Hi Marcus, that feeling of the club head attacking the ball from under the hands rather than above the hands should be the lightbulb moment for everyone, it was for me. Love it. 👍
This was the lightbulb moment for me. I was hitting the ball from the inside but was taking the shortest route, which caused too much rotation at the start of downswing. At the end of backswing, i started to push the clubhead backwards and away from me. This keeps the clubhead exactly on the same circle, it also gives more time to accelerate the clubhead, a longer route of the clubhead to the ball. Felt almost like it doubled the speed! :) Thanks for this tip!
Marcus thanks for your amazing instruction. I wish I had found your approach years ago. You simplify the process not make it more complicated than it really is
Hi Marcus. Just like to say you have uncluttered my mind and put my golf back on track after many years floundering around looking for the swing I had years past. Thankyou
This is EXACTLY what Bryson DeChambo advocates. I started doing this at the beginning of the year, whilst keeping my back to the target for as long as possible. My game has never been better in over 30 years. Glad your back Marcus and fighting fit. Good health to you and long life my friend.
Thanks to Marcus I'm making the best ball contact of my life. This video hits on both of my major flaws starting the DS by 1) rotating open / over the top or 2) pulling my hands down at the ball. The lightbulb moment for me was as Marcus mentioned - the focusing on pushing/throwing my hands/club BACK and down. That one move fixed me. I still get the occasional bad habit creep in (over the top, pull down) but now I can immediately feel it and fix it on the next shot.
After 4 years of trying to find my golf swing, I employed the circle of speed, the push, and the up and down motion that Marcus advocates and I’m consistently shooting in the 70s. My last round I was 1 over. The reason why they say 95% of golfers don’t improve after a few years is because they are being taught to NOT improve. This motion is so simple…swing in and under to out. If people would learn this swing…Markus could flip the percentage to 95% of people actually get BETTER after a few years. It’s that simple and it’s that good of instruction.
Great video and I went to the range yesterday and focused on straightening my trail arm and wow what a difference it made, thanks for this video Marcus.
Another great video. I was practising yesterday and you have described what I was trying to do...and it works. Getting the brain to think this way and then executing the shot within your own physical limitations has always been a stumbling block for me but yesterday it began to click.
I was a terrible golfer before I found your channel but now I have improved and my enjoyment of the game has shot up. So many bad teachers these days making it way too complicated. Now it’s very simple for me. Open stance, bend and extend. That’s all it is. If it wasn’t for you I’d still be struggling. Thank you Marcus 🙏
@@richardc6932 To use the trail side of our body we need to set up straight or open. With a closed stance we block the trail side from working. That is why. 👍
@@richardc6932 Examples of open stance, have a look at Lee Trevino, Fred Couples then on RUclips Steve Johnston golf - his “Eureka” swing with an open stance.
Hello my friend, no comment about your video today, as usual it is excellent... Just a quick comment to say how pleased I am to see you looking so fit and well. You are obviously enjoying life, and the gym work is doing you a lot of good. I hope the medics are as pleased as I am about your state of health. Keep it up, and keep the videos coming, I'm never too old to learn. Christophe
Marcus is the best person online for my golf. I was a weak slicer of the ball until I put into practice some of his instruction. I hit a draw now and my swing feels much less complicated. Thank you, Marcus. I hope you’re getting your strength back.
Great video Marcus. 90% of golfers don't think of the clubhead. They pull down and get into all sorts of difficulty. The hardest part of the golfswing is the transition. Good luck from Dublin, Ireland.
Marcus, your understanding of the swing and then your ability to explain it is unmatched. I have said this before, but as an engineer the first thing I did 30 years ago before I hit the first ball was pick up Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons. It screwed me up for 25 years and I believe created all the teaching that has created this over the top epidemic that exists out there. I know it’s stupid of me to say that 1 of the best golfers ever got it wrong, but I believe you explained it best by “what your brain thinks you need to do is not necessarily what you’re doing”. But I also think the pros can “torque” themselves up in a way that 99.999% of golfers simply can’t do, myself included. (X factor) Meaning maybe they do feel like they start with lower body and then upper body uncoils violently and “catches up”. But again, they stretch and work out for hours per week to do that not to mention they’re tremendous athletes. I don’t know. All I know is your teaching is solid GOLD for me. Thank you ❤
Really enjoy your videos,being a senior75 yrs young your instruction has helped a lot. Still struggle with making solid contact,could you give a little insight as to posture and does length of backswing need to be as much as yours?
