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"Stop FLEXING Your Right Knee" in the Golf Swing to Hit Powerful Golf Shots and Prevent Injury
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- WANT MORE TURN? AN EFFORTLESS SWING? STOP FLEXING RIGHT NOW! The FLEXED LEG swing thought has damaged more backs and golf swings in the history of golf. Learn how you can access more power and consistency by free-ing up your trail leg to ALLOW MORE TURN and also ALLOW THE HANDS TO SWING IN instead of lifting and chopping.
When you flex your leg, the hips stop turning, the arms get lifted, you experience tension in your lower back and trail knee. You have to drop the club in the downswing and most of the time you will chop at the golf ball like a forester. STOP MAKING GOLF SO HARD. Allow the trail leg to straighten and life will be so much easier for you.
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Tom’s stack and tilt knowledge, humility from experience with the “hard” way to swing and unique personality makes him one of the best swing teachers I’ve seen on the internet. Authentic wit and humor that keeps me laughing while learning. Keep doin what you do Tom! 🤝
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Tying up what you are teaching and eventually getting everyone to understand it is a priceless thing on You Tube . Keep up the great work.
Tom has literally saved my career! I've been doing the "power" stack and tilt, plus a shit-load of other "guru" bs, which has only torn ligaments over the years! Thanks Tom for only reinforcing what I knew was accurate!
I've been playing golf for the past 30 years and you are the most honest, beneficial instructor I have ever come across, you are the best👍🏾
Thank you! I truly appreciate it!!
Thank you Tom! About 25 years ago (I'll be 58 in Sep) I tried to be a he-man lifting one side of a piano we were buying for the kids. I badly pinched my sciatic nerve in my outside, lower portion of my right hip area. Ever since then I've experienced right hip pain whenever practicing or playing golf. Just discovered and subscribed to your videos. I tried your advice to just let the right leg straighten naturally and lo and behold no hip pain! WHY WAS I MAKING GOLF SO HARD!? : - ). Probably because I had that load your ride side, keep your right leg flex, build up that coil tension crap drilled into me just like you said! Thank you thank you thank you for giving me a pain free and natural feeling swing! How did we get from that beautiful Ben Hogan swing to all the junk out there today? Huge fan of your videos!
This is real stuff to get golfing swing right! Thank you so much, Tom
Hey Tom thanks for saving my life and helping me find that extra gear I've been looking for!! That must be what happens when my swing feels fluid and it flys a million miles once every millionth swing. Enjoy your channel keep spreading the TRUTH!!
So nice to have a teacher telling da straight up real/truth about da swing!
Thank u! Great tip! Your they best instructor... I always knew this...
Tom your tips means alot please keep uploading you are helping us.thanks bless ya
CZcams golf instruction vids have unlocked golf for me. Honestly,I've been a lifetime mid 90's to now consistently low 80's and I'm over 40. All the guys are great, each unique. Tom's approach however, is effortless & common sense based. He is my favorite. Luv to play a round with the guy.
Tom, another brilliant tip!
Keep them coming.
I finally stumbled on the best golf tutorial ever! Easy to understand and I have gained incredible amount of knowledge through your videos! Damn this quarantine!!! Love your videos. Keep at it and I gurantee you'll reach over 100k followers
Thank you Chady!
This makes a lot of sense. I've been keeping my right knee flex throughout my backswing and have wondered why I'm such a short hitter. I'll try this (driver and irons) when I play this weekend. I'll give it 18 holes.
Another gem from SagutoGolf !! I always struggled going back with the club for whatever reason Mental thing I guess because all my practice swings always feel like a full turn ! Bet this will help already incorporating some of your recommendations into my swing routine. Keep up the great instruction Tom and thank you very much!!!
great teacher...educational and entertaining .....Thanks !!!
Excellent lesson! I’ve had a bad back for years and tried this. Swing was much more free with more distance.
I'm quasi in the golf business and watching your videos lately has been EYE OPENING. You are absolutely right .. I have the classic lower back injury from "the standard swing" ... but listening to your vids. GOSPEL. I am ALL IN ... I've even had tour buddies buddies whisper stack & tilt at me and I kinds didn't listen. What kind of shafts do you use ;)
Just discovered you !! Love all of it and put it in to play !!! Definitely works !!!
He's a life saver changed my swing to a flater and lower around your body. Think below your shoulder stop chopping
Hey Tom I gladly somehow came across your videos and 😆 in 1 day out on course I hit the ball better than have ever!! Thanks for giving all of us the simplest way to hit the ball...💪⛳
I've learned a lot from your videos. Thanks Tom.
