Hey Matt... I'm a 39 year-old mid-handicapper who took a few years off, but I've been playing a lot more this year and have invested in a few training aides (putting mat, hitting net) to get reps at home between rounds. Between this video, especially, and your others, I have literally shaved 5-10 strokes per round from my scorecards so far this year. I'm blown away by how simply you manage to explain things and how effective your drills are for me. Thanks for all you do man. By far, you are my favorite RU-vid golf instructor. Keep up the amazing content!
This is one of the best golf instruction vids ever made. I have struggled with opening the wrists and the club face all my life because that feels like shallowing to me. And past instruction has eluded to that as well. Eventually, I end up back at the shanks as a result. I can be playing near scratch golf and then the shanks come because of what you explained. This video always fixes everything, I've watched it many times since released. Starting today, I'm taking this to the range and engraining it for life. I'm done going from scratch to shank. It's not fun. Thank you for this.
Hi Matt, I’ve been out practicing on our fabulous nine hole course near Tewkesbury here in the UK and I started to shank my chip shots! This often happens out of the blue and is very frustrating, but after watching this video and practicing in the lounge, I was able to see exactly why this has been creeping into my game and hopefully, I’ll now know how to correct it. Thanks for the video and good luck in your new home. 👍🇬🇧
Hey Matt I’m a senior golfer here (64 years young) and after I started watching you my game has went to the next level, especially my iron play. Thanks so much for all you do.
Matt,love the videos.... from driver to wedge when I am off it’s always to the left...there hit straight but left...BTW I am lefty...any ideas what’s the issue? Thanks Dave
Great stuff Matt. Rolling the wrists has been my biggest problem all along and very few have been able to explain the proper wrist hinge so clearly. It's amazing how a face that's correct in the backswing feels completely shut to someone like me who's been rotating it open forever. It's a feeling of "this can't be right", until I feel how much more solid the contact is, how the bounce is used properly, and how my clubhead speed is higher. Thanks!
Why the hell would anyone give this video a thumbs down & for that matter any of Matt's videos?? Entertaining and informative to put it mildly. Must be those pros teaching for 50 years lol! Another great video. Thanks and keep them coming.
Such a brilliant little nugget of advice! You said a few things in this video that are so true and essential for me and my swing. I have saved the video and made a 'note to self' to watch it once a month which should coincide nicely with each downward cycle I go through in my game which is nearly always because of the points you made in the backswing. Thank you Mr. Short Game!
I’m at home Matt taking notes. Up here in the Northeast winter is not far off. I’m hoping to get as much golf in during the Fall and Winter as possible. I’ve come back to golf after a twenty eight year lapse due to marathon running. I expect to stay with golf now. I may be a little more passionate about golf than marathoning.
Dear Matt - your channel is so enjoyable and so much fun to watch to follow plus very very useful, I'm a huge fan. Your 'no hands' approach is PURE GOLD - everyone should learn golf like this, it works. Thanks for everything you do. Hope to get a chance one day to meet you in person :)
Love your instruction man .. You explain everything and so EASY to understand .. Thank you ... Your instruction has absolutely changed my game ,, Driving, fairway irons, chipping and my favorite .. SAND TRAPS .. Thanks again
Hey man, I just wanted to say thank you. You’re videos have changed my golf game. I saved 5 strokes last week on 9 holes. Easy tips that I remember from each video, so great teaching! And thank you!
best advice for shankers ..ive been shanking while chipping almost a year... was frustrated when i didnt hit the green, now ...maybe a month... im better :) greetings from Slovenia :)
Thank you Matt for this lesson ... I’ve been hinging my wrist at the beginning of the backswing and positioning the ball on my right foot, but I’ll change it up to quite my hands like you’ve instructed. Love the video... keep it coming brother. Peace
Thanks that clearly confirms for me why I have those shanks with my short game until I realize keep the club face facing the ball dummy . Which I have to believe is a big part of my inconsistency with my full swing. If I’m doing it on my short game I’m probably doing it more on the full swing.
