HOW TO PRACTICE YOUR GOLF SWING (2 Ways)
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2022
- This tip takes you through how to practice your golf swing. Most people would think you just go out and beat a few balls. This is not how pros practice.
I will show you 2 different ways to practice golf. The first is if you are going out to play and you only have 15-20 minutes. The other is if you are going to go our for a dedicated practice session (where want to practice effectively with a specific purpose in mind, to work on a drill or swing position.)
Keep in mind, when you are going to learn how to practice your golf swing you are not going to hit every shot perfectly. This is where pros differ from amateurs. Again, these 2 different ways to practice have you not expecting perfect shots. You'll see what I means as I explain it in this golf swing practice tip.
Try to remember these 2 different ways because they can make or break your round of golf and also remember to practice your golf swing at home. This really is the fastest way to play great golf.
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Had the best rounds of my life the last two times I have played this week. A couple times I knew I swung fast but it felt so smooth and effortless on so many of my swings. Thank you for all your help Paul. Just a matter of building on the consistency from here! Best golf instructor on CZcams by far!
Wow. That's great. At least you knew the arms were creeping in. Stay focused on this into the future. Thanks for the support.
My warmup routine is to focus on my tempo, rhythm, and zero tension. Love your advice.
Perfect!
Paul, the thing I like about your teaching style is you are very down to earth and basic. You don’t try to wow us with your recommendations. You like the kiss method and that works for me.
For sure. Simple is the key. I have taught this way for 31+ years now. Make it complicated and you won't get it or even do it.
You are a fantastic teacher. You really know how to break things down in a logical way and make them very easy to understand.
Wow, thank you! I appreciate it.
Thank you so much for this, I have just started golf (one month ago) and wanted to find my flow with practice. This video is exactly what I needed! I love your no-fuss approach to coaching. 🙏🏽😎
You're welcome. Glad you got in to golf. Fun sport but can be frustrating. Just keep it simple. Too many people making it complicated so they never play their best. Simple and practice daily (practice swings at home). Keep at it.
Paul, this lesson is just what I needed. And yes, I have made all of the mistakes that you mentioned. The good news is that I won't make them anymore - thanks to you. Like you said, why beat yourself up at the range? It just doesn't make sense. Thanks for the tip. I will put this into effect immediately.
Very good. Need to get smart out there. Everyone wants everything right away so they get nothing. Work on the pieces.
Good stuff. To keep a structured practice session in focus, I also bring along my timeout chair. It’s a folding camp/sporting event type chair I set up next to my bag. When things get overheated, both physically (Florida heat) or from frustration, I take a timeout to cool off and to reset and reevaluate.
Good idea. Need to be fresh. No sense being out there and getting tired.
Awesome. I recently changed my range time to a smaller one where I can walk 100 feet to get some shade/chill time. These practice sessions need to be more relaxing. I see guys pound the double-buckets of balls in less time than I hit 1 bucket. LOL.
Yes, 1 bucket per hour at the most.
Time out chair !!! Yup.
Great stuff, Paul. You're 100% correct, practice 1 or 2 things and not 10 things on the range. I work on specific things when I'm at home NOT hitting balls to engrain moves/positions so I can practice something else while hitting balls. I find not hitting balls as important... and its free. Now, during rounds, I can tell when I'm swinging differently than when I practice which serves as a reminder to reel myself in and just use my practice swing. Such a process to UN-learn 30 years of bad swings. :D
Glad you liked it. Thanks. I keep saying it that doing daily practice swings is the fastest way to master this stuff. Once a week is not going to cut it. Some people are finally starting to listen. Sounds like you get it. Keep at it.
Best advice ever by any instructed. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
very solid advice for play and practice sessions.thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Great advice, thanks Paul. I try to warm up that way. I haven't played for a couple of months now. I've been working with a local coach. I am the guy that can (now) hit 8 out of 10 good iron shots. I pick up the driver and it's more like 6 or 7 good shots.
What you said is gold. I'll try to remember that!
I'm hoping to get to Vegas later this year. A visit to Bear's Best is on my list!
Very good. Let me know where driver is going. Not too bad at 6 or 7 though. Always try to master spin first. This way you are releasing it, you know where the ball is going to go before you hit it. At that point, it's all about the legs and hips.
