Arms Out In Front Of You // Malaska Golf

Mike talks about a new way to swing that he's seen in videos and discusses the idea of arms out in front of you.
Mike says it is universally understood that when you take the club away, the clubhead is in front of your hands, not behind. Most teachers in the industry are on board with this idea.
When you get to the transition point (the top of the swing), that is where there are some differing views. There is an idea out there about how the club works, and there are many ways to describe it: hub path, clubhead path, and center mass. A lot of physics is mentioned relative to forces.
When Mike sets up, swings back, and goes down, his arms are in front of him. Mike can shallow the club and his arms in the downswing without getting stuck. His hips aren't in the way. Mike doesn't understand why people are getting stuck.
Mike explains that if your right hip is working correctly, the club will be in front of you sooner, in a better swing arc, with less manipulation and less force without the twisting from your body. Mike demonstrates what he is talking about when his hip works. He swings back, his hip moves back up to the transition point, and Mike shows you there is plenty of room for his arms to swing into the ball. Mike can shallow his arms, make a big loop and not get stuck.
Mike uses the ROTEXMotion Floor Models to demonstrate how old guys like Sam Snead and Ben Hogan moved. They used to do the "sit down" position. When you swing to the top and push your hip back, it looks like you are sitting down. Mike shows you there is still plenty of room for your arms to swing down after you twist your feet.
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[@Bamagolfandguitar]

I wasted 20 years working on what I THOUGHT was the RIGHT way to swing the club, and that involved shallowing the club. I hit the ball great before I started that, and I have hit it great again since I started listening to Mike. From Scratch to 8-10 back to Scratch. You’re the only guy on KZbin that has it right…I don’t care what the haters say. Keep spreading the good word, brother!

[@FittinToGet]

Best instructor on the interwebs...

[@pewseyrad]

I’ve been playing since 1986. Had numerous lessons with various well known coaches. This Guy is the bees knees! I wish coaches would teach the Malaska way 👍🤛

[@ricodegranby]

Hands in club out like Mike always says. Great instruction MIKE ❤

[@jeffcaminiti162]

What goes up(arms) must come down. The only reason the hand path will go out slightly is because the body will begin to rotate. Not everybody, but most students I work with would benefit from lowering the arms and slowing the rotation of the downswing. Great video Mike!!

[@janicetomaso2129]

Mike that was the best of the very best golf lesson anyone ( no matter what level of golf they play) can benefit from ! Bravo!! 👏 YAY!! 😍

[@johnharrington6122]

Mike , much like your journey in golf with a baseball background , I have probably had more swing changes and thoughts about the swing than almost anyone ! I’m 76 and a retired PGA Instructor and very much enjoy watching your videos and employ many of your instructions regarding the grip, posture , setup alignment and swing . I have left ulna impaction syndrome and have a tough time hitting irons so I mostly only hit the driver when practicing into my backyard net . I find that if I think about the swing as a circle and do the same thing when swinging with the driver chest high when tilted over and the club on the ground , I get the sensation of the flattening path in transition , it’s a real game changer for me ! Thank you very much for your generous efforts to help golfers of all ages , Mike ! John

[@MalaskaGolf]

John Because of the condition of your hands. Allow the club to move a bit in your fingers. If you watch an old video of Bobby Jones he let go of the club with the last three fingers of his left hand at the top. He then as the club came down regained control. Then again let it come off some in the follow-through. And to your observation all the swing is, Is multiple circles. They sync out and the swing gets easier and easier to duplicate. No matter what the age. What we can do. We may not be able to swing as fast or hit it as fast as we did when we were 25. But we can for sure get better than we were yesterday. Thanks, Mike Malaska

[@BlackjackCZ]

Great video Mike.

[@RCGolf]

I know exactly who Mike is talking about and I agree. Too much jargon and over complications that the best players don't actually do. The arms going out is death for 99% of players and just because a few do it, doesn't mean its optimal. Most PGA Tour pros don't leave their hands up and rotate nor do they drag the handle and then add a ton of right bend, they simply pull the handle pretty vertically and then rotate. It's pretty simple.

