Why the Inside Takeaway is the Best Way to Go - Pros Have Been Doing This For Years!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2023
- The moment I changed to an inside takeaway my entire golf game improved. Here's why you should you swing the golf club inside instead of straight back. Common golf instruction tells us to avoid swinging the club inside. Swinging straight back causes a few ball striking issues. It robs your body of power in the swing. It causes your shoulders to stop turning. It forces you to drop the club in the slot. All of these things require considerable timing to play well. Swinging the club inside simplifies the golf swing greatly. For one, it allows your shoulders to turn more, greatly increasing your power. Second, it allows you to swing the club on a shallower plane so you don't have to drop the club in the slot. Third, you can control the face better for straighter shots. It's no secret why professional golfers swing the club inside - it makes the golf swing easier and more powerful.
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Thank you Tom! Started hitting draws again. What I find interesting is remembering in one of your videos, you stated the club face is / may be open at impact but coming from the inside will hit draws. The Sim software I was using showed this as well as the actual face angle and club path. Kinda a wish you were here in Canada. We need Pros like you!
Tom, I have been following you for about 2 years now, but have to confess that I have been cheating on you for a while now. I got a lot better watching your videos, but thought I needed more so I started watching other people’s video lessons. My game steadily got worse and worse and I couldn’t understand why. My wife finally told me that I needed to just go back to basic Saguto Golf. Well, I did just that and my game is recovering. I should have just stayed with your program and I could have avoided all the frustration. 😢
LOL! I appreciate your "confession"........
Seriously, we must be careful when navigating the muddied, overly-complicated, oft-conflicting realm of golf instruction. It's best to commit to a system - whether it be this body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance method or another - put your blinders on, and stick to it.
Now, for your penance you must tell your wife that Tom says she is very intelligent and that from this day forward you will always listen to her. She in turn - being of obvious superior intellect - will clearly understand that a membership in the SagutoGolf online school will serve to fortify her impeccable advice and is in fact the most appropriate Christmas gift to save her husband from his wandering ways. She'll do this because she is well aware of the fact that thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. She also is acutely familiar with the mathematical relationship expressed as follows:
Happy Golf = Happy Husband
Happy Husband = Happy Life
Happy Life = Happy Wife
Therefore: Happy Golf = Happy Wife
Thus your membership is actually a selfish gift to herself, but then again she already knows that.
I absolve you of your swing instruction adultery. Go forth and cheat no more. 😎
Tom
LOL…that’s awesome
Tom, last week before I got back to working on basic Saguto Golf, I shot a miserable 90 and was frustrated. Of course after my wife gave me her excellent advice, I practiced all week using what you have been teaching. I really have boiled it down to one swing thought. (this is the truth) I picture your swing in my mind, take a practice swing, then hit the ball. Today, I shot 79.
@@SagutoGolf😂 brilliant Tom
Alright Tom, Stop writing your own comments pretending to be a follower. 😂 lol. “Just Kidding”.
Kudos to you. 👍😉
I wish I had seen this video 6 months ago. I think all of the straight takeaway, outside-in advice sent me down a path of getting way too steep and I was hooking the ball and getting very weak, inconsistent contact. I pretty much figured out these problems recently on my own, but having some additional confirmation is nice to see. With any advice, focusing too much on a single swing thought can lead to trouble. I can definitely see inside takeaway thoughts leading to using too much arms and less body/shoulders. I still need to make sure I keep my arms in front of my chest and rotate. Thanks for the videos. My swing is coming along nicely now.
I'm glad to learn of your progress, Tim!
The swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. The feeling of "straight back" can easily pull the golfer off of that preestablished geometry right from the start, and from there precise compensatory actions are necessary if there is any hope of returning the clubface to the ball on the proper path time after time. So rather than have to rely on precisely "dropping it in the slot" the exact amount each and every swing, why not just put in the slot from the start and just keep it there?!
We create depth in this swing, and that enables us to fully engage the shoulders and harness the tremendous power of swinging on an inclined arc courtesy of the seemingly effortless force known as "angular momentum" - where physics and geometry collide.
While there are certainly other videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for sharing your experience and keep up the great work!
Tom
This is true, Thank man! Now i can hit my iron with divot after the ball. 🚀
Fabulous!! I appreciate knowing that this video resonated with you, and I am very glad to learn that the instructional details contained therein are performing well for you!
Thanks for sharing your crispy striking improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
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I am just getting back into golf after a hiatus of about 10 years. I wasn’t very good even at my best then. Now, after about a week I am striking the ball much better and hitting it straighter and longer than ever before. I am following your advice and it’s working. Of course after only a week I still hit bad shots but I am getting more consistent.
A guy on the range must have seen one of my bad one’s and came over to share his advice. His advice you got to get your club much higher. Don’t take it around your body. Lift it higher.
I laughed inside and thanked him so he’d go away and continue to practice based on your instruction.
LOL! The well-intentioned swing wreckers are always lurking out there, just waiting for the opportunity to strike...😆
Anyway, welcome back to this greatest of games! I'm very glad to know that my instruction is resonating with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into practice.
Thanks so much for sharing your ball striking improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
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@SagutoGolf had to come back to this video today. Been using the weight forward approach for a while now and it's a lifesaver! Hit a few that seemed off and cutty and realized my hands were getting too high thus getting disconnected. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge to everyone
You are a GENIUS!! I was just thinking this same move, with my pitch and chips and good damn it works for all shots...I always took it straight back, I was terribly inconsistent... golf is fun again and I'm competing !!
Awesome!! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you and carried through your entire bag; excellent job figuring that out and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and enjoyment, and keep up the fantastic work!! 💪💪
Tom
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You really take the most logical and comprehensible approach to golf and break it down so easily that it really is a simple "ah-ha" moment every time I watch any of your videos. Thank you!
Thanks Steve - I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm very glad to know that my lesson content and teaching style are resonating with you and providing clarity and simplicity in the muddied, overly complicated, oft-conflicting realm of golf instruction!!
Tom
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Thanks Tom. I really enjoy your fun style and practical teaching
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, David, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and "lesson and a show" teaching style are resonating with you!!
Tom
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Most effective explanation of the golf swing on TH-cam the game of golf is changing I see it at the range low hands staying connected firing at the ball simple thanks for all you do Tom it's helped me and many others
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, Shane, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content for this fantastic swing system is resonating with you!!
Thanks so much for sharing your ball striking improvement as well as your observations of others, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
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I like the simplicity! Watching too many videos can really take a toll on my swing. Definitely going to try this today and just focus on taking the club inside and not too much hand manipulation and hip rotation.
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
With regard to watching different videos from different sources, please be careful in navigating the muddied, overly-complicated, oft-conflicting realm of golf instruction. That is not a dig against any other teachers out there. It's simply best to commit to a system - whether it be this body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance method or another - put your blinders on, and stick to it. And if the system I teach appeals to you or at the very least stokes your curiosity, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks again for your message, and I hope this lesson performs well when you give it a try today!!
Tom
Great stuff here, and there really is this authentic anecdote to your approach to the game and teaching that is appealing- Just earlier this year, I was really struggling with this same flawed idea of having to take the club straight back/on the outside. Great to see this. I’ll just leave it at this- In my experience good, solid, sound instruction is hard to come by. What may work for someone may not for someone else and it’s just good to keep an open mind. From a fellow PGA Pro, this was refreshing. So thank you. 👍🏼⛳️
I sincerely appreciate your kind words and professional validation, Kevin, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
To your point, I do try my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. However, no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the desired positions, motions, and ball striking results. The lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
Thank you again - I'm very glad to know that this video helped you to get beyond that misguided "straight back" notion!
