Todd, this is one, if not THE most insightful videos that you have done relative to club plane. Forget about “guessing” HOW to take the club back or even your drill with pointing the club at a ball six feet behind and one foot in during the backswing. Simply replicate the feeling of the broomstick in contact with the lead side of the body going back five feet and then hinging the wrists to shoulder height. Proper and on-plane backswing ACCOMPLISHED!! This video explains and shows how. I especially like unhinging the writs at the top as a checkpoint. THANK YOU!!!

Could be the single most valuable lesson I have ever seen.

When I started playing golf regularly back in the 90's, my drives were dead straight or with a slight draw, but I held the club "funny" compared to everyone else. I didn't play often, but I usually played bogey golf. I listened to others" comments, read some articles to learn the "proper" way to swing and everything went down the toilet! I quit playing for many years and have recently found your videos and others that spoke of Moe Norman. I never knew there was a one plane swing or a two plane swing until last week. What I realized was that, years ago, my "funny" swing was a one plane swing. It feels like an awakening. I've ordered your instructional video and am so excited to get started once everything opens up again. Thanks for the inspiration! Mark, from Vancouver Island, Canada

@williamknutson7468

4 жыл бұрын

Yours is a common story... I too had a "way" i use to hit and thought I needed to change... Bad idea..

I have been watching videos about Moe Norman for awhile now and even though I have tried, I never understood his swing and the single plane method until this video. Your explanation using the broom stick and pvc makes it all make sense. Thanks

This might be what he meant when Moe said... PLAY GOLF FROM THE HEART ! He is aiming his heart.

The chopping the tree analogy made me finally get it! I understand how it’s supposed to feel in my body. Very helpful.

I've been studying Moe's swing for 39 years since I filmed him in Calgary. People spend too much time focusing on creating plane, I've always focused on what I consider to be connection with ny kead side. Another great video. I've used a piece of bamboo as an aide for different drills for 30 years

@anandshah71

Жыл бұрын

So does Moes swing work any more tutorial where I can refer and try I am new in golf and my coach is showing me swings I cannot do

Todd has got it. Totally genius! A motion within a motion. The feeling of greatness for sure.

Wow, that was illuminating! Well done Todd.

Fantastic explanation! I spent a lot of time with Moe and he gave me lessons as well. I also watched 1000s of hours of his videos. This video is enlightening. Thanks for sharing.

This is the most important video on this channel imo

Hey Tood.. I have been single plane/moe style for almost two years and this video was an epiphany for me. Thank you so much!

@ToddGravesGolf

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

That's tremendous Todd. That made more sense to me then anything I've ever seen or read in golf.

I have messed around with broom sticks but never knew this information...awesome!

I started playing in 2018. I was inadvertently swinging (almost) like Moe. I started listening to other people’s instruction and jeers on “proper” form. I immediately began to struggle with consistency trying to look like the pros. Same exact thing happened to me in basketball. I was a natural shooter and became an average shooter after listening to form critique. After watching these videos I’m dropping what I’ve been told and following my instinct and using moe as a template. My best hits felt like “nothing” for over 300yrds. Using the popular swing methods I have to put everything into my swing for a like drive and it’s rarely straight. Thanx for the videos

Todd ! One thing to say ! You are definitely a genius ! I'm 78 and feel like I can do this. Thanks much!

Great tutorial. As a golfer who has suffered back problems.Moes swing got me playing again.

@denismguitar1552

4 жыл бұрын

I’m with you! Three spine surgeries, two knee surgeries, and disabled with osteoarthritis myself. But now I’m swinging again with easy sissy swings with single plane, and I can drive 175-200 yards consistently, and straight. Also, I lost about 50 lbs and got off sugar, and that helped my osteoarthritis A LOT. I wish you all the best!

I stopped golf back in 2012-2013, and started back up when I moved to Ohio. It’s been 10 years and I lost everything I knew. I am also a big Bobby Jones fan. I also duplicated his swing. When I discovered you and learned more about Moe Norman, BOOM! Single plain swing is brilliant! I’m sticking with it. Also, what I leaned from Moe Norman, you don’t have to look good on the tee to hit good. Hit good to look good. Thank you for sharing GB-Striker’s videos Sir.