Great video. You helped out my game a lot
Fantastic advice this is an excellent tip thank you I’ve subscribed
Tom maybe the greatest golf tip I have ever heard. I will let you know. All my life I was not aware of the dynamics of the swing you have illustrated. But since during the pandemic I have written approximately 9,000 words on the golf swing and noticed the other day a few minutes of your video. It stuck in my mind and I was able to see my weakness in my very studied swing (my kabookie dance) I think that is aJapanese dance. ) Not different than salsa. I’m old school (school of hard knocks) . Learning without instruction. But even with instruction a pro might not pick up on such a subtly in my swing.
Wow Frank - that's quite the golf swing autobiography you've got there in the makings!! Anyway, I'm very glad you enjoyed this lesson video and hope it helps you!
I can't speak to the kabookie thing, but I will plant a seed with you regarding my online school because - although I provide the lesson and drill content - it's all self-guided. Essentially I'm giving you a road map to learn and ultimately take ownership of a body-friendly, low-maintenance, consistent, and powerful swing, and you're doing all the navigating and the work (while having available at all times an exclusive portal to ask me specific questions along the way as needed). So based on this format I don't think it qualifies as formal teaching, thereby allowing you to carry on without breaking your personal mantra of instruction-free learning. Beyond that it's just $10 US/month or $99 US/year. Just in case you wish to go out on a limb and check it out, here's a link to more info: saguto.golf/p/golf-swing-simplified-tom-saguto-pga
Best Regards!
Tom
Great stuff, u fixed smth I been facing for yrs
I'm digging your philosophy Tom! Thanks
You’re awesome Tom!! Simpler is more fun
Tom this tip is so key in my swing change. My drives are 275 carry now and straight where I aim. Thanks man.
This is why I’ve been having pain in my lower back! Feel so much more free now! You the MAN Saguto
I'm not a doctor, Bkr 22, nor do I play one on TV. Having said that, I'm thrilled to know that this tip helped your swing and your lower back!!
Toms hair is like the 8th wonder of the world!! Great video, I needed it!
LOL!! Glad you enjoyed it, Mark - I hope it helps!!
Thanks makes so much sense
Tom Sagato could be the one of best golf golf teachers I have ever come across.
I hope I’m not wrong. I’m going to employ many of his suggestions and instructions into my swing. I just hope it works for me.
Got to hand it to you. My ball striking has never been better, easier and fluid since I have taken your lessons to the range. I feel like a Hogan. Thanks again, glad I subscribed.
This move also helps to move the right hip back (what pros do vs us amateurs) which is critical to allow room for arms, shallow the club and prevent over top moves. Great stuff. Best hair of any golf gurus as well LOL
Hi Kent, yes, I do all the same motion. I was wondering what after this motion
do you do once you complete your backswing? Thanks
This is brilliant!! I don’t even play golf but I’ve subscribed and smashed that like button!!
I've said this before and i will say it again. I love this gentleman's attitude towards golf. Its so chipper and positive, love it.
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, Paul, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating well with you!!
Keep it positive; keep it crispy!!
Tom
Tnx Tom!
You got it, Jincy!!
Yep Yep yep!!!! BOOM 💥 No one needs to look any further to be the best they can be. All your vids are A + Tom!!
I agree, he’s got my attention.
maeu59 hey 59, hope all is well with you. Just my opinion, but I think one would waste their time going anywhere else to learn golf. Watched most of his vids and this kid is light years ahead of most. It's a pleasure as an old golfer to see what this young man has to say, I'm proud of him to say the least, as you too are seeing. Stay say my friend and enjoy the game. Tinker
MMI Golf Bill Phillips / Golf Coach yes I agree, I stumbled on his channel about a week ago I’ve watched most of his videos and he’s opened my eyes to more in a week than I’ve seen in a very long time. Stay safe my friend.
maeu59 hopefully I can get back to Hudl and do some vids on it myself. Been tied up for weeks with remodeling the house and the weather has been wet as well. See you there.
Randy Velder Mornimg Randy hopefully I can do some vids on Hudl which also confirms my belief in what he explains. Love his style as well as his simple to the point explanations. Tom is showing us all how simple it really can and should be. Thanks and have a safe and healthy week my friend.
You are my favourite online golf pro... I love these videos. Thank you🙌👏
Thanks so much, Helena!! I always appreciate your very kind comments and I'm glad you are continuing to enjoy my channel's instruction content!!
