My head literally feels dizzy. I've never had my mind blown so much! This may be the best golf advice I've ever had!

Gold stuff here, I always try and get people to swing slower and watch the mechanics fall apart. If you can’t do it slow, you won’t do it very well at fast speed!

Mike is the best instructor on YT. I’ve learned more from him in the last year than anyone before and has made my ball striking and driving the best it’s ever been. Reason is because of how he talks so I can understand it. I’ve gotten in person lessons before and I was good for a few days, etc but as soon as I went a little off I couldn’t get back to what the instructor wanted because he didn’t teach me in a way I could understand it.

Hello Mike from Aberdeen, Scotland. I have to say I love your instruction, it really is a breath of fresh air. I have learnt a lot from you in a short space of time and in particular your vlogs on early extension (moving up into the ball) are fantastic. Thank you so much for continuing to educate us all ❤️

Brendan, I'll throw this out there, and I have heard this a lot over the years but if you learn to play as a kid, the golf club feels heavy, and you have to learn to "swing" it. When you learn as an adult, you have muscles and you want to use those to "hit" it, not "swing" it. It is a big difference in how good you can get in the game. You have to re-program yourself as an adult to embrace the "swing".

@CamWakeGolf

3 жыл бұрын

Idk about that one, I started playing at 21 I like to think I swing and don’t hit. I think it’s more about athleticism, coordination & rhythm. Rather than age. But I guess everyone is different.

@channelson911

3 ай бұрын

I think you’re on to something here.

@mbrum3230

Ай бұрын

Good observation.

LOL. I just paused your video when Mike said. "Practice at 50%", went downstairs and hit like 20 balls at 50%. Pured almost all of them. Most amazing feeling ever. Took an 80% shot, best feeling shot in a long time.

@BEBETTERGOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Love the home set up!

This might be the most important and beneficial golf video I've ever watched. Knowing what to practice and how to practice are so important. Thank you.

Brendon, you are the best! You pace your questions perfectly. I don't think your second question came until the 9 minute mark, you let MM go. Plus, you introduced so many of us to Mike...can't tell you how much I appreciate the work you do!

Another great vid. Mike is so kind to you. Love it at 4:13 when you put the club in your right hand. If you recall, AJ drew the clubface in your hand with a pen to show what forearm rotation is necessary to get the clubface to rotate toe past the heel. In this lesson, Mike showed you what AJ calls a "stage 2" golfer. All "good" players play the draw...until it becomes too "drawy." There is another level, according to AJ, and Mike knows how to get you there also. It's what we see on tour. I can't explain it, but they both can. It's the swivel release of TGM with a somewhat "outside to in" path. Please say thanks to Mike for these last couple of vids. Great stuff to confirm where you've been (with TGM and others). p.s. If you've watched the last couple of Zen Golf vids, he just suggested throwing out the alignment sticks. ;-)

I’m so excited to hit the range this weekend Mike “these guys don’t learn anything” love it

Mr. Malaska’s the best teacher out there

@swiftbobber

3 жыл бұрын

Bullpoo splatter

@Addy-1636

3 жыл бұрын

@@swiftbobber What’s that?

@Shankapotamus76

3 жыл бұрын

@@swiftbobber he is the best

@swiftbobber

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shankapotamus76 I couldn't get better.mike admitted his teaching was no good. Try Robert Johansson or Micheal Broderick. My preference is Johansson. If you really need to get out of the box,lee comeaux.

@Shankapotamus76

3 жыл бұрын

@@swiftbobber you are trying to tell me that Mike said his teaching was no good? Have you met Mike and asked if he said that. If not produce proof that he said that. I know plenty of great instructors but I will research out who you suggested for perspective.

it's so interesting how good the timing, rhythm and finish was on your last swing 16:57 when you were focusing on the hands. This game is so back to front!

Love it - great video. I took up regular golf at an older age and naturally had a swing that was from the inside. I was told by several people that I needed to get rid of the draw (hook if I was playing badly) and ended up making swing changes that took me down a deep, dark, psychological hole. I couldn't hit anything and seriously thought about giving up. These days I am trying to recreate what I used to do before. Definitely going to try the practice drill next time I get a chance to go to the range - it makes perfect sense to me.

