Mike is an excellent communicator. No fancy words, just straight forward talk. And he really wants you to improve. If you an opportunity to get out there for a lesson it’s worth every penny. The most important thing I learned from Mike is that it’s the instructors job to teach you the concepts, as he’s done here, and it’s the students job to go home and make it your own. Practice it, practice, and keep practicing it.
Mike, I’ve been following you for years. Everything that you say just makes so much sense. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us. The fact that you figured out how to do it naturally from baseball, then went down the rabbit hole with the soup de jour coaching at the time and came back to how the body works in motion is amazing. My hat is off to you and I am grateful. As a veteran and as this 4th of July approaches, keep our brothers and sisters in your mind as we celebrate our freedom. FREEDOM IS NOT FREE!
I remember many, many years ago reading a article about Iron Byron. The author said IB wasn't in use but there was a iron attached. He accidentally bumped the iron and could not believe how much it moved. He would hardly touch it and the club would move a lot. That's how loose the wrist should be.
Great video Mike. My old friend and golf coach ex Ryder Cup player Jimmy Adams ( played against Hogan ) would approve of this instruction. I became a much better golf instructor once I understood what Jimmy was trying to teach to me about the skill/feel of ' Swinging the Clubhead ' and the body responding and harmonising to the swinging / hinging feel through the wrists and clubhead. This is all most golfers need to do to get better !
Brilliant golf instruction. The concept shown complete with concise explanation is to be congratulated. Thank you and now it is up to us to try and replicate.
Mike really is a master teacher. It takes more skill for someone to explain something in a simple and easy to understand way. In several of my upper level math courses, it was always the professors that could explain complex equations in a way that just made sense. This requires complete mastery of the subject at hand. I learned about Mike from Be Better Golf Channel and I’m glad that I did. Contrast Mike’s style to the most recent guest on BBG, and it’s quite the difference. Martin Ayers…..ugh 🙄
Yeah we’ve talked about that a few times. He won’t say it but I think he regrets BBG. That video he did today is literally how we both teach the swing in a nutshell.
Here's where I think Mike doesn't quite get it right. There is a twist ... after impact. It's not really a mirror image from the right side to the left side. Around the 5:30 mark watch his left hand or his watch. After impact his left hand rotates to face the ground, which is not what's happening on the backswing. His right hand has rotated, but it's not facing the ground as much as the left hand will after impact. Might sound like minutiae, but I think it's an important point. I hope Mike can address my observation, there's no doubt he's one of the best pro instructors in the game. He really makes an effort to simplify the swing in a way we can all understand. Far more experience teaching than the average TH-cam instructor.
Good video. I think what’s so hard to understand (for me) with this and what you teach is if using the hands/arms, how do you prevent the right hand from rolling over in the downswing if you’re not rotating your upper body through?
Very enjoyable video Mike it's cleared a few things up for me I'm 7 handicapper trying to get to scratch my level of strike isn't quite elite enough yet for such a level but all round game is solid regularly shooting between 75 to 80 but its driving and quality of strike that's stopping progressing I will use this video to help
i can swing like this and it works really well for a while like a week or maybe a month and then it stops working and i'm off to something else. it really works well with a driver off a tee or a fairway wood or hybrid but i have trouble with an iron off the turf like i start chopping at it.
This really isn’t a “swing” you are harnessing physics in a way your brain will remember. In my experience expectations derail golfers. Part of that may be due to our society. We want everything now and when we hit a few bad shots we panic and start over. A huge roadblock in a golfers success is jumping from one approach to the next. There are 100’s of ways to play and they are all different. This causes Information overload and unfortunately that is a very bad thing. Golfers should find a simple and repeatable swing that is easy on their bodies and stay with it. Searching for the holy grail of golf doesn’t work. If I made a video that said I GUARANTEE I will take 7 strokes off your next and charged 5 dollars I would sell 300,000 of them. I do have a plan like that and the average scores from by 6.3 strokes.
It’s a shame that slow motion video of the pros he mentions, like Rory, shows that they lead their downswing with a fairly aggressive body motion, not a passive turning with lots of arms action.
Another thing that is interesting.A tour player gets a completely different lesson than 99% of the golfing world. They are such a small group of players that can move that way.
@@toddheugly maybe try watching that slow motion video? If golf, and teaching, pros know so much how come there are so many different teaching styles and instruction has changed so much over the years (Leadbetter for example) and yet golf pros swings have remained so similar? Check out Jack Nichlaus’s video on YT of how the ‘downswing’ is initiated, who is correct ? Nichlaus or Malaska? Pretty easy decision.
Mike is an excellent communicator. No fancy words, just straight forward talk. And he really wants you to improve. If you an opportunity to get out there for a lesson it’s worth every penny. The most important thing I learned from Mike is that it’s the instructors job to teach you the concepts, as he’s done here, and it’s the students job to go home and make it your own. Practice it, practice, and keep practicing it.
Mike, I’ve been following you for years. Everything that you say just makes so much sense. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us. The fact that you figured out how to do it naturally from baseball, then went down the rabbit hole with the soup de jour coaching at the time and came back to how the body works in motion is amazing. My hat is off to you and I am grateful. As a veteran and as this 4th of July approaches, keep our brothers and sisters in your mind as we celebrate our freedom. FREEDOM IS NOT FREE!
