Why Amateurs can't release like PGA players (golf swing tips)
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2023
- Mark Crossfield, golf professional, shares some eye-opening golf swing tips that could help you release the golf club like a PGA pro.
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I love that you always remained a coach on your channel and didn't follow the entertainment only path of some of your colleagues. Thank you for that.
Yes, EXACTLY Mark, thank you for sharing! - I've been golfing for 10 years, and this year I finally realized that I've been missing the "release" concept...and that has kept me from getting better. All these years, coaches have been telling me to keep my arms connected to my body, get LAG and fire those hips, when in reality, I actually needed to do the opposite!! By relaxing, loosing up my arms, slowing my body down, and concentrate on my wrist movement, my entire game changed. Suddenly my ball striking is more consistent and I gained 10-15 yards on each club. Now I understand why it looks so effortless for the Pros. Golf is a lot easier if you learn to use your wrists!
Simply a great clip with one of the most important tips most players can use and don't realize it. Almost no instructors ever talk about the release but it's so important.
Extremely effective golf coach that is skilled in communicating golf language in easy to understand concepts
Finally someone that can explain the release and not send you down the rabbit hole searching more videos on the release. I think the majority of these youtube teachers either have no business giving instruction or withhold key information to keep you coming back for more content. Shaft lean, lag, shallow the club, blah blah blah. All of that is a bi product of what this man just told you to do.
Brilliant! Mark does not only teach us how to play golf but he teaches us how to swing and the components that are required to maximize efficiency and power in a swing. These techniques are soooooo good. I use them to teach kids how to hit a baseball or softball. Same ideas. It’s a swing. Yes I know one you hit a stationary ball and one is a moving ball with a round bat but, the swing is very, similar. Particularly in this video, the wrist angles and how important it is to release at impact and beyond with your wrist. There’s so much power there. Don’t leave it on the table, especially when your opponent is using it.
One other thing. This is golf! Mark mentions implementing these ideas is not the same for everyone. Our bodies and flexibility are different. One needs to go practice and tinker a bit to find what works best for them. That’s part of the game. Not just showing up at the first tee. The tinkering is part of the game. Taking it to the course and executing is part of the game. And when you execute on the course and make shots that feel great, there’s nothing better!
One of the best golf videos 💪
This might be the best explanation for club release I've seen. Exercise #3, where you preset the wrist extension, was game-changing for me. The added club head speed in the release was amazing. Much appreciated.
I'm in. New subscriber.
Once again your ideas are the most useful I’ve seen lately. Thanks!
You’re instructions are using inner game theories encouraging us to find our own swing. Really really good 👍
Great clarity in instruction. ThankS.
Great tip Mark, thanks. Looking forward to trying the feel of spearing the target.
I think a big part of the problem comes from modern day TV where we see slo mo sequences and freeze frame positions of tour players but it's always from front of the player. That left wrist flexion (for the right hander) is hidden so it's great to see this being explained. Well done Mark.
Super informative and just what I needed! I can easily work on this! Thanks so much!
Glad to see pros are starting to teach on this again after 20/25 years maybe of no word on extension in the release. This is key to quality ball striking.
this is excellent, for someone who struggles to close the face, I have the most success doing it this way.
I really appreciate the explanation of the dynamics of the wrist at release, that so many of us tend to fight due to the false impression that we will create a "fliippy" impact. I always enjoy your instruction and equipment review videos. Both you and Danny Maud are my favorite You Tube instructors. You both first explain the swing flaws that most of us immediately identify with and then provide the fix. Some instruction videos are so overly hand orientation focused that it's a struggle to interpret for us lefty golfers....I have no such challenges with your instruction. Thank you for helping me to lower my handicap from an 18 to a 12.
Now, that’s what I’ve been waiting for Mark. Tried your last drills and I was striping it up the range midweek. But release has been a persistent issue so can’t wait to try this one.👍👍
Very useful. Your instructions on release are right on, completely in line with others I follow and think are very solid, like Eric Cogorno and Craig Hanson, and also the pro at my range. As Hanson said, people tend to think the release means the forearms have rolled and the club face has been closed, but that is not what actually happens.
