How to Hit The Tiger Stinger in Crazy Detail 

Honestly, I only learned how to hit a stinger to hit the range picker/ball collector cart.

I hit a stinger with my 60 degree all the time.

Hell yeah, tried it at the range today. I used to think he hit thin every time. Everything clicked when he dragged the club against the ground and explained the kink in right wrist. I tried the swing with every club in the bag and now I have a knock down swing for every club. Thanks!

Good video, short and simple!!

By far the best explanation of how to hit the stinger! Nice job Clay

You and Robin do a great job, and from my home town! Love Alaqua Lakes and Heathrow.

Thanks for this *correct* explanation. 99% of "stinger" tutorials are actually tutorials for standard punch shots. Tiger's real stinger is a full shot, not cut off or shortened or any of that. The length of the swing is the same as his full shots. I believe the only difference is he (1) delofts the face more through forward shaft lean and (2) Hits the ball slightly lower on the clubhead. The second part I've never actually seen addressed in tutorial videos, but even a lot of forward shaft lean won't produce a shot as low as Tiger's stingers. He must also be hitting it lower on the face. But it takes tremendous talent to do that without topping it, which most of us would struggle with. Just go out to the range and try to hit a few lower on the face. You'll top most of them. Once in a while you might get lucky and you hit this perfect low, piercing shot. Difference is Tiger can execute it every time.

Been looking for GOOD video that can help me hit a stinger, not a punch. I love how you address the misconceptions! Super important in golf instruction, there's a lot of perpetual mis-information that's hurting the game. Thanks for the video clay, can't wait to try this out when the snow goes away :(

What a detail ! Thank you so muchXD

Thanks for the great instructions!

Awesome detail in what to do and not to do and not confusing at all keep it up.

Honestly, I hit stingers, attempt to, with all clubs in my bag, LW-Driver, as a drill. The absolute only way for me to successfully do it is to clear my hips. So I use it as a hip clearing drill. Similar to driver off the deck (drill for me). Thanks Clay for walking me through what is actually happening for such a shot. Do you have anything on driver off the deck. I assume it's similar, in that youth must come in shallow, as such, you must clear the hips.

Nice. I enjoyed the HD. I think it's great to have this shot in your bag, really comes in handy.

Much appreciated, excellent tutorial.

Your a awesome teacher. Easy to listen to and watch

What are you using for the ball Monitor system.

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My best stinger is when I skulled a 9 iron 80 feet past the green

If i try doing this, will it hurt my regular swing, because if i practice turning my hips and shoulders more for this shot, it might leak into my full swing, so should I try doing this?

When I think of a stinger, the ball is 9 ft, maybe 20 ft ball height max.

Thank you for this video. Wha iPad software or app are you using? It would really improve my game to have this instant feedback.

I think that people are getting confused between the punch, knock down and the stinger which are 3 different shots. I know that I have been. Thanks for clearing up this. Question, Tiger hits a draw with his stinger, is this the shape we should be looking for?

Just out of interest are you a left outward pull or a right inward throw release ? Great vid!

I want to clear up some confusion....when a club manufacture stamps a #2 on a club, it's not really so important what the number is but how much LOFT it has compared to a driver (hence the name "driving iron") Tiger struggled to get his driver off the ground with a right-to-left shot, so he used his 2 iron as a substitute. but his natural swing path was OUT to IN and that is where the "stinger" comes from, since Butch Harmon told him to keep the ball down out of the wind in Scotland.

That wasn't a stinger. That was a long iron.

Clay, what software are you using for your shot tracking?? I am looking at getting something for the range as I am training for long drive competitions and need to see my progress. Thank you!

What golf ball flight analyzer did you use in your iPad?

When you watch tiger do it he comes across the ball tjen delofts the club at the last second amd follows tjrough with a full swing and they fly knee high all the way down tje fairway.

What’s sysytem are you using to track the stats?

