I stumbled on a 10-minute infomercial of her teaching this swing approach as I was sitting in the parking lot of the golf course waiting for my golfing buddies to show up. As I got to the first tee box, I took a few practice swings using her method and hit my tee shot straight and long down the fairway. It was amazing. I had my best round this year. In fact, my golfing buddies that I play with every week were shocked. They've never seen me hit the ball so consistently and so long. And I never told them what I was doing differently. Call it beginners' luck or great instructions but I'm hooked now. I plan to watch ever video she's ever made!

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Love to hear it!!!

Fabulous lesson! When I watch Erika teach, I am reminded of something my Aikido sensei told me 20 years ago: ''Women learn these movements much quicker than men.'' What he noticed is that Western men are very proud of their arm strength and therefore overly rely on their arms; whereas women overcome the strength deficit by learning to coordinate their hips, arms and shoulders -- as a whole. There are many flowing, circular movements in Aikido -- very similar to a golf swing. And I'm reminded of this whenever I see Erika teach. Her approach is the epitome of ''effortless effort.'' Men in particular have a lot to learn from her.

I found this program, purchased it, and my last two rounds of golf I have had my two best scores ever! I am hitting the ball more consistently and hitting it further. Thanks, Ericka!

@PerformanceGolfZone

6 күн бұрын

Excellent!! Love to hear that!!

@stbasil2135

3 күн бұрын

Nothing new here. They used to swing like this in the old days.

I know when I put the swing in motion instead of a take away my shots are much better. The trick is to get it fully integrated in my mind to do it on a consistent basis. Of all the youtube instructors, Erika is the best for me. Thank you for the work you put into the videos.

@PerformanceGolfZone

2 ай бұрын

Love it Rich! Appreciate the kind words and support!!

Similar to another comment on this video. I was up early and saw this video before I went to play golf last Thursday. I chipped a bit before the round and then turned the driver upside down on the first tee, took a few swings and then teed it up. Longest drive on that hole ever and second shot flew into the back bunker. 9th hole par 5, I’m 225 out downwind waiting for the green to clear. I was laughing at myself waiting. I hit the 3 wood to the back of the green for a 3 putt par. Tension has always been by biggest nemesis, this small drill made a significant difference. I will turn 80 this year and I’m getting ready to have my lowest lifetime index. Thanks folks!

@PerformanceGolfZone

4 ай бұрын

Love to hear that!!!! Heck yeah!

There is lot of kinetic energy and centrifugal forces at play that are not seen but felt. Golf swing is a feeling and can never be described with words fully. But Eric you do a good job at it with your study of the craft and your passion. So does Erica.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Agreed and appreciate it!

Perfect explanation of the difference between a hitter of the golf ball and a swinger of the golf club. This is what swingers do. This method not only helps with your sequencing, it makes it easier to switch your focus from the ball to your actual target.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

appreciate it!

This video is similar to what Dr Kwan teaches except much much easier to interpret and implement. This is by far the best golf video I have seen. If you look closely at some of Bobby Jones old videos you can see his swing sequence is exactly what is being preached here. Pay particular attention to the shaft of the club on the take away. This is absolutely brilliant.

@maxwired2235

5 ай бұрын

Jones whipped the club inside and then came over the top with compensations during the down swing.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Paul!

@winstoncox1759

4 ай бұрын

Seems like you took what Dr Kwan teaches but presented differently and used different words to describe it.

That clubhead last take away is what I learnt from Peter Croker of Australia many years ago. I take the club away by turning my hips subtlely while applying light pressure to push the club against the ground. The movement of the hip creates movement for the left shoulder and left hand to push the handle to take away first.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Love it!

Great video and imo one of few that can actually help golfers. I did the mistake of trying to do what Pete Cowen was teaching. Took me about a year, hundreds of hours of training and a lot of coaching before my coach mentioned this guy he used to work with.

@PerformanceGolfZone

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words---hope this one serves you well!

