My pro literally showed me this same thing a few days ago during my lesson: to reverse my loop so the club is now coming from the inside on the downswing. Yesterday I went and hit balls and was shocked to see the ball drawing. I hit a tight draw with a 5 iron to about 205 yards and just couldn’t believe it. It’s such a gratifying feeling to watch a tight draw come off the face of a longer iron when i’ve been fading and slicing the ball my entire life. 💯
After piecing the swing together over the last few weeks I found this nugget. I've had 60 lessons and never made any real progress. Weak grip, get the club in this position, blah blah blah. I asked the pro at the range why nobody ever mentioned using the clubs momentum to help you shallow and come from the inside. When I took the club away with the head outside my hands I noticed that automatically I felt my hips push back away from the club head and the downswing took care of itself. I found I need to make a longer backswing to give everything time to get in the right place otherwise I pull it. It's a revelation. I'm looking forward to playing on the weekend. You're an absolute legend Mike.
Over the top is the most common thing i see from people at the range. Until my coach showed me a looping action i was over the top. This literally fixes everything and needs more attention. Not only that it fixed my weight transfer, timing and aim without having to do much and added 10-15m consistently to each club. It feels super natural when it comes down on a loop. I feel most coaches cannot explain this phenomenon unless they are feel players also.
Fantastic analysis. I started doing this as my drills a couple of years ago and it has helped my ball striking and flight direction tremendously. Thanks for sharing.
I was doing this as a full swing for a couple rounds a few months ago. I sort of "discovered" something on the range before I teed off. I was hooking every shot with all my clubs, irons woods & driver and I figured out something in the takeaway and downswing, basically picked the club up on the backswing and looped it under, I didn't know what it was at the time, but figured out how to hold off the release. I didn't hit one hook that round, only missed left 2 twice. I hit the best 2 3woods of my life that round. For some reason I stopped this since I thought it was a bandaid fix and been push slicing off the planet since playing awful golf
Thanks for making this easy Mike. I’m 61 and have to get rid of so many bad “lessons “ from the late 70’s to the 90’s. Now that I have more golf time, I don’t want to be in the 90’s anymore
I guess i saw the loop before but thought it sounded funny , but it seems to be helping me make better contact, I was to much in to out , helps me straighten my arms & slow down my swing & keep my head from moving little as possible.
Dear Mike, I have been studying your videos for a long time. The biggest difference between joe and (a swing) is: whether it is shallowing at the beginning of the downswing. I would like to know your final opinion, because I observe that you are more inclined to swing the Joe's way, of course you can choose one at will, but I see that when you use the shallow swing method, the club face is a bit open. Perhaps the shallow method requires a more active follow-up of the wrist or grip or other coordination of the body. I want to hear your opinion. Thanks.
That taking it to the inside to much was why Hogan and Snead disagreed with what started the downswing, Snead had to start it down with that slight over the top move otherwise he would have been stuck. Where as Hogan wasnt on the inside so he started the downswing with the lower body. Good drill Mike👍 i used to suffer the same trouble taking it way to much on the inside, but then dropped it even further and wondered why i could not hit the ball with any good repitition
Thanks. I feel that everything I've learned from you really simplifies things. That's great, because in the famous words of Forrest Gump..."AH am not a smart man."
Someone help me out a bit. These lessons are really resonating with me. Especially for golfers that need to simplify the swing, to me, it doesn't get much better. However, I thought I would suck it up and start watching his videos from the beginning, and I realized that in his early videos, he didn't have the same philosophy on the swing. Where do I need to start watching so I can ensure that I won't be getting conflicting swing philosophy?
Hi Mike. I watched one of your lesson videos. You had the student strengthen the grip “close the face then open the face feel at impact? Can we get a video explaining this further. Need help with over drawing the driver.
I'm confused since in another video you did with balancing the forces of the club you said you can't let the club get too far behind you so to counteract this force you said you need to turn the steering wheel the other way to the loop in this video. Can't find the steering wheel video for reference but you demonstrated the steering wheel using a tennis racket.
Hi Mike, are you doing away with the "Malaska" move or is the Loop a newer version of it? I was just starting to get a hang of the tipping the club drills your older videos suggest. Thanks for all the great videos!
