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M1 introduces the fundamentals of the golf swing, focusing on concepts such as the line of compression, grip, and body mechanics. Through drills and techniques, players develop consistency in setup, short-game skills, and full-swing mechanics. By incorporating elements like trajectory control and athletic patterns from other sports, M1 establishes a strong foundation for swing development.

M1 Coaching Series

Can you swing your arms faster than gravity?  Of course you can.   Can you swing faster than gravity in the right arc?  Challenge yourself to find out.

OVER TOP STICK CHALLENGE

To control path and face. First set up with the putter more in the palm of your hands. Then line your trail forearm up with the putter. Now push your hips back. Set the putter behind the ball. Make a stroke with either just your trail hand and or with both hands. The task is to roll the line. If the line is not rolling place four tees forming a box around the putter head. With about 6 inches front to back in the tees. You should be able to swing the putter head through the tees and not hit any of them. If you do and the ball is still wobbling then it is a face issue. You can also use a putting track for this skill.

CONTROLLING GRIP, PATH, AND FACE

You can practice anywhere as long as you have some room. Learn how to use obstacles in your yard to improve your swing.

USING OBSTACLES IN YOUR YARD

Milo answers the most common question: how to hit far

Golf Instructor Milo Lines

Wrist action stays at a 90 degree angle of your swing arc.

WRIST ACTION

PERFORMANCE COMBINES - BEAT MIKE

There is a way your chest, hips and hands move and a way they do not move. Here is a drill that will help you strengthen your feel for impact.

Strengthening Impact

Grip is the same as full swing. The big difference is in how you set the face. The angle of attack or approach is not very steep. Much shallower than players think.

HAND ACTION

As you progress in golf, having a solid L to L is critical for helping stabilize your speed.

L-TO-L

The first thing in a bunker you are throwing sand. Use the face angle to determine how much sand. Force stays on your front foot. Length is determined by amount of sand, Length of swing, and loft in club.

BUNKER REVIEW

Mike Malaska talks about learning to understand the teeing ground. Golf architects challenge golfers with how they design the teeing grounds, the angles and tricks they play on your eyes, and the ability to aim the ball.

Mike sets up some alignment sticks to show where the teeing ground is aimed. It almost lines up with a house on the right. If you look at the tee markers, they're aimed toward the golf cart. Your brain is trying to line up to 90-degree angles.

If you get out of your golf cart and come up to the teeing ground letting it dictate where you aim, then you will be so far right on your shot.

You need to pay attention to the teeing ground. Mike has an alignment stick set up to where you should aim the ball, and that's different from the tee markers.

Mike looks for a parallel line to create a 90-degree angle, and the alignment stick in front of the ball becomes his line. Mike uses the line on top of the ball to aim where he wants it to start relative to his curve, so the ball ends on the fairway.

When Mike sets up to the ball, he has a 90-degree angle to aim. Mike makes a nice swing down the left of the fairway.

Don't be fooled by the beautiful tee markers. They are not doing you any favors with alignment. The teeing ground and tee markers aren't necessarily pointed in the direction you want your ball to go.

Study the teeing ground to find the right angle to hit your ball onto the fairway.