I've said it before, you are my two favorite internet coaches. I bought into the True Swing concept several years ago. Glad Erica is now putting out content on a frequent basis. Eric is the best at working with other top level coaches and bringing their ideas to life. In this video, it is my observation that at the start of the swing Erica's hips accelerate a bit more than Eric's. I can see Erica creating momentum and "tossing" her arms up and over via her hip motion. Eric's initial hip movement is very smooth but with less acceleration. It looks like Eric is slightly lifting his arms as opposed to letting them swing up on their own. Am I seeing this accurately? I have come to like the experience of using my hips to start the swing (as this video describes) and generating the momentum to swing/toss the club to the top as it makes it easier for me to be patient and to wait until I actually get to the top before starting into the transition/forward swing. Do you guys truly advocate no lifting of arms or is some blending of lift and momentum acceptable or preffered? Great video. Thank you.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Hey John! Thanks for the kind words and support!! I think those are all fair observations! The arms will have some IN and some UP....so there will be SOME LIFT.......but for most you dont want too much. To define that you would look for the lead arm to be roughly on the same angle as the shoulder line at the top of the backswing I think this is a good one to explain that more: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mKin27RrldGdds4.html&pp=ygUlRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIGxlZnQgYXJtIGxpZnQgYW5kIHNxdWVleg%3D%3D And this one: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mJ2aupp6oNrPcs4.html&pp=ygUgRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIGJhY2tzd2luZyBoYW5kIHBhdGg%3D -Eric

Love the idea of stepping on the gas with your trail foot to start the backswing. The towel drill I already do. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

You got it--appreciate ya :)

The tour striker device from Martin Chuck is actually a flail. The wooden baton it the handle and the rope is the swingle. In days of old the joining device was a leather thing. If you study the physics of the flail your understanding of the golf swing will deepen significantly. Study both the action ( physics ) and geometry. That was an excellent video. Erica Larken appears to be an excellent teacher with a superior understanding of “SWINGING” ( Bobby Jones ) An interesting comparison would be Lee Trevino where the club is “carried” back and up which is then launched by the pivot action and driven through impact with trail arm thrust. You have presented a worthy video indeed ! Thanks and Cheers F

@PerformanceGolfZone

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Fred!

About a month ago I had my first lesson with the local pro and I was whipping the club way inside on the takeaway. I was rolling my hands etc. causing all kinds of issues. I worked on the prescribed drill for a few weeks. (Taking club back straight first couple feet etc.) That takes a long time to feel natural. Totally randomly, I saw the momentum move video before my second lesson. I realized that the slight club drag that starts the momentum move shown here cures the inside takeaway “for free”. So I try the momentum move on the first few swings of my second lesson and I hit the ball significantly better. The golf pro is like “wow your takeaway is fixed.” Then he says he wants me to complete my turn, so I “step on the gas” and really let it fly. It is Stripe City. Instructor then says, “I love that slight forward press to help get your body turning. You must be a very instinctive athlete.” I didn’t have the heart to tell him it was the momentum move from Erika/Eric. Thank you!

@PerformanceGolfZone

4 ай бұрын

Lol love it Cody! We are all on the same team and love to hear of the improvements no matter where it comes from :) -Eric

That little dragging the club head move to start the backswing is called negative load. Really a great way to start the golf swing.

@PerformanceGolfZone

3 ай бұрын

for sure!!

@mikerodrick2430

3 ай бұрын

To trigger my swing, I actually move my weight forward without moving the club like a small forward press with my feet & hands rather than taking the club back from a static position. It makes starting the takeaway much smoother.

Lot of good stuff somebody's been looking at Sam Snead Dr Quan I love it when people can describe the same thing everybody's a teacher with a camera now and forgot about swing the club

@PerformanceGolfZone

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Really cool lesson 👍👍👍

@PerformanceGolfZone

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Golf greats Harry Vardon and Bobby jones had a very slight drag of the clubhead. Bobby at impact his hands were forward of the ball where Vardon was even. Both was long hitters when needed. In a major Bobby played a part 5. 605 yards long at that point nobody had eagles it with a putt. Bobby hit driver-spoon and canned the 5foot putt. The hole was slightly uphill and took decades before a player could eagle it. Both Jones and Vardon had tension free swings.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

For sure!

Wow, Dr. Kwon’s rope drill goes mainstream! Maybe he should get some recognition.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Hey! Dr.Kwon is great! OF course this rope drill has been around long before him :) I really try and recognize other coaches we learn and get drills from and if we got this right from him we certainly would have! Hope you understand and are well! -Eric

@barbarabigda7429

23 күн бұрын

It seems like a lot of d#ckheads watch instruction videos

thanks for the useful tips to initiate backswing😁

@PerformanceGolfZone

3 ай бұрын

Our pleasure---hope the serve you well!!

