Maximise SHORT Backswing Golf Swing | Tilt With Flow For Accurate Speed For ANY Golfer
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- A short backswing golf swing does not have to mean losing distance or consistency even if you are a senior golfer. In Fact, a short backswing is better for many golfers of levels. It will have noticeable benefits to your golf swing and if you use the right technique, you can have an effortless golf swing for power and consistency.
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One of the key components is tilting in the golf swing. This maximizes efficiency with the short backswing and limited mobility.
We also cover tempo and flow and how crucial it is to have effortless golf swing release and power.
Having a short backswing is often seen as a bad thing for a golf swing and often times people wanting to get more power and distances, think they need to swing longer
So here in this video we lean how to make the most out of a short backswing golf swing for power and consistency.
We covered this in a different golf lesson here
Short Backswing Move | AMAZINGLY Easy Golf Swing for Seniors (+most players) IF You Do This🏌🏆 • This Backswing Techniq...
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0:00 SHORT BACKSWING
1:30 The backswing turn
3:00 tilting in the golf swing
4:40 flow swing
7:45 short golf swing technique
11:00 golf swing sequence
Alex Fortey from the Art of Simple Golf gives you a simple golf tip to improve your golf swing Enjoy this golf video to help you get closer to having a perfect golf swing.. YOUR perfect golf swing
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Yup…that’s me…great video and instruction
Hi Alex,
There are lots of people out there on UA-cam who claim to offer 'game changing' tips. However, this video was a REAL game changer for me. I now realise that, for the past 43 years, I have misunderstood the shoulder turn. I had one session at the range after watching this and then took the technique to the course and bingo, the light came on. Thank you. 👍
Super! Thanks so more for sharing and most importantly I’m delighted it triggered something for you. Well done!
I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH how important this concept is. You will never, ever, generate club head speed with your arms. I used to watch my dad hit balls and was AMAZED how the ball EXPLODED off the the club head with just a TINY back swing! But you've got to have a supple grip and start moving your momentum forward BEFORE you complete the back swing. You swing with your HIPS!! NOT YOUR ARMS. You're arms are along for the ride, okay?
Well thank you for sharing and reinforcing this for others! 🏌️♂️👍💪
Albert D
I watched this video 3/25/2022. I went to the driving range and tried your video. WOW. I then went and played I could not believe the difference in distance and accuracy. I am 77 years old and have never consistency hit the ball this well. Thank You
Brilliant and well done! Thank you for sharing and keep at it.
Thanks for the short swing videos. Approx 4 years ago I was playing off 14 with a short swing and got seduced by playing partner comments re how much further / better I'd hit id with a full swing. Well after 31/2 years of frustration and not enjoying golf, handicap had reached 19 and I decided to try and "rediscover" my old swing. There were not too many sites that spent any time on short swing golf and how to optimise it and I came across this website by chance. While still a work in progress, my handicap index is now back to 15 and I'm starting to hit better irons off my shorter swing. Videos like this realy help and I hope to continue improving my ball contact and power optimisation without having to overswing again. Keep up the great work of simplifying the golf game so that more people can not just play to their potential but can really just enjoy playing the game.
Thanks for the great videos. They are simple and easy to understand. My question is how to keep rear shoulder down in backswing. I have tendency to come over the top and slice.
As a short swinger, this ‘flow & mo” is great advice, thanks.
That's one of the goals. Hope this helps
Great video, looking forward to spring so i can apply some of these tips!
Great coaching
I'm really enjoying your teaching! Refreshingly simple. I'm going to give it a try. I'm 76 and hoping against hope that I can play some decent golf while my body is still workable. Thanks ever so much for giving me new hope!
More than welcome and keep ilia posted as to your progress!
This is the beauty of the short swing. Anyone can do it. It makes the game so much fun. And the ball WILL FLY.
All my playing partners ask me how I hit it so long with such a short backswing I'm 56 and can still rotate further but I have found the short backswing helps my consistency it's actually longer than it feels
Good for you! Keep doing it:)
I golf once a week on a league, i`m a 12 handicap, not great, but I only play once a week, I am 60 years old now. I now find I do much better with the short backswing, when I am hitting the ball terribly my partner reminds me that I had the club way past my shoulder, way over my head, as soon as I get back to my 3/4 backswing, I play much better.
