How to BUILD GOLF SWING SPEED: w/ MIKE MALASKA, PGA

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[@BEBETTERGOLF]

The Launch monitor is the Voice Caddy 2 check it out here amzn.to/2DhhYu7

[@poppajack5332]

yea i'm glad i bought one of these monitors for practice as i can now tell if i'm hitting the ball poorly or if its just a slow swing speed in comparison whereas before i wasn't actually sure where i was going wrong. Have only had the swing caddie for 3 weeks and struggled to reach 110mph swing speed at first, now 115mph doesnt even seem all that difficult. Great video

[@ruthdillard9955]

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[@NovaScene]

Great video

[@chadjackson4786]

What would happen if he went to a tour length shaft (44 inches). Smash factor go up even swinging at 90% speed?

[@andrewwolf4963]

what driver was he using

[@rickgajewski5297]

You could watch this video for 100 years and still get something new from it every time. Thank you both.

[@swiftchopper4556]

Sharpen up!

[@joegriggsjr.6511]

Classic. "I gotta go!" Man, Milke Malaska is my hero. He just gets to the point. I love it. I got alot from what he said in this video. If you can't hit it solid with the extra "clubhead speed" it doesn't make sense to try to play from there. Gosh. So glad I fell upon this, now I can dismiss trying to get more when I'm good where I'm at. Booyah!

[@MiloLinesGolf]

What Mike teaches from 11:50-14:30 is a perfect explanation. It goes hand in hand with everything I teach as well.

[@tee1up785]

@Golfletics thank you.

[@Yoohoo2949]

Golfletics boy are you right. You know I remember swinging my grass cutter in the yard. And I would stomp on my lead foot, and then swoosh the grass cutter through the grass. It was THE most powerful feeling. Why in the wide, wide world of sports did I ever forget that? This part of the lesson has really opened my mind up again. I tried swinging a short club upside down like I used to do with the grass cutter - magic! Mike's a dang-gum genius!

[@Kaos033]

It seems to me that he fails to address why you are not efficient. It is hard to tell and you do not share where you misses are on the face. It looks like you are addressing the driver centered on the ground behind the ball. You should only address center if you address with the head OFF the ground. If you address with the head on the ground, you should address toward the toe side of center. If your misses are higher on the face (a common source of loss of efficiency), you may have the ball teed to high. It looks quite high on the video with the driver head grounded. I had both issues (i.e. high on the face and toward the heel. Once I figured out I had the ball teed too high my efficiency went up. I also had a lesson where the instructor showed me the address issue. The face has a tendency to move slightly outward if the face is grounded at address. You need to account for this tendency by addressing toward the toe side of center with the face grounded. It is fine to address center if you address with the face off the ground. With these changes my smash went from 1.38-1.40 to 1.46-1.48 on the same monitor. Also, understand that the sweet spot on most drivers is slightly to the toe side just ABOVE center. It is not exactly center. Kaos

[@jonpink4239]

Day 4,324: Still trying to find a Malaska video where he doesn't mention "Jack". Will try again tomorrow. Will not give up hope.

[@pmonovan]

You are a hopeless jerk, here is an acknowledged expert giving you free expert advice and you’re bitching about him mentioning Jack, next you’ll be complaing about his golf shirt color Shame on you. All of us dislike you. Go away and be a child somewhere else else

[@josephlarocca1728]

Brendon, you need to drop all those other instructors and stick with Mike. This man will get you to the next level. You're filing your head with too much information. Thanks for the introduction to Mike!

[@garystromberg8856]

Joseph, that's the idea of the channel. He takes a little bit from everyone.

[@thorhenrikjrgensen6022]

Thank you guys, this is the best video about speed, I´ve ever seen.

[@stephen2nd007]

One day (15 years ago) I was down the range and I hit it like a GOD for about 30 minutes. Like so pure it was seriously funny. My only swing thought was to swing like a ballerina, to this day I have never been able to recreate how pure I hit the ball that day. This video explains how and why, it is THE video I didn't know I needed to watch. So glad the 20 minutes length time didn't put me off. Pure gold...

[@bobgolden939]

23:39 - priceless. "Alright. I gotta go"

[@alancarlyon5749]

Fabulous video, clicked onto it by error, but what an insight of relaxing and creating clubhead speed! Fred couples is a good example! Got it now! Cheers!

