Took this to the range today and had the best range session of my life with every club in the bag. It took a few reps but the thing I really noticed was how passive my hands were through impact and how high and straight the ball flight was. I have been playing golf for 35 years and this might just be my "figuring out golf" moment. Incredible.
This fits with athletic motion golf weight transfer data, Marcus Bell Zen Golf Zen Board and like Martin Chuck teaching on weight transfer. The latter actually has discussed quadrants just like this. I like information that immediately correlates with other good teachers.
Tried this a few times at the range and noticed immediately better contact. I feel like I have been hanging my weight back on my heels a lot and trying to push down into my front heel (I guess quadrant 4?) but with re-adjusting this to be more of a pressure shift to quadrant 1, it feels so much easier to transfer weight and keep the club on plane. Will stick with this!
Ive lost my swing over the last year. I was hooking the ball really bad. Ive started doing this drill right before my swing when i played. Havent hooked a ball in 4 rounds now.thanks
Hey Eric cheers again for a great vid. I know its asking alot but I wonder if like other pro's on youtube you may be able to do a shot tracer on ball flights from DTL?
Hey Matthew! Maybe----we tried some indoor videos which had them but didn't seem to perform as well so back outside without them . Will see how things evolve :)
Trail shoulder and hip staying back and up in Q4 with the arms early......more like this: czcams.com/video/-_m0Vedy1y0/video.html&pp=ygUlRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIEdvbGYgdHVybiBhbmQgdHVybiBwdWxscw%3D%3D
Thank you very much for your suggestion. I really like all of your videos and coaching methods. I am beginning to see significant improvements in my game. I hope one day to be able to join your online program. Thank you again L. Jordan@@CogornoGolf
Thank you. If you go toward quadrant 1 on the downswing, aren’t you getting closer to the ball and increase the probability of a strike more on the heel?
Hey Peter! You can avoid this by ensuring your weight works into your lead heel (instead of toes) and feeling your hands and club head working up and left through the ball (instead of hands and club head working too far out to the right). Hope this is helpful!
Hey Eric, great video. My question is about achieving forward shaft lean. When I focus on drilling it I only achieve it with a severely raised handle at impact ( due to bent right elbow and wrist). Is that normal?
Thank you, David! The shaft angle is SLIGHTLY higher at impact than at setup. The shaft angle being slightly higher at impact is caused by a mixture of (1) your wrists being more vertically unhinged at impact vs. at setup, (2) your trail side bend through the ball, and (3) all of your extension pieces through the ball. You may enjoy watching this video for more details! czcams.com/video/HWmMuSkEc2Q/video.html Let us know if you have any questions after checking it out👍
Thanks Eric. I suspect the severely raised handle at impact is the result of standing up (moving closer to the ball at impact) requiring a high handle to make impact. Make sense? Focusing on a better pivot to maintain larger distance from the ball would allow more to work in lower handle with shaft lean. Make sense? Thanks so much
Thanks Paul! Yes, this would apply to all clubs...but you would go down and forward less and less as the clubs get longer. More so a big key with irons when the ball is on the ground, bit less with driver when the ball is teed up (because we're trying to hit UP on it). Here's a video for more details on how to shift your weight with driver vs. iron: czcams.com/video/bhZOWtgeD_w/video.html Hope this is helpful!
Thank you! Yes some differences with driver vs iron.....lots of that from setup but head more back with driver a biggie Driver vs Iron differences specifics: czcams.com/video/TJtx-qVSgVU/video.html czcams.com/video/qn1gjWRVBAs/video.html czcams.com/video/vj3py9jZ6q8/video.html
This drill and concept helped me big time, but the problem I am having now is it seems I come in to steep with my long irons and struggling to make clean contact.
Could be a couple of things A-do it less (head more back) B- get arms/club more from inside as you do it If that doesn't help send me swings at www.cogornogolf.com so I can see what's up
Yes, this would apply to all clubs...but you would go down and forward less and less as the clubs get longer. More so a big key with irons when the ball is on the ground, bit less with driver when the ball is teed up (because we're trying to hit UP on it). Here's a video for more details on how to shift your weight with driver vs. iron: czcams.com/video/bhZOWtgeD_w/video.html Hope this helps!
