Started golf 3 years ago (45 yrs old now) and have paid for lessons and bought gadgets etc, and this video has completely transformed my game to its highest level ever. My confidence is through the roof and I’m having to adjust all my iron/wedge distances because not only am I hitting them straighter, but 12-14% further for each club. My drive is straight down the middle 230ish with a casual swing and I’m loving life and loving golf. I’ve already shared this specific video to 3 friends just tonight. Thank you so much for finally making the “ball first” feel come to life for me. I made my first of many divots the next round I played after watching this video, and before I NEVER made divots!
I watched this video this morning and decided to try it out this afternoon on the practice ground, for context I am 55 with an injured knee and shoulder and have been struggling to finish a round recently. I tried this in the hope it would enable me to get more consistency and help me time the swing better. All I can say is THANK YOU Danny, I hit my 7 iron consistently better and not one fat ball, I even got some up past the 150 sign (not carry I don't think, but they were up there and I am taking it😆) I haven't done that for 2-3 years, and all with my bloody feet together - after experimenting a little bit I found my optimum seemed to be with my feet just a few inches apart. another take away is how this method helped me feel the way the body and arms worked together - I am definitely going to try this on the course. I also have to add too, I walked away after 2.5 hours, after hitting quite a few balls and I didn't think about the dodgy knee once 👍
Danny, to me It's incredible how you can explain golf swing FROM SCRATCH using so many different methods. You're demonstrating that study and development never ends. Congratulations, really inspiring (and helpful of course 😊)
Thank you Danny, you are not one of , you are the best You Tube golf instructure by far... I have gone from golf Hacker to a golfer overnight by watching your videos. This video is just another great example, rhythm is the key to a great golf swing as you have demonstrated here. When i have good rhythm I have my best shots. This video has given me a means to practice and develop it. Thanks again Danny please keep the videos coming...
I think you’re missing something: I think the thing that gives you plenty of speed, is the little pause at the end of your back swing and just before the downswing… The rhythm
I've been on the road to greatest on my golf game. This drill instantly made me better. Now I hit it straight almost everytime. It's so easy to teach my kids picked it up instantly as well. Thank you sir!
At 70 I need all the help I can get. I incorporated your purring your irons properly and its worked wonders. This lesson is going in my warm up routine once again thank you so much for your lessons 👏👏
Love the tempo and pace discussion. Also note the logo on the golf glove. It shows the left hand slightly bowed on the backswing. Along with his moderately strong grip, the bowed left wrist is squaring the club at impact insuring a straight flightline. Include the bowed left wrist with smooth tempos and clubface strike just beyond the ball, and you have a wonderful combination for ball striking success with your irons. Same holds true for your tee shots. Just move the ball position forward a bit and tilt your spine angle back slightly to encourage hitting up on the ball with your wood.
Such great, easy to apply advice. I've used your torso turn (in a previous video) and your tempo advice (this video) and got my game back to where it used to be. I have no doubts my scores will continue to improve. Thanks.
Dear Danny, great video. Could you please think and maybe provide the same lesson with the driver. This could be a really good drill. Thank you for all your valuable input. Didier
Nice exercise. Tried with the feet together. No problem with the balance, but my release was too early that was the reason I so often was hitting it fat. Looks like timing with compression and release is the key for those effortless swings 😊
For months I was chasing speed thinking I had to swing hard from the top but I was left frustrated with inconsistency every time. It was really really hard to stop doing that but now after dedicated effort to slowing down it has made the world of difference. Tempo, Tempo, Tempo.
I love this drill Danny. Thank you for sharing. I’ve also found a similar drill helpful where I start my swing with my feet together, and then step forward about halfway through the backswing. It really helps with my body’s transition to the downswing.
Bear with me Danny, my golf is the result of this simple simple advice, I slowed down to three quarters of speed and improved timing,tempo and accuracy enormously and have maintained my handicap of 3 for a number of years and I am 69 yrs old and still swinging within myself.... I tried to pass this information on to my friend who had a terrible slice and tried to kill the ball with every shot,he went at everything with full hammer and tongs😵💫😵💫..at this point I offered my advice to slow down which he tried and the results were phenomenal....he was long, straight and accurate but with one drawback....no physical swing change can change a golfers mentality...my friend admitted the changes were easy but said it "didnt feel right"because he mentally related the golf swing to all out attack so he went back to fishing his ball from water and searching among the trees .......oh I did try Danny🌟🎊🤩🥳
Danny I am happy because I was having trouble with my driver, a club that I usually love to hit. The feet together exercise fixed my problem. I guess I was getting too wide and too outside my natural swing and now I’m flushing it again from the simple feet together drill. Thanks for your help.
Thank you for another very helpful video. You are able to achieve over 150 yards with a short swing with feet together. I struggle to hit my driver 150 yards. I will follow your advice & see what happens.
