Want to know if speed training will help your game—and if you’re doing it correctly? Start with this series from Golf Digest 50 Best Teacher Michael Jacobs.
Part 1 - Assessing your feet and lifting your heel
If you’re going to speed train, it’s important to understand the underlying physical dynamics and potential risks. Learn more from Golf Digest 50 Best Teacher Michael Jacobs.
Part 2: Tension / Compression / Shear
Fun with Torque
I always like to perform “real-world” experiments to see if what we’re finding in the research matches the felt experience. This video demonstrates what happens in the interaction between you and the golf club. It might challenge what you may have heard about the way players push and pull on the handle down near the ball. It can be a heavy lift to absorb this material, so we broke the video into two parts!
A discussion on Nelly Korda and Padraig Harrington’s golf swing, the linear momentum of their rib cage and arms.
Linear momentum is the product of mass and velocity. When you analyze the linear momentum of the various segments of a good player—and how those values relate to each other—you get what might be a very different understanding than you currently have about the swing.
Using the Jacobs 3D Full Body Model to explain how the lead arm moves relative to the chest on the backswing.
Michael Jacobs describes the concept of Parametric Acceleration.
Michael Jacobs breaks down the complexity of the shoulder joint and how it is actually a combination of 3 joints.
A Jacobs 3D animation of Padraig Harrington’s Mass Center Speed & Direction
Jacobs 3D Kinetic Energy Globes of Nelly Korda
Jacobs 3D Animation of Kinetic Energy Globes
The hub path is defined as the path of travel your hands move on during your swing. Every player has a slightly different hub path, and the hub path you have is a good indicator of how efficiently you transfer the energy from your body into the club at the ball.
Jacobs 3D simulation:
Nelly Korda’s velocity of each body segment
The initial start of the downswing is much like the early stages of the javelin throw.
The first follow up essay to the Science of the Golf Swing textbook. In this video we discuss Gamma rotation and torque.
Michael Jacobs describes how is ‘lag’ is being utilized in high performance golf swings.
Learn more about the book Swing Tips You Should Forget by Michael Jacobs and Shaun Webb.
A look at the linear velocity of all the mass centers of the segmented body model.
Right Upper Arm Mass Center - Linear Kinematics of the downswing
A look at the Full Body Model Alpha Man and linear kinematics of this golfer's HEAD
Learn more about Michael Jacobs’ new book, the Elements of the Golf Swing.
Jacobs 3D Golf welcomes the new book - Science of the Golf Swing. In this first show of 2019, Michael introduces the book and the kinetic drivers of force.
Michael Jacobs explains a key component of force in a golf swing, Alpha Force.
The continued fascination with a shallowing “lay down” move in a golf swing gets unrevealed in this classic video.
The golf world is fascinated with “shallowing the club.”
Michael Jacobs describes the kinetics of shallowing.
Michael Jacobs, author of the Science of the Golf Swing, breaks down the dynamics of Brooks Koepka's swing from slow motion video.
The Science of the Golf Swing Simplified.
An overview of Alpha, Beta and Gamma Forces and Torques.
Using the Science of the Golf Swing to look at Matt Wolf's Swing
In this 55 minute video, Michael Jacobs and Dr. Steven Nesbit discuss the principles of the Golf Swing.
Follow up to a discussion in Post Modern Golf Group
Alpha Man Marker Paths from Gears Golf, the original marker set
A discussion on the new book the Science of the Golf Swing
What are the rotations that happen in the golf swing according to real 3D?
Michael Jacobs breaks down what is inside the Science of the Golf Swing textbook.
Questions and Answers with Michael Jacobs: Arms and Club during a golf swing
Lad in Baseball and Golf Mechanics
Force and Torque Golf Show - Manzella Live
How to Sum the Moments of the golf swing - everything you need to know about the kinetics of the swing
Force Applied. Michael Jacobs Golf Show Season Nine Episode 4
Neutral - Strong - and Weak Grips Discussed
Michael Jacobs Golf Show Season Nine Episode 6. Includes an introduction to the Alpha Beta Gamma Ball
Improve Your Takeaway with Understanding Force and Torque
Michael Jacobs Golf Show Season Nine Episode 3
Linear Force Applied to the Grip Point
This Show broke the internet on the old Manzella golf forum. Final Phase of Downswing
Impact & Low Point Show
Michael Jacobs Golf Show Season Five Episode 3
Highlights of Michael Jacobs' Trip to Seattle
Michael Jacobs Explosive Golf School
Michael Jacobs 2002
Michael Jacobs Explosive Golf School
Water Bottle Video Tip #13