Unfortunately there aren’t as many good instructors around like Mike, Milo lines or Monte scheinblum just to mention a few. Yesterday on my round I accompanied our teaching pro and one of his students on the course. A hardcore slicer. Looks more like he would like to chop wood from above. He not once talked about the clubface and stuff like this in the video. He always showed that he needs to get the club straight down at around 3 o’clock (if twelve would be the ball and 9 the direction to the target) and then towards the ball together to get his club shallow. There are toooo many things I have seen from „teaching pros“ who sorry to say have got no clue on their own. Lucky we are to have internet and so access to good ones. It is just hard to figure out who you can trust and whom not. Have a nice week. And last times episode with the hand moving in (around the body, not pulling towards the body) and up! in the context with shaft lean and pressure was an eye opener for me. Sure I knew the hands work that way but never was I aware of the consequences in control and compression if you don’t do it. Have a nice day!

On mikes skill ladder the first skill reads 1.curve left to right. IT SHOULD READ 1. Curve right to left. It is backwards from what they are demonstrating

Thanks Mike! I know some of this stuff but I'm one of the dummies that doesn't practice it! You pointed it out in a very understandable way.

Mike said, "Every shot is a success". Fantastic. Every shot, even bad ones, is an opportunity to learn. To get pissed off, throw the clubs, etc., belies the chance of learning.

Tremendously enlightening about building muscle memory at 50% power and how 100% is just reactionary.

@timhanna4700

3 жыл бұрын

HAD AN EPIPHANY WATCHING THIS. I'D GO TO THE RANGE AND JUST BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THE BALL AND WHAT DID I ACCOMPLISH? NOTHING BUT FRUSTRATION. NOW i HAVE A PLAN. SO MANY PRACTICE SESSIONS WASTED. EGAD!

I’m bringing this to the range tomorrow. Thanks! ⛳️🏌🏽‍♂️

Love the video and questions... back to the basics!

That little loop that Mike does at 12:45....Eureka moment for me. I was suffering from a pull hook and wondering what was going on, and trying to slide / bump my hips and all sorts of things...None of which worked...And then I saw the loop in his arms, and then I suddenly remembered the figure 8 drill, and voila - hitting it pure, long and straight. Mike is bang on, you have to be approaching the ball from an inside path - like Mr Hogan said - hit from the inside out.... Thanks so much, this lesson is like gold..

@anguskerr1872

3 жыл бұрын

Another strange thing.....things are often not what you perceive them to be from your (the golfer's) perspective. I did the 'figure 8' drill with what I thought was a loop and swung in front of a mirror .... I was bang on plane when I thought I was swinging way from the inside and there was no loop at all...I love this series you and Mike Malaska do together ... he is just full of such insight, and he simplifies everything...This is going to take my golf to the next level....

holy cow man, i have watched maybe 1000 youtube golf instruction videos over the last year and i don’t think any of them made what you need to start with any more clear or basic. bravo that is beautiful, both of you guys.

@leedeaton5248

3 жыл бұрын

going to the range right now! lol

One of my favorite videos. I have a terrible time getting ball going right. The slowdown is the answer to learning new swing methods.

Great video Mike and expose of the 'tips' and 'quick fixes' that seem to proliferate the golf industry. Getting the basics right and getting a clearer understanding of what you're trying to achieve and what 'YOU' need to do to make it happen is key. Even Tiger Woods said 'you have to find your own swing'.

Mike and Brendon: Thanks a lot! This is the BEST golf lesson for me i can remember.

@BEBETTERGOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Thx Dan. C ya soon

Love this perspective! Thanks!

Mike is The King of golf instruction. He reinforces what I'm trying to practice every day... Controlling the ball flight...but with, literally, a 1, 2, 3 approach.

This may be the best golf advice available. Thanks for all the great content.

This is something I needed. Fairly new to golf and obsessed with the swing. This is helping me feel the shots and feel the center. Wayyy too much emphasis on "perfect" mechanics for sure right now.

