Best video ever to overhaul my swing. I was so engulfed in the turn and leaving my hands up that all it did was pin my arms to my body with no release. I hit my 7 iron 185 yds but it was left most of the time. The bottom line and the key wakeup call was I was essentially playing golf from impact to the target, I had no speed until impact, arms glued to my chest and tried to get them away but rotation and late release it can never happen. I played yesterday with this concept essentially playing golf from my backswing to impact and it was golf euphoria. As a former professional baseball player I managed through athleticism to play around scratch golf, but the handicap system doesn't recognize the rounds in the 80's of sheer frustration. THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO EVER. BRAVO👏

Thanks Chris, I've had a five year break from playing golf and just started to go back down the range again in the hope of hitting the coarse again soon. Your coaching has been by far the most positive thing anyone could do to learn how to swing a club and build a swing. Great stuff and thanks again.

This has to be the holy grail of golf on YT. My swing has been some what inconsistent thru out the years. Early this season I discovered what you are teaching on the video. I let my hands and arm “drop” first, before opening my hips and shoulders. Now hitting with much more consistency and gain more distance with every club. My philosophy of this is I’m letting my arms and hands get in sync with my shoulder rotation. Of course your explanation is a much more profession and accurate. I told this to 3 of my friends, it help all of them. It cured 2 of them of their slice with their driver and hitting them 20yd longer

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you should start charging your friends for your words of wisdom 🤣 Great that it has helped you and them, I believe it’s an important part of the swing to get right

@kevinbutters5191

Жыл бұрын

I agree so many people say “from the top start to rotate” But like you said If you rotate to early it causes a over the top swing ! Drop the arms then rotate people

@markme3259

6 ай бұрын

…albeit ‘ the body swing’ proves that ‘hips first’ also works well ….you just have to know those mechanics to hit it long and straight…its all about consistency when you play a round…

What helped my swing the most? Your entire KZread library. Seriously, Chris, your stuff is gold. My swing has improved, but more importantly, my understanding of my swing has gotten so much better. I can actually correct the swing during a round now.

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike appreciate that….. there are now a lot of videos in my library!! 😳

@EnterpriseEddie

2 жыл бұрын

So true! Fantastic content

@gavincourtney3162

2 жыл бұрын

The most simplified golf tips on KZread. Chris is fantastic in his explanation of why things work, and why they don't

@ronbimeal8341

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you, Chris is the best

@Ben59910

Жыл бұрын

The best I've come across on KZread

Chris thank you so much for this video !!! This is exactly what I need at this time , as this past weekend I was getting my body out in front and my arms were late and I was hitting some awful shots with my irons .

The most important attribute of a good golf instructor is the ability to communicate their knowledge to the student. You really have that down. It's very easy to follow your instructions. I'm a big fan.👍

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim really appreciate that, hope the videos are helping

As someone who has trouble getting the lead arm off the chest in downswing, I LOVE this video. Just worked on these drills and it made it so much easier to center punch the driver and even saw a jump in ball speed. Will be working on these drills for the rest of my golfing life. 🙌

Good video. I've benefitted most from your videos on chipping and pitching. You've got several that I watch every so often to remind me of the best techniques. They have helped a lot.

Best advice I've ever gotten on the golf swing.Sequences the golf swing much better and dramatically improves ball striking.Thanks for sharing this information with us.

Thanks. I was struggling with this over the weekend. I was trying to keep my hands up during my downswing. This makes a lot of sense. I had a misconception that if I got my hands down early I would be casting the club.

Good stuff. A simple and clear explanation is good thing for most of us. From what I have been able to glean from recent studies is that there is a slight lateral shift off the ball in the takeaway, then a recentering at the top, and then the lower body leads the rotation in the transition, but the upper body moves a fraction of second later, so that for all practical purposes you rotate your whole body during the transition. As far as what has helped me most in golf, I would say correct knowledge with proper application. There is a lot of good information out there now about the golf swing. The problem is choosing what works best for you. The secret is still in the dirt in my opinion. Thanks

Hey Chris, Thanks you as usual for outstanding teaching! I have to say I'm a realist so the most important thing I've learned about the game of golf is play within yourself, know your abilities, example, when we look at videos from the Pros I know ill never look or swing like them but if I understood the golf swing better , like I don't believe in positions I believe in Forces and the way the human body actually works to get the most out of the swing! And of course if I don't practice ,practice what I'm learning none of it's possible ! Thanks again Chris your a Natural Teacher, you break down the golf Swing Beautifully!

