Hi Stevie, I'm an ancient (very ancient ! ) physics and mechanical engineering graduate and I found your video soooo thought provoking. Your dead right re centripetal and centrifugal forces. It's as you Scots say the "burl" ( turn ) around the centre fulcrum ( spine ) with limbs contained as tightly as possible to the fulcrum ( body ) that allows the club head speed to get to 'max' at the release thru impact. If the ice skater wanted to throw some thing farthest he/she would keep his/her hands close to body 'til spin is fastest then at the last millisecond throw arm/hand out and release the projectile. Wooooosh
Another great lesson Steve. Thank you so much! I used to be a skater and I did the jumps and spins you speak of. You are absolutely correct about "center of rotation". (i should have thought of that but i didn't) At 65 years old I cant quite get after it like I could back in the day, but since watching your videos I've been able to get my 3 iron back around 255. I find if I stick with one teacher (you), all the lessons work together and compliment each other. Good stuff buddy. All the best!
Steve I’m a professional ice skater and have just taken up golf, and that just so much sense. Rotation speed on the ice is crucial, and it makes so much sense, thank you
This drill , along with the look back at the ball and slap the table are freakin awesome....added 7 yards to my eight iron according to my Mevo out in the garage deep in the Ozarks...thanks Steve!
Good video. Just one comment. You talked about drag for skaters or golfers when away from the centre. It's less about drag and more about moment of inertia. In golf clubs and putters the weight is spread out to give high MOI and slow any twisting. For skaters and golf swings we need to keep compact because low MOI leads to faster turns
I watch all your videos and two of them have had a massive impact, 1, removing the excess wrist movement and 2, turning the upper body with the big muscles and my quality of strike went up massively so, I'm certainly going to give this tip a good go. Keep them coming Steve, great instructional content.
Steve, just one more step that I’ve been missing for years, and that is grip strength. The tighter the grip the less speed realized. I went from real tight to real loose and it helped immensely. Kind of loooosy to gooooosy, and it made a huge difference. Just like boxing, you don’t tighten your muscles to throw a punch, so find your grip number and practice it. Stay relaxed and in sync, let the club do the work. Anyway, each person views hitting the ball differently, but give it a try and do a video on this concept or variation if you feel it’s worthwhile. Thanks
Great lesion. R elbow and upper arm “tight” seems like a very reproducible and consistent method. Kinda Hoganesque. Many Thanks. You should have 200,000 subscribers !!!
Maximum trigger delay, certainly of PA2, for a snap release. You must let PA3 go - transfer power - to overtake, also a bit of left wrist flattening (or strong single action grip at impact fix) for clubface closure or the brain will trigger a flip release. Mac O’Grady liked pivot controlled hands - hands in tight and rotate rotate rotate
Best tip was keeping your right elbow tucked to your side. This forces you to turn into the ball, and gives a you a very compressed impact feeling. It makes you feel like you're putting pressure into the ball, instead of just swinging the club head fast. It feels "strong", not flippy and weak.
I take it you'll retrieve those balls you just hit in the spring, after the snow melts. I do the same off my back deck, but I have little hope of finding any of them, as my back field is not closely mown.
Steve, what do you think of the Faldo/Leadbetter preset drill. It brings elbows together and tucks right arm into right side and you def stay compact throughout the swing with a tendency for hands to finish low left if you keep rotating. It just gives me such a different feel at top and through impact to a balanced finish... can I replicate it in a full swing ... nope 😀
And if you use the Eureka swing - there is some serious potential to send it way into the snow!! Job for the WeeMan tomorrow - 10 balls, 5p 20 balls 30, 50 = 50!!!
Hi steeve Thanks you so much for all your tricks. Particulary for this one . But i have a suggestion Is it possible to réalisé thé speed of tour comment for your "Frenchy's" fans ! Thanks for all Christian from Paris
Great explanation for a great drill. Well done sir. But please understand that “muscle memory” is a falsehood, there are no brain cells in the muscles therefore no memory in the muscles. What we train is an area of the brain called the cerebellum, where proprioception is monitored. (Low in the back of the head just above the neck.) Proprioception is being aware of the angles of our joints, particularly while in motion and even with our eyes closed. Babies take a while to develop that awareness hence the inability to walk for several months postpartum.
This drill combined with more weight toward the heels and keeping the left upper arm against the pecs on the downswing is a great combo. I am hearing ball contact much later in the swing now. I really have to wait for contact and not be anxious to hit the ball. Thanks Steve.
