HOW TO TAKE A DIVOT WITH YOUR IRONS (The Secret)

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In this tip, I'm going to show you how to take a divot. This is not about hitting down on the ball or leaning the shaft forward. In no way do I want you doing that. Instead, there's a different way. It's simple and will allow you start taking perfect divots in minutes.
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So many people have tried to take divots in the past by hitting down on the ball or hitting ahead of the ball. If this actually worked, you wouldn't be here watching this tip. So it's obviously not working which means it's time to try something different.
First, we're going to understand why you even take a divot. If you don't know this, you will never get it. So I'll explain it so you finally understand why you take a divot.
Once you understand how to take a divot, we're on to the secret fix. This is a new feeling that you need to try. Keep feeling this for about 5-10 mins and no joke you'll finally start taking divots without ever having to purposely hit down on the ball.
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@markturner3821 2 года назад

Had a terrible round 2 weeks ago, watched this video and practiced in backyard just swinging without a ball. Played yesterday and shot 38 on front-lowest score ever. Big thanks to you.

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Very good. I keep telling people to do the practice swings daily. This is the fastest way to get it. Now you know you can do it. Lets keep doing it ... daily. You cannot take breaks.

@parkpllc 3 года назад

I followed Paul’s video lessons for a few years. Large arc and body-swing w relaxed wrist is what I try to do at every swing. Many people complement me that my swing is smooth but hit very far. I

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

That's great. When people compliment you that's when you know you have a great swing for sure. It's a great feeling when they do. Glad you got it.

@wonderbreadmodelsandhistor1566 2 года назад

Seriously…thank you Paul. Played golf since I was five…gave it up due to frustration 10 years ago stuck at a 9 or 10 hcp. 2 range sessions and I’m hitting the ball better than I ever have in my life. You have a new customer

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Very good. I have taught many people in your situation who took a break and are getting back into it. Anyone in this situation will hit with their arms. This is due to human nature. I talk about it in this tip: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fuOJxv_22Hk.html Glad you are back. Fun times ahead.

@courtneyroy270 2 года назад

Thanks Paul you make perfect sense as usall , wish you all the best courtney

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

You're very welcome. Loosen up.

@ollygibbs1538 3 года назад

Your videos are amazing! Started playing 6 weeks ago, I keep thinking I've "got the body swing" then sadly realising I haven't... until today the video you talk about throwing a ball and that movement of the lower body finally helped it all click. I went to the range today and in the last 15 balls it worked. Taking a divot with each shot used 5 iron then 9 iron and boom still taking a divot. I honestly thought the club had got stuck in the ground until I lifted my head and saw the ball dissappearing straight and long and the club hinged up above my head. It felt bizzare but so good! Not sure if I'll be able to do it next time but I'll give it a go! Thanks Paul your explanations are so clear and easy to understand!

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Thanks so much. I love teaching beginners. No bad habits. Just stay focused and don't work on too much. You are building a swing for life. Knowing this stuff now will save years of frustration. Just keep doing daily practice swings working on the moves and positions. This is the fastest way to get it.

@guydelorme8641 2 года назад

Relaxing your arms is a great advice...not only for divot.Relaxing my arms help me to hit the sweet spot and be more accuracy!

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

For sure. I this is because they could stretch out fully. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w0Oq07OH-_0.html

@navystan 2 года назад

Wow, that was weird. Just started taking lesson again after 20 years. The instructor said, "is your grip loose?" I said yes, but after watching this video, I did as he said and felt really loose. First shot and I took a divot without thinking about it. Amazing.

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Great that you got divots but I want loose arms not loose grip. Watch this too: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YHCEPu9e_1k.html

@alexkodat9651 3 года назад

Been playing 25 years and have never had a divot in front of the ball. Tried this and was amazed how well the ball would go even with extremely loose arms but still no divot after a 60 ball bucket. Well, a few trenches behind the ball but nothing in front. I'm sure my arm is still chicken winging but I can't seem to stop it. Maybe I'm not keeping my arm loose enough but at a certain point I can't isolate the looseness to my arm and everything falls apart and I start shanking, duffing, pulling, etc.. I still feel this is really good advice so will keep trying but just pointing out that results won't be instantaneous for some of us.

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Yep, you are still too tight. Loosen more and fire the lower body to hit it instead of any arms. You can do it.

@brajendratiwari5050 4 года назад

Impressed by what you teach and show. Trying to follow. Hope will get it one day.

@paulwilsongolf 4 года назад

Thanks. Just keep it simple and don't work on too much at once.

@MrJasonp9717 3 года назад

Great video. I've only been playing about a year and I've watched several videos with no success or improvement. Played with a guy Friday that's also a coach and he said people can tell u to do something but should always tell u why you're doing it. With that being said, I enjoyed the explanations with your tips. Thanks for.the video.

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Exactly. If you don't understand "why" then why would you do it. You need the whole picture. Glad you liked it. Thanks.

@acidwizard6528 2 года назад

I'm a new golfer and have been finding this channel to be very informative. Quick question for anyone for knowledgeable, should my lead arm ever bend during a typical iron or driver shot, or is it always straight throughout the whole swing?

