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Lovely video my fellow teacher. Today I have a lesson with a determined and disciplined student. I want the best for this lad. However I couldn’t figure out his situation. I knew it was his tilt back- the water in ear analogy will definitely help! Life saver - playing the game at a high level is easy. Teaching it to others is harder than I thought.

Thank you Chriss. I’m still a beginner golfer but I hope to learn these shots in time. Maybe you could tell us more in future videos in what situations these shots are really helpful to your game?

Great tip 👍

I just started playing October 2023. I dabbled in the early 90’s but have decided to get more serious. I’m shooting under 100 most rounds and learning the whole, “strike the ball first.” It’s the most difficult sport I’ve ever played. My short game is coming along nicely and my goal is to be shooting low 90’s when I reach my first year of playing. I really enjoy and appreciate you taking time to share with guys like me, a hack.

What an awesome drill! Which club is an arms length good for on this drill? 7 iron?

So hard to do

We all have different paths in life.

Should not have tried this in my living room. Now i have a broken tv

What a fabulous drill, a way to definitively teach yourself the correct move down, while giving you instant feedback when you don’t. This is why I love these shorts. They get right to the point. Cheers mate!

The sense of camaraderie and solidarity in this thread is truly heartwarming. It's like being among friends.💋

Fab video as ever . Can't wait to try it out!

Thanks Chris, a great instructional video beautifully explained 🇬🇧👍🏻

Thank you so much. Great tips.

Chris another great explanation, what good trainers do. Well done what most golf pros lack.

This hopefully will have fixed my bad self taught ideas on the swing. The wrist/forearm rotation is what I have been trying to fight for so long and have been losing power and missing right as a result. Can already feel the power in the bottom of the swing just practicing turning the wrists over through impact! Thanks

Thanks Chris, another great video and you’re definitely helping me improve my game!

I don't get it ?

Do you strike any different angle when the ball is teed up?

hi im 20 handicap and just wanna say Thank you so much. i undERSTAnd now why yesterday i hit the ball well in the range but when i go on course especially on grass, i cant hit the fkin ball! i always topped it cause i dont take divot!!!!!!! we need divot. thx u for that first chapter explanation

Great lesson Chris and was practicing this on the range yesterday. Thank you.

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Excellent video. Another hole in one (or cricket run or home run) that I will take to the range today. Thanks.

I think it's about time I pay for some lessons. I really wanted to get this down by research, then trial and error. I'm 41 in fairly good shape. I've hit a few bombs 250+ but on average 190-210, often with a huge slice. I know something is wrong because I have a senior Flex 3wood I hit with ease very little slice at times but mostly accurate at a distance of 180-200 I'm thinking that my 3wood is spot on but leaving a ton of yardage in play with my driver.

Well done Chris 👏

The pitch shot is the ones i keep shanking

You don't really explain what you mean by "pressure" and "weight". It appears that when you say "weight" you really mean "upper body lean".

Tried it and kept dropping the club. However when I held it the ball flew pretty straight.

1:28 giggity😂

Hi Chris, this is the video I have been searching for. Step by step of proper technique for iron strikes. Golfing this afternoon and can not wait to test your set up at the range prior to our match to see if I can't add some consistency to my golf game. Thank you.

I have been playing the chip putt for almost 20 years. I predominantly use PW for short ones and 7i for long ones. Every now and then, I use LW when short sided. Also, you could steepen the shaft at setup and play it off the toe to get it to check more. It's a very reliable shot because you use your putting intuition and feel. I get a lot of them going in. Thanks, Chris, for recommending it to everyone.

You explain this in a different way than I’ve heard before Chris. Not a quick fix but a real fix. Cheers mate

Great video for the struggling high handicappers. The single most frustrating thing is finding a concept that seems to work then the next day it doesn't. The brain somehow defaults back to factory settings. Your video covers this really well. The lateral hip movement before the rotation. The amount of slow practice needed to nail this is crucial. Patience and more patience. Belief this will work. Don't go looking for other fixes just because you can't nail this after a few attempts. Thank you Chris

I like the tip how he hit it 370yds consistently. Gold.

