Never set your iron flat on the ground, here's why!

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How does your iron golf club sit on the ground at address? Many golfers set the soul of the golf club flat on the ground, but that is not correct. If you put the club flat on the ground, the club may close because the toe hits the ground and not the heel. Tom explains why it is better to set the iron golf club a bit on its heel.
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@jadonfiguerido3281 Год назад

I’ll put that on the list of 50 things I’m supposed to do before I swing

@prestonphillips3375 Год назад

Lol 😂

@gdcoleman93 Год назад

😂😂😂😂😂

@PongGod Год назад

And don't you dare forget to do it!

@paulwoolnough3770 Год назад

What!! Only 50? 😁

@SHARK-xo8nf Год назад

Lol

@rob1733 Месяц назад

Golf clubs need a warning sticker: "Do not use as you would expect."

@noelhayes1113 28 дней назад

😂👌

@embro6474 20 дней назад

Or something like: If you care even a little bit of your mental health, stay away of these bad boys.

@johnzabroski5396 13 дней назад

Robin Williams sketch on golf never dies.

@kswan2234 12 дней назад

@@johnzabroski5396😂 I had to look it up! Money!

@i_amChrisJxmes 3 дня назад

I’ve been golfing twenty years and I’ve never heard this tip before lol. I don’t even know how I address the ball now. Total mindf*ck. Heading to the garage to check 😂 Edit: I do this naturally. Now I’ll just have to think about it first instead of just hitting.

@artybone6946 Год назад

I was doing this for 5 years hahaha just last year I learned this! Makes a big difference!

@JeansWebbTv Год назад

Great to hear. I have this problem.

@MultiPeyton22 19 дней назад

that bit at the end about the club head opening up as it makes contact really helped it click with me

@davidj4529 Год назад

I literally just started setting my club down more on the heel, with the ball slightly on the inside of the face instead of center, and I cannot believe how much more consistent and solid i’m hitting it. I’m about a 8-10 handicap

@Weplaygolf Год назад

Well done!

@Walerud День назад

I have 6 in handicap and I don't buy what this clown is saying one bit, those are irons and he uses a fucking ultra flex shaft to prove his point. There is almost no flex in iron shafts even if you're kyle berkshire. It shouldn't even matter how you let the club sit on the ground, it's how you move the head through the swing. A 1000x times better way to become good at golf is mastering fade and draw so you can really control your distances, since a draw is about 2clubs longer than a fade with the same club. Most irrelevant golf tip I've seen in my life, may work for some but for the wrong reasons.

@WestShoreJabs Год назад

Here in the US, we don’t have a $2 coin. I guess I’ll never learn 😢

@JeansWebbTv Год назад

You can order 2 euro "golf coins" from me - at 20 USD+postage/coin it's a bargain!

@quitefranklyjohan Год назад

That exchange rate is wrong. Just put down 2 dollars 16 cents in a small pile and it should work exactly the same

@embro6474 20 дней назад

@@JeansWebbTv I played 20 years golf and never learned until I tried JeanWebb`s offer. Now I have zero handicap. Next year I will try to make it to PGA tour.

@jacksgolf8972 Год назад

Dude is showing you how to shank the ball

@jordanslager3684 Год назад

Quite literally ripping golf balls off the heel straight into partners golf cart

@Smiggers Год назад

This basically the only comment he didn’t like 😂😂😂

@AMCustomCoasters Год назад

@@jordanslager3684 did that with my driver a few weeks ago after the group in front insisted we play through. Dude drove his golf cart up about 30ft in front and the left of the tee box. Ripped a 150mph drive right into his cart. Missed everyone somehow, needless to say it was a rather uncomfortable situation.

@jordanslager3684 Год назад

@@AMCustomCoasters That’s Golf for ya right there.. hopefully they had a good attitude about it 🤣🤣

@jerry4012 Год назад

@@AMCustomCoasters I love when people tell me to play through, all I think in my head is "this is on you, you asked for this"

@PesKneeus91 Год назад

I do this. I've been playing 1 year and i'd say 75% of my shots end up drifting to the right so it's all making sense. Thanks for the tip

@Gregroybiz Год назад

Same

@Gregroybiz Год назад

Just wanna add that I tried this tip and it was very Affective! Effective?? ... It worked!

@ag358 Год назад

It's good advice .

@bennettlewis5495 11 дней назад

There's also grip, path, bottom, lag, wrist, etc. :-D

@johndickson9542 2 дня назад

@@Gregroybiz Effective.

