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Guys .. just do whatever this guy says lol ... you wont be disapointed. Everyone else on youtube is just making the swing too complicated only to make more subjects/videos which results in a million swing thoughts. Knees motion happens because of the perfect shoulder movement, genius stuff right there. Thanks Tom!
I sincerely appreciate your most generous and validating 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! Thanks for your message and support! Tom PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”. Here is the link if you have not already worked through it: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom at 69 years young and a 7 handicap your golf instructions are one of the most effective ways to swing a golf club. If people would just stop and take a minute to really listen and appreciate what you’re saying and start slowly and really try to understand what you’re saying. Then hit the putting green and chipping area is where they can really see their handicap go down, your swing instruction is also easy on your back. Don’t listen to All the BS you’re definitely helping people if they really want to play great golf.
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, Guy, and 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. 💪💪 I'm thrilled for your improvement and resulting enjoyment and enthusiasm! And no worries - I truly appreciate those naysayers and their unqualified, unsubstantiated remarks, because in their ignorance resides occasional excellent teaching opportunities that can be of great benefit to the entire community. Thanks so much for your support as well as your validation of the body-friendliness of this swing system, and keep up the great work!! Tom Saguto, PGA PS: 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. If you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, 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 their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. The value in terms of what you get for the low 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 would 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 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that is delivering the referenced results. As you are now coming to understand, one does not 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.
Just bought a new driver to go with my new swing . Hitting a very long way up from 240 metres up to 270 meters . I can't believe it now my Irons are effortless and lazer like.
This to me is pure genius. This guy has simplified the golf swing. I haven't been able to put it in to practice yet. But looks really simple and repeatable. I gave up on golf 7 yrs ago. But this is going to bring me back. Tom you are amazing!!!
That is awesome, William - welcome back to this greatest of games! I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!! Now, for a really good starting point to get you on the proper path towards constructing a low-maintenance, consistent, powerful ball striking machine, here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker": go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews Thanks for sharing your rekindled enthusiasm, and have fun out there!! Tom Saguto, PGA
Thanks for another great lesson! I have taken literally hundreds of hours of in person instruction and was never taught or shown the procedures that I have seen on your videos. The instructors always start out by having me seeing, then giving me advice on what to change instead of starting from scratch with the foot position, knee flex, , etc. Then the next lesson is not any better. With video, I can watch, back up, watch again, over and over, something that cannot happen with in person learning, Shoulderturn with the hips was NEVER mention, and neither was lag mentioned, much less demonstrated. Thanks, Golftec, for nuthin. I am 75, first started golf when I was 49 and am now learning things for the first time. Have seen many instructors on line before find you, and you make the most sense and have made golf much better and less frustrating for me. .. Now I can watch others and see what they are doing wrong, and realize that I was like them.
Unfortunately, Gary, such sorcery from this dark underworld of golf instruction rarely finds its way to the mainstream because if too many folks found out about it the mainstream would then be rendered irrelevant....... 😎 Consider 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 modern “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, firing the hips, 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). I’m doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness, and I’m very glad to know that the instruction I am offering is resonating with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play! Thanks so much for your support and validation, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪 I wish you a happy, healthy 2025 that sees you thoroughly enjoying the best golf of your life!! Tom
Tom, you have helped so much in making my swing easier and better. Before this video I was focusing on bending my forward knee as I start the back swing. But by starting with both knees soft and staightening my back knee when starting the back swing, my forward knee will automatically bend… so easy. Cannot wait for the temps to get back above freezing so I can try this out….. happy new year
I'm very glad to know that this lesson clarified this component for you, Brian! Yes - the lead knee flexes as the trail knee straightens during the backswing, both in their outwardly flared orientation that we preset at address. But one of the keys to this as you now know is that the flexing/straightening occurs gradually and in response to the increasing forward weight load and the centered tilting, turning, and extending components of the motion. They are not contrived actions unto themselves. We're simply allowing them to be reactive, thereby freeing up the hips and shoulders to execute an unrestricted turn. Thanks so much for your support in sharing your improvement, keep up the great work, and I wish you a blessed, happy, healthy New Year that sees you enjoying the best golf of your life! Tom
So damn right ..the sequence of essential movements Mr saguto has totally in sync here, that lead knee ..IS pivotal to the entire arc maintaining dynamic posture, happy and a prosperous new year tom ,and greatly appreciate ALL your work in sharing these excellent invaluable lessons... god bless 😇😎👍👍👍
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you to such and extent, and I sincerely appreciate your validating remarks with regard to the numerous benefits inherent to the proper knee action!! Thanks so much for your ongoing support - I wish you a blessed, happy, healthy 2025 filled with an abundance of crispiness!! Tom
Hey mate..greetings from Australia….that lesson on knee work was the best ever…. Unlocked my swing today after following your instructions….shot 40 points and broke 90 for the first time in 30 years!…. (Returning after 22 years off)
That is fantastic, and welcome back to this greatest of games!! 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 validating it with your results, keep up the fabulous work, and let's see you consistently in the 80's in 2025!! 💪💪 Cheers! Tom PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom, For 2 years I have been hitting 60 balls every morning before work and tried so many things, while my timing has improved I did not see better consistency on the course. I will compound this clip with your "tucking arm" video - which has changed my life in a matter of weeks. I have gone from a 22.1 HC to a 19.1 in just 3 weeks. Hitting more fairways, more greens and having a much better idea on distance control is making me play more games and work on such simple things that are explained so well by you, the 'crispiness' off my irons is addictive! Thank you so much for providing this education, you are well appreciated! Much love from Perth - Australia.
*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 your support in sharing your _DRAMATIC_ improvement and resulting "addictive" enjoyment, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪 Cheers to a crispy, birdie-filled 2025!! Tom PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
My pleasure, James! I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!! Thanks so much for your message and support, and have a wonderful 2025 (hopefully with a bit more golf added into the mix)! Tom Saguto, PGA PS: By the way, since my channel’s content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thank you, Randy! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice! Happy New Year! 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 recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Sir thank you for you videos, I tried to learn from other channels and also single plane swing but still couldn’t keep up with consistency and didn’t feel right to me, thanks to your free mini course I was able to understand everything and having great crisp shots , that feeling makes me enjoy it
I sincerely appreciate your kind words and testimonial for the free mini course. Greg, 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. Thanks so much for your support in sharing your improvement and resulting enjoyment, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪! Happy New Year! Tom PS: By the way, I am presently offering a FREE 7-day trial membership in my online school if you are interested in giving it a "test drive". Here is a link where you can learn more: school.saguto.golf/c/free-7-day-trial?post_login_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fschool.saguto.golf%2Fc%2Ffree-7-day-trial%2Fdrop-9-shots-and-gain-14-yards-in-12-months
This is the key to the beginning of great golf. . Having limited rotation this changed my swing. So simple it's ridiculous. KISS !!! Thanks you for this vid.
Awesome!! I’m very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you and helped you to unlock your swing, Paul; excellent job incorporating it into your swing so quickly. 💪💪 Thanks so much for validating it with your results and keep up the great work!! Tom Saguto, PGA PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
He offers this for free! Now, imagine if you will, the depth of training and level of improvement you can attain if you invest in yourself by joining the Club. For the cost of a new wedge you could learn how to hit it consistently. I did and it turned me from being discouraged as I am getting older to really simplifying the mechanics and allowing me to fall in love with the game again. Use to be happy with a few "good" shots or dropping that long putt once or twice a round....after applying the lesson (being happy with baby steps) these good shots are increasing. Who doesn't love that??!!! (No, I'm not a relative or being paid). Stay Crispy⛳
I'm most grateful for your kind words and testimonial regarding the online school, and I'm thrilled for your improvement and resulting enjoyment!! I did my best to price the school at a "no-brainer" level given the quality and effectiveness of the delivered product, and I sincerely appreciate your taking the time to "shout it from the rooftop". Thanks again for your validation and support, keep up the great work, and I wish you a crispy, birdie-filled 2025!! Tom
This one really made it click for me. I physically hurt myself swinging with my arms! Your instruction has helped me take 10 to 15 strokes off my game. Golf is so much more enjoyable. Now if I could putt 😊
That is *OUTSTANDING,* Michael!! 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 your support in sharing your _ DRAMATIC_ improvement and resulting enjoyment, keep up the great work, and get that putter figured out!! I wish you a happy, healthy, birdie-filled 2025!! Tom PS: If you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, 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 their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. The value in terms of what you get for the low price point is beyond comprehension and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
My pleasure, Ben! I'm very glad to know that this lesson aided in your understanding of the proper knee action, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game. Happy New Year! Tom
I have been watching your videos ..and have been improving... But today I watched this video and tried to implement it! Wow I was just crushing my irons. I think that keeping the head still and spine tilt is the major key!
Outstanding!! I’m very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you to such an extent, Bruce; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play. Thanks so much for validating it with your results and keep up the great work!! 💪💪 Tom PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Rob, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game! Tom Saguto, PGA PS: By the way, since my channel’s content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Great video -- as usual. The ball position for the driver from the rear view made me realize my current ball position is nowhere close; it's more towards the lead(target-ward), and perhaps further out, too. I would like to try hitting the driver with that ball position and see what of it, but it's too bad they're closed early for NYE. Happy new year, Tom. Keep up the great work!
I'm glad you enjoyed it, and Happy New Year!! We first need to be aware that camera angles can greatly skew the viewer's perspective on ball position. That aside, while this system affords you some leeway, in general once my students and members show some level of proficiency with the swing I suggest that they migrate to a stock ball position that is in the middle of the stance for short irons, two balls inside the lead heel for middle irons, and creeping more forward for the longer clubs - the farthest forward being even with the inside of the lead heel for the driver (with the stance width increasing as we move from shorter to longer clubs). From there they can make incremental tweaks to see how different positions affect impact quality and shot shape. (By the way, I strongly suggest using alignment sticks when monitoring ball position - one on the foot line, a second one parallel to the first to mark the target line, and a third perpendicular to these to show ball position - as our side-on view from above tends to skew our perspective of the actual location of the ball relative to our stance.) As for hand position, it remains consistent - even with the inside of your lead thigh - no matter which club you are hitting. Additionally, the lead arm and club shaft should form a straight line from the face-on view, giving your setup a lowercase "y" look. And while there is certainly content on my channel that addresses this topic, a more structured option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lessons and drills, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews Thanks for your kind wishes and have fun out there! Tom
Wow..thats your best video yet!!! ps..I think people would like a part two of this video where you add to what you were saying about the head (maybe with circles etc). It is cool how you turn your head sideways around impact for instance. You also mention the extra shoulder and hip turn we make with driver..we could also use a video on how we can do more of that with our irons. Some of us hit our irons shorter proportionately to our driver if that makes sense Tom.
