Danny you hit it straight through the covers and after it bounced off the screen it landed straight in the middle of the covers! That's what you call results! Great content Danny!
Tremendous Danny.Game changer for me today. Ive struggled for months with Driver.Hit it the best in ages .Lost a bit of yardage tho (about 30-40 yards) but only missed 2 fairways.Finished 9 over and lost 1 ball (tried to drive the water on a hole) My hdcp is 15.8. Thank you so much. Going to watch the Drive longer video now. Brilliant brilliant brilliant.
This video goes against everything I have been told to do, and makes so much sense to why I Slice/fade my driver because I am adjusting the wrong way. People always says: Lean Back (weight on back foot), put the ball more forward, and a big one my play partners always tell me, don't straighten your arms..... This video just confirms my suspicions and tells me my self corrections in the feel of my swing have not been wrong. Love this.
Feedback: Went to the range yesterday and I have been closing the club face to hit driver straight! So opened the face slightly, raised the handle and put more weight on my lead foot and hey presto, driver sorted! it felt weird but worked so thank you Danny. Will persevere with this and may even get a draw shape!!
Danny, you are an amazing coach and presenter, absolutely love your videos, it makes understanding the fundamentals of the golf swing so much easier. I am heading towards 65 and have found your lessons so helpful for me. I applaud you sir, thankyou.
@@DanielMaude something like this would be incredible! Just seeing the path the club takes through the whole swing is amazing: ua-cam.com/video/c0jzIcVS85I/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
Thx for explanation. We need to be reminded often! Adam Young’s chapter on ball flight laws in his Practice Manual is enlightening too! Well done on 1.38 million subscribers, Danny.🤩
Danny, the use of the head covers is an excellent way of practicing to encourage the correct swing path for a draw. This reminds me of a tip I received about the feeling that should be swinging to 1 o’clock.
I look forward to all of your lessons (thanks a million!) and this is just so spot on again. I hit every club in my bag more or less the way I’d like to except my driver and this will be very helpful. You’re the best, Danny!
Explaining how slices are created and that we often do more of what creates a slice in order to prevent a slice was such a light bulb moment for me. You are by far one of the best coaches I have ever found on the Internet. So glad I found your channel! Cheers from the States! 🍻
Same here. I notice if I hit a slice I continue to hit slices worse and worse trying to correct it, whether that be by "aiming left" or changing my grip.
Oh Danny, I really needed this video this morning. After a few rounds of hitting driver straight, I lost it yesterday-booming slice after booming slide. This video will help get me back on track. Thanks!
Thanks Danny. I didn't think it would help too much visualizing the clubs you had laid down but it really did. Was more consistent on all clubs, not just driver. Hit my first 260 yard drive and it was on the fairway too. Congrats on your #1, you deserve it.
I've been following your coaching on pretty much everything and have gone from a 15.8 hdcp to a 9.8. Thats no small feat! More importantly I can self correct using your arc and other techniques such as moving the ball forward or back etc. My main issue is my hands are too fast! These little adjustments help me score in the round with minimal effort.... then I can practice my hands later. Thanks Danny!
Great video Danny. Slicing driver has been my number one problem, and I'm sure some of the things covered here include what I'm doing wrong, and how to try and put them right. I've been told I have the ball set up too far forward in the stance, and also that I am cupping the wrist. I think I am also striking the ball from the wrong position. I really like the simple tips provided here, especially the tram lines idea. I've not seen that before, so will definitely be giving that a go. I am currently recovering from an operation to remove cancer from inside my head, so it'll be a while before I'm playing again, but I am saving this video as it will be the first thing I try when I'm back on the range. Thanks for some great advice.
Hi Steve, I look forward to hearing how you have beaten your cancer and are back in the golf course ripping those drives straight down the middle. Keep me updated on your recovery, all the best, Danny 🤜🏻🤛🏼
This video explains in great detail why your driver shots do what they do, and how to properly get yourself back to hitting straighter, and longer shot!! Great video Danny. 🫡👍
@@DanielMaude Danny!! I just got back from playing 18 holes. I played so well with the image of the club head covers in front of the ball. I've been hooking the ball terribly. I worked on bringing the club back slower down the line, arms extended and firing through the imaginary club head covers in front of the ball. HUGE improvements today! Thank you Danny!!
You make it look so easy Danny. You hit that last drive dead between the two covers. One day I will see the golf ball as big as a soccer ball. Thanks as always.
