This is like teaching a man to fish, because it provides a recipe for rebuilding or “recalibrating” when you lose that confident feeling. That bit at the end about the way to avoid being that guy who shrugs and says “I guess I just didn’t have it today” really spoke to me (how many times have I said that?). I am a 10.8 hcp, and, when I get hot, the feeling is amazing. It’s like I cannot miss, and impact is like a dream on every shot. When I’m cold, every shot feels horrible (though I can usually rely on a decent short game to not blow the card up too badly.) But when I lose the feel, I really don’t know why, or how to get that feeling back. All attempts become so technical and forced. Malaska’s task of getting the right arm to do what it’s supposed to do has really helped me get back on track quickly.
@lizardears48614 жыл бұрын
The intro shows a classic Malaska moment -“if you told me to pick the ball up, It’s unlikely I’m going to go....” 😂😂👍
@TomH0013 жыл бұрын
This is so eye -opening , I've played golf almost whole my life , play off 3 and this year seem to be getting worse and worse , been doing the flamingo drill for so long , but once i take up my normal stance its back to right arm coming over the top. Seeing instruction based on my extreme right side dominance , that one handed drill is amazing...
@barryread36724 жыл бұрын
Great job Brendan. Mike is a golf genius and a wonderful communicator! Moe Norman figured out the right forearm alignment with the shaft. If one of greatest ball strikers ever does it, then we should all do it. Thanks for this great series with Mike.
@mattbaker14473 жыл бұрын
Mike is one of the best instructors out there he should win PGA coach of the year again.
@robsaxepga2 жыл бұрын
The subtle point Mike makes here that if the task is to get the right arm at or below the shaft through impact and that's your swing goal, the body is going to move in a way that makes it happen. However, it doesn't work the other way around. You can't move your body into positions you'd get into if your right arm is positioned correctly at impact and expect it to work. The potential for injury increases because you're trying to force the body to do what it can't do. The body reacts to the swing. Let it. That's what Mike gets that the golf industry doesn't. He said that this is what he starts with for most people. The other thing he starts with, I'm sure, is clubhead throwaway. Get those two things right and you can play at a high level. Get them precise and you can play with most anyone. Great video.
@golfhead544 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brendon. Mike Malaska is a great instructor. I’ve learned a lot from watching these videos. I’m right handed. If I use my right hand too much in an attempt to add speed, it usually results in a high weak fade. If I think bent left wrist at impact, I find the vertical CG of the club and hit it so much cleaner. I’ll work on the right hand only drill. Maybe that can make me into a two handed golfer.
@user-cg9rn4gp5k4 жыл бұрын
By chance I bump into Mike's you tube video... it has been years for me trying to figure out the technicality of a golf swing from various coaches. Finally after seeing Mike's video really make sense and tried for a few games... Amazingly it is really so easy to apply and it all finally make sense after golfing for 20 over years years Its really AMAZING... A salute and great thank you to you...Mike Malaska
@bc97914 жыл бұрын
Everyone talks about left hand/wrist. This is the 1st video I've seen anyone talking about the right hand & wrist and I've had the ah-ha moment! I picked up 10-15 yards per club doing this drill. Today is the first day of me actually playing real golf. Pure gold guys, keep up the great work!
@JohnnyLREACTS3 жыл бұрын
how you going on now?? am curious as a right sided dominant person/golfer..
@bc97912 жыл бұрын
@@JohnnyLREACTS 2 years later still going strong!
@rickroy45563 жыл бұрын
By far and away one of the must go to videos on golf instruction. FABULOUS INSTRUCTION
@rwilson38964 жыл бұрын
You've done an amazing job simplifying a swing process that I spent the last 2 years over thinking!
@mangravy20004 жыл бұрын
I laugh at your 2 years and cry at the 20 I've invested.
@travisjaggers21144 жыл бұрын
@@mangravy2000 exactly!
@anthonywillis76344 жыл бұрын
This guy is the best golf coach I’ve seen!