Thanks - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you to such an extent, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game. I appreciate your content suggestions. The level of detail you seek is best found in the comprehensive, structured, sequential learning platform of my online school, and it will make for a far more efficient and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. That's where - in addition to focused lessons and drills that take you through the entire motion step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying and resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise as well as all my short game instruction, plus advanced level courses 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 their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: 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 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that is delivering the referenced results. Happy New Year! Tom
Indeed - 'tis the season for that "rustic" look....except, of course, where they've overseeded with ryegrass.... Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed the episode, and I wish you a Happy New Year! Tom PS: By the way, with regard to a body-friendly, low-maintenance, powerful swing that produces consistently crispy contact, you can have it too!! After all, it's really just physics and geometry, and those laws apply to the entire universe.... 😎 For an excellent starting point to get you on the proper path towards constructing your own low-maintenance, consistent, powerful ball striking machine, please check out my FREE mini-course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom, came back to see this video and I have learned new things and clear more doubts, my advice for everyone to who want to start playing better golf. I understand now why you’re not including Hogan’s feet position, btw read the Hogan’s book a few times, I know what you are talking about😎
I'm very glad to know that this lesson aided in your understanding, Paul, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game. Mr. Hogan delivered phenomenal and timeless instructional value, right?! But there are just so many misconceptions about his swing out there - particularly within the realm of misunderstood or misapplied instruction - that have sadly relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of chronic frustration. I'm doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness by taking what Mr. Hogan conveys in the “Five Lessons” book as his "feels", applying it to the reality of what he actually did in his swing, and translating it into something we all can learn well from. Because if we can get Hogan right there are tremendously effective swing keys to be garnered. Thanks, and Happy New Year!! Tom
This makes great sense. I also found that my knees work better with proper foot pressure. For a long time my weight was too forward on my toes instead of in the ball of my feet before shifting to the front heel. Do you have a video about foot pressure in the swing?
Thanks - I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you! At address you should be balanced between heel and toe in both feet. This balance is achieved by first setting your knees over the toes (or at least over the toe end of your shoelaces) to activate the ground connection, and then pushing your butt out to incline the hips and chest so that a relationship with the ball is established. During the swing it is perfectly fine to experience pressure shifts in either foot as they respond to the dynamic motion, but not to the point where we are falling back onto our heel or leaning too far forward over our toes. And while there is certainly content on my channel that addresses this topic, a more structured option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lessons and drills, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews Tom Saguto, PGA
Greatly enjoy all of your instruction! Do you have any insight on adding speed training while using stack and tilt? I haven’t seen any research done on this. Do you have any thoughts on if speed sticks, the stack system, or other speed training would be beneficial?
I appreciate that, Robert! Here is a compilation of drills for building in more speed/distance: th-cam.com/video/4CuEL2uCVWA/w-d-xo.html Beyond that, if you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, 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 their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. The value in terms of what you get for the low 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 recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that is delivering the referenced results. Thanks again for your ongoing support! Tom
Fabulous. Definitely your most hard working video to date. The driver camera position clearly shows that the movement of your right elbow, in towards your body, in the first part of your backswing, is fundamentally key to the inside arc you create. Rory Mcilroy is probably the best driver of the ball in tournament golf; and, he rotates his right elbow in towards his body, also. If you can teach players how to make the exact same move with their right elbow it will help them greatly
I sincerely appreciate your kind and validating remarks pertaining to this video! I do indeed emphasize that trail elbow action regularly and do my best to offer various "feels" for accomplishing it, because it really is _THAT_ important. Fortunately, based on comments and testimonials received, it's beginning to have an impact and as a result so many folks are stepping out from the abyss to finally achieve a level of ball striking that they never dreamed possible. Thanks as always for providing supporting and helpful commentary. I wish you and yours a Happy, Healthy, Blessed New Year! Tom
Hi Phil, 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. Here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of the swing keys that will ultimately get you mashing the ball through your entire bag, as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews Thanks, Tom Saguto, PGA
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, Todd, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!! I'm not concerned about the "big names". If any of them wish to seek me out, then we can certainly engage in some dialogue to determine if it's a good mutual fit. It's not a major priority of mine, however. Having said that, if you've not already watched it perhaps you might enjoy this course vlog that I did with my student Derek, a young many with professional playing aspirations: th-cam.com/video/03K1dL4iyXE/w-d-xo.html Thanks so much for your message and support! 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 recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Good video once again, Tom. I was actually in two minds about this very topic so this video was perfect timing and thanks for clearing it up. Question in regards to the takeaway for S&T, do we manually tilt/dip the left shoulder toward the ball (RH player) or does it happen naturally as we take the club back? I'm not athletic or flexible and my body feels very stiff so I have found that I need to manually tilt the shoulder to the ball in order to get better rotation and the correct amount of tilt so I just want to make sure that is ok to do? Thanks in advance. Keep up the good work.
Glad you enjoyed it! As you probably have noticed, 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. So, in this specific regard, some golfers actually need to feel the tilt as they keep their head in place, others will feel as though they are pointing their lead shoulder at the ball, still others will feel as though they are preserving their relationship with the ball while turning there shoulders. 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. This is one reason why the comprehensive, structured, sequential learning platform of my online school is so effective, and why thousands of folks across the globe 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). 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. Thanks for your message and I wish you a Happy, Healthy, and Crispy 2025!! Tom
Tom, I am a new golfer and I have been following you for a few months trying to improve my swing, so while I was doing everything you were saying I still couldn’t hit a nice crisp shot until yesterday. My problem was only one simple thing, Position of iron grip Instead of it always was pointing at my belt buckle I changed it to outside of my left hip, Oh boy what a change!!!!! The shots have never been crispier due to the correct loft 📐 and bounce position, and I finally was able to hit way farther because simple this simple shift change the whole grip of the landing hand, ( belt buckle is so weak, outside the left hip nice and strong) Top please make a video about this issue, it was extremely important in case, completely changed it.
That's fantastic, Ben - nice job figuring that out!! I have absolutely covered that setup key in various videos! If you'd really like to get on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, sequential platform, then I highly recommend that you 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 their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. The value in terms of what you get for the low 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 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that is delivering the referenced results. Let's make it a crispy, birdie-filled 2025!! Tom
Happy New Year, Tom. I’m not sure if you’ve ever mentioned having your trail foot positioned slightly back, but I noticed in your stance that it appears to be slightly offset. I recently watched a video by Rob Chaney, who teaches this very concept. I incorporated it into my swing last week, and the improvement in my accuracy was remarkable.
Happy New Year! There are a couple of different ways I can interpret this. 1) The outward *_flaring_* of both feet 10-20 degrees in our setup facilitates the proper amount of body-friendly, free-flowing hip turn back and through. This is a major power source, and it also keeps the club traveling on the correct path. If you were to square your feet so that they were perpendicular to the target line, then your hips would be impeded from turning sufficiently in the backswing (which would then inhibit the shoulders from executing a full and effortless turn), and from releasing properly in the downswing to propel the club through the zone. Restricting this action can cause a variety of path issues and/or also place strain on the lower back, lead knee, and the hip joints as the hips will "want" to move laterally and turn through into the finish but will be fighting the body in the process. 2) I have a drill where we drop the trail foot back to quiet the hips and enhance the feel of the shoulders driving the motion. I like to use this one when the hips are getting too active or when a student exhibits a premature spinout due to the flawed notion of "firing the hips". It's very effective, and we can indeed take it out to the course and play with it until such time that the hips start behaving properly. My actual stance is square - or parallel - to the target line. Rob is a great guy, and if his travel plans hold I hope to be seeing him in the near future! Thanks for your message! Tom PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the body-friendly, powerful, low-maintenance swing system I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal instruction method that has countless thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
@SagutoGolf Yes, both of my feet are flared out at approximately 20 degrees, and I have dropped my trail foot back about six inches. This adjustment has been incredibly effective. Additionally, incorporating the practice of tucking in my right elbow as much as possible has been transformative. With my irons, it now feels effortless to compress the ball, resulting in significantly improved performance.
This knee movement is the key to my swing. If I keep flex in my trail leg I usually hit a less than desirable shot. After keeping it flexed for so many years I have to remind myself to straighten the trail leg . Old habits creep back in sometimes
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Mike, and I hope the reminder it provided serves your game well! Happy New Year! Tom Saguto, PGA PS: By the way, since my channel’s content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you to such an extent, David, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game! Thanks for your message and support! 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 recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you to such an extent, Pat, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game. Thanks so much for your validating remarks and support! Tom Saguto, PGA PS: By the way, since my channel’s content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I sincerely appreciate your validating remarks, Ben, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!! Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!! Tom Saguto, PGA PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
i saw an exercise using a stretch band tied to your right foot and pull straight up with your right hand. (Like trying to start a lawn mower) Flexing your right leg to straighten and left knee to bend toward the ball. When I finally got it right, the light bulb lit up. I hit the ball better than ever. Of course now it is winter!!!