I'm glad you found value in my videos. Length of back swing is not the most important part of creating speed. You don't need to swing back as much as me but you need to have a good release. Distance to the ball and balance will tell you how to adjust posture. Watch this: ruclips.net/video/K3OzP_k3gDo/видео.htmlsi=WDQ9QRHEjiQ3mVDc
Good video. It took me forever to learn this. I did it by keeping my arms loose. Muscle tension was killing my golf swing. I think that is why most golfers do the bad hip and arm moves you were talking about. When I first tried it, it felt like I was not going to hit the ball very far. After many repetitions the ball start to go farther and farther. Additionally, if I did tighten up I could instantly feel it. If you could make a video on muscle tension it would be appreciated.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad Thanks, I think too much tension in the arms and shoulders is the culprit. All I know is that minimizing it during the back and downswing helped a lot.
Really glade to see you back!!! Hoping you can help me---- idk why but lately I have been hitting a ton of hossel rockets. On camera, it looks as if I am coming to far from the inside and swining out is causing me to hit the hossel. Any tips or drills?
We can hit shanks with any swing path. Normally when it happens the golfer is trying to pull out instead of push out and that will present the hosel to the ball. Try my drill in this video and it will go away in one or two sessions: ruclips.net/video/5nKVHg_GGXc/видео.htmlsi=KFSpQZzpn3_ctDHG
A light bulb has been lit and I can’t wait to get to the range. For years I’ve been trying to get more force into the swing by using my forward thigh, right hip turn, torso turn etc. It feels powerful but it’s not fast enough for really good distances. Instead, your concept of using the hands and arms faster and letting the body follow/enable the hands is a completely different swing. If I understand it, It basically says relying on muscle/force to power the ball has limitations but relying on very fast hands/arms does release much more club head speed. Can’t wait to try it.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad you have saved me a fortune in personal golf lessons.... I only watch your videos and practice what you teach. wish I could send more.
Marcus.... one of your best videos....would you consider doing another related video to this ??? ..... when you should extend your trail arm in the downswing. From the very top??? , or is it different vs irons and driver?
It's a bit different with irons, woods and driver. I need to think a bit on that one but I think I can make it more clear in a video. It will probably be called extension and low point.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad great...looking forward to it. I practice extending my trail arm on the range...most of the time, it was great, ...but occasional I would hit a real fat shot or a hook shot. I think I wasn't sure when to extend my trail arm. I have been playing for 30 yrs., and trying to get more distance ( arm speed ) as I age.
Hi Marcus, thanks for the excellent video. High Handicapper here. When I try your suggestion of extending the trail arm (with a 7 iron) I get a better swing feel, but I seem to hit the ground behind the ball more often than not. Any suggestions?
No matter what we change in our swing we always need to calibrate our impact. We can have a good impact and swing from the inside as long as we understand how to do it. Maybe this video will help: ruclips.net/video/LSUXZDyRMAg/видео.htmlsi=9_JjFD8KNyAwcDic
Hi Marcus, I would like to thank you for your work and sharing on YT. Is it possible to visit you in Sweden to take lessons and how to contact you. I wish you good health. Take care
Thank you, super tip, as always, Markus! May I ask you if you have a forward shaft lean at impact when you are hitting your driver? Basically it would be good to understand how hitting it up goes together with the shaft lean. Thank you in advance for addressing this topic. Best J
Shaft lean is forward at impact if you want to hit down on the ball and the opposite if you want to hit up on the ball. You can control this with your trail hand palm. Watch this: ruclips.net/video/EetUpVMybU0/видео.htmlsi=dky316UWNL3U3dRc
awesome video i have been working on this and love the short clubs but still strugle with the long clubs i feel i need to stand more vertical on the longer clubs ANY SUGESTIONS or is it all in my head
Absolutely. You need to adjust posture to different clubs. Balance is the key to posture and distance to the ball. Watch this: ruclips.net/video/K3OzP_k3gDo/видео.htmlsi=WDQ9QRHEjiQ3mVDc
Very interesting, Marcus. It appears that many pros don't straighten the right elbow until the shaft is near parallel to the ground on the downswing. If I understand you correctly you are saying that the trail arm and its elbow can start straightening from the very top of the downswing. I am going to give this a try and hopefully swing the club as gracefully as you. Steven from Ohio
By doing it later or earlier we can control the low point in the swing. If you look closely I don't extend fully before impact with irons or hybrids. Maybe 90% before impact when the ball is hit from the grass. You will see the same move on TV.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad Marcus, thank you for the feedback. Above I meant to say many of the pros I see keep the right elbow bent and don't start to straighten it until the shaft is horizontal to the ground (holding the release) and at contact the right arm appears to be 90 percent straight. When I watch you swing your right elbow starts to straight at the very top of the downswing and like you said is about 90 percentish straight at impact. I went out side and just swung a number of my clubs the way you do and was amazed at how fluid the swing was. I also noted how easy it is on the body. I noted to that I didn't point my trail shoulder at the target like I normally do when the swing was completed. I didn't need to. This was easier on my back. I hope my perception of your swing is accurate. This is a real eye opener. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Great advice as usual, Marcus. When I try to get the club head moving down "faster than gravity" I tend to fat the shot. If I just let it go "with gravity only" feeling I hit it well but maybe not with great speed. Any thoughts? Am I pulling the grip down too when I try to get more club head speed? Keep up the great work, mate 💪👍👍😁
A fat shot is a to early extension of the wrist not the arm. Try to feel the push of the palm down when you increase speed with irons/hybrids and you will be able to use the arm extension for a greater speed and keep a good impact.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad thanks 🙏 will work on this. My game has improved so much since following your guidance, now shooting in 70s. Really appreciate your help 🙏👏👏
Irons in this video: ruclips.net/video/uUew2957d5A/видео.htmlsi=vu42ahcSHQLLFbV0 Driver in this video: ruclips.net/video/2jDbDVfVkA0/видео.htmlsi=zHYMqlaWxbwkyfoc
Hi Marcus, so is it push the club head rather than pull the handle? Fantastic videos. I hit a draw with the driver a number of times on Thursday and gained 30 yards .