This seems contradictory to your other video about getting your chest/ shoulders/ hips open as early as possible.. on the surface this seems like its targeting the higher handicap (slicers) rather than the low single digits (which seems to be more targeted with your other video). Am i wrong?
Hey Grant! Sorry for any confusion! This one is tailored for those who hang back on their trail side and do too much of the rotation pieces in the downswing, leading to over the top downswings. In these cases, the golfer is not performing enough of the shifting down and forward motion with the lead side of their body in transition. This down and forward motion of the lead side in transition helps to start the process of a lot of the good downswing pieces you want...shallowing your downswing and swinging the club from the inside being one of those! Here's a video with more details on this move: czcams.com/video/m-11tuT1QMY/video.html Hope this helps! Thank you for watching the channel!
@@CogornoGolf That would be me :) I need this and have been told to just drop the club and not try and force it, which I think this illustrates that fact. Just a guess but can't wait to get out and try this for sure. Probably at a slower pace!
Thanks for watching, Peter! Here is a good one to get that feeling at setup so you can merge the concepts easier! czcams.com/video/02D11mW7TbE/video.html Hope this helps!
hey guys, not sure about moving to Q1 with upper body as you are losing your space (moving into the ball)? In the video, you are leaning closer to the ball - not good.
Thanks for watching, Glenn! The shifting down and forward with your lead side was exaggerated a bit for the sake of demonstration. This is the FEEL we'd like you to have with your lead side as you're pressing into your lead heel in transition. As always, we want to exaggerate our FEELS and pieces we're working on 1000x more than we think in practice/rehearsals to help us hit our checkpoints. The movement won't be as exaggerated in your actual swing :) Hope this helps!
I’m confused, he seems to be leaning, pressuring and pointing to quadrant 2 but calling it quadrant 1, I thought quadrant 1 was where your left foot is ?
Took this to the range today and had the best range session of my life with every club in the bag. It took a few reps but the thing I really noticed was how passive my hands were through impact and how high and straight the ball flight was. I have been playing golf for 35 years and this might just be my "figuring out golf" moment. Incredible.
Love it David----hope it continues to serve you well :)
Thanks Eric, Two more range sessions and still good to go. What is JT's contact info?
This is the best lesson/video I have ever seen!!! It is a simple way of explaining a complex sequence. Great job Eric and JT.
Thanks Kenny!
This fits with athletic motion golf weight transfer data, Marcus Bell Zen Golf Zen Board and like Martin Chuck teaching on weight transfer. The latter actually has discussed quadrants just like this. I like information that immediately correlates with other good teachers.
:)
Interesting concept. Going to try this because I have a hard time creating lag and transferring weight to the left
Hope it helps!
Tried this a few times at the range and noticed immediately better contact. I feel like I have been hanging my weight back on my heels a lot and trying to push down into my front heel (I guess quadrant 4?) but with re-adjusting this to be more of a pressure shift to quadrant 1, it feels so much easier to transfer weight and keep the club on plane. Will stick with this!
Love to hear this, Nick! Keep at it!
What a great lesson eric. I was opening shoulders too soon yesterday. Going to work on it soon.
Thank you! Hope this helps ya Chris!
This is what I need for my driver!!!
Getting into that left side consistently has been my kryptonite.
Thanks Eric!!!
Hope this helps ya Brent!
I have seen many many golf videos, and this one truly struck a chord with me. Great job.
Happy to hear it, Kyle! Thanks so much for being here with us!
REALLY Love all of your videos in the UK. Really wish I lived closer so I could treat myself to a 1-1 lesson in person.
Go see Danny Maude and lets us all know how that went, please. I’m in the reverse position. Except the US is a lot bigger.
