This is why I watch content from Mark as reviews and tips are all there to make the viewers game better. You would learn so much from a lesson with him.
Always been a fade/slice over the top swinger, from starting my upper body too early. Best instruction I received was to focus on a slight delay at the top, which allowed my hips to get ahead and keep my shoulders closed longer. And the key for me for all of this to happen smoothly, as in sequencing, was to loosen my grip. It allowed everything to relax. New subscriber - I like your videos. Hello from Vancouver Island, Canada 🇨🇦
I gotta say, the exercise of placing the club further forward than impact and then pulling it back in one unit is amazing. I've been having backswing issues for awhile now, and this has helped me more than anything.
I always picture “slinging” the club back, and through. And always strive for a complete finish. Your plane, weight shift, and turn will take care of themselves, if you’ll swing freely, feeling the weight of the club. I love the drill of swinging the club back to a full backswing, and then to a full finish, repeatedly, almost like you’re warming up. If you were to video yourself doing that, you would find that you’re doing a lot of things correctly. For example…. If you’re someone that has trouble reaching a good finish, then you’re manipulating the club off it’s natural plane somehow, or stalling out natural momentum. Let’s say you’re someone who finishes too low, and your arms buckle. You’ve likely swung over the top, and stalled out your hip rotation, shoulders too “spinny”. If you finish like your club goes too much towards the target, with high hands on your follow through, you likely have too much hip slide, and right shoulder drops, but doesn’t rotate through. Your finish can tell you A LOT about your swing faults.
Great video Mark. I really like the back and fourth conversation between you and Pete. I am for sure someone who gets so frozen over the ball and than wonder by I hit crap shots. Will definitely be putting these drills while at the range.
Nice video Mark and Pete. This video I had to share with a mate because we both make similar mistakes. Can you do a video on wedge choices with Pete? By wedge choices I mean using what wedge from where and when. The higher the handicap the more the need for this video.
That’s really good. I got down to 6 without lessons, I’ve gone up to 9 after lessons, it’s the thinking that ruined me last season. I lost my ‘just hit it’ mentality. This will help me so much
Great stuff! Love the reminders about having the swing be a motion and let it flow. I definitely try to loosen up with my waggle a bit pre-shot. Helps me a lot with my swing, though I still have to work on staying in the moment when I hit shots and let it come.
Great video. I agree when people get to p4 at the top they are lost. Completely lost on how to start down because they don’t have flow and they are just trying to hit positions on the way down at p5 parallel and p6 so by the time they get to p7 at impact they flip or chicken wing and all that. But when you get them just to flow in the swing practice swings and you record they actually look dynamic.
Great, fun video, with some great tips. I'd add on the classic drill of trying to hit the ball with each hand/arm alone, and get close to 50% of regular distance. Hard to do this without good sequencing, tempo, and positions, and it *feels* very close to how it should on a regular full swing.
I got into the single take away move which actually produced an extreme overswing for me. I'm very flexible so that when i got to the top, my swing felt unfinished so i continued my shoulder rotation which got my arms starting to bend and wrists breaking down so i looked like John Daly. Led to a lot of swing issues.
Great that the 'traditional ' myths of the swing are being exploded with the thoughts and ideas of movement and freedom - I've introduced a shuffle into my address to start my swing sequence and it works in terms of strike and interaction with the ground and equals more distance- excellent video Mark
I’m working on distance from the golf ball pre shot. Sometimes I set up too close and feel like I can’t use my hands. Sometimes I feel like I’m reaching for the ball. In between is the sweet spot. I’m a 9 HC
I think McIlroy said he once had like 20+ swing thoughts before hitting a shot and was struggling. He then simplified it and was able to hit better and free his mind.
Yes please. If I stop and think about the shot and hitting spot on the club I can play a better shot. If I get rushed it will go right due to the over the top.
Hey Mark! You refer to yourself as "adding loft". I (like many of us, I assume) have always been in this camp as well. I have a shallow sweeping delivery and am still trying to create a reliable downward blow with irons, especially 7 down... maybe a vid showing how you manage it...? I already use 3 and 4 hybrids, but a 5h goes too high... help
For decades, I resisted hovering the club and waggling, because, as a hacker, I thought it would interfere with me bringing the club face back to the ball on the proper path. I started doing it several weks ago and I'm hitting driver and irons better and hovering even helps me with 3 Wood from the turf. Oh, and I actually DO that up & down "poor player's waggle" at 7:27 to loosen my arms before i start to waggle on path before taking the club back! 🤣🤣🤣
So does this mean I can impress my playing partners with my waggle? I might even be happy with that short lived respect... until the truth of my swing reveals itself. Good conversation and some great points that were new to me. Well done guys.
