WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE YOUR BEST? MALASKA, Answering the ULTIMATE GOLF QUESTION. 

What I appreciate about Mike’s instruction is his masterful blending of language, and visual instruction. I’ve repeatedly seen excellent golfers who can’t teach, because they don’t know how to communicate effectively. Teaching is an art, and not everyone has the skills to do it. I feel this video is an example of teaching at its best. Mike beautifully blends the task of SHOWING me what to do, with TELLING me how to do it. Wonderful instruction!

Mike might be the best instructor of all time. Amazing amount of wisdom in a relatively small amount of time. Great!

I never get tired of listening to Mike's golfing journey. After spending more than 3 years of really trying to understand his swing theory, the eureka moment finally hits......its all about swing momentum and pivot points.....and how the golf swing feels is not at all what it looks. Your sessions with Mike are priceless.

Who would ever "thumb down" this? People who will never be any good at golf, that's who. If you can't see past your own way seeing things and realize that this stuff is brilliant, then you really are impeding yourself.

I'm an ex tour player myself turned into a coach. I was the exact print copy of the trainwreck. Now I have teenage kids who were exposed to the same conditions i was under. All this talk about this day, this performance of the day doesnt matter truly works. After playing competitive golf from junior days to professional level for 25+ years, the human development side of the game much much bigger than the performance. I've had ppl take up golf after seeing me play and turned professional themselves, told me it was due to how my character charmed them in the golfing world rather than my performances on the course. Guys who watch his video seriously needs to take note of what he says in this video. My way of thinking for golf is, stress free golf. Were out there to get out of the daily stresses of living so why should you stress yourself? Trust me playing under stress is not advisable. Not to mention playing under pressure is exciting compared to playing under stress. Once again a great video to the team of get better golf. I would love to get in touch with Mike as a new aspiring coach myself but am afraid of taking his valuable time that could be used else where.

@35:44 Mike: “What gets in everybody’s way of performance is when the outcome of the shot, or the score you shoot, has some implication on who you think you are as a person or the value of how much you practiced ..” Sadly, this is me to a T(ee), on both counts. And @37:17 "...we have a chance to win ... Now what happens if we don't? You're no worse off than you are right now. You can't lose". Pure gold! It looks like my most important golf practice needs to take place between the ears on not on the range or the course ...

I must have watched this one atleast 5 times and every word Mike says is it's weight worth in gold. I have watched and read almost all from golf scientists to teachers to pros. I'm a golf nut. The best thing is Mike is the most relevant person and teacher to learning and enjoying golf . Mike is honestly driven by desire to help people learn the right things the right ways and sharing his knowledge and experiences in as pure way as possible. He speaks honestly from where he has been and he has been through it all. Mike you are the best and right teacher in the game. There are a lot of times I did not trust you blindly but clarified by watching , listening and trying to you repeatedly and I understood and had my eye openers. That's your experience ,greatness and genuineness. Thanks.

WE LOVE TO LISTEN TO MIKE MALASKA TALK ABOUT GOLF & LIFE. THANKS MIKE!

Mike is brilliant at explaining the golf swing, I would argue one of the top 10 instructors out there, and the best online instructor period.

Been looking to get this position for 30 years Mike is the best

When you guys get together and talk golf its like kids in a candy store, love the content Brendon, regards from the UK !

Great info from Mike. The last in person lessons I took, the pro wanted me to pull the club handle through impact. I told him it felt really un-athletic. I ran. And this was a golf digest top instructor.

That's the great thing with Mike Malaska, he doesn't necessarily manipulate and change your swing to how he thinks it should be, but works with what you have and what you're capable of doing, making your swing, the best it can possibly be.

When Mike was talking about pressure and he said "if you make the tour it was worthwhile, if you don't you wasted your time" I broke down. Over 20 years of putting too much pressure on myself was just relieved. Thank you Both ! MERRY CHRISTMAS! You are changing my golf game and I am enjoying the game more than ever and playing my best golf.

Embrace the challange and enjoy the process! -Love it! I hope that I could visit you Mike next time I am in Phoenix / Ragge from Sweden

All these videos with Mike are pure gold. Great work.

