The Main System of the Golf Swing 

Riley is probably the only person in the world that can explain any concept and hold my attention the entire time.

74 y/o playing regularly for 70 yrs, hundreds of hours of instruction from many famous instructors. No one ever described the basic swing better than this video. Well done, thank you.

I went over your collection of videos probably 3 - 4 times . in between the experiment on the golf course or just hitting the ball to the net. My overall swing mechanic is a lot more stable and so much easier to maintain. I think you really deserve the name "elite golf school". The philosophy and the way you approach golf swing is just god's gift to average golfer like myself. just want to thanks again for an amazing work.

Thanks for the basics! That thump and upper body rotation drill is dope. Especially with the pelvis drop.

You guys are the first teachers that I've studied under that really love people and love this game..!! Thanks for loving us..!!

It works for me like magic!!! Thank you guys

You're right - the videos are improving. Though you've mentioned these things to an extent before, your description of spine extension whilst dropping combined with going 'sideways thump' got through to me this time and unlocked a whole bunch of movement for me. Thanks so much guys! As a Scotsman I struggle in the UK because your/Milo's/Hogan/Hovland style baseball-type sling/swing works for me best but is very different to what is commonly taught across the pond here. Feedback from me is all positive. I also wanna say don't feel you can't revisit topics slightly differently worded, because as in this video, your attempts to refine your descriptions of certain aspects can really help me understand what I couldn't before i.e., there is value in those attempts alone. One thing I really struggle with (5hcp) is achieving your momentum-driven takeaway and long transition without the club wrapping around my neck like John Daly rather than the look you have of a more vertical shaft pointing to the sky instead of at target, thereby maintaining space for the arms to transition correctly (trail supination + lead arm internal rotation). I believe this might be cause I have flexy wrist and arms but may be wrong. Hope that makes sense and might be considered for a future video. If not -that's ok too. Loving the content and your considered descriptions!!🔥✊

Been playing this game for 40+ years and never heard the scapula arm lift described this way. Felt completely new but intuitive, and immediately added distance and height to my shots. Amazing how basic it is but so effective. well done boys

Outstanding insights

This instruction is phenomenal. I’ve been playing for years and never came across building sound foundational body movement explained so well.

Love the video gents!

Thanks to this channel I finally feel like I have a chance at golf. My main points I’ve learned: 1) torso is the main engine 2) front side bend to recenter 3) drop the hip to shallow 4) front legs for brakes If you do those items, everything else falls into place

best golf instruction on youtube🔥

This video, along with the "don't rotate the hips" video, has saved my game. Thank you. 🙏🏿

This is the perfect lesson for even a beginner. You guys said it perfectly, people don’t have the right intention in their mind to allow for their natural athletic movement to come out. I’m only a 5 handicap, but whenever I try to give a quick lesson to a new golfer who asks for tips, I always tell them that after a proper, comfortable setup, most of the work is done as long as you have the right intention in your head (e.g., swinging an axe at a tree) After that, it’s minor tweaks. Can’t wait to see you guys in August in Castle Rock. I’ve been watching since you guys started and cannot express how much you have helped me. Probably going to give TJ a big fat hug when I see him 😂

Guys, another great video! For me, it is the clearest concept in golf. It suits my way of thinking and trying to get a personal feel out of it. You both can perfectly deliver this concept. A day before this video, I found myself a feeling - I only concentrated on the two lateral shift of the ribcage. Just trying to collect as much "positiv tension" as possible with the contrary momentum of the club v.s. the ribcage. I guess this already eliminated the "hitting down" and created the "hitting across/lateral" the ribcage. I had amazing shots that day - now a day later this video suits perfectly to my experience. At least I believe it does :-) Thank you very much !!

You guys find very creative and effective ways to instruct this. Like wow. I can see why these things would work so well with developing juniors. You guys are great. Would love some 3 hole vlogs/course management concepts for some of your students once in awhile. Itd be a good excuse for you guys to hit the links a few times a month while still extending your instruction horizons

Terrific video. As I’ve gotten older (72) I’m finding it tougher to get through the ball. I hit a lot of fat shots. This thumper drill is really helpful. I have a divot board I practice with if I can’t get to the range or in the winter. This drill is getting me to hit ball first and then the ground. In other-words, taking a divot after the ball. I can’t exactly explain why. I’m sure you can but I’m hitting the ball much cleaner and farther. Many thanks for your help. Your system definitely works!

Lovely simplification of everything you guys have covered in the past! This has really improved my ball striking and moving me closer to scratch! Such effortless way to produce power. Let's see what i can achieve on my 60th birthday this year . Plan is to broadcast me playing a round on my youtube channel using your methods

I did not realize how much I needed this video! Struggled with coming through impact while dropping, this makes total sense. Thanks boys!

Awesome room fellas , bringing it together another bonus.

Love your videos been doing the step drill and the time I have at the top now feels amazing ( Davis Love backswing speed thrown in) I’ve dropped 3 shots still going !

excellent details explaination 👍 and grips tension is crucial on sending the humerus across

I have a wood burning stove and was actually splitting logs recently with an axe and about 3 or 4 swings in I couldn’t believe how similar a lot of the movements that you guys describe throughout your videos are to the golf swing. The intent of directing the max force (hit) at the log sets off this almost unconscious chain reaction that leaves me with the sole thought of just coordinating the whole thing. I would frequently get a log that wouldn’t split with a single blow so I would focus on just hitting the same spot harder. I’m not thinking of weight shift or spine extension or shallowing or side bending - just splitting the dam log. Mapping movement to intent is a wonderful way of thinking about it. Super video and Tx for sharing.