Malaska golf is confusing to me. Couple years ago it was all about the “malaska move” AKA tipping the shaft out. Now all he talks about is shallowing the shaft and looping the arms. I joined malaska golf because I get stuck a lot so the tipping the shaft was great. Now this looping crap is getting me stuck again. I can’t keep up with the trends in golf.
I like this feeling on full swings. Would it be the same idea with lets say a 50 yard pitch shot just not as extreme? To me, it feels like the club is still outside my hands, and awkward if my intent is to just bring my hands up to a hip level pitch shot. Any thoughts? Thanks.
That's why I thing Jack and Tiger have won so many majors compared to others. They play with the club in front of you. (What Malaska explains of hands down and clubhead out concept in his videos) Because in motion and speed, the club head has weight. If you shallow the club, you'll end up stuck with the club "behind" your hands. To avoid that, you shallow your arms/hands with 👉hands down n club head out concept instead of shallowing the club like 90% of the industry teaches. If your stuck behind, you'll have to twist your body so much to compensate the club coming from behind your hands🤷♂️
the club head has inertia while it's moving down toward the ground. when a player tries to redirect it toward the ball that motion kills all the downward inertia. golf is a physics problem. can you solve it? this guy didn't. but that's not unusual. 99.9% percent of all people that play golf, including professionals, have not solved the problem. is there a solution? yes. put your thinking caps on. I'll give you a hint, Ben Hogan has half of the solution in his 5 fundamentals books. can you find it? I think he kept the other half to himself and that may have been his real "secret." good luck.
My pro literally showed me this same thing a few days ago during my lesson: to reverse my loop so the club is now coming from the inside on the downswing. Yesterday I went and hit balls and was shocked to see the ball drawing. I hit a tight draw with a 5 iron to about 205 yards and just couldn’t believe it. It’s such a gratifying feeling to watch a tight draw come off the face of a longer iron when i’ve been fading and slicing the ball my entire life. 💯
After piecing the swing together over the last few weeks I found this nugget.
I've had 60 lessons and never made any real progress. Weak grip, get the club in this position, blah blah blah. I asked the pro at the range why nobody ever mentioned using the clubs momentum to help you shallow and come from the inside.
When I took the club away with the head outside my hands I noticed that automatically I felt my hips push back away from the club head and the downswing took care of itself. I found I need to make a longer backswing to give everything time to get in the right place otherwise I pull it. It's a revelation. I'm looking forward to playing on the weekend.
You're an absolute legend Mike.
Luke Kwon rehearses this all of the time, in his practice swings. There’s a reason for it. Great video.
Mike Strikes Again! This is a huge piece of the puzzle and maybe the final piece for me. It's just magic when you "loop" the club. Good on ya Mike!
Best instruction on UA-cam and I’ve spent a lot of time trawling
Over the top is the most common thing i see from people at the range. Until my coach showed me a looping action i was over the top. This literally fixes everything and needs more attention. Not only that it fixed my weight transfer, timing and aim without having to do much and added 10-15m consistently to each club. It feels super natural when it comes down on a loop. I feel most coaches cannot explain this phenomenon unless they are feel players also.
Fantastic analysis. I started doing this as my drills a couple of years ago and it has helped my ball striking and flight direction tremendously. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, simple explanation, love it
I was doing this as a full swing for a couple rounds a few months ago. I sort of "discovered" something on the range before I teed off. I was hooking every shot with all my clubs, irons woods & driver and I figured out something in the takeaway and downswing, basically picked the club up on the backswing and looped it under, I didn't know what it was at the time, but figured out how to hold off the release. I didn't hit one hook that round, only missed left 2 twice. I hit the best 2 3woods of my life that round. For some reason I stopped this since I thought it was a bandaid fix and been push slicing off the planet since playing awful golf
Thanks again Mike for good video and great drill my game as gotten lot better watching all your videos.
Thanks for making this easy Mike. I’m 61 and have to get rid of so many bad “lessons “ from the late 70’s to the 90’s. Now that I have more golf time, I don’t want to be in the 90’s anymore
the good thing about a bad memory !!
