Senior PGA Pro Transforms My Golf Swing - In Just 5 Minutes!

[@Easiestswing]

We hope you enjoyed this video and can see just how important it is to have good co-ordination in your swing. Efficiency = Ease. Remember to head to easiestswing.com to learn more about making this game easier.

[@JDC57]

"Replace effort with efficiency." Now that's great advice for any golfer, at any age, and with any club in hand. Thank you!

[@Easiestswing]

Glad you like that cheers! 👍

[@johnschwartz1536]

Excellent job Phil in describing how a PGA Pro's son helped to transform your golf swing! Most of my golfing life, I have had a fast rhythm in my golf swing. Now, that I'm a super senior, this doesn't work any longer. So, your tip today will be very useful to me in transforming my golf swing! Thank You Phil! Well Done Sir!

[@Easiestswing]

Brilliant - so glad to have helped 👍

[@chrisscales152]

Have watched a number of your videos now and finally put them into proper practise. Wow. What a difference. 63 years old, and 6 months into learning to play. I'll point a few more Kiwis towards your channel. Cheers mate.

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks Chris we love NZ our MD used to live there - so welcome to all Kiwis too! Well done on your progress and we look forward to supporting you along the way.

[@alangoudie2299]

Thank you for an interesting video. You can drive 280 yards & still trying to improve. I AM IN THE REAL WORLD WITH AN AVERAGE DRIVE OF 150 YARDS. I would be delighted to have your drive & I would not bother about trying to improve it. I regard myself to be fortunate to be still playing golf at the age of 81 years. Renewed thanks for all your help. The Easiest Swing allows oldies like me to continue playing. I am very grateful to you & your brother for changing the way normal, average golfers should try & play golf.

[@Easiestswing]

Keep going Alan and you never know you might still find a few more yards. Most importantly you have a great attitude 👍

[@alangoudie2299]

I have just finished reading your excellent book, ''The Easiest Swing In Golf ' ' on 1/8/2024. Your brother, Brian, would have been delighted with the great advice & updating of the easiest swing. I expected to make a few pages of practical suggestions to improve my game. I was surprised to complete 20 sides of handwritten notes on vital teaching suggestions. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS NOW MAKE SURE I FOLLOW ALL OF YOUR ADVICE. As a retired teacher I have summarised many books , but your book will give average golfers numerous, practical & easy to follow ways to get better. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE. I THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND THE BOOK. IT NEEDS TO BE READ SLOWLY TO ASSIMILATE A LOT OF IDEAS. Alan Goudie age 81 years.

[@Easiestswing]

Thank you Alan what a wonderful review! - it really makes it worth all the effort when it feels the book has been appreciated to this degree. So great to also hear of your enthusiasm at 81 to keep on improving. You are an inspiration!!

[@steveng8727]

Watched a tip by Sam Snead, he simply raised the club up hands directly in front of nose and gently turned causing an effortless loop- amazing!

[@Easiestswing]

That’s really simple - love it!

[@davetrotts]

Hi Philip, loving your content. I'm 73 but physically ok, playing off 14 and want to come down further (to 9.9 if poss). I swing too fast sometimes and don't transfer weight well. It's so difficult to easy swing when you've spent years over swinging. I'll stick at it though with the help of your videos. Dave, S Yorkshire

[@Easiestswing]

Hello Dave great attitude and welcome on board. You WILL get it just patience and practice!

[@bab1374]

Beautiful swing sir! Thank you for your tip!

[@Easiestswing]

That’s a pleasure thanks for the compliment and hope it helps your game 👍

[@Dan-tc1zx]

Thanks for the video!

[@Easiestswing]

You're welcome!

[@thomasesparza9175]

For the slower swings, I use Annika Sorenstam's driver swing thought, "Swing 60%". I think about having "nice, soft hands" to feel the club head weight, with a golf hold (grip) of 2-3 on a scale of 10!

[@Easiestswing]

Great thoughts Thomas 👍

[@Kylez1212]

Do you notice a big drop in distance? Clearly accuracy will improve but are you hitting it like 20-30 yards shorter swinging it around 60%?

[@thomasesparza9175]

@@Kylez1212 No, actually my strikes were more solid and longer....and better yet, more often in the fairway! The "soft hands", 2-3 on a scale of 10 increases your club head speed. I don't really know if I'm actually swinging 60% of my potential speed, but it smooths my transition by "thinking" 60% in my mind! The other thing I practice is finishing my swing in balance. During my practice swing, I concentrate on my finish being in balance and holding it...then I execute my actual swing, not thinking about hitting the ball, just the finish!

[@whip57]

Great advice, slowing everything down makes for a much more fluid swing, body action...everything looks smooth and a great rhythm.

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks - glad you liked it. 👍

[@julianroberts698]

Super video always look forward to when you bring a new one out

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks for your comment - inspiring!!

[@dogloverjb6873]

I agree...most amatuer golfers rush the lower body too much.... when we should be doing just the opposite. My instructor is always telling me to "quiet my lower body more". I get great results when I do that.

[@Easiestswing]

Excellent - sounds like a good coach!