Thanks for a very helpfull explanation - Understanding the release of left Whrist is so Important for many Golfers fighting with an Open Clubface at impact - and slice too much
This video is the best explanation of the release I’ve ever heard. Thank you Mark.
Brilliant! I asked a question about release on another video and just saw this one... definitely something to bring to the range!
Thanks Mark. Really enjoy your teaching, you have become my favorite youtube instructor…this is just so well explained.
Mark you are the best CZcams instructor. Every video makes sense and the concept is explained in a way were you try to replicate it on the range! Thanks and keep up the great work!
Mark this lesson is just so good. I have now for a number of years been totally wrong about what release really is trying desperately to have the clubface 'square' thru impact with a flexed (bowed) lead wrist & hanging on to this position for as long as physically possible...in short causing really poor club speed & absolutely no natural closing of the clubface on its natural centrifugal arc if you get what I mean. If you are deliberately trying to hold the clubface square longer into & post impact in a nutshell you are just not releasing the natural arc & speed of a golf swing.
I have for quiet a few years now been swinging(?) the golf club without extension of my lead hand constantly thinking this was wrong. Without extension of the lead wrist thru impact you are not really releasing nor swinging the club.
My ball striking & speed has improved dramatically without any conscious effort to swing harder. In fact allowing this extension to happen requires you to just swing freely & let the centrifugal force of the swing to move on its natural arc in a closing feeling.
I'm so grateful that you posted this lesson & made it so clear as to what release & a golf swing really is. This to me is a very vital action needed to hit a golf ball straight with speed.
You throwing that Frisbee with your lead hand is just a perfect description of how this is done.
Best instruction I have found that really made a huge difference to my ball striking.
This is the greatest video I have watched. It’s help me a ton. Thanks
This is a great video. I was keeping my wrists kind of locked and then trying release the wrists late, believing it would prevent casting, but it did the exact opposite.
Stellar teaching point about the frisbee. The right arm similarly follows that of a forehand frisbee throw I think. Great lesson!
Some great tips and exercises Mark. Your videos are on another level from the other YTers.
Excellent topic/video. I have been looking for such a thorough review of the release and I found it. Thank you!
Hope it helps
One of the most helpful videos I’ve ever watched. Thank you.
You are welcome.
I believe your video is the only one that gave me the aha moment of what my wrists needs to do on the down swing.. not that other tutorials were bad but urs is the one.. thanks for that..
Mark as always you are in a different class to other "instructors" out there.
I love how you explain things as concepts and ideas, as opposed to 'do this exactly like this'
Your videos really help me actually understand what is happening in the swing. Instead of the clichés I usually hear.
Please keep up the great work!
😂 ituhaha I just got the other
I recognise the title of the Video
Brilliant Thank-you! I always knew that extension alos had something to to with getting my weight transferred properly..Thanks for explaining it carefully!!!!
Spot on. Padraig Harrington (Paddy's Golf Tips) refers to the need for active wrists. Great video.
Brilliant. Couldn’t get my head round release with extension vs flicking. Will try this at the range ASAP. 👍
Great stuff Mark, thanks !
I've only been golfing for a couple years, and this video did more for me than numerous lessons with multiple instructors and thousands of dollars wasted. I have struggled with a nasty hook for the longest time in trying to hold angles and a strong grip etc. Today I spent 90 minutes on a simulator and was hitting my 7-iron 160-170 yards consistently, and even watched the ball fade a few times which was fantastic!
Thanks for this video. I have a problem coming over the top been working on coming from inside for a while now that I do, it has made me have that dragging the handle threw, definitely going to take these tips to the range today. What speed would you swing when experimenting with when to start turning the wrists.