Tom
This video helped me and my son immensely! Just this simple video changed everything in our ball flight and the confidence to swing the club in! Thanks a million Tom!
Awesome!! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you and your son; excellent job incorporating it into your swings.
Thanks so much for sharing your ball striking improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
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I love your videos. Everything you say and do makes total sense. Thanks for your help.
Thanks so much! I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I think you will really like my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Can totally relate. It helps so much also to create the early feeling of creating (hip) room for the swing back
I’m glad this lesson resonated with you!
And yes - it absolutely does engage the hips and shoulders down immediately and gets them working on their proper planes.
Thanks for your message!
Tom
Jackie Burke talked about an in-and-up backswing.
Thanks - I appreciate your validating this with a tip from one of the game's greats, and may Mr. Burke rest in peace.
Tom
@sagutogolf Tom YOU FREAKIN’ ROCK DUDE!
LOL! I appreciate that, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
Thanks for your support!!
Tom
Yep, have been following your advice in doing this takeaway and works simply for my swing. Also do the k stance that you teach. Thanks for the tips and coaching. Cheers 😉
Awesome! I'm very glad to know that my instruction is resonating with you, Kevin; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Love it sir - every golfer should watch this ❤
Thanks - I appreciate that!!
TS
This makes more sense to me than anything I've ever been taught or tried regarding the takeaway.. My best golf coach didn't care if I did an early set (wrist hinge) or not but wanted the shoulders to turn the arms and club back without a need to worry about shallowing on the downswing. As I hit 70 years of age now, it makes even more sense in regards to my reducing flexibility and strength. I haven't hit a 250 + yard drive in several years until I worked on this and it immediately led to my first birdie putt of the day.. Now I just have to drill it in as a habit without thinking about it. Thank you!
That's fantastic, Craig! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play. 💪💪
By the way, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that a significant percentage of my online school members are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, arthritis, and joint replacements - and they are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement, seemingly effortless power, and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them. It all begins with a proper setup which provides for a free-flowing motion. Upon that good foundation a repeatable swing which produces consistently crispy impact can be built.
Have you looked into the comprehensive, sequential learning platform of the online school yet? That's where - among many other courses and lessons covering various aspects of the game - you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
You don't need the flexibility of a Romanian gymnast - or even of this far less pliable golf instructor - to execute this swing, experience great ball striking, and reclaim - or even exceed - yardages from years past. I hope you'll give the school some thought.
Thanks so much for your message and for sharing your improvement, and keep up the great work!
Tom
It would be awesome to see you post videos of you playing a full round of golf while you talk us through your mindset and whatnot
Here is a 9-Hole Course Vlog from a couple of years ago: th-cam.com/video/YLVhf0VdWSw/w-d-xo.html
And here is an on-course video in which I'm teaching a specific swing element while playing a few holes: th-cam.com/video/W6qVE7OPkf8/w-d-xo.html
Tom
Great video, again, thank you Tom !
Thanks Mauri - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Tom
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Another piece of the puzzle coach. Always GOOD stuff. Be good-Russ
Thanks Russ! It's all that misguided or misunderstood swing "advice" that has created the unnecessary "puzzle". It just doesn't need to be that difficult!!
Tom
Great lesson, this is what will really change my game!
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Tony, and I hope it performs to your game-changing expectations when you put it into practice!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I think you will really like my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Tom, I’ve started doing this over the past month after watching some of you videos and I am have gotten good and consistent results. It has certainly stopped my swaying back at the start of the backswing. I’m still having an issue with starting the downswing with my hands, but even that is far less frequent. Thank you for your videos!
Fantastic! I'm very glad to know that my instruction is resonating with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner, and it may also help you in your efforts to overcome that handsy downswing initiating move. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
agreed.... struggle at times being consistent with an inside swing.... however, definitely see and feel the results of an almost effortless simplified power swing . 👍
I'm glad to know that this lesson vide resonated with you!
With regard to those struggles, it can help to remember that the swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. The feeling of "straight back" can easily pull the golfer off of that preestablished geometry right from the start, and from there precise compensatory actions are necessary if there is any hope of returning the clubface to the ball on the proper path time after time.
Here are some lessons related to this:
- th-cam.com/video/LgYdC-g8DAY/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/1gzcyrJ_yBw/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/WxDD63quyk8/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/ylVWSenTtOw/w-d-xo.html
We create depth in this swing, and that enables us to fully engage the shoulders and harness the power of swinging on a circle through a seemingly effortless force known as "angular momentum".
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
This literally got rid of my hook in the first swing. Better contact and more distance. Thank you!
Awesome!! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Chad; excellent job incorporating it into your swing so quickly. Thanks so much for sharing your hook-busting improvement and keep up the great work!!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Another brilliant video Tom.
Thanks Steve - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Tom
Great takeaway tips
Thanks Lenard!!
Great teaching, this makes it simple!😊
Thanks Scott - I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
Tom
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I totally agree with you on your premise Tom! Since I started swinging on an incline circle which in turn produces an arc type swing, I have being getting more "ZIP" out of my shots! What I'm trying to accomplish is to "mimic" your recommended movements in this video. This "vertical type swing" definitely has been a change from what I have been doing for the past number of years! Thank You Tom! Your videos have helped me a lot! Let's keep working on bringing my handicap down!
Thanks John - I'm glad you enjoyed this lesson and I'm thrilled for your continued improvement!!
Keep on zipping it!! 💪💪
Tom
I was a straight back swinger all my life and became armsy and no shoulder t turn.- I’m a better player taking the club inside.But you can get flat if you are not careful
Get a right arm fold at just above hip level and your flat problem is solved!!!@@simonrussell1444
I discovered this on my own last month and have shot under my handicap ever since and enjoying the game a lot more.
Awesome job figuring that out, Doug, and thanks for validating this lesson with your experience and success!
Keep up the great work! 💪💪
Tom
this is absolute facts. just recently adopted this takeaway/swing plane and ive been puring my irons more than ever with the added bonus being more distance.
That's fantastic!! I'm very glad to know that this takeaway lesson resonated with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing. Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
I hit the range today after watching this video yesterday. I'm in New York so it's cold. I was hitting the ball a touch further but the flight from the compression was insane. The ball was hopping off the face in the cold with less effort through my swing. I can't wait to continue working on this!
Awesome!! There's nothing like that feeling of crispy compression, right?? And I admire your dedication since it's cold all the way down here in SC so I can't imagine the temps up in NY... 😬
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for sharing your ball striking improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Wauw... really enjoying your content but this video is really an eyeopener for me because I was striking well the ball but also losing a lot of distance. And this new takeaway is easy to change instead of other bad habits of me 😁. BR Peter from Belgium
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Peter, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Keep up the great work!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf/ If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I've been off for two years. I told my nephews they need to watch this and teach me to help play better. (trust me, this helps all involved) LOL Saggy, you motivate me to play better with simplicity!! The 10" between my ears is killing me!! ) yes I have a fat head!
LOL! The golf swing is indeed overly complicated in particular by one part of the human body - the brain and all the swing nonsense and misguided instruction it has been fed. Garbage in, garbage out; and countless golf swings have sadly been trashed as a result.... 😎
Thanks for turning your nephews on to SagutoGolf without them knowing it, Alan!
TS
Discovered this for myself just this last summer and never looked back once the penny dropped. Had been following the 'straight back' method for a long time before that with hugely inconsistent results. I now see the 'inside takeaway' gathering momentum amongst tour players. Much more solid ball striking from this technique and a lot easier to execute and repeat. 👌
Nice job figuring this out on your own, Hugh!
