HOW TO FIND 'THE SLOT' IN YOUR DOWNSWING

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2020
  • Finding the slot is a term that has been linked to great players for many years, but what exactly dos it mean and how to you achieve it?
    This short video will highlight the 3 key moves that need to be present which will show you how to find the slot in your downswing.
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Komentáře • 106

  • @Fayette0124
    @Fayette0124 Před rokem +1

    This is without question the most impactful tutorial I’ve ever seen to improve my golf game. I watched this a couple of times, went to the driving range once, and in the last four outings, have shot six strokes below my handicap each time. This is great stuff. Well done, Chris!

  • @aricjaldridge
    @aricjaldridge Před 3 lety +4

    This is probably one of the best explanations and demonstrations I’ve seen to get into proper slot position! Thanks!

  • @thedude1839
    @thedude1839 Před 4 lety +3

    I am guilty of standing up at impact. I am pretty good player but on bad days my misses are all over the place. This was the simplest, best explained video on this subject that I have ever seen. Excellent video!

  • @theman7454
    @theman7454 Před 4 lety

    Absolutely the "Cat's Meow," PERFECT diagnosis you won't hear anywhere else in the World!! What a Dude. Gives away ingenious secrets without even knowing it. In this video he used two words that should turn your lifetime of golfing around with these two words. It's totally amazing. Chris...you are #1 in my WaynesWorld.

  • @lintulauta123
    @lintulauta123 Před 4 lety +1

    Once again this is one of those top class instructions explaining how stuff is actually done.

  • @patrickwentz8413
    @patrickwentz8413 Před 4 měsíci

    Yes! Lead arm sliding down the chest is a perfect analogy!!!

  • @texrex4580
    @texrex4580 Před 4 lety

    Excellent description and easy for any level golfer to relate to. Really well worth anyone taking time at the range to reinforce these positions and feelings. Great job Chris.

  • @golfnutnz9274
    @golfnutnz9274 Před 4 lety +5

    Well done Chris, another great lesson thank you.

  • @mattbrown4269
    @mattbrown4269 Před 4 lety

    Some of your more recent content has helped me fix my out-to-in swing path and strike the ball better. Quarantine has been good for my game. Thank you!

  • @martynkenyon9561
    @martynkenyon9561 Před 4 lety +1

    Fabulous! There's so much that can go wrong between top of backswing and strike position (otherwise we'd all be playing off single figures 😊), so an easy reference point at halfway stage to make sure the club is properly cocked and loaded before finally pulling the trigger, is really helpful. Wish I'd been shown this 30 years ago. Cheers Chris.

  • @rlmonson
    @rlmonson Před 4 lety

    Thank you Chris. This video was extremely helpful. I’m now aware that my lead arm was straying away from my body coming into impact. I told myself to “stay connected” more with my left (lead) arm on the way down. This immediately helped my contact and prevented me from swinging the club face across the ball leading to a slice. Very helpful, very succinct. I was able to put it to use immediately. Awesome!

  • @george_castle
    @george_castle Před 3 lety

    That was truly the most helpful video. Thanks Chris!!

  • @Feverdream7777
    @Feverdream7777 Před 8 měsíci

    Fantastic explanation ...thanks for sharing this with the world .

  • @masterbeernuts9344
    @masterbeernuts9344 Před 4 lety +1

    Superb stuff Chris. Thank you

  • @parswing6061
    @parswing6061 Před 3 lety

    I have taken various lessons. I have never seen it explained in those terms and it is very helpful. Especially the side tilt. Thank u.

  • @JWHarris........
    @JWHarris........ Před 4 lety

    Top tip Chris.
    No nonsense.
    Gonna give that a go tomorrow.
    Thank you.

  • @sheilamacleod7575
    @sheilamacleod7575 Před 4 lety

    Worked on this at driving range. Really excited about better contact and ball striking. Thank you so much. Sheila

  • @mvdolphins
    @mvdolphins Před rokem

    Love your drills Chris, amazing, thanks!

  • @johntaylor8016
    @johntaylor8016 Před 4 lety

    Great lesson Chris, simple easy to follow thanks.

  • @marcorodriguez5919
    @marcorodriguez5919 Před 4 lety

    Amazing stuff Chris. Thank you

  • @keithdurn5382
    @keithdurn5382 Před 4 lety

    So many things you forget then bad habits creep in. A great reminder. Thanks Chris.

  • @PonchoKid
    @PonchoKid Před 4 lety

    Yep, totally perfect advice. Could have used these tips on my round today. Thanks sir!!

  • @djmtpa
    @djmtpa Před 2 lety

    Very helpful. Thank you!

