"THE STAB" MAGIC MOVE and BBG GEM training GUIDE | Be Better Golf

[@seajan808]

THANK YOU !!! Bought a gem about 2 weeks ago Trained five days in a row !! At home hitting into net . Played a round and shot about 8 strokes less than normal !!!! Huge This video I just found today and explained the wobble I was getting at the just after impact zone !!!! Thank you for your effort and instruction . I have never experienced the “ feel “ or “move” regularly untill using the Gem I can’t wait to see how this will affect my strokes in day two months time !! Amazing tool !!! But like all tools or training aides you must train correctly and daily . This video is a major tool for Gem begginers !!! Thank you !!!!

[@jdostergolfvlogs5281]

Update?

[@GemGolf]

Great to have your support, SA!

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

A few of people that got the GEM were asking for a DETAILED training guide on how to use it. Here it is. 2 more parts coming.

[@neilbelcher]

Great help thanks buddy

[@Ecclestone71]

Awesome! Thx B.

[@anders84]

Thanks for putting this together!

[@damo3440]

After your first video and one by Steve Johnson, I went out and bought this aid. I did my 10 swings on the driving range and then swapped clubs and hit a ball with my 7 iron. I got a RIDICULOUS low duck hook left. This happened again and again and I was ready to throw the thing in the next water hazard I came across. But I was swinging pretty much full swings and getting a massive wobble. I thought that was part of the 'feel'. So thank you so much (in advance) for clarifying what I am supposed to be doing. I can't wait to try it out again. Why haven't GEM made a bunch of videos themselves? They owe you big time for making the videos that they should be making! Great work, Brendon!

[@Bel-Canto77]

Agreed. Got rid of mine(refund) because of the lack of instruction and I hooked everything. I already suffer from a left miss so the GEM to me promotes a flatter plane and helps slicers not golfers who hook the ball. I need to feel OTT to hit it straight.

[@fauxbot5000]

Exactly what happened to me!

[@arjanpetersen]

Well u only have so much money and reach. So perfectly normal that he asks

[@redwave3520]

I have been taking golf lessons and watching golf videos for 30 years. I tried every type of movement, set-up, back swing, down-swing, turn, follow-through, wrist set, TRAINING AID, etc., etc., imaginable and NONE OF THEM WORKED!!! The reason why none of them worked is because I was concentrating on my GOLF SWING and the BALL, and not the TARGET!!! I would constantly think to myself...."is my set-up right??...do I have enough forward bend???....do I have enough side bend??...am I getting enough width in my back swing??.....do I have a flat wrist??...am I getting enough back swing turn??...am I swaying??...am I keeping my head down??...am I clearing my hips enough??....do I have enough shaft lean to create lag??...on...and on...and on.... SOUND FAMILIAR??? Once I started changing my perception of the golf swing via a certain instructor on You Tube (did not cost me a dime) did my swing improve exponentially!!! I started to literally do the OPPOSITE of what 99% of golf instructors teach on KZbin. I started to use analogies like swinging an axe, a sledge hammer, a hammer, tennis racquet, base ball batter and pitcher, skipping a stone, etc., etc., to change that perception. At setup, I am in constant motion (I NEVER freeze over the ball). I picture the target in my mind. I have a super strong grip; I have an extremely closed club face; I create an incredible amount of lag just in my setup; I use my body to swing the club up in the back swing; I come up in the back swing and turn BOTH my hips and shoulders to the target and then, using my LEGS...LEGS...LEGS...(remember that idea of the 'SQUAT"? I am able to do it every time!! No more early extension and standing up at impact and flipping!!!) I then come crashing down to the ball, with a divot every time, and swing through to a complete finish without ever seeing the club hit the ball!!! I just look at the target and watch as my ball sails towards it!! I have NEVER hit the ball better!!! NEVER had more consistent strikes!! Solid contact 90% of the time. I take a pitching wedge and turn it into a 7 iron. THAT IS WHAT THE PROS DO!!! I focus on the TARGET and NOT the BALL or my GOLF SWING!! As I said earlier, I don't even see the ball when I hit it!! And I don't lose balls anymore!!! If you want to know more, let me know!!!"

[@damo3440]

@@redwave3520 Sounds great. My guess is the you-tuber was Shawn Clements? Or maybe Zen golf.

