Practice your short game from 75 yards and in.... every time you are at the range, just practice until you are consistent in those small wedge shorts, and golf become so much easier, short game is key to low rounds, its that simple. Do not spend hours with driver, use them on short game area.....we always come up short or next to green, with sharp wedge play you have your par..... when pactice short game, remember use the bounce on the wedge for consistent shorts.....that is why the bounce is there :)
i really believed in that when i started last year. my short game became dialed in. I would get a lot of up and downs. But it didnt really matter when my wedge onto the green was for 5 and my putt for 6 or 7. Getting off the tee isnt just something that happens. I used to slice and miss all my tee shots and id consistently lose balls. I hate when people say that. You gotta be able to at least get off the tee to use your short game. my normal hole: Driver/wood/long iron: far right, topped, or OB. Hitting a tough second shot for 3. Now my approach shot with a wedge for 4. up and down for 6 OR 7. Thats not what I would call "good golf"
@@jaywood9415 What I see is most of the time is more poor shots from mid to high handicappers from the driver than I do the short game. Mind you the short game is not great and most don't know how to hit out of traps. I think if most golfers can get the tee ball in play and out of trouble you have the best chance of avoiding a high number on that hole.
@@cp3allday28 yup, i hit a 3 hybrid off the tee. its what helped, but it sucks not being able to even attempt driver for a fear of being OB. my first 300 yd drive was what hooked me on the game.
@@jaywood9415 if you really wanna break 90 or 100 consistently if youre shooting 6 and 7 on holes check out Golf Sidekick channel. It worked for me. I can golf in the 90s consistently with clubs that hit no longer than my 6 iron or 170 yards, and youve gotta know the shot shape. If your swing is a mess, forget about scoring, GET LESSONS and practice the shots that can get you to about 170 and shorter, consistently. If you do the math to break 90 if you take a par 72 and add +18 thats 90, so take every hole and add +1 stroke. Par 5 becomes 6, 4 becomes 5, 3 becomes 4. Then focus on getting the ball on the green in regulation with the new par, and its not a rush to the green, take the 4 strokes on a par 6 to get it to the green taking smart, conservative shots. Say your par 5 (now 6 because you added 1 stroke) is 450 yards, tee off with 6i to 170, another approach from the fairway that goes 170, then youve got 110 yards into the green, 3rd shot is pitching wedge onto the green, then youre allowed to 3 putt it for your new par, and if you "birdie" with the new par by 2 putting you're likely to break 90 if you do that for every hole. Its NOT about getting 250 yards off the tee, its about taking conservative controllable shots that stay in the fairway. Put the big clubs away until youve got super solid shots even at 150 yards, this method works. Lets use a par 3 as an example. You've added a stroke (which is purely to help you train your mindset on club selection) so its a par 4. Lets say youve got a green that has a ton of hazards around it, water, sand etc, and lets say its 180 yards to the pin from the box. You've only got a clean shot thats 170 yards and nothing longer, but your shot dispersion with the 170 is a little erratic. If you think of it as a par 4, you might wanna club down to your 150 yard club which you shoot dead straight every time, get it in the fairway to get a 30 yard shot onto the green, then 2 putt for your new par. Now lets say you try to hero the shot onto the green at 180 but your shot sucks, you either duff it, hook it into the woods, or land in a trap or water and have to take a drop, your mental game is impacted, youre pissed, then you fight to get it onto the green both mentally or with tough shots, and you might end up hitting a 4 anyway or something worse, all because you tried that 180 yard shot that you cant consistently hit.
I've been playing now for over a little 3 years mainly only on the weekends. So far, the best I have shot is 3 over par. You're one of the first UA-camrs I started watching for tips and I have come a long way because of your expertise, thank you MR Short game!
