Pain Free Golf Swing - My First Ever Swing Lesson - Back to Basics
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I went for a lesson playas. I needed to sort out some things that had been on my mind. I want to
- stop humping the ball
- stop swaying all over the place (some sway is normal, but not what I was doing)
- remove pain from my body after golf. I often peel myself out of bed in the morning after golf from pain on my right lower, middle and upper back into my neck.
- make impact IMPACTFUL and not a lottery by using my hands to miraculously square the face
- have more fun again on the golf course instead of being the scrambling man on default setting
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There are many ways to fix many problems. Eric is a retired golf pro who helped me out with a few lessons. The main thing I found with Eric was I trusted him and I liked the way he talked. That is enough to seal th deal to believe in the coach.
He learnt how I learned and then he adapted the lessons an the progression to me.
Whether or not we all agree on anything in the swing is not important. What is important is that correct impact is generic. Between address and impact, there are millions of ways to get the club back and back to the ball square.
I want to find my way of doing it the easiest. This is not a swing rebuild. This is me learning WHAT IT MEANS TO HIT THE GOLF BALL PROPERLY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE.
I didn't have resources when i was younger to go for pro coaching. Now I do so I am taking advantage of that. I want to show you how it works when you get coaching and I hope someone out there may change their whole game and stop listening to their friends advice.
I hope someone out there will stop watching GENERIC youtube SWING mechanic advice and go see a pro if they are struggling. I was struggling with pain and struggling with impact because I KNOW the way I play golf relies on too much timing of the hands.
If anyone believes taking lessons takes the game too seriously and that this is not in line with the theme of the channel, well you didn't understand the Way of the Playa and the channel at all and it's time to move along.
Anyone who wants to get lessons, MUST. And anyone who thinks they can do it on their own, good luck. If you're in pain, can't get the ball airborne, miss the target BIG left and then BIG right all the time, or on the verge of quitting the game due to swing problems...go see a coach and LISTEN. And PRACTICE what they tell you. Listen clearly no ego. If you take ego and purposefully misunderstand the coach and twist what the coach has told yuo, in some self sabotaging way to prove to yourself it doesn't work, IT WON'T WORK. Listen clearly, gain FULL understanding and then check with the coach to make sure you are correctly doing it.
You can LEAP FROG your progress 6 months, 1 year, 2 years by seeing someone who knows instead of doing it yourself and struggling and creating more problems.
There are another 2 lessons coming up with all rounds in between the lessons on display on the channel.
You’ve changed my life Matt. I was a 14 handicap who never broke 80 5 years ago. I gave up the game 3 years ago because I was getting so frustrated that golf wasn’t fun. I started playing again in May off of a 17.4 handicap. Found your channel and now in October I am a 8.8 handicap and shot my personal best 74 last weekend with a -1 back nine. Now I’m back out there playing as much as I can all because of your videos.
Sometimes, inspiration is all we need. :)
Good for you mate :D
Nico Lund very true!
Beast
Wow I can only wish to break 80 for the moment.. I am new to this game so breaking 100 is my target...
Damn that’s great
I want this instructor. personable and sincere and most of all informative.
Well you know where he teaches...
Man that dude is easy to listen to. Great vid!
🙏
It took me almost 18 minutes before I realized his shirt was a golf course. Simply fantastic
Wtfffff I literally saw this comment at 18 minutes and realised at 18 minutes his shirt has a golf course on it
Yes one of the beautiful polos at my store waddaplaygolf.com
Or many pickle ricks^^
This Coach is the Real Deal..... I've been playing for a while and when he explains it, I now see it. One of the best instructional teaching videos ever..... My mind has been opened. Thanks for sharing.
Literally had this exact same problem with my swing and I spent nearly two years trying to analyze and fix it on my own. Then some guy at a public range came over and told me that I just need to stop swaying and five minutes later I was striking it pure as hell. If only he could teach me how to putt though.