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

I recently did a tip on this very thing. Here it is: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1TiT0C8XF2U.html

@problemasconelswingdegolf988 2 года назад

Amazing videos Paul! very good explanation, I been improving a lot, since I start watching your videos, thank you so much! your videos are the best ever.

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Great to hear! So glad you are improving. Thanks for the support.

@hunterthomas Год назад

Great video thank you Paul!

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.

@tjswann3768 2 года назад

Can't Wait to give this a try

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

I have been getting people to take divots for year by loosening them up. Problem is people don't want to let go. They want control. If you turned your arms completely off though would you not have to use your body for power? Power it with your body and you are doing what pros do.

@gardner1017 3 года назад

I would attest! I watched and studied PW's golf instruction videos 2 years ago and my golf game totally changed. I went from hitting my 8 iron 135, to now hitting it 150-155. 7 iron from 150, no now hitting it 165-170. I also brought my handicap down to a 9 from a 15. I couldn't understand why my golf buddies could hit the ball a mile. I am now taking divots on every shot, pressing the ball, decreasing the degrees on my clubs and increasing distance. I have been telling others about Paul for the past 2 years and how his golf instruction works. When on the range and hitting pure sounding balls with divots, i love when someone asks me "who taught you how to hit the ball like that?" I will always direct them to Paul Wilson. Thanks Paul!

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Very good. Thanks so much for telling your story. I love hearing it. Now let's get you to the mid 70's. With distance this is certainly doable.

@timothygallagher4663 2 года назад

I like the beer cart lurking in the background

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Got to have a beer cart that's for sure.

@timothygallagher4663 2 года назад

@@paulwilsongolf great lessons! thanks for posting

@SpitSharp 4 года назад

I was playing 18 holes of golf a little while ago and a few times I took a divot, the ball traveled much better. The problem I have is too much practice on these mats they have at the driving range are too hard, no good for irons in my opinion, and also here in this apartment one can only swing and barely scrape the floor, you can hear a fart a mile away, and so taking a divot outside for me has not been programmed in my memory banks to do such a thing:) Now, as of 2hrs ago I'm officially retired, I'm going to work my way down to China, that's my new job, when I climb out I'll be swinging like a batter outta hell, well a least hot out of the oven:) These tips are coming in handy more and more, Doc Wilson is my Tip Teacher, number one that is. Man you are great help.

@paulwilsongolf 4 года назад

I can see you point. As you get to a better place where you can take divots then allow them to happen. Not super deep. Just enough that you get the compression. Thanks for the support. I appreciate it.

@dadreincooper3513 3 года назад

awesome explanation

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Got to be a reason people don't take divots and why it is your average to poorer golfer. So over 30 years of loosening people up and they start taking divots that is most likely the answer. Stay loose and you will get them.

@stevegyetvai5349 4 года назад

I have your Swing Machine book from years ago.

@paulwilsongolf 4 года назад

Very good. The pages should be worn out by now from you reading it a million times. The answers are in that book.

@jasondyal7814 Год назад

Thanks!

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

Thank you so much for the support. I truly appreciate it.

@KneeAches 2 года назад

I almost never take a divot and have tried many ways to do so. Can’t wait to see if this works. Loose and watch out for the chicken wing will be my focus.

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

For sure. Turn the arms off completely. Feels weird but you will get used to it. Do daily practice swings.

@paulnosworthy4818 2 года назад

Hi Paul… any chance of a video on practicing on mats. In the UK it’s hard to find practice ranges that allow you to strike of the grass. Once I get longer tan an eight iron I use a short tee on the mat and consciously strike the mat in front of the tee. This tip I think explains why that works for me.

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Well, you need to keep working on the fundamentals. I could care less if I am on mats but I am making good contact. If you hit the mat first you need to add more body. Watch: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UwynwFBldv4.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hAZyQXoIGac.html

@mannius177 3 года назад

Man I wish I could get lessons from you Paul, I’m struggling

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

You can. Just do it through my app that I created for video coaching. I could literally be working with you 5 mins from now. This is the whole reason I built it. It's called CoachLink. You can watch it in action here: bodyswing.com/coachlink people who use it love it. It is like I am standing right there watching you hit balls or do swings.

@davidmcnamara3243 2 года назад

Taking a divot is the hardest thing to replicate in golf, but it can be done! 1 : your grip has to be very soft and in the last 2 fingers of your left hand., with very loose wrists and I can't emphasis this enough. 2 : don't ever try and take the club head back to the ball. Let the golf club do it's thing at the top. Never rush it, just feel it floating forever, in transition and with loose wrists combined with a soft grip : sureder to gravity : ie feel it floating up : stopping and floating down, without presuming that it's ever going to come down!

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

I would disagree with the loose grip part: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YHCEPu9e_1k.html

@mazag55 4 года назад

Great video as usual Paul. Really appreciate you helping us out with all these new tips. Are you planning any short game videos. Would love to see one on pitching. Thank you again.

@paulwilsongolf 4 года назад

I will do soon.

@CThienV 23 дня назад

Im here to find rhe answer to smashing too hard on the range matt - my joints and skin cannot take it.

