This HUGE New Swing Discovery Forces You to GO LOW - One Simple Tweak is GOLD!
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- I changed how I start my golf swing and it made me a much better ball striker. I'm surprised nobody's talking about this - it's huge!
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Tom, your the best. Try using the waggle like Hogan suggested. Blend the (proper) waggle into the takeaway and you'll never take it straight back with right arm out again. Good Luck!
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Good afternoon Tom, It's amazing how many videos are teaching things that only cause us amateur golfers such frustrations when trying to improve our golf swings. I've been golfing for about 30 years now and I remember reading all the golf digest magazines when I first started playing and it was great back then because many of the greatest tips came from Arnold , Jack, Sam, Gary, Ben and many other great players of the game. When I first discovered your site two months ago and just watched and listened to your teachings, and really applied what your saying and instructions to create this sound swing, without the body pains, the fact like you mentioned " listen to your body its trying to tell you when something doesn't make sense" truer words could not have been spoken. So last night I had my wife watch and listen to the contact I was making in my backyard hitting into the net, I'm not kidding when I tell you I have never hit as many shots into the net or when playing in the past two weeks that were pure and my wife agreed. Living in the Northeast makes preseason warm up a little challenge, but how great a feeling knowing what's happening in my swing thanks to you.
Tom, please keep doing what your doing and I will gladly suggest your RUclips channel to people that I feel would greatly benefit after so many years of trying to do way to many things in the swing which frankly just set me and others back. But thankfully your swing and approach is just what amateur golfers need to move them forward and start enjoying this great game we all love without the many frustrations that come with following the wrong advice.
Keep the videos coming.
Sincerely,
Dennis
ditto here, 40+ years of reading and trying just about everything related to golf. this method seems to come down to the fewest moving parts and getting good results.
I sincerely appreciate your kind and validating remarks, Dennis, and I'm very glad to know that my lesson content and teaching style are resonating with you!! Excellent job incorporating incorporating my instruction into your swing; I hope it makes for a most enjoyable season for you up there!
Yes - sadly, many well-intended yet misguided teachings of widely accepted modern "conventional" instruction - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the club, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, firing the hips, actively hinging the wrists and rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well). I’m doing my best here to clear these up, put an end to the madness, and get folks on the path towards consistently crispy, powerful, body-friendly ball striking bliss.
Thanks again for your message and support, and I am most grateful for your referrals! Keep up the great work under your wife's watchful eye!!
Tom
PS: If you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
Hey Tom, (64 year old here) I’ve been working with a few of your tips (straight arm, tucked elbow, shoulder turn, weight forward) and was hitting drives over 270 today rather than my usual 230ish. Way more accurate too. Thanks for the simplicity of your explanations. It’s really making a difference.☮️
That is *OUTSTANDING!!* 💪💪 I'm very glad to know that my instruction is resonating with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for sharing your dramatic improvement and keep up the great work!!
Tom
PS: By the way, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that a significant percentage of my online school members are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, arthritis, and joint replacements - and they are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement, seemingly effortless power, and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them. It all begins with a proper setup which provides for a free-flowing motion. Upon that good foundation a repeatable swing which produces consistently crispy impact can be built.
If you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
As you now know, you don't need the flexibility of a Romanian gymnast - or even of this far less pliable golf instructor - to execute this swing, experience great ball striking, and reclaim - or even exceed - yardages from years past. I hope you'll give the school some thought!
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It’s 4:30 am on a Sunday and I’m in my living room with my 7 iron…. Love this guy!!!
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Apologies to the rest of the household, but I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
Tom
PS: By the way, since you are liking my channel's content, I think you will really enjoy my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
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This inside takeaway tip cut 5-6 strokes for me instantly. Like the first range session. Been practicing it for the last couple weeks and we have a ways to go, but I'm playing my best golf yet. Went from a 20 handicap to about a 15 based on my last several rounds
That is OUTSTANDING, Jake!! I'm very glad to know that this takeaway key resonated with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for validating this lesson with your dramatic improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: If you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/
Same, I literally commented about the initial inside takeawy just now.
Really like the slo-mo stuff. Helps to visualize even more. I like it.
I appreciate that, Joe, and I'm glad to know that you enjoyed this video!
By the way, even when I don't add slo-mo you can still manually adjust the playback of any YT video to as slow as 1/4-speed by clicking on the settings button at the lower right side of the video player. Or you can pause a video and press the period ( . ) button to advance frame by frame and the comma ( , ) to reverse frame by frame.
Thanks for your message!
Tom
This was just the swing tip I needed. I've been struggling with the highs and lows of inconsistent golf and was about ready to give it up. Played my best round ever out of town and since I've been back I've been playing badly and felt like I've "lost my swing" and confidence. Going to give this a shot tomorrow. Thanks!
My pleasure! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
By the way and with regard to your consistency issues, if you'd really like to get on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, sequential platform, please consider my online school. It will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The school is where you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish, along with diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
Thanks for your message and have fun out there!
Tom
I love how simple you make this, and how much fun you have on the course making these videos.
Thanks! I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Ok, I gonna let a long boring comment with my frenchglish. I’m 61 and play golf since 1990. I rarely miss a Saguto’s vid and after watching and watching them I decided this morning to play 9 hole through S&T. For the first time. And I can say just one word: CRISPY. I scored my handicap effortlessly in spite of my course is somehow unplayable due to aridity. It was amazing. Except the wedging I played all my shots with my « new » S&T and all was easy, smooth and fast, accurate and I discovered a new cool song from my forged heads. Something like both Chet Baker and Debussy!! My funny Valentine au clair de lune😊!!
No joke, it was like a rebirth this morning and if I’m aware I have to work on it now it was easy and bringing no pain to my old used back of dentist. Congratulations for giving us the opportunity to enjoy the game. I guess 97% of pros don’t teach it cause they’re unable to do it so that they say: it doesn’t work. May be it’s not the best way for a top pro who works his swing 8 hours a day but it’s the best way to reach a single hcp and even scratch for all the weekenders. I’m going to join the lessons online. I can’t explain why but it seems impossible to miss a shot with this S&T. And it was the first time without any coaching today !! ❤
I agree! This S and T method of Tom's is getting my swing crispier, too. I think as U said, for time poor dudes it is definitely the way to go! Easier on my dodgy middle aged man's back too!!👍
That is OUTSTANDING!! 💪💪 I sincerely appreciate your kind words regarding my instruction and teaching style, and I am thrilled for your improvement and resulting excitement!!
Actually, this body-friendly, powerful, low-maintenance Stack and Tilt swing system is rooted in physics, geometry, and human physiology, and it is modeled on empirical observations of the game's greatest ball strikers. As such it does not discriminate by age or ability - from kids to seniors and everyone in between, inclusive of the best players in the world. Watch any Tour event on TV and you'll see a significant number of players executing these motions, a fact corroborated by just how many of them have a very centered swing with the lead knee flexing and the trail leg straightening during the backswing, their lead arms on or very close to their tilted shoulder planes, and their hands deep behind their trail shoulder at the top. It does not matter what they call it; that is simply what they are doing. 😎
Compare and contrast these facts with the sad reality that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, firing the hips, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well).
Thank you again for your message, keep up the great work, and I look forward to having you in the online school where you will take your learning - and your game - to the next level!!
