HOW TO STOP HITTING THE GROUND BEFORE THE GOLF BALL 

Alternate Title: “HOW TO STOP HITTING THE BIG BALL BEFORE THE LITTLE BALL”. Thanks Chris! Great tips... 🌎⛳️

Really useful video Chris, enjoy the sunshine!

I may slice a drive, i might top a chip, i might 4 putt, But hitting the ground is literally the thing that makes me want to quit golf lol.

Very good analysis. Not too long, but just what people would like to see. Good job.

Hitting the ground before the ball crept into my game last weekend and this review was perfectly timed. Thanks mate.

This was maybe your best video yet. The exercise with the tee in front of the ball is not new, but you describe it in a better way. And the way you used technology to illustrate the shifted orange swing arc is well done. What do you think about those clear plastic plates where the ball is placed between the two sides? I can't remember what they are called. If you know what I am talking about do you think they work?

Yes, thank you very much. Going out tomorrow for my first round this year.

Another great video Chris. I have hit behind the ball on many occasions and this should be very helpful. Cheers mate.

Another great video Chris. I suffer from hitting behind the ball ocassionally. I'm sure this video will help correct that. Cheers

Great tips. Thank you!

I've always said, all this is great when a person's skeletal system is symmetrical. Now throw me into the equation - left hip is higher than my right which causes my right shoulder to dip. Very hard for me to shift my weight with my right hip and shoulder already on a lower plain than my left side. This is my game, hitting behind the ball. Yes, it's very frustrating. Sometimes I will move the ball back in my stance some and I still hit ground first majority of the time. I'm basically behind the 8 ball to start with so it has become a norm for me. I never see myself shooting a low 80. My normal is 90-100 with an 86 being my best score in the 35 years I've been playing. Balance is also an issue w/ offset hips. I normally find myself in my follow through with the weight on my toes and off balance. Maybe one day something will work, but I just accept my game the way it is and keep enjoying the days on the course with my buds and having a cold one!!!! Cheers!!!!!

Absolute magic Chris makes it so clear and great graphics love the orange semi circle shows you exactly where the impact should be cheers 👍🏻👍🏻can I ask you where you get your tops (what brand are they) there's zip tops on other videos are they all the same brand as I presume mapet and golfposer are sponsers 🏌️🏌️👍🏻

Good tip, beautiful scenery

hey chris, can you do a video on stance... wieght on your heels or athletic stance and on ball of feet

The orange circle made the difference. Thanks

Would love a lesson of this guy

You mentioned the belt buckle in front of ball but didnt mention about upper body tilt. Should you keep your upper body more ontop of your buckle or tilt so your head is behind buckle. Great video though!

I’ve been working on this for 2 years , I’m now 50 percent better but still I have to use a tee. I don’t stand a chance hitting off the ground. Even on a high tee I start 4-6 inches behind the ball and I strike the ball on the top grooves.

Hope I can strike the ball like you after making it sound so easy. thankyou...…….

Hey Chris i understand what you are saying but it lools like you are promoting a slide of the hips rather than opening them up. Always thought sliding through the swing was a bad idea?

And now I’m topping the ball 😅

Hey Chris this doesn't look like the Forrest of Arden.

I do this then start topping the ball :-(

I like your videos however I must disagree with this one. Instead of moving my weight forward during swing I moved ball back closer to right leg. Simple conclusion. If I usually hit the ground before the ball than all I have to do is just to move that ball back regardless 7i or 9i. It works for me and Im 20hcp.

This video told me nothing.

Excellent and very clear explanation. Liked the orange semi circle graphic that was synchronised with your body movements. It illustrated the point perfectly.

I think everyone gets the concept of hitting the ball first but the execution is the issue. I can consistently take a perfect divot 2-3 inches after an imaginary ball but as soon as I put a ball down I hit either at the ball or slightly behind it. I know I am not alone!

People often chunk it because they are DROPPING DOWN to aid gravity in MOVING THE CLUB towards the ball. They aren't moving FORWARD.

Good video. Great job simplifying it, and the graphic of the arc - showing how the impact point will move forward and back with just the weight/belt buckle shift - was a very helpful visual. For guys like me, that have only been golfing seriously for a few years, (and had 8 lessons in my life), your videos are a godsend. Thanks!