Thanks for this simplified explanation! I have a large property and am able to go outside and try golf swing tips immediately. Just went outside and focused on starting my swing with the club pointing left of my belly button like you diagrammed, with the club head a foot behind the ball. Took it back with my usual grip and stance and returned it pointing a little below that point. Unbelievable, nothing but dead straight shots hammered away from my club head. Todd, this might be the best secret of great golf, even if you don't emulate Moe with your hand sway from your body!

I COMPLETELY AGREE with your statement "the center of rotation is the lead side of the body" !! I have discovered a few months ago that if my mental image of my swing is a rotation around a line going from my lead foot to my lead shoulder, I get all the sudden easy and consistent strikes. I did not know, untill I watched your video, if I was right, but this simple swing thought (rotate around lead side) helped me a lot in my game. It produces straight shots or slight draws. Thanks a lot for this confirmation !

Valuable, valuable lesson. Thanks for deciphering the great Moe's swing and sharing it.

I am super excited too Matt - that video explanation of Mo's swing was spot on, I can't wait to try this out tomorrow, I have already made my extended stick! Hopefully I will be able too drive straight after practicing! Cheer Matt!

Amazing analysis. Finally gave this video a complete view and now I see the complete story of his swing when the long stick is used. Great work analyzing and teaching Moe's swing.

I think it is a great tribute too Mo that someone has taken Mo's swing seriously and is attempting to encourage others too swing like Mo! Thank you so much Matt for being that someone! Mo was a great, sorry- a fantastic striker of the ball and there was no pro who could strike the ball so straight, not even Tiger! He won more tournaments and broke many course records, so that tells us we are ALL swinging improper! I have mastered the wedges and irons, but am still a bit off the mark with the driver, but I have learned a lot from your videos Matt, many thanks for your time and input, I am a pensioner and this swing of Mo's has really eased my back pain!

Well done Todd that was brilliant it make everything so so easy .I must say thank you .I can now enjoy my golf far better .

Todd this is the best video I have seen about how to understand, translate and feel your own natural golf swing. I will also say this... I have only just started back playing golf this year and prior I was only an occasional social golf player, but the bug has bitten me and I fully into it now. Having said that my biggest issue was slicing, so like everyone else I went and got a lesson and yes it helped, but it was complicated and it still didn't feel natural and I would still slice it. Today is the 30th September 2019. After watching your videos and a few others on Moe Norman on Friday the 27th September 2019 I thought I would go out and give this a go on Saturday 28th September 2019. I found it bit strange for the first 60 or so balls on the range, but something started to change after I hit about 80 balls. Then I decided I would hit another 120 balls with the driver only and I would use my alignment sticks to position my feet the tee and the rest of my body each time so I could make sure I was postponing in the same way every single time. I was really shocked I didn't hit any slices at all. I felt like I had way more power and control than I have ever felt before and I would have probably only hit 15 balls out of the target range of a fairway. the rest went straight down the middle. Also my right arm has been working through some golfers elbow and it wasn't even sore after hitting some 230 balls. Conclusions 1) Finding your now natural golf swing is critical if your going to play the hardest ball game in the world. 2) if your getting golfers elbow or other parts of your body are sore after playing golf then your not working with the natural biomechanics of your body and its telling you that your not. 3) Being pedantic and exact about setup is worth the effort as your going to be hitting the ball where you want more often and that = fun and satisfaction. 4) When you start to discover and embrace your own natural swing you will hit not only great shots, but I would say some magnificent shots. I was stunned as to the difference of some of my shots with the driver... incredible... and this is only after one practice session. So today I went out and practiced again and this time I was able to translate the same results to my 7 iron and again I was amazed at the power, control and accuracy I was getting. I am sold on the Moe Norman natural swing. Completely sold on it. Thank you so much for the videos. I am in Australia and there is no-one teaching like you are here in Perth, not that I know of anyway.

I love your passion to question things and figure it out. This is a great explanation for the movement. I’ve have spinal issues and osteoarthritis, and whenever I’ve tried to play golf my swing has resembled the single plane swing by necessity. This is making me interested in swinging a club again. I’ve subscribed and I watch several of your videos every day. Thank you.

Excellent explanation Todd. Keep'em coming.

Very good explanation. Makes total sense. I can’t do it but it makes complete sense.

I just started to watch your videos a couple of weeks ago. This was video with broom stick was great, I'll be practicing tomorrow, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Just started golfing 4 months ago. 54 years old, played every sport there is, baseball my whole life,still today. First couple times golfing was interesting at best. Started watching your videos. Now I'm just as good as my friends, they can't stand it. Once I perfect this swing, their done. Thanks

Todd, Just watched this video and went and got me a piece of PVC to practice with. Awesome when you actually "feel" the swing

Damn, that’s a massive revelation. It makes total sense. Thanks for sharing Todd!

