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L018. Stop Casting the Club in Your Golf Swing

In this video, you’ll learn how to stop casting the club.

Casting the club is one of the most common swing problems that we see when giving lessons, and it causes all sorts of issues such as…

  • Losing your lag,
  • Not compressing the ball with your irons, and
  • Inconsistent ball striking.

So, if you’re struggling with casting the club, you’ll love this video.

First, you’ll see exactly what’s happening when you cast the club.

Then you’ll get some great tips for the timing of setting your wrists, and you’ll learn a quick drill to make sure you’re making a full turn.

You’ll be able to create and maintain more lag.

Watch this video now to stop casting and get your lag back!

D028. Get 10 Extra Yards out of Your Driver | Hit up on the Ball

In this video, you’ll learn how to get 10 extra yards out of your driver.

And it’s all about your angle of attack.

With the driver, a lot of players tend to hit down on the ball with a negative angle of attack.

Not good.

This puts a ton of spin on the ball, and you’re not going to max out your distance.

You want to hit your driver with a slightly positive angle of attack.

In this video, you’ll learn some tips to help you hit up on the ball with your driver.

Find out…

  • Where to position your ball to naturally hit up on it,
  • How much spine angle you need in your swing, and
  • How to whip the club through the ball.

Watch this video now to hit up on the ball and get 10 extra yards out of your driver!

G048. Start Your Swing Like Rickie Fowler and Jason Day!

In this video, you’ll learn how to start your swing like Rickie Fowler and Jason Day.

You’ll get a great pre shot drill that you can use on the range or even during your round on the course.

This drill is also sort of a pre shot routine in that it not only will help you start your swing correctly, but it’ll also help you prepare for the shot mentally.

Next time you watch the pros, you’ll likely see a lot of them performing a similar routine.

There are 3 checkpoints (+ a bonus checkpoint) to this drill…

#1 Triangle Shape

During the takeaway, the drill focuses on keeping a consistent triangle shape between your shoulders and club.

This will help you create a nice and wide takeaway while minimizing your hand movements.

#2 Put the Shaft Into Your Gut

You probably won’t use this step on the course, but you can use it on the range.

Choke way down with the butt end of the club touching your gut.

This helps to reinforce the stable triangle angle as you make your takeaway.

#3 Alignment Stick

Lay an alignment stick from the back of your left heel to across the top of your right foot.

As you take the club back, your shoulder, hands, and club should all line up well with the angle created with the stick.

Bonus Checkpoint #4 Let it Rip!

After practicing your short pre shot takeaways, take a full swing and let it rip.

This pre shot routine may seem a little awkward, but putting yourself in a good routine can help you get your swing started off correctly…

And it’ll help you mentally prepare for the shot.

Watch this video now to learn the pre shot routine that top pros such as Rickie Fowler and Jason Day perform!

D027. Get Distance with Width in Your Golf Swing

In this video, you’ll learn how to get distance with width.

Now, I’m sure you’ve seen a few videos out there that focus on making a wide swing…

However, most of that instruction concentrates on the left arm in the takeaway.

There’s more to it than just your left arm…

So, in this video you’ll find out how your right arm helps create width in the swing.

Many players tend to buckle their right arm early, which reduces width and causes the club to come too far inside.

In order to fix this problem, focus on keeping your right arm stable in the takeaway.

During the takeaway, both of your arms should maintain a triangle shape with your shoulders.

Watch this video now to get great tips on how to create a really wide and powerful swing!

D026. Compress the Ball with Shaft Lean Drill

In this video, you’ll learn the “Compress the Ball with Shaft Lean Drill.”

Top Speed Golf Director of Instruction Robin Rosado leads this video and will show you some tips for compression and power.

The goal is for you to hit those nice, solid irons that explode off your clubface.

And Robin has a great drill to help you do it.

Here’s a quick summary of the drill you’ll learn…

Grab an iron (7 iron is fine) and tee up your ball just a bit.

It never hurts to tee up your ball a little when performing drills so you can get cleaner, more solid contact.

Start the drill in a good impact position.

Open up your hips and place the club with forward shaft lean.

This is a sort of cheat that’ll help you get in the correct position when you actually make contact with the ball.

Watch this video now for the compress the ball shaft lean drill!

SS009. How to Hit a Punch Shot in Golf

In this video, you’ll learn how to hit a punch shot.

Now, nobody wants to be the guy who hits a shot into the woods and then tries to hit a Bagger Vance style miraculous shot onto the green.

It may work in the movies, but more than likely you’ll hack the ball into an even worse lie and destroy your scorecard with a 10 or worse.

So it’s important not to turn one bad shot into a total disaster.

Here’s a quick review of some of the tips shown in the video…

First, consider all of your options.

If you have a shot where, if you had 10 chances, you’d get out safely only 5 times, then move on to another shot.

When you’re in a bad situation, your goal is to get a bogey and be done with the hole.