This should be the first golf lesson for EVERYONE!!!🙀
Gold, I’m always tight throughout my swing. I’ll be watching this on repeat for the next month or so 👍
I remember many, many years ago reading a article about Iron Byron. The author said IB wasn't in use but there was a iron attached. He accidentally bumped the iron and could not believe how much it moved. He would hardly touch it and the club would move a lot. That's how loose the wrist should be.
That pic of Mike made me think he was about to defeat Johnny at the All Valley Karate tournament.
Pure Gold Todd! Thanks for posting!
Great video Mike.
Thanks.
Great video Mike. My old friend and golf coach ex Ryder Cup player Jimmy Adams ( played against Hogan ) would approve of this instruction. I became a much better golf instructor once I understood what Jimmy was trying to teach to me about the skill/feel of ' Swinging the Clubhead ' and the body responding and harmonising to the swinging / hinging feel through the wrists and clubhead. This is all most golfers need to do to get better !
Mike is excellent teacher
This is awesome stuff. I love Mike Malaska.
As one of his coaches I agree!
I feel like I’m doing this when I do the feet together drill.
Brilliant golf instruction. The concept shown complete with concise explanation is to be congratulated. Thank you and now it is up to us to try and replicate.
Mike really is a master teacher. It takes more skill for someone to explain something in a simple and easy to understand way. In several of my upper level math courses, it was always the professors that could explain complex equations in a way that just made sense. This requires complete mastery of the subject at hand.
I learned about Mike from Be Better Golf Channel and I’m glad that I did.
Contrast Mike’s style to the most recent guest on BBG, and it’s quite the difference. Martin Ayers…..ugh 🙄
Yeah we’ve talked about that a few times. He won’t say it but I think he regrets BBG. That video he did today is literally how we both teach the swing in a nutshell.
Excellent video….
Here's where I think Mike doesn't quite get it right. There is a twist ... after impact. It's not really a mirror image from the right side to the left side. Around the 5:30 mark watch his left hand or his watch. After impact his left hand rotates to face the ground, which is not what's happening on the backswing. His right hand has rotated, but it's not facing the ground as much as the left hand will after impact. Might sound like minutiae, but I think it's an important point. I hope Mike can address my observation, there's no doubt he's one of the best pro instructors in the game. He really makes an effort to simplify the swing in a way we can all understand. Far more experience teaching than the average TH-cam instructor.
We will talk about your observation.
Like it a lot Todd👍🏻
Good video. I think what’s so hard to understand (for me) with this and what you teach is if using the hands/arms, how do you prevent the right hand from rolling over in the downswing if you’re not rotating your upper body through?
@@travisjaggers2114 oh the body moves a lot in both our approaches. It has to roll over post impact.
@@travisjaggers2114 email me a toddheugly@pga.com
Very enjoyable video Mike it's cleared a few things up for me I'm 7 handicapper trying to get to scratch my level of strike isn't quite elite enough yet for such a level but all round game is solid regularly shooting between 75 to 80 but its driving and quality of strike that's stopping progressing I will use this video to help
Terrific. I have been mister body swing - tight everywhere. Will try this method. Makes sense.
Great stuff
Mike that’s great but how do we get the ball to go straight (ish) with arms and hands waving about ???
Clubface control. The body doesn’t control the clubface or path that is accomplished through a proper grip and arm control.
Contrast this method with Tom Saguto golf. Straight stiff left arm and firm grip. Thx.
@@charliefrago1380 yep I’ve see. I’ve seen it all.
i can swing like this and it works really well for a while like a week or maybe a month and then it stops working and i'm off to something else. it really works well with a driver off a tee or a fairway wood or hybrid but i have trouble with an iron off the turf like i start chopping at it.
This really isn’t a “swing” you are harnessing physics in a way your brain will remember. In my experience expectations derail golfers. Part of that may be due to our society. We want everything now and when we hit a few bad shots we panic and start over. A huge roadblock in a golfers success is jumping from one approach to the next. There are 100’s of ways to play and they are all different. This causes Information overload and unfortunately that is a very bad thing. Golfers should find a simple and repeatable swing that is easy on their bodies and stay with it. Searching for the holy grail of golf doesn’t work. If I made a video that said I GUARANTEE I will take 7 strokes off your next and charged 5 dollars I would sell 300,000 of them. I do have a plan like that and the average scores from by 6.3 strokes.
I will make a video talking about this topic.
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Yes
Same with irons?
Yes same with trions
It’s a shame that slow motion video of the pros he mentions, like Rory, shows that they lead their downswing with a fairly aggressive body motion, not a passive turning with lots of arms action.
All due respect are you a touring pro? Also do know what causes the affects to show up on those videos?
Another thing that is interesting.A tour player gets a completely different lesson than 99% of the golfing world. They are such a small group of players that can move that way.
@@toddheugly yeah, If you say so…
@@AndrewDCDrummond hahaha I love uneducated clowns like you.
@@toddheugly maybe try watching that slow motion video? If golf, and teaching, pros know so much how come there are so many different teaching styles and instruction has changed so much over the years (Leadbetter for example) and yet golf pros swings have remained so similar? Check out Jack Nichlaus’s video on YT of how the ‘downswing’ is initiated, who is correct ? Nichlaus or Malaska? Pretty easy decision.
like the pants looks like mud hut condos in background
This “mud huts” in the background are very expensive lol