Malaska Golf // Where Does Speed Come From - Full Swing Speed Generator
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- This year at the PGA Show I was honored to give 5 presentations on various topics. The first one, and one that the industry seems torn over, is about where you can generate more speed in your golf swing. Yes, there are many types of golf swings out there, and yes, what you see from the Pros is often on the most extreme edge of what an amateur can do, but if you want to play consistently and hit the ball a considerable distance I think you need to understand how the levers work in your golf swing.
Don't just play golf. Understand it.
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Well that was refreshing, makes sense and challenges every golf pro i have spoken to in the last 10 years. Excellent.
It is only now 10 years past retirement that my body is telling to listen to this teaching. It has rekindled my hope to get better at golf instead of accept decline.❤
Most value per second of any golf teacher on youtube. Succinct, simplified, packed with wisdom.
This should be lesson #1 for all coaches and recreational golfers. You nailed it!
Bob Toski carry’s his driver 240 and is 93. Come on Mike ! From a cliff😂 I’m 78 a legit 7 handicap now and been playing all my life. Age does catch up to you Mike. I know you love Bob and I followed his instructions in my younger days but Please, Mike . 93 and driver carrying 240. Then he woke up!!! I would like to put
some money on that one!!!
Unbelievable! I’m a Senior Golfer and I tried this on the course. I now hit my 7iron as far as I was hitting my 5wood!!! 150yds. Whoa! 😷🏌️♂️😎
Mike you are a gem , your approach and technique is simple and correct. Let the the forces of nature move the club but you direct it where it will have maximum impact without damaging your own body . I changed my swing completely and followed your tuition and now my swing is consistent and applicable to all the clubs in my bag . The driver is just amazing , minimum effort maximum result .
That idea from Toski is without a doubt the greatest burn against the modern teaching industry.
First, thanks for the multitude of free videos you provide. There is no argument that speed comes from the wrists, the issue is how does the golfer best produce that speed? For golfers who have developed the skill over years and years, and as you demonstrated, you can swing your arms freely and CONSCIOUSLY snap your hands and wrists. But for many, the way to produce that snap is NOT to consciously try to produce it; rather, if you rotate your body all the way through and keep your arms, wrists and hands loose the wrists will naturally snap through the ball. Again for some, if you consciously try to produce the snap then your arms, hands and body will stiffen up, your rotation may stall and you will get almost no arm speed. So yes, trying to rotate your hips and keeping your arms rigidly attached is obviously not going to do anything, but rotating and keeping your arms, etc. loose and not TRYING to manipulate your wrists can. Of course you're the expert, I just struggle, but for me this is how it seems to work.
Invaluable insight and often overlooked. Thank you! 👏
It's so freeing to hear that what I've suspected for all these years is the right thing for me to do. Thanks for the confirmation.
Great stuff as always. It took me a long time to figure this out. I got so focused on turning the body for 'power'... the shoulder and hip movements are really just to allow the arms/wrists to get the maximum swing arch, and to position the hands and and properly to hit the ball square at impact. I love the one foot drill.... definitely my favorite to use when my body gets too involved to bring back the loose arm/wrist swing.
Fantastic vid through you and one another coach who works in a similar fashion by the way you guys are as rear as hens teeth, I have rediscovered my golf swing I used to be a very good player as a young guy but the hands in the swing was coached out of my game totally and I lost my game, discovering you has allowed me to rebuild my game and enjoy my golf. Cheers
That so much Bob. Wonderful thoughts Mike.
Wow, easiest explanation, right on target. No blah blah blah no tararadum... Just the info exactly needed. Thanks Mr Malaska.
In high school I had a bad foot and leg for a few weeks. I literally had to swing while being basically immobile with my body. The only things I had to work with was my hand and wrists. Let me just say that I hit it just as far with my irons and I hit it further with my driver. My thoughts were just that my shoulders, arms, and hands were like wet noodles. I wanted to feel the weight of the clubhead being swung and flung. It worked then and it works today.
