Malaska -- YouTube Questions And Comments #3 -- with Margarita Ramos

[@FD-nz7qv]

Mike is by far my favorite KZbin instructor but I'd never let him teach my wife with that demonstration 😆🤣😂

[@davidz2950]

Trust me margarita, you are the star of that video. Great Ending.

[@1radit]

Mr Malaska. Please do more videos with Margaritha. She make every move that you thougt more visible. Plus she is mood booster for me

[@kariahola8375]

I just don't understand why only this number of views. This channel has completely changed my golf. Now I feel that it's effortless and fun. I think that it has been kind of secret what Mike tells ( I don't know why). None of my teaching pros has been able to tell me this before. I know that there are many ways to 'hit' a ball but this is a simple method.

[@johnc8695]

kari ahola I feel the same way. But also don't want other people to find out how easy it is.

[@VV-nd7pv]

Malaska is the best teacher 👏👍⭐ Practice half swings Malaska move slowly at 0.25x speed. Once you got it, you feel the hands down close to the body in a circle movement and the club head out👍. This is the key👉Hands down and club head out. You're gonna hit Pw 140yds solid contact effortlessly. It took me couple of months to finally understand the complete movement. So happy for that! Now I'm playing golf!!!! (I was hitting wrong, pulling my hands forward n catching it up all my life)

[@floggerpro99]

Joe's Rotor has been the basis of my teaching for a long time. Mike has brought Joe's ideas out in a way that golfers can grasp. Joe told me that the idea for the rotor came from watching Hogan hit the ball from above his feet and the move highlighted the leveling that the Rotor exercise promotes. BTW Mike's illuminating comments about the eye line are ahead of the instructors. This is a secret to performing at the highest level of one's ability.

[@terry91745]

Wonderful explanation of how centrifugal force dictates, all. The basket is a great way to demonstrate this point. Thank you for this beautiful lesson, Mike. The less arms and hands play during your golf swing, the more power and consistency in ball strike.

[@Peter4253]

Mike, for me the simplicity of your teachings is what makes them so great, many thanks for helping me out!

[@macguba798]

I watch the first hip rotation Malaska video with Margarita last night before playing this morning and all I can say is...Awesome! Mike, your video instructions are very easy to understand at least for me. Needless to say, I played very comfortable today by thinking pendulum in every stroke and it works. Now I've gotta find your video about putting :-). Thank you very for a great video instruction, Mike and Margarita!

[@herbgoldstein5]

Hi Mike, an old saying When the student is ready the master appears. My mind is blown I've been playing golf close to 60 years. Had lessons with Wild Bill Mehlhorn back in the 60's. Your technique absolutely works for me. I'm ecstatic. Thank you👍

[@alexishui]

Mike - your points on backswing to club impact have been revolutionary for me. Thank you for distilling the basic foundation of what backswing to impact means in such an intuitive way. All the typical concepts on shallowing, lag, and other points create confusion IMO. Your consistent message on the basic path, feeling and more importantly “why” is perfect. The rest of it are advanced topics for me once I got the basic feeling and understanding of what I’m trying to do with my swing

[@kevinchoi310]

The best instructor on youtube.

[@michaelsparks8632]

Mike, you are a Frikkin genius!!!

[@codered1127]

Great work Mike. By far the most underated youtube channel. A lot of really intelligent but useful information put in a way that is easy to relate to and apply on the range on course.

[@marypar4]

Great explanation. Self taught on KZbin because the best pros are here and giving wonderful tips. Thank you.

[@robsaxepga]

Great video, awesome outtake. The sequence section is what I thought I understood from reading an interview with Joe. Perfect.

[@TheRodbond]

Mike......I'm 61.......was a 1.5 at one time.......but......let me say your info is the best I've seen in all my yrs of golfing......especially after breaking my back and neck in 88'........I have tried everything to get a pain-"light" swing again and play well.......I have been working on your lag and swing for a week.......hardly any pain and I'm back to 250-275 off the tee......OMG !!! Thank you my man.......my whole game is becoming almost effortless and I'm ready to be a single digit again !!!!

[@codered1127]

what exactly are you referring to when you say his "lag"?

[@BamaPaul]

Good job Mike I'm getting over neck surgery and using this swing to. Been good so far still working.

[@BamaPaul]

Cody Magnusson if you do his downswing arm pivot you will have all the lag u need .

[@vanceweber4094]

Thanks Mike for answering my question. Maragarita's demonstration really helped. Seriously. Thanks again.

