NEW! Monte How to Square the clubface with your ROTATION | Golf 

To those who responded. This is one way, not the way. I have several right side intent videos. "No turn cast drill.""Lead with the right elbow." You have to figure out which one works for you. They produce the same results.

Oh holy SH*T!! This is going to end up being a very long comment, but I have to detail it out to share how I put this last little drill into action with absolutely game altering results. One thing I’ve learned clearly, before using any drill, feel,if it’s working a bit for you and then BURN IT IN before making it part of your full swing regimen. It really works keeping to this methodology. So I’ve been trying to employ a number of different drills to help organize my swing that have definitely helped. BUT…. That “drop your arms to the check point, then fire” drill is a TOTAL game changer when explained EXACTLY the way Monte did. I did this about 50 times with no ball in the front yard and then went to the range. I warmed up with this a bit and then added the ball. Hit half a bucket with the same check and fire drill sequence. Now it was time to alternate full strokes with the check and fire. The full swing results were INCREDIBLE!!! But I resisted going into all full swings until that bucket of 100 balls was gone. Took a 2 hour lunch break and came back for another bucket. Did the “drop, check, fire drill” (as I now call it) a few times and went right to full swings with my 7 iron. I have never hit that ball so consistently with such incredible compression with such little effort. That has blown me away and totally transformed my swing. My biggest changes that have had the most dramatic impact are, I changed to a baseball type 10 finger grip to feel the stability and it made a huge difference, and now this drill. What an amazing improvement in so many ways. One drill. One dang drill, LOL!!! Needless to say Monte, I owe you a big thank you for this one!!! 👍🏻😎👍🏻

I've seen dozens of videos on how to prevent "getting stuck", but this one resonates with me the loudest. I was taught to "swing with my body", which inevitably led to me spinning my torso too quickly and leaving my hands and arms behind me. Once I started to re-incorporate my arms into the downswing a lot of my impact and accuracy issues started to go away.

Monte, your "No turn cast drill" and the elbow towards the belly button was the start of me getting my golf game back after years of trying to swing from the ground up, hips turn, pulling the right shoulder around and trying to hold lag, resulting in disaster swings....very grateful to you and for Brenden who who put these videos on the map for me.

The best swing i`ve seen Brendon ever do is at 11:16 , and the following one. If you keep your head FIXED and follow this instruction , you will play good golf. Thanks to Brendon and Monte. cheers

Monte instruction is nothing sort of BRILLIANT! Dropped 10+ in one season following his instruction - Amazing! Finally shooting in the 80's and been playing for 30 years. I'm actually confident on each and every drive. THANK YOU, Monte

I've missed this guy. Just, no nonsense golf.

Thank you, Brian and Monte. Great to see you back.

Worked on the swing thoughts from this video and it has helped me tremendously!! I had been struggling with driver this season, inconsistent direction and distance (lack of)... So I went to the range this week and work on the swing thoughts. Finally went to play yesterday and I have gotten my consistent distance back, along with being more accurate. Keep up the great videos!!!

Top notch golf swing discussion. Keep it coming B!

This is exactly what I needed to wrap my mind around the proper strike/follow through. A very good exercise for properly rotating.

i just tried this out in my yard with chipping and pitching swings. swing down to that position then rotate, it really worked out great and it's something i can actually do and it's kind of simple. i can't wait for range practice on tuesday in the cold although the bays are kinda heated. thnx again, steve.

Monte is one of the best Golf Swing Educators . Thanks Wayne

Brendon. Your videos are fan-F'n-tastic! I've been working hard to break 100 and they seem to be tailored to the same issues that I'm dealing with. Keep it up! Monty. You are unconventional in comparison to all the others that I've listened to and I like it. Your information is sound and grounded. I hope to visit Oak Creek this year.

what a great drill! heck with the drill this is the way to swing.. drop it in the slot and just turn. A short swing was the only way I could do that and it was still difficult to time it correctly. I had open heart surgery 6 months ago and I've felt SO uncoordinated since trying to come back. I feel like an athlete again. Thank you so much.

This is the best lesson I ever had!!!!! Props to Monte

I've been desperately looking for info on the correct downswing sequence, and this video addresses it perfectly.

Wish I had Monte Scheinblum info. Explained simply. Tried it today and works 100% . Thank U!

Great to see Monte back talking golf swing

monte's swing advice with the trail elbow is golden. i kept hooking, slicing, pulling all sorts of shots and didn't realize it was my right elbow being stuck behind and pointing away from my body on the downswing. tried it out and i've been striping it ever since! very different feel though so have to get used to it.

