Hey Peter, I just want to say I appreciate the vocabulary! A lot of times, people will try to describe golf positions, tips, etc. in "relatable" terms that just don't communicate the point. "Achieve this position" and stuff like that might feel clunky to say, but I (for one) benefit from the specificity.
Oh Pete its like your a gift from the gods and you can read minds this is literally what i was working on yesterday and now you have a video on it! Thank you Sir
Hi Peter, I remember in a previous video you wanted the viewers to think of something to put in the empty square, in your new head quarters. I also remember from another video long ago, when you tested the tiger irons and said something along the lines of “the only people who would buy these, would be the people looking to display them in a glass case in their office” (not the exact quote) My suggestion is to hang the tiger irons in a case above. Reminding you to alway unleash your inner G.O.A.T!
You need to make a playlist of these to watch before a comp, my dude. Seriously good advice and maybe remind yourself. Just do like.. 5-8 of them of your best lessons.. chipping.. driving.. irons.. putting.. and re-watch them the night before/morning of.... It's gold.
hi Peter..amazingly explained..could you do a follow up video going into more detail about how the club moves in shallow from waist height..i think we all feel that the club feels funny coming into the ball so flat....like the blade is horizontal not vertical...you could explain whether the wristsgo from horizontal to vertical at impact..cheers
Just what the doc ordered Peter! I'm 21 and athletic build so power isn't an issue but consistency is! I believe its due to coming over the top and the subsequent steep attack angle. I will be working on this drill at home and get to the driving range this week to try it out! All the best Peter, good luck for open qualifying
My pro had me use the "golf box drill" to help correct a 20-year over-the-top move. And it worked! I'm hitting draws and straight shots now. Occasionally the old motor memory takes over and pulls the path left still, but it's happening far less often. Massive increase in distance through the bag. Penetrating ball flight, lower spin, and the floaty spinner that comes up short is a rarity at last. I do tend to get steep sometimes though, even with the path more or less sorted out, which results in some chunks, so I'm working on shallowing the club out and a full rotation. The biggest challenge on the course has been re-learning where to aim, learning the new yardages, and trusting it. Like a lot of low/mid handicappers who slice, I got pretty good at finding target with the old swing, and I knew those iron distances very well, short as they were. But these new problems are excellent ones to have!
Great video. 5 handicapper that has been plagued with the unmentionable sh**k! Think after your advice, finally think I'm getting somewhere. Many thanks. 👍
Such great advice... and SO difficult to follow. The difference between a good golf day and a bad one is that tendency to rush the transition in a misguided effort to "really smash the ball". In my case rushing it often results in a giant divot and a terrible shot. This video is one that's going into the archive for future reference. Thanks Pete.
Tried this and worked on feeling that transition today at the course. Ended up shooting my best round of the year (77) even though I was also working on some new putting mechanics that failed me today. I wasn't able to keep it up during my 2nd round though. It's definitely difficult for me to feel the transition and I also find myself cutting across the ball too much sometimes(I might be rotating my lower body/hips way too fast). I will definitely have to practice the wall drill at home so it feels more natural and try to get some range time in before my next round. As always thanks for the tips!!
Great vid as always 👌 you should take a 20 handicapper an do a series an see how much you can get there score down with lessons an on course management in a month. Be cool to see
Just got the “keep connected”, “Clubhead parallel with the spine on takeaway”. Now off to find me a wall!! Thanks for the videos Pete, don’t know what I’d do without ya!
Truly amazing how 1 person can show you what to look out for in ten minutes and a guy couldn’t identify in a block of 3 lessons. Maybe it’s a teaching deficiency but Cheers for this video Pete. Really appreciate it. Iv been caught in a whirlpool of despair for 5 years trying to figure it out because more often than not Iv been working on the wrong thing. RU-vid itself can often be whirlpool in its on right but this lesson is a simple as it gets. Took the homework to the course today and shot 83 ( my handicap is 15) but strike was so much better and enjoyed my round. Hopefully break 80 this year !
This is great instruction! Anytime I can decipher what over the top is in the first place vs the proper relaxed down swing you demonstrate it's a good thing.
I've been living in the "washing machine of Woe" lately. It's next door but one to the whirlpool of despair. Separated by the "waterfall of madness". I have however been trying similar moves to this with some success. I might incorporate these too 👍🏻
This is literally the best video I've ever seen about golfing technique. Thank you Mr Finch, you're a legend. Also love the comedy moments and the drill, roll on the range asap!!?
Nice one Pete! I find the step back and then step forward into the ball like a cricket cover drive... helps to drop the club into that position ... it’s impossible to come over the top when you do that!
Thank you so much! This is my major issue with my swing. A pro pointed out to me and worked with me a bit, but going back to this video to work on this drill is going to help a ton!
