This Was the Golf Lesson That Changed My Whole Life! Just WOW!

[@dentfix]

Of all the Mike Austin videos I have seen, the one that you highlighted has been my favorite for years. When recording my swing from "down the line", my biggest take away is that I eat too much.

[@Inmotion70]

My wife is a really good cook.

[@VimMitt]

Love this video of Mr. Mike Austin teaching proper technique as yours

[@semperfi5857]

@ 6:20 - I can't wait to practice this, i always thought the right leg straightened (NOT locking the knee) and the right hip went backwards and slightly towards the target.

[@Riva_AU]

Love your videos steve. Im a big fan of keeping the exit low n left. And the idea of the face square to the arc. Has been a game changer!! 🎉

[@tonyfrostad2730]

It's almost like the tailbone is the center of the whole move it essentially the center of all rotation ... I have been trying to push the right hip back to post then push the left hip back, rather than pivot around the center tailbone .... great video !

[@Chartacus_]

Channeling Mike Austin again I see. Thanks for taking the time to put this all together to share with the World Steve!

[@8uvrays]

I did a more strict version of this as a kid and never realized it until now. I was very defensive about it so I checked out Snead. He did exactly my strict version as a young man but changed later. I regarded it as a betrayal but perhaps just switching to a smoother action. My lightbulb movement was Austin's comment that you do not use your shoulders in the swing. Seemed totally crazy but I had played table tennis with a bad back and tennis with thin soled shoes and it transformed both swings because I let my shoulders hang down loosely throughout the swing. I also love the footwork explanation here. Alll about freeing them up, nothing about pounding the ground.

[@johnzabroski5396]

I've found the best thing for keeping the butt line is using chops at the gym on the cable machine, from different angles, to strength my oblique muscles. The next best thing is doing planks with shoulder taps. Having muscular stability adds consistency. I'm not a great golfer but I've gone from shooting 110 to shooting in the 90s and occasionally breaking 90. Looking forward to more videos, Steve. Smashed the like button 300 yards on this one.

[@johnzabroski5396]

BTW, never met Mike Dunaway, but her daughter was my hair stylist for many years. Small world. She is now a Broadway hair stylist, living her lifelong dream.

[@jamesscinto5221]

As always Steve great job explaining the wall drill and sharing how you battled that problem in your swing also everyone needs more consistency 🙏

[@kalindatchev994]

Great video and a great segment from the man MA himself. Did you notice, though, that the three men Steve lists as allowing a bit of a goat hump are three of the biggest and smoothest hitters ever :) And, MA always made sure to say, as he does in this segment as well, that the right hip on the DS has to go into the space between the pelvis and the hands thus allowing the hands to follow their path unimpeded.

[@Letitbeism369]

Thank you for this excellent exposé

[@amfohr]

But what Mike Austin said and what he did was not the same. In these instructional videos he thinks that the right hip is posted over the right ankle which he never did himself. All these legendary golfers had I think a mental picture of what they think they did but in reality they could have done something else. Also a golfer like Bubba refuses to look at videos of himself to not let his mental picture be disturbed. Hogan was the same. He instructed once a female golfer and she pointed out that he did something else and wanted to show him that based on a video but also Hogan refused to look at it. I think the most important take away of this wall instruction is that actually the tailbone does not move much from the wall, but the butt cheaks can pass it a bit. Although legendary golfers deserve all the respect, you never should forget that teaching is very different from doing. The famous feel and real also applies here.

[@Inmotion70]

I teach what Mike Austin did.

[@zacharydmoser]

Mike does what he says and teaches. you are induced by the illusion that you see . You shift to the right hip which is over the ankle and as you turn the "torso" the right hip then retros to upright straight leg which then and only then appears inside the ankle . If you are turning the hips then it will look and be inside the ankle . You MUST shift .

