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I have done this in past routines trying to find the best swing for me … Now it’s finally explained in such a simple way and the cover under the arm is the ace under the sleeve … brilliant and thank you thank you thank you …
Alex, I've seen so many of your videos and this is light years better than any of them! Golf is so complex a game in our heads, we need to dumb it down. This does that by producing feels that quickly become "reals." Increasing the lag angle and then holding the chest to release through first is an outstanding drill. The golf club is an instrument and you make it as easy as swinging a light baton. Please send out more videos on swing feel. GREAT STUFF.
Super lesson. Amateur golfer’s are always getting stuck because of poor body rotation preventing this slinging motion you show and resulting in loss of posture and failure to complete the swing. Staying connected throughout the swing without getting to tight and stiff is a game changer.
That gap between wrist and forearm is a great tip. Makes so much sense and easy to understand. I am a golfer of very limited hip movement I struggle to clear . The pulling or pushing (depends how described) of the back swing forwards is very difficult for me. This though looks doable. Range today and give it a go.. Thumbed up.
You described my plight of the last 15 years in the first 90 secs. After that....I was one hand hitting balls into the net...my front hip WAS turning out of the Way - it just did it - as it knew the whipping motion was coming on.... This worked.
You coach in a way that works for me. You express the feel of the swing with minimal technical information to not over analyze the athletic movement. Your description is what I am working on and experiencing. Your delivery of instruction is exceptionally communicated. Ball flight is a draw for me. Working the ball both ways is a goal for next season.
Why thank you kindly Ed. That means a lot and it’s for things such as this, that make it worth it to keep trying to grow. I hope to keep helping you in bigger and better ways;)
This is very much in-line with the recommendations of Mike Malaska... so I know this works. It's 5 degrees and snowy where I am, but I am chomping at the bit to get out there in the spring and work on this very thing. I had made a few changes to my grip at the end of the season that correspond to this sort of thought process and feel, so I'm really excited to see the fruits bear out in the summer. Great video.
This is great information. Simple drills that let you feel the proper motion are huge, that’s from a guy who has WAY too many swing thoughts standing over the ball. I’m going to make this part of my regular routine. Thank you!
One thing I noticed is you have a great tempo to the swing, I feel more attention in this matter can be helpful I swing very relaxed (inspired by Bobby Jones ) at age 59, tempo and timing is my friend Thanks for the video, keep up the great content
Really, really insightful video mate. Perfect length vid & focus on just 3 key points (as a sidebar, I did a Training course years ago for my work on Adult Workplace Training and the course stated repeatedly that Adults can only really learn/retain knowledge when a Training session contains no more than 3 key concepts - I found thru years of experience that this is absolutely true 😉). Anyway, I can’t wait to practice these drills as I constantly struggle to clear the body (amongst a number of other issues!!). God job 👏
Great results from this video. As an aside, I found it easier to stay connected if I rolled my elbows together at setup and then recreated that same rolling elbows feel at impact (or just before or after impact I can’t tell for sure when I do it). Thanks for your always excellent advice!
Great video Alex! I have been using your recommendation of heavy arms and supple wrists plus feeling the club head. However, on the last few rounds I got too "handsy" and my scores suffered. Yesterday, I decided to take the hands out of the equation and concentrate on the wrists and arms. My back nine was nine strokes better than the front. Keep up the good work! It certainly is helping me!!!
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf After decades of “lurching” onto my left side and dropping the shaft “open” (as per the old teaching) at 67 years of age and over last summer I’ve finally learned to “separate”, stay behind it, bring it down square and “sling” it with a proper release. With your videos and my coach (Alex Elliot). Wish you guys had been around 30 years ago!
@@martinhardman9288 cool! Just be careful not to tray a new tip every day. Too many tips and info clouds and hurts golfers. More is not better. Stay with one lesson or feel as well as a focus (driving, irons, short game or general swing ) for a while and just 1-2 things on that for min couple of weeks.
Great video, had a session at the range this morning, hit my irons beautifully trying this, great penetration in ball flight, but blocked my driver right every time
You are perhaps dropping your trail side too much on downswing or just a slightly open club face. Have lessons on here to help that too especially with driver. th-cam.com/video/5hjg9PY30s0/w-d-xo.html
Its called golf swing not golf positions...great Video...If I am having an issue with a part of the swing, I will work on that part BUT always will incorporate into my normal swing with fluid swings
Hi Alex I have a question for you. I saw your video “3 simple steps” and I want to know. You transfer your weight before or just after your arms are falling down?? Thank you for your response.
