Thank you so much, Michael. After seeing this video and practicing it for a couple of hours I was able to change my -14 degree outside in (over the top kill the lumber with an axe movement) to a +3 degree inside out and hit the first ever draw of my entire life! Club head speed increased without even trying and I now actually have a smash factor for the first time as well. Amazing that it took me 75 videos until I could finally link the concept to a motion that I knew. The entire key was I knew how to push the box to 1 O'Clock but I didn't know that was all the motion I needed to swing inside out. I feel like an entire new world has opened up for my golf game. I actually took a picture of the trackman output and I may get it framed because it means so much to me to be albe to join the inside out party. I literally cannot wait to experience the left side of all these golf courses for the first time ever, it will be so much fun! By the way, I spent two weeks watching "Shallow the club" videos and hit about 300 shots only lowering my swing path to -9. I could not make the link between shallowing and a motion (an actual swing) I was familiar with. What a simple exercise this was and after a couple of hours of doing this (remember I am only 2 hours removed from between -8 and -13 degree swing path) I hit 83 shots and got an average of -0.3 which is even misleading because my final 10 shots were all between +1.6 and +8.2. Let me know if I can buy you a cup of coffee or sing your praises in the streets. I am extremely humbled and grateful with an overflowing of excitement and optimism (a stark contrast to the usual 4 letter words associated with my golf game).
Michael, you just saved me from giving the game up for good. I have been teetering on the edge and decided this would be my last attempt to salvage what little skill I have. I went to the driving range yesterday afternoon after watching this video and visualized the box exactly as you have presented. I couldn't hit a bad shot if I tried. All that resulted was a beautiful repeatable high baby draw. It was fantastic! I've never hit the ball this well in all my years playing the game. I may have found my love for golf again. Thank you!
What would be really cool, is for you to demonstrate this with an actual “over the top golfer” and show them using your drills and changing their launch angle.
Thanks, Michael, for these great tips. I like the way you incorporate these simple practice ideas, lots of actual practice, visualisation and the concept of various key feelings to help us improve our ball striking. I am envious of your incredible practice room with that brilliant simulator.
My swing has been over the top for 45 years, I could never hit a draw when needed. This was so helpful, my handicap is going back down on this one, thanks MB!
This is why I Love watching Michael Breed and adding some tips to my training. His tips and David Ledbetter on the old Golf Academy training segments years ago have helped me become a single digit handicap in tournament golf. Their tips work if you put the time into training you'll see the results on your scorecard.👍👍👍
This just might be the single best video for fixing over the top swinging.. I have this problem and was getting pretty frustrated, but after seeing this... BOOM
This video was made by me ..about 2 weeks ago i started using a box every day in hitting balls😎😎😎twilight zone!!!and this vid i have never seen and i watch several every day pops up first...amazing this high tech world..i have been using box lid open with ball placed underneath to obsure vision of ball and be less ball focused with chin up..i have bifocals and had tendency to keep head down limiting freedom of turn...great vid and i just subscribed...minds eye good thought.😎
wish I would have seen this maybe 3 months ago when I was trying to fix it and could not wow thank you so much tested it out 15 minutes later great shots and fixed my over the top swing.
I used to HATE this guy. But the 1:00 swing path has completely changed my score. I trust my ball flight 95% now. I miss the show too. Bring “let’s do this!” back!
I've been watching a lot of your content and and have been getting a little better every time. I do have a question on this video though, particularly towards the end using the box to stop turning. Using the box definitely helps to stop turning early but seems to contradict being open with your hips at impact and instead they are closed or square at impact. Can you please elaborate a little about his?
The reason people swing over the top is because they are right handed dominant and set up in golf is left handed dominant. Left hand on top of the club in the dominant position. In order to overcome over the top move one must make sure they are quieting down right side which is naturally trying to dominate the swing and making sure the initial move is made using left arm not right. Left must lead or else right will want to get ahead and cause over the top move.
That's not entirely true. It's HOW you use the right side/hand during the swing. If you learn to swing on a plane board its an easy fix and the right side can be dominant if you would like it to be. Generally people don't understand the plane so their right side is flinging the club everywhere. It's just knowledge, not a bunch of manipulation and band aids. As an example Breed in This video goes way above then below the plane. That is what you call"stuck" as he swings to right field he has to dramatically roll/flip that face which creates more variables to "learn" 😆. It's job security. In other words you may have solved OTT and created 5 other problems.
Hi Michael, Love this lesson! I have been practicing this underneath move but I am often hitting it fat since my right shoulder is dropping underneath so much but I am coming from the inside. Any advice?
