All those lessons over the years and what you took from it is compiled in this video. It’s very similar to how I swing; big rotation, early pressure shifting into the lead leg and clearing the left side of my body to make room to rotate through impact. Combine that with the “shaft parallel with shoulders” swing theory from Milo and you’re pretty much golden.

Man! I can’t thank you enough! I finally had a breakthrough in my swing and in my golf game because of you!!!! I was hitting the most pure straight and sometimes cut iron shots of my life , just from one range session!!! You have a gift and I’m lucky to have received it !

Pure gold! And explained well! I’m on the same journey as you! Got tired of just getting fixes but no real help. You, mike, milo, and Marty have given me new hope and ideas to finally get better!

Been watching your channel off and on for a couple years. This is one that has really helped! I have had lessons and was taught to drop my hands/arms slightly to get my downswing started. Your instruction to keep the arms back as you start the downswing, and drop left, does what I have been instructed to do but keeps the coiled power and the three points turning away from Target line really creates the rotation needed for power and to naturally drop it into the slot for more consistent iron play! Getting the timing and other movements down is a with in progress but this has definitely improved GIR!! Thanks!!

Was randomly going through your older videos and your comment at 2:00 really clicked with me and explained why I kept coming over the top with high hands at impact. I was out of sequence in undoing the right arm fold. The down swing is essentially undoing the back swing in the reverse order but my right arm was still bent half way down when it's already too late. Thank you for this revelation

Great insight here, but seriously, if a guy was just chatting away nonstop six feet away from me while I was trying to hit my shots at the range, there may a body buried in a nearby bunker before too long.

I appreciate your commentary. It’s concise and direct in pointing out what you’re trying to do and what you’re feeling without babbling. Very efficient communication.

Hey Brendan, as someone who is part of Milo Lines' online academy... this is the video I needed! As you identify and articulate two of the biggest things I feel like I just haven't been able to solve as I try to progress from his 1+2 drills to the full swing. I too always felt like my hands rotated out over the top and couldn't figure out how to get the club down while maintaining structure and wrist angles... and then how the "falling left" part works with the "pushing back" of the rotation. This also shows well how you keep your lead shoulder/hip low as you transition.

The best (by far) you have been showing us. Keep up the good work!

Best video I’ve seen in a while on the swing. ✊🏿💪🏾

The “fall left” motion adds a dynamic action to the golf swing. It is essential for any athletic movement ... throwing a ball, swinging a bat, hitting a forehand in tennis, etc ... The AMG guys have a ton of videos on this, as they call it “Re-Centering.” As they like to say, you only have a quarter of a second from the top of the swing down to impact. You don’t have enough time to get over to your left side if you simply load to your right in the backswing. I would suggest getting pressure force to the left as soon as possible. Some can wait until the right arm begins to fold to “fall left,” but I think the sooner, the better. Anyway, thanks for posting, Brandon, and good luck.

Wow, Brandon, what a joy to watch your swing transform from over the top to a beautiful rotating swing now. Keep up the great vids. Regards..

Great Video! This Malaska move with pulling the hips backwards in a straight line help me tremendesly avoiding the left side of the golf course. Purely recommend this. Greetings from Germany 👍😉 ..and i'm a new subscriber!

Great video, Brandon! I have your same problem! I get stuck, no turn, shank, & never feel like I'm falling forward! I usually hit pull hooks. When I get the move you discussed correct, I can rotate as hard as I want and the ball will never go left. Thanks for explaining things in "regular golfer" terms!

OMG been watching a lot of ur videos especially the ones with Milo. Brendan, I think u finally figured it out for both of us I've been struggling with the same move, that narrow holding lag move and struggled with many left shots. This was a great 👍 video for me Thanks for posting it. Will be on the range this afternoon.

The "fall move" is new for me, and I get great results from the driving range. I used to shoot everything left. This video clarifies this move even more, thank you for a great video. Erik, Stockholm

I’ve never had it explained that way! Thanks for this video. As soon as I can get my swing down then the better clubs will definitely help my game. I’m only about nine months into my game so I know I need to be patient.

Great advice and really good way of explaining the swing. I’m certainly going to try to work on this and see if my shots can stay straighter. Appreciate the video and keep them coming

best lesson Ive watched on youtube.helped me get onto my left side better. thanks

Thanks Brandon, great explanation. The guys at Athletic Motion Golf call that move re-centering, where the weight starts to go left before you reach the top of the golf swing.