Tom
Yes Tom! Outstanding! As if I always played this way! I can’t imagine to go back to my old conventional swing, not bad but not enough consistent. Sure I’ve been playing since 32 years but as you say the conventional swing means to practice a lot and I’m too busy. Your one is physiologically logical and I noticed that at the top of the backswing I don’t think of anything. All works naturally till the follow through. I just think of my lead shoulder down then my trail one goes effortlessly down at impact. I’m excited to discover this new world and frustrated not to have done it during these 2 last decades. I am to join your teaching right now ( at least tomorrow). I had a look at your website from a long time but I still don’t know how the lessons by video work. Is it live or can I send vids? How do you follow your students to evaluate their improvement and so on? That’s the point for me but I’m sorry to tell you have a new annoying student today.
PS: No doubt top world players have some parts of their swing which come from S&T. Not only great Ben Hogan but Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Jake Knapp, Victor Dubuisson who retired and so many others. It’s obvious.
I hit 8 of my best drives of my life yesterday using your methods!!! Thank you Tom!!!
Great video! I just returned from a frustrating session at the range and your video taught me I am getting my take away too much "away" from my body instead of "around" it. Can't wait to get back to the range and get this corrected. Thanks!
My pleasure! I'm very glad to know that this takeaway lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Tom
I watched a lot of golf this weekend (the PGA, LPGA), and I notice a lot of players put their right hand on the club UNDERNEATH … in the fingers first, then curl their hand onto the top of the club.
Now I get it … has nothing to do with their grip. They’re setting the inside of their right elbow facing outward
You’re a Golf GENIUS! 👊🏻
Now, another issue …
I watched a Malaska video and he talked about the “levers” of the hands and arms (not so much body) in the downswing.
So today, I tried SLINGING the club … tried to allow my hands to win the race to the ball before your right shoulder.
I thought it would feel weak, but I hit some powerful shots.
Really have to focus on slowing the right shoulder down until AFTER impact.
Your thoughts? 🤔
Great stuff as always, Tom 👏🏻
Keep rockin’ 🎶
Indeed, Mike - I just gave away the "cheat code" to what they are doing during that gripping process. Shame on me! 😎
With regard to your question, I choose to "stay in my lane" when it comes to other lesson content out there. That's certainly not a slap against any other methodologies; it's simply that the system I teach is rooted in physics and geometry, and it is modeled on empirical observations of the game's greatest ball strikers. As such it works for me and for countless golfers across the globe who continue to flood my inbox with unsolicited testimonials of enjoying the best golf of their lives.
Having said that, just like for those golfers with premature hip "firing" who might do well to feel the shoulders ahead of the hips as suggested in a recent channel episode, those with overactive shoulders can do well to accentuate the arm action. This is why one of the downswing initiators I teach is getting the lead arm off the chest immediately at the transition.
As you know well by now, I do my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. As such, it is important to understand that the lessons on this channel - while fully aligned with the swing method I teach - address a variety of topics, issues, feels, and/or common flaws/fixes from one episode to the next. They are certainly not intended to be taken as a comprehensive, step-by-step, position-by-position learning platform like the structured curriculum of my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make for a far more efficient and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through my RUclips content. The lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
Thanks - I appreciate your ongoing support!
Tom
I find your videos to be both instructional and validating. So much of it confirms what I'm trying to do. Years ago I was a recreational golfer shooting anywhere from low 80s to a hundred. Then I got lessons that really sent me into the abyss. I literally couldn't find the top of my backswing. So much anxiety and frustration! I'm a 12 handicap now trending downward. More importantly, I thoroughly enjoy playing. Your videos have helped me to simplify the game and play with very little anxiety and frustration.
I sincerely appreciate your kind words, Jeff, and I'm very glad to know that my lesson content and teaching style are resonating with you and providing clarity and simplicity in the muddied, overly complicated, oft-conflicting realm of golf instruction.
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and resulting enjoyment, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: If you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/
For years I have struggled with alignment at setup. Recently found out that this was due to setting up with right inside elbow facing in instead of tucked. Certainly helped!
Fantastic! I'm very glad to know that this lesson helped you to overcome your alignment issue. Also, if you don't already have some, I strongly suggest using alignment sticks during your practice sessions. You can get them at any big box home improvement store, where they typically list them as "reflective driveway markers". It's the best $3.27 you can spend on your game!
Thanks for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Brother….. you might have just saved me. I’m a 6 handicap and was playing some of the best golf of my life the last year. All of a sudden a week ago I lost my swing. Started hozel shanking like 90% of my iron shots and completely ruined me. Was literally shaking over the ball all week and watched so many anti shank videos that just made things worse. Just hit 200 balls on the range this morning only thinking about keeping my right elbow tucked in, weight more forward and pointing my lead shoulder down towards the ball on the takeaway and didn’t hit a single shank. Mostly flushed draws. Confidence immediately restored
Awesome!! I'm very glad to know that those key tenets of my instruction are resonating with you; excellent job incorporating them into your swing.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience, welcome back to the world of crispy ball striking bliss, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is performing well for you, I am confident you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom's channel turned me from a 19 handicap to under an 8 in 2 seasons(never had lessons other than these videos and implementing the different drills at the range or at home). Absolutely LOVE his teaching videos. I understand there's more than one way to skin a cat, but I wish even more people understood that this works
That is AWESOME, Brady!! 👍👍 I'm very glad to know that my instruction for this fantastic swing system is resonating with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for your support in sharing your DRAMATIC improvement, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: If you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
The inside takeaway cured me of those initial mistakes. Another one of your genius videos
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Well done!!
Great video,Tom! The slow motion really helps me as a viewer. That fairway view is awesome! Lol! Extra pressure in an instructional video. Good job! Thanks!!!
Thanks James - I'm very glad to know that this video format resonated with you, and I hope the lesson performs well when you put it into practice! Also, know that even when I don't slow my swing down in a video, you can still manually adjust the playback of any YT video to as slow as 1/4-speed by clicking on the settings button at the lower right side of the video player. Or you can pause a video and press the period ( . ) button to advance frame by frame and the comma ( , ) to reverse frame by frame.
Have fun out there!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Great video, Tom.
You fixed my swing again. I was doing everything wrong that you talk about in the video. I was taking the club back too straight and then had to readjust the club on the downswing. Felt extremely awkward. I started keeping elbow tucked against my body and taking the club in more and everything feels right.
Thank you!
Fantastic! I'm very glad to know that this lesson clicked for you, Joe; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for validating this with your improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I am confident you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom, thanks for sharing , your tips have really helped my game .
My pleasure, Bill, and I'm thrilled for your ongoing improvement!!
Thanks as always for your validation and support!!
Tom
Thanks Tom, your videos are helping me get better.
My pleasure!! I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you.
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is performing well for you, I am confident you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
This really resonated with me. Thank you.
I'm very glad to know that this lesson clicked with you, Pedro, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Thanks for your message and support!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Great video again Tom. There's a reason why Ben Hogan tucked his right arm in and this video validates it, even though it didn't need validation. Thats the beauty of Saguto golf. It tries to make the golf swing simple. Yes, golf is a difficult sport but the golf swing shouldn't be complicated as others have made it. Stack and Tilt is best and most simple method that I've tried. I wish i swung like that from the very beginning.
I appreciate that, and yes - the lesson series on this Hogan/S&T "trail arm magic" has helped countless golfers across the globe to overcome a wide variety of swing issues and experience great ball striking. I'm very glad to know that you can be counted among them!