[@paulg5348]

Got mine a couple of weeks ago, thanks for the discount code. Here is my take. To swing it smoothly you need to have good right side bent in the follow through. This helps get your left side turning through impact. What you will find is that your hands need to finish far more to the left than you think, thus squaring the club face more with your body than your hands. Look at the swing of Lee Trevino in his prime, that will help great deal. This training aid forces you to clear your left side to swing it smooth. My shots are much more solid through impact. Like i am hitting the ball with a body blow, and not a slap. One more thing, if you move the weight just a little left or right of center it will open or close the club face in reference to the swing path, thus giving the feeling of a fade and draw through impact. Hope this helps guys!

[@charlesgallagher7371]

Brendon, I have been following this training aid since the spring and appreciate your repeated video explorations. I am wondering what some of your frequent guest instructor/gurus think about the GEM? Love to know what Milo, Dr.Kwan, Monte, and others think about its reprogramming usefulness. Thank you for the more granular detail you have provided on the GEM. Your channel has exposed me to many new thoughts about the life long quest to become a better player. Thank you.

[@GemGolf]

Thanks for your support, Charles!

[@jeffbankert9024]

Great description on both the wobble and what can cause it…and the stab move into the lead leg. Really good stuff. Can’t wait to try that with my GEM. Thanks for doing this training guide.

[@GemGolf]

Thanks for your support, Jeff!

[@zendog000]

I think it's a wonderful aid and I'm very appreciative of you putting so much into the explanation of how to use it. GEM needs to be more explicit on usage which is very minimal. Even their video clips are lacking in detail. For the first time I am swinging on plane! Hallelujah!

[@nathanperry9593]

Shallowing. How you do it, how you get, how you feel it the magical part for everyone that figures it out. I have been using Bradley Hughes’ 4:30 path drill system for the past year now and found great success. It created the same “magic” feeling. Congratulations for finding that feeling.

[@j.mccarthy3008]

Thanks for the extra details. The info available from GEM is minimal at best. I’ve had my GEM for a couple of weeks now. Bought it based on your videos. To say it feels “funny” when you first start swinging it is an understatement!! I have been diligent on the practice protocol. I will be in the group of people who will need WEEKS of practice. I brought it to a friend who has a TrackMan. Lucky guy!! Most of the smash factors sat around 1.30. There were a few outliers at 1.39 and 1.42. I’d like to be THAT GUY. No discernible change in my golf scores… YET!!

[@lmartise]

Got my GEM with Be Better Golf code. The only thing I don’t understand is the opening of the club face like Ian Woosnam has shown using. Is that what you are trying to do because I feel like most instructors want the club face somewhat closed/parallel to spine now, am I off base there? Thanks for all your content

[@jackhadland864]

HI Brendon Have you done any research into zero taper golf grips. I have been using zero taper grips for over a decade and find they really help to prevent over rotation of the right hand. A pga pro developed a zero taper grip around 15 years ago and produced a product called Frecks grips. I used them for a long while with great results, the only issue was the weight being 80 grams which caused swing weight issues. I have changed over to Jumbomax ultralite grips they produce a grip called the STR8 Non-Tapered The grip weight is 42 grams so it doesn't cause swing weight issues I would recommend you try the XS size STR8 grip to start with, I would be really interested to get your thoughts on zero taper grips Thank you for all your great content

[@MichaelWilliams-qw8yd]

Definitely felt the wobble at first, it was quite obvious! The swing feel is very different to me, and before I saw this I thought "this is a body release" - basically I concur with what you're saying, and the stab thing was very much a feeling I went to with the Malaska move when I was fiddling with that. I suspect all this time I've been in my own way and driving the arms past, be interesting to see what this training does... For those trying it out, try not to get too analytical with it just go slow and short, let the club figure out how to smooth out that wobble - if you're like me you'll be surprised by how different it is going around the corner.

[@paso193]

Nice video! Excellent description on being patient using the GEM. Got a little distracted by the Gestapo haircut but got used to it after awhile. 😮

[@Jackybug]

“Gestapo haircut” 😂

[@openup007]

Great Scott, they invented golf and now, have invented the best swing aid for all levels of golf. Received in two weeks ago and thanks for the 10% off coupon (BEBETTERGOLF). The GEM made me "feel" the shutting of the club at the right moment in the swing giving me a higher rate of compression and distance. Oh, and I am back to hitting a baby draw. I would recommend it without reservation.

[@GemGolf]

Thanks for the support!