I’m still fighting the old self-taught golf swing from GD magazines, but when I feel like I execute your teachings, it is effortless and easy on my back and body. My daughter is attending GCU and I aim to come see you for a private lesson. Cheers from Texas!
watched episode 2 first it was great iam a older golfer 63 lost a lot of distance this makes so much sense . thanks
Interesting. Never heard it put like that
Thanks for posting
This is 100% true. Swinging with soft relaxed arms/ hands gives effortlessly power. I'm a scratch golfer and tried it yesterday and hit bombs without trying harder. Check out a top south African junior golfer, Wilco Nienaber, who was no 1 world amateur. Hits it further than Bubba but looks like he's caressing the ball. He has tremendous hand speed using soft arms and hands.
Right on the money Mike. 👍
That's exactly what i was waiting for someone to say! I've always believed the hips as u say can ad a bit more but only if the sequence is right, but hands wrists and arms always seemed to be the answer for most of us who aren't pros. Thx so much for ur video.
Mike, so glad I found this video today. I’m battling a painful left hip (diagnosis pending) and was happy to see that good ball striking can still be had with a minimal of hip turn. Instead of being depressed I can be hopeful. It’s a great game and would love to continue playing as long as I can. Big thank you!
Mark I have similar physical issues. The traditional golf swing left me in pain. I have successfully adopted the Jim Venetos swing, which Mike practically demonstrated in this video. I can hit the ball well and still walk after a game. We don't all have to look like a PGA clone to enjoy playing the game.
instablaster.
Right to the point with good examples. Thank you
It makes sense, thanks for the great explanation,
Mike, i looked at a lot of your videos. I admire your cool sense of physics. I wish you would start again at the basics, teaching us about the hands and the clubface.. thank you Mike, very nice lessons
Brilliant as always
Absolute gold dust!
Dang. I've been loading my legs like crazy trying to get distance. My upper body is probably way too stiff. Very helpful video!
Took me very long to understand this. Thanks Mike telling everybody the truth about the golfswing.
Mike absolutely brilliant.
Lol. Always a worthwhile watch! Thank you for the lesson
Best teacher on the planet
Love your T-Rex impersonation. Love your channel mate, keep it up.
Excellent video - thank you
Excellent video!!!
Malaska and Bender are the two best teachers in golf, and they both teach that speed comes from the hands and arms, not the body.
I like this and thank you! Need to explore you site a little more but would love to see a video about the hinging of the wrists to expand on what you just talked about if you haven't already done one.
Fantastic video
Mike I remember watching you with the great Jim Flick, new sub here
Pushing forward on the downswing with the power of Hogan's 3 right hand and allowing my body to respond naturally is the absolute key. Thank you Mike for validating what I recently learned. That the golf swing is really simple; just as Ben Hogan said it was in the 50s on the Ed Sullivan Show
Brilliant !!!! 👏👏👏👍
superb explanation
Best teacher
Great video thanks
Fantastic explanation. Even I got the message..
Hi Mike, I hope we will see more summaries of your PGA Show presentations.
Hilarious!!! Great vid for the lesson on speed but mostly for the comedy!!!
So true. Way too much coaching these days on "big muscles"..."use the ground" ...."squat in the swing " etc etc. Those things may add an extra 5mph, but most pro's out there are still 11 stone soaking wet so they must be getting the majority of their power the way you describe.
Body just supporting the hands.
I live across from your club, but recognize you from the lesson on line. You are one of the few who really understand the principle of golf. Thanks
Excellent video! I'm looking forward to working on improving this technique to increase my clubhead speed, and subsequently distance with all of my clubs.
Great lesson Mike!! What are some good drills to work on proper lever system with hands, wrists, arms and shoulders? Thanks for all your excellent coaching here on TH-cam!! Please keep up the fantastic information sir. -Greg
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That’s sooo funny and absolutely correct. Love the video Mike.
Good juice my man.
