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This is a great lesson. When I try to turn my left shoulder on the backswing, it feels like I'm going to pull my left arm out of the shoulder socket. Can I use this soft arms method to remedy this, or do you have another suggestion?
I have some tension in my shoulders at address … is that bad ?
I have purchased this system! It’s helping! Still trying to figure out a trigger, and it seems to work better when I have the club just off the ground.
Helpful video and also wow she looks like Twyla from Schitts Creek!
It’s so hard to relax and let go to let it happen. The question is, can you get to scratch this way?
Does 'connection' between upper arms and rib cage still play a coordinating role? Or is it also a tension inducing thought?
Erika knows where is Saul Goodman
Yeah!! That kind of swing will throw your balls all over the places!!! Not great! Thumbs down! I wouldn’t take a lesson from this instructor!!
Best video about golf swing I've ever seen. Thank you.
The only way I ever get that sensation of being free is if I load the club a bit. All my body parts are working against one another to accomplish the same thing smh
Paul Wilson golf has been teaching this for 30 years. Nothing new
So glad I came across this video, I’m newer to golf and have spend hours watching videos, hitting balls on the range, and even paid for lessons and the fact that the swing is supposed to be incredibly natural movement was never brought up in any video or golf lesson. Thank you Erika! You made it incredibly easy for me to feel the movement when this entire time I was trying to force mechanical movement.
Arms relax.head stay.up swing low n slow
I do like a good “in and of itself “????
Wow this was a major break through for me thanks Erika!
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From 0:50 to 4:00 was hypnotizing! Thank you Erica and Eric .
Love the uptalk and sprinkling the word "right" among his sentences, as has become de rigueur.
This is perfect golf instruction. I play great when I relax my arms
Erikagorno golf
Excellent video. There are not enough golf lessons that address the problem of tension. Golf instructors, by nature, tend to be very good athletes. I honestly don’t think they understand how challenging it is for the rest of us (the less talented majority) to be able to let go, or even conceptualize what problems tension is causing. Thank you.
Mike Austin said, don’t pull, don’t drop and don’t turn. He hit the ball further than anyone in long drive today given he used a 43” triple stiff shaft and persimmon wood head! Everything taught today ignores his teaching unless you were one of his students. If Austin was a great putter he would hold every scoring record in the book to infinity and beyond. Once you complete your backswing, leave your hands set and your arms up, shift and let physics unravel your angles. There is only one engine in a golf swing l (your weight shift). Stop having 2 engines. One your body won’t stall if you leave your arms up instead up pulling or dropping them consciously! Let the turn happen as a result of your weight shift. Most ppl don’t realize they can shift there weight further than they think and the turn happens to prevent you from losing your balance! If you try to maintain your balance you will block yourself all day long. Please let your weight shift and stay relaxed and ready. Stop hitting at the ball with arms! Stop trying to turn and let it happen consequently. Relax. Golf swings arm better when your relaxed and even better when your relaxed as you shift your weight! You may never be the best ball striker ever but ball striking isn’t going to win a round! You must learn everything else more and become a better manager of your ball around the course! Stay out of trouble instead of playing into it! It all starts with your perspective of the game and its Fundamentals. Your full swing is easy to learn! It’s everything else that is 90% of the game! Get your mental imagery correct and you might just surprise yourself.
Really helped me get into the groove. It's a feeling I can really identify as I swing.
Brilliant
Thankyou
A great lesson which came just in time for me. Thank uou!
So that was a 13 minute video to say “relax” and “just let your arms fall” ? I didn’t see anything to tell us what it should look like… other than a trainer who already has a good swing. This is a concept I struggle with as a bigger guy who has been fighting his baseball swing. Was hoping for a drill to work on this. Guess I’ll just relax on the range tomorrow haha.