Shorten your backswing and BE BETTER at Golf! With Monte Scheinblum

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[@Huntgolfride]

Im 56 now, I started playing at 16. Last summer, I got so frustrated with two way misses and feeling like my club was flailing around behind me, I decided on the 14th hole at my home club to chip it into the house. I started by hitting a shot from 156 yards and I chose an 8 iron. My plan was to chip it 50 to 75 yards and run it up somewhere short of the green. I ended up sticking it 10 feet from the pin on the green. My normal 8 iron is somewhere around 145 yards on my best day.......My driver and anything longer than 7 iron felt awful and went about how it felt. I was only getting my left arm to parallel or less. It felt like my normal 50 yard pitches but over the next several rounds I figured the timing out on my driver and for some reason, I got longer. My normal golfing partners were amazed at the consistency. I did what I always do and decided to see how far I could hit it with this tiny swing and ended up getting it longer and lost a bunch of consistency but, this was just my head playing with me and I knew what was happening so I feel like I can reign that back in. I can honestly say, that a significant shortening of my swing made my swing sequence way better. I was a fast hip turn, stuck, steep, toe deep divot, player that never got that figured out. Now, Im shallower, almost no divot, balanced, and the ball feels like its flattening on the face of my driver instead of wiping off of it. This has reinvigorated my interest in the game and Im looking forward to next summer!! Sometimes the simplest things.....

[@bloodboiling4451]

This has changed my whole game. I'm just a weekend player with buddies and now I'm destroying them with my shorter swing. Finally being shorter in one aspect has made me happy 😂😂😂

[@kurtfattic]

I am working on this right now! The feel for me is that (as a right hander) I'm stretching my left hand/end of the club out away from the body which results in a good shoulder turn, also shortens my past parallel swing and the result for me is that I feel I can move through the ball much better and end up in the fairway more often.

[@jmj5150]

Out of the hundreds of tips on youtube about the overswing... This is on point on how to fix the overswing... it does take months of muscle memory to perfect the transition...

[@sevesellors2831]

Great video helped me , I had an overswing having reduced my handicap, I looked like Bubba, I then got the yips with the driver took me 2 years of practice discipline to fix it. I now have more control and no loss of distance.

[@tristanyoung6148]

Its funny that this video just came out. I was having problems with a slice with my driver and i tried a lot of dirfferent things on the range. when i shortened my backswing i was bombing it straight almost every drive. The next day I played a round and it is the best i have ever drived and i shot a 81, the best ive ever shot on a course with 135 slope. Im 15 and i love watching your videos keep it up

[@seth1455]

I've watched a lot of your videos/swings Brendon, the one you just hit was one of the best I've seen you make. I think you are on the right track.. good work

[@rushedandlost]

I took one lesson from a local instructor. Shorter back swing was a big lesson learned. I hit the irons MUCH better. He also got me to SLOW DOWN, on the back swing. I hit farther, straighter, and now have much more reliable distance between clubs. I can pick the proper club and drop the ball in a much better spot.

[@rogerhh3753]

I do this now, and it is probably the best tip I have ever used.

[@irvinlee1800]

this was excellent! something i've been working on as of this week! i wish i could see monte swing every now and then just to "prove" his instruction is correct. :)

[@stringy81]

Saw the left arm parallel thing on a previous video and gave it a whirl. Works a treat, but I really need to discipline myself to stick with it. I find it hard to do it with Driver, but I have faith in Monte. I WILL DO THIS FOR WEEKS AND MONTHS. (Brendon - we are very similar golfers!)

[@MrShanghai34]

Been thinking about this. Might try it.

[@drmwm1]

Nicely said Monte. I hit more accurately and longer when I have a shorter backswing. It is true what you say -- I believe I take it back to parallel as that is how it feels; however, video shows I always go beyond. I only think about rotating my right shoulder back - no thought of moving the arms back or up. The force of the turn propels the arms up naturally. A shorter swing allows better connection to the body and increases the chances of an in to out swing.

[@ShallowPlane]

Excellent lesson and real sense

[@robd5326]

He is 100 % right.I was at the range today and for the heck of it I did a really short back swing.I was killing it.

[@joshmartins560]

Thank you. I've been "attempting" this since I started playing 15 months ago. I've been taking lessons for a year..and I'm down to a 12 hcp but this is what I really need to work on ..and its not easy!

[@alandlc6031]

ive been trying this at the range for the last week and man it does freaking work like a beauty. im hitting my i7 165-170 yrd compared to 140 with a bad full swing. oh it also feels like im hitting a cloud, so much better contact than with my prior swing. i was looking at tiger and rory hitting 7 iron and they are nowhere near parallel to the ground they can totally be parallel but its unnecessary with short irons. that some big misconception that i learned 2 years ago and now its affecting me. keep up the good work. thanks for your videos.

