Wow. Been watching several videos on "Sliding" and finally found a Pro that can give me a good "Feel" drill that works. I am very impressed with Chris Ryan.

Years of struggling fixed! Thank you Chris 😃

Thanks Chris. This is exactly what I needed to hear!

Have had some issue with my irons especially the long irons. This has greatly helped me feel more comfortable thanks!

Thank you soooo much!!! I've been having this issue for the last two months. Couldn't get that feel of a flowing swing but after watching this, I have the answer to correct it.

This swing thought has helped me immeasurably to tone down my hook. I’ve known for a long time that I’m sliding, but I didn’t have a swing thought to cure it. Keeping my left knee balanced with my right to enable me to jump has been a huge help. Thanks!

Love this. Can't wait to try it out. I'm a low single digit handicap with this sliding problem. Thanks so much for posting this 💥👍

Started playing late '60's when "driving through" for power was needed, and the "slide" developed, so much so my right knee (I'm left handed) is damaged. Now using my core to rotate instead of arms, and hopefully incorporating this flex of the knees getting to the "jump position" in transition to deliver the club to its destination point will cure 50 years of a bad habit. Many thanks.

Best explanation I have heard in over 40 years of playing golf.

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert 👍👍

Just watched this a Chris. Been working so hard for over two years on backswing and shallow downswing. All that tons better but my major fault is a lateral movement with my whole body. Love this feeling of the jump position. Something to work on now.

Wonderful stuff and a big thank you! As a low marker I'm constantly frustrated by this problem which as you say, often results in shots being blocked or occasionally hooked - flippy hands as a result of getting stuck. Too much lateral movement, not enough hip rotation. Can't wait to work on this at the range tomorrow! Cheers from Sydney, Aust - Dave

Thanks Chris, great advice, Scott

Spot on as usual. Great explanation of body mechanics and that is what you do really well. Agree with what has been said about early extension

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Helgi

You seem like an expert teacher to me. This is an explanation I've never heard before. Thank you for this video!

Chris, Though have watched some videos from others on squatting on the downswing, this is the one I understand better. Shall give it a try & see how I get along. Keep these lessons coming.

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hitesh

The best explanation and drill suggestion. Will ask my junior to try because she needs this to prevent coming too much from inside.

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wilson

Great Drill tip and video!!! Thanks

Thank you Chris. Would this also apply to the Driver since you start off slightly tilted to your right with your upper body? Thank you.

Great video. This is the problem I have. Can't wait to give it a go. Thanks Chris.

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Graham

Wow Chris! this makes so much sense. This is the exact problem I have.

Love your videos Chris. Absolutely quality-if you need a video to fix, let me know!

This is an excellent video Chris. The slide into a K shape finish was what I thought was correct form until recently. No wonder the range just made matters worse. The more concise the videos the better. Thanks

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven hope the practice goes well 👍

Wow. What perfect timing. So I slomo recorded myself the other day and I have this and an issue on the take away. I'm sliding away from the ball on the back swing and then sliding towards the target on the downswing. This explains my inconsistent ball striking.

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks and hope it helps

Great tips thanks. I will try these today. Is there anywhere I can send you a video from yesterday?

Great video as always Chris. I'm struggling with this and sounds stupid but I'm having a hard time finding the correct feeling that I can repeat. Can't wait to give this a try tomorrow at the range. Thanks

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Elliot

Cant wait to give this concept a try!!! This has been a real achilles heal for me along with a intermittent mixture of early extension. I agree with Jody Costello... a video on preventing early extension would dovetail with this very nicely. Great job Chris.

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin

@warrenwhite9085

Жыл бұрын

To stop early extension on downswing: . Left shoulder starts down & forward as fall to left side, squat . Right hip & knee go towards target, not out . Pull the Left hip back behind you Early extension is the opposite of that…

@cdunne1620

Жыл бұрын

@@warrenwhite9085 ..your comment seems to fix my sliding into reverse C shape which I don’t like, I’ll be writing your advice down, cheers

I just watched about Side Bend that should apply during down swing. Now this video explains about upper body stacks so that preventing from slide. How could I do those things during the Dow swing?

