As much as I enjoyed your previous content of equipment testing, I’ve gone back to 10 year old irons, an ancient putter and hybrids that are several releases in the rear view. Equipment (newer or older) simply does not improve my scores. That’s just fact after playing since 1988. I’m on a mission to hit better shots. Period. THIS is the stuff I love from you Ian. Thx for opening up to go beyond just the latest driver release. I’m in.
This is a great way of practicing a fundamental part of golf. Hitting out of the middle of your clubs more often is huge. I always come back to this in my net in my back yard.
Every video so far has far exceeded my expectations - finding myself watching them all the way through with laser focus. Been following the journey since 2020, can't wait to see what's next. Much love from Toronto!
Soooo good! Ian,,,,you are the goods! Always interesting content.. What I would love to see is an equipment vid featuring the latest and greatest driver / irons / wedges / putters versus the same mfg. offering in these categories but against their results 3 years AGO! I would love that
Off to buy some foot powder! Here's hoping that next video will talk about the most common causes, such as too close to the ball, of the different strike points (eg, toe, heel, etc..) what are some probable adjustments to correct the off center strikes.
Excellent content so far, Ian - really appreciate the depth and clear explanations you give. Arguably the best out there in UA-cam golf. If you could give more tips on what to think about when you’re encountered with specific shots (ie approach into well protected tiered or sloped green with bunkers - think tough greens out in East Lothian, Scotland; or, under tree branches; or, chipping over a bunker). I know other channels take this on but the audience might see benefit from your input depth.
My Liege, I know you’re hitting bigger topics now but can you eventually bring back some ball testing? Always been a huge fan of the ball tests. Thank you again.
My Liege, Well done again! Will definitely try the spray at the range tomorrow! Love how you differentiated strike point and face angle for ball flight and direction. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and helping us refine our golf skills. Hope to see hear your thoughts on face angle and ground contact sometime in the not too distant future.
For what it’s worth, you can use a soft ball such as supersoft instead of spray. For some reason the soft ones or cover will leave a faint imprint on the face. Wipe clean and hit again. I also think club face will affect where you hit the ball. In other words, a swing that would have been dead center contact square will be slightly heal if face left open a bit for example
Been following you from Day 1 with TXG Ian. Love everything you have done. My thoughts on content... I am a low hdcp player at 0-2 index, I absolutely love the technical videos in regards to equipment and shafts. I do like generic drill videos, like this one, that can give some tips/drills to fix common swing flaws. What I find difficult to follow are personal lessons for you, or anyone. Your swing flaws are yours, and the uber personalized lessons for you are not really relevant to me and I find them difficult to get value out of those. Playing videos are always welcome :) Best of luck with the channel.
Love the content and can't wait for more. I use the foot spray at random times and i really does help. I have not so much an issue hitting the center, my biggest issue is getting the club face square at impact. That's a vid I would be very interest in finding ways to be more consistent getting the club face squared.
Love the channel, good job 👏🏽 I’d be interested in putting principals. More on the stroke and types of putters. I’ve yet to see a UA-cam video do this as comprehensively as say an iron or new driver launch.
Love the content Ian. Would love for you to keep focusing on clubs too, maybe not every release but at least the big ones! (Unless you’re not allowed) Keep it up! 👍
Great video, there has been a lot of talk lately regarding the perfect strike location. Some have said that the correct location starts just above the 1st groove and use Tiger Woods wear pattern as proof of that, thoughts?
Loving the new channel and content so far has been spot on. I would have liked to hear maybe more ways besides intent on moving the strike impact. As in lie angles possibly? Just a thought. Also, a big one is I am a big fan of slower swing speed stuff like reviews of clubs but not at crazy high club head speed only. Lower speeds middle speeds & high.
since you asked about content ‘would like to see a truth or myth series. questions could be: does side wind influence a put line? does mud in grooves reduce spin? do wet surfaces reduce spin?
Course strategy videos would be useful, especially angled towards the 10-15 handicap golfer, and how better strategy can reduce handicap into single figures and stay there.
Like the content so far Ian , really enjoyed the titilest content as I purchased a tsr3 in July when the price dropped and have never driven the ball as consistent. What do you think of the new takomo irons they really have a big push on now
I have used Dr. School’s foot powder for at least 4 or 5 years. I have been playing traditional forged blades for years even though at hdcp 16-17 I’m not considered to have the repetitive skill to use them. It was part ego, part playing what I had, and part the seductive beauty of the design. I always said using those irons forces you to work harder on perfect contact, to develop skill, which is a good thing. And when you do strike those irons in the sweet spot, the reward is worth it. And if the foot powder shows you made 3 or 4 or even 5 strikes within a footprint smaller than 1 and a quarter the diameter of a ball, sheer pleasure.
I do the same thing. Recently purchased the Foreward Golf irons use the foot spray daily to practice and see where my path is relative to strike location. For me personally my in to out swings are toe area and out to in heel. When either side gets too extreme I know to start making adjustments. Would love to see Ian try this fitting process and review the Foreward Irons!!!!
Videos on golf fitness/routines that will help address common swing faults would be useful. I feel like there's limited long form videos on this topic. Lots of random Shorts, etc.
