Simply the greatest golf instructor I ever worked for. It was so great to see Rocco working with Jimmy. The greatest thing about Jimmy was he presented it like a hustler but it was the golden truth. Sam Byrd to Bill Mehlhorn to Jimmy to me. Simply the best golf swing education I ever received. As Bob Hope would say Thanks for the Memories!!!
@@therockinguitarman Who would you suggest going to who teaches it? Love Rocco's game. My favorite part is the idea that they stay high and don't take divots.
I've been using the Ballard back swing triangle connection teaching method with what "feels" like a flat level in balance finish with 90% of your weight in on the ball of your foot being able to pick the right foot up effortlessly. I was teaching this about 10 years before my combination of his and martial arts philosophies became mainstream. The LPGA girls picked it up faster than the men because their miss-hits went straighter (key) the ball went further,( because they weren't coming up and out of the swing trying to swing "down the line" as they say), and it was repeatable & easier on the back. I just wanted to give Jimmy credit for using his name in my teachings for 26 years. The video with Rocco was great BTW
" Keep your elbow down during the entire swing" One good swing thought. Make sure both elbows are pointing at their perspective hips. To do the correct set up imagine you are curling Dumbbells; straiten your forearms and you have you arms set up correctly.
I tried these fundamentals, which is something different from my prior setup and structure, and this works best...easy to remember too..grateful 🙏 Stressdr
If you want your ball striking to improve, watch this video several times and study it carefully. Jimmy Ballard is a genius at conveying the best way to consistently hit a golf ball. I wish I had known about his videos years ago.
I used this method the last time I golfed and tied my best score of the season. My driver went farther and produced low trajectory ball flights with a lot of backspin and the ball got small quicker which means I got more carry due to a higher ball speed with more backspin, so the extra backspin caused the low shot to float over the fairway. This method also allowed my to hit low wedges with a ton of backspin and really compressed the ball on the clubface, which means no more golf balls sliding up the clubface. I will need to play a few more rounds of golf to understand this method more completely, but so far it passes the sniff test.
I like it it does have as much flash speed in more traditional method with spinning hips and quick hands however it's very consistent and of you happen to be strong in the upper body then I can see this working with only minor speed loss and less back pain.
Connected Swing. Yes Rocco has almost a connected swing. The two PGA pros who I think have the connected swing are: Jason Dufner and Louis Ostisen (spelling?). For several years, I studied the Jimmy Ballard connection swing but the arm pit connection did not really provide the connection to the club from the start and end of the swing. I had to create the connection to the golf club. Imagery String. I connected the golf club to my body with an imagery string (the body connector is the golfer most sensitive part to maintain the string tension). I maintained the string distance and tautness from the start and end of the swing. It corrected the over back swinging, square at impact, over hip rotating on the downswing.... and so on. Return from vacation. Many times we suffer from being away from golf and it takes so much time to get back to golf form. With the connected swing, I was able to return to golf form almost immediate. Try it, have fun, enjoy golf and good luck..... Ed
If you want to learn to swing with accuracy, consistency, and more power than you likely ever experienced, listen to Jimmy Ballard. Listen to the simplicity of that left arm move that he talks about here. The simplicity of motion enables you to put all your energy into the bottom of the swing where you hit the ball, with total confidence of a square, center hit. I don't agree with allowing the elbows to bend at the end of the upswing. I think resisting that pull of the club momentum keys the muscles for change of direction better. I see no increase in power by doing so, and it seems to inhibit the incredible accuracy gained by keeping that left arm connected and elbow down (hard to learn for a past "arm lifter"). Great job though Jimmy and Rocco. It is so refreshing today to see someone actually teach how to swing in the simplest of terms. I would love for Tiger to pay you a visit Jimmy.
I got Jimmy's book many tears ago and lost it. I managed to find a used copy online and right away I recaptured my swing from 50 years ago ( I am 75). My first round after I got so revved up I pulled a muscle in my leg from swinging too hard. Hitting my driver 230-240 and my 3 wood 20 yards less.
It doesn't take long to learn. I swing this way now and hit it further and straighter than ever, and I'm 61. The toughest feeling for me was the soft left arm, but once you get it, wow.