[@truthful2877]

Mike you are so helpful. This is really helping me correct and simplify my swing. Thank you!

[@LeLilley1]

At least for me . . . I think you are a great communicator! It's actually pretty simple as you describe it! I'm listening!! Thank you!!

[@petercrocitto7383]

Thank you both for taking the time to answer each question and giving a simple and direct answer.

[@mikewilson2341]

Mike, I have been trying to swing in-to-out for years. I have a launch monitor so whatever I think I am doing the monitor always tells me whether I am or not. Two things in this video sequence will, I think, help me a lot: One is the bit about the eye line, that's a fantastic tip. I can't wait to get out and try it. The other is the whole idea, at the commencement of the down swing, of moving the club down in the space created by turning the hips back before starting to turn the lower body. I hope I've got that right. Anyway, this video is chock full of good stuff. I've watched it three times already. Great work Mike.

[@MrKapeji]

I watched a few of these videos with this over the top move, it looked very awkward, but i figured it had to be worth a try, I can strike the ball reasonably well but had difficulty with getting consistent direction, sometimes I would be right of target other times left. So, I tried this today for the first time, it worked remarkably well, I hit some very accurate shots indeed, and good distance too (about the same as before, which for a new "move" is good) it was a revelation though to see how much it improved the accuracy, plus it wasn't half as awkward to do as you might think. Really good instruction here that works very well. Thanks Mike!

[@rancomayo]

Yes you are the STAR...... Encore please

[@wilsonhung8654]

The motion decides the backswing length -- very well said. Thanks.

[@maxwired2235]

Excellent, Tiger should be running to you as fast as he can!

[@MrA8figureman]

@@Bennys-Garage thats a good one.

[@jameslovering9158]

Appreciate the instruction here in such a practical way. Awesome tips, seems to work for me :-) Again thanks so much for sharing this and I hope its helping many more golfers enjoy and find that confidence to play and improve.

[@jolobe1]

great video and especially very funny last seconds...;)

[@stickgs]

Change the length of the swing by starting change of direction sooner = Brilliant!

[@Murf1802]

Brilliant!!!!

[@SPINESCAN1]

Mike, you are the best ! No doubt ! You helped me love Golf again and Thank You! As a minor side note; "on takeaway" at the 14 min mark, instead of "some players feel the left 'Lat' engage " they will in fact be feeling the left 'Sub Scap' engage (one of the all important rotator cuff muscles ) as that is it's action. The 'Lat' has a different action. Not important in the grand scheme of things but I know you love anatomy/physiology and the mechanics of the swing!

[@keesonator]

Hey Mike, are you going to do a video to talk about head position in the golf swing, both where the head is at address (on top vs behind) and how to keep your head behind the ball and how it affects your spine angles?

[@philippoxenius7366]

Thank you

[@jochenjunker1782]

very very very good. i wish you were in my neighborhood. Greetings from Germany

[@randywarren2348]

Looks like the swing is basically an up (backswing) and down ( downswing) motion of the arms. Also looks like club speed comes from how fast you throw your arms down to the address position (now impact position). Correct?? Seems simple enough!

[@CohenXtreme]

I love margarita 😍

[@parasmalik8459]

Much love

[@robsaxepga]

Tommy Armour taught this speaking of great teachers. His swing was this philosophy. I love the forward press but subtly. Gets me going and my arms and shoulders can just relax and respond.

[@MannyCamRS]

I absolutely believe the golf sequence demonstrated by Mike and Margarita is spot on. Even though I haven't put it to practice yet, It seems distance will be sacrificed. Any thoughts?

[@oliverizzard8751]

8:54 what does the timing have to be to make my hands stop there. Will remember that for sure!

[@G0768-w9f]

How do the pros hit it so far? Even the LPGA have good distance. Can you do a mini-segment outlining the key elements in the swing to achieve maximum distance? What are they doing right that lesser players don't?

[@joesmith389]

Clubhead speed, de-lofted clubface at impact, and path. That's it. Most anyone can whip the clubhead of a driver over 100 mph, but they can't when hitting a ball. And even if they can, its likely not going to be at the right loft (de-lofted) at impact or the correct path. The pros have perfected each of those three. Try swinging a driver back and forth, whipping the clubhead until you hear the wooshing noise get louder and louder. It's now well over 100 mph. Time that whipping noise to go woosh AFTER the impact area. Get good at these three areas, and you'll be hitting it pretty darn far. Little Rory Mcilroy has a swing speed averaging approx 120 mph... and he's only 5'9" and 160 lbs.