From my perspective, Joe, I'm okay with it as long as that "pulling up" action is taking the trail hand up on the proper inward path. If you've watched enough of my videos, you will know that I am not a proponent of any instruction or drill that would ingrain a disconnected independent lifting action of the hands and arms, because this means we would then have to figure out how and when to reconnect them on the way down in order to get the club traveling on the proper path. That's a variable I'd rather not deal with when trying to construct a ball striking "machine". Having said that, from your perspective it really has to come down to what works best for you. Stay warm, and I wish you a happy, healthy, birdie-filled 2025! Tom
Happy New Year, Eva! The notion of a _“weight”_ shift in the golf swing has led many an amateur golfer into the vast abyss of chronic inconsistency and frustration. In fact, here is Jack Nicklaus on weight shift: "I don't believe in a lateral shift," says Nicklaus. "Of course not. I believe in staying on the ball." Asked what he thinks about teachers who advocate a weight shift, he answers, "They don't know how to play." Now, there is certainly an allowance for a transfer of _“pressure”_ into the trail side. After all, we are moving the mass of the arms and club back and around us during the takeaway and backswing. 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 thus 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. While there are certainly plenty of other videos on my channel that address this topic, a more structured option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews I hope that helps to clarify this for you! Tom
Thanks! And I wish you a happy, healthy 2025 as well! Nothing against NASCAR, but it's just not my thing. Too busy with golf and guitar, I suppose....😎 TS
I appreciate your interest, Jeffrey! You can send an email to info@saguto.golf. Also, I am presently offering a FREE 7-day trial membership in my online school if you are interested in giving it a "test drive". Here is a link where you can learn more: school.saguto.golf/c/free-7-day-trial?post_login_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fschool.saguto.golf%2Fc%2Ffree-7-day-trial%2Fdrop-9-shots-and-gain-14-yards-in-12-months Thanks, and I look forward to seeing you in the school! Tom Saguto, PGA
In the 1st through 6th editions of The Golfing Machine (TGM), the recommended hip movement for Stroke Patterns 12-2-0, #14 (Zone 1) was to “Turn.” However, the 7th edition changed this to “Slide” for both Swingers and Hitters. Over the years, different instructors have taught varying techniques: • Bennet & Plummer (Stack & Tilt) emphasize “Slide.” • Mac O’Grady has taught both “Slide” and “Turn.” • Recently, instructors like George Gankas and Marty Nowicki (Impact Snap) teach “Turn,” with Nowicki noting that legends like Hogan and Snead used “Turn.” So, which is it: Turn or Slide? Let’s discuss! Check out the playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PLEUowC_LJLETjBO9WoFRSS69Bd2NaChm9.html&feature=shared
When properly deployed in sequence our hips play a role in preserving our downswing path and they can certainly provide a power boost. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor on the rotational component, thereby enabling the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a move that you will notice with every great ball striker. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your finger, mouse pointer, or some other reference tool on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while - and this is key - the head and thus the swing center remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided/misunderstood "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help in overcoming this, correctly engaging their hips and fixing their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition. In more general terms, 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. As such, it is important to understand that 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 my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make 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. 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 of the school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. Would you like to learn some key aspects of the body-friendly, powerful, low-maintenance swing system I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal instruction method that is delivering the referenced results. Thanks, Tom Saguto, PGA
Great breakdown, Tom! The emphasis on lateral hip movement while maintaining the swing center is such a game, changer for consistency and power. Thanks for highlighting how ‘feel’ varies for everyone, it’s so true that not all golfers resonate with the same cues. Looking forward to diving deeper into your structured lessons!
TW has certainly been incorporating a "stacked" setup, this prescribed knee action, and a very centered move into his swing for several years, well-predating his 2018 Tour Championship and 2019 Masters victories. It makes complete sense as these - along with the resulting increased forward weight loading - are all components of a very body-friendly motion, and he certainly needed that (even more so since his car wreck). Further proof that one need not shift, lift, restrict, torque, fire, and otherwise destroy their bodies in an effort to hit the ball a long way and compete at the game's highest level. Thanks for sharing your accurate observation! Tom
Hey Tom, I just noticed that you ate using graphite shaft, I'm 58 and still using steel shaft, just began to notice I stayed loosing distance, You think could be time for a change of shaft?
Actually, my PXG's are fitted with AeroTech Steel Fiber shafts in S-flex Yes - I would absolutely recommend consulting with a fitter to explore different shaft options to help you recapture some of that lost distance. The differences from one shaft to another can be dramatic! Tom
Most of the problem happens on the downswing I think. Yes, some people restrict the hips on backswing and all you need to do is let arms and shoulders lead the way, but you do need to revert it on the downswing and that is tricky. It happens to me I get my hip stuck on the back and then swing down with arms, which gets all funky.
Yes, though the root cause of many downswing issues can be found upstream in the setup, takeaway, and/or backswing. If we can simplify the swing so as not to rely on the "tricky" stuff - and we can - then we will be able to achieve consistently great results without having to continuously work so hard. In other words, if we have a secure grip, 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. In doing so we are minimizing variables related to precise timing and micromanaging of positions, and that enables us to then construct our own ball striking machine. For a really 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/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews Thanks for your message. Now, let's get that "funk" out of your swing! 😎 Tom Saguto, PGA
Tom, what do you think about calling it a backswing and then a forward swing instead of a downswing? I believe anyone having trouble after watching your vids may still be trying to swing down at the ball, even if they have a tucked right elbow, instead of swinging forward like when you throw a punch from a backswing position toward the TARGET and not at the ball. Anyone can demonstrate this to themselves while standing straight up by holding a golf club or baseball bat out in front and swing at an imaginary ball teed up to chest high. When doing this on backswing body turns and right elbow folds, and is tucked and on forward swing body rotates and hips open as right arm straightens and left arm tucks on follow through. All this happens parallel to ground WITH NO LIFTING OF ARMS OR SWINGING DOWN OF ARMS. The club face does not even rotate much at all. Now, when you take a bent over posture to address a golf ball THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENS. The arms do not lift up and they do not swing down at the ball. The exceptions are Bubba Watson, Justin Thomas, and a few others because they are lifting their arms in backswing and then they have to lower/drop them which requires crazy body movements and timing. If you follow Tom and you are often still getting early extension, fats, tops, stalled rotation, flipping club, over rotated club face, lack of forward rotation or no real follow through you JUST MIGHT BE swinging down or throwing your arms down at the ball instead of swinging forward. If you raise your arms in the backswing your are definitely throwing arms down at ball, and you are not Justin Thomas. However, if you have a proper on plane backswing with the right elbow tucked, no arm lift, you STILL MIGHT BE trying to drop arms or throw arms down at ball. If you do the backswing as Tom demonstrates you are already on plane and only need to make a forward swing, not a "downswing". It works just like when you stand tall and hit a ball teed at chest height. Everyone should put a golf ball on their living room floor and address it without a club and practice 4 different throwing intentions. Mimic your trail hand grip with your hand and wind up like taking a back swing in which you keep your elbow tucked and go through the motion of throwing the hand at the golf ball on the ground several times paying attention to everything your body just naturally does and won't do. Then take the same fake grip and backswing windup and pretend to throw down the target line several times paying attention to what your body does and does not do. For a third and 4th variant do it again but LIFT the arm up during your backswing and try to throw down at ball and then try down the target line. You should come to realize that the only one that works is a tucked elbow on backswing with NO lifting of arms throwing toward the target and NOT at the ball. Try them all with a club afterward. It may be difficult to translate a forward swing with the club at first, so it might help some to think unwind or turn toward target or even throw the right hand toward TARGET, but NOT toward the ball.
I appreciate your comment and the detail you've provided. As far as the semantics go, it's just common golf vernacular to refer to it as the downswing. I would prefer to refer to the motions as "backset" and "through swing", but for most folks out there I'd be speaking a foreign language. 😎 As for the mechanics, I do teach all those proper feels that you are referring to. In fact, 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. As such, it is important to understand that 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 my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make 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. 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 of the school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. Thanks again for your message! Tom Saguto, PGA
@@SagutoGolf I went through about 20 of your vids from the past year after I posted and I see you had a video from 7 months ago and one from 4 months ago that cover the don't lift arms and the through swing feel. I had not been following for more than a year now as I had given up on even your instruction as I was having no lasting improvement, that is until very recently when I realized I was still throwing arms down at ball instead of turning shoulders and swinging through. If I would have surfed your vids prior I would have realized there was no point in posting as you have been pointing out these major faults in modern instruction and amateur swings very very well and often.
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 Oftentimes when golfers are hitting everything well except for the longer clubs it can be attributed to one of the following: 1) They are not setting their weight forward correctly and as a result are tilting their spine towards the target. We should address the ball stacked shoulders over hips over knees with our weight balanced 50/50. We then simply bump our hips one inch towards the target while keeping everything else in place. This presets a little more weight forward while retaining the stacked relationship. 2) Their hips are not continuing their lateral targetward action through impact. This is common with the longer clubs as the wider stance means that the hips have a greater distance to travel, thereby posing an increased risk of premature spinout. If the hips stop moving laterally towards the target on the downswing - and they should move targetward naturally if we allow them to - then their rotation takes over, thereby stalling the necessary forward weight loading (we should be 80/20 forward halfway down, 90/10 at impact, and 95/5 in the finish), changing the low point and rerouting the club into a steeper angle of attack (AoA). This can produce a variety of undesirable results including fat and thin contact, topped shots and popups, straight pulls, and “banana” slices. Of great importance is keeping your upper torso/head in place (in other words, not moving towards the target from a face-on view) during the downswing and through impact. This preserves the swing center and the desired shallow AoA. 3) They are not allowing the length of the club to dictate the backswing path and are getting too steep as a result. With the longer clubs it may "feel" flat as they take it back along the shaft plane for the first few feet, but as long as they maintain the "weight forward, shoulder down, and hands in" components while allowing the club to work around them, it should put them in the proper position at the top so they can attack the ball from the inside. (A good feel for that lead shoulder is "down and in, under the chin".) 4) As it relates to the driver, many believe - and some even teach - that we must try to "hit up on the ball". However, consider that in our stock setup with the driver the hands are even with the inside of the lead thigh (as they are with all clubs when playing a standard shot) and our ball position is even with the inside of the heel of the lead foot. This presets a very slight degree of forward shaft lean with the driver. Beyond that, the ball is behind the zero-point of the swing (which is even with the lead shoulder), meaning that without any contrived manipulations the club will still be on its descent - albeit very close to flat - at impact. So, perhaps with the exception of folks with slower swing speeds - or those Long Drive participants teeing it extra high and hitting maybe 1-2 balls out of 10 onto a 60-yard wide "fairway" - in general the path is still ever so slightly down. In fact, the PGA Tour average with the driver is actually minus (e.g.: downward) 1.5 degrees - nearly level - and it should feel level - but slightly down nonetheless. (Here is an article on Ping’s website addressing this topic - ping.com/en-us/blogs/proving-grounds/optimal-launch-and-spin#:~:text=According%20to%20Trackman%2C%20PGA%20Tour,85%25%20ball%2Dflight%20laws ) Of course, 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. The value in terms of what you get for the low price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet. Let's get those big clubs back in play! Tom
Hi Javier, There is certainly an allowance for a transfer of “pressure” into the trail side. After all, we are moving the mass of the arms and club back and around us during the takeaway and backswing. 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 thus our swing center and low point - to drift back at any point. While there are certainly plenty of other videos on my channel that address this topic, a more structured option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews Tom
LOL! Thanks for noticing, and keep up the great knee work!! "Fluffy" Tom, PGA PS: By the way, since my channel’s content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Yes - we must indeed be aware that camera angles can greatly skew the viewer's perspective on ball position, Mark. That aside, while this system affords you some leeway, in general once my students and members show some level of proficiency with the swing I suggest that they migrate to a stock ball position that is in the middle of the stance for short irons, two balls inside the lead heel for middle irons, and creeping more forward for the longer clubs - the farthest forward being even with the inside of the lead heel for the driver (with the stance width increasing as we move from shorter to longer clubs). From there they can make incremental tweaks to see how different positions affect impact quality and shot shape. Tom
I'm not sure what you are referring to, Rick. The prescribed setup for this swing system has both feet flared outward approximately 10-20 degrees, with the knees similarly angled outward. I abide by that as this orientation facilitates a stress-free, flowing motion back and through, resulting in a very body-friendly, consistent, powerful swing. (Be aware that camera angles can greatly skew the viewer's perspective with regard to the degree of flaring.) TS
Actually, Roy, Steve Elkington preset his inclined hip orientation and straightened his trail leg in his setup when he was transitioning to this swing system...and he even played tour events doing that! Tom
You're a youtuber now. It looks like you live somewhere around Florida. You know who Micha is.... could you please contact and help that lad? We love both of you. You could create a dynasty. I mean, unless you got ideas..