Well well well. How foes it feel?? #1 youtube golf instructor on youtube from MY GOLF SPY!!! Congrats to you good sir, you absolutely deserve it. Best!!
I’ve been looking for this for so long! I’ve never been able to hit a draw, have had to play a fairway finder 220-250 fade but unreliable and finally gotten back to my avg 307 carry
These tips fixed my swing. I just hit my driver 368 yards! And straight, after driving the ball 325 the previous hole. Never in my life have I hit this far. The only change, from his advice, was I moved the ball back closer to center away from my left foot. But followed everything else
Great content - i use the headcover aiming drill and it is so good. Even my “misses” are much better than before, my dispersion range is so much tighter. Keep up the great work.
Morning Danny Thanks for those tips on how to hit driver straight! I am going to practise those this morning and then play 9 holes so we will see how that all goes. Thanks again for the set-up and swing guides! Will watch the video again to ingrain the moves!
This is the biggest problem in my golf game. Will give these drills a try. I don't slice the ball but can get a straight push to the right or pull hooks. Usually it's lower body related but probably starts with mentally trying really hard to not straight push or pull hook. We'll see if just trying to go straight/straight with club face and swing path does better for me than working on in to out path.
I started practicing my driver w a broken tee behind my golf ball about 5-6 inches straight back. This seemed to help w good takeaway hit the tee on takeaway and also w direction toward the ball on swing. Hit the broken tee on the swing which helps you remember to catch golf ball on swing up. Tee your ball high. I think that is similar aide to your golf club channel. Great drills!
DM killing it still…. Bravo sir I could go through all your posts and say the same thing, pretty sure I have already but you know what I mean. Impressive. 👏
I followed everything that Danny says on this video during my range session today, and the first 5 drives just drew. It was like magic! I then tried it with my 3-wood, and I was hitting high draws. It was crazy! 🏌️♂️🙌🏽
In terms of actual cause and effect the curving of the ball is causes by the TILTING of the backswing axis which creates a lift/drag differential. The tilting of the spin axis is caused by an off-center strike on the ball RELATIVE TO PATH. Becaus the club head swings in an arc it is actually very difficult get face dead square straight at target at impact which causes the impact on the ball to occur dead center + on the ball relative to the target line which results in dead straight ball flight which is why pros never try hit perfectly straight shots. That advice came to me back in the mid-80s via Jack Nicklaus in his book Golf My Way which inspired me to learn how to shape shots. The explanation of the cause and effect above also comes from Jack’s book and made perfect sense to me because I had built and flown model planes as a kid and carved my own boomerangs and understood lift, drag and how it cause curved flight paths. What causes beginners to slice most often is the sudden change in club force pulling them off balance on their toes which tilts the entire swing planef forward toward the ball and takes the club head outside the ball. Then reflexive hand eye coordination kicks in subconsciously and tries to square face back to target with the hands. But because of the tilt forward the path is now outside in which causes the squared to target face to swipe across the back ball from outside-in tilting the spin axis as it releases off the face creating the slice. If the golfer’s brain doesn’t react in time to steer the face with “hand eye coordination’ then the club face will hit the back of the ball outside of center relative to target + < but face will still be square to the loss-of-balance swing path and face will strike ball SQUARE TO PATH and fly straight left, a “pull”. I struggled with a perplexing slice with Driver for many years until I realized it crept into my swing late in the round when my legs got tired and was being caused by me losing balance but not being CONSCIOUSLY aware of it and my SUBCONSCIOUS brain trying to accomplish the goal of getting face of club square to ball. The first thing I did to cure the slice was CONSCIOUSLY focus on not changing my hands to try to “save” the shot which resulted in the slices becoming straight left pulls until I fixed the balance problem by focusing on what was causing it to occur-lack of concentration on postured when setting up at address. Learning to CONSCIOUSLY not try to steer the face to the dead center of the ball was the most difficult habit to break when learning to shape shot because hitting a draw requires the face to strike the ball inside of center > + relative to target line and hitting a fade requires it striking outside + < to tilt the spin axis.
great content as normal Danny, i know the vast majority of amateurs are slicers, but i wish you would do more for us poor souls who have serious problems with hooking the driver.
During a session on the range today I found that raising the hands was a great help in being able to keep the face square in the backswing and then downswing. Did that with an easy swing and the misses were far less common or dramatic. Probably looked robotic but who cares!?! Thanks, Dan.
