Mike is my official coach- as I am a coach. Thanks Mike!

This is so good. I’m done with the coaching which is overly focused on lines and getting precise angles at certain positions thru the swing. The feelings of momentum and fluidity are far more important.

@crispyduck1706

2 жыл бұрын

tune in to Zen Golf Mechanics - that’s where you will learn that way of playing

@wadepatton2433

Жыл бұрын

I'm six weeks into my unlearning of the old and developing my new swing. It's so good I don't understand how It's been kept a bit of a secret, or even why golf is taught otherwise.

I freaking love Mike!! So good and funny too! Simple common sense teacher.

So, been trying to work on “ground forces” and clearing my hips, hit the ball 240-250 carry and roll. Watched Mike’s video on where speed comes from and worked on that sequence with hands and arms. The result? Played yesterday, short par 4 of 304 yards and found my ball 20 yards off the green and dead online. OK, I’m convinced.

I am crazy about you. Since I have been watching your videos, my swing got better. I hope to see you soon in AZ. Thank you so much!

Great video, Mike! I have been working on increasing me swing speed, and this will definitely help me increase my distance with the driver! I really enjoy your channel and the wisdom you impart.

I’m a thirty year member of the Professional Golfers Association and teaching is so much different from when I got into the business. Mike is a terrific instructor with some unique perspectives. Really enjoy his videos.

Mike... You are the best... thank you for your continuous sharing and all the good and practical tips...

I'm 61 with no meniscus in my left knee. I was hitting driver 180 yards at most (75-80mph club speed). Trying to get some more club speed/distance, the simple move of "getting/keeping my arms away from me" instantly got the club head speed in the 85-90mph club speed on my launch monitor. Thanks for all of your videos Mike! I really relate to your teaching.

Mike you are one of the best instructors 🎉

Such helpful information and explanation of the golf swing. Thanks Mike!

All the way from Belgium I thank you very much for this Tip. Like most of the midhandicap players I know instead of turning my hips by pushing away while straightening my left knee I turned and moved my right hip forward. That is why I maybe not strugled with my driver but never had satisfying distances.👍👍

Happy Thanksgiving Mike. Another great FREE lesson that you instantly understand.

Crystal clear! I think I have it, now to get this from my brain to the spine.

This content is the best. I've been watching a lot of videos trying to learn how to increase clubhead speed. This advice is super helpful and already I'm guilty of being arms too close to my body.

This is the first golf video that really clicked with me. Thank you!!!

Mike - the tip "take the tension out of your shoulders" really helped me, thanks !

Once again, pure gold!

the best and clearest explanation I've seen yet

Great tips on one of the hardest and longest clubs. Thanks for your videoes.

That’s was a great lesson Mike! Thank you!

Thanks for such a simple, meaningful explanation.

This is the best explanation I’ve heard.

3.00 sums me up to a tee - laughed out loud. What a gem of instruction.

Valuable advice & thank you, Mike. Happy Thanksgiving to you & your family. Tim

Thanks mike. Enjoying your work.

Down to earth instrucion. I love it, and I'm spreading the word.

Mike, you're the man!

Great tips here going to work on them tomorrow.

Lovely summary of those power sources 👌🏽

Great stuff, easy to contemplate.

Thankyou brilliant so simple cheers to you sir.

Thank you Mike, no argument here, absolutely perfect explanation!!

@Murf1802

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for giveaway, I definitely don't need any more golf clubs, hopefully someone who needs them wins!! But Thank you

Great stuff! Thanks

This is a very interesting exposition of evolution in golf swing mechanics. It would be interesting to reconcile these concepts with Ted Williams' teachings.