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Edward, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game. Thanks for your message! Tom Saguto, PGA PS: By the way, since my channel’s content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Such sorcery from this dark underworld of golf instruction rarely finds its way to the mainstream, Paul, because if too many folks found out about it the mainstream would then be rendered irrelevant...😎 TS
Indeed, the straightening of the trail leg keeps the club travel on the geometry that was pre-established at address while enable us to preserve the radius of our swing circle - represented by the lead arm - without having to fight our body. Nice observation and analysis!! 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 recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
It’s feel vs real here - the feet & knees ideally feel and regulate what’s happening up above, even if the hips are physiologically the muscle group driving the movement. Just my opinion as a guy who’s gone from 14 to 10.5 following Tom.
Hi Mike, It's important to watch these lesson videos in their entirety to get the full message. The lead knee flexes as the trail knee straightens during the backswing, both in their outwardly flared orientation that we preset at address. The flexing/straightening occurs gradually and in response to the increasing forward weight load and the centered tilting, turning, and extending components of the motion. They are not contrived actions unto themselves. We're simply allowing them to be reactive, thereby freeing up the hips and shoulders to execute an unrestricted turn. Beyond that, know that 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. As such, it is important to understand that 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 my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make 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. 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 of the school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. Would you like to learn some key aspects of the body-friendly, powerful, low-maintenance swing system I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal instruction method that is delivering the referenced results. Tom Saguto, PGA
That is a feel I do teach to those golfers who are trying to overcome chronic steepness, Brent. For me personally, since my path is already sufficiently shallowed, the rightfield notion would have me too much in to out, thereby resulting in big blocks and sweeping overdraws. In general terms, this is 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. As such, it is important to understand that 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 my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make 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. 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 of the school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. Would you like to learn some key aspects of the body-friendly, powerful, low-maintenance swing system I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal instruction method that is delivering the referenced results. Happy New Year! Tom
The notion of a *_“weight”_* shift in the golf swing is perhaps the most damaging fallacy ever taught, and it has led many an amateur golfer into the vast abyss of chronic inconsistency and frustration. In fact, here is Jack Nicklaus on weight shift: "I don't believe in a lateral shift," says Nicklaus. "Of course not. I believe in staying on the ball." Asked what he thinks about teachers who advocate a weight shift, he answers, "They don't know how to play." Now, there is certainly an allowance for a transfer of *_“pressure”_* into the trail side. After all, we are moving the mass of the arms and club back and around us during the takeaway and backswing. 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 thus 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. While there are certainly plenty of other videos on my channel that address this topic, a more structured option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews Tom Saguto, PGA
I appreciate that, Bill! I subscribe to and teach the Stack and Tilt swing and choose to "stay in my own lane" when it comes to other lesson content out there. That's certainly not a slap against any other methodologies; it's simply that the system I teach is rooted in physics and geometry, and it is modeled on empirical observations of the game's greatest ball strikers. As such it works for me and for countless golfers across the globe who continue to flood my inbox with unsolicited testimonials of enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. Having said that, since Stack and Tilt is a robust swing system based on data from the game’s best golf ball strikers, I am never surprised to learn of similarities between components of my teaching and what other very capable instructors are saying. Thanks, Tom Saguto, PGA PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the body-friendly, powerful, low-maintenance swing system I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal instruction method that is delivering the referenced results.
Funny - I don't feel "violated".....😎 I suppose that is because the system I teach is rooted in physics and geometry, and modeled on empirical data and observations of the game's greatest ball strikers. As such, countless 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 of my online school's step-by-step lessons and drills, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. Anyway, with regard to receiving swing information 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 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal instruction method that is delivering the referenced results. Tom Saguto, PGA
When I was taking my first golf lessons I was told to keep the right knee bent. Which led to a sore back and a sore right knee. Watch LPGA players, they all use this method. 100-110 pound women are killing the ball with a lot less strength than the average man.
You, me, and countless others, Joe..... Consider 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 modern “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 with that bent trail knee, firing the hips, 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). I’m doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness. And yes - pound-for-pound those tiny LPGA players destroy their male counterparts!! TS
Aw, c'mon Leon. You're gonna give up on this greatest of games after just one range session??? Check out what happened in this young lady's first-ever lesson: th-cam.com/video/Xrc7QhsmZ6k/w-d-xo.html Or this true beginner: th-cam.com/video/dU_OgcWDORs/w-d-xo.html And here's the thing - with regard to a body-friendly, low-maintenance, powerful swing that produces consistently crispy contact, you can have it too!! After all, it's really just physics and geometry, and those laws apply to the entire universe.... 😎 For an excellent starting point to get you on the proper path towards constructing your own low-maintenance, consistent, powerful ball striking machine, please check out my FREE mini-course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews Let's get you out of that abyss and onto the path towards consistently crispy ball striking bliss!! Tom Saguto, PGA
That is certainly your prerogative, and no need to apologize. Just to be clear, the flexing of the lead knee and straightening of the trail leg occurs gradually and in response to the centered backswing motion. *_They are not contrived actions unto themselves._* We're simply allowing them to be reactive, thereby freeing up the hips and shoulders to execute an unrestricted turn. A flexed trail leg creates resistance, meaning that we must fight our body to make a good turn. And while some have absolutely played great golf by torquing their bodies against a firm trail side - younger Tiger, for example - the consequences in terms of physical degradation over years of repetition can be drastic - Tiger, for example. As such, watch any Tour event nowadays and see how many trail legs are straightening - not locking, but straightening - to facilitate an effortless turn. Tiger over the past several years (pre-car crash), for example, after enough back and knee surgeries.....😎 Happy New Year and best of luck! Tom Saguto, PGA
😆😆 I'm glad to learn that you are enjoying my "lesson and a show" instruction style! Just know that despite the entertainment aspect, everything taught here from a golf swing perspective is consistent with a system rooted in physics, geometry, and human physiology, and modeled on empirical observations of the game's greatest ball strikers. So have a chuckle or two, and then get to work! 😎 Tom Saguto, PGA
Yep, yep, yep....😎 I'm accustomed to pushback from the innocently uninformed and the mistaught as well as those misguided naysayers, but it's all inconsequential since this swing model resides in the truth. “Truth" is defined as that which conforms to reality, and this swing system conforms to the unchanging realities of physics, geometry, and data from the game’s best golf ball strikers. That's the truth, and the results - as backed up by countless unsolicited testimonials from men and women across the globe spanning all age ranges and experience levels - are the proof: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews Anyway, my job is to inform and not to convince so you are absolutely free to do whatever serves you best in your mind, and if it is not what I'm teaching then thanks for visiting and best of luck to you. Tom Saguto, PGA
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Guys .. just do whatever this guy says lol ... you wont be disapointed. Everyone else on youtube is just making the swing too complicated only to make more subjects/videos which results in a million swing thoughts. Knees motion happens because of the perfect shoulder movement, genius stuff right there. Thanks Tom!
I sincerely appreciate your most generous and validating 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!
Thanks for your message and support!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”. Here is the link if you have not already worked through it: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom at 69 years young and a 7 handicap your golf instructions are one of the most effective ways to swing a golf club. If people would just stop and take a minute to really listen and appreciate what you’re saying and start slowly and really try to understand what you’re saying. Then hit the putting green and chipping area is where they can really see their handicap go down, your swing instruction is also easy on your back. Don’t listen to All the BS you’re definitely helping people if they really want to play great golf.
I agree with this statement 👍
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, Guy, and 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. 💪💪 I'm thrilled for your improvement and resulting enjoyment and enthusiasm!
And no worries - I truly appreciate those naysayers and their unqualified, unsubstantiated remarks, because in their ignorance resides occasional excellent teaching opportunities that can be of great benefit to the entire community.
Thanks so much for your support as well as your validation of the body-friendliness of this swing system, and keep up the great work!!
Tom Saguto, PGA
PS: 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.
If you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, 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 their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. The value in terms of what you get for the low 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 would 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 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that is delivering the referenced results.
As you are now coming to understand, one does not 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.
Just bought a new driver to go with my new swing .
Hitting a very long way up from 240 metres up to 270 meters .
I can't believe it now my Irons are effortless and lazer like.
This to me is pure genius. This guy has simplified the golf swing. I haven't been able to put it in to practice yet. But looks really simple and repeatable. I gave up on golf 7 yrs ago. But this is going to bring me back. Tom you are amazing!!!
That is awesome, William - welcome back to this greatest of games! I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
Now, for a really good starting point to get you on the proper path towards constructing a low-maintenance, consistent, powerful ball striking machine, here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker": go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for sharing your rekindled enthusiasm, and have fun out there!!
Tom Saguto, PGA
Thanks for another great lesson! I have taken literally hundreds of hours of in person instruction and was never taught or shown the procedures that I have seen on your videos. The instructors always start out by having me seeing, then giving me advice on what to change instead of starting from scratch with the foot position, knee flex, , etc. Then the next lesson is not any better. With video, I can watch, back up, watch again, over and over, something that cannot happen with in person learning, Shoulderturn with the hips was NEVER mention, and neither was lag mentioned, much less demonstrated. Thanks, Golftec, for nuthin. I am 75, first started golf when I was 49 and am now learning things for the first time. Have seen many instructors on line before find you, and you make the most sense and have made golf much better and less frustrating for me. .. Now I can watch others and see what they are doing wrong, and realize that I was like them.
Unfortunately, Gary, such sorcery from this dark underworld of golf instruction rarely finds its way to the mainstream because if too many folks found out about it the mainstream would then be rendered irrelevant....... 😎
Consider 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 modern “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, firing the hips, 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). I’m doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness, and I’m very glad to know that the instruction I am offering is resonating with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play!
Thanks so much for your support and validation, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
I wish you a happy, healthy 2025 that sees you thoroughly enjoying the best golf of your life!!
Tom
As the old coot frontiersman from Blazing Saddles would say ‘Reverend!’