@@borkhthree-jackdaws5918 the first thing I would check is what you currently do as a push is part of the hook family and a pull is part of the slice family. To date I very rarely see a golfer have a swing that changes so much that they belong to both. 99.9% of golfers sit in one of the families
I just finished a round where I used 2 of your principles this week, start weight on the front food and lift your hands with driver setup. I had mt best driving round in years. Everything was straight and 20 plus yards longer.
Hi Danny, great video, when I swing driver I use the swing thought to let the clubhead to travel through to 1pm position and my hands travel through to 11am
Hi Larry, if you push fade the ball there’s a couple of things you can do. Many tour players push fade and simply aim left and push fade it onto the target. This is a great option 👌 Another is to play around with closing the club face either at address, with a change of grip or simply a feeling during the golf swing
Once again top learning video ,question Danny you seem to hit driver very up right is there now no need to lean to the right slightly to hit up on the ball ?
Danny bit confused been closing face at address after seeing one of your videos telling me to do this to cure slice with varying degree of success still occasional slice but hitting a lot more fairways
My inconsistency in drivers these days is me shifting my weight forward like an iron swing and coupled with an overcompensated tilt - duff and if my shoulders are firing too quick aka rushing I get shanks. Having said that - would love if you cover whether we should move ball position to maintain weight shift across all clubs or we should try to master driver and any other clubs' setup
This is really helping my driving. The other day I hit around 60 percent of the fairways with my driver (which is a nice improvement for me.) My question is: how do you hit it 112 when your swing looks so effortless? I feel like I'm giving it everything I've got and I can't get over 100.
Hi Jason, happy to go into detail on how I achieve this. I’m about to launch a new video series soon on dannymaude.com on this subject as it has been a really popular question
Danny, thanks for an excellent video! I have one follow up question. While I set up with the club handle leaning forward and pointing to my lead hip, sometimes at impact I have lost the forward lean and the handle is pointed to my chest or right shoulder, resulting in a weak and possibly topped shot. Are there any drills to correct this? Thanks
Good morning Danny. I usually find that I set up good at the beginning of a round....but then the bad habits creep in as the round continues (usually on the back 9). Thinking of this simple drill should help. Iv just bought a new (to me) Cleveland XL Launcher so can't wait to get out with it sometime this weekend
Take some practice swings with feet together before you hit. As the round progresses we often get tired, lose our full shoulder turn, and try to swing hard which leads to a lot of unwanted sway. Stay centered. Good luck.
Absolutely, simply reverse it. 1. Make sure ball position isn’t too far back. Place it off the lead heel 2. Handle inside of lead thigh although if you hook you can actually experiment moving it to align towards your belly button 3. Weight even
Another great video thanks. Please can you do one on hooking. Why does every video focus on the slice but plenty of us hook. Whilst we can work with the video, it would be great to have a hook focus for a change please.
Going to try this out on the range tomorrow! A couple weeks back I was hitting my Driver perfectly and then out of no where I couldn't even get the ball off the tee... lol.
Danny would you recommend lighter shaft 50g with stiff flex or slight heavier 60g with regular flex for a more stable driver swing if swinging about 90 mph? Cheers, great instruction as always!
The one thing that allowed me to fix my slice is super simple; I just rotate my right hand counter clockwise a little bit. This literally fixed my slice in one day. Watching these tutorials are nice but it really comes down to you, controlling your body out there on the driving range.
As a left-hander, I have to flip everything in my mind from side to side, but it is pretty clear what causes the slice. For me when I take my practice swings, I can watch the head flash by next to the ball, and sometimes I see it go by straight, and sometimes I see it go by at a bit of an angle. So for me, that's likely why I sometimes slice and sometimes it goes pretty straight.
Love all your stuff Danny, but I think this video is only half the story. The next video needs to be on how to square/release the clubface. For most golfers, if they focus on swinging out this is going to lead to a big push or a push slice because they are not squaring/releasing the club face at impact. This is a big challenge for most amateurs which of course often leads them to an over the top and early extension swing to try and bring the ball back to the fairway.
Does anyone know if he’s ever done a video on open vs closed stance for driver? I can’t seem to find any consistent info on this online. When I look at Danny’s toes, if I were to draw a line connecting them, it looks like it would go out to the right, instead of straight. Does he have his foot back? Or is it an optical illusion?
Danny, can u help me with draw? I setup with clubface aimed to target, body aimed right, then swing on body line. Often results in high, weak pull or even hook? What am I doing wrong? Thanks!