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

Sure!

Just an incredible swing. The one and only swing that I use, ( WHY) because it WORKS!! I play my best game of golf with this swing. Hits straight down the fairway.

the broom is one of the best drills I've ever seen.

This is great exactly what I have been practicing myself and also focusing on fitness and movement exercises especially for seniors myself. Will include and refine the exercise related drills for different aspects of the swing that I am working on presenting also and this example of yours validates exactly one or more aspect especially impact and plane dimensions. Will refer a link to tour clip.

Love this analysis. So good and so spot on

Amazingly simple and strong swing!

This is a excellent teaching. I don't hear it anywhere. To do this you have to make sure your weight stays on that inside right foot. Ken Venturi use to put a wedge in his right shoe. That had to feel funny walking around the course. I guess whatever works. I use to struggle with hooking. I know why know. My hips would move back a little and rotate from there. Too bad I am learning about this at 64 yrs old. Great video!

OMG!! I started by watching your 1:06 minute video, and then this one came up. It greatly clarified a basic swing principal of this swing. So much so that I had to stand up in my living room and try the swing (in slow motion) with my driver, hybrid, and 5 iron. OMG (again) because it seems to work perfectly as to club head path into the ball, and contact point into the ball. Can this be real? Has to be because of all the great shots you hit in the first video. I can't get to the range for a couple of days, but I have no choice but to try this swing!! I have subscribed to your channel, and am going to watch more of your videos. Thanks so much!

Former baseball player, frustrated as all get-out every single time I’ve tried hitting a golf ball. Almost always slices like crazy. Watched one of these videos randomly the other night, went out yesterday and the driving range was closed for maintenance. I was bummed, but I decided to pitch instead. I’ve maybe hit 500 wedges in my lifetime, 15 or so have been straight. I hit 15 wedges using this method (all my son would allow as my partner), and they were the best 15 golf shots I’ve ever hit. Every single one straighter than my regular slices. 6 of 15 within 5 feet of each other. Another 6 within 15-20 feet or so. The other 3 were straight, but I got a little excited and launched them farther. I am hooked and so energized for golf now!

I think this is your best video yet. It explains everything.

Great stuff!! Center of the swing (left side) and center of the body (spine) are different. That’s why we need spine tilt - so they work together. This is the primary understanding that finally lowered my handicap into single digits.

Great stuff! Todd, I have been watching your videos over the last several weeks and it's the first time I have had something that I feel I can stick with. Can't wait to drop by Home Depot and have people go, "What on earth is this guy doing?". But it all makes sense. One of the best swing thoughts I have ever seen. Thanks, Todd!

One of best vids ever. Makes it very clear what's goin on.

ALL GREAT TEACHERS ARE GREAT COMMUNICATORS - TODD AWESOME INFO TY - THAT INSIDE MOVE WILL ACTUALLY GIVE ME MORE LEVERAGE COMING BACK TO THE BALL I BELIEVE

Nice I just bought your single plane swing trainer. Can’t wait to get it . What a tool to feel the sps swing Thank you Tood

Brilliant video!!!

Holly Cow 🐄! 😲 best drill ever! I used an old PVC pipe sitting around in my yard, and it works great. I own many training aids, and this simple (pipe) stick drill gave me immediate positive results. It helps specially with swing plane, impact position, solid ball contact, and what swing should feel like, etc. Best of all, it cleared my head and eliminated many swing thoughts that had me in knots 😱. Thank you.

Love it Todd! I built a pvc one too! Amazing description of why/how it works!

This PVC drill and 3-way test at the top of the backswing to prove being "on plane" is most helpful. Thank you Todd!

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Bill.

Love this, take it back and return it where you stared.Repeatable.

Great info, good visual for both types of swing

THIS REALLY HELPED, IM GETTING THERE.

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

Great.

A little deep and technical when watching for the first time, but the lead side club to swing plane, and the club going on the inside on the backswing becomes clearer after watching two or more times. The highlight for me was Todds’ explanation as to why Moe always grounded the club way behind the ball at address, and how that distance disappeared at impact due to body rotation and maintaining the direct line of the lead arm to the club shaft. Very interesting!