This body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance swing system is rooted in physics, geometry, and human physiology, and it is modeled on empirical observations of the game's most prolific ball strikers. As such it does not discriminate by age or ability - from kids to seniors and everyone in between, inclusive of the best players in the world. Indeed, watch any Tour event on TV and you'll see a significant number of players executing these motions, a fact corroborated by just how many of them have a very centered swing with the lead knee flexing and the trail leg straightening during the backswing, their lead arms on or very close to their tilted shoulder planes, and their hands deep behind their trail shoulder at the top.
Compare and contrast that with the sad reality that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well).
Thanks for your validating remarks and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I think you will really like my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Have you developed right knee issues with this method?
I had this awesome Eureka moment yesterday! OMG! I had amazing power and felt like I could crank my driver 300.
ALSO, for the first time ever my divots were LASER STRAIGHT and so was my ball flight! EUREKA! 🎉
That's fabulous, Tristan!! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing.
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Awesome! One piece so much easier than 7 movements. Thanks.
Indeed it is, Carl! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Thanks for your message!
Tom
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Tom, your content is excellent and right-on about the takeaway! A friend referred me to watch you and here's my story:
I grew up in the 70s, with the straight back takeaway and was a 3 handicap. However, I was a Range Rat for many years. Took a 15 year, golf layoff and picked up the clubs thinking I'd have something like my old game back with a few months range work. Total frustration for a year-and-a-half followed, working on everything but a more inside takeaway, beause I grew up playing the straight-back and found the slot on my downswing. I had a very slight over-the-top move, that unless my timing was good, I had no idea if I was going to pull or slice, wildly.
I sought out old Bobby Jones instructional videos and he was incredible and the instruction is timeless! His description of the takeaway is exactly as you describe, Tom! The emphasis Jones placed on that inside takeaway as a major key to his "leisurely swing" with power and on line, had me grudgingly try to incorporate it.
Well, it's worked the magic and I finally am seeing the improvement in target consistency skyrocket with added power.
I fought the change to a more inside takeaway (as you described yourself), thinking it would flatten the swing leading to duck-hook everything!
Interesting that Jones, and many great ball strikers of all time have a slightly cupped wrist at the top, but get back on plane, in the slot on the down swing, because of the foundation, inside takeaway with that trail arm connected longer to the body.
Thank you, Tom! You have great content and keep up the great work!
Thanks so much sharing your "reluctant" transition to the inside takeaway, Rich. I sincerely appreciate your validating this lesson with your experience, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content in general is resonating with you!!
Yes - many golfers are under the (mis)impression that this is a "flat" swing and that the resulting path is going to create big sweeping hooks all day long. However, consider that the ideal downswing path is the ideal downswing path, regardless of whether one lifts the club up and must then "drop it in the slot" or - as taught here - they just put it in that slot from the start!
Rather than "flat" this is simply a one-plane motion, meaning that there is no independent, disconnected lifting of the arms and hands as you would see in a two-plane move. Instead, by properly maintaining our connections the arms, hands, and club are "elevated" as a result of the tilting, turning, and extending motions while the lead arm crosses the chest 45 degrees. So yes - while the "feel" may be hip-high, in actuality by turning our shoulders on that inclined plane and maintaining our relationship with the ball we achieve that classic look and very powerful position at the top displayed by so many great Tour players of yesterday and today!
Thanks again for your message and keep up the great work!
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
@@SagutoGolf, Very appreciative for your thoughtful message and I'll check out your material! And yes, totally agree it's not a flat-swing you're instructing, just on plane correctly from the beginning (just had to undo my old-taught and pre-conceived ideas). I never realized how flawed my old swing was, but had spent so much time on the range in my youth, making those many moving parts work for me and could execute it back then. What you're instructing is so much easier to replicate, with far less movement- one doesn't need to be a Range Rat to execute it consistently.
Thanking You very much 😉
You are most welcome, Kevin - I'm glad it helped!
Tom
Inside takeaway is definitely where it's at. The golf swing is on an arc and the club really has more pop to it when it goes inside versus straight back. Like you also said, easier on the body too. Glad you're bringing awareness of this highly overlooked concept. Hit em good and merry Christmas!
I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Jesse, and I sincerely appreciate your validating remarks!!
Thanks for your support, and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!!
Tom
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Honestly "inside takeaway" seems like it actually keeps the clubhead outside my hands...it feels like it's inside but think about it...I'd your hands are going behind your hip right away, how could the club possibly be massively inside that...this video fixed so many faults of mine...hands in=good
@johnsmith42688 definitely agree. Feel vs real are entirely two different things
This reminds me of Mike Weir's comment in the stack and tilt book. He described changing his waggle from moving the club straight back to starting the club back inside the line.
Yep - exactly!
Great vid.
Thanks - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Tom
that's how my last coach taught me tom straight back when i hit it nice yeah it felt good but i found it was timing reliant and it made my lower back very sore since i swapped to the way you have said the pains gone and its so much more consistent
I'm very glad to learn of your improvement, Rob!!
This powerful, low-maintenance, body-friendly swing system is designed to provide a lifetime of blissful ball striking up to and including at the game's most elite levels. Thanks so much for your support in sharing your pain-free success with it and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
Hi Tom, not controversial at all. Glad you posted this. I also was originally taught the straight back and could hit it straight, with distance when I was playing each afternoon whilst still in high school. As soon as I went to playing just once a week during my uni days an inconsistent slice entered my game (30 plus years ago). Until I had a few lessons from an Auntie who was playing on the US LPGA Tour. She showed me how get rid of my slice “with an inside takeaway”. Whilst I did go backwards , from memory it just felt weird, different and I wasn’t convinced. Just had to trust someone who was obviously a better golfer than I was and stick to it. It not only got rid of my slice and increase distance, it was also easier. Great video, thanks Tom.
I sincerely appreciate that, Marcus, and thanks so much for sharing your personal experience and further validating this point!!
"In to Win"!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf Absolutely! If you have other videos that perhaps are deemed as unorthodox then I’d love to watch them. Your approach and tips are second to none in my humble opinion.
Great video, Tom! I am making better contact with the ball, than ever before. However, as I have been trying to just focus on using the shoulders to bring the club back, I am beginning to pull the ball. Not starting right with a draw - Definitely starting left of the target line…
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
It's important to know why the ball is behaving a particular way in order to reverse engineer the cause. The ball is simply responding to the flight plan assigned to it by the clubface at impact. Clubface relative to target line is the primary influencer of the ball's starting line and face relative to path determines direction and degree of curvature. So in the case of a pull, the face is closed to the target line at impact. There are various possible causes for this, including the face being too shut at address, a grip that is too strong, a ball position that is too far forward, a downswing path that is approaching the ball from the outside, flipping/rolling the hands through the zone and more. By the way, always begin with the setup - in this case the first three possibilities - prior to diving into a swing intervention. For example, a golfer may have previously deployed a closed clubface at address and/or a strong grip to compensate for a slice due to a steep downswing path. If the path has been corrected, then these same conditions can certainly result in pulled shots.
I hope that helps!
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
The reason why (in my opinion) many golfers take the club straight back is that's what they were taught and then simply don't question what they were taught because they don't know any different. I think things are changing though in the golf instruction world as a whole that taking the club back on plane (or inside) is the way to go. There are some holdouts for the old method, but I think they will be fewer with each passing year.
I have a similar story to yours Tom. My dad taught me "lift and shift" and it produced very short shots and a massive banana slice. When I came back to golf after a twenty-year break during the pandemic, I stumbled across your channel in my TH-cam feed. The rest, as they say, is history. I went from a 30 handicap to a 15 handicap in two seasons of outdoor play. The first time in my life I hit a drive OVER 300 yards, usually 250 plus with fifty percent of fairways hit in a round.