[@davidkavanagh8932]

look forward to the left arm parallel drill. I played poor golf yesterday until the third shot into 18. I noticed the 4 handicap golfer back swing short and compact just then realised I was over swinging and everything was out of sequence. I felt I shortened my back swing and result my best impact swing all day. Typical last hole last swing.

[@lablueseadiver]

This is 10000% spot on!

[@golfraven5669]

I like how he says it will take months. I shortened my shoulder rotation, slowed down my back swing and working on shortening my back swing now to take my game to the next level. It takes time and patience. Take a 9/8 iron and practice with it for couple of weeks/months. Record yourself and watch your swing during your training session to see the progress. Hood luck

[@DugPar72]

Thanks for the video... keep it up. I do lessons with Monte and I have a short swing already. The interesting thing is when I do the parallel drill my backswing doesn't get shorter, but it does look much better and I hit it better. My only guess on that is because this "drill" forces better wristcock.

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Thx DuG! Proper wristcock or wrist action is zoo important, whole 'nother topic

[@Matt10L]

What has helped me is feeling the stretch of my left arm, once I feel it can't stretch anymore, I've reached my limit. The cool thing is I know that is a bit past parallel still. I just need to work on the transition. Thanks for the video!

[@vernonwhaanga1216]

Talk talk talk ..show the drill

[@Nerffy]

monte is the best! always able to articulate things so well

[@MarkSmithhhh]

It's amazing how short the swing must feel, I have tried forever to shorten it and it feels like I've made.progress then I look and I'm STILL slightly across the line its insane

[@wolfman6252]

I really want to strike my irons more solidly. I have been playing with this shorter backswing with iron shots just for that reason. You don't hit the ball on the way back only on the way through. It really makes you think about the importance of the back vs down swing. My thinking is to get club in good hitting position on backswing and focus on the down swing and making good contact.

[@Keydet1992]

I missed the tip or drill. Two guys talking about the benefits of a shorter hacksawing. That was it. Kinda already knew that. Can I have those 6 minutes back?

[@dwboston1]

Great stuff with Monte as always. Setting the wrists earlier makes it easier to swing shorter. Brendon - have Monte show you the shot where you barely take the club back (think backswing distance of a short pitch) then swing as hard as you can from there. It will expose every problem in your swing. It did to me. :-)

[@codypippin6480]

Dan Warner yes!! This is something my college coach used to have us do every single day during block practice and I've not heard anyone else say that until I saw this!!

[@Tjmcna]

Parallel thought as cause me to get a proper and earlier wrist set. You cant do the parallel swing and float load the wrists and still make any contact with the ball. I somehow started to floatload as I tried to get more turn and didnt realize it. That caused an early extension with hips towards the ball which was the problem I went to Monte with in the first place a few years ago. Now if I can get past thinking, "if I do that, but swing alittle harder, faster, longer, imagine how far I could hit it?!" Its my circle of craziness...

[@icebag2]

There’s another way to do this. If you were to pound a nail into a board with a hammer, you would take the hammer back only so far as you would still feel that you could hit the nail powerfully. Any farther than that, you would be worried about even being able to hit the nail at all. The same is true in golf. You can take the club back only so far to still feel a solid connection between the clubhead and the ball. Any farther back than that, the connection is lost and you just gotta hope it works out.

[@BourneAccident]

Hey wait a minute. That's simple logic applied to golf. We can't have any of that now can we?

[@kirkdunn1379]

Interesting, I am carpenter and correct way to hammer a nail is to roll your wrist very similar to golfswing.....stiff arming with long swing isn't the way.....short swing and roll your wrist like DJ.....I CAN do it with hammer but not a club, lol

[@ComesTheRooster]

Truth.

[@ST-xg3gy]

When does the tip or demonstration begin? Did I miss it?

[@thephotographer539]

Shortening my backswing to a 3/4 length is the single best thing I have ever done. The quality of strike is SO much better and everything is off the centre of the club. You haven't got time to come over the top and you start hitting draws. My only problem is that I have been fading for 30 years and I can't quite believe the ball will go straight where I aim it, so I often still miss left!

[@markhuru]

Kerry Flitter I guaranty like myself, your down swing path is above your back swing path, over the top it’s called, think higher hands on back swing and dropping them down on forward swing, creates a better inside out path. This is the one key move the professionals lack to get across to their students, it took me 40 yrs to learn this move, now my swing is smooth and natural, instead of coming across the ball for a slice, which I struggled with all my life. I could fix 90% of all slicers with just this simple approach to the golf swing, your right as well about the shortened back swing.

[@randyunderwood2894]

i wish i met this man 30 years ago.

