The Secret Of Optimum Swing Speed

[@MochiChuru]

We miss you Brian! Your teachings live on and we are grateful.

[@arnevidarpedersen1198]

I love The old videos from Brian! What a swing he invented!!! Keep up The good work Sean and Philip😊

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks we are so happy you like them and we are excited to be carrying ES forward. Brian would be delighted with how the word is spreading 👍

[@alangoudie2299]

Another interesting video with several gems. The shoulder turn is really a chest turn. With the vital short game,to reduce distance you can change your swing SPEED instead of SHORTEN your back swing. An easy swing will create greater distance than a forced faster one. As they say in Yorkshire ''Not bad for nought.'' With other insights & anecdotes to make sure you keep paying attention. Many thanks Brian.

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks, Alan, for a very concise and precise summary of this video. 🙏

[@rodgalilee7946]

Another marvellous video, you are a great speaker, your words really do sink in. Thanks Rod

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks Rod, you are very kind!

[@mozzle78]

Thanks Brian, very generous of you to share your thoughts in these videos. Lovely view from your balcony too. I read and enjoyed your book a few months ago. Some of the things you wrote have stayed with me as I play. I must read your book again. 60+ returned Aussie golfer after 35yr absence. Best regards and stay well.

[@Easiestswing]

Hi Murray, it’s a pleasure to share my thoughts and very rewarding to hear that you appreciate it so much. Stay well yourself and 🙏🙏 so much. Brian

[@homebizsupport]

Another fabulous contribution to us all Brian. I like the term 'link' shot and I was smart enough some months back to realise that is the shot I should be practicing and I practice it a lot and am now doing so (in the paddock) with the 'Easiest Swing' method and the results are encouraging. And your suggesrion to practice length management is a great idea. Fred Cupples was always beautiful to watch as was Ernie Els. Baker-Finch was also up there as one of the few with effective rhythmical swings I think.

[@Easiestswing]

Well done Trevor. Your time in the paddock will bear fruit on the course, I’m sure. Yes, the golfers you mention never seemed to put much effort into their golf swings.

[@homebizsupport]

@@Easiestswing Fabulous suggestion trying different clubs Brian. I have a flagstick 60 metres out and have been hitting wedges to it for days. Gently, easily, effortlessly and quite accurately. This evening I used an eight iron and got very good results. Tomorrow, I will try a six iron. I imagine it could build tremendous confidence with practice. 'Any club, any distance'. (within reason of course)

[@Bronco-Bill]

Brian - I have your book but never tried your method until now after watching your “quarantined” videos. Many thanks for your insightful commentary. I’m 74- was a 5 but with lessons worked my way up to 8! I tried your easy swing today- played 2 balls for 9 holes & shot (-1) on each. Cheers from NC

[@Easiestswing]

Hi William, that’s brilliant! Im interested to know what stopped you from trying it before?

[@Bronco-Bill]

Good question, Brian. I guess it was too far removed from what I had been taught for many years. Now, I’m not too concerned with trying to out drive my mates; I want less frustration. Stay well

[@Easiestswing]

That’s interesting as it matches what I feel, that many people find it too different when, in actual fact, it’s just a question of letting go of technique and relaxing. Of course, sometimes people just find it too easy to be true!

[@Bronco-Bill]

Ego can be a cruel mistress.

[@Easiestswing]

Indeed, especially the male version!

[@davidwilkin4637]

Another great video Brian, so pleased you were talking about tension, my tension levels have improved, since I bought the swing caddy from you and is probably at a level of around 5, so improvement still to be made, looking back to my younger days of playing golf, I always played better when I was relaxed , but on days when I could not switch off from work and was tense, were the days when I played badly, but at the time, it did not occur to me, not until I learnt about the easiest swing, so a big thank you from me to you.

[@Easiestswing]

Hi David, I’m delighted to hear that you have developed more awareness and understanding of tension. Why they don’t teach that in schools I really don’t know! 🙏

[@mikewalker7366]

Thanks Brian, another excellent video. I’ve read your book and had a super day with Julian just before lockdown, so I’m really looking forward to getting back out there and putting my new found knowledge into practice. I did email you last Friday for some details about how best to buy a Swing Caddy. I live near to Solihull in the West Midlands. Look forward to hearing from you. Stay safe.

[@Easiestswing]

Hi Mike, many apologies, I've just found your email and you'll get my reply as soon as I've written this reply. I am delighted that you like my book and that you enjoyed your day with Julian. I have just today received new stock of both swing trainers so will be able top get one off to you immediately.

[@waynetrinier4654]

Excellent advice as always Brian. I know I’m guilty of tensing up before my swing quite often...something else to work on well being locked down.Thanks.

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks Wayne. It’s great to hear that my videos are well received and useful. 🙏

[@stinaannerstedt4901]

Brian, you make me think! For a couple of minutes ago, I commented on club length where I told you about my golfset, the XXIO 11. I also mentioned my 3 wedges, but now I wonder. Earlier I learned about the clock technique for changing the length of your shots and also that you must have wedges matching your irons. What you and Julian say it is better to train with altering the tempo, wonderful. This means I presumably have to many wedges something that also gives me trouble choosing the right one. Now I'll listen to you and Julian and train with perhaps one wedge, say a 56 sandwedge.. Do you think I need more? You really got me thinking, thanks.

[@Easiestswing]

Hi Stina, at Easiest Swing we always look to simplify every part of playing the game. I agree that too many wedges is ok for tour players and lie handicap amateurs but can complicate the game for the rest of us. I am delighted to hear that we are making you think as staying with the philosophy of ‘how can I make this game easier’ is fundamental to helping you to avoid the complications and complexities of modern teaching.