@paulwilsongolf 23 дня назад

Well that is hitting with the arms. When you do it traps you on the back foot through impact just like a fat shot on grass. So follow my fat cure. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UwynwFBldv4.html Also, got to Amazon and get some tees that hold wooden tees. Just use broken tees and tee them up. amzn.to/3AX0DFN

@nicholascincotta3001 3 года назад

Hi Paul, am i wrong in thinking your weight should be on your lead foot at impact? I find this hard to reconcile with your demonstration repeatedly including what looks like a reverse tilt away from the target, which i thought was only desirable with driver? Thoughts?

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Your would you would be favoring the lead leg for for sure even though you are tilted way from the target. This explain it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sbE-hzTXgNo.html a lot of my other tips explain manually tilting to get it then work on getting the weight off the back foot.

@leswolstenholme4925 4 месяца назад

Mo Norman, the greatest ball striker of all time, never took a divot. "Slice of bacon - never a pork chop" was his motto. Thanks for the video Paul but you haven't successfully explained the importance of taking a divot except that it's the 'thing to do'.

@paulwilsongolf 4 месяца назад

I grew up 10 mins from Moe and met him many times. Bacon strips for sure. He did say that which makes sense. No one should be taking super deep divots. Actually I did mention the importance of taking a divot. You get a divot through having the right fundamentals. So get the fundamentals you get the divot.

@leswolstenholme4925 4 месяца назад

@@paulwilsongolf I quite understand and having this debate on several occasions, it seems that the divot is only an indication that the hands were forward so achieving the correct face angle at contact - is this correct.? I have tried taking a divot but injured my left arm as the ground was hard - I now simply skim the grass.

@paulwilsongolf 4 месяца назад

If you skim that's fine. Not that you have to take a divot but if you aren't taking one you are doing something to not take one. Lifting up. Chicken wing etc.

@DJNYU 2 года назад

Hello Paul! Would that looseness apply to all clubs?

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Absolutely.

@peppercrybeatz 2 года назад

2.30 please why are you talking about driver in a video abut taking divots? just curious....

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Because if you lean forward with irons to try to hit down you would be leaning forward with driver. Do that and you will sky your driver.

@peppercrybeatz 2 года назад

@@paulwilsongolf that was happening to me last year. I lowered the tee as a workaround 😂😂

@rogerwestergaard5953 4 года назад

Went too the range today with a bucket of balls and didn’t take even one divot..can’t hit these irons anyway. I use woods anytime I can....frustrating!!!

@paulwilsongolf 4 года назад

Start to loosen up, you're probably way too tight. Start by slowing down, hit some easy shots, they might not be the longest shots but they will start to loosen you up and youll end up taking divots. Watch this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-x16qhEzeP0o.html

@throwingdartsandbreakinghearts 2 года назад

I just started playing again this year after not swinging a club for 6 years. And I've never once taken a divot. Other than a chunk

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

When you take a break you will come back and hit with arms. I have taught countless people who have been in this situation. Here's why: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fuOJxv_22Hk.html You need to do this drill until mastered: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cVhtL-d1B9Y.html Once you master that you will take the arms out and start to add lower body for more power.

@putthegundownkinkade 3 года назад

Always such brilliant content

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Thanks so much. It's just from years of working with every swing imaginable.

@rayx9981 3 года назад

I feel i when I swing 5h and 3w

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

So feel it on all clubs. You can do it. Stop trying purposely hit down with those irons.

@donwarren4104 4 года назад

Tom Watson is a picker of the ball and he has done alright. I'm 77 year old and always been a picker is it to late for me to start taking a divot?

@paulwilsongolf 4 года назад

Yeah, I saw that video. Not sure why he did that. You don't have to be strong to be loose so yes you can certainly take divots. The average average age of my students is at least 60+ so the people I was talking about in this tip are just like you. I never have a problem getting people to take divots. Once you loosen up and start taking them post your results.

@donwarren4104 4 года назад

@@paulwilsongolf Will keep you updated.

@mikewarner5583 3 года назад

I can't hit a divot when I try!!!

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Right, because that would be hitting which is an arms move. So if you want to consistently take divots stop hitting.

@mikewarner5583 3 года назад

@@paulwilsongolf I wish I could show and have a lesson in person!!!?

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

I can actually work with anyone, anywhere in the world now with my new app. It is live, video coaching. You can find out more here: www.paulwilsongolf.com/site/coachlink People who have used it are loving it because now they know what to work on. This is not swing analysis. This is live video coaching. Take a look.

@jimburley2671 3 года назад

This seems counter to your other video on turning the belt buckle toward the target.

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

How? If you turn your arms off (to take divots) you need to hit it with something. This something is your body. This is one way to do it. As you turn your belt buckle the weight would be shifting and the heel would come up.

@lwood5375 4 года назад

This guy has a way of talking that when his videos are at the end it gets you pumped

@paulwilsongolf 4 года назад

Thanks. Got to get excited. Some of this stuff is so simple anyone can do it so they should be excited too!

@CThienV 23 дня назад

So true. Luckily he doesn't review products otherwise I'll be broke!

@blackie75 3 года назад

This could be one of the greatest video golf lessons of all time. Everyone should be super grateful that you're literally just giving his information away completely free of charge, Paul. As I've said before, you're one of the best and most underrated teachers out there and I can't illustrate enough how much I appreciate you putting these lessons up for everyone. Cheers from Australia💙❤💖

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Thanks. This is a big one for sure. So many people are way too tight. Get them loose and magically they take divots yet others would insist you need to hit down. I do give a lot away but not everything. Hopefully, people just want to support me. I appreciate it.