Thank Lee---appreciate ya! If you are ever open to online coaching would love to work with you at www.cogornogolf.com
Very creative. Great job
Thank you, Jacob!
Ive lost my swing over the last year. I was hooking the ball really bad. Ive started doing this drill right before my swing when i played. Havent hooked a ball in 4 rounds now.thanks
You played 4 rounds since this video was released a couple hours ago. Very impressive!!
@@jstrick0917 That's some speed golf right there.
Excellent!
@@jstrick0917 the video he did 2 months ago he was showing this.
FANTASTIC VIDEO GUYS.
thanks, Michael!
Hey Eric cheers again for a great vid. I know its asking alot but I wonder if like other pro's on youtube you may be able to do a shot tracer on ball flights from DTL?
Hey Matthew! Maybe----we tried some indoor videos which had them but didn't seem to perform as well so back outside without them . Will see how things evolve :)
@@CogornoGolf yeah nice one. I gotta say I often wonder how legit the shot tracers are on other vids would be v easy to make a crap shot look awesome
This is 🔥!
Thanks Garry!
Great video and started using it today on the range!
Thanks Chase! Hope practice went great!
Great Video!!!! Is there a trail side feel for how it transitions through the quadrants????????
Trail shoulder and hip staying back and up in Q4 with the arms early......more like this:
czcams.com/video/-_m0Vedy1y0/video.html&pp=ygUlRXJpYyBDb2dvcm5vIEdvbGYgdHVybiBhbmQgdHVybiBwdWxscw%3D%3D
Thank you very much for your suggestion. I really like all of your videos and coaching methods. I am beginning to see significant improvements in my game. I hope one day to be able to join your online program. Thank you again L. Jordan@@CogornoGolf
Thank you. If you go toward quadrant 1 on the downswing, aren’t you getting closer to the ball and increase the probability of a strike more on the heel?
Hey Peter!
You can avoid this by ensuring your weight works into your lead heel (instead of toes) and feeling your hands and club head working up and left through the ball (instead of hands and club head working too far out to the right).
Hope this is helpful!
Thank you
Hey Eric, great video. My question is about achieving forward shaft lean. When I focus on drilling it I only achieve it with a severely raised handle at impact ( due to bent right elbow and wrist). Is that normal?
Thank you, David!
The shaft angle is SLIGHTLY higher at impact than at setup.
The shaft angle being slightly higher at impact is caused by a mixture of (1) your wrists being more vertically unhinged at impact vs. at setup, (2) your trail side bend through the ball, and (3) all of your extension pieces through the ball.
You may enjoy watching this video for more details!
czcams.com/video/HWmMuSkEc2Q/video.html
Let us know if you have any questions after checking it out👍
Thanks Eric. I suspect the severely raised handle at impact is the result of standing up (moving closer to the ball at impact) requiring a high handle to make impact. Make sense? Focusing on a better pivot to maintain larger distance from the ball would allow more to work in lower handle with shaft lean. Make sense? Thanks so much
great info, does that intentional move forward and down apply to the driver as well?
Thanks Paul!
Yes, this would apply to all clubs...but you would go down and forward less and less as the clubs get longer. More so a big key with irons when the ball is on the ground, bit less with driver when the ball is teed up (because we're trying to hit UP on it).
Here's a video for more details on how to shift your weight with driver vs. iron:
czcams.com/video/bhZOWtgeD_w/video.html
Hope this is helpful!
Confused re link to leg action and right side bend and timing of right side bend
Last 3 videos are outstanding teaching. Does the body motion differ for the driver where the stroke is moe up?
Thank you!
Yes some differences with driver vs iron.....lots of that from setup but head more back with driver a biggie
Driver vs Iron differences specifics:
czcams.com/video/TJtx-qVSgVU/video.html
czcams.com/video/qn1gjWRVBAs/video.html
czcams.com/video/vj3py9jZ6q8/video.html
SO the lead shoulder closes in on the lead knee toward quadrant 1.........yes?