When I'm on the public courses with random strangers I get paired up with if they comment on my game, I very briefly mention my amazing swing coach Tom Saguto and his TH-cam channel and online golf school. Or I might say "I'm just stacking and tilting." And then they say, "what's that?" Good times 😁
LOL! That's awesome!!
Indeed, this body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance swing system is rooted in physics, geometry, and human physiology, and it is modeled on empirical observations of the game's most prolific ball strikers. As such it does not discriminate by age or ability - from kids to seniors and everyone in between, inclusive of the best players in the world. In fact, watch any Tour event on TV and you'll see a significant number of players executing these motions, a fact corroborated by just how many of them have a very centered swing with the lead knee flexing and the trail leg straightening during the backswing, their lead arms on or very close to their tilted shoulder planes, and their hands deep behind their trail shoulder at the top. Then compare and contrast that with the sad reality that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well).
Thanks so much for your support in sharing your dramatic improvement and for referring others to SagutoGolf, and keep up the fabulous work!! 💪
Tom
Thanks. Great theory I’ve been feeling like I’m swinging an axe trying to go straight back. Feels much more natural.
I appreciate that, and I'm glad to know that this concept resonated with you!
Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Great video 👍
Thanks! I'm very glad to know that this lesson video resonated with you!
Tom
PS: By the way, since you are liking my channel's content, I think you will really enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Love this, Tom! In my mind I am shooting in the low 70s with this swing thought. Unfortunately it's december so I can't play proper golf until April here in Sweden. We'll find out
I am glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Mattias, and I really like where your mind is going with it!.... 😎
Keep warm up there and have a wonderful Christmas!!
Tom
Well, that was the first lesson in the first golf book ever written, by Willie Park. He tells us that "in the backswing the club describes a circle". Hogan paraphrased Willie Park jnr when he said that the club "describes an arc" in Power Golf. The left hand is on top of the club at at address and if it is not on top of the club when the club is parallel to the target line the clubface is shut.
Yes, Yes, and Yes! Plain and simple it's all physics and geometry, and these are the pillars of unchanging truths upon which this swing system is based!
Totally agree. I hit it straight by straight take away but lacking power. By taking it inside, my trail shoulder is more involved and connected.
I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Greg!
Yes - the hands-in component enables you to fully engage the shoulders and access the tremendous stored power source known as angular momentum. Remember back in the day when nearly every football kicker used to approach the ball straight on? (I don't, but my dad tells me about it...) They don't do that anymore, and it's not because they're all converted soccer players. It's been proven through physics and geometry that the angular approach produces far greater force, and as a result in the modern game field goals of 50+ yards are routine now.
Thanks for your message and keep up the great work!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I think you will really like my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
I love your videos. I am currently a 35 handicap (haven’t played a round since getting into your videos). This video plus a few reels have totally changed my swing. I went from topping 95% of my swings and that’s driver and irons. I just went to the range and cut it to maybe 20% tops and I can now feel what I’m doing wrong. I have begun to hook a lot of my shots now unfortunately. Maybe I’m coming to much from underneath now instead of over the top? Who knows but I truly appreciate you.
I am thrilled to learn of your ball striking improvement and sincerely appreciate your kind words regarding my lesson content!!
With regard to those hooks, if you'd really like to get on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, sequential platform, please consider my online school. It will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The school is where you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish, along with diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
Thanks again for sharing your progress and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Don - I sincerely appreciate your generous support and I am very glad to know that you are enjoying my channel's content!!
Tom
I was taught straight back and up and then shallowed the club and it worked...2 hip operations and less ability to rotate has made me question this method and I have started the takeaway "inside" naturally to see if it makes a difference so early days. Jackie Burke, like you, says the swing is a circle which means you should go back on the inside. It feels better and connected. Enjoying your videos and explanations.
I commend you on your ability to coordinate that "shift, lift, and drop" action and achieve consistency, Alistair. Very impressive athleticism!
Indeed, the swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. We create depth in this swing, and that enables us to fully engage the shoulders and harness the power of swinging on a circle through a seemingly effortless force known as "angular momentum". Beyond that, we don't have to precisely "drop it in the slot" each and every swing if we just put it there to begin with, right? 😎
By the way, given your hip issues, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that a significant percentage of my online school members are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, arthritis, and joint replacements - and they are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement, seemingly effortless power, and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them. It all begins with a proper setup which provides for a free-flowing motion. Upon that good foundation a repeatable swing which produces consistently crispy impact can be built.
For a good starting point, here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
You don't need the flexibility of a Romanian gymnast - or even of this far less pliable golf instructor - to execute this swing, experience crispy ball striking, and reclaim - or even exceed - yardages from years past. Once you've had a chance to digest the preliminary information and experience favorable results, I hope you'll consider the online school as a means to get on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, sequential platform and taking your game to the next level. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
Thanks for your message and have fun out there!
Tom
My new swing doctor is moving me to this and it works. It moves me into a wrist lag too. All of this gives you simple, easy power and I just turned 63! My right knee injury made me think I had to move more straight back "feel" to save my knee. However it did the opposite and caused back issues to. Effortless power is the result of what you are teaching...great job of explaining this to the masses!
Nice job, Brian!! And yes - that sensation of "effortless power" is courtesy of the tremendous force known an "angular momentum", where physics and geometry collide.
With regard to that knee injury, you may be interested to know that a significant percentage of my online school members are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, arthritis, and joint replacements - and they are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement, seemingly effortless power, and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them. It all begins with a proper setup which provides for a free-flowing motion. Upon that good foundation a repeatable swing which produces consistently crispy impact can be built. This is why thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews.
You don't need the flexibility of a Romanian gymnast - or even of this far less pliable golf instructor - to execute this swing, experience great ball striking, and reclaim - or even exceed - yardages from years past.
Thanks for your support in validating this swing concept by sharing your experience and keep up the great work! 💪💪
Tom
Like George Costanza - do the opposite !
@@BobbyC777x😂
I adopted this after watching one of your videos 👍
I’ve been rehabbing my swing after years away. I always liked Ben Hogan and I’ve seen your videos and I think you are in the right zone for your setup.
Last time at the range after watching one of your vids on pointing the elbows at the hips I got…… CONSISTENCY!
I was hitting irons compressed and driver straight.
My hybrid and 5 wood are great too but my 3 wood is a piece of crap. I think it’s too long for me.
Anyway, elbows pointed at hips, weight on front side, right elbow glued to ribs, turn the shoulders back and then forward again and throw the shaft down. Wham!
Thanks so much!
That's awesome, James!! 💪💪 I'm very glad to know that my instruction is resonating with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing.
With regard to that pesky 3 wood, it is essentially the same swing with every club; just some minor setup differences and naturally occurring shaft plane changes as we graduate up in club length from short irons to woods. To demonstrate, you'll find towards the end of this episode some practice range footage of me hitting a 7 iron, 3 wood, and driver: th-cam.com/video/o0xscMyN3v8/w-d-xo.html
Here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” where you can learn some aspects of the system I teach in a more structured manner: go.saguto.golf/ This will provide a nice foundational understanding of the swing keys that will ultimately get you mashing the ball through your entire bag.
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!!
Tom
Thanks for a thoughtful reply! Most TH-camrs just ❤ the comment and move on 😊
I've been so focused on Rory saying his one swing thought is to keep the club outside. However I'm much better when I don't focus on it so needed this video for permission thanks! Is anyone here on Golferroulette? I'm trying to get a group together
I'm very glad to know that this lesson enabled you to "liberate" your swing!