@eleanorbarker6209 2 года назад

Thanks again Paul.I WISH YOU WELL YOU ARE A VERY PASSIONATE TEACHER I CAN TELL YOU REALLY WANT GOLFERS LIKE MYSELF TO DO WELL GREAT STUFF CHEERS JIM FROM SCOTLAND

@danmcclendon5028 Год назад

He is a great teacher

@johnherman3261 4 года назад

I’ve always been a picker,probably chicken wing my lead arm. I know I’m losing distance because I’m not compressing the ball to the ground. Great vid Paul I’ll give er a try. Thanks buddy, be safe out there!

@paulwilsongolf 4 года назад

Glad you liked it. Yes, your arms are way too tight. Wrists too. Work on the grip and wrist hinge: Grip - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jQZLp8bF-Ww.html Wrist Hinge: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6ZeTqcz2pmE.html my view: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xk7t9yHCO-I.html

@57mapleleaf 2 года назад

My 8 iron is also going from 135 to over 150-160 with a very high flight,,

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Very good. I hit my 8 iron 160 yards so you are doing great. Keep at it.

@enildarodriguez2597 2 года назад

Thanks! I been trying for 2 years when I started golfing to be able to connect all the difficult dots and create what you showed me in a matter of minutes. I was at work and luckily the driving range is less than 10 mins away. I spent my lunch break hitting better than I have ever and the guys were staring at me not cause I’m super hot but because I was hitting balls effortlessly and with each club the distance was on point in relation to my club selection and then some. Thumbs up from numerous people, head nods and smiles as I was walking away and quite a few atta girl. I can’t wait to get out on the course. I was becoming apprehensive when going out cause it seemed like I’ve was going backwards and no improvement and getting worse or having a good day one day the next day embarrassed and paired with a snotty golfer who dismissed me killed any confidence I had. Thanks so much for helping. I wrote everything down you taught me and will review over and over and can not wait until I watch your next video. I know it’s not much i don’t have much but this is a little token of thank you deeply. You taught me fire. MUAH!!!besitos

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Thank you so much for your contribution. I truly appreciate it. It is only allowing me to see 3 lines of your comment. Please re-post. So glad you are improving. Such a great feeling when you are hitting good shots and when others start taking notice. Keep up the good work. Thanks again.

@lbb2rfarangkiinok Год назад

Started on hole 4 today, nice lush fairways. Hit a lovely divot iron a la this video. The next 17 holes had dirt fairways burnt to a crisp. I kept hitting nice looking divots but the ball-flight felt...slippery. Is it still possible to use this kind of ballstriking pattern on burnt-out fairways? PS. worked from the rough several times and from the driving range grass which was nice and soft, so I believe in the principles, just wondering if I need a better venue to practice on or, could it be that perfecting divot shots on turf like this will make me even more solid on soft fairways?

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

Well, you need some grass. If I had a bare lie I would hitting knock down/punch shots all day. Those tight lies are tricky so playing it back makes it easier. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NeY3UjiN_Ts.html Give that shot a try. You should have this shot in your bag anyway as it is such an advantage in windy conditions as well as bare lies. When you have a half decent like with come grass then do your normal shot.

@phoward0032 Год назад

I have this problem big time. I went on a track man to see my numbers….I was hitting nuetral to up 1 degree on angle of attack…..but had a spin loft of 18 degrees on my 7 iron. So handle Is forward but I come out of the swing and it is soooo hard for me to take divots. Because of my swing, I hit a lot of thin shots off and also low ones…with no spin.

@stevenjohnson6114 2 года назад

Paul love your simple instruction..?when are we getting 2022 advice on the game

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Thanks. I've posted some tips already this year. Go to the channel homepage here: ru-vid.comvideos Right now our course is browned out from winter and it's freezing. Plus, I have other stuff I am doing. Once the course greens up I will be shooting again. I have a few almost ready that I will be posting shortly.

@kevinwisely5394 3 года назад

Great advice! Where have you been all my golfing life? Can’t wait to try this.

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Happy to help!

@lilbuddiesfishing7766 Месяц назад

Great library of videos for everyone who likes to golf. Keep posting new stuff. hope all is well. Maybe edit some of your older vids and make shorts.

@paulwilsongolf Месяц назад

Taking a break

@RPFMax 2 месяца назад

Amazing. Literally will save so many people from injuries. Making your back follow the force from your arms is why so many people develop lower back issues. Your arms following you body ensures there is no excess force on your back when swinging

@paulwilsongolf 2 месяца назад

Yes, hitting with the arms is the main cause of back issues. Turn them off and use the legs and hips and you have a lifetime of pain free golf.

@jimmunster57 4 месяца назад

@paulwilsongolf love all your vids. They are so good. I have a question/observation: Not once(yet)have I heard you say "Keep your left arm straight" and "Keep you head down"! I notice watching you swing that you actually do bend your left arm slightly in your back swing. Does your philosophy of keeping the arms relaxed(like Jell-O) negate the straight left arm or modify this thought in some way?