Is this essentially throwing the golf club behind you to begin the down swing? And then that throwing motion along with the turn brings the club in low and out.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad Yeah, I've seen similar instruction before but never really practiced it. I've been working on the "hold the angles" stuff and I just don't think it works as good as people preach it. I can play decent golf with it but it's inconsistent. I'll play good for a stretch of time and then all of a sudden the mishits, slices, whatever else pokes it's way back in. I'm going to binge watch your videos and do some practicing on my own to try and get the concepts down, and then I will schedule a lesson here soon. The videos I've watched so far are excellent; you teach the swing in a very understandable way.
Funny that nearly each pro will teach the Pump drill (handle down) whats about the early Extension (no lag) and flipping the wrists (no more compression) through the Ball with your move?
Compression comes from a good palm control. When we find the push down with the trail hand palm it will work perfectly. Watch this series: ruclips.net/video/LSUXZDyRMAg/видео.htmlsi=MDugkpXo545tBWh2
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad ok, thank you. My main problem I've had with your swing is a problem I have in general, I swing out without releasing the club head fast enough causing the face to be square to the outside path causing a straight left shot(left handed also) I just got back from the driving range and my thought was to slow the lead arm while turning the lead forearm up while releasing the club and it seams to help me release the club faster, can you try that and give me your thoughts on it?
I can relate to pulling the church bell rope … You said you’re not hitting the ball with the grip…true What I feel by letting the arms fall down …under its own power along with the church bell pull to give the motion more energy…to the point where I feel it’s time to release the hands to deliver its part in the swing …is the grip turning into my center or zipper area and that brings the club head back to square Getting that trail arm extension as you pointed out at the right place at the right time is key …I’m glad you pointed that out Your looking stronger Big Swede 👍⛳️👍
Good timing in the extension will give you a great control of face and low point. And yes I am getting stronger every day. Soon back to hitting it like before my friend. 👍
One other comment. I have good results if I am very deliberate about my club face, at address, pointing EXACTLY where I want the club head to return to at impact.
I hear that from some golfers and just keep doing it if it works. I don't think any angle or position is the same at set up and impact. That's why I don't do it myself. 👍
Something Steve Pratt said helped me tremendously and it relates closely to this video. He said the golf club can be released from the top of the swing (a la circle of speed) as long as the body is turning in the plane of rotation. Marcus uses a little more arm in his swing, but the concept is identical; start the downswing by getting the club head moving down and around on the proper rotational plane.
I am also a right hander hitting left handed. I fully subscribed to your hands theory and won't practice any other swing theory now. However, my strong right side resists a week left hand controlling the club. So a bad swing is still a spinout effect. I get some small success by throwing my left shoulder down and through from the inside. How did you get past your smart hand trying to control the swing?
I didn't. I had to teach my lead hand to do the correct swing. We need both hands to want the same thing. Watch this: ruclips.net/video/p-w8uPkZ0d4/видео.htmlsi=Es_Ye_VNRAV6iKMC
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad I watched the video. It makes total sense to have both hands on the same mission. I keep a tennis racket in the house to test theories, at least in principle. After just a few swings of the racket I could tell I need to work on the concept. I immediately felt I was using muscles that were not use to getting a workout when I play golf.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad I spent at least half my practice session today swinging one handed on an in-to-out path. It would appear that is not going to be a long term mental battle with my swing instincts. Thanks for your advice.
