Best video I have seen of his swing. I have been unable to make an6 kind of consistent ball contact with this swing. He is just gifted this way as is true of many other activities. I can do things effortlessly that other people can’t.
All I will say is that this really works. Honestly, just give the easiest swing method a go, as it could make a huge difference to your game AND your body! I am striking golf balls in a way I have never done in 25 years of golfing struggle. Just follow the easiest swing guys and see a positive change take place.
Yes, his swing is so effortless. I am working on both the mental and physical part of my swing towards the same goal. If you look at his associate Julien Mellor on TH-cam, you'll see the same easy yet effective swing.
While it may be true he wouldn't want to get caught up in the details of the swing, little details may inhibit applying his principles. For example. In noting how relaxed were his arms at the top of his backswing and at the finish helped me realize I was tensing my arms at the backswing top and at the finish.
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I’ve been trying this swing and when I make contact it’s great, but I top of a lot of shots. Don’t think it’s a head thing as that’s counter intuitive of PIG. Any ideas?
Hello William, I've had some of the same experience as you. I think it may be due to failing to get 100% relaxation in the arms and hands. Just a little tightness could shorten the arms ever so slightly vs. being totally relaxed. Result topping the ball vs a nice solid hit. I suspect Brian's suggestion of doing the La Dance Golf exercise 100 times a day may be key to attaining that relaxation in the swing that is needed. My personality temperament has a hard time doing La Dance 100x and every day.
Yes thanks Ross. I do believe the ore solid shots are when the arms are more relaxed. Man it’s hard to break old habits. Also found from Julian Mellor video that it was be handing back a little. He calls it the false finish, because it feels like you’ve finished well but you were behind the call at impact. Aka reverse C.
Simple, you are not on your left side like the guy in the video here. The club will only ascend and not descend if you are not on your left side. Weight shift is the biggest myth in golf.
He starts the downswing differently than he starts the backswing, so the forward shaft lean is not going to be possible for him. His stance and weight shift will prevent it. He has a tidy swing, to be sure, but he lacks some basics. By the way, I did buy the book and am impressed with it. 😂
I can see it’s a relaxed swing. What I don’t favor much is his impact. He’s just shy of a significant flip. Good ball striking involves a descending blow with compression from a forward shaft lean. The trail hand should be at least slightly dorsiflexed and the lead hand straight to slightly bowed. This method may generate better consistency for some..but a distance loss may outweigh this.
Brian's swing can be deceptive. While relaxed I think it develops good club head speed just before ball contact. All the conventional golf pro wisdom like how your hand should be and angle of attack, etc. are things Brian avoids. Idea is a simple, relaxed, natural swing. While it bugs me to lose distance on my drives and with other clubs, what is more important is reliability . . . that I know a full swing with whatever club goes a certain distance. In my case and other mid-handicap golfers I know, we lose most of the strokes around the green - chipping, pitching, putting.
@@Indyday42 Broadie’s revelations exposed the flaws in other of the game’s more stubborn assumptions. Drive for show and putt for dough? Maybe sometimes. But on average, the strokes-gained-putting differential between a golfer who shoots 70 and one who shoots 80 is a relevant pittance (1.5 strokes) compared to strokes gained or lost from 100 yards and out (6.5). A similar differential holds true in comparisons of golfers across the board. The takeaway: In a battle of importance, ballstriking reigns supreme. So I understand short game may be the flaw, but that’s not that common. Seldom do I play with a mid-handicapper who stripes it down the fw constantly the hits a GIR or nGIR then 3 putts/chips. Strokes are almost always lost due to poor tee shots and/or poor approaches. This is just statistical facts done by extensive research of all types of golfers by Mark Broadie.