I learned to golf watching your videos. My last two times out I golfed with random people and this was some of their comments on my swing,
"You have a zen swing"
"It looks like the ball shouldn't go as far as it does"
"You must hit the sweet spot of the club every time"
"I wish I could copy your tempo"
"Lazy swing in a good way. You hit bombs that go dead straight. You have the Tom Sawyer golf swing" - my personal favorite
Please could you make a video on the proper way to aim? Thanks Coach Paul Wilson!
Wow! That's how you know you have a great swing. You must be feeling good. I don't have a set up routine tip yet. This is what I have:
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def@@paulwilsongolf Thanks for taking the time to list those videos! I will absolutely check them out! I really appreciate your overall mentality of being able to fix your own swing and making changes fast. Its fun to improve. Seriously, I can't thank you enough for all the great content!
Great advice ,I will definitely give it a try ,having good results with your swing . Just hooking alot now.
Glad you liked it. If you are hooking it without trying to hook it you have a grip problem. You need to work on the neutral grip. Follow this tip: czcams.com/video/jQZLp8bF-Ww/video.html
Also, make sure you are firing your lower body first to start down.
@@paulwilsongolf I wii watch the video carefully thanks buddy!
Sublime lesson....2 fold....range expectations...but can apply to putting expectations...who hasnt hit every ball perfect on range then made every putt on green b4 round...then make nothing on the course!....inverse relationship!....its a warm up session!....lower your expectations!.......this video....speaks volumes to good golfers...who no doubt have experienced the revelations that you describe!.....very realistic!
Yes, this is a good one for sure. We have all done this so there has to be a reason. Warm up. That's it.
Love it Paul. I needed the advice. This should be huge next round out tomorrow. I had the turn through part but the coil I had none. So I did ok but now I expect greatness. Tyvm
Glad you found this one. Yes, follow it before your round. Stay loose!
@@paulwilsongolf appreciate paul. Glad u got me away from hands and arms trying to do everything. They are killers. That would cause the body to freeze while they tried to HIT
Glad you wanted to make the switch. So many people out there hitting. Hopefully, one day I can get to everyone.
@paulwilsongolf I am still on board. Just seem to go thru some stints that I seem I lost it. I get mechanical on backswing and throws me off. I had an off swing day but salvaged 78 but it wasn't pretty. I was on a roll where I couldn't really hit a real bad shot. Just in a little bit of a funk at the moment.
Yeah, mechanical is not good unless you are working on precise positioning. Try to keep the backswing simple. It's coil then hinge setting the top. A lot of people rush the takeaway. Move the club back with your shoulders to halfway back then hinge up. Here:
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Great info 🔥🔥🔥🔥👊👊
Glad it was helpful! Thanks.
Good advice makes sense thank you Paul
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.
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Agree completely with you Paul. A too intense warming up may harm the actual performance in the course. Once I warmed up by smashing 50 balls at a course range (and unfortunately they only provide mat not grass), and I remember that disastrous round after the warm up which I felt the fatigue, and since different feel between mat and grass, most impact I made with the ball were ugly. Hence, I never do that again ever. I even could always have nice round even without hitting balls warm up. My warm up is only adequate stretching, and few swings without balls before tee off. It’s always good for me that way. And here where I live, for weekend/amateur golfer, we do not always use to have range session before a round, since a unique fact that some (maybe majority) of people in my country do not fancy hot burning sunny day. It is common here to tee off on 5.30 - 5.45 am. So assuming a round in the morning, If we could start earlier, we would finish faster before the south east asian sun burns.
Yes, I know what you mean about the heat. For you it's the humidity. Very low here so even though it's hot it's not bad. With humidity it is super hot. So be careful out there. I think you understand how to warm up. Keep doing it.
When warming up before I round I’m trying to get loose as you mentioned and also trying to see what type of ball flight I’m getting for the day. Usually it doesn’t change but sometimes my hybrids and woods will go from a fade to a draw so I like to see what they are doing on the day to make it easier to aim when on the course. I’ll also use the last 3/4 balls to play the first hole in my mind. Driver, 7 iron, 40 yard pitch. Pretending I’m on the first hole then I go putt and try and out everything together when I get to the first tee
Sounds good. I especially like the "get loose" part.
