I watched the Video ages ago, but could not get myself to try it. For the last few weeks I am struggling with my golf game and today I decided to give it go and after a few mishits I hit one pure, center of the club, it felt great. After I finished the round I headed directly to the range and hit a bucket of balls. With the shorter clubs, (7,8,9) I hit the balls pretty decent. I could not believe that it only takes a few swings to start hitting them pure and dead center. I will continue practicing the no look, all feel swing. Great lesson and thank you for sharing.

This is me!!! Too many lessons and have lost my swing. Golf hasn't been much fun over the past years. Handicap's going from 2 to 7 and climbing. Thanks for the vid. Keep on swinging!!!

This absolutely works! I have spent thousands on lessons over last 10 years and have too many thoughts going through head that when I get on the course I cannot hit the ball. I have spent the last two nights up the range and have never hot the baller sweeter with such a relaxed swing. It's crazy. 👍

Good that you found this guy... That is my swing, I have never had a lesson and got tired of trying to imitate all the swings I see on youtube. I finally decided that I wanted to swing like me and just swung the club without thought and flushed it perfectly straight. I have been hitting it that way ever since. I get the not looking in practice, its to make you not think about the ball so you dont get back into that habit but I would look at the ball while playing (I do) I went from shooting in the 100's to now I am a 10 handicap and I have only played 11 rounds since I changed my swing and started playing good golf (god for me that is, I have severe joint pain in every joint in my body and this swing keeps it to a minimum as well as being a natural swing) I can shape any shot I want with every club from driver to 60 degree wedge with this same swing. I hope you stick with it and good luck... I had started to miss your videos, good to see your back

Hey Rob- this video is invaluable. It just may be the key to my lock. I feel frozen so often by having read so much about instruction, my head spins with self-talk I never relax while playing. Danny has spoken to me and I hear him. I also think you're a good guy.

Shawn Clement as been teaching this for years. Although it's great to see a UK coach adopting this approach especially given he mentions external focus rather than concentrating on mechanics i.e. internal focus. The great thing is it works for every shot type.

I AM 82 YO - MANY GOLF INSTRUCTIONS, MANY BOOKS, YOU ARE ON TO THE BEST GOLF INSTRUCTION EVER!

My instructor saids don't worry about mechanics....just know where the club is at all times during your swing. It takes a different awareness. I love this instruction! Very similar to what my instructor teaches....don't worry about the ball.... just swing the club to the finish and the ball gets in the way.

Game changer. I've also been struggling for the last few months. So focused on the positions that i lost all feeling for the club head and face. 2 brief range/ indoor sessions in last week with a new waggle to let me feel the head at the end of the shaft, and instantly had better strikes. Straighter and longer! Not game to try the "no look swing" tho. But the essence of feeling the swinging club rather than positioning the arms, shoulders, hips, etc has helped a lot! Thank you!

These concepts most definitely have merit, especially when you need to experience the feeling of moving the clubhead through space with little apparent effort. The realization that you need to get rid of all the fluff and brutally simplify what you're doing with that implement in your hands is the biggest "aha" moment. To get back to my "proper" handicap, I ended up doing things outside of my comfort zone when it came to practise and the golf swing - practice without a ball for 75% of your total swings; put the ball really close and far from your feet, change address position, and chip and pitch - a lot! Those are just some examples of practise variability. What I've been doing lately got me back to my handicap (and better), using what I call "instinct heuristics", and the "one foot philosophy". Simply put, it's how to leverage the mechanisms your body uses naturally for target acquisition and balance, like throwing and running, and using them for golf. The other concept I found liberating because my concentration is focused on the clubhead, ball and intermediate point; as long as I adhered to that task, I've improved to hit over 90% of my fairways, 80% of GIR, and chipping more accurately than I can putt (in the last 3 weeks. Still experimenting with a few things, but the success has been astonishing. Everyone has their own inroads to make when it comes to golf: get rid of the "paralysis by analysis", or just get a "reset" and get a fresh perspective. You seem to be doing that. BTW, the reason that golf instructor said he wouldn't golf without looking at the ball is sound, but the most important thing is we are wired for target acquisition. Golf is a struggle for some because the ball becomes the target, not the "path marker" to the target. External task orientation, not internal focus is more successful.

