Hello, for Thailand, I always watch videos of Clay Ballard and it helps me to improve my golf game. Great value for self-improved golfers. Thank you so much for your advice on all videos.
Hey Clay, just wanted to say thank you for all your video contents. I have learned my golf watching your videos in past 2 years. Happy to tell you that in recent times I started breaking 80 regularly. Thank you again. 😊😊
Until I purchased the recommended divot board, this video really didn’t click for me. Now that I’m getting instant feedback I can see immediately how fluid spine results in more consistent solid strikes. Normally I had perhaps 40% good ball strikes and the other 60% were either way forward or more often 6 inches behind the ball. After just 2 sessions I’m now getting 90%+ solid strikes. I’ve learned more valuable techniques here than all of my personal instructor lessons combined. Love these videos!
I love the advice. I noticed that you lift your left foot and rotate your toes down range to open your hips. I have started to try and open my left foot to open my hips so I don’t feel stuck and to take that torque off my left knee. Great video as always!
Hey Clay, Fantastic advice, and thanks so much for video. Your advice has given me lots of power, but the wrist cupping and power position has brought to life a nasty hook. Any advice for this?
Hard to say without seeing your swing but it sounds like you're flipping turning the handle to close the face. Feel like your hands are more in front of the ball at impact and the club is releasing out in front.
This is exactly what I do aka my hips come into the ball. I have been struggling with this for years. 2 instructors basically gave up on me, but I haven't. In my practice swing I don't do it. Put a golf ball there and I do. The struggle continues. Clay have you seen people with a proper practice swing vs when a golf ball is there?
Clay, I am a tournament golfer and have been since high school. The issue is that I feel like a “journeyman” who always gets into a national event, but is never really a factor. What do you have to take me to the next level??
Ever thought of doing virtual training? Would love to sign up for a 30 mins session. Let me know if that's something you've thoughts about or do Clay. As always, keep producing GREAT videos.
I find I actually hit much more consistently by hitting ALL irons from the middle spot between my legs.....rather than moving forward for longer irons. I find it much easier to get good consistent contact that way....and never duff by hitting behind the ball.
Hey, thanks for the interest but Clay doesn't offer private lessons. He focuses all his time on making videos and running the business. This allows him to help as many people as possible. Robin, our Director of Instruction, does private lessons in the Orlando, FL area. If interested then follow this link: topspeedgolf.com/in-person-lessons-with-robin-rosado/. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Hey, thanks for the interest but Clay doesn't offer private lessons. He focuses all his time on making videos and running the business. This allows him to help as many people as possible. Robin, our Director of Instruction, does private lessons in the Orlando, FL area. If interested then follow this link: topspeedgolf.com/in-person-lessons-with-robin-rosado/. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
In regards to your instructions at about 650 in. Holding the lag and releasing late. I do remember you had a previous video that goes against that. Slamming a hammer down or axe from the top..almost casting from the top but it’s the body rotation that brings the club into the ball. Can you clarify? Thank you.
You want to get that club lagging behind then release it out in front. So, there is a casting motion. You're just casting the club toward the target instead of at the ball. Hope that makes sense.
If you lag correct you will be releasing instead of flipping the club changing the course of your hips arms and wrists. Set up and lag will lead to the other things falling in place. Dont fish.
This is confusing step one talks about staying in posture and getting close the the ball and not falling out then 345 talk about your weight and center of balance falling away or staying behind the ball
Hey Raynor, Clay is actually an excellent ball striker especially with the driver. If he could putt like Spieth then he probably wouldn't be making instructional videos :-) Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@@TopSpeedGolf I have no doubt that a young, strong, flexible athlete with great hands can pull it off most of the time (which is why a few tour players tried it early on before abandoning it) - that isnt who stands to benefit from UA-cam lessons. If you give this to a 60 year old 15 handicap at 70mph with driver he will never get it off the ground. Also, Speith is done for man. He had 3 seasons that he couldn't miss a putt, and now that he's putting like a mortal his terrible swing and less than 60% GIR (251st) have completely removed him from the conversation. Sure, he'll catch fire with the putter sometimes. That short-right psuedo-planned block from 150 can only hope to compete if he makes 25 footers all day every day. Now, Clay's move isnt all that similar to Speith EXCEPT that the club is way behind him. Clay relies on having good hands (wont last forever bud) which is better than Speith who sets his hands weak and drags the club behind him with his chest trying to do nothing at all with his hands. At least Clay is swinging the thing, Jordan steer-shoves the ball. I never mean to throw shade, by the way. I enjoy the conversation and I cant help but speak up when I see a great athlete teaching average players a feel swing.
One of the best instructional videos I've seen for intermediate golfers to level up. Thank you Clay.
Excellent visual reference using the alignment rods and how they “touch” at impact, not before, using hip rotation. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello, for Thailand, I always watch videos of Clay Ballard and it helps me to improve my golf game. Great value for self-improved golfers. Thank you so much for your advice on all videos.
My pleasure!
This guy has done wonders for my game!! 👏
Great video! Thanks for compiling a single video summarizing these key elements!
Glad it was helpful!
Hey Clay, just wanted to say thank you for all your video contents. I have learned my golf watching your videos in past 2 years. Happy to tell you that in recent times I started breaking 80 regularly. Thank you again. 😊😊
Great to hear! 👍
Until I purchased the recommended divot board, this video really didn’t click for me. Now that I’m getting instant feedback I can see immediately how fluid spine results in more consistent solid strikes. Normally I had perhaps 40% good ball strikes and the other 60% were either way forward or more often 6 inches behind the ball. After just 2 sessions I’m now getting 90%+ solid strikes. I’ve learned more valuable techniques here than all of my personal instructor lessons combined. Love these videos!