Thank you I have corrected my swing and stance due to your lessons.
Very good. Keep at it.
Great video and advice
Glad it was helpful! Thanks.
@@paulwilsongolf Lord knows I need all the help I can get
Great stuff
Glad you liked it. Thanks.
Hi Paul, glad to be back with you after many years away. What you are saying now is so, so relevant. Roger
Where di you go? Did you quit or try following others? Glad you're back to now let's get to work.
@@paulwilsongolf No one in particular - each online pro has their own specialty, some useful, some not. Your body swing principles stood me in good stead, but consistency is a problem, e.g. all too often my approach shot goes wildly to the left and there's the occasional hook. Anyway, your approach to attentive practice, purposeful setup
If you are hooking it without trying to hook it your grip is too strong. Strong grip + loose wrists = huge hook. All you had to do was do a neutral grip. Watch:
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Then follow it here:
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Hi Paul, the first video actually made me laugh - so comical, because I guess so true - reminds me of Burl Ives: I know an old woman who swallowed a fly....... Golf should be fun - but you're right: let's get to work. Feels good, Roger
Hi Paul, great lesson!!! I'll try it tomorrow
BTW, what grip are those white ones?
Glad you liked it. Thanks. They are tour wrap R60 grips. Popular, super tacky, cheap and last a long time. I hate regripping my clubs.
great advice! Too often, I've treated my warm-ups like a practice session.
Glad you liked it. Thanks.
Very powerful. I’m guilty as charged, I often wondered why people would leave 3/4 basket full of balls, I shot over 900 plus balls last year in one day if people left them I would be excited to shoot even more, the good news is I didn’t hurt myself due to effortless golf, didn’t do me any good I just felt something like Mr. Moe Norman would’ve :) while that was a whole lot of fun but on the course I failed miserably. Great tips, will play better golf as a result of these teachings for sure. I don’t have much to give in return but if I play better it’ll be your reward.
Yeah, way too many balls. Waste of time. 1 bucket max. Take 1 hour to hit them with practice swings inbetween.
This is invaluable.
Glad you see it. Start doing this and your rounds will be so much better.
Another fantastic lesson thanks it’s happened so many times flushed it out on the range then YEP a disaster best instructor Ever
Thanks so much. I appreciate the support. Change how you practice. This should change the outcome. Follow this one too:
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Should you be using an alignment stick whilst warming up Paul? What should I do if I start pulling it? Just start firing the hips more? Or more rotation? Or both
You warm up with SW hitting short easy shots getting longer and longer. I go from SW to 8 or 9 iron doing easy full swings. Then once I am warmed up I go to 7 or 6 iron to work on my swing. As I work on my swing I put down the alignment stick. If you are pulling it you are hitting with arm. Turn them off and get the lower body moving first.
I have been a subscriber to your CZcams channel for a long time, and I have changed my swing to your stay loose effortless hinge and unhinge golf swing, and my golf game has seriously improved, I am now playing stress-free golf and hitting in the 80s, I would like your opinion on the idea of eliminating the worst club in the bag and for me it is my driver, so I have now replace my driver with a three hybrid, I am using your effortless swing with my three hybrid in the Teebox, I am consistently teeing off 200 yards the majority of these drives are down the middle in the fairway or extremely playable, by doing this I have eliminated a large slice, balls out of bounds ,under trees ,out of the water ,on the wrong fairway etc. because I trust you and believe that you are an inspiration to me, I would like your opinion on this please. A devoted follower !
You need to hit driver. It is super easy. Right now you don't know where you are going to hit it. It's going everywhere. So you need to do my roll over drills and get every ball hooking. Then we know what you are going to do before you do it. Hit the top and roll it. Do this with arms. Do the roll over drills at home daily until mastered. This is half right. You have the spin. Once you can do that you work on starting the downswing with the legs and hips to straighten it out:
wrist release/snap
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Then:
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Watch your ball. It will tell you exactly what to do.
Thank you for the fast reply I will start studying your videos as usual!