I I LIKE THIS VIDEO THE MOST . I DO THINK IT IS A SMOOTH SLOW SWAY AWAY AND FORWARD . JIMMY SAYS IT IS NOT A SWAY ; HOWEVER IT HELPS ME TO THINK OF IT AS A SWING THAT KEYS ON LATERAL SHIFTS AWAY FROM THE TARGET AND THEN TOWARDS THE TARGET , THIS KEY IS TO MAKE THE TEMPO SLOW AND SMOOTH WITH A SLOW SMOOTH TEANSITION BETWEEN BACK AND THROUGH . PRODUCES STRAIGHT PENETRATING SHOTS THAT ARE VERY EASY ON THE BODY.
Arms play a big role than lower body in golf swing. People don’t know. Your right arm creates a power and left arm is for accuracy to square the club face. Once u bring club with left arm to the ball, use right arm to hit ball through the ball to target.
Interesting at about the 6:00 - 6:30 mark Rocco explains how the club is "light" when the shaft is upright and "heavy", dragging the head down, when it's flat and behind you. Sounds a lot like Mike Malaska and trying to make the momentum of the club head work for you. Face it, if you just want to get around a course and play decently to well you can use this or any number of other swings. Whether this method can be used on Tour at all, much less win on Tour, is a separate question of interest to only a certain subset of golfers. As someone who would kill to be able to say I'm a 10-15 handicap, I'll try it.
Andrew Chapman you’re not actually taller at impact. You’re taller at the follow through, but what comes before the follow through? Impact. You feel taller at impact but that’s only because a millisecond after impact, you’re actually taller. It’s an entire motion, gotta keep that in mind when flipping between the feel of the swing, and looking at the swing frame by frame and trying to translate it literally into a motion.
Andrew Chapman every action has an opposite and equal reaction. Force must be down into the ground at the top of the backswing, when the club goes down the feet go up, basically. If the arc of the swing is set at the takeaway, the bottom point of the arc is the ball. In order to apply the most speed at the bottom of the arc there inevitably must be an opposite reaction, which is the club comes down and the body pushes up correctly against that momentum going down. If the club and body go down at impact as a feeling, you’d just melt into the ground lol. On slow motion the body is still down at impact and tall at follow through, only milliseconds separate impact and follow through, so the feeling of getting taller at impact is totally fine as a feeling or suggestion. I’m not spinning lol, if you don’t agree tell me why.
I'm really good at copying physical motion, playing golf over decades with several styles, Trevino, Nicklaus, Moe Norman, Ballard and others. All resulted with the best rounds in the 70's, my apparent genetic potential. I will say Ballard's approach was easiest on my lower back (2 herniated discs) as well as capable of great accuracy with irons. Lack of distance with that backswing? Nope, not at all. I know this method now in the dustbin of instruction, but if you're older, it can be scary accurate, just as long and definitely easier on your body. Just my experience.
@Bryan Gould- I disagree with you on Rocco's swing. This is not a BS move, he is an amazing ball striker. It may be unique looking but it makes a ton of sense to me. Look at all of the back injuries on tour. The modern swing creates back injuries.
Carl Kolchak well Ballard's BS teaching wasn't good enough for Rocco because he dumped Jimmy. Rocco got hot for two freaking tournaments and he just happened to be with Ballard when it happened. Ballard's teaching is prehistoric period.
when I pause this video when rocco is at the top of his backswing, his elbows are not pointing down. are they supposed to stay down throughout the entire swing?
they most certainly are. i worked with jimmy for years at ocean reef. went down as a 7. left a scratch. came back north and would routinely hit every fairway in a competitive round. Elbows down and three right arms and maintain radius were my only swing thoughts. years of a golf glove under my left arm pit works. period. only struggle is the hips do like to start the downswing. Needs to be the right toe and work up, towards the ball and then down target line. arms are along for the ride and you can swing them as fast as you want. notice rocco mentioned that a few times. speed is not a problem if you are connected. fast or slow.
