Impact Position Irons Intermediate ⏱ 5 min 🇬🇧 Video in English, summarized

See Your Impact Position: Mike Malaska's Guidelines

Name: See Your Impact Position: Mike Malaska's Guidelines
Uploaded: 2025-05-11T12:00:00+00:00
Duration: 5 min 3 s
Description: For Mike Malaska, it’s the stance that matters. But you still need to know what it looks like with your own eyes. He shows how to get into the stance from the address position, what visual cues to check, and then how to repeat it.

For Mike Malaska, it’s the stance that matters. But you still need to know what it looks like with your own eyes. He shows how to get into the stance from the address position, what visual cues to check, and then how to repeat it.

▶

Malaska Golf · his YouTube channelFree lesson selected by Fred P.

To be continued

8 minSame problemShaft Lean at Impact: Brake to ReleasePadraig Harrington · Intermediate / Expert 2 minSame problemJustin Rose's Practice Swing: Feel vs. RealJustin Rose · Intermediate / Expert 4 minSame problemImpact Position with Irons: The Trail Wrist SecretClay Ballard · Intermediate

What the lesson shows

Mike Malaska starts with the address: grip, posture, and distance from the ball. To get to impact, he shift some weight onto the left foot and push the left hip back backward, out of the way. This movement brings the right hip forward, lowers the right shoulder, and raises the left shoulder. The right arm then drops on the back of the neck map, which is not the case at that address.

Confusion often stems from not knowing what the impact looks like from one’s own perspective. A point of reference: the clubface line aligns with the line running up along the neck. Viewed from above, the hands appear to be well ahead of the left leg and the club shaft seems very tilted, when in fact they are not. The exercise: move from address to impact, over and over again, to commit this image to memory. For him, this is what tour players know how to do: even with an imperfect swing, they find their impact. The end of the video, which is more disjointed, touches on speed drills without going into detail.

The Exercise, Step by Step

Take your address: grip, stance, distance from the ball.
Shift some of your weight to your left foot.
Push your left hip back, out of the way.
Let your right shoulder drop and your right arm rest on the back of the handle.
Look at the front: its line should line up with the neckline.
Notice where your hands are in relation to your left leg.
Go back at the address and repeat the "address-impact" sequence several times.

Key Takeaways

It's the position that matters.

From the address position: shift your weight slightly to the left and push your left hip back.

The right hip moves forward, the right shoulder drops, and the left shoulder rises.

At impact, the right arm is positioned behind the shaft.

Visual cue: The line of the face is aligned with that of the neck.

When viewed from above, the handle appears to be more tilted than it actually is.

Mistakes to Avoid

Seeking impact without knowing what it looks like with your own eyes.
Believing that the handle must be very slanted because it looks that way when viewed from above.
Drive into the contact with your shoulders instead of pushing off with your left hip.
Staying fixed at the address, thinking that the impact will reproduce it.

Driving Range Mode

Keep it in plain sight, on the rug.

Slow back-and-forth movements between the address and the impact
Visual inspection: face line and neck line
Check from the front, then from the side on video

Your Questions

What is the first step in moving from address to impact?

Mike Malaska shifts some weight onto his left foot and pushes his left hip back. This movement engages his right hip, shoulders, and right arm.

Where should the right arm be at impact?

On the back of the clubface. It doesn't necessarily end up at address on its own: it's the movement of the hips and shoulders that brings it there.

How can I visually check my impact position?

He uses the line drawn on the face and the one that runs up along the neck: upon impact, they align. He points out that it looks as though the hands are well ahead of the left leg, when in fact they are not.

Learn More

All “Impact Position” videos →Find the lesson that's right for you

Video posted on YouTube by its creator. Best Golf Tips selects and summarizes the best free lessons without hosting them.