[@absolutraj]

This video is absolute Gold. As someone else stated, you can watch this over and over and grab new nuggets and feels.

[@edomingox]

3:30 How do you you carry 265 with a 147 mph ball speed? Seems impossible. I think that 265 is total.

[@tout246]

You just don't get it.

[@richardpietrafesa7972]

kind of thought the same my ball speed about the same and my total distance is around 260 ...

[@poppajack5332]

the swing caddie 2 can show either carry or total distance so they may have it on the total setting

[@DanTrapp]

For the first few minutes I didn't like it. Dude seems a little know-it-all and condescending and that's a turn off with instruction. I don't want to hear about some guy's inability to get his smash factor up, or work with the speed he has...or do I? It turns out that the beginning is really more about understanding how to deal with the speed you currently have. No real instruction on how to square up or become more efficient with it, but that's OK, because the next part of the video goes into how speed is generated through relaxed arms and how your lower body naturally creates this power that you (most amateurs struggling with their swing) continually fight against. A great example he gives, that we can probably all relate to, is when you say "Oh, I'm just gonna swing easy and play it safe short of the hazard", then the ball gets flushed and goes into the hazard. That's the effortless power that an efficient use of the natural torque in your body. Not earth-shattering, but sometimes it takes examples. We've probably all flipped a club around and swung shaft first for speed. Maybe even did a little overspeed training, but the reality is many of us revert back to strong arming our club in an effort to generate more speed and power. This is just wrong, and this video spends more than 30 seconds talking about what you need to do and why, and how listening to all of the bullshit positioning and hips and create lag garbage is not how this works. It works by be relaxed and generating power through the transitions using your lower body from the ground up. This video is probably never going to help me make better contact, however, maybe it was always in the arms and trying to force it? Maybe the path frees itself up as you get loser. Maybe golf really is as easy as being relaxed, because we've all flushed shots on the range with no pressure. We've all hit that perfect shot at least once in our life. I think it goes without saying. I didn't like this video to start but now I can say that this is easily the most informative golf swing & speed video on the entire Internet. It's Butch Harmon-level good if you pay attention.

[@dwaynemeyers5610]

Great video that taught me a lot. One of the best teaching video's I have seen.

[@kmck101]

Absolute revelation for me. been so focused on mechanics of grip, weight transfer, plain, even posture that the sheer simplicity of this lesson is so freeing. the simplest ideas are the best. these guys of Jacks generation really did figure it all out.

[@lukephillips9542]

The fact I realised this yesterday when I was playing and now I can confirm it was where I was going wrong is awesome keep up the awesome work!

[@paulfleming1782]

It's always good to see Mike explaining better ways to approach the game . I think his knowledge has become so extensive over the years , that he has 4 or 5 ways to explain the same point ( good if you weren't listening closely the first time ) . As for the other guy ( ? Brendon ) , he doesn't seem to be able to stand still for more than 3 seconds ... very distracting . And disrespectful of " The Pro " !

[@georgesealy4706]

I agree. He was distracting. He seemed to have his own agenda, and something about Lord Byron. What was that all about?

[@richardlovell7316]

Why is it because one person is not like the other it has to be disrespectful? Distracting maybe, yes, but disrespectful? I didn't hear him talking over Mike, or constantly interrupting with dissenting comments. ADHD anyone? Impulse? It may be distracting to you, but quite normal for him. I work with baseball/softball players and each one is different. Some are very calm, patient and 'attentive', while some are not. A good instructor, in my opinion, adapts to his students strengths and style to make them better.

[@darrenmale2342]

Well said Richard. As a school teacher of 25 yrs your comments are spot on

[@Tamaquashad]

This clicked for me and I got results pretty fast. I have always seen ball throwing drill but it finally worked for me... now I literally imagine I’m holding a ball in my right hand and throwing it at the ball and my swing pretty naturally falls into place (as long as I have a proper backswing) this stuff is gold. Mike is excellent... I now know what he means when he says Dustin Johnson just tries to flip his wrist when he gets into the hitting zone.

[@GSHOCKOUTDOORS]

Arguably the best description of ball speed (distance = speed x efficiency) I've ever heard.