My issue here, and it happens when I really try to drop the left shoulder and have that the right shoulder come up when hitting irons is it leads to a fat shot for me, since it promotes hitting up on the ball. Most people that drive their left shoulder down do it because they are trying to hit down on the ball. While these tips seem nice, they don't really explain how to hit down on the ball while essentially tilting back as you are demonstrating here.
Jurek Pol practice this drill all the time. It’s a basic drill. And you know...you can never get enough basics. Pros do this all the time. Basics that is.
Two things he doesn’t mention; 1) club face and 2) foot position. 1) It looks like he’s hitting the box with an open club face. Practice this the way he is showing it and it creates a push to the right. The shaft club needs to swing on that 7:00 to 1:00 plane, but the face still needs to come in perpendicular to the target line in order to get that power draw. 2) Notice his feet are not parallel to the target line. His right foot is back which creates a closed stance and helps promote that swing plane from 7:00 to 1:00. And I almost forgot, that 7:00 to 1:00 swing plane; is that a.m. or p.m.? 🥴
Great drill n advice. NOW, put me in the tee box with a ball and tell me why I, GO RIGHT BACK OVER THE TOP!!?? Anyone can go at zero speed and keep everything straight, but on the course our "minds" take over.
You answered it yourself. You're allowing your mind to simply take the path it's accustomed to taking. Visualize, and be disciplined. Practice more. You have to build a new mental pathway.
@@winstonsmith11 I understand. Problem is finding the "path" to keep focused and stay connected. I need to develop a pre-shot routine and stick with it. I don't practice.
I don't understand how bringing the club face in at an angle to the right, is not messing with the shot? Basically what is shown here is "hit ball with an open face". That produces a slice! Would that angle not just produce at minimum a push? Your missing some key element here. Like how your swinging to 1 o'clock but closing the face more with wrists just prior to contact maybe?
Blah...Blah...BBah! Don't get me wrong, I like Michael Breed's passion for his craft but NOBODY has yet to fix my over the top because it is not physical - it's mental. I'm an above average athlete with the work ethic, mechanics and twitch to be a pretty golfer yet not one single lesson or drill has addressed the simple fact that at the very top of my backswing my first move is over then down and no matter what I do I cannot FEEL it or STOP it. I can do drills all day long and video a perfect inside out swing and repeat it but when I swing at a ball in front of me my brain takes over and relies on 30 years of bad muscle memory. I understand about changing the myelin in your brain and the 10,000 swings it takes to do that (see Tiger in his swing changes) but I have to start at one and nobody has given me one good swing where my club hits the ball from the inside.
Come on Breed you show all the same stuff wether it's the golf fix or this show. Great teacher but let's see some new ideas. Broaden ur teaching horizens a little.
@@Blodcola someone has got a stiffy for BREED. did you not see where I say great teacher dumb asses. He is a great teacher. I haven't seen him in a while when he popped up. He's a better teacher than that. I've been using that stupid showbox for years now. He should be more creative.
Thank you so much, Michael. After seeing this video and practicing it for a couple of hours I was able to change my -14 degree outside in (over the top kill the lumber with an axe movement) to a +3 degree inside out and hit the first ever draw of my entire life! Club head speed increased without even trying and I now actually have a smash factor for the first time as well. Amazing that it took me 75 videos until I could finally link the concept to a motion that I knew. The entire key was I knew how to push the box to 1 O'Clock but I didn't know that was all the motion I needed to swing inside out. I feel like an entire new world has opened up for my golf game. I actually took a picture of the trackman output and I may get it framed because it means so much to me to be albe to join the inside out party. I literally cannot wait to experience the left side of all these golf courses for the first time ever, it will be so much fun! By the way, I spent two weeks watching "Shallow the club" videos and hit about 300 shots only lowering my swing path to -9. I could not make the link between shallowing and a motion (an actual swing) I was familiar with. What a simple exercise this was and after a couple of hours of doing this (remember I am only 2 hours removed from between -8 and -13 degree swing path) I hit 83 shots and got an average of -0.3 which is even misleading because my final 10 shots were all between +1.6 and +8.2. Let me know if I can buy you a cup of coffee or sing your praises in the streets. I am extremely humbled and grateful with an overflowing of excitement and optimism (a stark contrast to the usual 4 letter words associated with my golf game).
I feel your pain with the high negative outputs - happy to hear of your success and i look forward to using this drill myself!
The passion he has for teaching and playing the game is over the top. He is great for the game !
