All the ball position tips you see are discussions of WHAT the actual ball position IS, rather than HOW to achieve it... good to see a discussion of how to actually achieve it. I've sometimes pulled it and been sure I'd made a good swing, and that it was just a bit too far forward in the arc by which time the club had closed a little bit too much. I think I knew what ball position I wanted, but obviously didn't quite get it. It is so much harder on the course when there are things like trees, etc. to focus on - and above all, the tee box is not always pointing down the ideal line.

I’ve been doing this for 5 range sessions straight. I’ve never hit the ball more consistently and flush in 30 years. It’s so easy on my body. I can hit balls all day.

I played with former world number one LPGA Yani Tseng and she told me the same thing. I practice draw trying to fix my outside in swing. Yani told me just practice fade and make it consistent.

So once you do this a ton. You're whole regular swing is like this? Or is this just a drill?

Since doing this drill my hands are more more relaxed and my hand speed has increased to where I hear a whoosh at the bottom of the practice swing. I'm hitting 4 and 5 iron much better. Thanks very much.

Paul. Out of ALL the videos and tips I have ever seen. NOT ONE has impacted me in a positive way as much as this one. My friend sent this to me several weeks ago and admittedly I blew it off to come back later. This past Saturday 8/10/2024 I watched this video. OK seems totally logical so I gave it a try. Hit some balls and wait a sec... I smashed some like never before. I'm a mid handicap so I instantly wondered. Could I hit my driver off the deck? OMG 10 straight pure. OK this is legit (I know thats not the goal here hitting DoD.) Anyhow fast forward to 4 days of practice I finally setup my Garmin R10 to see if my dreaded Left path was gone. R - R - L - R etc.... R - R - R .... OMG really? Now let's move to the best part. The Garmin has never registered a 280+ for me in THREE YEARS. "281" wait huh? 103MPH swing speed WAIT HUH 99 is my general high point. 283 DRAW.... WAIT 107MPH SWING??? HUH? WAIT he didnt advertise anything about this helping swing speed. Well I own Awesome Golf software and it has a longest drive challenge where you have to hit the grid with 4 ball sets. It draws a line on the grid out where your personal best was before. One set ALL IN PLAY mind you progressively 281, 283, 288, Foul (hook.) I proceeded to try several more sets and I have never hit the grid 4x in a set. I did it 3 times in a row with straight ball flight. I cannot thank you enough. I believe this helped me with multiple aspects of my swing, corrected the path, and I dont know how but I feel that it helped me relax and release better. THANKS PAUL. I have forwarded this video to every friend/family member I golf with. S-U-B-S-C-R-I-B-E-D. BTW your personality to me makes you the Bob Ross of Golf Instruction.... Just Brush the ground, brush brush.....good bye my "Push Fade" hope you stay away forever. Thanks again.

Hi Paul, when you feel your left shoulder initiating the back swing, are your arms relaxed enough that they don’t move the exact same time back as your left shoulder or is the Y unit all moving at the same time? Trying to understand if the arms should be as relaxed as in the downswing. Thank you!

Paul . I have hit many good shots wiith your advice but at times still pull the ball left,,,,,what causes this? THANK YOU

Dude is killing me. May have to to down to AZ!

I’m damn near scratch and I am a really flat swinger and seem to be bent over a lot, infact I’ve had a swing in the past so bent over before that after the round my foot started to get hot bc of the nerves I was irritating! I’m in constant low back pain. Probably a herniated disc at this point, but I’ve never tried standing tall. Gonna go give it a shot tonight thx Paul.

Wouldnt u have to keep the club from following your shoulders? Wouldnt that move get your path immediately over the top? One would have to be able to square the hips while keeping ur back at the target, correct? Touchy concept! Thank u.

I am so happy that I stumbled upon your channel. First, you helped me with putting and I continue to putt so well. I'm finally out of my funk but this body swing is going to help me tremendously. I have tennis elbow in both elbows. I play a lot of golf in my wrists start to hurt. I can't wait to go to the range and start doing these drills. Thank you so much!

I know i’m late but will this help my ball striking? I notice i’m rarely chunking bc i’m waggling my lead hand. Is this the secret to stop it?

Actually the shoulders will pull the head around if you are fully rotating thru the shot.

Watched you over ten years ago when I first started playing even talked on the phone about lessons but never happened. Been trying every method out there except yours Paul, now 12 years later and still stuck a high handicap playing with a hurting body. At 69 still flexible but just still hitting at the ball so now I’m either going to try your swing method or just quit the sport. My irons are my biggest problem never can take a divot or topping it. I used to practice at least three times a week but saw no improvement. Thanks for your tips and videos. BTW I live in Shelby NC.

Thank you!

Thank you

❤ this really helps. Thanks

Thank you I found that firm grip helped more with my driver slicing. Way more consistant now with all clubs.

Interesting you said some people “let go” of the club at the top of the swing. I get this “feel” but don’t consider it letting go… just the feeling of the weight of the club head in the top of my swing. This is my trigger for the downswing and staring of weight transfer and hip rotation. Is this incorrect? I feel pretty consistent with this “move”.

The best golf you tube lesson I think I’ve ever seen! Thank you so much

This is really hard given years of being told to not flip which this is not but it’s the feeling I have

Paul I hope this finds you well. Your videos have improved my golf game immensely. Can’t thank you enough. I’m using the body swing and loose wrists. Smooth and easy back and then body turn on the way down, and loose wrists hinge. My distance has gotten better. But I’m trying to get more. My hindrance is I have smaller hands. I already use the baseball grip. Yet I can still get wrist hinge. But I’m at the point if I ‘whip’ the club through any faster; I completely lose the ability to hold the club in any controlled way with my hands. Any ideas? And thanks for everything over the years.

