Are you ready to go from just gaining information to actually creating a transformation in your golf game? The internet is filled with information on the golf swing, much of it pointing you in opposite directions. By how much of it is leading you to truly transforming your game into the single digit or even scratch player you want to become?
The Your Simple Golf Swing Method is based on the teachings of Mike Austin and Mike Dunaway, the two longest hitters in the history of golf.
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Dr Kwon has proved that this is the most efficient and powerful way to swing a golf club. He says trail hip goes back and up and then the lead hip goes back and up. Mr Austin figured this out without Trakman, force plates, super slow motion cameras, fancy software, etc. Pretty amazing when you think about it.
Tom, thanks for sharing that with all of us. It truly is amazing all of what Austin figured out on his own. He was said to have held a doctorate in kinesiology, but he pursued that after perfecting his swing theory. I think his interest in kinesiology was driven by a desire to better understand why the swing he developed was so efficient and effective. Once again, thank you for your contribution.
So glad I bought your videos! Went round in a net 59 today !! Keep up the good work!!
Tony, that’s awesome. I’m so proud of you and happy for you. Thanks so much for trusting me with your swing and thank you so much for sharing your experience.
This is ridiculous. Too much information, too many things to consider, too complicated. Good luck trying to do 100 things in a 1-second swing. The only thing this video does is make money for PGA instructors.
Just got back from the range and the same thing was happening to me (driver / irons). Been concentrating so much on getting a more complete shoulder turn that I was neglecting my hip turn. Went back and adjusted that and it's just amazing how that corrected everything. Thanks, mate.
Thanks for sharing your experience with the lessons that I give. Letting your lead hip turn all the way around in the backswing, makes all the difference in the world.
Your a great teacher. Enjoy your your videos
You’re too kind, thank you so much
Thanks enjoyed the video
My pleasure thank you for watching
This is an important video, what he says about starting down with his feet is overlooked, he feels like he's raising his trail foot heel and pressuring his lead foot heel into the ground then its an underhand throw into the ball also his compound hip explanation is so powerful for speed. Last he said you can't teach position you teach the swing. I 💯 agree.
Like your videos Matt thanks for posting. How would you say the Mike Austin method compares to the Manuel De La Torre/Ernest Jones method? I mean in what ways are they similar/different?
Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. I couldn’t really say how it compares because I am not familiar with their method.
@@yoursimplegolfswingthanks for responding, that’s fair. The De La Torre/Jones method is mostly club-focused, basically treating the club like a tool and showing how to use the tool. Whereas most other instruction is body-focused, teaching body movements. Just wondering if the Mike Austin method is more club-focused or body-focused. I know a lot of people I’ve talked to have really positive things to say about the Mike Austin method. I just can’t seem to find anything on whether it’s body focused or club focused. Any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated!
Isn’t a 4 to 8 a better drill for right handed players? I’ve read this drill is one of the most causes of students to NOT succeed!
The only way you could do 4 to 8 is by turning your hips without the weight shifting into your left side properly. We do a Compound Pivot, not the traditional hip turn. Don’t make the mistake of mixing other teaching methods with this method. There is another instructor out there claiming to teach the Austin method, but in some of his videos he claims Austin was wrong and that Dunaway didn’t know what he was talking about. Austin had a Doctorate in Kinesiology and he was an engineer. Austin was crazy long. I trust his teaching
Hey Coach. This is the first video I have seen. You taught me something I was missing and never have had it explained the way you teach. Thank you!
My pleasure thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Welcome to my channel.
Thanks for sharing I’m also doing a dry pour this was very helpful 😊
My pleasure. It’s been over a year since I did my two dry pour projects, and they both still look great.
The minute you said straighten the right knee I left.
Not the best way to learn something new
@@yoursimplegolfswingStraightening the right knee is simply an incorrect teaching method and can lead to some very bad habits. Transferring weight and rotating the right hip does not equate to straightening the right leg.
@@Blacklabs2000I teach the Mike Austin swing method as taught by Austin and Mike Dunaway. I do not advocate the swing principles of any other method. Mike Austin was the longest driver in history. Mike Dunaway was praised by John Daly, Ken Venturi, Davis Love, Greg Norman, and many others for being the longest and most accurate driver of the golf ball in the world. My students are reporting massive gains in distance and accuracy with this method. If you have the courage to watch the entire video you will see why. If you dive in to all my videos or take my course, you’ll be in shock. Or you can stick to other swing methods not allow yourself to learn something new.
This is a really good video, Matt - I think many people try to force that move to 4:00 on the backswing, whereas thinking “3:00” will make the move to 4:00 automatic. And for me, after a little forward press, that hip move to 3:00 is the very first move I make in the golf swing. I don’t start by taking the club back with the hands, arms or shoulders…I let that hip shift to 3:00 sort of drag the club back and “heave” it into the backswing, keeping tension out of my upper body. I’m a believer that tension in the hands, arms and shoulders is the No. 1 killer of the golf swing. I view the arms/club unit as a tension-free pendulum that is powered by the hips and legs. Your discussion here of the lower body is exactly how the motor for that pendulum should work. Well done; I think Mike and Mike would be proud. 👍
Larry, thank you for your great comments and contribution to the topic. You are helping to reinforce the lesson in the video and I really appreciate it.