Tom
This is Gold!
I did this on accident during a round a couple weeks ago and i hit the ball right at 315yrds. Im 5' 4.5" tall and i weigh 160pounds. I've always been a pretty long hitter compared to most. But now im 55yrs old and i never realized how i lost my swing over the yrs. My average was down to 250yrds. I beleive if i can continue to implement Sagutos golf tips i will not only regain a longer more powerful game but lower my scores. Irons are much better also. Now i just need to sharpen my short game and find someone to teach me to putt again lol. Looking to shoot in the 70s sometimes soon. Thanks Saguto
I'm back from the range to say your advice works. It works. Thank you Tom. I have been playing golf for 59 years. It's amazing how you can learn so much better now thanks to videos from experts like you, from the ability to get detailed data on every aspect of the swing, and from new technology like GEARS. I have watched countless videos, focused on the best, and worked hard to improve my swing. At age 80, I am sure my swing is now technically far better than it ever was.
One thing I have worked on is hip rotation, getting the right hip pulled back behind me on the backswing, and the left hip pulled behind me away from the ball on the downswing. However, your advice to keep the right leg straighter was the KEY to executing that correctly. With apologies for being long, let me explain as it may help others do what you are telling us to do.
Today at the range I observed that if I focus on turning the right hip back with my right leg braced but still flexed, it creates a tendency for my shoulders to turn a bit to the right. They can actually get just outside of my right foot if I don't remind myself to stay over the ball, to keep my nose over it. Slipping into this error probably happens in part because I have been focusing on making a wider swing arc, keeping the left arm straight and back, not allowing the right arm to fold but pushing it away from my shoulder. Concentrating on stretching the backswing to the right can lead to the shoulders moving horizontally to the right rather than just rotating around the spine with left shoulder low and right shoulder high. But if my shoulders move to the right like that, it is difficult if not impossible to get re-centered back over the ball on the downswing. The result is shots with fairway woods, hybrids and irons struck thin, low and pushed to the right, or even topped. I had a streak of that last Friday playing a round and it wrecked my scores. I was really frustrated trying to figure out what I was doing. It was only on the last two holes, when I focused specifically on staying over the ball on the turn back. The result was two nice approach shots to par 4s, a 7 iron and a 6 iron (I use classically weak lofted forged blades, with a 36 degree 7-iron).
HOWEVER, I went to the range today to work on your advice to stop flexing the trail leg. I found that if I keep my right leg straighter, it not only makes it easier to turn the right hip back, particularly if I let the left knee turn in, but it also causes the right hip to move up. That makes it natural and easy to simply rotate the shoulders around the spine while staying centered over the ball and maintaining the spine angle. I also found that if I can more easily turn the right hip back, I can rotate my torso and shoulders more while staying centered over the ball. (Thinking about The Mechanic and your comment that golf is a rotational sport!) This in turn allows a bigger swing arc and thus more swing speed, which as we all know means more distance. On the downswing, the right hip gets lower while the left hip gets higher. It helps increase speed and improve contact if you have shifted your weight a bit onto the left foot and straighten the left leg in what some coaches call a "piston" move. This doesn't have to be the extreme jump up that some pros do, just using a bit of force to push down and straighten the left leg. That straightening of the left leg causes the left hip and buttock to naturally turn back away from the target line and allows the right knee to come up alongside the left knee as you finish facing the target the way your are supposed to do.
So, bottom line, thanks ever so much for an extremely useful piece of advice.
What a fantastic summation of the Stack and Tilt body motions, John!
To help with the backswing hip action you are referring to, I have a drill in my online school that presets hip turn in order to help members feel and ingrain it. I call this the "Elkington Setup" because Steve Elkington actually played some Tour events that way while he was learning S&T.
I sincerely appreciate your detailed post and I'm certain it will be helpful to others. Thank you also for your very kind words regarding my instruction; I'm very glad to know that it has resonated well with you!
Keep up the great work and have fun out there!!
Tom
This worked great today! Went to the range with it. Thx!
That's fabulous, Nick! I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you!
Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!
Tom
Thanks for encouraging me to ignore other CZcams teachers who advocate keeping the flex. It's so much easier if I can turn and straighten the right leg. Then downswing feels more automatic - I just swing!
Absolutely I agree!
And then watch his "skipping the stone" technique it all comes together really nice
Thank you so much! This changed my golf game %100!
My pleasure, Dawg!
Keep up the great work!!