Great video Mark - thank you
Really good instruction
Inspired Mark! Thanks
Wonderful explanation, thanks! I'm using the Hackmotion wrist tracker to get to the positions you describe. It's not easy. In static positions, I get it right, but when I swing it's harder. Hackmotion measures my wrist angle at impact, and catches all the flips. Feedback is instant, and easier than trying to decipher my wrist angles on video.
Have you ever tried changing your release with the golf club? Let me know how you did.
If you want more great free tips this video is helping so many golfers
This move kills your driver swing and people teach it? (golf swing tips)
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I find this kind of release (lots of extension) to be great with my longer clubs. But, with my wedges it can cause me to present a little too much loft and I get some very high short shots. Is there something to releasing less or more depending on the club? Thoughts on that, Mark?
The problem is there is this idea out there that you have to stop flipping. I used to hang on to that face and I would hit 100 yard slices. The golf swing is a flip, you have to flip the head through to square it up and create speed. You just have to do it at the right time, once the hands pass the ball. FLIP IT!
NO!!! See Fleetwood.@@slickbarrier
Hi Mark. Excellent as I’m now coming back to your instruction. I looked on your Facebook page and Skillest but don’t see where I can signup for a lesson?
Hi Mark. And thank you so much for this video. To answer you question, I have tried and tried an tried. This is the first time I came to the feeling it is an active process! Cannot thank you enough!
Been watching you, on and off for many years now, Mark, and think that this probably your best offering ever! I coach myself and often find this concept of the release the most challenging to get across to ;beginners, improvers and beyond! Thanks for taking the time to post and educate, mate! Continued success! P,S, Does you daughter (think her name is Finula (spelling)) still play and how has she improved! Always enjoyed the close bond the two of you cultivated through playing this challenging game! Take care!
This is such great information!!! I just added 15 yards to my 8 iron the sooner I released it the further it went and the dynamic loft went down. As they say golf is a game of opposites. Thank you Mark.
Nice work!
@@MarkCrossfield Thanks!
I watch a lot of vids and I think you do the best job of explaining how the thoughts that ans have, though well intentioned, hamper them in the end. I don’t want to flip., so I don’t release and I guarantee alligator arms. So much I could say positive about your approach and ability to communicate but I’ll leave it there. Cheers!
My God, you are good!
Best lesson (for me) ever.
Thank you.
Mark Mark Mark.... i don't know if you know it or not.... but you're becoming the president of YT golf instruction.... because it's world class stuff....you're explaining tips, techniques, theory, philosophy, for free better than the guys i've paid for instruction. How I love Thee....
This is a great video. After using this swing thought, I’ve never hit my driver better in my life the last half dozen rounds. Currently working on implementing this into my iron swing but I can’t believe how well I’m striping my driver now. Iv always known I “hold off” the club causing an open face but couldn’t consistently stop doing it until I changed how I release the club. I believe this is the main reason why most amateurs hit the ball better when they “swing smooth” because the “hold off” is less dramatic. Wish I would have tried this release years ago. Currently a 9 handicap and hoping to bring it down a few points in the next few months now that I’m finding fairways more consistently.
Love it. Monte's cast. AMG guys talk about it. Paddy Harrington talks about it. I often have to cite Paddy to the driving range scolds because they can't argue with his playing record and at fifty something he is likely still 50 yds longer than they are, but I got this from you and Monte first.
Good explanation Mark! Extend that wrist… It makes the drills make a lot of sense for us!!!
I am not one to shout 'eureka' every time I watch a golfing video.
We all know that there is no wonder drill that solves every golf issue.
However, I have to say, I watched this video and went straight to my home golf facility (AKA my garage) and practiced with a 9 iron. The results were spectacular, no getting away from it.
I am talking about 10-15 yards of extra carry when I got it right, compared to shots where I did my usual swing. I am going to be working on this, short irons, then longer, and then the driver.
Amazing tip, thanks
Nice video, is it a different release for wedge to 9 iron? And 3/4 swing?
thanks for the video Mark, can you please tell me where you aim to hit on the back of the ball? is it 6 or 7 o’clock for a right hander
Interesting... this is worth considering.