Paul I’ve been struggling with my wedges lately. The distance has come down significantly and it feels like I’m hitting a flop shot when I’m intending to hit a 100yd gap wedge. Do I need to release my wrists through more? I don’t have this issue with my set PW in the slightest. Leaves a huge gap in my set
Yeah, funny how this happens some times. I have fixed people in the past doing this. 10 mins. You need to do my roll over drill early and hit low pulls. Once you can do that you are de-lofting it. Then go back to firing the legs and hips to straighten it out. Simple. I would think you are either playing it too far forward or trying to hit hard so you are getting a bit of chicken wing which is adding loft. See how you do with my fix.
@@paulwilsongolf thanks Paul, I’ll try this and report back
In a practice session,and you need to work on driver ,would you still practice w/ your 7 iron ? or start w/ driver?
Warm up as I said then hit 7 irons to work on the positions and movements then hit more balls than just a few with driver. It is the same swing just easier to get certainly movements, drills etc. with a 7 iron first.
Great advice, Paul! Don’t be serious about warm up. Spend more time chipping and putting! It will pay off big time!
Exactly. Hit it great before your round on the range and I guarantee your round will be a disaster.
I have always had a real problem connecting the club face with the ball because I go through periods of opening my wrist at the top of my backswing. It leads to hitting the ball right and often shanking. Is there a way to stop this ? Never been a consistent iron player and I guess at 74 I never will.
Not sure why you feel you are open at the top. Maybe rolling it open in the takeaway? Poor grip? Whatever you are doing you are open when you hit the ball. Why not close it when you hit the ball? This would be stronger position as slice spin is going to get you nowhere fast. Follow these:
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Tee it up. Use a 7 iron and do that until you rarely ever put slice spin on it. Once you can do that (1 to 3 practice sessions) then you switch to using your body to power your swing.
Most popular/easiest trigger:
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Keep firing the lower body until you hit it straight. If you fire the lower and pull/pull hook need to fire sooner. Push/push fade this is too hard. I you slice it go back to step 1 and get it hooking.
You don't seem to be taking much of a divot with your irons. Is that expected when using the body swing?
He's using a tee. I was thinking the same thing.
I am using a tee but I certainly take divots. Not super deep though.
Do you have any pitching tips?
Thank you for the contribution. I truly appreciate the support. AS far as pitching and other short game areas are concerned it's a fine line with what I give away. I have a membership site and people are paying for that content so is it fair to give it all away. Also, people want short game tips. I post them and few watch them. This brings down my channel. I may do some in the future. We'll see.
Pitching is simple. Set the backswing by hinging your wrists for the shot you are trying to hit. Once set, turn your belt buckle as I show in this tip to hit the shot. HINGE/TURN
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I do some stretching. I chip and putt for about 15 to 20 minutes. Then swing a few irons without going to the range or using a ball. Same with a hybrid. Then a fairway wood. The driver. Only 4 or 5 swings with each club. I've played my best golf when I do that. I've come to the conclusion that the range ruins my game b4 a round. When I'm not playing I will go to the range with a purpose. To work on a specific part of my game. It works for me. It might not be the best thing for everyone.
Very good. Similar to what I was saying. No expectations. Keep doing what you do.
@@paulwilsongolf exactly. Your effortless swing with keeping the wrist loose was in my opinion the best golf tip I've ever gotten. Never miss any of your video's. You're an amazing instructor. I tell everyone to watch your video's.
Thanks for the kind words and support. I appreciate it. Yes, this is just so huge. Get this and your whole game changes. Keep at it. Do daily practice swings.
Paul, I notice that you don’t wear a glove. Have you always played gloveless? What type of grips are on your clubs?
Gloveless since I was 16. I was going through a glove a week. They were $16 each. Couldn't afford to wear one. Now the synthetic gloves are pretty good so I would have used those instead of expensive leather ones for practice. I have standard Tour Wrap R60 grips. The cheapest ones and last the longest. Super tacky so those with no glove works great.
You mentioned Short Game. Any comments on this part of the game??
I don't have a ton of short game tips posted. It's a fine line with what I give away. I have a membership site where people pay for access so it's not really fair to them if I give everything away. Plus, I do a short game tip and no one watches it (crazy).
