The secret to hitting all your clubs consistently flush!

[@randolphtolbert3825]

A guy like this will take all of your money on the golf course. He’s not long but he’s straight and consistent.😊

[@mikerodrick2430]

Probably shoots his age every round.

[@tinytoons2517]

I like your simple take on the golf swing and the title says forgotten . . now because I watched this video you are now, The Unforgotten Golfer.

[@user-cu1ce1qf3r]

I do agree.ditto.

[@joecalvacca3195]

Thanks Tony all the best . Keep those videos coming they’re incredible

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

Thank you very much!

[@Mogsey1972]

Ditching many a channel thanks to your videos, really great advice for us all.

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

I’m glad I could help. If there’s a particular topic or problem feel free to suggest that I make a video about it.

[@dimtgco1428]

You know how I know your are right? I'm 68 and struggled my whole life playing lousey golf. Just this year after years of painful analysis, I came to the exact same conclusion you did. One thing more, and Pete Cowan said this too. Practice holding the club with the trail hand all the way down to the shaft. The feeling you get is one of a consistent solid strike. Then using that feel, bring the hands back together and you'll hit it a little farther. You soon realize that the left hand passes the ball first then the right hand delivers the blow in perfect timing. I must have watched, I don't know, maybe 5,000 instructional videos and now I'm done. One last thing. Most of us are right eye dominant. The vast majority of tour players are right handed, but, they are LEFT eye dominant. This is a fact! So now I look at the ball with my left eye and my entire perspective has improved too. Jack Nichlaus taught this too! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Let them all go nuts with useless instructions. I now play to my highest ability!

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

Yes! Thank you for tuning in!

[@anthonymead4359]

Love this guy - he's real like me! I'm sticking with this because i know i can learn something, take it to the course with me. Thanks Tony.

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

Thank you, I’m trying!

[@RayBenson-kl8nh]

Great vid. If anyone, new to golf, was to watch this they would save hours of torment on the range. Plus those who have played for years could make their swings so much better. Good on you sir.

[@dimtgco1428]

Yeah. I wish I had a nickel for every dime I had to leave at the golf course. Every time I played for money I choked and lost. When there was no money on it, I probably used whatever I had to get drunk before I finished 18.

[@tru7169]

Proud you decided to distribute your experience, thankyou.❤

[@ag358]

You are correct sir, that section is the only part that matters.

[@ehaney2215]

Great stuff! I'm 74 and I will use this to get back on track. Thank you!

[@user-lv4nn4dy6s]

I watched some of your videos/ advice on youtube ...deep and the best lesson ive ever had Thanks.

[@3480eric]

Considering what you have to deal with, you do extremely well! I wish I could swing and play golf as well as you. You’re really passionate about the game.

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

Thank you. The fact is that I was very lucky and was born with only a “ touch” of CP. It resulted in a lack of muscle flexibility. You ca see in the opening (when I was eighteen) the swing was much more fluid. But at 66 years of age, when everyone gets stiffer I am much more so. It’s a pain and I’ve lost a lot of distance but I can still play from the senior tees relatively well.

[@huskerchris9502]

Well done! I have saved this video to watch before my next range visit Thank you

[@steveperry1344]

i enjoyed your video and ideas about the swing. i'm 72 and for years i looked at how the pros get their hands way over the head and that's what i was trying to do and never got that right even when i was young. so i started just going back as far as i could which was where my hands are about shoulder height and it works out so much better and hit it decently about 220 total with the driver and 140 with a 7 iron. i can play with that, i've been a 13 hdcp for 30 years and just can't seem to get it down but always trying. thnx and good golfin to ya.

[@thomasesparza9175]

I'm 71 and the only way to improve your handicap is spend more time on your short game. I practice at public courses in Oklahoma City, all of them charge $3.50 for 30 balls, so a full basket will cost $7 total. I see some golfers hitting a full basket and then go retrieve another, & another, etc, which obviously can get expensive over time trying to improve. The odd thing, they could actually improve their game without spending money, only just more practice time, on the "free" practice areas instead, i.e. putting green, chipping green, & sand bunkers. Typically, golfers hit straight to the driving range rather than the short game practice areas. I practice on my short game areas first, then hit the driving range, but only limit myself to 30 balls. My driving range routine is to pretend playing holes on the course. For a Par 5, hit driver than fairway or hybrid club, then an approach shot with wedge. For a Par 4, hit driver then an approach shot with a hybrid or iron. For a Par 3, hit iron to different flags on the range. With these three hole rotation, I hit 6 balls. With 30 balls, I can play 15 holes of golf, rather than rack one ball after another, hitting balls all over the range! Another mindset...don't worry about your handicap & just play golf for fun!

