HOW TO KEEP YOUR TRAIL ARM BENT IN THE DOWNSWING (3 DRILLS) 

Jonathan, absolutely outstanding explanation and drill's for the proper setting of the Trail Arm, Rotation and Side Bend!! Maintaining this "structure or setting" will absolutely make the "compression" of the golf ball much better and take the arms and hands OUT OF THE GOLF SWING!! Thank you, .... keep up the great work. 😎⛹️‍♀️🚴‍♂️🤸‍♂️

great video. another thing that really helps me that you mentioned was keep the right elbow moving. when I "hit" with my right arm, my elbow stops. you'll never finish a swing like that.

JKM coming in hot, exactly what I’m working on right now! Great content man, keep it up!

Excellent video. Retired PGA professional 55 yrs

JKM, awesome drills and very simple to understand. Thank you

It is very vital to keep the right arm stick to the body thru impact.

your tips are world class and the way you explain is clear and precise.. super Jonathan

wow great visual

Great video my ball striking and accuracy have improved dramatically. Thank you

Great tips. Heading to the Range today to try them out. Thank you!

10 years of practice is useless, after i watach this video~ Great! and thanks.

Good stuff. Would like to see you demo in your swing and also the drill demo in action. Concept on its own is great just recommend more application or how it looks in your own swing.

Great video, thanks for posting!

Love the drill! Have been struggling with hitting them fat and this may be the reason. Thanks bro. Just became a subscriber!

Excellent

Great info as always.... thanks..

Many thanks for this instruction. I will definitely try this. Regards

Great video and drills. That moment at 7:11 is definitely what I need to work on. 🙏

Great video and a great drill thank you

Great instruction, thanks!

I read somewhere (wish I remember where) that in the late years of Ben Hogan, he said it was the right knee pointing to the target at impact that was the ‘secret’ to a consistent swing.

Right arm bent at impact is the one thing that is a must for most golfers to be consistent. Just understanding this and working on achieving it is a massive step forward. I never even considered it for years and was always fully extended at impact. Now, 'right arm bent at impact' is my only swing thought. It's amazing how the body finds the right positions in every other respect if you achieve that bent right arm.

When you have pitch shot, lets say above waist height, how the right forearm work, do you intentionally set that position or the body rotation does it? In a full swing I have time to set the forearm correctly, but I struggle with shorts shots. Any advice ? thanks in advance.

The drill with the alignment stick, you mention small swings, pitch shots only. How do you apply this to a full swing?

How about the use of the thumbs in the swing.

Hi do we have to extend the right arm deliberately after impact or continue to stay bent until finishing?

You need to be like a reed in the wind to do that first drill 🫣

Very clear explanation . But I probably miss something as this move robs all club head speed and ball distance..I don't feel any whipping effect, the club travels at the same speed as my body does.

Best tip on early extension I’ve seen thx you.

I know I need to practice this more but its so uncomfortable of a position to get into. Feels very unnatural to me...

Jonathan Kim-Moss (KISS) you keep it so simple S..... that's what is required BRAVO love your simple explanation of concepts and those easy to do preset drill....................by the way where are you located ?

Wow! Those 3 tips are spot on for me right now! Can’t wait to try them in the morning. Especially that trail side bend. Thanks, Johnathon

I love that you provide principles then drills to follow..... can't wait to try this on the driving range! Thanks!

Wow. Is this guy the best teacher on the net. I think so. Such simple drills but effective, easy to follow. Fab!

What a great feeling thx.

Great explanation. This should help fix a couple things I've been trying to work on lag and forward shaft lean. Thanks.

Always top class posts ! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience ! 🙌👍🏽

I've picked up a few bad habits you're pointing out over the years. You are helping me get back to basics. Thanks for the help the drills are immensely helpful.

That 3rd preset drill is awesome sauce. Perfect swing thought, top of backswing back the that preset position 👌

Seems like the first drill shown at 3:10 runs the risk of undoing what was learned in "Beginner Series Episode 5: SMALL SWING" (keeping both arms straight). That probably should have been mentioned. I understand the intent and sprit of the drill though. Thank you for sharing.

In drill 1, when you finish the drill, where do you add in the release?

whenever i focus on keeping the trail elbow bent before impact, i always push shots extremely to the right. i dont understand how this works for people

ur very good at golfsplainin' KUDOS Kid!!

Can't wait to try these drills. This might be the answer to my game! Love your channel man!

Jonathan, Great vídeo. Very helpful. Do you have a similar video with the Driver or with a FW ?

Love your teaching delivery. Got anything on tempo?

I have been watching your videos on TV (no subscribe button there) and enjoying them. I am 67 years old trying to be a better golfer and your videos are excellent! I tried the tips on this video hitting into a net and the old guy is smashing the ball! Thank you!! (I got on my computer and subscribed today)

This video shows how to get trail arm into the slot by uncurling the trail arm. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-22FwH5O2amI.html What is the correct trail arm movement? I’m seeing a lot of conflicting tutorials regarding this.

Is this all for driver as well? I feel like I do this instinctively with my irons but not for my driver. My driver is the worst part of my game.

Difficult to see stick in video. Think content is very valuable!😂

What joint/limb do you change to get a push draw or pull fade?

You are my idol! Great drills as always.