I guess i saw the loop before but thought it sounded funny , but it seems to be helping me make better contact, I was to much in to out , helps me straighten my arms & slow down my swing & keep my head from moving little as possible.
Love it! Your feels are quite different than your reals...
Thank you so much 😊
Dear Mike, I have been studying your videos for a long time. The biggest difference between joe and (a swing) is: whether it is shallowing at the beginning of the downswing. I would like to know your final opinion, because I observe that you are more inclined to swing the Joe's way, of course you can choose one at will, but I see that when you use the shallow swing method, the club face is a bit open. Perhaps the shallow method requires a more active follow-up of the wrist or grip or other coordination of the body. I want to hear your opinion. Thanks.
Love it Mike, thanks!
That taking it to the inside to much was why Hogan and Snead disagreed with what started the downswing, Snead had to start it down with that slight over the top move otherwise he would have been stuck. Where as Hogan wasnt on the inside so he started the downswing with the lower body.
Good drill Mike👍 i used to suffer the same trouble taking it way to much on the inside, but then dropped it even further and wondered why i could not hit the ball with any good repitition
Thanks. I feel that everything I've learned from you really simplifies things. That's great, because in the famous words of Forrest Gump..."AH am not a smart man."
Someone help me out a bit. These lessons are really resonating with me. Especially for golfers that need to simplify the swing, to me, it doesn't get much better. However, I thought I would suck it up and start watching his videos from the beginning, and I realized that in his early videos, he didn't have the same philosophy on the swing. Where do I need to start watching so I can ensure that I won't be getting conflicting swing philosophy?
Hi Mike. I watched one of your lesson videos. You had the student strengthen the grip “close the face then open the face feel at impact? Can we get a video explaining this further. Need help with over drawing the driver.
I'm confused since in another video you did with balancing the forces of the club you said you can't let the club get too far behind you so to counteract this force you said you need to turn the steering wheel the other way to the loop in this video. Can't find the steering wheel video for reference but you demonstrated the steering wheel using a tennis racket.
Hi Mike, are you doing away with the "Malaska" move or is the Loop a newer version of it? I was just starting to get a hang of the tipping the club drills your older videos suggest. Thanks for all the great videos!
Malaska golf is confusing to me. Couple years ago it was all about the “malaska move” AKA tipping the shaft out. Now all he talks about is shallowing the shaft and looping the arms.
I joined malaska golf because I get stuck a lot so the tipping the shaft was great. Now this looping crap is getting me stuck again. I can’t keep up with the trends in golf.
I like this feeling on full swings. Would it be the same idea with lets say a 50 yard pitch shot just not as extreme? To me, it feels like the club is still outside my hands, and awkward if my intent is to just bring my hands up to a hip level pitch shot. Any thoughts? Thanks.
LB teaches this same idea in the A swing. Great stuff!
Can the club ever go up the same plane back down the same plane instead of making a loop?
That's why I thing Jack and Tiger have won so many majors compared to others. They play with the club in front of you. (What Malaska explains of hands down and clubhead out concept in his videos)
Because in motion and speed, the club head has weight. If you shallow the club, you'll end up stuck with the club "behind" your hands. To avoid that, you shallow your arms/hands with 👉hands down n club head out concept instead of shallowing the club like 90% of the industry teaches.
If your stuck behind, you'll have to twist your body so much to compensate the club coming from behind your hands🤷♂️
aaah so this is the much promoted and vaunted Malaska move
what club is Mike at in the video?
Watch it, it's stated
@@richyclubsport5155 i did. must have missed it.
That’s called the A swing by Ledbetter correct ?
Ledbetter took it from Joe Nichol’s
the club head has inertia while it's moving down toward the ground. when a player tries to redirect it toward the ball that motion kills all the downward inertia. golf is a physics problem. can you solve it? this guy didn't. but that's not unusual. 99.9% percent of all people that play golf, including professionals, have not solved the problem. is there a solution? yes. put your thinking caps on. I'll give you a hint, Ben Hogan has half of the solution in his 5 fundamentals books. can you find it? I think he kept the other half to himself and that may have been his real "secret." good luck.
I disagree with you Mike. I stopped watching at :58.