@@dansullivan448 Dan, I recently went back to his book and on pages 61-63 he talks about measuring to the ball. And the pic of his desirable posture, very erect. I wanted to ask you about that. I have a bad tendency to drop center at address. Is that a really big key, to be 'up' with the chest?
brianmcg321 - Eighth of an inch to the right Rocco beats that guy with the broken leg. That joke is almost as disrespectful as Johnny Miller's infamous "pool cleaner" comment the next day.
first of all you all obviously do not understand Ballard's teaching method and do not understand the fact that it works it is easier on the whole body forget just the back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!the connection is there it is the big muscles stay connected to the chest !! guess why Marciano and Tyson knocked everyone out with ease the upper body truly connected to the big muscles brace against right knee ?? yes and bam hit hard turn and bam no winding up reaching you were done you waited to long all wasted as in golf swing !!! CURTIS STRANGE WON TWO US OPENS SANDY LYLE WON MASTERS HAL SUTTON WAS PLAYING GREAT WON A PLAYERS WITH THIS SWING !!! AND ROCCO JUST WON SENIOR PGA TRY IT GOLFING AND NEXT TIME SOMEONE MESSES WITH YOU THEY WILL KNOW YOU AS ONE SHOT FRED!!!LOL but true!! slight lateral turn against right knee if you are right handed and bam never hurt my back after I learned his swing and could relate to it as I was a brawler as young man same theory brace right knee turn hard hit with big muscles never hit a man more than once just as I was blessed with distance flew it 300 yards with a persimmon driver x100 shafts ok I was 235lbs and full of strength and speed !! ok but and strong then now I am 64 but this move works try it
9:39 : "Hogan talked about being taller at impact..." Really? ua-cam.com/video/ma84i1Ok3I0/v-deo.html That's getting taller? How can they make these statements? You lose all credibility when the video of Hogan shows the opposite.
Hogan’s video doesn’t show the opposite, it affirms what they said, you have to be up to hit down. Let’s assume all the angles are correct in the swing to facilitate swinging this weight around the body in a circle, well by the time you get to impact there’s a lot of momentum that got you there, the body needs to stand up against that natural momentum to offset it and slingshot/catapult the club through the ball. The swing is a motion, that’s really important to remember when analyzing frame by frame. Frame by frame shows the actual positions but leaves out the feeling of the motion, and certainly leaves out the subconscious actions you’re body does like standing up or getting taller at impact because that’s a feeling. Pros swing over a hundred mph, so standing at impact actually translates to maximizing the momentum of the club around the body,. In other words, the effect of getting taller at impact is the follow through. They don’t contradict, feel vs real vs concepts do contradict.
Ballard quotes Hogan often but Hogan dragged the club behind him (one planer) vs what Ballard advocates (2 plane upright swing). The 2 are like oil and water. They don't mix well
Jimmy Ballard refers a great deal to how great Hogan swing was and yet he teaches nothing like Ben Hogan actually did in his golf swing. Unlike what Jimmy says; Hogan kept both elbows pointing to their perspective hips. Hogan also employed his right arm by rotating it to the right on the upswing which forced his back to the target that gave him a flatter swing plain. Jimmy Ballard disagrees with this saying that anyone who uses a flat upper swing plain and has the feeling the club head is rapped around the body; makes it impossible for him or her to do a downswing. Well Hogan did not see it that way.. Hogan writes: " the turning of the hips inaugurates the downswing. This movement of the hips automatically lowers the arms and hand to a position just above hip level" Hogan further write: "By turning his hips first the golfer suddenly becomes aware of his tremendous stored up power" If it is good enough for Ben Hogan. It is good for me.
In 5 fundamentals they had the picture of Hogan with elbows pointing to his hips, that was a feeling he had. In reality it was not what he did. There is plenty of footage and Jim Mclean did a whole special on the Hogan swing and pointed this out.
Call it a feeling if you like; but, it sure works for me and everyone I talk to. Currently i am mentoring a 14 years old who just started golf this year. Based on this "feeling" he got his first hole in one at 167 yards
Rocco has been working with Ballard since 2004 and has three wins in that time. There is so much timing in that BS move. Guys on tour LAUNCH the ball...you can not hit the ball long with that move. That is not a coil, it absolutely is a slide and slides create a weak move. This guys method has gone the way of the dinosaur.
+Klistern2 what people fail to realize is all the top players are connected. This is not a new concept. Matt Kuchar's swing is nothing like the Jimmy Ballard method at all. Yes he's connected but so is everyone else. Where Ballard is completely off is his method of elbow position and that horrible slide into the right side. Those are weak positions in a golf swing and are old methods being hung on to by an old teacher. The best teachers are always trying to get better and learn. Ballard has stuck with his same old out dated style of teaching and it shows as he has no top players in his stable and hasn't for a while. Rocco gets hot for a week or two and all of a sudden here's Ballard selling swing aids and doing the Golf Channel. Rocco hasn't done anything and guess what? Jimmy's gone again.
