The Life Changer: Mike's Left Foot

In Episode 1 of 2, Mike and Eli visit Dr. Greg Rose at the Titleist Performance Institute where Mike learns how to use to properly use the ground to gain power and help with (gulp) early extension.

[@nickeastwood123]

10/10 - my life will never be the same. I’m absolutely no better at golf but my wife declared “this is the last straw” and took the kids upstate to stay with her mother when she walked in on me scooting around our living room while I squealed like a school girl. LGLG

[@user-ni4st8iu4z]

I started to type... and read your post and decided not to post because you win... well done Nick hope the driver makes you as happy as your new found free time without the wife and kids! LGLG

[@user-ni4st8iu4z]

Woah you actually won!!!! I just listened to the episode!!! Haha that’s amazing! Congrats!

[@kiddytube3915]

She went to her boyfriends place, dude.. hate to break the news to you.

[@grindano]

@@kiddytube3915 sounds like he doesn’t care either way! Just happy he can enjoy golf again!

[@davidrodriguez2366]

😂😂😂😂

[@davidbivens6858]

WOW. Thank you!!! I've been trying for YEARS to figure out how to "use the ground" in my swing. I never understood it. For 40 years ALL my weight has always ended up on my right foot after every swing. I had no idea how people (long drivers) swung a golf club with their left foot coming off the ground. After watching the first minute of this video and seeing the rolling chair .. I got it!!! I just turned 50 and I've been playing for 40 years. Im a +1 but never been able to get over 100 swing speed. Got on trackman after seeing this and hit 107!! I haven't been this excited in years 😂😂. Thank you for simplifying this for me!

[@heathrush2793]

11/10 - Everything about my life has changed because of this move. Not only am I seeing more power in my golf swing, but I am now using ground forces in every day life. I am pushing off from the kitchen floor when beating my eggs on the morning, and my scrambled egg efficiency has increased tenfold. I am now more open to my target when weed whacking my lawn, which has created some interesting weedeater string divots in my Bermuda, but the HOA is no longer unhappy with my overgrown weed situation. Ground forces have led to new, interesting angles of lovemaking and my wife has never been happier.

[@nicholasdemetriades9154]

Scary.

[@coreyschiller2377]

I know golf instructors will often say “use the ground” but I think that message is misunderstood and I never truly realized how hard I needed to push with my left foot till now. This lesson is a game changer for myself and others. Thanks for putting this out there, would love to see a follow up. Great job guys!

[@mariooo88]

I think many golf instructors in the world don't realize too :)

[@kirbywinland908]

Everyone knows bathroom time is spent looking through your most important emails, tweets, etc. This video changed my life so much I found myself pushing with my left foot while on the porcelain fountain!

[@bobohead3153]

11 pm. I should be asleep. Instead I’m paying expedited shipping for an 85 dollar roller stool. 20 extra dollars so I can roll around on a stool in my garage this Saturday instead of next Tuesday.

[@archienankivell9594]

What brand did you go with?

[@grahamcunningham11]

We’ve now come full circle. From avoiding KZbin golf instruction to contributing to it. I love it hahaha

[@BKStacy1313]

Awesome video - I’m 49 and chasing scratch from a 5.3 hcp. The process is so fulfilling I can’t describe it!! Thank you for sharing your journey

[@molloplease]

THREE OF TEN. TRIED THIS MOVE AND LOOKED LIKE SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER SHUFFLING ON AN ICY SIDEWALK TRYING TO HIT A DRIVE WHILE SUFFERING FROM VERTIGO.

[@DrSwagatha]

are you sure that’s a 3 of 10? lol

[@mmo11o]

Hahahaha

[@jessicahanna8814]

Scottie needs a stool!

[@Y_M1967]

100% no chance any of these guys are going to do this after the age of 40 or 45. good luck. Build a swing for life, not tomorrow.

[@brendaporter457]

Incredibly informative!! I bet 99% of recreational golfers, including myself, go from shifting their weight laterally to rotation then rock and roll rather than shift rock and roll then rotate.