This is one of my favorite golf videos. The philosophy here is spot on. Natural athletes just do what is needed to be done. They don't think about it. For some though I would think they would need some basic golf instruction to get them to the point where they could then do their natural swing with efficiency. (i.e. how to grip a club, some basic ball and club dynamics, etc.). I have found that yes, my body does know what to do to hit the golf ball. I find that my main misses are from my brain overriding what my body is trying to do naturally. If I would just let my natural swing happen the misses probably wouldn't be misses. Easier said than done though. But for the rest of the summer I am going to try and develop my natural swing.

I applied everything other than not looking at the ball and I filmed myself and what a difference. Great video

Golf is mostly mental. For over 40 years I have tortured myself,(and others too) trying to play this game. Grew up playing everyday through my teen year. Best I ever shot was a 40. Now at 63 years of age I will do good if I shot 55 on 9. The people I’ve played with over the years are constantly coaching me. Slow your swing down! Etc. etc. I will par a couple of holes per round but then will have several holes with 8, 9, 10. Go figure. I have given myself the name Dr. Jeckle or Mr. Hyde. My younger brother also has played for the same amount of time and is a scratch golfer. I can hit the ball as long as he can but he is more consistent. He told me it was all in my head. Told me to take up another sport, how does one get worst after so many years of playing. The last time we played he shot 37 and me a 60. Go figure he told me I had a mental breakdown.

Couldn't agree more. Most of what we need to do in golf, is to just get the hell out of our own way. Do you think about your swing when you're chopping wood with an axe? Chances are you don't, although you've just executed the prefect golf swing albeit on a different plane. Thanks for the vid.

Watched this and then went to the range and had the best session in such a long time. Had been shanking/hooking 7/10 shots for the last few months as well. Out of 150 balls I would have hit 3 shanks. Thanks for the post. Made a huge difference!

Rob I have no idea how I came across this video lesson but I watched it only yesterday & for some reason it really did resonate with me. I have been really struggling with my golf in last 6xmonths blowing from a 10'hcap out to 15 in that short period of time. I played today without any range practise & the only thoughts I stuck with all day were Dan's words "left...right" in a really simple walk motion of my legs...nothing fast nor exaggerated just a very smooth walk motion on the spot. I did not really think about what my arms & hands were doing other than let them swing & not hit. OMG the best contact & pureness of ball striking (for me) I have felt in many years. That tip alone was so so simple & just amazing really. I didn't play any shots not looking at the ball but I definitely will give it some time when I next have a practise. I am so grateful to come across your video so thanks for putting that together. It has definitely been one of the best lessons I have ever been able to immediately put into practise. The "left...right" walking on the spot motion for me in my swing ( & no other swing thought) was so profound. My swing just was so easy, fluid & automatic. Being able to swing easily & actually hold my finish whilst being completely balanced (still) was just the best feeling for me in a very long time. Many thanks.

Played with “natural”swing sins the age of 10. Scratch golfer at age of 15. Lowest handicap +2 age 17. Decided to become a professional golfer. Started practicing really hard and my swing became very technical. Handicap went up to 10. I stopped playing golf for 7 years. I started playing again about 2 years ago. Handicap 4. Natural swing. I just look at the target and look for the feeling that will let me hit the shot towards the target. But in order to get it right you must look at the ball. Even a good footballer feels the kick before hand, he will always look at the ball at the moment of impact. Ball sport fundamental. Great video. Loved it.

Rob, thanks for posting this. After watching, I had some of the best shots in my life. Now, people were at the range so I didn’t do the “no look deal.” However, I did use the flow-motion. I have a lot of injuries, restricting my movement and just warming up in this manner allowed me to get the club to positions I can’t get reach if I am thinking about getting it there.

Tried this today, biffed about 45% completely, got really good connection but hooked or faded 25% and absolutely pured the rest. But it got better as I went on. Like I was discovering my own swing. As well as the technique just working I think the exaggerated wrist movements and wind up made it really obvious what is happening when watching. A lot of information without words. As soon as I started making the wrist movements with the left foot right foot, I just felt how to do it. Really good as well because my old swing was hurting my hip. This one is completely effortless.

I didn't start golfing until I was 17. This was back in 1978. NO internet or golf teachings on TV. I taught myself by coping Jack. I had nobody tell me what was wrong , an when I was 20, just 3 years, I was a 10 handicap. Held that until I was 30. Had fun. NEVER missed a fairway. Brought home more golf balls than I went with. Then one day, on a Saturday, there was a teaching program. 30 minute show right before the Saturday round started. I saw then showing how to swing, and I thought, hmmmm.... Maybe I need to do that so I can drop my handicap. So after numerous golf tip shows, and so on, my game has steadily gotten worse. Now I am lucky to break 90, when I used to break 80 often. Its been so long now, I do not remember how I used to swing and play decent golf. AWESOME video!!