Mike is always full of insight, wisdom and he is very honest with his opinion but humble at the same time. What a great teacher 👍

71 years old and had carried 5-7 hdcp for several years until three years ago when my game took a (literal) left turn (maybe left of left is more apt). Had tried every "don't hook" tip I could find, most of which worked great for about fifteen minutes then back to "fore left!!!!" I got this a week or so ago and for the last week am hitting the ball better, straighter and longer than I have in 40+ years of golf. While the mechanical part is great, I think the best advice is devoting 90+% of practice to less than full swings. Thanks to both of you.

You don't learn anything at full speed. Well I've learnt something right there. I'm gonna try these skills out at 50% as soon as the driving ranges by me open up again. This is gold 👍

Wow; I have never heard a golf coach talk more sense and explain it so we’ll…So glad I came across this..!

Wonderfull video. Background conversations are very distracting.

@wasatchgolfacademy1046

2 жыл бұрын

Those loud conversations might be on purpose unfortunately.

@larrymorgan9486

2 жыл бұрын

So much I turned off

I basically never train on the range without alignment sticks, but I have not even once us it like shown here, with one extending in behind the ball. Will give that a shot! But the BEST part for me in this video is 4:43 to 4:46 -- the "hand can feel, where the club face is". I will go out there and try finding that feeling next time.

This is seriously good. Easily the best and fastest way to 'find' your swing.

Awesome awesome video. When you were doing the first shot where you just hook the ball left, are you just turning the club in your hands before you swing, or you're rotating your wrists to get that hook??

Thanks for the great lesson this is exactly how I think and how I try to tell my buddies how to hit balls but they don't listen and that's why I'm a 7 handicap and they're like 15.

Thank you 🙏 Very helpful to reestablish basics! 14:30 summary

Great tips! I have a hard time doing it with longer clubs I start to hit pull draws

Another great video Mike, I’m definitely changing my practice sessions 👍

Thanks Mike, This is exactly what I was looking for as my goal is to able to draw the ball, however I was always trying it at full power. Can’t wait to work this practice way.

I was told by a golf pro at a really nice club that I could never grip the club in the palm of my lead hand. That same night I watched Jack Nicklaus say how the grip for him is "in the palm with the lead hand, like you're gonna hit someone with the back of your hand, not your fingers". That was over a year ago, and I continually forced myself to use my fingers...which resulted in so many varying ways of swinging the club, because I could never comfortably create leverage with my lead hand. Until today. I said screw it, it always feels good when I palm it in the lead hand, and I can feel the same leverage needed to create a consistent swing. Then the real fun started up. I instantly had more relaxed arms at address, my knees had bounce because I was able to position of the sticks with ease. I have the great sensation of throwing the clubhead through the ball. I agree 100% with finding a grip that fits your body type. Saying that palming it freezes your wrists is an absolute JOKE. It DOES NOT and I can prove it over and over again to anyone who wants to disagree. Yes. It might freeze some peoples wrists... but that is what putting it in my fingers does to me. It locks everything up because of tension and destroys my accuracy immensely. Do not be afraid of trying a grip that feels really good. As long as you can maintain the leverage required to swing in a circle around your body!

Golf is hard! But it’s amazing to me that there are members at Superstition Mountain that don’t get better. Mike is one of the best! I guess it says something about human nature... people don’t really want to do the hard work to get better... in golf and in life.

@richyclubsport5155

3 жыл бұрын

If i lived anywhere near Superstition mountain I'd be at the range daily in the background just to listen to the wise words of this magician of a teacher

What club would you recommend practicing or doing drills like this with? All through the bag or something neutral like a 7 or 8 iron?

I'm going to give Mike's Ladder Drill a try. I worked on it at the range today with my 9 and 6 irons. Once I committed to hitting all 3 shots at 50% speed I was able to hit all three shots quite well, which was nice. Let's all hope this proves to be a gamechanger.

I feel like this was my first AA meeting for bad golf practice. I am guilty as charged when I hit the range. My goal is to see how hard and far I can hit the ball. I can go out and shoot a 74 one day and a 94 the next. I basically sling it and my hands hang on vs. swing it and hands control the clubface... My light bulb moment in this video is to start slow and control the things you can; grip, posture, and position.

