My Best Advice For Senior Golfers | Create Speed With Your Arms 

I'm 63 and getting back to golf after 30 years and 2 kids. Am so pleased with how i understood what you were explaining and going out to the range to have a go. Thank you.

Holy Shit, I'm on the threshold of 80 years old with countless injuries from sports in my younger years. 12 surgeries and an abundance of arthritis in every boney part of my body. This simple instruction has made it possible for me to resurrect my clubs out of storage and actually get out on the course playing this game I love. You rock big time. Can't thank you enough.

Without doubt the best simplest swing lesson out there.... thanks from a 71 year old

Probably the best swing lesson ever on RU-vid. Teaching the swing broke down in actions and then adding the body should increase every golfers speed and create an anti slice path. The most difficult issue in teaching someone is how the club head turns in the swing. It also reenforces trusting the swing opposed to guiding it down the target with an open face which leads to weak high right shots. I recommend everyone take this to the range before a round of golf. Kudos Eric. You not only understand the swing, you can relate the swing to the average person.

I'm 48. One year into this crazy game. The other day on the driving range, a guy who is older than me asked if he could offer me some tips. He suggested I was maybe attempting to use too much body, not enough flinging of the arms. He complemented my hand-eye coordination, and said to just go for it with a bit more arm - just fling that sucker as I get to the bottom of the swing (I was out of balls, so I had to wait until the next time). The next time I was at the driving range (yesterday), I focused on a nice controlled backswing using my whole body, then just "flung" away on the downswing. Yesterday was my best day ever at the driving range. Great video! (Not all of us are going to be tour players, and could probably be a little more realistic about the type of swing we're working toward). This video is basically a perfect reference / guide for me. Thank you!!!

To be honest, I think this is one of the most essential lessons about the golf swing in general. Everywhere you turn it’s “swing with the body” “quiet arms and hands” but just with this information, I feel that I can make decent contact no matter how my body is moving that day.

I'm a 59 year old golfer who's still pretty flexible. I was playing a terrible round yesterday then remembered this on the 16th tee. Instantly improved my ball striking and hit my longest, straightest Drive and approach (pin high to 12ft) on the 18th. Thanks Eric

This video changed my golf life. I have never been able to swing since I tore my left QL muscle . I am swinging pain free with very little loss of distance. Thank you Eric

Absolutely golden! And definitely not only for seniors. Most people struggling with slices and over the top would benefit greatly, too from this 3 steps drill. You should rename the video, Eric, so that more golfers watch it. Bravo!

Finally, welcome back on earth ! Now you are talking tu us golfers and not to future genious on the tour! All the best from Paris, senior golfer 9 hcp 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Eric, I have been using this exact swing my whole life. I am a little guy, in my 60's, and I can hit it almost as far as I did when I was a young 30 something! I learned this swing in 1972, and I will always be grateful to Ron, the teaching pro at Deerpath GC in Lake Forest Illinois. The first thing that he showed me was that I hit the ball with just a slinging motion of my arms and hands while my feet were together. This was my introduction to the golf swing. Although I have never been a scratch golfer, my handicap has never been higher than five for fifty years, with no golf injuries! I believe it is because I learned to swing the club in the way you have described in this wonderful video. I would like to add that Harvey Penick also taught a "magic move' the echoes what you are teaching here.

This absolutely worked for me today. I did this drill for a few days in my yard and took it to the course today. I stuck to my normal swing (stack and tilt/Saguto golfer but I used my arms/hands to smack it through impact and got more yards. Also got better contact and control of my shot shape. Fun round!

Got to be one of the best videos I have seen ever! So much instruction out there recently on rotating the body and leaving the arms passive.

Love this one. I have been on this approach for a while now. Even Eric was crushing it with an arms feeling swing. I can turn I just don’t try to. I swing my arms through the ball with the body following. Thank you Eric for posting this video. It validates what I am feeling.

You know you’re a good teacher and the proof is in the puddin’ when you see marked improvement in your own swing from your own lesson 😀

I’m 52 and my lower back and knees are mush but this is exactly how I swing. Great and simple video explanation, Eric. Also, this completely eliminates one side of the course and gives you a predictable ball flight albeit a heavy draw.