@Burkeyboy774 жыл бұрын
That was a mind blown moment! Thanks
@lawrencejohnson83114 жыл бұрын
I play pretty good golf, but I watched this earlier and went out in the yard and hit walnuts using this swing and couldn't wait to go to the course . I went straight to the first hole and stroked one right down the middle . As I played I could not get over how easy golf is using this concept . Pars and birdies Thanks....
@ScratchArkkitehti4 жыл бұрын
Lee Trevino: Back of the left hand is another clubface. Golf is a one-handed game. Ben Hogan: I wish I knew the importance of left arm sooner. Jack Nicklaus: I hit the ball with the back of my left hand. Tiger Woods: My left arm is my power. My right hand is my control.
@dirtyhipstergolf84124 жыл бұрын
Brendan you’re such a goof ball and I love it. Keep up the good work.
@tpdtopcop20104 жыл бұрын
Mike Malaska is the man. I started watching his videos last summer and my striking is 100% better.
@jasonschofield374 жыл бұрын
same mate,ive gone from 7 handcap to 4 in the space of a month since practicing mikes drills.i understand way more about how to control the ball.
@jasonschofield374 жыл бұрын
i also subbed to mikes web site as theres way more vids on there with really good instruction.
@maxwired22354 жыл бұрын
There's no one better than Mike at getting your golf swing on the right track! I've been a member since the beginning. GG is good, but too much thinking about positions.
@greghill51834 жыл бұрын
I am so right side dominant! Thanks for the great video!
@JohnnyLREACTS3 жыл бұрын
me too
@maxwired22354 жыл бұрын
The best thing to happen to my golf game was finding and joining Malaska Golf. The second best was finding BBG. You have found the pot of golf swing gold Brandon, stick to Mike's fundamentals as you visit other instructors and you're set! He's one of the best out there!
@jimspatz92113 жыл бұрын
Understanding the major role of the trail hand, wrist and forearm in the swing, why is the golf glove worn on the lead hand, Mike? Why not on the trail hand or both hands?
@ablgolfmom62114 жыл бұрын
Love this lesson! I am glad Mike has quit focusing so much on the tipping move. It is impossible to tip it and line the right arm up to the shaft. I have gone through every live lesson mike gave and every player that was trying to get the club back out in front with the tipping motion had the right arm way too straight and well above the plane. The idea of getting the right forearm lined up with the shaft really simplifies the action and removes all unnecessary motion 👌
@jamesfitzgerald66363 жыл бұрын
That’s the Golfing Machine book! You can start there as well
@yeahyeahyeah79552 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Guys. Especially for the talk at the end about how feel changes a bit every day even for the worlds top players. So illuminating!
@tomsmith75472 жыл бұрын
BRILLIANT MIKE PROBABLY TEACH GOLF 40 PLUS YRS SAID MOST IMPORTANT KEY WAS RIGHT ARM ALIGNMENT WITH GOLF SHAFT AWESOME TY
@tombain56653 жыл бұрын
Mike on his knees just exemplifies his passion..,,great guy
@kickroxtv4 жыл бұрын
Mike is the best coach ever. His explanations make perfect sense
@hibbiteejibbitee4 жыл бұрын
Never, ever really let my right hand feel the shot. Right hand was set into strong, neutral or weak position and just held on for the ride. I cannot wait to try this out.
@gamertg97474 жыл бұрын
These last 4 videos with Mike are literally the only videos anyone needs to watch. My chipping and putting have improved 10 fold. I’m having kind of the same problem you had on a couple shots here and I lose them right and I assume it’s cuz I’m chasing the ball and not swinging left even though I feel like I’m going left. Any good drills for this or is it better to just work it out slowly starting from putter to small swings?
@arjanpetersen4 жыл бұрын
great video... What I really like are those videos which explain how to train. For example spacing, variability, stress are great concepts to have in your training. That way your mind/body quickly learn new tasks. Would be great to see more of that too... besides this video off course. Which is awesome.
@grahamjones73714 жыл бұрын
If id come across Mike earlier I would have reduced dramatically the time Ive taken digging this game out of the dirt.The good news is once you've trained your right side you can improve your left, Ive ended up almost ambidextrous! and can have a rally with my left hand at table tennis.
