Stop Thrusting Your Hips Towards The Golf Ball | Fix Your Early Extension
5 golfers recommended it · ✓ 1 said it fixed their problem · 2021–2025
Drill · Intermediate
Explains how to stop thrusting the hips toward the ball, with a chair drill.
Why golfers recommend it
- Chair drill with hip videos
- Found this video helpful
- AMG channel and swing app suggested
- Early hip extension example
- Fix setup first
Summaries are written by AI from what golfers said about the video.
5 comments from Reddit
u/GynocerousTheHun 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “Are my hips out of sync? How do I stop early extending?”
You are definitely pushing your right hip towards the ball. I struggle with this also. I found this video helpful. ▶ this video
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u/Unique-Tennis-6665 2023 · r/GolfSwing · in “trying to eliminate the over the top downswing, any advice is appreciated for all aspects of my swing”
He’s exactly right re: setup, watch this video and start with fixing your setup at address. It will feel totally different: ▶ this video
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u/PNWSki28622 2024 · r/GolfSwing · in “I keep hitting fades or small slices”
It's your early hip extension- in the downswing you're moving them closer to the ball which is causing clubface instability. This video is a good example to show you what I'm talking about ▶ this video
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u/i_am_roboto 2021 · r/GolfSwing · in “Please Help. 5 handicap here. I think my backswing is okay, but I hate my head movement on the downswing. It m”
Typo. Edited above. Find a chair that you can set up behind you backwards (where your butt cheeks would touch the top back of the chair). Set it up about 1 inch behind your butt at address. On backswing, move right hip back into the chair. In transition keep right cheek on it but squat a bit till left cheek touches chair too. Then when you start the rotation try not to let right cheek leave the chair edge till right …
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u/aloha-from-bradley 2025 · r/GolfSwing · in “How do I rotate my hips more on impact? Any other tips?”
You need a lesson my dude. You are early extending and shoving your hips straight forward. It’s the reason you’re standing up. Search YouTube for “Athletic Motion Golf.” They have partnered with a company who released an app recently that analyzes your swing and gives you immediate feedback. The app is called Swing Coach. It’s $15 a month, but it’s the best fifteen dollars you will spend on golf. The app tracks 8 …
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