@mapimmersive7585 20 дней назад

I just started this 2 weeks ago and I flush the balls with my 4 iron and it's shaping much better for me.

@jrestrada626 Год назад

I hope this works. I always put the bottom of the iron flat exactly as he describes and I’m an inconsistent high handicap newbie. I’m going to try this. 🤞

@hbviceroy7274 Год назад

It will work, if you look at any impact picture from the front …the shaft is bowed exactly like he’s saying…

@baldamerican1333 Год назад

This is right and wrong if you have been properly fitted for your club the lie angle of your club should stop this from happening…. Right?

@johncharsley7965 Год назад

@@baldamerican1333 being fitted is great, but if you are bringing the club too close too your body it will still flatten the sole to the ground. It's a setup issue.

@chrissalazar35 Год назад

Get fitted for clubs.

@mikepoalillo Месяц назад

I lie it flat and hit consistent shots... I'm no pro but it helped me tremendously, but who knows it could benefit you.

@lr7822 11 дней назад

I tried golf first time today and realised this about 30 minutes later at range🤝🏽 this really helps. Now i know i did it right

@danwhitehurst9592 Год назад

Remember people, even though he’s correct, this is not correct for everyone. HOW TO USE LIE ANGLE: 1-Toe down at impact pushes the ball right and toe up pulls to the left. 2-create a repeatable shot shape and adjust the lie to create the desired flight. 3- flat at impact isn’t correct , it’s just neutral. 4-every pro uses lie angle to create the flight needed. Example- I draw the ball. My lie is 1deg flat so I miss straight and not left. You are all welcome.

@NG-tz8wo Год назад

I think most would disagree with this. The club is designed to hit flat but with forward shaft lean. Hitting the heel or toe first will cause bad results. Pros alter their swing path to create shape

@danwhitehurst9592 Год назад

@@NG-tz8wo you do realize that when the club hits the ball it isn’t touching the ground right. Also , every pro uses lie angle to fine tune direction. I’ve been to 4 major manufacturers headquarters here in Carlsbad. None of them check if the club if flat on the ground because that’s not correct. They’ll adjust upright to move the shot grouping left and flat to move it right. That’s how you’re supposed to use lie angle. Trust me I fit for a living

@NG-tz8wo Год назад

@@danwhitehurst9592 so when they test the clubs they use iron Byron correct? Do the manufacturers test the heel or toe hitting first or does the club impact square?

@danwhitehurst9592 Год назад

@@NG-tz8wo they actually test contact in numerous places on the face. They’ve also done numerous tests to see what spec changes does what to the ball flight. As far as using it in a fitting aspect with people, lie angle is used to change the direction of the ball and the fact that the toe or heel may be a bit down doesn’t have a negative. Unless the ball flight isn’t what you want. It’s the same reason slicers buy draw biased drivers. That’s how good players get straight ball flight. They create a consistent shot shape and then use other parts of the club to cancel out a bit or all of that shape. For me I hit a high draw. So my club adjustments are a little flat lie angle, shafts a bit too stiff grips a bit too big. I don’t do much else. I found out what parts of the club I’m most sensitive to and adjusted them to help dial in my ball flight perfectly.

@bloatedsodium7301 Год назад

Dan, I’m 6’1 with short arms, 38 inch WTF measurement. I was told to get clubs +1/2 longer and 3* upright. Does that lie angle sound like too much?

@ifenessehuh2550 6 дней назад

I like sit club flat on the ground helps get the perfect divots

@tiredhooman6908 13 дней назад

I’ve been doing this all my time golfing thank you for the tip

@BILLUPS811 Год назад

I’ve been playing for over twenty years, always have addressed the ball with the sole flat, have always hit it solid 🤷🏾‍♂️

@untzkoolaid Год назад

I'm a scratch golfer and I lay it flat. It goes where I want.

@levelup6243 Год назад

That's because his advice is complete nonsense...

@davidgraham8058 4 месяца назад

@@levelup6243No it’s not. It’s perfectly true.

@EricHopwood 3 месяца назад

Always?

@krish3033 2 месяца назад

⁠⁠⁠@@untzkoolaidI’m a scratch golfer and I have the toe up. Goes where I want.

@lyndelf 4 дня назад

Well now, playing for 8 years and this is the first time I've heard this bit of information!! Thank you! I'd almost given up on my irons because they would always go RIGHT on me unless I was making a simple pitch shot!

@Garret_bruh_homey 15 дней назад

I needed this. Thank you.

