Would you like to hit the ball further off the tee?

I am confident this thread will help you gain an extra 10y, 20y, even 30y!

Here are 10 techniques/ways to gain distance off the tee

🧵👇 1.  Practice Swinging Faster

I know right... this sounds super obvious, but not enough golfers practice swinging the club as fast as they can.

Most golfers swing within themselves and when you want to add speed, you need to know how to move from 4th gear, to 6th gear!

Practice with a radar behind you and swing the club as FAST as you can for 10 swings. I bet you swing at least 5mph faster than normal

What is the correct distance you should stand from the ball with your IRONS & DRIVER?

Let me show you a really simple way to get this right every time

🧵👇 Here’s the perfect distance from the golf ball...

But how do we get here every time?

Do you want to hole more putts & reduce your 3 putts?

Let me show you how I helped this student of mine gain +4 shots in his putting the day after giving him a lesson

Can you spot anything wrong in these strokes?

🧵👇 Firstly, let’s start with setup

In the before image, you can see a few things

- Pressure too much in the heels
- Backside too far behind heel line
- Armpits, knees, balls of feet not lined up
- Eyes too far inside the ball

Would you like a tee shot with your driver that increases the chances of keeping the ball in play?

Use this shot on tight holes or when you are nervous but still need to hit the fairway

Let me show you the setup & swing movements required to hit it

🧵👇 Firstly, this kind of shot should be used when you are faced with a tough tee shot where there is a lot of trouble around, OR when you are feeling a little bit nervous

Why not just use an iron?

Because an iron still doesn’t give you the distance you might need on that hole. This shot here can still get the ball out there a decent distance & not far behind your “normal” drive distance

The idea is for the ball to come out lower, hit the ground & run decent distance. By keeping It low, it has less chance to get in trouble

Let me show you how to hit it

PS: All videos on the left are for high shots & on the right are the low shots I'm teaching you how to hit

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Is it too hot to spend a ton of time improving your game outside right now?

Here are 10 drills you can do without leaving your own home that will help improve the most common tendencies golfers suffer from

There's a high chance a drill in here will help solve your issues

🧵👇 1.  Coming Over The Top

Fault:
Instead of swinging slightly from the inside, the upper body starts the downswing which can result in an over the top move, resulting in pulls and slices.

Drill:
Setup with a wall behind you and make a backswing where the club comes into contact with the wall. In your downswing, practice keeping the club head connected to the wall. If you come over the top, the club head will come off the wall immediately.

Would you like a REALLY GOOD golf swing?

Before you do ANYTHING, this is where you should start if you want to become a better ball striker

🧵👇 To set the scene...

Would you build a house on a shaky foundation? Of course not. But many golfers are doing just that with their swings.

Starting from a poor setup. Let's talk about why your setup is the foundation of your golf swing and how to perfect it 👇

Do you struggle making a FULL TURN in the backswing?

Here are 4 reasons you can't turn & how to fix them

PS: You don't have a flexibility issue, you have a technical issue 😉

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1. Lead Knee

❌ When golfers attempt to turn in the backswing, if the lead knee moves OUT towards the lead foot, you will severely restrict your ability to turn both the lower & upper body

✅ Instead, allow the lead knee to move INWARD as you turn the lower & upper body. This will allow a lot more freedom to rotate

Do you suffer from the following issues in your swing?

- Open face at the top
- Cupped lead wrist
- Steep downswing
- Slicing the golf ball

This thread will help you fix all of these issues with 1 simple drill

🧵👇 A big issue with a lot of golfers swings is that at the top of the golf swing, they have an extended (cupped) lead wrist

This then results in a club face that is too open, which then creates a steepening of the club in the downswing, resulting in a ball that sails off to the right (slice)

Would you like to hit the golf ball more FLUSH?

Do you suffer from any of the following?

- Flying trail elbow
- Club across the line
- Poor wrist angles (cupping)
- Too shallow or too steep
- Poor Impact

Let me show you a drill to fix all of the above

🧵👇 When you swing the club inside during the takeaway, it can set off a chain reaction

What changes should you make in your swing when hitting a DRIVER vs a FAIRWAY WOOD?

In this thread are 7 key factors you need to know

🧵👇 - Ball Position

Driver:
More in line with the lead heel

Fairway Wood:
Slightly inside lead heel. More back compared to where the driver ball position is

What is the correct distance you should stand from the ball with your IRONS & DRIVER?

Let me show you a really simple way to get this right every time

🧵👇 Here’s the perfect distance from the golf ball...

But how do we get here every time?

Would you like a Practice Plan for your Putting??

Here's a simple plan with actionable advice & games you can play to keep you occupied & improve your putting

🧵👇 5 Mins - Warm Up

All you need to do is practice on a putting mirror for 5 minutes to warm up.

Now when I say, "warm up", all you are doing is making sure your setup is good, stroke is moving well, posture is good, etc

This is one of my students David.