@@thevinsk I don't know of Broadie and how he was collecting his data. Wasn't just talking about putting or shots close to the green. Main point was utility of trying to get maximum distance off the tee vs focusing on other parts of the game. A YT video series Golf Mates features some interesting characters, among them Old Man Pat (OMP for short) who is 79 and carries about an 11 handicap, or maybe better. He's not long off the tee nor does he have a picture book swing, but quite good from 50 yards in. th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=golf+mates+old+man+pat Another character in the series, Mr. Barlow, has a really funny swing and is not terribly long but still manages to score well within 50 yards. I relate to analyzing various aspects at various points of the swing with an eye towards hitting the ball farther and straighter off the tee. Been there, done that. Brian's philosophy is different with a focus on relaxation and mental aspect of the game vs. micro-analyzing. It has worked for many, but is not for everyone.
Keeping your eye on the ball is conventional wisdom and seems quite logical. Brian does a little exercise in his teaching where he has students hit the ball with their eyes closed and they are amazed how well they can do it. His point is keeping the head still and eyes glued to the ball can introduce tension into your swing and interfere with balance, free movement, etc. There's a golf coach named Ron Sisson who shows Happy Gilmore shots hitting the golf ball quite proficiently while running and he certainly isn't keeping his eye on the ball except for one brief moment. See one of his videos here: th-cam.com/video/-KX313eE9fo/w-d-xo.html I am finding, due to arthritis in my neck, that if I try to keep my eye squarely on the ball in my backswing that it inhibits my Back swing and promotes miss-hits. It is taking some time to get comfortable just swinging w/o feeling like I must watch the ball at all times. If keeping your eye on the ball doesn't interfere with the free movement of your swing, for sure do it. But for some of us keeping the head still and eyes glued to the ball inhibit that free movement. Annika Sorenstam was one pro whose eyes weren't on the ball and I believe there are few on the tour now who are similar.
Mr. Zocor, You are a consistent crybaby. Every comment you have ever made tells us what YOU cannot do. Guess what, I don't care about YOU and neither does anyone else, I bet. Quit golf or shut up already.
Blind golfers play very well. et, their eyes aren't on the ball. At address your head is behind the ball. During the backswing your head moves slightly to the right as your weight is moving more to your right foot. On the forward swing, at impact, your head is still behind the ball as it was at address. But, your eyes aren't glued to the ball.
@@johnnyutah482 I read.... Annika had to do it after having a neck injury while working in a gym ...so she has to rotate her head to the target to prevent reinjury
My swing speed has slowed too much to expect 240+ (76 years old) but guys a few years younger than me have reported that with PIG. I think consistently being in the fairway on drives is a more common benefit vs. attaining ultra-long drives with PIG.
At the age between his late 60’s and early 70’s, Brian was driving the ball 260 yards. The very first video he ever posted went through most of the clubs and showed his distances. Plenty of length for good scoring. Remember, if it’s in the fairway, then it’s a shorter and easier approach.
One thing I have discovered is how just a subtle difference in the degree of having relaxed arms and hands has in ball contact.For some of us (including me) it will take a lot of training to confidently swing with the "looseness" and "fluidity" that is needed.
Ross Reinhold, I totally agree. Tenseness in shoulders and/or arms or hands affects the length of the club, thus the distance from your shoulders to the ball. Trusting that a relaxed swing will result in striking the ball is frankly difficult to obtain without alot of "relaxd" practice.
It's all about relaxation at address and during the golf swing. The best swings I've made were when I was most relaxed. Tension is the biggest killer of a golf swing. I first tried to prove that Easy Swing didn't work. But, it does. Now I'm one of the licensed coaches.
As I understand the La Dance Du Golf its purpose is to train your body in to turn, shift your weight, and maintain balance without having to consciously think about these things when you swing the club. But I don't think the intention is for the La Dance maneuvers to exactly mirror what happens when you swing the golf club. For one thing, your arms don't move when you do the La Dance, whereas they have to move when you swing a club. The La Dance is one of the recommended exercises; Julien Mellor has a video where he mentions a few more.
Thanks for your comment. I looked again at the video and I think because it is in such slow motion the "Dance" is not as obvious as in Brian's other videos. I have watched Julian's videos are excellent. Cheers.