14:30 is excellent teaching, powerful & precise. That magic move is exactly what I needed. The pelvic move left, rotation, and unhinging of the right arm in the right sequence and at the right time is where the WORK is. Dang more practice is needed - hahaha. Thanks Todd!

Todd, you've elevated your youtube game and it's great to watch!

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. I appreciate your support. Let me know how to make it better, I'm going to step it up. Also, tell your friends, I am really enjoying the social interaction.

@steveeyler

4 жыл бұрын

@@ToddGravesGolf Hey I told one of my friends and you know him. Dave Bernacki. I convinced him to try single plane and then he went to see you in OK. I won't even play a round until I have Moe's swing repeatable in my garage. Enjoying your content!

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

@@steveeyler Yes Dave! Thanks for telling him. How's your swing coming along?

@steveeyler

4 жыл бұрын

@@ToddGravesGolf I hope to show you early next year at one of your camps. See you then. :)

Really well explained, your belief and passion is palpable. Thank You Todd. Hope to see you down in Australia one day.

@MrCraigo64

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed mate.

Great video.

Brilliant explanation , great video.

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

wow. i just watched jh do his atomic particle video 2 on moes hammer strike. watching this slow motion of moe here shows it at impact. adding that to this teaching here is fantastic. and this teaching segment is fantastic.

Freaking brilliant and unbelievably simple to understand. Your practical training aids are also visually a game changer. Most of the golf videos I view are overly technical and mechanically confusing. It seems as if the training tools simplify the process mentally. It is also great you give real advice in your videos and they are not just advertising gimmicks. I am ordering your DVD asap. Thanks for the great video

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks James. I appreciate your comments. After you watch the DVD, let me know if there is anything you have questions about. It would be good to answer with a video. Thanks again.

@jg1316

4 жыл бұрын

@@ToddGravesGolf Will do and thanks for the reply. I was also wondering if you do swing breakdowns like other online golf channels (where you send videos of your swing and instructors analyze them). I live in California but my old college roommate moved to Dallas recently. We go to wrestling matches in Oklahoma so I will try to contact you for a week of lessons next time I am in town. Thanks again for the reply, it is really a testament to your professionalism. Great to see the way your building Moe's legacy and continuing the tradition he started. His love for the game was so pure and his mentality so clear, it is great to see you honoring his memory.

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

@@jg1316 Yes. We have an Online coaching program where you can send videos into our instructors for help. Work on it a little and let's keep in touch and we can start helping you remotely through the Online coaching program. Of course, if you are in Oklahoma I would love to connect with you.

That makes total sense as this is a consistent as you can be in a swing.

It’s crazy that Todd has been able to decode all this from Moe. 😍

Best vid yet Todd.

Had two old clubs, so i turned them in to one long one, and it has worked a treat. This has been a very useful and informative video , Cheers

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

Game changer for me a beginner on the Moe Norman train

For me this has proved to be the grail…thank you and god bless you

Marvelous explanation

Hi i would like to share my thoughts with you. i'm 52 years old playing golf for 17 years and watching a lot of golf tips on youtube .watching Moe Norman's swing i can see 3 elements he has in his swing 1- one peace take away 2 - he is fully hinge his wrist 3 - he start the downswing with his lower body (left foot). Although his swing seems easier to learn i thing that most amateurs golfers and myself struggle the most is to achieve those 3 essential elements that without them it's very difficult to swing freely, one plain or two plain those 3 elements are against your natural instincts, unless you are a full time golfer it's very hard to achieve .

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

I don't believe there are natural instincts. You train / practice the correct movements and learn them. You learn what you repeat. It is really that simple.

I good friend of mine has been make positive improvements in his game the last two years. His brother said he has been working on a natural swing plane approach. This is the first video I've seen. I've been aware of Moe but no one really broke down the specifics of his swing. I see much more clearly now. I'll check out your other videos. Great stuff.

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

So Good Thank You From Sweden!

Absolutely wonderful tips, this has totally improved my back swing!!!! I drive 340-380yards on average but my back swing has killed my game. Since trying this training method I’m hitting true!!! Thanks so much!!!

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Awesome… simple concept.. thank you!