[@thombendtsen399]

Question Mike: How do your swing concepts square with Jim Hardy's concepts of the one plane or 2 plane swing?

[@ajh21313]

Margarita is really cool! Mike as well!

[@gold4every1]

interesting to see that when mike forces Margarita to lay the club down, her hips move forward towards the ball

[@zatoichi-sm8mj]

cannot say anything anymore, I just stuned

[@robsaxepga]

Ok I get this, and have taught it actually, but with a golf club it's always seemed to me that the weight of the club alone isn't sufficient to produce that response from the body. Is very relaxed arms the key to this with a club? If the arms are not relaxed, it seems that producing that body response without very relaxed arms is more difficult?

[@flyingdiego470]

By the way thank your for picking up previous questions :)

[@G0768-w9f]

I'm left-handed but swing right. I hardly feel my right hand during the downswing. I suspect it might be affecting my distance. What is the proper role of the right hand during the downswing? How should it feel?

[@yen-tinglin9842]

How to have a proper setup? Weight distribution? Spine angle?

[@eduvilas]

i love this Q&A videos congrats. how can i put my hands in front of the club head at the impact to avoid flipping?

[@Robert-ts2ef]

Does it matter what angle the plane of the backswing is?

[@ricardocolclough7718]

Having trouble getting my hands down and club head out as you say. How do I go about training that concept. Others than the split grip

[@DocDLH]

The problem with taking the hands back first, is that there is a strong tendency for mid to high handicap players to swing with their arms and not activated their turn. Jason Day likes to turn the buttons of his shirt and others like to tighten their R scapula muscle, moving the club as a one piece take away.

[@paulbarrett2756]

Why dont your driver swing dont work the nicols drill thanks it feels like your hitting off your rt foot

[@kscarguy]

how do I go about making my hips from firing too soon?

[@gunalannalliah7302]

How to overcome early extension

[@parasmalik8459]

Nice.. I’ll work omi

[@flyingdiego470]

Mike. How can i know how far from the ball i have to be?

[@LeLilley1]

Great question! My PGA teacher is helping me (I've been too far away) but I'm still having trouble knowing when I'm about right!

[@1b0o0]

Let your arms hang loose. Plant the bottom of the club and adjust your position from there. Always be relaxed!

[@SuperYoda7]

Shoulders, hands and balls of your feet in one vertical line. Relaxed. Place the club on the ground and that's it!

[@jboy5744]

You might be the star but she is definitely the center attraction. One disagreement about nothing new about golf. The experts have just changed ball flight law understanding, due to technology!

[@jakestoneking4688]

Margarita is a hottie!!!! Also, a hell of a golfer!

[@김성수-d9l3k]