This is what I needed to see. Good work
Thanks Dave - I'm glad it helped you!!
Tom
Awesome. My knee stays flexed throughout the entire back swing and yes, my knee does hurt sometimes. I'll start extending it from today. Thanks.
You are a legend. I am a beginner and your videos helped me more then anyone else.
Thanks - I appreciate your kind words!
Keep up the great work and have fun out there!!
Tom
PS: Have you considered enrolling in the SagutoGolf online school? So many folks across the globe are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result. For just $10 US/month or $99 US/year you'll have unlimited access to a comprehensive members-only system for the full swing, the short game, and much more. The school's intuitive course curriculum greatly simplifies the entire process through succinct, step-by-step videos, and I'm regularly adding new content. This will really put you on the fast track towards learning everything in a well-organized, self-guided fashion. There's even a members' forum where you can ask me specific swing-related questions, interact with others in the SagutoGolf community, and suggest new content ideas, plus you'll also have access to all exclusive CZcams paid channel members-only content at no additional charge. Here's a link if you'd like more info: saguto.golf/p/golf-swing-simplified-tom-saguto-pga.
This was a very useful advice. I already noticed less stress on my knees as the result of correcting my posture.
Welcome to "the dark side", where the spoils of "conventional" instruction - chronic inconsistency, physical pain, and endless frustration - yield to the fruits of body-friendly enjoyment of this great game for a lifetime. 😎
I'm very glad to know that this lesson helped you, and I appreciate you sharing that!!
Tom
PS: By the way, here's a link to my FREE mini-course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” in case you’re interested in learning about the swing system I teach in a more structured manner: go.saguto.golf/
I've stumbled on your videos. I like your philosophy because I have often thought that the modern teaching methods makes the body feel unnatural. Look forward to trying these out when covid epidemic is over.
Thanks. Relaxed right foot, wrist and so on really build a tension free swing, I really don’t know why somebodies still teach right knee flex backswing till today.
I completely agree, Jack!!
Thanks,
Tom
Right knee bend and building up tension in the backswing describes my swing perfectly. It hurts and leads to backplane and the worst sin of all, it's all wrong.
If I had to rank all your videos, this would be in the top three but for me it's #1. It was exactly what I was always trying to do with the expected results. Actually surprising I was able to get a decent game out my swing.
Looking forward to getting out and rebuilding my swing and just hope it's not too late. Twelve years since I played so time is now working against me.
Keep up the great work Tom.
Glad to have you back in the game, Rick, and of course it's not too late!!
Please consider enrolling in the SagutoGolf online school. For just $10 US/month or $99 US/year you'll have unlimited access to a comprehensive members-only system for the full swing, the short game, and much more. The school's intuitive course curriculum greatly simplifies the entire process through succinct, step-by-step videos, and I'm constantly adding new content. This will really put you on the *_fast track_* towards learning everything in a well-organized, self-guided fashion! There's even a members' forum where you can ask me specific swing-related questions and suggest new content ideas. Here's a link if you'd like additional info: saguto.golf/p/golf-swing-simplified-tom-saguto-pga.
I hope to see you there!!
Tom
Thankiuu !
Hi Tom, I’m a big fan and been following your lessons for a few weeks now. Q, because the swing in stack and tilt is flat would is be necessary to have the lie on your clubs altered. I would normally play 2 degrees up right, but when I get the opportunity to practice your methods I’m concerned my clubs would be to up right, consequently the heel of the club will be digging into the ground first. Cheers, Dave from uk.
i worked for years on flexed knee ... wow, silly game indeed. thanks, just subscribed. Mike UK
Thanks
@SagutoGolf Hey man! Just found your channel and I am enjoying your videos. I have never taken a formal lesson so alot of this is foreign to me. I just cured the shanks by flexing my right leg and initiating the downswing when I cant rotate anymore. I had the shanks for over 3 years and almost gave up golf. I'd love to see a video building on this one on sensations of starting your downswing. What the body should "Feel" etc. Thanks again!
Totally true
I'm bloody shocked this guy doesn't have over a 1M viewers. Outstanding instruction.
Awesome
I think you have the goods. I’m ready to become a student and improve my game.
I appreciate that and I look forward to seeing you in the online school!! Here's the link if needed: saguto.golf/p/golf-swing-simplified-tom-saguto-pga.
