I have been watching golf instructional videos on TH-cam for years. This series is by far the most enlightening on the game of golf. Anybody who is taking up golf should watch this series. Awesome! Thank your Artemago!
you have a wonderful and natural way of teaching golf.... nice to find your channel. This video was excellent and very informative...slap that ball! YOu can squeeze with your fingers and still have very relaxed wrists and arms.
I like the fact that the info focuses on doing what's correct. Then, demonstrations show the path of the grip rotations. Good progressions of the steps.
Just watched your video and I looking forward to watching all of your videos. Ive been (struggling) golfing for over 20 years and this is the best explanation of the grip and lever system I have heard. You have a great way of explaining important little details that often get overlooked.
I'm 75 with 2 fusion back surgeries behind me. I've got to congratulate you on your teaching ability on the golf swing. It is very simple to emulate and execute. I took up golf 2 years ago and viewed many youtube videos. Continue the good work. Who taught you the golf swing. I love the lever system
I have searched forever for this exact lesson. Fot some reason this part of golf is not taught to everyone beginning. Thank you so much for providing what I knew in my mind was missing but couldn’t explain. Keep doing what you’re doing please. Newest big Fan!
I haven’t tried putting these tips into practice yet but I can already say this instruction helps us new players understand the physics behind what we’re trying to achieve. Other videos say “hold it like this, not like this” without explaining why. This video makes sense and I can’t wait to try it. Also, I’m a left handed player and it’s easy to follow your instructions because you’re facing the camera and that’s how I would see myself when looking into a reflection. Easy to mimic. Thanks for the tips!
My golf game has been literally falling apart. Local instructions, videos by various guys on TH-cam, friends, whatever, for me, I understand your instructions perfectly. Playing so poorly, I almost gave the game up! Thank you for explaining the basics so well! I am now back on track, and looking forward to golfing again and watching your videos multiple times over!!
I really like this first video…looking forward the really difficult part is joining all the parts of the swing and making it natural and powerful. This is the key to those of us who have golfed but would like to golf better. Great video though. I notice Our host does not reply to the comments which, while understandable, would be welcome.
This is by FAR the best golf video I've ever watched ... and I've seen a lot of them! I am really looking forward to warching any other videos that he creates. So refreshing to watch his approach to teaching the golf swing. I usually don't leave comments, but this is tremendous stuff! Thank you!
What great luck to have stumbled upon your instructional videos. Working my may through all of them. As other comments have remarked - a fantastic level of clarity in breaking down the fundamentals. Please do one on bunker play!
One of the best TH-cam videos I have ever seen, period. You’re such a natural teacher. Very concise and digestible. Liked, subscribed, and here’s a comment for the algorithm.
Very good information and making a huge difference in my game. Looking forward to your videos on Pitching and the specifics around the Driver Swing. Thanks for making these videos.
This was a genuinely good lesson on the golf grip. There are so many confusing issues and requirements on the grip as advocated by professional coaches. But this genuinely explains it as it should be. After playing golf for 30 odd years I agree with everything you’ve said about the grip and shall subscribe and watch your other lessons for sure!
This is one of the few, if maybe only, that describes what the wrists do in the swing. I’ve watched a ton and no one mentions this, as if you’re supposed to know.
After watching the grip video,which was the first video I watched, I went out hit the ball way better!! I'm impressed, can't wait to see all the videos.
Thank you, I always knew about the hinge the trail hand should have, seen other videos, yours is the first to actually demonstrate it like this. I am shocked at the amount of distance my palm now has from the shaft. Tried it 2 rounds now and my ball striking has improved quite a bit. Thank you
I am so glad I stumbled upon this video. Parallel palms which seems so common in golf instruction videos didn’t always make sense to me since the arms don’t fall like that for me either. Funny story, years ago I was so frustrated with my swing after hitting one on one a par3 I randomly put my hands on the club like this video describes and proceeded to hit my third shot inside 8 feet to save bogey. For whatever reason, I never stuck with that gripping style. Great video, going to hit some backyard balls with the wedge now!
Excellent video. I decided to get back into golf after a few years away. I’ve never had any formal instruction, but recently, while on the driving range, had a fellow give me advice on my grip. When I’m standing with my arms at my side, the back of my hands face outside, not forward. The proper grip of a club for me is not easy and has even changed my swing. I have had a few miss hits and my score has gone up, but I like the result of my shot when I do connect. I am confident I will get the hang of it and improve my game from the way I used to grip the club.
I found turning my left foot slightly towards the flag , and move the ball back, just right of center, this allows club head to make impact more on top of ball enabling the ball to compress. Finish with belt buckle facing FLAG!!