The issue you were experiencing perfectly conveys the problem with trying to incorporate another golfer's swing keys, and it is precisely why I do my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. However, no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the desired positions, motions, and results. This is why I routinely recommend the online school - saguto.golf - to anyone who truly wishes to experience the joys of consistent, powerful, body-friendly ball striking bliss. The sequential lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your message!
Tom
Tom, I have the upright swing you speak about. The problem with this swing is, I have two many swing thoughts, and the sequencing has to be perfect or I'm dealing with a slice or a pull. I do use my hips to create power.
After watching this vid. I used my shoulders to create power and I performed the swing as you demonstrated including the correct use of the right leg.
Results: One swing thought, consistency, more distance, and the ball goes straight. With consistency comes confidence, and with confidence comes low scores.
I'm practicing at a golf simulator now but will be using this swing next spring. I find it remarkably simple and consistant. As well, absolutely no pressure on my back. I'm 66 years old from Canada. My seven iron, using this swing is averaging 155 yds. on the simulator. Thanks.
Rob
That's outstanding, Rob - I'm very glad to know that my instruction is resonating with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and getting those types of results so quickly!!
By the way, you may be interested to know that a significant percentage of my online school members are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, arthritis, and joint replacements - and they are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement, seemingly effortless power, and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them. It all begins with a proper setup which provides for a free-flowing motion. Upon that good foundation a repeatable swing which produces consistently crispy impact can be built.
Have you looked into the comprehensive, sequential learning platform of the online school yet? That's where - among many other courses and lessons covering various aspects of the game - you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step from setup to finish. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
You don't need the flexibility of a Romanian gymnast - or even of this far less pliable golf instructor - to execute this swing, experience great ball striking, and reclaim - or even exceed - yardages from years past. I hope you'll give the school some thought.
Thanks so much for sharing your body-friendly ball striking improvement and keep up the great work with your swing transformation!! 💪💪
Tom
@@SagutoGolf Tom, I'll check it out. My dilemma is I found a gem in your vid. It's simple and easy to replicate. With that said, I don't want to break it down in to pieces, I don't want to get mechanical. I think you know what I mean. I will take a look at your mini series.
i sort of self-discovered this on my last round this year. was playing horribly, on hole 16 decided to just try something new and really exaggerated a low and behind takeaway and suddenly was striking the ball way better. it wasn't a fluke, as i've kept with it through simulator leagues so far and my striking is so much better (sadly) than it has been all season. excited for next year!
Nice job figuring it out after being stuck in the "shift & lift" abyss!!
This is by no means a "flat" swing as some might misinterpret it to be. It is a one-plane motion, meaning that there is no independent, disconnected lifting of the arms and hands as you would see in a two-plane move (there's no need to "drop it in the slot" if you've already put it there). Instead, by properly maintaining our connections the arms, hands, and club are "elevated" as a resulting of the tilting, turning, and extending motions while the lead arm crosses the chest 45 degrees. So yes - while the "feel" may be hip-high, in actuality by turning our shoulders on that inclined plane and maintaining our relationship with the ball we achieve that classic look and very powerful position at the top!
Watch any Tour event on TV and you'll see a significant number of players executing these motions, a fact corroborated by just how many of them have a very centered swing with the lead knee flexing and the trail leg straightening during the backswing, their lead arms on or very close to their tilted shoulder planes, and their hands deep behind their trail shoulder at the top.
Thanks for validating this swing concept by sharing your ball striking improvement, and keep up the great work in that sim league so you can hit the ground running next season!!
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
@mostdeadlygeist - okay - but can you score well with this method with your buddies. I shot 80, 81, 83 golfing on my own using this method with buddies I shot an 105, and then high 90's. So not I am not sure what to do. To use
@@lukelacasse6412 unfortunately, it's 30 degrees and covered in snow where i live so i'll have to stick to simulators until march. my sample size is small, but the few holes i ended on were 2 pars and a bogey, which were a huge improvement that day lol, and it was while golfing with a friend. in the random sim rounds, i'm playing above my average, but it's tougher to judge since it's a mat and perfect lie every time. time will tell.
Tom, I have a slight inside takeaway and it causes an OTT loop in my swing. I can hit the shanks from this pattern too. My goal for the winter was to try and get the clubhead outside the hands at takeaway - even though it doesn't feel good.
It's all a matter of *_how_* you are taking it inside. The swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside as many amateurs do - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. The feeling of "straight back" can easily pull the golfer off of that preestablished geometry right from the start, and from there precise compensatory actions are necessary if there is any hope of returning the clubface to the ball on the proper path time after time.
Here are some lessons related to this:
- th-cam.com/video/LgYdC-g8DAY/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/1gzcyrJ_yBw/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/WxDD63quyk8/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/ylVWSenTtOw/w-d-xo.html
We create depth in this swing, and that enables us to fully engage the shoulders and harness the power of swinging on a circle through a seemingly effortless force known as "angular momentum".
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Great vid as usual Tom! I’d like your opinion on David Leadbetter’s “Straight - Away” Takeaway please 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
There's really no conflict in the concept since that training aid really just focuses on the first move off the ball, and even then the track is slightly to the inside as mentioned in the video for the product. I think the presumed conflict has to do more with the name because it conjures up the notion of a disconnected straight back move off the ball.
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I am convinced. 🤩
Well that was easy...... 😆😆
Glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Narren!
Tom
After I started watching your videos my game has become more fun the shift is the main key to me shoot under par
I am very glad to know that my instruction is resonating with you, Willie; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Hi Tom, Your videos are by far my favorite to watch on you tube. Do you recommend any particular swing aid such as the straight stick, lagshot, or the impact device that you had on your right hand in the impact video....I would like to purchase just one of those at this time.
I sincerely appreciate your kind words and support, Eric, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
With regard to the training aids, there is quite a bit of overlap in terms of the swing issues they resolve, so you really can't go wrong with any of them. I will say however that if I had one to choose at this moment, considering that the moment of impact is where the rubber meets the road I'd probably lean towards the Precision Impact. You can get it here - pureswingproducts.com/SagutoGolf - and using discount code CRISPYKFC will get you $30 Off and Free Shipping through today - 12/5/23).
Tom
Totally agree, gained more power.
Awesome!! Thanks for sharing your success with this method and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
Agree 100%. Moreover, it's a hell of a lot easier to get some pressure on your trail leg at the top of the backswing if you take the club to the inside, thereby encouraging the whole body to get involved.
Yes Timothy, and I am very glad you said "pressure" as opposed to "weight". That's because the need for a weight shift in the golf swing is one of the greatest fallacies ever taught, and it has led many an amateur golfer into the vast abyss of chronic inconsistency and frustration. This system certainly allows for some transfer of pressure into the trail side during the takeaway. After all, we are moving the mass of the arms and club backwards during that initial stage of the swing. Some like to sense the dynamic pressure shifts; others prefer the feel of a gradual increasing of weight load into the lead leg from the start. However, in either scenario the key here is that we do not allow our mass - and thereby our swing center and low point - to drift back at any point. In the swing I teach we start with our weight forward (generally 55/45 for the short and mid irons, 60/40 for the longer clubs), gradually add more forward weight load into the transition (70/30), 80/20 halfway down, 90/10 impact, and 95/5 finish. There's no "weight shift"; instead, it's just a gradually increasing load onto the lead side. And the result is a centered, low-maintenance, body-friendly, consistent, and tremendously powerful motion.
Thanks for your message!
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
This has to be one of the best videos i have come across!! I used to suck the club in completely then i went the other way to eay outside (not a golf swing) then i gave this another go having the feeling of being slightly inside again, and today i had the best ball striking i have had in a long time. Id say 25 were bad out of 100 some open faces and tops buy on the whole solid, case of keep practising, will you do more on the inside feeling? Would be a great series to break down more! Or is it on your website?