This really does work.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

:)

Loved this. Thanks for the video

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

It is amazing but true that most golfers don't know how to swing the club and some who do it correctly don't even know why, as you really don't have to, since conscious thought is the nemesis of the swing. I know that does not make sense, but in large part it is my experience. I use a caddy drag, and most don't even know what that is, even those that are doing it. Positions: Bah Humbug! I think push down, turn, drop turn. Newtonian physics ever action an equal and opposite reaction. Finally match you swing to your gate, how you walk, which is unique to you so should be your swing. That's it in a nutshell.

@PerformanceGolfZone

4 ай бұрын

:)

Brilliant thankyou

@PerformanceGolfZone

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike!

Anyone who watches this, PAY ATTENTION! She’s nailing every point in the swing

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

:)

Erica brilliant video can you tell me if this can be used on my everyday swing on the course thanks roger

@PerformanceGolfZone

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes!

do you encourage keeping right elbow stuck to the side of body during back swing? as oppose to a flying right elbow in the backswing

@PerformanceGolfZone

4 ай бұрын

Hey Grace here are some details on the right arm you may like: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIKm28GpgLPAgNY.html&pp=ygUgRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIHJpZ2h0IGFybSBiYWNrc3dpbmc%3D kzread.info/dash/bejne/mHif0bx8l7avpKg.html&pp=ygUgRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIHJpZ2h0IGFybSBiYWNrc3dpbmc%3D

AS YOU ARE STEPPING ON THE GAS USE THE SEESAW EFFECT OF THE SCAPULA BY ROCKING YOUR SCAPULA BACK AND THROUGH THE BALL. THIS WILL GIVE YOU THE FULL BODY DOUBLE PENDULUM SWING THAT ERICA IS TALKING ABOUT. REMEMBER THE BELL (BODY) ROCKING BACK AND FORTH SWINGS THE GONG (ARMS)AND NOT THE GONG (ARMS) SWINGING THE (ROCKING) BELL ( BODY ). CHEERS 🥂👍😊

@PerformanceGolfZone

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Thomas!

We constantly hear about keeping the forward arm, left for a right hander, straight but shouldn't the trail arm be straight as well to make the swing as wide as possible? Using Mcilroy as an example, during his "takeaway" he pushes both arms to maximum extension until the trail arm has to fold to reach the top of the swing.

@PerformanceGolfZone

3 ай бұрын

Hey Mike! It does need to bend in the backswing to lift the club and then straighten to get back down full details of when/how to fold the trail arm here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mHif0bx8l7avpKg.html&pp=ygUWRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIHJpZ2h0IGFybQ%3D%3D

This works great for me on level lies, but not so good on uphill and downhill lies. How should I adjust?

@PerformanceGolfZone

26 күн бұрын

Hey Gwen! We'll have to do some more on various lies in future videos!!

It reminds me of Ben Hogan on The Ed Sullivan swinging his arms and the slow mo of Bobby Jones dragging the club back.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Good visuals!

It’s is hard to turn the hands off but keep at it people you will love it when you lean it took me 6 months practicing every day 300 or so balls

@PerformanceGolfZone

3 ай бұрын

Love it!

I now start my swing by crunching mt lead shoulder and obliques as I turn.

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

I like that----just make sure your head stays in original circle as you do it

@Rd-bi7vr

5 ай бұрын

@@PerformanceGolfZonethanks for the advice .

Question!! I can hit ball first, but I cannot, for the life of me, make contact with the ground, after striking ball. So, it’s usually a flushed swing, with no divot. Thoughts?

@PerformanceGolfZone

4 ай бұрын

Great question....unfortunately could be too many things for me to say for sure I would just be guessing too much. Could be path too far in to out, standing up with body, early wrist release, etc could all make the angle of attack to shallow I would sign up for some coaching and send swings in so we can see, tell ya and fix!

Found this and instantly started flushing irons and everything seemed to go straight! Every once in awhile, I get into a patch where I completely shank everything. It's like my brain forgets what works for a minute. In these moments I think my arms start to apply "brakes" to the natural swing, but I'm not sure. When I finally relax and swing with loose arms, it clicks again. Any insight?

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you had some success! On the shanks I can't say for sure without seeing your swings....here are some things I would check kzread.info/dash/bejne/dGyY162cj8_JgLQ.html&pp=ygUTRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIHNoYW5rcw%3D%3D kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHdhxriGiMjOobQ.html&pp=ygUTRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIHNoYW5rcw%3D%3D

Watch the legendary Bobby Jones videos of old. He was the pioneer of this swing!

@PerformanceGolfZone

4 ай бұрын

For sure!