One of your very best videos! I watched it three times, took notes, and took it to the practice range. Amazing results! I was surprised that I hit the ball as far as I did. I was also surprised that my ball did not curve as much as I thought it would. I think I could take this all arms swing to the course. Thanks for the lesson!

catch it a year and half late but this may indeed save my golfing life 🙏 lately i just cant bring my body thru the shot to finish following thru. i pull or pull hook every shot. Thank YOU Eric 👍

I’m 77, great video. Can’t wait to try this. I hit ball solid but left and club head speed around 80. I’ve tried to swing with body not hands. This seems like it will work for me.

Dad used to say "swing the club back and forth and just get out of the way". This is a perfect example of that ( although when he told me this back in the late 60's, I didn't get it!).

This is on 🔥. Like the guy who asked the question, I'm older and I've been struggling too. Thanks so much! Can't wait to try this!

Good stuff. I am a senior and began trying this sling with the arms in the follow through and it works! Your video endorses my swing thought.

Interesting. Heading to the range this afternoon and looking forward to working in this as a drill to get warmed up. Thanks.

Swinging the handle not the club head nice video Eric

Did this on the range yesterday, was striping draws with driver within 45 minutes. Took it on the course and was hitting much better. It helps to keep your head down also.

Great video! Seems like there is a lot of instruction out there recently that promotes a body/rotational swing.- and letting the arms be more passive. For us more "mature" golfers who are not able to generate a lot of quick body rotation - this is a life-saver. Found it interesting that even your swing speed was actually higher when holding the body back a bit. Thanks, Eric!

Eric really like the feel of the right shoulder staying back as the arms fire through. Those big muscles just can’t move as fast. Thanks for the video!😎

i am 40Y and I play golf this way arm lead but add a little bit of turn at the backswing this is a very good way to play golf without too much of stress to imitate pros

It worked. All arms drill worked and my irons would go 150. Pros are all into simplifying their swing. I will call this my to go swing on the course.

Damn Sam! This is a timely video for me. I am trying to figure out how to manage the course this year with less distance than ever. What a timely video. This is the kind of practical content that I need. I wish you were in Grand Rapids!

Thank you very much!...I will try this one, at 68 y.o. and 4th month learning golf...my best only up to 210 yards with much effort resulting to painful arms. Will follow your 3-step drill...hope I can reach 250 yards...Cheers!!!

I'm 35 and play a few times a month, this is way easier than driving with the body. I'm convinced every casual golfer should swing like this. It's way more fun as well.

This is gold! Thank you, good sir!

This is such a great a great video for me and my fellow 50 + year olds. Thank you !

Thanks Eric for this great tip. I will start using it.

Amazing! It feels SO GOOD! Thank you!

Thank you so much! I had fusion surgery on my lower back so I am very limited to how I can open the hips and body up for a good swing. Unless I want a lot of pain! I have had to learn how to use more of the arms while still being a good ball Striker

Brilliant Eric just what ive been looking for. I have just had two hips replaced and i also have a problem transferring my weight as i have bone on bone in my lead knee. This should really help me get some distance back. Thanks a million.

Eric, before I “knew how to play” the club would sometimes hit me in the back on my follow through. I was never sure where the ball would end up but I was hitting rockets. Now that I have “learned how to play”, as in using my body to generate speed my finish is much shorter and so is the distance achieved. Sling is the operative word. Master the static positions, get a good grip then sling that damned thing.

It's always fun to watch the people behind you. This dude is the wanderer. Another video you had the lost in the swing thought dude. I"m sure there's plenty more to label. :)

Was literally just doing this drill this week but to help slow my over shoulder rotation before the hands. Little Mike benderish drill. Thanks for added steps and explanation🤙

Love this video. Would enjoy more videos for senior golfers. You are the man!

Superb advice clearly explained. Reminiscent of Count Yogi

Great video, this is perfect to me because I'm 72 year old!!

I tend to pin my arms to my chest too much and too long which creates a slow and out to in swing path. I've been told by Golftec that I need to let my arms come off the chest. I think this drill will help me accomplish that. Thanks Eric.

Obi Wan this is FANTASTIC, thanks brother! Hope all is well buddy 👍

Thanks Eric. Malaska teaches to slow the body by keeping the right heel on the ground through impact (I’m sure you know) but I like this better. Since the body should act like a break allowing the hands and arms to whip through impact, your method mimics that. I have also begun to feel as if I am pulling the club down through impact while doing this and it feels like much faster club movement.