@paulwilsongolf 3 месяца назад

I did a tip on this here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1TiT0C8XF2U.html I have done numerous tips on keeping the head down. If you try to hit the ball hard with the arms it's human nature to look to see what you hit. I am not hitting anything so I have no reason to look early. So turn the arms off.

@JeffreyJohnson85 3 месяца назад

This helped me a lot but there was one thing i had to figure out on my own to get this to work every time for me and that was making sure my weight was completely on my front foot. Adding your instuctions with proper weight shift is a game changer!

@paulwilsongolf 2 месяца назад

Well weight shift is a big part of using the mower body. Glad you figured it out. Keep at it.

@chasey2327 2 года назад

'it's a huge problem for 90% of golfers' you say...but why exactly? you've not given a simple reason WHY it's important to take a divot. 🙄 the problem for most is surely striking it fat, taking too much turf with the ball. so if its verging on risky, why is it important to take divots?

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Why not watch the whole tip (which you didn't) because at 9:03 I clearly say why to take a divot? Plus, all throughout I say it's get a descending blow. I clearly explain how to get the descending blow. Fat shots are too much weight on your back foot at contact. I have 2 tips on this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UwynwFBldv4.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hAZyQXoIGac.html

@Mikebiglaow 5 месяцев назад

After this one video I’m taking divots, hitting the ball straight and far and with such a relaxed swing. Thanks so much for the tip 🙏🏻

@paulwilsongolf 5 месяцев назад

Very good. Glad to help.

@JohnSmith-eb4hc Год назад

Been watching your fantastic videos and they really help! I'm thinking about buying the Swing Caddie SC4 Launch Monitor that includes 10 lessons by you sent to my email. Is there a way I can tell if I would be taking a divot if I use the launch monitor and hitting mat? I want a way I can use you tips in inclement weather.

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

Glad you like them. Thanks. I have a discount code for the SC4. Scroll down the page here: www.paulwilsongolf.com/site/products No real way to tell if you are taking a divot with a launch monitor. You would be able to tell pure contact by the sound and distance and consistency of your shots. I really never care if I am hitting off a mat or not. Doesn't bother me. You hit the ball first anyway. So just keep building the swing and you will get the properly contact.

@kurtef9282 7 месяцев назад

Hi Paul, When you say loose, do you mean grip as well? As when I grip the club loose I have no control at all when striking the ball and it goes all over the place. Then when I grip normally my arms automatically tighten up?

@paulwilsongolf 7 месяцев назад

No. You need to have a secure grip with loose wrists. Watch: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z8K3Gctkz7A.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YHCEPu9e_1k.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YwniNAXFMd0.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QoTJWD5CE0E.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-g32efOi5Z_I.html

@terrytio8982 Год назад

Been golfing for over 20 years and have never consistently taken divots. Looking fwd to trying this out. Question, will this also assist with follow throw, as I've been flipping since day 1 as i learned to hit on mats, and ingrained horrible habits.

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

Well, you are hitting with arms. Need to turn them off completely and use your body to power the swing. If so you will move the widest point of your arc ahead of the ball. Watch: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jEWe9Gaoqxo.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MTLQWJLRAU0.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gMVs6SZNBIQ.html

@rlmonson Год назад

Hi Paul. As I do this should I be thinking “pinch” the ball against the ground or look in front of the ball? Any suggestions about how to interpret the ball club turf interaction? Thanks in advance.

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

No. That would get you thinking of hitting. I am not hitting anything. Work on the moves. If so you get the right fundamentals which provides pure contact.

@davidrodgers6784 3 года назад

Brilliant!!! That was such a simple solution. Now, I hope you will defend me when my wife is mad because there are divots in the yard!?!?!?!?!?!?

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Glad you liked it. The divots well ... part off learning it. Do swings on carpet so you don't rip up too much of your yard.

@AllLeedsAreWe Год назад

Thanks for pointing me to this and the other video on this topic. Took it to the range today and, like you say, I hit loads of fat shots and like you say I felt like giving up, but decided to persevere. After about 70 balls I noticed my swing and connection was feeling more like my driver. Distance started going up and direction was getting more consistent. My confidence was increasing rapidly… and then I ran out of balls and time, can’t wait to get back to the range to see if the progress can continue!

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

Glad you tried it and stuck with it. You see how if someone hit a few fat shots they would go right back to their old golf swing that doesn't work. This is new and different. You need to keep doing it until you get it. The fat shots are just too much weight on the back foot at impact. Easy to fix. Watch this one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UwynwFBldv4.html

@qtskimsales440 Год назад

question: do you set up with a side bend as with the driver and then keep arms ultra loose, and if so, how much? same as driver?

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

You are slightly tilted with driver 8-10 degrees at set up. Arms are not activated while the grip is about 3-4 out of 10. Keep in mind I teach powerless arms in the down and through swing not floppy arms in the backswing.

@AJTramberg Месяц назад

Those intentional shots with no divot sounded better than any shot I've ever taken...lol.

@paulwilsongolf Месяц назад

I'll get you there. Just follow the tip and you will hitting it pure.

@Jefchang1 2 года назад

WHAT A LOT OF NONSENSE. WHAT THE HECK IS THIS GUY TALKING ABOUT? I HAVE NEVER THOUGHT THAT THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO TAKE A DIVOT. THE OBJECTIVE IS THE ART OF STRIKING THE BALL TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED RESULT AND CONTROL THE FLIGHT OF THE BALL.