And last I checked WE were not Tour players. I learned 20 years ago how to swing like this. I was 23 and was like "eh, pros don't use this swing." I then spent the next 17 years (on and off because we had 3 kids and time was a factor) trying to swing like a "Pro". I finally decided to go back to this method and my roots. Now I break 90 on a consistent basis and my GIR % is up 20% from where it was. And I barely have time to practice. And my back doesn't kill me anymore. It's a fantastic method for the weekend player.
didn't sound solid to me... sounded like he slapped at the ball. pros crush the ball making a smacking sound i thought. worst through impact. watch lee trevino forget this shit.
Where is the "connection" in the whole movement? There is a lack of logic. All reminds me of the Emporer's new clothes, lot of words without direction. Jimmy would have ruined Ben Hogan if he had taught. Rocco mediate is making a classic amateur early release, that is why he looks like an amateur.Most higher handicaps do not need to learn how to release early Jimmy, they do it already.
I've seen Jimmy Ballard teach this in person when I was an 18 year old young man back in the day, and I worked at Tustin Ranch Golf Club. The pros there taught the Jimmy Ballard "connection". The swing is great for ball striking with your irons, however, I found that I had lost some distance - but gained more accuracy - with my driver as I was slightly past parallel prior to that. It does take pressure of your lower back. Imagine throwing a football. That was always the image they preached. There are several different ways to make a move on a golf ball. Use what's best for your body.
Hahaha rocca is not early releasing, i play very good golf using much of these methods, they're not really his, this teaching goes back to the 30s but he has shined a light on this so we will call it jb teachings. Its a great way to swing a club and very powerful and in the middle of the fairway. Also it is easy on the spine.
No question, Jimmy Ballard is the best golf instructor in the business!
Simply the greatest golf instructor I ever worked for. It was so great to see Rocco working with Jimmy. The greatest thing about Jimmy was he presented it like a hustler but it was the golden truth. Sam Byrd to Bill Mehlhorn to Jimmy to me. Simply the best golf swing education I ever received. As Bob Hope would say Thanks for the Memories!!!
did you see a lot of people get better quickly?
@@trple2 yes I saw more people get better working with Jimmy's stuff than any other instructor I work with.
@@therockinguitarman Who would you suggest going to who teaches it?
Love Rocco's game. My favorite part is the idea that they stay high and don't take divots.
Nice to see a gentleman who is appreciative.
Is this is the best golf instruction that I've ever had or seen in 35 years
Yes
Back to back US Opens for Curtis Strange…. Ouch that hurt Rocco losing to Tiger in 08. Love Jimmy and Rocco!
I've been using the Ballard back swing triangle connection teaching method with what "feels" like a flat level in balance finish with 90% of your weight in on the ball of your foot being able to pick the right foot up effortlessly. I was teaching this about 10 years before my combination of his and martial arts philosophies became mainstream. The LPGA girls picked it up faster than the men because their miss-hits went straighter (key) the ball went further,( because they weren't coming up and out of the swing trying to swing "down the line" as they say), and it was repeatable & easier on the back. I just wanted to give Jimmy credit for using his name in my teachings for 26 years. The video with Rocco was great BTW
" Keep your elbow down during the entire swing" One good swing thought. Make sure both elbows are pointing at their perspective hips. To do the correct set up imagine you are curling Dumbbells; straiten your forearms and you have you arms set up correctly.
This dude explaining to this lady his technique of how he would back hand her is priceless! haha
Thank you Mr Ballard!
I tried these fundamentals, which is something different from my prior setup and structure, and this works best...easy to remember too..grateful 🙏 Stressdr
Loved this
Great Instructor, and some great advice.
If you want your ball striking to improve, watch this video several times and study it carefully. Jimmy Ballard is a genius at conveying the best way to consistently hit a golf ball. I wish I had known about his videos years ago.
I used this method the last time I golfed and tied my best score of the season. My driver went farther and produced low trajectory ball flights with a lot of backspin and the ball got small quicker which means I got more carry due to a higher ball speed with more backspin, so the extra backspin caused the low shot to float over the fairway. This method also allowed my to hit low wedges with a ton of backspin and really compressed the ball on the clubface, which means no more golf balls sliding up the clubface. I will need to play a few more rounds of golf to understand this method more completely, but so far it passes the sniff test.
