IT'S NOT THE MUSCLES! the SECRET to HITTING THE BALL FLUSH every TIME.  

WHen I was out in the Desert filming with tour pro Berry Henson, Berry told me that wolrds longest lefty DAN (s)mackintosh had the absolute secret to hitting solid full and partial wedge shots. (I was like :huh???"). So after our workout I drove over to see Dan and found out it was a total swing philosophy and it really works. I have more videos coming with dan becuase it is more inrticate than it first looks. You really ONLY hit the ball with the stretch point and the pressure change of the legs. The balls come out like straight missiles. If you try to do your old thing AND this at the same time, it is easy to hit it fat. I'm digging more into this becuase it was really encouraging.

One of the most interesting channels on RU-vid. You keep interviewing the most exceptional guests. Well done, B.

This makes so much sense now. I actually accidentally discovered this with my 3 iron off a tee. We have a lot of short par 4’s. I concentrated on my lower body staying seated on the edge of an imaginary bar stool and then stretch my upper body back around as far as possible and was hitting it 220. But can’t do it with my driver. Only hit that 230 - to 235. It’s been driving me nuts for 2 yrs Now with this video I think I can finally transfer that swing to my driver. It should be noted also I’m 62 yrs old.

Really like the idea of crunching the core before going into our backswing.

Love your channel brah !!! You’ve always got something totally different than any other channel

Always wondered if the core should be flexed/engaged before swinging..... Great vid!

hey B! Just wanted to chime in here and say that my last 3 range sessions (before watching this) I've sort of just discovered this feeling on my own. however, I'm still very slide and dump flip and scoop. But, for whatever reason-- I'm getting great contact and seeing the ball fly relatively lower than what I usually hit! I really need an anti slide drill along with this feeling.

Excellent vid, great insights into the swing. Thanks.

Love that insight. Very different but yet makes so much sense. Thank you.

I discovered this very method accidentally about 2 months ago. Amazing that I’m seeing others to validate it. Now I’m sure it’s not a fluke since we’re in winter here now. Thanks

Your content is great! I love what you do! Been watching your videos for a long time now. Awesome work!

Probably one of your best videos .. thanks for sharing ...

Fascinating! Can't wait to see more with Dan!

"Kelvin Miyahira was the pioneer in looking into facia and how it relates to the golf swing but unfortunately he had a severe stroke which prevented him going further . He also pioneered the spine engine ideas in golf and a lot of his ideas have been used developing long drive and golf training. Dan does a very good job of explaining the slings, I would be very interested if Dan got his ideas from "Kelvin Miyahira or someone taught by him.

This is such a clear explanation 👍

Trackman doesnt show your swing path and face angle on the first drive, it means it could not read it and its gonna show a straight ball. Not sure if youre aware of that or did it intentionaly, but that "trackman is not level" warning is there for a reason. Doesnt take away from the information in this video, just a little bsing of people. Cheers

This is very much the X factor from the past. Works for some, not for others. As an orthopedic surgeon there are no discrete fascial bands in the upper body that correspond to the diagrams shown in the video. ALL muscle is covered with fascia, some thicker and tougher than others but with very littel stretch.

Its a Great lesson! Do the crunch is the thing. Will test as soon possible.

Met Dan at a charity tournament. Really nice guy and fun to watch

Makes sense so if connected through the X, firing left hip down and away is going to pull across to right shoulder and help you shallow and stay on plane automatically. I've been told the "x-factor" happens at all the joints in the swing to some degree right. This system of staying stretched and activated seems healthier than how some people do it (pulling on joints and tendons not distributing load across all the muscles in the X chain). There are exercises meant for this "X" I am going to work on them, maybe some ball throws. I have some laxity in my joints and I know I need to get stronger, but without this "activation" I think it would be still bad for my back without them activated through load so I'm excited to work on this, thanks.