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

WELL IN ORDER TO STRIKE THE BALL PROPERLY YOU WOULD NEED THE RIGHT FUNDAMENTALS. IF YOU HAD THE RIGHT FUNDAMENTALS YOU WOULD BE TAKING DIVOTS.

@boomshizzIe Год назад

My only input as a RU-vid commenter is that if you're trying to take a divot you've already lost the battle. I feel like it should be a result of a good swing. It's not something I think about at all when I'm hitting but people are always commenting about these beautiful beaver tails I'm flinging out after a shot.

@boomshizzIe Год назад

Also tiger woods just said he doesn't take divots when he's hitting it flush 😂

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

Well, the divot occurs due to the right fundamentals. So yes, you are not trying to take one. Turn the arms off and use your body. If so, divots will occur.

@dylancary3540 4 месяца назад

Paul, question for you. Ive been playing for years, i dont hit divots, maybe an occasional baby one, but have great ball flight and distance ( i hit my PW 135 140 and my 7 165 to 170) will i get more distance if i start taking consistent divots? Thanks in advance, love the video

@paulwilsongolf 4 месяца назад

Your hitting it pretty good so not sure if you would or not. Need to see why you are not taking them. Maybe a slight chicken wing or sometime long ago you trained yourself to come out of it a little so the club never enters the ground. You can try loosening as I suggest. See if it helps. If you are getting those yardages swinging hard and I get you the same yardages feeling nothing then that would be a big benefit.

@dylancary3540 4 месяца назад

@paulwilsongolf Ya know. I didn't even think of it, I have a natural chicken wing with my left arm (shattered my elbow years ago) and can't fully straighten it (stuck at 10°). I'll loosen up and report back to you, thanks for the reply 👍🏽

@bdyt 2 года назад

Does this produce shaft lean and compression of the golf ball all others talk about?

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RM4OX3m2-90.html It would because you would be using your body not your arms to hit the ball.

@matthewpoole4491 Месяц назад

I’ve always heard to keep your weight forward. Are you insinuating leaning backwards?

@paulwilsongolf Месяц назад

Weight is not on the back foot. As you fire your lower body the upper tilts more than it was at set up. Every pro does this. The longer the club the more you fire the more tilt you get. Driver is going to be 25-30 degrees spine tilt at impact. All other clubs would be less than that. I explain in the video as to why a divot is taken. So work on the fundamentals and stop hitting with arms you get the tilt and the divot. Most are trying to hit down and move forward coming down which will never work because it sends the average person over the top. Watch these too: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sbE-hzTXgNo.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EDlwfq_ZBvE.html

@matthewpoole4491 Месяц назад

@@paulwilsongolf will look into this immediately. Thank you for the quick response!

@sheldor73 2 года назад

Sounds like someone has a case of the literallys. Great vidz!

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

It's the pressure of the moment. Glad you like them.

@loyaldesignco 2 года назад

Hi Paul, I would imagine it's difficult to work on taking divots if you are only on mats, any thoughts? Unfortunately I don't have access to a range or practice area with grass.

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Not much you can do in that situation. I would be working on technique. The more you get the fundamentals the more you will be taking divots. So keep loosening the arms and wrists in the downswing. Then power it with your body. As you play take note of the any divots. If you are still not taking them you are not loose enough. It will tell you how loose you need to be.

@loyaldesignco 2 года назад

@@paulwilsongolfthank you Paul 🙏

@twills-lv7cz 2 года назад

why do I care about taking divots? what does it mean if I'm not?

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Indicates a descening blow, delofts the club, the rught fundamentals, compresses the irons etc.. I do say all this stuff later in the video.

@visyglass 2 года назад

If this doesn't work I'm giving up... again.

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Taking divots would tell you that you have the right fundamentals in your swing. Some half decent players don't take divots because they are still a little tight in the arms. Loosen up and you will start taking them. Turn off the arms and you have to use your body.

@keving2012 Год назад

Paul, I take really deep divots. How do you correct that?

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

Work on this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gJOq_LO6oRg.html

@lucastodd2406 3 года назад

How am I supposed to loosen up when I have to keep my front arm straight

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

You don't have to keep this arm rigid. I just did a tip on it. Many of the best of all time broke their arm at the top. I do too. Nicklaus, Watson, Couples, Daly etc. etc. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zXEdLYHq8GY.html

@TylerBlumkeYugioh 2 года назад

I take plenty of divots… they’re just before the ball 😅

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Here you go: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UwynwFBldv4.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hAZyQXoIGac.html

@micheldubeau5076 4 года назад

Everything you said in this video applies to me. No divot, very high ball, no distance at all. My 7 iron goes 140 if I strike it well

@paulwilsongolf 4 года назад

Well you have a little work to do. Got to get those arms loosened up. Keep watching my other tips so you get a feel for what I teach.

@bobgolden939 3 года назад

I gotta try this.i just blew through two buckets without a divot

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Yes, loosen up.

