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Does early extension wreak havoc on your ball-striking? Tony Ruggiero teaches three drills, one for the range and two for at home, to eliminate early extension from your swing.
Comments (18)
Just as Tony said, it's when your pelvis moves in towards the ball instead of rotating around the spine. This forward movement pushes your swing out of alignment causing steeper shaft angles and causes the arms to get stuck behind the body. Tony's drills keep the back foot back in order to keep the pelvis in correct alignment, so that you're rotating on the correct axis.
Please explain "early extension".
does the same apply with driver?
Thanks, Tony - great practical tip. Just what I needed.
Excellent tips
I'm not sure if that's my issue or not. Can you demonstrate early extension first, then have these exercises again in a new video. I do like your stuff Tony!
I'm not exactly sure what early extension is. Maybe a demo at the start of what it looks like?
Good drills to do. But isn’t early extension sometimes your body’s reaction to saving a shot from something earlier in the swing such as being too steep in the downswing? Therefore, need to correct that first?
Love these drills! Great insight into the cause of early extension and how these drills will train the body to stay in your posture through impact!
Good tip
Just as Tony said, it's when your pelvis moves in towards the ball instead of rotating around the spine. This forward movement pushes your swing out of alignment causing steeper shaft angles and causes the arms to get stuck behind the body. Tony's drills keep the back foot back in order to keep the pelvis in correct alignment, so that you're rotating on the correct axis.
Please explain "early extension".