Thank u great video... Like the orange circle explanation!

That’s all fine, but if you keep your head steady, that theory doesn’t really work. Or does it? What am I missing?

I’ve been setting up my ball position too far back it seems 😅

Does the 55% left leg and 45 % right leg still apply on the back swing ?

Nice little graphics on your channel.

Struggling with this exact thing! Great timing with the video

I'm a new subscriber to your youtube as well as Ricks. Love the contents in both Daniele here from South Africa. I was wondering if you guys could or are able to advise on some exercises that would benefit golfers, especially ones of around 40+ years of age. Not referring to warm up before a round but may include it if you guys feel it necessary. Cheers and keep it up. You both have helped me immensely with your advice.

Amazing explanation thank you

Great video Chris. The orange circle of the swing really helped visually. One question about ball placement though. I hit a driving iron (sometimes called a utility club) instead of a hybrid. Where should the ball placement be? Between a 4iron and a 3 wood, or closer to one or the other? I'm struggling with this. Thanks

One simple question: Do you focus at a spot two inches after the ball? Because I focus directly at the ball I take it pure andI don’t think I get any distance (shuffling the ball) My 7-iron for example goes 110-120 yards. Wedges go higher than they go forwards. 56 degrees about 50-60 yards.

great shot chris!

Finca Cortesin.....nice, but only € 300 euro per round 18 holes, oefff

I dont know why not many pros talk about body rotation cuz thats how i got rid of my fat shots immediately. We r so busy doing other things that we dont rotate the body. On backswing, we turn over our hands because we dont rotate our body. If u rotate ur hips and just make the hands follow the hips rotation and up, u dont turn over ur hands anymore. And because u initiated ur backswing w ur hips and body, u start ur downswing w ur body as well. If ur hips and shoulders rotate well b4 the strike, u never hit the fat shot anymore.

Chris how valid is this comment. Club head strikes ball first. As a result of deflection on ball contact makes contact with ground.

Your videos are so helpful. The brief tips and simple strategies to help golfers are wonderful. Thank you

Try the IronSolid training aid to train you to hit down on the golfball with a descent at the proper angle, the divot should be on the target side of the golfball.

Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals! Always a good review. Thanks Chris!

Great video your teaching methods best on u tube!

Very helpful! Thanks

Good tip, did you make the putt?

Great series.

Great video as always Chris I've been putting broken teas or something small 2 inches in front of the ball and trying to hit both, my problem wasn't so much fat shots it was me picking the ball

superb!

Hi Chris. That course does look tempting!! You may want to put a link in your description for us golfers so we can book a trip!! ThanKs mate!

Chris, I believe you mentioned focusing on the tee in the ground when initiating the swing. Did you mean this literally or do you focus on the top or front of the ball in the downswing with an iron.

This is a great video Chris. Can’t wait to get to the range and try this. Ps I played Finca last September with 11 of my mates. Best Spanish course we’ve ever played in 15 years of playing there. €120 each but so worth it. 👍🏻👍🏻. Thanks again.

Thanks Chris. As usual a simple straightforward instructional video. Defo the best online golf tutor I’ve watched. Keep up the good work.

GREAT advice. Thank you.

What about keeping the head back and not moving mass forward?

Thanks Chris. Always great advice.

Why is it that I only ever fat a shot with the ball addressed. My practice swings are often mint and I hit the ground just after the point of address then I line up for the shot and fat it 4” behind the ball.

Great explanation, will give it a go!!

Love the subtle graphics today.

Simply the best !

Great advice!

Chris, would you recommend using these thoughts while playing ?

Im 72 years old and you can't believe how this teaching has totally changed my game. My ball striking is not only blowing me away but the other three that i play with here in Austin, TX. They are about 12 years younger than me and they shoot in the high 70s and 80s. You are very clear in your explanations. Your speech body is intact and effective. Thank you my friend. And oh yeah, that bunker video where you drew an imaginary circle around the ball ... priceless!

These are the kinds of tips I find sooooooo helpful, well done

That looked pretty good, wish I could understand what he was saying.