You just opened my mind to CP. Thank you kindly for this video. It takes courage to openly speak about CP like you did. You certainly have earned my respect (not like you haven't before). Cheers!

Bro, keep it going. Good on you for not letting cerebral palsy get in your way.

On a rainy day, you still took the time to help us playing better golf. You accomplished a lot and should feel proud of yourself. I’m 63 and find it hard to rotate as I used to. Watching this video gave me hope. Thank you!.

Well done for sharing the fact that you have CP, it will open people's eyes to the condition and hopefully inspire others to try their very best despite the various obstacles that life throws at us all. With regard to your videos, It's clear that you have really thought about how the golf swing works - you don't need to be flexible to hit good shots, the problem is that most of us don't really know what we've done right (or wrong) when we hit a good (or bad) shot because we never see ourselves swing. Perhaps video is the answer???

Love your ideas on the proper swing fundamentals.

You are an absolute credit to the game mate. Makes my sciatica seem like nothing. I’m in awe!

I've just came across this vid. I can relate to your disability because I to have slight Cerebral Palsy down the left side of my body. My rotation is very poor. I over swing a lot of my clubs. I do try and stop myself from swinging past my shoulder but I always do. Thanks for your inspiration....

I can relate to this. I was off 9 at age 65 but I noticed tightness in my left hip and knee which got worse and worse until I stopped all rotation. Limping very badly and bombarding myself with painkillers I kept playing with no rotation and a flippy swing and my handicap went to 15. It turned out my left hip was arthritic and so bad it was bone on bone. Luckily I got a total hip replacement on 5th March 2021. I got back playing comp golf after 10 weeks (I documented my recover on KZfaq) and now I am working on building my rotation back. Got back to 11.5 hcap. Studying your videos in great detail👍

What an inspiration! Massive respect for you dude.🤙🏻

Great video mate. Loved hearing about your journey. Next time I tell myself I can't do it I'll just come back and watch this then get back to the grind 👊

From one disabled pro to another, hi! Congratulations for what you have achieved and the improvements you have made. I comment on any KZfaq channels as "Old Pro Golf". I am now 70, retired and currently unable to play golf. 67 years ago I had polio which weakened my right leg. After some surgery I was able to forget about polio, took up golf at 17 and had a largely unsuccessful career as a club pro and later building golf courses. I played badly and fought a slice all this time until I stopped playing at about 40, retiring from the PGA at 50. 2 years ago I started studying the golf swing and its development over the years. Modern videos, including all the old guys, enabled this and I also started playing a bit and analysing my own pathetic efforts to understand why I had always swung over the top in my youth. I found 27 reasons, set about changing my swing and was starting to play better, probably about an 8 handicap despite my worsening legs and little separation, shoulders to hips, like you. My last 9 holes (my limit, even with a buggy) was 34 on a short par 36 course. Then Covid came and a new illness, post polio syndrome, I may not play again. *!&!. My new swing, before I had to stop, was similar to yours though shorter as I have to brace the right leg. Flat, right arm close to the side, rotate the left forearm quickly on the bs (this was the key for me) to get the club laid off, rotate and release. I can not rotate fully on the follow through though I was hoping to work on it. Max carry was about 185 yards though I think I could get to 200 if I could work on it now. Another golfer who struggles and would benefit from a flatter, shorter swing is Jack Nicklaus at 80, still trying to swing upright with no shoulder turn. Can't be done. Incidentally, Jack also had polio though it did not affect him at the time. Other restricted backswings that you may learn from are Doug Sanders and Alan Doyle. Also Lee Trevino in later years. Good Luck, let me know if you need any help with your swing, I am interested in adapting the swing to suit disabilities which even most "able" golfers also have!

OH HOW MUCH U HAVE HELPED ME!!! THANKYOU!!! I HAVE STRUGGLED FOR %% YEARS... I AM FINALLY HITTING A SOLID BALL!!!!!

Now JC - you are really an inspirational Superstar - no more excuses for us !!!

This rotational move helps on curing my early extension too, which was difficult to solve by changing my hand path during Dow swing.

You’re a great instructor and an inspiration, glad you chose to carry on and help us who enjoy this great game

Wow man awesome story! Thank you for sharing! Very inspirational! The more knowledge you have in regards to the golf swing the more the announcers make you laugh. The only truly amazing players are the ones that make cuts and even win with a super steep path, and an open club face at the top haha.

Great video. Opening up about your disability and showing us what you've done to overcome it is inspiring. I think I'll complain a little less about my lack of flexibility from here on out :)

Really interesting analysis & comparison to old swing - I had no idea you had cerebral palsy - great video.

It used to be part of the standard swing to lift the front heel off the ground in order to make a fuller turn. Jack Nicholas did this- most of the players did back in that era and before.

