Pro vs Amateur: where do we lose power? (How to swing the golf club)

[@MarkCrossfield]

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[@wallstreetoneil]

Great video Mark - this will help so many people. It's exactly the same as watching a Professional Tennis player jump and rip open a forehand creating massive speed versus watching amateurs keep everything not moving and just swing their arm at the ball. It's almost like Nicklaus knew what he was doing 50 years ago - complete full send.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thanks. 👍👍

[@sirtogii5216]

I can't believe you are the only UK youtuber (at least that I know of) who is embracing and showing the force plate data in videos. The Zen dudes sometimes show a glimpse but this really should be common knowledge to all golfers regardless of level. One of the best and most important videos you ever made, thanks.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. More to come for sure.

[@mkchrstll]

This is the kind of video I very first started watching you for. Great communication, complex ideas delivered in a simple understandable way. Not trying to sell the ‘solution’ rather a vehicle to get there. Excellent

[@MarkCrossfield]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ccrider-]

Been watching for many years. Your recent teaching has really reached a new level- this is awesome stuff mate

[@julianburrows9721]

Such a brilliant explanation. 👍The stopping to let the club fling past was what really made sense to me. Thanks Mark!

[@MarkCrossfield]

Love it. Thanks for watching

[@peterpallotta2828]

Excellent teaching, Mark -- as always. You really do explain/articulate these dynamics very well, thanks!

[@MarkCrossfield]

Very kind Peter. Hope it helps.

[@quadl98]

Mark this is best explanation of ground forces on the tube!!! Would love to see you/coach vs get up Dan/Joe the pro...the golf would be good but the banter would be off the chart! Thank you to you/coach for the best golf content on the internet! Aloha!

[@eddy11ish]

I love this video!! My number 1 struggle getting the weight transfer done consistently, these are some great swing thoughts and drills!

[@jacplanespotting314]

Excellent communication of ideas that can be complex for many…. (You “dumb it down” in an informative way!)

[@roadtoscratchgolf3481]

Mark, this is spot on. I discovered through trial and error that the jump is like a nano second before impact. Once I discovered this and started practicing my timing of it, my golf swing improved immensely. My strikes were better, the carry was much longer and my misses were only one-way instead of all over the place. During my practice of this, I also discovered that I had to bend over a little more and push my lead leg up but also back to stop from topping the ball. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

[@samb55]

I seem to get best results when I start the jump just before my downswing starts.

[@andrewward3656]

65 years of playing average golf and you now tell me. Great tip Mark brilliantly explained and it really works with an added bonus my sway has been eradicated.

[@nycabilifeisgreat9768]

Great instruction Mark…. This is a very timely video 4 me ! I started playing 2 years ago at 66 years old ! LOL! The timing and proper sequence of my swing, the change all the time! LOL! I’m still looking 4 consistency at the range with each club…. BUT, thanks 2U….. I now know…. I’ve been looking in the wrong place ! LOL! If it ever stops rain here in the San Francisco Bay Area….. I can’t wait 2 try this on the range ! Thanks again!

[@ryanfletcher7588]

Is that a picture of me on the right? Wow, great timing. This morning I was comparing my downswing to Rory’s. I noticed I’m bending my left knee almost outwards at impact and my weight is still going forward.

[@WilliamFrogge]

For months I have been working on this (after watching one of Coach Lockey's videos). The worst swing advice I ever got was to "pull on the handle through the swing".... Thanks Golf Channel lol.

[@antd684]

New Swing Catalyst Brah!! You obviously wore the last one out.... Great tip as always.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Yep these are dual plates.

[@antd684]

@@MarkCrossfield Are these more accurate than the original .... getting the Autoflex in shot 😁

[@deasonuk]

@@MarkCrossfield How do we get a go on them???

[@jameshopcroft8743]

I’m definitely jumping late….. great vid mark… things to work on

[@Macieboy1]

Best you have done,, Watched a lot of Swing catalyst seminars and MIke Adams and Terry Knowles. In SC your understanding is way greater than you demonstrate but this is as good as you have done.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thanks bruh

[@johnbeattie1225]

Watching your videos and I like the no nonsense instruction especially power a week late😂. I'm trying to have less speed but better as now 65 . So I'm watching your videos to practice a bit at a time .small steps but ultimately big improvement hopefully to strike well. Let's see.🤞 Thankyou for doing these instructional videos.👍

[@kbrady1224]

I had a lesson recently and worked on this. My 7 iron swing speed went from ~92mph to97+, I even hit 100mph for my first time ever with a 7 iron. It also helped even out my swing plane as I was coming from the inside around 7-8 degrees

[@AlastairBarker]

wow thats some speed, never seen your name on a leaderboard though on the tv????????????/.... the ego in this game is ridiculous! its about how many not what club and how far, sorry to break it to you!

[@kbrady1224]

@@AlastairBarker you want to meet somewhere? My guess is you’ll be asking for 4 a side

[@AlastairBarker]

@@kbrady1224 i will beat you with my eyes closed, it IT AINT ALL ABOUT SPEED.

[@Chriswurm]

should the lead knee move toward the target to start the downswing?

[@robertmogridge9523]

Hi Mark, congrats on your swing changes! I've really enjoyed following you on your journey and was hoping you could answer me a question. I can manage to sit into my hips in the backswing but can't manage to go down further in transition before I jump. What I can do is, get fully loaded and jump at the correct (ish) moment. My question is, is it acceptable to slightly exaggerate the lowering in the backswing, skip the lowering in the transition and jump from there? Would love to come for a lesson in person. Regards Richard

[@nickskerrett5240]

Mark I've only just started to get control of my face thanks to your grip insights. Should I keep that as my main focus until it's second nature before I start working on these ground forces or do both at once? I'm already hitting it a good distance but I doubt it's because I'm efficient. Who wants to leave distance on the table? People who have just started to find some fairways and average approach shots rather than OB off the tee then slicing their recovery shots I suspect.