Thank you for giving me permission to get better! I have a similar journey as Mike with golf instruction. I love the conversation with Branden and Mike! Simply brilliant explanation of the golf swing process from putter impact to the driver! Love the stories, references and history of your (Mike's) journey. Thanks Brandon and Mike, I love the conversations.

🙌 great last words Mike! you're the best. never before i heard a coach integrate the live lessons to be learned from golf in his contend

Mike is getting me pumped!! So psyched to play golf. What a coach!!!!

This is the greatest lesson I've ever seen!

Awesome advise for everything in life, not just Golf. God Bless You, Mike!

Wow, what a great approach to the game of golf... Thank you for sharing

What a treasure trove of information! Thank you both!!

I recently played with a former Cdn & US mini tour player who is now age 36 and works full time at an office. He doesn't play much golf these days but I can assure you he was amazing to watch. We both played tips and I was consistently outdriven 35-50 yards and I'm not that short. One of his drives was over 350 on a slightly uphill hole. He's not a big guy, maybe five eight or nine and 175 pounds. It was clearly demonstrated by this player you need to know impact, but also how to swing fast without coming over the top. It's almost like watching a secret move or skill. I also noticed his shaft lined up with his right forearm coming down into the ball with a good amount wrist cock and forearm rotation meaning his club face looked open at hip height. However he had this real late hit into the ball and predominantly played a draw. Kind of in the camp of Bradley Hughes teachings. I certainly agree with Mike that you need to know what impact feels like, but there's definitely other aspects of the swing you need to feel and train in order to smash it solidly. Unfortunately this guy's putting was not good. A real dream killer.

I love Mike for his teaching but what great advice not only for golf but for enjoy life ! Thank's Mike :-)

I grew up playing baseball and tennis and could hit anything. I wore out my shoulder hitting overheads and serving ho 30+ years, so I took up golf. I read everything I could find , took some lessons and bought custom fitted clubs. I worked myself down to a 6 but wound up taking two years off when I retired because my wife and I were doing the downsizing thing etc. I went back to playing in 2016 and it was just a train wreck, it was like I had never played before ! My dad would say "son just hit the ball" , well Mike just put it all into prospective. I got all tied up in swing thought and forgot about impact "hit the ball son". I did the one hand drill focused of keeping my right arm behind the shaft, started swinging smooth, hitting against the right side, and controlling the face. BOOOOOOM Mike is my hero !!!!

Great video! Simplicity, the contact position and one arm drills are great!

Thanks Brendan for creating these opportunities to learn and bringing us the best. I'm a fan and a follower.

Outstanding advice!

Mike said quite a bit in this video with a lot of great advice/wisdom. Please pay special attention at the 36 minute mark. This is what I keep saying to my buddies when they hit a bad shot. That bad shot doesn't mean you're a bad person. Let's have fun.

Love these videos, Thankyou

Another amazing instruction Mike!

Thanks very much for your experience and your classes with feu of your teaching videos I improve on my first round after seen your video about the grip 10 stroke improve in my first round.thanks very much for you teaching .now I'm a new golfer with a lot of to improve in my game.thanks again Mike you are the best. Guillermo Suarez from Tampa florida.thanks

Great video! Countless ah hah moments.....Love it! Good stuff!

Great video Brendon ~your channel is just getting better & better . This is something that maybe I have got a bit messed up with . Technically hitting the better but mentally not as good ie dwell on bad shots for to long /not managing the course as well etc . Golf is all about moving forward on improvement ......from all angles ........it’s only a game (for most People )

When Mike hit that driver with one hand, Brendan was like how the hell did he just do that!

expect to feel the energy.... Focus that energy don't be in a hurry I love it

Unbelievably great. To realise my right arm At last I feel the Improvement Before I pick up a club. Thanks

14:04 - That position is amazing, with the right arm bent, left arm straight, both wrists bowed upward (uncocked). His right wrist is positioned like he just cast a fishing rod. I tried to get into this position, and could only do it with the driver. Amazing!