This style of effortlessly hitting the ball, probably started by a Brit Ernest Jones, carried on by Manual de la torre, played on tour by the great George Knudson. The swinging motion is not hard to do, the problem is most golfer's want to hit the ball not swing.

You sound exactly like I feel at times!! When I get like that I watch "Bagger Vance" which seems to help! Golf is hard. I'm trying to undo 50yrs of swing issues. I'm a decent golfer, hcp 4.4 at the minute but it's all a struggle at the minute. Just keep battling on mate, it'll come eventually. Love the vids. Guess what I'm doing next time I'm on the range!

I tried that at the course today , definately very less to think about with this approach . Only thing to concentrate is the weight of the club head. Really brings down the anxiety when you only have one thing to be conscious about . The game has been made so complicated that it has taken all the fun out of it . Will keep on working on this!!!!

I know Danny, Sam and Marcus from being at Bawtry Golf Club. When ever my mind gets clogged up with all the nonsense of what we’re told golf is, I come back to this lesson and takes me a week or so and I’m back in the groove. Brilliant video

this makes perfect sense to me, i hit my best shots when i have a relaxed swing, definitely gonna try and work on this type of feeling more, not sure i would go full on not looking at the ball but i can see how it can help get the feeling working on the range. Great vid as always mate !

i feel your pain , im doing the same. even to the point where the ink from the ball is marking the toe of the club. we just have to keep going. as i keep telling myself, a bad days golf is better than a good days work.

I am about to take up golf , am approaching 65yrs of age , and will no doubt freeze during my first proper lesson ( started one some years ago , a lesson , but got injured so had to give up ! ). My plan is to follow the first 9 mins or so ( no ball to hit ) of the video to get the confident fluid easy- going motion going , and to do this several times a day , and then a week later to add the ball to the routine . When watching Justin Rose iron play it looks as though this is his approach ! Effortless movement with the bonus of the ball just happening to be there and him imagining the flight path and where it's going to land . Absolutely LOVE this video !

Had played 22 medals this year without getting cut and handicap climbed to 7 from 5. Was all over the shop. Used this and shot 3 under my handicap and hit 13 GIR. Buzzing. Keep the content coming

Just got back from the range, went with good intentions when I left felt like getting drunk and cutting up my clubs up!!, opened the beers and watched 2 mins of this vid and feel better already, every time I improve I create another problem,,,should I continue to put myself through this pain?!?!? Another beer and will continue watching - keep up the GREAT work 👍

You have loads of comments but here is my two penny worth. Find and watch Ron Wisdom on KZfaq. He talks about being internalised in practice and externalising in play. Only by externalising can you hope to get in the flow, zone or bubble. Read Gabrielle Wulff and her research on externalising. Be prepared to play consciously incompent golf linked to a good short game from seventy yards in. Think process not outcome. Trust yourself to swing without getting mechanical. You are putting yourself in the straightjacket of over analysing. Bet you dont do this in football or tennis because there's not enough time between shots. Look at what you are saying. You are giving yourself the answers.

I've been a bit like you recently Rob, probably working too hard to get that perfect swing and as a result just struggling to get any form of contact at all. Watched this this morning and snuck out for a quick 9 this arvo and tried to set up with my practice swings not thinking at all and just finding a rhythm and more times than not hit it better than I have in a long time. Only started to watch your videos and follow your journey recently but just wanted to thank you from Australia for bringing us your great content that's so relatable for all of us that refuse to accept that we have so much more potential in us than just being an average hacker

3 years away from golf I have had a few lessons and found myself very robotic relying on hand timing which can bring disaster as we all know. After using this at the range and practice swings I am striking the ball better than ever! All those things that are taught still need to be practiced but getting a loose and smooth swing this can’t be beaten. Left heel off the floor first to bring the hip rotation into play rather than just the shoulders is brilliant! Keep up the good work!

Great video and it is not that outrageous, there are a lot of similar styles out there. I'm pretty new to golf and have been watching lots of different methods trying to find what is best for me so I'll give it a go on the range. There is a site easiest swing in golf which is quite similar to this lesson. Look forward to see what else you come up with and hope you find something soon to help you. Cheers.