@yeahyeahyeah79552 жыл бұрын
Mr. Hogans 5 Lessons book says “make sure to use both arms as much as possible.” Good news for you ambis!
@grahamjones73712 жыл бұрын
@@yeahyeahyeah7955 I did it the wrong way round! being right handed i worked on my left side a lot,left arm only swings/strikes etc I think i would have saved years if id worked on right side 1st. I now use the right side more to start my swing rather than left.Its worked im down to my lowest hcp of 3 @ 61yo!
@markbaldeck15134 жыл бұрын
Thanks B better I have been playing for 52 years . Well meaning instruction robbed me of enjoyment of the game . These ides are instinctive
@jacklabrador69813 жыл бұрын
This Be Better Golf guy always cracks me up. When someone is talking or trying to get a point across, he's just slamming golf balls and raking in a new one to smash and going "yep"....."aha"...."ok".........ROFLMAO
@dougpittman57144 жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Mike, your teaching concept makes so much sense; Thank You!
@23Jake244 жыл бұрын
MIKE MALASKA - I've been watching your videos for about 2.5 yrs and they've dramatically improved my understanding of the game. My question, though, is this: One of the first videos I saw of yours was a video that involved the grip, where you say the left hand should be placed on the club in a natural way...mine being in a stronger position. With the teachings in your recent videos of the right hand/arm movements, wouldn't a stronger left hand hinder the correct path of the right? Wouldn't you want your left hand to mirror the right so it can fold correctly and not impede the right hand's movement? Thanks in advance...Ryan Jacobs / Clearwater, FL
@alecfortune8154 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I was thinking...now instead of giving an answer just likes the comment
@Spudroe4 жыл бұрын
@@alecfortune815 Could've been a guy like me who liked Jake's comment and would also like Mike to answer.
@alecfortune8154 жыл бұрын
@@Spudroe you do realize that it shows who liked the comment?
@Spudroe4 жыл бұрын
@@alecfortune815 Did not know that...how do you tell?
@gensyed4 жыл бұрын
Quote from 19th May 2018. Malaska Golf 61K subscribers I get a lot of questions about whether your right "throw' or left arm are the dominant in the golf swing. The answer is that it depends on where you're most comfortable. I've been on both sides in my career. As long as you know how your hands work through the golf swing, you can get a gauge on which one has the right feel for your swing. Don't just play golf. Understand it. Watch the complete series at malaskagolf.com.
@stevehahn91213 жыл бұрын
This is an awesome video. It really shows you that nowhere in the progression of the video did any tension or extra ordinary effort become necessary to hit the type(shape) of a shot you want...
@paulfleming17824 жыл бұрын
Mike must have the patience of a saint . How can you teach a guy who is , while your speaking to him , checking his pockets , looking back at the camera , reaching for balls , etc. . Having him in the video is a distraction to an otherwise great video . His ability to focus and to stop moving , seems a mere 6 seconds . What Mike was trying to deliver to Brenden's brain was priceless .Very irritating .
@mikesullivan27314 жыл бұрын
Brandon, you are doing a great job of getting high quality instructors working with you. You should almost disappear and let the instructors manage 95% of the lesson. If you were by yourself then it’s okay to interactive as you do but your platform is KZfaq. No offense nobody wants to hear from someone like you, we are here for Mike and the topic. Manage your channel and be the “Practice dummy” for the instructor to translate instruction to the body mechanics. Again no offense just giving you feedback as a frequent viewer which distracts me during your videos. Good luck!
@user-ec1to3di9i4 жыл бұрын
I think this lesson is the best.
@clarkcommon38824 жыл бұрын
great video been chasing the line for a while now and didn't realise
@DavidSkok14 жыл бұрын
Eye opening, and absolutely excellent! I can’t wait to try this.
@natmcintosh66984 жыл бұрын
In my humble opinion this is the stuff that seriously compresses a golf ball but this is a 2 sided game and the pull of the lead side is part of speed and accrucy also.just finding your blend.skipping a rock and standing the handle.good vid.