[@rickmiller8893]

So the hips each swing like a door and not necessarily equally around the center of the pelvis? This would mean the only reason the chair gets pushed back is because of the extended part of the pelvis that's outside the ball and socket sticks out when rotated around its more or less fixed position?

[@RosieSandwiches]

Perfect new video title: “How to hit it 300 yards dead straight *without leaving your chair*!”

[@gassyjones]

Great to see you back in your old station!!!

[@thomasroughton5345]

Great thanks keep up the good work

[@jandrum5234]

Thanks again!

[@djpoints]

Man. That was really powerful. Always hits me real hard to see an old lion, a true master of his craft, pass on priceless wisdom he acquired through an honest struggle, all left on tape for eternity. And only made available for discovery thanks to disciples like Steve P whose own struggles were our great fortune, finding his calling not as another forgettable tour player, but rather a very powerful and effective messenger of this priceless gospel. And for those less fortunate to land here, I can only hope the algo sends them that old clip of Tiger doing the squats 😉

[@gassyjones]

Love Dunaway’s Sansibelts pants!!! Oh 80’s fashion!!!

[@ScottMcBeath-lm4qo]

So tried wall drill/chair drill last few days and got off my right side for the first time in30 years and gained twenty off the tee and 10+ yards on irons. Best part, no back pain. Got a few move videos to watch it seems.

[@markweismiller773]

I'm a +15, have been for 10 years. I want to be +2 at some point. Right now, no time to focus on improving the game but hoping that changes. Thanks for the videos!

[@BestuffM]

Your a 15 you'd like to be a 2, +2hdc shoots -2 average

[@joepianecki8973]

I just keep getting worse no matter how many lessons I take, or how many videos I watch

[@jaywatson9493]

Me too until I realized one false move in the chain disrupts the entire swing. Who can swing freely with natural ability and keep your butt out? You get all jammed up, it does not feel natural. The instruction and videos we watch makes us feel everyone else can do it except ourselves. I was a 5 handicap with plenty of power trending to a 10. Losing money in nearly every skins game with very good players. Until....

[@jaywatson9493]

Until I found that one feel. It's very simple and it keeps by backside line perfect. Take your normal backswing and don't lose your lead side. I'm not talking stack and tilt either. Coming down you need to keep your right side from pushing off whatsoever. Don't move your right side forward or towards the ball. Don't turn your left hip out of the way. The pressure you have in left foot as you come down needs to push off in the opposite direction, away from target. This gives you plenty of room coming down with loads of power and confidence. On video it looks like you keeped your butt out and the hips rotated wide open without intentionally keeping butt out and turning hips aggressively whatsoever! Try it. Your welcome.

[@jaywatson9493]

I'm now a plus handicap, beating the guys I play skins with and it feels great!!😅😅

[@budflounders8845]

@@jaywatson9493You’ve hit the nail on the head. At first, my concept was everything exactly as you said. The difference for me was I pushed straight up with my left leg. When I timed that correctly, the contact was unbelievable Timing was obviously the key and it still wasn’t consistent. Got some thins creeping in there. When I pushed away from the target with my left foot, Wow! So I wholeheartedly agree with you and let me say it was kind of you to share this, now do me a favor, and tell no one else…Haha

[@soldsold1]

​@@jaywatson9493what do you mean by 'don't lose your lead side'? I'm curious to try what you are talking about. Also a 5hc who struggles to keep irons straight. Thanks!

[@Eric-zk2hu]

One key besides the depth of the hip and buttocks against the wall I saw is that the hips slide past the ankle both ways on the backswing and on the downswing. Even more on the downswing. Its not a lot, maybe about 3-5 inches past your ankle but it gives you more tilt and separates your upper torso from your hip to turn more like a door closing from its hinges. So its not your hip spinning that turns your torso. I used to think your hip should be almost directly above your ankle or even behind it but then you won't be able to tilt and rotate correctly. This matches up with your recent video on under, up and out! In both directions the rear leg, hip and shoulder is under and rotates past the higher front hip and shoulder. This motion keeps your head relatively centered. Thanks for the videos, I think this will help me a lot.