Once enrolled, please be sure to register for the new “Office Hours” forum - which is included in your online school membership - and begin engaging with other golfers in the SagutoGolf community. It only takes a minute or two to enroll - just go to your “My Courses” screen and you’ll see a link to get started. Once signed in you’ll be able to access and participate in the great dialogue that we are having on a variety of topics. You can start discussions, contribute to existing threads, post specific swing questions, make some new friends, and just share in the common bond of golfers from around the world seeking to improve their games and help others to do the same. I monitor the forum regularly and am a frequent participant in the discussions, including assisting with swing-related inquiries. I really think you’ll enjoy it!
I look forward to hearing from you in the Forum as you work towards building a consistent, low maintenance, powerful, body-friendly swing that will give you a lifetime of enjoyment of this great game!
Tom
Tom you are a very good golf instructor. I wish I could successfully employ your instructions. perhaps I’m too old and unable to learn.
This I’m going to try today, makes sense.
I hope it performs well for you!
Any golf teacher who says 'Have a rockin' weekend' gets my vote. Great stuff
Check out his guitar channel if you haven't. He's truly a talented individual.
Damn, I went tried this added 10 yds to my 5 iron. He’s a bit different in his approach, but I’m subscribing.
Different is good. I like his style
At range today was struggling. I had set up correct, shoulder turn etc. But nothing felt right. My downswing was the problem. Then I remembered about the knees. Suddenly, by bending the lead knee and straightening the back knee, everything came together. Natually, the hip bump followed by hip turn. All crisp shots using different clubs .
Needed this vid
I'm glad it helped, Luke!
Cheers!
Tom
Love this Tom! Rock on bro :)
Thanks Doug!!
@@SagutoGolf keep up the good work my friend!
I have for years suffered lower back pain and I think I stumbled on why by this video. I can't wait to test this out at the range. Irony is I think my back felt better with my knees flexed at start of address position.
Your knees can (and should) be flexed in the setup. However, if you retain that same trail knee flex during the swing it will restrict your turn, and that can certainly put undo strain on the lower back and other parts of the body. So set up with your weight forward 55/45 (up to 60/40 with the longer clubs) and both feet flared out 10-20 degrees, and then allow your trail leg to extend in the backswing (it doesn't need to straighten completely) while you gradually load more weight into your lead leg. This should allow for a stress-free, flowing motion back and through, resulting in a very body-friendly, consistent, powerful swing.
The body-friendly features of this swing are well-supported by the fact that significant number of my students and online school members are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, and joint replacements - and they are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement, seemingly effortless distance, and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them.
By the way, if you'd really like to get on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, structured, sequential learning platform, please consider my online school. So many folks across the globe are now playing the best golf of their lives as a result. Here's a link if you would like to know more about it: saguto.golf
TS
Right on...Danny Maude talks about this in his CZcams channel. Just as Tom notes many people were taught to keep those knees flexed and just as Tom predicts, ouch !!! back pain. Seems the European golfers have this leg straightening thing taught to them, maybe because not many were very muscular years ago with the exception of some modern players like Rory and even he straightens his right more than most American players.
I'm glad to know that you enjoyed this video, Al!
How interesting and sad it is that with all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well). I’m doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness….
Thanks for your message!
Tom
The zealot of modern golf. I love it!
Full disclosure here. I am a bit of a swing style junkie. Check out a swing and work on it, get a feel for it and move on.
Tom here had exposed me to something very interesting. Light speed application and results. The neatest part is how quickly my golf brain accepted it and made it work. Those niggling doubts and sense of needing to control or at least think about what is going on are gone.
This right leg post, bang on! Today at the range I fiddled with the right leg issue. Any time the right leg softens into a flex position, CHUNK, or a least a significant loss of distance.
Thanks again Tom.
On a side note an older than myself duffer was working on his swing beside me. He had a classic smooth swing like you are teaching, same form and mechanics from what I could see. As he was leaving he approached me an complimented my smooth easy looking and effective swing, best part he was a Brit.
Made my day.
Hi Peter - I sure hope your experimentation days are over and that you'll stay hooked on the drug I'm dealing here as it promises the highest highs and minimal if any crashes (aside from when you trip out and keep your right leg flexed)...😆😆😆
Thanks for your kind words and please stick around - I've got plenty more doses of this magic for you to take your hits from!
Cheers!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf presently I'm trying to forget about actually rotating my hips as the lead move in the downstroke. Merely extending the lead leg seems to take care of it. This is a big one to overcome. I'm still not sure what triggers the down stroke.
By the way I do like what your dealing, think I will stick around for a while.