Sorry . Too much confusing narrative . Many readers are not familiar with Kinesiology !
Hello Matt. What is your opinion of the Stack and Tilt method of golfing?
There are many different methods for swinging a golf club. I tried most of them in my quest to find an efficient effective and powerful swing that is simple and easy to repeat. This includes stack and tilt, gravity golf, natural golf, and many other methods. The Mike Austin swing is by far superior to all other methods in terms of achieving those things I just mentioned. Many of the other methods contain components of the Austin swing, but none of them contain all of the necessary components.
@@yoursimplegolfswing Thank you Matt. I have had such a difficult time being consistant with my low point control that I started looking for other options. I also have a bad back so looking for a swing that takes that into account.
@hernanserrano3464 this swing is perfect with people that have a bad back because you stand more upright and there is no twisting of the back like in so many other swings. Many of my students have reported that they no longer have the back issues they once had after taking up this swing
@@yoursimplegolfswing Thanks so much Matt!
@hernanserrano3464 my pleasure
Good reinforcement of the weight shift and transition. Keep them coming Matt. Thanks
Thank you for watching and your continued support
Does the hand action start the swing? I’ve been breaking and going to the top all in one motion
You were doing it correct by breaking, and going to the top all in one motion. This video is a drill to get the hand action. Keep doing it the way you are doing it.
Mike Austin said “don’t stop in Kansas” Do you think he meant the right hip to go down towards the ball and then all the way around so the stomach faces the target? Thanks
Definitely
Matt, One thing that has always confused me with the start of the downswing is the order of things. Is the firing of the trail hip causing the left heel to slam down or is the left heel slamming down what causes the hip to fire? Which motion should you focus on? Thanks.
Hi Mike, thanks for the question. They are simultaneous actions. You really can’t do one without the other happening. But I do understand that it is easier for some to focus on just one. Personally, I find the concept of slamming the left heel down and straightening, the left knee to be a good trigger. But you must still focus on bringing that right hip around. With training and practice, you will be able to think of all three things, heel down, left leg straighten, right hip fire all at the same time. When you nail that movement, you will find your most explosive distance.
Thank you. This might be why I hook it so badly
Matt, why is this so difficult to do?
I believe it’s in the way people move into their backswing. This will be the subject of my next video, and it will clear things up for many people. I appreciate your comments and questions they help guide me on what videos I need to make.
I also pull ball hard left when shoulders fire first.
Is this one of the two things that will happen when shoulders fire first. You will either pull it hard left, or if the face is open at impact, it will be a slice.
Very timely video! I have been pondering this movement the past few days. For some reason this is difficult when it shouldn’t be. Timing is important, but the movement itself is difficult and I don’t know why.
It just amazes me that a quality, instructional video like this channel - that does what it says in clear dialogue and visual examples - would have naysayers. You can't stop jealous, naturally negative people from being naturally negative dick brains. Keep up the brilliant content, mate! 👍🍸🥃
Thank you I truly appreciate all your support and all the comments you leave on my videos. The naysayers will never improve, it’s their loss.
It looks like I’ll have to stop swing this way, as I have a history of shoulder surgeries. The last was 2 years ago. I’m getting more pain. It could be be that I should go back to Stack and Tilt, as I don’t have to lift my shoulder. But, thanks for great understanding.
Rick, there must be Some sort of misunderstanding. And no point in our swing do we lift our shoulder. When I state that her shoulders goes into a high position, this is caused by the tilting of our hips not by lifting our shoulders. We never lift either shoulder in our swing.
You know Matt, I’ve gotten a lot more understanding of this swing from you. When I view the videos I see them differently. Thanks Matt
Thank you, Rick. It’s my goal to lead people to a deeper understanding of the swing because I believe the better you understand it the better it will perform it and the easier it will be for you to identify your own swing flaws, especially mid round when the wheels come off sometimes it will help you get back on track much quicker
Good morning Matt. When talk about swinging "into" tension, where exactly are you feeling the tension? Wrists? Inner thigh? still using the swing and doing well with it.
Hey rowdy, good to hear from you. This video helps explain it better. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZIWAk9RrY7mrZLA.htmlsi=tx0mLn1_VzL0cIFD
Matt I took your lessons and I’m trying to find the link I can go to to rewatch the videos over and over till I fill like I’ve got the swing
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Hey Matt, I’m seeing more and more of Mike Dunaway’s videos here. Only, it’s Steve Pratt playing them. I know he teaches the Austin/Dunaway swing. But, I’m not sure if the hand action is the same! I’m not that savvy, so what is the difference?
He has made videos, claiming Mike Austin has it wrong, and that he knows better than Austin. He has made videos, making disparaging remarks about both Austin and Dunaway. I personally prefer to trust Austin.