Thanks so much for your validating remarks and support, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, if you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your Stack and Tilt learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/
21 40 I played today trying to use your tips ,it was the best I've played in some time,many thanks 👍
Awesome!! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, John; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for sharing your success with it and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Great tip thanks Tom, God Bless
Glad it was helpful, Ken, and have a blessed day!
Thanks!
Tom
"Steep to shallow pattern" has been puzzling me for a long time and has been making me work way too much! Your suggestion makes more sense and is a much more efficient way of swinging the golf club around your body. THE FEELING IS BACK, Tom... IS BACK! THANK YOU, Tom!
FANTASTIC!! 💪💪
Yes, Mike - Unfortunately, such sorcery from this dark underworld of golf instruction rarely finds its way to the mainstream because if too many folks found out about it the mainstream would then be rendered irrelevant....... 😎Consider that despite all the advances in equipment, technology, golf course grooming, etc. the average golfer still struggles to break 100. Epic failures within the realm of modern “conventional” instruction, perhaps??? So many misconstrued and/or misguided teachings - such as taking the club straight back, turning the shoulders level while independently lifting the arms, shifting into and torquing against a firm trail side, firing the hips, actively rolling the hands through impact, etc. - have relegated generations of golfers to the vast abyss of inconsistency and chronic frustration (and chronic back/knee/hip pain as well). I’m doing my best here to clear these up one by one and put an end to this madness.
To this end, I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play. Thanks so much for sharing your improvement, keep up the great work, and have fun out there!!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I am confident you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Congrats brother well done. Pushing the handle down on the back swing helped me 💯
I appreciate that, Mark, and thanks for sharing the feel that is helping you!
Keep up the great work!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf Tom , I was trying the left shoulder down that you like but I had problems. I started to pushed down on the handle and 💥 shoulder was where you wanted it. Thanks .
great stuff man...and i love the palmetto state.
Thanks! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
And yes - I love it as well!! 😎
Tom
Great stuff Tom!!
Thanks James - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Hey Tom, this is my second outing with the stack and tilt technique. I shot a 78 this morning with a bad back, one 3 put, and several lip outs.
OUTSTANDING!! 💪💪 I'm very glad to know that my Stack and Tilt instruction is resonating with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
Thanks so much for sharing your body-friendly success and keep up the fantastic work!!
Tom
PS: By the way, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that a significant percentage of my online school members are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, arthritis, and joint replacements - and they are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement, seemingly effortless power, and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them.
If you've not already joined, have you considered enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level? That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
This reminds me of one of the best drills I've learned for this feel: Hit a bunch of wedges and feel (or actually do) like you have a handkerchief under each armpit. When I practice this and start flushing wedges, I hit every club in the bag solidly. I got it from James Robinson, who has played on the European tour. Beautiful swing.
Yes - that is an excellent drill and one that I do use to emphasize and maintain those critical connect points.
Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work!
Tom
Thanks Tom
My pleasure, Bill!
Tom, the straightness of that divot line was worth watching this video to see. A thing of beauty.
It's the extra crispy KFC buffet line.......😎
Thanks - I appreciate that!!
Tom
Great video and like any golf move or tip you can over do it. Taking the club back as you are suggesting is excellent and that is in fact what most pros do. Unfortunately, most amateurs whip the club way too inside and that is the root cause of many swing faults leading to a disaster and much inconsistency. They need to feel the opposite when learning. Use video since you are almost never doing what you think you are. The key to taking the club back correctly is to NOT rotate the hands/forearms and to NOT push the hands out. The hands should follow the body rotation in an arc as you do. How far the clubhead is outside the toe line on a proper backswing is a function of when you start to set the wrist by pushing down on the butt end of the handle. The final piece of this which you did not discuss is to ensure you get good depth in the backswing with a feeling of external rotation of the right shoulder which you do nicely. A video on this would be helpful.
I appreciate that and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
I agree and endeavor to be quite clear in my instruction that we are not talking about a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference of our inclined swing circle/arc. As for external rotation of the trail arm/shoulder, I do have content specific to the topic, and beyond that this takeaway action enables the golfer to accomplish it virtually on autopilot if they keep their connections intact.
And indeed we create depth in this swing, and that enables us to fully engage the shoulders and harness the tremendous power of swinging on an inclined arc courtesy of the seemingly effortless force of angular momentum.
Thanks again for your message and helpful detail!
Tom
I lost my swing a couple weeks ago because of my rear arm. This video is great!
Thanks! My lesson series on this "trail arm magic" has helped countless golfers across the globe to overcome a wide variety of swing issues and experience great ball striking. I'm very glad to know that this concept also resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into play!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Brother your videos have helped me beyond my greatest dreams....
Great video 👍
Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed it!!
Tom
Luv the Slo Mo! Thx, Tom.
My pleasure, John!
Just know that even when I don't use slo mo you can still manually adjust the playback of any YT video to as slow as 1/4-speed by clicking on the settings button at the lower right side of the video player. Or you can pause a video and press the period ( . ) button to advance frame by frame and the comma ( , ) to reverse frame by frame.
Tom
@@SagutoGolf Thx. And I do. But it is great when you spoil us and I can put all my focus on the vid and mashed potatoes (buttery of course!)
Every little bit helps…it’s so easy to go off the rails with the golf swing…a valuable piece of instruction….
I subscribed to your guitar channel…great stuff…
I appreciate knowing that this takeaway lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
And thanks for the guitar channel sub - glad you like it!
Rock on, in KFCrispy fashion of course... 😎
TS
What is the name of Tom's guitar channel? I didn't know it existed?
I've been watching your videos for a while. I shot the worst tournament round ever 2 weeks ago. The very next day, I worked on your technique and cut 11 strokes in last week's tournament. Just finished a range session, KFC crispy!!! I have another tournament tomorrow and a huge tournament the first weekend in June. Your teachings have me excited and I can't wait until it translates to tournament play. You teach the right way, you keep it simple. THANK YOU!!
*OUTSTANDING!* ! Sorry about that previous tournament, Richard. But hey - if that outcome sparked you to give this instruction a try and KFCrispiness is the result (as expected, of course 😎), then it's something to be thankful for!!
Thanks so much for your kind words and for sharing your improvement, and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: Have fun out there tomorrow, and despite your excitement I'm glad you know that it's important to manage expectations at this juncture as this is still new and has not been exposed to tournament pressure.
PPS: If you wish to fast track your progress then consider enrolling in the online school and taking your learning - and your game - to the next level. That's where - in addition to detailed lessons and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish - you'll find diagnostic tools for identifying/resolving swing and ball flight issues when they arise, plus advanced level instruction, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
@@SagutoGolf you are correct though, I can't get enough of hitting golf balls when I feel like I'm making improvement. Thanks for the response and encouragement. I will update you tomorrow.
@@SagutoGolf finished 2nd place today in my tournament all thanks to your Saguto golf!!
Tom love your show any chance can you do a clip on the importance of the left hand on the golf club. I used to have a strong grip it was killing my golf. With the aid of a launch monitor I dialled my swing in with a strong grip it was hard not to go left now with the weaker grip I go to the right and the swing feels great. One of my best friends is a retired golf pro instructor for the last 40 years and he didn’t pick it up but a strong grip can cause problems as per one of your clips maybe going over this may help other people I dropped 10shots
Thanks Mate
I'm very glad to learn of your improvement, Robert - nice job neutralizing your grip!
I absolutely do have some videos pertaining to issues associated with a strong grip. Here are a few of them:
- ruclips.net/video/9l8ntMG56j4/видео.html
- ruclips.net/video/jsTgoEy9jkA/видео.html (member video)
- ruclips.net/video/EneeNS3pf-0/видео.html
Thanks for sharing your experience and keep up the great work!