Thanks for the tip... I'll do immediately now ..

Brilliant...great explanation & drill to stop sliding. I was trying to determine what is wrong with my downswing when I hit behind the ball as well as when I go back to my old habit of picking the ball (which is driven by my sliding). The idea of finding that center position of being able to jump straight up is just brilliant!

Good advice thanks

Excellent. Thanks

Man I love your stuff!! Come to Canada!!!

@ChrisRyanGolf

5 жыл бұрын

Would love to Matt, i hope I get the chance one day 👍👍

Great video. I felt like you were talking to me personally. I know this is one of my inconsistencies and this was very useful.

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks JMac

Hi Chris, How does this relate to a driver swing? Is it the same or slightly different? Thank you, Kieran

As long as this is accurate it is an interesting demonstration and example. Cheers.

Thanks very much. It is my problem for so many years with fat shot.

Wow, finally broke 80. Thanks man! Subscribed.

@ChrisRyanGolf

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks Mike 👍

Great video Chris! It seems as though the left knee will rotate outward naturally with this drill.

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Vincent, yes left knee is key to this move, rotating it correctly will certainly help

Hi Chris great video I have a question how can I stop dipping in down swing . It's a bad dip and makes me take big divots and hit fat shots cheers Darren

Hi Chris, really struggling with shanking had lessons but can't get rid of them my swing was flat but I've changed it to get it on plane. Any ideas I know this video is 1 thing I do.

This video describes my play perfectly (apart of the better player bit at the beginning!). Took a lesson at local range with trackman which highlighted the issue perfectly. Not only was it causing me to hit the drive right (and then further right) with the odd snap hook thrown in but according to teaching pro robbing me of a lot of speed (probably 5 mph+ club head) simply because I was stopping myself rotating properly. If you are on mats (as I was) instead of an alignment stick he suggest getting 2 or 3 range baskets on top of each other by your left foot and try to rotate without hitting them. One question: when I try this drill so I am rotating more and swaying less I feel much more upright in the finish position - almost ram rod straight over left leg and oddly taller. Is this the correct feeling?

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Justin, very difficult to say without seeing the swing but i would say that you are on the right lines here and everything you say makes sense, tall at the finish is always a good thing

I know I slide, and I KNOW I shank balls bcuz of this?? I do the drills and yet I still end up "sliding" towards the target. Thanks to this and and other drills I at least have something I NEED to to KEEP *drilling* into my practice sessions. Thanks Chris!

@Hhajsjeieirhrbbr

Жыл бұрын

I’m the same. I stand over the ball saying ‘don’t slide, don’t slide’. Then hit it and slide every time 😂

Hi Chris, my non lead leg (the RHS leg) bends automatically and seems to drop very low, especially using irons - is this the same as sliding in the downswing. I feel its an automatic movement by my body in order to allow me turn in the upswing? Will your stop sliding video fix this leg drop? David

Good video...but my slide includes my head and shoulders. At the top of my backswing, my first move is a 2 - 3 inch slide of my entire upper body towards the target. - then I start to turn. Any drill to help stop this?

Great drill, Chris. I recently was paired with a college player at my local course and he pointed out my slide. He referred to how he was coached to the bow out his knees to fight the slide. I’ve tried doing that but I could not feel the point in my down swing at which I should do that. You’ve made it clear now when you point to the lead arm being parallel to ground and to the start of rotation (feel the belt buckle rotate at that very point). Excellent tip!

Hi Chris - great video. I think my issue has always come from assuming the downswing is triggered by the bottom half moving. Which part of the body should correctly initiate the downswing? Is is the hands? Cheers for your help? Andy

How does this stable posure allow hitting doen on the ball and delofting irons? Seems you need to slide somewhat towards the ball to do that.