"Your hands and arms aren't passive even when you run"...Monte Great observation. This is a great lesson, and for a while--while I still do try to release with my body--I used so much body and got the hands to ride along that I had no idea where my hands were. You can't play golf that way. Again, great lesson and thanks for posting.

Such a great instructor! Need to come see you

I just love watching Monte Scheinblums thoughts on the golf swing! I don't care if all of it isn't correct, in practical terms I haven't found an instructor online with so much good information and drills anywhere!

Reminds me of Leslie King's teachings - especially 'separation' of the left arm in the downswing - but a much better explanation. Fantastic Advice.

Great video. I was doing this drill the other day at the range and was hitting them great. It's a drill that's in the Jim Flick-On Golf book.

this makes a lot of sense, thnx.

Thanks this is VERY good. No turn cast ended up with shanks. Don't know why but too handsy I guess and began moving hands over the line.

Just watched this today...this is exactly what Mike Malaska (courtesy of BBG) is saying, only in a different way. Thanks!

Great vid as usual! Things just go bad for me when my right arm is too involved/takes over. I lean towards Monte's camp. However, I have a heck of a time getting my right elbow in front...maybe I need more "out".

Great point...needs to be said!

Monte says "Hands come forward", Malaska says, "Hands come DOWN". To me, these two instructions are completely different. I tried Monte's advice a few years ago with minimal success. I've tried Malaska's advice and have had much greater success. Different horses for different courses and different methods for different students.

Love that drill. A good one to use off the course is sidearm pitching. Helps bring the trail elbow forward, leading the hand and staying shallow

Monte is saying the same thing Mike Malaska has been saying for some time. They are both dead on in their assessment of how to swing the club effectively and efficiently. Nice job!

Pure gold

Late to the party as usual but this video has just blown my mind! Will be working on this for the next month during lockdown no. 2

hands moving out and forward. Shaft on a 4:30 path to impact. Exactly what Bradley Hughes teaches. Brendon, you should go back and watch this many times. Then go to the range and hit a hundred little 20 yard shots with a sand wedge at the start of every practice session. Your swing will improve immensely!

Would really!! Appreciate a reply as love this video.. So on downswing are you saying almost feel like pull down with left hand so left elbow goes out as if hitting outside of the ball but before contact you fire the hips.. End of this video you say elbow to bellybutton I assume thatsthe right elbow.. Thanks so much guys..

This is what I'm working on. Kinda tough. I think starting with small swings is key.

Have found a way to eliminate over the top and hit the ball very straight and solid that works for me. The method enables me to start the downswing from a shoulders turned back position and keep the left shoulder down through impact. The forward weight shift is just a result of this simple move. I first started using this visualization for tee shots. Instead of thinking about hitting the ball I tried forgetting about the ball and hitting the tee under it, with the leading edge of the club. This worked so well that I also started using the same visualization for all shots on the ground with great success. My downswing thought is a very simple one...related to the left pec....PEC BELOW BALL. I know it sounds like a recipe for hitting everything fat but he results might surprise you like they did me.

I have lost use of left arm strength due to neck surgery .Been 6 mos but I'm hitting balls using the right arm method.I'm striking the ball really great and having lost much distance .The right arm is the driving force for speed and accuracy.Cant wait till I get all my strength back but if not I be find.

Marty you have hit the nail right on the head. I would like to say however that Rory is a jump staller, a damn good one though!!!!

Great !

Brendan, can you ask Monte to do a video about the position of the hands and arms (Feeling) in the backswing? I move the club inside right away which I believe creates the problem he is talking about. Great videos!! Thanks Joe

Spot on,

Monte has a lot of good info, I almost signed up for his weekend school. However, when I try to get too "fast" with my lead arm, I end up "pulling" my shaft and club face across the ball, usually with an open face, which leads to a lot of slices. When I use more of the Hogan approach of the feeling of "skipping a stone over water" with the rear arm... I get a more in to out path, and draws. It might not actually be what's happening, but that's the "feeling" I feel in my swing.

I feel like i set up slightly closed to target with an iron. I try to get my left arm parallel to the ground on the backswing and set my hands and forget it. Then turn through it "pivot" to the finish. Like justin rose

brendon, just found this one, very good.

Im a professional golf instructor, Guys this is a great lesson n a awsome theory!! but i think, u have to bring ur right elbow so its much easier to focus and use right hand n elbow to make that motion.

