Very simple explanation of a compressed strike. My low point has been all over the place this season, did a UA-cam trawl and this video is the one I’m going to use to regain ball/turf. Sincere thanks. Mike
Just back from the range, only used short game area but… big difference doing mini swing from p6 with forearm externally rotated and rotating through with straight arms… nice ball/turf when I let arms and hands be passive… armsy or wrists on these mini swings… nope.. club dumps early 😀
I agree with all the other comments I’m reading. This is very interesting, and helpful. I’m going to get out and try to incorporate this and see what happens. 😊
Awesome Steve really glad you enjoyed it. It’s a tough subject and I aim to do a lot more videos on it but this is a great way to learn it. Let me know how it goes 👌
Thanks for the vid David. Can’t wait to get out on the range to practice. Hinging the right hand was a light bulb moment as I often de-loft my irons at set up before the takeaway. 👍🏻👍🏻 Western Australia
That’s awesome thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it. Australia is on the bucket list I teach a few people online from there and the golf courses look beautiful. Let me know how it goes 👍
Thanks so much glad you enjoyed the video, that's what its all about. North Carolina is a beautiful part of the country. I lived in Mobile, Alabama for around 9 years and travelled around playing, even up to North Carolina. Amazing country
Compression explained- As requested. Good explanation and as said it’s the practice of the method to get it bedded into your routine that will cement it. That’s my morning sorted for me. Top job.
Does this same technique work with mid to high loft hybrids? I’m 76 and gave up irons except 9 and higher. If I have an uphill lie, my hybrid strikes feel great due to compression /squeezing the ball. I need a drill to compress on level lie.
Hey Gary thanks so much for your comment. It’s exactly the same with hybrids and the same for anytime the ball is on the ground. Quite a good way to learn this is to try and compress it off a downhill lie as that is the hardest and that will transfer over to the level/flat lie. Any questions let me know ⛳️
Hey Dave,just got back from the driving range with only 50 balls took me over 1hr to get through them slowly and OMG.I was crushing them with that buttery feel.9,8,7 were great but started hitting the 6 with less loft not as well.Guess i will have to keep working a bit more.Cheers!
good video, will reducing the spin loft on irons reduce the descent landing angle and spin as I play in area with harder greens so trying to reduce roll out
All else being equal, yes, but sometimes creating more compression on the ball in this way can make the ball shoot out lower but have a little more spin so that it will rise and land soft. Even though you play on hard greens it can seem tempting to want the ball to come in very high but provided it's done in the right way and not a high shot with low spin otherwise it won't stop. A thing I like to do to create more height in this swing if that's what you need is feel a little bit more wrist hinge throughout the backswing and try and get your finish position with your hands as high as you can. This tends to make the ball come out a lot higher.
Great explanation. I have to watch many videos to compare to get a complete better understanding. This was done well, look foward to trying it out. Just a little friendly feedback, a little paint on the walls will go a long way to build your subscber following :). I live in United States, NJ
Hey thanks so much for the comment. Really glad you enjoyed it, let me know how it goes👍 100% so funny you said that, in my recent video about Rory I actually asked about what to do with the walls. I know they don’t look great. I’m swaying towards paint and maybe my logo on the wall and some golf course pictures. Thanks for the feedback 🙏
on the drill, is there a feel to start the turning of the face toward the ball. do you feel like wrists turn towards the ball? is it left shoulder pulling back? do you hold the right wrist angle through impact? basically what feel get? Thx
From what you described, a feel that I really like is using the lead wrist and feel like as your arm is coming down into impact that you're turning and loosening a screw with your left hand. This would close the face. Very nice feeling to get that club face squared up in the downswing.
Great video. I am an ok golfer, 10 hcp, but I do ALL of the things you explain in the beginning. I have attempted to make changes, but when I get to the range, I can’t seem to open my hips enough to allow club to clear the ground cleanly and I keep hitting the turf hard….usually behind the ball. Any thoughts on what I might do to stop this? Or do I just need to keep at it and sacrifice my elbow and wrist to golf gods? Basically, I know what I SHOULD do, but I can’t seem to make it work. I am also hesitant to take my game backwards as I am playing solidly for the most part. But I hate my early release, standing up, chicken wing swing….