I also have spells where I cannot hit the ball well and it feels weak. I am a slider and I feel like my hands have pulled down too quick. Thinking about it now its obvious the left hip slide causes this. Thanks Chris

Does this drill help with over the top movement which I'm bad for. Been struggling with all my irons of late.

This is great.

Had peoblems long time when swaying to much with irons and also driver, think a lot of instructions are so so, hit down etc etc, look at fleetwood, no hitting down there, think his move is little bit like Moe Norman, not sure i am correct there but it looks like it.Thanks for great videos.

I then have a question : how to build a descending angle of attack at impact with irons with this kind of tips and especially when hitting on mats for years => How to have the right timing between extension (belt buckle etc...) and descending angle of attack ? Love your videos 👍.

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pat, this could be a great video! hoping the snow that we have melts and i can get out and film a response to this

Chris. Everyone says I slide a lot in my downswing.... but I know my head does not stay back as like in your video above. It moves a little forward, and sometimes, yes, too much causing a horrible flip or more nowadays a straight push. What exercise can I do to mitigate both these issues at the same time please?

Personally the most logical image of how to start the down swing I've ever seen or heard. Nobody has ever said act like you are going to Jump. PERFECT SENSE. NOW DO A PART TO FOR DUMMIES ON WHAT TO DO AFTER IT GET'S WAIST HIGH TO DELIVER.

Chris. While am normally right handed and also played a lot of cricket as a young man with a strong right wrist- I am left handed at golf; and though I have worked a lot on my game, form, fitness, picked up a lot of tips etc from your videos and others and brought down my handicap to early teens, I still find myself pulling my shots a lot to the right - either by overswinging or the natural inclination - strong right side, right hand and movement of right leg (blame cricket!). If I can contain this i think i could bring my handicap down to single figures. Offset clubs in this regard dont help much of course. I rarely if ever slice so that is not a problem. Any tips or specific aspect to focus on. A number of tips and tricks are helping - like the glove under the right arm or the visual circle of the path and arc etc. I was encouraged to ask because of this clip. Thanks

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Aly, Thanks for the comment, currently under around 6" of snow but when i can get out to film again this could be a good topic. Thanks

@storieswithaly1247

6 жыл бұрын

ChrisRyanGolf Thanks. Hope you get over the snow☃️

Ryan l actually seem to loose my grip sometimes. Club actually turns in my hand.

I used to do this slide when I had a huge reverse pivot. Hit low draws. Working on getting weight over right foot on back swing but I can`t work out where my left shoulder should be at top of backswing.

@cdunne1620

Жыл бұрын

Left shoulder should be under your chin at the top, then left shoulder down and out towards the ball to start

Does this movement also apply to the Driver swing?

Thank you, randomly started shanking and this is why

Chris, what is your opinion on slightly opening the left foot to the line of play, when taking the stance?

@Matty_H

6 жыл бұрын

Mark Kirk yeah please do a video on this. Ben hogan recommends it in his 5 fundamentals book

@hamchillyvlog6034

6 жыл бұрын

I play with left foot open and a bit of open stand, I could tune my buckle to target easier and no pain in my knee at all. For me it feel very natural

@deldridg

5 жыл бұрын

I've started to do this to encourage better hip rotation but for me, it's no guarantee. However, it certainly appears to give more freedom to move the hips out of the way relative to straight feet. Good luck (though hopefully by now you've licked this one!). Cheers

Old video I know, but this is me to the tee.

Great

Hey chris. I crowd myself on the downswing really bad. Right before I hit the ball I bring in my arms and cant extend. My arms come up really fast and they separate from my body really bad

Is it possible that this will cause me to top the ball

I have this issue in my golf swing, a slide which creates too much of a reverse k. I assume , as you are performing a drill, that you are exaggerating your movements somewhat. I see two things that you are doing that I don't. 1) body compression, 2) you actually increase the spacing between your legs. I don't see your trail knee kicking out toward the ball any. Am I seeing this correctly?

