The release - Part 1/3: Start early…

Don’t delay the arm release when you transition at the top off your swing. We need timme to increase speed before we reach the ball.
Let me help you get a effortless golfswing with speed and accuracy. A good release will help you to a better impact and longer drives and irons without slice and hook.
Long and straight is every ones goal but it takes time. Try to focus on one thing not everything when you practise. Impact, face control and swingpath will always be the most important part to drill.
If you use callaway, ping, titleist or taylor made clubs doesn’t matter you can learn to hit good golf shots. Your loft or your shaft on the club will not change but you can get better.
Find what inspires you. The pga tour, longdrivers or other good golfers can all help you find better golf shots. Watch what they do instead of listed to what they say. Listen mostly to your body and figure out what you need to do to produce the same results as the pros on TV.
Mike Malaska, Mike Austin, Mike Dunaway and Steve Pratt are some of my favorite golf instructors online. Find the tips that make your golf better. Decide what you want to hit. I teach a draw but many like a fade and nobody likes a hook or slice.
Your hips or your lag is not the key to golf. Your hands will decide the shot and you can do like Tiger Woods and trust your hands. Teach your hands to hit different shots. Hit big hooks and slices to understand what happens. Only straight is not gonna teach you anything.
Bryson Dechambeu and Kyle Birkshire can inspire you to hit it longer. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson can give you inspiration and motivation to test new things and new golf shots. Linn Grant can show you the future of ladies golf.
The Masters, Players Championship, The Players, The Open and US Open can make you love golf even more. See the best in the world solve all the problems we all need to master any golf course. Golf is a craft and you need fantasy, feel and skills to master it.

[@Technical_debater]

Marcus is spot on about this release. I read too many books when I started golf about “lag”. Complete BS and took me 20 years to figure out what Marcus is talking about. Wish I’d have seen this 20 years ago.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Michael, it's never too late. Time to get what you want. Glad you found my channel. 👍

[@flower2289]

lag has probably set as many golfers back as any other single swing thought. I believe Jack Nicklaus also said at one time that he starts the release as soon as he starts the downswing. Marcus is on top of it. Marcus is the MAN.

[@CherylCassidy-vx8hl]

I’m so glad I found you!!! I’m 80 years old, and have been struggling so much with getting speed and listening to all of the wrong information. With your health, I can now enjoy playing golf again and get my speed and length back. I no longer listen to any other KZbin instructors, you are the best!!!

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Love to hear it. Great job 👏

[@RickMansur]

"Even if your swing looks interesting" lol. A kind way to put it. Nice job!

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Glad you enjoyed it. 👍

[@billwalsh4537]

Marcus, I have slowly added your swing concepts into my game. I’m 78 years old so fast hip rotations and the like are not possible. But playing last week in 20 mph winds, I shot 77. Solid long drives, irons solid with slight draws. I gave your website to my lefty golf partner and he is now a subscriber. You need more subscribers! I will work on that.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Thanks Bill. I'm glad you found me. 😁

[@coloz4565]

Hey Marcus, watched your video last night. Did some swinging at a tee peg in the ground then went off to play competition at my club today. Your instructions on release makes me feel absolutely free compared to dragging the driver through impact zone. Early results were impressive so I will keep working on it and your other videos. Many thanks. I actually hit the sweet spot over and over today. Usually a rarity for me. Love your work.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

That is awesome! Keep going and you will find the swing that will give you effortless power and accuracy for the future. 👍

[@ahkau4612]

Thanks for the lesson!

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

My pleasure!👍

[@09Youba]

We just hit the ball. Love it Marcus. You are right on!

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

👍

[@Mk-oy9ns]

To quote Mike malaska " Jack says you can't release it too soon",and they should Know!

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

They do know. 👍

[@dirkhardpec7881]

Your write-up below the video is excellent. Looking forward to the rest of this series 👍

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Awesome, thank you!👍

[@gcoffey223]

I SMESHED SMESHED my last 8 or 9 drives. SMESHED!!! Absolutely SMESHED!!