Great point! I really messed my swing up with trying to get more distance by swinging harder and faster. Totally lost my swing which never ever happened before. I would love to see videos on training and fitness specifically for golf.
And after getting all sweaty spraying your driver all over the range giving the range picker something to do... You can spray it in your hair and feel fresh and clean going home. 😂
Ian, that's quite revealing. ..You changed your strikepoint from the heel to the toe side literally in a couple of swigs? what adjustment did you make to change that? I'm asking as a guy who's swing (miss) defaults to the heel side of the Driver, that has my attention ?
@@igolffffYou ok, mate? You seem to be taking the actions of an internet personality a little too personally, chasing Ian around various channels with your comments.
You will forever struggle with contact due to your high finish. Stop the video 11:24 and the shaft is exiting your ear. Nearly all tour players exit below their left shoulder for a right handed player. Hitting up excessively as you do also contributes to mishits. I think you'd benefit greatly from Andy plummer and stack and tilt instruction.
As much as I enjoyed your previous content of equipment testing, I’ve gone back to 10 year old irons, an ancient putter and hybrids that are several releases in the rear view. Equipment (newer or older) simply does not improve my scores. That’s just fact after playing since 1988. I’m on a mission to hit better shots. Period. THIS is the stuff I love from you Ian. Thx for opening up to go beyond just the latest driver release. I’m in.
This is a great way of practicing a fundamental part of golf. Hitting out of the middle of your clubs more often is huge. I always come back to this in my net in my back yard.
👏🏼👏🏼
Great video Ian. Winners win no matter what channel you put them on😊.
@@charlestucker6854 Thank you Charles!!
Every video so far has far exceeded my expectations - finding myself watching them all the way through with laser focus. Been following the journey since 2020, can't wait to see what's next. Much love from Toronto!
@@johnzhang7930 Thank you so much John, really appreciate the kind feedback.
Soooo good! Ian,,,,you are the goods! Always interesting content.. What I would love to see is an equipment vid featuring the latest and greatest driver / irons / wedges / putters versus the same mfg. offering in these categories but against their results 3 years AGO! I would love that
Well done. I’ve had a can of foot spray in my bag for a couple of years now and have convinced my golfing buddies to carry it also,
hit those balls! good job Ian!
Off to buy some foot powder! Here's hoping that next video will talk about the most common causes, such as too close to the ball, of the different strike points (eg, toe, heel, etc..) what are some probable adjustments to correct the off center strikes.
Excellent content so far, Ian - really appreciate the depth and clear explanations you give. Arguably the best out there in UA-cam golf.
If you could give more tips on what to think about when you’re encountered with specific shots (ie approach into well protected tiered or sloped green with bunkers - think tough greens out in East Lothian, Scotland; or, under tree branches; or, chipping over a bunker).
I know other channels take this on but the audience might see benefit from your input depth.
Love everything you've done so far, no "one weird trick" approaches to improvement. It's crazy how little people discuss / push ball striking.
I have found a small strip of 2” blue painters tape works great for strike location. This is cheap and efficient.
My Liege,
I know you’re hitting bigger topics now but can you eventually bring back some ball testing? Always been a huge fan of the ball tests. Thank you again.
My Liege,
Well done again! Will definitely try the spray at the range tomorrow! Love how you differentiated strike point and face angle for ball flight and direction. Thank you.
Good stuff wee man!!!! Got some spray ordered from Amazon ,incoming
@@scottyeaman8377 get a few extra tins for they talons of yours son!!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and helping us refine our golf skills. Hope to see hear your thoughts on face angle and ground contact sometime in the not too distant future.
Never gets old! Will always tune in to Ian's content
@@Yorrick_Brown Thank you for the support!! 👍🏼
Ian’s new content here is great. Fantastic insights. Keep it coming!
For what it’s worth, you can use a soft ball such as supersoft instead of spray. For some reason the soft ones or cover will leave a faint imprint on the face. Wipe clean and hit again. I also think club face will affect where you hit the ball. In other words, a swing that would have been dead center contact square will be slightly heal if face left open a bit for example
Been following you from Day 1 with TXG Ian. Love everything you have done. My thoughts on content...
I am a low hdcp player at 0-2 index, I absolutely love the technical videos in regards to equipment and shafts. I do like generic drill videos, like this one, that can give some tips/drills to fix common swing flaws. What I find difficult to follow are personal lessons for you, or anyone. Your swing flaws are yours, and the uber personalized lessons for you are not really relevant to me and I find them difficult to get value out of those. Playing videos are always welcome :) Best of luck with the channel.
Love the content and can't wait for more. I use the foot spray at random times and i really does help. I have not so much an issue hitting the center, my biggest issue is getting the club face square at impact. That's a vid I would be very interest in finding ways to be more consistent getting the club face squared.
This is perfect content 👌🏼
@@TheWolfs9892 Thank you!! 🙏🏼
Another top video Ian, winter practice for sure 👍
Great content and advice. Quick question, can shaft Dynamics have an effect on strike control and consistent strikes?
