U r not like any other coach on you tube. U must have profound knowledge of physics so u can make it very clear of the swing principle. U r indeed the best!
I came across another iron video by accident on here last week and just listened to it. I went to Top Golf today and I can say those tips, some shared on this one as well, improved my game greatly!! I love irons now (5 iron for me personally). THIS IS THE GOLF CHANNEL YOU NEED!
OK, wasn’t sure which lesson to make this comment on, but this will do. Just finished a golf weekend with my Brothers which has been a tradition for over 20 years. After watching your lessons I was so confident with my 9 iron off the ground on a Par 3 hole. I hit a Hole in One!!! This was on the 4th hole at my Brother’s Country Club Course so not a small accomplishment! Since I’m not a member my name won’t go on their honor roll plaque, but they did give me a framed Certificate presented by the Club Pro! Pictures to prove it all as well! THANK YOU Adam!
I have been watching your videos for 5 years now. Without a single personal coaching classs, i have become a reasonably good player. It took me some time to work most of your techniques in but it works. I would take a note from the video and go to the range and try them out. Eventually, I build myself a small golf net in my backyard to practice and then that accelerated my learning. Thank you for making these videos. Having played cricket for all my life I thought golf would be easy but have learned to respect the game for the techniques it requires to consistently execute good shots.
Thanks for the note, and glad you’ve made such good progress. If it’s of interest I do go on the road and do mini schools, can be reached through www.adambgolf.com Thanks, Adam
Angle of approach and low point is, for me, the hardest thing to get consistently correct in the golf swing. This is a great video that gives a simple swing thought that immediately makes sense to me. Thank you!
I liked your explanation of the clubhead deloft and focus on the left hand position/movement by viewing the glove emblem while coming through the swing. These points clarify a lot about an effective iron stroke. This helps me see what to do instead of snapping my wrists and clubhead at the ball.
This is one if not the best explanation of striking ball before turf and not fatting as I frequently do.. now I can record and draw my own lines before and after impact to check on my shaft lean.. this was explained so simply and it’s something I’m looking forward to working on.. keep up the great work.. big thumbs up 👍
Wow that was incredible. I've known the general ideas before but I've had the exact problem you've outlined around the 5:15 mark. That's always been my problem because I've had it drilled into my head: hit down down on the ball. hit down on the ball. hit down on the ball.
Ok I'm 80 shoot my age 2 out of every three rounds with a 9/10 handicap. I always had trouble with my irons. I cut across the ball and hit irons really high....kind of knew the problem. After watching this video I decided to try the positioning. Well yesterday I hit 15 greens and shot a 74 on a 6000 yard course. Today I also hit 14 greens. I didn't change my swing plane just move my hands forward and adjusted club face. I played with another 83 year old who has an 30 handicap...make him make the same change. What a difference ....he never hit it so good. Thanks.....
Great info. Absolutely correct from my humble opinion. Sounds so much like AJ Bonar from several years ago, even including the nail. He would give lessons that appreciated the most important things in golf, as only the moment of impact, and how to achieve that. Just as you describe. So glad to see the info and perspective wasn’t lost. I’m glad you are presenting from the impact importance, I will definitely look closely at your other info. Thanks.
An awesome and very informative video. I never thought about the fact that delofting the iron allows you to actually hit the sweet spot on the club. I have now subscribed. Thank you.
Very simple and easy to understand hit the ball first before the turf while mine is contrary which I am doing hit first the turf then the ball which is quiet wrong.
Adam, another excellent video. This is a problem I sometimes struggle with, but your method of only a short backswing and then clipping the ball is something I will practice until I have the shaft of the club in the right position.
Adam - I just came across your channel and I must admit after many years playing I never really thought about the shaft angle and why that's important. Great video, well explained, thanks!
I am so thankful to this lesson Adam! Today I used these tips and they worked very well! You solved all my problems with irons! I also apply your lessons with wood, it worked well too. You are such a great instructor! Thank you again and again!
Hi Adam, i watched this video and it makes perfect sense. The only problem i now start getting is hitting a shank occasionally. Why would you think this happens?
Willem, Sorry to hear it, but hard to say without seeing you swing. I have a video at this channel on curing the shank, I hope you'll find it helpful. All the best, Adam
Very effective point to make - De-lofting the iron, plus a slightly downward swing direction at impact, is the best or only way to have the club-head's Sweet Spot make first contact with the golf ball. And the more loft in the club, the more de-lofting is needed (although not at a 1:1 ratio). And the forward shoulder will need to be rising at moment of impact, else will hit the ground first too often. Simple ideas well explain, I can use these ideas to practice my iron swings.
Thank you for a fantastic drill! I'm a 4 handicap and this drill has helped me tremendously in a short period of time. I've been working on it the past week and played today. I think it was one of my best ever ball striking performances.
Nope. No way a 4 handicap learned anything new from this video. Not saying there wasn't quality content, but I refuse to believe a 4 didn't know these swing elements.
Jeff, Ive taught golf full time for over 30 years, and have taught tour pros to beginners. You'd be surprised what people don't know (even if they can 'do' it). All the best, Adam
Jeff. I’m still a great golfer but have always struggled with flipping my wrists too early. I’ve been doing it long enough that I control it very well, but the drill and learning to bring things down to small scale helped tremendously. Every aspect of someone’s game doesn’t have to be perfect to be a 4 handicap. There’s always something to learn.
