3 Things that Ruin Your Golf Game (Easy to Fix)
Oct 31, 2023
Unlock All Practice PlansFull Transcript - in this video I'd like to share with you one of the biggest mistakes I'm seeing golfers make so I don't know whether you hook the ball whether you slice the golf but from many of my students that come most the people are working on the wrong thing and it's really ruining their golf swings you know if you slice the golf ball you're trying to stop coming over the top which is understandable and if you hook the golf ball you might be trying to stop coming inside too much but there's a first person to start and that isn't it okay it's tending to ruin so many swings in this video I'm going to share with you the very first thing you need to work on to start to solve any curvature that you've got you get this right and what you're going to find is a Snowball Effect where your golf swing starts to improve naturally in a really really easy way so let's get started if you slice the golf ball you're probably aware that your Club must be coming across the line of the golf ball out to when we call it okay the face must be open to that path and that's giving you the curve to the right if you hook the golf ball you're probably now aware that you swing too much over to the right hand side of your right-hander face is closed and that's giving you the hook to the left but one what's causing it and two how do you get rid of it well the very first thing I want you to focus on is Club face and when you started the game you wouldn't have done this this is why you have these weird and wonderful swings because let me explain your desire to hit pharaohs and greens will far out where your desire to improve your golf swing what I mean by that is this if you're Fierce Without You realizing was open it would have created let's say a Bend to the right hand side if you're a right-handed what you've done naturally without even realizing to compensate is that you've aimed further left and you've started to swing further left just simply to do the exact right thing which is to hit Fairways and hit greens but if you'd assault the main problem first which is Club face none of this would have happened none of the over-the-top Martians and stuff would have happened okay so let me show you now three very simple words on how you start fixing clubface the very first thing I want you to do is look at your grip and nobody does this enough because it's boring yeah a lot of people like the fancy stuff in the swing but the grip controls the club face and I want you to just look at this for a second if you slice the golf ball the tendency is this is that your hands are turned too much towards the Target now if I if you do this with me look at this if I move my hands to the end of range turn them this way okay and then I grip my clubs that's almost like two weeks the only thing they can do now is do this open the club face yeah what I want you to do is this do the opposite start to turn your hands away from the target a bit more so that they have more range to do what if I've turned my hands away from the target I have more range now to do what close the face yeah so if you naturally have your face open too much you need more range in your hands to get that club closing down this is how you're going to start to straighten your shots up okay it's completely opposite if you hook the golf ball for example sometimes I myself can kind of hook the golf ball in and the reason or the thing that I change is my left hand grip my left hand grip can get basically Twisted too much away from the Target and giving me no range look to kind of open the face or kind of square it in my case so what I tend to do is I move my left hand a little bit more towards the Target and now look I've got more Mobility look to kind of open the club face or in my case Square it and stop that hook so how do you go about working on this well get yourself set and I gave this to a recent student who is actually slicing the golf ball and I got him to move his hands away from the target a little bit more and bit by bit what we found was these ball flight was getting straighter and straighter but where do you think you hit it he was hitting it straight left why because he didn't get rid of his over the top that's not what he worked on we worked on face so now his Club face was beautifully Square to the path he was swinging on which was straight left now we've got a chance to start to really really improve his swing we we wanted of course we want to stop the other top now we could because now what we could do we said now he's hitting it straight left his body he doesn't he doesn't want to hit it straight left he now wants to hit it online so now he's got the confidence to swing more this way why because he's got the face ready to go before if you try to change your path you'll never change your path if your Club face as it is still open because you'll start to change your path and the ball will go even further right with a perfect golf swing so you've created this motion as a pure byproduct of an open face all right so fix the face first and then you'll have the confidence to swing properly down the target line which is what you need to do let's now move on to point number two which will start to help you compress this golf ball while simultaneously controlling that face so you've got your grip sorted now the second way I want you to really help bring in this club so it's beautifully Square in fact not just square but you actually strike the shot fantastically well it's full of this drill a lot of people don't realize that when you set up here that's set up but look this is impact completely different isn't it we get compression hands are slightly head here's how I want you to feel this and at the same time control Club face get yourself set up and all I want you to do is this take some some swings and I want you to throw the Leading Edge of the club into the ground so we're going to make a Mac like this okay and as you're doing it I actually want you particularly slice I want you to throw the Leaning Edge in and even get the toe digging in first okay like this now what this will do is it's going to give you one a feel of where the face is but