Another great video as always…just curious…where are your eyes focused at set up…on a spot just in front of the ball…at the ball or behind the ball…thanx….
Bobby Jones said, "I don't look at any particular part of the ball, I'm merely aware of where it is." That's what I do as well. I'm not looking anywhere really other than just that general direction. You don't want to become transfixed on the ball.
Awesome direction. The concept is so simple and your explanations are consistent. I tend to say ah-ha with every new video. Makes too much sense. Better players are already doing this we just didn’t know it. Thanks
It's it crazy that once you hear the sensible explanation we wonder how we ever believed anything else. Anyone who's good at golf at some point, learned to do this. Most likely it was so long ago that they're completely unaware they do it. I find it amazing when a great ball striker describes what he does and gets it completely wrong. For them, I think, it's a problem of lexicon. They only know how to describe things in ways they've heard before so that's what they think they're doing, but they're clearly not. It's almost like this is so simple and axiomatic that no one sees it. The thing I find interesting is that anyone who knows absolutely nothing about golf does this naturally. Then, as traditional golf instruction infects, them they forget they ever did it.
@@HolyGrailOfGolf Speaking for myself, understanding the direction of the force of motion is huge. If I want to hit it better I ask myself what am I doing that could be improved or gets in the way of making that happen correctly. Is my grip, alignment and set up correct so I can execute and allow the physics to take over? 💡
Ive been playing for 8 months now. Your videos have helped me gain 15yds with driver hitting 265 consistently. I also went from hooking to a strait or baby draw ball flight. Lost 10 strokes. Shooting in low 90's now. Thank You!!!!!!! 👍👍 P.S. Can you make a short video on hooking the ball?
Fantastic! I've helped a new golfer. Most of the people that benefit from this channel have been playing for a long long time and say, "Where was this info 30 years ago." I made a video, or at least I mentioned it, in a video about hooking and fading but the reason it happens is because you fear it. If you try to make it happen, it won't. You have to reserve the ability to turn the club over through impact and therefore you can't do it beforehand. If you try to prevent it, you're actually making it happen before impact. So, what you need to do is try to hook it, but do it late in the swing and it won't happen. I should make another video about it though, you're right. I'm happy to hear that I've done another person good! How 'bout a tip? www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=D9KLSZE47S8AY People pay hundreds for a new driver or irons and hundreds more on DVDs and lessons that do them little or no good. I have truly simplified the swing to the point of almost near ridiculousness and it's transforming people's golf games and only a few nice people have given me a donation. I don't mean to guilt you into anything. You do what feel is right. My wife keeps saying to me, "Why are you just giving it away for free? You're wasting your time!" I'd like to prove her wrong. Play well!
Thank you. It's true. It's not about me but I guess people want to know that the person they're listening to actually knows what he's talking about. I brought my camera with me yesterday. I eagled the first hole from 150 yards out and finished the side 4 under par. I guess I'm ridiculously superstitious because I was thinking, 'If I start videoing something will go wrong.' So, I never pulled out the camera. Dumb, I know. It got cold and damp and I ended up with a +3 on the back. Every shot on the last 4 holes came up short. It had to be the thick air.
There really shouldn't be much difference. All clubs work the same way generally, except that we prefer to hit upward on the ball with the driver. Steve Pratt has a good video explaining that. It's called "Mike Austin was wrong." It explains how the club feels like it's crossing the target line but it's actually not. Very interesting.
I have been playing golf since I was 18. I’m now 47 and trying your concepts and hitting shots that I only ever dreamed of and I’m more excited about playing than ever.
I basically totally agree with all this but what do you think about Annika Sorenstam and David Duval who turn their heads to look where there hitting in the downswing? I know they’re in the minority but still?
Annika and David did that to allow themselves to keep turning through. If you watch their swings the clubhead is way behind where they're looking. Golf is essentially a blind game. We can't see the target when we're at address. We can only trust that we are aligned properly.