[@willemdewaal1127]

Great video! I have one problem with this move and it is i start pulling my shots to the left? How can i stop this from happening?

[@IIISWILIII]

The first time you nail that slide forward seamlessly into downswing/impact and watch the ball launch unlike you've ever seen before is magical.

[@jacplanespotting314]

Bonus - thank you for having timestamps!

[@davidedmonds8418]

Would you recommend tennis ball under lead foot to get this feel and push on it ?

[@MarkCrossfield]

Yep that can work.

[@kevotter7196]

Conserving your own swings energy , great video

[@MarkCrossfield]

Always!

[@grandpagolf]

Crucial! Vital! Key point! Thx 🖐️😉

[@edmcdonald4259]

Would be good to explain the weight transfer graphs a bit more to illustrate the efficiency of the early transfer. I can’t quite grasp the imagery info within the graphs. I think that these weight transfer videos are much better than clubhead positions. Similar to Zen golf 👍

[@MarkCrossfield]

The graphs are a little scary for most viewers. 😉

[@tysonabraham5288]

How do you account for the pros, who generate great power and distance, who swing classically with little to no foot movement instead of the more modern foot movement?

[@MarkCrossfield]

The lead foot move is one visual clue to this. The best and certainly the longest use the ground in many ways. But they use it well and at the right time. 👍👍

[@josephbeiner919]

Great video!

[@mwslove1]

Great video, but how do you not jump out of your spine angle?

[@MarkCrossfield]

What spine angle? If you mean your bend at address well you should NOT be trying to retain that. 👍

[@SolomonLi]

I know you’re a man of the force Mark… This stuff about energies isn’t just helpful for us golfers, but it could probably help Mando wield that dark saber. LOL. This is the way! Makes me want to go practice.

[@paulwilliams5572]

At 3.10 you can't bend your knees by pushing into the ground. When you did the quarter squat followed by the jump, the force on the ground would have decreased as you went down, then increased as you pushed up.

[@susanthomson454]

Let the arms drop free of tension, feel like the left leg pushes the left hip back as the club goes through the ball this creates a whip like effect similar to snapping a towel.

[@garyneal4189]

Well done

[@pmportella]

What do you think about strong grips? the guy who gives me lessons got me to use this neutral grip and a few other tweaks. to start with i lost 50 yards on my 8iron, like from 150 to 100. sure give it a few months of trying managed to get back to 130yards 6 weeks later but topping a lot. today i decided to go back to a strong grip and still use his tweaks. i was back to 150 yards and smashing everyone out of the middle of the face with draw. might be a good um for your second channel. i feel bad now because it is like i m playing bad golf.

[@Iamwrongbut]

Not sure how a grip change can make you lose 50 yds. It mainly changes face angle at impact, not swing speed so if you hit is flush it should go just as far

[@AlastairBarker]

smashing everyone out the face at the range isnt the same as one at a time when you play... you have to work there is no easy fix....

[@pmportella]

@@Iamwrongbut i am a caster, if i use a weaker grip i tend to almost cast? or not hit down enough. so yeah the stronger grip allows me to hit down more as my hands are past the ball while the face is at the ball. @alastair, i have to agree. smashing out of a carpet vr grass is 2 diferent things

[@asapherd1879]

@@Iamwrongbut it can cause you to have an open face at impact and flip at the ball. you can easily turn an 8 iron into the loft of a PW with flipping and open clubface.

[@MarkCrossfield]

change of grip would of been changing face angle and loft delivery resulting in distance lose.

[@ghblues1970]

Great video.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@paulbrown7425]

Brilliant great 👍

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thanks Paul

[@paulbrown7425]

@@MarkCrossfield great video probably the best instructional video's out there to be honest, obviously I have subscribed now 😂

[@mikerichardson5022]

very good.

[@ayatollahofroknrollah5589]

Great video! Do you have some videos for beginners? Just found this channel and it makes the best sense! Hit the subscribe so hard I need a new phone!

[@RyanLowdermilk]

I've heard it said that, "Amateurs can do anything the pros can do but not at the speed they do it." I do wonder how many Ams will have the skill to perform at the speeds this video suggests. I would imagine many will not make the jump over the chasm. I'm not being negative but rather addressing the reality. This is what makes the best golfers in the world the best. They can perform a movement requiring less than 1 degree of accuracy at insane speeds. Just a thought. It's a skill to be fair. But I wonder if it's THE skill that divides the good from the great?

[@arnihockey]

Since when are we supposed to load the leading foot?

[@MarkCrossfield]

Ummmm sorry?

[@arnihockey]

I personnaly feel the loading of my weight on my trail foot (the inside of it) in my backswing and that pressure is transfered to the leading foot just before impact (i try to). Am i supose to load on the leading foot?

[@PetSKi67]

I think you should be loading your front foot at the top just before the transition to downswing. You need some weight on the front leg to be able to push up and against the moving parts going forward. A shot-put action is the one you are looking for. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZnOan9phcejZsk

[@The559Jeff]

Where’s the Gorilla when we need em? 😂

[@martyndaly1539]

Happy Gilmore now makes more sense 😂

[@chrisclark7619]

they've been told to stay down and turn

[@davidcullen3578]

I hate these graph's - without explanation of what and where on the axis they mean nothing. People flash them and expect viewers to understand it. Most don't and it's not their fault

[@MarkCrossfield]

If you want to read 3D graphs you will need to do some study. 👍

[@nelsonjames1272]

More than likely 7-iron loft but still pretty good.