I know!! I'ven seen and read everything from Shauger, Bowden, Dunaway and others, and some elements are very confusing, specially the counter rotation part. I read than during his career, Austin didn't use the counter rotation, it's something he tought about after his major stroke...
The way I understand all this is: Find the best way to release the club head with the hands with an underhanded throw, like skipping a stone, and do the compound pivot. Starting to work magic for me!
I believe what plays a huge role in the Austin swing is the narrow stance by todays pro standard.When you use a much more narrow stance =2 things- you create a somewhat single plane,extreme shifts means 2 planes= the back you create one plane and then you shift front your on another plane.In making the shift happen quickly w the narrow stance there is less change.Try this out-go to a narrow stance and feel the difference and how much U can concentrate on the shoulders arms as whips .
Mike did Austin teach players of different talent levels different swings? It seems like we have 5 or so guys teaching Austin, but teaching different things: counter-rotation, see-saw pivot with a stable head, the pivot as a sort of retraction of the right hip, some teach it as a linear motion. Is it just a difference of teaching cruising speed vs bang it hard?
@secretogolf: First, I'm not a fan of learning physical motions from a book, so any golf book review I give is skewed by that fact. What I like about the book is that it doesn't try to go into to many details that are impossible to relate in text. The pictures are great sketches that give you an idea of what certain position should look like. He also goes into a myriad of ways to play different shots off the tee, and covers the difference between playing driver and irons with the Austiin Swing.
@secretogolf His video is great for all the sequences of him swinging, and he seems to teach the Austin pivot different from EVERYONE else that teaches the Austin swing (mentored by the legend seems to teach the same pivot). He describes the down swing pivot more like how a soccer player kicks a ball --- sort of like a down and out on the plane angle type of deal.
@secretogolf What Dunaway and almost all others miss out on is getting into the exact details of the so-called throw, and I don't remember him mentioning the pendulum in the video. My only other exposure to Austin is through the GIMI video, forum discussion, and trying to hack it out with pretty good results. I respect Dunaway's advice over all others because he spent the most time with Austin and is featured in all but 1 of the Austin videos. I hope to purchase Austinology and learn more.
@emomagica
I know!! I'ven seen and read everything from Shauger, Bowden, Dunaway and others, and some elements are very confusing, specially the counter rotation part. I read than during his career, Austin didn't use the counter rotation, it's something he tought about after his major stroke...
The way I understand all this is: Find the best way to release the club head with the hands with an underhanded throw, like skipping a stone, and do the compound pivot. Starting to work magic for me!
ElGolfeux 6 months ago
I believe what plays a huge role in the Austin swing is the narrow stance by todays pro standard.When you use a much more narrow stance =2 things- you create a somewhat single plane,extreme shifts means 2 planes= the back you create one plane and then you shift front your on another plane.In making the shift happen quickly w the narrow stance there is less change.Try this out-go to a narrow stance and feel the difference and how much U can concentrate on the shoulders arms as whips .
secretogolf 10 months ago
Mike did Austin teach players of different talent levels different swings? It seems like we have 5 or so guys teaching Austin, but teaching different things: counter-rotation, see-saw pivot with a stable head, the pivot as a sort of retraction of the right hip, some teach it as a linear motion. Is it just a difference of teaching cruising speed vs bang it hard?
emomagica 10 months ago
Nice clip! I have his book and dvd.
emomagica 11 months ago
@emomagica What is different/unique about his book and DVD than what is already out there?
Thanks would appreciate your insight.Wonder when or if MD is going to join the Champions Tour?
secretogolf 11 months ago
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BigDaddySpyBLueware 10 months ago
@secretogolf: First, I'm not a fan of learning physical motions from a book, so any golf book review I give is skewed by that fact. What I like about the book is that it doesn't try to go into to many details that are impossible to relate in text. The pictures are great sketches that give you an idea of what certain position should look like. He also goes into a myriad of ways to play different shots off the tee, and covers the difference between playing driver and irons with the Austiin Swing.
emomagica 10 months ago
@secretogolf His video is great for all the sequences of him swinging, and he seems to teach the Austin pivot different from EVERYONE else that teaches the Austin swing (mentored by the legend seems to teach the same pivot). He describes the down swing pivot more like how a soccer player kicks a ball --- sort of like a down and out on the plane angle type of deal.
emomagica 10 months ago
@secretogolf What Dunaway and almost all others miss out on is getting into the exact details of the so-called throw, and I don't remember him mentioning the pendulum in the video. My only other exposure to Austin is through the GIMI video, forum discussion, and trying to hack it out with pretty good results. I respect Dunaway's advice over all others because he spent the most time with Austin and is featured in all but 1 of the Austin videos. I hope to purchase Austinology and learn more.
emomagica 10 months ago
Great video.....a real testament to Dunaways's golfing prowess
bossofalltime 1 year ago