Hey Mike, another awesome video. Can you explain why Hogans secret move added throwing the right knee at the ball as a major power and swing plane improver? Maybe a detailed video explaining your thoughts?

g'day & greetings from the Land Down Under.... first off, happy thanksgiving day... great learning videos that will last me a lifetime.. one question though and speed related too.. with irons, how do i achieve compression - do i look at the back of the ball OR do i concentrate at a point 3 inches in front of the ball where the divot should be.. thx heaps

Absolutely! We do not push off the back foot forward, we push backward with the front foot! One thing Mike has failed to mention is that the force is more sheer against the ground than it is vertical. If you feel like you're trying to slide your foot forward on the ground that will drive the front hip back. Pushing vertically will only drive it upward.

@alexanderkang7246

2 жыл бұрын

I don't remember which video it was, but Mike addressed this in a previous video where he had the player do a drill in which he stepped backward (away from the ball) with his right foot on the back swing and stepped backward with his left foot on the downswing. Eventually the player is supposed to develop the same feel swinging without actually moving the feet, which is basically the same thing you are talking about. I'm surprised more teachers don't emphasize this more.

@HolyGrailOfGolf

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderkang7246 No one understands that sheer forces create rotation and downward force creates ... well, nothing, really. I've had many an argument with people who firmly believe the best players are actively pushing forward with the back foot ... and they maintain their belief even after I show them positively that it's an illusion and they're wrong. Some people have had the belief for so long they're unwilling to let go of it.

@alexanderkang7246

2 жыл бұрын

@@HolyGrailOfGolf I'm not a golf instructor so excuse my struggle to explain this adequately, but. . . Jody Vasquez wrote in his book Afternoons With Mr. Hogan that Ben Hogan's "secret" was "running his right knee at the ball" and I believe this was Hogan's way of saying and doing exactly what you're talking about, believe it or not. The move, I believe, was an angulation of the lower right leg down towards the ball, BUT with a simultaneous ROTATION of the right knee counter-clockwise. Due to the bony anatomy of the leg and hip bones, this rotation of the right leg/knee FORCES the hip to rotate counter-clockwise with the right leg. This forces the hip to open up and ASSISTS the LEFT leg in pushing the left hip BACK, not FORWARD or UP as you say. This is a pure rotational move. One of the evidences of this rotation (and maybe a reason Hogan focused on the right leg) is that if you rotate, the right foot will stay in contact with the ground from toe to heel until well after the hit, as opposed to the right heel well off the ground if you push toward the target. If you look at the impact position from the DTL view of Hogan, David Duval, or my favorite Sam Snead, you can clearly see the left hip has been pushed back severely and opened up a lot! You can FEEL the shear forces you're talking about just by looking at photos of these guys at impact.

@HolyGrailOfGolf

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderkang7246 I'll have to take another look at Hogan's swing. Thanks for the comment.

The things you are teaching, relaxed arms and shoulders, rhythmic flowing swing, pushing with the trail leg on the backswing, taking time to let the backswing complete, pushing with the left or lead leg on the downswing, and a throwing out and away movement during the release all seem to be concepts consistent with those taught by Dr. Kwon, Director of the Biomechanics Laboratory at Texas Woman's University. He does emphasize the movement of the pelvis and lower body as the source of speed, but just like you stress, it is not a violent turn of the hips but rather the result of those two pushing movements.

I like the Core Messages here!

Grazie 🙏

Mike I love your videos. Question I'm never sure of...active vs passive hands. Do I Shapiro me hands..wrists to create more speed. Isn't it harder to time the hands unless your passive? Thanks from Toronto

Very nice.

Good video. Sling the arms and club wth the left hip. Arms must be relaxed to sling. Get the arms, hands, and club up, up, up over the right shoulder, so you can use the force of gravity in the downswing. Mike makes the swing look very easy, but it is not so easy. Most professionals have a way of making difficult things look very easy. Nevertheless, the video is excellent.

Wenn mein Pull wieder kommt, schaue ich mir dies Video an, habe dann wieder Freude am Golf, merci merci

Same to ya !

Happy Thanksgiving to u also.

I like when he says "Nnnnooo" when he comments on instruction he doesn't like.

