I can't believe I have to comment. But .... I took this to the range early today and amazed myself. By moving the focus of my contact to just in front of the ball and just below the turf, I finally started making that ball first contact that every video proclaims. Several months ago I paid to get my distances from Trackman. My 46 degree Titleist pitching wedge distance was 110 yds, today I carried 125 yds multiple times with good direction and less effort. I honestly did not want to try this as I figured I would just bury the club face into the ground but surprisingly that did not happen. I'm playing a round on Monday and can't wait to see what happens. Thank you for this video!
Never saw choke down to nearly hosel on iron drill before. Has to be the greatest drill I have ever seen, giving back instant feedback. Told me when looking at the ball that I absolutely can NOT keep shaft from hitting my side when club head would be about 1 inch behind ball. When looking about 4 inches in front of ball it appears as if club head is about 1 inch in front of ball when shaft hits my side. I experienced an instant change in feeling throughout the swing with more speed and a full balanced follow through with no back pain. Even if I am focused on swinging through to the target, but I am looking directly at the ball at address, I can't get consistent contact and a full balanced finish. For me. being target oriented over ball oriented helps, but not nearly as much as focusing several inches in front of the ball.
One of your best videos. When it goes to split screen it could do with slow motion so you can watch in more detail. But the set you done with the hands at the club head explains how to do it. Well done again Chris.
I used to do this a year ago when I first started playing. I don’t know why I ever stopped but this is a great tip, I just went out and tried it on my lunch break and it is fantastic! I need to try it on my fairway woods tomorrow!!!
I have found this channel to provide the most practical solutions to swing issues. He pulled me out of a month long slump of hitting high balloon slices that I just could not shake. I tried everything until I found Chris. It was the clap to get the head square that saved me.
Great video Chris, thank you. I started doing similar with my driver and it has definitely improved that aspect. However, no matter what I do with irons, I still have a tendency to catch them fat to some degree!
Great vid! Tx CR. I was given this tip and a similar drill years ago - " The ball is not the target." I went from a 13 index to 4 in less than a season. It is also an excellent way to ensure clean contact from a fairway bunker. Cheers!
OMG I love this video! I was stoked when you said rahm does this cuz that’s what’s kinda fixed my driving ! He can’t get the club head square at impact, so instead he gets the club where it won’t square up, and then puts the ball ahead of that so that by the time the club reaches the ball, it’s square. These two tips have made so much more consistent ball striking for me it’s becoming easy… PLZ try this if you haven’t. Yes it’s hard not look at the ball, but once you’ve focused hard enough on this, it will become easy
I learned this trick on my own and was wondering if it's real. Yep it works. No more shanking or hitting the ball on the heel. I pick a spot about 3 inches ahead of the ball
Going to the range today to try the driver tip. My irons are typically very solid, but I struggle to hit a draw. My stock shot is a slight fade, which works fine for most holes, but there are three holes on my home course that require a draw off the tee...and I rarely pull it off. Hopefully, your tip will be a game changer.
I had a terrible problem fading the ball a lot when I first started golfing. My instructor told me the same to set up the driver club had a good 6 inches behind the ball. That is my normal set up to this day. It pretty much immediately fixed my slicing and fading problem.
Great vid chris. I started looking 1/2 inches ahead of ball with irons to stop the shanks, it really improved my stroke location. Never thought to imagine it lower in ground, makes sense though!
I like this, i often advise my daughter not to focus on the ball, these tips will give her something to work towards. I do place my driver about 4 inches behind the ball at address but i look at the ball! I will now try to 'focus' on my driver clubhead starting position. Is this correct? Where should you focus for hybrids and fairway woods? Similar to irons?
I also done this for ages my irons where sometimes fat and my driver no flight its fysics which I should know as an engineer but never thought of it this way till recently I started to practice it and results are awesome although it needs practice in stress situations its more difficult to not focus on the ball but quality shots definitely increase pure hits with long irons much better now
Chris without knowing this I started to do this some months ago and results are awesome my compression on my irons is very good need at least one iron less and great ball flight (and less influence of wind due to compression) ps thos works up ro 3 wood with my driver I still have some problems probably because my focus is not that far behind thnx for that didnt know about Jon but as I am living in Spain the Spaniards must love this story thnx this tip is really working
I've used this for a long time and it works great. I've found when I get around to hitting a fwy wood , I can just look at the ball normally. By doing that with the irons during play it seems to sync my release. So with those longer clubs I don't for one main reason , which is I don't want to get too steep.
Hi Chris. I hit a very nice and solid shot and contacs each time in driving range but always topping the ball on the golf course. Is it my fear divot and get stuck. I tried to hit deeper but occasionally stuck on the grass. Any good advice?