There's no way I can swing back that far. I've tried four or five different online lessons and paid a lot of money for one of them and I'm still struggling. I used to be a single digit handicap and now I'm probably 16 or 17. It's very frustrating.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad I can do okay with the short irons. Once I get to the seven iron I start to lose it. I'm 58 years old and 5'5 and my distance is short. Club head speed 85 to 90. Driver only goes 200. Frustrating. I've never had a good wrist hinge and when I try to hinge my wrist and go back a little further I can't hit the ball. I understand everything you're saying. I understand what to do. It looks easy but it isn't. Lol. Still going to watch all your videos and hopefully get a little better. Thanks for the response.
@@FLdb-wj4wc Okey. Keep going and comment with questions and I will try to give you an understandable answer. Speed and distance does not require a long backswing but an aggressive release. 👍
@@GolfwithMarcusEdbladclassic swing is more turn, momentum, around, circular Examples-Bobby Jones, Payne Stewart, Tom Watson...swings taught by Jim Flick, Bob Toski, Manuel De la torre.. As opposed to a modern swing Xander Shauffele, Brooks Koepka, Billy Horschell more about pressure, hip depth, lag etc..
@@jacobr4558 No one. I need to listen to my body and find out what is best fore me. Kenny Perry is the guy who took this a lot further with even less rotation and more arm mechanics. Not a classic swing but he is doing it with extreme efficiency. 👍
It looks so easy to use the trail arm in the downswing as you showed. In practice it is not so easy to prevent the body from turning too early. It really needs reprogramming your brain.
It's easy because it is something that everyone can do but change is always hard and takes more effort and time than we think. We still need to do it. 👍
Hi Marcus, that feeling of the club head attacking the ball from under the hands rather than above the hands should be the lightbulb moment for everyone, it was for me. Love it. 👍
It is a really helpful feeling/idea. 👍
I like that feeling of under @@GolfwithMarcusEdblad
Excellent as always and no waffle. Best golf instructional videos on RUclips by a mile 😊
Thanks 👍
This was the lightbulb moment for me. I was hitting the ball from the inside but was taking the shortest route, which caused too much rotation at the start of downswing. At the end of backswing, i started to push the clubhead backwards and away from me. This keeps the clubhead exactly on the same circle, it also gives more time to accelerate the clubhead, a longer route of the clubhead to the ball. Felt almost like it doubled the speed! :)
Thanks for this tip!
Glad it helped. 👍
One of the best videos you have done Marcus, easy to see the correct path
Thanks, trying to find it again. 😊
One of your best videos!!!! Love how you demo, wrong...right! I can't wait to practice this on the range.
Glad you like it. 😊
Marcus thanks for your amazing instruction. I wish I had found your approach years ago. You simplify the process not make it more complicated than it really is
That is the whole point. 👍
Hi Marcus. Just like to say you have uncluttered my mind and put my golf back on track after many years floundering around looking for the swing I had years past. Thankyou
Great to hear! I'm glad to help. 👍
This is EXACTLY what Bryson DeChambo advocates. I started doing this at the beginning of the year, whilst keeping my back to the target for as long as possible. My game has never been better in over 30 years. Glad your back Marcus and fighting fit. Good health to you and long life my friend.
Thanks my friend. 👍
Thanks to Marcus I'm making the best ball contact of my life. This video hits on both of my major flaws starting the DS by 1) rotating open / over the top or 2) pulling my hands down at the ball. The lightbulb moment for me was as Marcus mentioned - the focusing on pushing/throwing my hands/club BACK and down. That one move fixed me. I still get the occasional bad habit creep in (over the top, pull down) but now I can immediately feel it and fix it on the next shot.
Love to hear it. Great job. 👍
lol genius Marcus great lesson. Taking these nuggets of gold to the range with me. Takes a lot of practice and keeping it on the course 👍🏽
I always need to practice on the course before it works. 👍
The slow motion in your video helped me understand.💕💕
Glad it helped!👍
After 4 years of trying to find my golf swing, I employed the circle of speed, the push, and the up and down motion that Marcus advocates and I’m consistently shooting in the 70s. My last round I was 1 over. The reason why they say 95% of golfers don’t improve after a few years is because they are being taught to NOT improve. This motion is so simple…swing in and under to out. If people would learn this swing…Markus could flip the percentage to 95% of people actually get BETTER after a few years. It’s that simple and it’s that good of instruction.
Thanks for your comment and your hard work. 🙏
Great video and I went to the range yesterday and focused on straightening my trail arm and wow what a difference it made, thanks for this video Marcus.