Awesome video Brendan....This definitely works for those of us who struggle hitting left. I've tried the "pull the chain down" method too and it wasn't as consistent as clearing the left side first. If I don't clear the left side and fire the hips first, my right shoulder can still sneak out first, even just a few degrees "over the top, and I will then either hit it left or occasionally cut across the ball a bit and hit it right. I like too that you're combining the right hand motion of Malaska with the big turn/rotation of Milo. Great stuff!!!!

Great explanation on how to stop pulling left. Can't wait to try it out once golf opens back up (currently in Covid lock down)

This is really really great stuff. Thank you.

Excellent & timely video...thank you!

Great explanation and shot tracer, so helpful. Thanks from the UK.

Great vid. Very clear.

crazy that I came across this video today. Just yesterday I was disgusted at my problem associated with a consistent pull and pull hook. This complex link of movements I only started to understand tonight (with good results) at the driving range and your explanation really drives the point home. I have had tremendous trouble putting together the weight transfer for the downswing and when and how to initiate it and how and when to clear the left side. I appreciate that you do a good job of explaining a truly complex series of movements in a very compressed time frame. Gotta watch this over and over as I think you have hit on how to get me out of the pull/pull hook that has plagued me for years. Thank you!!

Dude, one of the dopest videos you’ve ever posted. So many thing just clicked and I don’t know how I can shoot over 80 now. Keep doing what you’re doing man!

One of your best.concepts are really starting to come together!

Really, really good stuff. Keep it up!

One of your best ever videos. Excellent. You're nailing it, and I'm really pleased for you. Some of those strikes looked fantastic.

Striping it!! Very motivational.

Hi B. Love the video. The challenge between milos 1 and 2 swing is that there is a tendency not to squat in transition on a 1. If you squat and widen your legs you won’t be able to slide and spin from the top. I’ve had to figure that out in my own swing. You can do a fun drill that is getting to the end of the backswing on a Milo 1, pause, squat in transition, pause and then hit the ball only by pushing the front hip out of the way (heel into the ground). I just used this drill yesterday. Lots of pure shots. The only way that the number 1 drill can translate is if the downswing has all of the same components of the two. Otherwise they are two totally different swings. Your rotational squat has the natural effect of lowering the club into the slot. Alan

Why did I keep watching to count old mates on the left club bangs LOL

Brendon, I have worked to incorporate this move over the past week. Milo talks about the whole upper torso opening up and shows how tennis players and baseball hitters have there chests opening at impact with the ball. This video puts the finger on how this move is accomplished. I have made hundreds of 1 and 2 Milo swings over the past 5 days and if I turn incorporating this concept, I can hit a tight draw, but I can't pull hook it, which has been one of my two regular misses. I won't say eureka just yet, but each swing that involves the turn you describe produces good contact and a proper divot. Now I'm wrestling with raising the height of the trajectory. Pretty cool.

Wow, this is a huge help in the swing process!!!

I can relate to this and your last videos. Following Milo I'm hitting super straight, sometimes with a subtle push. Been shooting par and then I have a few of what you called 'high smash' pulls on short par 3s- starting straight and going long and left, or a shank. On my course that means OB x3 and really ruins the confidence and scorecard. I like your ideas here. Will definitely try.

Brendon, Having watched your swing development for a few years now my assessment (for what it worth) is that you have made a breakthrough in your swing development. It looks so much easier (athletic). I was watching the alignment of your feet in the video and the impression I got was that variation in your alignment was accounting for some of the variation ball flight. I find that, if I don’t lay an alignment rod down just in front of my feet parallel to the target line, my alignment drifts during a range session because I am so focused on other things.

You sure getting closer to holy grail mia amigo, keep going with Milo's swing thoughts, some of the most consistent shots I have ever seen you hit !

nice one Brendan. Really appreciate your posts. Keep it up.

Thank you - I really appreciate your videos... Feels great to see there are other explorers out there. Do you apply the same thoughts on the driver swing?

Brendon, My understanding: "Impact, left hip as far away from the ball target line as possible." This has unlocked my ability to get both proper wrist conditions and as much right side bend as desired at impact. I compress the ball and feel like my right shoulder is chasing it. Never hit it this well. Bravo Brendon and Milo!

Great video...... just thinking about getting my left hip as far away as possible from the ball has helped me considerably.

Your golf journey always seems to take me to places I need to go. This was especially good!

Wow the swing looks so good man! I will have to try this tomorrow.

An anti-left shot. Eliminating that side of the course has got to have made you twice the player now! Your confidence on tight tee shots must be great! Good job Brendon!

LOLOL he's so spot on. Sooo many people now want to be golfers. And practice range people just learn bad habits because they want to crank balls. Spot on! Great video!

