Pain-Free Golf Swing /Jimmy Ballard and Rocco Mediate Show You How 👍👍👍

[@baltav123]

Thank you for posting. I remember watching this a few years ago and it helped my swing until I moved onto the next thing. Glad to watch it again and try it out.

[@RollYourRock]

Maybe revisiting this video will help you again... Good Luck! 👍👍

[@electrica__]

Interesting

[@RollYourRock]

Very happy you enjoyed the video! - Good luck with your game this season...⛳

[@asimations]

I started golf with disc prolapse already bothering me. I developed a vertical swing cos that was less painful.

[@RollYourRock]

Well... ya do whatcha gotta do to stay in the game.👍👍

[@steveng8727]

I'd like to ask Ballard, how did the legendary Ernest Jones shoot par on ONE leg? Also Tom Watson & Paddy Harrington both stated most golfers should use LESS body and more hands & wrists.

[@RollYourRock]

Tom and Paddy answered your question. Cheers!🙂

[@scottsanders2641]

Hey Rock, Any idea why Rocco left Ballard and went to Rick Smith? Might have been a personality conflict or something, kinda like Mac O’Grady’s had w a lot of his students…

[@windswept8317]

I am 76 year old High handicapper. I suffer from sacroiliac pain after each game complicated by a ruptured left quadriceps sustained walking the Camino de Santiago. I do all the wrong things pointed out in your video and change my swing more often than I change my socks. (Which is everyday, since you ask). If I don’t find a solution I will have to give up the game. I shall try this and let you know how I get on.

[@RollYourRock]

Well... how are you gettin along? BTW, I have suffered those exact same injuries.

[@RollYourRock]

And we're almost exactly the same age.

[@windswept8317]

⁠@@RollYourRock . Very nice to hear from you. Thank you. The good news is I’m still playing up to three times a week. My course is at Yelverton Devon England, a moorland course on Dartmoor. Watching your video has helped to keep me going. The movement (not sway) to the right on the backswing with relaxed arm and elbows kept down and connected has eased the sacroiliac pain by taking the tension out of the shoulders, allowing for a free movement of the shoulders and a more natural coordinated swing in one complete movement. I have viewed a few videos on other sites that are as useful to me as a chocolate tea pot, designed as they are for those who don’t have to sit down to put their socks on. Moving my weight to the left will always be the problem as the quad was badly ruptured and by the end of each round it is on fire. So I have to move my body in a relaxed way and finish with weight on the left foot pad while rising to stand up straight with both heels raised to take the tension out of and not stretch the knee or back. I am sure you have heard of the Dance du golf, well, by incorporating this dance like movement to below my waste, and your arm movements to my upper half it greatly reduces the strain in my vulnerable parts. Okay, my dream of walking up the eighteenth at Augusta on a Sunday afternoon cap raised while waving at the crowds and wondering what I’m going to spend my millions on will remain just that, a dream, at least I’m still out there above ground and not under it. Had I not followed your advice I would have had to give up golf and spend more time at home which would have driven my wife bonkers. So she thanks you as well. Best wishes Roger.

[@RollYourRock]

@@windswept8317 Hello, Roger - I'm very happy to hear you're doing well. Yes, I'm very familiar with the work of Brian Sparks and his La Danse Du Golf, his 6 principles of the Easiest Swing (Turning, Weightshift, Rhythm, Coordination, Balance and Souplesse. I dearly miss listening to his chats regarding the golf swing. Stay in touch... Best Always, Jack

[@patrickcahill5292]

I was always told to keep the lead arm straight ? But it doesnt feel natural ... should i feel like my upper arm is stuck to my body ?