You’re not alone my friend! Try and improve what you have and don’t force things. Keep flow. And get positive 👍🏌️♂️
Great lesson, thanks.
My pleasure!
This is close to what my main problem is. I have lower back problems that prevent a full backswing. This is giving me some hope that I can make my short backswing more productive and consistent.
Yes, and a video we did on less back pain about 2 months ago will help
This reminds me of how I used to swing before I “learned” a longer swing. I was way more consistent back then. I think I’m going back to this style. I’ll bet I’ll find the sweet spot more often. Thanks Alex. Good work you’re doing here.
I bet you will too! Let us know how you get on ! 👍🏌️♂️
Love this series and encouraging input! I’m motivated
Hope it helps you and keep at it
Love the simplicity of this drill 🏌️♂️⛳️
That’s the goal! I’m confident it will help
Love this demo...simple but effective
Cheers and glad it’s what you were looking fo
Thank you Alex, your videos always teach me to feel the golf swing and learn the correct triggers.
Glad to hear it
Excellent!!!!
Cheers!
Thanks!
👍🏌️♂️
Another great video!
Cheers!
Great lesson thanks. Simple but so so right.
Glad you liked it!
Fantastic lesson
Glad you liked it!
I call this stack and tilt. I think this is great for geezers like myself. I've been trying this the last couple of years and I do hit my irons more solid.
Yes, most good effective golf swing have elements of stack and tilt. Most perhaps not as pronounced as S&T likes. Keep at it!
great as usual
Too kind! Thanks!
You are just fantastic.... ive improved massively lately thanks to your videos
Wonderful to hear but it’s you that has done the changes and work! Well done
Great video
😊
73 yrs old and tackling this issue. I have been holding the Y from one of your previous lessons back and through and it is helping. So I will certainly try this in addition
Excellent and let us know how you get on
Alex where have u been !!! This is just awesome !! I can’t wait to try this !! I’m done with the full swing now this seems to be so much easier and more effective 😀 please keep up the awesome vids they are so helpful 😀😀😀
You got this! Thanks and glad you are with us now!
I will be 67 years old next month and have being losing distance and consistency due to stiffing body. Just tried your short back swing method on a practice range and I can’t believe the distance and accuracy it brought while feeling relaxed all the way. Looking forward to bring this swing to the course tomorrow :)
You got this! Well done and let us know how it goes
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf I may have made three or four extra greens in regulation by using the short back swing method. The whole game felt much less stressful. Thank you! Now only if I can miss fewer short putts...
That's very helpful to a 57 year old stiff beginner. Thanks very much.
Excellent to hear! Enjoy this crazy game
I think your system may help me, because my. Parkingson’s has really kick in on right leg.
Have not played since September.
Hi, sorry you are going through that. I’ve helped a few golfers struggling with the same condition and shorter and efficient help 🏌️♂️👍 keep at it
All I have to say is great work very very helpful
All I have to say is thank you and hope it's helping
New to the channel.. love learning how to crush the ball with non effort just the proper sequence and coordination. All is spit on accurate and simple to lear. We done.
Much appreciated and delighted to hear it
Excellent
Thanks and hope it helps
I like it especially for novice, senior golfer here.
Think this will help a lot
i knew right, i've tried this and my lower back pain get well. thank you Alex
Took this to the range last night and omg what a difference it has made to my swing. I'm normally over the top which causes me to hit out of the heel with at least 2 shanks a round. I use athletes foot spry on the club face when trying this trill and every ball was out the middle even some towards the toe which is unheard of for me. Alex thank you so much.
This is brilliant to hear!! Well done you and keep at it
Yes that’s me over the top dead left pull. Will opening my stance help correct this like you other video showed?
feel you pain tony...dont play the ball too far back/keep your head from moving sideways/on followthrough push your left hip back out of the way and finish left
Really enjoyed this. I'm a senior golfer and was very good at cricket because I timed the ball. I'm going to work on this drill. Thanks
John
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! I like your towel example. The motion you are trying to convey is like “snapping” the towel, where the tip of the towel (analogous to the golf club) lags the arm motion that is holding the towel.
Yep exactly!
This fills me with confidence as I have developed a narrower swing over the years but need to be a bit wider…..😊
This should help ! Let us know how it goes
Great lesson I use a short swing now that I’m a senior and suffered the yips with the driver now I have more control and consistency and longer distance so this works. I think most amateurs over swing and therefore inconsistent.