[@cynt1111]

Moe Norman always said the most important club in the bag was the wedge..... it takes the pressure off the putter.

[@Easiestswing]

Well pointed out, Tim.

[@lorendwilson]

If you hum to yourself throughout your swing a catch in the sound happens at points where you experience tension and you can work on those points. Hum, hum, on the range.

[@Easiestswing]

Tim Gallwey was spot on with this way to identify and eliminate tension. Thanks for reminding everyone. 👍

[@Easiestswing]

By the way humming also re-oxygenates the nasal tract - in one hum it does the same as five hours of normal breathing. This helps get oxygen into the system to slow the heart rate, lower blood pressure and get oxygen to the brain. This improves the function of the amygdala and the hippocampus. Both of which are useful to get a golfer into the right state.

[@davidwalters313]

Excellent Brian. Thanks

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks David🙏

[@iesudsy]

For pure exhilaration watching Janine Jansen perform the 3rd movement of Tchaikovsky's violin concerto can't be beat. I've always been intrigued by how you swivel your head through impact such that it appears that you are looking out at your target at impact. Does eye dominance play a part? I'm left eye dominant and swivel my head to the right a la Nicklaus at setup so that I can't see the ball with my right eye. Keeping it that way helps me to stay behind the ball. Thanks for your brilliant videos in this trying times.

[@Easiestswing]

Ian Sutherland thanks for that Ian. I’ve watched Janine before but not enough. I will do now though. I am right eye dominant but, to be honest, I don’t like to dissect my body into too many parts. I turn my head early as it helps me move and turn forward through the ball. I also find that it helps me start the forward swing in plane as long as I stay relaxed. As I’m not looking at the ball at impact I don’t actually think it makes any difference which is my dominant eye. All the best, Brian

[@thatwilldonicely1314]

another great vid, i doubt you could practice those short game shots too much !!! (ps i had an Issac Stern Recording, i think it was with the Phileadelphia orchestra.) cheers

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks and yes, you can practice the short game as much as you like as long as you introduce lots of variety. You get so many different short shots that you need as much experience as possible. I feel that Stern was the best. 🙏

[@lorendwilson]

For distance control on pitches practice one that you know is too long and one you know is too short and arrive at your Cinderella distance. Just right. Use your subconscious. That's the awe we're looking for.

[@Easiestswing]

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[@tomdemare7072]

I really liked this video.

[@bobmansfield1226]

Another great video for us in these bad times, thank you Brian. I do have one question for you. I have recently purchased a 65 degree wedge which feel so much heavier than my other wedges and short irons. I love this club as it gives me great feel and I hit it really good every time.My question is should I apply some weights to my other short irons which now feel much lighter in order to get that heavier feel to them? Or am I being silly? Would appreciate your reply to this.KW and KS Brian.

[@Easiestswing]

Hi Bob, I believe that the weight of clubs is a very personal thing. I’ve played all my sports with the lightest possible equipment just because that gave me a feeling of being more able to control the implements. Moe Norman loved heavy clubs. There’s certainly no harm in adding weights to your other clubs to see what it does for you. Just bear in mind that the shortest club in the bag is the heaviest and the longest is the lightest so they don’t need to be the same dead weight. Let us know how that works out for you.

[@bobmansfield1226]

@@Easiestswing Thanks for that Brian. I think I will use "lead tape" to try it out first.

[@Easiestswing]

Bob Mansfield god idea Bob

[@wallinlitwa]

Hi Brian, You mention rhythm as being instrumental when you played your best. What is your opinion of John Novosel's book and app regarding what he calls "Tour Tempo"?

[@Easiestswing]

Hi Wallin, it’s nice to hear from you again. You may have seen the video I did recently about rhythm and tempo in which I referred to the 3:1 ratio which comes from the Tour Tempo book. So yes, I believe that his research is excellent and this has helped me personally not only in my own game but especially in being able to recognise this in my students. I also mentioned Alberto (Canetti) who is an Italian who works in Germany as he brought it back to my attention last year using a musical tempo gadget. I will se if I can feature this in one of my next few videos as it is, as you can already tell from my comments, an important topic. Whatever the standard of golfer you can see this tempo when they are swinging at their best. All the best, Brian

[@paulbarrett2756]

How old r u now? You look good

[@Easiestswing]

Hi Paul, I celebrated my 69th birthday on 17th June. 🙏

[@bamicus9342]

Yo Yo Ma, when asked what is key for him when starting a performance, replied, “my first mistake”! Meaning, then he can just let it go and be free. I found this to be fascinating! Thank you Brian for answering my question. Couples is a great model, I like S. Snead also, amazing turn off the ball, same as you teach. The list can go on and on. I think modern instruction has gotten away from the way the body works in the swing. Why all the bad backs? Well... Back to the music, luv Tchaikovsky also, and get to play “Black Swan” fairly regularly. If your looking for a good read, “Beethoven” by John Suchet was a page turner for me! Thanks for all you do.

[@Easiestswing]

Thanks Rick. I think we could talk music and golf for weeks if we ever get the chance to meet. I love the Dvorak cello concerto and Yo Yo Ma’s last long held note is extraordinary but I prefer Jacqueline Dupres’ version for the depth of emotion. Dvorak is up there with the best for me! Stay safe and keep playing music, the food of life! 🙏

[@bamicus9342]

No doubt Brian! Best

[@Easiestswing]

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[@Easiestswing]

Tommy Horton was a Ryder Cup player and one of the first greats of the senior tour. He once told me that starting with a double bogey was fine. He knew he’d have one sometime in the tournament and now he knew when it was! As far as he was concerned he could then relax and play his natural game. Simple!

[@bamicus9342]

That’s cool!

[@pauldavis4952]

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[@pauldavis4952]

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