Glad it helped!👍
Another great video. I was practising yesterday and you have described what I was trying to do...and it works. Getting the brain to think this way and then executing the shot within your own physical limitations has always been a stumbling block for me but yesterday it began to click.
Great to hear. Thanks for trusting me. 👍
'extend the trail arm', so great coaching! thx, marcus!
Glad it was understandable. 😊
Marcus Great to see you back on here giving lessons! This one is excellent.
Thanks. More to come. 👍
I was a terrible golfer before I found your channel but now I have improved and my enjoyment of the game has shot up. So many bad teachers these days making it way too complicated. Now it’s very simple for me. Open stance, bend and extend. That’s all it is. If it wasn’t for you I’d still be struggling. Thank you Marcus 🙏
I'm really glad to hear that you can keep it that simple. Not many golfers can. Great job. 👍
@@GolfwithMarcusEdbladhi Marcus, why are you promoting an open stance as he is suggesting.🇨🇦👍👨🦳
@@richardc6932 To use the trail side of our body we need to set up straight or open. With a closed stance we block the trail side from working. That is why. 👍
@@richardc6932 Examples of open stance, have a look at Lee Trevino, Fred Couples then on RUclips Steve Johnston golf - his “Eureka” swing with an open stance.
Game changer lesson, so simple. Thank you and great you’re back at it.
Glad you liked it. 👍
Marcus, best lesson and wonderful reminder. My thoughts wander... this is so clear. Thanks! Happy you're well.
Thanks my friend. I'm getting stronger every day. 🙏
Hello my friend, no comment about your video today, as usual it is excellent... Just a quick comment to say how pleased I am to see you looking so fit and well. You are obviously enjoying life, and the gym work is doing you a lot of good. I hope the medics are as pleased as I am about your state of health. Keep it up, and keep the videos coming, I'm never too old to learn. Christophe
Thanks Christopher. 🙏
Also glad to see you looking so well!
@@mckyj It's getting better. 👍
Marcus is the best person online for my golf. I was a weak slicer of the ball until I put into practice some of his instruction. I hit a draw now and my swing feels much less complicated. Thank you, Marcus. I hope you’re getting your strength back.
Thanks my friend. I'm slowly getting stronger and longer. 👍
Great video Marcus. 90% of golfers don't think of the clubhead. They pull down and get into all sorts of difficulty. The hardest part of the golfswing is the transition.
Good luck from Dublin, Ireland.
Thanks and I agree, we forget the club head. 👍
Marcus, your understanding of the swing and then your ability to explain it is unmatched. I have said this before, but as an engineer the first thing I did 30 years ago before I hit the first ball was pick up Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons. It screwed me up for 25 years and I believe created all the teaching that has created this over the top epidemic that exists out there. I know it’s stupid of me to say that 1 of the best golfers ever got it wrong, but I believe you explained it best by “what your brain thinks you need to do is not necessarily what you’re doing”. But I also think the pros can “torque” themselves up in a way that 99.999% of golfers simply can’t do, myself included. (X factor) Meaning maybe they do feel like they start with lower body and then upper body uncoils violently and “catches up”. But again, they stretch and work out for hours per week to do that not to mention they’re tremendous athletes. I don’t know. All I know is your teaching is solid GOLD for me. Thank you ❤
Thank you. I'm glad you found me and find value in my videos.👍
Really enjoy your videos,being a senior75 yrs young your instruction has helped a lot. Still struggle with making solid contact,could you give a little insight as to posture and does length of backswing need to be as much as yours?
I'm glad you found value in my videos. Length of back swing is not the most important part of creating speed. You don't need to swing back as much as me but you need to have a good release.
Distance to the ball and balance will tell you how to adjust posture. Watch this:
ruclips.net/video/K3OzP_k3gDo/видео.htmlsi=WDQ9QRHEjiQ3mVDc
Danke!
Thank you. I appreciate that. 🙏
Good video. It took me forever to learn this. I did it by keeping my arms loose. Muscle tension was killing my golf swing. I think that is why most golfers do the bad hip and arm moves you were talking about. When I first tried it, it felt like I was not going to hit the ball very far. After many repetitions the ball start to go farther and farther. Additionally, if I did tighten up I could instantly feel it. If you could make a video on muscle tension it would be appreciated.
I need to think about that one. I want you all to use your muscles and not just relax and that can be hard to separate. I can't promise anything. 🤔
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad Thanks, I think too much tension in the arms and shoulders is the culprit. All I know is that minimizing it during the back and downswing helped a lot.
