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Good video, Zach !!! However, "The Golfing Machine" is very easy to read.... IF YOU KNOW HOW TO READ IT!! Helpful Hint from the The Man Himself: "Apply "plastic tabs" to the first page of each chapter so you can quickly flip through the book for reference as required." Homer invented the modern language of the golf swing (elbow plane, flat left wrist, swing plane, power packages, flying wedges, power accumulator, etc., etc). It is absolutely VITAL to FIRST read and study the GLOSSARY before you ever attempt to read the book! Homer's day job was writing landing gear and wing flap test manuals for Boeing Aircraft Co. so his verbiage is very specific and narrowly defined. One must fully grasp the definitions of the terminology before fully comprehending the book. Learn the 24 basic components as well. Yes, it takes tie and effort. TGM is NOT a how-to golf book of tips, quick fixes, or teaching one general swing type as Hogan's 5 Lessons. TGF is not a book about what IS; it is a book about what is POSSIBLE as the 24 swing components are assembled into various "packages" ... approx 15,000,000 different swing possibilities! Homer's goal was not to instruct golf to the masses but rather to create a group of professional instructors of his curriculum, whom he designated "engineers" based upon TGM / Homer standards. The teachers would develop the individual instruction details as needed and invent teaching aides to help students. Look up Lynn Blake on UA-cam as he was a member of Kelly's last personally taught class. Lynn is a wealth of knowledge and has taught multiple Tour guys plus many other TGM teachers around the world. You can also watch Scott Hamilton as he apprenticed under a Kelly disciple --- my long time teacher --- and currently works with 6 - 10 current Tour players. AMG Golf are guys who worked with Scott Hamilton for years. Foley is another TGM teacher as is Martin Hall on the Golf Channel. Martin Chuck is another. Jim Mclean is, also. Toss in Mac O'Grady, too. Haney as well. Chris Como. Can't forget Ben Doyle in Carmel. (see Clampett, Bobby) Homer has created a ton of multi-millionaire and there are many who owe their livelihoods to Homer Kelley!! At the end of the day, TGM is really about understanding and building YOUR swing (are you a hitter, a la Nicklaus, or are you rotational, see Hogan or Woods, Eldrick) You can choose either! You can also use different machines for different shots or circumstances. PS - I was taught TGM in 1980 and I refer the work in some way every time I pick up a golf club. Homer was pure genius!!

The underlying cause and effect is Newton’s Third Law of equal but opposite reactions. During the initial phase of hip rotation and acceleration the shoulders arms and hands also accelerate at about the same speed. But as the hips return to parallel keeping the trail foot grounded will arrest the hip rotation causing hips, shoulders, arms and hands to abruptly slow down. What then happens to the club head mass is similar to what happens in a car to an unbelted occupant it a crash. The mass of the body stops but the club head reacts by whipping down around the hands. One also needs to consider how the mass of the lead arm is reacting in the downswing. That’s really the keep factor in Rory’s split hand drill. At the point the arresting of hip rotation via keeping the back foot grounded brings the club shaft horizontal and club head mass on the end of it to where it gravity and momentum can whip it down around the hands the mass in the lead arm which is pulling to club has nearly bottomed out in its swing arc the force vector of that lead arm mass will influence the direction the club head mass gets pulled down to the ball. This is where I think side bending of the spine in the downswing is a factor because some degree of side bending at that point in the swing is necessary for the mass of the lead arm to swing out towards the target, dragging club head mass in the same direction. I useful analogy here is how a fly fisherman casts or someone cracks a whip. The mass of the arms hold in the rod or whip are directs towards where the fly or tip of the whip need to wind up. The golf swing is an upside down version of this because the mass of the lead arm hangs down at this point in the swing. The next critical element is the releasing of the back foot to allow the hips to turn to the finish. I’ve studied Hogan’s swing frame by frame watching the movement of hips, hands and his back foot in the downswing and tried to emulate it. Hogan appeared to ‘peel’ his trail foot off the ground is a very controlled way as if were stuck to the ground with velcro or a zipper and didn’t try to turn the foot on the toe until late into the finish. I had been lifting and turning much quicker and slicing. When I emulated Hogan’s ‘velcro’ release of the back foot I discovered the acceleration of my hips in the finish was much more gradual and the direction mass if my lead arm moved changed from swinging left around my feet to one of swinging more towards the target giving the club head the time needed to completely swing around the hands in the finish to the point of the club head force being felt in my trail shoulder socket because club force was pulling shaft straight in line with the trail arm. I’d never felt it before because I’d been lifting and turning my back foot to soon. Allowing the club to extend like that in the finish is like the arresting cable on an aircraft carrier slowing a landing plane from 160mph to 0. Only a fraction of the potential energy in the club head mass gets transferred to the ball and what is left after impact makes it difficult to finish in balance. Slowing the lifting of the back foot to give the club head force time to pull both arms straight in the direction which will make the ball leave the club face in the desired direction will cause all that excess unbalancing force to move from club head, down arms and body to the ground just like the arresting cable of the carrier transfers the kinetic energy in the mass of the landing jet into the mass of the boat. The takeaway I got from studying the movement of Hogan’s hands, back foot and club head was that keeping the back foot grounded was critical for the release of the club head down around the hands because it is what “puts on the brakes” in the middle of the downswing and that how the back foot is lifted and turned allowing release of the hips influences the force vector the lead arm mass and how to club head and face get delivered to the ball. The action of the back foot controls the speed of hips and hands.

