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G040. How to Start Your Downswing in Golf (“The Move” in 3D)

In this video, you’ll discover how to start your downswing in golf.

What’s really cool about this video is that it features MySwing 3D training…

Which is a series of 17 sensors that creates a 3D avatar and can measure a ton of different things in my swing.

For this video, you’ll get a close look at The Move in the Top Speed Golf System.

This is essentially when the club path shallows in the downswing.

This allows the club to accelerate in the downswing naturally using it’s own momentum.

Another part of The Move is bowing the left wrist and closing the clubface.

Getting the clubface to square up earlier means you don’t have to release as hard and struggle with timing issues.

Next in the video, you’ll see my 3D avatar in action.

You’ll see how the club shallows in the downswing, and you’ll get a great look at how the clubface squares up in the downswing.

Watch this video now to get a closeup look at The Move using MySwing technology.

You’ll clearly see the swing moves that are tough to see with normal video!

C014. How to Hit a Fairway Wood off the Tee | High Elbow Drill

In this video, you’ll learn how to hit a fairway wood off the tee.

I’ll discuss the checkpoints of hitting a high and long 3 wood off the tee…

While Top Speed Golf Director of Orlando Instruction Robin Rosado demonstrates the swing tips.

First, make sure you tee up the ball correctly.

Grab your ball with the tee and stop pushing the tee into the ground when your finger reaches the ground.

To check if it’s the correct height, the ball should be about half way above the crown of your fairway wood at address.

Avoid taking a divot with the 3 wood off the tee.

It’s OK to brush the ground, but you want to hit the ball similarly to how you’d hit your driver (not with a negative angle of attack).

Through impact, make sure you finish with your arms nice and high.

This will help you complete your Power Turn and get more distance on your shots.

Watch this video now to club down and still get great distance off the tee.

Have fun now that you know exactly how to hit a fairway wood off the tee!

G039. Why Not to Put Pressure with the Right Hand

In this video, you’ll learn why not to put pressure with the right hand.

My students often ask questions about how much pressure to apply with the hands and also how to apply pressure.

Should you feel like you’re pulling with your left hand…

Or should you feel like you’re pushing the club through?

In the first part of the video, you’ll see a demonstration of what the club is doing in the downswing.

The butt end of the club accelerates up through impact as the clubface whips through impact.

This happens so fast that the right hand has a difficult time keeping up.

For that reason, I recommend that you not try to apply much pressure with your right hand.

Doing so will likely slow your club speed.

Pros such as Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh swing with little pressure from the trailing hand.

Their trailing hands are barely holding onto the club.

So where exactly should you apply pressure on the club?

Feel like you’re applying pressure with the bottom three fingers on your left hand.

This will allow the club to whip through contact fast without your right hand slowing it down.

Now, don’t think that your right hand doesn’t do anything.

As you start the downswing, your right hand helps pull the club down and it helps stabilize the club.

Just remember not to let your right hand hold back your speed.

Watch this video now to learn how to apply pressure to the club to maximize your swing speed!

D019. Golf Tip | Why You Should Swing Harder

In this video, you’ll learn why you should swing harder.

I know, it sounds a little weird…

But here’s what you need to know:

Golf instruction has a huge problem.

Every tiny move in the swing has been analyzed and beaten to death by instructors.

There are so many details in the swing being taught that it makes the typical golfer’s head spin.

Think about it…

If you’re thinking about checkpoint 1, 2, 3, all the way to checkpoint 100, you’ll struggle to make an athletic swing.

You might be able to make a great looking swing…

But focusing on all the small swing details – some of which don’t even matter much – will slowly chip away at your athleticism.

I recommend that you take a break from focusing on all the tiny details and “grip it, and rip it” to change things up.

Why?

Because focusing on your athleticism will help you add speed to your swing.

In the video, I make a few swings while concentrating on keeping my head still and swinging under control.

The results aren’t bad, but there’s way more in the tank.

Next, I make a few practice swings starting with my feet together, then shifting my weight in the downswing.

The point is to relax a bit and use the athleticism that you have (all of us have it).

Finally, you’ll see me take a few athletic swings with the ball.

Immediately, I gain clubhead speed and distance.

In conclusion…

Don’t give up your athleticism by focusing all your training on the small details.

