Mark Egly, PGA Professional, Golf Swing Instruction

[MrOwls310]

Thank you inspector. Newton's third law does not apply to what he is saying. His theory of the golf swing is nuts.

[MrOwls310]

Mark,

When do you start rolling the forearms? From the top of swing? Is it different if I hook ball more then slice? thanks

[Bibich212]

The club stops when you pull? Sure Mark

[Bibich212]

Ioswing,

What are you talking about?. Great players hands way ahead of club head at impact. That is a fact. Yes there is pressure in right forefinger. But the main power is supplied by gap between hips and shoulders.

You can not roll forearms that is absurd.

[MarkEgly]

Thank you ioswing!

Sincerely,

Mark Egly

[ioswing]

@Bibich212, you seem to get a little too focused on individual explanations and miss the big picture. Instead, realize that statements like "forearms roll on their own" are relative to doing everything else correctly. If you "swing" back and through on "plane" gravity does take over during the release, if you let it. Plus, you can fire at the ball [during the release] with your right arm. Ever heard of the "trigger finger"? Also, the exaggerated "impact" you reference is done by no one.

[Bibich212]

@ioswing

You have got to be kidding. Good players at impact. Hands way ahead of ball and hips 30 to 50 degrees open. Rolling your forearms is nutty.

[ioswing]

This guy and a few people here are missing something. The reason anyone was ever told to "hold the angle" was due to the fact that they were "casting" or releasing too early [tips like this always end up as a misconstrued notion]. This guy is swinging properly. If you slowed this video down you would see that at impact he has the desired "angle". And although the hands and arms turn over automatically coming down [from a correct back-swing], you will add power with the right arm.

[Bibich212]

@ioswing You do not throw right arm at ball! Good God not in Golf baseball anywhere! Your lower body moves the arms downplane. Big muscles move small muscles. You are missing something.

[Bibich212]

When you pull and hold the angle you are showing the impact of every great player.

If you had the impact position you would be a better player.

[Bibich212]

It is hard to watch this and not crack up laughing. A baseball hitter would never get ball out of infield if he threw right-hand at ball.

[Bibich212]

The clubface stops if you pull? LOL sure Mark.

[Bibich212]

This is painful. Nobody slices cause they use to little right-hand.

The big mistake is listening to Mark Egly instead of Ben Hogan,Homer Kelly,Ben Doyle,Mike Hebron,Lynn Blake and others who know the Golf Swing.

[Bibich212]

Sb Golf,

Mark implies the forearms roll on their own. That only should happen by rotation of body not on their own. Any sport big muscles move small muscles.

[Bibich212]

Sbgolf,

Please show me any sport where the athlete is trying to slow hips and then shoulders down. It does not happen.

Every great player their hips are wide open at impact and their right hand is not straight. The lower body and hips must start downswing and you should never ever slow them down.

[Bibich212]

If you are going to claim to know things other teachers do not you are bound to get criticized. Mark can not take it.

When you imply Hogan's five fundamentals book was only for players who hook the ball you are asking for critics.

[Bibich212]

Sbgolf,

That is totally incorrect. You want the hips to go has fast has possible. Ben Hogan,Tiger Woods,Jack Nicklaus any great player. Nobody slices because hips open to quickly. LOL

Slices happens because people throw arms from top. That is why slicers have open shoulders and square hips at impact.

Please show a good player who does not have wide opn hips at impact. Or a baseball hitter. This guy is crazy.

[Sbgolf]

@Bibich212 If you watch Jack Nicklaus swing the golf club, his hips are open, but not excessively open. The faster the hips the more you will go right. Ben Hogan cleared his hips fast because he hooked the ball severely, and he also had a weaker grip to combat his hook. Tigers miss has been mostly to the right because his hips cleared to fast and the club got stuck.

[Sbgolf]

@Bibich212 Yes slices do happen if you throw your arms from the top, but only if your shoulders start turning before the arms start to drop and you do not properly release the club. That would be an outside in swingpath, with an open clubface. If you release the clubhead properly when your shoulders are left it would be a pull left. Outside in, with a square face. If your hips get to fast and the swingpath is inside to out. Open clubface and a push slice. Slow the hips and shoulders down

[Sbgolf]

@Sbgolf and the arms catch up, which will square the clubface. 

[Bibich212]

Rolling your arms through impact? Are you freaking serious? Nobody rolls there forearms. Your hips opening squares the club.

[Sbgolf]

@Bibich212 Actually if the hips get to open the club stays open causing a push or slice. If Tiger Woods could have slowed his hips down he would have drove the ball much better. You should really pay closer attention to what Mark is saying. It really is an effective swing. Many of his students have had great success at all levels. It is also a lot easier on the body. 

[Bibich212]

Your roll over fold up has got to be about the dumbest thing I have ever heard. You totally contradict sanity.

[Bibich212]

There is not a throwing motion of the right-hand. The lower body starts down and the hands drop . Club is thrown down and out by the rotation of the body.

[Commit2theIndian]

Who is this guy? I've been around golf in Iowa for years and never heard of him

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