Yes, whenever I bring a camera to the course I forget to use it. I get too involved in playing. I'll do one, one of these days. I'd love to get a trackman. Hopefully in the future, once I launch the website. Really though, it's not about me, it's about you. Who cares if I play well? I make the videos so you can play well.
I do, in this and another video. Any time you attempt to move the hands and club laterally across the body you must remain on the back foot in order to push forward. The Holy Grail swing should completely change your golf swing for the better. If you haven't seen the holy grail video, you're missing the basis of everything I advocate.
The grip on that club was old and worn out and crumbling so it was very uncomfortable so the towel allowed me to swing it without worrying that it would slip out of my hand. Interestingly, it also taught me something about the golf swing that I later made a video about.
@@HolyGrailOfGolf hi Sir im planning to purchase your method for a couple of months, i tentatively had a go last weekend whilst playing with your concept of driving the force towards the HG point and into the back of the ball, endeavoring to 'forget' about the 'rotary' swing or orthodox method, instead thinking about the 'intention' i was pretty shocked by the results on several shots some of which were the finest ive ever hit. So im going to gave it a whirl this weekend again, cheers and thanks
The only fundamentals everyone needs to work on ,in order , are the stance,grip ,swing path,swing speed ,weight transfer and timing at impact.....and read a book like , “Golf is not a game of perfect “.....
I doubt the pros care, it's the instructors that don't want you to know this. They want to keep you paying for lesson after lesson year after year while you don't get better.
@@HolyGrailOfGolf Sorry I meant PGA instructors, and yeah we’ve all been there. Once you understand the swing is side on then it all makes sense. Thank you again 🙏
Baseball player points club to target because that is the way he wants to go. Golf player also points his club to target because that is the way he wants ball to go. You have golf player pointing 90 degrees out of the way he wants to go. Actually baseball play also sets up 90 out of the ways also. You say there is a difference. I don't see it. Please explain. Same with tennis player. everyone sets up the club, or racquet 90 degrees to the way they want to go.
We don't hit a golf club with the side of the shaft and we don't hit it half way through the swing. In golf we hit the ball about 90% through the swing. A baseball bat and tennis racket don't have an angled wedge at the tip. That angled wedge, the clubhead, is what makes golf so unique. I thought I explained that here, but maybe I need to do a better job. Watch my video, the holy grail of golf and I think that'll explain it better.
@@HolyGrailOfGolf It is a little confusing. I did watch all your videos and the holy grail especially and it has improved my swing. But this video is confusing because really we are swing in the same direction with all sports towards the target. If you look more at a tennis racquet we are swinging more towards the end of the racquet not in the middle and it does have a square face like the golf club and the player swings at the ball in the direction of the target. Isn't this the same as the golf swing? I know this is hard to explain but I think it may be the essence of what you are trying to do here. thanks
One thing that is relevant here when I played golf and hit with a forehand I could hit it late and have it go straight but with the backhand it was diffferent you had to really hit it more in front of you and not late or at 90 degrees to the body, but more in front at about 45 degrees to the body because you were hitting with the right arm more like the left arm in golf. Does this explain anything?
@@richardpeyser8552 I know what you're saying but in every other sport we hit the ball half way through the swing not 90% through the swing which is how a golf club works. We wouldn't be able to reach it otherwise. Also, we hit the ball long before the release and it golf it's just before. I think it's best not think too much about the physics of it and simply let it work. What most people do is overthink the physics and they get it wrong but they're absolutely positive that they must be right even though it never works as they believe it should. They simply can't think of it any other way so they just keep trying the same thing over and over.
😅I’m convinced I’m an idiot. All the comments are positive yet I don’t get it. I keep waiting and watching for some helpful tip. I hear about ulnar deviation and on and on but still waiting to hear a swing tip,something I can apply
I'll have to watch this video again but I think this one didn't really have "tips" in it as much as philosophy. Take a look at the Holy Grail of Golf Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLXKsjMNjFTKhcW5fFt-CaIbGcmdWmz06k
If I child can figure it out in 30 minutes it can't be that hard. The problem is people thinking they understand how the golf swing works without knowing how a golf club works.