Excellent. A flat wrist (at impact) is a moment in time. So much tosh in golf Internet land about just flex the lead wrist and rotate.
This is really helpful but I think there’s another dimension, which is slowing down the body. I tend to go early with my lower body, moving towards the target, and I cheat myself out of time to get the club head moving. So I try to release as you’re describing but I can only do it if I keep my head back and lead the downswing with my arms.
Thank you!!!!!!!!
I've used this release before. Yes, you get a speed increase. The problem is the club face opens at the same time. So, you have to be very careful of two things. You must be moving the club from the inside, and you have to make sure you don't release too early.... A bit of forearm, or wrist rotation is a must.
Very good one, especially the bit where you address this is not about flicking the club. And just for us non native speakers the simple matter of explaining extension and flexion. Still would have loved to see you frisbee a dozen of orange balls :-) (I guess that ended up an outtake but I think I caught you chuckling at the thought)
Given that I have that wrist movement throwing a frizbee with my dominant right hand but struggle with my left……. Would it be easier for me or people to have there lead hand as there dominant hand?
Just a question lol
Cheers mark
I’m always holding onto angles as I release my club and it’s killing my game. I know I do it, yet I can’t stop myself as I had a big problem hooking the ball. Golf is certainly a mental battle! 😂
I've found that for me, and I'm only a sample of one, maintaining a light grip pressure is paramount for getting a good release. I think back to the snapping a wet towel motion.
Hi Robert,as soon as Marc started talking about that release, I was thinking, surely it would involve having a light amount of pressure on the grip. I’m 66, and hit the ball really nicely, not long, but pretty straight, I’ll give this a go, but I’m certainly not giving up my accuracy for a few yards more
I’m a right hand dominate golfer. I struggle thinking of using the left hand. Any help with it from that perspective would help me
okay, you just fixed my swing. been struggling for weeks with blocks to the right. I started getting the club more shallow finally, but could not close the face. THANK YOU
How’s your blocks going?
@@PorcupineKline its now a hook
No but in all seriousness, i'm hitting a tight beautiful draw atm, the block still pops up some times but not all the time
I have a question on this - when I hold on i hit the ball much better but that's because I had a chronic case of early release. So is this more about timing of when the release happens?
As Mike Malaska says, photos are frozen instances. At impact the position of the hands is a result of a journey, the hands are releasing before impact, at impact and after impact. I just realized this at 61, and now I know the downswing is a combination of two levers, arms and wrists, that are both releasing after the arms drop. I find it interesting how some get this told to them at 6 and others are sold books and some pros never realize this to teach it.
So in turn the trail wrist should be in flexion?
Would this be considered a hand release rather than a body release ?
As a test for confirmation regarding left wrist extension, set up at position P-6 then swing to finish as fast as possible thinking only of wrist extension. Now try the drill without wrist extension and discover how much club head speed is lost without extension.
Hi Mark. I know you have many interests, but do you coach privately or online 1-2-1? Big fan of your coaching style
Is this considered a slap hing release?
Talking sense 👌
I would love to see a GoPro cameras viewpoint of your wrists from the perspective of your forearm. That would really help me understand what it should feel like
Nailed
Is this counterintuitive to the “exit low and left” slogan about the release/follow through
There's a weird twist for me. I can get a nice follow through if I have my lead wrist heavily cupped through the swing. I think it helps keep my lead arm width and helps me keep lag. My irons are crisp, and I often throw darts on the greens. But I've never seen anything like it in other players or youtube. Can't get it to work with my drive though. If I did I would play that way the whole time. Anyway I wish I knew physically how it worked.
I think this is the argument of "roll" vs "straight line" release. Theres a ton of videos talking about straight line releasing and keeping your hands ahead of the club through last parallel (in follow through). This does look like tour players but I think alot of AM's wont rotate through the shot, if you get to impact and just roll your wrists and keep your chest pointing at the ball, you'll lose consistency cause of lack of rotation, right? Still good info, but i know a few people who this might hurt.
