Stop Topping Fairway Woods With This Simple Lesson
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- čas přidán 24. 10. 2022
- Learn how to stop topping your fairway woods by understanding how to control low point, proper golf ball position, and proper weight shift!
Learn more about the Vertical Line Golf Swing here: www.verticallinegolf.com/
You grab your fairway woods out of your golf bag because you want a shot with a lot of distance, but you seem to keep topping golf shots. So how to stop topping your woods and get more distance?
Learn how to hit fairway woods off the ground with three simple steps, including understanding pressure shift, golf swing direction, and ball position for fairway woods, and you will stop topping fairway woods in no time! - Sport
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Ive been struggling topping my 3 wood for 2 years. Therw would be times where i would crush it and it was my best club and others where i absolutely was crushed by it.
I had wemr to the rangw to fix it and found that when i took the club back more down the line vs. around i was hitting flush... I actually just wrote that down in my notes about bringing it down the line. The thing is sometimes you "think" you're doing something and you found the the secret... but today this video confirmed it. I would've never really thought that was what was causing it, but I'm so happy I can get past this area of struggle.
Thank you Todd, I was guilty of not moving weight forward. Now I can really take on the par 5's . Ball position needed tweaking a bit also. I have subscribed.
Thanks Todd really helpful for the more senior golfer struggling for consistency of strike Dave @ East Yorkshire UK
I've found teeing it up in the fairway eliminates topping..... unfortunately my partners frown on the practice!
You are not suppose to use a tee on the fairway.
Haters gonna hate.........keep doing your thing!
Use a green life saver
They’re poor sports.
@@junehitchcock170 that is the joke…
what i like best about this channel is Todd gets right to the point. always great info
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Love your tips, keep up the good work. Enjoying in Missouri.
Thanks for the tip. Will try these tomorrow.
Great advice, exactly what I needed, I was doing everything wrong!
Hey Todd, hi again from Australia. I’m one of your experienced golfers from down under and I love your work. I have been working hard to eliminate sway in my swing lately and focusing on the change in foot pressure through the swing without introducing excessive sway. It’s a hell of a challenge given in the 70s, when I first started to play, we were taught to wind up from the floor and then just unwind to hit the ball. We’ll that’s how I understood the instruction. After a 20 year break I’m back into it and I’m determined to clean up the swing while I can still move. I only follow a few channels for instruction and yours is a must watch. Thanks for what you do.
Mick, you are too kind. Thanks! Appreciate you and this group being here. We are committed to bringing good solid and easy to understand information. Best place to play in Australia?
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Best golf lesson on fairway woods. Makes golf sense and simple.
Appreciate the kind words! Let’s keep this game simple, it is already too hard!
Hello Todd, I am from Australia and have been playing golf for about 2 months. I have been topping the ball frequently. On some occasions I had a perfect hit but I could not understand why the lack of consistency. Your tips allowed me to understand what I am doing incorrectly. Thank you. You are a great help.
You made our day...thanks for posting. If you would like to learn more, check out my book, The Bad Lie where we over the entire golf swing and short game. Here is the Amazon link if you want to learn more www.badliegolfbook.com/
Nice Tip thanks from SA
Great piece of advice already made a difference
Hi Todd I m gonna try the straight up action. I've been struggling for month with my 5 wood. My instructors did tell me to straighten my back and bend my knees more which I've been doing but I'm wondering if thats to try to stop me coming round as you described. I'll let us know how it goes x
Great video, thanks for putting it up. I’m in my early 50s and took up golf about 12 months ago after a hip replacement. I’m at the point where my handicap is around 20 and I can drill the ball good distance with each club but the instances of topping the ball, particularly with fairway woods and hybrids is insanely frustrating and still costs me several shots per round. Looking forward to trying out your 3 pointers here in the next few days.
Are you following the Vertical Line Swing? This is a good video to watch czcams.com/video/4obK1N-N9qY/video.htmlsi=ZfsOax3KdmAjPe5n or you can read our book THE BAD LIE which you can find on Amazon.
I’ve found over the years that positioning the ball in the middle of my stance enables me to make the best contact with my 3 & 5 woods. Even when I hit them off the tee.