I love Rocco’s swing. Easy moving and compact.
I like it it does have as much flash speed in more traditional method with spinning hips and quick hands however it's very consistent and of you happen to be strong in the upper body then I can see this working with only minor speed loss and less back pain.
I want to than Y'all so much,,, I look forward to immediate improvement in the way my body feels and in accuracy. Thanks.
Connected Swing. Yes Rocco has almost a connected swing. The two PGA pros who I think have the connected swing are: Jason Dufner and Louis Ostisen (spelling?).
For several years, I studied the Jimmy Ballard connection swing but the arm pit connection did not really provide the connection to the club from the start and end of the swing. I had to create the connection to the golf club.
Imagery String. I connected the golf club to my body with an imagery string (the body connector is the golfer most sensitive part to maintain the string tension). I maintained the string distance and tautness from the start and end of the swing. It corrected the over back swinging, square at impact, over hip rotating on the downswing.... and so on.
Return from vacation. Many times we suffer from being away from golf and it takes so much time to get back to golf form. With the connected swing, I was able to return to golf form almost immediate.
Try it, have fun, enjoy golf and good luck..... Ed
wrong. you are not thinking of of it CORRECT
If you want to learn to swing with accuracy, consistency, and more power than you likely ever experienced, listen to Jimmy Ballard. Listen to the simplicity of that left arm move that he talks about here. The simplicity of motion enables you to put all your energy into the bottom of the swing where you hit the ball, with total confidence of a square, center hit.
I don't agree with allowing the elbows to bend at the end of the upswing. I think resisting that pull of the club momentum keys the muscles for change of direction better. I see no increase in power by doing so, and it seems to inhibit the incredible accuracy gained by keeping that left arm connected and elbow down (hard to learn for a past "arm lifter").
Great job though Jimmy and Rocco. It is so refreshing today to see someone actually teach how to swing in the simplest of terms. I would love for Tiger to pay you a visit Jimmy.
jayc650 hii
I got Jimmy's book many tears ago and lost it. I managed to find a used copy online and right away I recaptured my swing from 50 years ago ( I am 75). My first round after I got so revved up I pulled a muscle in my leg from swinging too hard. Hitting my driver 230-240 and my 3 wood 20 yards less.
Thanks! I am 58 and working to change to this swing.
It doesn't take long to learn. I swing this way now and hit it further and straighter than ever, and I'm 61. The toughest feeling for me was the soft left arm, but once you get it, wow.
@@fly1327 that is a good key. The ‘soft’ left elbow is opposite of everything we’ve ever learned. I’m going to recommit to it.
Downswing key 12.57 ....."push from... instep" of your trail foot.
I I LIKE THIS VIDEO THE MOST . I DO THINK IT IS A SMOOTH SLOW SWAY AWAY AND FORWARD . JIMMY SAYS IT IS NOT A SWAY ; HOWEVER IT HELPS ME TO THINK OF IT AS A SWING THAT KEYS ON LATERAL SHIFTS AWAY FROM THE TARGET AND THEN TOWARDS THE TARGET , THIS KEY IS TO MAKE THE TEMPO SLOW AND SMOOTH WITH A SLOW SMOOTH TEANSITION BETWEEN BACK AND THROUGH . PRODUCES STRAIGHT PENETRATING SHOTS THAT ARE VERY EASY ON THE BODY.
"Elbows down throughout the swing" ..... Guess am gonna try that this weekend
Arms play a big role than lower body in golf swing. People don’t know. Your right arm creates a power and left arm is for accuracy to square the club face. Once u bring club with left arm to the ball, use right arm to hit ball through the ball to target.
Interesting at about the 6:00 - 6:30 mark Rocco explains how the club is "light" when the shaft is upright and "heavy", dragging the head down, when it's flat and behind you. Sounds a lot like Mike Malaska and trying to make the momentum of the club head work for you. Face it, if you just want to get around a course and play decently to well you can use this or any number of other swings. Whether this method can be used on Tour at all, much less win on Tour, is a separate question of interest to only a certain subset of golfers. As someone who would kill to be able to say I'm a 10-15 handicap, I'll try it.
