Paul – Great tips, thanks. I notice no golf glove, should I try that? Also, i have been working on more wrist action in the downswing, do you have a tip video on getting the wrists more involved?
Great Video– I also watch the hip rotation from ground level, was very helpful. There is no doubt that the turning of the hips ahead of the shoulders and hands creates tremendous club speed at impact {without even trying}. I was at the range yesterday and purposely tried to overdue this move and I have Never hit a ball harder- Any prior “arm-powered” swing will feel this !!! I have just one question.. in this process when trying to turn that lower body first I have the tendency to have early extension {stand up too straight} I saw how u keep your rear-end someone back {hips steady} Any thoughts.. tips ? Thanks !!!
Glad you see it. This is the secret to the swing. Pros do it. Amateurs do not.
If you are standing up you are doing it hard. In driving hard you are not good at it so you are looking to see what it result it will give you. In other words you are anxious to see the result. Easy to fix. Watch:
Hi Paul.
Just a quick one: Into the follow through when you finnish off on the left leg, should the foot be planted flat down or do you lean towards the left side of the foot (outside)?
Thanks 🙂
Did some practice the other day and my thought was “load the weight on the right instep” and once loaded I was thinking and feeling the weight shift and what my legs were doing throughout the swing. Replacing the thoughts and thinking about legs there is simply no time to think about the ball cause it is already hit 🙂
Exactly. If you are not thinking about loading and using the legs and hips when are you ever going to use them. Stick with these thoughts. You will start to see amazing things happen.
Paul, my problem is not staying down through impact. At times I feel I am standing upright as soon as I hit the ball causing the ball to go right and short. I’m ending up in the proper follow through. Any tips on staying down and not coming out of the shot. My game has greatly improve in all aspects after following your instructions except this. This also causes thin shots.
Thanks.
You are trying to hit. The harder you hit, the more you will look to see what you hit. I have tons of tips about staying down.
First, slow down. Get the arms out of the swing. You are going to find power in the legs and hips not the hands and arms so if you keep trying to bust it when do you ever slow down. Do this immediately:
Paul,
Great point. Seems simply to compete the balance of the swing by thinking of the feel the soft ending shaft behind head.
For me Setup, Stabilizing belt Buckle,
Slowly coiling shoulders onto back foot arch,
and letting club-head momentum to hinge the wrists for feeling Lat.Dorsi stretch
– then thinking of behind head feel before instep pushes back thigh to front thigh allows my behind the head finish on balance and in control.
Great, great tip! Brings the swing together.
Sorry if I missed it before. Thanks again..
Paul
I have no problem finishing in the follow through position with my woods, but find I don’t reach the touch the head position with my irons – especially the short irons. I still manage the touch the legs position but my follow through swing is too short.My main thought is to fully touch the legs, which seems to work for me as a key thought.
Is this a common problem?
I constantly have people not doing the positions. Just take the club and wrap it around to the back of your head. Do this manually and even if the ball lands still touch your head. Whatever it takes. As you keep doing it it will become important. If you never do it when do you do it? Also, you should be doing this nightly in a mirror or window. No ball means no hitting so you can focus on doing the position. In your mind you swing is not over until the club touches your head. So make it touch not matter what it takes.
Paul,
I start with both knees flexed and I am paying attention now to keep the right leg flexed on the takeaway, but when I transfer weight onto the left leg the leg must straighten at some point. .( I am also paying close attention to keeping the elbows no too far apart and keep them relaxed.) During some swings when I topped the ball I sensed that I may be straightening the left leg too soon and this causes the body to lift up a little and the club travels to the ball a tad too high.
I am turning my body and have got more swing and less “hit” in my shots now. Topping often happens when first switching from practising a fairway wood to a short iron.
At impact should the left leg still be flexed? (for a right handed player)
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16 Responses to “Simple Thoughts – Impact To Follow Through”
August 7, 2016
JayKanePaul – Great tips, thanks. I notice no golf glove, should I try that? Also, i have been working on more wrist action in the downswing, do you have a tip video on getting the wrists more involved?
Jay
August 7, 2016
Paul WilsonJay,
Glad you liked it. Thanks,
There are tons of tips on the site about release. Do this drill constantly:
Lag And Release Drill: https://ignitiongolf.com/lag-release-drill/
Then watch these:
DRILL – Watch Your Release: https://ignitiongolf.com/drill-watch-release/
Drill – Grip Down To Feel The Release: https://ignitiongolf.com/grip-down-feel-release/
DRILL: Release and Rehinge: https://ignitiongolf.com/drill-feel-release-rehinge/
DRILL – Helping The Wrist Release: https://ignitiongolf.com/drill-helping-wrist-release/
Just type in any search box RELEASE and they will all come up. Too many to list here. You can also type in ROLL OVER and they will come up too.
August 8, 2016
ConroyKeithGreat Video– I also watch the hip rotation from ground level, was very helpful. There is no doubt that the turning of the hips ahead of the shoulders and hands creates tremendous club speed at impact {without even trying}. I was at the range yesterday and purposely tried to overdue this move and I have Never hit a ball harder- Any prior “arm-powered” swing will feel this !!! I have just one question.. in this process when trying to turn that lower body first I have the tendency to have early extension {stand up too straight} I saw how u keep your rear-end someone back {hips steady} Any thoughts.. tips ? Thanks !!!
August 8, 2016
Paul WilsonConroy,
Glad you see it. This is the secret to the swing. Pros do it. Amateurs do not.
