I love this video. I am a certified teaching professional, and I always have disagreed with the cookie-cutter approach. That approach IMO is why so many golfers take lessons but see no improvement and as a result, go right back to their natural swing. Golf is not about adhering to some swing theory; it is about finding out what works for you and then improving upon it.
Great video and great points made. Miller Barbie has the course record 64 at NCR country club that i have played many times and that is flat out balling on that golf course!
Big fan of Eamonn Darcy, 13 time winner on European tour. Definitely not the aesthetically perfect swing, but you practice what works for you, it’s your swing. It may be that Darcy and Miller were actually better because they had adverse swings. Many different swings will get you around a course but you will only win if you have the right mindset. Many a beautiful swinger threw away a tournament because they didn’t have the balls to win. I have watched several Rick Shiels videos and some are very enjoyable. Rick would be the first to tell you he can’t chip, but they are just videos , entertainment for his many followers. It’s a media outlet. This is the world we live in. Some people like magic tricks, some just fun.
I agree with you 100%! Golf instructors these days are teaching us what the lil devils in their head is telling us what the golf swing should look like and it's like a political party that will try to destroy anybody who comes up with a different idea or way to swing like a swing to what your body can support. We are not pros we just want to have a lil fun. Most of us look like robots on the golf course rather than golfers because we had to adhere to the instructions we received. The golf swing is so technical it's like building a darn spaceship but still can't fly. Look at the PGA Tour, not all of them swing the same. Can somebody say Lee Trevino or Jim Furyk? Those are some of the best ball strikers but their swing is unique to them and boy they can smoke that ball.
Miller Barber was a super great putter and I have copied his pop putting style for many years,successfully I might add. Now the ball striking, strike the ball with the sweet spot of the club is #1 ,in my opinion,#2 is tempo aka timing and use what you got naturally not some contrived athletic move that only a few can employ.All the great players have a unique swing and so should you.
It’s not early extension when you use a lot of vertical launch as a primary speed producer. I like your concepts however if you know your dominant core you will set up accordingly. Check out Wright Balance. This is primarily upper core motion a lot like Peter Senior from Australia . Justin Thomas . Low core players ala Dustin Johnson will use more torque and glide hence setup further from the ball and trail foot will remain on ground longer.
David leadbetter teaches miller barber, " A swing" check it out. Darcy the Irish man was an anomaly in the eighties, preformed once a year, and at the time all the amateurs who railed against teaching would refer to him " if he can do it like that so can I" . They couldn't though , he could putt.
No ones swing is the same, i follow the single plane swing. years ago i tried Lee Trevino's swing got lots of distance with very little effort but it wasn't good for the lumbar.
@@joecalvacca3195 No - I won't be doing swing instruction videos - you should read chapter 16 in my book where I provide my take on David Lee's backswing "heave" concept.
I've always said that it doesn't matter what a players golf swing looks like - its only what happens at impact that's important. Rick Shiels ought to know that.
On the backswing, he moves the whole of the golf club and dosent give the clubhead chance, to gain too much momentum, that it will later dissipate, in order to escape from the " rotating mass ", instead, the energy transmitted to the shaft creating flex! He appears to start the downswing, by planting the left foot, but he is infact dropping the unweighted left hip, which gravity drops the rotating mass, sending the already flexed shaft in the opposite direction, during transition, before it flexes the opposite way on the downswing. The holy grail of the golfswing, is to hold shaft flex into impact: releasing that flex out of the divot. Like a leaf spring : the flex is held by both extreme changes in direction, mechanically coupled and moving in phaze, with the freefalling mass . He is not pulling, or pushing the club. Neither, is he throwing. He is using the club like a WHIP !!!! Pure genius 😊
Well this is an internet first. Golf swing by Miller Barber. He was always my go-to guy when I was roasting pro golfers with my golf buddies. "What go to the senior open? So I can see Miller Barber and Orville Moody?. Ps, your rotary phone needs a new ringer.
these guys succeeded despite their "flaws" not because of them. The VAST majority of players will fare far better learning established fundamentals (proper grip, aim, set up, take away, etc.) to build consistency and that's even if you had the time and resources to "groove" a miller barber type swing. the best swings to copy, for 99.9 percent of the golfing community, are LPGA swings. I would NOT teach Jim Furyk's swing to anyone because no one (99.99999%) has the natural ability to replicate that swing. I would never change a guy like that but trying to teach it someone would be futile.
I love this video. I am a certified teaching professional, and I always have disagreed with the cookie-cutter approach. That approach IMO is why so many golfers take lessons but see no improvement and as a result, go right back to their natural swing. Golf is not about adhering to some swing theory; it is about finding out what works for you and then improving upon it.
Great video and great points made. Miller Barbie has the course record 64 at NCR country club that i have played many times and that is flat out balling on that golf course!
South? Either way impressive
Big fan of Eamonn Darcy, 13 time winner on European tour. Definitely not the aesthetically perfect swing, but you practice what works for you, it’s your swing. It may be that Darcy and Miller were actually better because they had adverse swings. Many different swings will get you around a course but you will only win if you have the right mindset. Many a beautiful swinger threw away a tournament because they didn’t have the balls to win.