Wow, great video Rob. I like this guys mantra. Refreshing to here. I think I've always been a fairly intuitive golfer. Technical stuff gives me a headache. So seeing a lesson like this is pretty exciting to try

Dude this is a great video. After reading Every Shoot Must Have a Purpose, I went out and shot 70 just using the Think and Play box idea. After takin up yoga, I realized how much tension was in my body: shoulders, wrists, forearms. I found a lot of tension at address in my shoulders and arms. I've been working on total relaxation before taking the club back. I am going to use this on the range soon and with the ability to relax free of tension, coupled with total concentration and RELEASING emotional attachment to the outcome, I see sub 70's around the corner!

Good vid. This kind of approach is indeed helpful when one gets overwhelmed with mechanics & starts "chasing it". Very Zen Golf😉

I tried something like this about 3 years ago after watching a Colin Montgomerie video. He kept stressing to hold the club with almost no grip pressure. So at the range one day I gave it a shot. I held it so lightly that my hands took off before the club head in the backswing (which is what I noticed in this video with the instructor). Well I ended up hitting it so much better and further. And my divots were like perfect dollar bills, shallow and past the ball. I never took it further than that because it felt like i had zero control and that scared me. However, now that I do have more knowledge and understanding, I think I need to revisit this again. I'll let you know how it goes :-) Great video 👍

I like it. I like his approach. Definitely my biggest struggle has been psychological. This might help alleviate that.

That was a really interesting vid. I remember reading an interview a German golf magazine did with a blind golfer a while ago. The guy had already been golfing for a few years before he lost his eyesight. He now needed an assistant on the course to line him up and describe the hole to him, but he said that he had become a much better golfer since going blind, because he now really felt the shot. I sometimes putt with my eyes closed (which works remarkably well), but I never tried to hit a full shot without looking at the ball. I will definitely give this a try the next time I'm at the range (well, the next time I am at the range without anyone standing right next to me, maybe)

I always come back to this lesson when I start overthinking. Thanks for posting this video, Rob.

Can I just add I played today after watching this and shot 76 my lowest round this year by miles. Either a coincidence or just amazing. All I did was swing really east thinking of no ball being there and was on 🔥. Buzzing

To shave those last few digits from the handicap your going to have to find a way to think out of the box. Great video and thought process. Read a book called quantum golf. Funny little book. Keep at it. Great job.

Went to the range today trying to apply squats with hip turn, shoulder rotation right elbow tucked and all that technical position .. got tired and after my back can no longer handle the stress decided to apply this.. did some left foot right foot drills with the body.. addressed the ball and closed my eyes did my back swing (while thinking left foot) and... right foot .. bam.. pure shot without thinking about the ball.. opened my eyes and ball was way up there high and long drawing a tiny bit.. did a few more shots and I couldn’t miss.. all in all.. 7 out of 10 with eyes closed had a clean solid contact.. i guess it works! Thanks!

Great stuff. This goes back even before Ernest Jones' 1937 book, and for me, has allowed me to improve significantly without any mechanical swing thoughts. Focus on a target, swing the clubhead and the ball flies straight or with a slight draw, 95% of the time.

Totally agree with the principle and that the natural (practice) swing is always the best swings we produce out there. I’ve also done the drill but I use a look away on the way back then through (a la Stenson, Duval, Anika) to target. This gives the shoulders and torso even more freedom. This I have taken to the course if things go funky. I’ll post a vid to twitter. Great vid 👍👍

I finally had some time to play, and I noticed that my driver works way better if I have 2 - 3 practice swings (watching nothing but the direction the head goes through in front of my feet) and simply step up, without further looking or assessing and repeat the swing. The results are way better than taking time to adress a practic swing, more time to step up to the ball, look at the target, re-assess and finally hook the ball OB. This method surely works from the tee-boxes, so all par 3's and drivers should be taken care of...

Loved this video , most coaches have been thought from a book and have a poor grasp of how to deal with an individual. They say set up like this , take it away this way, your club must be here and the first thing these things do is create tension. This is a very refreshing way of looking at the swing and thought your swing was very fluid with great tempo. I have returned to golf after a ten year break ,and used to play off 4 , I have managed to hit the ball quite well but I am afraid to let it go and get some decent club head speed , this may be the key I am looking for , I will be giving it a try tomorrow. Thanks for bringing this to our attention

Greatest teacher I’ve seen. It works!!

