Athletic Motion Golf- The Podcast

The Only Practice Plan You'll Ever Need!

Every time a pro wins with a quirky move, it shows up on the lesson tee the next week.... the bowed wrist, the foot hop, the "swing that will revolutionize golf." We all love an outlier, and we all think we're one magic bullet away. In this episode of the Athletic Motion Golf Podcast, Mike Granato & Shaun Webb break down why copying those moves is the fastest way to wreck your golf swing, and what you should be stealing from tour players instead.The real answer is their mindset and how they practice: low ball counts, rehearsal swings, verifying every feel against Gears, TrackMan, or video instead of trusting feel alone, and practicing with a plan rather than reacting to the last shot you hit. We get into honest swing-change timelines (why a tour coach will tell a player it might take two years), the 1%-a-day math, the ladder to unconscious competence, why bad concepts are the easiest to ingrain and the hardest to undo, Tony Ruggerio's 3x5 note card system, and why filming your on-course swing — not your basement swing — is the only way to see what you're actually changing.Get good at the basics. That's where 95% of them live. Timestamps below.👉  FREE: Add Instant Distance With This GO-TO "Distance Injection" DRILL: https://athleticmotiongolf.com/distanceChapters:00:00 Why a pro's weird move shows up on the lesson tee00:26 We all think we're missing one magic bullet00:55 DJ's bowed wrist — and the story nobody knows01:20 Fitzpatrick's foot hop & the "revolutionary" swing02:10 Just make a plain vanilla swing02:15 Jon Rahm's foot is medical, not technique02:25 "You ain't Jordan" — the basketball parallel03:08 Why golf tricks us into thinking we can copy03:27 So what SHOULD you copy? Mindset & practice03:40 Pro vs 10-handicap: ball count & rehearsals04:00 How pros verify every single shot with data04:23 Tuned into feel — but never trusting it blindly05:10 Practice with a purpose and a plan05:27 The worst habit in golf: the "one ball plan"05:42 Doing it right often feels (and looks) terrible06:27 Don't chase the new symptom06:33 The flat tire analogy: motor patterns aren't repairs06:49 Honest timelines: why Scheffler's change took 2 years07:32 The 1%-a-day math — 100 days would be a miracle08:05 Climbing the ladder to unconscious competence08:26 Which swing changes are fast vs slow08:46 The tour player who fixed it fast and went on a tear09:32 Why bad concepts are the easiest to ingrain10:36 Even the best players scour YouTube at 2am10:54 Tony Ruggerio's 3x5 card: your three things11:14 One well = good. Two = really good. Three = lights out11:32 Carey Gilchrist's laminated drill cards12:00 "I've done it a month — what's next?"12:45 "When you can't NOT do it, then we move on"13:38 Having a coach with you on the course14:11 Coaching each other: "you're laid off again"14:26 Filming your on-course swing = a dose of reality14:56 Why your lesson swing isn't your course swing16:08 "I've worked on that for 4 months" — here's why16:57 Be your own best coach on the course17:13 Avoid chasing unicorn moves17:32 95% of pros live on the vanilla basics

The Real Reason Your Range Swing Vanishes On The Course!