Tom, you have helped so much in making my swing easier and better. Before this video I was focusing on bending my forward knee as I start the back swing. But by starting with both knees soft and staightening my back knee when starting the back swing, my forward knee will automatically bend… so easy. Cannot wait for the temps to get back above freezing so I can try this out….. happy new year
I'm very glad to know that this lesson clarified this component for you, Brian! Yes - the lead knee flexes as the trail knee straightens during the backswing, both in their outwardly flared orientation that we preset at address. But one of the keys to this as you now know is that the flexing/straightening occurs gradually and in response to the increasing forward weight load and the centered tilting, turning, and extending components of the motion. They are not contrived actions unto themselves. We're simply allowing them to be reactive, thereby freeing up the hips and shoulders to execute an unrestricted turn.
Thanks so much for your support in sharing your improvement, keep up the great work, and I wish you a blessed, happy, healthy New Year that sees you enjoying the best golf of your life!
Tom
So damn right ..the sequence of essential movements
Mr saguto has totally in sync here, that lead knee ..IS
pivotal to the entire arc maintaining dynamic posture,
happy and a prosperous new year tom ,and greatly
appreciate ALL your work in sharing these excellent
invaluable lessons... god bless 😇😎👍👍👍
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you to such and extent, and I sincerely appreciate your validating remarks with regard to the numerous benefits inherent to the proper knee action!!
Thanks so much for your ongoing support - I wish you a blessed, happy, healthy 2025 filled with an abundance of crispiness!!
Tom
Hey mate..greetings from Australia….that lesson on knee work was the best ever….
Unlocked my swing today after following your instructions….shot 40 points and broke 90 for the first time in 30 years!…. (Returning after 22 years off)
That is fantastic, and welcome back to this greatest of games!!
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 validating it with your results, keep up the fabulous work, and let's see you consistently in the 80's in 2025!! 💪💪
Cheers!
Tom
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Tom, For 2 years I have been hitting 60 balls every morning before work and tried so many things, while my timing has improved I did not see better consistency on the course.
I will compound this clip with your "tucking arm" video - which has changed my life in a matter of weeks. I have gone from a 22.1 HC to a 19.1 in just 3 weeks. Hitting more fairways, more greens and having a much better idea on distance control is making me play more games and work on such simple things that are explained so well by you, the 'crispiness' off my irons is addictive! Thank you so much for providing this education, you are well appreciated! Much love from Perth - Australia.
*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 your support in sharing your _DRAMATIC_ improvement and resulting "addictive" enjoyment, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Cheers to a crispy, birdie-filled 2025!!
Tom
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Great stuff Tom. I can't thank you enough. I wish I could play more to keep improving. I'll take what I can get... Thanks for sharing and your time!
My pleasure, James! I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
Thanks so much for your message and support, and have a wonderful 2025 (hopefully with a bit more golf added into the mix)!
Tom Saguto, PGA
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Tom, great video thanks for sharing.
I appreciate that, Bill!
Thanks for all your support over this past year. I wish you a happy, healthy, birdie-filled 2025!
Tom
Great lesson Tom!
Thank you, Randy! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Happy New Year!
Tom
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Sir thank you for you videos, I tried to learn from other channels and also single plane swing but still couldn’t keep up with consistency and didn’t feel right to me, thanks to your free mini course I was able to understand everything and having great crisp shots , that feeling makes me enjoy it
I sincerely appreciate your kind words and testimonial for the free mini course. Greg, 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.
Thanks so much for your support in sharing your improvement and resulting enjoyment, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪!
Happy New Year!
Tom
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This is the key to the beginning of great golf. . Having limited rotation this changed my swing. So simple it's ridiculous. KISS !!! Thanks you for this vid.
Awesome!! I’m very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you and helped you to unlock your swing, Paul; excellent job incorporating it into your swing so quickly. 💪💪
Thanks so much for validating it with your results and keep up the great work!!
Tom Saguto, PGA
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He offers this for free! Now, imagine if you will, the depth of training and level of improvement you can attain if you invest in yourself by joining the Club. For the cost of a new wedge you could learn how to hit it consistently. I did and it turned me from being discouraged as I am getting older to really simplifying the mechanics and allowing me to fall in love with the game again. Use to be happy with a few "good" shots or dropping that long putt once or twice a round....after applying the lesson (being happy with baby steps) these good shots are increasing. Who doesn't love that??!!! (No, I'm not a relative or being paid). Stay Crispy⛳
I'm most grateful for your kind words and testimonial regarding the online school, and I'm thrilled for your improvement and resulting enjoyment!!
I did my best to price the school at a "no-brainer" level given the quality and effectiveness of the delivered product, and I sincerely appreciate your taking the time to "shout it from the rooftop".
Thanks again for your validation and support, keep up the great work, and I wish you a crispy, birdie-filled 2025!!
Tom
This one really made it click for me. I physically hurt myself swinging with my arms! Your instruction has helped me take 10 to 15 strokes off my game. Golf is so much more enjoyable. Now if I could putt 😊
That is *OUTSTANDING,* Michael!! 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 your support in sharing your _ DRAMATIC_ improvement and resulting enjoyment, keep up the great work, and get that putter figured out!!
I wish you a happy, healthy, birdie-filled 2025!!
Tom
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Another great lesson! Thanks Tom!
My pleasure, Ben! I'm very glad to know that this lesson aided in your understanding of the proper knee action, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game.
Happy New Year!
Tom
I have been watching your videos ..and have been improving... But today I watched this video and tried to implement it! Wow I was just crushing my irons. I think that keeping the head still and spine tilt is the major key!
Outstanding!! I’m very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you to such an extent, Bruce; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for validating it with your results and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
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Great Video! Thanks Mr. Saguto!
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Rob, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game!
Tom Saguto, PGA
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Great video -- as usual. The ball position for the driver from the rear view made me realize my current ball position is nowhere close; it's more towards the lead(target-ward), and perhaps further out, too.
I would like to try hitting the driver with that ball position and see what of it, but it's too bad they're closed early for NYE.
Happy new year, Tom. Keep up the great work!
I'm glad you enjoyed it, and Happy New Year!!
We first need to be aware that camera angles can greatly skew the viewer's perspective on ball position. That aside, while this system affords you some leeway, in general once my students and members show some level of proficiency with the swing I suggest that they migrate to a stock ball position that is in the middle of the stance for short irons, two balls inside the lead heel for middle irons, and creeping more forward for the longer clubs - the farthest forward being even with the inside of the lead heel for the driver (with the stance width increasing as we move from shorter to longer clubs). From there they can make incremental tweaks to see how different positions affect impact quality and shot shape. (By the way, I strongly suggest using alignment sticks when monitoring ball position - one on the foot line, a second one parallel to the first to mark the target line, and a third perpendicular to these to show ball position - as our side-on view from above tends to skew our perspective of the actual location of the ball relative to our stance.)
As for hand position, it remains consistent - even with the inside of your lead thigh - no matter which club you are hitting. Additionally, the lead arm and club shaft should form a straight line from the face-on view, giving your setup a lowercase "y" look.
And while there is certainly content on my channel that addresses this topic, a more structured option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lessons and drills, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your kind wishes and have fun out there!
Tom
Goodreview Coach. Happy New Year.-Russ
Thanks Russ!! Have a KFCrispy, birdie-filled 2025!!
Tom
Wow..thats your best video yet!!! ps..I think people would like a part two of this video where you add to what you were saying about the head (maybe with circles etc). It is cool how you turn your head sideways around impact for instance. You also mention the extra shoulder and hip turn we make with driver..we could also use a video on how we can do more of that with our irons. Some of us hit our irons shorter proportionately to our driver if that makes sense Tom.
Thanks - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you to such an extent, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game.
I appreciate your content suggestions. The level of detail you seek is best found in the comprehensive, structured, sequential learning platform of my online school, and it will make for a far more efficient and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. That's where - in addition to focused lessons and drills that take you through the entire motion step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying and resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise as well as all my short game instruction, plus advanced level courses 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 their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: 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 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that is delivering the referenced results.
Happy New Year!
Tom
The tremendous combination of crispy impact and the rustic look of dormant Bermuda- simply wonderful!
Indeed - 'tis the season for that "rustic" look....except, of course, where they've overseeded with ryegrass....
Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed the episode, and I wish you a Happy New Year!
Tom
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Tom, came back to see this video and I have learned new things and clear more doubts, my advice for everyone to who want to start playing better golf. I understand now why you’re not including Hogan’s feet position, btw read the Hogan’s book a few times, I know what you are talking about😎
I'm very glad to know that this lesson aided in your understanding, Paul, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game.
Mr. Hogan delivered phenomenal and timeless instructional value, right?! But there are just so many misconceptions about his swing out there - particularly within the realm of misunderstood or misapplied instruction - that have sadly relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of chronic frustration. I'm doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness by taking what Mr. Hogan conveys in the “Five Lessons” book as his "feels", applying it to the reality of what he actually did in his swing, and translating it into something we all can learn well from. Because if we can get Hogan right there are tremendously effective swing keys to be garnered.
Thanks, and Happy New Year!!
Tom
Happy New Year. All the best to you...
I sincerely appreciate that, and I wish you and yours a happy, healthy 2025 as well!!
Tom
This makes great sense. I also found that my knees work better with proper foot pressure. For a long time my weight was too forward on my toes instead of in the ball of my feet before shifting to the front heel. Do you have a video about foot pressure in the swing?
Thanks - I'm glad to know that this lesson resonated with you!
At address you should be balanced between heel and toe in both feet. This balance is achieved by first setting your knees over the toes (or at least over the toe end of your shoelaces) to activate the ground connection, and then pushing your butt out to incline the hips and chest so that a relationship with the ball is established. During the swing it is perfectly fine to experience pressure shifts in either foot as they respond to the dynamic motion, but not to the point where we are falling back onto our heel or leaning too far forward over our toes.
And while there is certainly content on my channel that addresses this topic, a more structured option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lessons and drills, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom Saguto, PGA
Greatly enjoy all of your instruction! Do you have any insight on adding speed training while using stack and tilt? I haven’t seen any research done on this. Do you have any thoughts on if speed sticks, the stack system, or other speed training would be beneficial?
I appreciate that, Robert!
Here is a compilation of drills for building in more speed/distance: th-cam.com/video/4CuEL2uCVWA/w-d-xo.html
Beyond that, if you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, 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 their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. The value in terms of what you get for the low 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 recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that is delivering the referenced results.
Thanks again for your ongoing support!