Hi Brendon, thank you for all the great work you are doing. I believe Monte is right. When my right elbow does not come forward but to the side, then the right arm will separate from the left arm which is not good. (somehow When you pull the club down, your elbow is very likely not come forward towards the belt buckle). However, to do this, one still needs to turn the hips first. I would be happy to hear your thoughts. Thank you.

Same with the driver? Thanks

Very different approach from Malaska's A method, interesting. Malaska's methode is more focuses on the momentum of the club and less on the swing sequence. Monte is more like : - put your elbow in the right spot - rotate your body to finish (without having to think about your hands good spot too much) and Malaska is more like : - feel the weight of the club (gravity) - direct the momentum of the club in front of you (at the ball) (whitout having to pull your hands ands arms towards the target) - and rotate as an effect of the gravity trying to push you out of you swing arc (whitout having to think about it)

Bump, dump and turn. Classic Monte.

Did you check out Cool-clubs while you were there?

Monte is 100% on point in this video. But here's the rub, actually getting to the correct position(s) to be able to allow your pivot to square the club face. The attempt to illustrate the "how" with the drill falls short. You can tell that Monte isn't convinced by the way Brenden performs the drill. Okay, Monte admits that it's more complicated than what can be covered in a short video, and he does hint at it by mentioning the left shoulder and arm. But the mystery remains, HOW?! Wait for it...with a LEFT SHOULDER LOAD. It's not too complicated, but difficult to write about. All the elite players I've come in contact with do it, but strangely it's out of the realm of most teaching professionals. No doubt It's akin to a 'secret'. The shoulder load is a pulling motion by the upper left arm and shoulder, followed by a deceleration of the left shoulder, and a resulting whipping action of the arms and hands down close to impact. From here, the pivot takes over, and we see a horizontal turn of the right shoulder and a separation from the head, which stays back for a brief moment before moving into the finish.

Love your videos, it's always great Monte is on. Does a shortened backswing aid in catching hands up to the body ?

We need to see more of Monte on this channel. Why is he so infrequently on ? Because of his schedule ?

The classic golf swing: 7:05 Monte's idea of a good golf swing: 8:24 The drill: 9:57

Appreciate the thoughts, I've struggled with driver fighting a hook, driving is now a strength to my game but looking for more controlled distance now. Struggled with this, I seem to prefer turning with the thought of keeping the right elbow below the left and once turned giving it everything I got through the ball, keeping the club square as long as possible. I found it easier to move shoulders and hips are at the same time with core strength. Keeping it fluid with nice temp is hard so I count it 1,2, 3 through the swing in practice. 1 backswing 2 rotate to hitting zone 3 power through the hitting zone. Key for me is opening up the clear path in front of my body to power through with good tempo and speed. Again appreciate the vids, been a great help always looking to learn more.

External right shoulder rotation the key

makes a lot of sense

In my opinion dana had your swing looking better in 2 minutes than what tony and any other coach has ever had it look like

Golfers get in trouble for "firing the lower body" when the right knee fires internal to start downswing. If the right knee is external to p6 then goes internal there is no stall out with max ground force.

The underhand throw vs a rolling release is a big difference. Much easier to swing hard without risk of hooking.

Awesome info here

Hey brenden I like your channel and vlogs but how are you wrapping your head around 2 opposite views on the downswing? I agree with the rotational part of what monte said but he also said the speed of the left arm is most responsible part of the swing but the past couple months all I have heard on your channel is you with tony and the speed of the right arm. I have followed you for a while now and I have seen you improve and I too am always trying to improve and want your personal feed back on which one of these concepts will help the average golfer the most, left arm or right arm? Do I throw a frisbee left handed or throw a ball into the ground with the right hand?

Basically bump,dump, and turn...right now the basket drill and no turn and cast is working well, probably since I am more right side concentric...

Everyone already knows that there is no right or wrong in the golf swing you just need to find what works for you. Rotation swing thought is what works best for me

Love all these comments from 'knowledgable' golfers below....wonder what their h/caps are compared to the guys whose methods they are slating. Especially seeing as they are slating guys...I.e. Malaska, whose concept they haven't grasped! Both Monte and Malaska are promoting shoulder pivot to get club by head out in front

I think Malaska and Monte are teaching the same thing, but a slightly different twist on how to do it. BTW, on how pros explain their theories, like Monte says, can't trust 'em. Just as an example, if you're learning basketball and Jordan explains how to dunk the ball from the free throw line. Either run fast enough...or do it the easy way, and take one step, then dunk. Huh? Well, yeah, I KNOW I can't do that. Some moves in golf are not possible for a 55 year old amateur like me.