You're striping it on the range, then somewhere between the range and the first tee your swing vanishes — "where did that guy go?" It happens to everyone, and in today's Athletic Motion Golf Podcast, Shaun Webb and Mike Granato break down exactly why, and how to bring your range swing to the course.We get into the false confidence of hitting the same club over and over, why you should change clubs and targets every ball ("play the course on the range"), and the number one killer under pressure: getting quick and not finishing your backswing. You'll hear the Jack Nicklaus "finish your backswing" principle, David's "miss it quick," VJ Singh's one-two-three-four count and the Tour Tempo idea, Dr. Debbie's archery drill and "second serve" philosophy for making a free first swing, plus how nerves quietly wreck your setup — Adam Scott, Nick Price adjusting to the wind, and why it's the mosquitoes that get you, not the bears.If you play your best golf on the range and your worst on the first tee, this one's for you. Timestamps below — tell us your first-tee horror story in the comments.👉  FREE: Add Instant Distance With This GO-TO "Distance Injection" DRILL: https://athleticmotiongolf.com/distanceFollow AMG:Instagram: @athleticmotiongolfFacebook: Athletic Motion GolfCHAPTERS00:00 "Where did that guy go?" — losing your swing off the range00:26 It happens to everyone: the range's false confidence00:52 Change clubs & targets every ball — play the course on the range01:21 Finish your backswing (the Jack Nicklaus principle)01:34 "Miss it quick" — why nerves make you rush01:56 Fear of a bad swing tightens everything up02:18 Golf is all timing, rhythm & sequence02:39 Your best nervous swing: VJ Singh's 1-2-3-4 count03:14 Tour Tempo and the rhythm that survives pressure03:41 Couples, Ernie, VJ — swings you never picture rushed04:00 Stepping into the arena & the peanut gallery04:43 Faldo's lesson: under nerves, movements get smaller05:28 Dr. Debbie's archery drill — expand and get big05:55 Stop wasting energy fighting the nerves06:21 The "second serve" philosophy for a free swing06:39 The Grant Hill "player B" second-ball trick07:10 Golf is a one-off, "one in a row" sport07:46 We don't practice or warm up the way we play08:10 Sloppy setup: "I couldn't break 80 from those setups" (Adam Scott)08:56 Lose your swing? It's usually ball position09:22 Why we withdraw from trouble under pressure09:42 Nick Price: "It wasn't my swing" — adjusting to the wind10:28 The mosquitoes get you, not the bears10:40 A crick in your neck can wreck your swing11:33 Warming up in draws, then hitting fades12:06 Don't put too much weight on the warm-up12:52 Nicklaus: put the hook away & play defense13:15 David Toms: A-game in only 25% of his wins#golftips #driver #golfswing #athleticmotiongolf

How To Actually Use a Launch Monitor To Improve Your Swing!

Launch monitor ownership among amateurs has exploded. Trackman, Foresight, SkyTrak, Garmin, Bushnell...everyone has one at home now, and everyone is chasing numbers. Shaun Webb and Mike Granato from Athletic Motion Golf open the conversation with the honest working truth of every measurement tool. The launch monitor tells you what happened at impact. 3D tells you why it happened. And when you use only the former, you end up doing what tour pros used to do when Trackman first hit the scene. You Trackman your way off the tour.The specific pitfalls hit hard. Winter indoor practice with a launch monitor produces a swing built for the simulator, not the golf course. The launch monitor only knows where straight is relative to where it's set up. You can stand on your head and put a zero path number up if you aim right. The simulator's four walls do the aiming work for you. The 550-yard par 5 doesn't. And once you see a red number, the temptation is to contort your downswing to fix a symptom while the actual cause (setup, backswing sway, spine lean) sits untouched.Shaun tells the story of the scratch golfer he grew up playing with who was a club champion. He sliced it all around the course, but he knew exactly what the ball was going to do every time. Give him a Trackman and tell him minus 8 path is bad, and he would never have broken 100 again.The fix is a philosophy. Understand the tool's limitations. Understand how to use the tool. Then understand how to use the data. Attack the earliest thing in the swing that is broken. Get out of the parking lot before you worry about which street to turn down. Marry the launch monitor (club and ball data) with a body measurement tool (Swing Coach app is the "launch monitor for the body"). Plus the reference to Jason Baile (2023 PGA National Teacher of the Year) at the Trackman User Conference. He gets his tour players focused on just one or two parameters instead of all 40+.🎁  FREE Training Here: 🎁Make your BEST swing your NORMAL swing: https://athleticmotiongolf.com/consistencyCHAPTERS00:00 The Explosion Of Amateur Launch Monitor Ownership00:24 The Trackman Off The Tour Story00:49 What The Launch Monitor Shows Vs What 3D Shows01:10 Winter Practice That Falls Apart In Spring01:30 Why A Zero Path Number Means Nothing01:46 The Launch Monitor Only Knows Its Own Zero02:06 Why You Can Aim The Simulator To Fake Numbers02:27 The Wall Alignment Trap02:46 The Par 5 Reality Check03:06 The 16-Foot-Wide Simulator Aim Problem03:32 Why Trackman Added 3D To Their System03:52 What Movements Produce The Trackman Numbers04:03 The Biggest Off-Season To Golf Season Pitfalls04:25 Face And Path Vary Wildly Outside04:48 The 15-Degree Launch Monitor Alignment Error05:10 Why Your Swing Isn't Changing (It's Your Feedback)05:37 Get A Trackman Lesson From Someone Who Can Read It06:00 The Trackman Setup With Every Parameter Turned On06:20 Which Parameters The Player Actually Controls06:38 Why Swing Direction Matters More Than Path06:58 Swing Coach Overload (7 Parameters Is Too Many)07:20 The Jason Baile Trackman User Conference Insight07:46 Even Tour Pros Get Overwhelmed By Data08:01 Walking Into The Pro Shop Analogy08:25 The Coach's Job Is To Shield You From The Noise08:44 Get A Lesson On What To Ignore09:00 The Minus 8 Path Example09:23 The Root Cause Vs The Downswing Water Bottle Fix09:43 The Scratch Golfer Who Sliced His Way To Club Champ09:56 What Would Have Happened If He Got A Trackman10:10 Why Contortion Fixes Don't Break 10010:30 The Magic Box Trap10:47 GEARS And Shot Shape Matching11:07 Swing Coach As The Launch Monitor For The Body11:31 Your Phone Is The Best Training Aid You Own12:09 How To Read Your Swing Coach Report (Reds First)12:28 Getting Out Of The Parking Lot Before Turning Down A Street13:06 Scott Hamilton's First Domino13:24 Swing Coach's New AMG Philosophy Integration13:48 Why The Tool Isn't The Answer14:11 Learn The Correct Movements Before The Numbers14:33 Using The Launch Monitor On The Golf Course14:50 Shaun's Ball Change Based On Spin Numbers15:05 Getting 300-Yard Carries With The Right Ball And Tee Height15:27 The Icing On The Cake After You Fix Your Swing15:42 Time Investment Is The Real Investment16:12 As A Player You Only Have To Learn Your Swing#golftips #golfswing #athleticmotiongolf #trackman #golfpodcast