Diddo on this comment. I picked up Golf during Covid, and my game would not have improved as rapidly as it did without Matt (Mr. Shortgame). I just hope he knows how much his expertise and ability to effectively teach, is appreciated. 😊
Damn bro I just started 8 months ago and my long term goal is to shoot par. I have a bunch of other goals which some have been accomplished already. My first round was 120. About 30 rounds later I’m averaging 93 with a PB of 88 which happened 2 weeks ago. I want to shoot 79 before the end of August which will be my first year of playing golf. This is definitely the hardest game I’ve played and I won championships in basketball, baseball, and football. Golf is harder then all of them hands down
I’ve been working for about 8 months on improving my swing and have tried several programs to improve my swing. Flipping is at the root of my problems. This video is 100% spot on. I’ve started flushing shots by doing the motorcycle move at the top of the backswing and the Pete Cowan move on the downswing. That is- rotating the trail wrist down while keeping the elbow tucked in to compress the ball. There is no better feeling than hitting a flush shot that flies further and straighter! Thank you Mr Shortgame!!!
Logged in just to let you know your ideologies are excellent! A very near perfect example of encouraging feel and individual exploration while maintaining enough mechanical structure to not confuse a newer player with too many pieces of confusing information that wastes ridiculous amounts of time. Keep up your fantastic work, Matt!
I had a GolfTec coach tell me to make it feel like I was using a screwdriver and screwing in a screw to get that feeling of rotation in my back swing. That made a world of difference for me. Probably some of the best advice I ever got to get that feeling.
Quite a while ago, I watched someone else's video showing the first part of your lesson and shot two over on a short 9 hole course the next day. My score was at least 9 strokes less than usual at the same course. The video guy said you should repeat the move for 1 year to make it happen naturally. Thank you for your lesson.
Interesting. I have been following this page for some time now. I wasn’t expecting these as tips , but I have been doing them more often lately and they have become my main swing thoughts, definitely a better ball striker now. I am consistently breaking 100 this year. Best so far is 93 , i would consider it a good round I actually can’t remember a blowup hole or not. I think, not enough easy pars
Curious your thoughts on the approach I’ve taken. In my setup, I create some of this flexion like you mention in this video, it helps me tons! It keeps my hands ahead of the club head pre swing and gets that feel in my head and helps me keep that feel throughout the whole swing and eliminate the funky stuff. Wondering if you think there are drawbacks to this approach specifically. Great video as always!!
Please get into ball compression, or maybe tell me what episode you covered hitting ball first and leaving a beautiful divot. My biggest problem right now is hitting ball before dirt. I just started playing in October 2023 and I’m hooked. I dabbled in the 90’s and created some bad habits. I’m 62 and shooting under 100 the last 5 rounds. Had knee replacement in December and was shooting 120’s before surgery. My goal is to break 90 by October. I love your teaching and know that ball compression is key….
Today I feel like my game had a massive improvement as I've recently just gained the confidence to follow through more aggressively on my shots by activating my front leg way more. As soon as I started doing this i noticed I was having cleaner strikes and longer distances. Sometimes I feel that as a woman with a smaller frame I'm not hitting as long as my playing partners but since I've started swinging better I'm keeping up with them and sometimes out driving.
Love your content, sir! Senior golfer who has lost a lot of flexibility. Struggling to drive 190 these days but can still score in the 90s due to short game. It sux going driver 5wood on average par4s. Any advice? Please help!
Does this apply to the driver too or just the irons? Also should i do these three drills the same day meaning that I will hit 1500 balls in 1 day or should I for example do 500 for drill nr1 on Monday, 500 for drill nr2 on Tuesday and 500 for drill nr3 on Wednesday. And should I complete all these before going out and play 18 holes to kinda have it programmed in my swing so it comes natural or how should I put it together? Just a lost noob here who is really trying his best to improve and I love what you shared, just wanna do it the correct way 🥰 Please answear.
For me all swing practices in the studio were giving good numbers but when I get the course it all seem to go wrong. I think the studio environment and open field has no similarity. So a real deal is to get out there and play in the rain or shine..