[@GolfDuff]

Just found your channel. Looks like a great swing!

[@Easiestswing]

Welcome aboard and thanks!! 🙏

[@gcrgolf]

Interesting concept, slowing down the lower half. My image is of walking speed, where the legs set the pace of the swing and the arms then swing in unison.

[@Easiestswing]

That’s a really useful image thanks Greg 🙏

[@pickin4you]

I happen to see a video a few years ago, where someone had another tip that could work here. So to help with the timing, he suggested to take your driver to the range. Find the 100 yard flag, and practice just hitting it 100 yards. This slows everything down. Then when you’re ready, move out to 125 and so on. It may takes a few weeks, once a week at the driving range to finally get to a speed you can hit well enough but dead straight. So these two tips could work together. Yours and his.

[@wayneriley7367]

Agreed, I’ve done this but just used 150 yds. I feel the tempo and swing is great. But I never turned it into a foundation drill and never take it to the course

[@Easiestswing]

Great advice I will pass this one onto all our coaches to try - thanks. Watch out there may be a video on this in due course!

[@rayray8212]

Exactly what I have been struggling with that has a tendency to bring me over the top as my quick lower body brings my upper body around and out creating a slight outside in swing path. Even though I can play a decent game with that action because I know what's happening, I get frustrated because I have a heck of a time turning the ball right to left (I'm right handed), when I really need a shape like that. I will definitely work on slowing the lower body down because I think this may be my key to swinging under the top instead of over you might say. Thanks..😊

[@Easiestswing]

I’m glad this sounds like it is going to help you. Interestingly since we filmed this video I have been working on the feeling that my arms are made of soft rubber. This helps me to slow the lower body in response to that image.

[@aliens7720]

Thanks Phil, for a great lesson. Can you suggest an exercise we can do at home, to help slow down our swing. Cheers

[@Easiestswing]

Go to the range and hit some full wedges - note where they finish then hit some eight irons to the same target with a full swing 👍

[@annetorunnogegilolsen287]

Awesome video🙏🏻🏌️‍♂️🇳🇴😊

[@Easiestswing]

Thank you 🙌

[@jackbowman4788]

Thanks Philip-how far did those last 2 swings go ? Great tempo

[@Easiestswing]

So funny you should ask, as last time we were filming on this hole, I hit a couple of drives we measured out at 292 & 295 (yards) this time I was about 10-20 yards past that point with both those drives. We had to wait while we were filming as the home pro was coaching a junior who was giving the ball a big thrash and was obviously a low handicap player who fancied himself. He looked surprised that my drives were the same distance as his but mine were fairly effortless by comparison!!

[@thomasfranta7028]

Try keeping your back toward the target a little longer. It worked for me in delaying my lower body from moving too quickly.

[@Easiestswing]

Yep that’s the ticket!

[@kevinvoiselle6077]

I’m 64 years old and I would love to have this gentleman as a golf teacher. He speaks softly and clearly and drives the point home. Well done sir!

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks Kevin much appreciated 👍

[@DougMcilvenna]

I just stumbled on your channel and there was some really good advice however can you show you’re swing can show this in slow motion

[@DerekBroughton-y7e]

I fibd that breathing out in the swoosh zone is also realaxing and the body mass goes out through my hands to the sweet spot. Again coordination😂

[@Easiestswing]

Very nice - that’s a good thought thanks

[@jeffz5789]

Philip it struck me as how much your swing looks like Brian’s. Not a hat it did not before but the slowing down allows for the poetic ease that Brian exemplifies

[@Easiestswing]

Thank you that’s very observant and a few close people to me have said the same thing it’s why Brian’s mantra of Play it - Live it - Share it is so powerful we can all learn more from each other even after a lifetime of playing!!

[@kenbratt7022]

Great video, Phil. Just out of curiosity, can you share with us your average driver distance. Where I get in trouble is, like you, my transition gets too quick and I know its because I'm not trusting that swinging so effortlessly can achieve a distance would make me happy.

[@Easiestswing]

I average around 250!yards carry and finish distance 280 yards with a club head speed just under 110 mph. If you watch some of my other videos I use a launch monitor sometimes

[@robster6884]

Great info. Swing easy. How easy is that?

[@Easiestswing]

Brilliant comment - thanks! 🤩

[@Easiestswing]

Easy is better - better is easy!

[@hakirk1]

Would all this slowing down also apply to our iron shots.

[@Easiestswing]

Yes indeed it is best to try and develop a single rhythm that will work with all shots. Then experiment with an even slower rhythm with some of your approach shots (ie less than full shots) have fun with this!

[@dennisqueener5208]

It works for me. When I slow down it goes further and straighter.

[@Easiestswing]

Perfect! 👌

[@thomasg321]

Just curious. Where was it that you played with this particular gentleman? Was it by any chance at princes?

[@Easiestswing]

Actually it was close - Royal St George’s and Royal Cinque Ports 👍

[@darrinlygrisse5287]

Byron Nelson stated in his book to start everything down together.

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks for that hadn’t heard that before. 👍

[@jeffhodge7333]

In the downswing , drop your hands to your pocket. This fixes timing issues.

