Love him or loathe him, Bryson DeChambeau knows a thing or two about the golf swing.
And when he says something that goes against what most golfers have been told for years, it’s usually worth paying attention.
I came across a great breakdown by Chris Ryan Golf that dives into one of DeChambeau’s key ideas about swing through impact and hits on something that many golfers struggle with but don’t always understand.
If you’ve ever felt like you can’t consistently get the clubface right, this is one of those concepts that can change the way you think about the swing.
The problem is not the rotation. It’s when it happens
Most golfers have been fed the same advice for years. Continue rolling through the ball. Don’t stop your body. Come back hard through impact.
None of this sounds wrong. In fact, a lot of it is rooted in what good players do.
The issue is how that message is interpreted by non-professional players.
What ends up happening is that the amateurs try to spin as much as they can all the way through the strike. The body keeps moving, the hands keep going, and the club never quite reaches it. When you look at the club face during this process, it is open. When the face stays open at impact, the shot will start to the right (for right-handed players) and feel weak.
It’s not the lack of rotation that causes the problem. It’s her time. At some point, the club face should be square; he can’t do it himself.
What is Bryson DeChambeau doing instead?
DeChambeau is not trying to rotate his body through the tackle as quickly as possible.
He is applying the force earlier on the downswing. There is rotation, there is pressure on the ground and an increase in speed. But as the club approaches impact, things begin to slow down.
Not in a way that seems forced or disjointed. It is enough for the handle to soon stop forward and start working slightly up and in. When this happens, the clubhead has a chance to drop, cross the hands and square the face.
This is the majority of golfers.
If you just keep rotating your body at full speed without framing your face, you won’t get that consistent shot that the pros do.
Why most golfers struggle with this
The idea of ​​forcing the face square can be difficult to grasp. Many players immediately think they have to stop their body or stand up during the shot to allow this to happen.
That is not what is happening here.
The good players are still in the rotationstill using the ground, still moving with purpose. The difference is that they are not trying to force that rotation with their body all the way through impact.
They have created enough movement early on that they can let the club take over late.
This is why you will often see top players look almost effortless when hitting, even though there is a lot of speed involved.
A better way to start working on it
If you want to explore this, the worst thing you can do is jump right into full swing and try to time it.
This is one of those moves that needs to be felt first.
A better way to approach it is to slow things down and build it bit by bit.
- Start with a shorter, waist-to-waist swing.
- Feel the pressure move to your side of the lead at the start of the drop.
- Let your hands move down toward the ball without trying to manipulate the face.
- As you approach impact, feel the handle start to work slightly up and towards your body.
- At the same time, feel like your body is no longer moving forward, just stabilizing enough to let the club through.
The club head will feel like it picks up speed on its own and passes your hands without you trying to force it. It doesn’t feel or look like a “flip”. The stroke will feel stronger and the face will start to square up without much extra effort. I recommend watching the video. It’s easy to follow and the concept should click when you can see it in action.
Final thought
Most golfers try to adjust their face control by swinging harder or putting their hands late to the ball. Many of them through influence can make it harder, not easier, to square your face.
If you get the sequence right, the club starts working with you instead of against you. Try it.