[@RollYourRock]

It wouldn't be good for me to make any type of swing recommendation without seeing a video of your golf swing from several angles. If you were to take online golf lessons they would tell you the same. Trying to keep the lead arm ramrod-straight will create lots of tension in your swing. I personally can't find fault with much of Jimmy's fundamentals... I hope you're enjoying a great golf season... ⛳

[@einstu]

Is this stack and tilt? I ask because I’m doing stack and tilt and dealing with lower back issues

[@RTiller0205]

If your back is hurting from stack and tilt, ditch it! It's terrible for backs. It's not a coincidence, stack and tilts causes back issues. Trust me on this. I was in the PGA for two decades and had a decent playing resume. Played with the likes of Phil and others in college. 1991 All American. But go away from stack and tilt. Good luck

[@scottsanders2641]

@@RTiller0205 Thanks for sharing your info. What type of pattern do you use now and is it back friendly? The the problem I’ve had with more hands and arms swings is repeatability, great one day a mess the next. Thanks

[@RollYourRock]

It is definitely not Stack and Tilt... Stack and tilt recommends a good amount of extension through impact. That is what's hurting your lower back... Try to eliminate any hip sliding/swaying towards the target on the downswing. A large hip bump causes the upper body to hang back which creates unwelcome pressure to the lower back. Ask me how I know...

[@einstu]

@@RollYourRock Thanks for answering this thread. It's amazing how little anyone seems to know about why golfers are getting lumbar and hip problems. I've come to the same conclusion: it's the hip sway, either backwards instead of turning the hips, or in the downswing, forcing the weight transfer. Now, I do a full swing focusing on arching my back (for strength since the vertebrae are stronger arched), I put a stick at the left foot to teach myself not sway back, I focus on turning the shoulders and hips together to the top and do a little squat bending both knees but focusing on the left hip. Still working on the timing but you are right about the sway.

[@RollYourRock]

@@RTiller0205 ABSOLUTELY! Thanks for your thoughts.

[@Blue_Dun]

"you have to hit up to hit down. In other words, you have to hit up to hit down." Sorry those are the same words

[@jardinesydney9447]

Thanks,i,ve been too narrow in stance,width of stance for 8 iron please.S/J.

[@RollYourRock]

First of all, do you struggle with lower back pain?

[@Rid3thetig3r]

I'm from the UK. "Fanny" has a couple of meanings, neither of which are "buttocks" 😀

[@RollYourRock]

Scott, after looking up the translation, I see what you mean! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@steveperry1344]

what does it mean in uk?

[@Gramkan]

@@steveperry1344 the front bum not rear 😂

[@steveperry1344]

@@Gramkan ok, good to know if i ever make it to uk.

[@Gramkan]

@@steveperry1344 means the same here in Australia 👍

[@savingpar5498]

Are there ANY golfers out there who DON'T suffer from back pain?

[@RollYourRock]

I'm not one, that's for sure! Hopefully, this video will help you… Let us know…

[@scottsanders2641]

@@RollYourRock what swing theory/pattern do you employ? I have a history of back spasms but no major disk issues. Currently going more rotary dead hands and it is super repeatable, but not sure if it will age with w my back. Thanks

[@RollYourRock]

@@scottsanders2641 Scott, I try to eliminate as much forward (target) hip slide as I can. For me, hip slide leads to my upper body hanging back, creating unneeded pressure/strain to my lower back. I want to stay over the ball and get around the corner and finishing vertically as quickly as I can... Seems to help considerably with my back spasms.

[@scottsanders2641]

Thanks Rock, that’s what I’ve heard as well, less slide the better and no reverse C

[@bursttime386]

I’d also recommend checking for an S posture at set up. It can cause bad lower back issues.

[@ricktwist1935]

You? Can either do what Jimmy Ballard says or you can put vodka in your water bottle like. Like rocco does

[@RollYourRock]

Rick, how about doing both?

[@newnoggin2]

I am convinced you can't learn the golf swing from words . You are better off watching great swings on mute.

[@RollYourRock]

That's pretty much how I learned to play golf. When I was a kid, I watched the best players at my fathers club and tried to mimic their swings looking into the window of the pro shop, which provided a nice mirror. I wished I had access to all the great instructors here on KZbin when I was a 9-year-old back in 1955.