Real close to Bobby Jones grip, he overlaps has lead hand on top and trail hand on top also but it's more like a strong neutral. The grip works great and remember the importance of the trigger finger of trail hand
Looking at this guy's appearance I thought that this would be a spoof. A funny video by an eccentric crazy person. But to my surprise he knows his stuff about the grip and wrst hinge.etc
Yup, this is all solid stuff. I know enough about the swing to know this is more Hoganesque stuff than Nicklaus stuff. I think Hogan developed the best swing ever, with Moe Norman right there. Other greats have written books, but their methods aren't as solid as the simplified version of the Hogan move. Alot of teachers try to teach the pro move but that isn't a good method for most physically challenged amateurs. Tom Saguto, Steve Johnston, and Jimmy Tropicana are the best teachers on the internet IMO, because they teach a very simple method. Mike Malaska and Milo Lines are awesome teachers also.
Bro I’m so high I thought you were wearing a bug net around your head but then realized it was the shadow cast by your hat 🤣🤣 But your channel is sickkk so I subbed ❤
Hi Artemago. Just discovered (and subscribed) to your channel. Some fascinating instructional videos. I've been working with a coach in England for about 9 months on ground forces and your EXPLODE video really resonated. I also love the lever concept, something I've never heard of before, and believe me I've had a lot of golf lessons. Do you actively engage the left (lead) hand in the downswing to use the lever? Makes more sense that using the right hand which generally leads me to flip it. I've tried it in the yard, without a ball, and found that I find the low point more consistently when I do. I can't wait to try it on the practice ground.
Its good to see someone spending so much time on the grip. I have found that this aspect of golf has caused me more trouble than any other. You seem to hold the club quite low on the handle is that deliberate or just how it happened on the day ?
Gripping it low puts the fulcrum point closer to the club head. This makes the club lighter and the lever shorter. For all of my approach shots of 150 yds or less, I grip it short for more accuracy. Distance is not sacrificed too much, and the gains in accuracy are massive.
Thanks a lot for doing this. Fantastic stuff. I stopped playing golf, when the kids came 10 years ago at hdcp 12. I just recently started again and would love to revamp my swing, cause I had huge problems with it back then. Is it a good idea to do the drills in your swing course separately for each video and then try to put them together in a full swing or should I watch all of the swing videos and then try to memorize it all in one drill? I always had the problem of overthinking my swing, so I would love to build healthy habits throughout each phase of the swing. What is your recommendation? Right now I am actually just hinging and unhinging as you suggeseted in this video. When is a good time to implement drills from your second and third video?
I recommend doing these drills and making swings as often as possible without hitting a ball in order to ingrain the motions you want to make. I take swings at home in front of a mirror to be sure that I am moving the way that I want to move. The more you make the desired motions off the range, the easier it will be to implement them on the range. This is not to say don’t practice hitting balls, but to practice your swing just as much off the course just making the movements. Remember to be patient with yourself and just work on 1-2 things at a time. Taking slow motion video of your swing when you do hit balls will be helpful to make corrections. And start with smaller, slower, partial swings (pitches) to build a strong foundation. Be well!
Really enjoying your lessons.....however I am unsure about one element of the grip.......do you wrap the fingers around the club like you would if you were using a hammer with a slight feeling of squeezing or do you just place your hands on it with no pressure at all?
Question - when you move from horizontal into the actual golf stance would the wrist cock change slightly because gravity is affecting the weight of the club differently ?
Probably the best explanation I’ve seen on how to use the club properly. I feel like my right hand is barely on the club when I hinge back this way with this grip. I could completely take off the thumb and pad so there’s a gap between club and palm and just be holding with that 1 finger on the right hand. Then close that gap when we unhinge. Is that correct? Hope that makes sense
@@Artemago ye I think thats what I feel. Thanks for trying to help us. I usually grip it underneath with a 10 finger grip so this is completely different.
Question, I am big with large hands but my heel pad seems small and have trouble keeping the club under it throughout the swing , should I try a smaller grip as opposed to a mid sized that I was fitted for ?
A smaller grip is certainly an option. You just want your grip to be such that it does not impede (too much) the releasing of the club which usually entails having the grip more through the fingers and less through the hand. I’m sure with a little experimentation you will find something that works well for you.