You may not have a picture perfect swing like Adam Scott…

But Bubba Watson and Phil Mickelson don’t either!

Watch this video now to learn some great athleticism drills and why you should swing harder.

Let ‘er rip and get more speed in your swing!

C013. How to Hit Straight Iron Shots | “Flat Hand” Drill

In this video, you’ll learn how to hit straight iron shots with the “Flat Hand” drill.

First, I have some great news…

Top Speed Golf has a new expert instructor!!!

So please give a warm welcome to TSG’s brand new Director of Instruction, Robin Rosado.

Robin’s a great golfer.

He earned a scholarship to play at the University of South Carolina and went on to play some of the mini tours.

Oh, and he can really crush his drives.

We measured one of his drives at 345 yards!

But he’s not only a great golfer; he’s also one heck of an instructor.

He has put in a lot of hard work and a lot of hours with his students – over 1400 hours of lessons last year alone!

In this video, Robin will show you how to hit your irons on a frozen rope.

Enjoy the lesson and have fun on the course!

~ Clay Ballard

Now to this video…

You’ll learn a great clubface awareness drill called the “Flat Hand” drill, and it’ll help you hit dead straight iron shots.

First, place your open right hand on the club so that it’s parallel with your clubface.

This will help you keep your club on plane and will also ensure that your clubface doesn’t stray off.

Practice slow swings and stop at checkpoints throughout the swing.

The checkpoints include…

  • The takeaway as the club is parallel with the ground
  • At the top of your swing to see if you’re on plane
  • In the downswing to make sure you shallow the club path (and NOT come in over-the-top)
  • At impact. Your right open palm should “cover the ball” and be pointing toward the target, indicating that your clubface is square

 

Overall, use these steps to track your club path and clubface throughout your swing.

With better clubface awareness, you’ll be able to hit consistent iron shots right at your target!

Watch the video now to find out how to hit straight iron shots…

TC005. Golf Lessons | Stop Hitting the Ground Before the Ball

In this video, you’ll learn how to stop hitting the ground before the ball and how to start making clean, solid contact.

I mix up the training for you a bit…

You’ll get some mental tricks, and you’ll learn how to improve your technique for making better contact.

The video starts by focusing on the technique and what’s causing you to hit the ground behind the ball.

Typically what’s happening is that you’re falling away from the target and casting the club.

To make matters worse, you’ll correct for this on your next shots by coming up early and topping the ball.

That’s really frustrating!

It seems like no matter what you do, you can’t make good contact.

Another common cause of chunking is coming in way too steep with your club, often with an over-the-top swing path.

No matter what’s causing you to chunk, it’s natural for you to try to correct it by flipping the club.

To stop flipping and hit with more forward shaft lean, you’ll be introduced to a great training aid called the Impact Snap.

It’ll help you ingrain forward shaft lean and releasing out in front of the ball.

Here are some more technique tips to help you make better contact…

Rotate your hips and shoulders open in the downswing.

This will help you swing your arms through with forward shaft lean on the club.

Also, concentrate on coming in with more lag and shallowing your club in the downswing.

Mental Tips

Try this…

Grab a piece of paper (it can be a scorecard).

Place it about 3 to 5 inches behind the ball.

Take a few practice swings without the ball and concentrate on brushing the grass without hitting the piece of paper.

Once you’re comfortable, hit some balls with the paper there.

You’ll be surprised on how well you’ll adjust to avoid hitting the paper without even thinking about your technique.

Next, you’ll see a drill with a Flat Ball to stop hitting the ground before the ball.

It’s a simple training aid that’s the similar to a golf ball, but flat.

If you hit on top of the Flat Ball, it’ll bounce up and if you hit too far behind it, your club will likely bounce right over it.

This is great instant feedback.

When you hit it correctly, you’ll hear a nice swoosh sound and it’ll take off.

The Flat Ball is a great training aid for the winter time.

You can use it indoors so that you’re not just making practice swings in the air, which can cause you to top shots when you return to the course.

But try not to hit behind the Flat Ball while you’re practicing indoors; I don’t want you digging up your carpet! 🙂

In the end…

Practice all the technique and mental tips in this video to stop hitting the ground before the ball.

Watch now to make clean, solid contact!

