Golf industry definitely needs people like you! Congratulations for your fantastic work!

What the world needs is more people like you Ron, good man.

Absolutely correct, sir! And, of all people, the grest and lamented Moe Norman, insisted that his clubhesd was 18" durectly behind the ball on its wat to 18" in front of the ball! My guess is that this is poetic "Moespeak" because that cannot happen. He added that he put a tee behind and ahead at those 18" spots and practiced for hours. "Feelingofgreatness... Feelingofgreatness. Onlygolferintheworldwhohasthe Feelingofgreatness!" You may have known Moe,so maybe you can comment

These young men just got the best golf lesson of their lives...lucky guys!

Dear Ron, great to see your new videos. Your swing thoughts helped me a lot and my HCP lowered to 10 this year.

Just played lights out using your approach!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

I have just discovered your channel. Wish I lived in Calgary. Alas I’m in Brisbane, a third of the way around the world. It’s that 19th Century Mechanistic Paradigm verses Holism all over again. You have deep and intrinsic understanding, and super intelligence to boot

"yeah, that's kind of what I think too" Love the sarkasm attitude :D

what a great teacher, really enjoyed this

Love your videos, you make a lot of sense! I like your style, thanks a lot!

Yes the club face is on an arc. Yes you can't defy physics. However you can get the clubface to have a reduced rate of closure and reduced rate of flip so that there are minimal changes through the impact zone. Johnny felt that and he described it as it staying square down the line. Feel isn't real but he was on to something. Kelvin Miyahira's research shows this stuff.

You would make an excellent hypnotist. You have the calm casual manner. Maybe that's a golf avenue or fairway to explore 🤔 👍

B for sure, although I failed spelling in the junior school and was put in a special class with some strange kids. That kick started my learning I'll tell you! What do I win for being write 😉

Why is it that after hitting a bad shot in a practice round, we put down another ball and hit it well 9x out of 10? It's because now we're under no pressure. We knew how to hit the shot the first time, but now our nerves don't get in the way. Any action becomes difficult when there's pressure involved or money riding on it. (Ever audition for a big part in a movie worth millions if you land it, and nothing if you don't? Talk about nerves!) If this teacher is so good, why isn't he getting rich and famous on the tour? He hates money? The shy and retiring type? I'm betting his short game breaks down under pressure. Unless somebody has a killer instinct, and can control their emotions under pressure most of the time, no natural ability is enough to become a consistent winner, even in a friendly $2 Nassau. In golf, where there's so much time standing around thinking about the next shot, it's far more of a mental challenge to perform well than a physical one. Even world-class players choke.

I reckon another way of putting this is that you can't rely on a pretty golf swing to hit the ball well. You need to really focus on the club head position and orientation as well.

Definitely something in this. Look at Colin Montgomerie. European Order of Merit leader 6 years in a row. Yet a swing that was totally idiosyncratic and unteachable. He had a coach but basically he was just there to blow smoke.

Read Trevinos book he figured out how to keep the face moving DTL longer than anyone you teach what he calls The Rim Swing

Hey Ron I've worked on robotic technique for 15 years... I'm only a +2 hc...im about to change it all to your swing wink wink ha ha

correct me if I am wrong, but don't most golfers instinctively start their swings with the upper body when they are first beginning? Then hopefully a good instructor intervenes and teaches proper sequence. I believe what you are saying is true. However I think that it is useful only after a sound, (not necessarily perfect) mechanics are acquired. IMO

A + B = C where C is a (C)ombination of A and B.

If Johnny Miller is wrong, how is it I can hit three golf balls, on a straight line, about eight inches long, with one swing? The golf swing is not a circle. If the club is going in one path while the hand path is going in a differing path, there will be a flat spot.

