Moe Norman's Driver Drill, How the Left Arm Leads

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Moe Norman was the greatest ball-striker that has ever lived. In this video he demonstrates hitting easy drivers and discusses how he leads with the left arm. In doing so, he begins swinging the driver easy, hitting shots 150 and 200 yards.
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[@thetruth4566]

Ive been practicing the single swing plane for a couple weeks. Finally took it to the course and shot a 39 for 9 holes with one birdie on a 315 yard par 4. I drove the ball pin high about 15 feet left of the cup on the green and 2 putted for a birdie. I've played that hole at least 10 times and never was within 50 yards of the green....I was shocked when I walked up to the green and saw the ball that close.....truly amazing.

[@zero2herogolf]

Great lesson! I used to play exactly like this for years. 200 yards off the tee, in the short grass, make par or bogey at worse. Go home with a round in the 80s, usually beat everyone in the group.

[@dean3434]

Absolutely! Years before I even heard of Moe Norman I would go the range, grab my driver instead of a short iron, and choke down a lot on the driver, and swing the driver like I was chipping. My "chip shots" were going upwards to 180 yards. Amazing feedback...

[@Christian06820]

This is exactly how I gradually worked up to hitting my driver consistently down the middle. Great video, Todd..and it works!

[@Dreweldeenknives]

I’m hitting it straight flight but pushing it left 290-315 carry

[@redghost3170]

This has literally changed my golf game.

[@user-oe7yb4tl8s]

That slight hip turn is the key to made him hit balls so straight 😊

[@openstenosis]

As “Kenny Bania” from Seinfeld might say “Gold Jerry! Gold!!” Seriously this is so personal to me since I struggle with over doing it. Thanks T!

[@creatoroftheboundlessuniverse]

Greetings Todd, I have a question and you may have addressed it before but just a little clarity. The issue of loose arms and letting the momentum of the lower body carry you through the swing. I hear Moe always talk about swinging through the ball and not trying to hit it. Should there be any tension in the arms from the back swing forward. Is it just the weight of the club along with the lower shift to the lead knee and the upper body rotation be the force that is moving the arms and club? Should the Arms just be loose with no Tension? Thanks for giving a piece of valuable golf history with the footage on Moe. He is certainly a treasure of knowledge to the game!!!

[@stevepartain864]

Great Drill, thanks. This . Moe Norman style works so well, it has changes my golf game. Still have to putt better but 1 step at a time.

[@ryananthony4021]

Great stuff 🎉 It’s funny I can hit my driver pretty well now full speed but I don’t do well when I try to hit it easier. I’m excited to take this to the range. Thanks Todd and God bless you

[@bigcountry4539]

Todd... I tried unsuccessfully the single plane swing last year (2022) and gave up because I seemed to top or skull my mid & long irons and I lost my driver completely... I was so frustrated because when I use this swing, I have no shoulder pains, but my inability to adapt forced me back to my normal "old" swing... this video has renewed my hope and I'm gonna try yet again this swing and hopefully be successful! Thanks sir!

[@roderickchappell2710]

Get the alignment trainer, it will probably fix everything for you. It helped me

[@thetruth4566]

@bigcountry4539 I had the same thing happen when I placed the club too far behind the ball when I first tried this. I went back to setting the club head an inch so behind the ball and the tops and skulls ended instantly.

[@majestixinc]

Hi Todd: thanks for your teachings about Moe's swing. One thing I'm still missing is this: Moe was left-handed and played right-handed golf. Anyone analyzing Moe's swing has to keep that in mind! I'm right-handed, playing left-handed and I'm very right-sided dominant (I do everything right-handed that doesn't require 2 hands on a club or racket; also write right-handed). Leading with the dominant arm has never been an issue for me, but the power comes from the less dominant side. Since my dominant hand is leading I don't have any break-down of the lead wrist and my impact is very solid. However, all sorts of various issues can (and will) arise by that: like coming over the top, pulling so hard with the dominant side that the less dominant has no chance to catch up, etc ... Therefore when analyzing and teaching Moe's swing it is imho very important to understand and study the neurological part of ones swing like, which side is the dominant side, etc. Only then can you work on what the strength and weakness of one's swing is. Keep it in the fairway! Btw: Brian Harman, who just won The Open is a right-handed Leftie also ;-)

[@ebenlaubscher4153]

I managed to get the single plane swing right . The power at impact is so much cleaner or more pure .

[@user-oe7yb4tl8s]

It makes huge difference 😊

[@Sueezedtight]

Smooth, good contact swings are also very productive when hitting into a headwind.

[@fairwayfreddy]

Been practicing my moe norman swing, not the longest but consistent and less side spin!

[@RobM333]

Good point Todd! Can’t do it slow, then you can do it fast. Im Going to have to slow things down . I have to give this go.

[@duchas]

will do it tomorrow! im playing in my 90s, in less than 1 year training

[@michaelmoore178]

Thanks Todd I believe moe and hogan was the best at ball striking single plane swing help me out

[@AnitaPruden-yw5gn]

ILL SECOND THAT COMMENT ABOUT TODD BEEN HITTING THE BALL FANTASTIC IRONS ETC GOD ITS GOOD TO BE A HAPPY GOLF BORE

[@rtosborne3]

Thanks, Todd.

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Very welcome

[@joesphreiley7757]

Greatest swing in golf.