Great! Keep at it sir!
Definitely my swing!!!
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Great lessons. Lost my game with age. You instruction works.
That is great to hear that’s it’s helping you. Keep at it :)
I believe my golf swing has been more of a shove. Thanks for the great lesson, Alex!
Hope this helps
Yes
Hope this helps
I've hit my best & longest shots with that loosening method. I think I didn't keep up with it as I was so focused on the distance my sequencing did match up as I thought I had to go even faster so I can go farther but that turned into frustration.
I'm glad you posted this video so that I can focus on this method again starting with pitch shots and then work my way up.
Good stuff and let us know how you get on
Great stuff once again. I'm lucky if I play 2-3 times a year at this point. Hope to get that to 6-12 times a year. I'll be turning 60 soon, and have never figured out how to take turf with my irons.
This will work great. Simple 🏌️♂️👍
i love the common sense and desire to simplify which you are extraordinarily good at. I do want to complicate your discussion of the backswing a little bit (as a fellow coach). I think you want to resist the idea of a tllt in the backswing in favor of the more accurate idea of a side bend. A tilt can be accomplished by moving the left shoulder towards the ground and by itself that does nothing to load any relevant muscle group. The key idea is a side bend which is a reduction in the distance between left shoulder and hip while not fundamentally lowering the pelvis much if at all. If the pelvis is moved closer to the ground it is through left knee bending. So the feeling is more of a crunch (left sided crunch) than a tilt which is very important because it maintains so much more of the overall structure of the body. The forward tilt at address is replaced by a combination of extension and a left side bend. That is what your swing illustrates perfectly. And it is why the backswing looks so centered. I would also add that it is not enough to side bend; it matters when in the backswing you do it in order to load the muscles and to extend them on the right side of the body. A golfer can usually sense the right time by trial and error. If it is too early as it is some rehearsals, you won't feel any loading of the muscle group; and if it happens too late much the same occurs and one has to fight to secure dynamic balance. I love the overall idea that rather than thinking of backswing as a turn or a rotation of any sort, the look which seems to be a rotation or turn is really the collateral consequence of winding up that is a kind of coiling or what Pete Cowen describes as a spiral staircase. it is the best way to achieve 90+ degrees of shoulder 'turn' or better thought of as having your back facing slightly to the right of the target and creating an appropriate hip movement and creating hip depth which is very important as well. But the movement must be dynamic which just means it is not about hitting a position, but about loading up muscle groups and creating potential energy. keep up the good work. where are you teaching these days if I may ask
Greatly appreciate this feedback and commentry. I will get back to you
Alex, I need to learn this from you in person. If I could hit my 8 iron 160 yards, I would be very happy.
We can do that. In the meantime try the tips :)
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf will do!
Great instruction for us short back swingers! What has always been more important to me than huge distances is the control I have with the shorter back swing. I struggle sometimes with the proper weight transfer and reverse pivot! This video has some keys that will help…thanks!
I think it will help ;) have a try and let us know !
This video addressed two swing fads I got caught up in - Stack and Tilt and the Nick Faldo preset drill. The Faldo drill has me presetting my wrists as the first move in the take away and swinging down the line, which works great but it is difficult to get any tempo when you stop to hinge the wrists in the take away. The stack and tilt inside move causes different problems, namely hooks and over draws, sending the ball left because of the single plane swing. Your video addresses pieces and parts of my faults and critiques both of my swing faults in a way that no other video has done before. I would love to hear your thoughts on whether we should be down the line in the take away like Faldo, or taking the club more inside like S&T.
We have some vendors of takeaway, but like this one covers a little, with flow and pressure, the ckub will be exactly where needs be without putting in anywhere
Another great video Alex, as a Hogan fan is the start the swing with the waggle a bit of a dead end ?
To feel the weight of club is key.. but being to handsy can mess many up
Looking forward to this. Sounds interesting. I don’t have much flexibility owing to back problems and probably bad genetics so either this will be the solution or it’s off to Yoga classes lol
Maybe yoga will help in other ways too!
It is exactly my case! Not only feel back strain with a long backswing but also feels it makes the downswing even more difficult to hit accurately.
Well let’s hope this helps you somewhat
I have been looking at stack and tilt lately as a way to get solid contact on my irons. As an old guy, I just don't seem to be able to get my timing down with shifting weight and making big turns, plus I don't want to be practicing all the time. Golf would be much more fun if when I go to play I could depend on getting good contact on the ball and some decent distance. I like the method you're demonstrating.