Hey thanks so much for the comment and glad you enjoyed the video. All of the issues you mention are typically a reaction and a by product of the Clubface being open in the golf swing. When this face is open this is typically how the body compensates. I would check the left hand grip to start with make sure it’s enough in the fingers and not the palm. Then get to work on checking it to see if it’s open at different parts in the swing. Then potentially work on each segment separately after that. I do have more videos on my channel covering theses issues and more to come soon.
Hey Stephen thanks for the comment. Yes still both extended but the difference being we don’t contact the ground and the body stays more behind the golf ball. This video might help you out ua-cam.com/video/PDDm3WkxoC8/v-deo.htmlsi=wGz5m9qCJpdJyfsB
Yes the T400 are stronger lofts but you would still want have the hands slightly ahead at address and impact as it's all about helping the ball contact. The technology in the T400 is built to get it launching high even with the lower loft
David, enjoyed your video on spin loft. Since you have a very similar body type, I see a few great things I can’t get from skinny tall guys! Going to run through your video library. Trying to seriously improve my driver. Cheers.
…I haven’t used an iron in 20 years…my sets are all hybrids…so much easier to sweep , than constantly struggle with attaining the complexity of dynamic loft to time the compression…because , except the driver, it’s never about distance, but club selection…
100% that’s great. I teach a few people with a full set of hybrids and they can work really well for more of a swinger than a hitter. That’s cool you have such great success with them 👍⛳️
Appreciate that 🙏 I guess we didn’t know as much about the golf swing then as we do now. I remember my first lesson around 25 years ago and instruction and knowledge about the golf swing has changed. Who knows maybe time to dust the irons off and see how they behave. If nothing else it will confirm the hybrids for you, could be a little fun too 😄
Great video, I've just recently taken golf back up after a long long spell off the greens. I cannot for the life of me transfer my weight in the correct way and I really struggle with ball first, turf after, it doesn't matter how many instructional videos I watch. Can you offer any pointers that may help me strike ball first then turf? Many thanks and I looking forward to hopefully hearing from you.🏌⛳️
Hey Stephen welcome back to the game. Stick at it ⛳️ I have a couple of videos that I did in my IMPROVE YOUR GOLF playlist. But I do have a downswing sequence drill coming in a couple of days that will really help you out with this. Striking ball then turf is without doubt one of the most important things in golf. The drill is this video should help plus my other ones and new one coming soon. I’d love it to help you ⛳️
One of the best instructions I've seen. And i have watched ALOT !
Thanks so much really glad you enjoyed it 🙏
Very simple explanation of a compressed strike.
My low point has been all over the place this season, did a UA-cam trawl and this video is the one I’m going to use to regain ball/turf.
Sincere thanks.
Mike
Hey Mike, thanks so much. I'm glad you found my channel and that you enjoyed the video. Please feel free to let me know how it goes.
Just back from the range, only used short game area but… big difference doing mini swing from p6 with forearm externally rotated and rotating through with straight arms… nice ball/turf when I let arms and hands be passive… armsy or wrists on these mini swings… nope.. club dumps early 😀
Absolutely brilliant that’s great to hear
I agree with all the other comments I’m reading. This is very interesting, and helpful. I’m going to get out and try to incorporate this and see what happens. 😊
That’s awesome glad you enjoyed it. Let me know how it goes 👌
First video of yours I’ve seen, excellent 👍👍👍 great drill and explanation. Top draw
That’s awesome, Welcome to the channel. Thanks so much I’m glad you enjoyed it ⛳️
That’s a very good session David. Really appreciated the point about keeping your posture. Thank you
You’re very welcome Jeff glad you enjoyed it ⛳️
Excellent explanation! Right elbow in front of the hip has never been a focus on other videos I've seen. Looking forward to working on this .
Awesome Steve really glad you enjoyed it. It’s a tough subject and I aim to do a lot more videos on it but this is a great way to learn it. Let me know how it goes 👌
Because it does not happen..
Oh it 100% does.
Thanks for the vid David. Can’t wait to get out on the range to practice. Hinging the right hand was a light bulb moment as I often de-loft my irons at set up before the takeaway. 👍🏻👍🏻
Western Australia
That’s awesome thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it. Australia is on the bucket list I teach a few people online from there and the golf courses look beautiful. Let me know how it goes 👍
Thanks David … very much appreciated, brilliantly explained for a difficult enough concept to grasp . I look forward to doing the drills
No worries Stephen 👍 yeah it’s a tricky one and there’s lots of factors but this should really help you out
Great Advice video tips, Can't wait to go the range to try it out..
