Or do what Bryson does and get all your Irons the same length :)
@yoursimplegolfswingКүн бұрын
Have you actually tried that? I have and it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. If it were all the club manufacturers would be offering sets built that way off the shelf. I played that way for a year couldn’t stand it.
@TheOnlyStonemason2 күн бұрын
You are describing the Dan Shauger version of the hand action and not something Mike ever taught. In 2003, I heard Mike and Dan argue about the hand action you describe and Mike told Dan he didn’t understand the hand action.
@yoursimplegolfswing2 күн бұрын
I’m very familiar with Shauger version and this is not the Shauger version. He actually taught the rolling of the right forearm under the left forearm in a spinning of the meatball concept. That is nothing like what I’m teaching.
@TheOnlyStonemason2 күн бұрын
@@yoursimplegolfswing interesting…what I see you doing and describing isn’t what Mike taught in 2003 (2 yrs before he passed). I did see Dunaway (never met him) on a video describe the hand action similar to your description. I only see 3 people on the internet actually doing and teaching what Mike taught me…Chuck (mentored by the legend), Steve (hit it longer) and Roger King. Perhaps I misunderstood your description. Huge Mike Austin fan…consider myself lucky to have met him.
@danview18133 күн бұрын
E=mc2
@kvishal0015 күн бұрын
loved this video as well! Excellent. I think what is making your videos very interesting is that you are discussing what are the different ways people are interpreting the shift incorrectly and how is the correct one different than the previous one.
@kvishal0016 күн бұрын
I've got to stay that I loved the observations in the video. Its an excellent point to keep in mind while learning the swing. Thanks. It would be great if you could make a video comparing Austin pivot with the hips movement explained by Athletic Motion Golf videos where they show how Pro's move their hips. Looking at Mike Austin / Dunaway sequence, it does appear that hips do go back with the left knee moving right. See the 4th and 5th photo of top row in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mike_Austin_Sequence.JPG It is useful to explain what is the difference between this and the reverse pivot that you mentioned.
@TheOnlyStonemason7 күн бұрын
It keeps referring to a link in the description but I don’t see one.
Mike Austin never turned his hips in the back swing, he swayed. You said it’s not a sway. He even has a video with Mike Dunaway doing a drill against a wall demonstrating the ‘sway’
@yoursimplegolfswing9 күн бұрын
Not sure who told you he never turned his hips in the back swing, but you’ve been misinformed just look at these points in the link 3:30, 3:51, 4:20, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH6vl5WNmLGVqZosi=wJxOGNSGGuiH8qCV And it’s not a sway, it’s a tilt and a turn, causing a shift. When we talk about not swaying, we are talking about not letting your upper body and head sway
@jacobr455812 күн бұрын
In this model which plane of motion are the hips main source of power? Transverse/Frontal/Saggital
@yoursimplegolfswing12 күн бұрын
I couldn’t even begin to guess. I don’t even know what those terms mean. The hips are actually doing a compound motion in both the backswing and the swing. It’s a tilt and a turn. This compound action is unique to the swing and provides the power.
@jacobr455812 күн бұрын
@@yoursimplegolfswing ok so a tilt and a turn would be primarily transverse.
@yoursimplegolfswing12 күн бұрын
Ok, thank you
@Left-Foot-Brake24 күн бұрын
Great explanation of the pronation of the lead arm!
@yoursimplegolfswing24 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@rickegan409626 күн бұрын
We are at 30 degrees in our forward bend? I’ve been told, at 30degrees our golf clubs were made to work most efficiently.
@yoursimplegolfswing26 күн бұрын
I have two points to make on that. For the most part golf club lie angles and lengths are standardized, but peoples heights are not standardized. That alone should tell you the concept of a 30° bend on everybody with different heights, would make the club work most efficiently is rubbish. The second point is we want the most efficient swing. Efficiency is in how you use the tool not in the tool itself.
@josephciolino5493Ай бұрын
If you have a good short game, you score.
@yoursimplegolfswing29 күн бұрын
Actual statistics show that the most important stat for lowering your handicap is greens in regulation. The best way to hit more greens in regulation is to hit long drives in the fairway so you are hitting short irons into the green. Learning distance and accuracy with your driver and your irons will allow you to consistently post lower scores. You can have the best short game in the world, but if it takes you three shots to get close to a green on a par four you will never score low.