@@Artemago While I agree the club is the beam in a lever...I don't agree with the golf swing being a lever ... the golf swing is a double ...even triple ...PENDULUM....or better a CATAPULT...th-cam.com/video/oPLkQGZkywc/w-d-xo.html
A swinging lever is probably more accurate. The entire club length needs to be swung in sync and on plane for consistency. The actual lever action is very subtle and the full release happens later than amateurs usually envision. I tell my friends to focus more on the swing because I know they're thinking lever because that's the natural inclination. When the takeaway is horrible they've already forgotten swing and are starting the lever. That's generally the inside snatching move. Dead before it started. Most problems I see are with a lack of understanding on the concept. A golf swing is unlike any other action. Some say hockey but not really. Good luck buddy.
Pardon the sound. It improves by Lesson 3.
This guy isn't saying anything new but he's absolutely nailing the fundamentals, I love it.
I have been watching golf instructional videos on TH-cam for years. This series is by far the most enlightening on the game of golf. Anybody who is taking up golf should watch this series. Awesome! Thank your Artemago!
you have a wonderful and natural way of teaching golf.... nice to find your channel. This video was excellent and very informative...slap that ball! YOu can squeeze with your fingers and still have very relaxed wrists and arms.
Excellent video. Best I've ever watched about grip. This is why baseball pitchers are so good at golf. They know how to grip.
Baseball pitchers understand grip, lag, and lower body mechanics. It's just not about grip
I like the fact that the info focuses on doing what's correct. Then, demonstrations show the path of the grip rotations. Good progressions of the steps.
Easily the best instructional golf video I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen hundreds of them. Damn fine job. I already learned something. Thanks
Just watched your video and I looking forward to watching all of your videos. Ive been (struggling) golfing for over 20 years and this is the best explanation of the grip and lever system I have heard. You have a great way of explaining important little details that often get overlooked.
Love this! Choking down on the club helped me feel the lever...the tabletop notion is the first time I've had a feel of the plane that i can apply
I am so impressed with your presentation. Your description of the lever and how the grip facilitates its proper action resonates profoundly for me.
Thanks for watching and your comment!
I'm 75 with 2 fusion back surgeries behind me. I've got to congratulate you on your teaching ability on the golf swing. It is very simple to emulate and execute. I took up golf 2 years ago and viewed many youtube videos. Continue the good work. Who taught you the golf swing. I love the lever system
Self taught
Way to go Arte
I have searched forever for this exact lesson. Fot some reason this part of golf is not taught to everyone beginning. Thank you so much for providing what I knew in my mind was missing but couldn’t explain. Keep doing what you’re doing please. Newest big Fan!
I haven’t tried putting these tips into practice yet but I can already say this instruction helps us new players understand the physics behind what we’re trying to achieve. Other videos say “hold it like this, not like this” without explaining why. This video makes sense and I can’t wait to try it. Also, I’m a left handed player and it’s easy to follow your instructions because you’re facing the camera and that’s how I would see myself when looking into a reflection. Easy to mimic. Thanks for the tips!
My golf game has been literally falling apart. Local instructions, videos by various guys on TH-cam, friends, whatever, for me, I understand your instructions perfectly. Playing so poorly, I almost gave the game up! Thank you for explaining the basics so well! I am now back on track, and looking forward to golfing again and watching your videos multiple times over!!
This makes my day. Thanks!
I really like this first video…looking forward the really difficult part is joining all the parts of the swing and making it natural and powerful. This is the key to those of us who have golfed but would like to golf better. Great video though. I notice Our host does not reply to the comments which, while understandable, would be welcome.
This is by FAR the best golf video I've ever watched ... and I've seen a lot of them! I am really looking forward to warching any other videos that he creates. So refreshing to watch his approach to teaching the golf swing. I usually don't leave comments, but this is tremendous stuff! Thank you!
Much appreciated. This inspires me to continue
What great luck to have stumbled upon your instructional videos. Working my may through all of them. As other comments have remarked - a fantastic level of clarity in breaking down the fundamentals. Please do one on bunker play!
One of the best TH-cam videos I have ever seen, period. You’re such a natural teacher. Very concise and digestible. Liked, subscribed, and here’s a comment for the algorithm.
Thank you! 😃
Very good information and making a huge difference in my game. Looking forward to your videos on Pitching and the specifics around the Driver Swing. Thanks for making these videos.
thank you. I place 10 fingers on the club with no finger lock and it fixed my slice and improved ball striking
One of the best explanations of the proper grip/"hinge" that I have seen yet. Great job. Thank you!
This was a genuinely good lesson on the golf grip. There are so many confusing issues and requirements on the grip as advocated by professional coaches. But this genuinely explains it as it should be. After playing golf for 30 odd years I agree with everything you’ve said about the grip and shall subscribe and watch your other lessons for sure!