[@Inmotion70]

Great point.

[@kryschiou4449]

this lesson is worth this chair's weight in platinum! thank you so much, steve!

[@VimMitt]

What time of downswing u rotate your hips? As I understand first u have to slide laterally towards the target.

[@Inmotion70]

It all feels like one fluid motion. I think it's too fast to feel a sequence to it. But yes the lateral forces peak first.

[@VimMitt]

I have a difficulty moving hips laterally in downswing. Any drill for that?

[@Inmotion70]

Yes put the chair about 3-4 inches perpendicular to your left hip at address and try to bump and lift the chair through impact.

[@LeslieGreenwood-bu9tn]

According to all the gears data that AMG collected from the pros swings they do indeed increase that butt depth.

[@Inmotion70]

I believe the average is around an inch.

[@soldsold1]

@LeslieGreenwood-bu9tn do you mean increase away from the wall or back through the wall?

[@LeslieGreenwood-bu9tn]

@@soldsold1 Back through the wall.

[@soldsold1]

​@@LeslieGreenwood-bu9tnthanks!

[@AaaBbb-rs9jz]

just before I try to change to this.... I trained myself to keep my tailbone in the same position thro the swing with the exact opposite motion. EG when you lift the left cheek off the wall (towards the ball), i keep that on the wall and instead pull my right cheek back (away from the ball). In the downswing I return the R cheek while pulling the L cheek back. My cheeks go back, rather than forwards in your example. Any comments on whether its just as good (stabilises the tailbone central position) or detrimental in some way? Schaun

[@Inmotion70]

That sounds pretty funky. Would have to see it to understand fully.

[@ronm2970]

This is just another reason why Hours on the range is definitely not the answer. I’m a chronic swing humper. Now I understand why my swing always feel jammed up at impact. Will incorporate chair drill.

[@obicostar2911]

That's an awesome clip, Steve. I've only recently realized how overlooked anterior rotation is and how detrimental it is to perform it's opposite. When I was younger I would average about 260 meters (about 285 yards?) off the tee. But once in a blue moon I would catch a good one, my longest in comp was 330 meters. No wind or downhill to aid. My longest though, was when I was playing with my Dad. A downhill par 4, 340 meters long with out of bounds traveling the entire length of the right side of the hole. We both lost sight of my drive, and I thought it felt a little right of the fairway. I played a new ball as I assumed it was o.b. After we finished the hole, on the way to the next hole, I found my ball a good 40 meters past the green. I must of hit that ball about 385-390 meters (410+ yards?). It was so long, Dad and I were finding it really hard to believe it was actually my ball 😂 But it was that moment I knew for sure there was an untapped power potential in my swing, I believe this is what you have shown in this clip. The one thing I do remember about that drive was, in the far distance there were mountains, and I remember thinking to myself just imagine you're really strong and you're hitting a 90% shot to the mountains. I don't know if that swing thought helped or if it was just a coincidence with good technique on that swing. But I often think of that day, I haven't hit a driver in years but I'm guessing I might be lucky if I could hit it 100 yards atm. One day though, I hope to get back what I lost and maybe even gain a little extra 🤞 😁

[@joepianecki8973]

To hopefully want to start playing this game again. I kept getting worse and worse and finally quit

[@cohoparhar381]

Its all in the hips lol🏌‍♂

[@rickegan4096]

It seems watching Mike Dunaway’s lessons. He breaks his hands very little before his back swing.

[@cluman1]

Mike is way to medical techinical in his detailing of a golf swing. Swinging on your center axis with most of your weight on the front leg at impact is the game changer....for me. I'm 52 and can hit my clubs a good way. Young guys keep asking how I do it. It didn't happen over night but when I started doing drills, hitting a ton of bad shots but sticking to the process, things changed for me. Drills are key. I see a lot of golfers at the range just hacking away...no drills. Drills are key. Leave your ego in your car. You will hit bad shots but so is everyone else around you.

