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Mike Malaska has a Player Lesson with Dr. Joe LaCaze, Owner and Managing Partner of Rotex Motion. Joe is a former Navy Seal and avid golfer who has worked with elite athletes for 26 years. He is a guru in the motion fitness arena. His company sells products that will help you with flexibility and better movement patterns.

Joe LaCaze- Player Lesson

The swing game is a program that teaches young people simple movemen patterns.

Swing Game

The distance the ball goes out of a bunker is based on three things. The amount of sand. The speed of the swing. And the club that you are using. Practice mainly speed and club selection more than amount of sand at first.

DISTANCE CONTROL

Your practice station is the foundation of your practice. Here, Mike explains to Caroline how to set this up.

CREATING YOUR PRACTICE STATION

Either place a band around your hips and connect it to the ground or a cable system connected to your belt buckle. Then create tension in the cable. It is now pulling your towards it. Then start your backswing and increase the tension in the cable or band. Notice where your force goes in your trail foot. Towards the inside of your trail heel. Then start to rotate back to the start point. Keeping the tension in the cable. Now move onto your lead leg and continue to push away or create more tension in the cable as you move to the follow through side. Again your instinct to keep tension in the cable will give you the feel for your swing.

CABLE PULL

Hi, I’m Mike Malaska, and I’m here with Billy Fitzgerald and Brian Gott to talk about some Ask Mike's questions. We have an incredible team of instructors who work with us—Julie Yang, Pepe Cortez, Matt Baker, Doug Roberts, and others. They’ve all been through the M-System and truly understand what these Ask Mike's are about.I personally review most of the questions, and you can trust our team to provide accurate answers. This isn’t complicated. Over time, we’ve noticed that questions tend to become consistent people are often dealing with the same challenges. Whether it’s me or one of our instructors answering, you’re always going to get the right guidance.The Ask Mike's section is also a great place for you to voice your questions. It helps us as teachers because it shows us what people might be missing in their lessons. Interestingly, I’ve found that many people don’t ask their questions during lessons. Instead, they’ll email later and say, “I wanted to ask you this.” My response? “Why didn’t you ask me during the lesson?” Probably because they know I would’ve made them do it!Anyway, Ask Mike's is an excellent feature of the site. Our instructors are just as good as I am at addressing your concerns. So, send in your questions—you’ll be well taken care of. Now, let’s dive into today’s question.Hi, I’m Brian Gott, a Malaska Golf Certified Coach, and I’m here to answer a question for Ask Mike's. This one comes from Tom Thornalley, and it’s something we hear all the time—at least once per lesson!Tom asks about the impact drill and whether it’s valuable to use with the driver.Tom, let me share what Mike always says when we hear this question: “Should I do this with the driver?” His response is, “Only if you want to hit it well.”The impact drill is vital because it helps you feel what it’s like to be in the proper impact position. To practice this, start by getting into the impact position. Remember, it’s not about getting the hands forward—it’s about moving the hips out of the way, something we emphasize a lot in the M-System.Here’s how to practice: Get into the impact position, stay there, and make a small swing. By starting from impact, you’re already in the correct spot.Repeat this drill—impact, impact, and then a little swing. As you work on it, you’ll develop a feel for the correct impact position, and your overall swing will improve significantly. Keep practicing, and remember, the impact drill works with every club—including the driver.

Impact Drill With A Driver

How to Control Curve vs Trajectory in Your Golf Swing In this episode of Ask Malaska Golf, Mike Malaska and Malaska Golf Certified Coach Julie answer a key question from member Rob Sacks: &ldquo;Is it more important to control curve or trajectory?&rdquo; Their answer: Master curve first. It's a core principle of the M-System, which emphasizes building your swing through clubface control and swing path before focusing on shot height or trajectory.
What You&rsquo;ll Learn in This Video: &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;Why controlling curve (draws and fades) is more important than trajectory when developing a consistent swing &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;How clubface and path shape ball flight, and why they should be your focus before anything else &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;Why trajectory is a result, not a starting point, and how to add it once you can shape shots &bull; &nbsp; &nbsp;How the M-System helps you train the right sequence of swing fundamentals for lasting improvement
&ldquo;If I&rsquo;m out practicing, the first thing I want to work on is: Can I curve the ball to the left? Can I curve the ball to the right? Once I own that, I can start to adjust trajectory.&rdquo; &mdash; Mike Malaska &ldquo;I always start with face and path. That&rsquo;s the foundation. Trajectory is important, but it comes after you&rsquo;ve mastered curve.&rdquo; &mdash; Coach Julie
Key Takeaway: The M-System helps you master the fundamentals of face and path first, so you can maximize control over your shot shape and maintain a consistent, repeatable swing. Build your game in the right order and trajectory control will follow naturally.

Controlling Curve vs Trajectory 

From 130 to 120 yards and in. Force is in front foot. No force transfer. You rotate on your lead leg. The swing because of ball position is slightly downward. Right foot or trail foot is for balance and stability not speed.