  • @vankoevering1
    @vankoevering1 Před 11 měsíci

    Great video. Good instructions that are able to understand and actually implement.

  • @ryanalley2446
    @ryanalley2446 Před 11 měsíci

    What a fantastic explanation that makes so much sense. Time to hit the range and practice those drills. Thank you!

  • @dazzaheaton2358
    @dazzaheaton2358 Před 2 lety

    Great Videos you produce, Always straight to the point clearly spoken and easy to follow , Thanks Daz from downunder

  • @saludin0309
    @saludin0309 Před 4 lety

    Very helpful Chris. Simple drill will see how close I can get. First time I have understood “how” to drop the hands. Always knew this has to happen but it’s only now that I understand. Thanks 🙏

  • @tofogodo
    @tofogodo Před 3 lety +1

    I missed this part for years, many and many thanks.

  • @johnf1854
    @johnf1854 Před rokem

    Hi Chris. I watch lots of your videos but this one slipped through the net. Lots of people talk about the slot and we all know we should ideally be in it for good contact but this is the only video I have seen that explains how to get there. Nice one 👍

  • @knightrider54
    @knightrider54 Před 2 lety

    BRILLIANT DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION! NICE WORK!

  • @TD-qi2rw
    @TD-qi2rw Před 4 lety

    excellent teaching Chris !!! I need more side tilt .

  • @ybach64
    @ybach64 Před 4 lety

    That’s so well explained, thank you

  • @klausfritz5052
    @klausfritz5052 Před 4 lety

    Hi Chris, excellent exercise. I am doing this since a few months and it helped me to hit the ball more compressed and shift the weight better to my lead leg. If you do that excerse directly as a test swing before you hit the ball, it really helps you do do make proper shots. Great viedo

  • @badkermit180
    @badkermit180 Před 2 lety

    4th video trying to find someone explain this as well as I needed. Fantastic job Thankyou

  • @oscarleong5656
    @oscarleong5656 Před 3 lety

    Very clear explanation of finding the slot during downswing. Well done.

  • @trispoizz3173
    @trispoizz3173 Před 3 lety

    BEST VIDEO, THANK YOU MILLION TIMES, CORRECTED MY SWING!!!!

  • @Alex-tc4se
    @Alex-tc4se Před 4 lety +2

    Some months ago I saw a video of someone (don't remember who) talking about the side bend as a required part of the down swing. That was a critical piece that was missing in my swing. After some experimentation, I found triggering the downswing with a right side crunch works for me. Thinking "side bend" was not as good - it was "crunch" that worked best for me (where the right lat and hip feel like they are contracting together, just like if you are doing an oblique crunch). It really improved my sequence (hips, then torso, then arms). As soon as I started doing that, my consistent fades became draws. My current problem is that I now sometimes over draw the ball, but after fading for so long, I was very happy to enter that territory.

  • @badmagick7196
    @badmagick7196 Před 4 lety +1

    Great stuff! That last one is my issue. Thank you!

  • @simonwat2479
    @simonwat2479 Před 4 lety

    Hi Chris, thank you for all your content. This particular video has changed my life 😀👍⛳️

  • @andreysto1202
    @andreysto1202 Před 4 lety

    Straight to the Favourites!

  • @joewinterkorn3551
    @joewinterkorn3551 Před 4 lety

    Great content, thanks!

  • @TheBaltyboys
    @TheBaltyboys Před 4 lety

    Excellent, left arm sliding down the chest, that was the bit I was missing. Thank you.

  • @brucekristich4073
    @brucekristich4073 Před 4 lety +1

    key ingredients. great stuff mate, cheers

  • @jameshorobin6455
    @jameshorobin6455 Před 4 lety

    Really informative Chris my daughter been struggling with this

  • @pohoresky
    @pohoresky Před 4 lety

    Very insightful for getting into the slot

  • @rubenmartinez8659
    @rubenmartinez8659 Před 3 lety

    Hi Chris , I just feel I keep my back to the target on downswing , this works for me ,regards

  • @pohoresky
    @pohoresky Před 4 lety

    Watched the video again and again. A real classic and must see for those who care to understand finding the slot which is really the purpose of the transition, that is seldom looked at in this light. Perhaps the most important move in golf not to be underestimated.., Thank you again Chris. Other instructors never seem to talk about the transition in this light and what it is all about.