@josephciolino549329 күн бұрын
@@yoursimplegolfswing First, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics. Second, If it takes 3 shots to get close to the green, YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD SHORT GAME. Thirdly, I can easily reverse the example: what good is a long, straight drive if your approach shot goes over the green into a ravine filled with poisonous snakes? (exaggeration for effect) Or you 4 putt on the green? You know the expression: "Drive for show, putt for dough." End of rant. PS - LOVE THE VIDEO. I will try to use your advice!!!
@yoursimplegolfswing29 күн бұрын
3 shots to green- short drive, come short on approach shot and have to chip to get on. Not sure how that means you have no short game. Second point you messed up is hitting your approach over the green. That’s NOT a G.I.R. But, fun discussion and I’m glad you like the video. Thanks for comments.
@josephciolino549328 күн бұрын
@@yoursimplegolfswing Not to be-labor the point (oops, too late for that) but lets say my second shot lands 40 yards off the green. With a good short game I can assure myself of a one-putt hole (yeah, right) however, with a lousy short game from 40 yards I can see one leaving oneself 3 putts, (now we're in MY territory) that's if one is on the green from 40 yards out. I'm sorry but I don't know what G.I.R. means!!!
@yoursimplegolfswing28 күн бұрын
@josephciolino5493 Green In Regulation. That means on a par four you are on the green in two shots. And a par five you are on the green in three shots. Of course, on a par three you would be on the green in one shot. If you are hitting the greens in regulation, you will never face that 40 yard shot you mentioned. Also, if you do not reach the green in regulation, you will never have a birdie opportunity no matter how good your short game is. You cannot score low without birdie opportunities.
@tomnelson8515Ай бұрын
Dr Kwon has proved that this is the most efficient and powerful way to swing a golf club. He says trail hip goes back and up and then the lead hip goes back and up. Mr Austin figured this out without Trakman, force plates, super slow motion cameras, fancy software, etc. Pretty amazing when you think about it.
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
Tom, thanks for sharing that with all of us. It truly is amazing all of what Austin figured out on his own. He was said to have held a doctorate in kinesiology, but he pursued that after perfecting his swing theory. I think his interest in kinesiology was driven by a desire to better understand why the swing he developed was so efficient and effective. Once again, thank you for your contribution.
@jacobr455812 күн бұрын
Does Dr Kwon teach Amy professionals ir long drive competitors? If so which ones? To make a claim of "the most efficient" there must be data/facts to support this.
@tomnelson851512 күн бұрын
@@jacobr4558 I suggest you take a look at Kwon's findings/data. Then you might be able to come up with a more efficient way to swing a club than Austin and Kwon found. And you can see the list of professionals that have worked with Dr Kwon. The list is too long to type here. The golf swing really is not rocket science. Only the golf industry wants people to think it is mystical. It is just physics.
@tonyrobinson1357Ай бұрын
So glad I bought your videos! Went round in a net 59 today !! Keep up the good work!!
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
Tony, that’s awesome. I’m so proud of you and happy for you. Thanks so much for trusting me with your swing and thank you so much for sharing your experience.
@HarryFountАй бұрын
This is ridiculous. Too much information, too many things to consider, too complicated. Good luck trying to do 100 things in a 1-second swing. The only thing this video does is make money for PGA instructors.
@yoursimplegolfswing23 күн бұрын
That’s probably why it would be a good idea to check out the videos and the rest of the channel
@paso193Ай бұрын
Just got back from the range and the same thing was happening to me (driver / irons). Been concentrating so much on getting a more complete shoulder turn that I was neglecting my hip turn. Went back and adjusted that and it's just amazing how that corrected everything. Thanks, mate.
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experience with the lessons that I give. Letting your lead hip turn all the way around in the backswing, makes all the difference in the world.
@stevemagers8159Ай бұрын
Your a great teacher. Enjoy your your videos
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
You’re too kind, thank you so much
@terryholloway9930Ай бұрын
Thanks enjoyed the video
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
My pleasure thank you for watching
@ag358Ай бұрын
This is an important video, what he says about starting down with his feet is overlooked, he feels like he's raising his trail foot heel and pressuring his lead foot heel into the ground then its an underhand throw into the ball also his compound hip explanation is so powerful for speed. Last he said you can't teach position you teach the swing. I 💯 agree.
@kylebarretto2053Ай бұрын
Like your videos Matt thanks for posting. How would you say the Mike Austin method compares to the Manuel De La Torre/Ernest Jones method? I mean in what ways are they similar/different?