B - thanks for this; I love it! I think the insight from this is huge, and in simple terms it makes total sense to me that we should be trying to rotate the body in the reverse order from which we are trying to swing back into the ball (i.e: ground upwards). I am struck that this appears tit be the opposite of what Dr Kwon was teaching (re backswing), but Dan’s theory appears to me the opportunity to keep much best connection and shape in the backswing. In your more recent short video on the 3 essentials that you try to focus on, you appeared not to take this video into consideration. Am I wrong about that, because while I agree with everything both guys seem to say about the downswing and rotation through the ball, this video seems to contain a valuable ingredient that most others miss or fail to understand. I’d be interested in your thoughts…

The crunching motion from setup needs a very detailed explenation of how its done! Please thanky you, this was interesting

Curious to see if you pick up some speed on driver like you did w Berry or if this just works for you on partial and full wedges/irons… would be cool to look back at all you’ve experienced and pick your preferred method for distance, accuracy, pitching, chipping…

Great post.

cool video, learned something, thanks

Please please please do more on this! I can get 97 mph clubhead speed easy on my 7 iron but can’t control it because of the turn. I’ve tried so many different swings and I think this is the missing link. Whenever I do more rotational swing I lose clubhead speed. This video alone made me subscribe!

When you say crunch, is it necessary to bend the spine forward too or is it just tightening the core muscles. I believe Rory mentioned this in a video where he says he activates his core muscles.

what's crazy is his competition LD swing looks like a pretty playable golf swing on the course.

To me this is "rib sway" (JT Thomas and Elite Golf) and I do the rib sway in both directions. I have NEVER hit it better. Insane how straight and long!

Very interesting. I would be interested to know if he thinks this is more taxing on the back because of the separation or if he thinks it's less taxing because of the core engagement.

How long do you keep "the crunch" on the through swing? I would assume you try to keep all the way to the end?

I played my first round of the year on Saturday and it was so good! I’ve never hit so straight and consistent 😁

This an awesome video. Can't believe how straight Dan hits it.

Fantastic

I would love to hear more about how he taught his son! I am currently working with my daughter

Hi . another great video. I'm a big fan. this one is another body driven swing . similar to milo. have you seen any of marcus edblad ? another long drive champion from sweden . he's similar to mike malaska. hands first and the body responds. fancy going to sweden?

I really like the feeling of activating my glutes like I am doing a heavy deadlift and feeling the spring wind up 😊 and I will pause to feel it at top of backswing and then release

Do you tense your abb's? Is that part of the crunch?

This works. Have not hit a ball in 3 weeks, shot the best round in many years. Got a little tired crunching for 4 hours.

Amazing

I used to advise my junior students to practice their slap shots from both sides.

This was kind of new "must test"-stuff. Struggling to get to the forward side in the downswing. This might do it.

This is literally how I turned pro and coach. So stable, so solid.

Be better golf, check out Shawn Clement, instructor, was on golf channel from Canada. He hits it 300 from both sides, has instructed his daughter and husband,both leftys and botj competing on long drive tour. Would like to see a collaboration. Shawn teaches the kinematic golf swing.

Mike Austin is credited with the longest drive on the PGA Tour 515 yards

"He has this golf swing philosophy called the sling swing or something like that" excellent research. Lol

I like that he's a lefty

I just flushed alot of balls in the net. core crunch feeling... I am a shorter stocky person and can hit it long. I am someone who over swings, opening trail hip too far. this kept my lower body stable. Felt really good. great video

Reminds me of the old X Factor which died out due to high stress on the lower back, this is for the elite long knockers, the ave hack needs to focus on hands & wrists according to Paddy Harrington & Tom Watson.

Berkshire and Borgmeyer are the fastest Love your content

Its flexibiltiy plus muscle. No matter what.

Where is this location you are filming?

Sounds like Jim McLean's X Factor from 20 years ago.

I literally shouted out loud holy f*** at that 249 yd 7 iron shot

Dan has so much power one thing i have learned is getting older is no bar to finding more distance.

Pretty helpful. Seems to me like he is saying: start back with the arms before turn. NOT one piece takeaway

Kool

Sounds similar to Jim McLean's X-factor swing.

It's true! I only weigh 98 Lbs soaking wet yet my drives go miles.

That’s a wild swing brah.. This dude ain’t playing for score and won’t be playing for long swinging like that.. Love golf! Fuck the PGA tour tho

This is applied Pete Cowan. Still good though.

Would love to see his pressure shift on a swing cat as well

my dad played college hockey i think thats why he hits it really far

Please buy another Rode mic so the audio sounds good for both of you!

His 7 iron goes about as far as my driver! 🤣😭

241 7 iron 😆😆😆

SMACKINTOSH

Please go see Marcus Edblad.

They used to call this the “X Factor” swing years ago. Rinse and repeat

Hopefully they get a clothing sponsor and fix up the garage😂😂😂

The muscles move the bones and joints but the mind or your nervous system moves the muscles.

Isnt this the same as Jim Mclean X factor?