Love the channel, good job 👏🏽 I’d be interested in putting principals. More on the stroke and types of putters. I’ve yet to see a UA-cam video do this as comprehensively as say an iron or new driver launch.
Always wondered what a visit to see Mike Taylor fit & build Ian a set of wedges would result with, in detail?
Love the content Ian. Would love for you to keep focusing on clubs too, maybe not every release but at least the big ones! (Unless you’re not allowed)
Keep it up! 👍
Great video, there has been a lot of talk lately regarding the perfect strike location. Some have said that the correct location starts just above the 1st groove and use Tiger Woods wear pattern as proof of that, thoughts?
So, a session or two in Toronto would be something to be considered or in a lovely location like Bandon, Pebble, etc.
Loving the new channel and content so far has been spot on. I would have liked to hear maybe more ways besides intent on moving the strike impact. As in lie angles possibly? Just a thought. Also, a big one is I am a big fan of slower swing speed stuff like reviews of clubs but not at crazy high club head speed only. Lower speeds middle speeds & high.
Was really hoping you would have a new channel, it's going to be great seeing different types of videos your channel will have.
Thank you Dave!!
I'd love to see you organize the videos on your UA-cam channel in the same categories you use for your intros.
since you asked about content
‘would like to see a truth or myth series.
questions could be: does side wind influence a put line? does mud in grooves reduce spin? do wet surfaces reduce spin?
Would love to see what it takes to move strike up the head. Most likely tee height, but let us know!
Course strategy videos would be useful, especially angled towards the 10-15 handicap golfer, and how better strategy can reduce handicap into single figures and stay there.
Great advice
Like the content so far Ian , really enjoyed the titilest content as I purchased a tsr3 in July when the price dropped and have never driven the ball as consistent. What do you think of the new takomo irons they really have a big push on now
I have used Dr. School’s foot powder for at least 4 or 5 years. I have been playing traditional forged blades for years even though at hdcp 16-17 I’m not considered to have the repetitive skill to use them. It was part ego, part playing what I had, and part the seductive beauty of the design. I always said using those irons forces you to work harder on perfect contact, to develop skill, which is a good thing. And when you do strike those irons in the sweet spot, the reward is worth it. And if the foot powder shows you made 3 or 4 or even 5 strikes within a footprint smaller than 1 and a quarter the diameter of a ball, sheer pleasure.
I do the same thing. Recently purchased the Foreward Golf irons use the foot spray daily to practice and see where my path is relative to strike location. For me personally my in to out swings are toe area and out to in heel. When either side gets too extreme I know to start making adjustments. Would love to see Ian try this fitting process and review the Foreward Irons!!!!
not that it would matter for practice, but does the spray affect spin rate at all?
Videos on golf fitness/routines that will help address common swing faults would be useful. I feel like there's limited long form videos on this topic. Lots of random Shorts, etc.
Great point!
I really messed my swing up with trying to get more distance by swinging harder and faster. Totally lost my swing which never ever happened before.
I would love to see videos on training and fitness specifically for golf.
Check out those Sun Day Red shoes!!😏😏
Budget-minded folks: dry shampoo sprays do the same thing as Odor-X for a fraction of the cost.
Correct and it's free when u steal from the Mrs.
I have heard of people using Dry Shampoo also.
And after getting all sweaty spraying your driver all over the range giving the range picker something to do... You can spray it in your hair and feel fresh and clean going home. 😂
Or even cheaper, use blades and not have to buy anything to feel where you hit it. 😂
Low heel feels especially lovely.
Ian, that's quite revealing. ..You changed your strikepoint from the heel to the toe side literally in a couple of swigs? what adjustment did you make to change that? I'm asking as a guy who's swing (miss) defaults to the heel side of the Driver, that has my attention ?
Was that with the 44.5" shaft? 🤑🙌
Every TXG sub should be subscribed by now. 200k subs by Summer!
And then he'll sell this channel to golftown
@igolffff i mean, that's how you make money bro.
@DaveFogel Yes, selling out your friends and subscribers is one way to make money, bro.
@igolffff you dont need to follow him. Plenty of other channels out there.
@@igolffffYou ok, mate? You seem to be taking the actions of an internet personality a little too personally, chasing Ian around various channels with your comments.
I’m waiting for the website so I can see if you still do fittings and hopefully at less cost than before. I’m in central illinois but I’d drive up!
I've never understood how/why my GC3 cannot give impact location so its GC3 and a $5 foot spray
because otherwise, nobody would buy a quad.
Too Funny!😄
@@DaveFogel yeah my sarcasm wasn’t very good on that one it’s the ONLY thing quad has on 3 for just about every consumer
@clw22580 yeah, but it's why I have a quad. Lol
Driver shaft change already?!
Ian, Is Mikey still with you or did he stay with CC ?
Random one but what belt is this haha
Bring Mikey
Can even go cheaper and just put some masking/painters tape on the face
You will forever struggle with contact due to your high finish. Stop the video 11:24 and the shaft is exiting your ear. Nearly all tour players exit below their left shoulder for a right handed player. Hitting up excessively as you do also contributes to mishits. I think you'd benefit greatly from Andy plummer and stack and tilt instruction.