If you are standing up you are doing it hard. In driving hard you are not good at it so you are looking to see what it result it will give you. In other words you are anxious to see the result. Easy to fix. Watch:
Topping: https://ignitiongolf.com/stop-topping-golf-ball/
Stop Topping Your Fairway Woods: https://ignitiongolf.com/stop-topping-fairway-woods/
Topping: Watch for the Blur: https://ignitiongolf.com/watch-for-the-blur/
Spine Angle Follow Through: https://ignitiongolf.com/follow-through-eyes-tilted/
Good Habits Series – Topping or Thin Shots: https://ignitiongolf.com/good-habits-topping/
January 30, 2017
StianOttersenHi Paul.
Just a quick one: Into the follow through when you finnish off on the left leg, should the foot be planted flat down or do you lean towards the left side of the foot (outside)?
January 30, 2017
Paul WilsonStian,
I am rolling to the outside edge of this foot after impact.
I did a tip on it here:
Forward Foot: https://ignitiongolf.com/follow-through-forward-foot/
January 31, 2017
StianOttersenThanks 🙂
Did some practice the other day and my thought was “load the weight on the right instep” and once loaded I was thinking and feeling the weight shift and what my legs were doing throughout the swing. Replacing the thoughts and thinking about legs there is simply no time to think about the ball cause it is already hit 🙂
January 31, 2017
Paul WilsonStian,
Exactly. If you are not thinking about loading and using the legs and hips when are you ever going to use them. Stick with these thoughts. You will start to see amazing things happen.
August 9, 2018
StephenClutterPaul, my problem is not staying down through impact. At times I feel I am standing upright as soon as I hit the ball causing the ball to go right and short. I’m ending up in the proper follow through. Any tips on staying down and not coming out of the shot. My game has greatly improve in all aspects after following your instructions except this. This also causes thin shots.
Thanks.
August 10, 2018
Paul WilsonStephen,
Glad you are doing well.
You are trying to hit. The harder you hit, the more you will look to see what you hit. I have tons of tips about staying down.
First, slow down. Get the arms out of the swing. You are going to find power in the legs and hips not the hands and arms so if you keep trying to bust it when do you ever slow down. Do this immediately:
DRILL: This Is The Best Drill You Should Be Doing Right Now: https://ignitiongolf.com/drill-three-quarter-distance/\\
Next,
Topping: https://ignitiongolf.com/stop-topping-golf-ball/
Stop Topping Your Fairway Woods: https://ignitiongolf.com/stop-topping-fairway-woods/
Topping: Watch for the Blur: https://ignitiongolf.com/watch-for-the-blur/
Spine Angle Follow Through: https://ignitiongolf.com/follow-through-eyes-tilted/
Those should cover it.
January 17, 2019
StanleyBigosPaul,
Great point. Seems simply to compete the balance of the swing by thinking of the feel the soft ending shaft behind head.
For me Setup, Stabilizing belt Buckle,
Slowly coiling shoulders onto back foot arch,
and letting club-head momentum to hinge the wrists for feeling Lat.Dorsi stretch
– then thinking of behind head feel before instep pushes back thigh to front thigh allows my behind the head finish on balance and in control.
Great, great tip! Brings the swing together.
Sorry if I missed it before. Thanks again..
January 18, 2019
Paul WilsonStanley,
Great thoughts. This meshes with tonight’s tip. Sounds like you are on the right track.
January 30, 2019
StephenPatchingPaul
I have no problem finishing in the follow through position with my woods, but find I don’t reach the touch the head position with my irons – especially the short irons. I still manage the touch the legs position but my follow through swing is too short.My main thought is to fully touch the legs, which seems to work for me as a key thought.
Is this a common problem?
February 2, 2019
Paul WilsonStephen,
I constantly have people not doing the positions. Just take the club and wrap it around to the back of your head. Do this manually and even if the ball lands still touch your head. Whatever it takes. As you keep doing it it will become important. If you never do it when do you do it? Also, you should be doing this nightly in a mirror or window. No ball means no hitting so you can focus on doing the position. In your mind you swing is not over until the club touches your head. So make it touch not matter what it takes.
How Far Around Should You Swing?: https://ignitiongolf.com/swing-how-far-around/
Stop Stopping Short: https://ignitiongolf.com/stop-stopping-short/
February 18, 2019
DerekSharpPaul,
I start with both knees flexed and I am paying attention now to keep the right leg flexed on the takeaway, but when I transfer weight onto the left leg the leg must straighten at some point. .( I am also paying close attention to keeping the elbows no too far apart and keep them relaxed.) During some swings when I topped the ball I sensed that I may be straightening the left leg too soon and this causes the body to lift up a little and the club travels to the ball a tad too high.
I am turning my body and have got more swing and less “hit” in my shots now. Topping often happens when first switching from practising a fairway wood to a short iron.
At impact should the left leg still be flexed? (for a right handed player)
February 18, 2019
Paul WilsonDerek,
The first move down has you turning back to the ball as you keep turning the left leg is straightening and you get to the touch the legs position.
Exactly How To Do Touch The Legs Position: https://ignitiongolf.com/how-to-touch-the-legs-position/
It’s a Turn Not A Jump: https://ignitiongolf.com/turn-not-jump/
Lean On Club to Touch Legs: https://ignitiongolf.com/drill-lean-on-club
It’s Like A Throwing Motion: https://ignitiongolf.com/like-throwing-motion/
Here is how your legs should be through impact:
One Leg Longer at Impact: https://ignitiongolf.com/one-leg-longer-at-impact/