also it's going to give you a feel of that level of compression of that Leading Edge going into the ground with that handle lean okay does that make sense now I gave this to a recent student Liam unbelievable results I've got a video here which I'll I'll share with you me doing this unbelievable and it really helped him not only get rid of any cut or slice but really helped in compress so you take you simply just throw it in feel what that's like and then simply move the club to the golf ball and then imagine returning to that there so you're throwing the club into the ground with this time where the ball is okay so he looks something like this listen to that sound look at that ball Turf okay gives you a beautiful beautiful draw okay and it's always going to be brought up now get that sensation it's as simple as that get the sensation of lineage coming in it'll feel the compression as opposed to look if you do this which you see a lot of people there's never going to be any compression your bounce is going to hit you're going to be thinning it fatten it you name it simple one yes but it works a treat okay now before we get into step number three look if you're enjoying this video make sure you give it a thumbs up and of course look I release videos like this every single week to try and help you improve your gain so come and join the community by press that subscribe button and the Bell so I can see you next week now Point number three so what I thought would be nice now is to take you out into the golf course and show you how to apply or how I apply it as well and my girl and your girl should be the same we want to stop we want to hit straight shots I sometimes over draw it you might sometimes over slice it yep so our goal should be to do the opposite as somebody who overdraws it my goal is to either straight shots on a golf course or a fade that has to be with my goal that means I'm taking control how do I do this I move my hands towards the target if you slice the golf ball your girl should be number one to do this to see if you can hit straight shots or even get the ball moving right right to left if you're right-handed it almost like draw shape okay that's your girl so we get ourselves set and what I'm doing here is this I'm moving my hands towards the Target and all I'm going to do now is visualize or aim to get a left to right shape why because my bad shot is a right to left ship
just like that okay so that's what I do now you can well I want to imagine this if you get the confidence that you now know if you're a slicer your ball is going to curve right to left you will then have the confidence to start swinging more into out and correcting that slice that has to be your girl okay that's the only way you're going to build that confidence out on the golf course so hope you enjoyed this video give it a thumbs up if you did and look if you love the drill I gave earlier in the video check this video out right here that I did with Liam what unbelievably well I'll show you step by step how we created it and create some amazing ball striking of course look if you're new to the channel press this little button right here and come and join me next week but until next week have a wonderful golfing week.
Summary Transcript -
In this video, I want to share with you one of the most common mistakes I see golfers make. It doesn't matter if you tend to hook the ball or slice it, many golfers are working on the wrong aspects of their swings, and it's affecting their game. If you're trying to correct a slice, your focus might be on stopping that over-the-top move. On the other hand, if you're hooking the ball, you might be trying to fix an inside-out swing path. However, these are not the first things you should address in your golf game.
The very first thing you need to work on is the club face. You see, when you started playing golf, you might not have paid much attention to it, and that's why you developed those peculiar swings. Your desire to hit fairways and greens likely overshadowed your interest in improving your swing. So, if your clubface is open, you might subconsciously aim left and swing left to compensate. But if you address the club face issue first, you can avoid all these problems and get on the right track.
Now, let's talk about how to work on the club face. One thing that many golfers overlook is the grip. It may seem mundane, but it's crucial because the grip controls the club face. If you tend to slice the ball, your hands might be turned too much towards the target, so we need to turn them away a bit. This adjustment provides more range for your hands to close the face. On the other hand, if you hook the ball, your left-hand grip might be twisted too much away from the target, and we need to move it a bit more towards the target to create the necessary range for squaring the face.
Once you've sorted out your grip, let's move on to the second step. To strike the ball beautifully and control the club face, you need to work on compression. There's a simple drill that can help you with this. At impact, you want your hands slightly ahead of the ball, which differs from your setup position. So, take some swings and focus on throwing the leading edge of the club into the ground. Feel the toe digging in first. This drill will help you get a sense of clubface control and the right compression level for your shots.
Now, for the third step, let's take what we've learned onto the golf course. If you tend to slice the ball, your goal is to aim for straight shots or even develop a right-to-left shape (for right-handed golfers). This mindset will give you the confidence to swing more into out and correct that slice. You see, correcting your club face first is the key to building confidence on the course.
I hope you've found these tips helpful. If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs up. I release videos like this every week to help you improve your game, so be sure to subscribe and hit the bell icon to join our community. Remember, addressing your club face is the first step towards better golf, and with practice and the right mindset, you can significantly improve your game. Thanks for watching, and until next week, have a fantastic week of golf!