Tom
Fabulous. Definitely your most hard working video to date. The driver camera position clearly shows that the movement of your right elbow, in towards your body, in the first part of your backswing, is fundamentally key to the inside arc you create. Rory Mcilroy is probably the best driver of the ball in tournament golf; and, he rotates his right elbow in towards his body, also. If you can teach players how to make the exact same move with their right elbow it will help them greatly
I sincerely appreciate your kind and validating remarks pertaining to this video! I do indeed emphasize that trail elbow action regularly and do my best to offer various "feels" for accomplishing it, because it really is _THAT_ important. Fortunately, based on comments and testimonials received, it's beginning to have an impact and as a result so many folks are stepping out from the abyss to finally achieve a level of ball striking that they never dreamed possible.
Thanks as always for providing supporting and helpful commentary. I wish you and yours a Happy, Healthy, Blessed New Year!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf That's great. Even I am starting swing a bit better. Happy New Year, Tom
Great stuff !!! That's all I have to say about that 😅 ...Happy New Year buddy 🎉
LOL! Thanks Paul, and I wish you and yours a blessed, happy, healthy 2025!!
Tom
Loving you bringing the driver into this tom... is it the same for woods and hybrid off deck maybe you could show a range of clubs on next video.
Hi Phil,
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.
Here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of the swing keys that will ultimately get you mashing the ball through your entire bag, as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks,
Tom Saguto, PGA
Love your teaching Tom. Hope to see you land a big client this year and see you on the practice tee at the Masters.
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, Todd, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
I'm not concerned about the "big names". If any of them wish to seek me out, then we can certainly engage in some dialogue to determine if it's a good mutual fit. It's not a major priority of mine, however.
Having said that, if you've not already watched it perhaps you might enjoy this course vlog that I did with my student Derek, a young many with professional playing aspirations: th-cam.com/video/03K1dL4iyXE/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much for your message and support!
Tom
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@ yes I saw this video and enjoyed it very much!
Good video once again, Tom. I was actually in two minds about this very topic so this video was perfect timing and thanks for clearing it up. Question in regards to the takeaway for S&T, do we manually tilt/dip the left shoulder toward the ball (RH player) or does it happen naturally as we take the club back? I'm not athletic or flexible and my body feels very stiff so I have found that I need to manually tilt the shoulder to the ball in order to get better rotation and the correct amount of tilt so I just want to make sure that is ok to do? Thanks in advance. Keep up the good work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
As you probably have noticed, 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. So, in this specific regard, some golfers actually need to feel the tilt as they keep their head in place, others will feel as though they are pointing their lead shoulder at the ball, still others will feel as though they are preserving their relationship with the ball while turning there shoulders. 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. This is one reason why the comprehensive, structured, sequential learning platform of my online school is so effective, and why thousands of folks across the globe 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). 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.
Thanks for your message and I wish you a Happy, Healthy, and Crispy 2025!!
Tom
Tom, I am a new golfer and I have been following you for a few months trying to improve my swing, so while I was doing everything you were saying I still couldn’t hit a nice crisp shot until yesterday.
My problem was only one simple thing, Position of iron grip Instead of it always was pointing at my belt buckle I changed it to outside of my left hip, Oh boy what a change!!!!! The shots have never been crispier due to the correct loft 📐 and bounce position, and I finally was able to hit way farther because simple this simple shift change the whole grip of the landing hand, ( belt buckle is so weak, outside the left hip nice and strong)
Top please make a video about this issue, it was extremely important in case, completely changed it.
That's fantastic, Ben - nice job figuring that out!!
I have absolutely covered that setup key in various videos! If you'd really like to get on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, sequential platform, then I highly recommend that you 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 their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. The value in terms of what you get for the low 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 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that is delivering the referenced results.
Let's make it a crispy, birdie-filled 2025!!
Tom
Happy New Year, Tom. I’m not sure if you’ve ever mentioned having your trail foot positioned slightly back, but I noticed in your stance that it appears to be slightly offset. I recently watched a video by Rob Chaney, who teaches this very concept. I incorporated it into my swing last week, and the improvement in my accuracy was remarkable.
Happy New Year!
There are a couple of different ways I can interpret this.
1) The outward *_flaring_* of both feet 10-20 degrees in our setup facilitates the proper amount of body-friendly, free-flowing hip turn back and through. This is a major power source, and it also keeps the club traveling on the correct path. If you were to square your feet so that they were perpendicular to the target line, then your hips would be impeded from turning sufficiently in the backswing (which would then inhibit the shoulders from executing a full and effortless turn), and from releasing properly in the downswing to propel the club through the zone. Restricting this action can cause a variety of path issues and/or also place strain on the lower back, lead knee, and the hip joints as the hips will "want" to move laterally and turn through into the finish but will be fighting the body in the process.
2) I have a drill where we drop the trail foot back to quiet the hips and enhance the feel of the shoulders driving the motion. I like to use this one when the hips are getting too active or when a student exhibits a premature spinout due to the flawed notion of "firing the hips". It's very effective, and we can indeed take it out to the course and play with it until such time that the hips start behaving properly. My actual stance is square - or parallel - to the target line.
Rob is a great guy, and if his travel plans hold I hope to be seeing him in the near future!
Thanks for your message!
Tom
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@SagutoGolf Yes, both of my feet are flared out at approximately 20 degrees, and I have dropped my trail foot back about six inches. This adjustment has been incredibly effective. Additionally, incorporating the practice of tucking in my right elbow as much as possible has been transformative. With my irons, it now feels effortless to compress the ball, resulting in significantly improved performance.
This knee movement is the key to my swing. If I keep flex in my trail leg I usually hit a less than desirable shot. After keeping it flexed for so many years I have to remind myself to straighten the trail leg . Old habits creep back in sometimes
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Mike, and I hope the reminder it provided serves your game well!
Happy New Year!
Tom Saguto, PGA
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Your best video!!!
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you to such an extent, David, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game!
Thanks for your message and support!
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 recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
One of the best videos I’ve ever watched
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you to such an extent, Pat, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game.
Thanks so much for your validating remarks and support!
Tom Saguto, PGA
PS: By the way, since my channel’s content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I would like to add, I am a member at Trenton Country Club (1897) There was a woman taking lessons and i said to her, watch Tom Saguto. Nobody else.
I sincerely appreciate your referral and support, Joe!!
Thanks so much!
Tom
Your method really works.
I sincerely appreciate your validating remarks, Ben, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!!
Tom Saguto, PGA
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
i saw an exercise using a stretch band tied to your right foot and pull straight up with your right hand. (Like trying to start a lawn mower) Flexing your right leg to straighten and left knee to bend toward the ball. When I finally got it right, the light bulb lit up. I hit the ball better than ever. Of course now it is winter!!!
From my perspective, Joe, I'm okay with it as long as that "pulling up" action is taking the trail hand up on the proper inward path. If you've watched enough of my videos, you will know that I am not a proponent of any instruction or drill that would ingrain a disconnected independent lifting action of the hands and arms, because this means we would then have to figure out how and when to reconnect them on the way down in order to get the club traveling on the proper path. That's a variable I'd rather not deal with when trying to construct a ball striking "machine".
Having said that, from your perspective it really has to come down to what works best for you.
Stay warm, and I wish you a happy, healthy, birdie-filled 2025!
Tom
Thanks
My pleasure, Stephen - I hope it helps!!
Happy New Year!
Tom
I have to keep my new relationship with the ground from my wife😂 Great advice Tom Happy New Year. Emil
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Have a crispy 2025, Emil, and I won't tell your wife about your special "arrangement" with the ground....
TS
Hi Tom, looking from the front it seems like you don’t put any pressure on the right leg - is that correct? Happy new year ❤
Happy New Year, Eva!
The notion of a _“weight”_ shift in the golf swing has led many an amateur golfer into the vast abyss of chronic inconsistency and frustration. In fact, here is Jack Nicklaus on weight shift: "I don't believe in a lateral shift," says Nicklaus. "Of course not. I believe in staying on the ball." Asked what he thinks about teachers who advocate a weight shift, he answers, "They don't know how to play."
Now, there is certainly an allowance for a transfer of _“pressure”_ into the trail side. After all, we are moving the mass of the arms and club back and around us during the takeaway and backswing. 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 thus 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.
While there are certainly plenty of other videos on my channel that address this topic, a more structured option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I hope that helps to clarify this for you!
Tom
Happy new years Tom, and I’m sorry for this off-topic question but living in South Carolina do you watch NASCAR?
Thanks! And I wish you a happy, healthy 2025 as well!
Nothing against NASCAR, but it's just not my thing. Too busy with golf and guitar, I suppose....😎
TS
I’m interested in joining as I’ve run into inconsistency in my golf game. Can I chat with you Tom or someone directly before signing up?
I appreciate your interest, Jeffrey! You can send an email to info@saguto.golf.
Also, I am presently offering a FREE 7-day trial membership in my online school if you are interested in giving it a "test drive". Here is a link where you can learn more: school.saguto.golf/c/free-7-day-trial?post_login_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fschool.saguto.golf%2Fc%2Ffree-7-day-trial%2Fdrop-9-shots-and-gain-14-yards-in-12-months
Thanks, and I look forward to seeing you in the school!
Tom Saguto, PGA
In the 1st through 6th editions of The Golfing Machine (TGM), the recommended hip movement for Stroke Patterns 12-2-0, #14 (Zone 1) was to “Turn.” However, the 7th edition changed this to “Slide” for both Swingers and Hitters.
Over the years, different instructors have taught varying techniques:
• Bennet & Plummer (Stack & Tilt) emphasize “Slide.”
• Mac O’Grady has taught both “Slide” and “Turn.”
• Recently, instructors like George Gankas and Marty Nowicki (Impact Snap) teach “Turn,” with Nowicki noting that legends like Hogan and Snead used “Turn.”
So, which is it: Turn or Slide? Let’s discuss!
Check out the playlist here:
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When properly deployed in sequence our hips play a role in preserving our downswing path and they can certainly provide a power boost. When prematurely rotated, all bets are off. For example, the lateral targetward action of the hips acts as a governor on the rotational component, thereby enabling the player to keep their upper torso square and their swing center intact without having to fight their body. It's also a move that you will notice with every great ball striker. (Cue up a face-on video of any Tour player, put your finger, mouse pointer, or some other reference tool on their lead hip at address, and then observe the extent to which the hips move laterally past your pointer in the downswing while - and this is key - the head and thus the swing center remains in place.) This will occur naturally if we allow it to, but unfortunately the misguided/misunderstood "fire the hips" notion has plagued so many amateurs with an early-onset spinout that makes them steep and across the line, or they get stuck, early extend, flip, etc. For them, the "feel" of the shoulders leading will help in overcoming this, correctly engaging their hips and fixing their path, thereby leading them to a solid, "crispy" impact condition.