Enjoyed the vid Golf newbie from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

You guys are amazing. I have always considered that there is a fundamental swing action that we such always practice. Other videos that are on RU-vid appear to be enhancers to more speed, power etc. that will only work if you have the basics right. Tired of practicing and not getting consistent so this video is perfect for me ! ⛳️

Love the video. If this is the basis what is the next video to watch?

the hip drop helps a lot on my sequence and rhythm. does the hip drop apply to half / quarter swing pitching? I struggle to control the low point when pitching 30-80 yards. thin or chunk. thanks in advance 🙏🏻 will be great if you guys can make more videos of short game

Again thank you Riley and TJ for the fantastic videos ! I have gone over most of/ all of your videos numerous times and have made great progress as a new player . A little confusion regarding the drop of the pelvis . Is the drop from the rib sway ( forward in transition ) , or a drop of the pelvis , then the rib sway or combo of both? You guys give the best explanation of your preferred system available and always look forward to new videos …. Much appreciated

This is great! I’ve noticed this weekend doing this that I’m pulling the start line….sometimes pretty significantly. Could that likely be that I’m pulling the arms across too much? Also can you comment on the drop? I assume the more you drop the more level you can fire the arms.

Found you guys this week and love the content. I was stuck trying to actively rotate after the drop and now I know to just fire the arms!!! One question is experimenting at the range with the release if I push with my trail hand and pull towards me at the same time with the lead hand right before strike the ball screams off the face. Should I get away from this release? No one really talks about it.

Seriously fellas, you guys should be up with the Foley and Cowan. Your info is so easy to take in. America’s version of Piers and Andy. Although they’ve left the uk 😂 So easy to get onboard with your methods.

Thump Masters!

Hey guys I got some great results with this video and the ‘how to use your hands’ video.. my problem is I get a topping the ball problem now that I’m shallow, what can I do to fix ? Thanks!

Please do one on the difference btw driver and iron swing

Pls make a clip show us combining turn and incline ribs. May i confuse there 😊

I’m definitely guilty of lifting my arms to where I think they should be in the backswing and then firing my hips because that’s what you see the “pros” do. This explanation of how the arms move up and down and the ribs rotate around a stable base, “produces” a look that resembles a diagonal movement of the club to the ball. Thank you for the great content always!

With the squat and swing across the chest with the arms how far away at address does the ball need to be ? Great video

Does this first drill help with overactive legs? I am really struggling to stop my legs from firing hard when I ramp up past slow motion half swings, I feel like I'm doing a decent job of the other elements you teach, but can't get out of my hard vertical pattern with the legs.

In the backswing the arms lift. I know you said not to lower them. But if they go up they have to go down at some point to hit the ball and you cannot keep them up too long otherwise it could result in an out to in path. Can you please elaborate on when and how the arms should lower?

Incredible video. As an instructor that teaches the same system I can easily refer this video to my beginner students. There are apparently 13 different golf patterns ie Stacking Tilt, Elephant Trunk, Constant Radius et al. One of the problems with RU-vid videos is that novice golfers don't know which pattern matches the topic of the video, and therefore I tell my students not to look at them unless I make a recommendation. If you were interested, it would be instructional to see Elite Golf Schools do a series of videos showing what makes your pattern different from other patterns, and which pattern suits which player.

Can i feel this arms across move in pitching too? Or is this just a full swing thing?

If a player's arms run out too far in the back-swing (a bad habit of mine), can you still make that same move and be thumpy? Or, will you have some problems.

From watching previous videos of yours my understanding was the main “hit” feel came from active chest rotation once in honey hole. So is the preference now arm adduction/abduction or am I misunderstanding. Could you elaborate more how this blends with chest rotation

It’s this Rory or hovland release? Thanks

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Just to confirm. The ab/aduct action is level (perpendicular to the T spine) with spiral line going up, back and away. The level is not referenced to the ground at P5? Does the shoulder line (while ducting) than stay aimed to the target for awhile until the spiral line pulls the shoulder line away? Hope I phrased this OK. A million thanks

What about the shallowing piece?

But what happens to sway turn, sway turn? Is that already assumed to be in the swing?

it just feels like when you turn like that the club is automatically gonna go inside? should someone who typically takes the club inside maybe turn less?

During the back swing are your shoulders slanted or level? How many degrees ? Does it matter ? Thank you guys .

Anyone else struggling with how low to drop the pelvis? I get to my transition, drop (mini squat), and then swing through the ball. I hit it fat every time. I drop a little less and then I thin (or even miss) the ball.

"Salt & Pepper and don't even have the steak yet!"

Working on the drop, do you rotate the pelvis around the rear leg as the tailbone is dropping at 45 degrees back and when landed at P5 would the hips be parallel(0r 0pen?) to the target as the chest begins rotating? cheers

Every golfer out there could break 100 just doing this the whole round. You may have discussed it already and I missed it, but most of us mere mortals won’t be able to do it due to vice grip dead lift effort and tension in every movement in golf swing.

Rename it the Scapula Dracula cuz its scary good🧛🏻