This was very helpful!!! Milo should post this in his video section. I'm hitting the ball much straighter

Great drill. I fall in that camp of trying to eliminate the very pull miss you’re describing. What I find is it’s easier to complete my downswing rotation with the shorter clubs than my longer irons and hybrids/woods. In my mind I try to feel like I’m releasing the club more to the right rather than ‘down the line’

Interesting. I have a pull hook in my swing...mind you I was fitted for 2 degrees up many years ago, but this may help straighten or I'll have to get the clubs bent to standard. I'll try this on the range tomorrow. Thanks.

Another great video! Your swing looks MUCH improved.

Great stuff !

Now that’s a breakthrough

thanks for the info especially the weight transfer tip. for me the best results in practice is trying to keep the ball on the clubface as long as possible. i do not try to copy on the course but use the same tempo or rhythm i feel on the range trying to keep the ball on the face. thanks again.

nice work B!!!

just found your video and love how you explained how you were getting onto your left side. balls you are hitting are smoked! I am trying to turn more, get on my lead foot, feel like baseball when coach tells you to "hit the ball to 3rd base". thanks for all your work. John

I have a pull and hooking problem. Going to try this. Awesome video

Yep, good stuff B. The swing is looking good and it shows on the shot tracer :) I try to practice this a couple times a week as well. Just getting that movement to be engrained and natural, which takes consistent practice.

Interesting stuff, for a long time I have going back and forth between active and passive shallowing. Recently I've found a 3rd way which is increasing extensor action in transition which I believe is what you are doing with the hands at the top. For now, this is the holy grail as it automatically shallows the plane and squares the clubface. Would like to know if you or anyone else has tried this.

You got the job done within the 5 or 6 videos I have seen you conduct during your lessons. Dynamite: You stop the coach/teacher when there appears to be vagueness due to ambiguous word, expression or a statement that lacks clarity. I am glad you put a stop soon as you realize the rise of a lack of communication; hey why should a coach/teacher just go on when lacks communication. Thanks, You even saw that in your own lesson today, so glad you left the matt and clarified. Thanks for all..sure hope i was sending clear message.

I'm seeing big, big improvements in your swing with this thought/drill Be. Having spent the last 6 months successfully changing my out-to-in big fade swing to a small in-to-out push draw swing, I thought "job done!". But recently I've been over-drawing it or pulling it with the miss being a big push so I'm going to give this idea a go. Thanks.

Great video.

I have been a subscriber for a few years and enjoy you journey to find your golf swing. I have enjoyed this video because I think it will help me with my transition. Don't know if you are familiar with the book "Swing Like a Pro" by Roger Mann, his transition move (which he says is the biggest difference in between amateurs and Pros) is very similar to what you saw in Milo's swing. Let me explain, the glutes turn in the backswing freely to make a catapult effect but the key is when the pressure moves to the front foot the hands push the club back just a little to get more width, this activates the lats and will add more distance (which works for me). The problem is while I hit the ball farther this has caused a lot of lower back pain after the round. I think by using your suggestion of moving the knee, hip and shoulder out of the way and if I remain more relaxed (not so tense during the swing) might alleviant stress on my lower back and that pull miss. Thanks for posting this video.

Transition looks super clean. No wobble. Keep it, resist tinkering!

Great points Brendon! For me, if the right obliques do not contract on the downswing , I find the outside of the ball. This is because there is not enough time to relax the left obliques that were used in the backswing. If you crunch the right side oblique across and up on downswing, it may accomplish the same thing, as you explain it. Just a different feeling for same result. I suffered from start left - go left, because of an over active left abs side and loose right abs on the downswing, which is hook highway for me. For the golfers who want to test it, contract your left abs as you coil on backswing and keep the right side loose on downswing, you will see how it takes the swing to outside of the ball. Conversely, if left obliques are not engaged on backswing and the right obliques contact on downswing, that's block/slice country.

way better. well done

Awesome ⛳️👍✌️

just what i needed!

I love the down movement, struggling with the over the top, will try this on the range

Makes a lot of sense, have had trouble with hooking the ball especially with my woods.

Thanks for this! I usually end up on the left side, gonna practice this.

This was excellent

When I get stuck and forget how to get onto my lead leg I intentionally incorporate a squat to start my downswing. You’d be surprised how much bending the knees will open everything back up until you get your timing and feel back.

Congrats! You're finally figuring how kinematic sequence in athletic movement. Learn how to turn a double play with your feet planted from the left side of the infield and you'll do all those things naturally. Weight shift to the left happens soooooo much sooner than most people realize.

Hey B, long time. Hope you are well?! Swing looking good. Been working on similar but for me only seems to work on short to middling shots. This tip may be exactly what I've been looking for. Cheers!