@johnhays2915 Год назад

I have played golf for 20 years...have never heard this tip...I'll try it.

@justsayin5209 Год назад

25 for me.....damn near all my "misses" are fat, or on the toe. This makes absolutely so much sense. I'm playing in 2 days. Crossing my fingers.

@johnhays2915 Год назад

@@justsayin5209 Good luck I haven't gotten the chance to test it out but will try to stop by the range tomorrow or Wednesday...lmk if it worked for you and I'll post back cause who knows as I say I've never heard or read this tip anywhere...my irons have been flat at address for 20 years 🤷

@justsayin5209 Год назад

@@johnhays2915 same

@geraldalbone7 Год назад

I've lined up my irons flat on the ground for almost 30 years. I'm not saying I've never hit a bad shot with an iron. But I'm very consistent with my irons for an amateur I'd say, I average 80. I don't like these types of instructionals that use always or never. There's always exceptions to the rules. As for this one, this may be for a very specific few, and you say never line it up flat, when most people do it and have very few issues from it.

@CamaroKidd2022 Год назад

I think the whole tip is bogus because the shaft does not bend in the direction he says that would put the sole flat on the ground.

@_ErIc1976 Месяц назад

Same here since I was 10 years old I’m 48 now and still piercing my irons and my club is flat . Good luck fellow golfers

@glennhall2729 13 дней назад

Why hadn't I seen this advice before? Thanks.

@hocheye 22 дня назад

I have heard of this many times, I put my club down arms relaxed the toe is slightly up as he shows. If your club is flat your to close to the ball puting the shaft to vertical. He is correct.

@jessiedefilippo8949 20 дней назад

Damn the algorithm found me this video and this was the exact problem I was dealing with.

@user-bg8pd3ll9p 4 дня назад

BRILLIANT.... thanks!

@brettbruening7538 Год назад

This can also cause tons of pulls/hooks/heal dig if you have too much toe lift.

@paulmorgan5841 Год назад

If you have too much, yes

@chuckyl3978 Год назад

If you can't hit the ball correctly yes you will have alot of bad shots

@bradbarnes7545 11 дней назад

Funny i was thinking about that today when i was hitting in my net today with a launch monitor. I was getting some fades at times certainly and was catching my toe on occasion.

@redmed10 3 дня назад

I dont move the club fast enough to get it bendy. But thanks for reducing the area of the face with which i should hit the ball as if it wasn't small enough already.

@SOAESBDEVOPS Год назад

Flex of the shaft depends on the stiffness and swing speed. This is why people with fast swing speeds use stiff and xstiff shafts. If you are using the right shaft stiffness then you really shouldnt have to worry much about flex on the downswing.

@kupo150 Год назад

you want that flex though. That's where you get that power from from it snapping down. All clubs and downswings will and should flex which means what he is describing is relevant. I'm curious to give this a try too as I usually make sure to start my club flat

@MichaelShinosky 8 месяцев назад

It's called shaft droop. If there is no droop the shaft is too stiff for you to begin with.

@davidgraham8058 4 месяца назад

Every club will flex. There’s no avoiding it unless you want to swing at 39mph 😂

@ThePeoplezElbow Год назад

I learned this on my own one day practicing my impact position. I was going from address to impact position just for feels, and noticed my toe was touching in the impact position. It helped me realized I was standing over the ball too much (I'm 6'6"), coming over the top, etc etc. Great tip!

@marcusjv100 Год назад

I was thinking about this exact thing at the range recently. Thanks for the well-explained tip!

@timstubbs4827 Год назад

It's different for everyone. If some people did this they'd be horribly left...any wrist rotation exaggerated, heel dig etc.

@justbobgolf Год назад

Wow such a simple and easy explanation. Thanks, will keep an eye on this next time on the range 🎉

@franciscoguerrero4246 Год назад

This makes so much sense, Every time I set the club on the ground with the ball positioned a little closer to the heel of the face, I manage to hit pretty good shots!

@Blackcloud319 Год назад

Incredible advice, I never even heard of this and will try immediately. Thank you sir!👊🏽

@listentoty 4 месяца назад

How do you know it’s incredible advice if you haven’t tried it lol

@vaughanfrankcombe3838 23 дня назад

every golfers swing is different pro or not this may help you or this may not. A very small subtle change in your setup or swing can make a big difference for some and for others it may not

@JakLeeGolf 28 дней назад

club doesnt necessarily open but the loft is pointing further right (relative to neutral lie angle) if delivered toe down

@rexanderson5024 Год назад

Fantastic tip ! Great job ! Hopefully I remember this.

