How To Start Your Downswing Golf Lesson

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How To Start Your Downswing Golf Lesson with Mark Crossfield AskGolfGuru PGA professional. Mark talks about how to hit better golf shots with the correct order to your downswing. Learn and use this simple drill to help you find the best feeling for starting your downswing with from the ground up for power and control.

26 thoughts on “How To Start Your Downswing Golf Lesson

  1. Hi Mark.

    My practice swings are great, I even hit great when at the range. But when
    I am actually playing a round, whenever I stand over my ball and then
    attempt to turn my hips to transfer my weight, its like I am completely
    lost. I literally lose all composure & focus, which then makes my swing
    look like something composed from the 7th layer of Hell. Any advice??

  2. I’ve criticized some of your videos Mark because they were very confusing
    with to much going on verbally, this however was a good lesson, thanks…

  3. Wow…. Couldn’t understand how get those hips moving. Watch all the videos
    on Youtube and took a few lessons, but couldn’t get the feeling of the hip
    movement. That was util I came across this lesson. This looks a bit silly
    at first, but it works!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It works!!!!!!!! Good bye arm only
    swings!!!!!!

  4. Absolutely awesome, thank you so much!!! Broke my left ankle playing
    Ultimate Frisbee, 4 surgeries over 5 years left me unwilling to transfer my
    weight to my front (left) foot. I went from a 3 handicap to a 20. Been
    taking lessons and have gotten down to a 13 and he’s constantly trying to
    get me to fire with hips first but I just couldn’t figure out how to do it.
    We’ve tried many drills but nothing clicked. I saw your video Saturday
    evening and went to the range this morning and within 10 minutes I was
    firing with my hips! Now I can’t wait to play again and show my coach I can
    do it! Thank you for posting your video!!!

  5. Hi Mark, have been an arms only swinger for years, have tried to use the
    body more in the swing without much success. I shall do the hip turning
    exercise you demonstrated. Thanks again. Dennis 

  6. wow, after watching this i tried the drill and really realized how badly i
    suffer from separating the hips. can not seem to do this drill and get the
    proper hip rotation, i either get to “squirrely” in the knees or to much
    lateral movement to get the hips to rotate properly. Something i guess i
    gotta keep working. Good stuff, Thanks

  7. Thanks Mark, really well explained. This is something that I have been
    struggling with, especially the shoulders spinning out too early in the
    downswing. Cheers

  8. same bend with all your weight on that right leg and when you start your
    down swing you push off your right and fire it to your left. I FINALLY
    figured out why everyone kept telling me I swing with my hands only! Now I
    can get my hips into it instead of straining myself on every shot with only
    my arms! Your videos have deff helped! Thanks for taking the time out. My
    only thing I’d say which is hard to get to everyone is to comment back
    more! But I know your busy just try a little more! lol

  9. Hey Mark, I have an important question. I am a 1 to 2 handicap and just
    bought nike vr pro combo irons and love them. the problem i am having is I
    am hitting my irons far to high. i hit them straight and attack the pin but
    i feel like it would benefit me to hit my irons lower with more spin. help
    with distance too. if you can help trhat would be great! thanks! Ryan,
    Ontario, Canada

  10. Thanks so much for all the tips, lessons, and vids. I refer friends and
    family to your channel, it has really helped me a great deal. I started
    watching your vids in earnest at the start of this season and I have been
    shooting routinely in the 70’s this year (used to be in the 90’s) – Thanks
    again my friend and please keep up the good work !

  11. I found myself not being able to separate my hips from my shoulders hardly
    at all. After a few days of practice in front of a mirror (should have seen
    the look on my wife’s face the first time she walked in on me:) and working
    on hip stretches, I’m hitting the ball perfectly. I can’t believe more
    instructors don’t teach this!! Instead they tell me to do this or that with
    my hands or keep my head steady. This is the secret!!

  12. I’ll practice that. Shot 60 balls last tuesday to fix my over the top
    swing, but 58 of the divots still were from out to in. So frustrating.

  13. Confused. Hips go forward, not toward the ball. But the “hold the club” and
    turn your hips drill throws the hips out and around. I do this while trying
    to hit a ball pushes me closer to the ball causing shots to the right or
    worse, the dreaded “S”. Have you a better thought for getting the hips
    involved and carrying the weight forward?

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