I can’t even hit my pitching wedge properly but meanwhile I’m here learning how to hit stingers

Tigers stinger is not 70' high. It's probably half of that. How does HE do it?

Do you ever come back to Winchester to visit?

What app are using on your iPad?

Clay , I need that shirt . Send me one .

What app is that on your iPad?

I’ve had this shot in my bag before tiger made it famous.

What software you use?

I think the problem is people don’t practice with the clubs they have to learn how to hit them, Iv learned how to hit all my clubs using a impact net then started adding power and wider swings im smoking the ball now dead center and getting the ball up and have mastered the clubs I have, that’s how I learned how to play! Then I decided to watch these youtube videos and learn everything I can but everything y’all are teaching I learned my self but the biggest tip I got that really made me super consistent was from Calvin Peete watching him teach someone and he told the person to bend there knees then grip the club best tip I could of ever learned I think because I keep my knees bent now all the way threw the swing and that allowed me to really smoke the balls speed and allowed me to be more persistent in my shots

Instead of torquing your body to get this shot to happen just get a really stiff shaft.

So in a nutshell, one ball back, and a slightly more compressed swing?

Just so I get it, you take a 3 iron, de-loft it and hit it pure. So, the same as a nice sweeping 1 iron? Why would you choose one over the other? Genuine question from someone who doesn't see the difference! lol

That wasnt a stinger. That ball came out pretty high.

Traj like goaty

video starts around 4 minutes in

Awesome vid...But tbh you don't know how tiger does it. So you title should be how you think the stinger is done.

No disrespect but in Tigers video he specifically states that you need to stop your follow through about shoulder height so therefore it wouldn’t be a full swing you’re supposed to cut off the finish slightly. Basing off of how tiger stated it.

You got the technique, but you can get it lower

Boo 71 ft high not a stinger , could be half that high

your stinger was way to High and you didnt mention what the Hands Are Doing But Good Shatt Lean Content

Video starts 3:50

Tiger explains stopping his hands quickly after impact. So this isn’t a full swing shot. I think that is a big reason your shot was 71’ off the ground. That true stinger is staying much lower.

Only Tiger can hit a Tiger stinger.

Clean your grooves with a towel and not your foot, should get even lower.

The stinger is nothin more than a strong-punch. They are easy to hit, just practice punching the ball. Most people would never pull a 2i (or any iron) and try to punch from a tee box or fairway, that is why everyone is in such awe when they see him do it. The time you hit it in the water was the stinger, but you shank'd it. 70' in the air is a regular swing-height for some people with a 2i. Strong punch = Stinger.

Nice, simple explanation 👎🏿

Not much of a "stinger" @ 70 feet.

Like Clay Ballard a lot, and I know he's just trying to get views (and teach a valuable shot), but I just get _so_ irritated with this "stinger" thing every time. Like guys weren't hitting hard knockdowns back when Snead and Hogan were playing. Or Jones, or Vardon, or the Morrises, for that matter. There's just something that smacks of the whole "Tiger invented golf" thing in it. But yeah, the info is good here as usual.

71 feet high? Not a stinger!

Can we get tips from a guy that doesnt slice his example shots?

Your shot wasn't stinger It was topping ball

If Tiger claims him inventing the stinger,?...then he is dishonest! Low ball flight shots were the ORIGINAL GOLF SHOT in and around early days.....home of golf, St,Andrews. Every hack and Jack played it as it was effective in the wind. Im sure Tiger copied it and renamed it. I think its a common punc shot

Dude, you didn’t hit a stinger.

Put it towards the back of your stance, stand a bit open get your hands out in front and swing normal

Tiger can't even do the famous" tiger stinger" anymore! get real!

A low golf shot. Really common about 30- 50 years ago. A 1 iron into the wind. Why is it called a stinger ?. Sounds really silly. Like a drink or something.

Amateur way of hitting a stinger

Is Tiger's stinger 70' high? Sure doesn't look like it. Not good to mislead your viewers. I was a fan until now.

This doesn’t teach it at all