@txuelee9872 13 дней назад

it doesn't matter if your club is square or not. There are so many factors comes into play from shaft to swing plane etc...

@lifeinaqua660 25 дней назад

The last thought in my head needs to be, “wait….how many Euros of space should be under my iron???” Great tip dude. Gotta love the freaking BBC.

@davidbarnard1409 10 дней назад

If you address the ball flat - it will encourage an early extension - just saying

@haljam8828 20 дней назад

Never played golf ever but i watch

@johnhathaway735 27 дней назад

He’s not wrong I noticed this myself got new wedges I’ve got them standard lie my gap-4 is 2 flat (as fitted btw) and I lay them flat and at impact have noticed toe digging lately

@EqDior 12 дней назад

Eye opening!

@todddixon5959 Год назад

One of the best tips I've heard !

@Weplaygolf Год назад

Thank you Todd!

@ryze9153 Год назад

Cause you're new and you think this shit is just amazing.

@miningmonkey760 4 месяца назад

I'll try that tomorrow and practice that in my sleep which may cause me to try this at night night or 3am,I'm excited to try it😅

@RomeoTRM Год назад

I found this trick and noticed other golfers doing it too, so I tried it, as well as also opening the club face, and holding the sole of the club off the ground before I pull back the club for the swing. Never hit it fat as often as I used to thanks to these

@watcher5580 Год назад

Is that all you had to do before the swing? Nothing really

@govtfunded 26 дней назад

Static lie angle vs. dynamic. Which is another reason why a good fitter will check sole impact and adjust accordingly based on how the player loads the shaft.

@mike12skater Год назад

As a 3 handicap I can confirm but honestly there is so much more to it than just one trick fix you’re foundation then work on small things like this

@chopper5245 Месяц назад

I will try this tomorrow when I play! Some of the best tips ever are from Lee Trevino. Several of his tips has turned me from 100+ to high 70’s to mid 80’s.

@matt7iron 11 дней назад

😅 I swing just like da Supa Mex Trevino

@chopper5245 11 дней назад

@@matt7iron wished I did. Nothing wrong with the Merry Mex and his game.

@richardtabloff1773 Год назад

The best 50 seconds I’ve ever seen, thank you.

@Weplaygolf Год назад

Thank you Richard. So kind!

@Skogebear 22 дня назад

Qb coach that had success with Teddy and Jameis is a stretch of the word success. Drew Brees for sure but as we are finding out with Brady/Belichick and Tomlin/Big Ben to name a few, sometimes you just get a good one and its less QB/Coach/Guru and more, this player has both the tangibles and more importantly the intangebles. I guess We will see with Nix.

@asalaba2425 20 дней назад

Than.. where would the ball be positisioned?In the "centre" or more towards the heel?Please elaborate more please.

@actionjackson9195 7 месяцев назад

I have always laid the soul flat and always seem to fade it slightly. I started doing this recently and it straighten out my shots. Maybe it’s different for everyone, but if you have a tendency to fade, this could work for some. Worth trying.

@tonynguyen9582 Год назад

thanks for this. i always lay it flat. i'll see what happens after this fix

@austinm419 Год назад

Why would the club open on a pivot from the toe? Wouldn’t the club close if it’s pivoting on the toe?

@mojodanslabiblioteque 27 дней назад

Thought this club toe upwards was only for a flat or shallow swing?

@mikecoughlin4128 Год назад

I’ll try it but this makes no sense to me. The direction the shaft bends does not cause the toe to come down in my opinion. I think doing this will return the club to the ground the way it left, heel down. Which will cause the heel to hit alone and make the club face shut down. We’ll see.

@insideout144 7 месяцев назад

I just took a leeson for the first time ever and that was one of the things I was shown and have to say I've been hitting less off the toe and more on the sweet spot!

@conraywest 18 дней назад

That’s why you get fitted and bend your irons to your natural hand position

@marc31415 Год назад

So when the shaft flexes during the swing it changes the angle of the sole of the club

@wolfiemcwolf6617 Год назад

I set up pretty flat. My loft a lie measurements are always good, and I have no issue with leaking right. If anything, I miss with a block or an overdraw. Saying it will help a slice is always safe because most higher handicap golfers come over the top and play with a wicked slice.

@vegasmitch1472 11 месяцев назад

Makes Some Sense. Gonna try it tomorrow!!!

@brythemassageguy9632 17 дней назад

I've always wondered what was the right way. Is this the same with the wedges?