I appreciate that, and I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing!!
The swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. The feeling of "straight back" can easily pull the golfer off of that preestablished geometry right from the start, and from there precise compensatory actions are necessary if there is any hope of returning the clubface to the ball on the proper path time after time.
Here are some lessons related to this:
- th-cam.com/video/LgYdC-g8DAY/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/1gzcyrJ_yBw/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/WxDD63quyk8/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/ylVWSenTtOw/w-d-xo.html
We create depth in this swing, and that enables us to fully engage the shoulders and harness the power of swinging on a circle through a seemingly effortless force known as "angular momentum".
By the way, while there are certainly videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option for you would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your message and keep up the great work!
Tom
Hi Tom, great video on the take away. Can you help me on keeping the left wrist flat on the top of the swing? Thank you!
I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Jose! Here is an episode on the flat lead wrist: th-cam.com/video/uBCy5JEhQIA/w-d-xo.html
While there are certainly other videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option for you would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks,
Tom
Matthew Wolff? 😂. He has of course a very unique swing.....
Loved the outro of this video 👍👍
LOL! …and Trevino…and Furyk…
Thanks Peter - I'm glad you enjoyed it!!
Tom
Tom is the best at simplifying the golf swing
I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you, David - thanks so much for your support!!
Tom
Brilliant
Thanks Travis - I'm glad you enjoyed it!!
Tom
I also noticed that comparison video at the end. The right one the shaft was definitely crawling up the forearm as well. I assume you recommend that too right? I needed this video cause the takeaway has always been the main issue for me and taking it more inside and up let's me get back in the slot better
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
This is a one-plane motion, meaning that there is no independent, disconnected lifting of the arms and hands as you would see in a two-plane move (there's no need to "drop it in the slot" if you've already put it there). Instead, if we retain our connections, keep ourselves centered, and allow the lead shoulder to work downward (the "tilt" component), then the arms will naturally elevate without the need for any independent lifting action. This will prevent the club from getting "stuck" too far behind us - as can happen with a shoulder turn that is too flat and/or if we snatch or roll the club to the inside with the hands - and instead we will have the lead arm in a great position to transition into an ideal downswing path. In fact, pay close attention while you watch any Tour event on TV and you'll see a significant number of players executing these motions, a fact corroborated by just how many of them have a very centered swing with the lead knee flexing and the trail leg straightening during the backswing, their lead arms on or very close to their tilted shoulder planes, and their hands deep behind their trail shoulder at the top.
Have fun out there working this into your swing!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I think you will really like my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Would love to see this done with you showing slow motion down the line with plane lines drawn to show how your swing moves top to bottom. Good stuff Tom!
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Here's a video from a couple of years ago that includes some drone footage:th-cam.com/video/WxDD63quyk8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks,
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Great video! Does Rahm go inside on the take away? Would DJ be an example of a takeaway that is more outside?
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Ryan!
Actually, if you draw the lines you'll notice that both DJ and Rahm take it back on an inward path. The swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. The feeling of "straight back" can easily pull the golfer off of that preestablished geometry right from the start, and from there precise compensatory actions are necessary if there is any hope of returning the clubface to the ball on the proper path time after time.
Here are some lessons related to this:
- th-cam.com/video/LgYdC-g8DAY/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/1gzcyrJ_yBw/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/WxDD63quyk8/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/ylVWSenTtOw/w-d-xo.html
We create depth in this swing, and that enables us to fully engage the shoulders and harness the power of swinging on a circle through a seemingly effortless force known as "angular momentum".
Tom
Interesting idea 💡 your swing looks great and the strike sounds pure
I think many people get the hands IN part wrong
They go hands OUT club-head OUT you have to get the body turning earlier in order to create space to take it back correctly on plane, cement torsos lead to the horrible too outside takeaway
I think it’s worth noting if you hinge your wrists earlier the club will a appear to move more straight back/behind, a delayed wrist set can make it look a little out and I think this is why so many pros have it slightly out look ,but the hands always move IN due to a good early body turn
Personally I always have to work on getting the body turning earlier and ‘feeling’ like I’m a little inside to achieve on plane, if I feel I take it straight back I’m way outside 😂
I think it relates to flexibility and talent DJ can take it way outside because his flexibility and big turn allow him lots of time to shallow it back on plane in transition, me for example I can’t afford to do that I don’t but myself enough time to shallow it so I would be steep and across with DJs takeaway,
I’ve heard tour players talking about moving their takeaways more inside as they age,
ideally they want to take the club back out to under like a baseball athlete and shallow the bat, same with Tennis athlete out to under but this requires a good transition to allow the club time to fall under. This may provide more power taking advantage of gravity and momentum but arguably harder to time and be as consistent
Check out Hale Irwin’s swing he’s way inside and was a master of coming back over it right on plane
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Roy, and I appreciate your detailed and validating remarks!!
Yes - there can be different "looks" depending on how soon a player begins to hinge the wrists, but if you draw the lines you'll notice that even DJ is taking it back on an inside track. The swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. The feeling of "straight back" can easily pull the golfer off of that preestablished geometry right from the start, and from there precise compensatory actions are necessary if there is any hope of returning the clubface to the ball on the proper path time after time.
Here are some lessons related to this:
- th-cam.com/video/LgYdC-g8DAY/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/1gzcyrJ_yBw/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/WxDD63quyk8/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/ylVWSenTtOw/w-d-xo.html
Thanks again for your message and your kind words regarding my swing!
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
@@SagutoGolf DJ takes it back on an inside path eventuallyhe’s got very exaggerated start to his swing then recovers it, the Birds Eye view video made me make sense of your comment. it is a powerful visual and see what you mean about a natural tracing of the outer rim, thanks for the videos I might have a good takeaway yet 😂🤙
Hey Tom. The more of you I watch the more I realize that your approach to the golf swing is correct.
So here is my question based on this video and your recent "hips are the enemy" video- is it correct to swing back and in on an arc using my shoulders to lead the way? That is, do the shoulders start the swing and the hips then get pulled along rather than the hips actively turning at the same time the shoulders start?
I appreciate that, Bob!
With regard to initiating the swing, what you must understand is that I do my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the motion wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. However, no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the desired positions and ball striking results. The lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
So the short answer is "yes" - while not the only way to "feel" it, it is perfectly appropriate for the shoulders to drive the swing and take the hips with them, and a proper setup will free up the hips so they can be supportive of a restriction-free motion.
Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your message and support!
Tom
Why, yes! Yes, I would like to learn some key aspects of the swing and I will get your free mini course.
Tom, have you done any videos on posture? Where you bend from, knee flex, etc...
He has. Just search Saguto Golf Posture 👍
Hi Javier,
While there are certainly videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option for you would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks,
Tom
Great stuff. When I swing my shoulders I sometimes still come over the top. To stop this I have been thinking of pulling my left should back to start the downswing. Is this a problem?
Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I don't see a problem with that action if it helps you to feel the transition and overcome the "hit" instinct that plagues so many amateurs. Here are some lesson videos related to this topic that may also help you with shallowing out your path:
- th-cam.com/video/VtufwVMChHg/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/oNy1dyEQ2cc/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/HIBcDxGHjqk/w-d-xo.html
Keep up the great work!
Tom
I'm totally with you on this, I'm 69 and found the " body" swing was harder for me to do than the " arm" swing... I've come to the conclusion that not just one way is best it's whatever works for you... I still have good enough distance with the arm swing and find it easier than the body swing 🎊🌟🤩🥳
I'm glad to know that this lesson video resonated with you, John!
