I'm going to keep today's description short and sweet. The video you're going to watch will simply tell you exactly why the Peak Performance Golf Swing works. If you've ever wondered what makes this swing so easy to implement and why it leads to so much success for so many golfers, you'll get your answers today!
Just sit back, press play, and enjoy!
Keep it vertical!
The Surge
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Comments
Why PPGS Works
Any of us could have written the letter that Surge read in the video. For various reasons, we KNOW it works. While I will want some PPGS lessons to hone my swing, I didn't have to spend $6,000 on lessons to get it. That's what I spent on rotary and X factor swing instruction 2009-2012.
Just watching Surge's dvd's and daily YouTube videos (and listening intently) is all I took for me learn the PPGS golf swing. IT WORKS!!!
It works~!
Surge,
Thankyou for another gem. A reminder to doing it right every time for we Surgites. Feel the swing and swing the feel. Practice makes perfect. Indeed it does and perfect practice is the key to success. On my morning swing session, I noted that I was lifting immediately and making good swings with the longer clubs??? The reason for the question marks is: Usually I start with a wedge and work up to the longer clubs.This is probably a hangover from my rotational days, of swinging the driver like you swing your sand wedge advice. So perhaps I will try on the next session to use the longer clubs first when feeling the swing etc. Swinging at around 80-85% certainly allows all the parts to co-ordinate much better. Long may it continue.
For the gentleman who asked after the last video whether to swing differently with driver etc? Check out Surge swinging at the very beginning of the daily video with his driver. A picture paints a thousand words and this one should answer your question. DH
The Auld Mug
DH, commiserations on losing the above to our American cousins, at least you
can be glad that half of the crew were aussies, including the helmsman or does
that stick in your throat also, LOL. Sorry to hear your'e not coming over to see Surge, I was looking forward to having a drink with you, never mind, one day I'll
try and get over to your side and have a few games with you.
Down under
Neil,
I meet nice people from NZ and Aussie land nearly every week working at a resort hotel here in at the entertainment capitol in LV. I tell them, no I have not had the privelage of traveling there yet but have some good golf buddies down that way. Coming into your warm summer months soon there, you and DH will likely give us some golf reports soon too.
Was thinking about your challenge to get vertical and came to several conclusions.
One, you must be turning too much which allows your arms to get back too far. Two are you sure your alignment is parallel left? Are your shoulders slightly open or square to that alignment? Many are open and pre-set for lifting the arms behind there foot line, then do you focus on just lifting until your upper arm is over the foot line? Lastly, have you had a friend video tape your swing to see if you are within these parameters? With your golf season coming into full swing soon and Surge headed your way it will be revealing to get his opinion up close and personal.
I would love to have a game with you gents too and I will buy the first round of Aussie brews after the day on the links. Some day my friends, some day.
Down Under
Robert, I regularly video myself at work on the weekends as I have a large indoor area just outside my office, so when I need a break I video myself then download to either V1 or Arcsoft in slo/mo. I know i have wide knees, limited 3/4 turn, set up with an alignment ruler, Have more lift than turn, etc etc.
One consistent aspect is coming up with the torso/head during the BUS and have tried several ways to obliterate this. I think I need some critical analysis now, so the timing is perfect as I'm in rehab at the moment and will be fresh with a clear mind, to meet Surge.
I'm heading to the Masters next year with a group of guys and looking forward to a memorable trip, one day we may meet up, could be in NZ with DH as I never been there, regards.
Masters
Hi Neil, turns out I'll be coming down from Canada to go to the upcoming Masters as well, so if you see a Peak Performance T-shirt or hat (need to get myself one from Surge's Shop!) make sure you say hi and we can talk PPGS!
cheers
Todd N
The Masters
Todd, just printed/filed your comment in my trip folder, will let you know what I'm wearing so hopefully we can catch up. Having four days to do it, should be
a cinch, LOL.
yes it does work
Got out early this a.m. for my now weekly 9 holes. My very first shot of the day on a par 3 landed me 2 inches to the side of the hole. I decided to play 18 for once. For the very first time EVER I actually felt like I was playing golf. I had an amazing day.
Thanks Don.
On a side note. When the shots start to go south, I just reach into my handy mini manual and just start doing it right again. I was hitting straight but left, no hook. My shoulders were out of line. Still even with that little thing being out of true I was still hitting better than some of those around me.
