"The modern swing is a swing that helps a player control the club face as best as possible,"

"And for me, it involves shallow arm mechanics and steep body mechanics."

Some really interesting comments on our latest video on the modern swing with Justin Kraft. ​

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We went deep on this one with a bunch of great insights and drills to try.​
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THE QUICK SUMMARY: Modern Golf Swing

What actually is the “modern golf swing”? Shallow Arms + Steep Body.

Most of us do the exact opposite... We stand up through impact (shallow body/early extension) and throw our hands at the ball (steep arms/over-the-top).

Why worry about all this stuff? Club face control.

"The modern swing helps a player control the club face as best as possible."

Here is the blueprint to flipping the script:

• The Setup: Stop sticking your butt out. Tuck your pelvis under your torso. If your butt is too far back at address, the only place it can go during the swing is forward (hello, early extension).
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• The Backswing: Keep it steep. If you roll the club inside early (shallow backswing), your brain will force you to steepen it on the way down. You have to "earn the right" to shallow the club by keeping it outside your hands on the way back.​
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• The Downswing: In transition, two things happen at once:
  1. Your chest actually lowers and covers the ball (rotates while staying in posture).
  2. The trail elbow tucks in front of the shirt seam (external rotation).

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The simplest and best way to feel this is the "choke down" drill

• Grip at very bottom of handle
• Club hovers 6-8 inches off ground
• Forces you to lower chest to make contact
• "You have to earn the right to stay in posture"

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Don't Overthink It

You don't need to swing like Michael LaSasso to play good golf. Justin and I wanted to share what the modern swing looks like and how it's taught.

Hopefully there's something here that will help you!

"If you're steep and you stand up or stall through impact, we just need to get it 10-20% better. If you can take little bitty pieces of it, I think we can learn some things."

So the question I leave you with...

What do you need to make 10% better than yesterday?

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Want to apply these concepts to your swing? Get a lesson from Justin! He does some really good online lessons and during the off season is a great time to dive in.

And make sure to follow him on Instagram. ​

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Road to 190 update

After a couple weeks off resting a sore wrist I'm back making progress on the road to 190.

Had a great speed session and hit 127mph club speed!​

I've settled into a rhythm of spending 1 day a week going nuts trying to break my personal best.

And then the rest of the week getting in some smaller sets of 12-20 balls focused on technique and improving speed/power in the gym. Primarily focused on all lower body.

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If you really want to kill your legs try this...

1 - Do a solid 15-20 minute warm up in the gym. Entire body ready to go.

2 - Hit 30-40 balls. Max effort. Sets of 6-8 with 3 minute rest in between.

3 - Back to the gym and do some contrast training. High weight and then explosive move (goblet squat into box jump)

Biggest change so far... I can now get over and stay above 120mph club speed way easier.

Now we just have to push through that 127 number up towards 130.

I'm feeling confident with a month left!

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-Cordie

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✍️ Written by Cordie Walker​​
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