Here are my 3 tips to break 90 assuming it’s something you’re actually close to (if you play 100+, 90’s not a real goal): 1) Reduce the number of clubs in your bag to what you can consistently hit 200, 150, 100, 80, 40 yards + putter and sand wedge - most only need 3W/Hybrid/9i/7i/5i/PW/SW/Putter; 2) Putt for speed/distance after getting your read/alignment so you leave gimmes if you don’t make; and 3) play with smooth swing tempo and play pace - too fast or too slow lead to mistakes. Way too much swing thought/advice on these videos. Even the casual/high-handicapper can master a handful of clubs that get these distances. Golf’s biggest issue is too many clubs, too much advice, and unrealistic expectations. Chefs don’t start with trying to master a tasting menu featuring something as complex and finicky as beef Wellington. They start with knife skills, food basics, and simple meals. A lot of people simply don’t play often enough to do more than get a small subset of golf things to a point of repeatability and ease. But that’s all it takes to break 90.
Hey Matt, I have a super private course in bristol, Virginia called “the Virginian” if I could get us on that course would you like to make the 4hr trip up
$250 sensor or $600 new driver that will def NOT help your swing. I have hack motion, and the prosendr, they dont help as much as you think they will. learn how to analyze your swing on camera, that's the most economical way to get better imo.
Once you get it, you'll realize how much more simple the "proper" golf swing is than what most people try. Your body won't feel like it's in pain all the time either. When I finally hit my lightbulb moment, it felt like I was moving way less, hitting it way straighter and further and my back stopped hurting. Think of it more like you're covering the ball. Pulling the butt of the club past the ball and hitting the ball like you're trying to hammer it into the dirt. All of the energy goes to the target, never away from the body towards the ball. You're not swinging the club head, you're pulling the butt of the club through/over/past the ball. The turn the club with flexion into the ball. Like you're trying to turn you're lead wrist so the top of your hand is almost facing into the ground. There's a few more things that go into it but that was my major lightbulb moment that took me from high 90s to high 70s and low 80s. Other than that, I focus on turning my right hip in my backswing and using my shoulders to bring my club back almost like I'm giving the person directly to my right a thumbs up. Then as I'm turning my shoulders back, I'm pulling the club with butt pointing at the target past the ball
Thats a product for golf instructors. Not every day golfers trying to break 90. If your trying to break 90. And are prepared to spend that kind of money on that device. Go spend it on decent golf lessons. I guarantee you can break 90 with a slice if you know how to play with it. That you have to learn. A wrist device cannot teach course management. Spend the money on lessons. This thing is ridiculous unless your a golf instructor.
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Practice your short game from 75 yards and in.... every time you are at the range, just practice until you are consistent in those small wedge shorts, and golf become so much easier, short game is key to low rounds, its that simple. Do not spend hours with driver, use them on short game area.....we always come up short or next to green, with sharp wedge play you have your par..... when pactice short game, remember use the bounce on the wedge for consistent shorts.....that is why the bounce is there :)
i really believed in that when i started last year. my short game became dialed in. I would get a lot of up and downs. But it didnt really matter when my wedge onto the green was for 5 and my putt for 6 or 7. Getting off the tee isnt just something that happens. I used to slice and miss all my tee shots and id consistently lose balls. I hate when people say that. You gotta be able to at least get off the tee to use your short game.
my normal hole:
Driver/wood/long iron: far right, topped, or OB.
Hitting a tough second shot for 3.
Now my approach shot with a wedge for 4.
up and down for 6 OR 7.
Thats not what I would call "good golf"
@@jaywood9415 What I see is most of the time is more poor shots from mid to high handicappers from the driver than I do the short game. Mind you the short game is not great and most don't know how to hit out of traps. I think if most golfers can get the tee ball in play and out of trouble you have the best chance of avoiding a high number on that hole.