@kotschsve 8 месяцев назад

Doing the tilt and keep it until I hit the ball, it's a great risk for to fat shot

@paulwilsongolf 8 месяцев назад

Then you watch this and fix your fat shots instantly: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UwynwFBldv4.html

@Shak457 2 месяца назад

Problem is… no grass ranges anywhere anymore sad😢ly

@paulwilsongolf 2 месяца назад

Well learn the fundamentals then when you are on the grass you will take divots.

@jmm1817 3 года назад

Thanks a million for another great lesson Paul. I can't wait to work on this tomorrow. I've been implementing lots of your tips, and my golf swing has improved 100%. Mostly I've been working on my swing on my office carpet. That repetition has helped tremendously. I've only been able to play once every other week, and my buddy plays twice a week, and he's amazed at how my swing has improved so much. Keep it up I want to watch you grow to a million subscribers. You are by far the best golf trainer on RU-vid👍😊

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

You're welcome. Glad you are doing the swings indoors. Me too. I am probably doing 500 swings a day right now. This is the best way to work on your swing as you are starting to figure out. No ball means no hitting with the arms so you can actually make the changes. Thank you for your support. One day we will get to 1M. I need to post more which I will be doing in the future.

@jmm1817 3 года назад

@@paulwilsongolf yes exactly. No ball = no arms and chicken wings. Funny that you use that term, thus I see chicken wings all over the range now LOL 😆😆👍👌 they need Paul Wilson golf

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

No doubt. They have no clue how to fix it either. To fix it you need to get used to a new feeling of letting it go. Once you do that feeling feels great and doing a chicken wing feels weird.

@rajindersinghsaran9294 3 года назад

I have to refresh due to lock down I could not practice

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Try to do practice swings indoors. This is the best way to practice anyway. No ball means you are not trying to hit anything. What do I teach? I teach you to not hit anything with your arms. So this one you could be working on the tilt of your body in the downswing.

@fooalvinado1394 2 года назад

Paul... What is the advantages of taking divot?

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

The advantage is that it tells you that you have the right fundamentals. If you are taking a proper divot your club is descending when it hits the ball. This is delofting your club and compressing the ball giving you the proper flight and trajectory as well as distance on your shots.

@jeffeye6507 3 года назад

I know this guy can play.He is teaching to much science in the swing. Just demonstrate the swing, please.

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Well, how about understanding why something is happening. Hear anyone else explain it like that. No. Once you understand "why" then maybe you will do it.

@jeffeye6507 3 года назад

@@paulwilsongolf Thx for your reply. I do understand the swing, believe it or not. Too fat and old to do it like I used to. Currently have a 4.6 hcp index. I play fairly well for a 60yo. I did enjoy your video. I actually practiced the wrist thing, but I can't hit 80 balls without my back hurting. Usually hit about 20 before playing. After trying your tip I shot a 77 with a boey on 17 and a double on 18. thx again.

@Grayback1973 2 года назад

Your teachings are so simple and yet they are incredibly difficult to implement. I don't even know how you can swing a golf club with just your body leaving the arms and hands completely relaxed. How in the world does the club get up and over your shoulders?

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

You are thinking this is powerless arms on the way back which it is not. It is powerless arms down and through. For the backswing you are coiling and setting the hinge. Once you have trained it to do that it will go up there on its own. Watch: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-h5DwT6whCuo.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-70NSWLjYt0Q.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k1OhZyWKgGc.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YMj0fgJe48M.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BQRLNudwmWc.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KQ7zQdnXBOA.html

@surroundedbyjaggoffs 2 года назад

My divit happens before I hit the ball! 😆

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Here you go: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UwynwFBldv4.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hAZyQXoIGac.html

@rballersUnited 4 года назад

Dang, glad I found you. Your tips, frequently involving the correct use of the lower body, has helped me a great deal. Thank you.

@paulwilsongolf 4 года назад

Glad you found me too. Now we can get you playing great golf.

@Zanzabar5 9 месяцев назад

People have to try to take a divot? I can't not make one.

@paulwilsongolf 9 месяцев назад

No you don't have to try to take a divot. Just watch the tip and you will take one by doing the right fundamentals not by trying to take one.

@robertthurston6858 2 года назад

Yeah, but about if your left arm is shorter than right arm and has a permanent bend in it like Mine ? True Story.

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Look up Calvin Peete. Arguably the most consistent golfer of all time. Same thing he had. The bend in the arm is not big deal so long as you extend it to it's widest point. The problem is when someone can straighten their arm yet they have it bend. Now that is the arm getting shorter. Although yours is bent you have it extended to it widest point. So don't see see this as a disadvantage. You shouldn't have any problem taking divots. The issue is hitting and causing the arm to buckle more. So let it extend and you will get it.

@robertthurston6858 2 года назад

Ok, thanks

@mikewarner5583 3 года назад

Let the lead arm go, the grass should flow!??

@paulwilsongolf 3 года назад

Exactly. Too many people are too tight.

@jsraheja9335 11 месяцев назад

Beautifully explained 👏👏👍 thanks

@paulwilsongolf 11 месяцев назад

Thanks so much. I appreciate it.

@Johnnyroten 5 месяцев назад

Great instruction! Thanks

@paulwilsongolf 5 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@shanedeel2 2 года назад

I need a video on how to stop taking divots.

