DROP HANDS OR ROTATE DURING THE DOWNSWING? GOLF TIPS

Director of Instruction at the TruGolf Academy Jon Watts talks you through how to start your downswing correctly. Don't pull the arms, allow then to drop while adding some rotation of the body for more consistent and straighter golf shots.

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[MrMembatmaz]

i think this could finally be the video i've been looking for to help me get my sequencing correct in the downswing.... works in the living room... next the range.. cheers dude

[bj]

This is great. Something was missing in my swing. The hands dropping then rotate is a great feeling. Whips the club through at bottom of swing. I was bringing club up and trying to kill the ball. I just started 8 months ago and this really helped me. Fabulous for beginners to understand

[Robert-tsef]

John, I understand completely what you have said but other instructors say to move the body and arms together on the downswing by dropping your right shoulder slightly on the downswing to allow you to swing from the inside. 😊My confusion is: which method should I be using to play my best golf. The pro’s tend to swing so fast that you cannot tell which method they are using??? Your thoughts are appreciated.

[robertgilly]

Excellent.. simplifies & illustrates key aspects & why very well. 👍

[chriscaskey]

I’m in the process of recreating my golf swing and found this video helpful in sorting out what should happen at the top. Thank you!

[chachifeere]

So I would hit wedges fine but when I got to 9 iron I would start the shank it. Then I made sure to try and drop the hands. Or “hands to my right foot” and seem to stop shaking it. I think with the longer clubs my hands would get away

[Robert-tsef]

The other concern for me that I forgot to mention is that I feel timing is required to drop the arms to the correct position. For example if you don’t drop them enough before you turn the body, you could end up with an out to in swing or thin it. Conversely, if you drop them too far then you could hit the ground and hit it fat, whereas if you just tilt the right shoulder down slightly on the downswing, no timing is require as you can just swing as hard and fast as you are capable of. Do you see my confusion?

[jkdjose]

This is great, however, lately I have found myself hitting off the grass than hitting of the mat. I did this because at the range I was falling close to my target, but at the course not so much. That grass seems to affect the club head... any advice for getting the same accuracy of the mat but on the grass? Am I missing something?

[stevedickson]

A good drill. Looking forward to trying it at the range. Thanks

[thegamingrelish]

My situation at the moment is the opposite I start my lower body to early and it causes the club to get stuck behind me which then forces me to early extend and hit the ball inconsistently.

[bill]

Hi John, I love that feel of almost waiting for the club on the downswing. Could I just ask when do you change from the arms dropping to rotating the body? Is it hands just outside rear thigh? Cheers.

[johnschwartz]

Jon! "Gravity Assistance!" This move is easy to work on! Excellent recommendation!!!

[MichaelSurrento]

In the backswing lead arm is bending. Have been taught to keep this straight. When I keep it straight I’m more tense and then start to come over the top. With your drill, once we get the club path correct is it recommended to try and keep lead arm straight? Great video!

[jordangourley]

If you hit the ball with your right hip it’s impossible to hit it fat unless you have tour grade flexibility. Try it. Put your right hip on the ball and reach back and see if you can even touch the ground behind the ball while maintaining an impact position. It’s difficult.

[vantumpete]

If the arms just drop, where do you get some power- -wildly rotating at the last minute?

[bankscam]

Right arm straightening is the release ? Seems very simple move . Thanks

[PC-pdhl]

Could you please explain the following which is so puzzling to me:
When you're swinging towards the ball, does your brain try to
1. swing the clubhead to a point in front of, a little outside, and below the ball (ie the low point of the swing), with sweet spot contact
2. aim to deliver the sweet spot to contact a certain point on the ball, with an arc of a certain descending angle, or
3. another target or path which you focus on?
I try to do 1., because I think that's the easiest for my brain to understand. If that is the correct way to do it, then when the ball position is moved because we are hitting a different club, should we aim for another low point based on the new ball position and using a slightly different path, or do we stick to hitting the original target in the ground (which was for the first ball)? And should the low point's distance from the ball and depth in the ground be different for each club? And how in heaven's name could anyone get it right?

[georgehogle]

Looks like there is space for a Whistling Straights poster!

[gregoryrish]

Jon, I have commented before on your videos. Excellent videos! My problem is I get stuck in finding positions! I become a hitter and not a swinger. My body stops at impact or I lunge at the ball and my left arm breaks down after impact! I admit that I love to tinker with my swing while watching various YouTube golf videos. I would love to be consistent but it may not be in my DNA. For example one day I work to keep the handle going up with the left shoulder going back and away. The following day I work on trying to hit ball then turf contact and becoming too steep. Guess I suffer from Analysis Paralysis! Also DOG (Delusions of Grandeur)! Any advice?

[Rich-inds]

I like your content but this one confused me a little. Drop the hands down by feeling like you leave them up? I have very fast hip rotation which, even though you have some separation, drags my arms and club head out in front of me too early in the downswing. I desperately need to get the hands dropping down into a nice, low delivery position but as you mentioned, it’s easy to fall into the trap of pulling them down and steepening the shaft. If I just think about leaving them up, my fast hips will drag me over the top eventually.