Mike, thank you for your great lessons - I'm a big fan of these. I wish your Website would nearly react fast as your hands....
Lol
Guys a genius.
Great mike
I have changed my swing to be less “handsy” and more body/shoulder turn. The reason I changed was a more predictable flight pattern , less of a timing based swing. I have lost swing speed and notice carry distance has decreased with the driver and long irons. I set my levers on the back swing but I am not really focusing on unhinging. I do try and relax, I am going back to these drills….
The "bouncing the ball on the ground" example is interesting. I do agree that when you throw a ball downwards, you obviously just use your arms for power; however, if you want the ball to go forwards, like a baseball player or like in golf, aren't the hips a very important aspect for power?
If you haven't watched this one you might be interested. th-cam.com/video/hBPi4SQJidg/w-d-xo.html
Brilliant
Great video Mike! Have you done other videos covering the remainder of your presentations? Thanks Regards Ian Inverness Scotland
PS Have now managed to locate what I want to view!
Thanks
Another fantastic video. Your speaking truth to the people. Again fantastic!!
i guess i always knew this, ]ve been good at throwing things ... yet it didn't stop me from paying thru my nose for so many lessons of ''belt buckle to the ball , belt buckle to the target ... hips power the swing ...''
250 with that swing!! Not a prayer in England...where is he top of the world
Mike, firstly thank you!
I’ve got my swing down really well through stack & tilt system. BUT the videos you have put out on grip are truly awesome , immediately improved contact, no longer had a problem of my head moving off the ball, my ball flight which I thought was pretty good is Truley awesome now. My 56 degree which was my 80 yard club is now my 100yard club, added 60yards consistently to my driver😃. But the most amazing part of changing my grip is the effortless feeling it has produced
Thank you
thx👍
I played miserable golf for decades before this video series, trying the X factor, and a bunch of techniques you debunked. Played the best golf of my life now at 52 after working on incorporating this grip and wrist into my swing. Super reliable, rarely slice, longer drives, reliable irons. I actually like golf now. Been teaching my brothers and in 2 lessons got them ripping it.
Loved this every body told me use your body not ya arms thank you
Mike, I have a major problem of cutting across the golf ball. Whenever I try to feel like I am swinging more "to the right" or "inside out' I end up hitting way before the ball, so I think subconsciously I go over the top to avoid hitting behind the ball. (The swing thought/feel I am currently using is feeling the pivot just before my right leg, as you suggested)
Maybe another way to explain "speed" is thinking of the grip end of the club vs. the club head itself? The club head accelerates by making the grip END move in a very small semi-circle, very fast as opposed to "dragging" or holding on to the grip end trying to achieve lag. Much like a water skier being towed by a boat .... if the boat makes a tight circle the skier is whipped around and goes faster. If the boat makes a large circle, there is no whipping action and no acceleration is achieved. Not sure if that helps or not. It is the cocking and uncocking of the wrists that creates speed.
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Hi Mike, I saw it in your other video, using an alignment stick to increase speed drill. Is it more effective with Superspeed golf training aid? Thanks
Bob is 90s and flights 240 !!!
i drive 215 on good days and am half his age.
gotta take another look at hands and wrist as body swing stops improving for me.
I have to respectfully disagree with you on this topic. I believe your natural athleticism and above average hand/eye coordination developed through your baseball background allows you to swing effectively as demonstrated. I don’t believe the average golfer can limit their golf swings to freely swinging the arms without some body coordination.
Not so SIlver. An average golfer can use an arm only swing with a still lower body. See Jim Venetos gold academy for a full explanation.
I agree. It has more to do with superior forearm whippy strength, mostly inherited, as in throwing anything.
I agree with him coz I was using hip turn plus a lot of wrist play to propel the ball forward since the day I started golfing. But after 2 years of lockdown, I decided to change my swing to more hip turn and less wrist. The direction was good but i lost the distance and consistency. I am now neither here nor there, not until I re-tune my swing back to my old style.