Everyone has their thing. But if you hit enough balls regularly working through extremes and speeds and tempo, there’s a natural swing in there that’s not going to risk injury. Everyone can explain their thing but it won’t necessarily work for everyone
Same, idk what you play, but for me going from game improvement irons to less forgiving specialty wedges is pretty obvious. Half swings are great, but I can’t get the distance I need at times with the half swing. Then I’m trying to slow a gap wedge or not toeing a specialty wedge.. neither works lol
This is why I watch content from Mark as reviews and tips are all there to make the viewers game better. You would learn so much from a lesson with him.
I've been playing golf for 7 years and this is the best golf tip video I've seen. Great results. Well done Mark and guest coach. Thanks
Yes, gonna recalibrate my irons with this one.. thanks guys.. from middle Tennessee
Always been a fade/slice over the top swinger, from starting my upper body too early. Best instruction I received was to focus on a slight delay at the top, which allowed my hips to get ahead and keep my shoulders closed longer. And the key for me for all of this to happen smoothly, as in sequencing, was to loosen my grip. It allowed everything to relax. New subscriber - I like your videos. Hello from Vancouver Island, Canada 🇨🇦
I gotta say, the exercise of placing the club further forward than impact and then pulling it back in one unit is amazing. I've been having backswing issues for awhile now, and this has helped me more than anything.
I always picture “slinging” the club back, and through. And always strive for a complete finish. Your plane, weight shift, and turn will take care of themselves, if you’ll swing freely, feeling the weight of the club. I love the drill of swinging the club back to a full backswing, and then to a full finish, repeatedly, almost like you’re warming up. If you were to video yourself doing that, you would find that you’re doing a lot of things correctly. For example…. If you’re someone that has trouble reaching a good finish, then you’re manipulating the club off it’s natural plane somehow, or stalling out natural momentum. Let’s say you’re someone who finishes too low, and your arms buckle. You’ve likely swung over the top, and stalled out your hip rotation, shoulders too “spinny”. If you finish like your club goes too much towards the target, with high hands on your follow through, you likely have too much hip slide, and right shoulder drops, but doesn’t rotate through. Your finish can tell you A LOT about your swing faults.
Great video Mark, really enjoyed that! Refreshing and fun take on the golf swing but also very helpful . Good job 👏😄
Great video Mark. I really like the back and fourth conversation between you and Pete. I am for sure someone who gets so frozen over the ball and than wonder by I hit crap shots. Will definitely be putting these drills while at the range.
Nice video Mark and Pete. This video I had to share with a mate because we both make similar mistakes.
Can you do a video on wedge choices with Pete? By wedge choices I mean using what wedge from where and when. The higher the handicap the more the need for this video.
Great video 👍🏻👍🏻 both were dying to hit that one ball sitting there 🤣
That’s really good. I got down to 6 without lessons, I’ve gone up to 9 after lessons, it’s the thinking that ruined me last season. I lost my ‘just hit it’ mentality. This will help me so much
Great conversation, certainly opened my eyes. Thanks
Some nice ideas and of course we all want to hit better iron shots, thanks Mark and Pete.
Pete has got a massive future ahead of him! Great guy and great coach!
I like the club forward idea to loosen up the swing. Something I will try. Thanks coach.
Loved this video! Gonna do this warming up and practicing
Great stuff! Love the reminders about having the swing be a motion and let it flow. I definitely try to loosen up with my waggle a bit pre-shot. Helps me a lot with my swing, though I still have to work on staying in the moment when I hit shots and let it come.
Great video.
I agree when people get to p4 at the top they are lost. Completely lost on how to start down because they don’t have flow and they are just trying to hit positions on the way down at p5 parallel and p6 so by the time they get to p7 at impact they flip or chicken wing and all that. But when you get them just to flow in the swing practice swings and you record they actually look dynamic.
