Lesson With Mike Austin

[Mike O]

I am use to this kind of reaction the minute you mentioned a secret in golf.

You don’t need to wait for the book.

Here is a clue.

The secret is in this perfect golf swing formula.

See if you can figure it out what the secret ingredient is.

A Perfect Golf Swing Formula

There are only two things you need for a perfect golf swing.

#1 accuracy (Control) and #2 distance (Power).

If you build your perfect golf swing on accuracy alone it will have some distance built into it.

If you build your perfect golf swing on distance alone it will have little accuracy in it.

Now to build the perfect golf swing we must understand how the muscles, bones and joints in the body work.

Here is the sequence. The muscles move the bones and the bones move at the joints.

Now select the muscles, bones and joints that work the best for #1 accuracy (Control).

Then select the muscles, bones and joints that work the best for #2 distance (Power) without reducing accuracy.

Enjoy

I'd give you a clue but that's not my normal mode of operation - so I'll just give you an answer: There is no "secret"- when you realize that - you'll be closer to understanding the golf swing.

I do have a few questions for forum members that have expertise in a couple of different fields- What's the secret to building a commercial office building? What's the secret to driving a car? Or if it's just perfection that you are striving for then "What's the secret to driving a car perfectly?" Don't give me any long detailed answer or some wide principle- let me define clearly - what I mean by secret. It needs to be one specific isolated thing that I could implement immediately and get immediate results! (For example in golf- regardless of what else I was doing or had going on in my movement- although those things would be there and would influence the results - we are going to wipe those things out of reality and say that they have no affect on the result. We're going to take the real and make it unreal- that's "your secret".)

At this point I'm sure that greasy chicken fingers are making furious keyboard strokes or drewit is going to tell me to bend over more Or since Mike O. is going off on "the secret" - that DG's ready and willing to post on the right arm swing- yet he can't because that would too close to thread jacking- something he has the conscience not to do.

At the end of the day- "the secret" is nothing more than a "tip" dressed in king's clothing or with a better marketing department behind it.

[purehitter]

let me define clearly that what I mean by secret. It needs to be one specific isolated thing that I could implement immediately and get immediate results!

You hit the nail on the head it does just that.

[drewitgolf]

let me define clearly that what I mean by secret. It needs to be one specific isolated thing that I could implement immediately and get immediate results!

You hit the nail on the head it does just that.

Mental or Physical?

[okie]

Purehitter,

What kind of teacher would in clear conscience teach an individual (presumably with money changing hands) over a span of 14 years and NOT share the key ingredient that his entire career was built on ... POWER! It seems like built-in obscelescence to me. Keep the lemmings coming back for more! I am not sure if it was mentioned already (I think Pistol) mentioned it but I agree that a key to Mike Austin's length off the tee was an extended left arm, thus as wide of a radius as possible, a radius with a normal force in support (Extensor Action.) It has been around for a long time. Joe Norwood was probably the first teacher to emphasize it, but Homer Kelley coined it and explained it best. Joe Norwood has a drill where he asks you to stand facing a wall, then to raise you left arm to the horizontal plane so that your middle finger tip is 2-3 inches away from the wall, then take your right arm and pull the left arm without moving the left shoulder forward. It will magically touch the wall. For the math buffs out there what does 3 inches more radius give me if I can maintain it? Apprently Hogan worked on his left arm for several years. Some say he was "the long right arm through the ball" but Hogan thought it best to be the long left arm!

[purehitter]

Mental or Physical?

I have always said that the pivot controlled hand golfer has his head up his you know what so his shoulders are closer to his hips for better control of the hands.

From your posts I get the idea you might be one of these golfers.

Am I right?

[pistol]

I have always said that the pivot controlled hand golfer has his head up his you know what so his shoulders are closer to his hips for better control of the hands.

From your posts I get the idea you might be one of these golfers.

Am I right?

A bit below the belt so to speak
The hands control the upper body and the feet/knees control the pivot and you move them in circular motions?

[drewitgolf]

I have always said that the pivot controlled hand golfer has his head up his you know what so his shoulders are closer to his hips for better control of the hands.

From your posts I get the idea you might be one of these golfers.

Am I right?

Be careful making assumptions like that. My head has been many places, but not where you suggest. One would think your secret was indeed "mental" if you are able to decipher from my response (three simple words) and make a correlation that leads you to Pivot control Hands. That is quite a parlor trick.

However, you are wrong. As a fellow A.I., PGA Member and one that uses Rover Golf Products in his lesson program, I know the value of Educated Hands and so do my students. So again, since you brought it up without an answer: mental or physical?

I hope your insights provide better information than Dan Shauger. His book on Mike Austin was a dissapointment.

On second thought, is it a new training aid like "The Flamer" that Austin use to promote?

[purehitter]

Be careful making assumptions like that. My head has been many places, but not where you suggest. One would think your secret was indeed "mental" if you are able to decipher from my response (three simple words) and make a correlation that leads you to Pivot control Hands. That is quite a parlor trick.

However, you are wrong. As a fellow A.I., PGA Member and one that uses Rover Golf Products in his lesson program, I know the value of Educated Hands and so do my students. So again, since you brought it up without an answer: mental or physical?

I hope your insights provide better information than Dan Shauger. His book on Mike Austin was a dissapointment.

On second thought, is it a new training aid like "The Flamer" that Austin use to promote?

When I replied to your post it was to the fingers in you know what reference.

That is why I came back with my reference.

It was a joke and I did not mean to offend you.

It is funny you mention Dan Shauger as I have asked him to post video lessons he had with Mike. I have yet to see one and he says he knows Mike’s secret which I think he calls counter rotation and spin the meatball.

What I learned can be found in TGM book as well.

I explain it and show it differently and in a way the golf can understand and do.

I can assure you the Hammer Swing book will not be like Kill the Ball book from Dan.

The new trainer is not like the Flammer but I still have one of the original Flammers Mike gave me.

This new swing trainer is the Ultimate for teaching TGM. It will be ready to go in about a week.

I will post a video so you can see how it works.

[drewitgolf]

When I replied to your post it was to the fingers in you know what reference.

That is why I came back with my reference.

It was a joke and I did not mean to offend you.

No problem John. I didn't take offense. My quote within your post #23 was what you referenced. I just responded in my off-beat way , never with malice. My writing is either meant to be informative or humorous (I hope anyway). I look forward to your video.

[Bagger Lance]

let me define clearly that what I mean by secret. It needs to be one specific isolated thing that I could implement immediately and get immediate results!

You hit the nail on the head it does just that.

An active left wrist uncocking.

There are soooo many secrets and not enough time...
I'll just take the yellow book for $175 Alex.