Short Backswing | It's EASY to OPTIMIZE Your Golf Swing
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 30. 06. 2024
- A Short backswing does not have to be an issue, in fact it can be a benefit to your golf swing and if you use the right technique, you can have an effortless golf swing for power and consistency.
Having a short backswing is often seen as a bad thing for a golf swing and often times people wanting to get more power and distances, think they need to swing longer. Not true. Just look at Tony Finau golf swing.
One of most powerful, yes he is a PGA tour player and not a senior golfer but if you do a short backswing correctly, you will have good consistency and power with the simple golf moves through the ball.
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In this golf lesson, Alex Fortey shows how to make the ways to turn with ease, leverage your trail arm and short backswing for more power to add accuracy and strike the golf ball with effortless power.;
0:00 Why a short backswing can be a good thing.
2:00 The key golf swing technique to make a short backswing.
3:40 The connection drill for hand path and speed
The power move using the lower body in the golf swing.Pulling through is a golf swing for seniors and any golfer.
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How to practice with some key drills to improve your ball striking and increase distances.
Alex Fortey from the Art of Simple Golf gives you a simple golf tip to improve your golf swing Enjoy this golf video to help you get closer to having a perfect golf swing.. YOUR perfect golf swing
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Thank very much for your video about short swing. I was having back problems, and pain. As a senior golfer that began playing golf at age 50, I was trying to perform full back swing in order to get more distance. But since I watch your video I practice my new short back swing at home, and I realized that it can be easily perform so I will enjoy a lot more years of playing golf without hurting my body.
@@luisportelar thatâs exactly the goal! Enjoy and keep at it:) we have lots of other lessons for all your game on the channel and also the website too.
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You make it so simple to get great shots every time. So appreciate your simple but amazing videos .
@@luisportelar I'm an old who HAD back problems. Try a bit of easy yoga, it really works to loosen and stretch the back and build up muscle around the spine. đ
As a rule I never, ever compliment online swing coachesâŠwell, until today. Iâve been playing about 30 years, and I tried this technique today. It works throughout the bag (wedges, min-irons, hybrids, and driver). You actually know what you are doing, and I thank you sincerely. I have subscribed to your channel. Thanks again.
Well I am honored and appreciate you breaking the rule :)
Really happy to hear what results and good you felt already with this approach the free flowing swinging.
Also hope we have other lessons on the channel as well as our site to help you.
Keep at it !
Cool man
I'm 72 and hitting the ball better than ever in 30 yrs. Golfers on range trying to smash the ball don't get it as far or straight as me with my effortless short backswing, all thanks to you. What a brilliant teacher. đđ
Well done! Iâm delighted to hear that and thank you for the kind words. Keep at it and glad youâre with us! đđïžââïžđ
I have a herniated disc and have lost a lot of flexibility in my swing. After watching your video, I went to the range and hit a bucket. I have added 20% to my distance just from your tips. Thanks! Look forward to my next round,
One of the best video that I've seen , thank you so much for your Short Backswing lesson , you make it looks so simple and easy for a very slow senior beginner golfer like me đ, I subscribed right away and waiting many more video from you. Thanks again ! From BC Canada.
You're very welcome! Actually a brand new one touching on similar topic but enabling the right moves went live today. P.S I lived in Vancouver for a while about 10 ish years ago. Wonderful place.
Thank You for making it simple and easy. Fantastic Instructor! This guy is awesome. Keep it coming...
Too kind! Plenty coming indeed and Iâm sure we have other lessons on this channel and of course on our website too:)
Many thanks Alex- Iâve just found this lesson and it resonates so well- Iâm getting a bit stiff now but I reckon this will get me swinging much less awkwardly.
Simple Golf - itâs a 7 year learning process Iâm told but thanks to you Iâm getting there !
Thanks Alex. This has made me strike the ball so pure and hitting it a lot further.
Thanks Ross đ
Well very glad to hear that!
Best instructions that I have seen . Thanks
Too kind
I come back to this excellent tutorial every now and then as a reminder ! Been Playing the best golf of my life now for 2 months using this technique. As a mid to high handicapper shooting on average 95 -100, last few rounds 87, 87, 92, 93 and last weekend 85âŠâŠâŠ.. slowly but surely focussing on less a aggressive swing, plotting shots through each hole and visualising every shot ! Fantastic coaching , it just works đđœ
Best on line lesson i have ever seen / had / heard / thank you Jim B
Marvelous!! Very kind of you to say but also hope this and others we have here and on website help a lot too!
This is great and exactly what Iâve been looking for. Canât wait to try it.
