HOW TO START THE GOLF DOWNSWING CORRECTLY
2 golfers recommended it · 2024–2025
Explainer · Intermediate
Explains how to start the downswing correctly, with a downswing initiation drill.
Why golfers recommend it
- Sequencing video, find new instructors
- Downswing initiation drill at 4:45
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2 comments from Reddit
u/Sup_doe 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “Don’t guess my handicap. I just need your tips or drills on how to not come OTT?”
Yeah, find new instructors. The last thing you need to be worried about is tempo. Understanding correct sequencing will help you understand why no matter what you try, you stay out to in. There isn't any other way to go when your shoulders and arms are ahead of your hips. ▶ this video
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u/DeaconFrost613 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “I am shit, roast my swing”
It's a slight opening of the hips to help initiate both the weight shift and the dropping of the hands. The "feel" for each player is going to be different but it's the fact that the pocket pull move happens first regardless of how it is described by the great golfers. There's a ton of videos online about downswing initiation. The link below has a bunch of information but has a nice drill around the 4:45 mark of how …
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