In more general terms, 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. As such, it is important to understand that 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 my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make 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. 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 of the school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews.
Would you like to learn some key aspects of the body-friendly, powerful, low-maintenance swing system I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal instruction method that is delivering the referenced results.
Thanks,
Tom Saguto, PGA
Great breakdown, Tom! The emphasis on lateral hip movement while maintaining the swing center is such a game, changer for consistency and power. Thanks for highlighting how ‘feel’ varies for everyone, it’s so true that not all golfers resonate with the same cues. Looking forward to diving deeper into your structured lessons!
Tiger appears to be loading into the lead leg more and earlier in the swing recently. Would be cool to see an analysis of it, if you do those.
TW has certainly been incorporating a "stacked" setup, this prescribed knee action, and a very centered move into his swing for several years, well-predating his 2018 Tour Championship and 2019 Masters victories. It makes complete sense as these - along with the resulting increased forward weight loading - are all components of a very body-friendly motion, and he certainly needed that (even more so since his car wreck). Further proof that one need not shift, lift, restrict, torque, fire, and otherwise destroy their bodies in an effort to hit the ball a long way and compete at the game's highest level.
Thanks for sharing your accurate observation!
Tom
Tom. Please join the TGL 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
LOL! I appreciate the thought, Robert!!
Have a great weekend!
Tom
Hey Tom, I just noticed that you ate using graphite shaft, I'm 58 and still using steel shaft, just began to notice I stayed loosing distance, You think could be time for a change of shaft?
Actually, my PXG's are fitted with AeroTech Steel Fiber shafts in S-flex
Yes - I would absolutely recommend consulting with a fitter to explore different shaft options to help you recapture some of that lost distance. The differences from one shaft to another can be dramatic!
Tom
Tnx Tom, Happy New Year 2025🎉🎊🎈🎄🎁
Most of the problem happens on the downswing I think. Yes, some people restrict the hips on backswing and all you need to do is let arms and shoulders lead the way, but you do need to revert it on the downswing and that is tricky. It happens to me I get my hip stuck on the back and then swing down with arms, which gets all funky.
Yes, though the root cause of many downswing issues can be found upstream in the setup, takeaway, and/or backswing.
If we can simplify the swing so as not to rely on the "tricky" stuff - and we can - then we will be able to achieve consistently great results without having to continuously work so hard. In other words, if we have a secure grip, 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. In doing so we are minimizing variables related to precise timing and micromanaging of positions, and that enables us to then construct our own ball striking machine.
For a really 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/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your message. Now, let's get that "funk" out of your swing! 😎
Tom Saguto, PGA
Tom, what do you think about calling it a backswing and then a forward swing instead of a downswing? I believe anyone having trouble after watching your vids may still be trying to swing down at the ball, even if they have a tucked right elbow, instead of swinging forward like when you throw a punch from a backswing position toward the TARGET and not at the ball. Anyone can demonstrate this to themselves while standing straight up by holding a golf club or baseball bat out in front and swing at an imaginary ball teed up to chest high. When doing this on backswing body turns and right elbow folds, and is tucked and on forward swing body rotates and hips open as right arm straightens and left arm tucks on follow through. All this happens parallel to ground WITH NO LIFTING OF ARMS OR SWINGING DOWN OF ARMS. The club face does not even rotate much at all. Now, when you take a bent over posture to address a golf ball THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENS. The arms do not lift up and they do not swing down at the ball. The exceptions are Bubba Watson, Justin Thomas, and a few others because they are lifting their arms in backswing and then they have to lower/drop them which requires crazy body movements and timing.
If you follow Tom and you are often still getting early extension, fats, tops, stalled rotation, flipping club, over rotated club face, lack of forward rotation or no real follow through you JUST MIGHT BE swinging down or throwing your arms down at the ball instead of swinging forward. If you raise your arms in the backswing your are definitely throwing arms down at ball, and you are not Justin Thomas. However, if you have a proper on plane backswing with the right elbow tucked, no arm lift, you STILL MIGHT BE trying to drop arms or throw arms down at ball. If you do the backswing as Tom demonstrates you are already on plane and only need to make a forward swing, not a "downswing". It works just like when you stand tall and hit a ball teed at chest height.
Everyone should put a golf ball on their living room floor and address it without a club and practice 4 different throwing intentions. Mimic your trail hand grip with your hand and wind up like taking a back swing in which you keep your elbow tucked and go through the motion of throwing the hand at the golf ball on the ground several times paying attention to everything your body just naturally does and won't do. Then take the same fake grip and backswing windup and pretend to throw down the target line several times paying attention to what your body does and does not do. For a third and 4th variant do it again but LIFT the arm up during your backswing and try to throw down at ball and then try down the target line.
You should come to realize that the only one that works is a tucked elbow on backswing with NO lifting of arms throwing toward the target and NOT at the ball. Try them all with a club afterward. It may be difficult to translate a forward swing with the club at first, so it might help some to think unwind or turn toward target or even throw the right hand toward TARGET, but NOT toward the ball.
I appreciate your comment and the detail you've provided. As far as the semantics go, it's just common golf vernacular to refer to it as the downswing. I would prefer to refer to the motions as "backset" and "through swing", but for most folks out there I'd be speaking a foreign language. 😎
As for the mechanics, I do teach all those proper feels that you are referring to. In fact, 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. As such, it is important to understand that 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 my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make 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. 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 of the school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews.
Thanks again for your message!
Tom Saguto, PGA
@@SagutoGolf I went through about 20 of your vids from the past year after I posted and I see you had a video from 7 months ago and one from 4 months ago that cover the don't lift arms and the through swing feel. I had not been following for more than a year now as I had given up on even your instruction as I was having no lasting improvement, that is until very recently when I realized I was still throwing arms down at ball instead of turning shoulders and swinging through. If I would have surfed your vids prior I would have realized there was no point in posting as you have been pointing out these major faults in modern instruction and amateur swings very very well and often.
I’m back to struggling with ball striking with my 3w and the big D 🤯🤯🤯🤯
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
Oftentimes when golfers are hitting everything well except for the longer clubs it can be attributed to one of the following:
1) They are not setting their weight forward correctly and as a result are tilting their spine towards the target. We should address the ball stacked shoulders over hips over knees with our weight balanced 50/50. We then simply bump our hips one inch towards the target while keeping everything else in place. This presets a little more weight forward while retaining the stacked relationship.
2) Their hips are not continuing their lateral targetward action through impact. This is common with the longer clubs as the wider stance means that the hips have a greater distance to travel, thereby posing an increased risk of premature spinout. If the hips stop moving laterally towards the target on the downswing - and they should move targetward naturally if we allow them to - then their rotation takes over, thereby stalling the necessary forward weight loading (we should be 80/20 forward halfway down, 90/10 at impact, and 95/5 in the finish), changing the low point and rerouting the club into a steeper angle of attack (AoA). This can produce a variety of undesirable results including fat and thin contact, topped shots and popups, straight pulls, and “banana” slices.
Of great importance is keeping your upper torso/head in place (in other words, not moving towards the target from a face-on view) during the downswing and through impact. This preserves the swing center and the desired shallow AoA.
3) They are not allowing the length of the club to dictate the backswing path and are getting too steep as a result. With the longer clubs it may "feel" flat as they take it back along the shaft plane for the first few feet, but as long as they maintain the "weight forward, shoulder down, and hands in" components while allowing the club to work around them, it should put them in the proper position at the top so they can attack the ball from the inside. (A good feel for that lead shoulder is "down and in, under the chin".)
4) As it relates to the driver, many believe - and some even teach - that we must try to "hit up on the ball". However, consider that in our stock setup with the driver the hands are even with the inside of the lead thigh (as they are with all clubs when playing a standard shot) and our ball position is even with the inside of the heel of the lead foot. This presets a very slight degree of forward shaft lean with the driver. Beyond that, the ball is behind the zero-point of the swing (which is even with the lead shoulder), meaning that without any contrived manipulations the club will still be on its descent - albeit very close to flat - at impact. So, perhaps with the exception of folks with slower swing speeds - or those Long Drive participants teeing it extra high and hitting maybe 1-2 balls out of 10 onto a 60-yard wide "fairway" - in general the path is still ever so slightly down. In fact, the PGA Tour average with the driver is actually minus (e.g.: downward) 1.5 degrees - nearly level - and it should feel level - but slightly down nonetheless. (Here is an article on Ping’s website addressing this topic - ping.com/en-us/blogs/proving-grounds/optimal-launch-and-spin#:~:text=According%20to%20Trackman%2C%20PGA%20Tour,85%25%20ball%2Dflight%20laws )
Of course, 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. The value in terms of what you get for the low price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
Let's get those big clubs back in play!
Tom
@ your an absolute geezer Tom, I’ll be out tomorrow giving these instructions a try 🏌🏻 happy new year to you and your loved ones 🫡
That stache is fly as hell bro
Tom is good at golf. Tom is rocking the mustache. If you wanna be good at golf, rock the stache
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Does it feel like, as you turn back, you're putting more pressure on your front foot or the inside of the rear foot?
Hi Javier,
There is certainly an allowance for a transfer of “pressure” into the trail side. After all, we are moving the mass of the arms and club back and around us during the takeaway and backswing. 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 thus our swing center and low point - to drift back at any point.
While there are certainly plenty of other videos on my channel that address this topic, a more structured option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
UK golfer! I move my knees first and everything follows! Btw Tom, there’s a bit of fluff on your top lip! 😜
LOL! Thanks for noticing, and keep up the great knee work!!
"Fluffy" Tom, PGA
PS: By the way, since my channel’s content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
It appears your ball position in the driver part was not as far forward as most prescribe. Is that just camera angle?
Yes - we must indeed be aware that camera angles can greatly skew the viewer's perspective on ball position, Mark. That aside, while this system affords you some leeway, in general once my students and members show some level of proficiency with the swing I suggest that they migrate to a stock ball position that is in the middle of the stance for short irons, two balls inside the lead heel for middle irons, and creeping more forward for the longer clubs - the farthest forward being even with the inside of the lead heel for the driver (with the stance width increasing as we move from shorter to longer clubs). From there they can make incremental tweaks to see how different positions affect impact quality and shot shape.
Tom
If Hogan was alive today he’d be a Saguto golfer
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Thanks Mike - that is a very generous compliment!!
Tom
Can you let us know why your front foot in other videos is almost 90 degrees not 30 to 45 degrees here?
I'm not sure what you are referring to, Rick. The prescribed setup for this swing system has both feet flared outward approximately 10-20 degrees, with the knees similarly angled outward. I abide by that as this orientation facilitates a stress-free, flowing motion back and through, resulting in a very body-friendly, consistent, powerful swing. (Be aware that camera angles can greatly skew the viewer's perspective with regard to the degree of flaring.)
