Best Drills To Finally Get The Hips Open At Impact 

I have watched hundreds of your videos Clay (am a Top Speed member) and this one is one of the best ever. Absolute gold! For those of you looking for instruction, with drills, passion and interest in making you a better golfer, Clay is the guy.

4:35-8:10 Hands down some of the best golf instruction I've ever seen. I've been trying this on the range and the course the last couple of days and I'm just drilling shots in the middle of the clubface - through the bag. For whatever reason, the way you explained this just resonates with me. It'll probably go away in a couple of days, but so far so good!

Clay is the best. Listen and learn.

Clay, I can't thank you enough for your videos. Always brilliantly explained drills. Also appreciate that you take the time to show what the 'mistake' shot looks like. Cheers, Matt

Thanks for the coaching advice on the correct swing. Hitting the range today.

Thank you for putting these together. I’ve seen all these before but it really helps to be continually reminded of these important drills and techniques. I’ve gotten back into golf the last year or two and with your help am consistently breaking 100 and as good as in the high 80’s I really appreciate your videos.

Great video Clay. Some ideas for future videos that would benefit a lot of folks would be: 1.) how to control trajectory with irons (low penetrating shots, high trajectory for soft landings). 2.) how to intentionally fade/draw the ball. 3.) long and short bunker shots. 4.) controlling pace on long putts (look at the hole while making the stroke). 5.) course strategy, smart decisions. Anyway, keep up the great work!!

Practiced in front of the TV, went out to a local field and tried it and man did this work!

This is such a great demonstration. I’ve been struggling with hitting pure iron shots. Just weak high and high shots to the right with every iron. This helps tremendously!

Thank you Clay I have a better take on what I need to do to compress the ball . I can't wait to get some practice Asap.

This is the real bread and butter of golf swing.

I like this video. I like the idea with the 10 finger grip, like a hockey stick. A lot of pressure on the club and the body turns compact. One of my greatest problems this year, lose body control in the swing. I try it directly at the range. thanks a lot.

Great stuff sir. This 23 min video resonated with me more than the thousands of dollars I’ve spent on hours of lessons. Subscribed!

Mr Hunsucker is the man! Incredible swing coach and player! Thanks for the great content Clay.

Good stuff!

Agree absolutely!

Fantastic......already have a band, so will get straight on it !!! makes perfect sense . Keep on coming with the great content, especially relatable drills. Dave G

Love these dree uuhls...

Great video.Helps me a lot with pitching too by that I mean bending the knees is critical to rotating the body through the shot using the body turn more than the hands and arms to hit the shot.

Hello Clay, great 👍 stuff here! I am in early extension HELL, and nothing I do seems to be working! Gonna try out these drills starting today. One question 🙋 though, in the Slap Shot drill are we to try and make a real swing with the altered low hand grip or just those mini push the ball swings after getting impact position? You don’t really hit one with the altered grip. I am slightly confused 🤷‍♂️. Thanks for all your awesome videos and drills!

Really needed this, Ive been getting lots and lots of hooks as i got better with irons

Three words Clay. GREAT VIDEO CLAY! I have been looking for an understandable explanation for the average golfer and you nailed it!

Hello Clay, excellent video as usual! I have one question, I am having this doubt for a long time, I dont know which part of the body should I speed up in order to generate speed, the legs (to be open at impact as you show), the lead shoulder (up-back and around), the extension of the right arm, all together, other? which is the main component if exists? thanks in advance.

Excellent!

Really good drills. I use the split hand swing on the range before every game. It has really improved my wedge shots. The elastic band drill (without the band) helps reduce my fade shots dramatically.

Thanks!!

awesome advice

well done Sir..very good video

Clay, do you typically have any lateral bend/spine tilt at address as you get further up into your longer irons? I start doing that around my 7-iron and am wondering if you do the same. Great videos! Keep ‘em comin’!