Great vid Sir! I do this for a while and it has changed my game: easier to produce speed, more consistent and longer shots ! Nice to watch this. Not so many pros teach this!!😊

No one has posted a video like this. Your explanation is brilliant

Outstanding video! This concept helped improve my golf swing…ball striking more than just about anything i’ve ever seen. I really appreciate all that you do!

Taking some lessons. I have played (on and off ) for 10 years,I find that lessons every few years help me get back the swing thoughts I have forgotten ( and get rid of my bad habits) and each time I make jumps in my progress (accuracy , putting chipping etc) .

This is just the part of my swing that needs to change and these drills will help me make that change. Thank you so much!

This video was gold for me. The description of the takeaway line I have heard before, but the way you showed where the club should end up also, that feeling of reaching up really feels like what was missing from my swing. I never used to be able to hit 4 and 3 iron and woods. Now I just had a range session where I clipped those easily. Also driver improved a lot. Every club feels much more natural and goes further during that session. Looking forward to keep practicing with these key pointers. Thanks!

Your chipping vs pitching video has definitely helped my game the most! Amongst a ton of your other videos..

Great instruction. I had never been told this move but believe it will be my number one key to hitting better shots. This is so easy to see and understand. Your other videos are gold also. Hate to gush over a training video but you explain things very well.

It’s my first season golfing and this move is new to me and improved my strikes so much. 👌🏻👌🏻

This thought/feel pattern will help a LOT of people. Online instruction is difficult because not everyone has the same swing fault or feels but this concept is CRITICAL to understand. Everyone thinks of "leading with the lower body" differently. for me leading with the lower body thought led to years of over the top chunking the ball on bad days and 10-15 yard low slices that i could play on a GOOD day. I took a lesson and this concept is one of the first things he said after seeing my swing. was literally told to think of "only swinging with fast arms." ended up syncing my movements with arms and body for the first time ever. I felt like i wasnt turning at all but in reality I was. for people with my issue instruction like this is golden.

Loved the tips on throwing the golf ball and alignment sticks to help gain the speed in the downswing, as I always associated this action as casting and tend to use my hip turn more. Makes sense now and I will work on these great tips.

Thank you. I think this is exactly what I need to work on. I look good on the backswing and good at the top but somehow still seem to get out to in and get a pull shot. Also a bit scoopy. Best golf tip, maybe play your own game, don't worry about what everyone else is doing.

This concept and drill has made such a difference to my game. Thanks Chris 🙏

You have been amazing Chris. Love your video on 'skimming' the forearm, your release videos and favourite drills. The way you explain things make it easy for us high handicap golfers. I always come back to yours and MAMG videos when I feel a little lost. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK !!

best video that fixed my worst problem in down swing. Thx so.much

My score has been going down since i started watching your videos. They are so awesome!! The only thing I wish you would incorporate is demonstration in slow motion. Seeing the swing or movement being taught done in super slow motion would be outstanding. Even without it, I am so great full to watch your videos. Thanks.

Fantastic lesson,not seen any one covering this very important part of the swing,AT LAST ive found the last piece of the jigsaw !!! Thanks Chris .and as usual simply explained...

Thank you! My 16 yr old son is a +2 and struggles with falling back and late arms. Went to the range after watching this and it was an immediate improvement! Spot on!!

Amazing explanation. Totally makes sense. Best training video ever.

I started doing this roughly a month ago just on my own. Many coaches say to not "Swing at the ball" etc and I thought this would be casting it but FML when I do it this way it feels great

Another excellent video. You’re a great instructor, Chris.

Very good tutorial Chris, explained the concepts nicely. Showing that the golf swing requires a sequence of good moves to produce a good end result. The problem is that one bad move can ruin it all. I liken the golf swing to asking someone to throw a frisby with their left arm and a cricket ball with right arm simultaneously - it can be done but needs a lot of patience and practice.

Hi Chris, i had a lesson with a guy which changed my game, which was position 1 then 2 to top of back swing,then allow the club to drop from the inside, before i keep coming over the top..which ive been doing for 40 years uuh !! I really in joy your content keep it up mate ....

Brilliant insight on first move (body and arms) down from top of backswing along with accompanying drills-

Excellent demonstration, will practice and adopt this approach in the future.

This really puts it all together. Thank you

This is a spectacular video. He has an awesome swing, and great explanation at many things.

Another ace from CR - merci bien. I think Ill be watching this one more than once.

Excellent advise one of the most useful videos I’ve ever seen Thank you

Great tips! Really important to think more down then forward!

Only problem. I needed this 20 years ago...great vid. Justin Rose demos this as well..

Chris, I have been struggling for years with inconsistency. I watched this video last week and it was like a light bulb went off and I realized I was turning before the arms came down. I golfed this week with this change and had a much easier and more consistent game. It improved my rhythm, strike and less swing thoughts with both irons and driver. Thank You for all your great videos.