Hi Jonathan thank you for sharing your videos really appreciate your insight into the golf swing. Can you talk about how the lead arm needs to be positioned. I see a lot of pros with there albow pointing to the target at address or that's Wharram it looks like. What are your thoughts?

This is a big problem for me. The first part in particular. Anymore videos similar to this?

Would this apply to the Driver as well? You do a great job thanks

Great tricks, never seen it explained with the sticks in those locations before. The right arm is 'really important' like that in the swing so you don't come over the top and other mis hits. The right arm isn't really explained well and how important it is in your typical lessons at the range.

Mantaaap terimakasih Jonathan kim, ikut menyimak

It is so important your explain the motion required with the body or parts of the body first. Too many coaches just focus on the form and the position of the club without ever giving instructions how the body movement can achieve that. Like your vids!

Great tips to correct casting. Never seen these tips in other channels. Your copyright!

I like the idea! But the danger for me when dragging the right elbow with me is that i pull shots to the left.

excellent video

Awesome - the first drill is the best - thanks Jonathan

Loved the video, especially the third drill starting with the finishing position then adding side bend.

Sorry. I can’t agree with this process. The wrists shown are locked thru impact. No power. There is no body power with this process. You have to let the wrists go thru impact, particularly the right wrist has to straighten, not be locked as shown. As Jack Nicklaus always said “I wish I had two right hands”.

I do not understand the purpose of that first drill as literally no tour pros swing like that. Look at Rory as an example. Yes, during the transition, there is a significant tucking of the right elbow into the right side. However, from shaft parallel, there is a big acceleration of the club head caused by the straightening of the right arm. His right elbow actually internally rotates a bit and he pushes down onto the ball to create very solid impact with a square face without any wrist flipping. This is really clear when you look at the Gears data of his swing Trying to learn to keep the arm bent is going to cause you to start blocking shots out to the right and then compensating with flippy wrists or excessive side-bend causing inconsistency of strike.

Very concretely illustrated, thank you!

So from the top of the backswing, the sequence is, pressure shift to lead leg, rotate rib cage to get elbow in front of hip and then rotate with legs?

Why is it important to have the trail arm bent at impact? Thanks for the video

I think I’m fixed……

Is the third one at the end supposed to be an exaggeration to get the feel or actually the ideal impact position?

Fantastic 🎉🎉🎉

This is exactly what I needed to fix my swing issues. Thank you JKM!

Brilliant. Really appreciate. This is what I’m working on but wasn’t sure how to achieve PROPERLY!

Thank you so so much

What happens when you don’t feel comfortable in your down swing your doing the proper movements but your body feels weird like something isn’t right sometimes I hit good then go into bad positions and slice really bad or hook really bad I’m concerned my body doesn’t understand bad from good if that makes sense

Great tip👍❤

Testing….

I can't keep my lead arm against the stick. feel like I am having to lean over too much with my right shoulder. Seems like this makes it difficult to release the club properly

Everytime I tried this lag, my club face would be wide open. Maybe this lag things is too advance for me. I am back to basic again. Love all your videos.

although i am a single digit handicapper, i feel this move is so difficult maybe due to my flexibility. from vid, my right elbow always seem to lag a little behind my rib cage and therefore can't get into such open body position for the impact. Can this be fixed at all if flexibility is an issue? thanks anyone with an answer.

Good one

Thanks!

How nice you are ! Very patient and clear logic instruction 😊👍❤️

Johnathan you're amazingly good.....thank you for taking somewhat technical stuff and making it simple.... For the novelist to the low amateur.

When you keep the trail elbow bent and have shaft lean, the club face is wide open. You can even see it in your videos. Can you provide a drill for how to rotate the face to square it? I find it hard to square the face with so much shaft lean. Thanks.

JKM... I think your teaching will be able to solve my junior son's swing problems if he can follow exact all your lessons here. Many Thanks there.

I am a bit of a technical player and this clip by JK was spot on. Took it to my indoor range with my Voice Caddy LM here in frozen northern Alberta and found a fit very quickly…heading to Phoenix next week to ingrain the positions on the outdoor range and course…👍

I keep coming back to these drills. I think I got it but I've said that before. Waiting for Winter to get out of the way.

Very good instruction Jonathan ... much appreciated. I’m a senior golfer w/ past back issues & trouble with the bending part. Would longer shafts help this? Thanks / mv

where is your whip movement

New subscriber here from Norway🇳🇴🥰 I will definitely try this. I'm newbie to golf. I had a short training back in 2014 and played 2 of 9 holes only (😬with very little knowledge)after few yrs and now 2021 pandemic brought me to try golf again plus with my husband's encouragement. Thank you and keep making more videos👌🏼❤️

does this also apply to the driver too ?

I watch asian guy golf videos because they are better at the fundamentals.

Good anatomic relationships discussed, but the great alignment drills, and body tilt crystallizes it! Hard to get there for less flexible older bodies!

Excellent presentations. Simple, clear and if you have to go more technical, easy to understand.

Your video was really useful and practical. Could you teach more about driver swing and practice? Thank you so much .

Bro, this is next level. You've already fixed my 4i with a different vid. Great stuff.

My game and confidence has greatly improved after viewing your lessons. Thank you!

Great drills to achieve this position. Much appreciated. Any suggestions for those of us with side bend flexibility challenges?

Great drills, as always incredible instruction without over complicating