This is spooky: I had my first lesson for a long time tonight with a new coach and he had me working on this exact thing. We did the wall drill and everything! Great video Pete.
Perfect timing for this! Just been at the range and my wrist angle is still not great even though my arms shallow out okay (i think?)...to the wall I go 😬
Love the instructional videos! Nice Sub 70s you are using too. Whirlpool of despair successfully avoided. I can not say my passion was unbridled, but the "like" button was walloped as always.
Really useful lesson as the transition is just the issue I have at the moment in not completing my backswing. Slowing it down really does help before starting the downswing.
Wonderful video. You give such a clear explanation of shallowing the swing. One tip that I was given when first learning how to play dealt with an inside to out swing path. I was taught to envision the ball being divided into four sections. The object was to strike the ball in the lower right section and to keep the club head going in that direction after impact. That helped me a lot.
I don't have an over the top swing but I still found this video so helpful. I'm new to golf and I smashed my hybrids and woods thanks to these techniques. Just wanted to say thanks really great content
For the first time since I’ve started watching your videos...I didn’t watch it all. This is good!! because felt like I didn’t need to! And that’s primarily down to you Pete soo thank you very much. And don’t worry....you still got a like 👍
Thank you Peter, a fun and informative video! Now... I am swedish, so I tend to do everything in the quiet, dont want to bother anyone. I buy my clubs at golfbidder, spend way to much money there (thanks to you, Rick and Jon at Golfbidder) but I still have this overswing delux. I thought new clubs would fix that and take me down to scratch golf (currently 4 hcp and struggling hard). So, can you please make a video on how, to an "old dog", can I make my self stop overswinging, get a shorter, smoooooother swing and still gain distance and safety? I would so much love to play "effortless" at scratch. And also; why not throw in som course managementvideo when you at it... Looking forward to GB-challange (I can caddie or just be that screaming fan) I even buy my own tickett! 😁
Nice drill - fully intend to try that tonight 👌Hopefully my grips don’t leave black marks on the walls! On another note - have you replaced your MP20s? 🧐
Great tip Peter though I may have to do some furniture shifting etc to try that close-to-the-wall drill. I'll give it a go of course - got to avoid the Whirlpool of Despair! Cheers
Can you pls explain grip presure in to this drill or how hard will i hold on to the club, i understand that how hard you hold makes a big impact on the stroke itself. Thanks for a great channel. Sorry for my bad spelling. Peter the swed
Great advice Pete. I have been guilty of going over top but I was told to stop at top and try to tuck my right elbow into my side at start of transition. Seems to help me. Will also try youre technique.
Great vid, this is going to the range with me. Not sure it's enough for a full video but I'd love to see something on achieving a consistent aim to target. Sometimes I feel I am aiming at target and iam blatantly not.
Great video, Pete. I am definitely envious of that awesome studio space you have. I've been working like crazy on exactly this. Favorite drill for the in/out swing is swinging at a middle ball in between two others offset at a diagonal. if I hit the back ball, I'm going over the top.
Nice video pete. As someone who hits a draw almost every shot (shallow swing, inside to out) i'm struggling to tame it and hit it straighter. Most vids seems to cater for fades/slices - any chance of some tips to stop a 3 off the tee at Reddish Vale? All the danger is left!
Great video. Do you start the downswing with the arms or would this be from the ground when shifting your weight to lead side which would make you naturally shallow the club? Thanks
Another great vlog Pete, thank you muchly for the great advise. Overtop hit impulse has been an enemy of my swing since forever. Little side note, where did you get that 🧢 I need it in my life!
Thanks Peter. The one challenge I alway have is squaring the face up at impact if it is so open during transition, feels open if I do this shallowing move. Any tips on squaring the face?
Really struggle with over the top. But find montes no turn cast drill the best. What do you think about this drill Peter Keep up the great content. When will we see you play rick again
Great video Peter. Something I’m working on at the moment. Lockdown left me with an OTT movement, that’s proving hard to fix. Will give this drill a try 😎
Been working to prevent this for a while, I'm down to 0 in path but cant get to the inside of the ball... Now, I rarely hit a big right miss, but a pull!!
As always, informative, funny and entertaining 👏🏻👏🏻 you cannot understate how important it is to have a lesson with a good pro, I was once a 12 handicapper (when playing regularly) a good steady game, but then as I didn't play regularly a shank hit me big time, couldn't stop shanking, now had 2 out 6 lessons with my local pro who saw straight away a few simple to fix problems and now I'm feeling confident again and striking my irons better more regularly, so definitely get a lesson or 2 to get issues identified and fixed!!
My ball striking has always been good but I started pulling the ball left... Coming over the top...I found that the best fix was that at the top of my back swing I started making my hip turn before transitioning the down swing. This opened my hips and I started getting the ball back on line again.