@keithlucero6207 Год назад

Very interesting Golf lesson-thanks- Keith

@norrock1 Год назад

That actually explains a lot with some of my iron swings

@trippgoldsberry2694 Год назад

Not entirely sure I understand his argument, but it seems like he is implying that the shaft is flexed at impact with the clubhead trailing? If that's his argument, I'm pretty sure he is wrong. The clubhead lags behind the shaft on the way down, but by impact, the head has caught up and is actually leading the shaft. All I know is that this is a tip that should be taken with a grain of salt, because I've been playing golf for 41 years and I've tried addressing the ball toward the heel. It has resulted in less consistent contact with the sweet spot for me.

@andredasilva8756 Год назад

A million golf tips heard I have never been told this one thank you sir !

@jeffreyanderson5106 Год назад

Before modern club fitting in loft and Lai machines, everyone did that. With the old ball you play draw that way, but it doesn’t work with the new bolster. Take copious notes and make the changes. It’s called turf interaction with the new ball then just get a hook.

@MTurky-ff9qo 8 месяцев назад

This is a great tip. I had this problem.

@Gregroybiz Год назад

Ok... I'll give it a try because the problem you explained at the end is an issue I often have.

@matthewhartup9518 Год назад

listen, im not a professional by any means, however i do play golf. and from what my coach and other mentors have told me, this doesn’t seem to be a good problem solver, and i think if you tried to hit the ball like this that it would push left.

@charlieprott4334 Год назад

ive never heard this before and it makes so much sense

@roustaman5978 27 дней назад

What's more important is your Lie angle at impact, not address. If you're striking the ball with toe down and heel up like he shows, then your clubs are too flat, and you need to bend your clubs more upright. Just addressing the ball flatter won't change your natural swing.

@doodiebean4870 Год назад

This is some of the craziest shit I’ve ever heard.

@halas7388 Год назад

Can't wait for spring.

@RitzyEG 2 месяца назад

My only question is then why have i never seen a pro suggest this? I feel like laying it flat doesnt matter at all as long as you bring your downswing correctly and arent putting the toe up to the ball instead of the middle of the club

@sub_second_life3174 Год назад

especially for guys like me. I have an upright swing and when I tend to put pressure on my toes I can feel the toe of the club want to dig in on me. Mizuno is also known to be flat so check your lie angle

@matthewm7867 Год назад

Always lay my sole flat - 34 yrs playing now and always a baby draw down the middle - maybe if you already suck this might work but I don’t mess with what works

@dondimapa822 11 дней назад

Is this true even for clubs with offset?

@ryanw9225 Год назад

Wow, this absolutely makes so much sense to me know!! Thank you so much!!

@chrisstevens5455 4 месяца назад

Use a stiffer shaft if you swing fast enough to flatten the lie angle

@yourivankoppen6433 Год назад

This is a okay tip for players with mid/high swing speeds. But also take in account what type of shaft you have and how much the shaft actually bends on impact… For beginners and women this is a NO, this will result in balls flying to the left…

@ddream1313 Год назад

If you get your lie angle checked, that won't be a problem. What your describing is dynamic lie and if you get your clubs adjusted such as 1 or 2 degrees upright, you don't have that problem anymore.

@scsmity Год назад

definitely gonna have to start focusing on this in my practice time and warm up shots thanks for the tip 🔥

@Weplaygolf Год назад

You're welcome!

@jameswilson7000 Год назад

Thank you

@paulmarsh8974 Год назад

Interesting point... I never thought about that... Thanks for the tip..

@Weplaygolf Год назад

You're welcome, Paul.

@gregoo03 24 дня назад

All it means is to stand a tiny bit further from the ball. The angle will change if you move back a little bit.

@djkulot766 Год назад

use a more stiff shaft if the bend is the main concern… because if you hit your ball sliced because of bended shaft it’s not the right club shaft for you

@visyglass 22 дня назад

I hate golf and golf hates me but every day we come back to each other.

@Jackdale101 4 месяца назад

Well, not if you naturally adjust your club position during your swing ... and we all know the club face position can vary enormously between players. When you do a fitting for clubs, how many ask you to lift the toe off the ground ?!

@pak-man6466 Год назад

Thanks

@tjsumigray22 Год назад

This is semi-false. Set-up is important, yet the physics of impact is far more important than this clickbait. Work on impact: hitting it out of the center.

@marc31415 Год назад

Do.the weight of the toes of the iron translates into shaft flex that effects the lye of the sole