IMO, the main issue in golf comes from so many features, articles, videos published about 'the perfect backswing' and other similar topics like 'turning the hips back', etc. The one and only important tip should be 'focus on the follow-through', given the trailing arm makes its job correctly, i.e. does not straighten before impact.
Only thing I’ve done that’s dropped about 30 strokes off my game is get weight on front side, get into impact position before I setup then just swing past the ball.
This is dead on. I also played tennis, at a pretty high level for years. It’s so similar to a top spin forehand, it isn’t funny. In golf, I think the problem lies with that tiny white ball, and that tiny clubface. It’s just hard for people to swing freely, without feeling like they’re gonna mishit it. However, guiding everything with tension only creates more problems. Swing the club like you do when you practice swing. Just allow the ball to be placed where it simply gets in the way. Sounds easy……lol
Hi my name is Laurence and watch you on TH-cam my problem is that I am left handed but can only play right hand therefore my left hand is the dominant one and often my ball goes left
Sheer genius. I am focusing on getting my arms and body working together. I’ve been plagued by over thinking. I’m committed to actually playing golf not golf swing
It’s off season for me now. Dang snow lol but I will. I’m a tpi level 2 golf coach. Being that I’m brand new to the coaching world I’m working on my general teaching style. Swinging ropes is going to be a big part of it
As soon as to your opening and closing that gap etc, you're doing exactly what you say you shouldn't, complicating things, it's a throw, a sling, like a Ball on a string, feel that head, sling it forget that other rubbish
Once done and felt a few times as a drill, most never really think about it. Many folks need a little structure and checkpoint. This one helps to feel a non rushing. A flow.
I've been trying the effortless swing for a few days and it's not really working. The fact of the matter is, there has to be some sort of hit exerted. I find it hard to believe the body does everything....
You need some structure with the feel of flow. And the through is effective that hit at. Velocity and force can be applied to feel effortless. I state that in the latter part. You can tap onto the power without over force with this
great tip. but my stupid stupid brain still wants to make my body come over the top even on a small transition as this.. what could be my problem ? i hate been the worse golfer in history. im so much army left and right in golf shots i would have made General ten times over by now.
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The absolute best video I have seen watching for years! Thanks
Well that is a very kind thing to say and much appreciated! What about it specifically tickled your fancy ? 💪
Perfect always, i'm learning a lot!!!
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I have done this in past routines trying to find the best swing for me … Now it’s finally explained in such a simple way and the cover under the arm is the ace under the sleeve … brilliant and thank you thank you thank you …
Delighted to hear that and exactly the goal of this lesson and indeed the whole mission
Another great lesson from the master, boosts the confidence, thx
Why thank you ☺️
I like the lesson style. It flowed well and kept me interested. As always, content was great.
Good to know and thanks for the feedback!
Hi from the UK Alex. Great video, well explained. I'll be trying this out on the range on Monday morning.
Hello to ol Blighty! Let us know how it goes!
You are terrific in your instruction, and fortunate to have found you I want to figure out how to do the sling. Thank you very much
Very kind words and glad you’re with us!
Alex, I've seen so many of your videos and this is light years better than any of them! Golf is so complex a game in our heads, we need to dumb it down. This does that by producing feels that quickly become "reals." Increasing the lag angle and then holding the chest to release through first is an outstanding drill. The golf club is an instrument and you make it as easy as swinging a light baton. Please send out more videos on swing feel. GREAT STUFF.
Well I greatly appreciate that! And so glad you got what was intended! Spot on and great perception and comment:)
As all of your videos are, superb tuition and a tip that carries over to the course itself.
Exactly the goal! Thank you kindly ;)
Exceptional explanation!!!
Thank you!
Super lesson. Amateur golfer’s are always getting stuck because of poor body rotation preventing this slinging motion you show and resulting in loss of posture and failure to complete the swing. Staying connected throughout the swing without getting to tight and stiff is a game changer.
Well said!
Tried it and it works. Awesome insight. Thanks.
Good to hear!
Great instruction. Working on all of these moves today! Timing is all over the place.
Excellent to hear. Let us know how you get on!
Excellent video! It is about controlled momentum utilization and your video captures it really well!
Thank you kindly!
Great work Alex. Took it to the range and had a "Eureka" moment. Much better feel, timing and contact with a lot less effort. Thankyou.
Nice work! Well done, keep at it and thanks for sharing!
