Excellent content. Back in 2018 I did research on my own using the Perfect Putter on greens some call the best in Orlando (Orange Tree GC) that were at an 11 stimp at the time. The big key is the speed of the putt, whether it's primarily dictated by the stimp or the slope. One of the things I found was that starting at about 13-feet the data indicated that *making* putts was increasingly more about luck than actual skill. I could roll the same putt at optimal speed (~2 to 3 revolutions/sec) and have the perfect line and putts would start to miss much more often. My belief is that it happens because there's usually too much land to cover and the ball can be slowed down or move offline, etc. due to the ball, indentations and spike marks on the green and other factors like wind. I also found that *skill* in terms of making putts starts about 3 feet. So skill outweighs luck when it comes to making putts from 3-12 feet. Once you get outside 12-feet, skill comes into play when it comes to avoiding 3-putts. But making putts outside 12-feet becomes increasingly based on luck. The other part I found interesting was on putts from the top half of the fall clock (9 o'clock to 3 o'clock) you were more likely to make a putt that was read 0.25% to 0.5% too high with 'perfect speed' than you were to make putts that were read 0.25% to 0.5% too low with the perfect speed. But on putts on the bottom half of the clock, there was no discerning difference in make %. I surmise that the ball on uphill putts (and greens with slow stimps) the ball will come to a halt more quickly and that affects the ability to gently lay one into the cup and thus the lack of variance in make %. So essentially, if it's downhill or sidehill, particularly on fast greens and on putts greater than 13 feet long, you want to make it a point of emphasis to not miss on the low side (and also to not hit the putt too firm (let's say not hit the putt more than 2-feet past the hole). From inside 13-feet you may want to consider a slighter bias to reading it high or just playing for what you think is the perfect read. On uphill putts and/or on slow greens I wouldn't be as concerned with having a bias of missing on the high side. That may be too much for most golfers to remember, but then again, that's what practice is for.

Need an 8x4 for scottie.

Interesting! So first, we load the pressure in the inside of right foot(right hand player) while keeping the weight centered, then in the downswing, to create horizontal force, it's not a slide toward the target, but instead, no slide and only upper body rotation and left leg act as support?

I'm confused when you show the arms going back it sppears you are rolling your right 0:13 0:13 0:13

I was watching your recent video on consistency.my miss is both ways.70 o/o of my shots are straight . HELP????

How exactly do you move your right foot/leg/thigh in the backswing? I used to open up my right hip in the backswing, engaging my right glute by sitting back, having no upper body rotation. To counteract this, I started thinking INTERNAL rotation of my right thigh to spike and lock my right foot. It seems to me that understandig HOW exactly you stabilize the right side is very important. Thank you!

This is such an incredible explanation. Instant subscribe.

Nice playing with you guys the other day 🤙🏻

Can you explain more about twisting upper body in backswing ?

This is interesting, back when I was quite a consistent driver of the ball, I set up lead hand higher with a weaker grip but still a strong trail hand. The swing just felt smoother and comes with less spin as well. Sometimes I wonder if I should go back to that. 😅

Love your work Mike! As a fellow instructor, what motion and force plates would you suggest I look at getting. I see Swing Catalyst and Smart2move are popular options. Which one would you recommend? Thanks for your time

Can you explain "out side wheel" what means, can not see the difference, thx

Hi Mike, in the lesson you referred to a shift into the lead side. Is this triggered from moving the trail AC joint downwards or is there a shift of mass first to get pressure into the lead side before moving AC joint downwards?

Great video!

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Lots of good points here but “what happens to face to path at 6 degrees up” is really food for thought. 👍🏻

That last comment about “getting more loft on the face” made something click. I’m a low ball hitter with decent speed for an amateur, also a huge “jumper” with both feet but especially the left with driver. Never thought those two things would be correlated. Hmmm 💡

Pure gold! You’re an excellent communicator! I’ve never heard anyone explain this nearly as well as you’ve just done here!