I've come to love watching Mike's instruction. It works. I broke 90 for the first time in ~20 years this weekend after working on his method(s) for the last couple of months. A few more putts and I'm approaching 80, which was unimaginable to me before. He's what's good on RU-vid golf instruction.

Good stuff Mike. I was a baseball player too, CSUF. Had the wrong swing for years. Thank you.

Starting at 9:37 you just made this game SSSOOOOO much easier. I think you just solved my putting woes too. It's been the biggest hurdle for me. I can feel the putters' instability going through the ball the last couple years and it's been driving me crazy. I can play this game tee to green...then I fall apart. Thank you so much for this video. There should be a series on this swing thought alone!!

Wonderful life advise Mike! Great golf too on the other vids!

The brain is a taskmaster. What’s the task? Genius from Mike. The above is so important; absolutely critical for getting better, yet most people miss it completely and get caught up in the fashion show of hitting swing positions. This is why external focus is generally more effective than internal focus when trying to get better; if you define the task i.e. hitting the ball to a specific target, the body responds.

Coach Malaska just has tremendous knowledge and insight with golf, also combines traditional and modern golf methodologies , a PhD or master in golf coaching!

very insightful video, especially the fitness part. thanks much!

What a clever man. Malaska pleases our brain. Golf is still difficult though

Great questions.

Have Fun and playing good is fun!...

Ok. I'm playing Mike's Knute Rockne speech every time I go out to play.

Wow, I wish I had Mike as a golf instructor

Agree with Mike watching the Pros in person helps your game. After I went to watch an LPGA event my ball striking got better.

Love his philosophy

This is gold

The beauty of living at this current time is that I can have access to amazing teachers like Mike. He reminds me for many reasons of two of my other favorite internet instructors Mike Ritland and Jordan Peterson. But i run into the same problem because of it. If i want dog training how do i find someone who will use Ritlands understanding n methods. How do i find a Psychologist like Peterson and if I need a golf instructor how do i find someone who isn't going to try to remove all the Malaska from my game. I cant for the life of me understand how he can only be considered top 100. I know that's a elite group and membership is what's important but it just doesn't seem to capture how good of a teacher he is.

I learned more than golf from Mike today. Thank you, sir. Much respect.

Great Video!

Mike i watch you all the time and many others but you are by far the best teacher, I try to do everything you say when I practice. My question is do you think you could win on the Senior tour and win if so why don't you I would think as competitive as you seem to be you would really enjoy it. Thanks again for all you do it really makes a difference.

Mike and the content of the video is great as always. Suggestion, loose the back ground music( if you want to all it that) i found it distracting me from the information Mike was giving. Just my 2 cents, for what its worth. Thank you for making these videos, great to learn from. Dave

Mike Malaska is really connecting with me, so glad I came across this channel. Subscribed!

@ 14.38, Looks like the left palm is still facing the tee and not the sky!! Mike mentioned this in one of his other videos.

Dang! Thank you so much for sharing this Brendon. You rock!

Great video.

English translation , the best way to grow in strength and speed up a golf swing is by swinging the golf club correctly

Really impressed. I would love my footy team coach to watch.

Excelent...

Amazing. What is your personal workout routine to keep yourself balanced and in motion?

The openings of the videos aren’t the smoothest, but good effort on directing Mike’s words towards benefiting the audience and what you anticipate us learning. Mike is a natural narrator though; he will lead his conversations very progressively and include detail as needed. I would recommend Mike talking through his thought process and throwing questions as it specifically relates to his Train of thought. You obviously care about your audience and want to relate to us.

it''s funny i saw identical twins at the range and i couldn't believe what i was seeing, everything was exactly the same great looking swings. it was like whoa!!!

Good video

The best.

Love Malaska. He can really talk haha

This Guy is the Freaking Goat 🐐!!!! Understanding impact first !!!

Seems things are just a bit different with Mike these days. Glad to see it. Whatever happened to the "steering wheel" method? I don't recall any videos like this in the past.

Ummm....yes.......have fun.....period.

Brendon, you forgot to ask Mike if he was confident his guy would win. I would have liked to hear his answer. Interesting video.