Cheers and let me know how it goes
fantastic video , i have struggled with width in my backswing for yrs due my front arm bending to much when it gets past parallel on the backswing My pro is working with me to develop a 3/4 swing as standard , your video really has nailed it for me .Thanks
Well that is good to hear! Yes itâs about efficiency and allowing flow to occur still. Keep at it and welcome:)
George Knudson, Moe Norman; two of the best ball strikers ever: simple swings and short backswings. Enough said! I find one of the most destructive tips teachers give today is to take a big shoulder turn. Good job here!
Thanks and we have a few others discussing similar
This technique is amazing! Am Turning 87 next month.this is an an easy repeatable swing thatâs has improved my distance,consistency and more importantly my enjoyment of the game. Thank you !!!!!
You can do it!đȘđïžââïž
Happened on to your program by chance. I really enjoy your approach to the golf swing. Thank you!
Well Iâm glad you are with us!!
This is very good information for those of us that are a bit older. Thanks for the instruction!
Glad to hear it
Thanks for the lesson's, you made it easy for this old man to understand
Well thatâs the goal⊠old Man or not ;) keep enjoying this nuts game
Best lessons I've seen. Thank you and bst greetings from Munich
Bitte :)
Great videoâŠbeen battling a short backswing and distance and all around consistency canât wait to get home and work on this
Let us know how it goes. Donât try force it
I really enjoy your videos. I am 63 years old, started playing golf at age 30. I have played very little for the last two years. Ready to get back to my favorite game. This video was exactly on point with the help I need with my iron game. Thank you so much!
Great to hear! and thank you for kind words. Glad you're with us and i'm sure we can help you improve.. here and on our website.
These vids have changed my game no end. Thanks.
Well thatâs wonderful to hear!
This is very good thank you. Somehow I got to this shortening regime myself last year and my golf, distances and accuracy improved dramatically. But I didn't see any coaches advocating this method. Since then I have tried more to lengthen my swing- always wanting more!!! and the accuracy and consistency went down hill. So it's back to the range again to get those short swing basics engrained. Especially now I have your lesson to turn to. Many thanks.
Glad this is a reminder.. keep at it!
This guy is the best Iâve ever watched! Bar none.
Too kind but much appreciated and hope your golf is improving đïžââïžđȘ
Relevant and reassuring. Took you up on the free premium series.
Excellent!
Awesome tips. Keep telling people to get up and do the drills. Definitely going to check your website out
Will do:) it helps embed the learning and not just go to the next âtipâ. Cheers!
Thanks for this!
Thank you for this. I'm one of those who can take a full backswing but then takes a short swing when hitting the ball. For years I've tried to change it and it's taken the enjoyment out of it.
Well I hope this will help you directly.
Love your simplified lessons.
Thanks! đ Love your comment:) Hope it helps!
Thank you. Your lesson was very helpful.
I 'm going thru your videos right now. I will let you know how this works for me. Thanks again.
Please do:)
I have suffered many Orthopaedics injuries . This will really help my game. Stop me from getting to steep and coming over the ball
Thanks a lot
Let us know how it goes !
Great instruction. Many videoâs have instruction with way too much chatter and not enough slow motion or repeating demonstration. This is great. I am a beginner golfer and I found this video very helpful.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was brilliant! I will be working on this.
Good to hear!
Before your instructions on straightening my arms and lifting my left heel I didnât understand the need to perform the basics you have explained. Now even without a club in my hands I can feel for the power generated by lifting my left heel.
Wonderful to hear and glad itâs resonated . Keep at it!
Great help , I have always thought I should have a full back swing , I am 63 now so I can,t do a full swing , but I still hit the ball well with a shorter back swing , I always try to get my chin on my shoulder which helps me control it !
Thatâs a solid consistent feel /checkpoint. It can help to work on how you get there
great lesson as always, a lot to take on board in one go so will focus on it in stages. need to get the feel as once on golf course it all goes out the ****** window
Yes there may be a little too much covered but just focus on one thing for a little while and keep me posted
This video is a gem.
Why thank you!
Superb instruction!
Why thank you! Hope itâs what you were looking for
Going to try this out mate.â€âłïž
Hope you enjoy
I have just tried this in my golf net, and it works. I can wait to try it on the course. I will let you know.
Great and let us know how goes on the course. Sometimes change takes a little while to trust. You might like the new series theartofsimplegolf.club/short-swing-maximizer/
Hi Alex - was always trying to get as much shoulder turn as possible given the huge emphasis on gargantuan turns out there. After a 34 year military career, my joints just donât move in my 60âs as they did in my teens. This is manna from heaven. Do you ever analyze Tony Finau , John Rahm or others who compete and win at the highest levels without a huge turn. Thank you for all you do!