[@JackyBoogle]

I would love to see the entire unedited version of this video 🙏🏻 Since finding it last night I’ve watched it at least 10x The information is priceless Thanks for putting it out there 👍

[@Probablycooked]

5/10, I have what you guys would call “major” tomorrow our bois annual golf trip…. so exactly what I need is a video to make me re evaluate my swing the day before! Cmon Rick 😂

[@nickb1848]

One of your best videos so far guys!

[@MikeYang]

Just found this channel and loved the video. Excited to see the rest of the series with Dr. Greg Rose. Subscribed!

[@garrettoverby9940]

bro i was doing this in my living room and now i have goose bumps all over my body! Thank you Mike and Eli for making this channel and sharing you've changed my golf game and im sure alot of other's!

[@paulsawyer547]

Holy shit this was an amazing video! Can’t wait to get to the range! I just found you guys about 2 weeks ago and I’ve straight up marathoned it all! I never looked ahead to see how long you guys kept it up, but I’m glad to see it’s still going, can’t wait to catch up on season 6! Let’s go let’s go Team Bear! Sorry Eli, love you too bro!

[@lambrusko95]

Incredible stuff. It’s amazing how a good teacher can ingrain a feel in a “silly” way

[@devinknapp4949]

Can’t believe this is free. What a great concept and lesson. Thanks for sharing

[@alexmckay7324]

Whoa! All I can say. Great video. Great instructor. Great pupil. Thanks guys.

[@robchapman3514]

This helped me finally understand how the sequence works. Had a good range session yesterday. Excellent information.

[@fullabullasailing2361]

I will watch this over and over again. 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@franidelaserna]

Fantastic video! I can’t wait to see what comes next.

[@robpower525]

Wow... that's one of those "lightbulb" moments... Love his 4 movements during the swing.. Lateral shift, rock n roll, twist, Jump.. I definitely Twist 2nd too like Mike. Can't wait to get to the range after seeing this to try work on this.

[@user-ns6xu5dw2x]

5/10 life changer since it only affects the 5 toes on my front leg. Seriously though, I've been trying this move at my desk all morning. Mike, if you're not yelling "Daniel Day Lewis ain't got NOTHING on me!" at the top of your lungs after you pure a drive with the "Mike's left foot" move, I'll be disappointed. LGLG!

[@Concordeagle]

Thank you for sharing this, it was the missing piece I was looking for, that stool drill is genius! 🙏

[@JT-xe5ds]

BEST ADVICE EVAR! I need this! Great stuff as always, guys. Keep it up!

[@dwboston1]

This is a phenomenal video - Dr. Greg explains it so clearly. I've had the same issue with my swing - the upper body twist before the R+R and jump (if I was even doing the jump at all), with early extension, being too steep, and a two-way miss. Amazing how pushing back with the lead foot helps shallow the arms and speeds them up. Great stuff.

[@lukeweber9173]

Fantastic information. Visual cues have always been a huge help for me, so seeing this video with the included explanation is a definite game changer! 8 out 10!

[@twisted13]

Best Golf instructional video on YT. Absolutely game changer. Thank you for posting this, I already ordered my chair. Cheers✌️

[@darkh0st]

This is an insane analysis. So happy I stumbled on this video.

[@JonnyStingray]

This is the greatest video I have seen to help with my golf swing. Thank you so much for creating this.

[@jaymann.g]

10/10 life changer. I sit here in the hospital with my new born daughter and the content of this video has equipped me with the tools to become a better father, a better man, and a better human. I am indebted to you eternally.

[@user-gl2hh2sl9z]

God I wish I had a coach like this years ago. I got to a plus handicap without this move. Short hitter, flippy, but made it work. A few months ago I figured out this move and suddenly I'm hitting it miles further than I ever have before. Such a good lesson and given in a great way by an obviously skilled coach.

[@damienknight3377]

10+! Awesome job guys. I have been really struggling with this for years and I’ve never heard an instructor talk about it or demonstrate it this way! Quite possibly the missing link where it feels like everything is coming together!

[@JD3Sniperwolf]

I watched this video about a year before I listened to the first ever episode of the podcast. And naturally I have found my way back

[@user-eg7qn4gs9x]

10/10 - And on this day, Dr Greggers descended from the heavens and blessed us with another commandment. "Roll thy stool." And it was good.