Michael, you just saved me from giving the game up for good. I have been teetering on the edge and decided this would be my last attempt to salvage what little skill I have. I went to the driving range yesterday afternoon after watching this video and visualized the box exactly as you have presented. I couldn't hit a bad shot if I tried. All that resulted was a beautiful repeatable high baby draw. It was fantastic! I've never hit the ball this well in all my years playing the game. I may have found my love for golf again. Thank you!
Really miss M.B.'s show. Bad move by golf channel. Love his energy and easy explanations.
What would be really cool, is for you to demonstrate this with an actual “over the top golfer” and show them using your drills and changing their launch angle.
Thanks, Michael, for these great tips. I like the way you incorporate these simple practice ideas, lots of actual practice, visualisation and the concept of various key feelings to help us improve our ball striking.
I am envious of your incredible practice room with that brilliant simulator.
My swing has been over the top for 45 years, I could never hit a draw when needed. This was so helpful, my handicap is going back down on this one, thanks MB!
Nicely done Michael 👍 nice tips and drills.
This saved my golf game. Thank you for these videos. I have to have visual aids and this made everything make so much more sense.
Wow, so many different drills to fix over the top! Amazing and creative, thumbs up !
Best drill I’ve ever seen for over the top!!!
Your instruction is second to none! You are THE man! I am so thankful for you!
Your instruction and the Box is priceless. Thank you
Excellent drill and feels. TY
This is quite genius. Also the bit about finding what you are feeling.
This is why I Love watching Michael Breed and adding some tips to my training. His tips and David Ledbetter on the old Golf Academy training segments years ago have helped me become a single digit handicap in tournament golf. Their tips work if you put the time into training you'll see the results on your scorecard.👍👍👍
This just might be the single best video for fixing over the top swinging.. I have this problem and was getting pretty frustrated, but after seeing this... BOOM
Michael Breed is best teacher in the game. Golf channel really screwed up with losing him. His energy and methods are extraordinary.
This video was made by me ..about 2 weeks ago i started using a box every day in hitting balls😎😎😎twilight zone!!!and this vid i have never seen and i watch several every day pops up first...amazing this high tech world..i have been using box lid open with ball placed underneath to obsure vision of ball and be less ball focused with chin up..i have bifocals and had tendency to keep head down limiting freedom of turn...great vid and i just subscribed...minds eye good thought.😎
brilliant video, many tks
wish I would have seen this maybe 3 months ago when I was trying to fix it and could not wow thank you so much tested it out 15 minutes later great shots and fixed my over the top swing.
Excellent! Mike Austin might even give a thumbs up. His simple back swing makes it an easier swing change.
Michael the box is the best tool I have used.
I like this drill. Thank you
Great drill - thanks!
This is a fantastic drill. Helped me immensely. Thanks, Michael.
Can you do a drill for a fade using a box?
Thank you Michael
I used to HATE this guy. But the 1:00 swing path has completely changed my score. I trust my ball flight 95% now. I miss the show too. Bring “let’s do this!” back!
Excellent tutorial
Great video Mike keep them coming. Love seeing you on something other than golf channel
Let’s do this! Love it. Appreciate the box! Go Titleist!
Chipping and pitching distance control would be great to learn.
Fantastic....👍
Amazing tips
I've been watching a lot of your content and and have been getting a little better every time. I do have a question on this video though, particularly towards the end using the box to stop turning. Using the box definitely helps to stop turning early but seems to contradict being open with your hips at impact and instead they are closed or square at impact. Can you please elaborate a little about his?
The reason people swing over the top is because they are right handed dominant and set up in golf is left handed dominant. Left hand on top of the club in the dominant position. In order to overcome over the top move one must make sure they are quieting down right side which is naturally trying to dominate the swing and making sure the initial move is made using left arm not right. Left must lead or else right will want to get ahead and cause over the top move.
In baseball where we see similar set up, over the top move does not cause problems.
That's not entirely true. It's HOW you use the right side/hand during the swing. If you learn to swing on a plane board its an easy fix and the right side can be dominant if you would like it to be. Generally people don't understand the plane so their right side is flinging the club everywhere. It's just knowledge, not a bunch of manipulation and band aids.
As an example Breed in This video goes way above then below the plane. That is what you call"stuck" as he swings to right field he has to dramatically roll/flip that face which creates more variables to "learn" 😆. It's job security. In other words you may have solved OTT and created 5 other problems.
Great teacher easy to understand his drills are successful if you practice hope you come back to the Golf Channel Mike
Can you please talk about shallowing the club and bowing your wrist and the positive/ negatives that can provide a player.
Great lesson! But where can I get a special golf training box ?