The Worst Swing Concepts In Golf (That Cost Us Years)

Welcome to the swing confessional.Shaun Webb and Mike Granato from Athletic Motion Golf open up about every dumb thing they bought, built, or did in the name of getting better at golf before they had GEARS, force plates, or any way to actually measure what works. Their stories are funny, painful, and brutally honest. The kind of stuff most golf coaches would never admit to a camera.The PVC pipe SAM 2000 ring that gave Shaun two months of shanks before his first season in Maine. The Mark Brooks strap-and-cuffs system that gave him the laterals. Mike convincing his dad to buy a brand-new Brute garbage can so he could cut the rim off and duct-tape it to the wall to swing inside. Shaun's wholesale Bob Mann's Automatic Golf rebuild two weeks before his state championship (he somehow hit 17 greens — still praising Bob Mann). The Killer B driver with the 46-inch shaft. The Viper Bite sandpaper-faced wedge. The original Medicus breakaway and the friend who bought one in a pro shop and shanked the first four approach shots of a money game with money on every hole.Plus the methodology spectrum that traps so many golfers (one extreme to the other), the discovery that tour pros congregate in a tight "AMG window" of about 8-10 parameters, and why Shaun's nephew growing up now has access to information that Shaun and Mike spent decades wishing they had.🎁  FREE Training Here: 🎁Make your BEST swing your NORMAL swing: https://athleticmotiongolf.com/consistencyCHAPTERS00:00 Opening The Swing Confessional00:29 Shaun's First Set Of Clubs. Bernhard Langer Junior Wilsons01:36 The Magazine Sales Pitches To Dad02:00 The PVC Pipe SAM 2000 Ring Story02:35 Two Months Of Practice. Two Months Of Shanks03:18 Why Shaun Was All In On Everything03:49 Mike's Confession. The Strap And Cuffs From Mark Brooks04:34 The Maine Winter Off-Season Practice05:14 The Laterals Return05:40 Mike's Football And Basketball Background06:23 Why Big Guys Need Different Methodologies06:50 The Methodology That's Still Ruining Golf Swings07:08 The Garbage Can Story Begins07:48 Building A Brute Trash Can Barrel08:23 Why Mike Cut Up A Garbage Can08:41 Shaun's Wholesale Methodology Change09:00 Bob Mann's Automatic Golf09:35 Two Weeks Before The State Championship10:13 Hit 17 Greens At State10:30 Praising Bob Mann11:03 Why Every Teacher Had Their Secret11:27 The Ben Hogan Book And Hogan Secrets12:08 The Methodology Spectrum12:25 The Middle Third Sweet Spot12:53 The AMG Windows. Tour Pros Congregate In A Tight Range13:33 Why GEARS Changed Everything13:53 What Kids Today Have Access To14:19 The Methodologies Still Being Taught At Scale14:41 The Viper Bite Sandpaper Wedge Confession15:18 The Killer B Driver With The 46 Inch Shaft15:38 The Lost Training Aid Memory16:01 Shaun's Dad's Homemade Laser Club16:45 The Original Medicus Breakaway Story17:14 The Medicus Pro Shop Money Game Disaster18:23 The Kalassi Swing Magic Hook Story19:05 The Hogan Book On Fundamentals19:35 Doing The John Daly Swing The Next Day20:10 The First Video Lesson On A TV With Dry Erase20:32 Why GEARS Came Along So Recently21:09 The Coolest Thing About Being A Coach21:48 Why Coaches Need To Still Be Players22:27 Gary Gilchrist Grinding In The AMG Lab23:05 Misery Loves Company. Why We Share This23:24 Wrap Up. Tell Us What You Want To Hear#golftips #golfswing #athleticmotiongolf #trainingaids #golfpodcast

