He works there. Looks like he's hitting balls away from the edges and woods.

Don't give up too soon. No one can tell you in words how to hit a golf ball. It can't be done. So, do it in your own way. You don't think "How". Just do it. He says to swing the club over your back shoulder with your hands and then swing through to the finish with your upper arms. That's what HE feels he is doing. I had trouble with the same stuff when I bought his book 10 years ago. I learned that it has to do with feelings and not words. On my downswing I am trying to feel the weight of the clubhead as it is swinging. I don't care about hands, arms. legs....never a body part! I only want to feel that I am swinging the weight at the end of the shaft. Think in terms of swinging a thin rope with a half pound ball of lead tied to the end of it. That's is the feel you have to learn. Everything else will then start to take care of itself. It is so simple it is hard to believe it can work. It does. YOU have to stop trying to do something and allow the club to do it, almost on its own. Don't ask for any more details. It does no good. You simply have to learn what a "swing" feels like and then swing as many times as it takes for it to come to you. It is the same way learning to ride a bicycle just comes to you.....but....you had to ride a bike to get "it".

I have been following Emanuel instructions for months improved my game immensely most important change for me the ball is not the target my only swing thought is set it at the top then leave it alone my practice swing is throw club over right shoulder then brush grass and swing it over left shoulder a loose wrist and arms is important my ball striking is like something I've never experienced before sure sometimes my old casting swing creeps in but now I can on course correct with a practice swing this swing I can play for the rest of my golfing career

Manuel never says to “hit” anything - he talks about what to do with the club. The forward swing is initiated by the upper arms in the direction of the target. This doesn’t mean that you hold back the use of other parts and “hit” with your upper arms, which would be a misconception. Think carefully about it means to initiate a motion with a body part versus responding to the motion of a swinging club.

I'll believe this man who was a great teacher. I love Trevino but he played a different way. Besides, that old tip "hit down on the ball" is a wrong concept. The club is up in the air at the top of the back swing, you have to hit down! Just don't try to lift the ball up. Let the loft of the club do the work.

"put it back a little". He was referring mainly to wedge shots. He never says to hit down on a driver for example. I take you don't play much golf.

@@patricklee780 Yes, Lee does, and there's ample evidence on KZfaq of him saying exactly that, with fairway woods. I've been playing golf since 1982, I take it you're new to computing and the internet.

@@patricklee780 At 5:09, genius. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpmFe7yb18iygqc.html

@@GreenDistantStar Once again, he never says to hit down on a driver, not one time. I have no problem with Lee saying to hit down on a fairway wood if the individual is topping. It has a lot to do with how you are striking the ball on a particular day. I've been playing since 1964, so I think I've learned a thing or two. For example, some days I play better with an open stance, other days relatively square to the target. But Manuel de la Torre was a great player and instructor. However, you can learn something from any good/great player. Ultimately, though it takes a lot of work and it's up to the individual to find what works best.