Great video, this will now be my range session until it is ingrained👍

I needed this lesson about 40 years ago? No instructors teach these kind of basics. Great work Mike!

@mikeporter1084

3 жыл бұрын

This is excellent.

Love Malaska videos.

So obvious and exactly what kids do when they are learning (except when they’re over-coached) - try and hit it here, try and hit it there. Thanks Mike, after playing for 40 yrs, gonna go back and do what I did as a kid 👍

Good afternoon coach you are awesome sir, may I send you the video of my swing and you may want to advise me on what to improve in my swing

Real eye opener. Great stuff.

jack picked an intermediate target then set up parallel to it. good to get used to that without sticks

This dude is the only reason I still play golf. He set me on the road to understanding my golf swing

Wow. Best practice session I’ve ever had after watching this.

This was super interesting and enlightening.

Oh man, there's some incredible wisdom here. The question of why golfers don't improve is discussed much too rarely, and if it is, the answer isn't helpful. But *this* was some phenomenal advice. I'm taking this to the range right away.

I'm that guy who pounds away 3 buckets then walk away not understanding what just happened thus making the next time the first time. Thank you for helping me understand how to practice properly

Malaska drops it beautifully into the slot. BBG goes a bit outside...which is fine, but that Malaska swing is just purrrfect ( explained that way @ 12:42)

Mike always brings it.

Good video. One point of contention: Mike, with all due respect, is wrong about start line with regards to a tour player’s fade. Most faders of the ball do not swing a few degrees to the right and fade it from there. Some do; that’s called a push fade. Most shot shapers actually start the ball a little left and it curves slight back to center. It’s a tiny pull fade. Go look at trackman numbers and shot tracers. Tiger, DJ, and Morikawa are famous for their tiny pull fades. He is correct however with regards to the range. The pros will start the ball generally only a few degrees left or right of 0* (straight). As I have mentioned previously, start line, as measured on a simulator or the stick drill, shows what your face is. Once you get the ball to start around 0* consistently, you can aim the face to the left a tiny amount and swing more left of the face to get the nice pull fade. The draw is the other way around: aim the face a tiny amount to the right and swing more right than the face for a tiny push draw. Note: to get the fade, many find it easier by moving ball position further forward so that your path will work around left. One other note, but I have already sort of addressed it above, Mike talks about curving the ball left and talks about face. Then he talks about path and start line. Both of these are wrong. The ball flight laws have already disproven this old (false) way of thinking. FACE controls START LINE. PATH controls CURVE. Assuming a solid strike. Go look at trackman’s education center on ball flight laws. In other words, if the ball starts on zero (the stick), then your face is square. If it curves left, that means you’re swinging to the right of the face. If the ball curves right, then that means you’re swinging left of your face.

@vic_0315

3 жыл бұрын

He isn’t wrong about the curving/path thing. You misheard him. You are right, face angle at impact dictates starting line; club path relative to that face angle dictates the curve, and Mike would agree with you on that 100%. He was just trying to show how to practice the push-draw, he didn’t say anything about ball flight laws or anything in that regard... In the first paragraph you wrote, the way you talked about of shaping shots, is the old text-book way to do it, but it’s actually not the most prevalent way of shaping shots on tour nowadays. Today, MOST of the guys NEVER change their path, they change the way the ball curves simply by manipulating the face angle at address, and then they adjust the starting line of the ball by turning their stance-line/target-line. In other words someone who swings in-to-out will alway swing in-to-out, and he will hit a push fade when needing to hit a fade. And someone who swings out-to-in will always swing out-to-in and he will hit a pull-draw when needing to hit a draw. Some old school guys still change curves by manipulating their path like you described, but most of them nowadays don’t use that method anymore because it’s much harder to be consistent manipulating path than changing just the face angle at address.

@Somefatdude

3 жыл бұрын

@@vic_0315 the second point you make is wrong because when you look at shot tracers and trackman data, you can clearly see that most faders of the ball start the ball left and it fades back. Same is true for the draw.