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

Too many folks think practicing the short game is boring-everyone wants to hit the driver… but putting and chipping is where the low scoring comes from.

[@thomasesparza9175]

@@TheForgottenGolfer I practice my putting on the greens with only one ball…practice like you play! Also, I change up with different style putters. I have a standard 35” mallet & a armlock mallet. Dave Stockton made these practice suggestions…and no practice stokes!

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

As far as putting practice goes-You do what makes YOU most comfortable. When I played competitively I never would putt on the practice greens of a course I didn’t know-I chipped to them instead. In most cases the practice green speed and roll was nothing like the course greens.

[@thomasesparza9175]

@@TheForgottenGolfer Yes, I have experienced the difference from practice and actual course greens. I read somewhere that pro golfers said one of the few places that the practice green were like the actual greens was at the Masters! ⛳️

[@BillyDee159]

Smart advice, he’s getting a good hip turn on each swing

[@user_1664]

After five years of hacking , swearing and sweating i decided about a month ago to just slow down and get proper contact , no rush no fuss just learn what makes proper contact , the difference is night and day . I finally feel like i play golf . I wish i had seen this five years ago … but would i have listened ? Nice video , just confirms what i finally learnt 👍

[@mikeburton8916]

Very nice, thank you and keep enjoying the game.

[@robertarthur2482]

Thank you. Best lesson I have watched 🏌️‍♂️⛳️

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

That’s the best compliment anyone could receive with all the instructional options there are on the internet-THANK YOU!

[@laynelommen9460]

Great video. Thx for sharing it.

[@CruceEntertainment]

Good grip, posture, ball position, aim, good takeaway and load up, swing easy so your arms can keep up with what your legs are doing and so you don’t move around too much while swinging and stay in your posture through impact. You do all that, you’ll have at very least a “decent” shot, and often a great shot!

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

Thank you!

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

Most of the adjustments I make to my swing now have to be made because of my flexibility. You were kind to say “good posture” I can’t keep my back as straight as I’d like to. But I think that’s why I’ve had such success in the site. Many now are in the same boat. So I’m hoping to prove to many that they can still play well even if they can’t move well. Oh to know what I know now when I was 16 yrs. of age.

[@rackum44]

You have a nice hip bump and you keep your head really steady. Nice swing,God Bless

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

I started when I was 9 years old and I am very thankful!

[@keithrudge]

Another gem.

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

Thank you--I was sooo surprised it was that easy myself!

[@e.g.flores2819]

Thanks for your video.

[@bloatedsodium7301]

Sir, you misspelled foregotten. 😊 ⛳️

[@ThomasPhillips-x1h]

Anthony……I really like your videos. I’m 72 and just started playing again after a six year hiatus after a long recovery from neck and lumbar surgery. I’m wondering how far you hit your different clubs, as my distances are far less than they were when I played in my 50’s.

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

I’ve lost a lot of distance- Driver 210-20 7 iron 130. 7 wood 175…

[@ThomasPhillips-x1h]

@@TheForgottenGolfer ….Thanks Anthony, you’re killing’ it compared to me! I live in Belize ( there’s only one golf course here, a two hour drive away.). Am going to Indy for four months where I’ll take some lessons, ( and get a knee replacement.). I will sure keep watching your great vid’s!

[@TheHappyGolf4]

Impressive!

[@bruceford9413]

This is a variant of the l to l drill that grooves impact . Alot of famous guys are saying the same thing in a different way.

[@voorjansfreddy979]

hallo from BELGIUM ,

[@grandpagolf]

Very funny. Your motion is exactly what I recommend to anyone who asks me. I'm 68, a tad more flexible and stronger than you IMHO. I just rotate the pelvis and hips very fast at impact, which gives enough speed to add yards. So let me congrat you for this sensible advice. It's all what any golfer should learn to get solid strokes anytime, I fully agree 😉.

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

Thank you!

[@wallinlitwa]

I observe you using your arms from the top to swing the club perfectly on plane propelling the ball in the direction of the target. Very nice! However, most of us recreational golfers appear to use our shoulders coming over the top of the plane because of our intention to hit the ball, propelling it either to the left or slicing it to the right. Does not succumbing to this overpowering "hit impulse" destroy most swings?

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

If you have to swing hard so be it--just try to use a good pre shot routine and lean on timing and see if that helps you keep the wheels on.