[@berniegardner2066]

Shorter back swing create more power the golf swings just a flick of the wrist for me hit 8 155 like but it from a lot of practice three year learned it all by watching mont he's so right shoot 80 every time a bad day 86 87 a real good day 78 any way thank for the help bud

[@winzawinza]

If you have long swing but your body doesn't tilt or collasp just keep doing it's fine. The real problem is transition when you make a downswing you must have a strong body and sense to make that transition timing with your long backswing. If you make a shorter swing (In fact is it about the same height but you will feel lot shorter) your brain will tell you how to transfer weight and you will have better contact, make sure you have turn your body too not just your arm. :P When I got John Daly backswing I can hit 7 iron 187 yards after I shorten up my swing it went about 175 yards but the consistency is dramatically improved hehe.

[@tommymorgan999]

What does left arm parallel to the ground mean?? What do I need to be feeling

[@evanboudreau5185]

Hami you need to feel like your left arm is parallel to the ground when you begin your transition into your downswing ( top of backswing) -------- < arm -------- < ground

[@Ozkar0000]

Haven't you tried play from an open stance? restricts backswing

[@ianatkinson8533]

Any chance you can put more of the live show up like you used to please? I can't watch it as i'm in the uk

[@wodenoftheangles3339]

I really miss these live shows with Monte!

[@JohnWalker-jz7iv]

I like how Monte explains that there are different types versus generalizing everyone into a single type. Some people just overswing because they're extremely flexible and don't feel coiled until the shoulders are well past 90. A 90 turn for me would feel like a half swing. I think it's best to categorize folks as over swingers and over rotators. Over swinger in my mind lacks the flexibility but tries to do all kinds of manipulations to get the club back further. Over rotator just has shoulders that keep turning and reach a very late stopping point. I over rotate but I feel like restricting my hip turn to probably 30 degrees or so of turn helps me shorten it. Simply a flexibility thing. I could turn my shoulders to 120 and never lose spine angle or breakdown the lead arm. Hard to get coiled for sure without stopping my hips.

[@jakelindsay6251]

"Brain rushing" the transition is soooo true. Everytime I try to shorten my back swing, my brain wigs out and I get quick. Unless I try and copy Ai Myazato and then I feel like everything is slow mo. Ugh!

[@sevesellors2831]

Thank you Monte spent. 2 years of hell with an over swing and my handicap going up, worse still then got the yips with my driver on the tee, only now am I returning to normal. Good guy to watch is Tommy Fleetwood.

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

How did you shorten your swing?

[@sevesellors2831]

BE BETTER GOLF Hard discipline and making sure I felt like I was only using a half swing, that is a firm left arm and my hands no further than shoulder height. Many times even with the driver I felt like I was utilising a pitching swing. The other point was to take two short practice swings then step in and hit the ball and not get stuck with mental thoughts. Not easy but it works and I hit the ball further and with more accuracy.

[@stuey2112]

Brandon looks like you combed your hair with a cactus lol

[@bottlecap57]

Tried left arm parallel but I wasn't getting enough shoulder turn so really lost out on distance. Contact wasn't great either. I was born an overswinger but I play ok :)

[@raymondzavala7897]

kind of off topic but when I take a divot it seems like I lose distance

[@jacobgreening5880]

More than likely you are taking a divot behind the ball it is best to hit ball first then ground .. Till you can do that avoid taking a divot

[@JB-ki9ql]

Monte knows what he is talking about.

[@gieusahaggis6293]

I have always been a long swinger, and even worse, I tend to lift my arms to complete my swing. I've played off 2-3 hcp for years doing this but I am inconsistent. I play in a lot of tournaments and have found that 95% of good golfers do not get to parallel with an iron. Probably 90% these days don't get to parallel with a driver any more. The reason this is important is that when you go beyond the 3/4 position, you start to introduce more risk of getting out of sync. (Arm run-off, lifting the arms, over hinging the wrists, getting steep). For me at least, this is the one thing that is keeping me from being Scratch. I definitely hit the ball further from a shorter swing. The main issue is getting used to a new timing feel. This is a good lesson but you need to be prepared to tough it out for at least 3 mths, through thick and thin. There will be days when you hit the ball badly but I guarantee this will work, if your problem is a long, sloppy backswing.

[@kirkdunn1379]

Lol, been trying forever to do this and you know my swing brendan

[@Jackybug]

Brendon look how much straighter your neck is there compared to the John Erickson videos. It can be reversed with some hard work. Damn computers.

[@nerd9992]

great monte.

[@randalljbeck]

There’s nothing wrong with a long swing, it’s all about how you get to impact

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

RJ you think it is harder to time a longer swing?