I’ve started doing this around COVID time. I gained yardages without really increasing my swing speed and with crispy ball contact. But I took a short break this year and when I returned, I didn’t apply this method and I lost distances in all my clubs. Then Two days ago I went back to this method while fixing my ball contact issue. Anyway I’m back to hitting it crisp and gained yards. But still WIP…. Give a try
Trying to look at the ball constantly stopped me from turning cause id just lock my neck up..staring at the ball the whole time and not letting my view of it change whatsoever signaled that it was time to start my downswing...problem was that it was always at like a half turn..now I just imagine a line behind the ball, going thru the ball, and on the other side... and i rotate my neck slightly when i turn...my head feels like its swaying but its really just rotating and still in the circle...freeing up my neck by not staring at the top of the ball has been a gamechanger
it would be cool to have both your swings overlaid with some transparency so we can really see the difference. Side by side is great but harder to compare. maybe bad shot tinted red and good shot tinted green?
Yes I would as you still would like the same club delivery, I’d just start with the club head centred behind the ball, tricky though when you have those awkward situations
I actually find it MUCH easier to focus on a low point behind the ball (driver) than I do “in front of the ball and below the ground”. Getting that ball first contact, divot after the ball, and extension about 18” beyond the ball in the follow through is a mystery.
When you do this you no longer have a true circle but more of a warped circle. To maintain a true circle and hit a divot in front of the ball, the center of your stance, and your head which is centered on your body has to be in front of the ball. To accomplish this , with your head behind the ball you have to extend your arms more than they were at set up there by warping the circle. Therefore you have to time when to start extending your arms or lowering your body. Needless to say the game is difficult with many opinions on how to do it.
Hello, I am definitely struggling with the above. When I'm striking my irons well I can't hit my driver! In fact, I've been struggling with my driver for a while now, but I used to be so confident with it. I'm wondering if it's because I'm shifting my weight over to my lead leg and therefore the lowest part of my swing is on or after the ball? Is there less transfer of weight when using the driver? I hope that makes sense to you? Thanks Jo
Have, out of desperation, gone to aiming for various spots on the ground in order to avoid shanking. Chips and pitches are about an inch "inside" the ball (towards me), full short irons "just" inside the ball, and bunker shots about two and a half inches inside the ball (and an inch or two "behind"). Gathering the nerve to actually *do* these things has been quite the painful chore, but they do seem to be working and I do now have some confidence in their use. I can definitely see how moving my iron "spot" to three inches in front of the ball could be huge, but my palms are sweating as I type, trying to have a mental picture that does not include skulling or topping the ball. I think I can work past it, but before I try, might you give some advice/insights related to this recent "short" of yours? ua-cam.com/users/shortsEv_hBOBNGjw I'm picturing the arc and club face being in an uncomfortable position once a club head width past the ball. I *really* don't want to have to start picturing an "out to in" club head path towards that "spot". TIA I'll go dry my hands now. . .
what works better for me when im in the rough and ball is sitting up and the spot in front of the ball is lower - then for me looking at the front of the ball is better than looking at the spot - i make better contact
I look at about 5 inches behind the golf ball and it promotes a smoother swing and makes a big difference on all of your clubs including putter. For some reason looking at the ball distorts my thinking.
I can't believe I have to comment. But .... I took this to the range early today and amazed myself. By moving the focus of my contact to just in front of the ball and just below the turf, I finally started making that ball first contact that every video proclaims. Several months ago I paid to get my distances from Trackman. My 46 degree Titleist pitching wedge distance was 110 yds, today I carried 125 yds multiple times with good direction and less effort. I honestly did not want to try this as I figured I would just bury the club face into the ground but surprisingly that did not happen. I'm playing a round on Monday and can't wait to see what happens. Thank you for this video!
For me personally i look 2 ball widths forward 8, down to SW. 7 to 3hybrid... 1 ball width. This has helped alot
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Never saw choke down to nearly hosel on iron drill before. Has to be the greatest drill I have ever seen, giving back instant feedback. Told me when looking at the ball that I absolutely can NOT keep shaft from hitting my side when club head would be about 1 inch behind ball. When looking about 4 inches in front of ball it appears as if club head is about 1 inch in front of ball when shaft hits my side. I experienced an instant change in feeling throughout the swing with more speed and a full balanced follow through with no back pain. Even if I am focused on swinging through to the target, but I am looking directly at the ball at address, I can't get consistent contact and a full balanced finish. For me. being target oriented over ball oriented helps, but not nearly as much as focusing several inches in front of the ball.
One of your best videos. When it goes to split screen it could do with slow motion so you can watch in more detail. But the set you done with the hands at the club head explains how to do it. Well done again Chris.
Great tip well explained Chris. This is exactly my golf. Good with driver one week, then good with irons the next, but rarely together!