My recollection is that for most clubs Brian has the ball centered in his stance and only slightly forward for driver/woods or slightly backwards for wedges.
What Brian (and his successor trainers) emphasized is don't try to keep your eyes on the ball through striking it. Allow your head to turn with your shoulders. In my case, I've found it helpful to also allow my eyes/head to turn off the ball on my backswing. I have quite a bit of arthritis in my neck so trying to keep my eyes pinned to the ball on the backswing inhibits my turn away from the ball.
Look at Anaka Sorenstam the greatest woman golfer of all time. Her head moves throughout the entire swing, she pops that noggin up high along with her club.
You're saying this is related to jim venetos swing????the first thing he does is shift his weight!! Jim says to remain perfectly still.total contradiction.this illustrates what is wrong with all golf teaching.
The only similarities between Venetos and Sparks is that 1) They tout a swing that is body friendly for older golfers and 2) They differ from what is thought to be conventional golf swing wisdom. Otherwise, they offer quite different approaches. The main problem with most golf teaching is asking older and less fit weekend golfers to emulate fit and hugely experienced pros.
Best video I have seen of his swing. I have been unable to make an6 kind of consistent ball contact with this swing. He is just gifted this way as is true of many other activities. I can do things effortlessly that other people can’t.
All I will say is that this really works. Honestly, just give the easiest swing method a go, as it could make a huge difference to your game AND your body! I am striking golf balls in a way I have never done in 25 years of golfing struggle. Just follow the easiest swing guys and see a positive change take place.
I love this swing. So smooth up to the top with a bent left arm...but look how straight it is at impact! He could do this with his eyes closed.
Yes, his swing is so effortless. I am working on both the mental and physical part of my swing towards the same goal. If you look at his associate Julien Mellor on TH-cam, you'll see the same easy yet effective swing.
That's exactly what I did to develop the confidence to not watch the ball. LOads of shots with my eyes shut. Great drill!
Watch Brian's swing in slow motion or stopping to analyze positions is counter intuitive to his philosophy - I think.
While it may be true he wouldn't want to get caught up in the details of the swing, little details may inhibit applying his principles. For example. In noting how relaxed were his arms at the top of his backswing and at the finish helped me realize I was tensing my arms at the backswing top and at the finish.
Impressive flip. Playable but sacrificing a good solid and compressed strike. Pure flip seen in slow mo.
Great video! Thanks for sharing. I’ve been trying this swing and when I make contact it’s great, but I top of a lot of shots. Don’t think it’s a head thing as that’s counter intuitive of PIG. Any ideas?
Hello William, I've had some of the same experience as you. I think it may be due to failing to get 100% relaxation in the arms and hands. Just a little tightness could shorten the arms ever so slightly vs. being totally relaxed. Result topping the ball vs a nice solid hit.
I suspect Brian's suggestion of doing the La Dance Golf exercise 100 times a day may be key to attaining that relaxation in the swing that is needed. My personality temperament has a hard time doing La Dance 100x and every day.
Yes thanks Ross. I do believe the ore solid shots are when the arms are more relaxed. Man it’s hard to break old habits. Also found from Julian Mellor video that it was be handing back a little. He calls it the false finish, because it feels like you’ve finished well but you were behind the call at impact. Aka reverse C.
William Saemann Same here. I top a lot of shots
Simple, you are not on your left side like the guy in the video here. The club will only ascend and not descend if you are not on your left side. Weight shift is the biggest myth in golf.
@@shawnkirkpatrick906 I have same problem. Trying to understory comment? Ascend and not descend?
I have been watching your videos, At impact is there forward shaft lean ?
My guess is not much forward shaft lean because Brian takes very little divot
He starts the downswing differently than he starts the backswing, so the forward shaft lean is not going to be possible for him. His stance and weight shift will prevent it. He has a tidy swing, to be sure, but he lacks some basics. By the way, I did buy the book and am impressed with it. 😂
I can see it’s a relaxed swing. What I don’t favor much is his impact. He’s just shy of a significant flip. Good ball striking involves a descending blow with compression from a forward shaft lean. The trail hand should be at least slightly dorsiflexed and the lead hand straight to slightly bowed. This method may generate better consistency for some..but a distance loss may outweigh this.
