The Body Follows The Hands / Malaska Golf

Larsa asks "When you're doing the throw action, can you show me the hand, wrist, arm, hip, body action?"
It can be confusing to think of all the actions your arms, shoulders, hands, and body need to perform in order to complete the golf swing. Eliminate over-thinking it by remembering how to throw a ball. When you throw a ball, your body naturally aligns to what your hands are doing. Try not to complicate the swing by focusing on all the individual variables, first understand how your hands operate and let your body follow your hands.

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[markmatthews]

Mike, I’ve been trying to figure out the golf swing for decades. You have the answers. I’ve been watching your videos for months, and I subscribed to your channel. I shot a personal best round yesterday- 79! You are the man!!

[soolee]

Eureka! Found what I was looking for in this video. Thanks, Mike. Good teachers make things simple because they know the essence.

[BernieJohnson-ys]

by far the best and most concise teaching. everything has made sense, and it works on the course.

[jasonburling]

Wow, all these simple tips make such a huge difference .
My wrist was going up & down & not back and forth. No more cupping in the wrist & fades have gone
Thank you Sir

[SpitSharp]

I would like to think that we’re all winners with these great tips you put out, thank you.

[pete]

Contrast this simple video of wrist hinge action that makes so much sense with those so-called instructors who put all the emphasis on cocking the wrists.

[jeffcaidler]

Mike, this video is the ah ha moment that ive needed, Ive watched alot of videos .Im inspired by your knowledge of the game and your teaching.

[Murf]

Thanks Mike for all your Help, it's been all positive!

[justjohn]

I would go to the range, hit 100-125 balls, go home and later felt like I was in a car wreck! This move makes my life sooo much easier. Thanks for saving my golf life in retirement!

[mattmc]

I throughly enjoy the simplified direct manner in which you teach golf.

[VimMitt]

Agree with you. Rest of lessons on youtube are waste of time sir. Thanks.

[richardcutt]

Very powerful lesson. Only 1 correct wrist hinge. The body reacts to the swinging of the club and the timing of the hit. Mike is teaching Henry Cotton and also truth. If I think body, its over.

[pebaus]

Congratulation to 100K! Its not easy to obtain! You sure have a way to explain things in a simple and understandable way, which I appreciate very much.

[albalatbat]

Thanks Mike for this easy to understand lesson and Congratulations!!!

[otomotom]

So true. Malaska method is pretty much the same as Tiger/Butch Harmon year 2000. I saw all the videos above. I feel my hips (back swing and downswing) getting out of the way (push back and push back force). I copied Tiger's back swing. (Similar to Malaskas) when I'm abt to complete back swing, I just move a bit my upperbody to the left and get my hands down club head out Malaskas move. And voilà, L to L finish and finally I'm hitting like Tiger.
Doing this steps all the other good things happen. I really don't think abt anything else than what I wrote above. Malaska is the best.

[pete]

Mike You probably won't read this comment but I wanted to say "thank you" for emphasizing the key movement of the wrist is the hinge, so that you are adding club head speed when unhinging, in the direction of the target line/ ball flight. So my question is why do the vast majority of teachers seem to ignore hinge and instead emphasize wrist cock, which as far as I can see, is an action at right angles to the target line?

[sgodlike]

Well said! I always show people what a curveball hand/wrist motion looks like. Then ask if they want to throw a curve ball or a fast ball.

[bailey]

Feel like this video led me astray. The idea is right through impact, but without that context I tried to keep that trail hand squared to my swing arc too far on the way back and through. Result was improper wrist hinge and no speed. I’ve had much more success forgetting about “wrist only works in throwing motion” and allowing a little more rotation in wrists and forearms. I’d even point to the 3:00 mark of this video- the hand action he deonstrates without the club does not seem to match when he actually hits a ball

[etnebyorme]

Your golf swing lesson is the most effective and should be taught by other golf instructors.

[elias-dibi]

Great video, will try it today on the range