You can recover from a bogey or a double bogey so don’t risk shooting a plus 6 on a hole unless you just love living dangerously 🙂

Next, consider your lie.

If the ball is set up relativity nicely, you may be able to hit a low lofted club like a 4 iron.

However, if the lie is bare or in a sandy area, you should use a club with a higher loft (6 or 7 iron).

Using a 4 iron on a barren lie may cause the ball to come out way too low and you’ll be lucky to get it off the ground.

The next step is to choke down on your grip.

This is super important if there any low branches that can affect your backswing and downswing.

Also, put the ball slightly back in your stance to reduce the loft of your club a little.

Lastly, be conservative with your hands.

Take a smaller backswing and swing on through.

Watch this video now to learn how to hit a punch shot and finish the hole alive!

D025. You Don’t Have to Have a Big Swing for More Power

You don’t have to have a big swing for more power.

I know, that seems pretty unintuitive.

Many of my students think that you need to be super flexible and swing really wide to create power.

First, it certainly doesn’t hurt to be flexible…

But what you need to know is that a super flexible swing isn’t absolutely required to produce a powerful swing.

So if you’re not as flexible as Bubba Watson, don’t worry, you can still produce plenty of power.

In this video, Top Speed Golf Director of Instruction Robin Rosado shows you how to create more power with less swing.

Hint: It’s about engaging your big muscles properly.

Watch now to get great tips to put more power in your swing!

SH021. How to Chip and Pitch off Hardpan

In this video, you’ll learn how to chip and pitch off hardpan.

Hardpan can be a really difficult lie to hit from, so you’ll get some great tips to make sure the ball comes out clean…

And avoid chunking your shots.

Here’s a review of the 5 steps to hitting great shots from hardpan…

Step 1: Club Selection

I see players often choose a 56 degree or even a 60 degree wedge for their hardpan shots.

Don’t do that!

It’s really easy to chunk the shot or hit it thin because those clubs have a sharp leading edge.

Instead, choose a 9 or an 8 iron for shots from the hardpan.

Step 2: Ball Position

Make sure the ball is in the middle of your stance.

This will make it easier to brush it off the turf.

If you place the ball towards the back of your stance, the club comes in at a steep angle and makes it difficult to brush the ball with a clean stroke.

Step 3: Grip

Choke down on the club about an inch or so to add stability to your stroke.

You can use your normal grip or even your putting grip because this shot is more of a “dead hand” shot.

Step 4: Arms, Shoulders, and Hands Stay Together

You shouldn’t rely much on hand action for hardpan shots.

Too much hand action will cause you to flip through and may cause you to chunk the ball or hit it thin.

Your arms, shoulders, and hands move through the shot in one piece.

Watch this video now to see these 4 steps in action…

So you can discover how to chip and pitch off hardpan!

G045. How to Hit Irons for Beginners

In this video, “How to Hit Irons for Beginners”…

You’ll learn how to hit really solid iron shots.

TSG Instructor Robin Rosado joins me in this video to show you…

  • The proper grip,
  • How to take a clean divot, and
  • How to hit a nice draw with your irons.

You’ll improve your consistency, and you’ll start having more fun on the course.

The Grip

Your grip is important for hitting pure iron shots.

A common mistake is to grip the club with your palms.

Don’t do that.

What you want is to grip the club with your fingers (shown in the video).

Also, avoid gripping with a long thumb.

Gripping with a shorter thumb will help you set your wrists in the backswing…

And will help you release it fully through impact.

Swinging on Plane

In the video, you’ll learn a cool trick to help you keep your club on plane.

Swinging on plane is vital to your consistency, so you don’t want to miss this part.

Eliminating the Slice

Finally, you’ll get some tips to eliminate your slice.

Many golfers struggle with coming over the top and slice the ball left to right.

In the video, you’ll see an effective training aid called the Speed Trap.

The visual feedback is great…

And it’ll help shallow out your swing and hit from the inside.

Watch this video now to get a better grip, swing on plane, and eliminate your slice.

You’ll start hitting your irons pure in no time!

G044. How to Kill the First Tee Jitters

In this video, you’ll learn how to kill the first tee jitters and hit with confidence.

We’ve all been there…

You climb up to the first tee box…

And you start to wonder where to hit the ball and what kind of shot shape to go for.

All these thoughts rushing through your head can make it difficult to relax and focus on hitting a solid shot.

Not to mention, it’s such an awful feeling to mess up on your first shot of the round.

So what can you do to help settle the first tee jitters?

Start by creating a plan.

As soon as you reach the golf course, find out what the first hole is like.

If you can see it before your round, then great.

If you can’t, at least check out the scorecard or any other option you have to check out the yardage, where the water and/or bunkers are located, and judge the wind direction.

You can even ask someone in the clubhouse to give you first tee tips or the cart attendant.

The point is to get enough information about the first hole well before your start time.

That way you can focus on the shot that you chose well before you get to the tee box.

Watch this video now to discover how to kill the first tee jitters…

And crush your first shot of the round with confidence!