Brian's swing can be deceptive. While relaxed I think it develops good club head speed just before ball contact.
All the conventional golf pro wisdom like how your hand should be and angle of attack, etc. are things Brian avoids. Idea is a simple, relaxed, natural swing.
While it bugs me to lose distance on my drives and with other clubs, what is more important is reliability . . . that I know a full swing with whatever club goes a certain distance.
In my case and other mid-handicap golfers I know, we lose most of the strokes around the green - chipping, pitching, putting.
@@Indyday42 Broadie’s revelations exposed the flaws in other of the game’s more stubborn assumptions. Drive for show and putt for dough? Maybe sometimes. But on average, the strokes-gained-putting differential between a golfer who shoots 70 and one who shoots 80 is a relevant pittance (1.5 strokes) compared to
strokes gained or lost from 100 yards and out (6.5). A similar differential holds true in comparisons of golfers across the board. The takeaway: In a battle of importance, ballstriking reigns supreme.
So I understand short game may be the flaw, but that’s not that common. Seldom do I play with a mid-handicapper who stripes it down the fw constantly the hits a GIR or nGIR then 3 putts/chips. Strokes are almost always lost due to poor tee shots and/or poor approaches. This is just statistical facts done by extensive research of all types of golfers by Mark Broadie.
@@thevinsk I don't know of Broadie and how he was collecting his data. Wasn't just talking about putting or shots close to the green. Main point was utility of trying to get maximum distance off the tee vs focusing on other parts of the game. A YT video series Golf Mates features some interesting characters, among them Old Man Pat (OMP for short) who is 79 and carries about an 11 handicap, or maybe better. He's not long off the tee nor does he have a picture book swing, but quite good from 50 yards in. th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=golf+mates+old+man+pat
Another character in the series, Mr. Barlow, has a really funny swing and is not terribly long but still manages to score well within 50 yards.
I relate to analyzing various aspects at various points of the swing with an eye towards hitting the ball farther and straighter off the tee. Been there, done that. Brian's philosophy is different with a focus on relaxation and mental aspect of the game vs. micro-analyzing. It has worked for many, but is not for everyone.
Surely to make good consistent contact with the ball you have to keep your eyes on the ball.
Keeping your eye on the ball is conventional wisdom and seems quite logical.
Brian does a little exercise in his teaching where he has students hit the ball with their eyes closed and they are amazed how well they can do it. His point is keeping the head still and eyes glued to the ball can introduce tension into your swing and interfere with balance, free movement, etc.
There's a golf coach named Ron Sisson who shows Happy Gilmore shots hitting the golf ball quite proficiently while running and he certainly isn't keeping his eye on the ball except for one brief moment. See one of his videos here: th-cam.com/video/-KX313eE9fo/w-d-xo.html
I am finding, due to arthritis in my neck, that if I try to keep my eye squarely on the ball in my backswing that it inhibits my Back swing and promotes miss-hits. It is taking some time to get comfortable just swinging w/o feeling like I must watch the ball at all times.
If keeping your eye on the ball doesn't interfere with the free movement of your swing, for sure do it. But for some of us keeping the head still and eyes glued to the ball inhibit that free movement. Annika Sorenstam was one pro whose eyes weren't on the ball and I believe there are few on the tour now who are similar.
Thomas Manach I agree with you...but all I can think of is Anika and Duval.
Mr. Zocor, You are a consistent crybaby. Every comment you have ever made tells us what YOU cannot do. Guess what, I don't care about YOU and neither does anyone else, I bet. Quit golf or shut up already.
Blind golfers play very well. et, their eyes aren't on the ball. At address your head is behind the ball. During the backswing your head moves slightly to the right as your weight is moving more to your right foot. On the forward swing, at impact, your head is still behind the ball as it was at address. But, your eyes aren't glued to the ball.
