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Cowan doesn’t talk about holding off. He sets the shoulder and releases depending on the shot you want to make.

Do you have a link to where Foley explains that he want the Club to be behind the hands at parallell? And how is it possible to hit a fade when rotation close the clubface and its coming from the inside? Week grip and go for push fades?

I over extended my downswing last week and paid dearly for it! Wasn't even a hard swing. Strained the hell out of my lattissmus dorsi

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Love this vid Noel 👊👍

Brilliant you have them down to a TEE 🤣Now I am bloody well more confused Dr Noel thank you 😂

What is so irritating about Pete Cowan?

Thank you.

i do a similar thing, i stand behind to take a line and do a rehearsal air swing, then step up to the ball, take one more air swing and then bang it's gone. it starts and ends very quick but not rushed, my friends always say blink and you missed it. my big problem in golf is carrying some anxiety of failure with me around the course . i've been golfing for close to 50 years, 74 years old and a 13hdcp. always working on it. thnx for the help and good gofin' to ya.

i've suffered from the chipping yips for 20 years and had lessons from 1 week with Pelz to everything in between including switching to left handed (i play right but am naturally left handed so thought that must be it :) Out of desire to join an annual tour with a group of friends, i tried to get back to it a year ago. I ran into Charles Kallassy who had worked with many greats at my local course practice area. He saw me struggling and not only had the patience and dedication but the insight to see where my technique and pain points failed me -all gratis out of true dedication to the sport. My journey started again with a renewed interest in the game and got me to the point where i could practice and have faith in the technique. Unfortunately the pain continued on the course. I found your video after digging up old books, videos and on and on. If ever you have seen a video where a person hears sound for the first time, I felt like that person - after 20 years someone who recognized what it was and what it was not, someone who understood the yips and the challenge that a yipper felt. Technique is one thing as you say, but not enough for the afflicted. Fast forward to the drills and thought processes - what a revelation. Like an addiction, I will always likely be affected in some way but now, i feel like i have recognition, understanding and tools in my toolbox which are yielding positive results. Thank you, thank you thank you for all your information and best of luck with the continued research. To the rest of you out there, listen to what is being said - it will restore your confidence and love of the game we all enjoy.

Up and down and up again

Not an expert but Cowan focus on face stability and Foley on club speed through centrifugal force. Champ is 1st on driving but 178 on approach to the green and Stenson has been a premium ball striker for decades.

Foley years ago said to stay "centered" over the ball which i know as a decent golfer was incorrect and would put too much pressure on your back. When he took over as Tigers coach I predicted Tiger would have back issues which is EXACTLY what happened. I dont think FOley knows the swing like people think. Chuck Cook even called him out when tiger hired him and told him "you are ruining our national treasure."

Foley years ago said to stay "centered" over the ball which i know as a decent golfer was incorrect and would put too much pressure on your back. When he took over as Tigers coach I predicted Tiger would have back issues which is EXACTLY what happened. I dont think FOley knows the swing like people think. Chuck Cook even called him out when tiger hired him and told him "you are ruining our national treasure."

In my mind the they both similar on the bottom hand being in the correct place ie. extension to apply pressure to the shaft .

I hope I can do that drill next time I play, as it's an area of my game that needs a lot of work. Thank you.

YES!! I have recently as the last 3 months began to relax around these shots. Specifically, I do not GRIP the handle until the very last moment when the swing begins. I will purposefully only touch the handle until that last moment. These thoughts have helped my consistency tremendously. Fabulous video. ❤

Thank you. As a player struggling with the yips, this is very helpful. I’ve been guilty of strangling the grip rather than gripping it lightly.

The Cowen swing is next level up from Foley. It incorporates everything in the Foley swing, as it must. Foley is a primer on mechanics, Cowen is art.

Excellent video very sound advice. Thank you for posting.

thanks for your video on this chipping.i struggle with club, distance,direction,etc on a less than full golf swing.could you show some shots off of real grass as the mat I believe gives a false sense of confidence.thanks John

Great video

simple thought i like it

Ive tried this before, the key was having my hands at hip height NOT IN line with the club head thats where i got confused

Finally a coach that explains it perfect...It's like a breath of fresh air.Thank you.

I might try some of this, as soon as I have thousands of hours to practice timing it all up perfectly to achieve a tour swing. Lots of stuff going on here in my opinion.

I have long struggled with positioning the bottom of my arc! This video and no more fat shots provide some great insight and drills that seem to help! Thank you!

Show us a slow motion video of you doing Pete Cowan swing. Ther is no way you can keep the shaft lean that long. I bet the wrist has released withing 12 inches pass impact if not sooner..