[@davidmadras721]

If you’re going to use chalk to figure out where you’re hitting it on the face with a driver, keep in mind that within the last 15 years or so the engineering that goes into optimizing launch and ball speed has inadvertently shifted where the sweet spot of the driver is. Almost all new drivers sweet spots are a little higher and more towards the toe than the middle of the face. This isn’t an anecdote - it’s a fact. The engineers at Titleist told us not to worry about it because your body is going to figure out where the sweet spot has shifted to (non-consciously) and to let that happen naturally. But if you’re wondering why the imprints always looks to be slightly above the sweet spot and slightly towards the toe with the driver, don’t get worked up over it ... you’re actually hitting the sweet spot! It’s not going to be crazy, just a little high and a little outwards. Smack dab in the middle (crazy as it sounds) means you’re below the sweet spot. Low and towards the heel or toe is a death move - seek help immediately 😳!

[@randyunderwood2894]

hey bud....go back and watch this again and pay very close attention to your footwork. in detail...your right heel swinging the stick then swinging the driver. it's dramatic

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

IDK hot to do that with the heavier driver. I think I actually swing 3 wood faster

[@randyunderwood2894]

BE BETTER GOLF i’m sure you do. i hit mine just as far as my driver (on average). but if you could repeat the same thing you do with the stick i bet your consistency goes way up. what do you think?

[@arthurford829]

106mph to 115mph in 10 swings? Impressive! Well done Brendan! Saw Mike a couple of years ago and it improved my swing. He’s definitely the real deal.

[@acershund1]

The better the player the better the Short game. You must sink the putts tp score

[@drewkg14]

This is a fallacy. Mark Broadie has destroyed this argument.

[@barryread3672]

@@drewkg14 Strokes gained... obviously, you have to have a good short game if you want to be a good player.

[@mofojohnson1]

265 carry with 147 ball speed. Are you on the moon

[@markagnew9692]

Yep agree.. maybe 245 at best

[@BlackjackCZ]

The guy walking right behind Malaska..lol. Great video.

[@tonyvasquez-progolfcoach1484]

Once you reach a high level of golf expertise, 0-5 handicap, accuracy becomes by far the most important thing. I can hit my driver 350 yds by swinging all out and hoping the ball goes straight. I can hit it 320 yds accurately by swinging within myself, with every part of my body and arms in harmony, in balance, with rhythm and timing. The center of the clubface hit is the most important thing. Swing with your body and arms in sync, back and forward together and connected, stay 100% balanced from beginning to end, and focus on the center hit. For accuracy with a driver never swing with more than 90% of your strength, with fairway woods and irons never swing with more than 80%. Today's modern golf courses demand accuracy. When you step on to a golf course and you want to score low focus on accuracy not distance. That's how you will hit fairways and greens and putt for eagles and birdies.

[@azcharlie2009]

As a golfer that rarely hits it more than about 230, I envy those that can really hit it. Makes the game so much easier....

[@tonyvasquez-progolfcoach1484]

It takes a lot of talent, technique, and practice to hit the driver 300yds and straight. If you can only hit it 230, play from the forward tees and you can still enjoy the game.

[@TerrorSquadLaxer]

@@tonyvasquez-progolfcoach1484 Amazing how every youtube commenter swings 125 mph and hits it 320. Oh, sorry 350, 320 is your smooth swing. Riggghht

[@VaporEyeZ7]

I agree pros can barely hit it that far damn you on the tour bro

[@bjohnson515]

"The stable left side puts the brakes on the handle and accelerates the club head " Gold!

[@seanm3226]

Double pendulum in golf swing.

[@a1w18]

I was stuck on 12 hcp for over 10 years; Malaska got me down to a 5, broke par (-2) in June for the first time. This video is KEY. TY MM!

[@johnstarkey8126]

11 15 till 14 30 for me is the light bulb moment ive been looking for the final piece to the puzzle and this is it for me aewsome 😀😀😀👍👍👍brilliantly done guys thanks for the help

[@emncaity]

It's great, alright. Another way to explain it is that a swing is a curved motion, and what the torso and legs do has to be compatible with that. If you slide the knees "down the line" in a straight line, it's like spinning a weight on a string with your hand and then moving your hand in a straight line through space. The speed dies out and the orbit gets distorted, with the weight bouncing all over the place. So many people don't understand that the swinging motion, not the levering-thrusting-pushing motion, is by far the most effective and efficient speed-producing motion the body can produce with a golf club. Same for swinging a bat, actually, or a tennis racket. The more you try to make geometric straight lines in the motion, the more incompatible it is with what the body actually does well.

