What is your set up?

Ur not turning chest back as far as he does ie not closed enough at setup

😂😂 everyone over exaggerates the set up 😂… does Jim V look like his hips and legs are locked ?NO .. anyone I watch trying JimV #stillness swing they don’t get it … You don’t need to maintain your closed stance .. maintainnstillness !!! Until you have got past impact - then release the club & finish in a high balanced position !

If you want to hit the ball straight, then the JVGA swing is the one for you. As long as your legs and torso stay still while swinging the golf club. You will hit it straight every time. I personally don't use this swing all of the time, just most of the time. For instance with chipping and shorter pitches, l like to stand open, which is the opposite of JVGA,s closed. Another great teacher in the art of hitting the golf ball straight is Todd Graves, who uses the Moe Norman system of the single plane swing. I sometimes use this as well, with the right shoulder tilt back and down to avoid the "over the top" action.

I’ve found this swing works well with the 7 iron up but I have difficulty with the longer ones.

You never mentioned your hand size. I have seen people try these that were a small glove. I can't even fit into most 2xl gloves. I use the xl but could see myself using straight 8 in a large might be better. That is why they offer different sizes.

I played with this swing for first time today - I am 73 and struggle with lower back pain - this swing is definitely kinder to my back. I hit some very good iron shots and bump and roll shots and I chip much better. However I struggled with the driver so I need to spend time on the range to sort this out. This will be my swing now as I feel it will allow to play and walk the course again.

Aim a little left of the target since you make a tight draw. That’s what Jim told me. 👍

The shots that went to the left were where your club face was aimed at address. It was not aimed at the target.

hi, I've also started trying Jim's swing and what I do in the actual set up is I take my normal stance. As a right-handed player, I do what Jim calls a pivot and then move my right leg back into the punch. By doing that I have a good aim set on the target, try it next time

Great video. Thanks for sharing

You got the club wide open on your first shot just saying

I went from a 36 hcp to 10 in 18 months. Did a 12 month jva course. (65 yo). I practiced heaps but had the yips for a while now and im 15 hcp . Jims system works butI was hitting 1000s of balls every week. I have no back pain either.

Watching your set up but are you putting 70/30 weight on your front leg?

It's a good swing especially for your lower back. I've been working on it for years stillness is the secret. You're going to lose distance but understand in time it will come back.

Yeah is seems REALLY closed. What’s actually happening is you are striking a golf ball from the inside. This is why your draw is perfectly tight. Practicing Jim’s swing method made me think a lot about the golf swing. In that one of the basics is to strike the ball from the inside first and foremost.

You are swing really hard. Slow down👍🏽

I buy and sell older clubs and by far the best older grips have been golf pride. They last for decades so I find it hard to believe that you need to change grips every year. If you have cheap grips then sure but the quality of golf pride and not having to change them every year would be so much cheaper.

If you move the ball back toward your left foot you will almost be in the Channel Lock swing set up. Check it out.

Doing swing for about year now lot more consistency great

JV's technique does feel weird, but I have found that when I slow down and execute properly I do hot some damn good shots

I see how it was small, but how was it cheap?

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I’ve just bought these and was wondering if your son has had a chance to use them yet and if there was any update on these clubs? A response back would be awesome and thanks for taking the time to read this comment👍🏻

I love my 3i and 4i on the ground or the tee. Love hitting low irons. Dont understand why people have given up on them.

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I’m a JV guy. To your eye it seems massively closed, but to your chest and body isn’t closed too much looks good, but Jim would tell you to close your body even more.

Love the golf studio, very cool to see multiple angles like that. Rather than critique your execution of the method, I would echo the sentiment that signing up for his school is well worth it. Jim has a step by step process and along with his video feedback, given your current skill I'd wager you'd adapt pretty quickly and be hitting powerful, tight draws in a short time.

I thought Jim said to set the club face first to the target and then drop your trailing foot back a bit a close the shoulders. Your club face appears to be in line with your feet and shoulders, I.e. out to the left. At least that is what I thought Jim instructed.

Yes i have ,but not sure about ball position

Did you ever get in touch with Jim Venetos?

I've shot in the seventies with every swing on YT: JV, Kirk Junge, Duplisses, Edblad, etc. For the love of golf, no swing every stays around too long!

60 4 hcp....LW 110, SW 120, GW 130, PW 140 and so on up to 4i, 200. Off the tee I can 4i out to 230 which I hit off the tee more than driver, a great fairway finder club.

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it seems like you need to put more weight on your lead foot for the Venetos swing. I found it an incredibly accurate technique. At some point however, I couldn't help my desire to add more power with movement, and that was not too good for my knee. When done correctly its pretty amazing

I was a member a few years ago, it definitely changed my perception and awareness of the swing plane and body position in motion and made me a better golfer. I don't use it in what would be the strict sense but still always use it in a sort of personal hybrid swing.

I have been watching his videos, practicing in the backyard and find his method fascinating. The closed stance allows for an easy inside out swing path with minimal effort. I like the keeping your body still.

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The key is to swing out at the ball...the results are amazing

I had 3 really good rounds with this swing and then the shanks came and I couldn't get rid of them

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oh shoot, I have RBZ's too lol

As per Jim’s instructions. It’s best to start his method with chipping rather than full swings.

Jim’s the real deal

I did it for a couple rounds. It worked well, then I forgot. I’m trying the Saguto golf nowadays. Pretty close where you set up on your lead legs and swing

with an even more limited space setup (and way more limited budget) I ended up with an even cheaper setup with very similar results: Fiberbuilt Flightdeck (same mat as yours in a compact version) - 70 USD, 1.5in gym flooring that's level with the mat on both sides, 50 USD , Spornia SPG-5 with shank nets, 210 USD, used skytrak on ebay for 500 and just my phone on a stool for the "software". Prices have gone down since this video too so it's cheaper than ever to build a great simulator for under 1k USD that would fit even inside a 700sqft apartment living room (my case).

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The JV swing is gold if the set up is executed properly. Im not in his school (yet) but Ive hit some amazing, effortless shots, using his system. It feels weird, but it works. That much I know.

Just to add to the list of golfers who play(ed) with their dominant hand toward the target, here a few that I know of: Natural Lefties Who Played Right Handed: Bobby Jones Ben Hogan Johnny Miller Curtis Strange Tom Watson Arnold Palmer Nick Price Jordan Spieth Greg Norman Natural Righties Who Played Left Handed: Bob Charles Phil Mickelson Mike Weir I would say that we back handed golfers are in good company!

I did not enroll either, but I have followed a lot and I have practice this swing a lot. And I can tell you two things. First, and Jim will say don't do this, you can incorporate some of these ideas into your swing. If you stay still on the front leg and stay closed, those are definitely his key ideas. But I must say I have had some significant success with the swing when I've decided to use it.