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. I couldn’t really say how it compares because I am not familiar with their method.
@kylebarretto2053Ай бұрын
@@yoursimplegolfswingthanks for responding, that’s fair. The De La Torre/Jones method is mostly club-focused, basically treating the club like a tool and showing how to use the tool. Whereas most other instruction is body-focused, teaching body movements. Just wondering if the Mike Austin method is more club-focused or body-focused. I know a lot of people I’ve talked to have really positive things to say about the Mike Austin method. I just can’t seem to find anything on whether it’s body focused or club focused. Any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated!
@rickegan4096Ай бұрын
Isn’t a 4 to 8 a better drill for right handed players? I’ve read this drill is one of the most causes of students to NOT succeed!
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
The only way you could do 4 to 8 is by turning your hips without the weight shifting into your left side properly. We do a Compound Pivot, not the traditional hip turn. Don’t make the mistake of mixing other teaching methods with this method. There is another instructor out there claiming to teach the Austin method, but in some of his videos he claims Austin was wrong and that Dunaway didn’t know what he was talking about. Austin had a Doctorate in Kinesiology and he was an engineer. Austin was crazy long. I trust his teaching
@mr.howard3785Ай бұрын
Hey Coach. This is the first video I have seen. You taught me something I was missing and never have had it explained the way you teach. Thank you!
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
My pleasure thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Welcome to my channel.
@denitadevereux7724Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing I’m also doing a dry pour this was very helpful 😊
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
My pleasure. It’s been over a year since I did my two dry pour projects, and they both still look great.
@Blacklabs2000Ай бұрын
The minute you said straighten the right knee I left.
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
Not the best way to learn something new
@Blacklabs2000Ай бұрын
@@yoursimplegolfswingStraightening the right knee is simply an incorrect teaching method and can lead to some very bad habits. Transferring weight and rotating the right hip does not equate to straightening the right leg.
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
@@Blacklabs2000I teach the Mike Austin swing method as taught by Austin and Mike Dunaway. I do not advocate the swing principles of any other method. Mike Austin was the longest driver in history. Mike Dunaway was praised by John Daly, Ken Venturi, Davis Love, Greg Norman, and many others for being the longest and most accurate driver of the golf ball in the world. My students are reporting massive gains in distance and accuracy with this method. If you have the courage to watch the entire video you will see why. If you dive in to all my videos or take my course, you’ll be in shock. Or you can stick to other swing methods not allow yourself to learn something new.
@larrybeavens7580Ай бұрын
This is a really good video, Matt - I think many people try to force that move to 4:00 on the backswing, whereas thinking “3:00” will make the move to 4:00 automatic. And for me, after a little forward press, that hip move to 3:00 is the very first move I make in the golf swing. I don’t start by taking the club back with the hands, arms or shoulders…I let that hip shift to 3:00 sort of drag the club back and “heave” it into the backswing, keeping tension out of my upper body. I’m a believer that tension in the hands, arms and shoulders is the No. 1 killer of the golf swing. I view the arms/club unit as a tension-free pendulum that is powered by the hips and legs. Your discussion here of the lower body is exactly how the motor for that pendulum should work. Well done; I think Mike and Mike would be proud. 👍
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
Larry, thank you for your great comments and contribution to the topic. You are helping to reinforce the lesson in the video and I really appreciate it.
@DennisConnell-wl6hzАй бұрын
Sorry . Too much confusing narrative . Many readers are not familiar with Kinesiology !
@hernanserrano3464Ай бұрын
Hello Matt. What is your opinion of the Stack and Tilt method of golfing?
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
There are many different methods for swinging a golf club. I tried most of them in my quest to find an efficient effective and powerful swing that is simple and easy to repeat. This includes stack and tilt, gravity golf, natural golf, and many other methods. The Mike Austin swing is by far superior to all other methods in terms of achieving those things I just mentioned. Many of the other methods contain components of the Austin swing, but none of them contain all of the necessary components.
@hernanserrano3464Ай бұрын
@@yoursimplegolfswing Thank you Matt. I have had such a difficult time being consistant with my low point control that I started looking for other options. I also have a bad back so looking for a swing that takes that into account.
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
@hernanserrano3464 this swing is perfect with people that have a bad back because you stand more upright and there is no twisting of the back like in so many other swings. Many of my students have reported that they no longer have the back issues they once had after taking up this swing
@hernanserrano3464Ай бұрын
@@yoursimplegolfswing Thanks so much Matt!