For those interested, here are two links: The first one discusses the physics of figure skating spins and the second one focuses on the biomechanics of the golf swing (see the chapter on the conservation of angular momentum). www.bsharp.org/physics/spins www.philcheetham.com/media/Basic-Biomechanics-for-Golf-Selected-Topics-by-Phil-Cheetham-2014.pdf
It really isn't "drag" that causes the rotation to decelerate. It's conservation of angular momentum. When your arms are far away from your body, the rotational moment of inertia is relatively high, and rotation speed (angular displacement) will be set by that. Hands and arms closer to the body will reduce the moment of inertia, and the resulting angular rotational speed will be faster with the same applied torque (the force you supply to propel your body, arms and club head in a circular motion). Newtonian physics is pretty weird and neat stuff.
Many great coaches teach lots of width in the back swing. If staying close to the body assisted speed the lead arm would not have to be straight. Seems confused.
Hi Stevie, I'm an ancient (very ancient ! ) physics and mechanical engineering graduate and I found your video soooo thought provoking. Your dead right re centripetal and centrifugal forces. It's as you Scots say the "burl" ( turn ) around the centre fulcrum ( spine ) with limbs contained as tightly as possible to the fulcrum ( body ) that allows the club head speed to get to 'max' at the release thru impact. If the ice skater wanted to throw some thing farthest he/she would keep his/her hands close to body 'til spin is fastest then at the last millisecond throw arm/hand out and release the projectile. Wooooosh
You work hard Steve, you're a good man!
I appreciate that! Today I was thinking the whole YT channel was becoming a waste of time but then I read your comment. Thanks for the boost🤷♂️👍
Nice one! Beautiful view of the Scottish Borders! Nice bonus!
Another great lesson Steve. Thank you so much! I used to be a skater and I did the jumps and spins you speak of. You are absolutely correct about "center of rotation". (i should have thought of that but i didn't) At 65 years old I cant quite get after it like I could back in the day, but since watching your videos I've been able to get my 3 iron back around 255. I find if I stick with one teacher (you), all the lessons work together and compliment each other. Good stuff buddy. All the best!
Great tip and great sense of humor.....
Terrific. Tom Watson indeed was master of swinging inside the barrel to create great speed. Thanks Steve.
Steve I’m a professional ice skater and have just taken up golf, and that just so much sense. Rotation speed on the ice is crucial, and it makes so much sense, thank you
Great to hear you’ve taken up golf. Enjoy👍👍
Great lesson.
Cheers Steve, great video as usual. Be trying this in warm up before my game later on today here in Germany. Stay healthy dude 👍🏻🍻🍻
Great video. And reassuring to see how many people are even more pedantic than me reference the physics of your explanation 😊
Another great video Steve. Thanks and keep them coming ⛳️🏌️👍🏻
Great video. After lockdown I’m coming down for a lesson for sure
This drill , along with the look back at the ball and slap the table are freakin awesome....added 7 yards to my eight iron according to my Mevo out in the garage deep in the Ozarks...thanks Steve!
Really enjoyed the video. A very simple drill that I can try and put into practice when golf courses in Wales re-open.
Fantastic tip! Do you keep the right elbow as tight for chipping and pitching?
Good video. Just one comment. You talked about drag for skaters or golfers when away from the centre. It's less about drag and more about moment of inertia. In golf clubs and putters the weight is spread out to give high MOI and slow any twisting. For skaters and golf swings we need to keep compact because low MOI leads to faster turns
Great drill!
Excellent tip, as usual.
You have a way to cut straight to the chase Steve I like it
Would of loved to see yah on skates for this one .
9.1 would of been a ten but German judge was hard on yah!
Will try once snow melts.
Fantastic looking drill, can't wait to try it. Many thanks Steve
I watch all your videos and two of them have had a massive impact, 1, removing the excess wrist movement and 2, turning the upper body with the big muscles and my quality of strike went up massively so, I'm certainly going to give this tip a good go.
Keep them coming Steve, great instructional content.
Entertaining and practical.
Steve, just one more step that I’ve been missing for years, and that is grip strength. The tighter the grip the less speed realized. I went from real tight to real loose and it helped immensely. Kind of loooosy to gooooosy, and it made a huge difference. Just like boxing, you don’t tighten your muscles to throw a punch, so find your grip number and practice it. Stay relaxed and in sync, let the club do the work. Anyway, each person views hitting the ball differently, but give it a try and do a video on this concept or variation if you feel it’s worthwhile. Thanks
Thanks Steve I will give it a try. Stay warm⛳️🏌🏻♂️👍
Golf courses closed so will try this hitting my smash bag :-)
WOW, awesome lesson. thanks
Thank you I like it will make 1000 x 10 seconds bud how about the release of the club head please
Need to try this practice tip as its what I am looking to try and work into my swing. Thanks Steve, another very helpful vid
Great tip👍🏼
Great Drill Steve. Thanks. A lot.
Great swing my man..it looks like a modern Ben hogan fundamentally sound swing. The future definitely resides in the past.
