To understand Moe’s swing, you must see the nuance. When I practiced with him I took many videos of his motion. But it was a picture from Golf Digest that have me a clue about his lead hand and the pressure it imparts on the club.
In this video I explain why Moe’s lead thumb placement was a significant discovery in neutralizing the club face, understanding grip pressure and achieving the ideal lead hand position.
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Years ago I had an old pro place my hands on the club and I could smash the ball. But I neglected to really study what he did and after a short while I lost it and unfortunately he fell ill from cancer and passed on before I could access him again.
I am reasonably intelligent but you have completely confused me. Sorry but you REALLY need to simplify your explanation.
Hard to understand where the gap is. Could you do another video on this? Thank you.
I get that you need to explore new ideas for content in order to keep these instructional videos fresh. This video is way to complex to be of value to me and, I suspect, other average golfers. Keep it simple. I don’t know if anyone has benefited more than me from watching the Graves Golf videos. I am 75 and my game has improved by a dozen strokes in the last 14 months! My game has improved so much that on just the right lucky day I will soon be able to shoot my age. Graves Golf and the single plane swing are responsible. Thanks so much.
Can anyone play under 90 who has learned this method. All the principles seems common sense. Just wondering if anyone has had great success. Thanks.
I started golfing 6 months ago and my swing is better then half the guys I know that play. Amazing content keep it up please Todd.
there is that Natural Golf ten finger grip on Moe here….another former Natural Golf instructor says Moe did not play in his hay day with a ten finger grip only for Natural Golf demos….
Love videos on small setup nuances. Todd, so you're saying have a gap between thumb and index finger on lead hand? I struggle with getting the face too shut during the swing.
Todd golf is already very complicated please lets keep things simple
I became familiar with your teaching method and Moe Norman’s swing while working at Broad Run Golf in Bristow, VA from 2008 – 2011 and playing there another five years as a member where pros Dave and Clay both taught the single plane swing. I was retired, working in the pro shop then as a starter/marshal and taking full advantage of the perk of getting unlimited range balls and golf rounds. I decided to work through Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons to re-tool the ‘Golf My Way’ Nicklaus style swing and also tried the single plane method I observed Dave and Clay teaching and using. Then I also stumbled across Harry Frankenberg (Count Yoyi) as a result of reading the George Peper book ‘The Secret of Golf’ which featured him in the last chapter of the book as ‘The World’s Greatest Golfer You Never Heard of’ and I tried to also emulate and learn from his odd swing style. The fact that Hogan, Norman and Frankenberg all were noted for is an uncanny ability to hit dead straight shots intrigued me and made me search for how each of them did it with swing styles and grips which on the surface looked radically different. But what I found is that all three employed the same mechanical principles and use of efficient use of body and clubhead mass and momentum and all three used a grip method and release of radial deviation lag through impact which momentarily locked the wrists with face square to the target just as the compressed ball flew off the face due to the way they moved their legs and hips to 45° open and keeping them there until releasing the back foot just as the ball flew off the face. One of the keys was how their grips, though different, created symmetrical wrist action and turning over of the club after impact to keep it on a the same balanced swing path it was on in the downswing.
TMI bro maybe you could of just put a close up of your grip and thumb
hey todd my lead arm(left) wrist has limited movement due to an injury and it cant fully rotate to a square(flat) back hand when i isolate the shoulder therefore making it hard to return the club square at impact. (i struggle with an open face) Is there a way to help with this?
Todd: Watched the entire video., but there wasn't a close-up of the left hand position with the thumb and since that's the point of the video I was disappointed. I've always been taught that the left hand's thumb is slightly to the right of center. The video and your explanation shows the thumb on top of the club.
What horse shit.
You can literally just keep your lead arm straight, and use the dominant hand to control it. Grip can be anything that is comfortable. There is no "exact" or "perfect" for everyone. You're overthinking boyca
If you look at Freddy Couples grip at impact he almost one hands it and very loose with it … just an observation
all good but what is the ideal grip? neutral or strong?
Way way way too complicated. I'm completely baffled and my brain is frazzled. I literally haven't got a clue what the actual teaching was in that.
I feel you’re investing non existent stuff here. Not good!
Great videos —i have trouble seeing detail. It could be me. Or higher quality video
I’ve tried the gap in the grip and it was a missing link for me.. the feeling of greatness is in that gap. I don’t know why but I believe it’s very important to the swing. Thanks 👍