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  1. i doubt of a reply of this comment but here goes, hope anyone will reply.
    i’ve always been taught that my left hand should hinge after half of the
    backswing, not immediately. this drill will make me hinge immediately,
    right? will that be detrimental?

  2. excellent drill. I start each warm up session by hitting 15 balls with just
    the left hand followed by 15 balls with just the right hand.

  3. Good point Brian, more turn does help many golfers and keeping your left
    arm “perfectly straight” is not a must. But be careful about over rotating
    your lower body during the backswing as it can lead you towards major swing
    issues (as could an exaggerated early wrist hinge). Its just not that easy
    to give swing tips to the masses!

  4. that’s what what I was thinking.In fact,that first take-away he did looked
    pretty good,like nicklaus. Most people bend their arms because their lazy
    and they want to generate their power with their arms instead of coiling
    the body and generating power from the hip turn.

  5. this doesn’t seem like great advice considering the number one problem
    amateurs have is take the club away with the hands and pulling it way inside

  6. I’ll give you an A for creativity, but I cant say this was ever spoken or
    mentioned in any way by Mr. Hogan. It’s funny how you brought up applying
    “pressure with the first three fingers” as a fault because its not. Mr.
    Hogan DID frequently mention how he applied upwards pressure with these
    fingers for a number of reasons.

  7. Wouldn’t you say it’s more a function of the left shoulder traveling too
    horizontally in the backswing, Therefore the player will have to add some
    kind of lifting to get the club going up. Basically a steeper shoulder turn
    from the start would do the trick as well I’d say

  9. Ugh this is so hard for me to do. It feels very unnatural. Maybe it’s
    because I played baseball and I’m used to swinging a bat. The technique is
    similar yet very different. It’s like I’m so close, yet so far away ;(

  11. dont need to overdo this drill. Having a moderate amount of hinge while
    feeling your hands stay low during the first half of the backswing should
    help over-hinging the wrists too early

  15. I am not sure that early wrist set is good for the majority – its hard
    enough for high handicappers to hold wrist set even for a fraction of that
    length. Usually left arm breaking down is two things – #1 Swing is too
    long #2 left forearm and/or grip turned too far left at address (weak).
    Watch Ernie Els to see what I am talking about – he said in an interview a
    key was pointing left elbow at target to “pre-set” the arm then just turn
    shoulders and forget arms/hands and just focus on balance.
    But anything beats the breakdown, even a 1/2 swing to waist height.
    Usually to get people to swing drastically shorter (like most of them need
    to) you have to drastically slow down their takeaway so that the time to
    the top is the same…

  18. This is an awesome way of teaching hinge. I have been giving some lessons
    for about 15 years and the instruction has changed tremendously. I think it
    would provide another good view down the line. Thanks for the great tip!

  19. the only point in the swing the left arm needs to be straight is at impact.
    left arm bias in the back swing can restrict the right shoulder from
    turning fully. In fact a good drill is to start back with right hand
    straight (need to level out both shoulders to do so) when you feel the
    shoulder turn is complete extend the hands and arms. you will get height
    and extension and lag. all good for club speed and overall balance. 

  21. Thanks for the tip. I am one of those “bring the club back low and slow”
    golfers. My swing needs work.

  24. Best tip I ever saw. After doing this technique I now hit my driver
    straight every time. I use to always hit my driver to the right. Thx
    

  25. I haven’t taught this drill in a while, needs some refining!
    Time to post a new video – what would you like to learn? Leave a comment
    below 

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