One of the most misunderstood components of the takeaway is the role of the trail arm and, specifically, the trail wrist. As you learned in the Move 1 lesson, it really does not do much of anything during the takeaway. However, many golfers need a more detailed explanation of why that is and what…

Posture at address is something that Tiger Woods consistently executes correctly, and it is something that can be done right every time by all golfers. However, once you set up to the golf ball with correct posture, you must ensure that your equipment works with you rather than against you. I…

Pushing with the lead arm in the golf swing is one of the most common problems we encounter when teaching golfers proper rotation in the golf swing. In other words, many golfers take the club back primarily by pushing their lead arm across the center line — the sternum — during the golf backswing….

Golf instructors teach many different approaches to the takeaway. There are countless ways to start from the vertical setup position and get the club 90 degrees up into the backswing. You can set your wrists early, you can shift off the ball and lift your arms, you can lift off the ball, lift your…

Weight shift in golf is essential for generating efficient power in your golf swing. The key is making that weight shift feel completely natural and effortless. Previous lessons have taught you how to set up to the golf ball perfectly every time. You have been putting in your reps, so the correct…

It is easy to get bogged down with the complexities of each individual part of the golf swing. But when it comes to transferring your weight, you will not believe how simple it is to perform this one weight shift drill. In this video, I demonstrate the drill that has my students executing a proper…

Ever wonder how PGA professionals such as Ernie Els execute such a smooth, effortless transition? Here is the good news: Building a smooth and powerful transition like Els is not nearly as difficult as you think. In this video, I reveal the one part of your swing sequencing that is most likely off…

The culmination of our three-part series on correct weight shift in the golf swing gets us off the trail side and properly loaded onto the lead glute. This video demonstrates how to correctly and safely shift your weight to the lead side during the golf swing. The activation of the correct muscles…

We are going to continue our discussion of weight transfer in golf and how it affects the hips — specifically the position of the trail hip line during the backswing. If you take video golf lessons or analyze your own golf swing on camera, you will start to understand what the hip line is and how…

Using our Science and Motion (SAM) Balance Lab, we can pinpoint weight shift and weight distribution of golfers in real time. In this video, I use the Balance Lab to demonstrate how simple it is to transfer weight for a potential power increase of around 14 percent according to published research….

Teaching yourself to achieve the perfect golf swing setup every single time — that is what “Five Minutes to the Perfect Setup” is all about. This is a comprehensive review of material that has been covered previously in individual lessons. Now we are going to provide a complete sequence of…