@alldayrays71104 жыл бұрын
Brendan, you are putting together the pieces I need the most at the perfect time! Thanks for sharing and thanks Mike for sharing your 40 years of experience teaching and playing! This is gold! I’m curious to know how well your sessions with Mike are translating to your game on the course? VLOG it Brendan! 😃 Also, would like to see your practice sessions now that Mike has simplified the proper golf swing for all of us!
@langers1972pl4 жыл бұрын
that is friggin excellent
@lbutchj48774 жыл бұрын
Malaska is a genius!
@Mr.mallaer4 жыл бұрын
Why is in golf the glove on the left hand and why is left hand in a dominant position on the club for a right handed person?
@smartspinsmartspin39454 жыл бұрын
Superb video I got some much out of that lesson. Thank you.
@jonathanperry62744 жыл бұрын
The right assists the left at the last moment in my experience playing for years. Split second natural instinct once swing is nearly completed...pure strike then at impact.
@michaelpope30044 жыл бұрын
Im a natural righty but for some reason I was always more comfortable using stick-sports left handed. Golf, hockey, lacrosse, even sweeping a broom!
@steveperry13443 жыл бұрын
i'm the exact opposite, left handed golfing right. i'm right eye dominant, maybe that has something to do with it.
@Omnis24 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. You should be in your regular orange jumpsuit with a lime green arm-sleeve though. All about contrast with chroma key
@smartspinsmartspin39454 жыл бұрын
Again even better. Line up the shaft with your arm-that is the feeling your looking for.
@smartspinsmartspin39454 жыл бұрын
Awesome lesson Thank you.
@johnspeidel4221Ай бұрын
I'm about a 20 handicapped. Sometimes I get into slumps where it feels like my right arm takes over and I hit fat and pull.the ball low and left. I'm starting to think right arm is more important than left. I am right arm dominate. Help!
@aliofly3 жыл бұрын
great video
@ToraxReborn4 жыл бұрын
I found golf is locking your right wrist and arms angle into impact and trying to speed that motion up for distance. Also depending on the hand and club head relationship you can ideally deloft the club go gain additional yardage..
@hatman90894 жыл бұрын
Love the lesson Mike
@andrewdiggle88003 жыл бұрын
At address there is an angle between the club and wrists unless you lift your arms up to the single plane. Does this affect what you are advocating?
@kevinmayo25324 жыл бұрын
Love ur vids man. Keep at it. I’ve had most success with a coach who teaches “the golfing machine”. A very criticized teaching philosophy, but one that uses it is bryson dechambeau. It would be awesome if u asked mike what his thoughts were about TGM. thx
@BEBETTERGOLF4 жыл бұрын
I started with that for years. kept trying to hold lag and flipping
@sw-sq5gk4 жыл бұрын
Started doing this and never hit the ball better. All other swing thoughts are gone and the clubface is suoer stable through the ball.
@gonzalohiguain25894 жыл бұрын
So interesting how good your timing looks when you do this drill. Focus on the correct task and the brain/body will figure out the most efficient way to get there
@chrisunruh64853 жыл бұрын
Can you post a video of your wrist up close so we can see what you were describing when you were saying, “so if it goes right my wrist is above this part of my wrist and if it does this etc.”
@otomotom1879 Жыл бұрын
If you wanna progress faster to play golf, you only have to do what Mike says. His methods are simple. No twisting your right forearm (for Right handed players)
@darrellshort56964 жыл бұрын
Why does a ball hit to the left (I'm a righty) feel so damn good and powerful, it's like being a dead-pull hitter in baseball... When I get in a pressure situation or want to really jump on a par 5 tee shot, I have a tendency you yank it left or duck hook it... Maybe even over the top...
@JohnnyLREACTS3 жыл бұрын
hey ya me too. That inside left straight nice strive. that basically goes left but powerfully. Wish I could harness that more when I needed to and just aim right..
@paullee50292 жыл бұрын
Can't see well from our angle how the face was kept square when body finishes pivoting to the left, especially for driver ..
@Ri_Guy4 жыл бұрын
I have the opposite issue. I play golf left-handed, but I'm right handed. What would you recommend I do to gain control over my dominant right-hand?