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Love to hear it. 👍

[@ast453000]

For me this is the key to the golf swing, especially with driver. Like Marcus, I don't keep my lead arm straight in the back-swing. So I start the downswing by swinging out (straightening the lead arm and casting) and down with my arms before turning. I only start turning in the bottom half of the swing, maybe a little earlier. This forces the club to take an inside out club path in the bottom half of the swing and I don't slice anymore. So it really feels like the downswing has two parts. The first is down and the second is out. After the hit, you just want to go up and out.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Good job my friend. Understanding timing is the biggest part of the knowledge you need. 👍

[@lwn345]

Played Friday and about 4 holes in with mixed results I thought of this teaching from having recently studied some of these videos. I said to myself, Self I'm gonna try to push though with right side. First one, bombed a slight draw easily 50 yards farther than I have been able to muster on my best shot while trying to pull through with front side. I hit four more bombs out of 5 attempts. The only errant one was a slight fade instead of a draw which found the edge of the wood line due to me aiming that way. Also I tend to hit fat shots with irons for multiple reasons but one of them is pulling down suddenly and violently with lead side. Interested to see how this shapes up with irons. Great videos man, thanks so much!

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

I you keep to the concept it will get better every week. The worst we all can do is jump from concept to concept. Keep it up and you will get what you want. 👍

[@jjvaldes1]

Once again Marcus, GREAT CONTENT.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Thank you. 🙏

[@davidhester9716]

This makes total sense to me and clears up much of the misinformation taught today.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Glad to hear that. 👍

[@rickrocketts183]

I think i finally understand the quotes “i wish i had three right hands” and “you can’t release the club soon enough”. If i’m pushing with my trail hand, the only physical limit is how hard i can push that hand and the sooner the better for more speed. Then match the body turn to that speed. Notice Marcus gets insane speed without looking like he’s turning crazy fast. He COULD turn faster, but only would if he could generate an even faster release. Which he could do if he had three trail hands

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

I'm glad you see and understand it because it feels better and better every day. Maybe I have an extra invicible trail hand. 🤔

[@rickrocketts183]

Or maybe when you do a push up you have the strength and speed to push yourself up to standing. 💪

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

I just tried and failed. ☹@@rickrocketts183

[@rickrocketts183]

Sounds like a fine winter project so you can reclaim your rightful long drive title.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

@@rickrocketts183 The goal is always to getter better and faster. 💪

[@azcharlie2009]

I took this thought to the range yesterday, and I must say that I gained a lot of club head speed.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

I'm glad you discovered something interesting. 🤔

[@flower2289]

Marcus another thing I realized today. Since watching your videos, I no longer have to strain to make good contact with the sand wedge. Or even the 60 degree.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Glad to be a part of your progress. That's my motivation. 👍

[@mikeyap9]

I just saw this! I played Sunday 12/31/223 and I was always late. I will have to try this on my next outing. I'm training using a wall from another video.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Sounds like a good plan. 👍

[@rab077]

I’ve followed this early release instruction and added twenty to twenty five yards at least to my drives and I’m 71yrs old

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Love to hear it. Great job my friend. 👍

[@rab077]

@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad Hi Marcus, re my original post I normally hit the ball 200 yds my improvement from the tee has been amazing since incorporating your instructions at our third hole 380yds I hit a drive and a wedge for me that’s an amazing turn around I am also finding an improvement in my irons using this swing but not sure about apply it from forty yd’s in maybe you could do a vid on that release. Thanks again Marcus Regards Robert

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

@@rab077 There will be mort "short game" videos of all kinds in the future but this one is probably help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZXWcp-ZhqmKnbMsi=pJqGkAplwYIQvUBG

[@lageronimo8012]

Dan Alton Golf YT confirms all you are saying here. Good vid.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Nice. 👍

[@slytown]

Love your instruction.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Glad it was helpful!👍

[@MattS-pv6mk]

Got asked today, "you're swinging easier and you're hitting it further." Told him your name and where to find you. It has to be funny looking out on a golf course, "heh that's my swing!!!"

