Matt Baker on the "M-System" for Building a Better Golf-Swing
Episode description
Matt Baker is a PGA (England) golf professional, golf instructor and the CEO of Matt Baker Golf Ltd. Based in Clitheroe in Northwest England, Matt specialises in online coaching and personal lessons to golfers of all skill levels from Beginner to Elite. His coaching philosophy is to keep it simple, and build on familiar movements, from life activities and other sports, that help you improve your golf faster.
Matt joins #OntheMark to illustrates the commonalities between swings from other sports and the golf-swing. He also dives into the M-System - a skill-based system of golf-swing instruction devised by Mike Malaska. In describing the M-System, Matt breaks down the 5 elements to building a better swing:
- The "Line of Compression"
- The "Lever System"
- The "Body Motion"
- Combining Skills (Levers and Body Motion) for success, and
- How to Practice Productively for your Swing to Perform under Pressure.
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