This is one of the few, if maybe only, that describes what the wrists do in the swing. I’ve watched a ton and no one mentions this, as if you’re supposed to know.
Been golfing for forty years. Still suck but even at my age i say im gonna get it. Love your video cant wait to tey it out. Thank you great game!!
this guy shows and explains in a way that makes sense!
After watching the grip video,which was the first video I watched, I went out hit the ball way better!! I'm impressed, can't wait to see all the videos.
Points you’ve made I haven’t heard before but they’re very true, thank you!
Thank you, I always knew about the hinge the trail hand should have, seen other videos, yours is the first to actually demonstrate it like this. I am shocked at the amount of distance my palm now has from the shaft. Tried it 2 rounds now and my ball striking has improved quite a bit. Thank you
Brilliant explanation mate.
I am so glad I stumbled upon this video. Parallel palms which seems so common in golf instruction videos didn’t always make sense to me since the arms don’t fall like that for me either.
Funny story, years ago I was so frustrated with my swing after hitting one on one a par3 I randomly put my hands on the club like this video describes and proceeded to hit my third shot inside 8 feet to save bogey.
For whatever reason, I never stuck with that gripping style.
Great video, going to hit some backyard balls with the wedge now!
Excellent video. I decided to get back into golf after a few years away. I’ve never had any formal instruction, but recently, while on the driving range, had a fellow give me advice on my grip. When I’m standing with my arms at my side, the back of my hands face outside, not forward. The proper grip of a club for me is not easy and has even changed my swing. I have had a few miss hits and my score has gone up, but I like the result of my shot when I do connect. I am confident I will get the hang of it and improve my game from the way I used to grip the club.
Greatly explained! Thx!
Love the karate analogy. Describes it perfectly
Thank you for this excellent instruction.
I've never had it explained to me like that by a pro. Big compliments to you. Could you please do something about the driver?
We’re headed that way
Thanks!
Thank you much
Great explanation of golf fundamentals keep it up
Thanks. Keep up the good work.
Great explanantion, thank you!
Thanks. Good observation, good tips and great Thanks.
Man that’s a pretty grip.
Very great take on how to set the grip. Subbed.
🎉Thank you
Very good and helpful
A J Bonar would be proud of you 😊
I found turning my left foot slightly towards the flag , and move the ball back, just right of center, this allows club head to make impact more on top of ball enabling the ball to compress. Finish with belt buckle facing FLAG!!
Pretty cool
Thanks ! great lesson.
Real close to Bobby Jones grip, he overlaps has lead hand on top and trail hand on top also but it's more like a strong neutral. The grip works great and remember the importance of the trigger finger of trail hand
Good video I'm subbing
Looking at this guy's appearance I thought that this would be a spoof. A funny video by an eccentric crazy person. But to my surprise he knows his stuff about the grip and wrst hinge.etc
Yup, this is all solid stuff. I know enough about the swing to know this is more Hoganesque stuff than Nicklaus stuff. I think Hogan developed the best swing ever, with Moe Norman right there. Other greats have written books, but their methods aren't as solid as the simplified version of the Hogan move. Alot of teachers try to teach the pro move but that isn't a good method for most physically challenged amateurs. Tom Saguto, Steve Johnston, and Jimmy Tropicana are the best teachers on the internet IMO, because they teach a very simple method. Mike Malaska and Milo Lines are awesome teachers also.
The very first thing crossing my mind when I saw you, was this has to be David Duval's hippie brother, Lmao. Great video though my friend!!
Bro I’m so high I thought you were wearing a bug net around your head but then realized it was the shadow cast by your hat 🤣🤣
But your channel is sickkk so I subbed ❤
That’s what my friend said when he saw it! 😂
@@Artemago lmaoooo
Frank Zappa loves golf.😊
I like your black lace veil
😂 it’s the shadow of my hat!
Hi Artemago. Just discovered (and subscribed) to your channel. Some fascinating instructional videos. I've been working with a coach in England for about 9 months on ground forces and your EXPLODE video really resonated. I also love the lever concept, something I've never heard of before, and believe me I've had a lot of golf lessons. Do you actively engage the left (lead) hand in the downswing to use the lever? Makes more sense that using the right hand which generally leads me to flip it. I've tried it in the yard, without a ball, and found that I find the low point more consistently when I do. I can't wait to try it on the practice ground.
Most of the lever action happens automatically. Check lesson 2
This is comedy gold😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Its good to see someone spending so much time on the grip. I have found that this aspect of golf has caused me more trouble than any other.