Haha I was struggling with a reverse pivot, and my coach got me swaying more to stop that movement.. Defo don't strike an iron as pure as before but it's more reliable.
We are the worst diagnosers of our own selves. There is no doubt. Very few people are that self aware and ego-free and objective to be able to truly see what they need to see. Outside objective influence is much better
Can’t believe how much sense this made with my own swing. Especially the swaying off the ball then lunge forward.
So you don’t want the sway or lunge right? You just want to twist and stay straight?
You don’t want the huge movement of the ball that i was doing which set off a chain of events that did the damage thereafter. Ideally you’ll probably need to turn plus a slight bump to the left on the downswing
You're a very lucky man, not all golf pros can coach like Eric, that man's a genius, I love a lesson from him, to tell you he could fix your sway with your feet blew me away, looking forward to your progress Matt 💪
Wait for lesson 2 and 3! And the golf in between
I've taken so many lessons from "pros" that did nothing for me. I wish I could find someone like this guy. You're lucky to have access to him. Great video by the way. Thanks for posting.
I have the same problem up here in Canada. Eric is amazing...!
I guess you are the issue then...
Just listening to his thoughts on your swing and the simple changes he proposed makes you realise how important a lesson with a good pro is. Looking forward to seeing how the rebuild goes.
Hard on the ego especially if you've played for a long time. Well worth it though - definitely better spent over new clubs.
I've only watched 7 minutes and I can already tell that this will be the most useful vid I watch in a long time - as a fellow ball-humper, my swing looks a lot like your 'old' one.
Had the exact same experience! This is me..
Great video!
Humping the ball shall be gone I am sure, there are two more recorded lessons with Eric
@@GolfSidekick Hump at home 😂
Sir Matt! I want you knighted mate. 51 years young. Stuck in China where golf courses are stupid money. So been watching your vids. So informative. I was playing off 8 back in Scotland. Would love to stay there then get down under 5. It's going to be a journey but one I want to commit to thanks to your channel. Who knows. At least I have hope now. Thanks!
It just shows you what you can achieve with just 1 lesson with a good teacher. Amazing.
Right when he said "THAT" Matt, your swing started looking 100% awesomer!! GO GET EM PLAYA!
This is the most scenic driving range I have ever seen! Love the content of this one!
Bro this area is a great looking suburb as well. Abosultely beautiful. Ampang in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Just tremendous
I'm so excited and inspired by this. Time for me to get proper lessons. If the baus playa can set aside his ego then so can I.
Do it and become the baus
I recently started turning my left (lead) foot outward and the change is ridiculous.. from weak pushed right and sliced shots from an open clubface to properly getting that club face around because of extra freedom in the hips. Feels great! Waddachange, waddalife.
Boom baby
Great lessons and great teacher :)
Loved the Sorenstam reference in there :) So many players our level could follow her swing as the ultimate way to go. So simple and repetitive. The reason she dominated for years :)
I do like a bit of Sorenstam DJ Duval move with the release of upper body
Great video. Love how he explains everything in detail, but simple. Turning stops the swaying, priceless. Can see how his building a swing from the ground up.
Yeah man I had to learn fundamentals. I think 23 years without them is long enough
Love your head when you start chipping with the 7-iron at 12:35
I’ve been going to Golftec this year. Eliminating the backward sway was a big improvement in my overall consistency. I enjoy playing the game much more now.
Pretty pricy tho
Yaqoob it was the same price as two local PGA professional on a per lesson basis. Where Golftec made sense for me was I wanted to rebuild and complete overhaul my game. If you want a single lesson for some refresher or quick fix then yeah, Golftec is an overkill. The bonus of Golftec was having online access to all my swing analysis, drills and progression. Since COVID-19 restrictions hit they lost some of their technological aides like the motion tracking system, but still have plenty of value for the cost.
Just got back from the range and had to share that Eric Chong and your lesson vids are a game changer. I started the range session slow with just chips and worked my way up in speed and club length. By the time I got to the driver, I had never hit my clubs as straight and long EVER!!! The sound at impact was a loud POP; something I've never heard before with my swing. My course management is just praying that the ball goes straight. Hopefully, I'm on my way to playing real 'confidential' golf.