That gap between wrist and forearm is a great tip. Makes so much sense and easy to understand. I am a golfer of very limited hip movement I struggle to clear . The pulling or pushing (depends how described) of the back swing forwards is very difficult for me. This though looks doable. Range today and give it a go.. Thumbed up.
Marvelous to hear! Glad it resonated and let us know how the first session goes .
You described my plight of the last 15 years in the first 90 secs. After that....I was one hand hitting balls into the net...my front hip WAS turning out of the Way - it just did it - as it knew the whipping motion was coming on.... This worked.
Excel t and I’m delighted to hear it!
Great stuff Alex
Cheers!
Great advise thanks
More than welcome
You coach in a way that works for me. You express the feel of the swing with minimal technical information to not over analyze the athletic movement. Your description is what I am working on and experiencing. Your delivery of instruction is exceptionally communicated. Ball flight is a draw for me. Working the ball both ways is a goal for next season.
Why thank you kindly Ed. That means a lot and it’s for things such as this, that make it worth it to keep trying to grow.
I hope to keep helping you in bigger and better ways;)
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf I went to the website and signed up this morning.
This is very much in-line with the recommendations of Mike Malaska... so I know this works. It's 5 degrees and snowy where I am, but I am chomping at the bit to get out there in the spring and work on this very thing. I had made a few changes to my grip at the end of the season that correspond to this sort of thought process and feel, so I'm really excited to see the fruits bear out in the summer. Great video.
Excellent to hear it resonated with you! And you can still grab the club and have a few swings this winter at home;) 🥶🏌️♂️
Great statement, help to learn an easy swing. And I hope to avoid pain in my lower back.
It will and we other lessons on here and an entire series on the website dedicated to a strain free swing
This is great information. Simple drills that let you feel the proper motion are huge, that’s from a guy who has WAY too many swing thoughts standing over the ball. I’m going to make this part of my regular routine. Thank you!
Excellent to hear and appreciate the feedback. Keep at it!
Awesome video, thank you. Your videos is going to get me to my 2022 goal 👍🏻
We will be here to help you! 🏌️♂️🏆
This was excellent!! Thank you!!
👍🏌️♂️🏆
Really enjoy your channel
Thank you kindly!
One thing I noticed is you have a great tempo to the swing, I feel more attention in this matter can be helpful
I swing very relaxed (inspired by Bobby Jones ) at age 59, tempo and timing is my friend
Thanks for the video, keep up the great content
Improving Tempo has never hurt a golf swing that’s for sure. I watched Els and Faldo to learn the game.
great stuff as always!!
Cheers Eric!
Really, really insightful video mate. Perfect length vid & focus on just 3 key points (as a sidebar, I did a Training course years ago for my work on Adult Workplace Training and the course stated repeatedly that Adults can only really learn/retain knowledge when a Training session contains no more than 3 key concepts - I found thru years of experience that this is absolutely true 😉). Anyway, I can’t wait to practice these drills as I constantly struggle to clear the body (amongst a number of other issues!!). God job 👏
Brilliant!! And thank you indeed for sharing your knowledge and experience:) let me know how you get on and glad you’re with us!
Great results from this video. As an aside, I found it easier to stay connected if I rolled my elbows together at setup and then recreated that same rolling elbows feel at impact (or just before or after impact I can’t tell for sure when I do it). Thanks for your always excellent advice!
Sounds pretty good to me! Keep at it :)
Great video. Thanks Alex. Could I also use the feel of "tipping water out of the ear" during this process? Cheers
Yes indeed!
Great video Alex! I have been using your recommendation of heavy arms and supple wrists plus feeling the club head. However, on the last few rounds I got too "handsy" and my scores suffered. Yesterday, I decided to take the hands out of the equation and concentrate on the wrists and arms. My back nine was nine strokes better than the front. Keep up the good work! It certainly is helping me!!!
Well done for realizing and learning what your swing needed! Will certainly keep it up and thanks for sharing!
Great drill that you can practice this at the house....
Yes indeed! 👍🏌️♂️
3:49 ❤
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Great video!
Cheers Martin. Hoped you liked the faster tempo in edit too ;)
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf After decades of “lurching” onto my left side and dropping the shaft “open” (as per the old teaching) at 67 years of age and over last summer I’ve finally learned to “separate”, stay behind it, bring it down square and “sling” it with a proper release. With your videos and my coach (Alex Elliot). Wish you guys had been around 30 years ago!