Tom
Tom, great video! Are you still putting pressure on your left thumb with your right hand as in that Grip Video?
Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed it! And yes - absolutely! . Notice that after I preset the trail arm, I then rotate the hand inward to take the grip while keeping the arm in place. The pressure point of the trail hand on top of the lead thumb is very much intact and thus supportive of a proper and naturally occurring wrist hinge.
Tom
Wow this was a game changer!
Fantastic! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, Steve; excellent job incorporating it into your swing.
Thanks so much for sharing your dramatic improvement and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
About time someone addressed this!
Unfortunately, Joseph, such sorcery from this dark underworld of golf instruction rarely finds its way to the mainstream because if too many folks found out about it the mainstream would then be rendered irrelevant....... 😎
Thanks - I'm very glad to know that this lesson video resonated with you!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom , good tips love it..helps a big way in my golf
Awesome!! I'm very glad to know that my instruction content and teaching style are resonating with you!!
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is performing well for you, I am confident you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Looks like no more big grips. You hear the wind off the ball. I really got to try your swing. Reminds me of hogan swing.
I was using JumboMax Ultralite grips in extra-large for much of 2022 and the first part of 2023, Matthew. I had wanted to give them a try for a few reasons, including the fact that DeChambeau uses them and we share similar swing philosophies. I personally liked the feel as well as how they helped to keep my hands quiet through the zone.
Now, having said that, I purchased a new set of PXG's in the spring of 2023, and since they don't carry the Jumbo's in-house I went with their largest available grip, which is a midsize. I absolutely love the clubs, and I'm putting the factory grips through the playing test before deciding whether or not to have them regripped. There are no issues with the Jumbos and I still really like the way they feel; that's just where I'm at presently.
The Jumbos are not necessarily for everyone - and my fingers are a bit longer than average - so I routinely tell folks to "try before you buy." However, having a properly sized grip that feels both comfortable and secure is critically important as it is our only connection to the object that is going to deliver us blissful joy or deep anguish, yet it is perhaps also the most overlooked equipment fitting component in golf.
I appreciate your kind words with regard to my swing! For a really good starting point to get you on the proper path towards learning it, here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker": go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your message!
Tom
Get your alignment stick under your right armpit, let the stick touch your left biesep, make your swing ,this keeps everything in line,try it for the craic,it works for me👍,another great vlog👌
Thanks Stephen - I'm glad you enjoyed the episode, and I appreciate you sharing your drill!!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tried it yesterday shot 77 , 88 day before without this tip , thx bro
That is OUTSTANDING, Chris!! 💪💪 I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play. Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I fight this constantly. I have to remember to make a right turn with the clubhead away from the ball at takeaway. It usually works. Thanks Saguto!
My pleasure, Brian!
The swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. The feeling of "straight back" can easily pull the golfer off of that preestablished geometry right from the start, and from there precise compensatory actions are necessary if there is any hope of returning the clubface to the ball on the proper path time after time. So rather than have to rely on "dropping it in the slot" the exact amount each and every swing, why not just put in the slot from the start and just keep it there?! 😎
We create depth in this swing, and that enables us to fully engage the shoulders and harness the tremendous power of swinging on an inclined arc courtesy of the seemingly effortless force known as "angular momentum" - where physics and geometry collide.
And by the way, while I certainly have other lesson videos that address this topic, a better option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ If you have not already worked through it this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Keep it crispy out there!
Tom
Hi Tom, how are these takeaway principles with irons differentiate from a Driver? I've been having a tough time slicing a good amount on the driver and still working on it
It is essentially the same swing with every club; just some minor setup differences and naturally occurring shaft plane changes as we graduate up in club length from short irons to woods. To demonstrate, you'll find towards the end of this episode some practice range footage of me hitting a 7 iron, 3 wood, and driver: ruclips.net/video/o0xscMyN3v8/видео.html Beyond that, if you search the word "drive" on this channel you'll see some related content.
Oftentimes when golfers are hitting everything well except for the driver it can be attributed to one of the following:
1) Their hips are not continuing their lateral slide through impact. This is common with the driver as the wider stance means that the hips have a greater distance to travel. If the hips stop moving laterally towards the target on the downswing then their rotation takes over, inhibiting any further necessary forward weight loading (we should be 80/20 forward halfway down, 90/10 at impact, and 95/5 in the finish), changing the low point and rerouting the club into a steeper angle of attack (AoA). This can produce a variety of undesirable results including fat and thin contact, topped shots and popups, straight pulls, and “banana” slices.
Of great importance is keeping your upper torso/head in place (in other words, not moving towards the target from a face-on view) while the hips execute the lateral slide action. This preserves the swing center and the desired shallow AoA.
2) They are not allowing the length of the club to dictate the backswing path and are getting too steep as a result. The shaft of the driver is considerably longer than the other clubs and thus requires more of an around the body backswing as established by the shaft plane at address. It may "feel" flat as they take it back along the shaft plane for the first few feet, but as long as they maintain the "weight forward, shoulder down, and hands in" components while allowing the club to work around them, it should put them in the proper position at the top so they can attack the ball from the inside. (A good feel for that lead shoulder is "down and in, under the chin".)
3) Many believe - and some even teach - that we must try to "hit up on the ball" with the driver. However, consider that in our stock setup with the driver the hands are even with the inside of the lead thigh (as they are with all clubs when playing a standard shot) and our ball position is even with the inside of the heel of the lead foot. This presets a very slight degree of forward shaft lean with the driver. Beyond that, the ball is behind the zero-point of the swing (which is even with the lead shoulder), meaning that without any contrived manipulations the club will still be on its descent - albeit very close to flat - at impact. So, perhaps with the exception of folks with slower swing speeds - or those Long Drive participants teeing it extra high and hitting maybe 1-2 balls out of 10 onto a 60-yard wide "fairway" - in general the path is still ever so slightly down. In fact, the PGA Tour average with the driver is actually minus (e.g.: downward) 1.5 degrees - nearly level - and it should feel level - but slightly down nonetheless. (Here is an article on Ping’s website addressing this topic - ping.com/en-us/blogs/proving-grounds/optimal-launch-and-spin#:~:text=According%20to%20Trackman%2C%20PGA%20Tour,85%25%20ball%2Dflight%20laws )
Here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” where you can learn some aspects of the system I teach in a more structured manner: go.saguto.golf/ This will provide a nice foundational understanding of the swing keys that will ultimately get you mashing the ball through your entire bag.
Tom
I’ve seen the video of Gary Player and he would have you freeze in the back swing and stick his hand in between your upper lead arm and your chest to illustrate the space between your upper arm and upper chest.
Thanks for using few words, steps we can understand and the mind set to hit that damn little ball better. “Crispy” nice work owning it Tom. And, showing us a bad shot makes you real.
My pleasure, Dean! I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm very glad to know that my lesson content and teaching style are resonating with you and providing clarity and simplicity in the muddied, overly complicated, oft-conflicting realm of golf instruction.
Thanks again for your message and support!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Great video. Camera man is doing a great job!👏🏻 give your Dad a raise!
LOL! Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed it!