Yes that's that FEEL
Could lead to fat shots especially if shaft plane is a bit flat coming down-really need to rotate hard after halfway down
For sure need to rotate-----no matter what you do earlier :)
This drill and concept helped me big time, but the problem I am having now is it seems I come in to steep with my long irons and struggling to make clean contact.
Stand back further with longer irons
Could be a couple of things
A-do it less (head more back)
B- get arms/club more from inside as you do it
If that doesn't help send me swings at www.cogornogolf.com so I can see what's up
Does this same swing thought work for your driver swing?
Yes, this would apply to all clubs...but you would go down and forward less and less as the clubs get longer. More so a big key with irons when the ball is on the ground, bit less with driver when the ball is teed up (because we're trying to hit UP on it).
Here's a video for more details on how to shift your weight with driver vs. iron:
czcams.com/video/bhZOWtgeD_w/video.html
Hope this helps!
This seems contradictory to your other video about getting your chest/ shoulders/ hips open as early as possible.. on the surface this seems like its targeting the higher handicap (slicers) rather than the low single digits (which seems to be more targeted with your other video). Am i wrong?
Hey Grant!
Sorry for any confusion! This one is tailored for those who hang back on their trail side and do too much of the rotation pieces in the downswing, leading to over the top downswings. In these cases, the golfer is not performing enough of the shifting down and forward motion with the lead side of their body in transition.
This down and forward motion of the lead side in transition helps to start the process of a lot of the good downswing pieces you want...shallowing your downswing and swinging the club from the inside being one of those!
Here's a video with more details on this move:
czcams.com/video/m-11tuT1QMY/video.html
Hope this helps! Thank you for watching the channel!
@@CogornoGolf That would be me :) I need this and have been told to just drop the club and not try and force it, which I think this illustrates that fact. Just a guess but can't wait to get out and try this for sure. Probably at a slower pace!
How do I combine this with posting up into four.
Thanks for watching, Peter!
Here is a good one to get that feeling at setup so you can merge the concepts easier!
czcams.com/video/02D11mW7TbE/video.html
Hope this helps!
How do I connect with JT for lessons.
Check him out on instagram JT THOMAS
instagram.com/jtthomasgolf/?hl=en
@@CogornoGolf I don’t do instagram, is there another way. I’m 73 a disabled veteran, live in Bradenton Florida. I like in person lessons.
I wish I could say I was just 14 or 15 the last time I got that message, said the 50-something.
I am right there with you.😂
:) I was lucky to get started early!
Love these videos, but have learned to fast forward to about 2 minutes to get past the advertising. Hope Eric still gets credit for those two minutes!
Happy to hear you enjoy the videos, Mike! Thanks so much for your support!
hey guys, not sure about moving to Q1 with upper body as you are losing your space (moving into the ball)? In the video, you are leaning closer to the ball - not good.
Thanks for watching, Glenn!
The shifting down and forward with your lead side was exaggerated a bit for the sake of demonstration. This is the FEEL we'd like you to have with your lead side as you're pressing into your lead heel in transition.
As always, we want to exaggerate our FEELS and pieces we're working on 1000x more than we think in practice/rehearsals to help us hit our checkpoints. The movement won't be as exaggerated in your actual swing :)
Hope this helps!
I’m confused, he seems to be leaning, pressuring and pointing to quadrant 2 but calling it quadrant 1, I thought quadrant 1 was where your left foot is ?
Never mind, I misunderstood, left foot is quadrant 4. Great lesson, got it .
Thanks Mike!
What is the second half? That is where I'm stuck
The opposite 2 and 4
JT contact info please. Thanks for everything.
Send us an email to service@cogornogolf.com and we will get ya what ya need!
If Jack Black was thin and played golf
:)
Eric please let JT spend more team teaching and you stop hitting balls so much
You're getting "close" to what I'm teaching but still making this way too complicated.
Do some videos yourself then champ
Easy to criticize other people’s work, especially if you are not putting yourself out there to the same degree.
All good---appreciate your feedback!