YT. I too have the same issue, and have suffered for it for the last couple of years. I'm a single handicap golfer, and naturally draw the ball.. but also have a habit of spinning out, and then get "handsy" to compensate. Thanks for taking the time to post a video that will help a lot of golfers, myself included, Russell. All the best

[rossacker]

Thanks for telling your story. I often wandered what happened. I’ve played against golfers of your level but never attained it myself, eluded me. Took me awhile to understand the fundamental problem and longer to make the change. Helpful to know it’s the the next step and to keep going. We’re lucky to have you as a golf coach.

[hitemgood]

This has been the single best swing tip I have ever received. Due a cancer diagnosis which have necessitated a couple of surgeries I have experienced long layoffs. I watch this video every time before returning to the links and I’m never ceased to be amazed how well I strike the ball. Thanks Russell !

[lightricitywoodworking]

The visuals and explanation are very eye opening. Thank you. The feeling when I just tried it is the right back pocket stays back and anchored, then left back pocket pulls back on the downswing.

[wuw]

i´m going to try this tip. 8:56 for the people who are in a hurry.

[PeterKennedyMD]

I just tripped. over your site. And I'm delighted. My playing history sounds quite like yours! I was a spinner, but not really, somehow. Handicap~3-5 squeezed down from 10 w/ hours&hours of practice. (First noted that "rotation" was not really a rotary process. Tiger's swing from down line a good example. Then realised that the hip cannot rotate as a joint. *Mike Malaska recently proposed straightening rt. leg during backswing* It pushed my centre mass. back, and gave room for the right hand to work from inside, leading to any path I wanted thru the hitting zone. No more figuring out how to NOT hit fades. In addition, gluteus muscles rt->lt worked more effectively leading to more distance. I'm happy for our discovery. I agree. It has changed everything. Peter Kennedy, MS, MD, San Marino, CA, U.S.A.

[jamesdimas]

Thanks Russel. Incredibly helpful. I have for years stuck my bum out in a mostly futile attempt to avoid having my weight on my toes during the downswing. It never occurred to me how much this was limiting my ability to separate my hip rotation. This is why you have 100, 000 subscribers!

[cpintucson]

Nice explanation and good drill with the chairs. Go right to 9:00 into video if you want to cut to the chase.

[psmcafecom]

A perfect video, a mirror of my golfing story that makes me shanking since 2 years ( 75% of shoots) . So hard to forget that tendance and so hard to forget the shank terror ! Thanks a lot for all you do !

[dhatbasketball]

Since I starting practicing more during the pandemic, your videos have been amongst the most helpful in diagnosing and fixing my chronic issues. Shot my first sub 80 last week and my next goal is sub-75. Cheers from the US!