I see a lot of my own issues addressed in this, so it gave me a lot to consider and analyze.
I've gotten to the point in my game where I need a lesson. This was one of the best golf videos I've seen in a while, just as a sort of behind the scene look at a golf lesson. Always lookin for little tips and tricks.
Such a good video. I’ve been having lessons for a year now, the analysis, problem solving and logic of it is so interesting.
Waddajourney! Tuba, I've missed you so much.
You a real one for posting this. Got my first lesson coming up, can't wait to see the pro's face when he sees my swing
Yay! He took my advice.
This dude will go far! Journey to scratch here we come.
Waddaplaya!
I have so many questions about this driving range.
Why? It’s at Kelab Darul Ehsan. They use floater balls. It’s a very nice range
@@arllique I've never seen a water driving range before. Do the balls float? How accurately do they fly? How do they retrieve the balls?
@@KleyDeJong The balls fly 10% shorter than normal balls
So the 170 meter marker is placed at 170 yards but is marked at the range as meters. Because 1 meter is 1.1 yards (10%)
@@GolfSidekick is there an advantage to this type of course?
Jennifer Miller Balls flat and collect into only a couple of areas then they get scooped out with a net. Much easier than picking them up in a field
This is what I've been struggling with all Summer. Keep at it the transition is not as easy as the instructor is leading on. It can make your swing much more mechanical which in a way is not a bad thing.
Eyhhh my local driving range!! Lessons at impact golf are legit
Francois also superb
@@GolfSidekick Agreed. I saw shaft lean for the first time in my life after 1 lesson. People say lessons are expensive but buy a new driver almost every year. Playas know better.
100 balls for $4.90 Australian! that is legit, my local is $16aud for 80!
@@SirSollo Yes sir in Asia we dont get bent over nearly as much as the nanny states
This is a really good video. I’ve been doing a similar thing for the last year. I work with a pro via swing uploads, FaceTime sessions and occasional in person lessons. The guy I work with also has a UA-cam channel, one time early on I told him I was trying to do one of the drills from one of his videos he said “Don’t that lesson doesn’t apply to you”. And therein is why we seek professional help, we are not capable of self diagnosis. I also have learned the lesson that feel is not real and video of swing is the only way to confirm reality.
Oh man this was AMAZING!! Whaddaplaya! Whaddacoach!
[ashamed laughter] vs. [normal laughter] is the story of my golfing life.
Imagine playing for 23 years never knowing the fundamental of IMPACT LOL
Great video, more of this instructional content pleeeez.Really great info and insights from Eric.The whole rotating chest and head with the wedge instead of fixating on the ball is a game changer 👍
Hey playa - I know this was specific to your swing but I can honestly say this is the most helpful golf video I’ve ever seen
It is specific but there are some nuggets in there that can help people and hopefully help people to seek out their own coach and GET BETTER
Hi Matt, the best golf tip ever spread the right foot out. OMG just had the best round of my life. Hitting clean irons and hitting greens. wow, best video ever. Barry
Love this teacher and how he makes it easy to understand. Great video.
Unreal scenery and great lesson
It's great to listen to a Pro like Eric, he would be a great guy to have a beer with.
Great video.
Wow! Eric is amazing! This lesson really resonated with me. This is how I envision golf instruction. Eric tells you what you’re doing, why that doesn’t work, what he wants you to do and why, and then gave you drills to help you understand the concepts. Epic!
This guy is amazing! Seeing you hit with no sway or wrist flip is great! Your best golf is coming!
Love that the Master still gets lessons! Theres a lesson for us all, always keep learning and reviewing. Thats the way of the Playa!