I just got a newer dvd World’s Best Driver. The box cover is different, as it has a circle on the lower right. Unfortunately, there is no audio if you go to Scene Selection. It’s the same on both. Did you have the same problem?
Yes
Just used yesterday in competition - I was nervous that this could end in disaster. Played to my handicap for the first time in three months! I played shots I really enjoyed, hitting the flagstick chipping and putting so well!! 🤩 I birdied the par 3 hole I have been struggling even to hit for months and months!!! Distance returned without brute force. 😃 I hit an 8 iron from trouble and I still don't know how it went so far, maybe a friendly bounce or helping wind, but I ended up just missing a close birdie putt, but I still had a stroke on the hole! LIBERATING is the word.
I can feel your excitement!
I’m just wondering why I keep getting your year old videos? I paid for your great course recently. Any chance I can get your course on a disc?
You have to login to the course in order to watch the course. The course is not on KZread.
I know that. I was asking if you can put your great course on a disc? I know your paid course is not on You Tube.
@rickegan4096 I won’t be releasing the course on DVD. Whenever you start producing and shipping physical products you drive up the cost.
Matt, just wanted to let you know, i’ve ben working on the Austin swing since watching your videos several months ago. Today I played a coruse that in the past where I was hitting a 5 or 6 iron into the green I’m now hitting 8 irons. I’m driving the ball 250 yards when I used to average 220. I feel like I’m hitting better now than I did 30 years ago (I’m 74). My thought is to push back with the left shoulder and knee until my right leg straightens and the butt of the club is basically pointing at the target while concentrating on keeping loose without muscle tension. I’m getting a big shoulder turn that way. The game has gotten fun again!
Boy, you look just like Mike Austin when you're demonstrating the 'firing of the hip' drill! Love your content and it remains the only instructional video I serial refer to. Just had to comment, though, that sometimes I'm holding my breath when you're swinging a club and your little spark-plug of a muppet dog goes zipping around behind you! LOL! Cheers.....🍸
I really appreciate that. Thanks so much. As for my spark plug of a Muppet dog, her name is pumpkin. She makes it very difficult to practice. She loves to steal my golf ball. When I practice I have to look for her before every swing to make sure she is safe.
Great Video.. My method is as the arms go back my front heel is off ground and turned (somewhat) towards the target line..(Toes are 12 the heel is 6 so turning the heel to 7 or 8 position) which helps gives you the rotation and firing of hips
Very good description. I appreciate your contribution.
@@yoursimplegolfswing Buddy I'm still learning especially watching your videos ..which are a great help !!
Imwas just looking at The World’s Best Driver dvd. I forgot that there is no audio on my copy when I attempted to look at Selected Scenes. Did you have that problem? I just ordered another copy from Amazon. I have to tell you I’m getting so much more out if this now that you pointed out somethings in your course and You Tube channel, Thank you
Yes, I experienced that. Same problem sometimes.
I knew I had seen another Mike Dunaway video. It was a Sybervision production that showed Mike as a younger guy wearing blue and using the older club. I think I had it on VHS.
That was so good. I have been doing the Stack and Tilt because of a problem with lifting my rear shoulder. So, I’m trying Mike Dunaway’s, I’m going to watch the Mike Dunaway’s video tonight 😊
Recall the clock that Mike Dunaway used. I couldn’t duplicate that, maybe because I’m left handed. I tried by using a mirror. But, no luck.
This is not only the best drill for the Austin/Dunnaway swing, but it also works great on the golf course. When my swing doesn’t feel right during a round, I resort to playing this way for a few holes, or even the rest of the round. It may look kind of funny to your playing partners, but it certainly isn’t against the rules of golf.
I hit my longest drive today at the range: 296 yds. I followed that with several 260s and 270s. Dunaway is right, you think you are slow, but you are not. I am thrilled to have found this channel.
At the US Open I saw quite a few Palmers Pop putting stroke. I haven’t seen a tournament this tough in a while!
This is an incredible teaching aid for any golfer or any age and generation. Just the segment on the gate and post is worth its weight in gold. Because it focuses the mind on stable legs as solid axis from which to swing.
I picked up that knee thing from an old Mike Austin “skeleton” video and it was my missing piece…my “aha” moment. With a totally relaxed upper body, I sort of heave the club into the backswing by straightening my right leg and flexing my left knee out toward the ball. To start the downswing I just reverse it - straighten my left leg and aggressively flex my right knee out and around toward the target, taking my right hip with it. If you can keep your hands, arms and shoulders relaxed during this process, your upper body will pretty much do exactly what it’s supposed to do. I’m 80 years old…if it can work for me, it can work for anyone.
Perfectly well put thank you Larry for contributing
Way too long of a video.
The intent of my channel is to give golfers a deeper understanding of the golf swing. Therefore I seek to educate. I don’t do quick tips. Quick tips do not build a solid foundation. If you’re trying to build a swing by putting together a bunch of quick tips, you’ll make very little progress.
Tried this at the range yesterday. Best tip ever. Worked like a charm.
Gary, thank you for the feedback. I’m so glad you got great results from the tip.
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