Hey Mike does Joe Nichols corner drill work for a driver swing

Please clarify exactly what you mean by the front leg pushes back. Back as in 180 degrees from target? 90 degrees to target line? 45 degrees to target line? Which. Please be specific. Thank you:)

You are correct. Throwing hips too soon kills power.

Push Back-when hitting driver, is that the same practice with IRONS please also when I practice your driver instructions I seem to be back on right leg a wee bit….

If you've got down what he says in the first 25 seconds of this vid, the rest of it will make sense but if you don't.. You'll be chasing your tail with the rest of it. The arms and hands working properly helps the body respond correctly. If there is incorrect arms and hands influence, pushing away with the left just won't work like it should.

The problem is if I am loose I am all over the place. What is the key to not being tight but also making sure you keep the club on plane?

Mike, can this technique be used on irons?

It's really interesting seeing Bryson talking about the exact sam thing now

@muffle2877

Жыл бұрын

@DSimphonyYT Here's a tip, if you wanna scam someone maybe not answer to every comment and say they won 😂🙃

I’m a bit confused about “ Push Back” I would have thought you push forward?

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I’ll give this the world. My driving is horrible, don’t know where the ball is going and can’t control any aspect of it, can’t tell if the face will be open or shut 🤦🏻‍♂️. Many times I tee-off with my 2i. I do control my irons, but I leave a bunch of yardage on the table and this makes my par 4 approaches into the greens harder. I’m frustrated and about to give up this game that I love. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Then how I apply that go use with the iron and fairway clubs and not hit it fat?

You got a hell of a farmers tan

Hi Mike - How do you explain a Bubba Watson or Justin Thomas? Both of whom seem to leap off their back foot when swinging....I guess there are always exceptions to the "rules?"

I have solved the golf swing. It is NothinG like what anybody in the entire golf world would ever think. since what i found lines up with reality even though it extremely difficult to understand since it lines up with reality it cause direct cause & effect. reality & feel then combine. What im finding is people do not want to accept reality because it makes them have to think. People dont want to think because its mental sacrifice.

@kdub3288

Жыл бұрын

I want what you’re smoking

As many times as I see this.. I keep forgetting the basics.. legs push .. don’t turn the hip…

I recently attended an LPGA event. These women had well developed legs and hips. The ones who drove the furthest had a huge burst from their left hip. Must be timed correctly.

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Didn't jack nicklaus even fall a little back as he came through on drives ?

The most important thing is hitting the ball in the middle of the club face

takeaway, lift, drop, fire

Speed is only part of the story. Aside from the speed, you want to hit the ball while the clubhead is still accelerating, the toughest to achieve. Otherwise, the ball won't take off effectively!

The million dollar question is how to hit it fast but also straight.

So different to Milo Lines, and yet he hits the ball over 300 yards consistently 🤔

@smokinjaws3310

2 жыл бұрын

Milo is a disciple of Mikes, and teaches almost the same thing.

Mike, when referring to distance, it's farthest. When referring to advancing a concept, it's furthest. Sorry I can't help myself.

I truly like all your videos Mike, you are a fantastic teacher but you are missing parts of the equation that add up to ultimate speed. Wish there was a way you could contact me and we could talk about the things you have not covered. Just so you know, in the 90's I had a measured ball speed of 200mph and clubhead speed of 154mph. With todays equipment I would think ball speed would be above 220 and clubhead maybe 160, although ball speed would show the largest gain. I know what it takes to hit the ball farther than almost anyone on the planet.

@prorobo

2 жыл бұрын

Did you compete on the long drive circuit? That's what 200mph ball speed is.

@davidwebster3107

2 жыл бұрын

@@prorobo Maybe BS circuit?

What’s your weight distribution at impact? It looks even 50/50

Like your work. what is your weight distribution on both feet at address prior hitting. 50/50. 55/45?

@georgegonczarek

Жыл бұрын

I use 60/4

@georgegonczarek

Жыл бұрын

I use 60/40 for driver and modify the distribution with other clubs depending on the ball position, slope etc