The Ernest Jones Golf Swing Method featuring Ron Frankel

The Ernest Jones Method of Golf Instruction: An Overview

Ernest Jones had a significant impact on golf instruction during the 1920s and 30s.
He believed in creating a swing that has freedom and emphasizes maximum club head speed.
Jones taught only one thing consistently throughout his career and had a large number of students.
Ron Frankel and his brother are proponents of the Ernest Jones method and run the Frankel Golf Academy.
Manuel de la Torre, a student of Angel de la Torre, who was a devotee of Jones, further developed the method and is considered an authority on it.
The Ernest Jones method is self-correcting, making it valuable for golfers to understand and make corrections to their swings.
Tinkering with swings is best done on the driving range and not during a round.

Ernest Jones was a top golfer in Europe and an Englishman.
He lost his leg in World War I and turned to teaching golf.
Jones taught a simple swinging motion that had a feel to it.
He trained 13 major winners and numerous local and regional champions.
He was the most sought-after teacher in the world for 30 years.
During a PGA annual meeting in 1950, Jones explained his teaching method and fielded questions from the audience.
The PGA was hesitant to adopt Jones' method because it was self-correcting, leading to fewer lessons for their instructors.
Golf writers and great players like Bobby Jones wanted to adapt Jones' method.
Jones' teaching method was easy on the body and mind, focusing on a swinging motion with the club head.

Teaching the Ernest Jones method allows for self-correction in golf mechanics.
Traditional golf instruction often overlooks Ernest Jones and his teaching methods.
Many golf pros are unfamiliar with Ernest Jones and his teachings.
Bobby Jones, a renowned golfer, endorsed Ernest Jones and recommended him as a teacher.
The key idea in Ernest Jones' method is to focus on swinging the club head, which naturally leads to effective ball striking.
Many modern-day golfers play by feel, which aligns with the swinging motion taught by Ernest Jones.
The swinging motion taught by Ernest Jones generates centrifugal force, which contributes to power in the swing.
Golfers who focus on the swinging motion do not necessarily need extensive muscle or size.
Golf records set by players who used the swinging motion method, like Byron Nelson, have stood the test of time.
Despite advancements in golf club technology and improved course conditions, the average handicap has not significantly improved in the last 30 years.

Golf instruction today focuses too much on mechanics and trying to control the swing motion.
A swing cannot be pieced together and should be a natural, unrestricted motion.
Lifting weights and focusing on power is not necessary; a swinging motion generates maximum club head speed.
Emphasizing positions and angles is useless as everyone's flexibility and body type is different.
Many successful golfers do not adhere to traditional fundamentals, proving their flexibility in the swing motion.
Tempo is less important than rhythm, which is the reoccurring beat in a swinging motion.
Understanding and focusing on the swinging motion helps players improve their golf game mentally and physically.

Motion in golf refers to a swinging motion between two points.
The swing should be an unrestricted and continuous motion based on universal laws.
The concept of motion in golf is supported by centrifugal force and other principles.
Leonardo da Vinci recognized the importance of motion in his quote about the swing.
The interference of muscle or excessive force can disrupt the swinging motion and decrease club head speed.
Mixing mechanics with the concept of motion is not recommended.
A swinging motion in golf produces rhythm, timing, balance, and centrifugal force for distance.
Oriental girls who excel in golf often have a background in martial arts, which emphasizes proper motion.

Martial arts can be applied to improve golf swings.
A golfer with martial arts training was struggling to improve his game.
The golfer was an eighth-degree black belt and could control every muscle in his body but couldn't hit the ball well.
The golfer was asked to execute a roundhouse kick, which produced a lot of centrifugal force.
After feeling the force created, the golfer was able to apply the same motion to his golf swing.
The golfer's game improved significantly, and he started shooting in the low 70s and high 80s consistently.

Students don't need to keep coming back for multiple lessons, saving time and money.
Students can easily understand and implement the method, regardless of their experience level in golf.
The focus on feel and motion rather than rigid mechanics leads to immediate improvements in putting and short game.
Proper practice techniques are emphasized, leading to consistent improvement in iron play.
The method helps students maintain a consistent swing, even with longer shots, avoiding the tendency to sacrifice technique for power.
The method can be taught to both low and high handicap players, as it is tailored to individual body types and capabilities.
Students experience a greater understanding of the golf swing, similar to the shift from believing the earth is flat to realizing it is round.
The method has shown success in teaching children, who benefit from the lack of tension in their swings.

Golfing pro and author of the golf smarter podcast, frankel golf ron, talks about how he teaches golf to people who don't know how to swing the club.
Ron: "I have a 99 99.9 track record there's very few people i haven't been able to teach" "We swing all the clubs the same that's a quote from byron nelson you know he won 11 tournaments in a row well i want to thank uh fred greenberg interestingly enough if my father would not have changed his name my name would be fredGreenberg but fred Greenberg is a golf smarter listener who introduced me to you" "I'm going to see if i can do some more research about ernest jones as well um because you know as many quotes as you've provided in this show it's we're looking for quotes all the time"