[@Easiestswing]

Timing is the key to consistent ball striking so when you discover something that helps you achieve it hang on to it.

[@rodneybrummund1816]

Have the back swing of Matt Wolfe

[@darryljude55]

Hello, nice video. Please comment on why you hover the driver at address. Thanks.

[@Easiestswing]

Here is the honest answer - I don’t know! I started doing it about 30+ or 40 years ago and can’t even remember doing it deliberately, but now I can’t imagine trying to start the swing from a static position. My first move always feels very easy whilst I know some struggle with it. I don’t think there is a right or wrong here, but I’d suggest giving it a go if you’re interested and see how you get on. Oh and you might like this too - when putting I support about 90% of the weight of the putter and only allow enough contact with the grass to stop the club head from moving around. It also seems to make the first move more fluid.

[@jawjuh1005]

This brings up a question. Maybe if the author doesn’t answer one of you can? I have seen The Easiest Swing as a body turn in both directions with the arms following. This video makes me wonder if it’s the opposite. Arms moving and body follows. Thank you.

[@Easiestswing]

Perhaps the way to envisage this is to consider the simplest way for the club to swing as it is designed to work and then allow the arms and body to connect with that swing without interference. So in this respect both arms and body are working together. If you remain as tension free as possible the weight of the club head creates the proper sequence.

[@jawjuh1005]

@@Easiestswing Thank you. I just didn’t envision holding anything back during the swing. I turn turn. Like the dance du golf. I try to keep the whole arm club unit as relaxed as possible and let it go where it goes without manipulation on my part. To get more distance I might increase the speed of the turn slightly. Is that correct?

[@robinc3307]

I asked Brian this question...what starts the swing...arm/ hands or body....all Brian said was that's the million dollar question..😂😂 I took it he meant it my be arms for me ....body for someone else

[@niallvbrennan6629]

I find a relaxed grip, with little pressure, as you advise, is really helpful to keep my swing easy yet reasonably powerful. I wonder if this relaxed feeling should also be in the knees/legs? There are videos of Seve practising at Wentworth in his younger days, and his swing is easy and relaxed, yet he hits the ball beautifully: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4WXoGqZj9ONbtUsi=siy-zpEPWMRQLgRD

[@Easiestswing]

The more relaxed I get the easier the game seems to become! Those early swings of Seve are magnificent before the swing gurus got their teeth into him.

[@bradmahony1554]

Need a little help. Center strike alot better. Distance up half a club . Back pain way down. Witch is most important.. But every shot is to left . Only way I can fit near target is to set up for massive draw. I am just not doing something right.

[@stevencook4002]

I have the same problem. Just a timing issue. Lower body not in sync with hands and arms. There’s nothing particularly technical for me, just try to focus on my tempo.

[@Easiestswing]

I find I hook when I get tight through impact if I can stay as loose as a goose through there the ball goes straight. Of course your hook may not be the same thing but give that a go and see what happens. Another quick fix is to have a practice where you deliberately slice the ball to feel what needs to change to make this possible.

[@jimboyko2854]

All of these comments come down to one thing and it’s not try this ,try doing that ,get nsync with the upper body parts with lower body parts but this ……..spend more time on the practice range . 😮😂😊

[@jbiz447]

How old are you Phil?

[@Easiestswing]

66 😉

[@Uofmdoc]

WHAT?, WHAT?,WHAT? Clickbait said, “In five minutes.” It took you 6:35.

[@Easiestswing]

Sorry it confused you…. It took a senior PGA pro 5 minutes to transform MY swing (I am also a PGA pro). This wasn’t referring to the length of the video.

[@bronsonmcnulty1110]

Im trying to hit it 30 yards longer.....😮

[@Easiestswing]

The very point of this video. … Most golfers try to hit it 30 yards further and this causes it to go shorter!

[@jasonbourne488]

One wouldn’t need complicated instructions on how to throw your golf club over-hand or under-hand with both hands at a target in front of you. So just ignore that there is a ball on the ground and pretend you are throwing your club at a target ahead of you - and just don’t let go of the club. Forget all this release, extension, turning, pivoting, weight shifting nonsense.

[@Easiestswing]

Fred Shoemaker is indeed one of our major influences.

[@jasonbourne488]

@@Easiestswing I don’t know who that is but I’ll look him up.

[@seanmann863]

So everything you told me in the earlier videos you couldn't even do?

[@Easiestswing]

We practice what we preach and continue to seek ease and efficiency wherever it is available. However, even the best players in the game will sometimes struggle to achieve exactly what they are intending. It's one of the reasons why this game is endlessly fascinating.

[@timdench2583]

All seems a bit complicated, not natural an ‘uneasy swing’ to me.

[@Easiestswing]

Sorry you found it complicated, it is in fact very simple - improve co-ordination. It is more of an example of how perception can be different to reality.

[@frednegus7017]

Nothing easy in that video.

[@Easiestswing]

Here’s a quick breakdown: Improve coordination and reduce effort.

[@MrSpanky2001]

In just 5 minutes?.........horse crap.

[@Easiestswing]

15th tee at Royal Cinque Ports no more than five minutes - probably less - that’s all it took.