Explosive Golf Show - Video Aftermath

[Michael Jacobs]

The next installment of the Explosive Golf Show will cover all of the topics discussed as a result of the Instructional Video Swing Tips Every Golfer Must Forget:

Correlation between angle of attack and forward lean

Left Thumb on Grip

How this relates to short game shots

Any arm - wrist - or hand Roll in the Release??

Transition Load on the shaft

Wrist breaking? Left VS Right Wrist

Impact action at the right hip?

Vertical Swing Plane rationale

Guidance as to how this new knowledge can best be applied by hackers just trying to make consistent contact?

Can you briefly demonstrate this release action and going normal with short pitches and chips?

One thing you might address in your video response, how would a recreational golfer know whether they were "doing it right." Without a Flightscope to measure, aren't we kind of guessing by looking at the ball flight.

How come you did not comment on "Keep back to target" and "out toss" shown in Brians video.
Do you feel that both these are addressed with the "swing the clubhead" ( no shaft drill).

How can I use a training aid to help - THE ORANGE WHIP



THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE HELL OF SHOW!! CAN I KEEP IT UNDER 30 minutes .. IT WILL BE UP AFTER THANKSGIVING

[joeparr]

And a happy thanksgiving to you mike and other members..........

[wdking]

Hi Mike:

Have you developed:
1) An anti-tugging technique?
2) Guarding against an underplane release?
3) Do we need to feel swinging left?
4) Should we not swivel after contact? (seems like I do it automatically)
5) Any checkpoints re: the plane of the right (trailing) wrist?
6) What's a good pivot doing during the whole swing?

Just seems that stuff is so logical that it might be harder to do wrong than right.

Keep it up.

Best regards,
Wayne

[Michael Jacobs]

Hi Mike:

Have you developed:
1) An anti-tugging technique?
2) Guarding against an underplane release?
3) Do we need to feel swinging left?
4) Should we not swivel after contact? (seems like I do it automatically)
5) Any checkpoints re: the plane of the right (trailing) wrist?
6) What's a good pivot doing during the whole swing?

Just seems that stuff is so logical that it might be harder to do wrong than right.

Keep it up.

Best regards,
Wayne

Wayne!

Sure have:

(1) Left Scapula - Shoulder Blade staying close into the body at start down

(2) Left Arm Steepening relative to the ground on the downswing - amounts to come

(3) The more you level out the angle of attack the less left it feels

(4) NO NEED in this style pattern.. rotator cuff will give any and all assistance... its the lock the wrists pattern that requires a hard swivel

(5) Move Parallel to the right shoulder from waist high to waist high

(6) Making REASONABLE MOVEMENTS to accomodate and power what will ultimately culminate into arm - hand accelerations

[gumper]

Mike.

Would it be possible to include what is meant by "replacing the left arm" and how it is applicable for the recreational golfer? Or, is that concept more for low handicappers?

Thank you and have a happy Thanksgiving.

gumper

[wdking]

Wayne!

Sure have:

(1) Left Scapula - Shoulder Blade staying close into the body at start down

(2) Left Arm Steepening relative to the ground on the downswing - amounts to come

(3) The more you level out the angle of attack the less left it feels

(4) NO NEED in this style pattern.. rotator cuff will give any and all assistance... its the lock the wrists pattern that requires a hard swivel

(5) Move Parallel to the right shoulder from waist high to waist high

(6) Making REASONABLE MOVEMENTS to accomodate and power what will ultimately culminate into arm - hand accelerations

Mike:
I would love to see Nos.1 and 2 in action/demonstrated. And maybe some good pivot checkpoints.
Thanks

[Jwat]

Mike:
I would love to see Nos.1 and 2 in action/demonstrated. And maybe some good pivot checkpoints.
Thanks

I think both #1 & #2 have to do with the pulling up of the grip before impact.

I worked on it today and was really hitting the ball solid and long. I think the combination of doing that and MJ fixing my grip, my ball striking consistency will definitely improve.

Have you purchased MJ's new video on swing tips to forget? I guarantee it is worth every penny.

[Jay Schwarz]

Michael,

I downloaded and watched the new video last night. Sorry, but I wasn't crazy about it. I think I'm more confused now than before.

