Why do I play well after a terrible session on the range and play terribly after a good session on the range? Should I just stop hitting on the range before a I play a round?
Use the right arm to keep the left arm straight during the upswing up to 90d, not use the tension from the left arm to guide the right arm upwards, which will usually cause the trail arm to go past 90d. Am I correct?
Great teaching Alex I have played of single figures in my youth I am 75 now and moving up in handicap but of late I am plaqued with hitting good strick straight right drives 9 out of 10 times, HELP Alan
I worked something like this out at the range over the last couple of weeks ,been hitting low hooks with no power ,as a someone who draws the ball I couldn’t see what was happening,did two things moved the ball further forward and made sure I was following through with the swing properly .moving the ball forward certainly made sure I’m hitting up on the driver ,sometimes the margins are so small you can’t see it yourself
It seems to me the graphic has the hook and slice images switched. If you grip it as is demonstrated under the slice label, you WILL slice… But, great video👍 6:07
Alex, watched this video and took it to the driving range and went at 50% as you suggested and what I really liked about your video was the part on pressing down to hinge the wrist when getting it to the right hip, I am 78 and never hit it straighter and longer, best explanation on hinging the wrist
I really appreciate you and your videos. The way you break down the different aspects of swinging a club makes it click for me. Every time I watch one of your videos I become a better golfer. Thank you for what you do!
I’ve got a good left hand grip - in the fingers, palm on top, relatively strong. My miss is a hook/pull hook. I think I use my right hand too much - as I come through the ball I “wipe the floor” so to speak. Is it a bad idea to put my right hand more on top of my left? Nobody ever talks about how to set the right (trail) hand on the club…
I know you need a reply from Alex but in the meantime, this might help. I have been seeing one of the UK's top 5 golf pros. My miss with my irons was a hook as you describe it. He insisted that I had my trail hand move around so that it was almost on top of the club shaft. The lead hand stayed where I had it with 2 knuckles visible. It felt strange but hooks pretty much disappeared.
your driver is not very optimized imo for that SS and BS combo....just like hitting a 7 wood. you need a higher launch but to each their own. spot on with the grip example. something i struggle with a lot .
How you've just explained this is what I've been doing 🤔 but we get told to bring shoulder round ,,, my mate Ted keeps saying keep chest behind ball till hit it 👍
Excellent video - I struggle with getting the trail hand under the shaft of the club at the top of the backswing therefore I end up throwing the club down with a steepening if the shaft please help
If you hit it like your thumbnail for the video depicts, you would drive it directly into the ground and look like a complete dufus. Certainly would not have clicked on it if I knew it was just another hit down on your fairway woods video.
Edit at 7:00 minute mark?? Thanks Alex. Playing better with your tips 😃. My putting has been great with target in mind instead of pace. I like to think I’m throwing darts at different lengths. What do I need to get this dart to the board 30’ away?? Or five feet, doesn’t matter. Draining 8’ putts over and over at home really helps with consistency and confidence !!! 👋🏻 from southern Michigan 😃
Hi Alex I have a good one for you I would love you to answer.there is 2 holes on my course I keep pushing left its a par 5 and my second shot always ends up in the left hand tree's with my second shot with a bunker in front of this.im not sure if I'm over compensating and aiming right and that's making it go more left can yiu help?
@timothymarley6122 You're either swinging too flat or too steep. More likely too steep. On your backswing dont go so high, bring it down about in line with hour shoulder blades.
I struggle with a similar issue of not getting more out of my driver then I would with a 3 hybrid. To confound this I use to drive 250 yards before a knee injury now I rarely hit more than 175.
I struggled with this. Could be a few things. Hitting down on the ball with driver is not the design so that might be a big part of it. You might have the wrong setup. When you are fitted you might not have played your gaming shot - now the ball is spinning big - robbing you of distance. I also found that I’d swing more from the inside with the driver than the 3 wood - if you do this and hit down then it’s fading more with more spin up and ends up same distance as a firmly struck lower spinning 3 wood that is hit on a slightly straighter path. Try practicing hitting up and be conscious of trying to get a straighter path (slightly so as not to be suggesting you change your game)
Check your launch angles, you could be hitting down on your driver and that would not work, Ideally you should launch your driver no less than it's loft and no more than 4/5 degrees up
I'm glad you clarified that at the six minute mark...martin hall says to have the "V" (created by the thumb and index finger (of both hands) pointing to the trail shoulder) but obviously thats only for certain golfers ..i guess it does take some testing and tweaking and finding what works for you...but i will say u had that grip he spoke of on your last drive so i def think thats the sweet spot