Really glade to see you back!!! Hoping you can help me---- idk why but lately I have been hitting a ton of hossel rockets. On camera, it looks as if I am coming to far from the inside and swining out is causing me to hit the hossel. Any tips or drills?
We can hit shanks with any swing path. Normally when it happens the golfer is trying to pull out instead of push out and that will present the hosel to the ball.
Try my drill in this video and it will go away in one or two sessions:
ruclips.net/video/5nKVHg_GGXc/видео.htmlsi=KFSpQZzpn3_ctDHG
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad will do, thanks so much!
@@benhikingoutdoors1632 👍
New fan, got put on by a friend who plays off 7. At times you wrap my mind, but the simplicity 👌
I will do my best to keep guiding you to better golf. ⛳️
A light bulb has been lit and I can’t wait to get to the range. For years I’ve been trying to get more force into the swing by using my forward thigh, right hip turn, torso turn etc. It feels powerful but it’s not fast enough for really good distances. Instead, your concept of using the hands and arms faster and letting the body follow/enable the hands is a completely different swing. If I understand it, It basically says relying on muscle/force to power the ball has limitations but relying on very fast hands/arms does release much more club head speed. Can’t wait to try it.
Your lower body will still be working but now with the purpose of helping your execute the swing. Go try it. 👍
Thanks!
Thank you so much. 🙏
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad you have saved me a fortune in personal golf lessons.... I only watch your videos and practice what you teach. wish I could send more.
@@dogloverjb6873 I'm glad you find value in my videos and after this tough year I am grateful for all support. 🙏
As always. Great concise instruction.
Glad you liked it!
Marcus.... one of your best videos....would you consider doing another related video to this ??? ..... when you should extend your trail arm in the downswing. From the very top??? , or is it different vs irons and driver?
It's a bit different with irons, woods and driver. I need to think a bit on that one but I think I can make it more clear in a video. It will probably be called extension and low point.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad great...looking forward to it. I practice extending my trail arm on the range...most of the time, it was great, ...but occasional I would hit a real fat shot or a hook shot. I think I wasn't sure when to extend my trail arm. I have been playing for 30 yrs., and trying to get more distance ( arm speed ) as I age.
Best golf coach online!
Thank you. 🙏
Hi Marcus, thanks for the excellent video. High Handicapper here. When I try your suggestion of extending the trail arm (with a 7 iron) I get a better swing feel, but I seem to hit the ground behind the ball more often than not. Any suggestions?
No matter what we change in our swing we always need to calibrate our impact. We can have a good impact and swing from the inside as long as we understand how to do it. Maybe this video will help:
ruclips.net/video/LSUXZDyRMAg/видео.htmlsi=9_JjFD8KNyAwcDic
Hi Marcus,
I would like to thank you for your work and sharing on YT.
Is it possible to visit you in Sweden to take lessons and how to contact you.
I wish you good health.
Take care
It is possible and you will find my mail at www.powergolf.se
Welcome to Sweden. 👍
Best tip ever. We have taught all wrong from day one . This make sense.
And it works. 😊
Thank you, super tip, as always, Markus! May I ask you if you have a forward shaft lean at impact when you are hitting your driver? Basically it would be good to understand how hitting it up goes together with the shaft lean. Thank you in advance for addressing this topic. Best J
Shaft lean is forward at impact if you want to hit down on the ball and the opposite if you want to hit up on the ball. You can control this with your trail hand palm. Watch this:
ruclips.net/video/EetUpVMybU0/видео.htmlsi=dky316UWNL3U3dRc
awesome video i have been working on this and love the short clubs but still strugle with the long clubs i feel i need to stand more vertical on the longer clubs ANY SUGESTIONS or is it all in my head
Absolutely. You need to adjust posture to different clubs. Balance is the key to posture and distance to the ball. Watch this:
ruclips.net/video/K3OzP_k3gDo/видео.htmlsi=WDQ9QRHEjiQ3mVDc
Very interesting, Marcus. It appears that many pros don't straighten the right elbow until the shaft is near parallel to the ground on the downswing. If I understand you correctly you are saying that the trail arm and its elbow can start straightening from the very top of the downswing. I am going to give this a try and hopefully swing the club as gracefully as you. Steven from Ohio
By doing it later or earlier we can control the low point in the swing. If you look closely I don't extend fully before impact with irons or hybrids. Maybe 90% before impact when the ball is hit from the grass. You will see the same move on TV.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad Marcus, thank you for the feedback. Above I meant to say many of the pros I see keep the right elbow bent and don't start to straighten it until the shaft is horizontal to the ground (holding the release) and at contact the right arm appears to be 90 percent straight. When I watch you swing your right elbow starts to straight at the very top of the downswing and like you said is about 90 percentish straight at impact. I went out side and just swung a number of my clubs the way you do and was amazed at how fluid the swing was. I also noted how easy it is on the body. I noted to that I didn't point my trail shoulder at the target like I normally do when the swing was completed. I didn't need to. This was easier on my back. I hope my perception of your swing is accurate. This is a real eye opener. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
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Thanks for wearing a light colored top. It makes the arm , elbow and hand action much easier to see.