Awesome that’s great thanks for the comment. Let me know how it goes ⛳️
Great video !! I’m beginner this video help a lot
Awesome thanks for the comment and welcome to the channel. Any questions just let me know ⛳️
1️⃣ of your best videos on UA-cam in my opinion!! 🫡 I need to try this as soon as possible. I hope 🤞🏽 to work with you near 🔜 🤞✍️
Thank you Cesar. Let me know how it goes
Great explanation. Gonna give it a try on the range this weekend. Best regards from the Netherlands.
Awesome 👏 really glad you enjoyed it. Good luck and let me know how it goes ⛳️
just seen your channel. I will be trying this soon as I can.
Awesome, welcome 🙏 hope it helps you out ⛳️
Very good David and well explained 🏌🏼👍🏻 14:22
Thank you 🙏 glad you enjoyed it 👍
Excellent explanation. Thanks
You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed it 👌
Fantastic explanation. After the strike really ingrained this for me. Much thanks from eastern North Carolina. ❤ 💯 👍
Thanks so much glad you enjoyed the video, that's what its all about. North Carolina is a beautiful part of the country. I lived in Mobile, Alabama for around 9 years and travelled around playing, even up to North Carolina. Amazing country
Great explanation and camera position, will be trying this.
Thank you really glad you enjoyed it. Stay tuned lots more coming
I’ll try that at the range tomorrow, thank you!
Awesome let me know how it goes 💪
Good explanation, now for the test at the range. Will let you know the outcome
Awesome 👏 looking forward to hearing how you get on ⛳️
Super demonstration
Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed it 👍
Compression explained- As requested. Good explanation and as said it’s the practice of the method to get it bedded into your routine that will cement it. That’s my morning sorted for me. Top job.
Awesome really glad you enjoyed it. You're exactly right, practice makes permanent. Let me know how it goes
Great content David , really good insight on how to compress the ball
Thank you Jeff. Such a great feeling when we strike an iron properly 👍
Great lesson ! Thank you. Subcribed and thumbs up !
Really appreciate that thanks so much ⛳️
Good lesson. Thanks
You’re welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it 👍
Does this same technique work with mid to high loft hybrids? I’m 76 and gave up irons except 9 and higher. If I have an uphill lie, my hybrid strikes feel great due to compression /squeezing the ball. I need a drill to compress on level lie.
Hey Gary thanks so much for your comment. It’s exactly the same with hybrids and the same for anytime the ball is on the ground. Quite a good way to learn this is to try and compress it off a downhill lie as that is the hardest and that will transfer over to the level/flat lie. Any questions let me know ⛳️
Hey Dave,just got back from the driving range with only 50 balls took me over 1hr to get through them slowly and OMG.I was crushing them with that buttery feel.9,8,7 were great but started hitting the 6 with less loft not as well.Guess i will have to keep working a bit more.Cheers!
Hey Jimmy that’s fantastic really glad to hear it work so well. It can be tricky but really do keep at it and it’ll really help you out 👍⛳️
good video, will reducing the spin loft on irons reduce the descent landing angle and spin as I play in area with harder greens so trying to reduce roll out
All else being equal, yes, but sometimes creating more compression on the ball in this way can make the ball shoot out lower but have a little more spin so that it will rise and land soft. Even though you play on hard greens it can seem tempting to want the ball to come in very high but provided it's done in the right way and not a high shot with low spin otherwise it won't stop. A thing I like to do to create more height in this swing if that's what you need is feel a little bit more wrist hinge throughout the backswing and try and get your finish position with your hands as high as you can. This tends to make the ball come out a lot higher.
great stuff
Thank you Paul. Glad you enjoyed it
Great explanation. I have to watch many videos to compare to get a complete better understanding. This was done well, look foward to trying it out. Just a little friendly feedback, a little paint on the walls will go a long way to build your subscber following :). I live in United States, NJ
Hey thanks so much for the comment. Really glad you enjoyed it, let me know how it goes👍 100% so funny you said that, in my recent video about Rory I actually asked about what to do with the walls. I know they don’t look great. I’m swaying towards paint and maybe my logo on the wall and some golf course pictures. Thanks for the feedback 🙏
Great vid and way to explain!!