This is one drill of FlowMotion Golf.

His lesson is exactly what it feels like when I’m playing good golf. I just feel it, I can picture the shot and almost effortlessly do it. Bad golf I start getting all technical about everything.

A lot of things in the video resonated with me. After 3 years of watching endless KZfaq videos etc I came to the realisation that what we see has no resemblance to what we feel. Trying to replicate positions without understanding how it was meant to feel. Now ball flight is my teacher. Have no interest in positions/hands/planes. Where does the ball go if it’s not where I want it to go what changes in feel so I need to make to correct it. I watched a video of Nick Faldo to some juniors and he mentioned his shot shape is all determined by his follow through not his set up or club face or alignment. Think how you want to finish the shot then this will drive all of those things. So I ah e been working on this the last few months plus really trying to relax my back swing similar to what you showed today. Momentum club weight and finish. I find when I can see the shot, visualise the ball flight relax and finish based on the vision it generally works. No mechanics no presets. The hard part is every day you wake up the body feels different so it’s not always simple to replicate. 9 times out of 10 when the ball flight is wrong etc it’s because I didn’t visualise or finish correctly ie dropping back into old habits. Think how you want to finish and relax 😉

This resonates with me. I'm a very good billiards player and that's a game where you're looking at the target and not the cue ball. Some of my best putting has been no-look. Even if I don't end up no-looking full golf shots, being able to make the practice swing the shot swing will be a big win. Thanks for this. And that coach is so completely soothing!

He loved showing you “how” to do it 😂😂 he hit more balls than you did! Joking aside I tried to swing like this, a bit like Shawn clement teaches but i just couldn’t put it in play. I do swing better when I slow my swing and relax so there’s something in that I guess. Another thing I’ve found is filming my swing sometimes is the worst thing I can do, if I’m hitting the ball well but film my swing to see if I’m hitting the positions my coach has told me to, I then see it doesn’t look right and I change things. I’ve since stopped filming so much. Great vid.

You look very attached the result while doing the lesson. Have you read Every Shot Must Have a Purpose?

I've watched this video several times, and each time, it improves my performance on the course. I think the technical trends in equipment and instruction have hurt more than helped golfers for decades. If you look at the average handicap index over the last twenty years, those trends haven't seemed to help at all. I've bought into it all over the years, but now I'm moving away from that to something more akin to Danny's approach. And, at 70, I'm now striking the ball better than I did at 40--and I'm using older equipment. (I do have some of the latest and greatest--in the closet.)

When I practiced as a kid I used to set up to the ball, close my eyes and swing. Same sort of thing really. I can't remember when I decided to start looking at the ball and trying to smash it as far as possible but I'm 49 now so it must have been a long time ago. This video has given me food for thought. Thanks for sharing 👍

When things are going wrong in my swing, I just focus on two swing thoughts. Turn my left shoulder under my chin. Hit the ball.

What he taught you I call “fearless swinging” I paid my best golf this way. He’s on to something, don’t discount it.

This is an excellent swing very much like Ernest Jones swing theory. I had gotten too much into positions and went back to this after watching your video....awesome...and thanks for posting!

The 3 second pause is so relaxing like golf meditation. Awesome vid.

Top vid Rob. Like you said with other sports, you don’t think about position as much. I always thought that was because most sports are dynamic with a moving ball and golf to me feels like a free kick in footy, stationary. But here’s the thing that I couldn’t get my head around: I never thought about my leg’s backswing! Ever! Love this video. Shifts the focus to what I’m trying to achieve ahead of me, not behind me.

This is what Tiger talks about when he says Golf is all feel in his hands.

Being totally relaxed makes total seance as any tension will kill the golf swing . Great video thanks for posting it

Great lesson. I've had the same problem with losing contact so I recently decided to club up and just let my natural swing/power do the job. I get this idea totally

shawn clement elements here and that is a good thing

Hi Rob, I think this way of teaching golf is just dubious. When you showed Dannys swing vom down the line, you can see that he has a decent swing plane, maybe too much from the inside. Thats probably the reason he likes to hit those shot off a tee. But overall he is a talented player, learned a good swing in a young age and now thinks that all this comes natural if you just let it go. You experienced some good shots and a more centered contact. Maybe because your mind was not stuck in 3 to 6 swing thoughts, maybe some shots off a mat on a driving range does not mean that much, especially when you try "new things". But you would not hit those shots, if you haven`t put so much work and effort in your swing before. But most important: a good swing only proves itself in a pressure-situation. You just played with what you have at the moment. Thats it. I feel your frustration about not moving forward anymore. But the answer to that is to find a coach who speaks your body-language. And is able to translate technical developments into a feeling that you can build in your swing and still feels good.

