Payne was my favorite player back then, we were the same age and I followed him every day at Hazeltine in '91. It's funny that I remember him always smiling at me and my buddy's with kinda of a wink cause he knew we were following him everyday. Such a great guy and such a tragedy. RIP Payne
Taking the club away with your left shoulder and left arm is an amazing tip. This really allows you to create a wide arc and coil your body to hit a great golf shot.
Greatest player to watch of all time. May not have won the most, may not have been the "best" player. He really was the person that captivated me to watching the game. RIP Payne Stewart. Thank you so much for getting me into the sport.
Payne Stewart was a true swinger. Nothing looked forced. Just beautiful to watch, and a swing that anyone would do well to copy. As Sam Snead said, " it's all about rythym".
What gives me great comfort is the fact that Payne Stewart believed the gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ. Although I never met him in this life, I know that some day I'll meet him in eternity and I'll be free to call him my brother.
When I began taking this game seriously. I had purchased his entire video and was shooting in the 70’s within weeks. Payne’s teachings are so uncomplicated and effortless and boils down to making the golf swing common sense! I really wish he was still around today. A total class act on and off the golf course and always let his clubs do the talking👌
I remember seeing Payne warming up at the Honda Classic atEagle Trace, such a fluid motion, it didn't matter which club was in his hands, the tempo was the same! Just great, so effortless!
In 1990 I "copied" this swing method and in two months time dropped my handicap from solid 4 to 0.0. My game lacked distance and the freeing up of the lower body gave it to me. I played at that level for a very long time and it was only when I sought to adopt a "one plane" swing in 2006 my handicap soared and my confidence plummeted. What a fool I was, going from a lower body orientation to an upper body swing. What get's lost with the "modern" swing is the focus and benefit of relying on the big muscles to execute a complete turn (rotation) of the lower body, which means the shoulders, arms and hands are "allowed" to be responsive vs. proactive on the downswing. This shows up particularly so during competitive match play and stoke play situations when stress can lead to the big muscles stiffening up and the little muscles taking over, that is, if you have developed a swing relying on the upper body! A swing which relies on a full turn, the rotation of the lower body, allows the arms and hands remain passive "until they are needed" to deliver the hit. The head stays where it's supposed to and everything is happened "under" your head as opposed to "around" your head. There is so much one can learn from re-introducing this swing to the modern golfer.
Amen. Although never as low as a 4 prior, I also experienced the struggles of a one-plane swing and several body-type methods. While every swing is different, the classics are the classics - regardless of how upright or flat the swing may be for a given golfer, the best did not restrict their hips; they allowed their hips to be the free-wheeling system that executes the complete turn as you mentioned.
I also worked for over a year to develop a Hardy one plane swing. Finally decided that it is the absolute worst way to play golf! When I swing as much like Payne (Hardy two plane) as I can, I play very good and very enjoyable golf. You're also right that the one plane does not hold up under pressure. I think the two plane actually gets better under pressure. Two turns and a swish!
Michael Puckett +100 to this. I wasted YEARS trying to do the body controlled Hardy One Plane Swing. Unfortunately what it does is play into the worst tendencies of high handicap golfers. They already get their spines too perpendicular and overuse their body/shoulders/hips and underuse their hands and arms, which are the most easily coordinated and sensitive parts of their bodies. If you get setup in the Reverse K and let your arms do the work, you weight shifts naturally as your arms swing. It's utterly simple. Great post, I'd be in ecstasy if I ever got anywhere near single digits!
At the range I tried using the left shoulder more on the take-away, and it works. It takes a lot of tension out of the right hand. I felt more connected.
Gotta love that Reverse C finish. Very stylish. He seems very hunched over the ball, like his shoulders are too rounded. I guess the straight back was not a fundamental yet. Amazing that in spite of a few handicaps regarding his set up and posture (which required some compensations to bet back "on plane") and overall swing mechanics, he was still able to be one of the greatest golfers of his generation. A very long and loose swing. Was he using an X stiff shaft in that 2 iron? Or just stiff?
forgot to mention i had this video tape that i bought in the 80's. it was a compilation of several pga stars of the day put out by the pga tour. watched it so many times i thought it would wear out, especially the payne stewart part. tried hard to model my swing after his. i'm left handed but golf right and his left sided shoulder move seemed to work for me. rip payne stewart
utterly breath taking swing, regardless of the 'instruction' just look at that effortless rhythm, him and Al Geiberger so worth watching again and again for that rhythm. what a loss to golf.
So I played golf with Payne as a kid, played against him in high school, and I’m the only guy in the world to have played football, basketball and golf against him in real competition. One thing about Payne: whatever illusions you had about your golf career, you could measure your ability by playing against him, and nobody could beat him. He just had some kind of God given ability to hit a golf ball and the undying commitment to be the best. I remember driving past Hickory Hills C.C. on US HWY 65 in 35 degree temperature and rain, and seeing him out there hitting long irons in the rain and cold. Unique skill set, one of a kind. Way underrated, and gone too soon. #RIPPayne
@@JohnJohn-ej4xo It's odd, but true. David Bonham, who was on the high school team with Payne lives over in Houston and we get together occasionally for a round.
