Have you been surfing YouTube trying to find a solution for improving your golf game? Or perhaps you’ve recently retired and decided golf is a game you should take up and you are looking for some help getting started? Or you’ve been golfing for several years but now find that Father Time has robbed your body of the ability to play golf at the level you once had?
In the past you’ve found a wealth of helpful how-to advice on YouTube, so looking to it for help with golfing is a natural option.
While I’ve taken some golf lessons from time to time, I’ve had problems translating those lessons to success on the course. As a lifelong DIY practitioner, I’m well used to going to books and videos (and now the Internet) for help. In my exploring YouTube, searching for the Holy Grail of golfing success, I’ve found many different systems offering promise. Just about all of these different approaches have followers who have found their methods helpful. BUT . . .
What Golf Swing Systems are best for you and your body anatomy?
Here’s a list to review of some of the most popular golf swing styles on YouTube. Each review includes a slow-motion video of the proponents swing and my comment on distinctive features.
Currently Featured Golf Swing Videos & Articles:
- Paul Wilson’s Body Swing – As the name implies Paul believes how you turn your body is key to a reliable, effective golf swing.
- Todd Kolb’s Vertical Line Golf Swing – Should you be swinging your arms around the body or straight back and through? Todd has a solution senior golfers should try.
- Tom Saguto’s “Stack and Tilt” Golf Swing – Tom’s swing method is based on simplicity, reducing the number of moving parts in a golf swing.
- Jim Venetos Closed Stance Golf Swing – Jim’s unique setup is part of his golfing system that makes a reliable golf swing possible.
- Brian Sparks/Easiest Golf Swing Principles – Brian was a pioneer in teaching a natural-based body friendly swing, absent focus on minute details. Brother Phil is continuing Brian’s legacy in the Easiest Swing golf channel.
- Manuel De La Torre Golf Swing w/ Trish Beucher – Like Brian Sparks, Manuel believed in finding ways to allow your body to naturally move the club and strike the ball successfully. Former student Trish Beucher continues teaching in his tradition.
A few more Golf Swing video blogs I like
Five Great Senior Golf Tips for hitting your Driver. Todd Kolb, founder of The Vertical Swing, has lots of video tips that appeal to older golfers who have lost flexibility as well as younger golfers having problems applying conventional or orthodox golf instruction.
A key reason older golfers struggle and how to fix it in one round – Alex Fortey – Founder of “The Art Of Simple Golf” has some useful golf tips and solutions for anyone who is struggling with their golf game.
A simple tip for Chipping Problems – Julian Mellor and Jo Cameron focus on transforming golfers with a proven, easy-to-follow method tailored to your body, not a 25-year old tour player.
Pain Free Golf Swing for Seniors – Danny Maude is one of the top golf instructors on YouTube who also has several videos oriented to older golfers.
A simple golf setup for a consistent swing – Bob Cunningham (“The Ancient One”) is an entertaining 90-year-old Easiest Swing Golf Coach who is constantly trying new swing ideas. Some of his tips might resonate with you.
Are you using the Wrong Golf Swing for your Body? – PGA Golf Coach Tony Brooks explores how too many golfers are forcing a swing style that doesn’t fit their body, flexibility, or lifestyle.
Who is your favorite YouTube Golf Coach? Leave your comments below.