Could you describe how to do the Murphy Drill?

I like the focus on the purpose on the grip and the pressure points. It allows the player to find the grip style that most easily allows them to accomplish the goal of the grip. As an aside, you’re the only other person besides Sean “The Beast” Fister I’ve heard reference the brachioradialis in relation to the golf swing. I don’t remember exactly what he said, but it stuck with me because my father’s was so big (construction guy) that my brothers and I called it the Daddy muscle until I learned the name of it 😅

Your comment about 12 inches past the hole is a result of the speeds used for aim point calculations. What is interesting, is that Mr. Dave Pelz did a very in-depth study on optimum speed to hole putts on all green speeds and found that 17 inches was the most effective consistent length. I'm curious to know why there seems to be an effort to prove him wrong by some other methods.

Great video I just got down shift board do you have any other videos on ways to use. Thank you

Love your ability to put these movements into words that is understandable.

Cant wait to try this today. You do the best video's on you tube for weight transfer. Still struggling with it but you describe it great. I find because I don't transfer weight well it stops me from swinging through properly.

Great video I love the link you make to our anatomy in your videos. In the backswing would our lead foot be twisting clockwise to load the spine? Also in the downswing both feet do the opposite of the backswing?

.. did anyone notice this guy has his hat on backwards, I don’t get it?

The way I understood to keep the leading wrist in a cupped position in the down swing .

At around 3:09, you talk about vertical separation of the elbows. I've been finding that softening the right elbow and getting more than a little vertical separation between the elbows sets me up for a better on plane takeaway and backswing. What are the downsides of having too much vertical separation that you discuss in the video?

Does this hold for trail hand cover or side cover grip?

Good stuff!

Ready to smash it!

Hi from Ireland. This video has helped a lot. While playing around with ground forces(no plates) I started loading the right side by moving my weight like u were going to hit some one with your shoulder to your right. Some good results picked up some yards. Then by accident through experimenting, instead of just moving my weight right I started pushing off my left foot. The following happened. My weight moved right but immediately my right foot pushed back left and rotated on its own. This increased my distance by easily 15-20 yards with little efford. What do you think?

This is good information. I think that what you are saying is, improve your short game from inside 30 yards from all possible situations, sand, rough, fairway etc. and the average 15 handicap should be able to get close to par on an average length golf course in normal conditions with constant improvement.

Very good strategic advice. Thanks

Interesting. That's crazy that Kyle has 210 ft-lbs of torque and Brian has only 88 at the top of the swing. I currently swing the opposite in my mind with a feeling of zero torque at top and then the "free ride down" before I give it all the torque I can muster.

Why does TPI show that pro golfers drop inches in the backswing and not up and then up in the downswing

That backswing approach contradicts a different video of yours that has the student squatting first into his hip, glute and heel (in order to engage the glutes you need be more in the heels - right?) then rotate the torso as opposed to being more on balls of the feet in the Is video?

Could you show some drills in the next one how the left foot would fly properly?

great stuff!! It works I promise. thanks for sharing

If one was going to come see you in person, what package would one choose to get an analysis to increase club head speed?

Is the right feeling at the top that both elbows are squeezing together but still soft enough to bend? Referring to around 6:44

This is shockingly bad advice

Very interesting!

This is great insight!

great video

Thanks for your videos, they’re awesome! As a fellow instructor who wants to learn more, what you recommend I do to learn more about ground reaction forces in the swing? I appreciate your efforts to assist people improve!

Your last point is so important also because most of us hit our tee shots after a long wait on the tee boxes where our bodies cool down and move slower. Some experienced fitters would actually not give you a chance to really warm up to see what’s the low end of your data.

This seems to fit in well with GOATA, it sounds like you know about them?

Would you say the lead leg should rotate the same way for the downswing as the trail leg does for the backswing?

Why do you have a tattoo of HITLER smoking a pipe on your right forearm ??