Show us a slow motion video of you doing Pete Cowan swing. Ther is no way you can keep the shaft lean that long. I bet the wrist has released withing 12 inches pass impact if not sooner

Well, there is no active wrist hinge in the backswing; and we can never swing the club up. The only "extension" in the backswing is extensor extension. And, the only thing the left wrist joint does is push back. When the extensors have fully extended the wrist joint keeps pushing back; and, this effects a slight cupping of the wrist

thanks Dr for doing this on the HM device.i have one also and still trying to correlate what device signals to me to what my shot pattern/trajectory results are. so many ways to create short game shots, and not only the wrists but body torso turn is important, if I dont turn my body with shots usually get more lead wrist extension, almost a scooping ,but much less extension with body turn. seems like the HM graphs give more info than the pictures, and I think the goal is to decrease as much as possible the impact sudden loss of flexion with less of a sharp valley in the graph x axis, if I am understanding correctly?. John

Is this new type of swing suitable for a 74 year old or will it bugger up my back? Thanks

Bang on!

Thank you for your video; I now understand where my problem lies. I've been merging concepts from two different people. When I have a slight fade, I think about releasing the clubhead, and when I feel unstable, I think about maintaining the wrist angle. However, because my forearms are not fully extended (as Pete mentioned), I end up topping the ball when I don't release properly. Then, I try to shift more weight to my left foot, hoping to hit the turf behind the ball... In short, it's a mess. But now things are a bit clearer. Thank you very much.

@Dr Noel, I watched the entire video but didn't see anything that would specifically suggest pain for the upper back and shoulders? I went to the range to hit about 20 balls to test a driver. Granted, I hadn't swung a club in 6 months and now my upper back is beyond strained as are my shoulders and lower cervical spine. Is this likely just a factor of not having swung a club for many months or a technique issue? If the latter, it would be great to know what incorrect swing is usually the culprit for upper back pain. Thanks!

thanks for your review.i dont have the bookl,but watch the videos. I am still confused about the separation of the 3 releases.is it more your stance from the ball, the release timing, the follow thru, combo of several things. from what I see it is a lot about the length of the backswing from the address,release 1 like you say more like a putt, release 2 a longer swing, release 3 still longer all based on the situation .if you could explain a little more.thanks John

I like the recap of the methods. It is always interesting to see how a different person describes the same thing. I really found your description of release 1 informative.

I’ve had Dan’s book for a few months now and I recommend it to anyone who struggles with the short game

I found the Pete Cowan and Danny Maude videos 6 weeks ago. The swing has totally transformed my game. My body timing and shaft position is now near spot on every swing. Getting on my left side is much easier. I absolutely love it and before I play I watch a few minutes of the video on my phone. I think there is a negative to this method. You will not see the distance from a normal taught method. My distance fell off about 5 yards each club but my dispersion was much better.

Nice talk fest with almost no demonstration. You Brits love hearing yourself babble.

Sean is a joke every player he coaches gets injured

I dont like either one lol. I been looking at mimicking and using the methods of Jack Nicholas, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, Young Tiger Woods and Bobby Jones. Turning in the back swing with the shoulders: relaxed arms and Hands. But, controlling the wrists in the swing, using speed through the back swing to set up the club and allowing the weight of the club to set itself in the back swing. Then using the throw method by using both the lateral weight shift and using the chest to speed up the club. Which in-turn makes the relaxed arms to follow behind. which creates lag in the swing and following the weight shift with your chest and coming through the ball with the motion and making sweet contact. I prefer that natural swing method and having less swing thoughts and being less technical or biomechanical about the swing. Rotary Swing method is about learning from the greats of the past. all of today's teaching methods are all set-up to help recreate what the old greats did. Because they found the true golf swing in the upbringing of the sport.

This reminds me of the way I was taught to do a punch shot.

how does this apply to driver? there is no release and a lot of shaft lean....

It’s most similar to a slapshot in ice hockey. I think it stabilises the face, stops rotation and lets the club release

Practicing on a mat is not the same as on a course!

I've watched a lot of CZcams video instructors, and you are the absolute best communicator. For you to be able to take the differences and similarities of Cowen and Foley, and make it understandable to a layman is more than commendable. Seriously. You have a knack for understanding the golf swing and relating it in an easy to follow way. I'm a satisfied customer... Thanks!

does look camp af though. just saying.

I am always told to get my weight on the target side and this seems to be his brilliant but maybe unorthodox way to get it done.cant argue with success!.