@thatguy0344

2 ай бұрын

By you turning before the arms came down were you slicing? Because I think that’s my problem right now

Just a great video....again Chris! A clip from Peter Cowen explaining to Matsuyama that move brought me here to your video. Very well explaned, I'm a 64 years old single digit handicap with the old "Hogan mentality" which everything has to start from ground up. This video brakes apart from it and brings so much new concepts of the modern swing and throw the "spinner" concept into the garbage. Can't wait to start practicing it without hitting ball first to master it. 😊👍

I know this video is old but this is money, got me hitting better irons immediately! Great video! I was always being way too fast with my body thinking it was the right move.

Watching the downswing position of the best golfers, they always have the right elbow nearly pinned into the waist, so I think of this and my golf has improved especially my drives

Chris, your previous video concerning dropping the hands on the downswing between 4 & 5 O'Clock ties in beautifully. With proper weight shift and rotation the ball seems to jump of the club face with ease. Another great instructional video, Thanks!

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Love it!! Great to read comments like this, I love that drill so really glad it’s helped

For a long time I had a low, drawing ball flight, almost stinger like or block right. My ball speed was low, lacked distance and I always felt I was getting to the left too quickly. After watching this video I felt that I had more time in moving to the left, I found my ball flight was much higher, straighter, consistent and with more distance. Thanks.

Thanks Chris. Really needed this.

WOW!! with all the billion pieces to remember and are tought this absolutely turned that light on! THANK YOU

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for! I’ve noticed while practicing with my r10 that my shoulders start turning and I go over the top no matter what I tried. This looks like it’s exactly what I needed thank you!

The best tip I had was from my grandad who once played in The Open. He said 'never think of the swing as a series of movements. It's one flowing movement without tension'. He also said to always be aggressive if you want to score.

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

I love that, so true and if he played in the open I’d certainly be listening to his advice

Bro your best video yet ,this has helped my game the most ,to many instructors focusing on hips ,pressure ,rotate ,bla,bla ,bla , I saw a video a few months ago from AMG golf that they call the Rory drill ,also Overhand golf , hit an imaginary ball of your right hip with the shaft ,this has completely changed my game , video and distance confirmed , my only swing thought is the arms move up and down hit the imaginary ball with the shaft and that is it , I think this is your best video yet , be safe bro

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

BOOM! Great to hear and love the stuff that AMG so, super knowledgable guys

Yeah, I like this. This is the break down i needed to hear. Thanks!

Great explanation of this move from the top. I think I’ve finally understand how it should be done. Will take care of my hip-sliding and casting I think! Hope you will follow up this with a video on moving hips and arms through impact from the position you end with in this one.

@henryfoell5378

Жыл бұрын

I agree.. how do the hips sync up to complete the swing.

Hi Cris One more fantastique vidéo. I will try it mediatly for thé winter training session Thank Christian

I can't begin to tell you how delighted I am with this video ... every time I've tried to work on "shallowing" the shaft, I've completely destroyed any power in my swing. Shallowing for me, is a weakening move. I lose all power with wild consequences for my ball strike. It could go anywhere. Thanks CR .. Rory story confirms my belief. Much needed!

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Georgia glad the video was helpful

@rogernewton7831

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto.

@user-yd7pj1uj1o

2 жыл бұрын

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@karemariuslunde2009

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with georgia may - very god formulated - thank U so much.

At last, the missing link! …. just back from the range … boom 💥😎 thanks Chris 🙏🙏🙏

Great looking drills - got to try them! Thanks!

I’m 6’4 and I had someone tell me a lot of tall people have this problem and this is what makes me flip, he said I let my shoulders stay in front of my arms too long. Can’t wait to try these tips, thank you as always Chris!

@rayjones1455

2 жыл бұрын

I am 6'1" with really long arms and have similar challenges. In my case, on the downswing, I end up swinging up instead of getting myself into Chris's "jump" position. I am going to try Chris's advice at the range, although I do wonder if I will be able to swing from the lower "jump" position with my long arms.

This is the greatest tip I ever heard of !!

Coach, this is an amazing awakening. Too many of us have heard to swing out to the ball!, No, wrong, you have shown us hands and arms down..NOT out, a game changer for your viewers. Also your jump drill puts us in a position to properly compress the ball. Thanks for clearing up one of the biggest misnomers in golf ⛳🙂.

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and yeah I love these two drills together, really creates a good feel and awareness of what should be happening

Brilliant video. Helped loads.

The magic move by Harvey Penick like your using right here is what has helped the most for me. I think that could help all level of players more than anything!