[@au1818]

1/10 Learn how to take off a woman’s bra: You just twist your hand until something breaks

[@rickloke4223]

Excellent video, I am now understand more how to use the left foot and ground level to produce power.

[@kajomelimaelvitrev]

Ok. Came back to watch it his after some time. This is a classic to get you focused again and again.

[@davidgraham8058]

The feeling of slamming on the handbrake and posting up on the lead leg is the most vital move in the swing. It is pure power. This turned me from a 4-5 handicap to a consistent +2. 1:28 is just beautiful rotation. Pure power and speed right there. Ball strikers’ dream. ❤

[@mikeupchurch1462]

I LOVE THIS SO HARD! I don't want to go trying this willy-nilly by myself but it sure does change the way I think about the swing work I'm doing and how I'm trying to get a lot different new moving parts to synch up. Thanks, guys!

[@Michael-wp5sz]

I give it uh A 10....a 10...a f***ing 10! As a life long early extender, I also was floored after doing those drills with the left foot that my early extension was fixed! Picked up 10 yards on my irons instantly. I just spoke with Art Vandelay, my importer and exporter to secure the finest wide base stool with rollerblade wheels to perfect my training. Add this to my list of increasing purchases based on your recommendations: Adam young strike plan, fit for golf app, stack system, golf metrics, the neck pillow, my goodr glasses and vuori clothes. I've improved from a 7 to a 2.1 and am hoping this left foot move can eliminate my 2 way miss and like you guys get to the finish line of scratch. LGLG

[@itskeithallen]

Ok, so I've listened to every single episode of your podcast and there have been a few round-changing, weekend-changing and even practice-changing episodes. This video though, THIS drill, this is LIFE CHANGING! Like, I respect that your scale goes from 1-10, but this one is special. This one goes to 11. Right across the board. 11. You're at a 10 with your swing, where else can you go? Nowhere. This is that extra push over the cliff. Not only did I realize what my left foot is really for in the swing, I realized I've been training for this moment my entire life! Now I just need to feel it. That chair push that I've been doing since the first time I sat in a chair with wheels. This one goes to 11. Kudos to Craigers, Yeah to Neil, Attaboy to Gary.

[@petestevens5816]

Awesome!! The information us hackers never get. Thanks to you guys and Titleist.

[@thegrindtopar]

Solid video and that left foot action is key! Can’t wait for more episodes!

[@davelewis6191]

That was a great video , loved the excitement Mike had when he "got" it.

[@tj4381]

Gents, 10/10 I immediately shared your video with my TPI fitness class instructor - Hasentree CC in Wake Forest, NC. We were all sliding on stools in the fitness room during the next class. He and I hit the range to try Gregger's life-changing tip that afternoon. We were both bombing it. This 52-year-old has new hope on bombing it down the "Starting Line". cue the "After the Credits" music.

[@bdebartola]

Currently, this video ranks a solid 10/10 on the life-changing meter. As we all know, I am in the stage of this KZbin swing video where I believe I have stumbled upon the secret golf tip I've been searching for my whole life. And you know what? I genuinely think this might be the one... Now, let's take a moment to appreciate the incredible journey Mike has undertaken in this podcast. It wasn't too long ago that one of his season goals was to ban all viewing of KZbin videos. And now, here we are, witnessing a full circle moment. Could it be possible that he's now creating the very videos he once swore off? The irony is simply delicious!

[@briansevern3160]

Absolutely the best video so far! Congrats Fellas

[@davidp31289]

10/10 this move is absolute gold! Makes me want to launch a shoe at a wall and blame it on somebody else!

[@Tito_1982]

Very informative! ‘Use the ground’ debunked. Knowing the kinetic sequence is the key to properly using the ground. Can’t wait to give it a try and cure my #1 swing flaw which is early extension.

[@jgeary8473]

My instructor and I are working on this left foot move and the release and the order of movement. The chair helped a lot. Thx.