5003. How to Rotate Your Hips in Golf After 60

In this video, you’ll learn how to rotate your hips in golf after 60.

I get tons of questions from my older students about flexibility.

Hey, I’m not over 50 yet, but I get it…

I’m not nearly as flexible as I was at age 20, and it seems like every year I lose more and more flexibility.

But here’s what you need to understand…

You CAN swing with a full turn even if you’re in your 50s or 60s.

I’ve given hundreds of lessons to players over 50 and every single one of them was able to make a full turn in the backswing.

So if you’re struggling to make a full turn, then this video is for you.

You’ll learn the key moves that’ll help your hips rotate farther back, which will help your shoulders get to 90 degrees, or more.

And there’s no tricky stretching techniques or sorcery involved.

You’ll only get great tips that you can perform today.

Watch now to discover how to make a full turn!

L012. 4 Drills to Stop Your Flip in Golf

In this video, you’ll learn 4 drills to stop your flip in golf.

These drills will help you get rid of the flips and you’ll start to create more lag in your downswing

These are progression drills, and here’s a quick summary of the drills…

Left Hand Only

Start off by grabbing a 3 or 4 iron or the lowest lofted iron in your set.

With a short swing (around one quarter swing), bow your left wrist and make contact with a lot of forward shaft lean.

You should deloft the clubface so much that there’s barely any loft.

Note that your hips should be open around 45 degrees at impact and that your chest should be slightly opened.

Since there’s very little loft, you’ll hit balls that roll on the ground that travel maybe 25 yards.

If the ball goes airborne, you’re doing it wrong.

Right Hand Only

Your right wrist is more active in the downswing.

Practice swings similar to the swings you practiced with the left hand only.

Delofting the clubface, you’ll notice that your right wrist knuckles are pulled back towards your elbow.

After impact, it’s OK to let your wrist release.

Both Hands on the Club

With the same feeling that you had with the previous drills, hit short 50-yard chips.

Again, the clubface is delofted, and you’re hitting with tons of forward shaft lean.

It’ll feel like you’re hitting low shots near the ground, but you’ll likely hit a low trajectory chip, which is exactly what you want.

Full Swing

Now that you’re ingraining the correct moves to deloft the club and stop flipping…

Hit with a full swing.

You should feel like you’re hitting super low trajectory shots.

Summary

Flipping the club can be a tough habit to break.

In this video, you get 4 drills to stop flipping and to start hitting with tons of forward shaft lean.

Watch now to make powerful, more compressed contact!

L011. Increase Your Driver Lag and Add 20 Yards Just Like Josh!

In this video, you’ll learn how to increase your driver lag and add 20 yards just like Josh.

Josh Eaton is Co-founder of Top Speed Golf.

He’s usually stuck behind the computer, making sure the website and everything else is working smooth.

But awhile back, we let him out to get some sunshine—he needed it!—and to work on his swing.

Josh had a good swing, but he was still struggling with distance.

He was casting a bit and was trying to muscle the club.

He knew there was a better, more efficient way to get distance.

How’s he swinging now?

Well, he recently shot a 35 on 9 holes and is routinely hitting 300 yard drives!

His swing is coming together and he’s finally getting the distance he wants.

So in this video, you’ll see exactly what we focused on to help Josh crush his drives.

You’ll get some great lag tips to work on so you can add distance to your drives too.

Watch now to crush your drives!

D018. How to Increase Club Head Speed with Ground Pressure!

In this video, you’ll learn how to increase club head speed with ground pressure.

The science behind this is pretty straight forward…

To generate a powerful move, you need something to move against.

Newton’s third law explains that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

In the video, I demonstrate how pushing into the ground can improve your swing speed.

At first, I make a few swings on a little device that’s similar to a Lazy Susan.

My stance is narrow and as I start the backswing, my feet immediately swivel to the left.

And in the downswing, my feet swivel right.

The point is that I’m not generating much power and speed in the swing…

Because I have very little to push against.

Later, you’ll see me demonstrate pushing against the ground with a wider stance (without the Lazy-Susan-like device).

With a more stable stance, you’ll be able to apply more pressure to the ground and whip your club through.

Watch this video now to see the science behind pushing into the ground…

And get more speed in your swing!