I love this Matt. More power to you! I'm also seeing a Pro and getting actual skin-in-the-game help on building my swing, after being out of the game for years and getting back to it. Trying not to self-analyse and dissect-and-correct my own faults. And THANK YOU... you've inspired me so much in recent months since I found your channel. Keep on keepin' on. Hope to get on the course with you at some point in the future. Keep having fun out there! ⛳️🏌️♂️☀️
Your hips are not starting to turn .... I love this Eric is great ... Thanks to you both for these videos
This video changed the way I thought about my swing and my chipping both for the better. I've been hanging around a high 20s handicap for a few years, despite a lot of practice, but emphasizing the feel of rotation from chips to pitches to swings has totally changed my swing! I shot my PR today on the simulator and am more excited than ever to take my swing to the course!
Met Eric once at the driving range. A very good guy! I'm gonna stick to his only lesson videos right now. Very easy to follow and practical!
I have been scouring golf vids for 2 years now and had a couple of not so good lessons and then stumbled upon THIS.. Great explanations and awesome instruction.. Been stuck at a 15, but now feel confident this is gonna be a tremendous help !! THANKS
I've just been to the range after watching your last 2 videos. The thing you said about J Mac's ability to clear his hips, and the thing in this one, turning your feet out to get deeper in the turn, I've just worked on. No lies, I was absolutely killing it! Absolute arrow balls!
I started to loose my Ball striking ability over 3 to 4 weeks, while on Holiday I filmed my swing and was horrified. My movement off the ball was terrible. I checked a few things on my Simulator when I returned home, and most of my shots were out to in Plane with a closed face. So back to basics, my Grip had changed and was really strong, so that was first change, then had to work the Plane problem out, at first I was looking at my lower body movement and trying to get less head movement, but it turned out that my hands and arms had got higher. Once I had lowered my hands I was able to turn and swing more easily and started to get the Ball striking back, mostly on Plane and hitting better shaped shots mostly on Plane also gained distance, with very little effort. Lots to work on with lots of practice but it was nice to feel like when I was at my peak again after so many years
Your chipping motion changed instantly. Hats off to you for being able to stick to it since it felt so foreign and new.
Love it. I think I've got very similar issues to you. Funny enough, I discovered that chip-pitch-punch technique on my own while practicing pitching, and I realized rotating through the pitch shot made everything so easy. Sometimes I can take that feeling into a longer pitch shot and sometimes almost to a full swing, but just knowing that feeling has made me think I'm onto something. I was pleasantly surprised to see the coach advocate exactly that.
Also, seeing a whole lesson like this is so underrated. The short swing tip videos, or even longer ones that focus on one key movement or one muscle, seem helpful at first but I find that you really need the context of an existing swing and seeing problems being worked on for that swing. Now, all those things won't apply to your own swing, but seeing a problem, and seeing how it gets fixed teaches you so much more than those isolated swing tips. In my opinion. :)
Awesome video as always!
Matt, very good. Your change was immediate. That coach was spot on.
Excellent, well done.
I really like this series Matt. Keep up the good work.
This content is golden. Incredible work!
Gold price looking good. Sell!
I’ve taken lessons before form GolfTec. They did nothing but confuse me and screw up my swing. I went from a 6.7 handicap just looking for a little distance to a 17 handicap after they “helped me” I heard Hank Haney say once that if you are taking lessons you should be better after the fist lesson and only improve from there, so I stopped going to GolfTec and it took an entire season to fix what they did. This teacher you’re learning from is awesome. No gimmicks, just easy to understand instructions. I wish I could learn from this guy
You can playa. On instagram @impactgolfmy
We are working together with me in thailand and him in Malaysia
Great Vlog....very wise words and explanation from Eric, nice to hear it puts it simply and doesn't confuse you with jargon. Have a look at another youtuber called 'John Wilson' about hips, not many pro's inform you you need to move them to swing.
I watched this a few times, and checked some of my old swing videos.... I have the same problems! Head and spine moving left/right, up/down, even though I know I need to keep them still to ensure decent contact.
Went to the range today, and did your drills as taught by Eric. Later, I hit the driver, and picked up 20 yards on some of the shots. Whaddadifference! This is making good sense.