I thought I was doing it right
I have followed your site for a few years now and it has helped lower my handicap. Just a few days ago I downloaded a free iphone app called Ubersense. It allows you to video your swing and play it back step by step and compare it to other swings. I was amazed - I was deep into the sacred burial ground and my back swing was way past vertical. I have a lot of work ahead of me but this was a great tool to check what I am dong. I wish they had sample PPGS swings in their library to compare with.
Dfoley
Doing it right
dfoley -- I found filming myself was a blessing and a curse. I found it beneficial to see what I was doing mechanically but it didn't help me improve that much. I had to learn what I needed to "feel" in the flow of the swing and just if I was hitting a position.
That said, knowing if you are getting into the SBG or having the best athletic readiness is crucial. I can't wait til I have my first official PPGS hands on lesson. It will be the quantum leap I need.
Jeff P.
OK Guys! Help me out here!
I believe it is one of Don's recent videos (my brain is fuzzy trying to remember which one), he discusses the vertical positioning of the club at the top of the BUS to contrast the vertical up swing with the traditional laid off club position. Somewhere, in his discussion, Surge shows and make reference to the vertical club position becoming a little laid off in the downward transition.
BUT --- if the club loses its verticality, how can you keep your palms perpendicular to the ground. These are two of the key rules I am trying to be sure I apply: vertical positioning of the club at the top of the BUS and palms perpendicular to the ground at all times.
Is Surge saying it's not quite so, or are there just parts of the PPGS golf swing that have to go "off vertical" or " off penperdicular" merely because of the physics of the golf swing?
I love the swing. I love the videos. Thanks for your help, guys.
Jeff P.
Palms perpendicular
Palms perpendicular throughout the swing is a good rough guideline or swing thought (if not taken literally) but it's certainly not what actually happens in a good golf swing. Not even Surge's swings.
The club lays off on the way down. Surge says to fight against the lay off (and I'm sure he does) but both his and DJ's palms become less perpendicular to the ground on the way down than people trying to literally follow that guideline.
driver swings
I am sold on PPGS, no doubt about it. Below is a video I took this afternoon that demonstrates my driver swing. I was swinging as fast as I could, but the balls traveled only 140-150 yards. Let's not blame the cold for the lack of distance. It's all me. Enjoy and please comment on my YouTube channel rather than here. Thanks, Jeff P.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzd3w2sGMHk
Power
You would gain 40 yards just by getting some weight transfer timed up from the ground up.
Most of your weight should be on your front foot by impact and your upper body shouldn't be falling back.
If you were making a sidearm throw (or skipping a rock) you wouldn't be able to throw it very hard like that.
Power
Steve, thanks for the comments. I know you and others will not believe me, but I did have a ton of weight moving from my back foot to my forward foot prior to impact. Otherwise, I couldn't have swung as fast as I was in the video. Which leads me to my real dilemma: I was attracted to swing methods like S&T because of the emphasis of starting with weight on the forward foot and increasing the weight there throughout the swing. With PPGS, we start out PLHR, which then requires a very conscious, deliberate action to get weight moved to the forward foot. As I said, I am sold on PPGS. But like any other golf swing I've tried, it is going to take a ton of work to get it right. Thanks, Jeff P.
Weight Shift
Jeff,
I think your problem may be related to not being Pre-Loaded Heavy Right (PLHR). When I watched your video, I put my cursor at your belt buckle and noticed that your hips moved a good 6 inches to the right on your BUS. Using the PPGS, you should be able to keep your lower body relatively still in the BUS, then shift your weight in the FUS. You get a fairly good shift to the left (forward), but you don't start PLHR. Take a look again at Surge's video tips on PLHR (use the search feature at the top right). Hope this helps you.
What to do when PPGS doesn't work
My swing speed is between 70 and 75 mph. Using the common 2.5 yards per mph estimate, I should be hitting my drives about 175 to 180 yards. At he present time I don't have a club in my bag which will carry over 100 yards. My shots are relatively straight. What drills should I work on to move my club performance more toward the normal?
So the general rule with the
So the general rule with the PPGS is to swing your arms faster. The other thing is you need to be swinging with clubs that allow you for maximum performance, i.e. have them checked by a fitter.
What to do when PPGS doesn't work
There is always a point where you can't swing your arms faster. The issue with my question is that my carry distance seems to be way under the norm for my swing speed. I would expect that, since my clubs, Ping, are a reputable brand, and I use senior flex shafts. That a perfectly fitted set would not change the carry distance significantly.