And "shh!" regarding the camera-dad thing. I don't want that getting to his head....or his wallet..... 😆😆
Tom
Great video. I’m hitting a lot of pulls to the left. ( straight pulls). What would be the most common reason ? Thanks
Thanks Eliot - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
The answer lies in ball flight laws. Clubface angle relative to target line is the primary influencer of the ball's starting line and face relative to path determines direction and degree of curvature. From there we can then do some reverse engineering to identify the reason the ball is behaving as it does. So for a straight pull, the face is likely closed to the target line and square to an out-to-in (steep) downswing path. From there the challenge is in identifying and neutralizing the cause of that path and impact condition.
While there are certainly videos on my channel that address various potential causes of that type of path and impact condition, a better option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Let's begin the process of getting things straightened out for you!!
Tom
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Hey Tom, love the vid! I’m losing the right arm connection right before impact. Something is stalling (shoulders/hips/left arm??) my right arm/hand takes over and straightens while I stop rotating. Any tips?
I'm glad to know that you are enjoying my content!
Without actually seeing your swing it is impossible for me to diagnose the true cause of your early extension. As a drill you can place a tee in each armpit, secure them with the upper arm connections, and then make full swings with the tees remaining in place from start to finish. (You can hit balls doing this as well.)
Also, the Precision Impact that I demonstrated in this video - ruclips.net/video/EQl-DO79uJki/видео.htmls - is an excellent training aid that will help you to neutralize the cause and overcome this issue. I highly recommend it. If interested you can get your Precision Impact Trainer here - pureswingproducts.com/SagutoGolf (use code CRISPYKFC for $20 Off and Free Shipping).
Finally, while there are certainly videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
And yes, I'll never forget--"in to win!"
Indeed. Mr. Clean - it's like the "Magic Eraser" for your ball striking woes.....😎
Tom
Tom, I can see why your subs keep going up and up. You teach like all teachers should, simply, clearly yet with humor and ease and a genuine desire to help people play Satan's game just a bit better.
Satan's game? LOL! I suppose it feels that way at times....
Anyway, thanks so much - I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm very glad to know that my lesson content and teaching style are resonating with you and providing clarity and simplicity in the muddied, overly complicated, oft-conflicting realm of golf instruction!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my channel's content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Young Tom .sheer poetry in motion and the greatest pleasure to watch and learn from ❤
Thanks! "Young" Tom always appreciates your very kind, supportive, and validating words from across the pond!!
Tom,
I had EXACTLY this problem and the same feels and thoughts as you, becoming disconnected and my right elbow flying by trying to take it back straight.
Your left shoulder down, right knee 'dips' and 'swivels' down to/around the ball, as right leg straightens, all whilst holding that weight a smidge into left side(forward)- seems to be yielding better results.
I feel like I'm sort of near 'toppling forward and into ball", a bit, on the backswing. Is that what you feel at all, yourself??
Anyway, I'm hopefully getting all the pieces into my KFC bucket.
Have a good one! Master sensai. 👍
Hi Brian,
I do my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible as we're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. Having said that, "toppling forward and into ball" is not one that I've heard or taught before! 😎 This doesn't necessarily mean that it's wrong, though, because if it is getting you into the correct position then it is serving its purpose. The feels I typically have include tilting towards the target while keeping my head in place, or pushing my lead shoulder down to my lead knee - also while keeping my head in place, or the simple act of pointing the lead shoulder at the ball (which was Arnold Palmer's favorite tip), or just turning my shoulder under the chin. It all depends on the day and the new possibilities for lesson content that are flowing through my head...
Anyway, if you'd really like to get on the fast track towards the extra crispy KFC buffet by properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, sequential platform, then please give strong consideration to my online school. It will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The school is where you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish, along with diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
Thanks for your message and support, and keep up the great work!!
Tom
Please make more grip instructionals - short ones - and many of them. If tge grip is wrong - all else fails. Thanks Tom - we appreciate you!
Thanks - I'm very glad to know that my instruction and teaching style are resonating with you! If you enter the word "grip" in my channel's search bar you should find a good bit of content.
My main concerns with regard to grip are that the handle remains secure in the fingers throughout the entirety of the motion and that the proper hinging and unhinging of the wrists is fully supported without any contrived effort. Beyond that, each golfer is free to determine what style and pressure works best for them (while, of course, keeping in mind the potential issues discussed in various videos if the grip leaks too much toward the strong side).
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Yes, this is my ah ha moment, thank you for posting. This cheat code will allow me to play golf again. Since my right wrist is basically fused and has no ability to hinge by turning/rotating my right arm in I don't have to concern myself with the right wrist! At the top of my backswing the right wrist is almost flat, which is now no big deal for me when I keep my right arm rotated in.
Awesome, Randy! I'm very glad to know that this "cheat" provided you with a work-around to compensate for your fused wrist and will thereby enable you to get out there and truly enjoy this greatest of games!
Thanks for your message and have fun out there!
Tom
Hey Tom, great video again. You cease to amaze me with the simplicity of your golf swing. I strive to get that perfect buttery crispy golf shot you hit time and time again. id say im more standard grilled chicken rather than the crispy KFC style, but your videos are slowly and surely working. Keep up the great work.
Glad you enjoyed it, Stevo, and I'm happy to learn of your progress! As you look to fire up that deep fryer, remember that you can always visit - or revisit - the free mini-course to refresh yourself on those keys for great ball striking. And of course, if you truly want to get on the fast track toward that level of crispy ball striking bliss, the online school is your ticket.
Keep up the great work!
Tom
Super tipps, again and agai
Thank you so much, Walter - I sincerely appreciate your generous support and I am very glad to know that you are enjoying my channel's content!!
Tom
I’m extremely right hand dominant and I need to concentrate taking the club back with very light grip with both Hands. I convince myself to take the club back no higher than shoulder heighth, then everything comes in.
Nice job figuring that out, Dave! As your experience suggests, we each must be keenly aware of our individual tendencies and act accordingly when developing our swing.
This is precisely why I do my best to convey multiple “feels” or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. As such, it is important to understand that the lessons on this channel - while fully aligned with the swing method I teach - address a variety of topics, issues, feels, and/or common flaws/fixes from one episode to the next. They are certainly not intended to be taken as a comprehensive, step-by-step, position-by-position learning platform like the structured curriculum of my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make for a far more efficient and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through my RUclips content. The lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result of the school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews.
Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf. If you've not already worked through it it's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to my formal instruction style.
Thanks for your message and keep up the great work!! 💪💪
Tom
Thanks Tom. This one's money...oh, and nice divot trail!
My pleasure, Michael - I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
As for that divot trail, you can have it too! After all, it's really just physics and geometry at work here, and those laws apply to the entire universe.... 😎 For an excellent starting point please check out my FREE mini-course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ If you not already done so it's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your message and support!
Tom
Does your right hand Palm Point upwards in the back of the swing
The palm of the trail hand is certainly facing skyward, Bill, and there are certainly enough angles provided in this video to observe to what extent that is. For example, if you pause it at the 7:03 mark: ruclips.net/video/vF4H2C2tltQ/видео.html
Tom
I’ve replaced the standard language in golf. If I get a birdie, I tell them to put me down for a Saguto.
LOL! I love it, and I wish you many Saguto's this season!! 😆😆
Tom
Tom whats the difference between joining your RUclips channel, and joining your Saguto Golf monthly on your website?? Thx...
The difference is substantial. With the YT channel Crispier than KFC Club you will receive one members-only lesson video per week plus access to the archive of past member videos. The online school, on the other hand, is a comprehensive, structured, sequential learning platform where - among many other courses and lessons covering various aspects of the game - you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step from setup to finish. Additionally, you'll find all my short game content (putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play), diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and so much more. Also, through the school you would still have access to the KFC Club channel member videos, so if you were to enroll there would be no need to maintain both memberships. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value of the school membership in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
Thanks!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf Thx Tom, I'll be joining.