Thanks for sharing Paul and adding to the conversation!
I am new to golf and your videos are awesome. Your explanations and descriptions are easy to follow. Thank you.
Appreciate this! Too often the industry makes this game complicated, this does not work for the vast majority of golfers. We will continue to provide good, simple yet effective information 👊
Cool… you are welcome Simple
Excellent! This is the toughest club for me to hit, so I'll definitely check all three tips for my 3-wood shots.
You got this Dave... thanks for posting
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When I move the ball back in the stance I tend to hit it to the right - like a push/slice - It feels like I can't get the club face closed in time to make the hit - especially when I am hitting the 3 wood but also with the 3 hybrid - if I move the ball forward a bit so I can time the face closing I hit the tops - inconsistency is really hurting my swing - Driver I am OK and 6 thru wedges no problems ; but as a Senior experienced golf the lack of distance causes me to try to hit the 3W to get it around the green on some of the longish Par 4s. Ugh - golf is hard.
Keep there videos coming. From South East Florida
Will do, thanks for watching Chris!
Good points ❤
Thank you for this i was about ready to toss my fairway wood
Best fairway wood lesson! I hate topping my 4 wood! Working on the vertical swing. Takes a while to change at 74!
You got this Sam!! Hang in there...are you on our email list? We offer free webinars on the Vertical Line Swing
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Great tips! Thanks Todd!
@@bille9995 our pleasure! Have you read our book The Bad Lie. You can find it on Amazon
I so needed this video early on the front nine today. It would have saved me a lot of strokes.
We got you covered 👊
I could never hit my 3 wood before, after this video I went out yesterday and hit 260 off the fairway and 280 off the tee, it was going further than my driver! The ball position tip also fixed my slice on the 3 wood
Learning and improving. Glad the information was helpful, more to come.
6:01 Went to the range and tried those tips, it really does work , thanks!
Great to hear the information helped, good stuff! Did you catch this video on woods czcams.com/video/vJvPDvR0qxQ/video.htmlsi=6bYq-ADTOO7z9O1u
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I haven't I will take a look. You explain it so well. Have been looking for video like yours for ages. Not too much information overload and easy to remember the 3 important things you mentioned!
Thanks! @@petermccarthy873
I purchased your vertical line video package….A lot of good informative instructions. One area I find clarification needed is swaying. Your drill is keeping pressure or weight over your left foot, yet one hallmark of your swing is going from 60/40 to 80 over your right side. How does this drill for swaying instill this movement? The only thing I could think of was to bump your hips to the center of your feet then pivot. Thx. Tom
This is a great question, we want to move the pressure (weight) from the lead foot to the trail foot early in the backswing. The key is to do this while keeping the weight on the inside of the trail foot vs the outside. The drill mentioned is to help the upper body movement not so much for lower body. Hope that helps...appreciate the support!
Great instruction as always!
I'd love to see a lesson on how to flight the ball (high, low, or piercing trajectory) upon command. thanks!
Great advice
Much appreciated 👊
3 fantastic tips there 👏 👌
Glad you like them!
Todd,
Fred from Venice florida, I've been watching your videos for some time and credit them with getting my handicap down to a 14. Unfortunately I had to have left hip replacement surgery in august 2022. I'm struggling with getting my game back and it seems i'm putting more pressure on my right hip. My surgeon hopes i can make it until early next year to do the right hip. Any suggestions to help in recovering my game before this next surgery. Oh and by the way i'm a senior golfer of 78. It might be helpful to many of the "experienced" golfers here in florida where a lot of hip, knees and shoulders are replaced. ps I recommend your channel to all my golfing buddies.
Welcome to the group. Glad you are here! Two suggestions, be sure to follow us here and get on our email list at USGolfTV. Also , read this 👉 www.badliegolfbook.com/
Great video!! Where you position the ball when you are on a up hill? Still on the logo area?
On a uphill lie we like to move the ball back just slightly, good question
Todd is the man!!!!
Joe, you are too kind! Did you seen our video that just launched today czcams.com/video/ZwmLZn9MEI8/video.html
Seminole in West Texas.