Will these drills work with driver?

Liked the easy steps to usefully find out, problems.

Another great lesson / video , Nothing rushed nice control .

Can not wait to get out and train this

Thanks for the help

Chris you have been a big part of helping me find my old swing again. Played golf for Clemson University but right after college i had a extremely bad wreck and had to learn to do all the fun stuff over again. It was beyond extremely frustrating knowing how i used to play golf to barely being able to shoot anywhere near what I used too. Improving at the great game of golf never stops but at least im finally back shooting in the high 70s again and enjoying myself on the golf course again. It's extremely appreciated. Thanks from one chris to another.

My dude. This video was absolutely amazing. Much appreciated

Hi Chris, great video. Could you give some clarity to set up position? How far are the hands ahead at address? I’ve tried both level with left thigh which feels too far ahead or shaft parallel which feels too far back!? 😩 any thoughts on this? 🤔 cheers

No shit Sherlock

This might be the best golf video i have ever seen!! Thank you 👍

by putting your hands in front of the face of the club don't you change the degrees on the face

Brilliant

The hosel of the club angles the shaft forward, progressively more as shafts get shorter and lofts increase or the reason you state, causing the club to strike ball before the lowest point of the swing arc. That the move you illustrate here does is part of the “magic” in Harvey Penick’s Magic Move at the top which reverses club head direction and loads wrists with more radial deviation and transfers the club head energy and stores it by bending the club shaft. The more aggressively one does the movement of body mass down and forward against the inertia of the club head mass moving in the opposite direction the more “loading” of the shaft you feel in the hands at the start of the downswing. The move also acts to pin the chest tighter across the chest which helps control the club and force the trail arm into elbow leading external rotation and creates the leverage to deal with the force in the finish extension when the axis of rotation for the club head mass moves from lead shoulder to trail shoulder. Without that lateral shift of mass (and side bend) the club force in the finish causes a loss balance or elbow bending to steer the club up and around. Whenever body mass moves REFLEXIVELY in the swing it is a reaction to the force of the club trying to pull the body off balance and that movement usually isn’t the ideal path for consistently striking the ball. Why do beginners nearly always pronate and swing club too far inside? Poor posture and no dynamic support by legs and core. If they try to swing back outside the hands they get pulled off balance. The reflexive brain’s solution? Pronate lead arm and steer club to where it doesn’t pull the body off balance at that point but that isn’t the ideal swing path. Mastering the golf swing is a process of first learning what path the club head should be on (swing waypoints) then figuring out how to stay in balance while doing it by moving body mass and changing muscle support BEFORE the force increases to be prepared to deal with it. That’s what this move does. At the point in the downswing where the club shaft is horizontal to the point it is horizontal again in the finish the club head force is changing too fast for normal human reflexes to react so many of the moves like this one are done proactively before the force is felt to prevent the unconscious primitive parts of the brain controlling balance from reacting reflexively. That move sets up the arm-shoulder triangle controlling club head mass path to swing down to impact and on a balanced path when support from the muscles and body mass equal the force generated in the club head. The thing about it moving the axis rotation at the lead shoulder affecting ball striking is just a side effect one needs to take into account via ball placement relative to to stance and how much the shaft leans and club head lags through impact. Why in some swing styles ball (Hogan / Nicklaus) the ball was always just behind the lead heel and in other it move back in the stance as the length of the club shafts get shorterr.

Sorry but I didn’t find this very informative. Anticipated a short lesson on how to hit a draw and a fade on purpose.

I like this explanation because my left arm definitely bends. Thanks 😊

Hello Chris, I switched to hybrids / fairway woods, and I now have a Wonderfull day at the course. I use irons for chipping and close in shots, best decision I made was to abandon long irons

great explanation and build up Chris!