Danny congratulations in being rated the #1 golf instructor on UA-cam by the Golf Spy. I agree
Wow that’s amazing, I never knew
Yes sir!! Came here to congratulate you.
#1 good sir!! I know you taught me some great tips!!
100% agree . No other instructor has been able to positively impact my game as much as Danny
Same! Love love love your coaching. Congratulations!
Cool, Golf Spy finally catching up with what we've all known for a long time.
Not sure if you’re aware Danny, but My Golf Spy has you in the top 10 of UA-cam golf instruction. 🎉
Congratulations!
@@duanemartin1383 wow that’s amazing 🙏
Danny you hit it straight through the covers and after it bounced off the screen it landed straight in the middle of the covers! That's what you call results! Great content Danny!
Thanks so much Mike
Tremendous Danny.Game changer for me today. Ive struggled for months with Driver.Hit it the best in ages .Lost a bit of yardage tho (about 30-40 yards) but only missed 2 fairways.Finished 9 over and lost 1 ball (tried to drive the water on a hole) My hdcp is 15.8. Thank you so much. Going to watch the Drive longer video now. Brilliant brilliant brilliant.
So happy for you
Thanks again Danny. I took your advice of raising my hands a bit, and I hit my driver as well as my fairway clubs straight as an arrow!
This video goes against everything I have been told to do, and makes so much sense to why I Slice/fade my driver because I am adjusting the wrong way. People always says: Lean Back (weight on back foot), put the ball more forward, and a big one my play partners always tell me, don't straighten your arms..... This video just confirms my suspicions and tells me my self corrections in the feel of my swing have not been wrong. Love this.
@@ToddPlaysGolf really happy to help
Also your golf mates don’t really have an interest in helping 🤣…don’t ever interrupt your enemy in the middle of a mistake 🤣
Feedback: Went to the range yesterday and I have been closing the club face to hit driver straight! So opened the face slightly, raised the handle and put more weight on my lead foot and hey presto, driver sorted! it felt weird but worked so thank you Danny. Will persevere with this and may even get a draw shape!!
Love to hear how you continue to improve this John
You are by far the best golf coach on UA-cam! Thank you for the videos!
@connorchristensen9659 thank you. Appreciate your comment 🙏🏻
Danny, you are an amazing coach and presenter, absolutely love your videos, it makes understanding the fundamentals of the golf swing so much easier. I am heading towards 65 and have found your lessons so helpful for me. I applaud you sir, thankyou.
@carlread3494 thank you so much. I’m so pleased you are enjoying my videos 🙏🏻
I would love to see this from overhead to see the swing path from a more relatable perspective
@@BetaGolfer I think that’s a great idea, I will do my best to add this shot
@@DanielMaude something like this would be incredible! Just seeing the path the club takes through the whole swing is amazing: ua-cam.com/video/c0jzIcVS85I/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
Thx for explanation. We need to be reminded often! Adam Young’s chapter on ball flight laws in his Practice Manual is enlightening too! Well done on 1.38 million subscribers, Danny.🤩
@user-ct3er1rw6f you are most welcome. Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Danny, the use of the head covers is an excellent way of practicing to encourage the correct swing path for a draw. This reminds me of a tip I received about the feeling that should be swinging to 1 o’clock.
Thank you Peter! Happy to help :)
This is the video I wanted! Best tuition videos on UA-cam! Let have more videos with your Dad ❤
More to come!
I look forward to all of your lessons (thanks a million!) and this is just so spot on again. I hit every club in my bag more or less the way I’d like to except my driver and this will be very helpful. You’re the best, Danny!
@McQ14 that’s amazing. Well done. Keep it up 👍🏻
Explaining how slices are created and that we often do more of what creates a slice in order to prevent a slice was such a light bulb moment for me. You are by far one of the best coaches I have ever found on the Internet. So glad I found your channel! Cheers from the States! 🍻
@Apeman_Actual thank you so much for your lovely comment. I really do appreciate it 🙏🏻
Same here. I notice if I hit a slice I continue to hit slices worse and worse trying to correct it, whether that be by "aiming left" or changing my grip.
Oh Danny, I really needed this video this morning. After a few rounds of hitting driver straight, I lost it yesterday-booming slice after booming slide. This video will help get me back on track. Thanks!