@@cp3allday28 yup, i hit a 3 hybrid off the tee. its what helped, but it sucks not being able to even attempt driver for a fear of being OB. my first 300 yd drive was what hooked me on the game.
@@jaywood9415 if you really wanna break 90 or 100 consistently if youre shooting 6 and 7 on holes check out Golf Sidekick channel. It worked for me. I can golf in the 90s consistently with clubs that hit no longer than my 6 iron or 170 yards, and youve gotta know the shot shape. If your swing is a mess, forget about scoring, GET LESSONS and practice the shots that can get you to about 170 and shorter, consistently. If you do the math to break 90 if you take a par 72 and add +18 thats 90, so take every hole and add +1 stroke. Par 5 becomes 6, 4 becomes 5, 3 becomes 4. Then focus on getting the ball on the green in regulation with the new par, and its not a rush to the green, take the 4 strokes on a par 6 to get it to the green taking smart, conservative shots. Say your par 5 (now 6 because you added 1 stroke) is 450 yards, tee off with 6i to 170, another approach from the fairway that goes 170, then youve got 110 yards into the green, 3rd shot is pitching wedge onto the green, then youre allowed to 3 putt it for your new par, and if you "birdie" with the new par by 2 putting you're likely to break 90 if you do that for every hole. Its NOT about getting 250 yards off the tee, its about taking conservative controllable shots that stay in the fairway. Put the big clubs away until youve got super solid shots even at 150 yards, this method works.
Lets use a par 3 as an example. You've added a stroke (which is purely to help you train your mindset on club selection) so its a par 4. Lets say youve got a green that has a ton of hazards around it, water, sand etc, and lets say its 180 yards to the pin from the box. You've only got a clean shot thats 170 yards and nothing longer, but your shot dispersion with the 170 is a little erratic. If you think of it as a par 4, you might wanna club down to your 150 yard club which you shoot dead straight every time, get it in the fairway to get a 30 yard shot onto the green, then 2 putt for your new par. Now lets say you try to hero the shot onto the green at 180 but your shot sucks, you either duff it, hook it into the woods, or land in a trap or water and have to take a drop, your mental game is impacted, youre pissed, then you fight to get it onto the green both mentally or with tough shots, and you might end up hitting a 4 anyway or something worse, all because you tried that 180 yard shot that you cant consistently hit.
I've been playing now for over a little 3 years mainly only on the weekends. So far, the best I have shot is 3 over par. You're one of the first UA-camrs I started watching for tips and I have come a long way because of your expertise, thank you MR Short game!
3 over Par is still really good for playing 3 years.
@@Trouty5000 Thanks brotha!
Diddo on this comment. I picked up Golf during Covid, and my game would not have improved as rapidly as it did without Matt (Mr. Shortgame).
I just hope he knows how much his expertise and ability to effectively teach, is appreciated. 😊
@@Trouty5000 Heck, shooting 3 over par is still really good for playing 30 years!
Damn bro I just started 8 months ago and my long term goal is to shoot par. I have a bunch of other goals which some have been accomplished already. My first round was 120. About 30 rounds later I’m averaging 93 with a PB of 88 which happened 2 weeks ago. I want to shoot 79 before the end of August which will be my first year of playing golf. This is definitely the hardest game I’ve played and I won championships in basketball, baseball, and football. Golf is harder then all of them hands down
I’ve been working for about 8 months on improving my swing and have tried several programs to improve my swing. Flipping is at the root of my problems. This video is 100% spot on. I’ve started flushing shots by doing the motorcycle move at the top of the backswing and the Pete Cowan move on the downswing. That is- rotating the trail wrist down while keeping the elbow tucked in to compress the ball.
There is no better feeling than hitting a flush shot that flies further and straighter! Thank you Mr Shortgame!!!