Tried this on the range today and it worked beautifully! All of my miss hits went straight as well.

I hear you Brendon. I will refer you to Lee Trevino, who explained to keep the hips closed for longer (I won't say how long) in the downswing. I would add then also keep your shoulders closed (more closed) in the earlier stages of the downswing. The advantage of that is having "more body left to use to turn with" in the "hitting area" (i.e. the "hitting area" the term Trevino called the last stages of the downswing before contact, maybe the point from where the shaft is parallel to the ground and through to the first few feet of the followthrough). My little memory device is to "hinge" with the shoulders with the arms (as the first move off the top, along with a moderate weight shift) and keeping the shoulders closed by keeping the hips closed in the early stage of the downswing, dropping the right elbow into a slot in front of the body, and with the right elbow "tucked" like that (but in front, not to the side) and with the shoulders still very closed (feels like the sternum is pointing back corner of the mat) as I get the club all the way down to the boundary line of the "hitting area" (as I described the point where the "hitting area" begins ...and if the sternum is pointing at the ball at that point, or, worse, my shoulders are already squared up to the target line at that point, then I'm stuck and I'll likely push or hook unless, somehow, my mistakes all cancel each other out, and that doesn't happen too often). I could tell you a lot more, but no one really wants to "read" the details, they want to see something, and I am the same way. Can't show you anything because I don't do videos! But let me make it even simpler for you all here -- don't be so anxious to "turn." And recognize the roll of the arms and hands, and there is a "release," you don't just hold all the way down, and not even Trevino held all the way down, in spite of his highly contorted body... I do like Milo's videos, and he explains things pretty well, a really good instructor, one that should be highly regarded. But maybe Brendon didn't get the full message Milo was sending, or Milo didn't understand the question posed by Brendon, or maybe some things are left unsaid, and are "assumed." You know, just practicing with a lot of conscious thought to the swing mechanics helps. But a lot of people don't want to reinvent or rediscover the wheel... lessons are the way to jump past that, but some instructors just do not get the message across, and some instructors just are not all that skilled as golfers themselves. Some famous pros have said they'ed never take a lesson , unless the instructor could beat them... and so they never took a lesson (e.g. Snead and Trevino). But other pros (e.g. Tiger and Jack) they did take lessons (and Tiger more than Jack I think). You can be sure Hogan never took a lesson. But I am convinced lessons will work, provided you instructor really can walk the walk, and has the ability to communicate ideas well. (I don't think you need a lot of video visuals, and, frankly, so often the video's suck, but, sometimes they are really helpful, to show a person what they are doing wrong, and then to show them what you would like to see them doing.) But the willingness of the student to learn is also part of the deal, and some people just don't want to take a lesson, and then they suck so bad they decide to take a lesson, and they just won't get with the program, and insist that they know better... and then there are those that actually got a not-so-good lesson from a not-so-good golf instructor... and they are soured on the idea of lessons for life. And there is more to golf than just hitting balls long like the guys you see on the tour. I shot a one-under 71 at Montebello golf course from the back tees after just 6 months of reading golf books and practicing. I concocted my own way of hitting, looking more like DeChambeau, or Nancy Lopez, or maybe Moe Norman. I liked my hands and arms way out straight with the shaft and on on plane at set up. My focus was then solely to (1) stay on plane, (2) keep the head still, and (3) shift only moderately, and (4) be facing the ball (or a spot about a foot in front of the ball) to hit the ball (i.e. at the point of contact), and (5) turn and drop the hands in a coordinated manner, not letting the shoulders turn so fast off the top that I overwhelm the ability of my hands and the clubhead to keep up. (These were my "swing thoughts.") Of course, keeping good posture was important, looking for good balance in the swing was important, and being "moderate" in swinging the club, and not trying to bomb it was important. I was strong enough to knock it over 250 with a driver (using wooden woods and top flite balls -- soon after came metal woods, but I am old, and this is a long time ago we are talking). Anyway, having so much success so fast with golf I stuck with it. But I was also a person that cared a LOT about chipping and putting and sand shots. I practiced those shots a lot too -- that used to be a big emphasis in golf, but not so much any more. Anyway, I set up quite differently now for the full shot, but at the point of contact I think I will still be in a very similar/same position. My advice to all is to be moderate in your swing, until you have the confidence and conditioning to blast harder at it. The harder you swing the more likely the swing is to break down. Maybe you figure out a "secret" that allows you to swing with most of all your might at the ball, but if not, and in the mean time, take it easy and hit fairways and greens, and learn how to putt. Though I practiced putting my whole life, only now, 30 years after I seriously took up the game, have I learned (taught myself) a system of putting that I really have confidence in, and my number of putts in a round is staying in the 20's instead of the 30's. I really feel solid over the ball when putting, like a machine. Chipping is that way too, though I could always chip. I am better out of the sand now than ever, and been that way for about the last 10 years. But with lessons, and an instructor that actually would teach me right, I could have learned all this 30 years ago. So, yeah, it is good to take lessons, if you can afford it. Some people just won't fork out the money, or don't have it to fork out. KZfaq is the next best thing to getting a golf lesson. Before that were golf videos. And so Brendon and fans, you can get the right elbow tucked earlier, you don't have to stay wide, and STILL stay on plane, provided you can learn to keep your hips and shoulders closed to the target longer in the downswing. One little tip for that is "think about keeping your right heel down on the ground longer into the downswing." If you lift the right heel earlier than when the club reaches the point where it is parallel to the ground (i.e. as you are entering the "hitting area") then you may well be turning too much too soon, and, well, you'll figure it out.