Did you ever get better after hearing that advice? If you haven't yet, watch the Holy Grail of golf, go hit some balls ... then and you tell me. Doesn't what I've said here make perfect sense?
Absolutely I have only gotten worse! I just slow mo videod my swing with the holy grail method. I have been chasing lag tension positions all my golfing days. Finally...expect a tip good sir.
Just hit a few balls. Unfortunately I am still unloading “lag” way early. If I force myself to do the ball-less good swing then I miss the ball by coming over it. What’s the cause do you know?
@@johnnybravo9087 Then your imaginary ball isn't low enough. It should feel like your hands are too low as you approach the ball. Do you have early extension? That can be hard to overcome. Also make sure you're thinking of the ball flying low and that you're not trying to help it into the air. After all, loft is added to the club to prevent the ball from going too far so why would we ever want to add to it. Well, there are cases but most of the time, no.
Interesting, but here is how I would put it. Yes 90 Degree, why? because its a that degree where the ball is hit the hardest. So this means that if you Lean forward (instead of "Putting your head down" only) at a 30 degree angle (from your waist up), and the lie angle on your club is 60 degree, that equals 90 degrees. you have to stand taller on some of your 64 degree lie angle Irons.
I like the info. thanks. But the rag is soooo distracting. Is there something I've missed or what. Harder to try new concepts when your watching a guy hold a rag on the grip. Hand injury, grips wrong size, comfort blankee? C'mon bro. Please disclose for all of us who believe in you at the beginning of every video what the heck is with the rag? Nothin' but love for you tho.
The grip is warn out on that club that sits on the side of the house. I have to hold it so tight with my bare hand that it hurts, so I put the washcloth on it and it sticks and it's comfortable. It's also a good way to just swing without wearing out your hands. I guess wearing a glove and getting older my hands just aren't as rugged as they once were. I remember the days of playing bare-handed with full cord grips.
Probably easiest way to explain would be ...you are a baseball pitcher and you wind up or backswing then you pitch the ball with all of your force to the holy grail position and in that direction that you prescribe ....the rest will take care of itself due to the design of the golf club.
@@luisjuarez1200 Sure, there's several ways to think about it and as long as they all get you making the proper motion, that's all we care about. When I first thought of this, I thought of throwing a ball as you described. Later I realized I was making the same motion as if I were a batter hitting the ball downward.
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Another great video as always…just curious…where are your eyes focused at set up…on a spot just in front of the ball…at the ball or behind the ball…thanx….
Bobby Jones said, "I don't look at any particular part of the ball, I'm merely aware of where it is." That's what I do as well. I'm not looking anywhere really other than just that general direction. You don't want to become transfixed on the ball.
Just donated under my wife’s PayPal for you great work. Cheers
Awesome direction. The concept is so simple and your explanations are consistent. I tend to say ah-ha with every new video. Makes too much sense. Better players are already doing this we just didn’t know it. Thanks
It's it crazy that once you hear the sensible explanation we wonder how we ever believed anything else. Anyone who's good at golf at some point, learned to do this. Most likely it was so long ago that they're completely unaware they do it. I find it amazing when a great ball striker describes what he does and gets it completely wrong. For them, I think, it's a problem of lexicon. They only know how to describe things in ways they've heard before so that's what they think they're doing, but they're clearly not.
It's almost like this is so simple and axiomatic that no one sees it. The thing I find interesting is that anyone who knows absolutely nothing about golf does this naturally. Then, as traditional golf instruction infects, them they forget they ever did it.