Logged in just to let you know your ideologies are excellent! A very near perfect example of encouraging feel and individual exploration while maintaining enough mechanical structure to not confuse a newer player with too many pieces of confusing information that wastes ridiculous amounts of time. Keep up your fantastic work, Matt!
I had a GolfTec coach tell me to make it feel like I was using a screwdriver and screwing in a screw to get that feeling of rotation in my back swing. That made a world of difference for me. Probably some of the best advice I ever got to get that feeling.
Quite a while ago, I watched someone else's video showing the first part of your lesson and shot two over on a short 9 hole course the next day. My score was at least 9 strokes less than usual at the same course. The video guy said you should repeat the move for 1 year to make it happen naturally. Thank you for your lesson.
Interesting. I have been following this page for some time now. I wasn’t expecting these as tips , but I have been doing them more often lately and they have become my main swing thoughts, definitely a better ball striker now. I am consistently breaking 100 this year. Best so far is 93 , i would consider it a good round I actually can’t remember a blowup hole or not. I think, not enough easy pars
thanks for the tips! Just saw you today at the putting green
Great instruction! Please do a video in how 2 read divots. I'm clueless. What I think ain't what happened.
Curious your thoughts on the approach I’ve taken. In my setup, I create some of this flexion like you mention in this video, it helps me tons! It keeps my hands ahead of the club head pre swing and gets that feel in my head and helps me keep that feel throughout the whole swing and eliminate the funky stuff. Wondering if you think there are drawbacks to this approach specifically. Great video as always!!
I broke 80 last year was an amazing day . Wrote on the ball and framed it.
Please get into ball compression, or maybe tell me what episode you covered hitting ball first and leaving a beautiful divot. My biggest problem right now is hitting ball before dirt. I just started playing in October 2023 and I’m hooked. I dabbled in the 90’s and created some bad habits. I’m 62 and shooting under 100 the last 5 rounds. Had knee replacement in December and was shooting 120’s before surgery. My goal is to break 90 by October. I love your teaching and know that ball compression is key….
Today I feel like my game had a massive improvement as I've recently just gained the confidence to follow through more aggressively on my shots by activating my front leg way more. As soon as I started doing this i noticed I was having cleaner strikes and longer distances. Sometimes I feel that as a woman with a smaller frame I'm not hitting as long as my playing partners but since I've started swinging better I'm keeping up with them and sometimes out driving.
Good simple stuff on this video, thanks Matt
If you haven’t already, you should go play The Yards in ponte vedra beach Florida right next to TPC Sawgrass. There’s 9 holes and then 6 par 3 holes.
Love your content, sir! Senior golfer who has lost a lot of flexibility. Struggling to drive 190 these days but can still score in the 90s due to short game. It sux going driver 5wood on average par4s. Any advice? Please help!
When are you coming back to Myrtle beach so I can get a golf lesson from you?
Thank you , you are the best .
Please do a review of "perfect hands golf"
Does this apply to the driver too or just the irons? Also should i do these three drills the same day meaning that I will hit 1500 balls in 1 day or should I for example do 500 for drill nr1 on Monday, 500 for drill nr2 on Tuesday and 500 for drill nr3 on Wednesday. And should I complete all these before going out and play 18 holes to kinda have it programmed in my swing so it comes natural or how should I put it together? Just a lost noob here who is really trying his best to improve and I love what you shared, just wanna do it the correct way 🥰 Please answear.
Which style of 7 Diamonds shirts do you wear??
Brilliant
Hey Matt. I'll let ya know how it's going after 1,500 swings (500+500+500). You are such a Task Master! 🤨
this is gold
For me all swing practices in the studio were giving good numbers but when I get the course it all seem to go wrong. I think the studio environment and open field has no similarity. So a real deal is to get out there and play in the rain or shine..
TrackMan has hand modeling now? Was that an over-the-air update, or something that I am just missing?
Or is it a secondary application you are running through an IOS or something with third party app
It's an app for hack motion wrist sensor.