I feel like this video was made just for me!! Lol
I love it
FINALLY! A use for all those Amazon boxes!... :-)
Darrell Short 😂
The "BOX" seems to be good practice tool... ;)
There's going to be shortage of boxes at the range, lol. Thanks for the lesson.
Hi Michael, Love this lesson! I have been practicing this underneath move but I am often hitting it fat since my right shoulder is dropping underneath so much but I am coming from the inside. Any advice?
keep your shoulders level with your chest and dont try to kill the ball
Shift your weight from back to front.
Please talk about what it means to “close the door” on the drive.
When you make contact with the box is the club head flush with the box or is it the outside of head?
What about when you want to hit a cut but avoid coming over the top at the same time?
Can you do same thing for driver ? Thanks
I think I have an Amazon box laying around somewhere
My issue here, and it happens when I really try to drop the left shoulder and have that the right shoulder come up when hitting irons is it leads to a fat shot for me, since it promotes hitting up on the ball. Most people that drive their left shoulder down do it because they are trying to hit down on the ball. While these tips seem nice, they don't really explain how to hit down on the ball while essentially tilting back as you are demonstrating here.
question: what gives the ball sidespin when you're aiming to the right? is it the stance?
For draw spins, face is closed to the swing path at impact. It is the other way around for fades.
How long do you recommend to practice the drill, any drill, to make a visible change?
Thanks
Jurek Pol practice this drill all the time. It’s a basic drill. And you know...you can never get enough basics. Pros do this all the time. Basics that is.
WOW
Its make sense...that is why the tee box marker always design boxy.
Two things he doesn’t mention; 1) club face and 2) foot position.
1) It looks like he’s hitting the box with an open club face. Practice this the way he is showing it and it creates a push to the right. The shaft club needs to swing on that 7:00 to 1:00 plane, but the face still needs to come in perpendicular to the target line in order to get that power draw.
2) Notice his feet are not parallel to the target line. His right foot is back which creates a closed stance and helps promote that swing plane from 7:00 to 1:00.
And I almost forgot, that 7:00 to 1:00 swing plane; is that a.m. or p.m.? 🥴
All depends if it’s Daylight Saving or Standard!
@@healthygolfer Yup! And if you want ketchup on your baked potato and sour cream with your French fries, then who am I to argue? 🥴
Great drill n advice. NOW,
put me in the tee box with a ball and tell me why I, GO RIGHT BACK OVER THE TOP!!??
Anyone can go at zero speed and keep everything straight, but on the course our "minds" take over.
You answered it yourself. You're allowing your mind to simply take the path it's accustomed to taking. Visualize, and be disciplined. Practice more. You have to build a new mental pathway.
@@winstonsmith11
I understand.
Problem is finding the "path" to keep focused and stay connected.
I need to develop a pre-shot routine and stick with it.
I don't practice.
And that's why God made Impact Bags!
I have a "loft" problem too.......Lack. Of. Fcking. Talent.
You could paint that box, put your name on it and sell it for $70 on Amazon .
😂
I don't understand how bringing the club face in at an angle to the right, is not messing with the shot?
Basically what is shown here is "hit ball with an open face". That produces a slice!
Would that angle not just produce at minimum a push?
Your missing some key element here. Like how your swinging to 1 o'clock but closing the face more with wrists just prior to contact maybe?
Like your videos. But they seem too long tbh
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That's true
Blah...Blah...BBah! Don't get me wrong, I like Michael Breed's passion for his craft but NOBODY has yet to fix my over the top because it is not physical - it's mental. I'm an above average athlete with the work ethic, mechanics and twitch to be a pretty golfer yet not one single lesson or drill has addressed the simple fact that at the very top of my backswing my first move is over then down and no matter what I do I cannot FEEL it or STOP it. I can do drills all day long and video a perfect inside out swing and repeat it but when I swing at a ball in front of me my brain takes over and relies on 30 years of bad muscle memory. I understand about changing the myelin in your brain and the 10,000 swings it takes to do that (see Tiger in his swing changes) but I have to start at one and nobody has given me one good swing where my club hits the ball from the inside.
Come on Breed you show all the same stuff wether it's the golf fix or this show. Great teacher but let's see some new ideas. Broaden ur teaching horizens a little.
enjoy the free video asshole
No "new" drills can fix your game. Why don't you just sit back, have a beer, and go somewhere else.
Yet, you're still here... Apparently you haven't actually put these drills to use, or else you wouldn't be complaining.
@@Blodcola someone has got a stiffy for BREED. did you not see where I say great teacher dumb asses. He is a great teacher. I haven't seen him in a while when he popped up. He's a better teacher than that. I've been using that stupid showbox for years now. He should be more creative.