[@DASH1ful]

trying to hit the ball squarely is the biggest power drain in the game, and it causes a player to come over the top- as above- suffer neck and back injuries, and the rest of it. of course, you should hit the ball solidly; but you don't have to hit the ball squarely to hit it solidly. this was something that bill mehlhorn discovered, by trying to naturalise the game, but the game has never fully picked up on it. practice chipping with a 3 iron and it will teach you everything you need to know abour power and accuracy- as well as feel- with regard to how the club should go thru the ball.

[@joncokines9127]

Your light bulb moment around 10:32 when he tells you to “just add some body turn” with the alignment stick is pure gold.

[@miker5502]

Terrific lesson. A must watch to understand speed vs. efficiency . Thanks for this Brendon and Mike!

[@nworbydnar]

Great lesson! You really know your stuff!

[@eddiegutierrez2062]

Enjoying these Malaska video series. Love how Mike rips it with his first swing! And makes it look effortless!

[@demzunoplayer]

You are hitting it far enough to play great golf.

[@b.please2986]

Mike is the shit!!!!! His way of teaching is from the many worthless lessons he practiced for years in vain that didn't focus on his natural swing!!! Swing your swing and try one thing at a time to make it better, if it doesn't work go back to your standard and try the next possible issue. That one thing that is crappy in your swing could be matched up with one change and be the greatest golf swing ever for YOU!!!! I mean c"mon some of the greatest have the most bizarre swings ( Furyk,Bubba, JB,Dustin and Hideki and Ryan Moore). What fits you should be accentuated in the right fashion not destroyed.

[@greatwhite3676]

ok dont take this the wrong way but why is it that EVERY single person i see online jump on a launch monitor swings at over 110 MPH and carries 290 or better? I mean i'm an 8 handicap thats been playing for over 20 years and in my absolute prime of high level junior golf i was maybe at 112-114 MPH and i was the longest player by far. In my experience these numbers are not easily produced on the course. I know maybe 2 guys that can carry it 290.

[@marcussheldon8717]

Hi I think everybody is looking for more distance but most coaches and players are looking in the wrong direction.!!!!! First of all isn't it not if you want to hit the golf ball further look up in the world record books and find out who is the longest hitting ever on tour? And find out what is there theory and methods? Well I have looked it up, it was the late Mike Austin pga player in a senior tour at the age of 65 in the year 1975 hit the longest drive of 515 yards with an old wooden driver with a old titlist golf ball. The golf ball went past a par 4 hole by 64 yards wow. He became one of the best coaches ever. So why is everybody looking elsewhere. Mike Malaska has similar methods but Mike Austin was the master of all time. Check him out viewers. HMG

[@mesillahills]

I played a lot of golf with a young lady is Florida. She was average in size, height, and build. But she could hit the ball phenomenal distances. She was way longer on drives than any man in the club. Jimmy Ballard thought she was the sixth longest female driver in the world. When I asked how she does that she told me it was TURN SPEED. She also said, "you can't see that". She said Jimmy and I work on my turn speed constantly. You are right. The lateral slide went out with Curtis Strange's back to back U.S. Open wins. I think that too was Ballard's swing. The modern golf swing is body turn. Even Nicklaus said that he would do that starting out today. It is a better and more reliable golf swing. I've done both but the turning swing revived me at an older age. Older people don't lateral slide as well. BTW - She had very well to do parents who funded her lessons. She never did make the tour. Didn't like to practice her short game. I do think she won the Florida Women's Amateur.

[@naturalbornreeler5133]

I think what you talk about with your problem with your hands at the top moving forward or out , casting. Is your transition and position at top. 1 your club at top is across the line , and needs to be pointed to the left. "Can bow your wrist more" and your transition looks to be started with your hands and not hips which drops it inside. It likes you throw the club .. You see all these pros. They should fix that.. Your still better than 98% of golfers..not hating either. Just an observation from another lucky golfer that learned alot from a lot of players and coaches...