    • @ChrisRyanGolf
      @ChrisRyanGolf  Před 4 lety

      Thanks Harold appreciate that 👍

    • @andyoh4922
      @andyoh4922 Před 6 měsíci

      @@ChrisRyanGolf i'm here from swingtweaks. my pro recommended it to me. how i hit the ball without knowing this concept, is a wonder to me. tysm chris. you are the best.
      question: czcams.com/video/S5M6OdQlHqM/video.html&ab_channel=MiloLinesGolf is this the proper way to bend or do you have your own opinion?

  • @schutzrr
    @schutzrr Před 3 lety

    Excellent video. Wasn't aware of the side bend.

  • @AD-tv5lj
    @AD-tv5lj Před 4 lety

    Good one there, thank you

  • @jayboek2854
    @jayboek2854 Před 11 měsíci

    Love the video and are the right things to do. Yet doing this in 1 second or sooner makes this nearly impossible.

  • @StevenBrita
    @StevenBrita Před 2 lety

    Dropping the right shoulder at the start of the swing is key. Most people (including myself) often just turn and cut across it.

  • @geoff376
    @geoff376 Před 3 lety

    One of the best DS explanations ive ever heard. Side bend and arms moving down often not explained this well

  • @JeremyVista
    @JeremyVista Před 4 lety +5

    Love your channel Chris. I have an issue when I speed it all up I still end up cutting across. Whats the best thing to do?

  • @davewinter1350
    @davewinter1350 Před 4 lety

    Hi Chris that was brilliantly explained sideband is what I need thank you so much that was awesome 👏

  • @176kinga
    @176kinga Před 3 lety

    Great explanation, looking forward to trying this tomorrow to find which piece of the puzzle I’m missing 👍

  • @davidking6351
    @davidking6351 Před 3 lety

    helpful , thanks

  • @hs291267
    @hs291267 Před 4 lety +1

    really good! The first time, that someone clearly explains the elements to achieve this... The challenge is the sequence of these elements in the complete movement...But brain first. Thats the most important part. If you do not understand what to do, you will never get there. Thank you Chris

  • @gustavbertilsson9896
    @gustavbertilsson9896 Před 4 lety

    THANK YOU!

  • @DirectionExcellence
    @DirectionExcellence Před 3 lety

    Really good explanations! Clear. Well done!! 👌 Now...let's head to the driving range 😄

  • @nreifer04
    @nreifer04 Před 4 lety +3

    I once found the slot with driver for 3 shots and then lost it. But it was the best feeling in the world. Club head felt like it was on rails, ball flight dead straight, crazy distance with no effort.

    • @edwardsroba
      @edwardsroba Před 3 lety

      I find by doing just a half swing (arms parallel to the floor), and then creating the feeling that the grip end of the club is facing the ball (it feels like the head of the club is lagging way behind), I find the slot every single time. Difficult to explain :(

  • @michaelclarke319
    @michaelclarke319 Před 4 lety

    Thank you Chris. Where have you been the last 30 years. I see the pros practicing that position all the time and I wondered what they were trying to feel/achieve. I am going out right now to see how I go. Thank you!

  • @totosugiarto7977
    @totosugiarto7977 Před 4 lety

    Simple & realistic drill.., your belt very nice custom..

  • @davidarthur17
    @davidarthur17 Před 4 lety +1

    Chris be unreal with the robot on the dance floor

  • @AmmoDude
    @AmmoDude Před 3 lety

    One thought that works for me is to allow the right arm to slowly straighten out as my torso rotates through the shot. If you were hitting a baseball, you would be swinging level through. Since the golf ball is on the ground, there has to be a lowering of the club to get it down there. I find gradually straightening the right arm does the trick. Keep in mind, the arm does not completely straighten until at and through impact, creating a divot in front of the ball. Cheers!

  • @howardkarasick454
    @howardkarasick454 Před 4 lety

    Always a great lesson from you Chris. What happens if you’re not flexible enough to make that turn what do you do do you take it as best you can just curious

  • @ItsThatMilkshake
    @ItsThatMilkshake Před 2 lety

    This in conjuction with a lag angle at impact (forward shaft lean + square face) = lowering hcap super fast.

  • @martinmcdonald6126
    @martinmcdonald6126 Před 4 lety

    Great video Chris, Tried on driving range this morning - not all shots were perfect- but good ones went straighter. Does this technique apply to woods but in particular the driver

  • @davidmaguire7908
    @davidmaguire7908 Před 3 lety

    I have been struggling with a slight outside in and what I believe I have been missing is the sliding the arms down the chest that is the third part you describe. Going to the range tomorrow to see if that is the missing piece. Thanks!