@@ScottyPeabody just not sure how you know out of all the high schools you played against not one other person player b-ball f-ball and golf. Would be impossible to verify that. Or damn near close. I don't know so I will go off your word. Congrats.
@@JohnJohn-ej4xo Wanna hear something even more CRAZY? My high school football coach was Dennis Franchione, so as a Sophomore QB I didn't start the game but completed 4/5 passes against Greenwood HS, where Payne went. We were in the same conference in SW Missouri, so that's how it happened. Prior to AJGA golf for juniors there were multiple organizations that hosted events. But there was this one tournament up in Kansas City, and the winner qualified to go onto an event at Disneyworld, at the same course where the tour used to have an event. And that was really the 1st time I played with Payne. It was 2 days at Liberty Hills C.C. and there were some good junior players, Stan Utley and Tom Piernice, Jr, we're in it. And it was slick and fast and hot and windy and Payne hit every green both days and shot 65-66 and lapped the field by 11 shots. lolz. Clinic. I think it was called the National PGA Jr.
i just take in what all the greats have to say and try it out.. this somehow in his subjective very method like action in helping the average golfer seems to ring with me and the way he spoke very gentle and caring like he cared about people improving
My question about this, I know he is talking about a 2-iron but I wonder if the distances from you and the ball is the same as a SW? Or would the ball come closer?
Since the PW is shorter than a 2 iron you will be standing closer to the ball with the PW however the "shacking hands" method and the "above the knee" method applies to any club except the putter
Not to be disrespectful, but this is way too much to take in at once. I can't remember the first point he made, let alone really any of it. It's too much info at once, and if I were a 15 handicap I'd get worse with this, not better. The only way any of this would be useable would be to simplify it into something easy to follow. I respect Stewart as a player, and who he was, but this was way too hard to keep up with.
bicklesby1 I hit the ball 390 yards in to a head wind...... and I bench 300+...... unfortunately I go through about 5 keyboards a year, literally..... tips are for waiters.
I've watched all of these ambiguous, roundabout vids on how to do these basic shots and he taught me so much from this video and he's been gone over 20 years. Thank you, Payne. You are a legend!
I'm guessing it was either 1982 or '83, and I was a young volunteer standard-bearer at Firestone. I'm guessing Payne was probably playing in the tournament for the first time. I noticed that they posted that Payne Stewart would be giving a clinic on the tenth tee of the North Course. My brother and I decided that we would go to see "that guy who wears the knickers". Payne was outstanding and gave a great clinic. Halfway through, we noticed that Payne was getting heckled and we quickly discovered that it was by our older cousin, Kenny, who didn't notice us. Payne handled it good-naturedly and he and Kenny actually put on a comedy show that was funny for everyone, including Payne.
I don't think I could do all of those things but I can recognize an almost unbelievably great golf swing when I see one. An almost incredible thing of absolute sheer beauty
like the let go of the club with the left hand it the shaft should rest just right above the knee, a 10 minute avant garde instruction for the ages, hot dog you were the best certainly had one of the most beautiful swings of a lifetime, where in heaven is that course at anyhow? long iron takeaway low and slow eyes on the ball not the backswing always the ball....always
An old-fashioned, beautifully flowing swing. Unfortunately, not many of us have the natural ability of Payne Stewart. Neither do many of the pros, for that matter. Payne's swing would have endured into old age, unlike many of the mechanical swings one sees on the Tour nowadays. Regardless, it's nice to watch him again. He is sorely missed.
The pain Stewart swing is actually the prototype of the swing that should be taught. The swing that people were using in the 1990s was actually better than the swings they have now. Even tiger used to move off the ball and was almost vertical ovaries right leg
Un mito assoluto del golf per la sua classe, la sua eleganza inimitabile e scolpito nella Storia per la sua tragica morte prematura. GRANDE PAYNE FOREVER!!
Payne really was one of the best golfers in the world but didn’t seem to want to prove it until Father’s Day each year. And wouldn’t you know, he done proved it twice! Man he sure took the US Open seriously. Cared a lot and won it twice. Plus a PGA Championship too.
Praise The Lord Jesus Christ is Lord receive Christ today ask God for his mercy where sinners Jesus too your sins and mine upon his body cry out to him today and receive salvation we cannot obtain Heaven by our works he paid it at Calvary repent from your sins and put your trust in His fineished work Jesus loves you read the gospel of John Blessings
Take all the so called golf guru instructors on you tube and gave them watch this video again and again from the late great P S. He keeps it simple as only a true expert can..