[@airbaker2]

Brilliant. Love Mike's teaching and concepts. B is the swing caddie truly that accurate? I'm on the fence with purchasing one.

[@russellfothergill9082]

Good only ballspeed but not on clubhead speed. Also guessing on spin and launch. So carry estimate could be very different if you hit low launching spinners. But if you monitor strike that will help assess your spin

[@jasonweaver7642]

"Top of the mornin to ya" LMAO @2:04

[@terripalmer4747]

The deadpan tv histologically yawn because anatomy mostly grip unlike a subsequent sailor. high-pitched, oval church

[@Steve-vy6nl]

I think this confirms my view that the role of the lower body is to (1) hold your ground against the momentum of the swinging club and (2) get the hell out of the way so the club can come on the right path, from the inside and shallow. IMO there are two concepts in modern instruction that have done the most damage. The first is “delayed hit.” Malaska has said a lot about this. People are trying to hit the position they see in videos of the pros by holding their wrists cocked: could not be more deadly. The second is using the lower body to create speed by twisting fast. Noooo. The pros and instructors talk about it but feel isn’t real. There is no muscle, no sinew, no ligament, no bone, no part of the human anatomy that causes the hands/arms/clubhead to speed up by turning the hips faster. Does turning faster help? Yes, in that your turn must accommodate the speed of the club. It’s a enabler of a speeding clubhead, not a cause of it, and the difference is important. That torque of their spikes in the ground that pros talk about? It’s not a pulling action, speeding up the clubhead. It’s the resistance of the body, through the legs, feet, and spikes, holding your ground against the centrifugal force generated by the clubhead. If you are a puller of the clubhead, you’re not as good as you could be. You can’t hit it as well. Further, pulling the clubhead, on a “lesser” level is why you can’t chip and keep stubbing the ground. If you are a disaster chipping, take your left hand off the club and practice with a soft right hand only, allowing the club to swing. Chipping will become easy. Then you have to figure out how to put your left hand back on the club and allow the same swinging sensation.

[@GutterSnipe11]

I couldn't agree with you less. Go look at Cam Champ's swing, or Tiger's swing from 2002, or Michelle Wie's swing when she was 16, or Dustin Johnson today. All are fast hip driven, pulling swings. Malaska is right about the lack of tension being critical, but ignoring fast hips as a component of a fast swing is just silly. Golf is an athletic motion, and all speed in your body, whether throwing a football, baseball, or hitting a golf ball comes from your hips.

[@Steve-vy6nl]

Jay Snipe: then explain hitting ball just as far with flamingo drill.

[@GutterSnipe11]

@@Steve-vy6nl That just tells me that he isn't maximizing his athletic potential. If the golf club is essentially weightless like an alignment stick, you can flash it through the impact zone. That doesn''t work nearly as well with something approaching the weight of a golf club. Get a swing speed monitor and try it for yourself. Use a step drill and see the difference in club head speed turning your hips quickly makes.

[@Steve-vy6nl]

Jay Snipe. I agree that turning your hips increases clubhead speed, and turning them faster-for a fast swing-makes even more speed. Where we differ is why. You’re making the point that turning the hips fast pulls the club along. I disagree. Turning the hips fast gets them out of the way so they are not impeding the momentum of the clubhead. Based on your release (which is at the top), the club builds angular momentum. If your turn is non-existent or slow, you’re in the way and the only way the club will hit the ball is for you to stand up and flip with your hands TO SOME DEGREE, depending on your hip turn. That slows the clubhead. If your clubhead is moving pro-speed, then the faster you turn, the less “interference” you make with the club’s angular momentum, allowing it to swing fast. Cameron Champ has the ability to clear his hips completely out of the way fast, and still maintain his body angles. Again, it’s a matter of anatomy: there is no body part, or chain of body parts, that connects the hips and the swinging arms such that the hips effectively pull the arms. That’s why Tony Luszak’s student, the long drive champ, can hit the ball as far balancing on one leg as he can on two.

[@Ecclestone71]

Agreed. 90% of swingspeed relates to the arms, Rest is bodyturn.

