LEGS IN THE DOWNSWING If you are curious about what is happening from the hips down in the downswing, this video is for you. As we start our movement towards the target, it’s important we don’t go into hip extension too early (Early Extension). There should be a phase where we get back into flexion, before extending to the target. It’s essential to know that extension is powerful, especially when it occurs at the right time in the right direction. This clip was taken from an online lesson to one of my @skillestapp subscribers. Try this out and let me know how it goes! #golf #golfcoaching #golfinstruction #riggsgolf

SHANK FIX Now there are several causes of shanks, but one thing for certain, shanks are when the hossel of the club is delivered into the ball instead of the sweet spot. When on the course, if you suffer from one of these unfortunate shots, there are some “on the fly” strategies you can bring in, to prevent them from happening again. This video dives into a very easy practice swing that will give you the exact feel you need to have to avoid the heel of the club. In addition to this swing feel, have the thought to strike it on the toe of the club is also advisable. This will get you back to the sweet spot, where you want to be! Try this out and let me know how it goes! @pxg @skillestapp #golf #golfcoaching #golfinstruction #pxgtroops

IS CONNECTION A GOOD THING OR A BAD THING? Well, it depends what we are trying to achieve. For driver, we are looking to optimize club head speed, therefore we want to create a motion that gets are arms to travel as fast as possible. Therefore, we need to allow the arms to disconnect from the torso in the 2nd half of the backswing to get the hands high enough to increase the swing arc and create more of an opportunity in the downswing for acceleration. An overly connected arm to body relationship may feel more in control as they are all moving as a unit, but unfortunately you will be passing up a lot of speed. Have a look at the players who really bomb it and see where they get their hands at the top of the swing. I can’t imagine many of them are below their heads. Allowing the arms to elevate places an addition stretch on the lats, which are the largest muscles of the torso. The problem with maintaining extreme connection and not allowing this arm lift is that you’ll never stretch your lats. If you don’t stretch them, you won’t use them in the downswing to accelerate the arms. This will hurt your speed tremendously. Get those arms UP if you want to bomb it!!! Try this out and let me know how it goes! @pxg @skillestapp #golf #golfcoaching #golfinstruction #pxgtroops – at Dubai, United Arab Emirates

SEQUENCE LIKE THE PROS I’ve spoken a lot about what the club needs to do through impact to improve our likelihood of great contact. There are also patterns within the body that, if mastered, will drastically improve how you will deliver the club. Professional golfers may not always look as universally athletic as athletes in other sports. You may ask yourself, “how do some of those players generate the speed they do?” Well the answer in many cases is in their sequencing. Elite players utilize efficient sequencing to generate speed and encourage shallowing influences on the club through the transition. Now, an extremely important thing to note is that most of these elite players were lucky to have moved in these ways from day 1. As an amateur golfer, I still believe it is important that you understand the concepts of sequencing such that if you are working on your game, you will be working on the right goal. Naturally, these complex movement changes need to be first understood, then trained appropriately through drills and slo motion movements. Try this out and let me know how it goes! @pxg @skillestapp #golf #golfcoaching #golfinstruction #pxgtroops – at Dubai, United Arab Emirates