So common, hope this helps Tim
I used to do this a year ago when I first started playing. I don’t know why I ever stopped but this is a great tip, I just went out and tried it on my lunch break and it is fantastic! I need to try it on my fairway woods tomorrow!!!
I have found this channel to provide the most practical solutions to swing issues. He pulled me out of a month long slump of hitting high balloon slices that I just could not shake. I tried everything until I found Chris. It was the clap to get the head square that saved me.
Great video Chris, thank you. I started doing similar with my driver and it has definitely improved that aspect. However, no matter what I do with irons, I still have a tendency to catch them fat to some degree!
Great vid! Tx CR.
I was given this tip and a similar drill years ago - " The ball is not the target." I went from a 13 index to 4 in less than a season. It is also an excellent way to ensure clean contact from a fairway bunker. Cheers!
OMG I love this video! I was stoked when you said rahm does this cuz that’s what’s kinda fixed my driving ! He can’t get the club head square at impact, so instead he gets the club where it won’t square up, and then puts the ball ahead of that so that by the time the club reaches the ball, it’s square. These two tips have made so much more consistent ball striking for me it’s becoming easy… PLZ try this if you haven’t. Yes it’s hard not look at the ball, but once you’ve focused hard enough on this, it will become easy
Chris, what about Hybrids and Woods? Do you recommend looking ahead if the ball with them as well?? Thanks
I learned this trick on my own and was wondering if it's real. Yep it works. No more shanking or hitting the ball on the heel. I pick a spot about 3 inches ahead of the ball
Great teaching
Great vid - I was lucky to have some instruction on where to focus your eyes and it makes a huge difference - especially from sand. Tx C -
Going to the range today to try the driver tip. My irons are typically very solid, but I struggle to hit a draw. My stock shot is a slight fade, which works fine for most holes, but there are three holes on my home course that require a draw off the tee...and I rarely pull it off. Hopefully, your tip will be a game changer.
I had a terrible problem fading the ball a lot when I first started golfing. My instructor told me the same to set up the driver club had a good 6 inches behind the ball. That is my normal set up to this day. It pretty much immediately fixed my slicing and fading problem.
this has to be the eureka swing thought ,chris, awesome thankyou.
I really relate to this and looking forward to trying it out at the range. Many thanks for this video.
That was excellent Chris..... Thank you!!
Great vid chris. I started looking 1/2 inches ahead of ball with irons to stop the shanks, it really improved my stroke location. Never thought to imagine it lower in ground, makes sense though!
I absolutely love this video.
I like this, i often advise my daughter not to focus on the ball, these tips will give her something to work towards. I do place my driver about 4 inches behind the ball at address but i look at the ball! I will now try to 'focus' on my driver clubhead starting position. Is this correct?
Where should you focus for hybrids and fairway woods? Similar to irons?
Thank you. No one talks about this. Or not that I've seen.
Great advice Chris! I always hit my irons thin so my swing arc is not a downward strike. I always focus on the ball. I will try the front focus!
Thanks Dave, certainly sounds like this will help, your circle most likely needs to move forward and a little down
I also done this for ages my irons where sometimes fat and my driver no flight its fysics which I should know as an engineer but never thought of it this way till recently I started to practice it and results are awesome although it needs practice in stress situations its more difficult to not focus on the ball but quality shots definitely increase pure hits with long irons much better now
Chris without knowing this I started to do this some months ago and results are awesome my compression on my irons is very good need at least one iron less and great ball flight (and less influence of wind due to compression) ps thos works up ro 3 wood with my driver I still have some problems probably because my focus is not that far behind thnx for that didnt know about Jon but as I am living in Spain the Spaniards must love this story thnx this tip is really working
Great to hear, sounds like you are ahead of the game too, glad it’s helping though 🙏🏻
Always chasing consistently! I'll give this a go at the range tomorrow. Thanks Chris.
Hope it helps 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great tip and video - do you do the same with fairway woods?
I've used this for a long time and it works great. I've found when I get around to hitting a fwy wood , I can just look at the ball normally. By doing that with the irons during play it seems to sync my release. So with those longer clubs I don't for one main reason , which is I don't want to get too steep.
My ball striking improved significantly after following your advice.
Great Advise … Thank you!! 🙌🏼⛳️
Glad it was helpful Kingsley😀
I worked on my wedges yesterday at the range and did this and it works. I stopped looking at the ball. So simple!
This has given me something to try which makes brill sense
Thanks Ian 🙏🏻
Well done😊
With driver I do this and it works. But with irons in my mind the club face will always be open if I’m not releasing until after of the ball.
Thanks Chris, I’m going to work on this. Maybe this is the piece I’m missing. Need more consistency.
Hope it is Alan
Well done Chris 👏 😊
Thanks Roy
Interesting ideas in this!