Great video. What’s up with the music in the background though?

This is an excellent video that all golfers could benefit from. When you have a healthy perspective of the big picture and how the "game" of golf fits into it, you can start to enjoy it more. I think the person interviewing Mike didn't really get the big picture that Mike was conveying very well in my opinion. I felt the interviewer was trying to tailor a program for himself to go on tour. Which is fine, but I felt like the interviewer wasn't really paying attention most of the time and he was quick to add to or interject his opinion for self-justification. All in all great video but would have been better with Mike talking more and the interviewer talking less. Just my opinion.

Love the info from Mike, but don’t really understand the purpose of added background music

I will "drill deliberately" that right arm and impact position > LOL , cheers. I can see an average amateur 30 years from now shooting in the low 90. or high 80. :-) Keep on Drilling , All the best.

At impact what is it that pushes the lead hip out of the way?

Nowadays almost 99% of the tour players hit like Malaska style. (Including Jack and Tiger). Some more or less with right hand flexed back. Malaska's style is more easy and effortless than twisting the hands (Hogan's style)

19 minutes in and now he's getting it

when it seems i'm hitting my best it feels like my right arm folding and then straightening is where it all comes from.

I want to be the twin Mike teaches, I’m 18 months back from a 25 year sabbatical from Golf and I’m still rubbish

Why adress is not the same position as impact?

Roger Federer has a straight arm when hitting a tennis ball on the forehand side :)

We need to learn to dump ourselves down

Dead on pal

Over speed training in the correct pattern

While working at a golf course recently I had a revelation watching golfers who have been out there golfing for decades every week: They still couldn't consistently hit the ball after all these years. It's just as Mike says, the golf industry does a lousy job teaching people how to square up a club. That should be the starting point. Let's be honest, most local golf pros are more interested in selling bad golfers the latest $800 driver to "improve their game". 🙄

Right arm high? THAT’S. ME!!!

When he lines up his right arm with the putter he looks like Nicklaus. I don't think that's a coincidence.

Mike should be a Ryder Cup captain.

Kynasthmatic sequence

He just can't help but interrupt.

When I try to line the club grip up with my right forearm, the grip feels really upright from what I am used to, is that correct?

I'm in about six minutes and what occurring to me is The reason why golf handicaps have not come down in 100 years is because you can look like a star on the driving range and have a flat Lie. teach him how to play from side hill lies around trees over water to back pins to front pins left right up hill down hill wind know wind rain ...etc etc etc!!!

So another words it will take one afternoon

22:09 - 23:12..... "Work on that new move until you groove it" - nonsense. "We need to change your muscle memory" - very funny. "Repetition is the law of learning" - only sometimes. The new brain science of the past 20 years has surpassed all previous knowledge by over 300 times and it is time to pay attention. The cerebellum, which controls all physical movement is a non conscious organ just like your heart and liver. It has one main function and that is total body safety. In regards to the golf swing we are talking balance, rhythm, and spine safety. When the cerebellum judges your motion as totally "safe" it says "two thumbs up" and then smooths out that instinctively safe motion which leads to precision and finesse. When the cerebellum judges the motion to be less than 100 percent "safe" it changes the motion with non-conscious postural adjustments made DURING THE SWING seeking out body safety. Precision and finesse are way on the back burner. Back to 22:09 - 23:12....All changes that evolve towards your personal instinctive body safe motion occur seamlessly and produce immediate measurable improvement because the cerebellum cooperates fully with any change that heads in the direction of instinctively safe motion. In contrast, the cerebellum also knows when you are simply replacing one non-instinctive unsafe move with another and it will NEVER cooperate. At best you will be able to puppeteer this new equally unsafe move on the range but it will never hold up under pressure. All new motion worth keeping NEVER requires a getting used to transition period because change worth making allows the body to shift intentions from safety to precision and finesse, and instant measurable improvement follows. Sooo....HEY COACH, if the "new move" does not click seamlessly; you are replacing one non-instinctive move with another and the body will never cooperate!! Move on. Mr. Malaska, I am enjoying your youtube contributions.