Todd what advice or direction would you give me on putting alignment after loosing the vision for in my left eye. I’ve lost my depth perception and peripheral vision Any help would be appreciated
Sorry to hear this. Two things, move the ball back in stance slightly and watch this czcams.com/video/Mm37PJ6-O8A/video.htmlsi=xoxzyZ5WX7T3BiEj
Hi, I am from Malaysia. Can we preset our weight to favor the leading foot before hitting the fairway wood? Thanks.
Yes, matter of fact we like that concept. Appreciate you posting 👊
I have a question I just started golfing and have a cheaper set of clubs. My question is what type of irons should a beginner get if there club speed is 120 mph. The reason I know it's that high I went to a gold shop and they had a full set up it was awesome.
Look for a set that is player forgiving with a cavity back design. When purchasing a set of clubs, it is worth the time and effort to do a club fitting which should be free if you purchase. Hope that helps..
@@USGOLFTVshow even with that high of a club head speed
I’m struggling with low ball flight. I didn’t quite understand you’re point about having a more upright swing plane. Is it to create a more negative AoA to hit higher in clubface? Thanks.
Good question, the more vertical lead arm allows for more length to the swing. This will improve tempo, timing and a variety of other swing challenges. You can learn the full system here www.badliegolfbook.com/
Thank you
You're welcome. We also offer personal coaching if interested.
For hybrid , is the ball position the same like wood on the video ? Regards from Jakarta , Indonesia
Watch this for a good answer czcams.com/video/t0Dyp7qMa7s/video.htmlsi=I0xNlGOovBkzVc7O
Hey Todd great tip.I have trouble getting my 5 and 7 wood in the air when I want to go over trees.What’s the secret?
Other than hitting the fairway, 😂 solid contact is key. Make sure you are getting your weight fully into the lead foot at the finish 👊
How donI hit my ball low because it will go further than going up in the sky and drop
Hi Todd. Peter here from Ireland. I was playing the other day. I topped 2 x 3 wood shots. When it happens you can almost see the imprint of the ball in the turf. So it’s like the sole of the club has gone over the ball if that makes sense. Any ideas? Thanks. Peter
Peter, take a look at this video, it will help czcams.com/video/bPGlOdkKrNU/video.htmlsi=rcjnZN0Dg_v4meb7
Thanks so much Todd. I’m going to try to keep more weight on my left side throughout. I’ll keep in touch. Keep up the great work. Happy New Year. Peter
Hi Johannie van wyk here i am from south afrika in a small town lutzville near the west coast and i also start playing golf for tthe first time is there a easy way to learn my daugter how to play golf for the first time she never touch a golf club
Welcome! Yes, make sure it is first and foremost fun. Golf is a game not a job...check out our video library for the 5 Fundamental lessons. Great place to start 👊
Thank you Coach 😊
Goodness how I love this channel.
Tomorrow is my pilot competition and I am going to beat that Par 71 course.
Best of luck, let us know how it goes!
Why do I pop up my short irons?
Lol… to play it nicer 😍
What about standing up at impact that will cause a topped shot
Spot on! Here is a great video we did earlier this year specifically on that topic: czcams.com/video/13VQy_yYZt4/video.html
Hope the info helps!
What do you mean when you say "the bottom of the swing goes backwards"
Doesn't it just mean that the lowest point of the swing moves away from the target?
You recommend the ball position for FW woods as from the shirt logo to the inside of the arm, does that hold true on the Tee as well as on the FW?
Dennis, good question. Watch this, it will provide you with answers czcams.com/video/HuGq4q9_pSs/video.html
Keep your head down and don't over swing. I proved that to myself every time I play golf.
Position of ball in stance????? That's the first step.
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PULLING UP BECAUSE OF A BAD BACK IS MY BIGGEST PROBLEM
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Thank you!! I will have to check a few of these tips out. My 3W has been in timeout for a while. Now I think maybe the 3W isn’t the problem!!! 🫢
Our pleasure! Have you seen our book THE BAD LIE where we cover the entire Vertical Line Swing System. You can find it on Amazon.
Great video as usual. Where do you position the ball when you tee up a wood? Still on the logo area?
Here's a great video to help: czcams.com/video/DDC8ZgE1gl0/video.html
@@USGOLFTVshow thank you. Going to use these tips tonight!