At the end of last season I used the right heel up as my swing trigger. It worked quite well now I will have to relearn it for this season
Great, fun video, with some great tips. I'd add on the classic drill of trying to hit the ball with each hand/arm alone, and get close to 50% of regular distance. Hard to do this without good sequencing, tempo, and positions, and it *feels* very close to how it should on a regular full swing.
I got into the single take away move which actually produced an extreme overswing for me. I'm very flexible so that when i got to the top, my swing felt unfinished so i continued my shoulder rotation which got my arms starting to bend and wrists breaking down so i looked like John Daly. Led to a lot of swing issues.
Great that the 'traditional ' myths of the swing are being exploded with the thoughts and ideas of movement and freedom - I've introduced a shuffle into my address to start my swing sequence and it works in terms of strike and interaction with the ground and equals more distance- excellent video Mark
Gonna send this one to a friend.
I’m working on distance from the golf ball pre shot. Sometimes I set up too close and feel like I can’t use my hands. Sometimes I feel like I’m reaching for the ball. In between is the sweet spot. I’m a 9 HC
this was a great Chat!!!
Better iron shots. Great stuff.
great video, keep up the great content.
I think McIlroy said he once had like 20+ swing thoughts before hitting a shot and was struggling. He then simplified it and was able to hit better and free his mind.
Yes, I do. I saw my best scores are on par threes and worst on par 5's, which tells me that from the fairway is where I am really weak.
I came across Dr. Kwon video recently and he teaches what you guys are talking about.
I’m a big believer in tilt. Remove the shoulder turn as much as possible. You’ll get incredible improvements in striking ability.
Mark that was the funniest move I ever saw. You could market that.😀
So going to the disco the night before I play might be good for my golf swing.
Yes please!
Yes please. If I stop and think about the shot and hitting spot on the club I can play a better shot. If I get rushed it will go right due to the over the top.
Very useful
Enjoy watching it!
Great content
Great stuff!
Hey Mark! You refer to yourself as "adding loft". I (like many of us, I assume) have always been in this camp as well. I have a shallow sweeping delivery and am still trying to create a reliable downward blow with irons, especially 7 down... maybe a vid showing how you manage it...? I already use 3 and 4 hybrids, but a 5h goes too high... help
The one thing that keeps me from getting the club into weird places is simple: constant light grip pressure.
I miss the course vlogs.......
For decades, I resisted hovering the club and waggling, because, as a hacker, I thought it would interfere with me bringing the club face back to the ball on the proper path. I started doing it several weks ago and I'm hitting driver and irons better and hovering even helps me with 3 Wood from the turf. Oh, and I actually DO that up & down "poor player's waggle" at 7:27 to loosen my arms before i start to waggle on path before taking the club back! 🤣🤣🤣
The woodchopper...a perfect waggle! haha
So does this mean I can impress my playing partners with my waggle? I might even be happy with that short lived respect... until the truth of my swing reveals itself.
Good conversation and some great points that were new to me. Well done guys.
Everyone has their thing. But if you hit enough balls regularly working through extremes and speeds and tempo, there’s a natural swing in there that’s not going to risk injury. Everyone can explain their thing but it won’t necessarily work for everyone
Mouth waggle. love it.
My irons are usually pretty good, but I struggle hitting full shots with wedges for some reason
Same, idk what you play, but for me going from game improvement irons to less forgiving specialty wedges is pretty obvious.
Half swings are great, but I can’t get the distance I need at times with the half swing. Then I’m trying to slow a gap wedge or not toeing a specialty wedge.. neither works lol
The bad players waggle - I've LOL'd
To answer your final question I always want to hit the pure shot. Golf is HARD. Stay loose!😎
Even Tiger wants to hit better iron shots :-)
I’ve gotten so much worse trying to get my path from the inside!! Probably making all the mistakes you’ve just laid out!! Time to hit reset I think
I would love to hit my irons better
Flow and movement...move and be loose like an athlete ready to move...like throwing a ball
i bloody hate all those exercises for losing it up! It makes me feel awkward and like it is not working. 😭😭😭
Maybe too much jabbering for me
My sequence starts with my feet
Im inside abit too much 🏌♂️🙂
I'm a "freezer"...🙈
Why was Pete even there?
The "not so good players waggle" sent me 😂