[@bobwayne5965]

I had one hour of daylight left. Current weather conditions were windy and temps of 68. Biked over to the par 5 hole close to my home with two clubs in hand, an eight iron with the homemade Gem device on it and a nine iron, five balls and a divot tool. I was hitting into the wind on all shots. I would swing the 8 iron as Brendon demonstrated and then drop the club, pick up the 9 iron and swing away. The results were eye opening and amazing. I will continue down this Gem path! 20 balls were hit with 17/20 landing on the green from 135 out from a deep pin. The 3 that landed off the green were all on the right and back fringe. Why I'm telling my story is because I'm an average golfer that struggles like everybody else and want to give hope that if I can make this happen, you can too. I too battled the wobble issue and was ready to hang it up, but this is where Brendon deserves praise for his dedication to helping others who love this game. Look forward to the upcoming Gem guidance. Thank you, thank you and thank you! Brendon, you rock!

[@allantims3483]

We asked him and he come thru. You my man are the best

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

U guys r the best.

[@BOBPERIO2]

Your GEM magic move seems the exact opposite of the Malaska move. You are slightly laying the club off, while the Malaska move stands the club up. Which move are you advocating? Have you abandoned the Malaska move? You sure hit the ball well while you were working with Mike. Just wondering?

[@ATO.21]

Thank you for making this video. I will use your drills. 2 weeks in and I still have a wobble. But already hitting the ball better. I'm sticking with the GEM.

[@GemGolf]

Thanks for your support, Austin!

[@onesipwonder]

Thank you so much! I finally got mine, tried it out, haven't see the crazy results yet lol

[@a56kuser]

Got mine in last week , absolutely love it … IMO it enables me to feel the transitional part of the golf swing(where the shallowing happens at the top of the swing) that I often lose , I use to do the split hand takeaway drill to try get that feeling back but this tool does it better

[@GemGolf]

Thanks for your support!

[@TheNightstalker67]

Explained very well, your swing has come a long way. Nice work!

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Thanks Carl, appreciate that

[@hakirk1]

Thank you. This video will be a big help in using this aid. I noticed in one of your earlier videos , you were taking swings that were much longer than your swings in this video. I also think this is a great training aid.

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Maybe I’m not as disciplined as I should be.

[@hakirk1]

@@BEBETTERGOLF you are a lot more disciplined than me. I wish I started trying to improve at golf at a much younger age. Now I’m just trying to stop my distance loss as I get older. I truly enjoy your videos and the effort you put in to getting these out.

[@hakirk1]

As an afterthought, do you mix your practice swings with what Dr Kwon teaches on how to move.

[@leepetersen4082]

i noticed after researching...that the gem ...had litlle to none good training info also...Good for you doing it for the company THAT SHOULDA DONE IT!!!! I made my own!

[@miker5502]

This was very instructive…I have the GEM and know exactly what you mean by the wobble! When done correctly there is no wobble and it feels smooth through transition. Your video explains just how to achieve this which is a great help. I think this swing aid is the real deal in getting a true feel of what the club should be doing. Cheers Mike

[@GemGolf]

Thanks for you support, MikeR!

[@Greenballed]

Looking down the shaft from the handle a much better way is to set the bar at 7 o’clock rather than 6 o’clock as recommended. This allows to balance with shaft lean. Been working with this for a few weeks and it is a much better adaptation. This eliminates the wobble.

[@273The]

Hi Brandon! I got my gem a week ago, and i have been train with it 3times now and my swing has improve a lot, 10-15yards plus on irons! havent solved the driver yet but soon i hope 😀

[@GemGolf]

Great to have your support, Micke!

[@Orthoshooter]

Really great stuff! I’ve been surprised at how much I love the training aid. Your videos have paralleled my experience and they have been extremely helpful. IMO this is the best so far. I have not hit a significant hook since I really started using the GEM which was my miss before. I’m excited to see what continued work with the GEM leads to.

[@GemGolf]

Thanks for your support, Rfull!

[@Tateclipz2011]

What you are describing at the end of your lesson with your left leg is exactly what Ben Hogan described when he stated, “ you must get in the way to get out of the way” for a proper golf swing. BTW, great explanation of GEM use.

[@lars-thomasrasmussen7648]

I got my gem 2 weeks ago. And I couldn’t get it to work for me. As u describe in the video it bobbles heavy after impact. I’m always in to out and suffersto a draw and hook pattern all the time. It’s really annoying 😢 I do not early extend, I compress the ball I will try your tips and hope it will helps. I was giving up on the gem, but u giving me hope again😅 Keep up the fantastic work u do❤

[@kurtheitman552]

This is the best channel on KZbin for golf.

