Sneakylong We know what’s going on here. They didn’t like the review so let’s criticize him and his swing. But to judge him and his swing on a snippet of one review is disingenuous.
Arguably, the same thing can be said for "rating" a set of irons after hitting only like 4 of them in 8 holes.
Opinions are like ass_oles.....everyone has one. Maybe this guy reached out looking for free stuff to review and it didn't work out. Anyway, I never really watched much of his content. I think youtube "influencers" are lame in general.
SMT In a normal round, I may only hit 1 iron out of the bag, besides a wedge(ok, so it's an iron
). But when I put a new set of irons in the bag, I will make sure I hit a few of them, even if it costs me. The vid man was only concerned with a score, if he was not utilizing all the irons during a 'review'. I've only seen a couple of these fellas that will do a 'proper' vid review. This fella is not one of them, and I have watched a few of his. He's too f'n nervous/hurries, to start with!!
I was also amused when he told of the shafts he chose, TT Score LT. "Value & Quality". 2 things I've yet to see in TT steel shafts.
jmo's, of course
Sneakylong We know what’s going on here
All of us except you, of course.
He's a fraud.
The end result of his opinion is moot, like most of the stuff you post.
pellmell No, because I know what to look for objectively in a fundamentally sound swing, which all the players you mentioned have.
Was Miller Barbers swing fundamentally sound? It’s how you arrive at impact. How you get there is irrelevant. Every swing has idiosyncracies.
Here’s what I look for. Is there downswing on plane. Meaning is it below their shoulder and ideally close to the same plane as their trail arm. Don’t care where their head is or where their feet and shoulders are pointed. Not interested in lag, forward shaft lean etc..
Most hackers are too steep. The shaft is too vertical coming down. Harry Vardon said he felt like he was swinging down towards his right heel. Ben Hogan told Gary Players it was impossible to swing too flat.
Then Nicklaus comes along and the upright swing is in vogue.
Also, many ‘good’ golf swings have a hand path over the backswing path, but the shaft remains in an area that would be considered on plane.
BTW Gabe of Let’s Play Thru is what is considered on plane coming into impact. And impact is all that matters. There is no such thing as a fundamentally sound swing.
Bob Brue hits good shots in all kinds of contorted positions. He dispels many of the so called fundamentals.
So, this dude lives in Tampa, "Via Baltimore and Washington DC". That tell me all I need to know about him.
Mike - Make that new driver in Lefty and I'll break the internet with my review!
My two mentors as a kid Manuel De La Torre and Bob Brue believed and taught Ernest Jones teachings of swing the club head and the body follows. It matters not what the body does in any position you can hit a good golf shot. It's that the swing must be balanced and centered on any golf shot. Mr. De La Torre 2016 and Mr. Brue 2017 passed away a year from each other and are missed by many who used their information in enjoying the game of golf.
I have tinkered with other swings but always come back to the the tried and true.
I am not sure much about the YouTube content creators golfing ability nor should we care as he is just creating content. He is just adding to his monetary algorithm of YouTube by creating some "stir". The more clicks the better. One could surmise that Mr. YouTube really may like or give a passing grade to the SMT Hollow Body Irons but he gave them some negative comments to get more "clicks". Do we really care what Mr. YouTube says about the irons? Or is everyone a social media sheep? Herd mentality. 
scotts33 When I first joined the PGA in 1978 (ugggghhhh) i was introduced to the John Jacobs method and taught at the school at 16 years old. It is WONDERRFUL!!
Immediately I learned the Ernest Jones method which I also LOVE. Oddly, there are similarities.
Then came Jimmy Ballard and the connection system. FANTASTIC
And, lastly, too late to the party, I met Manuel DeLaTorre at Milwaukee CC and teaching a PGA continuing education program in Florida. This man is an absolute genius. He was as gracious as he was wise. A brilliant gentleman.
Take a look at all of their books. You will be very glad you did.
Sneakylong I assume he’s still at Carrollwood in Tampa, which is private.
FWIW I've played Carrollwood a # of times and was told it's semi-private. If you stay at the "condos" next door, which we did on a few trips, you can play and it wasn't super expensive IIRC. We still played staying at nearby AirBnB's, but we did book through a place that can get you out on some private courses. It may be similar to my course which is private, but they lease some land from the town and part of that deal requires offering limited tee times to the public.
DonM I've been enjoying his videos for the most part. Doesn't have a pretty swing, but seems to have a true love of all things golf. Surprised he didn't like the irons, but maybe he felt he needed to finally trash a product?
He is funny sometimes because he'll say he's looking for a certain yardage from a club and then doesn't get it (possibly because it's only 50F out), but still says it's what he'd expect and likes it. He's driving a Tesla in 1 video so obviously taste is subjective and I don't trust everything he says.
KCee FWIW I've played Carrollwood a # of times and was told it's semi-private. If you stay at the "condos" next door, which we did on a few trips, you can play and it wasn't super expensive IIRC. We still played staying at nearby AirBnB's, but we did book through a place that can get you out on some private courses. It may be similar to my course which is private, but they lease some land from the town and part of that deal requires offering limited tee times to the public.
Yeah, I played it once maybe ~ 18 years ago. They have 27 holes there. When I played there they were putting in an island green on one of the holes. Back then it had just been bought by a group that had money and were fixing it up. Carrollwood was always considered a nice high end area of Tampa.
Sounds like you might have stayed at the Emerald Greens condos which is right there. When we played it we got on thru a member who paid for everything. Any food, drinks or snacks went on his tab. They wouldn't accept any money from us. Very exclusive when we played.
pike51 So, this dude lives in Tampa, "Via Baltimore and Washington DC". That tell me all I need to know about him.
Yeah, that tells you a lot. 
. Driver 12, 4h 24, 6h 30, 8h 36, 9i 44, 50, 56. Works perfectly with my old bones swing.