[@alanstewart7918]

I have been struggling with an outside in move this year. I have always been a right to left player and suddenly I was fading/slicing and starting the ball left. These couple of visualization ideas are going to transform my swing immediately. My swing thought to address this before now was to really think about dropping my hands down from the top, but I was not clearing my left hip out, so everything got stuck. I was trying to figure out a swing feel/thought that would help me clear that hip but I haven't been able to do that consistently. Now that I see this heel pivot, I've got my visual image and my swing feel. Gonna need a lot of repetition, but I can see it now. Practice range, here I come.

[@ChurlishJM]

I tell the people on Reddit about this feeling. I don't take credit for it, but I can't imagine being new or intermediate golfer in learning to play and this tip not helping a great deal, especially when it's adults learning in their spare time. I was fortunate to have a lot of time I could devote to it as a teenager. It's such a great tip to get golfers to understand what needs to happen in the downswing.

[@ianmacdonald5325]

10/10 life changing. Now desperately trying to work out how to integrate the purchase of a rotating stool! Great to see how much pleasure this give you, which you then share.

[@michaels6205]

10/10 - Fantastic thought to add to work on foot pressure. This on top of a few other drills finally got my hands in front of the ball at impact.

[@TheDrewski88]

So good!! Loving all the videos this season ❤

[@Hildengus]

Amazing! These guys are SO GOOD! Will try the left foot story... this actually might be very similar to the body mechanics behind the "stack & tilt" swing that really worked well for me! LGLG

[@bennoahgaming3756]

To say this video changed my life would be an understatement, before this video I would hit high, weak fades or overcompensate with hard snap hooks. After seeing this video it’s like a light shown down from the heavens and I was a new man. This afternoon I went out on the course, hit a few balls to warm up and while doing this the ball sounded different, it sounded like a real golf shot! I was hitting it further, purer (Lenny… queue the piercing trajectory music). I went out to play a quick 9 holes, but after 4 holes I was even… and felt like I had something. I didn’t have a miracle round, but I did shoot one of my best scores of my life. The driver is the weakest part of my game, but using this method made my driver a weapon today - I could count on where the ball would go, and I hit more fairways and hit it longer than I have. This was incredibly helpful and made today a great day! Can’t wait for my next round, hopefully with my new driver from Titleist!

[@agarwal38]

Is this technique only relevant for driver, or for irons too?

[@SlimGaming]

Irons too@@agarwal38

[@user-ct8zh7mv7u]

8/10 Overall great stuff, I would love to see more episodes like this, it's insight for those of us who will never realistically be able to go to TPI. I would like to also say, this Federer move really sounds a lot like Eli's beautiful mind tangent about where the velcro needs to be, he was right all along. Going to be implementing this tomorrow on day 1 of our member-guest, new things always work for me before big rounds and i'm not superstitious but i am a little stitious.

[@troykeizer2772]

10/10 changed my life. Tried this immediately after watching in my back yard against a net, snapped hooked it directly into my garage. Worth it. My left quad already looks freakin JACKED. LG LG

[@brentkrug]

FANTASTIC explanation as far as shallowing and more rotation

[@colbybotts4809]

This is an 11 out of 10...I have been struggling with my left hip on the backswing and this move will 100% change my life. I have a stool on order as we speak!

[@gfed21]

10/10 Life Changing Event, I'm in the process of divorcing my wife and putting my unborn children up for adoption to visit Dr Greggers Rose for that left foot magic.

[@steverupert6988]

Really hope we get to hear/see more information about these moves!!

[@thefirescale3663]

10/10 life-changing. And all this time I've been going through such pain and personal anguish. Such HELL! FOR NOTHING!

[@nathanutz4418]

9/10- Amazing stuff, never thought a stool would be a training aid! Keep these videos coming👊

[@toddtolliver7468]

When I view swing/instruction for others, I rarely see anything that resonates with my swing feel. I got goosebumps watching this. I made some swing changes at the end of last season that dropped my handicap by about 3-4 points but wasn't completely clear why. It seems to make sense now: sequence and left foot. I will be sleeping with this video under my pillow and playing a constant loop in my air pods. My life has changed as my wife is about to leave me because I won't stop talking about it, 10/10. ;)

[@ryannewstead7728]

10/10 life changing moment for both me, and my wife. For me, this is the move I've been working on and it is so crystal clear now thanks to Greggers Rosers. For my wife, she is ecstatic I'm so enthusiasticly wanting to go furniture shopping on the weekend (for a wide base rolling stool 😉). LGLG

[@korkeiw]

10/10 This move has me spinning around in my office chair through the cubicles at work. Lenny cue the beautiful mind music.