[@mikerodrick2430]

THAT is the downfall of nearly every amateur swing. We all have a great practice swing but when the ball is added everything changes. The practice swing has no effect on your score so there's no mental pressure or swing thoughts to paralyze you at address. The hit impulse is the hardest thing to get rid of.

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

You lose it after a while on the driving range-the swing becomes more of a move. If you can’t afford to go to the driving range often then but a bag of plastic balls and hit them in your yard.

[@jmm1817]

Love it making it easy. So Just curious. What is your average yardage per club? Thank you? I'm 60 and I'm totally fine hitting it a little shorter And straight.

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

My best is 220-225. Yeah from the senior tees that’s plenty.

[@jmm1817]

@@TheForgottenGolfer not too shabby for 65 and an ailment probably dead center

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

The guys I play with tell me-“you don’t have enough moving parts to hit it offline…” 😆

[@jmm1817]

@@TheForgottenGolfer haha well that works out great they say every adversity carries a seed to an even greater success

[@allanbenoit8305]

I enjoyed coming across this. I agree with you.. too much junk and minutia out there. Coming from a baseball background, I always got the feel you're talking about, with the bottom portion of the swing coming into it square. Then all these videos make you feel like there 'has to be more,' and that what you are doing is incorrect. After working severely hard at getting good at golf, I'm coming up on my 3rd season this June and am just about at scratch. My goal is to make the PGA and I just turned 46. Any advice from you, I will gladly take. i appreciate you.

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

There is a HUGE GAP between amateur and professional circles. If your dream is to go professional than you have to surround yourself with that group and find the best professional teacher you can that will help you achieve your goals!

[@jherl8307]

My advice. Stick to your day job. I just got back from watching the Monday qualifying for the Honda Classic here in Florida. All you have to do to match those guys is be about 330 to 350 off the tee. Hit your irons crisp and long. Get up and down from anywhere. Putt lights out. At 46 you have zero chance of matching these wannabe s let alone the exempt PGA Tour players.

[@allanbenoit8305]

@@jherl8307 It's so easy to give up and get intimidated, and with reason... however, I don't give up that easy. I have more determination than most and a natural skill level. I won't be deterred by your comment. It's comments like these that make the normal people quit. I don't think so!

[@allanbenoit8305]

@@TheForgottenGolfer I agree with you completely. There's varying levels of amateur and the term is used so loosely. There's many amateur's who can play on the pro level, but they don't go after it. Going into year 3 and shooting 70's and early 80's, I think there's a strong chance eventually.

[@jherl8307]

@@allanbenoit8305 Good luck. Hope you prove me wrong.

[@benjaminhogan3157]

I was gonna say you look like JR!!!

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

Thanks for watching me. I hope it helped you in some way. I just think the internet is so overloaded with junk advice right now. Glad you watched it.

[@user-mg1kd1hn4b]

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[@Charles-xm1ml]

Probably saved me a lot of money 😂

[@jerrylevy1005]

He does not talk about weight changes in the back swing or the down swing. We are supposed to watch him and learn something. "He'll take that any day".Watch him and you will learn- He says. There is no information here. Watch the pro tapes not this

[@Sanholomc]

More of a stroke

[@douglaskercher6948]

You're kidding yourself mate. I'm 67 and been a PGA member for 32 years. Your swing is nothing like your heroes. At your age Hogan Snead and Player swung it so much better than you because they made a decent pivot.

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

First of all I would never compare myself to anyone, let alone the legends of the game! The only thing we have in common is that the toe of our clubs is pointed UP rather than say square to square which has the club angled to basically to the golfer’s spine angle. That is all. Thank you for tuning in!

[@TheWedgeWizard]

They also didn’t have cerebral palsy.

[@anthonymead4359]

Doug Baby, forget Snead and Hogan or anyone else for that matter. They're 'super hero golfers' who swing on a plane of existence that's far beyond the comprehension of mere mortals. This guy's dealing with realistic golf-life scenarios that plague the average golfer like myself until he resembles a bag of wobbling jelly! I can admire the likes of Snead and Hogan...and dream. I look at this guy and actually learn something . How? Simple, he's real!

[@jherl8307]

This old buck has got an excellent move through the ball I assume from doing exactly what he is suggesting his viewers to do. I once watched Gary Player on the practice range do pretty much what this video suggests. Player hit shot after shot with different clubs at about 50% speed. He was grooming his tempo and his ball contact. Won’t argue with a guy that has won 9 majors or the guy that made this video because what they do works.

[@TheForgottenGolfer]

Thanks J. The fact is that when you take the distance factor out and just try for 70 yards it relaxes the muscles and you don’t grab the club as hard and as a result have a better release point through the ball.