@ehboswell thanks for watching. Enjoy practicing. Let me know how you get on 🙏🏻
Thanks Danny. I didn't think it would help too much visualizing the clubs you had laid down but it really did. Was more consistent on all clubs, not just driver. Hit my first 260 yard drive and it was on the fairway too.
Congrats on your #1, you deserve it.
Thank you mike appreciate you taking the time to comment and well done!
I've been following your coaching on pretty much everything and have gone from a 15.8 hdcp to a 9.8. Thats no small feat! More importantly I can self correct using your arc and other techniques such as moving the ball forward or back etc. My main issue is my hands are too fast! These little adjustments help me score in the round with minimal effort.... then I can practice my hands later. Thanks Danny!
Danny, you are awesome! You give great visuals & explain everything so well! I follow a lot of teachers & you are among the very best! Thanks!!
I appreciate that Judy
Played a few weeks ago and every drive kept slicing. Watched this video, went to the driving range and 90% dead straight. Wow. Thank you.
Great video Danny. Slicing driver has been my number one problem, and I'm sure some of the things covered here include what I'm doing wrong, and how to try and put them right. I've been told I have the ball set up too far forward in the stance, and also that I am cupping the wrist. I think I am also striking the ball from the wrong position. I really like the simple tips provided here, especially the tram lines idea. I've not seen that before, so will definitely be giving that a go. I am currently recovering from an operation to remove cancer from inside my head, so it'll be a while before I'm playing again, but I am saving this video as it will be the first thing I try when I'm back on the range. Thanks for some great advice.
Hi Steve, I look forward to hearing how you have beaten your cancer and are back in the golf course ripping those drives straight down the middle.
Keep me updated on your recovery, all the best, Danny 🤜🏻🤛🏼
@@DanielMaude I will do. Thanks Danny.
This video explains in great detail why your driver shots do what they do, and how to properly get yourself back to hitting straighter, and longer shot!! Great video Danny. 🫡👍
Super kind Todd, love to hear how you get on
Thank you so much, Danny! Your channel is the only one I don't watch on double speed. 😊
My Golf Spy did a top 10 youtube golf instruction breakdown. #1 was Danny Maude. Makes tons of sense
Really kind thank you
Thanks so much for the heads up Geoff
Hello from Milwaukee WI!! Heading out to the course in 1 hour, I will be doing this. Thank you Danny!!!!
Best of luck!
@@DanielMaude Danny!! I just got back from playing 18 holes. I played so well with the image of the club head covers in front of the ball. I've been hooking the ball terribly. I worked on bringing the club back slower down the line, arms extended and firing through the imaginary club head covers in front of the ball. HUGE improvements today! Thank you Danny!!
You make it look so easy Danny. You hit that last drive dead between the two covers. One day I will see the golf ball as big as a soccer ball. Thanks as always.
You are very welcome Matt
This is exactly what I need right now! I’m in the phase where my irons are playing really well on my drivers are now lagging.
Love to hear how you get on
Great coaching Danny and you make it so easy to take in 👏👏
I appreciate that Dave
Your videos are more helpful than the private lessons I have taken. Thank you!!!!
Happy to help Linda!
Well well well. How foes it feel?? #1 youtube golf instructor on youtube from MY GOLF SPY!!!
Congrats to you good sir, you absolutely deserve it. Best!!
Incredibly flattered, I just love the community here and feel it’s a privilege to have the opportunity to do this
I’ve been looking for this for so long! I’ve never been able to hit a draw, have had to play a fairway finder 220-250 fade but unreliable and finally gotten back to my avg 307 carry
Amazing to hear
Another great lesson Coach. I can now see where inconsistent setup is the culprit in my swing. Thanks for all that you do for us Coach Danny!
Very kind thank you randy!
These tips fixed my swing. I just hit my driver 368 yards! And straight, after driving the ball 325 the previous hole. Never in my life have I hit this far. The only change, from his advice, was I moved the ball back closer to center away from my left foot. But followed everything else
Enjoyed video lesson as usual instructions kept simple to follow, keep it going
Thank you Trevor
Can’t wait to try this. Thanks Simon, keep up the good work I’m really enjoying your videos👍
Thank you Dice!
Great content - i use the headcover aiming drill and it is so good. Even my “misses” are much better than before, my dispersion range is so much tighter. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Andrew 😁
WOW!!! What insight I now have into what I’ve been doing wrong and how to correct it! Thank you so much!!