Lol. Ballards students have 10 or so majors and dozens of tour victories.
i remember this show and the golf fix back when all these people were on tiger woods nuts,lmao!!!!!
good info up to the swing harness gimmick
Its just a feel tool, who cares? Some people like it
@ 9:41 "You have to be Up to hit Down" - Percy Boomer "On Learning Golf" (1942)
Yeah But I dont agree with what Rocco saying that Hogan was Taller at Impact??!?!
Andrew Chapman you’re not actually taller at impact. You’re taller at the follow through, but what comes before the follow through? Impact. You feel taller at impact but that’s only because a millisecond after impact, you’re actually taller. It’s an entire motion, gotta keep that in mind when flipping between the feel of the swing, and looking at the swing frame by frame and trying to translate it literally into a motion.
@@Thegooob95 Lol yeah ok absolutely not. Keep spinning
Andrew Chapman every action has an opposite and equal reaction. Force must be down into the ground at the top of the backswing, when the club goes down the feet go up, basically.
If the arc of the swing is set at the takeaway, the bottom point of the arc is the ball. In order to apply the most speed at the bottom of the arc there inevitably must be an opposite reaction, which is the club comes down and the body pushes up correctly against that momentum going down. If the club and body go down at impact as a feeling, you’d just melt into the ground lol. On slow motion the body is still down at impact and tall at follow through, only milliseconds separate impact and follow through, so the feeling of getting taller at impact is totally fine as a feeling or suggestion.
I’m not spinning lol, if you don’t agree tell me why.
I'm really good at copying physical motion, playing golf over decades with several styles, Trevino, Nicklaus, Moe Norman, Ballard and others. All resulted with the best rounds in the 70's, my apparent genetic potential. I will say Ballard's approach was easiest on my lower back (2 herniated discs) as well as capable of great accuracy with irons. Lack of distance with that backswing? Nope, not at all. I know this method now in the dustbin of instruction, but if you're older, it can be scary accurate, just as long and definitely easier on your body. Just my experience.
@Bryan Gould- I disagree with you on Rocco's swing. This is not a BS move, he is an amazing ball striker. It may be unique looking but it makes a ton of sense to me. Look at all of the back injuries on tour. The modern swing creates back injuries.
Carl Kolchak well Ballard's BS teaching wasn't good enough for Rocco because he dumped Jimmy. Rocco got hot for two freaking tournaments and he just happened to be with Ballard when it happened. Ballard's teaching is prehistoric period.
BS, is you. What;s Rocco doing now?
@J Donovan I don’t know what?
Does this work? Good for seniors! Someone reply please 🙏
Jimmy's voice is like whiskey syrup.
one question,where is the width in the golf swing,nowadays all good athletic players have wide takeaways.
The width of your swing is dictated by you maintaining the triangle at take away and staying connected/elbows down.
Tiger...make that call!
Does this mean his left hand grip is neutral?
when I pause this video when rocco is at the top of his backswing, his elbows are not pointing down. are they supposed to stay down throughout the entire swing?
they most certainly are. i worked with jimmy for years at ocean reef. went down as a 7. left a scratch. came back north and would routinely hit every fairway in a competitive round. Elbows down and three right arms and maintain radius were my only swing thoughts. years of a golf glove under my left arm pit works. period. only struggle is the hips do like to start the downswing. Needs to be the right toe and work up, towards the ball and then down target line. arms are along for the ride and you can swing them as fast as you want. notice rocco mentioned that a few times. speed is not a problem if you are connected. fast or slow.
@@dansullivan448 Dan, I recently went back to his book and on pages 61-63 he talks about measuring to the ball. And the pic of his desirable posture, very erect. I wanted to ask you about that. I have a bad tendency to drop center at address. Is that a really big key, to be 'up' with the chest?
I think Tiger could use a lesson from this guy. Might be the only way Tiger's back will stay in one piece.
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@@artpalumbo2466 He just won a tournament, maybe he took a lesson from JB lol.
Tiger needs a driving lesson before a swing one.
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6:56 ish - “Arms are connected to the body at the elbows”
The only way
Fanny...
Manual de la torre? ???
Gary Buckley completely opposite, Manuel teaches body reacts to arm and hands. Very weak.
@@absanquenits not like Ballard's method is known for distance either
Rocco's swing was good enough to force Tiger Woods into a playoff in the US Open
So what does that make Jack Fleck's swing, who actually beat Ben Hogan in the 1955 US Open playoff? Best ever?