[@kieranoleary2668]

Precision golf?

[@user-ii2lz3sc4g]

I follow you Mike because you keep it simple. What others forget is that whatever techniques you advocate they all have to be incorporated in a flowing athletic swing. I don't know about anyone else, but if you gave me more than a couple of things to think about then that athletic swing goes the more complexity you add. This video technique coupled with right forearm facing away from you (I'm a righty) at grip address helps me preserve the space Mike refers to & is set before the back-swing, so it has effect before I swing if you get me.

[@jimemann1439]

Great video Mike thanks again.

[@timhanna4700]

Bingo!! Thanks Mike!

[@lens7859]

Fantastic as always

[@maxwired2235]

Great instruction!

[@marcynicholas5988]

I love how Mike sarcastically deconstructs typical golf instruction.

[@alvermeil5884]

Very clear and concise. Have you thought about doing a video on how to use those disc and what problems they solve

[@markio2010]

I cant believe how polite Malaska is. The reality is that way too many golf instructors suck. I spent almost 1k in golf instruction over the years and other than one instructor who unfortunately moved out of state, i learned more on my own than with their help. No wonder why American courses are mostly crowded with hackers.

[@dukejet6997]

Your still the best Mike ❤

[@kwizzie5475]

Greg Norman said it too. I have one if Greg’s instructional videos from about 1986-87. He called it ‘RPB’ (right pocket back).

[@duncanridley5869]

You are totally right, I saw the other guys vid.

[@biden-putin-stalin]

There are KZbin videos out there that tell the golfer to thrust the left hip at the target, and crunch the right side to the right, and no mention of moving the right hip back like Mike shows and does. Mike is totally correct, and it fits nicely with Hogan's description of starting the downswing with a turn to the left of the left hip. If the golfer does not position his right hip correctly in the backswing, or if he tries to start the downswing with a thrust of the right hip, or if he slides his left hip at the target, then there is no way to turn the left hip to the left as Hogan describes. Incorrect hip movement means that the golfer cannot get the clubhead in the correct swing arc to strike the ball and get it going where he wants consistently.

[@rogermiller4929]

With Mike’s tips (coupled with Dr. Kwon rhythm instruction) I’ve dropped 5 shots in a year and I’ve stopped hitting left and watching my ball draw out of bounds. A big thanks.

[@rodrich1644]

I too over rotate my forearms and fault left. If you have a perticular video that helped, I'd like to know.

[@rogermiller4929]

@@rodrich1644 Yes. There are a few videos and one of them is Mikes. The first video is important because it helps you move your hands/wrists properly and stops flipping. Mike endorses this move. The second video is mike explaining how you must not come over the top. Right elbow leading right hand helped big time. To get used to the hand movement, do half swings and imagine you are playing with an ice hockey stick. This will help you not to flip! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqS5lJqcYs6mbs0feature=shared kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH7CnGB8rZeHpdEfeature=shared I could talk for hours about this. When I started to change my hand movement I realised I needed to change my swing to more of a turn as in right cheek back on backswing and left cheek back on downswing. Plus the club face is more square to the ball in any position which also helps stopping open or closed face strikes. Timing is not as tight as flipping. Plus you learn to compress the ball better. I bet I've started to confuse you :) Also Monte Sheinblum gives great advice. Don't forget to transition smoothly and start moving your weight on to your left side before your club finishes going back. See Dr. Kwon for timing. The hands are the key! Good luck. It will come and you will hit straighter and further.

[@Blue_Dun]

I watch a lot of KZbin and I've never seen any PGA instructor tell you to throw your hands out so you have room for your shallowing club.

[@tedwilliams4833]

Mike or others - where do we get the Rotex Rotator Discs?

[@jeffp2001]

Nice video makes more sense…

[@smoozerish]

This out in front concept works great for irons but I can't get it to work for the driver because it is a flatter swing and needs to come from a more shallow behind angle.