Great lesson Thanks alex
My pleasure! đïžââïžđ
Great instructions for me. I had a few injuries to my back and shoulders. After watching your video, I feel like maybe I will able to play again. Thank you so much for your motivation and instructions.
This is wonderful to hear!! Keep and it and keep it strain free :)
Love your video â€
Great simple video, thanks âđ»
Thatâs the goal. Cheers!
I watched many videos. I tried your swing and I love it. The only thing, Iâm able to get a powerful downswing.
Well Iâm happy to hear that! đđïžââïž
Hi Alex. This drill made my ball striking a lot better. But I often lose my tempo. Hope you can have a follow up drill to solve this. Thanks đ
Thatâs great for the striking! We have a few on tempo. Itâs often the way you start the swing so try doing that with momentum .
Also the 1,2,3 swing video a couple of weeks ago may help
Absolutely love your lessons. Dead easy to understand and they all work. Keep them coming. You look like Justin Rose.
Glad they are helping and I appreciate letting me know!
This was great information!!
Delighted to hear it resonated;)
Outstanding work
Thank you
Appreciated and hope it helps you
Great tips, thx you. Put to use today.
Great and hope it helps you specially!
GREAT lesson!!!
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Thank you You have encouraged me
Well I hope the encouragement and guidance helps you. Let us know
Just watched this. Excellent information. New subscriber đđŽó §ó ąó łó Łó Žó żđšđźâïž
Welcome aboard!
Great lessons again. Keep them coming. Bob Moore South Carolina.
Cheers and certainly will do!
Superb drill ,thankyouđ
Hope it helps!
Thank you very much!
Hope it helps you
Best yet
Cheers paul!! Too kind
Iâve given up on golf âłïž two times in my life. The last time I left the game I became a runner and ran fourteen marathons and thirty scored half marathons. The pandemic has been good for me. Iâve written extensively about the golf swing. So now I will never again give up on golf. I was missing the cornerstone of the swing that you explained. The straightening of the arms on the backswing and follow through.
Itâs a crazy game that we love to hate. !
Great lesson. Thanks
My pleasure and hope it helps
This swing is so easy to do, and its more consistent, more balls on the green, just go down a club eg 150 yards i usually hit an 8iron with a full swing, and miss the green left or right, but using this short swing with a 7 iron, i am peppering the flag and not exerting myself to much, and its so satisfying
This is exactly the goal!!! Well done and keep going :) Just don't forget the short game and putting :)
Great advice as always.
Cheers And hope it helps
This technique is amazing! Am Turning 87 next month.this is an an easy repeatable swing thatâs has improved my distance,consistency and more importantly my enjoyment of the game. Thank you !!!!!
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Fantastic and thank you for sharing. Glad you are with us. Keep swinging and enjoy! Donât forget to hole those putts too đïžââïžđâłïž
For me it was the best tip for the last 10 years. Absolut great đ€đđđ
That is very kind and very good to hear! The principles here have really helped many many golfers turn a corner. Keep at it:)
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Excellent instructions.
Glad to hear it! Hope it helps you too
Thank you very much
Excellent advice
Cheers!
I have been trying to shorten the backswing, but not like this.
I am trying to push/extend my arms back, away from target, instead of up behind my back. It helps keep my left arm straight and flattens my (normally steep) swing. Seems to help âđ»
Itâs amazing how much power Tony Finau gets from his short swing; so it CAN be done!
Sounds good. A lot of this golf thing is about what YOU feel. So keep at it!
I do enjoy this video . Thank you so much!
Super! Hope it helps! đđïžââïž
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf It help a lot ⊠a lot ! Thank you!
Great instruction..thanks!
Glad you liked it and let us know if you see the results
Wow does this take the complexity out of the swing! I struggle with completing that shoulder turn correctly but this clearly shows me what I need to do!
Thatâs great to hear and please do come back abs let us know how it goes!
If I try anything past a half swing, it will cause me to top/fat/miss the ball. So Iâm m glad to see this video.
I find it fascinating how your effortless swing at 12.55 sends it further than I can hit a PW with best effort đ
Iâve only been playing a few months and Iâve found your videos the best to follow. I do believe though that Iâm just never going to get any good distances.
My 6 iron maxes out at about 130 - 140. Iâve tried the suggestions in your videos. I do weight shift and have light wrists etc. if I can just hit the ball more than 50% of the time, Iâll settle for that.