Erica all "glam'ed-up" and Eric man-splaning! I love it

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Haha thanks Joe :)

And is this what your golf swing will be once you get down to single digit handicaps? Or is this just a beginner method of learning to swing?

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

I think the concepts could help golfers at all levels! As you get more advanced the "micro" stuff can become more important for sure (but not always)

Can't seem to find where to sign up for Erika's $47 program. Please advise.

@PerformanceGolfZone

2 ай бұрын

Here ya go: www.performancegolf.com/true/hybrid-sc?

Faldo used to say: the clubhead is going to travel the furthest, so we better get that moving first 😉

@PerformanceGolfZone

Ай бұрын

:)

Dr Kwon uses as whippy club aswell for this

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Yep! He's got some good stuff for sure!

The great MIckey Wright started her swing by pushing the handle away and letting the clubhead lag behind. Instead placing another ball behind the ball she was going to hit, she placed a tee about 12" behind it and made sure to knock it over on the way back. She also delayed her wrist cock. When her hands were just about waist-high, there was still a lot of lag with the clubhead. Her wrist cock occurred at the top of her swing. kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3mmp6yLXa28eNI.html

@PerformanceGolfZone

Ай бұрын

Love it! Great swing model!

What if you have a flatter path

@PerformanceGolfZone

4 ай бұрын

Hey Jason! Same principles in this video would apply to all general swing types

Do you start with your upper body or hips?

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Really from the feet :)

@danielmosias6280

5 ай бұрын

@@PerformanceGolfZone So if it's from the feet, I should imagine that the hips move before the upper body? 🤔

EXACTLY the Opposite of what Ben Hogan recommends in his book 😂

One problem with these drills is that they tend to make you "spin out" with your hips, pull your head up too early, and take your eyes off of the ball (you can see Eric's head coming up too early when he performs the drills). I prefer the "smash bag" drills that were taught to me by Liam Robinson. #tourgolfnetwork

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Hey! I like those as well---thanks for the feedback! Of course some golfers will "spin out" and take head off ball (see Anika, David Duval, Dustin Johnson, etc) and others keep eyes down longer. Both ways can work Best! -Eric

@mcpappysgolden

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Eric. Now, how can I hit my irons farther??!!@@PerformanceGolfZone

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Yeah good question---depends on why you aren't hitting them far enough now.... I would look at 1. Am I hitting it in the middle of the face 2. Can I lower my dynamic loft 3. Do I need to increase my speed Beyond that we would need to see your individual swing to diagnose and give you the fixes!

@mcpappysgolden

5 ай бұрын

Dynamic loft is a major problem for me, swing speed is not that great (100-105 MPH with driver), and smash factor could be improved a bit. I hit every club too high with too much backspin. Have tried everything I know to correct this, but no success yet.@@PerformanceGolfZone

Bobby Jones takeaway….

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Love it---hes a good example of an exaggerated motion with those older clubs :)

how comes i don't see her hitting a ball

@PerformanceGolfZone

4 ай бұрын

We'll try and get more of that next time!

She doesn't need him repeating everything she says.better by herself

@PerformanceGolfZone

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback :)

@mikerodrick2430

4 ай бұрын

That's what I don't like about these types of "guest" videos. The host asks questions in a manner that wouldn't need a reply from the guest because the host gives the answer during the question. There's no reason for the guest to be there. The content is good which is what matters but nevertheless, the host already knows the answers.

Sorry but this is far away from all other coaches and even from what Eric shows in his videos. So much lateral movement of the head will not work for most golfers

@brianschultz7320

5 ай бұрын

Not really. She’s just exaggerating for practice purposes. Your actual swing won’t have this much sway. She’s trying to show you how to be more fluid with your arms and body. Padraig Harrington recommends the same thing when practicing.

@16treeguy

5 ай бұрын

​@@brianschultz7320exactly. Feel vs real. The truth is she never moved out of the box. Her hips were not going past her ankles from what I'm watching.

@16treeguy

5 ай бұрын

Plus every time I've ever done this it is like momentum brings me back to center and my lead side loaded.

@baseballehs3

5 ай бұрын

This type of thinking is what keeps golfers from actually improving. What she is demonstrating is no different than what Athletic Motion Golf, Dr. Kwon and many other top instructors advocate and what top tour players actually do in their swings.

@vinceschiavo5385

5 ай бұрын

Tommy, Tommy, Tommy…think BEFORE you type a comment.

Great