Hi there, I was in your exact same position a couple of months ago. I got fed up with the technical garbage and just decided to hit a ball the way that works for me.... suddenly I had a couple of big breakthroughs. Sometimes you just have to trust yourself and not over think it.... and not try to be like any particular golfer. Be you. Do your swing. Working for me anyway.

I have only come across this and found it fantastic. Taking all the overthinking out of the equation. Great video guys.

I'd like to know how you feel about it a year later have you tried it again?

I found it interesting that he doesn't use it himself. I think it's a good tool to finesse your swing as long as you don't freeze up when you look at the ball. Maybe Charles Barkley could try this. LOL

I tried this at the range this morning. It seemed to work very well. Great video. Danny seems to love hitting balls.

Exactly how I taught myself when started golf. Then I tried to be more technical, that's when swing problems came in. Thanks for reminding me that feel is everything. Cheers bra !

“If you can hit it well without looking your technique must be perfect.”

Just for interest sake, look up Brian Sparks Easiest swing in golf on KZfaq

Great video! Went out and tried this technique into my backyard net...following day went out to play a game with friends and took the “no look swing feeling” out there. Fired an 82 ( which was right on my handicap) and it felt effortless. They key for me was to keep the hands and arms very loose and relaxed. Did hit a few offline, but that was when tension started to creep back in and the desire to steer the ball rather than just swing and let the ball get in the way. Brilliant! It also took those million plus swing thoughts out of the equation. Keep up the quest .... you're on to something good. Cheers From Mike in Canada.

Great video Rob. Loved the comments about how you never think about technique in other sports. Same here,golf is obsessive lol

I struggled mentally for yrs too until I saw by chance a pro on utube called shawn clement.!...He teaches golf like your teacher.. the brain is so complex but accurate..It knows of the function your body is trying to achieve and will automatically put you in the right position to accomplish the task..You don't need to think about angles and positions..As soon as a ball is put in front of you and you make that your target, you will default to hitting the ball instead of swinging through to the target which will undoubtedly cause you to come over the top and slice etc!....Has anyone ever taught you how to skim a stone on water?!!...No of course not..you know what you are trying to do and you don't even have to think about the task and am I in the right postion and is my wrist cocked enough and am I on the correct foot!...incidently..the skipping a stone on water is the same as a golf swing!...sorry for the long text..theres much more to learn.....see shawn clements golf swing!!….ps..you do have a great golf swing!

Ben Kenobi: [gets up and takes a blast helmet] I suggest you try it again, Luke. This time, let go your conscious self and act on instinct. [puts the helmet on Luke, which covers his eyes] Luke Skywalker: But with the blast shield down, I can't even see! How am I supposed to fight? Ben Kenobi: Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them.

I take the point about not looking at the ball when playing but the concept of swinging the club, feeling the weight and letting the ball get in the way of the club is fundamental. Will definitely try this at the next range next time. Thanks

very inspiring video. nice to see both you and the coach admit to the pressure and anxiety that often accompanies golf and spoils the game for a lot of us. refreshing stuff

Bruce Lee said it best "Be like water"

He swings better than me when he doesn't look😂

This is Awesome I teed of today Friday afternoon after work managed to do 11 holes before dark hit every par 4, 5 fairway dead center with my driver, our club has the narrowest fairways. Thanks x10.

I know the feeling of this swing, sometimes I'm lovely and loose and my striking is effortless. I'm going to practice that feeling more now. And trust it. Cheers.

This idea isn't that outrageous. Within my study of martial arts you try to learn the basic techniques and then get to the point of "no mind". This is the point he is making. When you are letting your body move and not focusing on the ball, you are letting your body do what it is supposed to do. It also goes with the saying let the club do the work. Now of course the execution is always harder than talking about it. It will take some time to get that "no mind" mentality and apply it to your golf game.

Where’s my shout out!? 😉

That was me in a nutshell, started golfing aged 24, down to 6 in 12 months, then started chasing mechanical perfection to find scratch which locked my natural swing away in a cage and it destroyed me, walking away from it 6 years later. Now aged 62 the bug is back and i guess i am in reverse mode, removing the technical mechanical thoughts trying to allow my true natural swing to flow. Rob, you have become part of my story.