@@pauljohnson8415 Good feedback 👍
Great advice as usual, Marcus. When I try to get the club head moving down "faster than gravity" I tend to fat the shot. If I just let it go "with gravity only" feeling I hit it well but maybe not with great speed. Any thoughts? Am I pulling the grip down too when I try to get more club head speed? Keep up the great work, mate 💪👍👍😁
A fat shot is a to early extension of the wrist not the arm. Try to feel the push of the palm down when you increase speed with irons/hybrids and you will be able to use the arm extension for a greater speed and keep a good impact.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad thanks 🙏 will work on this. My game has improved so much since following your guidance, now shooting in 70s. Really appreciate your help 🙏👏👏
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ball position for driver. irons? thx. Harley.
Irons in this video:
ruclips.net/video/uUew2957d5A/видео.htmlsi=vu42ahcSHQLLFbV0
Driver in this video:
ruclips.net/video/2jDbDVfVkA0/видео.htmlsi=zHYMqlaWxbwkyfoc
Hi Marcus, so is it push the club head rather than pull the handle? Fantastic videos. I hit a draw with the driver a number of times on Thursday and gained 30 yards .
That is correct. Great work. 👍
Just watched a video recently promoting the pumping drill but never thought much of it or variations of it because it didn't translate to my swing.
Not all instructors understand what and why they do things. 👍
ball position for fairway woods. thx. Harley.
Here it is:
ruclips.net/video/Aifx3g4B2XY/видео.htmlsi=AybKRuu9S8xoDcMH
Is this essentially throwing the golf club behind you to begin the down swing? And then that throwing motion along with the turn brings the club in low and out.
Absolutely. If we understand how the turn will affect the club path we understand why we need to push/throw the club more down and back.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad Yeah, I've seen similar instruction before but never really practiced it. I've been working on the "hold the angles" stuff and I just don't think it works as good as people preach it. I can play decent golf with it but it's inconsistent. I'll play good for a stretch of time and then all of a sudden the mishits, slices, whatever else pokes it's way back in. I'm going to binge watch your videos and do some practicing on my own to try and get the concepts down, and then I will schedule a lesson here soon. The videos I've watched so far are excellent; you teach the swing in a very understandable way.
Good to see you back. God Bless you and your family.
Same to you. Let's keep going together. 🙏
Marcus, do you feel like you are a 'trail hand' hitter [pusher] as opposed to a lead hand puller?
Absolutely a pusher. 😊
how do you align your feet when setting up.?
Mostly a little bit open to be able to really use the trail side of my body. With a 7 iron I probably aim my feet 5 yards open to the target.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad thx. what about other clubs from driver to short clubs?
@@harleytowler9187 All clubs are about the same but I often use a more open stance on shorter shots with a wedge.
“Pushing down with right arm, not pulling down.” I think I can remember that. Will give it a try
Give it a chance. 👍
Funny that nearly each pro will teach the Pump drill (handle down) whats about the early Extension (no lag) and flipping the wrists (no more compression) through the Ball with your move?
Compression comes from a good palm control. When we find the push down with the trail hand palm it will work perfectly. Watch this series:
ruclips.net/video/LSUXZDyRMAg/видео.htmlsi=MDugkpXo545tBWh2
Do you see similarities between a golf swing and a slap shot
Mostly how we move the club. One fast pushing hand that passes a slower hand.
Hi Marcus! So I let my lead arm bend? If so, do I let the lead arm bend with every club?
You don't need to let your lead arm bend but I need to bend it to stay relaxed. Don't change it you don't need to.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad ok, thank you. My main problem I've had with your swing is a problem I have in general, I swing out without releasing the club head fast enough causing the face to be square to the outside path causing a straight left shot(left handed also) I just got back from the driving range and my thought was to slow the lead arm while turning the lead forearm up while releasing the club and it seams to help me release the club faster, can you try that and give me your thoughts on it?
I can relate to pulling the church bell rope …
You said you’re not hitting the ball with the grip…true
What I feel by letting the arms fall down …under its own power along with the church bell pull to give the motion more energy…to the point where I feel it’s time to release the hands to deliver its part in the swing …is the grip turning into my center or zipper area and that brings the club head back to square
Getting that trail arm extension as you pointed out at the right place at the right time is key …I’m glad you pointed that out
Your looking stronger Big Swede 👍⛳️👍
Good timing in the extension will give you a great control of face and low point.