Subscribed 😁👍 🔔✔️
Thank you very much, hope it helps you. Welcome to the channel
on the drill, is there a feel to start the turning of the face toward the ball. do you feel like wrists turn towards the ball? is it left shoulder pulling back? do you hold the right wrist angle through impact? basically what feel get? Thx
From what you described, a feel that I really like is using the lead wrist and feel like as your arm is coming down into impact that you're turning and loosening a screw with your left hand. This would close the face. Very nice feeling to get that club face squared up in the downswing.
Do you have a video on fairway woods?
Hey, sorry at the moment I don’t but it is in the pipeline
Hey, sorry at the moment I don’t but it is in the pipeline
Hey, sorry at the moment I don’t but it is in the pipeline
Great video. I am an ok golfer, 10 hcp, but I do ALL of the things you explain in the beginning. I have attempted to make changes, but when I get to the range, I can’t seem to open my hips enough to allow club to clear the ground cleanly and I keep hitting the turf hard….usually behind the ball. Any thoughts on what I might do to stop this? Or do I just need to keep at it and sacrifice my elbow and wrist to golf gods? Basically, I know what I SHOULD do, but I can’t seem to make it work.
I am also hesitant to take my game backwards as I am playing solidly for the most part. But I hate my early release, standing up, chicken wing swing….
Hey thanks so much for the comment and glad you enjoyed the video. All of the issues you mention are typically a reaction and a by product of the Clubface being open in the golf swing. When this face is open this is typically how the body compensates. I would check the left hand grip to start with make sure it’s enough in the fingers and not the palm. Then get to work on checking it to see if it’s open at different parts in the swing. Then potentially work on each segment separately after that. I do have more videos on my channel covering theses issues and more to come soon.
watching from hong kong
Welcome to the channel thanks for watching ⛳️
DL- in the driver downswing,are the arms still extended
Hey Stephen thanks for the comment. Yes still both extended but the difference being we don’t contact the ground and the body stays more behind the golf ball.
This video might help you out
ua-cam.com/video/PDDm3WkxoC8/v-deo.htmlsi=wGz5m9qCJpdJyfsB
I have titelist t400 irons they say it’s delofted so what does it mean I don’t need to take the club to take it forward ?
Yes the T400 are stronger lofts but you would still want have the hands slightly ahead at address and impact as it's all about helping the ball contact. The technology in the T400 is built to get it launching high even with the lower loft
David, enjoyed your video on spin loft. Since you have a very similar body type, I see a few great things I can’t get from skinny tall guys!
Going to run through your video library. Trying to seriously improve my driver. Cheers.
Awesome Richard glad you enjoyed it. I actually just posted a driver video yesterday which might help you out 👏 let me know if you’ve any questions ⛳️
Is this swing same for drivers also
Great question, not exactly. We still want to compress the ball with a driver whilst hitting up. I will make make a video on this in future though
…I haven’t used an iron in 20 years…my sets are all hybrids…so much easier to sweep , than constantly struggle with attaining the complexity of dynamic loft to time the compression…because , except the driver, it’s never about distance, but club selection…
100% that’s great. I teach a few people with a full set of hybrids and they can work really well for more of a swinger than a hitter. That’s cool you have such great success with them 👍⛳️
@@dlgolftips …I would have been able to hit irons had I seen your video 30 years ago..
Appreciate that 🙏 I guess we didn’t know as much about the golf swing then as we do now. I remember my first lesson around 25 years ago and instruction and knowledge about the golf swing has changed. Who knows maybe time to dust the irons off and see how they behave. If nothing else it will confirm the hybrids for you, could be a little fun too 😄
Better than sex, it has to be said
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Great video, I've just recently taken golf back up after a long long spell off the greens. I cannot for the life of me transfer my weight in the correct way and I really struggle with ball first, turf after, it doesn't matter how many instructional videos I watch. Can you offer any pointers that may help me strike ball first then turf? Many thanks and I looking forward to hopefully hearing from you.🏌⛳️
Hey Stephen welcome back to the game. Stick at it ⛳️ I have a couple of videos that I did in my IMPROVE YOUR GOLF playlist. But I do have a downswing sequence drill coming in a couple of days that will really help you out with this. Striking ball then turf is without doubt one of the most important things in golf. The drill is this video should help plus my other ones and new one coming soon. I’d love it to help you ⛳️