Interesting. And sad that you can hit it 245 on one foot, but I can’t carry more than 220 using everything i got.
Hah, Mike I was messing with the hand wrist snap/fling action while sitting and my cat jumped up on the arm of my chair right at the snap/fling part. He agrees that lots of power comes from there. Now if he just don't poop in my shoes in retaliation. Great video, thanks.
I created my own swing theory. It would be cool to share it with someone. Do you use the modern ball flight laws, the D plane?
Mike, will you help us understand how that hand action is different than flipping it?
Flipping the club is when the back of your left wrist breaks down and cups. Mike's hands don't flip. His left wrist uncocks but his left wrist stays flat in line with the back of the forearm while the forearm ROTATES. To get this feel, put a golf glove on your left wrist and then slide a ruler down into the back of the glove, then feel how your left arm can rotate without the wrist cupping.
Mark, I was thinking the same. Check out this video from Malaska on flipping. i searched his channel and he has a few good videos on the topic. Goodluck! th-cam.com/video/hJiphQFXTZQ/w-d-xo.html
Mike can you expand on the swing transition. i here several theory's. i believe it is a feeling you must have to do it correctly.. you can,t see it.
I Can only do this slow ( the up hing after contact) how do you do it full speed, i feel like i'm forcing it up instead of it naturally rehinging.
Have a look at vids below. Been studying Mike Austin after 36 years playing. Ball speed 196mph at range and have clocked over 400 yards on golf course. 392 at range. That`s with a regular shaft and length club at 10 degrees, (I shattered my last 2 long drive clubs and my other spare!). I really need to compete and it seems the American Golf Long drive contest at my range was last played 2 years ago. Good video and explanation of swing speed....supple quickness and full coil the key. Hips on downswing more forward and left than sideways. Pulling down with right arm in a good swing will unlock a much better hit that`s for sure. Subscribed. Justin
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You say speed of the clubhead comes from relaxed hands wrists arms and shoulder with the hinge and re-hinge of the hands with respect to speed how does the core rotation and transfer of weight of the body affect speed and the golf swing thanks for your help kindly advise Jack
Best overall teacher. I still like to throw the club from the top, and with turning my body, I feel like I'm casting but with good timing I can generate more club head speed
Sort of like the Mike Austin way, who could hit it over 400yds when he was in his 70's.
@@wally6193 exactly. I got that from Steve Pratt's videos on TH-cam. However there was one video where he started talking about increasing speed with the body. I questioned him about this as it opposed his other videos where he stated the throwing action from the top generated more club head speed, which actually helped me go from 95 mph with effort to 105-110 with less effort. He didn't respond to my comment, but responded to everyone else's. Seems like he's just trying to make videos to get views, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Malaska obviously proved the body just goes along for the ride. I listened to Paul Wilson, but he is big on the body bring active and the arms being passive, which is completely wrong
@@bitario723 I figured it was from someone pushing Mike's swing. Yes I've seen Steve's website and videos, it doesn't really appear that he does much on the teaching front, maybe it's just me. Yeah maybe he just like the views so he can get his cake, ha-ha.
Paul Wilson pushes the wrist turn over/snap or whatever he wants to call it. To me it's cause for too much timing which doesn't always work out all the time.
It just seems like everyone has their own angle on the golf swing teaching circuit. I prefer Mike Austin's approach or Chuck Quinton(Rotaryswing) or Peter Thompson's teachings. At least these guys teach a swing that won't kill your back in the long run.
@@wally6193 I'll check them out, thanks. Good luck this season.
@@bitario723 Yes it's worth checking those other guys out. And Peter actually answered an email I sent him, but he's old school and he's been teaching for about 50 years. You have a great season too.
I want to learn more on how to use the wrist and arms, please elaborate
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Mike thanks for all the good info. I’d like to hear your 2cents on this “so called” distance issue or bifurcation the USGA is talking about. Thanks!