@@HolyGrailOfGolf Speaking for myself, understanding the direction of the force of motion is huge. If I want to hit it better I ask myself what am I doing that could be improved or gets in the way of making that happen correctly. Is my grip, alignment and set up correct so I can execute and allow the physics to take over? 💡
PS. Thanks to your explanation, I have an understanding of the concept of direction of the force of motion.
This is the most logical explanation I have ever seen. By hitting the imaginary yellow ball, I can now reduce my tendency to look up. Great work.
Yeah, it's so obvious once it's explained properly that it's almost ridiculous. Thanks!
Ive been playing for 8 months now. Your videos have helped me gain 15yds with driver hitting 265 consistently. I also went from hooking to a strait or baby draw ball flight. Lost 10 strokes. Shooting in low 90's now. Thank You!!!!!!! 👍👍
P.S. Can you make a short video on hooking the ball?
Fantastic! I've helped a new golfer. Most of the people that benefit from this channel have been playing for a long long time and say, "Where was this info 30 years ago." I made a video, or at least I mentioned it, in a video about hooking and fading but the reason it happens is because you fear it. If you try to make it happen, it won't. You have to reserve the ability to turn the club over through impact and therefore you can't do it beforehand. If you try to prevent it, you're actually making it happen before impact. So, what you need to do is try to hook it, but do it late in the swing and it won't happen. I should make another video about it though, you're right.
I'm happy to hear that I've done another person good! How 'bout a tip?
www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=D9KLSZE47S8AY
People pay hundreds for a new driver or irons and hundreds more on DVDs and lessons that do them little or no good. I have truly simplified the swing to the point of almost near ridiculousness and it's transforming people's golf games and only a few nice people have given me a donation.
I don't mean to guilt you into anything. You do what feel is right. My wife keeps saying to me, "Why are you just giving it away for free? You're wasting your time!"
I'd like to prove her wrong.
Play well!
I read your comment to Frankie Ramirez, that was nice comment you made making about us, very thoughtful and thank you.
Thank you. It's true. It's not about me but I guess people want to know that the person they're listening to actually knows what he's talking about.
I brought my camera with me yesterday. I eagled the first hole from 150 yards out and finished the side 4 under par. I guess I'm ridiculously superstitious because I was thinking, 'If I start videoing something will go wrong.' So, I never pulled out the camera. Dumb, I know. It got cold and damp and I ended up with a +3 on the back. Every shot on the last 4 holes came up short. It had to be the thick air.
i like your stuff! good work!
Can you explain the difference between the driver versus the iron swing paths at impact
There really shouldn't be much difference. All clubs work the same way generally, except that we prefer to hit upward on the ball with the driver. Steve Pratt has a good video explaining that. It's called "Mike Austin was wrong." It explains how the club feels like it's crossing the target line but it's actually not. Very interesting.
Great stuff! Just hit ball!
This man is the golf whisperer
I have been playing golf since I was 18. I’m now 47 and trying your concepts and hitting shots that I only ever dreamed of and I’m more excited about playing than ever.
Mind..BLOWN!
This is a great video. I really hate to say it.. But, this was my eureka moment, I believe.
A lot of people say that. It's just thinking differently about the golf swing that makes the big difference.
I basically totally agree with all this but what do you think about Annika Sorenstam and David Duval who turn their heads to look where there hitting in the downswing? I know they’re in the minority but still?
Annika and David did that to allow themselves to keep turning through. If you watch their swings the clubhead is way behind where they're looking. Golf is essentially a blind game. We can't see the target when we're at address. We can only trust that we are aligned properly.
He knows his stuff. Takes a while to get get there
Digging your videos. Would love to see you on a Trackman or an on-course vlog in one of your future videos.
Yes, whenever I bring a camera to the course I forget to use it. I get too involved in playing. I'll do one, one of these days. I'd love to get a trackman. Hopefully in the future, once I launch the website.
Really though, it's not about me, it's about you. Who cares if I play well? I make the videos so you can play well.
I'm with Frankie Ramirez, all you need is a volunteer to hold the camera whilst vlogging and playing . .