This is his "before" swing 👀

You won't believe what the “AFTER" swing looks like! (read post to find out)

This was his journey & what we worked on 👊

🧵👇 When David first got in contact with me, he was wanting to fix the inconsistent strikes and ball flights when he played.

When I first looked at his swing, there were some obvious movements that stood out to me as reasons why he was inconsistent

- Big outside takeaway
- Lack of lower body rotation
- Trail arm too far behind him
- Club face shut at the top
- Steep downswing
- Trail arm behind him on the way down
- From front on, too much upper body tilt towards target

There were more issues like grip, lead foot movement, lack of lateral shift, just to name a few.

This was causing his inconsistencies. Here’s how we fixed these issues up...

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This is the most common movement I see in recreational golfers...

It absolutely destroys ball striking & causes the following:

- Over the top
- Flying elbow
- Lead wrist cupping
- Steep downswing

Here's how we fix it

🧵👇 At the top of the golf swing, we want to avoid the upper body "tipping" over towards the target.

You can see that the upper body here has done exactly that via the lines I've drawn.

Have you been told to TURN THE HIPS to start the downswing?

You should be doing what Rory is showing here...

Let me show you what really starts the downswing

🧵👇 Many golfers are under the impression that they should start the downswing with their HIPS...

Unfortunately, this is NOT how you should start the downswing.

Why?

Would you like more rotation in both the BACKSWING & DOWNSWING?

Here are 3 simple ways you can add more backswing rotation & downswing rotation

(3 of each)

🧵👇 1. Foot Flare - Backswing

If you have limited rotation in your backswing, flare the trail foot out. This will help open your trail hip flexor & allow you to rotate into the trail hip better

If you have your foot toed inwards, it makes it much harder to rotate, possibly causing you to sway or laterally shift too much pressure to the outside of your foot

Do you want to learn how to grip the golf club correctly?

In this thread, I’ll show you EXACTLY where you should place the club in your hands, so your grip is flawless

🧵👇 Firstly, there are 3 different grips you could have & all of them work. We have strong grips from players like Ryan Fox who just won on the PGA Tour, & we have weak grips like what Bryson has who has won major championships

We also have the common “neutral” grip that Tiger displays & of course, he’s been known to have won a fair few tournaments

But in this thread, I was to help you grip the club neutral which will give most of you the best chance at success when hitting the ball

Would you like to hit the ball further off the tee?

I am confident this thread will help you gain an extra 10y, 20y, even 30y!

Here are 10 techniques/ways to gain distance off the tee

🧵👇 1.  Practice Swinging Faster

I know right... this sounds super obvious, but not enough golfers practice swinging the club as fast as they can.

Most golfers swing within themselves and when you want to add speed, you need to know how to move from 4th gear, to 6th gear!

Practice with a radar behind you and swing the club as FAST as you can for 10 swings. I bet you swing at least 5mph faster than normal

Here’s one of my students Kenny

He came to me with a swing that was way too far inside & he would hit fat shots, thin shots, blocks & hooks

Here’s what we worked on to fix it

🧵👇 Takeaway

In the “before” image, Kenny took the club WAY inside. You can see his lead arm has gone across his body, the trail arm has started to travel behind the ribcage & the club is inside & behind

In the “after” image, his lead arm is now more in front of him, trail arm more in front & the club moving up & in front of his hands

Here are 11 ways to improve your game that DON’T require any kind of swing change!

I used these tips to go from a scoring average of 5.25 over par in my first year as a trainee, to holding a +3 handicap as a coach 3 years after.

Use these in your own game to improve.

🧵👇 1.  I stopped focusing on purely swing technique.

Now, I’m not saying swing technique isn’t important, it absolutely is. But at the time, my swing was “good enough” to shoot under par.

Every lesson I had ever taken was focused on making technical changes, & less on skill building. Granted, I wasn’t part of an elite training group which practices in that way, but every lesson I had was all technique.

Once I got out of that technique only mentality, it freed me up to play my natural game. Of course, there were times that my current technique let me down, but I was able to recover & adapt.

If you are someone who needs better technique as you can’t currently hit the ball from A to B effectively, then my advice would be to improve it. If you feel like you are technically pretty good, then maybe don’t keep chasing the “secret” that doesn’t exist.

I would advise you add in more random & competitive practice that replicates shots & situations you’ll face on the golf course

Do you want to learn how to hit the HIGH CUT SPINNER shot Tiger is hitting here?

Let me show you how to hit it step by step Firstly, do you need this shot? Maybe 1 time out of 50.

However, it’s good to actually LEARN how to hit this shot because it’s the ultimate “low ball speed” shot.

Short game is all about either speeding the ball up (bump & runs), or slowing the ball down (higher shot with spin)

Sometimes a bump & run is best, sometimes a high shot is best. If you want to improve your game, it would be advantageous that you learn this stuff

Let me show you how to hit it