Really like this drill, so helpful - thanks👍
Great lesion. R elbow and upper arm “tight” seems like a very reproducible and consistent method. Kinda Hoganesque. Many Thanks. You should have 200,000 subscribers !!!
Excellent!!!!!
Maximum trigger delay, certainly of PA2, for a snap release. You must let PA3 go - transfer power - to overtake, also a bit of left wrist flattening (or strong single action grip at impact fix) for clubface closure or the brain will trigger a flip release.
Mac O’Grady liked pivot controlled hands - hands in tight and rotate rotate rotate
Best tip was keeping your right elbow tucked to your side. This forces you to turn into the ball, and gives a you a very compressed impact feeling. It makes you feel like you're putting pressure into the ball, instead of just swinging the club head fast. It feels "strong", not flippy and weak.
Hey Steve, do you hit move of a power fade or baby draw with this swing? Thank you
Gonna go try it now. Makes sense...
I take it you'll retrieve those balls you just hit in the spring, after the snow melts.
I do the same off my back deck, but I have little hope of finding any of them, as my back field is not closely mown.
Steve, what do you think of the Faldo/Leadbetter preset drill. It brings elbows together and tucks right arm into right side and you def stay compact throughout the swing with a tendency for hands to finish low left if you keep rotating. It just gives me such a different feel at top and through impact to a balanced finish... can I replicate it in a full swing ... nope 😀
And if you use the Eureka swing - there is some serious potential to send it way into the snow!! Job for the WeeMan tomorrow - 10 balls, 5p 20 balls 30, 50 = 50!!!
Great advice thanks
I need that Ping hat!
Hi Steve love the channel by the way.
Is this drill the same with Fairway wood and driver.
Cheers
Jon
does this work the same for the driver ?
Great video, whats you view on the single plane golf swing I've been watching video on it and find it interesting 😀
Hi steeve
Thanks you so much for all your tricks.
Particulary for this one .
But i have a suggestion
Is it possible to réalisé thé speed of tour comment for your "Frenchy's" fans !
Thanks for all
Christian from Paris
Great explanation for a great drill. Well done sir. But please understand that “muscle memory” is a falsehood, there are no brain cells in the muscles therefore no memory in the muscles. What we train is an area of the brain called the cerebellum, where proprioception is monitored. (Low in the back of the head just above the neck.) Proprioception is being aware of the angles of our joints, particularly while in motion and even with our eyes closed. Babies take a while to develop that awareness hence the inability to walk for several months postpartum.
Does this work for the driver as well?
Steve, is it the same feeling with the Driver?
I'll defo be trying this when English lockdown finishes ....... In August! 😭😭😭
We have white stuff down here (Australia) but it is sand😀.
Brilliant pro
Its been asked already, can you use this drill for driver & woods? Ta
This drill combined with more weight toward the heels and keeping the left upper arm against the pecs on the downswing is a great combo. I am hearing ball contact much later in the swing now. I really have to wait for contact and not be anxious to hit the ball. Thanks Steve.
For those interested, here are two links: The first one discusses the physics of figure skating spins and the second one focuses on the biomechanics of the golf swing (see the chapter on the conservation of angular momentum).
www.bsharp.org/physics/spins
www.philcheetham.com/media/Basic-Biomechanics-for-Golf-Selected-Topics-by-Phil-Cheetham-2014.pdf
Like this drill but physics suggests it ain’t so much to do with drag but with the maintenance of angular momentum. Doesn’t alter the results though.
It really isn't "drag" that causes the rotation to decelerate. It's conservation of angular momentum. When your arms are far away from your body, the rotational moment of inertia is relatively high, and rotation speed (angular displacement) will be set by that. Hands and arms closer to the body will reduce the moment of inertia, and the resulting angular rotational speed will be faster with the same applied torque (the force you supply to propel your body, arms and club head in a circular motion). Newtonian physics is pretty weird and neat stuff.
I don't mean to digress here. But it's "conservation of angular momentum" not "drag". Still love your video! Great teaching!
It’s lower moment = less energy required, not drag
Maybe I'll buy a barrel, great analogy
When I try these kind of drills I end up just leaving club face wide open
You have to strengthen your grip, if you plan on rotating more. Or, turn your left wrist down through impact.
@@jamiesloan7259 thank you, I will try those 👍
Many great coaches teach lots of width in the back swing. If staying close to the body assisted speed the lead arm would not have to be straight. Seems confused.
I am the least flexible person in the world. Not you 😏 thanks for your vid and pedagogy
I know you said you were “the least supple person,” but at first I thought you said “least subtle...”
Haha seems like this is a venture into cardio exercises 🤣
Your idea is correct but the reason is not. It's not that you create more "drag", it's that you are changing the angular momentum.