Thanks, Danny . This is a good one, and I am going to share with a couple of friends in calgary and my brother. Thanks.I am in kelowna and I'm going to the driving range to practice this lesson. Thanks again.
Thank you Mick, I get so much praise but I am often standing on the shoulders of giants like Pete Cowen and Graham Walker who have helped me bring my own ideas to life
Thank you, Danny, for all of your fantastic and understandable videos. You have no idea how much you have helped me enjoy the game of golf. I have been forwarding your videos on to my grandchildren and they love them .
Great video Danny. The feet together drill is great. The thing I struggle with is weight shift and I think I,m not alone. When my feet are apart I shift right slightly but I don't always get back to my left resulting in some fat shots and lack of power. The feet together drill takes the weight shift away and suddenly I'm hitting pure shots. I've learned this in the past with this same drill but thanks for the reminder of how good this drill actually is. I'm going to incorporate it into my warmup routine. Thanks
Thanks Danny for all of your videos! I'm a beginner, and have been following you for the 2 months I've started golf. I credit you for being able to get the ball in play and keep up! ❤😊
Great video pete Cowan said 90 percent of golfers should play with their feet together for more rotation I do I knew a guy who is a golf instructor who passed his pat playing with his feet together also hale Irwin practiced this drill for 6 months he was a pretty good player 3 us opens
From your golf club bio "Through his guidance, he has seen a number of his clients reduce their handicaps by as many as 10 strokes in a single year." A single year? I watched 3 of your videos and reduced my score by 10 in my next 2 rounds of golf. Genius!
Danny, thank you so much for continuing to teach us what every pro uses and has been taught. I love to watch you videos and have decreased my handicap by 10.
Great video. Never struggled with power but with consistency and hooking the ball. I drew a line in the bunker and started swinging slower then faster. It was incredible to see how inconsistent my ball striking was. 90% of the time I hit way behind the ball/line.
This is amazing thanks Danny ,will be working on this - backswing similar to chopping with an axe -that you and Pete cowen have talked about - the real ease position is not something I have felt before - wow and I’m an ok player off 7 - 👏👏👏👏
So, part 2 of the golf grip video. More "take it to the golf course" tips please - tomorrow I leave for a golf trip with the guys and I will definitely be trying this out. I think this rhythm will really help out, I feel like I've been whacking at the ball rather than being smooth. If I can't get the rhythm then I'll get the blues!
The first 3 minutes are amazing. I’ve always wondering if the hands make almost a V in front of me without rotation or if the wrists really roll 180*. This finally shows me it’s more a shoulder to shoulder action not a roll around body action.
Hi Danny great simple videos too follow an visualize.Watching the Open they talked alot about the tension in the grip an what is the difference between a natural weak or strong grip an show the golfers what effect this will have on the shape or flight off the ball.I personally find the ball gets released in a great flight an then tails off with whatever spin.Thanks
If the ball has any curve on it it simply means your club path and club face aren’t aligned at impact. For example, I was coaching a right hander today who was hoping the ball. Is club path was so far right of target that his automatically reacted to close the club face which created the curve. If your ball curves this is what is happening to some degree
This works with the driver and other fairway woods as well. A variation with fairway woods is to choke up your grip to the middle of the grip, or maybe even up to the shaft, to shorten the club. Then, as you become more confident, gradually move your grip closer to the end of the handle.
Whenever I find myself swinging too fast and fatting it, or blading it, I just go back to Danny’s ‘One hundred-and-one’ swing tempo. ‘One hundred’ takes me to the top of my back swing, ‘and’ sets me moving onto my left foot as I’m swinging down, then ‘one’ as I strike the ball. Works every time! Thanks Danny! Cheers from the Giant’s Causeway coast. 😄👍⛳️☘️
Thank you Danny. I was in a major slump this past month, but after watching this video, I shot a 77 today which could have very well been a 74 if I putted a bit better. I am a nine handicap. This video made a huge difference!
I wish you were in Connecticut-U.S. you seem to make so much sense & have the ability to teach someone using their skills they already have instead of trying to change their swing in a sense..! I really really really enjoy just listening to you!!! I'm a beginner @ 50yrs old (& I was an athletic MONSTER through my 30s) & I only get 190yrds horrible slice with my driver & 210yrds with my 3 wood semi slice.. 168 with 5 iron dead straight & 143yrds with 7 iron.. what am I doing so wrong 😔🤔😑 I've only been on the course one time this year, but I've been to the range e times a week so far.. my ball went a "lil" straighter on the course the at the range but I wasn't swinging as hard I think.. 🤦♂️🤷♂️🙄
Another really helpful explanation - I sometimes have to slow the video to 0.5 to see the exact moves and positions, and it’s quite entertaining. I sometimes pretend you and I are in the pub and have had a skinful, as you explain the steps … It’s hilarious but actually reinforces the lesson 😂…Thanks as always Danny. 😊
best Coach = Danny! Makes the understanding of the swing so uncomplicated and easy! One day i will see you for lessons in person or you will come to germany ^^
Watched this last night after a horrible round a few days ago. Got on the sim today and all of my distances jumped up 15-20 yards with the same or lower club speeds. I’m still skeptical of the data but there’s to mistaking the pure strikes I was getting. Can’t wait to try it on the real range and course. Thanks.