Thank God for this!! Golf instruction can be very misleading on YT. What is being taught is usually about body and hip turning explosively towards the target and exiting left with quiet arms etc . This is just wrong for amatuers and is mostly applicable to elite younger golfers with high arm and clubhead speed. For 90% of us we need to use our arms more and body less

Eric, as a 75 year old avid golfer (11 hdcp), could put some examples of your older students who have been able to get their driver swings into the high 90s low 100s. It seems most instructors bring up the pros for comparison. It would like to see how some guys in my age group get it out there. Thanks, Ev Urech, Alabama

Eric great vid, going to work on this as being 64 yrs old my body rotation not as good these days. Counting on centrifugal force getting my body moving

Brilliant Eric thank you great video!!

Obi Wan this FANTASTIC, thank you brother! Hope all is well 👍

Great instruction. Should mention light grip which allows the club to swing faster.

great video eric

Nice drill however I am worried that I would screw up my timing. I’ll give it a shot because I believe in your teaching. Be safe!

That's a great one Eric. Many thanks.

Absolutely fantastic video! Thank you... I think that this is exactly what I need!

Anatomical question for you Eric (maybe subject matter for a video) - I am long-limbed short torso, medium height. Would that favor a draw or fade stock shot. It may promote a flatter swing, but longer arms could making squaring/closing the face a bit harder? I can hit pull-hooks and push-fades with some degree of control, but always found the right to left draw difficult to master. Love your videos!

Thanks Eric, another great video that I will try out today. I'm 59 and lost about 20 yards on my drives in the last 5 years. I'm sure this will help me get some back some of those lost yards. A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+

Natural - Are hip and back pains if you are not the trained Athlete you are supposed to be. Baffling - I can only find comments “out of line”. Eric - Thank you for motivating a “loose approach” to Natural body motion rather than the ever repeated “mechanical motion follow up order to gain more speed” sort of instructions.

Yep this is what I call the old man swing! It works with far less strain on the body. Get a lot of roll with the draw pattern.

As. 74 year old golfer this really seems to help me make solid contact with good distance . My only problem with this method is getting direction consistent . Any advice appreciated. Thanks for your instruction .

That's what I do, never had a back problem ever👏

This video is a freakin winner! ⛳️🏌️

Very interesting video and concept ... I'll be trying this out on the range tomorrow

Good tip Eric, nice and simple !

I heard somewhere that you can lower normal score by 10 strokes if you golfed a round with only a 7 iron and a putter. Obviously meant for the avg hacker like me. Never tried it myself. Great instruction, by the way. I'm signed up locally here for some lessons after not playing for 20 yrs. 65 and still in ok shape. Gotta get out and snort some oxygen and chase little white things. LOL.

Just hope I get the same success

Love this one! At 6'4" and 54 years old, I have problems getting my body into modern swing positions, and trying to do so seems to slow my swing speeds. This feels much more repeatable and has added a few yards back to my carry distance.

Hey Eric. Great job on these videos. I love your channel! So being "almost" a senior, turning on the backswing seems a little more restricted than it could be. So I was in the back yard today with some practice balls and a 4 iron. I know 4 iron can be a tough club to hit for some. So when I was hitting it really well, that was a good sign. So here's what I did. I took my normal setup. Next I drew the right foot (back foot) back to close the stance. I brought the club back inside the line as the closed stance allowed me to do (and makes it a lot easier). Then I discovered something. And I'm wondering if this is related to Hogan's comment where he said he wished he had 3 right hands..... So with the closed stance I found I couldn't turn fast enough in the downswing and my body literally couldn't "go left". In other words no matter how fast I turned, when I turned, my body "faced" the target at the end of a balanced follow through. I could not face left of target if I tried... physically. So I found that I was not only hitting the ball straight and solid, but I could turn as fast as I wanted and really "thrash" the ball and it was being hit real solid. The turn was the kind that swept the grass real nice and along the target line. So if I didn't "turn hard", I think my shots would have gone to the right. And this is where I was wondering how so many seniors have ugly looking swings but they hit the ball 250 down the middle.. they all turn hard. Maybe the closed stance was getting my backswing into an ideal "backswing slot"??? Your thoughts?