I'm looking for clear guidance on what I should be working on and this video conflicts with past material. I'm playing tomorrow, and have no idea what to do once I complete the backswing. It seems like the tic tac trainer, the swivel, and everything else just went out the window.

I fooled around with Brian's D-Plane video, and I couldn't make it work for my swing.

Sure hope your book clears all this up.

[Michael Jacobs]

Michael,

I downloaded and watched the new video last night. Sorry, but I wasn't crazy about it. I think I'm more confused now than before.

I'm looking for clear guidance on what I should be working on and this video conflicts with past material. I'm playing tomorrow, and have no idea what to do once I complete the backswing. It seems like the tic tac trainer, the swivel, and everything else just went out the window.

I fooled around with Brian's D-Plane video, and I couldn't make it work for my swing.

Sure hope your book clears all this up.

Jay,

This video indeed presents a different approach from previous materials. 30 years of golf instruction has been married to the notions of the Club Head Lag and left wrist locking & Rolling. TGM was seen as the ultimate scientific approach in golf and I started out my career adhering to the popular teaching culture of the time. With those principles I developed a system that was successful for high handicap golfers and I could have made a great living continuing to teach those principles to regular club golfers, have a nice little wife and kids and live the life of a happy club pro. NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

In 2004, the industry was graced with 3D Tracking. For the first time ever, the Resultant Path was discovered. The resultant path trumped 100% of what was taught and thought about the impact. The upward and downward element of the impact was for the first time taken into account.

We then were graced with 3D motion capture of the human golf swing. We have 3D capture coming to my golf school starting in 2012 and my students will get to experience the 3D motion in 6 degrees of freedom of 12 selected areas of the body and club.

With the advent of this technology, we now have real data on what the great players are doing and what the not so great players are doing. We now have pools of information on data averages of all skill levels all of which I have purchases volumes and volumes of.

The golf industry relied on Video 2 Dimensional analysis for 30 years, TGM was deemed the science of golf, would it have been nice for that to be the end all of golf instruction??

Medicine, Military Defense etc.. are continually improving their methods. Does a clogged artery get treated the same way it did years ago?? We advance and I am not afraid to advance and stay ahead of the industry.

I taught a system supposedly based on science and the best info available at the time from age 21-31...

I took a stance and made a command for that system to be updated and it was not

Now is the time for the advent of a new era and I have moved our instruction into our own system. We spare no expense here, the budget is unlimited and whatever is necessary for advancement will happen.

In my early 30's now, the sights are set on being the best who ever taught and shared the game's instruction.

Many golfers will be crossed up in the transition and to them I say we will be certain to keep you abreast on each and every advancement in the industry. You will notice that some of the old golf instruction videos and tips have been removed and the stage is set for advancement.

Even though you are not crazy about it now, you will look back at this video one day and smile
Hope that helps you Jay and we hope your transition will be quick!

[Jwat]

Michael,

I downloaded and watched the new video last night. Sorry, but I wasn't crazy about it. I think I'm more confused now than before.

I'm looking for clear guidance on what I should be working on and this video conflicts with past material. I'm playing tomorrow, and have no idea what to do once I complete the backswing. It seems like the tic tac trainer, the swivel, and everything else just went out the window.

I fooled around with Brian's D-Plane video, and I couldn't make it work for my swing.

Sure hope your book clears all this up.

Jay,

So it sounds like you are confused starting at the transition. I think each individual will be different with the out toss. When the release was introduced a couple of months ago, I was having alot of success just out tossing behind me starting the DS. I thought of casting a fishing rod opposite of target side. Worked really well for a month.

Then I started getting more body involved and it really got my swing out of sync and did the opposite of what I was trying to accomplish which is getting the clubface to the ball sooner.

So now I am back to square one trying to slow down the body and speed up the hands and arms. Since I haven't seen your swing, I would suggest just dont focus or think about the body in the DS. Just get the clubhead to the ball as fast as possible without alot of rotation and see where you are at. You shouldn't have any problem hitting the ball solid that way. Its going to take some swings to adjust to the increase in clubhead speed.

Good Luck,

Jerad