Cameron Young's Centered Pivot

[phizzy30]

4 hours ago, getitdaily said:

You do squat jumps with a barbell on your back?

 

Makes my back hurt just thinking about it. Dumbells yeah...barbell...nope

I use both bb and db. 

[fjroney]

On 7/19/2022 at 1:48 PM, MysteryV said:

 

Many hours of video review of my swing / numbers, working with my coach, and a general interest in, love of thinking about, experimenting with, and enjoying discussion of the golf swing.

 

Even more specifically, my current path is 4 - 7 degrees out typically.  When I focus on the feeling of a lead knee structure on the way back, and delaying / reducing lateral bump towards the target - I find that my path gets closer to 1 - 3 degrees out, and my face control is improved.  

 

I started this thread to hear the feels of others as I have a few, but find it challenging to ingrain the change, and hearing how other people think about the same challenge is interesting, insightful, and hopefully helpful to everyone.

I think you’re spot on. I used to have a huge lateral move and it’s entirely gone after 12 months of trial and error. Hitting it better than ever. I can give you a handful of things that work really well. Dm me 

[naj959]

Forums have been rather dull lately. Just wanted to give @MysteryV a thanks for starting a thought provoking thread that has substance. Hope the discussion continues. 

[JungleJimbo]

On 7/19/2022 at 8:22 AM, MysteryV said:

I feel like he's the poster child for Gankas, Milo Lines, Larry Cheung, Elite Golf Schools, and basically all the folks who are teaching a modern, centered pivot focused swing.  He has about the most centered / stable / least lateral hip shift I've seen for quite some time - it's just impressive.

 

My question for you folks who have been successful in moving to this style of swing is - what was the "aha moment" that helped it click for you?  What feels helped you get there?

 

Just to get things started, I've been working towards this style of swing for a while - and for me, the most impactful swing thought to practice - comes from tennis / basketball.  Most of the folks above teach getting into the ground as a squat, or lowering your belt line but, for me, it really helped me to think about the jump that tennis players make when receiving a serve (or NBA players like Tony Parker used to make before a drive).  It's the spit second weightlessness where you quickly jump fractionally off the ground, in order to gather, center, and increase your ability to use the ground to explode in either direction.  

 

Some pressure mat work (Salted Insoles so - pressure mat adjacent) is partially what led me here as the Salted app really wants to see you generate significant vertical GRF - and I found by thinking about this hop as being the first move from the top, I was able to generate more force with less effort, while maintaining a centered pivot.

 

What's worked for you?  Alternately - what are some mechanics you really like about Cam Young's swing that you intend to work on?

 

 

 

[slytown]

On 5/18/2023 at 5:23 AM, JungleJimbo said:

 

 

 

 

It is a stack and tilt, but with a proper weight preset. For irons he sets weight on the lead foot, where for driver its set on his trail foot. There is some lateral in the driver but the weight stays mostly on the back foot. Watch how the lead foot stays down in the downswing on irons but for driver its almost floating.

 

I think for players that are very slide-y and dont rotate, his moves could be usueful to mimic, but most people cant mimic him perfectly. He is incredibly strong and flexible.

Edited June 11, 2023 by slytown