And yes I am getting stronger every day. Soon back to hitting it like before my friend. 👍
One other comment. I have good results if I am very deliberate about my club face, at address, pointing EXACTLY where I want the club head to return to at impact.
I hear that from some golfers and just keep doing it if it works. I don't think any angle or position is the same at set up and impact. That's why I don't do it myself. 👍
Something Steve Pratt said helped me tremendously and it relates closely to this video. He said the golf club can be released from the top of the swing (a la circle of speed) as long as the body is turning in the plane of rotation. Marcus uses a little more arm in his swing, but the concept is identical; start the downswing by getting the club head moving down and around on the proper rotational plane.
There are a few that understand the difference between body speed and club speed. Steve Pratt is one of them. 👍
I am also a right hander hitting left handed. I fully subscribed to your hands theory and won't practice any other swing theory now. However, my strong right side resists a week left hand controlling the club. So a bad swing is still a spinout effect.
I get some small success by throwing my left shoulder down and through from the inside. How did you get past your smart hand trying to control the swing?
I didn't. I had to teach my lead hand to do the correct swing. We need both hands to want the same thing. Watch this:
ruclips.net/video/p-w8uPkZ0d4/видео.htmlsi=Es_Ye_VNRAV6iKMC
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad I watched the video. It makes total sense to have both hands on the same mission. I keep a tennis racket in the house to test theories, at least in principle.
After just a few swings of the racket I could tell I need to work on the concept. I immediately felt I was using muscles that were not use to getting a workout when I play golf.
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@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad I spent at least half my practice session today swinging one handed on an in-to-out path. It would appear that is not going to be a long term mental battle with my swing instincts.
Thanks for your advice.
@@warrenp8877 I'm glad if I can help. 👍
Would hitting balls with only the trail hand be a good drill to get the feeling?
That's good for learning face control but speed is a combined movement of both hands.
The horizontal movement finds its way into my game and destroys it.
@@767driver Keep trying. A good down swing is one of the hardest parts to learn. 👍
There's no way I can swing back that far. I've tried four or five different online lessons and paid a lot of money for one of them and I'm still struggling. I used to be a single digit handicap and now I'm probably 16 or 17. It's very frustrating.
What is it that you are trying to change? Length of back swing doesn't affect the result much.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad I can do okay with the short irons. Once I get to the seven iron I start to lose it. I'm 58 years old and 5'5 and my distance is short. Club head speed 85 to 90. Driver only goes 200. Frustrating. I've never had a good wrist hinge and when I try to hinge my wrist and go back a little further I can't hit the ball. I understand everything you're saying. I understand what to do. It looks easy but it isn't. Lol. Still going to watch all your videos and hopefully get a little better. Thanks for the response.
@@FLdb-wj4wc Okey. Keep going and comment with questions and I will try to give you an understandable answer. Speed and distance does not require a long backswing but an aggressive release. 👍
@@GolfwithMarcusEdblad Thanks.
Classic golf swing?
I don't know what you mean by classic but not far from a few on the Champions Tour. Maybe just a little faster.
@@GolfwithMarcusEdbladclassic swing is more turn, momentum, around, circular
Examples-Bobby Jones, Payne Stewart, Tom Watson...swings taught by Jim Flick, Bob Toski, Manuel De la torre..
As opposed to a modern swing
Xander Shauffele, Brooks Koepka, Billy Horschell more about pressure, hip depth, lag etc..
@@GolfwithMarcusEdbladwho did you model your swing after?
@@jacobr4558 No one. I need to listen to my body and find out what is best fore me. Kenny Perry is the guy who took this a lot further with even less rotation and more arm mechanics. Not a classic swing but he is doing it with extreme efficiency. 👍
how come 99% of golf instruction teaches "fire the hips and the club will follow"? Your way is soooooo much more comfortable (and faster).
PGA in Sweden is doing it, but I haven't got a good answer why we don't present any other option. Sorry no idea. 🤔
It looks so easy to use the trail arm in the downswing as you showed. In practice it is not so easy to prevent the body from turning too early. It really needs reprogramming your brain.
It's easy because it is something that everyone can do but change is always hard and takes more effort and time than we think. We still need to do it. 👍
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Hi marcus,,I wonder do you leave your back facing the target for a fraction as your hands are coming back down,,🏌🏼🏌🏼👊
I don't need to. If we start backwards and down your body has no reason to start rotate and we will get all the time we need. 👍
Thanks!
Thank you so much. 🙏