@@johnnyutah482 I read.... Annika had to do it after having a neck injury while working in a gym ...so she has to rotate her head to the target to prevent reinjury
Do we think that good distance off the tee is possible....(like 240 yards or so)?
My swing speed has slowed too much to expect 240+ (76 years old) but guys a few years younger than me have reported that with PIG. I think consistently being in the fairway on drives is a more common benefit vs. attaining ultra-long drives with PIG.
At the age between his late 60’s and early 70’s, Brian was driving the ball 260 yards. The very first video he ever posted went through most of the clubs and showed his distances. Plenty of length for good scoring. Remember, if it’s in the fairway, then it’s a shorter and easier approach.
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Brian recently answered a question I had about starting the golf swing. See it here: th-cam.com/video/ks3Yyjje67E/w-d-xo.html
I could not make consistent contact with this swing when I tried it...probably didn’t get something.
One thing I have discovered is how just a subtle difference in the degree of having relaxed arms and hands has in ball contact.For some of us (including me) it will take a lot of training to confidently swing with the "looseness" and "fluidity" that is needed.
Ross Reinhold, I totally agree. Tenseness in shoulders and/or arms or hands affects the length of the club, thus the distance from your shoulders to the ball. Trusting that a relaxed swing will result in striking the ball is frankly difficult to obtain without alot of "relaxd" practice.
It's all about relaxation at address and during the golf swing. The best swings I've made were when I was most relaxed. Tension is the biggest killer of a golf swing. I first tried to prove that Easy Swing didn't work. But, it does. Now I'm one of the licensed coaches.
I have been studying Brian's swing on other videos and like hid theory but did not see much evidence of the dance du Golf in this one!
As I understand the La Dance Du Golf its purpose is to train your body in to turn, shift your weight, and maintain balance without having to consciously think about these things when you swing the club. But I don't think the intention is for the La Dance maneuvers to exactly mirror what happens when you swing the golf club. For one thing, your arms don't move when you do the La Dance, whereas they have to move when you swing a club. The La Dance is one of the recommended exercises; Julien Mellor has a video where he mentions a few more.
Thanks for your comment. I looked again at the video and I think because it is in such slow motion the "Dance" is not as obvious as in Brian's other videos. I have watched Julian's videos are excellent. Cheers.
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Can you speak to ball position?
My recollection is that for most clubs Brian has the ball centered in his stance and only slightly forward for driver/woods or slightly backwards for wedges.
This is extremely difficult...have to be in almost a zen state to do this swing.
Yes, being relaxed is essential to success with his swing.
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His eyes are looking toward his target but his head is still behind the ball at impact.
What Brian (and his successor trainers) emphasized is don't try to keep your eyes on the ball through striking it. Allow your head to turn with your shoulders.
In my case, I've found it helpful to also allow my eyes/head to turn off the ball on my backswing. I have quite a bit of arthritis in my neck so trying to keep my eyes pinned to the ball on the backswing inhibits my turn away from the ball.
He is the only golfer I've ever seen that doesn't look at the ball at impact.. That would never work for me...
His main point is don't try to keep your head still (or eyes on the ball) throughout your swing as that will inhibit the free swing of your shoulders.
Look at Anaka Sorenstam the greatest woman golfer of all time. Her head moves throughout the entire swing, she pops that noggin up high along with her club.
Also David Duval - another former World #1. Him and Annika are pretty good company!
You're saying this is related to jim venetos swing????the first thing he does is shift his weight!! Jim says to remain perfectly still.total contradiction.this illustrates what is wrong with all golf teaching.
The only similarities between Venetos and Sparks is that 1) They tout a swing that is body friendly for older golfers and 2) They differ from what is thought to be conventional golf swing wisdom. Otherwise, they offer quite different approaches. The main problem with most golf teaching is asking older and less fit weekend golfers to emulate fit and hugely experienced pros.
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