TS
Damn bro I came here for golf tips but left thinking i should secure a reverse home mortgage 😂 Nice stache!
LOL! Just call me Magnum, PGA......😎
20:29 “I love the ball, but I’m gonna hit it” 😂
LOL! Akin to what I've said in other videos: "Murder the ball nicely".......😎
Can a person pre-set those knees?
Actually, Roy, Steve Elkington preset his inclined hip orientation and straightened his trail leg in his setup when he was transitioning to this swing system...and he even played tour events doing that!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf Thanks, Tom.
You're a youtuber now. It looks like you live somewhere around Florida. You know who Micha is.... could you please contact and help that lad? We love both of you. You could create a dynasty. I mean, unless you got ideas..
I appreciate that, Robert.
I'm based in the Pawleys Island, SC area.
Tom Saguto, PGA
I think this is my exact problem.
I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Edward, and now that you are armed with this knowledge I hope you are able to use it to the betterment of your game.
Thanks for your message!
Tom Saguto, PGA
PS: By the way, since my channel’s content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
@SagutoGolf now I need to wait for the snow to melt 😆
Tom, is a shame that lots of teachers don't have a clue on how to explain this😊
Such sorcery from this dark underworld of golf instruction rarely finds its way to the mainstream, Paul, because if too many folks found out about it the mainstream would then be rendered irrelevant...😎
TS
The reality is that you're extending the circle of your straight left arm with a straight left leg... ensuring more power yet perfect club height.
Indeed, the straightening of the trail leg keeps the club travel on the geometry that was pre-established at address while enable us to preserve the radius of our swing circle - represented by the lead arm - without having to fight our body. Nice observation and analysis!!
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 recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
It’s backwards the knees move the hips
I’m sure you and your 30 + know more about the body mechanics than Tom, you should be making your own video and show us 😂 🤡
So that's why every time I do squats my shoulders turn 90°! Who knew?
Toms whole point was that you dont worry about the knees..pay attention
It’s feel vs real here - the feet & knees ideally feel and regulate what’s happening up above, even if the hips are physiologically the muscle group driving the movement. Just my opinion as a guy who’s gone from 14 to 10.5 following Tom.
Hi Mike,
It's important to watch these lesson videos in their entirety to get the full message. The lead knee flexes as the trail knee straightens during the backswing, both in their outwardly flared orientation that we preset at address. The flexing/straightening occurs gradually and in response to the increasing forward weight load and the centered tilting, turning, and extending components of the motion. They are not contrived actions unto themselves. We're simply allowing them to be reactive, thereby freeing up the hips and shoulders to execute an unrestricted turn.
Beyond that, know that 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. As such, it is important to understand that 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 my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make 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. 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 of the school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews.
Would you like to learn some key aspects of the body-friendly, powerful, low-maintenance swing system I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal instruction method that is delivering the referenced results.
Tom Saguto, PGA
Do you feel like your swinging out to right field on down swing?
That is a feel I do teach to those golfers who are trying to overcome chronic steepness, Brent. For me personally, since my path is already sufficiently shallowed, the rightfield notion would have me too much in to out, thereby resulting in big blocks and sweeping overdraws.
In general terms, this is 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. As such, it is important to understand that 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 my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make 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. 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 of the school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews.
Would you like to learn some key aspects of the body-friendly, powerful, low-maintenance swing system I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal instruction method that is delivering the referenced results.
Happy New Year!
Tom
Why do most teach that the weight should NOT be forward during backswing?
The notion of a *_“weight”_* shift in the golf swing is perhaps the most damaging fallacy ever taught, and it has led many an amateur golfer into the vast abyss of chronic inconsistency and frustration. In fact, here is Jack Nicklaus on weight shift: "I don't believe in a lateral shift," says Nicklaus. "Of course not. I believe in staying on the ball." Asked what he thinks about teachers who advocate a weight shift, he answers, "They don't know how to play."
Now, there is certainly an allowance for a transfer of *_“pressure”_* into the trail side. After all, we are moving the mass of the arms and club back and around us during the takeaway and backswing. 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 thus 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.
While there are certainly plenty of other videos on my channel that address this topic, a more structured option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom Saguto, PGA
@SagutoGolf i notice i can't rotate my shoulders effectively on plane loading trail side. OTT is the outcome.
Great video! Have a great New Year! Have you dated Tegen
Thanks Robert, and I wish you a happy, healthy, crispy 2025!!
Tom
“All pro’s have good tempo and balance” David Ledbetter.
Indeed, and you don't get that with poor knee and leg action!
New to the channel but your swing looks a lot like it's been influenced by Mike Bender... which is a good thing. Just wondering.
I appreciate that, Bill! I subscribe to and teach the Stack and Tilt swing and choose to "stay in my own lane" when it comes to other lesson content out there. That's certainly not a slap against any other methodologies; it's simply that the system I teach is rooted in physics and geometry, and it is modeled on empirical observations of the game's greatest ball strikers. As such it works for me and for countless golfers across the globe who continue to flood my inbox with unsolicited testimonials of enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. Having said that, since Stack and Tilt is a robust swing system based on data from the game’s best golf ball strikers, I am never surprised to learn of similarities between components of my teaching and what other very capable instructors are saying.
Thanks,
Tom Saguto, PGA
PS: Would you like to learn some key aspects of the body-friendly, powerful, low-maintenance swing system I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my recently updated FREE mini course “The Top 3 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal instruction method that is delivering the referenced results.
Whenever i watch other golf youtubers, most of them violate your videos
Funny - I don't feel "violated".....😎 I suppose that is because the system I teach is rooted in physics and geometry, and modeled on empirical data and observations of the game's greatest ball strikers. As such, countless 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 of my online school's step-by-step lessons and drills, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews.
Anyway, with regard to receiving swing information 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 Keys You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal instruction method that is delivering the referenced results.
Tom Saguto, PGA
When I was taking my first golf lessons I was told to keep the right knee bent. Which led to a sore back and a sore right knee. Watch LPGA players, they all use this method. 100-110 pound women are killing the ball with a lot less strength than the average man.
You, me, and countless others, Joe.....
Consider 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 modern “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 with that bent trail knee, firing the hips, 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). I’m doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness.
And yes - pound-for-pound those tiny LPGA players destroy their male counterparts!!
TS
My granny said, "Knee work is in the church and by the bed.
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First time at range, hit nothing almost, came home, watched this video, concluded this just aint for me, someone buy my clubs
Aw, c'mon Leon. You're gonna give up on this greatest of games after just one range session???
Check out what happened in this young lady's first-ever lesson: th-cam.com/video/Xrc7QhsmZ6k/w-d-xo.html
Or this true beginner: th-cam.com/video/dU_OgcWDORs/w-d-xo.html
And here's the thing - with regard to a body-friendly, low-maintenance, powerful swing that produces consistently crispy contact, you can have it too!! After all, it's really just physics and geometry, and those laws apply to the entire universe.... 😎
For an excellent starting point to get you on the proper path towards constructing your own low-maintenance, consistent, powerful ball striking machine, please check out my FREE mini-course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ Featuring 17 videos and 45 minutes of detailed lesson and drill content, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the formal learning method that has countless 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 - now enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Let's get you out of that abyss and onto the path towards consistently crispy ball striking bliss!!
Tom Saguto, PGA
why is a young clark gable teaching golf , frankly my dear i couldnt give a damn
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I'm sorry, right leg.
Too many golfers out here doing the French Mistake.
th-cam.com/video/JMK6lzmSk2o/w-d-xo.htmlsi=v7XLrMQctw9FJHAD
Absolutely they are, James!!! 😆😆😆😆😆
Thanks for the Monday laugh from that true classic!!!
Tom
Reverse pivot
Where’s the reverse pivot, do you even know what a reverse pivot is?
Reverse pivot is when the weight moves back on the downswing. Tom certainly doesn't do that.
@@darrenhadden1037 yes, I thought your comment was suggesting Tom had a reverse pivot
@patrickringer5013 nooo not my comment. I was replying to someone else saying Tom has a reverse pivot. I know the difference. Happy new year 🎉
@@darrenhadden1037 definitely no reverse pivot here. Cheers.
I don't agree with straightening your right leg in the backswing, Tom. Sorry.
That is certainly your prerogative, and no need to apologize.
Just to be clear, the flexing of the lead knee and straightening of the trail leg occurs gradually and in response to the centered backswing motion. *_They are not contrived actions unto themselves._* We're simply allowing them to be reactive, thereby freeing up the hips and shoulders to execute an unrestricted turn. A flexed trail leg creates resistance, meaning that we must fight our body to make a good turn. And while some have absolutely played great golf by torquing their bodies against a firm trail side - younger Tiger, for example - the consequences in terms of physical degradation over years of repetition can be drastic - Tiger, for example. As such, watch any Tour event nowadays and see how many trail legs are straightening - not locking, but straightening - to facilitate an effortless turn. Tiger over the past several years (pre-car crash), for example, after enough back and knee surgeries.....😎
Happy New Year and best of luck!
Tom Saguto, PGA
Love the quote,LMAO.
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I'm glad to learn that you are enjoying my "lesson and a show" instruction style! Just know that despite the entertainment aspect, everything taught here from a golf swing perspective is consistent with a system rooted in physics, geometry, and human physiology, and modeled on empirical observations of the game's greatest ball strikers. So have a chuckle or two, and then get to work! 😎
Tom Saguto, PGA
OMG, No, no, no.
Yep, yep, yep....😎
I'm accustomed to pushback from the innocently uninformed and the mistaught as well as those misguided naysayers, but it's all inconsequential since this swing model resides in the truth. “Truth" is defined as that which conforms to reality, and this swing system conforms to the unchanging realities of physics, geometry, and data from the game’s best golf ball strikers. That's the truth, and the results - as backed up by countless unsolicited testimonials from men and women across the globe spanning all age ranges and experience levels - are the proof: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Anyway, my job is to inform and not to convince so you are absolutely free to do whatever serves you best in your mind, and if it is not what I'm teaching then thanks for visiting and best of luck to you.
Tom Saguto, PGA
Don’t like the mustache……lol
I agree Patricia, everyone has their own opinion, but I think it makes Tom look like a shady used car salesman! 😂
I love it
Unless @ClareDeLunePiano changes her mind, I'm good with it....😎
And boooooy do I have a deal for you! A real creampuff! Super low mileage! Just one owner - a little old lady who drove it once a week to the grocery store right down the street! I won't be able to keep this beauty on the lot! Someone's riding off in it today!!! 😆😆