F Your Feels! The Brutal Truth About Changing Your Golf Swing!

"For anyone taking on the task of improving their golf swing... you have to F your feels."Your feels are a memory. They're not a movement. They degrade over time, they're the worst possible anchor for changing a real motor pattern, and they're the number one reason why "I tried it and it didn't work" means literally nothing in a golf lesson.Shaun and Mike from Athletic Motion Golf break down the lesson moment every golfer has been through...making a swing, being asked "did you do it?" and answering "I felt like I did" — only to pull up GEARS and see zero change. The fix is the same every time: slow down to about 45-50 mph (which feels like 3 mph), let your brain catch up with the club, actually feel the new move in real time. Then build the reps back up by 5 mph at a time.Plus the Tiger Woods quote about feel matching real, the Hank Haney concept that you can't teach a slicer to hit it straight (you have to teach him slice to hook to good golf), the Disney Grand Prix guardrail analogy that finally explains why "outside by five" is what neutral feels like when you're stuck inside by five, and the brutal "I have five swings" lesson moment that exposes why most golfers think they have control they don't actually have.🎁  FREE Training Here: Unlock Tour-like Compression For Free Here 👇https://athleticmotiongolf.com/compressionCHAPTERS:00:00 F Your Feels. 00:25 Why Feels Aren't Real00:48 Feel Is A Memory. Not A Movement01:24 The Lesson Question. "Did You Do It?"01:43 The Most Common Answers02:01 The Zero Change Replay02:29 The 45 To 50 MPH Threshold02:50 Why You Need To Feel In Real Time03:28 The Speed Build Up. 60, 65, 8003:43 Why The YouTube Comments Tell The Same Story04:26 The "I Tried It" Trap04:45 Try Is The Barrier For Entry. Not The Standard05:03 Why Nobody Has Felt Impact Until 30 Feet Later05:42 The Tiger Woods Quote. Feel Matches Real06:08 Why "Pride In Feel" Is The Wrong Move06:28 The Free Throw Analogy07:09 Anchor Your Feel With Feedback07:24 Why The Phone Camera Is Your Best Coach07:55 Going Slow Enough To Actually See The Move08:21 Attack The Tumor. The Butch Harmon Concept09:20 Why You Have To Betray Your Feels09:53 Make The Right Movement First. Then Feel It10:14 Why Your Feel Has To Update Every Day10:33 The Swing Coach App Lesson Example11:01 Why You Have To Feel "Outside Five" To Get To Zero11:41 The Daily Drift. Why You Don't Notice Yourself Changing12:21 The Hank Haney Quote. Slice To Hook To Good Golf12:57 The Disney Grand Prix Guardrail Analogy13:53 The "I Tried It" Excuse And The 5 Swings Lesson14:43 The Names Of The 5 Swings15:23 Why All 5 Swings Look Identical16:11 Why Impersonators Aren't Great Players16:31 The Range Scan. How Many People Have Feedback?17:10 Do The Opposite Of Everyone Else17:26 The Swing Coach App. Two Weeks Free#golftips #golfswing #athleticmotiongolf