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
@hernanserrano3464 my pleasure
@fairplayer7435Ай бұрын
Good reinforcement of the weight shift and transition. Keep them coming Matt. Thanks
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
Thank you for watching and your continued support
@Wrigadelphia1908Ай бұрын
Does the hand action start the swing? I’ve been breaking and going to the top all in one motion
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
You were doing it correct by breaking, and going to the top all in one motion. This video is a drill to get the hand action. Keep doing it the way you are doing it.
@uffel66Ай бұрын
Mike Austin said “don’t stop in Kansas” Do you think he meant the right hip to go down towards the ball and then all the way around so the stomach faces the target? Thanks
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
Definitely
@mikethomas1763Ай бұрын
Matt, One thing that has always confused me with the start of the downswing is the order of things. Is the firing of the trail hip causing the left heel to slam down or is the left heel slamming down what causes the hip to fire? Which motion should you focus on? Thanks.
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
Hi Mike, thanks for the question. They are simultaneous actions. You really can’t do one without the other happening. But I do understand that it is easier for some to focus on just one. Personally, I find the concept of slamming the left heel down and straightening, the left knee to be a good trigger. But you must still focus on bringing that right hip around. With training and practice, you will be able to think of all three things, heel down, left leg straighten, right hip fire all at the same time. When you nail that movement, you will find your most explosive distance.
@uffel66Ай бұрын
Thank you. This might be why I hook it so badly
@rowdyrich69Ай бұрын
Matt, why is this so difficult to do?
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
I believe it’s in the way people move into their backswing. This will be the subject of my next video, and it will clear things up for many people. I appreciate your comments and questions they help guide me on what videos I need to make.
@767driverАй бұрын
I also pull ball hard left when shoulders fire first.
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
Is this one of the two things that will happen when shoulders fire first. You will either pull it hard left, or if the face is open at impact, it will be a slice.
@rowdyrich69Ай бұрын
Very timely video! I have been pondering this movement the past few days. For some reason this is difficult when it shouldn’t be. Timing is important, but the movement itself is difficult and I don’t know why.
@paso193Ай бұрын
It just amazes me that a quality, instructional video like this channel - that does what it says in clear dialogue and visual examples - would have naysayers. You can't stop jealous, naturally negative people from being naturally negative dick brains. Keep up the brilliant content, mate! 👍🍸🥃
@yoursimplegolfswingАй бұрын
Thank you I truly appreciate all your support and all the comments you leave on my videos. The naysayers will never improve, it’s their loss.
@rickegan40962 ай бұрын
It looks like I’ll have to stop swing this way, as I have a history of shoulder surgeries. The last was 2 years ago. I’m getting more pain. It could be be that I should go back to Stack and Tilt, as I don’t have to lift my shoulder. But, thanks for great understanding.
@yoursimplegolfswing2 ай бұрын
Rick, there must be Some sort of misunderstanding. And no point in our swing do we lift our shoulder. When I state that her shoulders goes into a high position, this is caused by the tilting of our hips not by lifting our shoulders. We never lift either shoulder in our swing.
@rickegan40962 ай бұрын
You know Matt, I’ve gotten a lot more understanding of this swing from you. When I view the videos I see them differently. Thanks Matt
@yoursimplegolfswing2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Rick. It’s my goal to lead people to a deeper understanding of the swing because I believe the better you understand it the better it will perform it and the easier it will be for you to identify your own swing flaws, especially mid round when the wheels come off sometimes it will help you get back on track much quicker
@rowdyrich692 ай бұрын
Good morning Matt. When talk about swinging "into" tension, where exactly are you feeling the tension? Wrists? Inner thigh? still using the swing and doing well with it.
@yoursimplegolfswing2 ай бұрын
Hey rowdy, good to hear from you. This video helps explain it better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIKvYqVoaLt4aq8si=tx0mLn1_VzL0cIFD
@jamesstewart12132 ай бұрын
Matt I took your lessons and I’m trying to find the link I can go to to rewatch the videos over and over till I fill like I’ve got the swing
Hey Matt, I’m seeing more and more of Mike Dunaway’s videos here. Only, it’s Steve Pratt playing them. I know he teaches the Austin/Dunaway swing. But, I’m not sure if the hand action is the same! I’m not that savvy, so what is the difference?