Let me know how it works out for you
Hi Chris. I hit a very nice and solid shot and contacs each time in driving range but always topping the ball on the golf course. Is it my fear divot and get stuck. I tried to hit deeper but occasionally stuck on the grass. Any good advice?
I’ve started doing this around COVID time. I gained yardages without really increasing my swing speed and with crispy ball contact. But I took a short break this year and when I returned, I didn’t apply this method and I lost distances in all my clubs. Then Two days ago I went back to this method while fixing my ball contact issue. Anyway I’m back to hitting it crisp and gained yards. But still WIP…. Give a try
How about 3 wood and hybrid? Would I look at it like iron?
This video was so incredibly helpful. Finally starting to strike my irons and wedges more consistently. Thanks Chris!
Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
Thanks 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Trying to look at the ball constantly stopped me from turning cause id just lock my neck up..staring at the ball the whole time and not letting my view of it change whatsoever signaled that it was time to start my downswing...problem was that it was always at like a half turn..now I just imagine a line behind the ball, going thru the ball, and on the other side... and i rotate my neck slightly when i turn...my head feels like its swaying but its really just rotating and still in the circle...freeing up my neck by not staring at the top of the ball has been a gamechanger
it would be cool to have both your swings overlaid with some transparency so we can really see the difference. Side by side is great but harder to compare. maybe bad shot tinted red and good shot tinted green?
Great content and original ideas, I will be putting this to the test tomorrow. 👍
Thanks David 🙏🏻
Hi, what app are you using that gives angle of attack, thanks
Hey Russell, it’s called blast motion, really great piece of kit, just sits on your club and gives data instantly through the app
@@ChrisRyanGolf thank you for sharing.
how bout when you have a lie in the rough and the ball is 1 or 2 inches higher off the ground - do i still look ahead of the ball?
Yes I would as you still would like the same club delivery, I’d just start with the club head centred behind the ball, tricky though when you have those awkward situations
It really works. 20+ yards😊
I look at the ball but only to keep my head where it needs be in relation to the rest of the swing. I don't fixate on it to hit it.
I actually find it MUCH easier to focus on a low point behind the ball (driver) than I do “in front of the ball and below the ground”. Getting that ball first contact, divot after the ball, and extension about 18” beyond the ball in the follow through is a mystery.
Chris, how about for 3/5 wood? similar to iron but focusing just in front of ball rather than club width? ⛳️
My advise is experiment yourself. There is no definite answer, just try different spots and see what works for you😊
When you do this you no longer have a true circle but more of a warped circle. To maintain a true circle and hit a divot in front of the ball, the center of your stance, and your head which is centered on your body has to be in front of the ball. To accomplish this , with your head behind the ball you have to extend your arms more than they were at set up there by warping the circle. Therefore you have to time when to start extending your arms or lowering your body. Needless to say the game is difficult with many opinions on how to do it.
With irons, how far in front of the ball are you looking?
Chris you're getting better at these. Used to be stiff and awkward, now you're much more relaxed and in the zone. 👍
Haha is that supposed to be a compliment
@@cdunne1620 😂
Hello, I am definitely struggling with the above. When I'm striking my irons well I can't hit my driver! In fact, I've been struggling with my driver for a while now, but I used to be so confident with it. I'm wondering if it's because I'm shifting my weight over to my lead leg and therefore the lowest part of my swing is on or after the ball? Is there less transfer of weight when using the driver? I hope that makes sense to you? Thanks Jo
Have, out of desperation, gone to aiming for various spots on the ground in order to avoid shanking. Chips and pitches are about an inch "inside" the ball (towards me), full short irons "just" inside the ball, and bunker shots about two and a half inches inside the ball (and an inch or two "behind"). Gathering the nerve to actually *do* these things has been quite the painful chore, but they do seem to be working and I do now have some confidence in their use.
I can definitely see how moving my iron "spot" to three inches in front of the ball could be huge, but my palms are sweating as I type, trying to have a mental picture that does not include skulling or topping the ball. I think I can work past it, but before I try, might you give some advice/insights related to this recent "short" of yours? ua-cam.com/users/shortsEv_hBOBNGjw I'm picturing the arc and club face being in an uncomfortable position once a club head width past the ball. I *really* don't want to have to start picturing an "out to in" club head path towards that "spot". TIA I'll go dry my hands now. . .
what works better for me when im in the rough and ball is sitting up and the spot in front of the ball is lower - then for me looking at the front of the ball is better than looking at the spot - i make better contact
I look at about 5 inches behind the golf ball and it promotes a smoother swing and makes a big difference on all of your clubs including putter. For some reason looking at the ball distorts my thinking.
Honestly.
I've been struggling to break HC 3 now I am a steady 1. Really thankful for the tips.
More the Fates bless you abundantly.
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