IMO this is most poorly understood concept in golf and nobody does a better job of demystifying it than Adam. Knowing how to get the sweet spot of the club on the back of the ball has completely changed my game. Ps. I learned this from Adam in Florida two weeks before my 70 th birthday, so it can be done by anybody! I think Adam is overdue for another PGA teacher of the year award.
Thats y i love his videos. He shows and explains things in way other dont or cant. Make it very easy 2 understand. N usimg the mallet, towel, sticks whatever i love
Turning your wrist over IMO is the one he didn't mention. Growing up, my father placed a tree stump in my living room and would make me take quarter swings at the stump. The point was to make sure the toe of the club hit the stump during follow thru. Had to hit the same spot on the stump over and over again... I hated it, but what a great exercise.
great lesson and thoughts. One thing I noticed on your final shot sequences was that your left arm in your backswing didn't go much beyond parallel. I think that's got to be one of the keys to making it all work
Thanks Dan. Regards length of backswing, we would like a balance of control and power. A longer backswing generally gives more power, but only if you can repeat and make solid contact. Play around with it, and find a combo that works for you. All the best, Adam
Hey Adam, I've always had a slow swing speed as I'm a shorter player. I've recently been fitted and got senior shafts even though I'm 35... I've wanted to practice delofting the club and not 'scooping', but I'm worried it will increase my swing speed too much and my shafts will need to be changed out again. Silly problem, I know... but I wanted to hear your thoughts on the matter. Thanks as always.
This video has explained more to me about the physics of the golf swing than anything I have seen or heard before in many, many years of lessons and videos. It now makes sense for the first time ever and I cannot wait to get to the practice range. Genuine thanks from a hacker in blighty.
thanks for this...will be trying it out. I'd like to know where the ball should be positioned ? Between the feet or closer to left/right or does this depend on the club?
I'm a lefty also, which is tough in the golf-instruction world. We need to reverse everything that instructors illustrate, and that can be difficult sometimes.
This is a great video and I love the drill of driving the nail into the ground. Really helpful visual for me to work on. I’m a 10 handicap that’s entirely self taught but I definitely sweep/scoop the ball at impact. I hit a really high soft fade with decent backspin that usually stops near the the impact ball mark on the green. My issue is that I swing really hard and have been having serious back issues from over playing and other sports related injuries/overuse. So my focus is to shorten my backswing, swing lighter, and compress the ball so I can still retain/gain distance. I feel like whenever I try to achieve more forward shaft lean and compress the ball I end up closing the club face too much at impact. I have tried to weaken my grip but I still have the same issue. Any suggestions for that? Also - do you do a video swing analysis and/or online lessons? Thank you for the great content and I love how well you articulate and explain these concepts. You are one of the best RU-vid instructors out there and I follow dozens of them. Thank you!
Thanks very much Max! Regards the hooks, I'd try for some low fades/pushes, jus get the feel of something opposite. For Premium members at www.scratchgolfacademy.com (just $19.95 per month) I do offer online coaching. I hope you'll consider it. All the best, Adam
I was wondering if you could discuss the hand path into impact and after impact and the associated wrist angles of both hands? Your video showed Ernie Els hands coming unto impact but is the action of the glove label due to him rolling his forearms or is it him turning his hips? Thanks
Jeff, Thanks. Certainly different players have differing release patterns. Generally it's a combination of hips (body rotation) and hands/wrists that square the club. Hope this helps. Best, Adam
Decided to listen past the "I'm a three time best-of teacher..." and found this demystifying and enjoyable. You have a right to be proud. Its a bit off-putting to me, though your teaching is straight up solid. And you have a great looking swing, something copy-worthy.
Thanks. In the world of RU-vid if some credentials aren't mentioned (etc) it's hard to get any traction, otherwise I agree, and wouldn't do it. All the best, Adam
Hi Adam, I suffered with this problem for years trying to get forward lean just caused me to chicken wing it. Until I started(FEELING) rolling my wrists through impact and started hitting the ball lower and further.
Color in a black circle on the sweet spot of your 7 iron 2 groves up with a sharpie. Now try to tattoo the logos on your ball hitting into a net. When you hit the sweet spot you will know it and the black mark on your white ball will prove it.
Alan, a question. If the club-face is open to the target line during the downswing, square at vertical, and then closed post-impact, does that not mean that the club-face must be slightly open if it hits the ball just prior to vertical?
Peter, Assuming solid contact the ball reacts strongly to club face angle, so it would need to be pretty square at impact. This means the face gets turned down and in a bit approaching contact. Best, Adam
@@Scratchgolfacademy Thanks. So if it's square at vertical (A) and square at impact (B), there is a flat spot/travelling in a straight line on the arc (?) between A and B. I'm not being pedantic, I cannot see what else it could be, other than slightly open at impact.
With a driver the shaft would be a bout vertical at impact, but still more or less in line with the lead arm. The upper body being farther back at impact accounts for this. Hope this helps. Best, Adam
Hi Adam, I have been working with my local coach on getting my shaft leaning at impact. But i am still finding if i focus on it to much i am just sticking the clubhead deep into the ground and not completing the follow through? Yes i am getting decent distance on the shots, but the no follow through is getting on my nerves somewhat? Cheers, Graham