[@cr8iveamboy775]

I already avg 4 - 5 birdies a round, so I was skeptical about this technique offering my game anything special.. so I did a field test on my local 9 hole course.. I was wrong.. first I took it to the range until I got the feel.. then out to the course where I gained 20 yds or more on every drive.. even a 325 yds drive to a par 4 green!! This made it a lot easier to shoot even lower scores, easily getting up and down with my short game.. The result, my best round ever there with an 8 under 25!! just missing one, putt on a par 3.. which just grazed the right edge.. Thank you, Dr. Rose! Wow, I am on a golf high all day.. I am usually worn out hitting 280+ drives all day.. my usual is, 250 carry and 277.. but Damn! the title says it all, it's a game changer.. and u can shape the shots and control trajectory as well.. by timing or applying varying degrees of the 4 driver swing components, but only thing this video does not focus on are: compression, angle of attack and swing path which are equally important to getting the most out of these type of shots shots and taking ur game to another level.. the science and physics is solid.. it is truly and legit method / revelation!

[@adub22]

Had a rotary stool that was narrow based… tried to do the drill before I got to the end of the video and it slipped up underneath me and I will now see Dr. Greggers, not for golf, but for my broken back I just got. 10/10 life change I would say.

[@user-wx2qh4sb5d]

3.14/10 because just like when I learned pi in high school, this is something I know is really important but I have never figured out how to actually use it in real life. Great… now I want pie. Sincerely, Kevin Malone

[@andrewburmakin2999]

The best golf lesson for the past 10 years

[@guitar1950]

Looking forward to the next two episodes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alexscovell3012]

10/10 🎉 This is truly life changing! I’ve been trying to do this for about a year and been contorting myself into all sorts of positions only to fail miserably to get this to work. This video makes so much sense - and it seems to work although more practice needed. So life changing in fact I thought long and hard about sharing it with golf buddies - I did in the end 😂

[@mikaelpyka7702]

This was, hands down, the coolest golf lesson I've ever witnessed! Why aren't all MY lessons like this?! 😅

[@stricj08]

Can't wait to see how this influences the Stack speeds!

[@MarkLiversedge]

Instant subscribe- this was gold

[@andypassmore8782]

Sooooooo. Mike that look on your face is pure astonishment when you know you have a missing piece, pure holy grail WOW that felt awesome, can't believe I can really do this moment, I need to hug this dude. LET ME LOOSE ON THE COURSE BABY. Fabulous to watch. Now having tried it I need to hug this Guy Too. Nothing else for it. pure emotion 😍😁

[@lukeharris2334]

10/10 gave me another swing thought to add to the arsenal that I use to convince myself I am not just bad at golf. Thank you for helping out my ego!

[@androidaccount7064]

10/10 - i shot my personal best 74 this weekend after watching this earlier in the week. The four kinetic sequences walkthrough connected the dots for me in a massive way. Thanks for the help guys. Here’s to feeling good all the time 🍻

[@eastsidesacco17]

10/10 - Usually training tips and tricks videos never make any sense to me, its always some sort of gimmicky thing. Definitely always trying to sell something, some aid or whatever. Only to be disappointed after spending money on some useless product. Never in a million years did I think pushing off with the left foot would make so much sense. Truth be told, I probably should have stopped buying stuff was sooner. Warped my ENTIRE perception of ground forces in the swing! Admittedly I'm not the best golfer (20-ish handicap), but this moves makes so much sense. Normally I am pushing with the right foot but getting on my office chair and pushing was CRAZY. Tomorrow I am definitely pushing off the rotary chairs (never knew they were called that) in the office. Thanks a TON for putting this video out. Helpful, informative, short and sweet. It's AWESOME. Surprised I have never seen stuff like this before. So I guess that's the comment. Move over me and my golf, it's the Dr. Greggers show now. Onward to lower handicaps! Keep fighting. Eventually you'll read the first letter of every sentence... #LGLG