I tend to hit my irons thin and top my fairway woods, driver low in the face. It "feels " like I'm not getting my weight transfer correctly timed. Am I correct in thinking this is related? I sometimes duff my chips too 🫤

Looks like a great drill. It's seems like when I try one out it doesn't always turn out for me.

Thanks!

I've been in a putting slump for a couple months. Today is the second round of a big local tournament. I 3 putted like 12 times yesterday... I was going to switch putters today but instead, I'm going to use this tip. I will report back to you. Thanks.

Paul, this worked for a long time but now I stand way to close to the ball and no matter how much weight I put on my heels I shank. I’m 6’3 . I recently broke a driver from shanking the ball so bad (hitting the adaptor)

I get so much better if I just stay with you teaching programs only. I will try to learn your lesson only. Thanks again for your support 😊

so at 2:45 he says to accelerate, but at 8:47 he says to feel like it slows down, and not "speeding up" which is what acceleration means. which one do i do? why did he contradict himself?

Love your videos Paul. Just a suggestion but you might want to add a chipping stance from around the green. I assume you have your feet closer with those short chip shorts, but maybe not. Thanks!

Rewatching old videos. Look at that young Paul! That swing speed radar still around?

My left elbow doesn’t bother me, it’s my right elbow (and, btw, I’m a right handed golfer). They always talk about the lead elbow. I need a video on the right arm elbow.

I hope you are well. No videos for a while. Even if you never post a video again the content you put here is the best golfing content on KZbin. I still watch your videos almost every day. Take care.

Great tip as always Paul. I’ll try it out tomorrow. My main concern is leaning back on the downswing will cause my body weight to stay behind the ball (causing fat shots). We’ll see what happens. I know you have a tip for that with the trail foot moving forward.

this really does work

Found this video after a ton of fat shots in a tournament. Used this to practice and play some of the best golf I've played in a scramble tourney. Even had a solo eagle. I've needed this tip for 20 years🎉

Hey Paul I got rid of all the weeds in my backyard! 🤣😆😂 Paul I do like your instruction very much but also like your humor.

Paul, have you ever seen students who have the following problem? I think "turn the shoulders, keep the lower body still" to coil back and I feel the tightness in my left side. My takeaway and top of the backswing look fine on video apart from the takeawy being pretty slooow. I get to the top with a really good hinge in my wrists (I've had to fight too long of a backswing but have been really working on that and it's now getting to the grapefruit size gap and the club is parallel to the target down the line). Then I pause at the top (sometimes this feels like an eternity to be honest cuz I'm scared I won't think lower body first so I really concentrate there) and then in my head I say "touch the legs/turn the belt buckle", but from there the results are really inconsistent lately. When I look at videos I see that my arms at the start of the downswing seem to be defying gravity and staying up far too long and going along with my shoulders and torso. If a statue was made of a golfer at the top of the backswing and he had no joints in his limbs and you turned him a little, that's how my hands and arms look during the first part of the downsing. They just stay up there. My arms are doing what your arm does when you do the "powerless arms test" where you stick out an arm and then turn the body to show how the arms move when the body does. The arm stays sticking out and not dropping as you turn in that demo. My arms follow my upper body like that (staying up in the air) during my real swing instead of falling down from the weight of the club. They eventually drop down but way too late. I'm definitely not thinking about the arms in the downswing, but my over the top look is off the charts. I've been working on curing that like crazy but nothing has stopped it even when that's all I'm working on. I don't know if just the weight of holding the club up at the top is causing my arms to tense up there and grip on too hard or what but maybe? I'm sure not thinking hit or help with my arms at the top but it's driving me nuts seeing my shoulders and arms turning in unison and going over the top instead of the club just falling down and shallowing out naturally when I turn to touch the legs. If I try a swing with just my right arm only, it drops fine. But when I put both arms on the club my hands just stay up there and don't drop until it's too late. Any drills on getting that same right arm only feeling and result once I have both hands/arms holding the club? Thanks, Paul.

Strong grip but loose wrists? It sounds good, but how in the world do I separate these exact opposite feelings?

Ok, so this is both the dumbest and yet most BRILLIANT tip EVER!!! I have been struggling with putting/the yips for a year. I just found your site and saw this a few days ago and played twice and they are gone and I am putting great! UNBELIEVABLE! I am now working my way through the rest of your videos. Just incredible. THANK YOU!

Paul is the savior I am casting so much coz the thumb is straight down lol

As others have commented, this works!

Most tour players have strong grips today it’s the new thing on tour but they have so much control over there swings , N grip is the way for most other golfers

My game was going South quick. Hitting a little fade that soon became a big fade. Everything was left to right. And getting weaker. Loosened up my wrist and rotated my upper body closed on address and it was like magic. Better distance and straight or slight draw. Last three rounds 78-80-78.And I'm almost 69. Thanks

Paul, you are no longer welcome on my lawn

I believe I hit the ball better with my arms rotated open and kind of locked. Is hitting with straight arms not correct?

By far, this is the best golf teaching channel on KZbin. Thank you Paul for the tips 🙂

Paul thanks for the videos. What are you looking at during the swing to keep from hitting at the ball?

I have decided you will be my online coach