@joevogle you are most welcome. Enjoy 👍🏻
Morning Danny
Thanks for those tips on how to hit driver straight! I am going to practise those this morning and then play 9 holes so we will see how that all goes. Thanks again for the set-up and swing guides! Will watch the video again to ingrain the moves!
@johnbaker1585 you are most welcome. Enjoy practicing. Let me know how you get on 👍🏻
Great job Danny. I watch you a lot
@@MervynPeris thanks so much for the support
This is the biggest problem in my golf game. Will give these drills a try. I don't slice the ball but can get a straight push to the right or pull hooks. Usually it's lower body related but probably starts with mentally trying really hard to not straight push or pull hook. We'll see if just trying to go straight/straight with club face and swing path does better for me than working on in to out path.
I take my hat off to you - so simple and it works - love how you explain such things so I can put it into practice 👍
@bribree6994 thank you. Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
Thanks Danny been back and had a look at older video missed the bit about as you suggested and just had best range session can’t wait for rain to stop
Thank you Paul!
Great tutorial Danny. The part about your hands at setup should help me a lot.
Thank you David!
Best driver lesson I've witnessed! 👍👍
@rareasfunk Thanks. Appreciate it 👍🏻
I started practicing my driver w a broken tee behind my golf ball about 5-6 inches straight back. This seemed to help w good takeaway hit the tee on takeaway and also w direction toward the ball on swing. Hit the broken tee on the swing which helps you remember to catch golf ball on swing up. Tee your ball high. I think that is similar aide to your golf club channel. Great drills!
Thank you Adam!
Excellent as always Danny!! Great job brother....
Thank you Danny
Going to try this this afternoon, thanks again Danny.
@mikecadney4141 that’s great. Let me know how you get on 🙏🏻
Fantastic!!! I can’t wait to try this out!
Great video as always - my miss is an over draw left if my body gets too ahead of me in the swing - need to fix that as it creeps in sometimes
Love to hear how you get on Chris
This solved my driver issues. I'm hitting straight down the fairway 9 times out of 10 now. Thank you sir!
Brilliant Nick well done!
DM killing it still…. Bravo sir
I could go through all your posts and say the same thing, pretty sure I have already but you know what I mean.
Impressive. 👏
Always great instruction. Thanks Danny!
@MultiPeaze you are most welcome. Thank you 🙏🏻
Great coaching Danny Thank You.
@jaydeejohnsonjr9473 you are welcome. Thank you for watching 👍🏻
I followed everything that Danny says on this video during my range session today, and the first 5 drives just drew. It was like magic! I then tried it with my 3-wood, and I was hitting high draws. It was crazy! 🏌️♂️🙌🏽
Brilliant Kyle, well done!
Another banger Danny..thanks so much!
@@johnkeeney1554 you are very welcome John
In terms of actual cause and effect the curving of the ball is causes by the TILTING of the backswing axis which creates a lift/drag differential. The tilting of the spin axis is caused by an off-center strike on the ball RELATIVE TO PATH.
Becaus the club head swings in an arc it is actually very difficult get face dead square straight at target at impact which causes the impact on the ball to occur dead center + on the ball relative to the target line which results in dead straight ball flight which is why pros never try hit perfectly straight shots. That advice came to me back in the mid-80s via Jack Nicklaus in his book Golf My Way which inspired me to learn how to shape shots. The explanation of the cause and effect above also comes from Jack’s book and made perfect sense to me because I had built and flown model planes as a kid and carved my own boomerangs and understood lift, drag and how it cause curved flight paths.
What causes beginners to slice most often is the sudden change in club force pulling them off balance on their toes which tilts the entire swing planef forward toward the ball and takes the club head outside the ball. Then reflexive hand eye coordination kicks in subconsciously and tries to square face back to target with the hands. But because of the tilt forward the path is now outside in which causes the squared to target face to swipe across the back ball from outside-in tilting the spin axis as it releases off the face creating the slice. If the golfer’s brain doesn’t react in time to steer the face with “hand eye coordination’ then the club face will hit the back of the ball outside of center relative to target + < but face will still be square to the loss-of-balance swing path and face will strike ball SQUARE TO PATH and fly straight left, a “pull”.
I struggled with a perplexing slice with Driver for many years until I realized it crept into my swing late in the round when my legs got tired and was being caused by me losing balance but not being CONSCIOUSLY aware of it and my SUBCONSCIOUS brain trying to accomplish the goal of getting face of club square to ball.