I will continue to study the video, do the drills and work on my swing. Thanks for putting this video up!
This is exactly what my problem is. I sway out and sway back in. Really helpful stuff. Off to the range I go!
I have the exact same issues in my swing! Been working with my coach to fix this, but this video has given me additional advice that either my pro didn't;t have or couldn't fit into our 30 min session. Thanks so much you absolute Baus
Absolutely great teacher!
Best and simplest coaching have ever witnessed.
Finally a lesson with exercises to cure the same issues I have in my golf swing! I play a 14hcp and after many lessons with local pros I still struggle with the sway, the flipping, humping, etc. Amazing vid!
Awesome lesson. Please do more. Thank you for the time and effort you put into this.
You're going to get so good if you do series of lessons with him!
I had two more lessons and will have to wait for a while since I am in Thailand now, but the other two lesosn will be on the channel. We'll probably have to do some more via Skype in future
Lesson I take from this is that everybody (even the Baus) needs a swing tune-up now and again. It was very interesting to see how well you reacted to the lesson, and sometime's see the pieces of the puzzle drop in the right place !
LOL I need to learn what it is to hit a golf ball! I had no idea about fundamenals of a golf swing my entire life playa
Have to go to a lesson as a blank minded beginner otherwise ego will prevent the learning
I kid you not, I've been playing for 25 years and the feeling you felt at ~14 min mark was a recent experience of mine working with a golf coach. Unbelievable difference, eh? Waddaplaya!
Hey Matt, thank you for posting this video.
I've just started golfing this year and have been struggling with consistent impact with my clubs, culminating in a worst ever game this weekend where I missed the ball more often than I hit it and wound up losing a dozen balls. I see a lot of similarity between your swing and mine, except you have the experience and coordination to account for it and I don't. I have the same issue with pain after a game as well. I've picked up a few things from this video to practice at the range this off-season and will be taking some lessons where I can find the time. I'm hoping to come into next season with enough practice that I can stop concentrating on my swing and start concentrating on my shot. Hoping I can end next season by breaking into the mid-handicaps, if I can't do that I'd at least like to end the frustration of missing the ball. Thanks for the help and inspiration!
Hey bro, don't wait to go to get a lesson - especially if you are having pain. You won't do your self any favors other than create bad habits if you keep at it this way... Cheers and good luck.
@@drumguitar3135 Unfortunately where I live instruction is fairly spotty during the long cold off-season. I'm going to try a couple at our local indoor range to see how good it is, but otherwise you're mainly limited to the summer
Man, what a GREAT lesson. Matt, you've found THE MAN. Eric is so straight forward without being pushy. So easy to listen to and communicate with. I've taken lessons from "pros" that think they are the greatest thing since sliced bread, but Eric is so down to earth. Enjoy the "journey" my friend. The "pot of gold" is at the end
I like the more down to earth style of coach
Really informative video, great teacher
This is great Matt. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
I went not too long ago for some lessons with a pro, and I can't believe how similar your problems are to mine. Only my issues were more exaggerated, lack of rotation, flipping the wrists, releasing too soon, early hip extension all resulting in some hip and lower back pain and inconsistent shots. It's not nice to realise just how wrong your swing is, but I had to face up to it.
Adapting to the new correct swing took a lot of getting used to at first. You can practice down the range and get it right, then a week later you go out for a round and the bad habits start to creek back in. I found you have to be practicing drills all the time because you're essentially trying to make the movements habitual and fighting off old habits. I found practicing drills every night in front of the mirror before bed helped a lot.
Now I dont want to be the weekend hacker that's giving out swing tips, but this was my experience and I think the lessons and the drills have paid off, because I feel much more confident now on the course. It's still a work in progress though.
There was one thing he did say which stood in my mind, and that's after I said the term 'practice makes perfect', he corrected me and said 'no, practice makes permanent'. And that's so true, if you practice the WRONG movements you end up learning bad habits, practice the RIGHT movements and end up with good habits and a consistent confident swing.