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

You already have that one: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UwynwFBldv4.html

@phinehas55 2 года назад

I enjoyed this video. I especially appreciate your tone and presentation style. You sound a little like Moe Norman. Thanks

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Thanks so much. There already is a little Moe but I see what you are saying. He said it like it is. Met him many times in the past.

@ruger6049 2 года назад

"loosey goosey" we say in Canada! lol

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Heard that one many times before. I grew up in Canada you know. I started the golf school at Angus Glen.

@stymie777 17 дней назад

Dam golf is hard!

@paulwilsongolf 17 дней назад

It can be. That's why I keep it simple. I teach things people can actually do instead of complex pro moves that you will never be able to do. For people that have just found me start with these: Body Swing Concept: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E8y9jEyY35k.html Grip: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jQZLp8bF-Ww.html Hinge Rehinge: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6ZeTqcz2pmE.html Alignment: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VFZc0Wq282k.html Secure Grip: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YHCEPu9e_1k.html Best Drill: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cVhtL-d1B9Y.html Power the swing with the legs and hip not the hands and arms. I have tons of lower body tips now posted. Try this one. It's an easy way to get you hips moving: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-j1mS5Ku8Q10.html

@markedmenfilms5971 6 месяцев назад

I've tried every drill in the book. After 40 yeas, I still don't hit the ball first.

@markedmenfilms5971 6 месяцев назад

But you could tee up a baseball and I can hit it solid and wherever I want every time.

@paulwilsongolf 6 месяцев назад

That's cause you are hitting with your arms. So ... stop hitting as I said in the video. It is way looser than you think.

@markedmenfilms5971 6 месяцев назад

@@paulwilsongolf Thanks for the response. I don't buckle my arms when I swing. I video myself all the time. I will try and loosen more and see what happens. I guess my biggest thing is given that at address the club is at its lowest point, how can I possibly ever take a divot unless I'm down lower, and more forward. If I do anything when swinging, it's that my head stays down, but my body straightens at impact.

@paulwilsongolf 5 месяцев назад

So the answer is in this tip. Understand it. If you are not buckling your arms then you are raising up or not creating the tilt as you go between the 2 axis.

@phinehas55 2 года назад

Follow up. I followed your advice and struck my irons much better today. Thank you🌴👍

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Great to hear! You've got this.

@airselectricalcontractors842 2 года назад

does spine angle matter ???

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Not hitting with your arms helps you maintain spine angle.

@johnaugsburger6192 4 года назад

Thanks so much

@paulwilsongolf 4 года назад

You're welcome!

@wendellmurray9934 Год назад

Mr. Wilson, you do a fantastic job with your instructional videos. Why living/working in Las Vegas however? It is a desert! I am still not quite duplicating your swing or the swing of other professional golfers, but I am very close. When I do a practice swing, it is perfect, but when I stand about the ball, I still do not hit the ball perfectly before taking a divot. My hands are ahead of the ball holding the club and I try to treat my arms are merely connectors to the club, then let the full force of my untwisting body be applied to contact with the ball. Occasionally, it is perfect (I video-record myself), but more often I am slightly off. In any case, excellent instruction!

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

Glad you like them. Thanks. It's great here. No humidity. No rain. Love it. Hard to teach in the rain. With the ball you are still hitting at the ball. Need to go out and swing 50%. Forget distance. The new swing is new. So you need to do it slowly until you can take it to the course. Everyone always wants to go full speed and hit their best shots. Do the new thing but do it slow and get used to it. No divot is the tell tale sign you are hitting.

@jaysonbackes9279 2 года назад

Great video but I just did the math and on average you would have had to teach two people a day every single day for the last 29 years to be able to teach tens of thousands of people. I think you may be overestimating.

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Yeah, I've been teaching since 1991. In Canada in the summer I would do 10 -12 lesson per day every day 7 days a week for the whole summer. Then winters another 600 to 800 indoors at a dome. Then schools of upwards of 10 to 20 people over the last 30 years. So yes, I have taught tens of thousands of people.

@jaysonbackes9279 2 года назад

@@paulwilsongolf I stand corrected.

@paulwilsongolf 25 дней назад

Hey, I remembered your comment where you didn't think I taught tens of thousands of people. I just saw a new product. In it the guy says he has taught over 200,000 people. Now, I'm thinking that's a stretch. Hope you call him out on it: www.performancegolf.com/deep-to-shallow/store/video-sc Read it under the orange button.

@jaysonbackes9279 25 дней назад

@@paulwilsongolf will do :-)

@kal5994 2 года назад

i quite LITERALLY just went out into my backyard and didn’t even use a ball and fixed my swing. my parents are gonna be mad at all the divots 😭

@paulwilsongolf 2 года назад

Hey parents yelling at you is a small price to pay for taking divots. Let's see if you can get it at the course. Stay focused.

@CruceEntertainment Год назад

A very very important thing to make this happen that a lot of people have a hard time doing is KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN all the way through impact and into your follow through. That takes a lot of discipline to do that because we all want to see where the ball goes. But we have to believe that if we just keep our down, the ball will in fact go where we want it to go. And staying down will allow the divot to happen too.

@paulwilsongolf Год назад

For sure. You need to watch what you are hitting. Come out of it and you will never take divots. I just did this one the other day. Give it a watch: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vZ4jKpIscJU.html