@@britthaney3533 it’s the Hackmotion app that’s used with the sensor.
Great vid, but it is kinda expensive, can you get them a discount code for your viewers?
His link in the video description applies a small discount. It's not much, but it's better than nothing 🤷♂️
Golf ain't cheap
Here are my 3 tips to break 90 assuming it’s something you’re actually close to (if you play 100+, 90’s not a real goal): 1) Reduce the number of clubs in your bag to what you can consistently hit 200, 150, 100, 80, 40 yards + putter and sand wedge - most only need 3W/Hybrid/9i/7i/5i/PW/SW/Putter; 2) Putt for speed/distance after getting your read/alignment so you leave gimmes if you don’t make; and 3) play with smooth swing tempo and play pace - too fast or too slow lead to mistakes. Way too much swing thought/advice on these videos. Even the casual/high-handicapper can master a handful of clubs that get these distances. Golf’s biggest issue is too many clubs, too much advice, and unrealistic expectations. Chefs don’t start with trying to master a tasting menu featuring something as complex and finicky as beef Wellington. They start with knife skills, food basics, and simple meals. A lot of people simply don’t play often enough to do more than get a small subset of golf things to a point of repeatability and ease. But that’s all it takes to break 90.
If I could hit any club 200 yards or more, I could break 90.
Your series of take off 5 shots, has more valuable info to break 90, than thinking about swing
Hey Matt, I have a super private course in bristol, Virginia called “the Virginian” if I could get us on that course would you like to make the 4hr trip up
Yes if I can film it.
@@MrShortGame let me make a couple calls, look at there website to see if it up to your standards
@@MrShortGame also would I be able to golf with you
chipping and putting is how you break 90 also most of us have a slice play the slice aim left
I feel like this was a little bit of a bait and switch to sell Hackmotion -- which isn't cheap!
$250 sensor or $600 new driver that will def NOT help your swing. I have hack motion, and the prosendr, they dont help as much as you think they will. learn how to analyze your swing on camera, that's the most economical way to get better imo.
Could have used this today.. solid 90. lol
5 million... man I got a lot of work to do, haha.
Once you get it, you'll realize how much more simple the "proper" golf swing is than what most people try. Your body won't feel like it's in pain all the time either.
When I finally hit my lightbulb moment, it felt like I was moving way less, hitting it way straighter and further and my back stopped hurting.
Think of it more like you're covering the ball. Pulling the butt of the club past the ball and hitting the ball like you're trying to hammer it into the dirt. All of the energy goes to the target, never away from the body towards the ball. You're not swinging the club head, you're pulling the butt of the club through/over/past the ball. The turn the club with flexion into the ball. Like you're trying to turn you're lead wrist so the top of your hand is almost facing into the ground.
There's a few more things that go into it but that was my major lightbulb moment that took me from high 90s to high 70s and low 80s. Other than that, I focus on turning my right hip in my backswing and using my shoulders to bring my club back almost like I'm giving the person directly to my right a thumbs up. Then as I'm turning my shoulders back, I'm pulling the club with butt pointing at the target past the ball
It took me 42 years to break 100. It's been another 15 years trying to break 90 once. So far, no luck.
All the hackers I know have the same issue. If the ball was Earth they all try to hit Peru. They try to hit up on it.
I'm ready to quit golf if I shoot 89 haha
Thats a product for golf instructors. Not every day golfers trying to break 90. If your trying to break 90. And are prepared to spend that kind of money on that device. Go spend it on decent golf lessons. I guarantee you can break 90 with a slice if you know how to play with it. That you have to learn. A wrist device cannot teach course management. Spend the money on lessons. This thing is ridiculous unless your a golf instructor.
How to break 90: spend $500 on a hackmotion device... Good one 👍
Sweet commercial
Wanna break 90? Putt better!
I putt well. It's getting TO the green that takes me the most strokes.