Matt, great video, you are always making me smile so thanks for that. I was looking at the end of the handle and suddenly the light clicked on about a previous video on bunker shots where you were doing the shiv stabbing joke and about stabbing backwards, I had tried it but couldn't get it to work in practice . But now, having watched this video, I realize that the handle is actually passing the left side and around and then stabs back - all sort of naturally. I'll be out tomorrow doing the bunker stabbing routine and this wrist cock prcatice as well. Great job many thanks. I'm an advocate and keep telling my pals.
Mr SG...thanks man...discovered you by accident one day...I believe it was the ways people cheat at golf that I saw first.. Sub'd and have been watching all your videos since. Your personality and way of teaching is just great! I have always struggled with my takeaway being too hands manipulated and this has been one of the best videos for me and I believe it will really help me. I you weren't on the left coast lol I would definitely try to get up with you for a personal lesson. Keep up the good work man we really appreciate it!
Thanks for the tip. I have a question for you that I hope you're able to answer. You mentioned in one of your videos that you got started hitting balls in the net in the back yard. My question is how do you know how well you are hitting the ball. Cause you can't really see if it's pulling or hooking, or in my case SLICING lol. A person can practice and it may feel ok but hitting the ball wrong, or swing wrong. Do you have any suggestions or video or can you do a video. Thanks so much ⛳🏌️🏌️♀️🏌️♂️
Every since I have started feeling like the back of my left hand is pointing down to the ground during take away and at about waist high on the downswing my ball striking has been improving greatly. I feel like I'm finally understanding what Matt is saying about taking the hands out. No I just gotta reprogram my brain to actually do it.
Thank you Matt brilliant explanation.this one tip has transformed my game overnight, love your videos so easy to understand with a little comedy keep up the good work
Hi MrShotgame always love your videos. However to be more specific the wrists does first hinge; but, then must revolve naturally to the full completion of the swing as the body pivots back and forth. Even if someone were to delay the wrist from revolving significantly keeping the club head square to the ball though and past impact; the wrist must then continue to revolve at the finish of the swing. Such as what we can see in Arnold Palmer unique swing. The golf club is not designed to swing back and forth like a child swinging on a swing. It is designed to twirl in the air as our body simultaneously pivots back and forth. We do not always sense this happening; but it does in anyone’s great swing. Please highlight if you agree and discover this fact for yourself.
Wow, light switch moment. For weeks I've been shanking my short shots into the green and couldn't work out what I was doing wrong. I'll be focussing on this tomorrow.
Do you need to rotate going back for bunker shots? I have tried that with mixed results. Helps me get the face open and try to keep it open on the through swing
Watching you has helped me won president prize 45 points of 25 . 40 points previous outing with local golf society player of year 2019 183 points best 5 rounds
Great instructional vid...I have always struggled how to play these short shots...By breaking down when the hinge should take place, I think you've struck some gold...
Okay...oddly the first video of yours that helped my game a lot was one on hitting long irons. Since then I’ve become a subscriber and podcast listener. Matt, lots of great stuff...thanks so much. I’m buying into thinking about my swing from the ground up and perfecting (finding that a lot of what I do in the golf swing is pretty ok)...but I’m graduating changes, working on the details closer to the hole...bringing the repetition and comfort level into the full swings. Long story short, it’s working for me. So, thanks again!
@@stickymagician ... Sorry Stick...I was just fuckin around cause this shortygame guy was dogging old folks ... said if they say this or that then turn and run for the hills or some shit ... Anyway nevermind me, I was just lookin for some wrist hinge help and this guy popped up, heard him giving old timers the business and immediately regretted clicking on the video ... I replied to you, run for the hills or whatever cause I imagined thats what shortygame would say ... Again nevermind me, I just started trying (not playing) golf but my understanding is the Cleveland folks make a damn good club so you're in great shape ⛳🍻
I went away from this position despite playing some good golf. I was looking to improve my game. It actually feels like you are curling hand inwards towards wrist but when you look at, it looks nothing the like.
I'm not gonna hinge my wrists like that any more. Just makes everything too inconsistent and my face comes thru open a lot of times. On longer irons that means like 50 yds of slice.
Oh yes there is a secret to greatness. How the club "tumbles" down is a 3d motion is the secret of golf. No will, skill or feeling can acheive this unless you know where the real "aim" is....
