Limited Backswings Are Hindering Your Golf Distance

🏌️ Proper knee flex adjustments can significantly increase the length of your golf swing, leading to more distance.

🔄 Closing your hips and shoulders more during the swing can help you achieve a longer backswing without separating your elbows.

🎯 Extending the trail knee and flexing the lead knee at the right moments can improve swing depth and control.

💪 Practicing longer backswings can enhance club head speed and ball distance over time.

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00:00:00 - hey, guys, hi, everybody, welcome, to, Fix, My Fault, we're, going, to, talk, more, about distance, i, mean, distance, is, a, really cool, topic, everyone, wants, to, hit, the ball, further, and, part, of, your, technique could, be, hindering, you, from, from, doing that, uh, so, I, get, a, lot, of, complaints sometimes, not, from, yourself, but, because you, can, hit, the, ball, really, far, uh, but uh, other, students, really, saying, that they, can't, take, a, full, back, swing, or

00:00:20 - they're, limited, on, on, their, mobility, and and, in, a, lot, of, cases, they, just, don't know, how, to, change, their, knee, flexes appropriately, to, take, a, full, back, swing so, I'm, going, to, demonstrate, first, so just, really, focus, on, some, knee, flex, to uh, make, the, swing, longer, and, if, you, can make, the, swing, longer, there's, potential for, more, distance [Music] there, so, in, regards, to, to, getting, uh, say more, turn, out, of, the, body, uh, so, if

00:00:47 - you're, able, to, move, the, club, and, the club, head, further, from, the, ball, it really, kind, of, depends, on, just, how, much your, body, is, turning, and, closing, these turns, so, our, tour, average, with, our closing, the, turns, with, the, hips, is, 44° and, then, 88, close, with, our, shoulders, so that's, almost, 90°, from, where, you, are, at the, beginning, so, this, would, be, like, zero this, would, be, 90, okay, so, I, need, to, be able, to, lengthen, the, swing, in, that

00:01:10 - regard, too, many, individuals, will, start separating, their, elbows, and, lengthen, the swing, without, moving, their, body, too, much okay, and, then, that, causes, all, sorts, of issues, especially, with, contact consistency, i, mean, you, really, name, it yeah, all, right, so, uh, what, I, need, you, to do, especially, for, anybody, that's, out there, that, wants, to, lengthen, their, swing is, by, focusing, on, changing, the, knee, flex now, a, tour, average, with, a, trail, knee

00:01:32 - flex, starts, around, say, 10, to, 20°, okay and, then, right, about, uh, here, is, when they, start, extending, it, all, the, way until, their, lead, arm, is, parallel, to, the ground, and, then, they, start, flexing, it again, but, I, actually, want, to, do, the pattern, to, which, it, would, encourage, more closure, okay, so, even, if, we're, say closing, our, hips, and, shoulders, more, than the, 44, or, 88, close, great, okay, because, uh so, we, could, just, lengthen, the, swing, so

00:01:58 - I'm, going, to, go, ahead, and, extend, my trail, knee, as, fast, as, I, can, but, then also, start, flexing, my, lead, knee, here, and when, I'm, able, to, do, so, one, sways, are going, to, be, controlled, and, if, I, can, keep my, sways, towards, the, target, that, would actually, enable, me, to, close, my, turns easier, okay, so, I'm, probably, about, 55° closed, right, now, okay, i, would, say, and then, overall, with, my, shoulders, it's, more than, 90, degrees, closed, because, 90, would

00:02:24 - be, parallel, with, me, right, so, that, would be, a, way, of, lengthening, the, swing without, separating, the, elbow, spans, or flexing, the, elbows, just, too, many, degrees again, causing, a, whole, host, of, issues okay, so, I, want, us, to, focus, on immediately, extending, and, flexing, that lead, knee, extending, the, trail, is, what, I said, okay, so, come, on, over, here, let's, go and, practice that So, immediately, extending, yeah, and, then

00:02:52 - you, are, going, to, start, flexing, that, lead knee, so, when, that, occurs, you, can, start seeing, that, the, belt, would, start, facing more, towards, those, cameras, over, there okay, and, even, about, you're, not, even taking, a, full, back, swing, yet, you, can kind, of, see, do, it, one, more, time, you're almost, about, 90°, just, right, there, wow okay, okay, and, that, would, just, increase, a lot, of, closure, for, anybody, that, is really, looking, to, take, that, full, back

00:03:16 - swing, final, ah, okay, so, let's, do, it again, really, extend, and, flex, there, you go, good, keep, doing, that, right there, a, fantastic, way, to, gain, a, lot, of depth, too, with, the, handle, and, start swinging, more, into, out, by, just, closing the, turns, more, if, you're, able, to, do, that that, will, increase, distance, as, well there, you, go sometimes, I, feel, like, um, I'm, a, little nervous, to, take, a, full, back, swing sometimes, because, I, feel, like, if, I, take

00:03:48 - my, hands, too, far, back, then, I, end, up slicing, it, is, that, like, a, common, problem that, people, have, or, is, that, because, I'm doing, that, thing, that, you, were, talking about, where, you, bend, your, arms, and, then not, necessarily, you're, just, shifting, the swing, direction, more, towards, the, right of, the, target, more, into, out, is, what, we'd be, describing, okay, uh, if, you're, talking about, slicing, that, just, means, an, open

00:04:07 - face, of, path, which, would, be, a, different conversation, of, just, how, you're, putting your, hand, hands, on, the, club, yeah, or, even just, how, you're, manipulating, your, wrist bends, there, okay, okay, so, you're, just moving, and, shifting, that, path, more towards, the, right, which, as, we've, been working, on, is, something, that, we, needed to, do, okay, but, overall, it's, not, going to cause, a, slice, automatically, okay, but, the the, potential, for, more, distance, is, going

00:04:29 - to, be, the, big, benefit, here, okay, now, you might, if, you, first, try, this, and, you, take a, longer, swing, than, you, ever, have, before contact's, going, to, be, a, little, bit, hard that's, fine, you're, going, to, start getting, used, just, the, long, swing, and everything, and, then, start, delivering, the club, back, to, the, ball, and, just understand, what, you, need, to, do, from there, okay, okay, so, take, a, couple, more big, back, swings, with, focusing, on, this

00:04:50 - knee, flex, change, there, you, go, and, one more, and, let's, go, ahead, and, hit, a, ball shall, we, i, know, this, will, be, a, lot, of fun, let's, hope, I, don't, slice, it that, would, be, awkward, for [Laughter] me, nice what, i, need, to, do, that, more, often, well we've, been, working, on, swinging, more, into out, and, everything, and, so, that, was, a really, good, one, that, was, Yeah, 3.1°, into out, so, not, only, it, helps, with, the, longer

00:05:25 - back, swing, and, more, potential, for, just club, head, uh, speed, there, and, if, you deliver, the, club, head, faster, hit, the center, equate, to, more, ball, speed, hence we'll, we'll, gain, some, more, distance right, there, but, also, you, can, start swinging, more, into, out, closing, the, face of, path, reducing, a, lot, of, what, we, call spin, lofts, thus, hitting, the, ball, further so, that, was, a, really, good, one, there, Lexi thank, you [Music]

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