Right Shoulder Movement In The Golf Swing: Pros vs Ams

We've looked at the how the left shoulder moves in elite golf swings, now we'll look at the right shoulder movements. The shoulders need to work well together but many golfers just think "the shoulders" move as a unit... that's not the case at all. Each shoulder has a large range of motion so it's not a given they will move together in the best interest of our golf swing. Hopefully, this video will help shed some light on a few of the key differences we see between how pros typically move their shoulders compared to how many ams move them.

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[darthravo]

Did AMG golf do an amazing job of explaining point by point with illustrations of what's happening? A big yes. Can I make some changes to my swing now? Probably not 😃

[donnahedges]

It was Leslie King in the book Master Key to Good Golf published in 1976 that fundamentally described this shoulder motion in the downswing. You've elaborated graphically not only the right shoulder action but also the left shoulder action. Also the correct dropping the shaft while retaining the shoulders in fully turned position until half down in in the down swing. For the first twenty years of golf I was a 22 handicap and only hit a pull or slice. The motions you described in your video lowered by handicap 3 strokes a year down to my lowest point of a 4 handicap. Great to see what Lesile King described 40 years ago verified in your analysis.

[daveyng]

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[JonathanTaylor]

What a great video!
For me, it is the amateurs lack of mobility in the backswing which causes them to lift the left shoulder at the end of the backswing in an attempt to get the club parallel. You can see the amateurs right shoulder rotation stop when the hands get to about chest height. The sinking in the of the Pro's shoulders is caused by them loading the ground (squatting) at the beginning of the downswing, where the amatuer goes on the attack, hitting at the ball. The Pro's rotation through the ball gives you a perfect picture of how the right shoulder should move, down and forward as the left shoulder moves back and up parallel to one another like Hogan described (under a pane of glass). SUBSCRIBED

[mh_golfer]

That is where the real lag comes from. You can really see how much swallower and wound up the pro is at the 3:00 min mark. The amateur is much steeper and lost most of the width in his swing. Great stuff! This is something I have been trying to work on, really helps to see it like this.

[joneskendrick]

This video should be mandatory viewing. It quantifies and dispels so many myths re shoulder action in the downswing and provides immediate improvement with one simple thought: Get the shoulder "down" with the trail joint "underneath" the lead shoulder joint into impact. Epiphany!

[ronfinch]

Thank you Mike, but how do we feel/ do that pro move? Ron

[jasonkim]

I saw this email 15 times and my swing is now in new efficient shape.. what a lesson

[MaqAttaq]

2:23 - biggest lesson is the bowed wrist top left corner for the Pro and cupped for the AM

[joeyboy]

This is absolutely true. If you want to gain a minimum of 20 yds on just about every club, pay attention to the pro take away and perfect that. You will also be 10 times more accurate too. Once you get to the top like the guy on the right, you can’t recover. I have been working on this along with some other things with my instructor and I went from averaging 95 mph with my driver to 103 mph. And it feels like I’m swinging easier but not slower if that makes sense. The game is so much more fun now .

[creamabdul-jabbar]

I learn so much from you guys. No lies just evidence.

[thorhenrikjrgensen]

This is really a great proof of whats going on in the beginning of the swing. I`ve seen video`s from Mike Malaska, about "releasing the arms from the top". He talks about the feeling (not what we actually do) we should have. Great example.

[gregcarr]

We love AMG.  It is by far the most comprehensive method for explaining the truths of a proper golf swing.  It has made a world of difference in our own ball striking ability.Is it possible to show the Right Shoulder Movement from a face on like the Left Shoulder Movement video?

[rackum]

Cool video. Do you have any videos like this explaining side bend for backswing and downswing?

[dso]

This is the malaska move, amg is putting out quality videos sheesh

[yejason]

fabulous!very detailed and instructive

[mudasirshora]

Thank you for the thoughtful video. I noticed some top pro try to rotate the trail shoulder clockwise very subtlety though at top & transition to encourage the under the shoulder movement you were trying to explain. Is my understanding correct?

[rickmiller]

It appears the shoulders on the pros move down as a reaction from the "leveling/flexion" of the knees perhaps? I know a lot of times in my swing, if I tilt my hips, I STILL jet off and leave my back leg in it's slightly extended state and if I move forward...it only gets straighter. Something to work on. Awesome stuff.

[TheRich]

This type of video on the right shoulder might be very informative and helpful if shot from above