Here are the short game tips I've done so far:
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Well Paul, you touched on a rude reality and that is, I don't put enough hours into practice in the first place. I might practice 1-2 times a week. I need to develop a regimen that actually gives me a chance to inure change. Even if it isn't 7 days a week, I should be able to do 4 - 5, if I expect a return on investment.
Yes, you are like most golfers. You need to do swings daily to get it. This is why I keep saying daily practice swings. Start with 25 per day. I easily do 100 per day. Do a few numerous times a day and you can easily get there too.
@@paulwilsongolf I will try.
i've had the same problem with hitting great shots in practice and then go play and i suck. the same thing happens in bowling, i'll throw some strikes in practice and then lose it in the actual match....why?
Need to be confident in the move then think target not swing. If you are trying to analyze what you are doing it won't work. Be confident in the changes and keep doing the same thing for a month until it settles in. Then use my tip to clear your mind:
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Also, you need to watch your ball to tell you exactly what to work on to fix your own swing. This is what I teach and have taught since 1991. I am the guy who wants you to do this without me. Isn't that the goal?
Hi Paul; here's something to add to this point you're making for the warm-up when you hit some putts before playing. I stopped putting at holes on the practice green & concentrating on getting the speed of the greens because putting to a hole & trying to make them can affect your course expectations as well. If you're not making putts on the practice green, you may take a negative putting thought to the course. I just go to different areas on the green & putt to the fringes to gage the speed & not worry about reading lines to holes because speed is more important anyway. I'd appreciate your thoughts on this. Be well.
Very good. I don't like to use up my putts on the practice green.
my problem sometimes is instead of playing golf i'm playing golf swing at times, worrying too much about making perfect swings or experimenting with other ideas if things don't go well.
Been there. It's super tough to bring those thoughts to the course. Recently I was making some swing changes. I was trying numerous things. Basically what I did was video my swing trying each new thing. I would then see what make the most impact to my swing and what I could physically do. Through the process of elimination I made the decision. Now I just keep doing that until mastered. Maybe you do the same thing. At some point you have to be confident in what you are doing and keep doing it.
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Another great video, Paul - thank you! I don't know if this is the proper forum to ask you this, but I am not sure how else to do it - I am a senior golfer and received in my email your offer for $77 to a plethora of good stuff - my question is what will I receive that is different from the already fantastic videos you have produced over the years? I ask this very respectfully. As a senior, my income is of course fixed and I have to be somewhat frugal with my spending. I am not destitute, but would love to have a better understanding of your $77 package. Thank you in advance!
Glad you liked it. The Body Swing is step-by-step. Also, I don't give everything away on CZcams. There is more to learn. Indoor version as well so you can work on it indoors. Totally up to you.
@@paulwilsongolf Thanks for the quick reply, Paul - much appreciated!
I'm a definite range merchant. Hit it like a 10 HCP of the mats. Get on the course, and shoot 110. I think it's mental with me. It's very disheartening
Yeah, stop. You are wasting your time. Hit 1 bucket doing practice swings inbeteween. The problem on the course is you are going there will distance thoughts trying to kill it. You don't so you start over thinking everything. Next time play your round not thinking about or looking at distance targets. Pick something close or way far away in the distance. Then swing at no more than 50% on all shots. Do this too:
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I guarantee you will hit amazing shots if you do that. What do you have to lose? 1 round then let me know.
Yes you are getting loose but you are also turning on the most efficient computer that was ever built (Your Brain) you are letting it know what you are about to do ..
We don't want it to crash though.
Is this a true statement ?... you can not have proper body tilt without club lag....
Body tilt where? What would you feel is proper body tilt?
I am talking about body tilt at impact.
Honest question. It feels correct body tilt at impact lets me fully extend my arms all the way through the swing.
Keep in mind that if you are hitting with your arms you will cast the club and your body will be leaning forward as you start down as well. Is the body tilt from lag? The body tilt occurs when you are not pulling the club down with the arms and initiating with the lower body. I talk about it here:
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So I don't think that's a true statement. I've seen plenty of people swing out at it (need the tilt to swing out at it) and they don't have lag.
If you want lag in minutes then do this and video your swing:
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Do this drill and it will fix both issues:
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