Yes - I do my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. However, no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the desired positions, motions, and ball striking results. The lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your message and keep up the great work!
Tom
STRAIGHT BACK = DEATH
Did it for 40 years. Was taught this from age 12. I got to see a great deal of many golf courses over the years. Started following here and took a lesson with Tom. Honestly, I felt ridiculous when I started it. I kept asking my wife at the range "did that look dumb" she'd say NO you look a lot better. I felt like I was taking a half swing and my back swing was even with my belt loops! I stayed with it from the grip videos all the way through. My game is like night and day. As in before, I was completely in the dark!
LOL!! That belt-high feeling is the same thing some Tour pros conveyed when they first switched to this swing system, Greg, so you’re in good company….
Thanks for your support in sharing your dramatic improvement, say hi to your very observant and intelligent wife 😎, and keep up the fantastic work!!
Tom
My issue with inside take way and weight forward is that I end up throwing big over draws. Any fix for this? Do I need to clear my hips more and finish low and left?
But here's the thing: This is not a "flat" swing. If we keep ourselves centered and allow the lead shoulder to work downward (the "tilt" component), then the arms will naturally elevate without the need for any independent lifting action. This will prevent the club from getting "stuck" too far behind us - as can happen with a shoulder turn that is too flat and/or if we snatch or roll the club to the inside with the hands - and instead we will have the lead arm in a great position to transition into the optimal downswing path (which, by the way, is the exact same path we would be trying to somehow consistently manufacture if we were going to "drop it in the slot" with a two-plane "shift & lift" motion). Watch any Tour event on TV and you'll see a significant number of players executing these motions, a fact corroborated by just how many of them have a very centered swing with the lead knee flexing and the trail leg straightening during the backswing, their lead arms on or very close to their tilted shoulder planes, and their hands deep behind their trail shoulder at the top.
While there are certainly videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option for you would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
Bobby Jones Ben Hogan would also push the club out just a little and come back to the ball what looks like a little over the top ?? What do you think? Love your channel. 😊
What I think is that whatever they did served them quite well.... 😎
Let _YOUR_ ball striking and _YOUR_ shot shape be _YOUR_ guide, Sherry!
TS
Good video. Hogan ,Moe Norman and Knudsen all considered top ball strikers do this. Try taking it back “straight” pretending the ball is tee’d chest high. Virtually impossible. What helps is swinging it back, when I take it back, my hands will not stay quiet, they start to place the club in positions instead of letting the club find them. Straight back ,even JT is an illusion when you compare them against people who.s hands take over and pull it inside.
I'm glad to know that this video resonated with you, Aris, and I appreciate your validating remarks and detail.
Thanks for your message and support!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I think you will really like my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
only damn right tom,,it taken me over a year to work the natural
swing plane back in gradually ,once i`d realized from your
other videos there is no `straight back` in any decent takeaway
,its all curves seconds of arc ,and tangents👍🤔
Yes! Although it doesn't have to be nearly as complicated as the trigonometry you're quoting.... 😆
We've already preset the tilted swing circle at address. Our mission is simply not to fight it!
TS
Tom - hello from nearby Wilmington NC. Would you mind sharing what size/type of grips you’re using on your clubs?
Hi Nic,
I was using JumboMax Ultralite grips in extra-large for much of 2022 and the first part of 2023. I had wanted to give them a try for a few reasons, including the fact that DeChambeau uses them and we share similar swing philosophies. I personally love the feel as well as how they help to keep my hands quiet through the zone.
Now, having said that, I recently purchased a new set of PXG's, and since they don't carry the Jumbo's in-house I went with their largest available grip, which is a midsize. I absolutely love the clubs, and I'm putting the factory grips through the playing test before deciding whether or not to have them regripped. There are no issues with the Jumbos and I still really like the way they feel; that's just where I'm at presently.
The Jumbos are not necessarily for everyone - and my fingers are a bit longer than average - so I routinely tell folks to "try before you buy." However, having a properly sized grip that feels both comfortable and secure is critically important as it is our only connection to the object that is going to deliver us blissful joy or deep anguish, yet it is perhaps also the most overlooked equipment fitting component in golf.
Tom
Good timing on this, I’ve been seeing ads for some kind of David Ledbetter take away tool that makes you take the club head back in a straight line. Seems like that would be a bad idea.
I've not tried any such device, although if it truly encourages a straight back move in the takeaway then that would not be consistent with the swing system I teach.
We always need to be careful when navigating the muddied, overly-complicated, oft-conflicting realm of golf instruction. It's best to commit to a system - whether it be this body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance method or another - put our blinders on, and stick to it!
I'm glad to know that this was a timely episode for you!
TS
@@SagutoGolf Edit: The name of the tool is "Straightaway". Turns out he does tell people that the clubhead and handle come in and not on a straight line. But it's not easy to find. The images of a line behind the ball and the name of the device will confuse people, people will need to watch his instructional video clearly.
Since I began watching your videos earlier this year, I have begun adopting your philosophy and improved my ball striking. However, I wish you would incorporate shot tracing in your videos, as it would allow viewers to better see the results of your techniques.
I'm very glad to learn of your progress, Paul - nice job!!
I do have a number of videos on this channel where I've used a shot tracer. Here are a few of them:
- th-cam.com/video/cVggUORbs5I/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/UnOMjaDl3fE/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/NthJA6TTZpo/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/CSAvOMD7m_A/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/o0xscMyN3v8/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/pQEriWz9hGI/w-d-xo.html
Keep up the great work!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I think you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” - where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner. Here's a link in case you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Hey Tom, I've been hitting my irons great thanks to you. However, when I use the same principals for my driver, I have a hard time sweeping it. I hit it like a iron swing and don't make solid contact. Thoughts?
I’m glad to learn that your irons have improved - nice job!
It is essentially the same swing with every club; just some minor setup differences and naturally occurring shaft plane changes as we graduate up in club length from short irons to woods. To demonstrate, you'll find towards the end of this episode some practice range footage of me hitting a 7 iron, 3 wood, and driver: th-cam.com/video/o0xscMyN3v8/w-d-xo.html
Here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” where you can learn some aspects of the system I teach in a more structured manner: go.saguto.golf/ This will provide a nice foundational understanding of the swing keys that will ultimately get you mashing the ball through your entire bag.
Tom
Exactly what I need to practice as I do the "outside takeaway" (costing me speed for sure).
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Wolfgang, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
By the way, would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
I have tried the inside takeaway for a year now and I have alot more success with out to in I feel freer and less trapped
By all means. go with what works best for you.
I will say, however, that it's all a matter of how you take it inside. The swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. The feeling of "straight back" can easily pull the golfer off of that preestablished geometry right from the start, and from there precise compensatory actions are necessary if there is any hope of returning the clubface to the ball on the proper path time after time.
Here are some lessons related to this:
- th-cam.com/video/LgYdC-g8DAY/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/1gzcyrJ_yBw/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/WxDD63quyk8/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/ylVWSenTtOw/w-d-xo.html
We create depth in this swing, and that enables us to fully engage the shoulders and harness the power of swinging on a circle through a seemingly effortless force known as "angular momentum".
Tom
@@SagutoGolf makes sense. Maybe I come in too inside or don't turn my shoulders far enough and or wrong. I've had a few lessons and no one has picked up on it
Great video... Could swinging straight back (or even a bit further out from the body) lead to more hitting off the toe? I was having a great round the other day and something bad happened with the swing and I started hitting every iron shot off the toe (and I started hitting the driver sky high). Was so bad (and I honestly couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong) I just quit the round rather than keep banging my head against the wall. I watched this video though and started thinking...Maybe this is what caused my meltdown..