Danny, I really struggled with ball then turf. Then, someone suggested hitting the top of the ball, it was an ahah moment. This is what I think of over the ball. So simple; as you say.
When I’m practicing I always start slowly and build up the tempo until I get to a point where I’ve lost tempo and quite often I don’t realise I lost tempo and can’t understand why I’m now spraying shots all over the range. What you said about finding that tempo that you start to lose accuracy and then dial it back a bit was gold for me. Thanks so much Danny 🙏🏻 Ps I said tempo too much
Danny, I like this hinge and unhinge wrist motion incorporated with the folding and unfolding of each elbow on the side of each shoulder tip I can see where this would build a very powerful golf swing when tempo and rhythm are blended in. Well Done Danny!
Thanks for the tips you give as I try to remember them on the course, I’m an older novice golfer about to retire and golf more than I do, I can feel and see my game improving, just really need consistency
I gotta check this one out a bit later. Just got a 20° Srixxon UDI. Gonna take it to the range for round 2. First time out it was a joy. Seriously, considering exchanging it for the 18° for that lower ball flight and longer roll-out. First world problems I tell ya
"Take it to the golf course" has been a significant issue I've had tying to follow your advice on previous tips. Step 3 here might just make the difference. Thanks you.
One week later I played at a shorter (4909 m) course (Tarbes Tumulus in SW France, slope 116, SSS 67.7) with lots of dog legs and layups. Immediate benefit of hitting 83 on a par 70 course from a 19.7 index. Step 3 was there for every shot. Now I dare not play again in case it's all lost and gone forever!.
You make it look effortless. It comes down to slowing down the swing to have control. As you demonstrated you can increase the speed as you feel comfortable. Thanks for the lesson Danny. Is it coming home? ⚽
Danny, I’ve watched the video of you with Pete Cowen several times. When you spin the right arm down do you allow the arm to straighten in order to maintain the pressure? Or keep it flexed? This technique has been a massive improvement to my swing, thank you!
Hi Danny. Another super useful exercise, thanks. Do we need to approach the swing action in a different way for different lies? Eg, short grass, long grass (both dry and wet), in a divot, on bare fairway and so on. OR is it the choice of club to cope with each different lie that changes? A further suggestion for your consideration for future video content. Course management. How to plan your route along a hole, how to aim to keep out of trouble etc. I’m beginning to see golf as a problem solving exercise, so there must be some tips on how one approaches the course to help one have the best round. Have a great day.
Yes, he’s had them for 20 years. That brand doesn’t exist anymore. To create the same effect simply use two alignment sticks as a cross hair. Forming the letter T
Love it. Question- In order to “fling” the clubhead out towards the ball, do you feel your hands sort of slow down just as they’re approaching in line with the ball? I struggle with holding onto the clubhead as well as “artificially” unhinging my wrists in the strike area and it leads to a very inconsistent strike.
It’s all these “check this, hinge this, turn this, release this, elbow here” kind of thing that has to be processed at the point that you’re standing over the ball. To me it’s overwhelming.
Awesome video. Any recommendations for determining ball/turf contact when hitting off a mat? I do a lot of my practicing off a mat into a net and the mat doesn't give you the ability to draw a line like grass does or the instant feedback of whether you made ball first contact.
@DanielMaude I applied your tips today and, wow, what a game changer! My swings were effortless. I made great contact with the ball and gained distance! Thank you so much!!!
I'll be sure to try this today before I play, Thanks Danny! The thumbnail for this video has graphics that seem to indicate angles or directions for better distance. I could have missed it, but how does this tie into today's video lesson? @tomhanks6351 commented below regarding a small pause at the top and I have found this very helpful lately. Any chance there's a correlation between the graphics and that pause?
Danny great information yet again top coach mate. Got a question when teeing off if I use a tee do I revert to striking like it’s a driver so up on ball, at moment I prefer to play of the turf but am I losing distance and or accuracy thank you Sir
This is just fantastic! I love how simple the tips are...it's my job to work on them, but you never load too much into your videos:) Also, what is on your iron grip? Is that something you/your students use to align your hands? Have a great day.
In terms of the downswing though, I’m trying to find consistency at the moment. I’ve been slightly loosening my grip at the top of my swing before I release to get that whip, the “catapult”. But it’s too erratic. Do I need to do that? Any tips on getting that catapult without feeling like I’ve lost control of the club? Love your videos Danny! You’ve transformed my whole game!
Ernie Els tempo - once again you explained in very simple terms how to fix an enormous problem. Is this similar to swinging with a towel under both arms?