Sure looks like the 'Trevino fade' sequence/move - but v.good Brendon, especially difficult for the taller player I've always thought. Requires a solidly strong left leg.

Interesting...going to try this

This looks like a good fix for my over the top move?! What the feel of your right hand with this swing?? Thanks for the video! :)

That was actually a great vid 👍

Not sure Brendan if you noticed this. In your slide and left swing, your shoulder plane on ds becomes more level and right side tilt way less than in the ”left shoulder, hip, knee” swing. What prevents the pull is the fact that you are swinging more up&down (which makes shoulder plane more vertical, exits the club more up towards your cap and puts you in that right side tilt on ds). I am struggling with exact same problems as you are. Therefore just wanted to also hint about these elements or consequences of your swing thought in this video. I would say the path pull is avoided by thinking wide on ds (push right arm out), making full chest turn (you explained very well why it must happen) and then ensuring shoulder plane is tilted enough (other way to say is that right side tilt must happen) in the ds. It makes path pull very difficult. Downside is or could be weaker shots, more loft presented etc. But for those ailments we have other medicines :).

Brendon, looks great. I’m anxious to try this out. Unfortunately here in Ontario Canada we are still in lockdown with all courses and driving ranges closed. I have a question about No 1 swings. Do you pre set your weight on the lead leg? Thanks.

I've noticed that if I pick up my left heel on the backswing, my first move down is to set it back down which shifts the weight properly and gets my left hip to open up. I need to minimize my swing thoughts, so this helps do the trick.

Hey Brendan weird thing. Just discovered the same thing you are talking about last week and been working on the same. Keep up the hard work. Your swing has gotten better since the early days of your videos. One day I know I will catch you on one of our locals courses/driving range but I'm not stalking you lol.

I admire the patience of the other players :)

Bravo. You’re starting to digest and come up with your own philosophy. Arguably with all the teachers you’ve met with, you may have become a better teacher than a student! Enjoyed the anti-pull move/direction. Will try Tomm:)

Thank you sir for an awesome swing tip. Is this also applicable to a driver, fairway wood and hybrids? Do I need to go more flat after a big turn with the woods? Thanks again and good luck with the channel. Subscribed.

really hitting those irons pure man!

Great video! When you fall to the left does the weight go into the left toe - equally on the left foot - or more into the left heel? Thanks!

Brendan your swing is looking good!!

Kudos to Brandon from all the teachers that he gets a lesson from I don't see how he hits the ball at all he's so mechanical but if it works for him it works for him I have two thoughts in the backswing chest turns away from the target downswing just turned towards Target if I know that I hit it pure

Love the action

This swing looks so much better than where were a few weeks ago. You don’t see the right knee bending towards the ball after contact. Your right should is clearing much better and club coming out low and left. I had same issue on pulls. When I switched to this hard turn, and I really try to have my right shoulder beat the club to the ball, so the ball feels like it comes from under me, I never miss left now. I hit too low sometimes, thin, due to the hands leading, and lose it right sometimes, but that death left shot is gone. I just find it a bit harder to get up on the ball with the driver.

Don't make the mistake of deviating from this. This is what you should be working on. Fixes all of your primary faults.

perfectly explained :-)

Interesting that your full swing with that move looks a lot like Charlie Hoffman

Brendan - in the downswing are you swinging with active arms (Tony Luczak) or turning the chest and pulling passive arms along for a ride (Milo) ?

Hope to get a good set of clubs from you. We are poor here in the Philippines but that does not stop us from playing golf.

Congratulations Brandon you're finally on the path of what these guys have been telling you you have to get out of your own way and kill the thoughts that you had before because they were all wrong sometimes that's a hard pill to swallow but I hope my success to you and your journey