The first thing I did to cure the slice was CONSCIOUSLY focus on not changing my hands to try to “save” the shot which resulted in the slices becoming straight left pulls until I fixed the balance problem by focusing on what was causing it to occur-lack of concentration on postured when setting up at address. Learning to CONSCIOUSLY not try to steer the face to the dead center of the ball was the most difficult habit to break when learning to shape shot because hitting a draw requires the face to strike the ball inside of center > + relative to target line and hitting a fade requires it striking outside + < to tilt the spin axis.
Danny, congrats on being named the number one coach on YT by My Golf Spy. 🎉Cheers.
Really kind of you to let me know, I never knew
One of your best videos !!!
Hope it helps Belinda
great content as normal Danny, i know the vast majority of amateurs are slicers, but i wish you would do more for us poor souls who have serious problems with hooking the driver.
Thank you David appreciate the feedback and support!
During a session on the range today I found that raising the hands was a great help in being able to keep the face square in the backswing and then downswing. Did that with an easy swing and the misses were far less common or dramatic. Probably looked robotic but who cares!?! Thanks, Dan.
Brilliant Steve well done!
Great lesson Danny. I fall into old habits occasionally so it is good advice to remember.
@markwyatt2031 thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Enjoy practicing 👍🏻
Great stuff! Can you do a video on fixing pushes and pulls?
@@borkhthree-jackdaws5918 the first thing I would check is what you currently do as a push is part of the hook family and a pull is part of the slice family.
To date I very rarely see a golfer have a swing that changes so much that they belong to both. 99.9% of golfers sit in one of the families
Once again fantastic visuals and instructions 💗 Thanks so much Danny. One quick question on iron shots should you also lift the club a bit??
Not really necessary Sheila 🙏
I just finished a round where I used 2 of your principles this week, start weight on the front food and lift your hands with driver setup. I had mt best driving round in years. Everything was straight and 20 plus yards longer.
Well done Ed!
Hi Danny, great video, when I swing driver I use the swing thought to let the clubhead to travel through to 1pm position and my hands travel through to 11am
this is so good, i'm gonna try it after work!
@@yiplo88 have fun
Have you done a past video you could reference on the push fade. When I play poorly that's what I struggle with. Thank you!
Hi Larry, if you push fade the ball there’s a couple of things you can do. Many tour players push fade and simply aim left and push fade it onto the target.
This is a great option 👌
Another is to play around with closing the club face either at address, with a change of grip or simply a feeling during the golf swing
Once again top learning video ,question Danny you seem to hit driver very up right is there now no need to lean to the right slightly to hit up on the ball ?
This setup is brilliant, I had kept making a stronger grip and making it worse.
Thank you 🙏
Everyone I know who hits a slice starts the ball right of target and then it turns even further right of target. Like 40 yards further lol.
out to in swing path with a neutral club face or neutral swing path with an open club face
Yes! Yes! Yes, Scott. THAT is the slice in a nutshell!!!@@scottmccaig6185
Danny bit confused been closing face at address after seeing one of your videos telling me to do this to cure slice with varying degree of success still occasional slice but hitting a lot more fairways
If you check back to that video I get your to close the face while keeping the handle ahead. This really helps
My inconsistency in drivers these days is me shifting my weight forward like an iron swing and coupled with an overcompensated tilt - duff and if my shoulders are firing too quick aka rushing I get shanks. Having said that - would love if you cover whether we should move ball position to maintain weight shift across all clubs or we should try to master driver and any other clubs' setup
Thanks again for the great advice! 💪🏼
It works. Thanks Danny.
@@ggaspord awesome to hear
The ozzies have their gold hunters but we have a gold giver, thanks Danny, keep them coming mate.
Ahhh that’s really kind Paul
Another great video! I will be trying the head cover drill in the garden later!
@dowse21 thank you. Enjoy. Let me know how you get in 🙏🏻
This is really helping my driving. The other day I hit around 60 percent of the fairways with my driver (which is a nice improvement for me.) My question is: how do you hit it 112 when your swing looks so effortless? I feel like I'm giving it everything I've got and I can't get over 100.