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Thanks!

[@socialnetwerck]

Ordered mine a week or two ago because of you. It should be here any day now. Looking forward to it. Thank you!

[@GemGolf]

Great to have your support, Bryan!

[@davidure67]

Fantastic video. Thank you. It is a game changing device, I think, but the GEM instruction videos are not clear on what it is for for some reason.

[@tjmeyer3037]

I have a Medicus training club and I put the GEM on the Medicus to groove a foolproof tempo. It's tough though and takes a lot of patience and dedication.

[@steveperry1344]

is that the medicus club with the hinge? i've had one for years but never figured out how to use it.

[@georgemohr]

I too have a Medicus. I was wondering how they might perform together. I haven't ordered the GEM yet but I'm definitely thinking about doing so. Please continue to post your results with these two training aids ... very helpful.

[@jconne4c]

I extended the club by putting an alignment stick into the butt of the handle along with the GEM, and I swing so the stick hugs my torso, but doesn’t wack it…that has helped me feel the wobble-free move.

[@jimmypeach8838]

Looks like it won’t work for players that are closed at top... true?? I have a strong grip and don’t rotate much

[@KilbyDerek]

As always, your site is full of excellent information, thank you. I am considering purchasing the GEM, but, will it conflict with John Erikson's methods? I am following John on his and your site and religiously applying his tips. Hope to get a reply. Keep up the great work.............Thanks once again

[@willgo7898]

my 2 ¢ ... the weight enhances gravity's affect on the club - opening the face to lie on the plane in the back swing and closing the face to square it to path (and target line) on the the thru swing. In other words it gives you the feel of the "tumble" that is needed to square the club in thru swing. This winds up being the desired amount of forearm pronation/supination to keep the club on plane, while squaring the club face.

[@hakirk1]

I have been working indoors with my GEM and I finally feel as though I am using the long bar without a wobble. When would you suggest that a user would move to the shorter rod? Or is it better to keep using the longer rod ?

[@jameslewellen2715]

Would love to see how this could marry up with kwontum physics as I'm still practicing that. I.e. step drills. Also I made a 14.00 dollar knockoff version you can put together from Lowe's, but not sure if the algorithmic design properties give you the same benefits. It does wobble at first until you get used to it but I haven't realized any "magic" yet.

[@gimblegrumble]

Please share your make shift version! I had the same idea just to see if I liked it before buying it. Very curious about your design.

[@johnmcmillan2869]

Just the idea of keeping the ball pointing at the ground changed my swing. (My GEM won't arrive until Saturday.) Unlike you, the biggest change is on the follow through. It also helps chipping. Thank you for touting this remarkable device.

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Yeah Fraser said it is killer for chipping

[@johnharris7244]

You can see your how it also increases side bend ,especially the right hand drill with left hand fingers on forearm. I have a Gem and use it daily also have been using it with the Hanger training aid attached works brilliant.

[@TJCombo67]

Could you please explain how to use bar #3? I’ve heard you mount it opposite of 1&2? Thank you!

[@ayotollaofrockandrolla7219]

Bought mine a week ago. Have to really open up big time to not feel the wobble. Was hitting balls with it instead of air swings

[@leepetersen4082]

WELL DONE BBG!!!!

[@6JWB9]

Just ordered one with your 10% discount code! 😄👍🏻

[@billyc8121]

Going on 2nd full week with this trainer and I agree that out of all I have owned this one is special. At first I was not sure what the wobble was teaching me and I misinterpreted that I was supposed to "body swing" and stay more connected as a way to stop it. It worked but I had no power and lost huge yardage with every club. Then (eureka moment) I came to realize what it really wants me to do is body turn AND rotate my wrist very hard from the top through the ball. I have never rotated that early in the downswing but it works wonders once you get it. Be better Golf has a very good video explaining this wrist move also so check it out. Thanks GEM and BBG ⛳🏌🏌‍♂🏌‍♀

[@mrkipling3841]

This is gold dust. Thanks B.

[@cbisjr]

so i wanna know you're results after GEM? are you hitting it longer, straighter and/or increasing your FIR & GIR to lower your scores?

[@robbiewhite2351]

Can you do a course vlog?