@Somefatdude

3 жыл бұрын

@@vic_0315 additionally regarding ball flight laws, I did hear him correctly. Go back to 12:02-12:35. You’ll hear him talk about face and curving the ball. Then he talks about path and getting the right start line. He has these mixed up. Go back and watch for yourself. He says the face catching up/face alignment t curves it and the path gets the start line. This is incorrect as you mentioned. Perhaps he meant what we both said, but he expressed it incorrectly.

@ag358

3 жыл бұрын

Bobby locke could hit a fade from his very very closed stance, just hit the ball, if you develop a good ball flight that travels the approximate yardage you need, stick with that. You can go very low using one particular flight on pretty much all courses.

@henrymonster9926

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the further clarification. Your last paragraph makes a lot of sense to me.

Great video. You should do a video like that for putting and the short game. Are they different? or can you apply it to the them as well?

@BEBETTERGOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Great point.

@bengreen1262

3 жыл бұрын

Mike has already done some videos with Brendan ~ alignment was key and eyes not directly over the line of putt

great video I shared it with my friends thanks Mike :)

Just awesome, such a good understanding of the game 😀

@BEBETTERGOLF

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. I'll let Mike M know

I am thinking of starting to play the game again. I spent 10 years coming over the top and couldn't get it fixed. Pros told me to get through with the hips. They kept talking about a release that I didn't understand or couldn't fathom. Release what from the top? And rounds of golf were a chore. So gave up and did something else. However, these videos have been eye opening. I had knee surgery recently and starting to get active again. And thinking of taking the game up again.

Thanks so much! BBG! Love it as always! You should try to set up something with Mike Adams if you havent already (He could really explain what you do naturally based on your body measurements....its what Bryson and Como do with "biomechanics"). Or at a minimum a zoom call....he does those too.

@BEBETTERGOLF

3 жыл бұрын

That would be great. I’ll see if Dr Scott can set that up

How are you keeping the club face pointing in that direction?

BBG, in one of your videos Mike mentioned that most tour pros, including himself, address the ball with a slight open faced club, I think he said by a few degrees. His analogia was to a clock face of 1.5 seconds or so past the 12 mark. Could you get Mike to expand on this point of opening the face at address, he touched on it saying that the face rotates slightly when at impact or a split second after while the ball is still in contact so you need to start with a slightly open face. Thanks for the great videos.

@pennjacksonjr.1424

3 жыл бұрын

walter my instructor says the same thing. It looks open, but it’s actually not

@aspacepigtaipei

3 жыл бұрын

AJ Bonar talks about this too.

@wally6193

3 жыл бұрын

@@pennjacksonjr.1424 Well it's either open or it isn't. If it looks open then it is. I don't know what you are looking at when you look down on your club. I know when mine is open. I would just like Mike to go a little further into his explanation of why he mentioned that point.

@pennjacksonjr.1424

3 жыл бұрын

wally What I understand from my instructor is that because of what I was accustomed to seeing, the “new” look appeared open but if you pick the club straight up in front of you from address it shows you it’s square. I probably am not explaining it correctly but that’s how I’m “seeing” it

@wally6193

3 жыл бұрын

@@pennjacksonjr.1424 Well I'm no expert but I've been golfing for over 40 years so I think I know when my face is open or closed at address. But some people may see it different and also their grip could cause it to rotate even as you pick it up from address. So lots of things, but I'd like to hear it from Mike as to why he said that.

WOW WOW WOW I sure wish I would of seen a video like this 20 years ago!!!!!!

good work B

Best instructor in golf hands down!

Don't know how i found this channel, wasn't really looking, but MAN am I glad I found it.... Sheesh.

This lesson reminds me of my teacher in music. I am a classical musician. If you are trying to learn an instrument, most people consider taking lessons. However, when people start playing golf they never think about taking lessons.

The best way to become a good golfer is to hit a SW 20-90yd with 3 different length backswings and work really hard on the 40-60 yd ones. But only good golfers Ever do this!

@timhanna4700

3 жыл бұрын

AGEED. ANYTHING 150 OR LESS IS CRUCIAL.