Anyone know why Rocco left Jimmy?
brianmcg321 Rocco moved to California, jimmy is in Florida.
He kept shanking the ball so he had a punch up with him because he ruined his career
@@gamechanger9907 lol.
looks like hes going fly fishing
Interesting content For sure
Worst pair of shorts I’ve ever seen
Lol. Gold comment.
They match the legs!
What does this guy Rocco know. I bet he couldn't beat a guy with a broken leg.
he'd whip your ass boy.make no mistake about that.
John I don't think you got the joke.. lol.
brianmcg321 - Eighth of an inch to the right Rocco beats that guy with the broken leg. That joke is almost as disrespectful as Johnny Miller's infamous "pool cleaner" comment the next day.
anonymous golfer WHOOOOOSH
Manual de la torre method swing the club don’t swing your body let the club swing your body
first of all you all obviously do not understand Ballard's teaching method and do not understand the fact that it works it is easier on the whole body forget just the back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!the connection is there it is the big muscles stay connected to the chest !! guess why Marciano and Tyson knocked everyone out with ease the upper body truly connected to the big muscles brace against right knee ?? yes and bam hit hard turn and bam no winding up reaching you were done you waited to long all wasted as in golf swing !!! CURTIS STRANGE WON TWO US OPENS SANDY LYLE WON MASTERS HAL SUTTON WAS PLAYING GREAT WON A PLAYERS WITH THIS SWING !!! AND ROCCO JUST WON SENIOR PGA TRY IT GOLFING AND NEXT TIME SOMEONE MESSES WITH YOU THEY WILL KNOW YOU AS ONE SHOT FRED!!!LOL but true!! slight lateral turn against right knee if you are right handed and bam never hurt my back after I learned his swing and could relate to it as I was a brawler as young man same theory brace right knee turn hard hit with big muscles never hit a man more than once just as I was blessed with distance flew it 300 yards with a persimmon driver x100 shafts ok I was 235lbs and full of strength and speed !! ok but and strong then now I am 64 but this move works try it
Jimmy Ballert “The golf swing is a simple athletic motion” Rocco five seconds later “The gold swing beats the living shit out of your body!!!!”
Yeah but not Ballards, Previous Swings he did, did the damage
Ballard always said one thing and then did it differently
9:39 : "Hogan talked about being taller at impact..."
Really?
ua-cam.com/video/ma84i1Ok3I0/v-deo.html
That's getting taller? How can they make these statements?
You lose all credibility when the video of Hogan shows the opposite.
Hogan’s video doesn’t show the opposite, it affirms what they said, you have to be up to hit down. Let’s assume all the angles are correct in the swing to facilitate swinging this weight around the body in a circle, well by the time you get to impact there’s a lot of momentum that got you there, the body needs to stand up against that natural momentum to offset it and slingshot/catapult the club through the ball. The swing is a motion, that’s really important to remember when analyzing frame by frame. Frame by frame shows the actual positions but leaves out the feeling of the motion, and certainly leaves out the subconscious actions you’re body does like standing up or getting taller at impact because that’s a feeling. Pros swing over a hundred mph, so standing at impact actually translates to maximizing the momentum of the club around the body,. In other words, the effect of getting taller at impact is the follow through. They don’t contradict, feel vs real vs concepts do contradict.
Ballard quotes Hogan often but Hogan dragged the club behind him (one planer) vs what Ballard advocates (2 plane upright swing). The 2 are like oil and water. They don't mix well
TheNYgolfer read Jim Hardy "The Plane Truth for Golfers" and now he is an expert
Ok, it was a different time, but Rocco didn’t Rock those shorts. Where was his wife when he bought them? She sure didn’t.
OK now how about the same lesson for us lefties
Jimmy Ballard refers a great deal to how great Hogan swing was and yet he teaches nothing like Ben Hogan actually did in his golf swing. Unlike what Jimmy says; Hogan kept both elbows pointing to their perspective hips. Hogan also employed his right arm by rotating it to the right on the upswing which forced his back to the target that gave him a flatter swing plain. Jimmy Ballard disagrees with this saying that anyone who uses a flat upper swing plain and has the feeling the club head is rapped around the body; makes it impossible for him or her to do a downswing. Well Hogan did not see it that way.. Hogan writes: " the turning of the hips inaugurates the downswing. This movement of the hips automatically lowers the arms and hand to a position just above hip level" Hogan further write: "By turning his hips first the golfer suddenly becomes aware of his tremendous stored up power" If it is good enough for Ben Hogan. It is good for me.
