Driver! No Weight Shift Required for Long & Accurate Drives

Stop Shifting Your Weight! It’s bad for your swing and your body. Here I show you that no weight shift is required to create a club head speed of 118 with 2400 revs of spin. This adds up to big and efficient power.
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[@GolfTestDummy]

This guy! Looking good Jim.

[@arnevidarpedersen1198]

nice swing, wonderfulmusic ):

[@bernardsamson2365]

This looks to me like the well-known “flamingo drill” but with the right foot resting on the ground. Those familiar with the drill know that it is performed by hitting balls standing with all your weight on your left leg with your right toe just touching the ground for balance. Done correctly, you can hit the ball almost as far as you can on two legs, which teaches you something about where most of the power really comes from in the golf swing.

[@colerche]

I experienced this today...However, for me, the key is--after the position, of course--is dropping the hands. At least for me, this is where the effortless power comes from. That being said, this is so different from conventional instruction (and golf experience) that it probably will take some time before anyone can really feel the difference.

[@609_]

hell yeah. excellent model

[@cptpapa]

I have bad arthritis in my right hip, and it would get worse after playing golf. Not anymore. Since I don’t have to shift my weight back and forth and just keep it all on my good hip I am good to go! Thank you.

[@jimvenetosgolf]

cptpapa that makes me happy

[@ricosaccani8788]

Thankyou

[@C.WARD12]

This setup works! God damn it works.... I'm hitting BOMBS using JV technique. Salute JV!!!!

[@user-pw8mu1tx1i]

Getting decent contact but massive slice with driver (irons are xlnt) 🤷‍♂️

[@C.WARD12]

@@user-pw8mu1tx1i Make sure you keep our shoulders closed, body still and let the arms swing.

[@chipcramer9031]

Jim, I have been trying your swing and switching back to the traditional swing. To many moves to figure out on the traditional swing I'm done with the traditional swing.I will now make a total commitment to your swing. Much easier for a guy 66 and my back doesn't hurt when I'm done golfing. Thanks for all you do. Chip

[@kbkesq]

Drops in the slot perfectly

[@richardcharles290]

You do what all good golfers do, move your arms/hands toward the right shoulder(i.e. more inside) on the start of downswing. Wish I could reverse my swing loop!

[@jimvenetosgolf]

Richard Charles you can, it’s easy, it occurs because I keep my shoulders closed

[@kofno]

Look at that shaft flex!

[@UncleDanBand64]

Nice Jim I'm sure it want silence all the know it alls but, hey that is their loss👍🇺🇸

[@noonster55]

COOL!!! On a side note un-related to golf, I was looking at some of your old videos, and now your new ones. You look younger now than 5 or 6 years ago. How do you do that?

[@jimvenetosgolf]

Off topic for sure but thank you, I made a change in my diet. I haven't eaten meat or dairy in 3 years...changed my life. Wish I did this from the start.

[@daveparsons7756]

So what particular diet are you following?

[@mikeschroer8911]

New to the videos, but I'm hooked. Quick question in regard to type of grip. Is interlock, overlap, or baseball the best type of grip for the driver? Sorry, if this has been addressed. I'm trying to watch as many videos as I can....thanks again

[@christopher419]

As far as I know , doesn’t matter

[@raulparrado6476]

Are you in Victorville?

[@KoolCat-vg1rt]

I’ve said it before and now again..... I have hit bombs in this position!!! If u do it right it’s so easy and takes the fear of the unknown right outta play !!

[@antoniojimenez372]

Kelly O’Hara Dorr hi sorry to bother you but I’m have difficulty getting the swing with my driver I don’t how to stand or where to position the ball with my irons I have no problem but the driver is the one I’m having a problem any recommendations please and thank you

[@KoolCat-vg1rt]

Antonio Jimenez no problem! What’s happening with ur shot ? Hook , push , low high ?

[@antoniojimenez372]

Well with my driver I keep getting slice I don’t know if is my standing I really like the swing but with the driver I can get it

[@antoniojimenez372]

Thank you so much for replying I can’t get it any advice it will help thank you

[@KoolCat-vg1rt]

Antonio Jimenez does it start straight then slice ? Or does it start right and slice ?

[@donanderson4477]

Jim, is the club face closed a little when you start the swing.

[@jimvenetosgolf]

Don Anderson it’s square but you may view it as closed. Pros hit the ball far because we use the clubs actual loft, higher handicaps tend to add loft at address.

[@kensmith7821]

Jim...several questions for you please. Where is the ball positioned at when using driver? Normally inside the lead foot...is it the same here? How far apart are your feet? Looks like a normal stance?

[@jimvenetosgolf]

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[@randoshus3762]

Just curious as to what flex the driver is and if you cut it down to 43"... great swing!

[@jimvenetosgolf]

ran doshus x stiff, 90 gram 45” shaft.

[@kensmith7821]

A view from the front would be nice.