Would you be so kind to explain how i can stay in my axis during my downswing?
PS: without remaining on my backfoot...
I do, in this and another video. Any time you attempt to move the hands and club laterally across the body you must remain on the back foot in order to push forward. The Holy Grail swing should completely change your golf swing for the better. If you haven't seen the holy grail video, you're missing the basis of everything I advocate.
My theory is when your a young golfer, you are excited to see where the ball goes…this excitement stays with you…
3:04 is the real deal
What's with the towel ??
The grip on that club was old and worn out and crumbling so it was very uncomfortable so the towel allowed me to swing it without worrying that it would slip out of my hand. Interestingly, it also taught me something about the golf swing that I later made a video about.
I wonder, is this the most important golf instruction on YT ?
I didn't call my swing method THE HOLY GRAIL OF GOLF® for nothing. BTW, I did get a trademark on it!
@@HolyGrailOfGolf hi Sir im planning to purchase your method for a couple of months, i tentatively had a go last weekend whilst playing with your concept of driving the force towards the HG point and into the back of the ball, endeavoring to 'forget' about the 'rotary' swing or orthodox method, instead thinking about the 'intention'
i was pretty shocked by the results on several shots some of which were the finest ive ever hit. So im going to gave it a whirl this weekend again, cheers and thanks
@@thatwilldonicely1314 Yes, the golf club is an awesome tool when used properly.
The only fundamentals everyone needs to work on ,in order , are the stance,grip ,swing path,swing speed ,weight transfer and timing at impact.....and read a book like , “Golf is not a game of perfect “.....
You're missing the most important fundamental. I leave it to you to discover it. Hint - it's in a best selling golf psychology book.
@@kurtheitman552 ...I edited it in for you brother....lol....
This is exactly what the pros don’t want you to know 😃
I doubt the pros care, it's the instructors that don't want you to know this. They want to keep you paying for lesson after lesson year after year while you don't get better.
@@HolyGrailOfGolf Sorry I meant PGA instructors, and yeah we’ve all been there. Once you understand the swing is side on then it all makes sense. Thank you again 🙏
@@davidyeoman39 I wouldn't say the swing is side-on, I'd say it's face on, but the ball flies sideways even thought we swing straight toward it.
Baseball player points club to target because that is the way he wants to go. Golf player also points his club to target because that is the way he wants ball to go. You have golf player pointing 90 degrees out of the way he wants to go. Actually baseball play also sets up 90 out of the ways also. You say there is a difference. I don't see it. Please explain. Same with tennis player. everyone sets up the club, or racquet 90 degrees to the way they want to go.
We don't hit a golf club with the side of the shaft and we don't hit it half way through the swing. In golf we hit the ball about 90% through the swing. A baseball bat and tennis racket don't have an angled wedge at the tip. That angled wedge, the clubhead, is what makes golf so unique. I thought I explained that here, but maybe I need to do a better job. Watch my video, the holy grail of golf and I think that'll explain it better.
@@HolyGrailOfGolf It is a little confusing. I did watch all your videos and the holy grail especially and it has improved my swing. But this video is confusing because really we are swing in the same direction with all sports towards the target. If you look more at a tennis racquet we are swinging more towards the end of the racquet not in the middle and it does have a square face like the golf club and the player swings at the ball in the direction of the target. Isn't this the same as the golf swing? I know this is hard to explain but I think it may be the essence of what you are trying to do here. thanks
One thing that is relevant here when I played golf and hit with a forehand I could hit it late and have it go straight but with the backhand it was diffferent you had to really hit it more in front of you and not late or at 90 degrees to the body, but more in front at about 45 degrees to the body because you were hitting with the right arm more like the left arm in golf. Does this explain anything?