By the way I think it’s silly as of right now, Matt Kuchar is 20th in world ranking with 279 driving average.
Thanks
Couldn't agree more especially when you see golfers hit the ball 250 yards off their knees.
#MikeMalaska I am with you on this but why do you think that so many golf teachers keep telling us the speed comes from the body and the feet on the ground - in short why do you all disagree?
I watch all your videos Mike, and respect everything you do and have done, but I must say you have dropped the ball on this one; no pun intended. I recently discovered the use of my core more efficiently in the golf swing and the difference is incredible. When done properly, a catapult effect is created where swing speed could increase dramatically. Sorry to rain on your parade but I am living proof that it works. Like you said, there are different ways to create speed, but where you are wrong is your suggestion that it is minimal. If done properly you can easily increase speed by 10 mph. I admit that arms are huge, but without the core there is a missing link. Actually I am surprised you are dismissing the connection. The move? It’s almost impossible to explain so I’ll keep it to myself. Many tubers are presently trying to explain it in their videos.
Mike is correct and so are you. You stated you learned how to correctly use your core muscles. Yes more distance is possible. Maybe you were using your core wrong? Hint for you... your core muscles must support not hinder your swing. Sam Sneed stated he felt oily. Stay loose never tense, that is what Mike is trying to convey to all the hard tense body only golfers. So your correct and Mike is correct.
Robert Thomas I appreciate your insight but actually what I am saying is that Mike says the core is not a major factor. I believe it is if done properly. If you watch the modern golf swing as in Rory, Rahm, etc. there is a difference in the way they control their golf swings. This is not an easy thing to learn, and once you do get it you will understand how much different it actually is. I don’t want to get into a big debate over this. I just didn’t appreciate the sarcastic nature in which Mike dismisses the core in the golf swing. There is nothing wrong with the way he does it and there is nothing wrong with the way I do it. FYI I was a long hitter before discovering this move and I am a plus player. It wasn’t that I was doing anything particularly wrong before, I just find this much easier to control. It may not be good for you. I always say, especially in golf, to each his own. I have gained approximately 10 yards with every club, have better control and balance. My numbers are a little above the average on the pga tour. There was a lot of hard work involved getting to where I am and I am a lot older than you might think. But this gain is directly from this move. I can swing the club efficiently my old way too, just shorter. Thanks
@@nelsonjames1272 core is for stability and consistency factor. Also not to mention to create a stable platform for the whip of the hands to create speed.
What mike is saying is that only core isnt the best way to increase speed as it gets thrown around a lot these days. Hell even I teach it. But the reach I teach it is to bring good delivery into the impact. Once u understand how that works then it's all about the hands to let it fly..
@@nelsonjames1272 also you're a plus handicapper who probably already has a lot of hand action. Hes probably not setting the sights for players like you.
ToraxReborn probably true.
Never thought about showing it like that ,another way is snapping a towel no wrists no snap therefore no speed
I agree with what you are saying and I've been fighting this my whole life as well with listening to coaches and books, BUT when you show us your swing facing the camera, it still looks like you are crossing over your right hand OVER the left at contact. Is this an illusion? Or am I not understanding what you are saying?
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We need only to be explained About the positive swing technique please thank you
how does one maintin soft hands and relxed arms and still hold on to the club, develop direction?
Very good question. Mike?!
the problem is , if you start using wrists more , it leads to inconsistency in your shots because you have to rely on immaculate timing
Mike, at the beginning of the year you said that you were going to comb the TH-cam’s for anything new or innovative. Could you comment on the teaching of George Gankas? He has Matt Wolfe, Sung Kang, Danny Lee, and Adam Scott amongst others in his stable. It’s hard to argue with the results of his golfers. What do you say?
As a amateur looking to improve my game and doing hours of research i have something to say to this excellent question
1. Teaching golf is complicated.
2. New age teachers like Garkas further complicate it by making us golfers act like contortion artists.
3. Bob Toski whose philosophy Mike teaches talks about hands swinging the body. This is the most profound insight I have heard from a professional golf teacher. Body rotates as a result and not as a cause.