This is one of most valuable video I can see on RU-vid. Thank you！

The ''Keep left arm close to body'' drill helped me a lot. I lost my swing this year, not sure what happened. Passed from high70s to high80s and sometimes 90s this year, mainly because of driver failing. I could still manage my irons and I have a great short game that saved my ass.I am now back to constant 80s but irons are still left or right, definately not rotating my body correctly and I am finishing in front instead of bringing my club left and inside, and i'm lifting my body up like your showing instead of rotating and pushing.Also, it helped me fix my overswing. Again this helped a LOT on the range so far, need to bring that to the course now. How different your video would be using a driver instead of an iron?

Excellent video. Question: how much of your left arm should be pinned against your chest on the backswing? I would think that if too much of the arm were applied tight to the chest, the club would be excessively behind the golfer??

Terrific!

My ball striking has improved a lot with all these drills and improved rotation through impact. I also picked up distance. Now my issue is that I can no longer hit a consistent fade when I need it. Next, lol

Hi Clay, Signed up for your yearly membership. Love the lessons. I know its off topic, I was watching a video, you were talking about your Flightscope. Which Flightscope are you using? The meva (500) or the Meva + (2G)? the 2 g is a little much for me, have you used the cheaper version? Would you recommend it?

Another great video...in your expert opinion how many reps of a drill or reps with a swing trainer does it take to make that particular motion a permanent component of my swing? Ty

Hi Clay, I shanks when I do the shaft lean.

Hey Clay I am heading to the course tomorrow for a longer practice session. I have a question regarding the turn. How soon should you feel right side bend on the downswing? I feel like I’m getting the rotation more and more down but I’m side bending. The club is getting down on the inside but my left shoulder is going up higher than the right shoulder. Should that be happening?

Does this rubber band drill work with the driver

Hi Clay, do you stand the same distance from the ball as normal with the hockey shot drill?

My problem is definitely swinging from the outside in with a glancing blow. Hopefully this drill will fix that.

17:10 "and the reason for the knee bend is I have to use my legs to rotate my body to get back to impact." That is called the light bulb getting turned on moment.

great content

I like your style. I m an old bloke whose suppleness has been lost and never 2 b repeated. what is there 4 me 2 get something like u r suggesting

Congrats, i enjoy your work! But, when i try deloft the club putting my hand before de club head i always slice. Unfortunelly this does not work for me

Congratulations on your "Ping" recognition

BEWARE: This is an excellent video but it can mess your swing up if done wrong. I was a Division 1 College hockey player and a slap shot teacher, but I have issues holding onto the lag for too long and not releasing the club. There is no release in the slap shot, you're shooting off your back foot throwing your weight forward while slamming down onto the upper edge of the puck with your blade as you compress it. Power comes from width between your hands and the momentum of your "trail ARM". When you do this drill, do NOT start using your trail ARM to push down on the ball like you would a puck. Make sure your trail arm stays bend as he says in the video.

If i open my left foot it helps me to rotate my hips in downswing. Is that ok ?

Is there a band you recommend?

Is that the 5ft band clay or a custom length?

Clay, are hands forward at impact for driver as well?

What if you just put a headcover under your left arm pit? Would that achieve the same results?

Hey ... say more than open up the. Body... that says what to do NOT how to do it. How do you open up the body?

It looks like the alignment training stick ad on facebook is using videos of your swing. Did you review it or give permission to use your image?

Would you identify the brand of the "stretchy" cloth in the first drill?

I’m always amazed at how well you’re able to mimic the incorrect ways to swing lol

What's that band's commercial name please?

If you de-loft the clubs at impact, aren’t you essentially hitting a 9 iron as though it’s a 5 iron? Isn’t the reason for hitting a 9 iron is to get less distance and more height? If I want a 5 iron, why not just hit a 5?

This is the real secret for the golf most amateur don`t know.

You flip the club.

The guy behind you needs to watch this video.

Hard to take you serious with that hat.

Congratulations on your "Ping" recognition