You could have fooled me, mr muscle man.

It's not the muscles, but...... Look at the guy. His arms are huge! And, he's huge!

ok. Fair on these tips. But I'd like to see one of these guys teach a sub 6footer and see what happens to a loss of speed due to arc and musculature. If it was simply moves why is it only Jason Zuback the only short guy to win and he had to be built like a small gorilla.

Sounds good guys but I don’t think seniors like me (73) can keep their legs fixed and turn that far otherwise I would end up in traction.

“Separation?” What is being “stretched and separated?” Are we talking about creating an “X” between the pelvis and shoulders?” Sounds like it.

Longest drive is 515 yards in 1974

Use two mics please...

I remember what dear Bob Toski said and Seymour Dunn in Bobs Book. “I just don’t understand what these people (big-muscle advocates) are talking about,” Toski says. “The body can’t make a swing, because the body isn’t touching the club. You can’t get any speed from your shoulders. “All this talk about big muscles - give me a break. You’re a dead duck if you start thinking about big muscles and forget about the hands.” "Some players might as well stick their hands in their pockets," said the great golf instructor Seymour Dunn, "for all the use they make of them." Think back to the swing in the park [Toski was talking about a child's playground swing in an earlier chapter]. Let's say it's not a swing now, but a tennis ball hanging from a rope attached to the swing crossbar. You find it at rest and you want to start it swinging. How do you begin? Do you butt it with your body or nudge it with your shoulder? Do you push the rope with your arm? Or do you set it gently swinging with an easy push of your hand so that the ball climbs and falls back before you send it on its way again? And if you use your hand, do you clench it tightly or hold it just firmly enough to start it on the natural path limited by the length of the rope? Do you stiffen your wrist or let it flex? Which will keep the ball moving without bowing or jerking the rope? In a similar way, do you "flick" your wrist slightly at the bottom of the club's arc to add speed and send it forward faster? Or do you twist your body and lunge forward to quicken the club's pace? The freedom and motion that we spoke of in Chapter 1 emanate from the hands. The hands start the clubhead moving, keep it on its natural path and sustain its centrifugal motion. It would take very little movement on your part to get that tennis ball moving at its maximum speed, and most of the movement would come from your hands. And so with your golf swing. The hands, Dunn said, are the leaders of the swing. And that surprises most golfers. You see them on the practice range struggling to lift the club with their arms or pull it with their shoulders or help it along with their legs and trunk. They twist and turn and slap and hit, clutching the club in a grip so tight their hands lose all of their natural power. "Most poor golfers," Ernest Jones said, "merely use their hands to hold the club. They don't understand that it is through the hands and fingers alone that they can influence the behavior of the club."

Longest not . Marcus Edblad can do that at 50.

please invest in better sound

Over time, this would kill your back, hips and knees. Ask Tiger

Umm Tiger taught us this, 15 years ago…go watch the vids

First off, you're hitting on the wrong side of the ball. 😂😅

Be careful with this method, it has created a ton of back issue on tour. Creating the separation in transition is hard on the lumbar spin, Patrick Cantlay was out nearly three years with stress fractures due to using this swing philosophy. According to TPI, he created a lot of separation in transition which caused the issue. His new swing still creates separation but he created that separation in the backswing which is better on the back.

The guy is twice as wide as the other guy

😑 Promo SM

Commenting 13 seconds into this clip. Let's get your 63 year old dad in there and see if he can swing like that. Or better yet, get 5 random golfers from the local muni. Pfft, forget it. Let's see what you got...

Tons of dudes out on the course just coughing twice every shot, haha

Keep quiet and let the expert talk!!!

All ridiculous nonsense that will help no one improve. It a shame what has happen to our once great “game” of golf. John Erickson is 1000% correct in saying “it is no longer the “game” of golf, but now the “sport” of golf.” The PGA and USGA and they’re nonsensically allowing the equipment manufacturers to completely make golf a joke. Remember “tennis” anyone?

I think it’s hilarious that you start the video asking people to subscribe until the viewers have chance to see if you’re worth subscribing. Such a turn off.

Not the worlds longest drive, 515 on men's tour is (Mike Austin at age 64!!!). So what if you are left handed? You are still human and not a female so who cares? This guy can't hit it as far as a 64 year old. Oh, and those are muscles you are using......

Please learn trackman before posting shit like this. Trackman Did not read that shot anywhere close to correct. When missing out on impact/clubpath etc. Nothing is correct

Great