Hi Todd. Great video. I have struggled with chipping for most of my golfing years. A couple of weeks ago I was doing some work with the “broomstick” and it dawned on me to try and hold the pivot point relationship throughout the chip. The difference has been dramatic. Chunking was my problem and it has completely stopped. I am gradually getting confident chipping off tight lies and starting to get good distance control and most importantly up and downs. My swing thought is “maintain the lead wrist angle and forward shaft lean and keep the butt of the club pointing to the pivot point”. I also tend to set up with the club head further behind the ball than previously. I am very excited to tell you I won my first competition on Saturday. Thank you for all the great teaching you have given me and the Graves Golf members. It has been hard work to make the changes but love the way I am playing now.

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Doug...how is it Down Under? Regarding Chipping EXACTLY!!! See, the hands are always in a position to lead whether you are chipping or hitting full shots. Good to hear from you.

@douglasgrose7700

4 жыл бұрын

Down Under on the Gold Coast is “perfect one day and better the next”, Come and visit us again one day. -:)

So I have been watching your videos, and found them very fascinating. It seemed that you were basically describing my swing. The extended arms, the lower back swing. So I tried to recreate some of the things you talked about that were somewhat different than mine. The grip and the alignment of the club. The tilted shoulders. I immediately noticed that I could hit a chip shot the way it is supposed to go. I could hit my 3 wood again. My driver had a slight fade, when I normally have a slight draw...guess I need to work on that ...but it was only the first night I tried it

Pure gold!!!!

Thanks for sharing.

This is by far Todd's best video for me , I did notice something Mo did at address by putting the ball at the hostel he did push his hands a little up before take away, great info here kid's ⛳

@ToddGravesGolf

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Excellent explanation

Very simple the way you show it thanks

Thanks very informative...going to get myself a long piece of bamboo.

Damn Todd! This is the key I believe. Thank you!

Swinging my broom in the dark. Holy cow indeed!!! Thank you Little Moe for sharing one of many aha moments.

@ToddGravesGolf

3 жыл бұрын

You bet.

This is fantastic!! Thank you.

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Mate your a legend

I can only imagine the sheer joy Todd when you first discovered the pivot point! Like Bob Ballard discovering the titanic on the ocean bed floor or something !

Best online golf lesson ever! Thanks!

@ToddGravesGolf

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Hey Todd, I just rewatched this video tonight after viewing today’s putting video. It came at exactly the right time for me! I only discovered your brilliance a couple of months ago (I guess quarantine hasn’t been ALL bad) and it has resulted in immediate improvement- specifically, with my consistency. I have struggled with the 16-20* spine tilt at address. I have found that my trajectory, with all clubs, is higher than ideal. This video made me question where my hands are at impact and viola! I will be practicing with a broom to dial in that forward shaft lean until AFTER impact. I’m looking forward to the results. As I have told you several times already, THANK YOU for your work. You are growing the game and making it more fun for so many people. Happy New Year, sir. Keep it coming, please 👍🏻

@ToddGravesGolf

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Will do.

Good stuff. You’ve done your himework

I get the feeling by thinking " shove the impact back to the front with right foot " .After watching your and Moe"s videos .

Thank you Todd! This is so great, this kind of feedback! I am the same way as I always want to know how things work and the golf swing is no different. Dig in and ask why!

I would say he is not maintaining much leverage coming down into impact but releasing it and throwing it away, and he is extremely good at it. Great explanation of the left side relationship to the swing release point, that’s why swinging the club with your left hand/arm only can help sync up your swing Cheers

What I find most amazing about Moe’s swing is how far forward he gets his hips at impact relative to address position

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Check out my recent video on how he did it.

@SaintsCheat

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. And it practically impossible for a mere mortal to have hands ahead of the clubshaft at impact when the ball is so far ahead. That is so much hip movement and moving parts, confusing for sure

Brilliant thank you it makes sense.

Very interesting ... and educational. I will try to set up my practice sessions tomorrow using my driver and hand held driveway alignment stick I bought from Home Depot.

@ToddGravesGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thats how I started.

Thanks for this great breakdown of the swing------no wonder I've never taken a divot except for behind the ball. Hopefully, now I'll take the divot after hitting the ball, compress it for distance.

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

You can do it!

Thanks this video was very helpful. Keeping the shaft to the outside of my left side at impact is good cure for my hand flipping thru impact. It also promotes forward shaft lean at impact.

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

You got it.

Thank you for sharing this. It’s like we just figured out the world was round and not flat.

@ToddGravesGolf

4 жыл бұрын

sure!

Love the Passion!

@ToddGravesGolf

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.