One thing a lot of people miss is that nearly all good golfers to a mild form of stance and tilt. Tilt in backswing and downswing. Control low point.
Thanks for this. I have used a shorter backswing for a while now. I'm not that old yet, but somewhere along the line I figured out that it goes just as far while decreasing variables. I still need some work though!
Good stuff! Keep at it and keep the flow
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf I tried some shots letting the wrist go back first and hit some really solid ones. Took a bit to get used to the timing but I think you're on to something there. I hit a drive 335 (it was dry and downhill) so us shorter backswing guys can hit bombs too! 🤣. Ask Jon Rahm. But joking aside I think I'm going to keep thinking about this, especially next time I can go hit a lot of balls. Thank you!
@@_dboy_ well done and keep at it!
Great instruction as always! Simple but with depth, clarity and precision. Keep up the great work Alex!
Why thank you! 😌
This is me!!! Does this work equally well with hybrid and fairway woods?
Great video👍
Yes indeed it does ;)
Would this work with driver and fairway woods? It seems easy with irons due to the weight of the club head but i have tried it with my driver and woods and it feels awkward because of the lack of weight in the club head. Maybe you can post a video trying to demonstrate this swing with a driver. Thank you !
Totally looks/feels like me!
Hope it helps you
I recognized my “stabber” swing. Great content, Alex. With a short backswing, at the finish do you keep your arms extended out in front for a reason?
Thanks! Glad it resonated… it’s just to keep the sequence and use body with flow rather that stall the body and flip. Still need release through.
It depends on flight of shot too
I think Alex and Padrig H.
have a lot in common. I play decent golf for a senior and my focus is 100% on the quality of the strike .A little off line is ok with me as long as it is a solid strike
Alex by the way , you are
Exactly. Thanks and keep at it
What is the connection between this and pushing down on the handle with the left hand in takeaway? Different swings?
No.. same.. just feels that will be needed at times or not.
Great session. I guess when the lead shoulder goes down you still want to retain your original head height?
Yes indeed. If that does not feel great, pull trail side up
I'm going to give this a try out on the course today. I'm in my late 40's but my body is beat and I suffer from back pain. I can't get full rotation in my back swing and it's messing with my timing. I don't know if it's a body thing or a brain thing.
How did this go?
How would the single plane swing fit in with this?
It’s as if you were describing me perfectly! Fantastic video, thank you!
Hopefully this helps and very glad to hear it resonated ! 🏌️♂️⛳️
How would this apply to driver Alex?
Same ! Adjust the set up is all
This works for me , but it definitely lowers the trajectory of my iron shots
You could be holding on the forward shaft lean too long or maybe even just ball position a little further back… or maybe staying too low through the shot and not extending up to finish
Just some ideas that it could be
Is it same with driver? Thanks
Oh yes
I played Wednesday, I've been working on a shorter backswing, i hit all my irons beautifully, crisp, as long if not longer than a full swing, however when i tried with my driver i was hitting it all over the place, one smothered low left, next big low pull hook, next way right in tree's, and last one high and nowhere. I switched to my 3 iron of the tee, was absolutely fine flew fairly low and a slight draw, guess I'm asking does it work with driver and what the set up would be using a shorter swing.
Well great for the irons well done! As for the driver... hard to know but it may be set up, or just shifting weight too low and forward. Imagine a wall in front of your left foot. The arms and club can go through it but not the body.
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf cool, I'll admit to only practicing with irons like this, I'll have a session at the range with driver and 3 wood, thanks do love your tips
@@richyclubsport5155 try teeing up a 3 wood high. It will help to emphasize
I changed my swing out of necessity I have bone spurs on my spine my irons are much longer and straighter I'm up about I club all thru the bag my driver I'm still working on it
That must be tough but I’m delighted to hear you have found a way to not just get around it but see good results. Well done and keep at it
Alex. At the top of the backswing where is the pressure? Is it on the right heel. You said 60 percent of the weight is on the left side at address.Does this stay the same even on the backswing. Im struggling to get this. How can the pressure be on the right heel on top of the backswing yet the weight is 60 percent on the left side
John
See the recent video on weight shift.