Think you just saved my sanity , stopped coming up on my toes and slowed back swing , kept shanking into bunkers when short chipping onto green . Thank you .

How long is the hockey stick? Looks a lot longer than a driver.

Two years of countless hours spent watching golf videos, receiving lessons, and reading numerous books-this single drill summarizes almost everything it took me two years to learn. I went from a 25 index to a 5 in that time. Great video! This, paired with the kettlebell swing you suggested, is huge.

Lydia Ko NOT doing the monster walk , mearly changingweight ,NO PRESSURE 1st . Lorie Stuart Aussie

seeing the proper swing path from overhead is eye opening. please do one for each club with regular and slow motion. bookmarking this one.

Absolutely great a lesson Zach.. good job!

Go straight to the point , too much talking . Show the way to hit

You are the best I've ever seen. Your videos are fantastic. I'm now 82 and a 24.6 but I once was a 9.2 and am disappoionted at my strength.

I’ve have been very inconsistent with my golf game lately and I had no idea why. Watching this video made me realize how handsy and very flippy I been with my swing. I tried this at the range on Friday and made so much better contact and compression once I got the hang of this exercise. Thank you Zach.

Most golfers are not naturally athletic. Since they started they are compensating. The spin out and thrush vs the squat is their attempt to generate speed. Its understandable. Most pgolfers don't have that hand/eye to not hit 6 inches behind the ball with the squat move.Whe I see kids struggle. I get them to practice standing jumps and underarm throwing of the goofball. Their nrains quicky get it from then on

Hi Zach; I'm really glad you made this video because I was going to comment on how wrist hinge, for me, really causes timing problems with where the hinge is released. I have an issue with mis-timing it & hitting it fat. I also noticed during your demonstration that when your wrists are hinged at the top, your left wrist is noticeably cupped leaving the clubface open which causes a slice or can even cause a shank. Nearly everyone else is stressing a lot of hinge for speed at impact & it's good to see someone going the opposite way & really simplifying things. Thanks for your videos.

Similarly, Faldo's right arm key was right elow pointed down at the ground.

Just did a lesson and was definitely bracing and bending my arms through impact instead of hitting through. Hitting Home Depot tomorrow to get a PVC pipe!

Zach: my understanding of getting stuck is that your elbow is “stuck” to the seam of your shirt on the way down and does not get in front. This seems to be the case when Tiger demonstrates his Ole swing in the video clip. It seems to me that PCs spinning down eliminates getting stuck especially when you consider the downward (axe) motion of arms that PC talks about.

I accidentally hit a pure 7 iron 185 today at the range. Even had to get out a laser to measure the target. I couldn't replicate what you are describing here, and what was in my head, but I know the good shots do exist.

Excellent video. I just started a speed training program. You measure the speed of every swing and you’re trying to maximize speed with each swing. Your body responds by using your lower body- it’s way to higher swing speed. I’ve already noticed that I’m using my legs differently. IMO you need both. (I was already going to the gym about 5 days a week.)

When you say "It's side bend with a little but of flexion." Does that mean your bending forward from the hips?

I think that Pete Cowen was trying to improve a very good player, Danny Maude. What wasn’t said, and this happens in a lot of golf videos, there was no explanation of who this video will help. Was it for the mid-level and high-level handicapper. I don’t think so.

Zach, another UA-cam instructor says to “hit the ball with with your trail shoulder”. Same feeling.

Thanks a lot. From France. Would you tell us the same for driving ?