[@camt3469]

amazing- nothing better than working with somebody who can really nerd out with you on the golf swing. epic

[@mp8478]

Nice work Mike - what a fantastic back-drop ;) You may have to squint a bit, but I've made it into a Lenny production - I'm the one resembling a grey wall in the background! 7 out of 10 life changing points for me - the methodology to ingrain a feeling is very clever. I'll now wait for the next beautiful mind segment where you're too sensitive to the laces on your left shoe!

[@rikk3636]

I first want to say how much I have enjoyed all of your content. I have been a non-leg golf swinger for my entire 37 years of playing golf and am excited to wheel around my office and hopefully gain a few more yards and eliminate the two way miss. I wish I had something really funny or clever to say. For now, 6/10 with a 10/10 on interest alone.

[@bengrabowski8574]

Don't have anything funny to say so I'll just say that not only this video, but the entire podcast has been 10/10 life changing. Seeing Mike make this breakthrough fired me up to keep searching for my own and now I'm wheeling around my cubicle like a madman wishing I was at the range. Kudos to you guys and LGLG

[@robbie192]

Awesome video!

[@Costigs01]

This one move is something i focused on before for one range session and that session was fantastic, then i completely forgot what i was doing. This video just reminded me and ive just been to the driving range. 7 irons gone from avg 155 to 169. Driver has gone from 235 avg to 260-270 and remarkably better dispersion. Felt absolutely fantastic and balls felt like they rocketed! Managed to get 155 ball speed with driver where im normally getting 139-142 10/10 would bang

[@glachvay]

Like Billy Bob 10! 10! A F******* 10! This is because I seem to listen to my coaches and peers to the detriment of my health/golf game. I'll be playing through all kinds of pain because of this video. All seriousness, this is a great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@Diego-qz9yu]

Shoot i just went through my golf swing & I do these things myself after feeling it out on the range for years now. 5 years in, I got a reliable draw, and these videos really help me understand why it works.

[@michaelarroyo1324]

10/10-this is one of my main problems. Game changer. I did get some looks from the OR nurses when I started using the stool in the operating room to practice that left foot push off. This move could make surgery more efficient as well.

[@nialloconnor4933]

This episode changed the way I view the golf swing - Just wow!

[@Leepfall]

I’ve always felt bits and pieces of this swing. But never this clear in explanation. This is so revolutionary. I can’t wait to swing the club and buy a stool. Lglg.

[@chadgill3977]

11/10. I’m so pissed that I found this at 40 and not 20. This is an unreal video. I have some work to do now. But this changed my outlook. I've been working on rotation and compression but it's so hard to get it stick. Never seen this taught like this before and can't wait to get working on it.

[@kylekober4145]

10/10 - I was so excited to try the chair drills I missed Greg’s advice at the end on where to do said drills. Floors changed forever #CreatingScratches

[@camdenrogers3040]

10/10 - This video is the first step in the right direction for retraining my KZbin algorithm after spending several hours watching arm wrestling videos..

[@philipmurphy9452]

8/10 life changing, will watch again. I was going to explain how I, similar to you, struggle with twisting before rock and rolling, but there is more to life than making shallow, fairly obvious observations.

[@coopsyd]

Spintastic! Next up: The baseball bat forehead spin drill for swing balance. Trust me; it works!

[@stephaniepentecost2212]

8/10 life changing. The left foot technique was awesome to watch and learn, the two point deduction is due to my husband annoying me every day about commenting on this video. I can't wait to win the driver, never let him use it, and then start my own podcast about how I became a scratch golfer with a TSR Titleist driver. Thanks!

[@lilcigarman]

10/10 life changing, I showed the stool one foot drill at 8:34 to my 3 year old daughters dance class and I want to see if they can do the spin as classy and elegant as Mike did when he started. I think getting 10+ swivel chairs in the hands of three year old's and making them spin for science in the name of golf is something PTI can back. Great content as usual guys. #lglg