[@brucedornseif6743]

The traditional swing espouses that you swing up on the driver to obtain maximal contact and distance. If I keep my weight still on my front foot, how can I do anything but hit down on the ball, imparting a low trajectory drive

[@jimvenetosgolf]

Bruce Dornseif don’t believe everything you hear....kzbin.info/www/bejne/apOViYt6f6p0ea8

[@johncappella1216]

Looks as though you take it back slightly outside, then reroute back to inside on way down ?

[@christopher419]

Jim consistently states, doesn’t matter where you move hands and arms. Weight forward, closed shoulder and stillness. Stillness is the absolute key. Any movement and swing won’t work. I gave up on it, and went back and that’s what I realized. I will never go back to traditional swing

[@roberthickey4201]

How far do you hit a drive like that?

[@GolfDuff]

Probably further than me ha,ha

[@forcabrasil5881]

What am I doing wrong if I get a really low ball flight with my driver trying to use the jv swing?

[@jimvenetosgolf]

You’re too steep in the downswing. This is fixed by improving your set up and swing path. Sign up for my school, I have a great drill to improve both of those issues.

[@forcabrasil5881]

@@jimvenetosgolf thank you

[@dexterjames2302]

Wondered if the same setup will hold for driver and woods. Cant see how?

[@jimvenetosgolf]

Dexter James yes it’s the same, same swing, same action, different ball position.

[@dexterjames2302]

I take it you mean weight favouring left side as with irons but ball off inside left front foot.

[@jimvenetosgolf]

Dexter James favoring the left is not a strong enough word. I’m deep in my left side for all clubs and shots except putter. Your questions are all answered in my school.

[@dexterjames2302]

@@jimvenetosgolf Hi Jim. Spent the entire day on range with your swing. Even with 3 wood. Over 225 yards. Yes and straight. What I've found is that as you favor the left leg the club face opens and some shots veer off to the right. How does one correct, if you shut the face down it feels like a pull. But yes...once you remain still on left side and dont try to hit too hard its straight and easy. I'm sold

[@dickmagee4887]

You don’t have your shoulders closed or is it the angle of the camera?

[@jimvenetosgolf]

Dick Magee um, they sure are, at address and impact.

[@NewJerusalem77]

What Jim says right here is the key to golf. If your shoulders are opening coming to impact, you are toast.

[@thevinsk]

NewJerusalem77 Unless you’re a tour pro in which virtually every player is arriving with open hips and shoulders. Too hard to do for amateurs. Just a mess to get it right.

[@billbright100]

Glad to see the driver swing but we couldn't see the flight of the ball. Lol

[@jimvenetosgolf]

Bill Bright my neighbors are 306 yards from me on the fly, didn’t want to pelt their property.

[@dexterjames2302]

Do you favor left side with 3 wood? I tried it and all my shots are veering off right almost like a fade. What about driver setup

[@jimvenetosgolf]

Dexter James sign up for my school and you’ll find all the answers you’re looking for.

[@deepakmirchandani1291]

Hey Jim - can't log into the academy - says there is a problem with the server. Can you look into this please?

[@jimvenetosgolf]

Copy that, thank you, I’m on it.

[@forcabrasil5881]

I thought it you were meant to be still through the shot and only allow your arm to passively go through the shot. On the downswing he's using his hips and there's definitely a athletic movement there. . Someone enlighten me please?

[@jimvenetosgolf]

You are misunderstanding what is to stay still and what is to move.

[@forcabrasil5881]

@@jimvenetosgolf ok thanks. For a round this swing clicked for me. I was effortlessly hitting high draw drives further than I've ever done. Felt like magic. I've never been able to recreate since. I was concentrating on getting right elbow to sternum in downswing. There's so many variables in the swing I can't pinpoint what was working that day and why I've never been able to recreate those strikes. I'm still chasing that feeling. The JV swing is great and I've been using for years. I only play a handful of times a year but I can always depend on it.

[@gabardjean-paul3779]

You shallow quite a bit on the downswing ! Do you do it consciously or is it a natural consequence of the closed shoulders ?

[@jimvenetosgolf]

gabard jean-paul consequence of the closed shoulders

[@gabardjean-paul3779]

And this is an excellent consequence !

[@LuckyCharmkid1]

Jim- noticed when you start your down transition, your shoulders stay still.. but your left hip actually moves/bumps to start it?

[@jimvenetosgolf]

Arnie Kourtjian that isn’t how the down swing is initiated, once you understand stillness you’ll realize that anything that moves is a product of stillness from the set up.

[@NewJerusalem77]

Jim talks about stillness but I think people thinks he means literally frozen. There is some very tiny motion because it is an athletic endeavor and your body still has to have counterbalancing forces to accommodate the swinging of the arms and hands. That's just physics and anatomy. You just dont shift all over the planet or necessarily try to shift.

[@NewJerusalem77]

All the naysayers just aren't doing it right. It's that simple.