When I was a young boy (1950's), I learned to play golf by closely watching the best players at the course I grew up on. I would then stand in front of a window and copy their swings... then I would go to the practice area to ingrain that look and new feeling to muscle memory. That WAS and STILL IS a great way to learn! It's called SELF-DISCOVERY!
When you discover a helpful motion or thought ALL BY YOURSELF, YOU WILL NEVER FORGET IT! - I never have!
At the age of 78, I'm still a mid single-digit player. My goal with this RU-vid channel is to provide a platform for TEACHING and LEARNING! I will provide videos and detailed descriptions of the finest golfers in the world, their swings and some of their finest shots so YOU can learn and improve as I have.
The focus here is geared toward TEACHING and LEARNING the short game (putting, chipping, pitching and wedge play from 120-yards in), but you will also see some of the finest, Tour-Proven full swings and descriptions as well.⛳️
This is nonsense. Everything JB says Hogan Nicklaus and others did - they did not do. The did not have have a big movement behind the ball. Today’s tech proves everything this guy teaches isn’t right. He’s a preacher and marketer.
What are your current club specs? What is your wingspan? Is your posture similar to Tony's or are you more upright? Tony is also 6'4" - his 6-iron is 38" (.5" over) and 4°Up - Here is his club specs: www.thatgolfproject.com/players/witb/tony-finau-6674 Good luck!🙂
I don't understand the pre-occupation with pace of play these days. Pros take extra time to line up their putts because it's the difference between making the cut, keeping their tour card (i.e., their job), and potentially cashing in a serious pay day for their families. They have extra time to do so because they're not spending 15 minutes a round searching for their balls in the woods like the typical 20+ handicap, and they're taking 30+ fewer strokes over the course of the round. If they get behind the pace of play, they get a warning. If they don't speed up, they get a penalty. Let's move on from the pace of play obsession.
not only does he hold the club loosely, but every muscle in his upper-body is incredibly loose. look at his arm position at the top of his backswing, you can't get there if you have tension in your body
@@RollYourRock I made it but even i know there’s a great deal of luck all we can do is hit a good line and general flag distance inside 4-5 feet so it doesn’t pop out
Learning the full swing in the backyard driving range I discovered the joys of the punch shot. I don’t see why it wouldn’t be my primary shot going forward. Love the description.
While Stockton did what he did successfully, very few touring pros have followed suit. What is coming out now though is some putters curve the ball into the hole in order to increase their margin for error. They can thus double it. Nicklaus just admitted he did that in a recent RU-vid video.. That is what it looks like Stockton is doing. A strong component of that is low to lift in order to "cut" the ball on a tilted plane after hooding. When you then aim left knowing the ball will always cut, you have doubled your margin for error. Most touring pros today who do that so it with a hook. Nicklaus sliced it in and even showed how he did it. Said Jack, "why be so stupid as to aim for the center of the hole". Adds 2.25 inches for error said Jack. And it does ! Jack said he spun the club open.
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Not big on acknowledging applause, Bobby. Marvellous, clear footage from so long ago. Eye opening how dreadfully slow the greens were in those days. Nowadays the fairways at Augusta are faster.
Guy looks like Jackie Gleason. Gary Player claims Locke was the best putter ever. Didn't know Gary Player has never heard of Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
My thoughts: Narrow, closed stance. Long wristy backswing looks very relaxed but he tensed up on downswing. Like Casper he didn't follow through; he makes an effort to stop the clubhead an inch or so past the point of impact. Doesn't hold body still -- rotates shoulders and hips left during downswing so it looks like he should have pulled every putt. Strikes short putts very firmly.
That's pretty much how I learned to play golf. When I was a kid, I watched the best players at my fathers club and tried to mimic their swings looking into the window of the pro shop, which provided a nice mirror. I wished I had access to all the great instructors here on RU-vid when I was a 9-year-old back in 1955.
The side-on slow-mo is borderline *freakish*. Love how you can see the whole upper-body rotating through the motion to generate power and then the head is just DEAD still. Amazing.
His left foot is pretty open, his swing is effortless, so smooth.. oh now they are talking about ‘flaring’ the lead foot… I’m 38 and in good shape but I’m not very flexible. Just how my body was built. Maybe I should try that
In a ideal world you would stay down through the ball so you don't peek up and leave the blade open, the blade needs to close through the ball; looking up through anxiety results in the baby weak putts where the blade is open (Rory on 18 2024 US OPEN or Doug Sanders in the Open here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rmts92cXMD4.htmlsi=hLrx9tbSYZXlyGQc ), but you don't want it to interrupt your stroke as Fax was saying. Tiger Woods did this well as did Nick Faldo - just to name a few great Majors Champions. And: 1. 4 time Open Champion, 15 time PGA Tour winner, 90+ Professional Wins and one of the greatest ever putters, Bobby Locke, always stayed down; he says when I look up I miss so he used to "hit and listen" "why would I want to look up and see a missed putt"; tough to argue with. 2. In one of his US Open victories Gary Player (South African like Bobby Locke) dedicated himself to not watching any short putts (stay down), and he won and missed nothing short that week. 3. Payne Stewart's wife commented that he was looking up too early in the 3d round of his US Open (she watched on T.V.). This was something he would work on and a something his late Father told his wife to watch and take care of after he passed. I watched his victory last night again - via the "One Moment in Time" 1999 US Open video) recent take on victory and you can clearly see him: a) in a super calm zen like state; something to behold b) his head down well through the ball c) putting superbly to win his third major. See it here (includes his wife's comments about the head) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VMCZyTw8-ao.htmlsi=vcNtPMtY_DDGxHiG I call it an anchor. You don't have to specifically think about your head to keep it from rising, you could "hit and listen" as Locke said, you could see what is under the ball as Faldo did or think about the path as you putt (I do this)
