How the Shoulders ACTUALLY Function In the Golf Swing

In today’s video, we're going to be talking about how the shoulders relate to the chest and the upper spine and how our shoulder plane can affect our swing direction, swing plane, etc.

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[Allabertina]

To me this is the best explanation of how to get the shoulder inclination right in the golfswing, on the tube! If I can add from own experience: the flat shoulder plane doesn't create torque, because it is the result of the avoidance of resistance in the backswing. As a consequence of lack of torque, there is no speed in the downswing. The torque I'm referring to arises when, in creating the backswing with the correct shoulder inclination with the required resistance in the trail knee to sliding laterally, your behind will start turning towards the target and a tremendous amount of resistance gets built up in the trail leg. Now you don't need a conscious weight shift on the downswing. As soon as you have reached the top and you begin the downswing you will be on the front leg and you just have to stay down and swing through. And there's the powerfully released draw.

[michaelkrailo]

This is incredible. I have never heard a description of the shoulder turn like this before and it actually gets me into a decent P4 position now. I can't believe it, just left shoulder down and across to get to P2, and finish the swing with that right shoulder directly behind your center. I will be working on this all during the off season to engrain the feel of it. Before I was using all right shoulder and stretching out my right side only. That caused my left shoulder to ride up way to high and the swing was still too flat. Now with this new way, I have a more upright plane.

[johnharrington]

Trevor, I don’t quite know what to say, I’m 76 and a retired PGA Teaching Professional, I’ve watched you with Eric and I’ve watched Eric at his range and most likely have read more instruction books than most and had more swing thoughts than anyone and you came across my I Pad this morning . In my own swing ( I taught my students the right way ) I always had a massive shoulder turn but believed something wasn’t right . I had the Ledbetter “ load the right hip socket “ backswing and a few years back decided I needed to tilt more ( not S&T ), I only hit drivers into my home net these days because of a real bad left wrist ( U.I.S. ), went out after I watched this and didn’t bother with the drills you mentioned and it all became clear in an instant . I’m a “ one planer”, I thought about Hardy’s book about how you have to bend the chest over and swing the left arm across the chest with the right shoulder going behind the neck, unbelievable ! All I have to do is stay behind the ball and I’m good ! You’re the best, Thanks Trevor, John

[cakedupkevin]

New favorite golf instructor account. Found you from Eric Cogorno’s recent collab videos with you. You’re a genius.

[steveperry]

trevor, i got a lot out of this and it's gonna help my action. i.m 75 yrs old, been golfing for 40+ years and a 13 hdcp. you are a very intelligent and helpful young man, thnx. if and when i get to florida i'm gonna book an in person lesson with you.

[FrancisSalinas-gy]

Brilliant explanation. I’m so happy to have found your channel through your lessons with Eric Cogorno. As a physician who took up golf late in late, your easy to understand (for non medical people) explanations of how your anatomy and biomechanics help your golf swing are so incredibly helpful to generate an effortless powerful swing.

[Rd-bivr]

Best explanation of backswing ever and trust me I looked and looked over the years ! Thank you

[adamskaboy]

This video instruction combined with your instruction video with the 45 degree hip turns for the with the alignment rod station has been a fabulous help to me…suddenly I was in balance and getting to my 45 degree hip turn on my lead side and BINGO…I was getting a nice divot and ball compression for a nice result…as long as my tempo remains good I think I can do pretty well…THANKS!
Secondly I might have been a bit harsh with a comment to your channel a day or so ago…just frustrated at working hard with no good results…pardon my frustrations please.
Your instructional insights are extremely useful for getting to the heart of a potential problem causing mishits.
Cerebral training works for me…you have a great ability to dig deep for your students on YT .

[rjroth]

What an amazing lesson!! Can't wait to get started. Of course you know that just about EVERY teacher out there teaches posture as bending from the hip socket/sticking the butt out, not bending from the waist. But when I bend from the waist/chest more down, I can't believe the increased range of motion and ease of turn I get. Plus, just experimenting with this, I find this moves my swing bottom toward the target about 3" and makes it much flatter & I imagine more forgiving. So many benefits!

[ClaroCapilla]

This "method" of turning is friendlier to weekend golfers like myself. It removes the usual (but intimidating) requirement of being extra flexible. Thanks for this, man!

[GustapoGomez]

Best teacher on YouTube. Very articulate. Well done Trev

[igorsalapaho]

You’ve just described all of the swing flaws I’ve ever had, this is exactly what I need to work on. Thank you Trevor, this is pure gold.

[PaulCampbell-ih]

I don't understand how you are so intune with the questions I am asking myself on a weekly basis ... whenever I question a particular part of my swing, you manage to post a video about it! Thankyou! Continue the great content (and ESP)!

[bille]

"INCREDIBLE" drill! Incredible teaching! I love the way that you bring the golf swing down to a simpler level of instruction for us that aren't experts in the game. We want to get better. But quite often the teachers communicate as if they are teaching a professional. You put the lessons into an understandable language and way that's relatable. THANK YOU Coach Trevor! THANK YOU!

[anthonypappas]

Could never get that shoulder turn on plane. Always coming up out of the backswing and unaware of it happening. You explained this in a way that just clicked for me. Helped me get that compression also. Just fantastic! Thank you, I'm enjoying playing golf again.

[brianlamp]

I just found this video and I have to say this is the missing piece for me. I'm engaging muscles in my swing that I never used before. Pointing my chest at the ball at address puts it all together. I have been struggling for 2 years with improper rotation. This video was such an eye-opener. Thank you for taking the time to post this video and sharing your knowledge.

[joeh]

Great modern instructor has allowed me to deconstruct my swing mechanics and allowed me to titrate my experience, feels, and video analysis into break through results - Gold.

[millaufan]

Trevor - a truly brilliant video, definitely a new perspective for me - I'm 75 and just getting back into Golf after 25 years - used to be 2 h/cap, now nearer 32 but with this advice and calmness I'm hoping this will change - in my case "the only way is down!!" ! Kind Regards, John, 75, near Brighton UK

[mikedefee]

I’ve been struggling with this for a while. I start to turn, then lift the arms too vertically. I’m excited to put this into action as this makes more logical sense in how to get from address to the top correctly because if you can’t do that first, the rest is going to wildly inconsistent. New subscriber as I really like your teaching approach!

[sandramaier]

Thank you for the indepth explanation of the proper shoulder turn!