Is A Modern Tour Swing Achievable For Everyday Golfers - should you bother trying?

[@norwegianwarhound451]

Your channel was absolutely made for me. Middle aged, from the states and fighting ghosts of swing systems past. The posture video and the square club face references have been a huge help in trying to shake many years of early extension and terrible contact. Looking to put the student practice video to work in the basement this winter. Love the channel!

[@alabinibop]

I salute you my brother from another mother! (And land) 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TeddyCavachon]

I try to help struggling clueless beginners and what I discovered works best instructionally is to first statically pose them in the posture of a pro at the point their compressed ball releases off the club face, squared to the target for a straight shot. That of course is much different than the address posture taught by the mini-tour wash-out PGA certified pro and gives them a clue what the actual goal of the exercise is. At the point the ball releases the thing the pros have that most recreational golfers don’t are hips locked 45° by a lateral shift to target followed by rotation and as much side bend as their body proportions and flexibility allow. The kinetic sequence in a pro downswing starts with hips leading and dragging lagging shoulder which pins the mass of the lead arm across chest loading it with progressive amounts of side bending to keep the hands pulling the club down in an arc against the inertia of the club head mass, which is what creates and maintains the loading of the shaft and maxed out radial deviation lag in the wrists in the downswing-pulling with the hands against the inertia of the club head mass. The hands are kept pulling against the inertia with the side bend. If the golfer doesn’t progressively side bend the hands don’t keep pulling, the club head mass catches up and the bend comes out of the shaft and lag out of wrist too early - casting - resulting in a much slower club head speed at impact. The pros learn to keep the back foot grounded to create resistance in the hip turn. That resistance and slowing of the hips in combination with the side bend maintaining the lag in the wrists deep into the downswing creates the same physics as seen with an unbelted occupant in a car crash. Keeping the back foot down creates the “hitting the wall” feeling of hips shifting laterally then rotating. That occurs as shoulder come back parallel freeing that well connected lead lever arm mass to fly down off the chest at the target. That accelerates the hands much faster than the hip and shoulder turn and also triggers the club head mass to whip down around the hands. What I discovered when learning to swing like that is if you do not release the back foot to allow the hips to turn past 45° open the club head whipping down around the hands will bend the shaft of the club forward ( to the point it snaps the head of the club off the shaft at the hosel. Studying the swing of Hogan frame-by-frame I learned how to slowly lift the back foot when feeling the forward bending of the shaft (lack of pressure in trail hand index finger) to ideally release the shaft bend created in the downswing into the ball. Sam Snead said a golf swing was like learning to dance, all a matter of footwork. Study how he released his back foot in his swing and you will understand what he meant 😊 Now 70 I play golf much better than I did my 30s because I understand better how my body needs to move and the underlying physics which create the club head speed in the pro swing: the release of the pinned lead arm mass off the chest and the whipping of the club head down around the hands triggered by “hitting the wall” with the hips then “breaking through it” by the coordinating the release of the back foot with club head compressing and releasing the ball.

[@aviatoraw]

Bravo! This lesson is perfect for me. I’m a senior golfer and flexibility is becoming an issue. But rate of rotation and passive hands are things I can do. Cheers!

[@LoveMTBmaesteg]

Thank J , appreciate your lessons and the way you come across 👍

[@Lucenta]

You make so many 'aha' points! I'd never thought about needing to keep rotation going through impact to stop flipping, but when you said it a light went on. Also, your reference to spending hours and hours at the driving range shows the dedication necessary to become excellent.

[@lesmoore7613]

you are an inspiration ....

[@stephenkujan]

Was that "A" Swing Leadbetter guy? Seems to be in line with this given that the face doesn't swing open.

[@AndrewDCDrummond]

Forget Leadbetter, his teachings have changed a lot through the years, watch this guy and Milo Lines and that should cover all bases, both teach basically the same rotational swing without all the overly technical stuff that others blind you with.

[@MarkSmithhhh]

​@@AndrewDCDrummondmilo lines is great

[@rogerarmstrong1628]

I can swing my irons like this, but if I try to hit the driver with the big side bend and right shoulder coming under the chin For some reason I struggle to turn the club over and I am in constant sliceville. I’m 63, I wonder whether strength is a bigger issue with these longer clubs.

[@mrdudelove1]

Yes it os im a amateur swingning easy half swing 320y Pw-150y 9-160y 6-190y+ 3 wood 265y+

[@brucemarshall1439]

Love your content! Watch every vid you put out, my game has definitely improved, thank you, just asking about ball position relative to your feet for high, mid and short irons. Would really appreciate some feedback on this, cheers

[@miloradjelic7521]

😁👍

[@tobybarker6808]

the "modern" swing still needs the wrists to release, surely? You cant get great clubhead speed just from body rotation.....can you?

[@jchowngolf]

More than just rotation. Vertical and lateral forces are also being used to create speed. Far more effective and efficient for gaining speed whilst maintaining accuracy