@@richardpeyser8552 I know what you're saying but in every other sport we hit the ball half way through the swing not 90% through the swing which is how a golf club works. We wouldn't be able to reach it otherwise. Also, we hit the ball long before the release and it golf it's just before. I think it's best not think too much about the physics of it and simply let it work. What most people do is overthink the physics and they get it wrong but they're absolutely positive that they must be right even though it never works as they believe it should. They simply can't think of it any other way so they just keep trying the same thing over and over.
@@richardpeyser8552 I'm sorry but I don't understand that post at all.
😅I’m convinced I’m an idiot. All the comments are positive yet I don’t get it. I keep waiting and watching for some helpful tip. I hear about ulnar deviation and on and on but still waiting to hear a swing tip,something I can apply
I'll have to watch this video again but I think this one didn't really have "tips" in it as much as philosophy. Take a look at the Holy Grail of Golf Playlist: ruclips.net/p/PLXKsjMNjFTKhcW5fFt-CaIbGcmdWmz06k
Moe Norman said golf is easy, it’s people that make it hard.
If I child can figure it out in 30 minutes it can't be that hard. The problem is people thinking they understand how the golf swing works without knowing how a golf club works.
even the best tennis players keep their eyes on the ball very long after racquet hits it..!
👍👏👍
I have heard countless teaching pros advocate having your mind’s eye at the target and not have a ball hit mentality. Are they all wrong??
Did you ever get better after hearing that advice? If you haven't yet, watch the Holy Grail of golf, go hit some balls ... then and you tell me. Doesn't what I've said here make perfect sense?
Absolutely I have only gotten worse! I just slow mo videod my swing with the holy grail method. I have been chasing lag tension positions all my golfing days. Finally...expect a tip good sir.
Just hit a few balls. Unfortunately I am still unloading “lag” way early. If I force myself to do the ball-less good swing then I miss the ball by coming over it. What’s the cause do you know?
@@johnnybravo9087 Then your imaginary ball isn't low enough. It should feel like your hands are too low as you approach the ball. Do you have early extension? That can be hard to overcome. Also make sure you're thinking of the ball flying low and that you're not trying to help it into the air. After all, loft is added to the club to prevent the ball from going too far so why would we ever want to add to it. Well, there are cases but most of the time, no.
@@johnnybravo9087 Send me a video and I'll tell you what I see. OverhandGolf@usa.com
Interesting, but here is how I would put it. Yes 90 Degree, why? because its a that degree where the ball is hit the hardest. So this means that if you Lean forward (instead of "Putting your head down" only) at a 30 degree angle (from your waist up), and the lie angle on your club is 60 degree, that equals 90 degrees. you have to stand taller on some of your 64 degree lie angle Irons.
I like it!
@@HolyGrailOfGolf I'm just glad i didn't come off as a smartbutt
I like the info. thanks. But the rag is soooo distracting. Is there something I've missed or what. Harder to try new concepts when your watching a guy hold a rag on the grip. Hand injury, grips wrong size, comfort blankee? C'mon bro. Please disclose for all of us who believe in you at the beginning of every video what the heck is with the rag? Nothin' but love for you tho.
The grip is warn out on that club that sits on the side of the house. I have to hold it so tight with my bare hand that it hurts, so I put the washcloth on it and it sticks and it's comfortable. It's also a good way to just swing without wearing out your hands. I guess wearing a glove and getting older my hands just aren't as rugged as they once were. I remember the days of playing bare-handed with full cord grips.
That's 5 minutes I'll never get back. Message incomprehensible.
I'm sorry I can't explain it any more simply. Watch the holy grail of golf and I think you'll understand.
Probably easiest way to explain would be ...you are a baseball pitcher and you wind up or backswing then you pitch the ball with all of your force to the holy grail position and in that direction that you prescribe ....the rest will take care of itself due to the design of the golf club.
@@luisjuarez1200 Sure, there's several ways to think about it and as long as they all get you making the proper motion, that's all we care about. When I first thought of this, I thought of throwing a ball as you described. Later I realized I was making the same motion as if I were a batter hitting the ball downward.