Chris, how much hip slide is normal? Because pros have a little lateral movement right?

@ChrisRyanGolf

6 жыл бұрын

Yes most golfers have a little, I’d say 6 inches is around average 👍👍

i feel like i lunge past the ball and dont rotate....i cant seem to rotate around my center as hard as i try and concentrate on that. how can i just turn? edit: this vid seems to be offering a solution.

I'm no expert, but what if you swing like Michelle Wie or Justin Thomas? It looks to me that they are never in a position to jump in their downswing. But maybe they straighten the left leg to prevent sliding?

Could you do a new video about early extension

@tomaitch861

6 жыл бұрын

Try to bring your pressure on your left heel (at the beginning of your downswing) by pushing your left hip backwards (stright). Dont think about to "turn" and do not stretch your left foot too early

In a different video you mention a tiny lateral movement is good. Is that right?

@ryansalyer5852

5 жыл бұрын

Scott Taylor I’ve noticed that too.. but pressure shift is different than slide though

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Nice one

I've recently lost some distance and it feels like I've been sliding (lead hip is actually sore after a practice session)and stuck behind the ball...anyone think this sounds right to them?

I have come to believe that it is almost impossible to have too much of a lateral shift of the hips (from over the back foot to over the front foot) as long as it is accompanied by the right amount of hip rotation. When the two go together the right way, a lot of weight shifts from the back foot to the front foot, but the front hip won't shift more than it should towards the target. Do you agree?

Keep the height of your right hip as long as you can...

This is my kryptonite. Thanks.

@Hhajsjeieirhrbbr

Жыл бұрын

Same

Been hitting huge high slices from this. It’s killing me

Weight shift to lead foot is continous ..it happens as you finish your back swing. .that was my aha moment

Is this what George gankas reinforces in his little squat movement?

@chappod1990

5 жыл бұрын

Thomas Garrett 100%

I was swinging it like a pro, hit -1 on the front nine, 2 days later i was hitting slices like it was nobodys business, it appeared to me i was doing exatly this

eay to say,,,cant stop sliding, tried all///

*simple fact...if our left knee making turn so our hip also automatically to do so..then the sliding problem solved...everybody's happy*

good video but it's funny how most videos focus on swing mechanics without context of setup & target.. so many golf variables

Is this possibly why I push everything? My ball contact is awesome 😢😢😢

Couldn’t work out why i was shanking it for days, it was because of this.

Your camera's tilted mate

Chris....It’s not just you but all instructors but anyway why make golf swing sound so complex?? If the guy has a swaying issue, he lacks the basic concept of golf swing. * Shoulder rotation is the focus, not hips or back! The whole bottom half just needs to seemingly remain quiet throughout whole swing. There obviously will be slight hip rotation in backswing but should never be a focus there at all. *The forward swing should also have a focus of remaining quiet in Lower half to ensure no forward sway. The natural forward motion of shoulders in forward swing ensures golfers finish appropriately. *players could just play with angles in backswing until they get it right.

@ChrisRyanGolf

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Terrell, thanks for watching and appreciate your comments and views, there are no rights or wrongs in golf, which is why it is so great to discuss and debate. However, I do have to disagree with many of these points. I can almost 100% guarantee you that if a golfer who sways has a greater understanding of how to move better, they will still sway! Also bio mechanically we know that the lower body influences the upper body, so focusing your attention in the upper body is unfortunately gong to have limitations if the lower body does not function somewhat correctly. I’m certainly not suggesting that what I teach is better than anyone else, the correct way for everyone or the fix to all bad golf, but I have been coaching for over 20 years, have studied both the golf swing, the body and maybe more importantly, learning styles which has enabled me to get to the point I am at today and coach the way I do 👍