Because I'm muscular i could never hit my driver, this technique has changed my golf life. Now that i straighten my trail leg its night and day. Thank you!!
That's fantastic, Kevin!! I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated well with you and has helped to resolve your driver woes. That flexed trail leg has primarily led the vast majority of amateur golfers to the land of chronic inconsistency, physical pain, and endless frustration. We're doing our best here to clear up this issue and other misconstrued or erroneous teachings of "conventional" instruction one by one and put an end to this madness!
Thanks for sharing your success and keep up the great work!!
Tom
this move has changed my swing for the best....
Used the same method of for my drives today.. gained 20 yards no exaggeration
This dude knows what he’s talking about!!!
Great tip Tom, I've had four lessons off three different professionals my chipping I keep doing the dreaded shanks all the different videos on here tried loads but to no avail any tips Tom,
Here is a chipping lesson video that has helped a lot of golfers improve their greenside performance: czcams.com/video/aatbA39KtRc/video.html I hope it performs well for you too!
TS
Perfect video #alloverthegolf #subforgolf.
Funny enough this is exactly what a golf coach had me do.It did felt weird for a short time but oh boy this works.
We been using resistance bands under the left foot and making golf swing feeling the core muscles work alot.
My compliments to your coach, Leonard! Allowing that trail leg to straighten takes the stress off of the knees, hips, and back, and it is a key element in building a centered and very powerful swing.
Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!!
TS
One of the things I use to train me to do this is to concentrate on “right hip pocket back”. I think this is especially useful for beginners in that it quietens down your body and simplifies the swing.
Allowing the right knee to straighten a bit more in the backswing was one of the final pieces that fell into place after years and years of thinking the right leg/knee needed to be a stable pillar of concrete. My shoulders were 90 degrees but I didn't have the flexiblity to get the club anywhere near parrallel without disconnecting my arms and lifting the club. But, by allowing my knee to straighten just a bit, the club is now nearly parallel, my wrists hinge more, and I have more time in the transition. Most importantly, I can hit balls for an hour or two with no soreness in my back or sides. What's funny is that on video the loss of flex in my knee is actually pretty minor, but it feels big. Focusing on a solid right leg might help somebody battling a beginner's reverse pivot or sway, but if somebody hasn't had those problems for years, and doesn't have the upper body flexibility to complete a full swing with a quieter lower body, then straightening the right knee a bit near the end of the backswing is worth considering.
The straightening of the trail leg is an integral element of the body-friendly Stack and Tilt swing that I teach! This move frees the trail hip to achieve a 45-degree turn, which means we then only need another 45 degrees of shoulder turn to get to 90 degrees total. In fact, in this Ben Hogan video that you commented on - czcams.com/video/iejRWhuB7y8/video.html - his right knee clearly straightens and facilitates his turn.
Thanks,
Tom
Does the left knee move left, forward or right?
Tom, great tip, but what's the role of right leg afterwards?
Glad you enjoyed it, @L. L.!
The trail leg straightens to the top of the backswing, regains its flex during the downswing, and then provides leverage for the upward thrust through impact.
By the way, it's important to understand that the videos, lessons, and drills on this free channel - while fully aligned with the swing method I teach - address a variety of topics, issues, feels, and common flaws/fixes from one episode to the next. They are certainly not intended to be taken as a sequential learning platform like the structured curriculum of my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards learning and owning this swing. For just $10 US/month or $99 US/year you'll have unlimited access to a comprehensive members-only system for the full swing, the short game, and much more. The school's intuitive course layout greatly simplifies the entire process through succinct, step-by-step videos, and I'm regularly adding new content. This will really put you on the fast track towards learning everything in a well-organized, self-guided fashion. Here's a link if you'd like additional info: saguto.golf/p/golf-swing-simplified-tom-saguto-pga.
Cheers!
Tom
Tom, with the stack and tilt are you supposed to angle the feet out a little bit to help with rotation? I feel really restricted with my rotation when my feet are perpendicular to the ball
Yes - Absolutely! Weight forward 55/45 (up to 60/40 with the driver) and both feet flared out 10-20 degrees are prescribed setup features of the Stack & Tilt swing. This will definitely help you to get 45 degrees of hip turn. Combine that with just 45 degrees of shoulder turn and you've got an effortless full 90 degrees!