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Hi Matt. Sometimes I can see som resemblance but it's more a way of thinking. I'm glad that I can help many golfers find a way to understand and hit good golf shots. 👍

[@12496k]

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[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

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[@LeftyToo]

Love you videos. Marcus, do you put pressure into your feet to stabilize your lower body? If so, please do a video on it.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Standing on a pressure plate it shows that I do but nothing I need to think about. Your legs will help the up and down motions in your swing. 👍

[@jasonbourne488]

I really like this series. How important is it to keep a steady / centered head throughout the swing? Also, does it matter if the lead arm is straight or bent in the backswing given that we are using the trail arm?

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

The lead arm needs to be relaxed and that could be helped with a little bend and no, you don't need a fixed head. If you do the swing correct your head will move correct. 👍

[@rogb3199]

Marcus can you please show your grip close up. I hold very much in the fingers and would like to see the trail hand position on the grip. Thanks

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

I'll do that when I do the next video about the grip. I'm in my fingers in both hands. 👍

[@robsmits9135]

Bedankt

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Thank you so much. 🙏

[@davidangel7478]

Hi again Marcus, I’ve added 5mph to my driver clubhead speed (now averaging 92mph) after 2 months of incorporating your early release technique on my TM simulator. From your experience, what further aspirational speed improvements from here are possible. I am 61 years old with a 9 handicap index.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Great job. I'm happy if I get 1% increase every month but the higher you go the lees we get for the effort. Keep going.

[@robsmits9135]

Hello Marcus, Linn Grant and Ludvig Adberg use your technic as well, am i right?

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Hi Rob. Every golfer who hits a draw is doing very close to what I teach. It's only the way I explain it that is different. 👍

[@robsmits9135]

@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad I like your way of teaching very much. I just found out far too late.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

@@robsmits9135 Never to late. 💪

[@Hacker-xe8yv]

Jack Nicklaus said "you cannot start the release too early".

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

And he was 100% correct. 😊

[@reinifrank]

Dear Marcus, I am enjoying your videos. Good job! I do have a question. I'm currently focused on improving my hand or probably more correctly arm speed, and upon measuring my lead and trail arm speeds separately, I've found that my lead arm is consistently 10 mph faster. This leads me to suspect that my trail arm may be the limiting factor to gain speed. If you concur with this assessment, do you have any specific drills or techniques in mind to enhance the speed of my trail arm? Maybe it is as straightforward as implementing overspeed training for the trail arm?

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Hi. This is a two hand sport. We need to control both and we need one slow and one fast. I maid this weeks video based on your question and will release that in the morning. 👍

[@kyle8370]

Hi Marcus. I'm learning to start the release earlier with driver. Do you find with yourself and students that certain shafts work better generally? For example lighter or a softer flex? Maybe a thinner grip?

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

The grip doesn't seem to make any difference but a lighter softer shaft can often be a good choice. To many golfers in my opinion have to stiff and heavy shaft.

[@kyle8370]

That's good news, just ordered a Canadian autoflex for driver.

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

@@kyle8370 Sounds good. 👍

[@murf6023]

Marcus how do you do the release with half swings what changes do you do as you ont get much speed in a shorter backswing will you ?

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

I do exactly the same trough impact but there are less bending and extending of the trail arm and therefor less turn.

[@PatBuckleyracecar]

Thanks for all the great instruction. At the point of release, is it a good idea to also pull your lead hand inward as you are pushing the trailing hand outward?

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Pulling in and around yourself will not give you an out path. I don't recommend it. I would say that it's better to get both hands traveling out but one slow and one fast. This weeks video is all about that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX3MYqtjbcibfrMsi=rIDZl_GcWQQk3DtX

[@PatBuckleyracecar]

@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad Damn you're fast! Thank you!

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

I try to be. 😁@@PatBuckleyracecar

[@robsmits9135]

Hello Marcus, when i start the release early, do i still drop the club behind me?

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

It's always a circle and it starts back and down. 👍

[@robsmits9135]

Thanks for your quick response.

[@MrGreenock1]

Hi Marcus, do you do online lessons.?

[@GolfwithMarcusEdblad]

Hi. I will in the future and looking for a good web tool make it work. Will let everyone know when it starts. 👍