Top Speed Golf

The Only 5 Golf Swing Pieces That Really Matter

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Welcome to Clay Ballard's Top Speed Golf Instruction

I founded Top Speed Golf in 2015.

Here's what it's all about...

When you analyze the swings of any top player in the world -- whether it's Jim Furyk, Adam Scott, or anyone else -- there are 5 aspects they all have roughly in common:

1. Stable & Fluid Spine

2. Power Turn

3. Top Speed Lag

4. Compression Line

5. Straight-Line Release

I've found that these 5 pieces will give you 95% of your results.

My Top Speed Golf system teaches you those 5 aspects in a step-by-step, course-based fashion.

"Does it work?" you may be wondering...

Click here to get started with the 5 components of the Top Speed Golf System!

Or check out all my latest content below...

clay 11111 smallerSome of My Highlights...
Handicap: -4
Top Swing Speed: 126.8
Lowest Round: 61
Given Over 6000 Golf Lessons
Instructed Many Professional Golfers
Played Division 1 College Golf and Mini Tours
Most Consecutive Birdies: 6
Certified FlightScope Professional
Swing Catalyst Certified
T.P.I. Certified
Named by Golf Digest as a top instructor in Florida
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SSS012. New Golf Lag Drill to Crush Your Irons

In this video, “New Golf Lag Drill to Crush Your Irons,” I’ll explain some of the benefits of “lag” and show you a cool drill to work on it.

By using a simple paper plate, you can start enjoying that “forward shaft lean” you see from the pros at impact.

Getting good forward shaft lean is crucial to playing your best golf.

Not only will this video help you add distance…

You can take this drill and use it to eliminate that “chicken wing” and “flip” which may be ruining your game.

Watch this video today so you can start getting excited to use those irons again!

F001. How to Video Your Golf Swing | Camera Angle Setup

Want to know if you are on track with your swing? I feel like I am doing the right thing, but how do I know for sure?

In this video I show you the proper way to video your golf swing.

It can be easy to get fooled from improper camera angles. What you think you see, may not be correct. Get the most out of your practice and develop solid fundamentals for an even better swing.

SSS011. How to Bomb Your Driver | The Chair Drill

In today’s video, “How to Bomb Your Driver | The Chair Drill,” I want to introduce you to a really helpful drill that includes something we all have access to…

A chair.

You’ll find out exactly what both the upper and lower parts of your body do in your golf swing.

With the help of my FlightScope, I’ll analyze a few swings with actual statistics that can’t be denied.

Make sure you aren’t focusing too much on one half of your body…

Remember your body all works together!

Watch this video today so you can swing to your full potential!

G001. How to Start the Downswing in Golf

In this video, “How to Start the Downswing in Golf,” you’ll find out the technical ins and outs of the downswing…

What are the most crucial points in the golf swing?

The downswing?

Building lag?

Hip rotation?

Maybe release?

All of these points when in tune will allow for not only an effective swing, but also a good looking, solid to the core swing.

In this video, I’ll show you the most important points of the swing while guiding you to a place where chunking, topping, and slicing are a thing of the past…

Watch this video today to graduate yourself to a new level of golf swing!

SSS010. How to Increase Your Golf Swing Speed With a Baseball Step

In this video, “How to Increase Your Golf Swing Speed With a Baseball Step,” I’ll analyze one of the infamous swinging techniques known around the golf universe…

The Baseball Wind Up/Baseball Step…

Let me break down “Ground Force reaction” to you…

There is a lot of science involved in this swing…

While I would never suggest doing this swing all the time because it’s very inconsistent, I would suggest trying it because you’ll learn about the power turn and how to plant your front leg, which will help you while performing your regular swing…

Watch this video today so you can maximize your release and pick up distance…and feel like Happy Gilmore :-)!

SA001. How to Hit Solid Golf Shots – Student Review

In this video, “How To Hit Solid Golf Shots – Student Review” I’ll explain a lot of golf’s popular terms as they pertain to the golf swing…

I want to also help you understand what to take with a “grain of salt”…

Have you heard that you need to get “Stacked” to hit a great golf shot?

What about getting your weight to your left side?

What if I told you those could be a lie!

Find out how much is too much in this video.

Watch this video today to discover one very important key for how to hit solid golf shots.

SSS009. Solid Contact in Golf | The 49-Yard Difference!

Are you sick and tired of struggling with solid contact in golf?

You hit a shot off the toe…

Then one off the heel that dribbles into the water…

And all of a sudden you are so mad you could wrap your $400 driver around a tree!!

In this video, I’ll be testing just how much driver face contact and the gear effect impacts the outcome of your ball flight.

If you ever wanted to know how much distance you lose off a low heel shot versus a shot off the sweet spot, this will be very eye opening.

I’ll even go over a secret spot on the club that will get you a boost in yardage.

Once we talk about how different contact affects ball flight, you’ll get a great drill to control your contact and give you extra distance.

(Not to mention the ability to hit the ball a lot more solidly.)

Let’s watch the video now to pick up some easy distance without a huge change!

SSS008. Driver Ball Position For Distance | Add 38+ Yards

In this video, “Driver Ball Position For Distance | Add 38+ Yards,” I’ll explain how your ball position can make a huge difference.

You can even add 38 or more yards to your drives just by changing your ball position.

There are many advantages and disadvantages of ball position…

One placement could have you hooking or slicing the ball off the planet…

While another has you cranking a very low laser like shot with no carry to it…

This video is for everyone.

Even above average golfers tend to struggle with finding the perfect ball placement.

Watch this video now and I’ll show you some crazy examples of what to do and what not to do all with my FlightScope…

S001. How to Grip the Golf Club | Crazy Detail

This video, “How To Grip The Golf Club | Crazy Detail”, explains one of the most important parts of your golf game…

The grip.

Grip is the very beginning…

It all starts there and works its way through movement, swing, and release…

From novice to expert, the range of how to grip the golf club is very dynamic…

Each little point can help you control your swing all the way down to where the ball can land…

I’ll help you understand where to place your hands and how that affects where the ball will go…

Watch the video now for my 3 tips, and I’ll even introduce an awesome training aid as well!

SSS007. Hips for Speed & Distance? | Why This Strategy Isn’t True

In today’s video, “Hips for Speed & Distance? | Why This Strategy Isn’t True”…

You’ll find out why the age old saying, “It’s all in the hips” isn’t exactly correct when it comes to the golf swing…

Maximum club head speed doesn’t come from just ripping open your hips…

It actually is a blend of using your hips AND creating momentum with your body…

You’ll need the correct amount of shoulder turn, base line momentum, lag, and straight line release…

It’s not just your hips…

Watch this video now so I can help you fully understand how to swing with the correct use of your hips…