By the way, have you considered enrolling in the SagutoGolf online school? For just $10 US/month or $99 US/year you'll have unlimited access to a comprehensive members-only system for the full swing, the short game, and much more. The school's intuitive course curriculum greatly simplifies the entire process through succinct, step-by-step videos, and I'm constantly adding new content. This will really put you on the fast track towards learning everything in a well-organized, self-guided fashion! There's even a members' forum where you can ask me specific swing-related questions and suggest new content ideas, and I will soon be adding live Q&A sessions as well. Here's a link if you'd like additional info: saguto.golf/p/golf-swing-simplified-tom-saguto-pga.
I hope to see you there!!
Tom
I finally started to straighten my right knee and now have had 7 out of 10 rounds in high 70s. I used to shoot in the mid 80s, topping the ball was a chronic occurence. No more.
That is some fantastic playing, @sambhu sivalenka! I am very glad the instruction on my channel has benefited your game to such an extent!!
Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!!
Tom
Steve Elkington another great swinger who straightened right leg.
Absolutely! In fact, Steve Elkington preset his hips and straightened his trail leg in his setup when he was learning Stack & Tilt ...and he even played tour events doing that!
TS
@@SagutoGolf anyone in CA you can recommend for us SagutoGolf fans for lessons ? Coach A
Coach A,
Have you considered the comprehensive, structured, sequential learning platform of my online school? That's where - among many other courses and lessons covering various aspects of the game - you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step from setup to finish. So many folks across the globe are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result. Here's a link if you would like to know more about it: saguto.golf
And here's a link to my free mini-course: go.saguto.golf/
If you're looking for in-person options, the Stack and Tilt website has a "find an instructor" feature to help you locate one in your area.
TS
Just great TS. SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIORS.
I meant especially for seniors. Forget that locked up technique.
Yessir, Joel! The Stack & Tilt swing is indeed a very body-friendly method. For me this is supported by my personal experience as a player and furthered by the fact that the majority of my students are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, and joint replacements - who are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them.
By the way, have you considered enrolling in the SagutoGolf online school? For just $10 US/month or $99 US/year you'll have unlimited access to a comprehensive members-only system for the full swing, the short game, and much more. The school's intuitive course curriculum greatly simplifies the entire process through succinct, step-by-step videos, and I'm regularly adding new content. This will really put you on the fast track towards learning everything in a well-organized, self-guided fashion. There's even a members' forum where you can ask me specific swing-related questions, interact with others in the SagutoGolf community, and suggest new content ideas, plus you'll also have access to all exclusive "Crispier Than KFC Club" CZcams channel members' content at no additional charge. Here's a link if you'd like additional info: saguto.golf/p/golf-swing-simplified-tom-saguto-pga.
I hope to see you there!!
Tom
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This actually makes sense
Tom, also noticed your right foot is turned outward or to your right about 45 degrees. Normally I see that foot would be parallel to the center line ot the stance.
Please comment on that.
Both feet flare out a little.
Try it and compare it to feet parallel.
Easy to rotate in a circle in backswing & downswing.
Body friendly
Hi Tom, so after straightening the leg. On the down swing do we still want to get in that squat position to hit the ball? Or do we keep the leg straight? Thanks!
If the swing motion is properly executed, the trail knee will regain flex as it retains its outwardly-flared orientation at the start of the downswing, and then it will ultimately re-straighten through impact and into the finish. If the motion is not properly executed and the leg kicks forward prematurely, then all bets are off on what will happen... 😎
TS
Makes a lot of sense, love it. Thanks.
Why do some say flex the right leg and others say straighten it . I’m confused. In other words what works for the individual. Is that right ?
Light bulb💡Moment! That works. Thanks!
My pleasure, Mark! I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you!
Tom
My right leg is shorter than my left. Any advise to keep my right knee from locking up during the backswing? I'm right handed btw.
Keeping your left (lead) knee bent in the backswing isn't a cardinal sin. As I've come to accept a few stack and tilt methods, that's helped me keep that 60% weight on the left.
Hope that helps.
I've played off and on for 25 years. I heard SOOO much tedious advice about addressing the ball, the back swing, bringing down the club, stare at the ball, don't move your head, but turn your forearms and follow though with extension of the body. It's exhausting.
Tom takes ALL of this information and simplifies it with a one simple concept called MOTION. Your bodies natural motion is all you need to be aware of.
Tom has another video that goes deeper into this concept using a watermelon and a basketball and shows you how simple it really is and how it can be applied to a golf swing.....Genius.
Thanks so much for your kind words! Glad to know these lessons have helped, and thanks for plugging the "watermelon" video - that's one of my personal favorites!