[@Jim_Harwood]

In my humble view if Brendon was able to shorten his back swing he would improve exponentially. All this stuff with Malaska is for not if Brendon doesn't shorten his back swing. Brendon often out scores these better/top golfer's featured in his playing vlogs because he is able to manage himself around the course. If he made that one single change to his swing he would be killing these top players from the area.

[@Tamaquashad]

I also think if he didn't collapse his right elbow immediately in his backswing he would be absolute $$$

[@Jim_Harwood]

@@Tamaquashad I wouldn't call that "collapsing" he's just early setting the angle. Brendon has to love that this video has 155K views.

[@linkbelt111]

“I just want high ball speed, I don’t care where it goes?”….LOL…..that’s why the fast swingers can’t break 80…

[@joed8016]

9:45 he is like shut up and I wanna hits a ball!!

[@bjohnson515]

BBG....still a little over the top in the real swing....but it doesn't show in the swinging of the alignment rod or practice swings.

[@stephenbarr6558]

It's easier to understand women, than the golf swing.

[@frankb1928]

He is a genius

[@mattranum]

After 5 years of studying Malaska , I am confident in saying I finally understand the malaska move ! Wow

[@donswain8334]

This was like a myth buster conversation about swing speed. Excellent information. Can’t wait to experiment with it.

[@logic3730]

There is no way that is carrying 286 at 157 ball speed...are they at elevation somewhere?

[@tunghoang6882]

Love this so much! Very clear guidance: Effortless swing + smash factor = ball speed.

[@canuckwineguy]

You have a new subscriber! Brilliant video, will make my pre shot and shot making much different. Off to the driving range to try out.

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Thx 🇨🇦

[@lending99]

Best explanation I've seen in a while, Mike is AWESOME!!! You guys make a great pair for these vids

[@freddiecarr9025]

Good video its the best I've seen to raise club speed

[@michaelmcfadden897]

Hi B Great content. I like to see views of other instructors, but the best move you've ever made or could make IMO is to stick with Mike Malaska. In terms of peer swing instruction he is hands-down the best there is online. You are so fortunate to have personal access to him. I've been a member of his site for two years, learned so much, and have never played better. I am amazed that you are able to keep your head straight and your game improving by seeing so many different instructors. I learned golf from Hogan's book years ago and then found rotaryswing.com and improved a lot. Then I found Mike and and I came went to a higher level. I learned how momentum, gravity and no tension work in the golf swing. Now I'm consistently improving by ingraining Mike's program/concepts with constant practice until it becomes completely natural.

[@jeannietramontin3110]

Michael McFadden *

[@rickgajewski5297]

I make sure my grip is on more than 4 on a 1 to10 scale, keeping my hands soft takes the tension away.

[@cvick44]

"Spankings swing" ive thought that before. Open hand uppercase spanking

[@SunRider69]

I love how some random guy walks across in the background.

[@bmichael2291]

Voice Caddie 200SC is not accurate for pitch shots......not even close

[@johncreet1254]

First video I've seen focusing on striking efficiency before trying to increase club head speed. Makes perfect sense to me.

[@jepagz]

That is so true, "muscle go slower when they are tight". That was my problem, when I think of hitting the ball really hard, I tend to tighten my muscle and the ball won't even pass 150 yards, but when I just relax and hit the ball, it goes will over 200 yards. That is a great tip. Thank You!

[@aaronmccardie8795]

Nick faldo was not a big hitter he was Mr course management. 6 majors speaks for itself

[@arthurford829]

Aaron Mccardie Agreed! I’d love to see more videos on course management. I feel like the golf swing is a science but playing golf is an art. We focus too much on the swing and not enough on course management and actually playing golf.

[@hosoiarchives4858]

On short golf courses

[@gatesmw50]

At 13:17 a light just went on after what Mike just demonstrated .

[@garethwillmott4234]

Your follow thru on your practice swing looks like Justin Thomas

[@randymahony8157]

Love Mike's tutalige, great video.

[@sevenoranges]

I hit it very high with my 10 degree driver when I stay back and launch it. How do I keep the flight down which still hitting up on it and staying back on my trail side please?

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Pressure left mass right.

[@cluman1]

17:38 - 17:44 are 6 seconds of hilarity. Great vid. What Mike said about tension is spot on.