[@randalljbeck]

BE BETTER GOLF i think if you look at all golfers, for contact sake, we will just say pros or scratch players. You see all types of swing lengths. From Mickelson/Daly to Rahm. Timing is subjective, you can take any top of the backswing position and still get to a good impact position. Why do you think Monte says it takes so long to change? It’s not only the most difficult pursuit, it very well might not even be worth it, as good golf can be played from any position. If you’re a golfer, looking to improve your game, look at sequencing or transition first. Issue with the golf swing today is everyone wants to look good while doing it. To answer the question, no I don’t think length of the swing effects timing.

[@gatesmw50]

vachief True what you say. Remember Dan Pohl from the PGA tour some years ago? He had a short back swing and hit the hell out of it. I saw him at the 1980 PGA and he blew it by Greg Norman.

[@interestedbystander196]

@@randalljbeck When you say long swing might not affect timing, I suspect you mean rhythm or tempo. A long swing WILL change timing - it will actually take longer to complete a long swing than short one at the same swing speed. What a long swing will affect is balance and consistency of strike. A shorter swing has "fewer moving parts", so is much more likely to return clubhead to ball consistently than a long swing, I think.

[@justjohn54]

Really! 5 months!

[@maness2112]

my conact is so much better with my "check swing". i can sequence my torque build up and release so much easier. and i am winning more matches. old man swing! hahaha.

[@treycaldwell4118]

Yeah, if you watch pros live it becomes obvious the key is NOT in the backswing. In fact, a lot of them have very abbreviated backswings it is almost ALL about firing that left hip and total energy release towards the target. Thanks for this reminder! Oh, and did I mention you'll have a lot less mishits doing "left arm parallel"?:)

[@moreme40]

He went 5 miles past parallel

[@cranium33333]

Just watch the pros. Focus on your swing thru the ball not bringing the club back as far as you can.

[@bobt5778]

Exactly. This promotes acceleration which is what is killed when overswinging. You just have to keep the acceleration smooth and not jerky.

[@jazzed2b]

Lol, take a shorten backswing...it feels shorten, but in actuality on camera, it was a FULL swing still.

[@joetrueblood2192]

5 minutes into a 6 minute video and they have only talked about the negative aspects. People need positive images versus negative images - unfortunately, most golf pros teach from a negative image aspect - it is like do not think of an elephant

[@frankenstein01]

house of the rising sun

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

One of my fav songs, This range plays music now which is annoying actually b/c copyright claims can pop on on the videos.

[@pmata814]

ugh! music on the range is annoying! How can you focus??

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

+pmata814 not my favorite, plus they have the cats in the cradle in the playlist which plays every hour. Not what I'm trying to think about during prax!

[@frankenstein01]

im gona be like you, dad. you know im gona be like you.

[@andrewstafford3618]

This proves feel is not real.

[@debrajohnson4689]

same shit as stack and tilt maybe took me a week to learn

[@JustMe-to8te]

Too much talking.

[@scubart]

Why would anybody be interested in doing a video with this Brendon guy. He’s not listening or paying attention to anyone giving tips.

[@gatesmw50]

Bart You noticed that too !

[@johnbeard3733]

I noticed that. Always appears to looking somewhere else. If I was teaching someone that did that I would immediately stop the lesson and walk away.

[@blackie75]

Can you do one on how to keep your wife under control?

[@JayanthilalMoethilalh]

Please do less talking and give better demonstrations. You hardly showed any technique

[@ChristopherDowning]

I really don't get this video - shorten your backswing to parallel to the ground, then he gives it way more and is told that's fine! Duh??

[@deanrobinson2459]

the feel of parallel.

[@thegolfingsociety5093]

The feel of parallel will make your arms stay in front of your chest. Most people continue with their arms and that is what he is trying to fix. It is really hard to do as your timing will be totally off.

[@garthdownton8645]

A lot of talk about something that is do easily solved!

[@Yoshi-nj7lq]

Bro, you spend the entire video telling us what not to do.

[@thomaspalmer7483]

Jim hardy states he should be able to correct your swing in one or two changes....if your shots do not improve, he is not doing his job correctly....a good goal for all instructors. Just talking does not work.

[@joej2435]

Can't stand listening to these guys. BLAH BLAH BLAH ! Make your point already. 4 minutes into this 6 minute vid the guy finally made his point in one short sentence and it is was not nearly the best way to shorten your backswing. The rest of the time before and after it was blah blah blah. So many good vids on this subject Forget these bozos.

[@debrajohnson4689]

he gets paid for long videos

[@markdavies5376]

Utter Cobblers

[@rogereriksen2472]

5:36 minutes of babbling in a 6:09 video and he finally shuts the hell up to get to the point. Golf instruction videos seem to be a huge ego boost to the clown making the video, but even if he has a good point to offer, his audience already switched to something else.

[@snapsnap1]

Horrible instructions on the left arm parallel. Both talk too much and sadly poor to no demonstration. All I got was to shorten my backswing. I know that! Think 3 to 9 or 10 to 2 .