This to me felt almost revolutionary in a train of thought standpoint. Simplifying the swing into just having the club square at impact was great to hear. I can’t wait to test this out with a weighted club and on the range.

One thing I’ve missed - massive credit and respect to you - I understand you telepathically - some people don’t have the freedom of perspective and can’t visualise a thought - I’m like you, when it clicked that I shouldn’t be manipulating this motion in any way and just guiding it through the motion I realised I don’t need a single thing else - that is the “secret” the fact you don’t have a single technical thought - from natural setup feeling to the gravity and plane of the face just being guided by the natural motion, nothing else to work on, the only reason pros have coaches is they’re trying to evolve that move to the optimum human performance and in 30 years time the natural motion will evolve over time when the genetics are passed down. It’s so easy and I was so in your position - a good player but constantly having to find a technical fix where we actually shouldn’t be touching a thing, once the mind understands that you literally turn and caress the ball when it collides with a metal object of certain loft and launches on that path of the projectile object in this case called a golf club - get a baseball and watch your natural reaction to colliding that ball from one place to another. It’s so simple but there are aspects that can be worked on - picture weight lifting - just pick it up off the floor - one person might lift it like a feather and another may be struggling to lift it up - this is down to your human conditioning and those aspects can be worked on so that person who couldn’t lift now after some strength building still uses the same motion but has the strength to pick it up. In my opinion we’ve maxed out the motion after 100 years of evolution and really there’s nothing more other than body condition that can increase the efficiency of the swing. So glad someone else understands this and I’m so shocked the word doesn’t spread and peoples game and the beliefs they had to improve are a complete waist of time and serve no purpose - the thing they’re working on will never change the natural motion because it would damage its optimum performance and result. The no look drill is perfect because you can really feel the natural motion taking over and delivering the optimum blow and not have a conscious forced movement to lose all the energy in the motion. No look with every club and soon you’ll understand a picture of what the subconscious motion is doing to deliver optimum results to the target object to transfer it from one destination to another - just like throwing a ball 👌

Holy crap! Didn’t think I’d find someone else who understood the swing like I see it - the swing is a natural move - our subconscious physical make up has the design to transfer a projectile - the easiest way to do this is to get in your posture, imagine the person you most want to slap in this world - they are on their knees in front of you (not examining your crotch) and their head is exactly where your hand is based on your arm in a natural hanging position - now slap that person with your flat palm to their face as hard as you can - video that motion - you will turn naturally to create torque and deliver a perfectly flat square palm to their face - your momentum will even carry you through to a finish as the persons face isn’t actually there. At no point when you go to slap that persons face, turning as hard and fast as you can and delivering a hard slap straight to the side of the face with a flat palm did you stop to look at a “position” e.g when you skim a stone on a lake as far as you can no-one in the history of the world has stopped half way through the skin to look at their shoulder position or their plane or their turn - they just knew via a pre programmed natural human motion how to launch that projectile from one place (your hand) to a point in the distance, that motion that required no conscious thought of the technical and physical science behind transferring that object is the same motion for a golf ball - just imagine that your right palm that was turning to a position and returning to deliver a slap completely square at return as was at address - all that happens now is imagine the club is your arm and the face is your hand and now that persons face is on the floor to slap - so the club face is just an extension of the palm you used to slap - so turn with that club and train yourself that the club head is now your hand and would turn away square and return square with torque built up. That’s it - every single lesson, “secret”, video on a broken down part of the natural motion is a con to give someone a false temporary confidence and come back when it runs out. Do it right now - get in posture, picture the person you hate the most on their knees with their head faced towards the privates and the side of their face completely square with your palm that’s hanging with your arm naturally in a relaxed position and your hand touching the side of their face, then purely slap that face - you’ve just used the perfect motion to transfer a golf ball - now add the club and simply the face of the club is now your super long arm relaxing naturally at ground level and will now turn and slap exactly the same as when they were on their knees only now their head is on the ground - your palm is now the club face - turn that away as you would your palm and slap that face on the ground, that’s your golf swing - the only thing professionals work on that make them look like to the public non understanders is purely their speed and torque in the natural motion which they can optimise by enhancing the key attributes in the body that create that move - so they’re all using the natural move but they purely work on and practice the different speed at which the motion can be done (how hard you slap or can slap the person with your right palm in posture) to produce different distances for the projectile to land at your chosen target and basic things like where the natural position is for the ball to be struck with the palm at optimum natural contact. That’s all they do, as with the stone skimming analogy - they don’t break the move down into sections to consciously alter the natural motion - it doesn’t enter their mind - they’re just aiming the stone and the motion happens naturally - that’s literally all the optimum perfect golf swing is.