[@randywatson9585]

CD the look away aka when adhd hits overdrive

[@canuck_gamer3359]

I read a book years ago called "Peak Performance" and it dealt with athletic training and didn't deal with any sport specifically. One line from that book that I have never forgotten was, "...relaxed muscles move faster than tense muscles." It is CRITICAL to remain as relaxed as possible and focus all of your efforts on technique. It's hard to accept, especially for guys but it really has very little do with strength, it's all about technique. I can't wait to try this next trip to the range! Great video guys, except for the dope who walked through your shot, totally oblivious to the camera! lol.

[@homegrowngolf4948]

Strike is king

[@ecoliesrein790]

Hahahah, ive studied golf since golf forst started. Hahahahaha wtf is this guy, his the greens wizard, lololol. No respect man.

[@ecoliesrein790]

Wont lie it did work!

[@andrewwolf4963]

lol i wish i had a coach... i never practiced , i never took it seriously because nobody was stern. This coach is exactly what i needed, I was a 6 handicap 5.8 index at 16 years old. Didn’t play during winter or spring ever really, while all the other kids were at the range every day year around. One of the biggest regrets of my life, I was too worried about being “cool” and partying. I could’ve been a scratch golfer easily if I just focused. So for those of you who are young and taking golf seriously and practicing, good for you! For those who are on the fence and just naturally athletic or talented , GO FOR IT , cuz if you don’t you’ll sincerely regret it.

[@77bovi]

How does this match up with how Bryson increased his distance and ball speed? Bulk up, then ?? swing harder yet limit inaccuracy using biomechanical restrictions. Bryson's core & lower body action got much more vigorous. This video concludes that you just gotta dial back to the swing speed that gives you better efficiency with accuracy - when the whole proposition is to build swing speed and of course no1 is asking for less accuracy while at it. Great content in the other videos but this one totally missed the mark.

[@kurtheitman552]

Relaxing is so key. Every time I hit an easy layup shot, the darn ball goes too far (and in the water or something).

[@GolfMotionAcademy]

Brendan your swing is looking great!

[@maykeil9180]

I play golf my cocuhe is telling me to have a fast and stronger stroke

[@bernardhope2031]

Brendon At 3:59 & 11:30 your hips were in better sync (DST club) theory, you killed the ball. Also both AJ & Mike showed you the same Strong grip for your style of golf...

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Wish I could bottle that shot

[@bernardhope2031]

BE BETTER GOLF you have the bottle, now UNCORK IT...it’s the key to your Consistency

[@oldgold5848]

109 club head speed 286 carry..........not sure about that.....

[@tout246]

It is mind boggling what happens from relaxed practice swings. I sometimes turn into King Kong. What a mental game. Thanks for the video. I appreciate your time.

[@philipchan1856]

Interesting thought by Mike. Gary player said the core is the speed generator. However I believe what mike said because I tried up what Mike said and found that my speed and distance increased.

[@dpardo74]

My smash factor averaged at 1.46 at a swing speed of 99 mph. This year I wanna get an additional 12 to 15 mph or clubspeed while maintaining my smash factor at 1.46 or increasing it to 1.50.

[@shofey]

Julius Boros comes to mind. He talks of it in his book. Swing Easy- Hit hard. His life was about being relaxed. People said Boros did every thing relaxed. He said he swung relaxed and Struck the ball at the impact zone.

[@thomasfraser9072]

Hi. I absolutely love your channel and your open mindedness in exploring different golf theories. With this in mind; I strongly wished you would make personal contact with 'MMI Bill Phillips/ Channel Lock Master' in order to interview him in May 2019 during his Annual May Golf Festival. Thanks

[@Jim_Harwood]

Do you realize in the 1980's a 265 yard carry by Brendon's mis hit driver shot would rank him as a longer driver than 40 year old plus Jack Nicklaus? And Nicklaus would win the 1986 Master's with less average distance than Brendon's mis hit. So Brendon is really a long hitter with the "potential" to hit the driver well over 300 yards.