Hey, Tom, is it okay for the lead knee to "turn" in a little bit, versus just flexing forward with the weight shift?
A "little bit" is within the range of tolerance, Michael, as long as we don't allow our weight - and thus our swing center - to shift backwards. This system certainly allows for transfer of “pressure” into the trail side. After all, we are moving the mass of the arms and club back and around us during the takeaway and backswing. Some like to sense the dynamic pressure shifts; others prefer the feel of a gradual increasing of weight load into the lead leg from the start.
Tom
such a great move -- it freaks me out a little bc I get the feeling the clubface is filet wide open though and it's still not natural for me to have that right wrist twist to close the face independently of the rest of the right arm.
No need to freak out! The external rotation of the trail arm occurs without any contrived action. This is very important as we don't want any manufactured hand/wrist action, and definitely no snatching or rolling of the club to the inside. In other words, if we pre-establish the connections properly in the setup and have a foundational base that facilitates a full centered turn without restriction, then once we've ingrained the correct actions through sequential drilling and repetition we can entrust the motion to the big muscles and allow the arms, wrists, hands, and club to simply go along for the ride and respond accordingly as if on autopilot. The power accumulators - including the proper arm, wrist, and hand action - will then naturally load and fire with no contrived manipulations or precise timing necessary, thereby returning the face to the position pre-established at address. It's called "giving up control to gain control", and it's the formula for consistently blissful ball striking and seemingly effortless power.
While there are certainly videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
Are you doing any type of “flipping the wrists” at impact?
Nope. Not at all. With regard to this erroneous notion that we need to affect some type of active hand-rolling or wristy “release", given the inability of most folks to spend sufficient time at the range to lock in the required exactness of such an action this misguided thought has led countless golfers astray. It's not something that even the vast majority of pros are trying to consciously manufacture during the split second that the clubhead is traveling a distance of approximately 6' from parallel to parallel at speeds in excess of 100 mph. The forearms will naturally "trade places" from pre- to post-impact, but this should not be construed as a contrived move (although many a casual observer has gone down that rabbit hole).
There really ought not be any active manipulation of the hands through the zone and attempts to precisely time any such rolling or flipping - which does nothing for swing speed - have relegated many an amateur to the vast abyss of inconsistency and frustration. Instead, simply "allow" the wrists and hands to react without forcing anything. In other words, if we pre-establish the connections properly in the setup and have a foundational base that facilitates a full centered turn without restriction, then once we've ingrained the correct actions through sequential drilling and repetition we can entrust the motion to the big muscles and allow the arms, wrists, hands, and club to simply go along for the ride and respond accordingly as if on autopilot. The power accumulators - including the proper arm, wrist, and hand action - will then naturally load and fire with no contrived manipulations or precise timing necessary, thereby returning the face to the position pre-established at address. It's called "giving up control to gain control", and it's the formula for consistently blissful ball striking and seemingly effortless power.
While there are certainly videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
I have a couple questions about the swing if thats okay. 1. What do you do with the wrists in the swing. 2 How long through the follow through should you keep your left arm straight. 3 how do you properly grip the club i believe i am doing it correctly but not sure.
I simply "allow" the wrist hinge to happen without forcing anything. If we pre-establish the connections properly in the setup and have a foundational base that facilitates a full centered turn without restriction, then once we've ingrained the correct actions through sequential drilling and repetition we can entrust the motion to the big muscles and allow the arms, wrists, hands, and club to simply go along for the ride and respond accordingly as if on autopilot. The power accumulators - including the proper arm, wrist, and hand action - will then naturally load and fire with no contrived manipulations or precise timing necessary, thereby returning the face to the position pre-established at address. It's called "giving up control to gain control", and it's the formula for consistently blissful ball striking and seemingly effortless power. That answers the first two questions. 😎
My main concerns with regard to grip are that the handle remains secure in the fingers throughout the entirety of the motion and that the proper hinging and unhinging of the wrists is fully supported without any contrived effort. Beyond that, each golfer is free to determine what style and pressure works best for them (while, of course, keeping in mind the potential issues discussed here if the grip leaks too much toward the strong side: ruclips.net/video/3aMdJ5XLxqY/видео.html ).
While there are certainly videos on my channel that address these topics, a better option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
What's your take on Bryson ,he seems to weightswift with his driver. Less or not at all with irons . Personally I like more stucked over the left leg like you 🎉
I really like Bryson's move! We need to be careful in our analysis, though, as he is shifting "pressure" in his driver swing, but not "weight". This is observed by how centered he remains, with his head essentially remaining in place from setup through impact. (Some cocking of the head to the rear - which I also have in my swing - is perfectly fine. The key is that the head is not moving backwards.) As a scientist and a true student of the swing, Bryson understands that swinging around a stable axis is critical to both power and consistency.
Thanks for your message and keep up the great work!
Tom
@@SagutoGolf Thanks your reply. 🥇
Tom I've got a question for you. Do move arms first and then body? I've been hitting really bad cause I move my body right away it's more like a driver swing. Moving my arms and then my body helped me attack it steeper.
Hi Robert,
My own personal "feels" are not relevant to you because they are unique to me. 😎 Beyond that, they do change quite regularly as I'm always thinking about new possibilities for my lesson content. (Although as long as my setup is good and I've pre-established the necessary connections, I can trust that no matter my "trigger du jour", it's going to get me moving properly into the takeaway and backswing.) This is why I do my best to convey multiple feels or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible. We're all different physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with one golfer may not necessarily work for another. However, no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the desired positions, motions, and ball striking results.
This is one reason why the comprehensive, structured, sequential learning platform of my online school is so effective, and why thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. The lessons and drills provide the guidelines and set the boundaries, while allowing ample leeway for each individual golfer to infuse and exercise their own uniqueness.
Have you worked through my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker" yet? go.saguto.golf/ I highly recommend doing so as it is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of some key aspects of the swing system I teach.
Thanks,
Tom
Tom, I see you rotating your right forearm to the right at address. What are you doing with your left forearm at address. Is it rotated left (to mirror your right forearm) or rotated right to match the movement of the right forearm? Thanks!
I'm letting it hang naturally and just making sure the upper part of the arm is adhered to the torso in the armpit area.
Tom
PS: By the way, would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Are those graphite shafts in your irons Tom?
My PXG's are fitted with AeroTech Steel Fiber shafts in S-flex, Greg.
I am struggling to hit than driver more than 220 yards . I cant figure out why i lost distance all if a sudden. Maybe it has something to do with i switched from a normal shaft to a flex one? I dont feel like that should do anything tho. Thoughts?
It is essentially the same swing with every club; just some minor setup differences and naturally occurring shaft plane changes as we graduate up in club length from short irons to woods. To demonstrate, you'll find towards the end of this episode some practice range footage of me hitting a 7 iron, 3 wood, and driver: ruclips.net/video/o0xscMyN3v8/видео.html
For starters you may wish to look into this compilation of Best Drills for More Distance: ruclips.net/video/4CuEL2uCVWA/видео.html
if you'd really like to get on the fast track towards properly learning this swing system in a comprehensive, sequential platform, please consider my online school. It will make for a far more efficient, superior, and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through these channel videos that jump around randomly from topic to topic. The school is where you will find very detailed instruction and drills that take you through the entire swing step-by-step, position-by-position from setup to finish, along with diagnostic and corrective tools for resolving common swing, contact, and ball flight issues, and much more. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
Tom
Tom
Hey! I would do this at first but I was stuck at a 15 handicap. My swing caused a lot of misses left and uncontrollable draws and sometimes borderline hooks. Everyone around me told me to take the club straight back and now all I do is shank. How can I continue to use the inside take away but eliminate/control the draw?