In 5 fundamentals they had the picture of Hogan with elbows pointing to his hips, that was a feeling he had. In reality it was not what he did. There is plenty of footage and Jim Mclean did a whole special on the Hogan swing and pointed this out.
Call it a feeling if you like; but, it sure works for me and everyone I talk to. Currently i am mentoring a 14 years old who just started golf this year. Based on this "feeling" he got his first hole in one at 167 yards
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Jimmy's had 18 major champions... how many have you had??
there is no one way to swing the club.
I don't understand any of this.
My god he looks like such an amateur haha
I wonder if I should start smoking...
Only if you're on fire
I just fume a lot.
lots of lips tied instruction
This is pros copying manuel de la torre Peny has dropped
First attempt at composing a sentence in English?
Lol, no. This pro has been teaching for 50 years. I have both books, not that similar.
Rocco has been working with Ballard since 2004 and has three wins in that time. There is so much timing in that BS move. Guys on tour LAUNCH the ball...you can not hit the ball long with that move. That is not a coil, it absolutely is a slide and slides create a weak move. This guys method has gone the way of the dinosaur.
+Bryan Gould Matt Kutcher changed to this type of 'connected' swing. When is he ever not in the top ten?
+Klistern2 what people fail to realize is all the top players are connected. This is not a new concept. Matt Kuchar's swing is nothing like the Jimmy Ballard method at all. Yes he's connected but so is everyone else. Where Ballard is completely off is his method of elbow position and that horrible slide into the right side. Those are weak positions in a golf swing and are old methods being hung on to by an old teacher. The best teachers are always trying to get better and learn. Ballard has stuck with his same old out dated style of teaching and it shows as he has no top players in his stable and hasn't for a while. Rocco gets hot for a week or two and all of a sudden here's Ballard selling swing aids and doing the Golf Channel. Rocco hasn't done anything and guess what? Jimmy's gone again.
And last I checked WE were not Tour players. I learned 20 years ago how to swing like this. I was 23 and was like "eh, pros don't use this swing." I then spent the next 17 years (on and off because we had 3 kids and time was a factor) trying to swing like a "Pro". I finally decided to go back to this method and my roots. Now I break 90 on a consistent basis and my GIR % is up 20% from where it was. And I barely have time to practice. And my back doesn't kill me anymore. It's a fantastic method for the weekend player.
+Dave Baker well good for you and the fact that you "can break 90". I'd have you breaking 80 in 6 months.
Thats an awfully bold statement. are you a coach/teacher?
The instructor is just insufferable. But Rocco is fun to listen to.
I meant to write "Jimmy would have ruined Ben Hogan if he had taught HIM.`"
didn't sound solid to me... sounded like he slapped at the ball. pros crush the ball making a smacking sound i thought. worst through impact. watch lee trevino forget this shit.
Where is the "connection" in the whole movement? There is a lack of logic. All reminds me of the Emporer's new clothes, lot of words without direction.
Jimmy would have ruined Ben Hogan if he had taught.
Rocco mediate is making a classic amateur early release, that is why he looks like an amateur.Most higher handicaps do not need to learn how to release early Jimmy, they do it already.
I've seen Jimmy Ballard teach this in person when I was an 18 year old young man back in the day, and I worked at Tustin Ranch Golf Club. The pros there taught the Jimmy Ballard "connection". The swing is great for ball striking with your irons, however, I found that I had lost some distance - but gained more accuracy - with my driver as I was slightly past parallel prior to that. It does take pressure of your lower back. Imagine throwing a football. That was always the image they preached. There are several different ways to make a move on a golf ball. Use what's best for your body.
GolfArtStories ... Sam Byrd gave Hogan pointers and Ballard worked for Byrd for 20 years!
Hahaha rocca is not early releasing, i play very good golf using much of these methods, they're not really his, this teaching goes back to the 30s but he has shined a light on this so we will call it jb teachings. Its a great way to swing a club and very powerful and in the middle of the fairway. Also it is easy on the spine.
What happened to Kelly t was horrible, golf Channel should be ashamed.