[@markformanek3689]

I have taken this into practice for the past 2 weeks and have seen tremendous gains and accuracy. Yesterday I played Chantilly National from the tips (Black tees). For the most part I was out driving or on a few occasions few yards shorter then my friends who were teeing off from the white tees. I am hitting the ball at or near dead center with greater smash factor with less effort. I am even hitting further than when I was teeing off from the blue tees. For the first time my swing feels free of tension or strain and now have a better release. Best thing for me is that I no longer have soreness in my arms, shoulders or back the next day. Club head driver speed when from 108 to 117..avg is about 114. The worst thing now is the recalibration of my iron distances...im hitting them further too. Its simple try it and FREE YOUR SWING!!!

[@stephendibari5010]

THis guy is a genius .. body/muscles have to be soft & relaxed in order to achieve faster swing mechanics. So true, i can recall some of my longest drives are when I’m relaxed with no tension.

[@robertbrown7470]

I thought that was Jack Niclaus walking by at 2:00....

[@mikemontoya2367]

Mike your absolutely right about Sandy Koufax! He played for 12 years and in his first 5 seasons he had the speed and absolutely no control of his fast ball, this video is so good it explains the concept of control and speed, look at Fred Couple’s swing

[@nickcivetta2]

The reason that faster swingers are better is because speed comes through better technique. Golf isn't a game of strength, the better your technique, the faster you can swing the club. No amateur can swing the club at 120 mph because it takes technique. Artificially trying to speed up your swing is wrong. It comes with better technique.

[@bsmith.1017]

I know tons of player that have 170+ ball speeds that arnt professional. They are low handicaps but not pro.

[@poppajack5332]

I'm an amateur with a ball speed of 170+ mph, never had a lesson in my life. Was even told by a long driver he only gained around 4mph from technique but had gained around 15mph from gym work and flexibility training

[@kdr4480ify]

Beware always and never, none and all.

[@otobayko]

I am reading an e-book by Shawn Humphries/Brad Townsend - Two Steps to a Perfect Golf Swing and I thought about what Malaska was preaching. They are the same process but was broken down in details and illustrated well. I felt improvement on my swing.

[@nescafeshorts1900]

Be Better Golf: I've scoured youtube and watched face-on slow motion videos of the best players and they all turn and "slide". From Grant Waite to Rory McIlroy they all slide and quite a bit. However, I do believe your right on the tension in the shoulders.

[@TAO495]

Wow, great video. Mike, you are one of a very few golf teachers who makes a common sense. Also I watched your putting video and that was great too. Thanks, MASTER!

[@Silly.Old.Sisyphus]

ball speed : clubhead speed = hit it in the sweet spot = m1v1 = m2v2 => 5-pendulum

[@wordofmo]

I think a good analogy is a door hinge. If the door hinge is rusted the door is not going to move well but if the hinge is nice and loose, you could slam the door and get a lot of speed out of the door. Think of the wrists and shoulders as those hinges. The tighter the muscles in those joints are, in essence, the more friction there is, and the slower those hinges in your body will move. Nunchucks are another good analogy as to why we need the wrist and the shoulders to create speed. When you swing a nunchuck, the piece you’re holding doesn’t move anywhere near as fast as the piece on the other end of the chain. That chain is like our wrists. If the chain is stiff the outside piece is not going to move that fast but if the chain is nice and loose, it’s going to whip around. The looser the chain is the faster that outside piece of the nunchuck will whip for a given speed of the inside piece that is being held. On the other hand, you could’ve learned all that from their excellent explanations. This is a great video.

[@adriantunei5453]

I never aim to hit the ball, but go through it. Each swing is different, based on body type, upper or mid-body strenght, flexibility, etc. I would never consider club head speed, ball speed or other technical reference for overall game improvement. Of course you need to be relaxed, this only comes with practice...

[@The_Norse_Hunk]

I'm the guy at 2:01 worshiping Mike lol

[@fredcoates7106]

Very helpful. Last season I signed up at the Malaska gold site. I had success early but near the end of the season I started struggling with iron play. Started hitting thin and lower trajectory shots. I could not solve it. The only draw back to the online lesson format is no way to get a personal lesson to help workout the issue. Anyway, I highly recommend his site. Lots of useful info, drills and theory about how to play the game.

[@muffle2877]

So when I try to do the thing with pushing my hip away from the ball should my sequence be arms or hips first? Great video btw. I always love the collabs with Mike