Hello Ron, I do not doubt that you are a good golfer. When you hit a shot while running up to the ball I see it as a perfect example that how you address a ball is not a fundamental. Other guys can hit it kneeling, sitting and whatever else. It proves beyond doubt that there is no reason that every golfer should stand at address in the same manner. What matters most is that you are comfortable, not unnaturally contorted, which is what happens when most folks try to do what they just saw on KZfaq. If you can easily toss a wad of paper into a waste basket which is 5 feet away, you have all of the ability that is needed to play good golf. Now, think about what I just said. Go about hitting a golf ball with the same mental attitude that you had tossing the wad of paper. Forget about what your feet are doing and what your arms, knees, hips, shoulders and anything else are doing. Think exactly the same things you thought about while tossing the paper, which is usually nothing. Forget about how far away your target is and just put a nice and unhurried swing on the ball. Never swing harder than that. If the ball does not get there, use more club and never more swing. Forget everything you heard about HOW to hit a golf ball. Find your own way because your way is going to be what is best for you and you will never have to practice that swing a whole lot because you will know it by feel and not by mechanics. What you will end up with is a swing that resembles Bobby Jones hitting a mashie niblick and what would be wrong with that?

Basically what you are saying is that people need good hand eye co-ordination to play golf well. All good golfers develop an excellent foundation during their youth built on some kind of natural talent. I guess my question is how do you teach that? How do you teach human skill as you say at the end? You begin by talking about club path mechanics, then compression in an almost scientific reflection, and then go on to say how useless swing mechanics are..? Its like you assume everyone that takes up golf has their first experience in a lesson, being taught mechanical movements. This would never be true, everyone spends some time learning their own way before lessons. People with decent hand eye co-ordination will always be better at sport, but I'm not sure how you can teach that.

The importance of utilizing hand-eye coordination and natural athleticism is in some ways golfs dirty secret. However, there is little guarantee that those attributes will result in good mechanics. Citing examples of those where that did occur is using the exception to create the rule. Even the most talented of players work on mechanics, so maybe the issue is that the "name" instructors deal with talented players so much, they put the cart before horse. Haney couldn't do anything for Barkley as we know.

Always a good laugh.

It is B sir!

Unfortunately I think your solution is too simplistic. In my opinion it is both option A and Option B. Otherwise you can't explain a player like Larry Nelson who learned to be a world class ball striker starting as an adult out of Five Lessons. But you do make a good point. In my lifetime the three greatest pure ball strikers in my opinion were Moe Norman, Ben Hogan, and George Knudson. They also happen to be the same three humans that struck the most golf balls during their lifetimes (Do you know of anybody who hit more?). The sheer volume of the repetition of strikes would have honed their hand-eye coordination to an unbelievable degree. Funny thing is they all should probably worked on their putting a little more.

.you were going to do a follow lesson with these 2 golfers to demonstrate how quickly you got them to advance - what happened?

THIS MAN KNOWS HOW TO GET THAT HOURLY PAY!!!!! GET THAT MONEY RON

Club pro's and tour pro's swing completely different, your sequence is wrong you need to understand how to create forces. All great golfers have the same basic sequence there's many ways to swing the club, but only one correct one.

These dudes are thinking I just want hit the damn ball

These to stoners left the range on this day more confused than they have ever been in their life and just chalked it up to a bad trip lol

Both students were holding the club with the worst grips. If a golf teacher doesn't have the students holding the club properly, they should not teach golf. What a joke.

Many people commenting here are unfortunately untalented thinkers. @Ian Wallis @Simon Leach @Steven Tyers @Rich Williams @bambino bambini @timwalkersings @goldenglove25 @Tv S

Not sure whether Ron Sissons has a point or is just completely infuriating. Like most who take things to hyperbolae, neither is correct. If we can only hit a ball well if we begin as a young tot, then what hope is there for most of the amateurs who want to get better? Shall we just give up? Sure the pros have fast fluid swings but unless they hit with precision and tweak the moving parts every now and then, they don't stay at the top. i.e. a combination of A and B. Actually how you swing is a reflection of you - physically and mentally. Seems like Mr Sissons is just teaching from the school of the bleeding obvious.

bubba dont swing like that neither does furyk...

I reckon another way of putting this is that you can't rely on a pretty golf swing to hit the ball well. You need to really focus on the club head position and orientation as well.