Seems like key to not flipping, is to make sure shoulders are more open at impact than they were at setup?
You actually want to flip aka release though - this is the whole point of the video 😂
Thanks, mate. I’ve watched all of your videos on release and they are very good. One thing I’ve not seen covered is how you handle players with rotator cuff injuries. This issue causes players trouble in externally rotating the lead hand /elbow/ arm as you suggest. Any insight on how to address this physical limitation common amongst athletes? Cheers!
My son is a lefty but hits the ball right handed and has all the right positions and movement naturally…… where I’ve always struggled….. as so many people have
I wonder how many people on tour are lefties but play righty and visa versa
Good content. However for right handed golfers, it seems like focusing more on what the dominant (right) hand should be doing would be a better way to go. Attempting to flex the non-dominant wrist in a fraction of a second seems like a harder path.
Does anyone know what “Fletcher DJing” is?
I think loose wrists are key! Paul Wilson talks about this a lot. If your wrists are locked, you will never be able to release properly.
Trying to get the clubhead to the ball before my hands by just trying to get rid of my wrist angles has been my "goto" feel for a while now...
Just throw that clubhead around from the top...
You realise how much more time in the swing you have and how free feeling the swing is...
People allways worried about flipping...
Go watch some slow motion videos of tour players and see how active there hands and wrists are through impact...
Amen ❤
Finally the way the lead wrist should work naturally, years and years of teaching the bowing of the lead wrist through impact which is really a weak and manipulated position. Nothing really new but everyone got fascinated with the Hogan supination that has led to years of problems.
Some pro's teach a very small extension of the wrists for a driver.
Yes, Mark wants his viewers/students to go away and practice with these ideas.
But sometimes I get the feeling he just wants some of them to just go away.🤣🤣🤣
I'm a holder onto of the angles who has never liked my follow thru, it feels clunky. I'm absolutely going to try this & find the happy medium between a flip & a spear.
What about supination of the lead wrist? Data shows that pros supinate a lot more than ams!
It's also worth noting it seems that moving that lead wrist into extension into, through and past impact is not a toe flip or toe twisting. You are doing a rather aggressive free wheeling throw of the club face with lead wrist extending - but you are not twisting the toe of the clubface in a way that causes the face to shut down lose its perpendicular relationship to the swing path/arc
I like to tell the beginners to feel like they are trying to whip a towel. If you want the tip of that towel to travel the fastest, and make that "snap" you will let the towel severely lag back behind your hand with a flexed wrist, and then at the last second you will extend your wrist to make crazy acceleration.
I have played for 4 years and have a highly regarded instructor but honestly his methods for getting me to stop flipping have had me holding off the face for two years and I cant get out of it. Ive developed such a brutal block to the right with irons and the driver that I can only play well with a trap draw. Ive gone from 105-115 swing speed too so anything offline is a goner
are you on tour? you didnt mention a score you did the ego thing about clubhead speed, keep on dreaming that the game is about distance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and im calling bs on 115 sorry! even if it aint 115 ob is useless!
i'll beat you hitting it 150 off every tee!
@@AlastairBarkergive it a rest poor bloke
If you listen to the pga tour announcers on tv one would think this is sacrilege 😂 it’s been a helpful tip for me though
The explanation of the handle being in front of the head, but looking like a flip… 🤯
afraid of massively closing the face and causing duck hooks . perhaps thats why i have not flexed the left hand enough. disastrous if the right hand takes over !!??
I see a lot of pros do this for long irons, BUT lower irons, you definitely see even pros "hold the line" because distance doesn't matter, accuracy does. I've always been a bit confused by this. But I doubt you do this with your 9 iron??? Or do you?
I agree..pros rarely release short irons because they are trying to be as accurate as possible.
The recreational player however would benefit from learning how to release properly regardless.
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