@@martinhardman9288 cool! Just be careful not to tray a new tip every day. Too many tips and info clouds and hurts golfers. More is not better. Stay with one lesson or feel as well as a focus (driving, irons, short game or general swing ) for a while and just 1-2 things on that for min couple of weeks.
Great video, had a session at the range this morning, hit my irons beautifully trying this, great penetration in ball flight, but blocked my driver right every time
You are perhaps dropping your trail side too much on downswing or just a slightly open club face. Have lessons on here to help that too especially with driver. th-cam.com/video/5hjg9PY30s0/w-d-xo.html
. Great tips. . you sound like Justin Rose !
Or does he sound like me🤷🏻♂️
Its called golf swing not golf positions...great Video...If I am having an issue with a part of the swing, I will work on that part BUT always will incorporate into my normal swing with fluid swings
Exactly and keep at it
Hi Alex I have a question for you. I saw your video “3 simple steps” and I want to know. You transfer your weight before or just after your arms are falling down?? Thank you for your response.
If your tendency is to spin shoulders and over the top too much, dropping the arms is a great help
If your tendency is to spin shoulders and over the top too much, dropping the arms is a great help
Thanks a lot I appreciate !!
The case for me is im using the right hand ...is there any changing to follow though and its body rotation.....
I don;t know what you mean sorry.
Very true
Cheers
You make it look so simple ai just can’t hold that lag and straight arm in the downswing when I put two hands on the club
Try todays lesson and drill
IMO, the main issue in golf comes from so many features, articles, videos published about 'the perfect backswing' and other similar topics like 'turning the hips back', etc. The one and only important tip should be 'focus on the follow-through', given the trailing arm makes its job correctly, i.e. does not straighten before impact.
I agree with that… it’s not 100% all that’s required though. And a fair amount of work is needed to undo the crazy confusion in folks
Only thing I’ve done that’s dropped about 30 strokes off my game is get weight on front side, get into impact position before I setup then just swing past the ball.
Sounds good to me. Keep at it!
This is dead on. I also played tennis, at a pretty high level for years. It’s so similar to a top spin forehand, it isn’t funny. In golf, I think the problem lies with that tiny white ball, and that tiny clubface. It’s just hard for people to swing freely, without feeling like they’re gonna mishit it. However, guiding everything with tension only creates more problems. Swing the club like you do when you practice swing. Just allow the ball to be placed where it simply gets in the way. Sounds easy……lol
Yep I to that tennis feel and you will get it going I’m sure!
Hello Alex
Tnx very much for your videos
There's only one thing wrong with my golf swing
I should be playing tennis
Lol nice ;)
I love you!
🤷🏻♂️👍👍
Hi my name is Laurence and watch you on TH-cam my problem is that I am left handed but can only play right hand therefore my left hand is the dominant one and often my ball goes left
See the recent video on club face control
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf many thanks for the info.
Didn't know Justin Rose made youtube vids!
😀
Sheer genius. I am focusing on getting my arms and body working together. I’ve been plagued by over thinking. I’m committed to actually playing golf not golf swing
Test this, keep the focus on flow for a couple of weeks and see how you go!
It’s off season for me now. Dang snow lol but I will. I’m a tpi level 2 golf coach. Being that I’m brand new to the coaching world I’m working on my general teaching style. Swinging ropes is going to be a big part of it
As soon as to your opening and closing that gap etc, you're doing exactly what you say you shouldn't, complicating things, it's a throw, a sling, like a Ball on a string, feel that head, sling it forget that other rubbish
Once done and felt a few times as a drill, most never really think about it. Many folks need a little structure and checkpoint. This one helps to feel a non rushing. A flow.
I've been trying the effortless swing for a few days and it's not really working. The fact of the matter is, there has to be some sort of hit exerted. I find it hard to believe the body does everything....
You need some structure with the feel of flow. And the through is effective that hit at. Velocity and force can be applied to feel effortless. I state that in the latter part. You can tap onto the power without over force with this
"it's about getting thru". Accelerate and finish the swing.
Is this Justin Rose’s brother? Lol
🤷🏻♂️😂
great tip. but my stupid stupid brain still wants to make my body come over the top even on a small transition as this.. what could be my problem ? i hate been the worse golfer in history. im so much army left and right in golf shots i would have made General ten times over by now.
Try this th-cam.com/video/HsK5wspkDmw/w-d-xo.html lol
Great video!
Thanks and I’m sure it will give you something solid to stick with :)