It's absolutely correct..

Outstanding content and presentation from you and your film crew. Please give us some Eric knowledge on controlling the club face. 4 degree outward path and the club face closed to the path ….that difference is too small to see. But there has to be a way to measure and to do it consistently. Thank you.

Fantastic video , love it 👍

I go back and forth on this alot. I hook the ball and one of the ways I prevent that is with a body swing that the arms are just along for the ride. Wanting to experiment with more of a slinging feeling where centrifugal force is slinging the arms through impact. I know that isn't what you are talking about here but this really seems to exaggerate the hook for me.

Thank you so much Eric. Love your teachings. Helps me so much.

I am like halfway to become a senior, but I love this tip lol

Great video. What kind of club head speed can you get in each of the three steps? Would be a useful reference point. And how much do you add then with full / normal body rotation? Thank you again for all the content. Very useful!

Great drill. Thx. Put to use tmw.

Great video!

Great drill

Title is a bit misleading, ALL golfers should incorporate at least a little bit of this! There's a reason the pros do it! I'm 29 and this is one of the main things my instructor has been having me do. Great video explaining the progression.

Isn't it true that slinging the arms is an essential part of all good full swings? In my own swing, I find slinging my arms really hard to do consistently because I end up trying to hit the ball with my shoulders. Thank for giving us a drill for slinging the arms properly.

Eric, great drill, but I have a question for you. What are your thoughts on the right wrist action? You are rolling it over in this drill. What are your thoughts on flapping the right wrist up (Steve Pratt), rather than rolling it over? What I have found is that flapping the right wrist up prevents excessive curvature to the left. Thoughts? Thanks for all you do.

This called an upper core golf swing!

Thanks for this great video Eric. What are u doing to gain speed and distance in part 3 versus part 2? In part 2 you appear to finish exactly the same as in part 3. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ❤️😀

Eric, this is the holy grail! And not just for seniors… Body-focused instruction has messed up so many golfers. Jim Flick taught it 35 years ago: let the body respond to the swinging of the arms and hands. Most instruction today teaches it the other way around. THANK YOU!🏌‍♂

That's incredible! I'm 74. If I hit a 7 iron with "all arms" it would barely make 110 yards. Full swing, with body rotation : carry would be less than 125 yards. Old age sucks!

Eric, I've been doing this for about 6 months and it works great. I am currently a 4.5 index. I sometimes over draw or pull it. I will close up my stance and weaken my grip a bit to compensate. Do you agree with that fix?

Nice vid 👍

Gonna try me some Dioxyme! After seeing you crush it off the tee, I gotta try it.....(need to borrow your swing, though!)

Good drills but I dont know man...I took the lower motion out of my swing the past 2 years to save my left hip. But it led to a loss of accuracy. So, I just went back to my old swing (Trevino clear the left hip style OUCH) but I've broke 80 my past 4 rounds and it doesn't hurt anymore ! ( so much :) I do believe that 2 years of the wooden no(less) motion swing bought me some time tho' ... see how long my old ' young ' swing lasts now :) oh, I'm 61

Hey Eric. Like these videos where you show numbers. What loft is your driver? I play a g410 turned down to 7.5° and get a high launch with too much spin (3-4k). I hit up but pretty sure I deliver more loft dynamically. Would like to see more driver videos where maybe you talk about driver impact, etc. I'd love to bring my flight down. Might be a ball position issue since I like it a little more forward but this video makes me want to try the three steps like this with "arms first" feel.

Great video. I have a question about release. When I should roll over my arms? Before or duiring impact or after impact

Great drill for me.., I'm 65!! Still want to hit it far!!!

Eric, What is your grip pressure through the hitting area (1-10)? Thanks🙂

Eric: isn’t this drill about the same as you favorite driver drill? Steve

Great video, i have a question, what about the theory that the wrist flappin or flipping because the hips dont turn at impact?

This arms first, let body follow sequencing should help anyone who gets stuck in their downswing.

Eric, great video! Starting to employ this technique and noticed improved distance. Now i have developed a pull hook low left shot particularly with the longer clubs. How do I fix this? Would love to hear from you! Love your videos! Keep up the great work!

I think your arms+hands is my normal (bad) swing. The arms+hands+"all arms through" a the very end of the video looks like a perfect swing to me. What is missing from your normal swing?