There is no correlation between the *_correct_* execution of this motion and hooking. Where some go wrong is in snatching the club inside with the hands and/or losing their relationship with the ball (the Tilt component). In either of those scenarios a hook can be a potential outcome. Other possibilities include - but are not limited to - a ball position that is too far forward, hands are too far back at address, weight is not forward enough at impact, grip is too strong, face is closed at address.
For a good starting point to get at the cause and resolution of your hooks, here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker": go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
I hope that helps!
Tom Saguto, PGA
Hello. I was hitting so well with your tips and then i got thr thr course today and completely lost my swing it was fine on the range but like i jist completely lost it not even close to being decent. I was hitting everything straight and the right distance and now i cant swing the club. Im thinking of quitting golf now because like wtf. I dont know what i was doing wrong pls help
There has been quite a bit of dialogue in the Members' Forum of my online school on the topic of how to transport "Ranger Rick" to the golf course. We all experience that! All I can tell you is that it is part of the process, and as your practice performance becomes more and more consistent, then it's just a function of time in terms of when/how that will translate itself to the pressures and challenges of actual play. As confidence in your swing grows you should find more and more that you are playing "golf" instead of "golf swing" on the course, at which point your mechanical thoughts will be reduced to one or two at the most, and you will be nearly entirely focused on your target and not your swing. An excellent book that may help you with this is "Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game" by Dr. Gio Valiante. Another book that I like is "Play Your Best Golf Now" by Lynn Marriott & Pia Nilsson.
Beyond that, it is important to understand that the videos, lessons, and drills on this free channel - while fully aligned with the swing method I teach - address a variety of topics, issues, feels, and/or common flaws/fixes from one episode to the next. They are certainly not intended to be taken as a comprehensive, step-by-step, position-by-position learning platform like the structured curriculum of my online school, which I strongly recommend to anyone who truly wishes to get on the proper path towards owning this swing as it will make for a far more efficient and enjoyable learning process rather than haphazardly trying to piece things together through my RUclips content. Thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - are now enjoying the best golf of their lives as a result of the school, and their unsolicited testimonials tell the story quite well: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. At just $14.99/month or $149.99 per year the value in terms of what you get for that price point is beyond comprehension, and based on proven results it represents by far the best golf instruction deal on the planet.
And if you'd like to first "dip a toe in the water" prior to diving into the school, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ That is where you can learn some key aspects of the swing system I teach in a more structured manner.
Let's get you out of that abyss and into the wonderful world of consistently crispy ball striking bliss!! 😎
Tom
Love the video. Simple tip that really resonates.
Thanks! I'm very glad to know that this lesson resonated with you, and I hope it performs well when you put it into practice!
Tom
PS: By the way, since my lesson content is connecting well with you, I am confident that you will also benefit from my FREE mini course - “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”.: go.saguto.golf. If you haven't already worked through it, this is a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Absolutely…watch Jack Nicklaus he tucks that right arm in just as you demonstrate …even when he putts !
unrelated, but cant find this info on any of ur vids; for driver, is your weight still forward despite leaning backwards?
You may be surprised by the answer, Chad, but we actually place slightly more weight forward with the longer clubs including the driver at address - approximately 60/40 vs. 55/45 with the short and mid irons. This occurs naturally during the setup process due to the wider stance for the longer clubs.
As for "leaning backwards", that is not necessary. In fact, it is essentially the same swing with every club; just some minor setup differences and naturally occurring shaft plane changes as we graduate up in club length from short irons to woods. To demonstrate, you'll find towards the end of this episode some practice range footage of me hitting a 7 iron, 3 wood, and driver: ruclips.net/video/o0xscMyN3v8/видео.html Beyond that, if you search the word "drive" on this channel you'll see some related content.
I am aware that many folks out there believe - and some even teach - that we must try to "hit up on the ball" with the driver. However, consider that in our stock setup with the driver the hands are even with the inside of the lead thigh (as they are with all clubs when playing a standard shot) and our ball position is even with the inside of the heel of the lead foot. This presets a very slight degree of forward shaft lean with the driver. Beyond that, the ball is behind the zero-point of the swing (which is even with the lead shoulder/armpit), meaning that without any contrived manipulations the club will still be on its descent - albeit very close to flat - at impact.
So, perhaps with the exception of folks with slower swing speeds - or those Long Drive participants teeing it extra high and hitting maybe 1-2 balls out of 10 onto a 60-yard wide "fairway" - in general the path is still ever so slightly down. In fact, the PGA Tour average with the driver is actually minus (e.g.: downward) 1.5 degrees - nearly level - and it should feel level - but slightly down nonetheless. (Here is an article on Ping’s website addressing this topic - ping.com/en-us/blogs/proving-grounds/optimal-launch-and-spin#:~:text=According%20to%20Trackman%2C%20PGA%20Tour,85%25%20ball%2Dflight%20laws )
For these reasons I do not advocate trying to hit up on the ball, and efforts to do so due to erroneous advice have caused many an amateur significant issues with their driver.
Upon learning this swing properly you will be harnessing the tremendous power source known as "angular momentum". This is the reason my students and online school members of all age ranges end up bombing it farther than they ever had previously, and I'm happy to let their unsolicited testimonials tell the story: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews. And here's a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker” if you’re interested in checking it out: go.saguto.golf/
Tom
Tom, what are your thoughts on keeping the left arm tight to the chest?
The lead arm connection point is in the armpit area. It ought not be any lower than that because the arm needs to be free to work as an elevating lever in response to the folding of the trail arm and the hinging of the wrists.
While there are certainly videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks,
Tom
4:08 “set it forget it”
YEP!!
I like this, but it feels like I'm getting stuck at contact with the right shoulder going through etc...hitting it fat...I'll work on it again tomorrow ;) !! I must be moving my head or something ...
If you can take video of your swing, Andy, that will assist you greatly in identifying any issues. And of course, if you truly want to get on the fast track towards consistently crispy contact, then the online school is the place to be!
Tom
I seem to hit hooks from this position. Is it due to closed club face
First of all, to be clear the swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside (which could absolutely result in a hook) - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference.
Beyond that, there are just too many potential variables and unknowns for me to make an accurate diagnosis regarding your hook tendencies. For example, if your path was previously too steep and you were making compensations to prevent the ball from slicing off the planet - perhaps a very strong grip or setting up with a closed face - then those compensations could certainly result in a hook if you have successfully corrected your path. Other things to consider are your ball position is too far forward, your hands are too far back, your weight is not forward enough at impact, more.....
While there are certainly videos on my channel that address the possible causes, a better option for you would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
I find the weight forward in the backswing is really stressing my lower back. Any suggestions?