Also Chris I would like to see another video explaining in detail what follows this « move » that way we will have the complete downswing sequence. Thank’s Luc 😊

I was just hitting 8 iron pitch shots about 40 yards before seeing this video, getting much crisper contact. Will try it with a full iron swing.

Great stuff as always Chris, practical mechanics.

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul

I look forward to trying this. I have tried shallowing the club but can’t get used to it. I don’t feel like I can be consistent with it. You asked what has improved our game. I would say my iron play for me They can still go a bit off at times slight pull, slice and a poor draw if you like. Good contact most of the time. If not on the green close enough to at least try to chip and putt. A bit more distance with the big dog and a bit straighter shooting single figures will soon be a reality one hopes

Something it’s a simple tip that changes everything, thank you

The correct use of the right arm fold and position helped me the most, but I agree with other people I use most of Chris videos,

Brilliant ! I’ll these 2 the RANGE !

Been doing something similar to the pump drill and I noticed much better start line and strike. Amazing video as always Chris..

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Mate you are the best. Every time I need to fix something in my swing I find a video of yours that’s perfect for me. Question for you if you see this, do you think this is what has fixed shanking wedges? I feel like my body was getting ahead of my arms causing a million shanks on approach shots Josh

Really good explanation- must keep your hands in - lay down the shaft

Chris I think you have solved my swing problem cheers

This is great advice. I focus on firing my right shoulder straight down at top of backswing. It also forces you to turn as if you don’t you’ll dump the club into ground way behind ball. Adds distance to drives too

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Very true and I’ve dumped that club a few times, but your right it does encourage you to rotate through

Great video.

This is what I needed. You’re the best.

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul

Chris that’s brilliant. Please do a video that follows on from this one.

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger and I’ll look to do that

Love it, thanks !!

Very good👍🏿. Quality golf swing

This move is a game changer but it feels so counter intuitive until you commit to hitting a ball with it. The distinction between lowering the hands and shallowing the club was important for me to hear as I was trying to add the shallowing move after getting used to the dropping move and now I think I'll focus more on what's the balls doing to see if shallowing is needed. Although when both are working together I do get that 'baby draw' that feels so good :)

Great video Chris. Always wondered what powered the speed in the golf swing. You've explained it amazingly well and it seems that once started the momentum helps open up the lead heap and rotation. Do both hands participate equally in the initial burst of hand speed downward?

There is one tip from you that has helped me tremendously. The tip was on release. I think this is a tip from a while ago. You suggest releasing the arms and wrists such that the club head is as far away from you as possible just past the ball. Love that tip. 👍. I would love to see another video like that for Driver and fairway wood.

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I remember that tip and video, glad it helped

I like this. In my swing, coming down, I focus on extending the trail elbow BUT maintain the trail wrist angle (not a cast). In fact if you have supple wrists you will likely gain lag with extension of the elbow (speed).

Hey Chris, very helpful video, thank you. After a month of daily practice to attempt to fix my swing I've finally realized how important it is to fire the arms. Especially for me being that I am 6'6" I was wondering if you don't mind sharing how tall you are?

Great video Chris and awesome tip on the transition from top to the finish ... Best tip i ever used was the feet together drill by John Jacobs great drill to sort out your timing i use it all the time

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Feet together drill, now that is a useful drill! So simple but so effective, I use that a lot and it helps with so many issues too

Great tip can't wait to take it to the range , thanks.

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks James

Very good instruction and explained simple and easily. Excellent. 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️👍

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

Brilliant illustration

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Excellent advice! Thank you!

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank

This is a great vid, this really crystalizes how the transition happens.

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John appreciate it

It makes it look so effortless.

Chris, this is really helpful and I've been able to begin to get this feel now with my irons. But how does it work with the driver? I don't feel I have enough room to drop my arms in the same way.

Very good and valuable presentation. Keep up the good work.

@ChrisRyanGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert

Fantastic like all your videos! What is your best video that shows impact and follow through to complete the firing and turn without flipping? Thanks for your great instruction. If I visit UK where do I find you for personal instruction?

Great video. I will try this the next time I'm on the golfcourse. What about the weight shifting forward...that should happen before 'firing your arms' right?

Hi Chris, A very interesting lesson. Could you possibly talk at some time about getting the hands fast early in the downswing. I’ve always thought you had to get the hands fastest through impact and my (11 handicap) game is based on that. I could use another 20 yards off the tee. Regards and thanks, Colin.

Hi Chris, love your video! Can you talk about how to prevent over back swing? My club pass parallel at the top, I have hard to time to bring the handle down to lower point than I started. Also, my hand is outside my right thigh when the club is parallel to ground before impact.