'Arms out and forward first, then pivot' is similar to Mike Benders idea of the swing I think.

I read Bob Toski..Percy Boomer..toski speaks of left arm driven swing..Boomer of turning in a barrel ..hips driven swing....I personally prefer the body driven, arms passive swing....more importantly golf instruction neefs to be standardized or else us amateurs are beinf fed so much opinion....

Naw, Luczak A-B-C and Bobby Lopez 2 Oclock position keeps it all in front with everything synced up. The left does have some input on the backswing and the right under at transition is the key for me.

This Video is still pure butter. Unfortunately it is really hard to do in a full swing

This is so hard for an amateur to do, the club head seems completely open when it's comes into the ball and you have to put total trust into your swing, not many people can hit the ball this way

This is what Jim Flick always taught..let your body react to the arm swing

perfect! most important part for me as fader slicer with driver and steep shaft is at 10.00. Bringing hands elbows in front makes the shaft + clubhead drop from the top under the swingplane and then pivot through. let the clubhead momentum take over. excellent! but where and when does the club handle begin to turn in front of the body? feels like a door hinge as a fixed point. chesthigh? sternum? right thigh (like malaska seems to show it)? as an idea it would be easier to replicate to have a fixed reference point where to bring the end of grip in front of u and let it turn from there with body pivot!? (got it malaska calls them the pivotpoint see link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MMCO7CeVNA0.html ) but anyway excellent drill by monte!!

Faldo stretched out his right arm in tranition to get the arms and body synced.

That way my left hip doesn't out race my arms. If i set up open im dead but i can rip a great fade from an open stance.

This is very similar to what Bradley Hughes teaches

This dude comes off as a touch pretentious but dang if he didn't nail it. Everyone else is talking about more hip turn . That's all good and dandy but that caused me to be stuck for years. Hip turn (pivot) but only when the arms are in the right position. I'm a believer. I subscribed. I'll see what else this dude has. May cancel my subscription with a couple golf web sites because of this guy.

I seem to have much better success leading with my left side

The Pros throw a frisbee with their dominant hand overhand side-armed. Just sayin'. Still, I think the concept applies.

What Monte says is not reconcilable with what Malaska says. Not difficult to see that. To say that it is, is simply to say that it is.

If Elvis Presley had played golf he'd have had amazballs hip speed 👍thank you very much x

Your arms and hands are passive when you jog! Very much so. They are still active though. And your body is passive when you jog. Passive to your intent. Passive is not the antonym of active.

just go old school golf swing with Bob Mann

Why drop into the slot? Just put it there in the first place.

Looks a lot like the Malaska move. Great minds think alike.

“There’s nothing universal in golf.... but it’s more universal “?!?! What??

LEFT ARM DOMINANCE.....All fail to mention this.....Jack hits with the back of the left hand for a reason. Lee Trevino favored the left arm in order to allow the right arm to stay tucked to the sides for longer.

Elbow to belly button then pivot that's it there !

I haven't seen Scheinblum hit a single ball.

Monty is absolutely correct

Monte, please stop distorting the move, Ben Hogan called, "dropping into the Slot". What Hogan did and Jack N did was to align the three levers( two arms and club, each being a lever) in a common plane . Simple physics: when multiple levers pull in a common plane, Force is maximized. Jack said he worked to have the club equal distance between the arms in DS. ie three levers in a common plane. Dropping the clubhead behind the torso, as you often demonstrate, is a total distortion of what the Slot is.

In a proper kinematic sequence, the proximal decelerates which causes distal to accelerate. In other words, when torso /shoulders decelerate, it is then that the arms (distal) accelerate. If arms out race torso/shoulders prematurely then that is a sign that the kinematic sequence is out of sync. Suggest, the left arm across the chest remains until the torso/left shoulder begins to decelerate. The golf club(hands being a part of the club lever) wont accelerate until the arm begins to decelerate. Its a chain action happening in a fraction of a second. Happening much too fast for even the best of athletes to consciously control.

Isn't this the opposite of reactionary Golf

Every time I do this drill I shank it. Every time. Don't know what the hell I'm doing wrong.

..why do they spend so much time telling us the wrong way to do it..so little time is devoted to the right way..hard to find...forget the wrong way...

Homies are just drunk

his teaching at all too much theory.. but will u play golf that way.. zero power in it.. how can some one do any action without working together with your wrist.. working with wrist is not manipulation .is a natural thing.. even he talk about throwing a ffreebies u need wrist action to throw it far.. go look for Shawn Clement video more simplify.. anyway love Ur videos..