@natsoti62684 жыл бұрын
I am one of those lefties that learned as a kid to play righty. When I tried hitting lefty once certain things felt so much more natural and had much more club control with my left. But now I’m 46 and it’s too late to switch.
@natsoti62684 жыл бұрын
Interesting to hear you had the same experience with people at your BBG schools
@michaelsparks86324 жыл бұрын
I said it before and I'll say it again, WOW!
@kbkesq4 жыл бұрын
Cool technique!
@markdehne4 жыл бұрын
Man, do I envy you! What would I give for a lesson with Mike. But going to the US plus his high rates is a little too much! But thanks for the insight, really great stuff. Maybe I can pesuade my Pro to follow that road.
@grahamjones73714 жыл бұрын
Ive learnt that the right arm is for control and the left arm is for power/speed, most pros tell you the opposite!
@AKVT-uz2gj4 жыл бұрын
Just noticed that Mike swings Japanese Steel..... 👍😎
@kbkesq4 жыл бұрын
Lefties who play righty are some of the best- Hogan, Mickelson. My son’s a +2 and he’s uses left side for sports like mocking and shooting baskets lefty but he’s right hand writing.
@APJ-mj3dl4 жыл бұрын
Good to see a video like this I've been using my left hand cuz I'm left-hand dominant sometimes it works sometimes it don't but using the right size seems to be a little more consistent one question I have is should I grip more with the right hand more than the left hand or should the grip pressure be 50/50
@cheesyomletcookinghouse99404 жыл бұрын
Why does Mike always tee up the ball? To reduce the stress of ground impact and save his right elbow?
@Melted_Butter4 жыл бұрын
Cheesy Omlet Cooking House No, it’s only when learning and practicing (drills) so it takes out ground interaction. Once one gets the drill then introduce the ground.
@stefanfourie89194 жыл бұрын
Is mike saying that youe right arm should be in line with golf shaft?
@tombain56653 жыл бұрын
Eureka movement.....,push the shaft through the ball....wow how simple but right
@liquidmocofilmsllc49153 жыл бұрын
I think I am just strange because I can't feel anything during the 1 second of the golf swing. How in the heck do you feel what the club face is doing yet alone control it?
@saabtech35103 жыл бұрын
Start with what Mike was talking about, using chips, then small pitches....only move up gradually to bigger swings.
@frankcastle294 жыл бұрын
Awesomeness
@4golf3 жыл бұрын
It would help to observe a head on view .....
@bigglesthwaite3 жыл бұрын
7:40 Bryson DeChambeau, Mo Norman?
@mk7gli5823 жыл бұрын
What do you mean? They are all about right arm below the left. Want to see a gap between the two at address
@SammyPrairiechicken4 жыл бұрын
Someone starting up a B17 in the background?
@georgesmith46393 жыл бұрын
I hate to think what an hour long lesson would cost.
@barrywood88383 жыл бұрын
Mike dont waste ur time with this guy. He wont understand what ur telling him anyways
@floridalife2154 жыл бұрын
Invisible ?
@MrShagdog4 жыл бұрын
At impact, your right forearm is not aligned with the clubshaft ( unless you set up per Moe Norman ). How do you teach / learn to transition getting to right forearm shaft alignment from the top ?
@Spudroe4 жыл бұрын
Moe setup that way because that is what impact looks like for conventional golf. He figured to simplify as much as possible. Go on YT and look at any pro's swing from down the line and you'll see that the shaft is lined up with the trail forearm at impact.
@mgneerhavejames77644 жыл бұрын
@@Spudroe rew
@mgneerhavejames77644 жыл бұрын
CX
@mgneerhavejames77644 жыл бұрын
Y
@andreassakkas72344 жыл бұрын
Just another of the 50,000 tips out there to confuse people.
@arjanpetersen4 жыл бұрын
sorry... you didnt see the whole movie... or anything else from this channel. Your comment is silly af.
@MrBarrynicholas4 жыл бұрын
Andreas Sakkas. Dumb comment, don’t watch them.
@ehteshamraja3324 жыл бұрын
Hope the stupid guy in the transparent suit doesn't get run over by trolley!!