[@edgiraffr1352]

All the great players had the arms go out jacks was always out… tigers dropped with Haney and his big miss was getting stuck but went back to out like he was with butch… Rorys hands drop but he’s so talented and his hips are so fast he can get away with it

[@richyclubsport5155]

Swing back, sit and hit

[@johnrodgers6049]

Tiger when he was with Butch used to get his hands stuck behind. I don’t think he was early extending, but his hips were so fast that the arms couldn’t keep up (out of sequence).

[@greatwhite3676]

Tiger was a product of jr golf in the 80s. The way to hit far was to fire your hips and "flip the club" play a hard draw. It was the same in the 90s. As you get older, stronger and the need for precision becomes important that method is not the best. Mike is a gem

[@nathanperry9593]

my question is does the back of the left wrist need to be facing the target at impact or can it be facing the right of the target. I have found that I have to strengthen my grip to hit it straightish. For the life of me I can't supinate my left wrist enough to have it point at the target at impact. Is this a match up thing with my body anatomy?

[@gordondavis1224]

Take a look at Mike Malaska grip videos, glove logo and watch are right of target .

[@vikas376]

Great video. Elite golf school - channel I follow teaches the way that Mike is discrediting and it didn’t work for me

[@roadtoscratchgolf3481]

Mike, this is the serious problem with golf instruction on KZbin, everyone thinks they know what they’re talking about, and most don’t, so you wind up with misinformation that can really screw up a persons swing. Teaching golf is quite difficult, so much so, that most Tour Pros, both male and female, won’t teach anyone. This is why I ignore 98% of the golf instruction on YT, it’s crap. Cheers.

[@wasatchgolfacademy1046]

Mike is 100% correct

[@dougbarnewolt6445]

Love it. All this FORCED SHALLOWING these teachers are teaching now is ridiculous. Tiger didnt do it. Neither did Jack. A more upright swing is SUPERIOR to a flat, forced shallowed one. Not debatable

[@otomotom1879]

True.

[@musquito333]

turning into a salesman😄

[@biden-putin-stalin]

Mike knows his stuff alright, as the hands must come down first in the transition. It's an important part of making the circle that is critcal to swinging a golf club. If the golfer knows about the circle, and how it is made, then all of this emphasis on the hips can go away. If the right hip thrusts toward the target line, early extension, then making the swing circle is impossible. If the golfer focuses on getting the hips back and keeping them there, then he is not focusing on the circle, and may have a hard time hitting the ball and getting it going at the intended target. The hips don't hit the ball. I like to focus on how in Mike's golf swing his right elbow comes down and in to his right side in the transition. It's not out in front of the right hip! It'sa good way to make the correct golf swing circle.

[@Jackybug]

Where can I learn more about this circle you mentioned?

[@biden-putin-stalin]

@@Jackybug Mike Malaysia talks about what Joe Nichols taught him. Marcus Edblad talks about the circle of speed. There is tons of instructions about how to swing a golf club. If the golfer just focuses on making a circle, playing with the circle, then a bunch of what is taught is included. If the golfer does what's taught then a circle is produced.

[@titanfx9156]

They arnt teaching you to do that with your arms. It’s how our bodies move which has the effect on the club. If you are going to call someone out at least have the same level of understanding about the topic you’re criticizing

[@TheTurfrex]

Ok, Sir Shank-o-Lot. Keep preaching!

[@titanfx9156]

@@TheTurfrex whatever you say, can’t hit it passed 200yds with a driver lol

[@jacobbelmontes4899]

I don't know what videos you claim to be watching, but no one is complaining about their arms hitting their thighs. The portion of the body people are talking about is how their trail elbow hits their hip, just like you showed when your trail arm kept running into the side of your gut that was sticking over your belt line

[@MattSmith-kk4hp]

Please make more content without Be Better Golf.

[@TroyStevens430]

95% of golf instruction is 💩 Just do what Mike tells you and tune out the rest of the geniuses.

[@kennethjansen9002]

Who cares about golf

[@jeanettehernandez2916]

Great instruction!