Awesome! Feedback is one of the crucial keys to improving. Glad the Divot Board has worked so well for you. Play well! Nate | TSG Instructor
Awesome stuff that I’ve been trying to perfect.
Thanks!
Thanks so much Clay for another great piece of advice, really helping my iron shots
Very welcome!
Clay, thank you so much. I play your videos while on the practice range, and I am back to really playing well and with confidence.
Very welcome
I love the advice. I noticed that you lift your left foot and rotate your toes down range to open your hips. I have started to try and open my left foot to open my hips so I don’t feel stuck and to take that torque off my left knee. Great video as always!
Thanks!
Straight to the issue and to the point correction. Much appreciated!
Thanks!
Hey Clay,
Fantastic advice, and thanks so much for video. Your advice has given me lots of power, but the wrist cupping and power position has brought to life a nasty hook. Any advice for this?
Hard to say without seeing your swing but it sounds like you're flipping turning the handle to close the face. Feel like your hands are more in front of the ball at impact and the club is releasing out in front.
Great lesson
Thank you 👍
This is exactly what I do aka my hips come into the ball. I have been struggling with this for years. 2 instructors basically gave up on me, but I haven't. In my practice swing I don't do it. Put a golf ball there and I do. The struggle continues. Clay have you seen people with a proper practice swing vs when a golf ball is there?
Yeah, happens all the time. Go slow and build up the speed.
@@TopSpeedGolf will do thx
That looks like Heathrow in Lake Mary? I hit lots of balls in the water there back in the day
Clay, I am a tournament golfer and have been since high school. The issue is that I feel like a “journeyman” who always gets into a national event, but is never really a factor. What do you have to take me to the next level??
Thank you so much!
You're very welcome!
Ever thought of doing virtual training? Would love to sign up for a 30 mins session. Let me know if that's something you've thoughts about or do Clay. As always, keep producing GREAT videos.
Hi Drew, we offer swing reviews as an optional additional service to our All Access Members.
@@TopSpeedGolf where can I find information on the all access membership? What it gives you how much etc.
I find I actually hit much more consistently by hitting ALL irons from the middle spot between my legs.....rather than moving forward for longer irons. I find it much easier to get good consistent contact that way....and never duff by hitting behind the ball.
Thanks for sharing coach..👍
My pleasure
@@TopSpeedGolf
great video! I can't seem to stay in my postue? Swinging too hard? Too much right side?
Hi Clay...do you give private lessons in Florida? If so, where?
Hey, thanks for the interest but Clay doesn't offer private lessons. He focuses all his time on making videos and running the business. This allows him to help as many people as possible. Robin, our Director of Instruction, does private lessons in the Orlando, FL area. If interested then follow this link: topspeedgolf.com/in-person-lessons-with-robin-rosado/. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Where are you in this video?
It looks like you're at Windsor Park in Jacksonville FL.
Heathrow Country Club in Longwood, FL
Clay do you do in person lessons? If so, how do we go about setting one up?
Hey, thanks for the interest but Clay doesn't offer private lessons. He focuses all his time on making videos and running the business. This allows him to help as many people as possible. Robin, our Director of Instruction, does private lessons in the Orlando, FL area. If interested then follow this link: topspeedgolf.com/in-person-lessons-with-robin-rosado/. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
In regards to your instructions at about 650 in. Holding the lag and releasing late. I do remember you had a previous video that goes against that. Slamming a hammer down or axe from the top..almost casting from the top but it’s the body rotation that brings the club into the ball. Can you clarify? Thank you.
You want to get that club lagging behind then release it out in front. So, there is a casting motion. You're just casting the club toward the target instead of at the ball. Hope that makes sense.
If you lag correct you will be releasing instead of flipping the club changing the course of your hips arms and wrists. Set up and lag will lead to the other things falling in place. Dont fish.
thanks for the tips. i beat my rival today. hooray
That's awesome!! Congrats 👍
Your new sponsor Ping might not be happy about your hat...
Haha...maybe if they made golf balls. PING actually uses ProV1's to test their clubs.
This explains why football is more popular than golf. The 11 man roster is replaced by an 11 point plan that happens in 1.2 seconds of a swing.
This is confusing step one talks about staying in posture and getting close the the ball and not falling out then 345 talk about your weight and center of balance falling away or staying behind the ball
Ahh! Just from the thumbnail whew dude get the club out of your back pocket. Lol you think that ever gets away from him? Yikes *cough* speith *cough*
Hey Raynor, Clay is actually an excellent ball striker especially with the driver. If he could putt like Spieth then he probably wouldn't be making instructional videos :-) Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@@TopSpeedGolf I have no doubt that a young, strong, flexible athlete with great hands can pull it off most of the time (which is why a few tour players tried it early on before abandoning it) - that isnt who stands to benefit from UA-cam lessons. If you give this to a 60 year old 15 handicap at 70mph with driver he will never get it off the ground.
Also, Speith is done for man. He had 3 seasons that he couldn't miss a putt, and now that he's putting like a mortal his terrible swing and less than 60% GIR (251st) have completely removed him from the conversation. Sure, he'll catch fire with the putter sometimes. That short-right psuedo-planned block from 150 can only hope to compete if he makes 25 footers all day every day.
Now, Clay's move isnt all that similar to Speith EXCEPT that the club is way behind him. Clay relies on having good hands (wont last forever bud) which is better than Speith who sets his hands weak and drags the club behind him with his chest trying to do nothing at all with his hands. At least Clay is swinging the thing, Jordan steer-shoves the ball.
I never mean to throw shade, by the way. I enjoy the conversation and I cant help but speak up when I see a great athlete teaching average players a feel swing.
Thanks for sharing coach..👍
My pleasure