@grahamjones7371

3 жыл бұрын

@@timhanna4700 Yes but improving from 150 in is an obvious benefit but the point of my comment is that practicing 20-80 yd shots with 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 swings is the best way to massively improve your full swing and ball striking.But only good golfers ever do this.Hackers just want to be whackers!

That was savage how he turned and pointed at those players and said the aint learning anything. Felt like he was talking to me. I'm listening Mike! Thanks for the wisdom

Love the video. Keep it up

I need to incorporate this. Im always practicing full speed.

@timhanna4700

3 жыл бұрын

ME TOO..

Thank you

Gold. I must admit while I do practice draw, fade, high, low at different targets at the range, I’m usually doing it at 100%. No more. This is so obvious it’s stupid and I’m kicking myself.

Love these videos, but the French dude (Francois) who posted earlier has a good point. Perhaps not intentional, but this video suggests that clubface controlw curvature and swing path controls start direction. Clubface controlling curvature is a half-truth, and Swing Path controlling start direction is just not true at all. Isn't that the "bad concept" type of stuff (like 5 + 5 = 11) that this video was meant to address?

I know this is an old video so not sure anyone is monitoring it but...I agree that this seems to be one of the better tips I have come across in many years of trying to get "better" and my draw has come back after two years of snap hooks. My question is whether the reverse (start ball right with hands then left with path, then starting left curving right) can teach a fade, which is the hardest shot for me to hit? Thx if you're there, and thx if not as the draw I am hitting now is what got me to the 5 hdc I used to be able to carry. EDIT I found Mike's tip on hitting a fade through right hand action and, voila! the fade has become ez.

Great video Brendan.....👍👍👏👏

great vid and tips.

100% agree, What do u think about Jim Venetos method?

Mike's a genius! Please keep the tips for us mere mortals coming

In order to hook or fade a golf shot, why not pre-set the clubface (closed or open) instead of manipulating the clubface during the golf swing?

What club would you recommend start to practise this ladder drill?

@williamvonglahn9060

3 жыл бұрын

7 iron

Excellent video.

My issue is I keep hitting behind the ball regardless of what direction I hit the ball...? Seems like this is the first skill I need to learn..solid ball contact? Please have Mike discuss this...help.

Gold, pure gold.

Would the shaft stiffness make a big difference when trying to practice at 50%? I get the goal is to get the face and path alignment feel correct, but the club is going to feel so different when swinging at full speed.

@exitar1

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t worry about shaft stiffness a good player could hit it well with hickory shafts.

Excellent video 🏌🏻‍♂️🔥👍🏻

Yes the background noise is distracting but if you pay attention the basics are there to get yourself started on a good golf swing. Grip stance posture and I would certainly throw in balance as a way to learning to hit the golf ball properly. Taking that into consideration you need to practice practice practice, practice with a purpose not just stand there and hit balls.

I have watched this video several times and also “ the beginners” video you did with Mike sometime ago. I believe the message in both is fundamental to good golf and is overlooked by 95% of golf instruction and consequently most golfers. Mike has a lot in common with AJ Bonar the hands are the face and both have devices to illustrate the shaft is NOT the bat . I think this is misunderstood by most golfers. If you are with Mike again you may wish to do a video purely on this concept so it’s fully understood. BTW have you asked Mike off camera about AJ Bonar and his ideas. Thanks.

Mike is straight bagging on all the golfers at that range and they don't even know it!

@MrBooyahmofo

3 жыл бұрын

He’s all “look at all of these jabronis out here!” Haha

Hey, I have seen this skill progression from several teachers online and from personal lessons and believe it is critical to build proper mechanics......BUT.... what about CONTACT off the grass? Off a tee I can do it. The last piece to this is how to make proper contact with this movement pattern.

This man doesn't just have knowledge... He has WISDOM!

@BEBETTERGOLF

6 ай бұрын

Love talking with mike

I’m a +2 and this lesson is golden!

@BEBETTERGOLF

3 жыл бұрын

Thx Bill. Try the ladder and let us know how u do. Helps my pulls a lot