@@SagutoGolf Your advice really does work. I went to the driving range and hit over hundred balls with various clubs. Before your videos 40%-50% of were okay to good and the rest not so good. After your videos 80%-90% were good to great. The biggest take away is course correction through understanding your body's natural motion.
It's just SO easy to learn, adapt, and apply.
Can't wait to start Golfing again.
Frank H
My comment is about the grip video I saw yesterday. I set the club, all clubs, in the fingers of my left hand and took 8 strokes off my game. Way more powerful and way more down the middle. Thank you!
This could be the answer I’ve been looking for. I’ve been playing for 26 years and the past 3 years I feel like my backswing has gotten to be very limited. I just watched a video of myself and saw that my right leg is stuck bent on the backswing.
Hi Troy,
I'm glad you came across this video as that bent trail knee has been the source of much frustration and discomfort for far too many golfers for far too long. It conjures up notions of movements that are alleged to create "torque" by building up resistance between muscle groups , joints, and tendons, and then releasing it - i.e.: "snapping the rubberband", the "X-Factor", back pain, hip pain, knee pain, Tiger's numerous surgeries etc. This is definitely not a concept taught here in our body-friendly method that harnesses physics and geometry to create effortless power!!
You may wish to consider enrolling in my online school. For just $10 US/month or $99 US/year you'll have unlimited access to a comprehensive members-only system for the full swing, the short game, and much more. The school's intuitive course curriculum greatly simplifies the entire process through succinct, step-by-step videos, and I'm regularly adding new content. This will really put you on the fast track towards learning everything in a well-organized, self-guided fashion. There's even a members' forum where you can ask me specific swing-related questions and suggest new content ideas, plus you'll also have access to all exclusive "Crispier Than KFC Club" CZcams channel members' content. Here's a link if you'd like additional info: saguto.golf/p/golf-swing-simplified-tom-saguto-pga.
Thanks for your comment!
Tom
Hi Tom, this all is what I do and have no back pain. My question is how much do you take your right hip pocket back and when I do this my right leg straigtens which should be but the right leg goes towards the target. Now the question is whether this is good since I do sometimes lock the leg which I do not want ...could you please comment on this?..Thank you as always
I answer specific swing questions like this in my online school's members' forum. If you are looking for some channel content to assist with this, perhaps this one on Ben Hogan's hip turn may help: czcams.com/video/GYRCd7WMoSI/video.html
You are correct in that you do not want to lock the trail leg, nor should that leg be moving toward the target during the backswing.
Have you considered enrolling in the SagutoGolf online school? So many folks across the globe are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result. For just $10 US/month or $99 US/year you'll have unlimited access to a comprehensive members-only system for the full swing, the short game, and much more. The school's intuitive course curriculum greatly simplifies the entire process through succinct, step-by-step videos, and I'm regularly adding new content. This will really put you on the fast track towards learning everything in a well-organized, self-guided fashion. There's even a members' forum where you can ask me specific swing-related questions, interact with others in the SagutoGolf community, and suggest new content ideas, plus you'll also have access to all exclusive CZcams paid channel members-only content at no additional charge. Here's a link if you'd like more info: saguto.golf/p/golf-swing-simplified-tom-saguto-pga.
Cheers!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf Thanks Tom
@@SagutoGolf I am confused when you responded the right leg should not move towards the target in backswing. Maybe there is misunderstanding, but when I look at the pictures when backswing is completed, I see on the picture the right leg straightening towards the target (but it is not a move happening) When you take your trail right hip back, your right leg straigtens and your trailbone goes towards the target. so I believe we are on the same page....would be happy if you could please clarify...Thank you
At the back swing ,Do you locked the right knee after straighten it ?
No "locking" of the trail knee, Douglas - just allow it to straighten as your lead knee flexes in reaction to the increased front weight load.
By the way, have you considered enrolling in the SagutoGolf online school? For just $10 US/month or $99 US/year you'll have unlimited access to a comprehensive members-only system for the full swing, the short game, and much more. The school's intuitive course curriculum greatly simplifies the entire process through succinct, step-by-step videos, and I'm regularly adding new content. This will really put you on the fast track towards learning everything in a well-organized, self-guided fashion. There's even a members' forum where you can ask me specific swing-related questions, interact with others in the SagutoGolf community, and suggest new content ideas, plus you'll also have access to all exclusive "Crispier Than KFC Club" CZcams channel members' content at no additional charge. Here's a link if you'd like additional info: saguto.golf/p/golf-swing-simplified-tom-saguto-pga.
I hope to see you there!!
Tom