  • @artgumbus
    @artgumbus Před 4 lety

    Great

  • @jeremychristensen2875
    @jeremychristensen2875 Před 4 lety

    Absolutely brilliant! I’m feeling this with my irons, but I’m really struggling to do this hitting a driver, I absolutely can not shape a draw with a driver, I can with P-4i and even my 3 wood some. My driver is so swipey

    • @kingshark5938
      @kingshark5938 Před 4 lety

      If its striaght, dont complain, if it's not hooking be thankful, if its slicing or super fading,.... try adding weight to the head, or look to get a softer tip, so it can kick through.
      Go see a fitter and dail it in. Before you groove something with it, and then your other woods fail you.

  • @jimburley2671
    @jimburley2671 Před 3 lety

    Great tip. Helped alot with my pull. But I'm hitting fat. Too much shoulder tilt perhaps?

  • @sensa123
    @sensa123 Před 4 lety

    You make it look so easy 😥😥😥

  • @scotti1660
    @scotti1660 Před 4 lety

    Hey Chris - I’ve seen other instructors talk about moving your wrists counterclockwise at the top to help get in the slot. Do you recommend that or should I avoid the wrist action?

  • @mikepart100
    @mikepart100 Před 3 lety

    At last…..After four years of pain, this could be life changing for me! I’m actually hitting it in the air…(for now?). How can it be that none of the pros I have been to have spotted this simple error in my swing?

  • @redhed9776
    @redhed9776 Před 4 lety

    gotta go back and look for some FW woods vids....long game was disastrous today..🙄

  • @golfinnewengland8256
    @golfinnewengland8256 Před 4 lety

    Chris, is this "move" similar to what Justin Rose does on his practice swing?

  • @derekailes8284
    @derekailes8284 Před 4 lety

    When are you back on the course

  • @jmlgonzalez
    @jmlgonzalez Před 3 lety

    Hello Chris, with this drill it seems the club is too steep on the way down , how to shallow the club and set the club into the slot? Thanks

  • @nkutnikar
    @nkutnikar Před 2 lety

    shoulder and chin separation during downswing ,,

  • @robertyu4313
    @robertyu4313 Před 3 lety

    Hi Chris,, I feel that I am to slot the club best when the club is supported with fingers of my right hand as its thumb pad has barely touches my left hand. Will this practice lead to other issues?

  • @chuckratcliff2429
    @chuckratcliff2429 Před 4 lety

    How can you find a good check point at the top of your swing?

  • @cordellwalker1165
    @cordellwalker1165 Před 4 lety

    How do you time the turn?

  • @jordanijovonovich5195
    @jordanijovonovich5195 Před 4 lety

    It’s all about sequence, start from the ground up, most higher handicappers seem to want to work from the arms down I see, a guy I play with in my men’s league I always tell him he has a great swing it’s just backwards, got him to work on it and now he pounds it solid.... sometimes

    • @g0lf535
      @g0lf535 Před 4 lety

      Can you explain a little more on this? Start from ground up rather than arms down....not sure what you mean by this

  • @thomaslahr9022
    @thomaslahr9022 Před 2 lety

    So do you believe that deliberate shallowing is not necessary?

  • @bash2040
    @bash2040 Před 4 lety +1

    The time you have from top of back swing to hitting the ball if try to look for these perfect positions you will have a very hard time

  • @Husky.Dude.
    @Husky.Dude. Před 4 lety

    awesome video Chris! i think this would really help me in my pursuit of the perfect golf swing! quick question, when you get into the ‘slot’, do i push the club with the right hand or do i keep pulling with the left? thanks so much!

  • @jakeallen476
    @jakeallen476 Před 11 měsíci

    isn't the trail arm getting longer responsible for the "slot" as well?

  • @pohoresky
    @pohoresky Před 2 lety

    I note that when you talk about "the slot in the downswing" you have done another video on the very same topic except you call it the "perfect delivery position". This switch in terminology can be confusing to a neophyte like me.

  • @mrcommonsense9074
    @mrcommonsense9074 Před 4 lety

    I hate this game. Had best round last weekend ..... went to range during week following. Now I feel I’m ina slump

  • @SuperVandemon
    @SuperVandemon Před 4 lety

    knowing my luck it will be all three

  • @DDADtv
    @DDADtv Před 4 lety

    Hi, nice upload. gud one~!. i'm still new in this, need support.

  • @westcoastlacrosse99
    @westcoastlacrosse99 Před 2 lety

    Tried this out at the range for two days and now I can’t hit a golf ball. This video fucked my swing

  • @diverdiver729
    @diverdiver729 Před 4 lety

    Ah yeah just drop arms and then turn got it

  • @liquidmocofilmsllc4915

    Sorry mate but your hips are too square to the ball at the delivery position. You are probably more of an arms hitter I suppose.