‘Practice makes permanent’ is the most ominous phrase in golf, and it’s 100% correct
Perfect practice makes perfect, as you say , practice ingrains into memory , so need to practice correctly to get it right, great video Matt thanks, cheers
Everything he has told you is what they are all telling I think - we just need to find a voice that resonates with us individually so we "get it". Good luck and looking forward to sub par soon!
Great vid so much great information
Good teacher, nice video. Really glad that you have stopped for a bit and gone back for a bit of a tune up, I could tell you were losing your love for the game, which is one of the gifts that we have from life. All the best from Jersey, GB.
This has inspired me to go and get my first golf lesson today! Was tough actually, and yeah I agree, "Am I doing the right thing..." but yes I think I am :D
I love this series, this is going to help me so much
I think i need to bookmark this video and occasionally go back to it! Love it!
That ball back in the stance to stop the sway is excellent,& following the chip for rotation really helped me
It is unbelievable how much this video helped my own game... thank you Playa!
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to stop drifting left, i sometimes imagine my left shoulder being up against a wall and i have to swing within it, or my shoulder having to slide up the wall as i rotate
Went to a Pro coach earlier this year and this is the exact same thing he told me to work on. And my ball striking and tempo have improved so much that I broke 40 for nine holes shooting a 39 for the first time. Unfortunately I lost focus on the back 9 and shot a 48. Getting a lesson from a pro is the best invest one can make in ones game.
This is perfect for my game. I have seen the pro and given the same kind of advise and things to work on. This is the next best thing to having a record of my own lesson.
This was a great video, one of my favorites for sure , I learned a lot and he’s a great coach and teacher
Thanks for your videos, they’ve made me rediscover my love of the game.
Mine too! Thanks playa
How good is this teacher?
Man.... awesome!
Used the chipping drill on the course today, absolutely brilliant. Dankie Boet.......
Absolutely one of the best instructional videos on YT I have seen to date. Awesome stuff Playa! Eric is so easy to listen to and understand. Wonderful.
You should see him craft a wedge specifically for me! Damn sexiest thing I ever seen
@@GolfSidekick Need, NO MUST see soon!!!
I can relate so much to this video, so much help, as my swing looks like your old swing. I'm still trying to break 100, which I have only done once and defiantly have lots of practicing to do. Love videos with Genevieve, you compliment each other well, love her smile and mental attitude about the game. Eric is a great coach and a pleasure to listen to !!
This 3 part lesson is amazing, thank you for sharing. I put it up on the big screen and practiced along!
Was going to buy a new bag of clubs putter to driver spare no expense. I had saved diligently and thought, "I deserve this!" Then, on a whim I bought a few lessons from my local club pro. His immediate feedback, "you're sliding forward and your club can't catch up." EUREKA!!! Blocks, almost gone! Push slices, bye bye! Snap hooks, BEAT IT! It is a work in progress but needless to say I no longer feel like I need a whole bag of new clubs. I feel WAY more in control now and my distances have exploded given better contact.
Kudos to you playa for putting in the work!
I agree with BB. The head thing and the flared right foot is absolutely going to make a difference for me.
this is gold. more ppl need to watch this. golf is simple we're not
I have the same swaying issue. Going to use this at the range !
Did it work, worked for me.
Best vid you have ever done, fantastic
That moment... when you take simple advice from your pro and you hit the ball like you never thought possible... loved that you had the exact same reactions as me. Keep at it my guy!
The chip-pitch-punch drill is gold! Wow!
I had a very similar issue. I couldnt differentiate getting my weight toward the lead foot on the downswing with allowing my head to get forward too. For me the difference maker was focusing on right side bend. It felt super weird, but when an instructor showed me my video my head was right where it needed to be. Good luck though Playa. Can’t wait to see this swing on the course.
Deliberate Practice, Small Swings = Gold , Good Luck, :-) One Swing at a time , Cheers .
I can't wait for part 2 of this!