@yoursimplegolfswing2 ай бұрын
He has made videos, claiming Mike Austin has it wrong, and that he knows better than Austin. He has made videos, making disparaging remarks about both Austin and Dunaway. I personally prefer to trust Austin.
@rickegan40962 ай бұрын
I just got a newer dvd World’s Best Driver. The box cover is different, as it has a circle on the lower right. Unfortunately, there is no audio if you go to Scene Selection. It’s the same on both. Did you have the same problem?
@yoursimplegolfswing2 ай бұрын
Yes
@light15312 ай бұрын
Just used yesterday in competition - I was nervous that this could end in disaster. Played to my handicap for the first time in three months! I played shots I really enjoyed, hitting the flagstick chipping and putting so well!! 🤩 I birdied the par 3 hole I have been struggling even to hit for months and months!!! Distance returned without brute force. 😃 I hit an 8 iron from trouble and I still don't know how it went so far, maybe a friendly bounce or helping wind, but I ended up just missing a close birdie putt, but I still had a stroke on the hole! LIBERATING is the word.
@yoursimplegolfswing2 ай бұрын
I can feel your excitement!
@rickegan40962 ай бұрын
I’m just wondering why I keep getting your year old videos? I paid for your great course recently. Any chance I can get your course on a disc?
@yoursimplegolfswing2 ай бұрын
You have to login to the course in order to watch the course. The course is not on KZbin.
@rickegan40962 ай бұрын
I know that. I was asking if you can put your great course on a disc? I know your paid course is not on You Tube.
@yoursimplegolfswing2 ай бұрын
@rickegan4096 I won’t be releasing the course on DVD. Whenever you start producing and shipping physical products you drive up the cost.
@kenhoneycutt20462 ай бұрын
Matt, just wanted to let you know, i’ve ben working on the Austin swing since watching your videos several months ago. Today I played a coruse that in the past where I was hitting a 5 or 6 iron into the green I’m now hitting 8 irons. I’m driving the ball 250 yards when I used to average 220. I feel like I’m hitting better now than I did 30 years ago (I’m 74). My thought is to push back with the left shoulder and knee until my right leg straightens and the butt of the club is basically pointing at the target while concentrating on keeping loose without muscle tension. I’m getting a big shoulder turn that way. The game has gotten fun again!
@paso1932 ай бұрын
Boy, you look just like Mike Austin when you're demonstrating the 'firing of the hip' drill! Love your content and it remains the only instructional video I serial refer to. Just had to comment, though, that sometimes I'm holding my breath when you're swinging a club and your little spark-plug of a muppet dog goes zipping around behind you! LOL! Cheers.....🍸
@yoursimplegolfswing2 ай бұрын
I really appreciate that. Thanks so much. As for my spark plug of a Muppet dog, her name is pumpkin. She makes it very difficult to practice. She loves to steal my golf ball. When I practice I have to look for her before every swing to make sure she is safe.
@patc55992 ай бұрын
Great Video.. My method is as the arms go back my front heel is off ground and turned (somewhat) towards the target line..(Toes are 12 the heel is 6 so turning the heel to 7 or 8 position) which helps gives you the rotation and firing of hips
@yoursimplegolfswing2 ай бұрын
Very good description. I appreciate your contribution.
@patc55992 ай бұрын
@@yoursimplegolfswing Buddy I'm still learning especially watching your videos ..which are a great help !!
@rickegan40962 ай бұрын
Imwas just looking at The World’s Best Driver dvd. I forgot that there is no audio on my copy when I attempted to look at Selected Scenes. Did you have that problem? I just ordered another copy from Amazon. I have to tell you I’m getting so much more out if this now that you pointed out somethings in your course and You Tube channel, Thank you
@yoursimplegolfswing2 ай бұрын
Yes, I experienced that. Same problem sometimes.
@rickegan40962 ай бұрын
I knew I had seen another Mike Dunaway video. It was a Sybervision production that showed Mike as a younger guy wearing blue and using the older club. I think I had it on VHS.
@rickegan40962 ай бұрын
That was so good. I have been doing the Stack and Tilt because of a problem with lifting my rear shoulder. So, I’m trying Mike Dunaway’s, I’m going to watch the Mike Dunaway’s video tonight 😊
@rickegan40962 ай бұрын
Recall the clock that Mike Dunaway used. I couldn’t duplicate that, maybe because I’m left handed. I tried by using a mirror. But, no luck.