[@jw228w]

just a follow up.i get the club to not wobble by making a full body turn toward target,backfoot up on toes. also for me promotes a flatter swinger like BBG says,"laid off". for me this is the essential move to create a more complete swing.dont have launch monitor so not sure yet about outside ball flight.if anyone has this link to it would be great. John

[@swisstrader]

Perfect. Between this vid and latest vid but the inventors, GEM owners including myself should have all the answers. Biggest thing for me is keeping a light grip and just don’t over engineer it. Let the GEM do its thing. Zero manipulation by hands or arms. It’s actually VERY natural in terms of feel.

[@florianredecsy4997]

I guess the cast is exactly what Monte Scheinblum talked about when he mentioned to cast the club towards 8 o'clock.

[@robynhopkyns6150]

Any driver gem tips would also be good

[@gordonlove7717]

How is it 'stabbing" if you are moving the grip in the opposite direction to your lead leg? I am confused by your description.

[@gordonlove7717]

I feel your last video (first one on gem) described the 'stabbing" more clearly.

[@gordonlove7717]

My feeling is my point of my right elbow tried to stab my lead (left leg) to get that loop coming from the inside. Sorry for multiple messages.

[@michaelmueller6092]

How long are the long bar and medium bar (that have ball attached)?

[@alecrosekrans]

There's so much misunderstanding about casting in the downswing and the extent to which in constitutes a swing fault. The movement you described as a slight casting motion is really the unhinging (more precicesly ulnar deviation) of the lead wrist, which is an essential part of the transition and which many golfers initiate far too late in the downswing. The swing killing form of casting is actually much more an early release of all of the angles created in the downswing in the form of the extension of the trail arm.

[@Bransoud4]

Ordered mine, can’t wait to drill this into my DNA

[@xx-uf6gl]

Still no idea what u r supposed to fell w/ this aid. I made a cheap version w/ different lengths & weights & I just don't get it. What am I missing?

[@teeno684]

Signal Hill??

[@inditube2]

Home of fantasy castle

[@CallMeJackWagon]

Research DIY.. I made one from Lowes for under $10.. The DIY video I stumbled on was pretty clever...

[@Clippggggg]

Do you feel the GEM coincides with your lesson with Dr Kwon about staying closed longer?

[@BEBETTERGOLF]

Yes because the wrist have to do things up at the top you can’t just go up and go back down and you need a little time to do those things which is but keeping your back close longer feels like while your back is closed you do a move and then you go through

[@alexkemper]

the "magic move" seems very similar what milo calls "turning the doorknob"

[@FarnzworthIII]

Or what MM teaches.

[@momentumalchemy]

It’s the door knob move! I noticed it too. My GEM is on its way

[@inditube2]

Safe to say you are gemgolfs marketing department

[@333pg333]

So it makes you swing back with an Open clubface. Toe up to heaven. Not with face parallel to spine.

[@phantom_60]

Based on the title, I bet OJ couldn't click this one fast enough

[@kylemcclure3637]

"Not a twist release" I'm not sure if you can say that with this training aid. The face is definitely twisted open in your backswing. I think this is adding a significant timing component to the swing.

[@rodneyblackwell7477]

Sharp haircut!

[@teddywilliams2512]

okay i was doing something entirely different. Time to bust out the whole thing again and re-build it.

[@nathanbutterworth7700]

I can't get it not to wobble around impact. So frustrating. Even with little swings I can feel it. Great video BTW

[@stevestewart240]

He’s must be invested..but if it works

[@grassyknollfilms1357]

Had I seen this video prior to purchase, I wouldn't have ordered it. There is a definite wobble, and it seems counter productive to adapt the swing to fix what is an obvious design fault. There is another device called the Matzie ASSIST which is far more effective. I want a refund!

[@joekeefe3229]

Just turn your club upside down and the feel is the same

[@c5jp904]

I’ve made the knockoff version and it feels quite a bit different than just upside down. That being said, I think this really is helpful for those of us who have issues releasing the club. If you don’t have that issue it might turn you into a major hooker of the ball.

[@jimlock6152]

Just found this, I’ve had mine for about 9 months and was totally disappointed with it (wobbling) so hopefully this will help me.. 🤦‍♂️🤣 I was even trying to hit balls with the longer one on.. 🤦‍♂️🙄

[@plugger4945]

This video SKIPS repeatedly.

[@hulksmash6858]

First.

[@rogermiller4929]

You’ve done this. It doesn’t look as helpful as the toilet roll drill.

[@jcjbike]

I also think this is an interesting swing aid but $150 is simply too much, so I went to Home Depot and bought a 7" channel lock (locking vice grip) and I get the same feel for 10 bucks.

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