Low expectations, but thatâs about being realistic I think.
Again, thanks for the videos they help.
Well Iâm very glad youâre with us! You are on the right path. Just add more flow and work on smooth sequence rather than speed
Love the channel, some great tips and down to earth advice. One thing all golfers could benefit from is Pilates, an hour a week over a few months will make a massive difference to your golf and overall condition.
Good point! Actually just started doing a little of this again myself! Thanks for the kind words too!
Thanks for this excellent lesson. My back thanks you as well.
Well I appreciate your back;)
Great video đđ»
Hope it helps!
Very well done! Thank you
Thanks but most importantly I hope it helps
Thanks but most importantly I hope it helps
Excellent lesson explained perfect thanks
Thank you and hope this helps you directly :)
Thank you and hope this helps you directly :)
Great info. Art of simple golf requires a lot of info.
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I love it!
Good!!
The only golf lesson you will ever need
I'm stocky with short arms..always have played better after hitting full chip shots hard as I can before a round...reminded to start doing this again.Thanks
Dennis in Vancouver
More than welcome. Have a video coming soon on applying the breaks at impact. Keep at it sir. I lived in Vsncouver for a few months a long time ago. No golf playing really though in that time
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf Vancouver has a plethora of gorgeous courses...west coast marine climate bent grass greens. Golf heaven..climate like southern England...my grandfather from Cotswolds..Dad born Achlyness Highlands..highlander stocky build..scratch golfer...
Dennis my son looks like your twin!
Cheers
Excellent thanks
Hope you find itâs what you were looking for
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf i think it will help me a lot thanks for your help !in lock down at t moment so drills. In garden. Thanks again
Ben Hogan referred to forward swing drill bringing right elbow down into right side at same time as your weight transfers to your left heel .Raising left heel presets this drill as you have described.
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Love it
Simple but effective. Another positive aspect is to get a better feeling of the impact which is the most important part of the entire golf swing.
Thatâs the goal ;) cheers!
Nice !
Thanks hope it helps
Great awesome
Cheers đïžââïž
This is fantastic information I love it, the only thing I don't like is the noises that your on-screen comments make when they appear ... their way too loud startling in fact... Keep up the great work I'm learning a lot. đ
We cut those out⊠:) glad youâre with us
Thank you.
Cheers!
Thanks!
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67 year old senior here....I started doing something like this. I am using a half swing where my right arm stay completely connected to my body. I am using my body to turn back, wrist cocked, and using my body to tune through. Very, very consistent
Excellent!! Keep at it
Very, very good. Still have a fullish swing most of the time but sciatica means sometimes I have to shorten it to about 3/4. Thanks...
Whatever we can do to help the golf swing stand the test of time and still perform is good. Just also note how much you resist or open the hips on backswing. Less resistance the better as a rule with back pain
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf I tend to straighten my trail leg a little (Molinari) which helps my hips to turn. Thanks so much for reply. Really resonate with your videos!
@@martinhardman9288 That sounds ideal. keep at it!
Cool! I've been working on the short move. So much easier on the body! Short swingers can get serious free power from very soft wrists in the transition and no down pull with the arms. Think low and wide on the takeaway and let then let it float up while you shift the weight to the left heel, turn through and Boom! If you get to the left and don't tighten up the arms you'll flush it.
Well said and solid feedback. It is important to have flow still to create natural whip. Keep progressing and enjoy the journey! Hooe other lessons on here and on the site will help too
Hi,gut a Matt and started chipping up to 20 yards,in the binging it looked like a joke,today itâs fun ,short game is about learning ,that is good.2nd :âwhat you can not do slow ,you will never do fastâslow in-front off a Mirror ,we can always speed up later.thank you
Excellent!! Let us know the progress and hopefully other lessons on here and our website will help!
Good video
Glad you enjoyed
AWESOME
Thank you! Cheers!
I am a beginner and I love your methodology of teaching. I am a tennis player so I do understand the concept of weight shift, contact and follow through.
I am however not clear about the angle of the plane of the golf club in relation to your body. Do you understand my question? Do you think you can somehow give a diagrammatic aerial view of the path of the club prior to contact?
Not too sure what you mean Iâm afraid
my error was letting the arm across the body, the very reason for my inconsistent . Thanks !
We have another lesson⊠stop this backswing destroyer
Great Video. Just wondering what distances you get compared to a full swing. From a seniors swing for example. Love your "simple" style of presentation.
More often than not, very little change because the strike is solid more frequently. And more efficient
Thanks
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