GOLF: Add Right Side Bend To Fix Early Extension And Get Rotation
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Explainer · Intermediate
Explains how adding right side bend helps fix early extension and improves rotation.
Why golfers recommend it
- List of fixes with drill videos
- Set club in backswing, avoid casting
- Right side bend video
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3 comments from Reddit
u/BearWolf001 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “10 Handicap that struggles with early extension and inconsistent contact. Any tips?”
Early extension is when your pelvis moves closer to the golf ball during the early part of the downswing. This results in: A) A loss of spine angle, B) A steeper shaft, C) And high hands at impact. A squat move in transition will stop early extending. Don't stand up, move your butt away from the ball and continue to turn your hips throughout your swing Tiger squat for power, distance and stops early extension ▶ this …
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u/djmc252525 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Help with my swing -All tips appreciated, The ball starts out and goes left with a lil draw every-time.”
Eric Cogrono has a video about adding right side bend. Also feeling like your right ear is pointing at the ground at impact has helped me. We have very similar swings. My weight gets going back. I’ve tried to make sure I have some right send bend at address and feel like my head is behind the ball. I’m trying to get more from positional golf and more into the MDLT style of naturally swinging the club. A lot of that …
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u/Embarrassed-Comb3893 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Any tips for my driver swing? Thinking I need to keep my butt back”
I’d say two things to consider: 1) Setting the club in the backswing to remove some wrist roll. I find the more ‘inside’ the the takeaway is the more likely early extension will occur in the swing. You are pre-setting a casting motion, which makes the club longer in the downswing. When the clubs gets longer you have to stand up. Check this video: ▶ this video 2) Consider adding more right side bend into the …
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