[memo] *긴 끈이 달린 가방을 머리 주위로 돌리면서 멀리 던져보라. 이것이 시사하는 것은; 당신이 여기를 보고있건 저기를 보고있건 간에 내 머리와 몸통주변을 돌아가게 하는 것은 weight 이다. 당신이 할 일은 오로지 momentum의 방향을 유지하며 그 weight를 상쇄하는 것뿐이며... 당신의 hips이 이 가방이 앞으로 나가게 한다는 사실이다. 내가 말하고자 하는 뜻이 바로 golf swing이 이렇다는 것이다. 백스윙의 top으로 부터 첫 번째로 만들어내는 동작/움직임이 바로 이것이다. 대부분의 사람들이 이 동작을 만들어 낼 때 골프스윙에 대한 생각은 하지 않는다. 그들은 무게감만 생각하며 균형을 유지하면서 곧바로 이런 동작을 해낼 수 있다. 내몸주위로 스윙을 할 때 내 hips이 뒤로 움직이는 것 때문에 내가 더 많은 momentum을 만들어 내면서, 더 큰 speed를 만들어내면서, 더 큰 힘을 만들어내면서 push away 할 수 있는 것이다. * 다운스윙을 시작하면서 더 shallow 한 attack angle 을 만들어내기 위한 것과 관련하여... 7번 아이언을 갖고 백스윙top으로 클럽헤드를 들어올릴 때 right hip은 궤도에서 바깥쪽으로 이탈하지만 손은 더 얕게 안으로 들어온다. 우리가 원하는 것은 target line 보다 안쪽으로 손이 내려오는데... 내가 싫어하는 것은 손의 위치(높이)가 클럽헤드의 위치보다 높은 것이다. 갑자기 손을 높이 치켜들면서 클럽헤드가 shallow 해지도록 하는 것이다. 이렇게 하면, 클럽은 shallow해 지지만, 손은 몸으로부터 멀게 바깥쪽으로 떨어지게 된다. 클럽은 안쪽에서부터 나와서 보다 많은 space를 주면서 공을 치러 나가게 되어야 한다. 몸 더 뒤쪽에서 클럽이 나오면 더 shallower 해지기는 하지만... 잠시 갇히게 되기 때문에.. 위쪽으로 잡아채려고 한다. 그래서.. shallowing을 행할 때에는 볼을 향해 보다 얕게 나가게 하는 것이 중요하지만.. 클럽이 손에 대하여 상대적으로 어떻게 작용하는가도 역시 중요하다. 손이 너무 뒤쪽에서 나올 때에는 클럽을 square 하게 맞추기 위해서 몸을 일으키거나 손을 사용하여 튀겨올리려 할 수 있기 때문에.. 일관성을 유지하기 어렵고 내 경험상 최선의 결과를 얻어내기가 어려웠다. *Over the top과 백스윙을 짧게하는 훈련법 : over the top의 원인은 백스윙을 top까지 높이 올리는 것이다. 다운스윙을 시작할 때, 당신은 클럽페이스를 square로 만들고자 하여 오른쪽 hip과 오른쪽어깨를 바깥방향으로 움직이려고 한다 ... 가장 좋은 훈련법은 오른발 뒤쪽으로 drop하는 것이다. 오른발을 지면위에 남겨놓는 것인데.. 그렇게 함으로써 클럽이 앞으로 나갈 수 있게 해주기 때문이다. 몸을 비틀면서 up 하지 않아야 한다. 백스윙을 할 때 right hip이 뒤로/타겟방향으로 움직이면서 뒤에/거기에 머물러있게 한다. 그렇게 하면 절대로 over the top을 만들 수가 없다. - 또 하나의 훈련법은 your eye line 이다 : 뇌는 하나의 컴퓨터와 같아서 클럽의 swing이 당신의 eye line과 parallel이 되게 만들려고 한다. 셋업을 했을 때 내가 눈을 이쪽으로 돌리면, over the top을 만들기가 불가해진다. 그래서 over the top을 방지/교정하는 가장 쉬운 방법은 셋업 때 눈을 오른쪽-바깥쪽을 향하게 하는 것이다. 이렇게 하면 몸통이 시선(eye-line)을 따라서 swing 하기 때문에, over the top을 만들 수가 없는 것이다. *방향을 바꾸는 것과 스윙의 길이를 변경하는 것 : * 정면에서 본 swing view (Drill) : 훈련을 할 때엔 클럽헤드의 위치가 손의 위치보다 높이 있으면서 원운동을 해야 한다. - 다운스윙을 시작하면서 클럽의 무게로 인하여 클럽이 지면으로 drop 되며 hinging된 손목을 unhinge 하게 하는 건데.. 중력에 의하여 클럽이 수평으로 회전하는 느낌을 갖게 한다. * Swing Trigger : 복부근육을 contract하거나.. 요추의 근육을 move and rotate 하는 것으로 시작트리거를 삼는다 (예전엔, kick을 하거나 반대방향으로 보내거나, 숨을 들이쉬었다가 내뿜거나.. 등등의 방법을 썼으나...). 요즘은 많은 사람들이 왼어깨밑의 근육을 타겟반대방향으로 밀어서 백스윙을 시작한다. 클럽헤드가 맨 먼저 가고, 그 다음 손과 팔이 따라가고, 그 다음엔 어깨가 가고.. 그런 후 right hips이 가고 .. 이런 식으로 움직인다. 많은 사람들이 왼어깨가 먼저 가게 하거나, hips이 먼저 움직이게 하면서.. 클럽의 최우선 움직임을 박탈하는데.. 그렇게 하면 sync가 sequence가 깨진다. 옛날방식으로 kick을 하거나 역방향으로 먼저 움직이게 하면 백스윙이 빨리 시작되는 것을 방지할 수 있다. 재밌는 것은 Down Swing에서는 이 순서가 역순이 되는 것으로 hips > shoulder > arms > hands > shaft > club-head로 진행/전개되는 것이다. 이것이 sequence 또는 kinematic sequence 이다.

[@jerrymacias150]

So that’s why golf trick shot artist can hit a ball with a club head on a rope... wow

[@russellanderson4432]

Golf with Amie

[@joekoski4074]

Your hands arms shallow closer too your body on the other side of the line. Aah ha!