You are very good at explaining and breaking it down how the swing works. Just to say Ive become a big fan of your work and have decided to rebuild my swing to a more rotational swing based on your instruction videos. I will be recording my progress and post on my own youtube channel - just for my own benefit as a kind of diary for when I am older. Great work -

Wow J... Such an informative video and equally interesting is your openness, which is truly inspirational. And you don't have a disability, you are differently-abled.

After 7 months in lockdown and only 3 games in that time, played today and started to use a rotational type of swing for the first time. Results were very encouraging! Thanks for sharing.

I’ve watched a lot of videos from different golf coaches and these videos have really helped me the most to understand what the key features are to get more rotation in my swing. Keep the videos coming they’re awesome.

Awesome. Thanks for the quality instruction.

Inspirational! Awesome video!!!!

Another great video 🤙 And a lot of respect and what a good swing you have 👍

Fantastic content as usual.my current swing is very similar,to your old swing.just recently had lesson,working on exactly what you’ve just covered.brilliant stuff,keep em coming

Good explanation. I find I get much better rotation initiating the take away with a feeling of my right arm pulling my left arm down and away from the ball. It auto loads my right leg and creates a huge arc ( for a 54yo).

Lovely stuff bud. Keep up the good work. Appreciated.

J - started watching you recently this year and your tips are always well thought out adn the way you explain your lessons is brilliant and I never would have known you suffer from palsey! Keep doing what you are doing - thank you for all you give us!

Love this mate !! Brilliantly done and very brave ! 🏌🏼‍♂️🔥

Thanks for sharing your journey! Inspiring

You're an inspiration mate!

Brilliant lad

Excellent lesson

Great vid as always. Only one complaint, I’d of liked some sort of sound effects when the bag magically appeared @11:58. Genuinely one of the few KZfaq golfers not talking rubbish, keep it up.

Great tips on how to increase the rotation properly into our swings. Thanks!! :-)

Another very encouraging video , the drill sounds very helpful can’t wait to start practicing it & get the depth I need, I guess am confused with rotating your chest and keeping your shoulder well on plane vs. having that twist of your hips around to help rotating. I like the two examples before and after very interesting and really can relate to it

Thanks for sharing about your disability, Jon. I found it very inspiring. Your old swing looks a lot like the swing I am working to leave behind.

Love your work. Am trying to follow your swing suggestions and rotate round the body. Simple , effective and with an easy power. Have only in the last month tuned-in to making the club face mirror the spine angle and, what do you know, I now have a consistent soft draw. Playing the best golf of my life! Thanks brother.

Thank you for the video, very much appreciate your way of helping! Question: Is it possible to over rotate in the back swing, getting the hands too deep? I'm 60 years old, with pretty good mobility, but definitely not DJ by any means. I do recall an instructor telling me that you don't want your hands to get stuck too deep. Of course, I may have misinterpreted what he was saying. Thanks again.

Your old swing looks a lot like my current. I've tried for years to get my club face square going back. I'll give your method a try. I would have never guessed that you have CP. My oldest son also has it on his left side. He's a personal trainer and is getting his graduate degree in exercise science.

Great video! It connected a few more dots for me. Am I correct that I should not feel much if any torque in my body until my hands get around right hip?? I truly feel that this is where I get inconsistent. I.e. I start turning my lower body early in order to feel some torque feel. My guess is that this results in an inside swing and weaker because my upper and lower are more in sync in the back swing

Really great video on a rotational golf swing! I’ve been working toward that type of swing lately and I see the benefits. I’m sorry to hear about your illness, I enjoy your instruction and have great respect for your work ethic and attitude! I know comments and people can be harsh to downright nasty on KZfaq and I may get some hate for this but like you give out good and solid instruction on all aspects of the golf swing I want to share a truth that I have personally experienced over many years now, and that’s Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, died on a cross for everyone’s sins and that if we repent for our sins and submit our life to Him we are forgiven and will go to Heaven when we die. I’ve seen the meanest people you can imagine become the dearest people after He changes their life. I hope you are are already a born again Christian but if not check into it for yourself. God bless you and yours and thank you for being a caring instructor! I will be praying for you

Exelent !!! Many thx !

Love these, would it possible to also have some other camera angles? Face on and maybe from behind? Thanks!

Nice video. I'm enjoying the lessons. So how long or how many reps with the hands farther back in your back swing did it take to change from the older swing. As much as I try I still come over the top a bit. I don't think I have the rotation piece down yet. Maybe I'm not dropping my hands down enough and if I do without rotation it's seems is not good. Thanks for the video.

That is a very diff angle of video too.

dude is so badass

😁👍

So you’re trail arm pushes through the down swing?

Too important