That is also it in a nutshell @11:14 when asked the question "are you ready to fail" we are so programmed to hate failure that we can not go down the path of it to seek the perfection we know is inside. The journey to it is really easy if we walk it in freedom but from a very early age the constraints we are taught become part of who we are and it locks us away in a cage.

With the cuts in editing, it just looks like he has a magical pocket that keeps producing golf balls.

When I first started playing golf I had no trouble getting from tee to green. My playing partners were very low handicap (4 and 1) and I was able to match them. I was just a disaster on and near the greens. Even then, and 3 putting half the greens, my first handicap was 16 and quickly reduced to 11. Then came the Ian Woosnam video instruction, thoughts about my swing, and before I knew it I could no longer hit a ball properly. Of course from their I had some lessons, bought Leadbetter videos etc but all this just made things worse. I'm hoping that after 30 years this can help me get back to the natural thoughtless swing I once had. Fingers crossed!

I play off 7 but was 5.2 I practice for hours at least 3 or 4 times a week. Had loads of different coaches and tried everything. My mates are now taking the piss out of me, it hurts as I love the game like you do. It will come back to me Im sure. Keep up the good work

Whether you take everything he says to heart or not, this is a great golf lesson. Anything that simplifies the swing and the game is going to be a positive. The idea that golf is a read and react type of sport isn’t explored very often. In pretty much every other sport where you have a ball and a target, from tennis to basketball to baseball to soccer, you see the target and you react. Only golf gives you a ball that isn’t moving, a target that isn’t moving and an unlimited time to analyze the shot. No shot clock, nobody in your face, nobody talking. So why is it so hard? Golf gives infinite opportunity to get in our own way. If you think about it, once you figure out your shot, you have your distance, you have your club, you know what you want to do, all you need to do is see the target and react. Club-ball-target. Basketball players aren’t thinking about their wrist position, they catch and shoot. Golf is never going to be a pure, “look and react” sport, but I really think it helps to move in that direction even if it’s just on the practice tee. Putting green too.

spot on...biggest thing i took was take the tension out of the swing....

Brilliant. Never let your head get in the way of playing. Keep it as simple as possible.

It looks a great way to relax into your golf. I'm definitely going to try it at the range. We think to much about swing path,loft,takeaway. That drill looks so relaxing and natural

I find this fascinating and helpful. Been playing for 25+ years and in one of the worst slumps I have ever been in. Went to the range this afternoon and started focusing my eyes on a spot away from the ball and started hitting the ball better than I have in months. Going to take it to the course Wednesday and see what happens.

Still the best golf vid ever on KZfaq - the swing is a natural motion built into our evolution- we were programmed to have natural motions that are crucial to survival so over a thousand years the motions improve with every generation - look at footballers 30 years ago - they looked like Sunday league now - look at just how they run and control the ball with such improved skill compared to 30 years ago - even the gait of running is evolved to max the motions and golf is the same - through our evolution we needed to throw spears or arrows to capture when hunting - I’m pretty sure the hunter gatherer didn’t stop to look if his arm was in a certain position when shooting a spear at a hog! The golf swing now compared to 30 years ago has changed with our evolution and ever fast learning with our technical advances that speed up evolution - now we have ways to increase the power and torque in that natural motion! A golf coach is simply someone who at the top level is just constantly looking at the motion is natural and if it’s being manipulated he’ll point that out and get you to revert to subconscious. The club coach just gives you a weeks confidence that gives you a conscious motion and not a natural subconscious motion drill as he wants your money next week!! Free yourself of this! Skim a stone and see the natural motion and the fact the motion never entered your mind - purely the target with a natural motion - golf swing is the same motion we have inate ability to transfer a projectile from one spot to another - the golf ball just gets in the way and the only that changes is the club and the loft will decide it’s natural distance!! DONT THINK TECHNICAL - Relax and feel the club position in its natural place when your subconscious motion takes over and returns the object to the ball on its natural path! Done