It’s true

High Zach; the only issue I have is that people will start with more weight than their bodies can comfortably handle possibly causing an injury, especially to the back. Going from the weight of a golf club being replaced with 5-8 pounds of dead weight seems extreme. Perhaps recommend beginning with lighter weight & working up to more so the body becomes adjusted to the gradual increase. Most people who want to begin weight training don't go to the gym & start with 100 pounds before their bodies can comfortably handle 50. I'm fairly certain that this seems like common sense but I'm sure you're aware that people want to see quick results rather than see the long-term result which is why they watch UA-cam videos for tips. They want results but they want them now. I definitely agree with your assertion that the swinging of the upside down club is useless other than to demonstrate where the woosh sound should happen in the swing & most teachers use it if the student doesn't understand where the speed should be. Nearly everyone can put the woosh with the club upside down but can't when it's held normally & that can be caused by other factors with the swing. I'm not speaking as a doctor or body mechanics specialist but only out of concern for players who might misuse extra weight to develop speed & end up with a serious back injury. Thanks for all you do to help us improve & keep it coming!

Great video Zack. Thanks for the info. I really enjoy your content.

Great Video. So effortless swinging. One question, do you intentionally set your wrists in this move away from the ball or do you just let them travel on the path you’ve created by pushing into the ground with the rear leg?

Good training exercise Zack but you don't show ball position. Can you help add this? Take care-Russ

Maybe the best sequence you've ever taught. Could watch it over and over. Thanks a boat-load-Russ

Come on Zach. If your students don't gain swing speed with speed sticks then they're not following the protocols properly or regularly. Nothing wrong with gaining strength at all but us older folks aren't at the phase of life to bulk up. I'm 64, 6 feet tall, and 165 lbs and I've increased my swing speed by 10 mph using speed sticks. But more importantly, hundreds of pros use speed sticks or the rypstick, or the stack system and they're gaining club head and ball speed. All the science says that overspeed training works.

kettelbel is best investmen , lots of golf exercise

Any different from swinging a kettlebell?

What brand kettlebell do you use? The one in your video has a handle with a wide opening that will fit both hands. I'm also a fan of Dr. Kwon's ground force videos.

I bring the ebell to the course and do it in the parking lot before every round. I do get some stares and questions. I feel it helps loosen and activate the big muscles of that back and core.

Kettlebell swings are a staple of my golf fitness routine, both side-to-side and up and down. I would suggest as much weight as possible to allow 5-10 reps. The more weight the more you are forced to use the big muscles. As you said, too light of weight and you default to your arms and shoulders. Good video

Played my course yesterday in Vt. for the first time this year. I had 9 pars. What are the exercies again that i should use to start the year to wrm up with?

should we work down to the lighter weights??

I'm a big proponent of the E-bell.

I have been good ng to the gym for over a month, to tone up my muscles, now I feel as if I have command of the golf club, rather than the club having control over my swing. Does take much, maybe e 25 min a day, and in time you'll feel the difference, better for endurance as well.

this is true !!

Great video as always. The key takeaway for me is that you have to put in the work if you want to improve anything. There is a lot of buzz out there now about Ground Reaction Force with force plates, pressure boards, force pedals, rotex, etc. One thing that I have noticed with Swing Catalyst is the mention of determining whether you are a front, center, or rear post golfer based on your natural anatomy, with the idea that by using the wrong post method you could injure yourself by trying to swing faster.

Great session Zach. Could watch this over and over to ingrain the message. Many thanks-Russ

Great video. I like the rocking aspect.

Then there are golfers who play catch with the club face. The moment I started doing that, I started flushing my irons.

Love your stuff Zach, however if you notice on PC’s full video, he has D Maude in practice, have him turn the clubface down to the ball from DELIVERY position and not from the start of downswing. His work on the 3 forces in the swing movement is superb. The ‘down’ has the effect into delivery which has effect of lateral which has effect of rotational . The lateral and rotational are therefore effects not conscious moves.

I agree with you if we are young and fit with a faster swing speed. But I agree with Peter Cowan at my age of 77 years with a slower swing speed..i cannot drive the ball as far been older. But I spend more time on the fairway than the younger players. To reach the green I'm using say a 5 iron were the younger player is using a 7 iron but not from under trees. I had to change my swing or give up golf. I've been playing golf for 69 years, and had no wish to play bowels. At a 4 handycap age does weary us with that age we must change. I don't have that timing ability of youth I need more time to strike the ball.

Really love how he’s goes right into the lesson and drills. Can’t wait to try this!!! Thanks Zach!! P.S. what kinda shoes are you wearing?? NOICE!!

GREAT LESSON ! I’ll be doing this drill immediately,makes total sense. Thank you Zach 🤙

Excellent do you have a driver explanation video?

Super, the best drill out there 👍

It's very Tommy Fleetwood-ish 👍