[@segaboy128]

Awesome video!! Thank you

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Glad you liked it!

[@braga786]

The easy smooth swing... The ball travel further and straighter and you stay in balance.

[@boblance2442]

For some reason I try to swing slow driver I hit it all over the club face , full out goes around 270 slow doesn’t get off the ground, would love to learn this because my misses are two way and will be half my round, guess I'll try hitting 150 yard drives again ,

[@user-vr1gt2gw6n]

My natural shot is a draw is this going to make it into a hook ? I’ll try it out though

[@JohnKarp-rf9su]

Hi Todd, Is the iron set up the same as driver. Ball position etc

[@kirklobb4430]

Why did Moe address the ball with the clubhead at least a few inches behind the ball. Thanks Todd!

[@PaulWilliams-ls2nx]

Good question . Possibly to assist good footwork/weight shift Feel the subtlety. We know if we sway, wer’re dead. A real life example of the step into the shot drill.

[@vallank2]

When is your New Facility in Oklahoma going to be open?

[@georgegonczarek]

I tend to somehow shorten my arms and shoulders,occasionally, during the down swing causing a slice. How can i stop shrinking that part of my body on the down swing. Thanks

[@greggfur9626]

Hi Todd. What are your thoughts on the bent left elbow backswing technique of Jack Kuykendall who mentored Moe Norman and was his good friend?

[@greggfur9626]

I have incorporated this bent left elbow technique and it puts less strain on my back and body.

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Moe did not have a bent left elbow like Jack. Copy Moe not Jack.

[@susanjrgensen6865]

Just love it ❤😮🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@MrFuchew]

Is he using the ame tee untouched

[@anthonygallo8771]

Can you cover the right palm up comment Moe made. He’s intending to drop his shoulder and right palm up drastically.

[@tomdee3981]

Cool stuff, Todd. Quick question. There's a lot of controversy about pulling from the left vs pushing from the right and using the left hand and taking the thumb and forefinger of the right hand off the club to stop overuse of dominant side as a drill. There are also instructors (Marcus Edblad, for example) who believe in right hand pushing. Left side pulling example is Rotary Golf and Chuck Quinton. My understanding if I'm getting this correct is Moe was always pulling from the left and not using right hand as much. I know he made changes in his swing over the years but is this correct? He basically pulled from the lead side his entire career? I'm also confused because in one of his demos I believe he states he doesn't even use his hands?? Straighten me out here! Thanks.

[@ToddGravesGolf]

Actually the push or pull question is a “where and when” question. In other words you pull in the initial downswing and then throw (push) about waist height in the downswing. This is easily seen in kinematic sequence graphs. The answer is that both occur it depends on where in the swing you are looking (measuring).

[@tomdee3981]

@@ToddGravesGolf Thanks, Todd. I watch a lot of instruction and I've never heard it explained like that.

[@herbgoldstein5]

Nice

[@Dreweldeenknives]

Shot 77,77 two days in a row . Still missing my target line left

[@Dreweldeenknives]

I’m a lefty and specifically the driver

[@Sueezedtight]

@@Dreweldeenknives Check your lead hand "position" because if it is slightly too weak, this will result in straight shots that leak off to the left for a lefty. Grip issues are usually associated with taking hand positions BEFORE your address stance is established. Set up at address (position 0) and then take your grip.

[@zero2herogolf]

@@Dreweldeenknives - Strengthen your grip just a touch. The ball may have to move forward in your stance about 1 inch, maybe less.

[@Virpugnator]

Todd, that’s a brilliant drill, though It’s a very simple. You can’t run until you first know how to walk. If you’re not walking properly, it’s going to be a mess when you speed up. 😂

[@user-oe7yb4tl8s]

You have been talking about all other details,but forgot to talk about the most important thing in Moe's hip turn😅

[@latman1]

I don't understand what he's saying about the hips never moving?🤔

[@paulsimms3647]

His hips do move. Have another look. He also says that distance is controlled by turn and extension, not swinging slower.

[@HILLTOPGOLF]

@latman1 What he means is he and Hogan never swayed the right hip or leg away from target. The hip turns and leg straightens (some more than others). Today most pros don’t. Bobby Jones explained this in a different way. Regardless if you looked at Moe face-on the angle of his trail leg didn’t become more vertical. Snead, Hogan, Jones were the same. Countless players on tour today as well.

[@whatda6554]

Drills are for directive. Not feelings.

[@roslanghaffar399]

During downswing, did u realise ur left knee still bending which mean u withhold the left knee bending position to create pressure n transfer the weight to the left knee at the point of impact...

[@ToddGravesGolf]

I feel as though I am stepping in the downswing. Like I am stepping into a shoe.

[@jimmywells4881]

All I see is always with the driver. I'm a great driver but struggle with iorns. No one ever talks about Moe and iorns.

[@AnitaPruden-yw5gn]

I ain't come into this world to hit the ball 200 yards

[@ToddGravesGolf]

I hit the driver 275 FYI.

[@MPEXPLORER1]

Pulling with his left hand , yet you explain skipping a stone with the trail hand. . At what point does the trail arm take over ?

[@ToddGravesGolf]

At the point you would skip a rock.

[@roslanghaffar399]

Moe swing like a tennis player...look at his right arm....and compare to right handed tennis player....

[@yoddeb]

Wow, how did he cope...he was clearly pretty far out on the autism scale.