[@billygraham5589]

For me it’s putting and chipping. I am sooooo terrible at putting and chipping that I feel I must blast a shot off every tee with the driver so I can have a short approach shot and have less work chipping and putting. I can be putting for a birdie and taking a bogie. I had a 4 putt a few weeks ago, along with 5 3-putts, but I still had 5 birdies and an eagle. I shot 79. I bogeyed a LOT when chipping. one snowman on a par-5. I will try what I am seeing here.

[@Inmotion70]

Ouch! I will be doing some putting videos soon.

[@gl2u814]

Moe Norman also increased the butt line too

[@daviddonofrio3229]

So did you make a ton of money on the PGA tour and get all the Chicks?

[@Inmotion70]

Nope. XD

[@brianjohnson8918]

My U.S Open quest is plodding along. I'm 64 with a 19.6 index so there's nothing but upside ahead! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Inmotion70]

Wow tons of room for improvement!

[@smnoor59]

Steve, did you go to see a golf instructor or a physioteraphist..?

[@rickmiller8893]

The tip that changed my life was someone saying to "get a life". I said "how about that.".

[@joepianecki8973]

I agree 1000%. If you just want to “play” golf to get some fresh air and exercise outdoors then great. But the fact is unless you have natural ability for this sport, all these video gurus aren’t really going to help you. Unless you have hours and hours to spend on the range, and your body can orthopedically hold up to stresses put on it to practice to level necessary. I will never throw a 90+ fastball, throw a football 50 yards, hit a drive over 300 yards or a 5 iron 190 yards no matter what these so-called gurus tell you.

[@victorallstun2515]

I was quite a few yrs ago but gave up

[@-Thunder]

Vertical swingers like Nicklaus, Luke Donald, Bubba etc. all come off the butt line a bit. So it’s not a universal rule.

[@Inmotion70]

Agree. The average is about an inch backwards among all pros.

[@StH-nd7st]

Seems to me, most tips, teachers,& coaches all teach some form of stack & tilt??? I 🙄 🤔 can't keep up with all these " changed my game forever " tips...there's a thousand of them 😂

[@cluman1]

You noticed that too? The other one is "this tip made me turn pro." I stopped falling for it.

[@Inmotion70]

I do not advocate stack and tilt.

[@stevep927]

Handicap means nothing. How did you do in real tournaments ?

[@Inmotion70]

Fair to middling and sometimes poor. :)

[@stevep927]

@@Inmotion70 I graduated from dental school in 73 and played in my first state tournament a few years later. By the third year I lost the state am in a sudden death playoff and was third in the state open. Won the two man state best ball 7 times with 6 being in consecutive years. Won virtually every tournament I played as a kid but it was just local . If you can't do that kind of stuff playing professional is totally unrealistic. Plenty of my golf buddies were close to me in casual play but could not compete when it really mattered. There are a few people in the world that make later on but is it really worth it. For me dentistry was fool proof success so it was a no brainer for me

[@Randy-mw1es]

I'd Ibthought about all this I would never hit the golf ball

[@joepianecki8973]

My tip? Find another sport

[@paulm4457]

The problem is his simple tip takes 25 minutes.No thanks i got enough in my head.

[@gibsonmanz939]

25 minutes? Try 3 minutes.

[@Inmotion70]

I can't wait to watch your amazing KZbin channel with 3 minute videos!

[@joepianecki8973]

Nothing takes 3 minutes. It takes a 1000 reps to ingrain the lesson. Time I don’t care to spend. I don’t like the game that much anymore to do that.

[@ElvisPriscillaPresley]

Hundreds of +4s, +5s, never get past qualifying schools all over the world. One tough gig...i know.

[@Inmotion70]

Even +7's and 8s if they don't perform when it counts.