There is something amiss in the setup or execution, Tommie. I say this with high confidence as the system I teach is a proven body-friendly method. I can vouch for that through my own personal experience as a golfer who previously experienced back pain, and it is further validated by the fact that a significant percentage of my students and online school members are in their 60's, 70's, and 80's - i.e.: a smorgasbord of chronic ailments, physical limitations, back/shoulder/knee/hip pain, and joint replacements - and they are overwhelmingly elated to experience the dramatic pain-free game improvement, seemingly effortless power, and resulting enjoyment that this swing affords them. It all begins with a proper setup which provides for a free-flowing motion. Upon that good foundation a repeatable swing which produces consistently crispy impact can be built.
For a really good starting point to get you on the path towards properly learning swing (including the weight-forward component), here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker": go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks,
Tom
Thanks for the quick response. I’m 76 years old with some limited mobility. My backswings really are only halfway back. I think I was putting like 65 -70% weight on the lead foot. I’ll back it off a bit.
Question. Its confusing me now what is right & wrong. They say takeaway should be like turning a wheel left. That would put right hand/arm more on top. Would you say this is not a good thought for a takeaway?
I'm not sure who "they" are, but I do not subscribe to that feel, nor does it fit within the swing system that I teach.
The swing is a tilted circle (or arc, if we wish to get technical), the circumference of which extends from the ball to above and behind our shoulders. As such, if we are going to remain on that circle/arc it requires the hands and club to take a slightly inward path - not a disconnected handsy snatch or roll to the inside - just a natural tracing of the outer rim or circumference. The feeling of "straight back" can easily pull the golfer off of that preestablished geometry right from the start, and from there precise compensatory actions are necessary if there is any hope of returning the clubface to the ball on the proper path time after time. So rather than have to rely on "dropping it in the slot" the exact amount each and every swing, why not just put in the slot from the start and just keep it there?!
We create depth in this swing, and that enables us to fully engage the shoulders and harness the tremendous power of swinging on an inclined arc courtesy of the seemingly effortless force known as "angular momentum" - where physics and geometry collide. Watch any Tour event on TV and you'll see a significant number of players executing motions consistent with this system, a fact corroborated by just how many of them have a very centered swing with the lead knee flexing and the trail leg straightening during the backswing, their lead arms on or very close to their tilted shoulder planes, and their hands deep behind their trail shoulder at the top.
With regard to watching different videos from different sources, please be careful in navigating the muddied, overly-complicated, oft-conflicting realm of golf instruction. That is not a dig against any other teachers out there. It's simply best to commit to a system - whether it be this body-friendly, powerful, consistent, low-maintenance method or another - put your blinders on, and stick to it. And if the system I teach appeals to you or at the very least stokes your curiosity, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
@@SagutoGolf appreciate the response & look forward to applying your methods to my golf swing👍🏼 15hcp atm hopefully only lower from here!
Money move!!
IN TO WIN!!
👍👍 You got it, Bob!!
The best tip is to watch many Saguto vids
LOL! Thanks, I appreciate that!
(Though really I have to up the ante and suggest that the best tip is to enroll in the SagutoGolf online school and join the countless thousands from across the globe who are enjoy the best golf of their live as a result!! 😎)
Thanks so much for your message and support!!
Tom
I had a instructor tell me go straight back. Ruined me for about a year.
Well, at least it was just a year and not a career... 😎
Nice job figuring out and escaping from the spoils of "conventional" instruction - chronic inconsistency, physical pain, and endless frustration!
TS
Same I’m barely starting to get my swing back
Just. Plain. Works.
If it didn't, then I assure you I would not be here teaching it.... 😎
Thanks - I appreciate your validation and support. Keep up the great work!!
Tom
Problem occurs when you assume the shoulders will turn the hips. it seems to me you have to do both together otherwise a reverse pivot will occur
A reverse pivot can only occur if there is a weight shift from the lead side to the trail side in the motion, Stephen, and I do not teach a weight shift. This system certainly allows for transfer of “pressure” into the trail side. After all, we are moving the mass of the arms and club back and around us during the takeaway and backswing. Some like to sense the dynamic pressure shifts; others prefer the feel of a gradual increasing of weight load into the lead leg from the start. However, in either scenario the key here is that we do not allow our mass - and thereby our swing center and low point - to drift back at any point.
And with the proper setup, we don't have to assume that the shoulders will turn the hips because they absolutely will! For example, the outward flaring of both feet 10-20 degrees facilitates the proper amount of body-friendly, free-flowing hip turn back and through in response to the shoulder action. This is a major power move that also keeps the club traveling on the correct path. If you were to square your feet so that they were perpendicular to the target line, then your hips would be impeded from turning sufficiently in the backswing (which would then inhibit the shoulders from executing a full and effortless turn), and from releasing properly in the downswing to propel the club through the zone.
Tom
Wrist oposite shoulder
Is this a single plane swing?
This is a one plane or single plane motion, Suzanne, although it should not be confused with instruction that took the "single plane" brand name.
Would you like to learn some key aspects of the swing I teach in a more structured manner? If so, then here is a link to my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Tom
Great emphasis coach. I'm forever leaking into straight back like you. This wack in the head might get my attention if iI keep watching it. Thanks for continual good stuff. Stay well-Russ
I understand, Russ, as I am relegated to occasionally whacking myself in the head as I insinuated here!
Thanks - I'm glad this lesson clicked with you, and I hope it sticks so you don't self-inflict any more cranial damage! 😆
TS
I fink u should go pro with that swing 😁
Well, I kinda already am as a Class A PGA Professional 😎, though I don't have any desires to pursue the Tour Pro path if that is what you are referring to. Anyway, I sincerely appreciate your kind words, and I'm glad to know that my swing is appealing to you!!
By the way, you can have it too. After all, it's really just physics and geometry, and those laws apply to the entire universe! For an excellent starting point please check out my FREE mini-course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks for your message and support!
Tom
This promoting a stronger grip?? Looking stronger in both hands than your old tutorials
It's really not though, David. The crease in my lead hand is in a very neutral position, and the trail hand crease is parallel to it. Notice that after I preset the trail arm, I then rotate the hand inward to take the grip while keeping the arm in place. The pressure point of the trail hand on top of the lead thumb is very much intact and thus supportive of a proper and naturally occurring wrist hinge.
Tom
@@SagutoGolf that’s the move! Bryson says the same thing - rotate the elbow then twist the hand back to neutral
Thanks, Tom. Your stack and tilt technique is 🐃💩. Dude, I just shot a drunk 84 at Anaheim Hills golf course in California using your technique from the black tees. I should have shot in the 70s if it wasn't for some push hooks off the tee on the back nine. My question is, how do you straighten out those hooks from my driver.
LOL! That's awesome!! 💪💪 I'm very glad to know that my instruction is resonating with you; excellent job incorporating it into your swing and putting it into play.
There are just too many potential variables and unknowns for me to make an accurate diagnosis regarding your hook tendencies with the driver. For example, if your path was previously too steep and you were making compensations to prevent the ball from slicing off the planet - perhaps a very strong grip or setting up with a closed face - then those compensations could certainly result in a hook if you have successfully corrected your path. Other things to consider are your ball position, hand position, weight distribution, a path that is too shallow, more.....
While there are certainly videos on my channel that address this topic, a better option for you would be my FREE mini course “The Top 3 Things You Need to Be a Great Ball Striker”: go.saguto.golf/ It's a great way to gain a fundamental understanding of this system as well as an introduction to the instruction style that has thousands of men and women from across the globe - including many accomplished, low-handicap, competitive players and spanning all age ranges from junior to super-senior - enjoying the best golf of their lives: saguto.golf/p/sagutogolfreviews
Thanks so much for sharing your improvement and keep up the great work!!
Tom