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In this concept video, we're going to discuss the evolution of the release

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fields.

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So I'm a big believer that fields are somewhat transient, that my golf swing,

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good players

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I've worked with, they talk about how the golf swing feels differently,

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different each

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day.

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So our goal as a golfer is to learn how to be adaptable and how to respond to

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what's

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going on that day and make subtle changes that get us back to the performance

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that we're

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used to or that we are getting consistently.

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But that said, the fields are somewhat predictable based on where you're at.

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I have a video called compare yourself to the model, which helps you understand

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that

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different fields might get you in the same position depending on what you're

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doing.

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So if our goal is to get into this nice, long, flat spot, solid, club face

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control release

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pattern, there's a common evolution that happens if you start with a cast and

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kind of

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scoop hold off movement like this.

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The first movement or the first feel is that instead of releasing the arms

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early, you're

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going to feel like you hold them off, like you're leading more with your body,

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like

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you're retaining some of these angles, it feels more like a delay and a hold

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off than

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it feels like a release because you're used to being early.

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But that can get overdone that getting some of this kind of lag and retaining

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those angles

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can get you down to about a mid single digit handicap.

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But if you're trying to get into that kind of plus category, then oftentimes

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what happens

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is golfers in this mid single digit range tend to have very stiff wrists

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through the

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golf ball.

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So they've kind of overdone not early releasing and as a result, they've

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developed more of

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like a handle drag type scenario or what I like to refer to as the wrists are

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really

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stiff.

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And so most of the movement is happening in the shoulders either by going this

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way or

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pulling in, shrugging up, some combination of compensation movements from the

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shoulders

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because the wrists are now very stiff.

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So when you're in that pattern, then you have to get more used to the wrist

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feeling like

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they release and commonly when I do that with a good player, they'll say, "Isn

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't that

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a flip?

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It feels like I'm scooping.

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It feels like I'm flipping."

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And I'll say, "Well, it would be a flip or a scoop if it was happening back

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here.

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But if it's happening after you're hitting the ball, then it's more of just a

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solid release

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that's going to give us good club face control and good low point control."

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So this was, I figured a chance to reinforce that use feels to your advantage

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to help train

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the way that your swing looks, but don't fall in love with feels and don't

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pursue feels

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if it doesn't match with how your swing is performing or how it's looking.

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That's one of the secrets to being your own coach.

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I always say there's three things to monitor, how the swing looks, how the

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swing feels, how

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the swing performs, and how the swing feels is the least important.

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It's the least reliable.

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How it looks and how it performs are ultimately what's going to drive the

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needle in the consistency

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of your ball strike.

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If you are struggling with the bottom of the swing and the release, it's likely

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one

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of two things, either you're releasing too early or differently wrong.

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So you're using the arms too early in a specific way, or you're holding off on

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the way through

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and not fully releasing.

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Most release problems fall into one of those two categories and in other videos

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, I teach

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you how to fix it, but this is more about diagnosing and identifying which side

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of the

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release puzzle you're on and ultimately which feels more of kind of hold off

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lag, getting

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shaft lean, that feel or releasing, bracing, having less tension, more

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relaxation, more

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smoothness, better tempo through the release.

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Those two areas, ultimately, will blend together and give you your best version

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of the tour

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release.