So just because a new teacher teaches a professional it may not validate him or her. Time.will.tell of these professionals sustain...and besides we dont know the insights.
i doubt any of those went 240-260 in the air. besides, isn't he hitting these downhill?
I think the overuse of body movement also can lead to back pain.
Mike is not accurate about the core relation to the hand speed...you are generating force through the ground and as it comes up through your kinetic chain, you are pulling through your abdomen in order to generate the extra force through your arms...you may not be MOVING as much in those areas, but the obliques and core have an ENORMOUS connection to hand and arm speed...hands, wrists, and arms have the speed generated up through the ground, and transferred through the obliques up through the shoulders and finally out through the hands and wrists and fingers,
Simple take a 10 pound medicine ball above your head and try to throw it as hard as you can into the ground...your arm speed will be entirely limited by leg drive and core stabilization
I understand what he is getting at, but the kinetic chain and tension through the core is directly related to this speed...if you're throwing a baseball 90+ mph or swinging 145+, the majority of the speed comes from arm, wrist, and hand speed, but in order to generate the force necessary to create such speed, you have to have tremendous leg drive, core connection, and overall body power...same thing with the golf swing, just on a different plane
John Browning you try doing that when you are 70 with 2 new knees. You have to let the body follow the arms.
Well, of course you won't feel your core when you throw a ball if you don't have core strength or have a big belly bulging out of your shirt. Then you end up using only your arms or your back alone to generate speed, which is infinitely weaker and a recipe for injury. The stronger your core is, the more you feel it working when you do any basic athletic or strength movements. I feel my core when I stand up and when I walk. If your core is weak or you've never exercised it, you probably have no idea what I'm talking about.
I neglected exercising my core all my young life. I could never do many pull-ups, couldn't keep my balance on one foot, had horrible posture and persistent lower back pain. Once I got my core strengthened, all that changed. People ask me how I do so many pull-ups and when I tell them it's because my core is strong they want to argue with me--"No, it's actually your back and arm muscles you're using," they tell me. Yes, but everything begins first with my core. The core stabilizes your body's movements and takes the stress off the rest of your muscles. If you have a strong core, I can almost guarantee you won't have back problems, you'll have better posture, and you'll be stronger and faster with every movement you do. Look up the meaning of the word "core" in the dictionary and see if that helps you understand what I'm talking about.
Cool story. Bob Toski is in his 90s and hits it further than 99% of the world. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t work on his “core.” Ever seen JB Holmes hit 320 off his knees with just his arms? Watch that episode and tell me if core has much of anything to do with distance.
Maintaining a healthy body is important no matter what we do. But in the meantime a good game of golf lifts our spirits.
Mike conceptualization of golf is perfect for me. Thank you Mike
As a physical therapist, I agree the core is important bc it provides stability for everything else to move about it. However, you do generate most of your clubhead speed with your arms and hands.
bitario723 absolutely Ben Hogan said he wished he had 3 right hands on his downswing and on his best days he did.
As human beings our primitive mind can either detect a push or pull from either side of our body; never both. This actually works great for us in our golf swing that even Mike never spoke about. This is to say that everything must move together in our symmetrical body. So that as we perceive our takeaway pushing back with our lead hand and left side of our body; the right side of our body is pulling back the golf swing with equal power and force; unknowingly to us.
At the top of our downswing by pushing forward with the power of three right hands we know that an automatic and yet silent equal reaction will cause out lead hand and lead side of our body to pull forward to the full completion of our swing. As Mike often says our hands and fingers; if we correctly place them on the grip of the club; communicates silently to the rest of our body.
Believe me our hands when used correctly and paradoxically (push/pull) are the key to a successful golf swing. And remember to never deliberately roll over the hands or try to scoop up the ball off the ground with the hands working separately from the rest of the body. Hope this helped. Cheers