You seem to hold the club quite low on the handle is that deliberate or just how it happened on the day ?
Gripping it low puts the fulcrum point closer to the club head. This makes the club lighter and the lever shorter. For all of my approach shots of 150 yds or less, I grip it short for more accuracy. Distance is not sacrificed too much, and the gains in accuracy are massive.
@@Artemago That makes perfect sense now you say it! Thanks for replying.
Moe Norman held it in the palm and he was considered the best ball striker ever….but I understand what you are saying for traditional swings..
Thanks a lot for doing this. Fantastic stuff.
I stopped playing golf, when the kids came 10 years ago at hdcp 12. I just recently started again and would love to revamp my swing, cause I had huge problems with it back then. Is it a good idea to do the drills in your swing course separately for each video and then try to put them together in a full swing or should I watch all of the swing videos and then try to memorize it all in one drill? I always had the problem of overthinking my swing, so I would love to build healthy habits throughout each phase of the swing. What is your recommendation? Right now I am actually just hinging and unhinging as you suggeseted in this video. When is a good time to implement drills from your second and third video?
I recommend doing these drills and making swings as often as possible without hitting a ball in order to ingrain the motions you want to make. I take swings at home in front of a mirror to be sure that I am moving the way that I want to move. The more you make the desired motions off the range, the easier it will be to implement them on the range. This is not to say don’t practice hitting balls, but to practice your swing just as much off the course just making the movements. Remember to be patient with yourself and just work on 1-2 things at a time. Taking slow motion video of your swing when you do hit balls will be helpful to make corrections. And start with smaller, slower, partial swings (pitches) to build a strong foundation. Be well!
Really enjoying your lessons.....however I am unsure about one element of the grip.......do you wrap the fingers around the club like you would if you were using a hammer with a slight feeling of squeezing or do you just place your hands on it with no pressure at all?
Light pressure, just enough to keep the club in place. Squeezing causes tension. Tension limits mobility.
do this move over the ball please
Great info - Where can I get a golf/beekeepers hat like you are wearing
😂 It’s just a straw hat and the shadow it casts on my face!
I didn't know that Eddie Vedder has been playing golf this long
Is there anything Eddie Vedder can’t do? Great lesson
I love Eddie Vedder! What a comment!
Can’t find a better man…
Question - when you move from horizontal into the actual golf stance would the wrist cock change slightly because gravity is affecting the weight of the club differently ?
It may feel/change slightly, yes.
Probably the best explanation I’ve seen on how to use the club properly. I feel like my right hand is barely on the club when I hinge back this way with this grip. I could completely take off the thumb and pad so there’s a gap between club and palm and just be holding with that 1 finger on the right hand. Then close that gap when we unhinge. Is that correct? Hope that makes sense
Yes. The RH very much feels like it’s floating
@@Artemago ye I think thats what I feel. Thanks for trying to help us. I usually grip it underneath with a 10 finger grip so this is completely different.
Question, I am big with large hands but my heel pad seems small and have trouble keeping the club under it throughout the swing , should I try a smaller grip as opposed to a mid sized that I was fitted for ?
A smaller grip is certainly an option. You just want your grip to be such that it does not impede (too much) the releasing of the club which usually entails having the grip more through the fingers and less through the hand. I’m sure with a little experimentation you will find something that works well for you.
Thank you, and I enjoy your content
but you are choking way down on the club
The golf club is not a lever. It's a beam. A lever is the combination of a beam and fulcrum (pivot point).
It is a beam used as a lever
@@Artemago While I agree the club is the beam in a lever...I don't agree with the golf swing being a lever ... the golf swing is a double ...even triple ...PENDULUM....or better a CATAPULT...th-cam.com/video/oPLkQGZkywc/w-d-xo.html
Really? That was a point you had to make?
For UK watchers the leather is a lever😂
Maybe…
Maybe not…
Let’s see you hit a few…
You can't produce a video next to a noisy highway.
True. Lesson learned
He can and did. Still a great video! Thanks artemago
Great video, great explanation. I especially liked the tabletop notion. You have a new subscriber.
A swinging lever is probably more accurate. The entire club length needs to be swung in sync and on plane for consistency. The actual lever action is very subtle and the full release happens later than amateurs usually envision. I tell my friends to focus more on the swing because I know they're thinking lever because that's the natural inclination. When the takeaway is horrible they've already forgotten swing and are starting the lever. That's generally the inside snatching move. Dead before it started. Most problems I see are with a lack of understanding on the concept. A golf swing is unlike any other action. Some say hockey but not really. Good luck buddy.