I have watched several Rick Shiels videos and some are very enjoyable. Rick would be the first to tell you he can’t chip, but they are just videos , entertainment for his many followers. It’s a media outlet. This is the world we live in. Some people like magic tricks, some just fun.
All about impact and a good approach into the ball and after
I agree with you 100%! Golf instructors these days are teaching us what the lil devils in their head is telling us what the golf swing should look like and it's like a political party that will try to destroy anybody who comes up with a different idea or way to swing like a swing to what your body can support. We are not pros we just want to have a lil fun. Most of us look like robots on the golf course rather than golfers because we had to adhere to the instructions we received. The golf swing is so technical it's like building a darn spaceship but still can't fly. Look at the PGA Tour, not all of them swing the same. Can somebody say Lee Trevino or Jim Furyk? Those are some of the best ball strikers but their swing is unique to them and boy they can smoke that ball.
Like Trevino said…the golf swing starts at 6” prior to contact and ends 6” after impact…the rest is just motion
At first I was against bad mouthing other teachers, but now as I’m trying to learn more deeply about the golf swing, I’m beginning to agree with it.
Miller Barber appear to swing like Matt Wolff, and Eamonn Darcy "jumping" is using parametric acceleration in spades.
Refering to the so called teachers Trevino had the best line" if they can't beat me I don't listen" so he didn't listen to anyone, top man
Miller Barber was a super great putter and I have copied his pop putting style for many years,successfully I might add.
Now the ball striking, strike the ball with the sweet spot of the club is #1 ,in my opinion,#2 is tempo aka timing and use what you got naturally not some contrived athletic move that only a few can employ.All the great players have a unique swing and so should you.
Take a look at Doug Sanders 20 wins in the heyday
Miller's backswing is close to M.WOLFF's one
It’s not early extension when you use a lot of vertical launch as a primary speed producer. I like your concepts however if you know your dominant core you will set up accordingly. Check out Wright Balance. This is primarily upper core motion a lot like Peter Senior from Australia . Justin Thomas . Low core players ala Dustin Johnson will use more torque and glide hence setup further from the ball and trail foot will remain on ground longer.
Barber looks like Matthew Wolff
David leadbetter teaches miller barber, " A swing" check it out. Darcy the Irish man was an anomaly in the eighties, preformed once a year, and at the time all the amateurs who railed against teaching would refer to him " if he can do it like that so can I" . They couldn't though , he could putt.
No ones swing is the same, i follow the single plane swing. years ago i tried Lee Trevino's swing got lots of distance with very little effort but it wasn't good for the lumbar.
Can u show how to take the club away from the ball ur version not what’s taught? Thanks
Mine is similar to what David Lee of GG taught, which is similar to what Lee Trevino did.
@@theamateurgolfersdilemma72 Can u demonstrate via a video? Thanks
@@joecalvacca3195 No - I won't be doing swing instruction videos - you should read chapter 16 in my book where I provide my take on David Lee's backswing "heave" concept.
Even now with Bubba Bryson and others show there is more than one way to play golf.
I've always said that it doesn't matter what a players golf swing looks like - its only what happens at impact that's important. Rick Shiels ought to know that.
On the backswing, he moves the whole of the golf club and dosent give the clubhead chance, to gain too much momentum, that it will later dissipate, in order to escape from the " rotating mass ", instead, the energy transmitted to the shaft creating flex!
He appears to start the downswing, by planting the left foot, but he is infact dropping the unweighted left hip, which gravity drops the rotating mass, sending the already flexed shaft in the opposite direction, during transition, before it flexes the opposite way on the downswing.
The holy grail of the golfswing, is to hold shaft flex into impact: releasing that flex out of the divot. Like a leaf spring : the flex is held by both extreme changes in direction, mechanically coupled and moving in phaze, with the freefalling mass .
He is not pulling, or pushing the club. Neither, is he throwing.
He is using the club like a WHIP !!!!
Pure genius 😊
PGA of America is the golf Mafia. 😆
Good one dude
@@theamateurgolfersdilemma72 It's essentially true.
Paralysis by analysis, that is what's happening now, old timers prove you don't need a textbook swing. Let your natural swing control your game
Well this is an internet first. Golf swing by Miller Barber.
He was always my go-to guy when I was roasting pro golfers with my golf buddies.
"What go to the senior open? So I can see Miller Barber and Orville Moody?.
Ps, your rotary phone needs a new ringer.
these guys succeeded despite their "flaws" not because of them. The VAST majority of players will fare far better learning established fundamentals (proper grip, aim, set up, take away, etc.) to build consistency and that's even if you had the time and resources to "groove" a miller barber type swing. the best swings to copy, for 99.9 percent of the golfing community, are LPGA swings. I would NOT teach Jim Furyk's swing to anyone because no one (99.99999%) has the natural ability to replicate that swing. I would never change a guy like that but trying to teach it someone would be futile.
There’s a reason, you can’t teach this
It's Matt wolf's swing
I thought so too, and they are similar, but then I watched Jimmy Bruen's swing...check this out: ruclips.net/video/9_qRG1HRh4o/видео.html
@The Amateur Golfer's Dilemma wow straight up and down I bet it stays online like a string