What should I do if I have a very painful right knee and I can't turn through. Help
Are you playing right handed? So your right leg is trail leg?
Hi Alex, why is it that I'm pretty OK on the range, but really terrible on the course; slicing and topping my drives in a few tee shots, hitting behind the ball with my irons, hybrid and 3 woods , which do not often happen on the range? It's so frustrating. Please help
You need to be much more strict when you practice. Apply pressure, switch clubs every shot and targets. Play the 9 holes of your course on the range and choose the clubs and shots as a good assessment
You need to be much more strict when you practice. Apply pressure, switch clubs every shot and targets. Play the 9 holes of your course on the range and choose the clubs and shots as a good a estimate as you can. Bridge the gap
Is the short swing possible with driver
Oh yes!
This video has made me realize that my backswing is too flat. My shoulders are not tilted enough from time to time. And it's hard to tilt the shoulders correctly when you're flat going back.
Yes, tilt is a good thing
In the early days of golf the handle went before the club head all the time. Wish I had known this 50 years ago.
Yep!
I see you are a Ben Hogan fan also, I believe they where producing a great product for average golfers I was deeply sadden when heard they closed the door again,
Yes I was sad to lose that partnership. Great Clubs too. Maybe one day they will be back
I went back to short back swing for consistency.
I swing too steep. I can do ok with irons and sometimes hybrids but really struggle with woods and driver.
Alter set up and look at recent push video
After experimenting with Dechambeau's ideas for the past six months, I have managed to reduce the number of variables to zero. Basically, my golf swing is now just a setup position - I never actually even attempt to hit the ball. Haven't hit a bad shot in those six months and am enjoying golf again, although I'm finding that it's not very good value for money. Also, I am struggling to find playing partners as my local club have introduced a 'time-out' rule over how long my 'shots' are allowed to take. It seems as though there will always be haters against those who discover 'the secret'.
Well that is good to hear and I hope you find folks to play with. Maybe work on refining the process a little
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf The process is already optimal. Zero bad shots in six months. The stats don't lie.
Would be nice to see a down the line view
We have others that show it
You've been working out.
Indeed:) Always work out.. just depends on the goal. Spent a few months getting bigger and not worrying about leaness. Metabolism was a little slow for past couple of years so had to do something to reset it as it were:)
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf used to watch your vids, just come back to you and could really see the difference in body shape, being someone who has lifted for 25 years and used to own my own gym business its clear to me, a lot of hard work, well done.
@@Jogaan03 cheers! 🤜💪
Alex I tried emailing you. How do I go about having personal lessons with you please.
Info@theartofsimplegolf.com online or currently in Louisville. I do travel and setting up some clinics soon
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf
Louisville Kentucky? I thought you was based here in England. Gutted! Guess I'll keep watching you on UA-cam. Either way, glad I've found you. Thank you man.
@@tonyguest581 well I’m from there are go back usually couple of times a year. Usually let folks know and do some sessions etc.
Online lessons and coaching are available too :)
👍
Cheers
Yeah the pushing one - cause Im a Strongman/Powerlifter, Im stiff as board and 4ft wide.
Good for some things though:) hopefully adding a little more flow will help you
LOL i hear you....not a strongman but been lifting for 35 years...not really good for the golf swing I have found
sweeeet
Hope it helps you!
Your swish drill in the rough may be even better with an old-fashioned weed cutter.
Very tue!
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My swing is stack and pray.
Most are and mine is sometime lol 🏌️♂️👍
Uppimus downpipus mistus.amen
Yes, sometimes I stab at it!
Well I hope this helps;)
Think like John Rahm...
He does ok :)
Where you gone ???? I was into that mate ???
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Hey so Mike Austin had a great drill for this: slip a rope through an eye hook or the like at floor level (think jump rope) and pull the rope back and forth through feeling the hip and shoulder turn.
Yes I have seen that. Like the lawnmower feel. I do see though that when many folks try that, the trail arm just pulls back too far behind getting stuck
sad but true
Why sad?
Remember to breath so you DON’T lock up your chest. I say to myself everytime ...lol.
Well done!
I CAN get to a long backswing quite easily, but it’s simply not as effective as an easy natural one.
Exactly
A short swing "looks" like a short swing. Most people are looking at the club and hands , and not the shoulder rotation.
Well said. But even if the player struggles to get rotation, it's not end of the world at all if jnow some tweaks.
Oh never mind.
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