Hi Mike,
There are various causes of toe hits, with the most common being related to setup (for example, the arms are not hanging down naturally and are in fact slightly reaching away from the body at address) or a downswing path that is coming from the outside and across the ball - which certainly can result from taking it straight back or outside the line. Having said that, it's really not possible for me to diagnose the cause of your toe hits without actually seeing your swing.
By the way, there are entire sections of my online school dedicated to diagnosing and resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues. Have you looked into it? That's where - among many other courses and lessons covering various aspects of the game - you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. And here's a link to my free mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” if you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Tom
All I am doing is taking the club back on the inside, following that path with arms gorilla glued, nice and easy, weight forward, newly used death grip, and that taped up plastivmc ball goes about 90ish feet to the backyard fence line (a few over) with that $4 sam Sneads Wilson club I got from goodwill. Fun as hell, great shots, been hitting that power fade too. Also can draw tge ball around a tree back tgere too. Easy swings, terrible club, but the contact is definitely there. A few months of that, and when I get home, GOD help all my friends thinking I will be rusty as hell. I'm swing smoothe and confident. Thank you Tom
Awesome!! And I'm very glad to know that you are having fun and making the best with what you've got.
Keep up the great work!!
Tom
I’m in Tom. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Okay - sounds good, Matt.
Have fun out there working on it!!
Tom
How low your hands are important as well with your chest over the ball more. Key is the shoulder turn
A full shoulder turn is indeed a critical component, Chad.
Thanks for your comment!
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom, I'm a member of your school and follow your videos and have improved my golf. And now play between the seven and eight handicap. This video however seems to contradict other teachings where you talk about having the hands in and the club face out and in front of your body. Specifically your February 20th, 2021 and your April 4th 2022 videos speak of hands-in club out. Eventually of course the club head has to get behind the hands in the backswing, but at the P2 position, my understanding is the club head should be slightly outside of the hands with both the hands and the club head moving in from the address position. Can you comment on that?
I'm very glad to learn of your improvement, Gerard!!
As a school member you are in possession of the sequential blueprint and should not be concerning yourself with this public forum to such an extent. The lessons on this channel - while fully aligned with the swing method I teach - address a variety of topics, issues, feels, and/or common flaws/fixes from one episode to the next. They are certainly not intended to be taken as a comprehensive, step-by-step, position-by-position learning platform like the structured curriculum of the online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it makes for a far more efficient and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through my TH-cam content. The lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
So, rather than monitoring this channel and doing deep dives into its plethora of content in search of perceived inconsistencies, if something arises that causes you confusion then please utilize the members community resource in the school to post your question.
Thanks and keep up the great work!
Tom
I saw a clip of Tiger teaching Charlie to keep the club head out so I have been trying to keep it out. Inside feels more natural.
It's fine for the clubhead to stay outside the hands while still taking this inside track. The swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. It's the feeling of "straight back" that can easily pull the golfer off of that preestablished geometry right from the start, and from there precise compensatory actions are necessary if there is any hope of returning the clubface to the ball on the proper path time after time.
The bird's eye view in this lesson video from my channel's archives may further clarify and show how "hands in/club out" and the inward path are definitely not mutually exclusive: th-cam.com/video/WxDD63quyk8/w-d-xo.html
Tom
Buddy! EVERY TIME I start working on the club working down the target line instead of inside, it leads to disastrous results. I am currently recovering from this exact situation as I thought I would fix my “inside takeaway” for the winter. I have gotten myself into a terrible spot. I would even say that if you go inside and a little over the top, but still approach from the inside, it really doesn’t matter. Anyway, back to getting out of my terrible pattern and will accept my inside takeaway. :-)
Hey Russell - nice to hear from you!!
Yes - as long as your "inside takeaway" is not a handsy snatch or roll - and you are maintaining your relationship with the ball - then embrace it. Of all people, I know that *_YOU_* have got this and will have a productive winter working on it!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: I'm very close to having the online school exactly where I want it, and as such I will likely be making myself available for private in-person instruction again in the near future. If you and your buddies are heading back to the Myrtle Beach area this winter/spring, be sure to let me know in advance if you would like a pre-season tune-up session to get you dialed in for dominance in 2024!
could you clarify please...you say you take the club head back square (no rolling) and then as you turn back the club returns to square...naturally. Yet others like Rob Cheney says there needs to be some rotation (turning) of the forearms on the D.S. to return the club to square. Trying to understand the discrepancy. Thx!
If we pre-establish the connections properly in the setup and have a foundational base that facilitates a full centered turn without restriction, then once we've ingrained the correct actions through sequential drilling and repetition we can entrust the motion to the big muscles and allow the arms, wrists, hands, and club to simply go along for the ride and respond accordingly as if on autopilot. The power accumulators - including the proper arm, wrist, and hand action - will then naturally load and fire with no contrived manipulations or precise timing necessary, thereby returning the face to the position pre-established at address. It's called "giving up control to gain control", and it's the formula for consistently blissful ball striking and seemingly effortless power. Here are a few lessons on this topic:
- th-cam.com/video/1FLm67Fn81M/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/RfH96tUn6ls/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/Gm_RtSHbH8c/w-d-xo.html
So, is forearm rotation a component of the swing? Yes. Should you have to actively manufacture it? No - with a good setup and a properly executed motion we can simply just allow it to happen!
Tom
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom, I moved to the straight back takeaway as well and I’m striking the ball but I lost some distance and also I noticed I’m blocking my irons more. I used to rely on a draw even if it got a little overbaked it still had more zip. Two questions where I get confused in inside path. What do you do with your wrists? And Is the swing the same with the driver as the irons? Do you get enough “width”? Thanks Tom!
Hi Dan,
The swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. The feeling of "straight back" can easily pull the golfer off of that preestablished geometry right from the start, and from there precise compensatory actions are necessary if there is any hope of returning the clubface to the ball on the proper path time after time. As for "width", we create depth in this swing, and that enables us to fully engage the shoulders and harness the power - and there's a ton of it - of swinging on a circle through a seemingly effortless force known as "angular momentum".
With regard to the wrists, if we pre-establish the connections properly in the setup and have a foundational base that facilitates a full centered turn without restriction, then once we've ingrained the correct actions through sequential drilling and repetition we can entrust the motion to the big muscles and allow the arms, wrists, hands, and club to simply go along for the ride and respond accordingly as if on autopilot. The power accumulators - including the proper arm, wrist, and hand action - will then naturally load and fire with no contrived manipulations or precise timing necessary, thereby returning the face to the position pre-established at address. It's called "giving up control to gain control", and it's the formula for consistently blissful ball striking and seemingly effortless power. Here are a few lessons on this topic:
- th-cam.com/video/1FLm67Fn81M/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/RfH96tUn6ls/w-d-xo.html
- th-cam.com/video/Gm_RtSHbH8c/w-d-xo.html
And yes - it is essentially the same swing with every club; just some minor setup differences and naturally occurring shaft plane changes as we graduate up in club length from short irons to woods. To demonstrate, you'll find towards the end of this episode some practice range footage of me hitting a 7 iron, 3 wood, and driver: th-cam.com/video/o0xscMyN3v8/w-d-xo.html
Now, having said all that, if you'd really like to get on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, structured, sequential platform, please consider my online school. It will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The school is where you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish, along with diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many seasoned, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. And here's a link to my free mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” if you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Tom
@@SagutoGolf Tom, that’s the best response I’ve ever received on a TH-cam chat! Thank you and I’m going to check out your course! Also, I have an 18 year old son who’s a baseball player who just picked up golf and fell in love with it. He just came to the same conclusion that swinging inside gives you much better power and control. I sent him your video. Thanks again!