Hi Jason, happy to go into detail on how I achieve this. I’m about to launch a new video series soon on dannymaude.com on this subject as it has been a really popular question
Danny, thanks for an excellent video! I have one follow up question. While I set up with the club handle leaning forward and pointing to my lead hip, sometimes at impact I have lost the forward lean and the handle is pointed to my chest or right shoulder, resulting in a weak and possibly topped shot. Are there any drills to correct this? Thanks
Good morning Danny. I usually find that I set up good at the beginning of a round....but then the bad habits creep in as the round continues (usually on the back 9). Thinking of this simple drill should help. Iv just bought a new (to me) Cleveland XL Launcher so can't wait to get out with it sometime this weekend
Take some practice swings with feet together before you hit. As the round progresses we often get tired, lose our full shoulder turn, and try to swing hard which leads to a lot of unwanted sway. Stay centered. Good luck.
Good tips as always like u said setup very important difficult to recover from poor basics
Thank you Jaco!
Hi Danny, excellent tuition as usual 👍. It concentrated on a slice - do us that have a hook follow the same process??
Absolutely, simply reverse it.
1. Make sure ball position isn’t too far back. Place it off the lead heel
2. Handle inside of lead thigh although if you hook you can actually experiment moving it to align towards your belly button
3. Weight even
Thanks @@DanielMaude, will try at the range later along with the grip trainer you recommended 👍
Another great video thanks. Please can you do one on hooking. Why does every video focus on the slice but plenty of us hook. Whilst we can work with the video, it would be great to have a hook focus for a change please.
Going to try this out on the range tomorrow! A couple weeks back I was hitting my Driver perfectly and then out of no where I couldn't even get the ball off the tee... lol.
Let me know how you get on!
Thanks again Danny will try this on the tee box Monday
@ronaldworth4146 you are most welcome. Enjoy practicing 👍🏻
Finally managed to get back to my 500 yard carry, thanks to u mate, cheers
@afiqflaz that’s great. Well done 👏
the weight shift at impact hasn’t been explained to me but that is absolutely what i’m doing from a translated baseball swing
Thanks Adam, weight shift is something I’m sure being a baseball player you will have naturally inbuilt in your swing
Danny would you recommend lighter shaft 50g with stiff flex or slight heavier 60g with regular flex for a more stable driver swing if swinging about 90 mph? Cheers, great instruction as always!
@@caesariosutiyoso3985 💯👌
@@DanielMaude So lighter shaft with S flex would be better?
Just broke 200yds with my driver! Thank you sir. Not bad having a sore rhomboid(:
Nice work!
That's a very good and explained really good definitely have to try it I slice so much turns me off using driver thanks
@garymurphy6901 thank you. Enjoy practicing. Let me know how you get on 👍🏻
Best coach ever
Thanks so much for the support
Great video comme toujours, merci Danny ❤
@danieledutilleul2249 thank you. Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
The one thing that allowed me to fix my slice is super simple; I just rotate my right hand counter clockwise a little bit. This literally fixed my slice in one day. Watching these tutorials are nice but it really comes down to you, controlling your body out there on the driving range.
@@RileyBanksWho controlling your golf ball will always come down to you 👌
As a left-hander, I have to flip everything in my mind from side to side, but it is pretty clear what causes the slice. For me when I take my practice swings, I can watch the head flash by next to the ball, and sometimes I see it go by straight, and sometimes I see it go by at a bit of an angle. So for me, that's likely why I sometimes slice and sometimes it goes pretty straight.
Thank you! Off to the range this week! My new Calloway ai Smoke Max needs to be tried out.
Enjoy 😁
You are the best Danny!
@adam4090 than you. Much appreciated 👍🏻
Mr. Maude, I am appointing you as the Dean of the University of Golf. Congratulations!🏌⛳🕳👆👍😄
Thank you for your support
Love all your stuff Danny, but I think this video is only half the story. The next video needs to be on how to square/release the clubface. For most golfers, if they focus on swinging out this is going to lead to a big push or a push slice because they are not squaring/releasing the club face at impact. This is a big challenge for most amateurs which of course often leads them to an over the top and early extension swing to try and bring the ball back to the fairway.
Does anyone know if he’s ever done a video on open vs closed stance for driver? I can’t seem to find any consistent info on this online. When I look at Danny’s toes, if I were to draw a line connecting them, it looks like it would go out to the right, instead of straight. Does he have his foot back? Or is it an optical illusion?
Excellent video. Unfortunately I injured my shoulder and I’m off golf for 4-6 weeks.. wishing I could go to the range and try this out.
Wishing you a speedy recovery
Danny, can u help me with draw? I setup with clubface aimed to target, body aimed right, then swing on body line. Often results in high, weak pull or even hook? What am I doing wrong? Thanks!
the face sends it, the path bends it