This Is The MOST COMMON Driver Fault I See!

[@jimmyho1983]

My club head cover is in the middle of the driving range, any idea how to get it back?

[@kevinbecht9066]

Brilliant. 😂

[@musestarlight1]

Noice 👍

[@Mooseman20777]

HAHAHAHA Did it go further than the ball?

[@buddybrooks9659]

LOL. That’s what tends to happen to me when I attempt these kinds of things.

[@twm4259]

Look right near to the head of my 5 wood.

[@stephendenlinger3514]

Ditto Darryl Parkinson's comments. This is one of the best instructional videos I've ever seen. Period. Short. Concise. Specific. Data points that jump out at the viewer. A gain of 70+ yards by hitting 6 degrees up on the ball instead of 6 down. So clear in the data. My Garmin R10 has been showing me with a consistent -2.5 downward strike on my drives. I thot the R10 was not measuring my swing correctly. For the past 40 years, I've thot I was hitting up on my drives. Not. You've show me precisely why I can't even hit my drives 200 yards (I'm 81, so I'm not expecting tour-level performance). You've shown me precisely what I need to work on and how to work on it. Splendid video. Splendid.

[@jakeappleby8047]

@@stephendenlinger3514 you are extremely sharp minded for an 81 year old man. I hope you continue too be able too gold for years to come

[@MrAtomblue]

Tried this Sunday,20-50 yards gain straight,playing partner said it’s a game changer for you,best driver tip I’ve tried. Legend 👌

[@eba8938]

Hey, I took this tip straight to the course and the last 3 days have been my best driving days of the year. All season long I would carry 190 to 210 and this trick brought those distances to between 230 and 250. I had no idea that launching my driver at double the height would give me such a big increase. Now all I need is actual practice which I think will increase that carry distance even more. So great tips!!!

[@garyeaton5719]

Great explanation of the dynamics of hitting the driver. It explains why out of the clear blue, I would hit a ball much longer than normal. And why I couldn’t repeat it, at will. Thanks

[@thomasglackin6153]

Not sure how the physics works but moving the driver back 1ft-2ft from the ball has cured my slice. The extra distance of 30-40yds, in winter golf, was a bonus. I would include "Fix a Slice" in the header of video to get more hits. Best video I have utilised in years.

[@sandersson2813]

1-2 FEET? 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 Where the fuck was it before? 😂 😂 😂

[@lenlanglois42]

omg...Thank you Chris.....I can't believe it...I was shooting in the 90s with my bad habits game..200-210 yard drives slices...Now after this tip I'm hitting 240 to 250 with wind at my back 270 and straight give or take 10 yards either way....my last game I shot 83 and I'm 64 years old....Thank you so much....Head behind the ball ....I never knew

[@darrylparkinson1991]

Chris, just want to say thanks for all the work and effort you put in each video. You are a brilliant tutor and you're really helping us all out here. Thank you

[@williebrash382]

Hi chris, Could I use this drill for fairway woods?

[@philjusto8471]

This is really sound advice.....I haven't tried the drill but recently made a change to my setup and ball tee height. Having moved the ball forward as you suggest and catching the ball on the upswing has given me 20 more yards of carry. At 63 years of age, I'm carrying around 230 and occasionally with rollout up to 280-300. Not bad for an oldie.

[@pschmidiger6526]

Think so interesting the kind of advices. I have tried it yesterday, with the expected good result. Straight, long and so much comfortable. Thank you

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Glad it helped

[@robertboaman5651]

I like the little exercise you use. A lot of sites tell you to hit up on the ball but none of them tell you how to achieve the correct path and angle to do that.

[@petequesada2936]

Thank You! Finally made sense (to me) that ball speed can be almost the same yet is distance so dependent on attack angle and dynamic loft. I need to work on my swing path!

[@edwardcook3716]

Perhaps the most useful video I have ever seen for an older high handicapper like myself. Thanks for the insight.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks so much glad it helped 🙏🏻

[@georgesealy4706]

Excellent demonstration. You can't argue with facts. No mumbo jumbo, just facts. I like the drills. Try them tomorrow.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks George

[@KINGSKING777]

Thank you! I didn’t understand why my driver distance was inconsistent. This helped a lot.

[@leahszczawinski2592]

Wow so much positive and useful info in one 7 minute golf vid. Excellent.

[@aartvdmolen]

Dear Chris, Congratulations on 300,000 subscribers! Great work! 🏌️‍♂️🍾😀

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Aart really appreciate that

[@stephenv5521]

Fantastic video, great to have a simple drill to try rather than remembering something technical which will be challenging to apply.

[@09091513]

Chris, Thank you for this. I am 66 yr old and struggle off the tee. This drill has transformed my tee shots. Brilliant

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks James and really glad the video helped

[@leesmith5759]

Cheers Chris great video, going to use this next time at the range really need to sort my driving out this winter, cost's me so many shots, I really notice the weakness in my game when playing course's that require me using driver alot.

[@suryavaraman.4277]

I can't use a driver at all. So i stopped and now using a driving iron. 17°. Hits it into the wind and penetrating while high and far. 260 for me as I have a fast swing speed. From years of hockey and baseball training. But im gonna try this method definitely at the indoor range. I need to be able to hit 300 plus yards to be able to win holes.

[@johncreet1254]

For quite a long time now I have believed that the main focus for me (HI 17) in my quest to hit the ball further should be on working on quality of contact and optimising launch conditions rather than just trying to swing faster. This video is a great demonstration of that. Thanks.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Id agree John even through I haven’t seen your swing. Most golfers I have worked with could get more out of their current swing without adding speed, so I’d say your on the right path

[@suryavaraman.4277]

Truth be told. I swing fast already with a 2i. 100plus mph. But when i use a driver, and i swing too fast, it doesn't go far and slices or tops the ball. Even with a lean back tee high and hitting up into the ball, i fuck up. So I've avoided using driver til now, and working on tempo and compression on ball.

[@matt7iron]

@@ChrisRyanGolf does this work with a flat swing, it's still hard for me to swing up on the driver to reduce backspin, i know what your saying works because my longest Drives of 260 yds came when i hit the Ground behind the ball and the driver popped up on the ball reducing spin and the drives went longer than if i hadn't hit the Ground.

[@sixstringsdown1]

@@matt7iron Can you just continue to move the ball forward in your setup until you hit your optimal numbers? The reason I ask is because at 61, I have been playing only 3 years & also struggle with driver carry! I moved the ball forward until I was hitting up on it, then slowly moved the ball back, while chocking up on the club by about 1/2 inch. I am still by no means a decent driver, but I am slowly gaining distance while also focusing on better contact on the club face. To do this, I took some speed off the downswing, but hope, along with better flexibility routines to eventually get consistent strikes THEN add back more speed slowly... We shall see, I suppose. 🤔

[@dwidep]

@@matt7iron Try positioning the ball in the front of your stance where you normally would put it, but instead of resting the club where the ball is, rest it in the middle of your stance. Then, when you swing you're just swinging the club instead of actually trying to hit the ball. I'm long and consistent off the tee, but I never try to hit the ball. What I do is try to hit an imaginary ball in the middle of my stance, and the result is that I actually hit the ball at the first part of my follow through. This creates a launch angle. I carry around 275 or so, and my driver is the best part of my game. If I could only learn to chip.

[@kenjicstudio]

Thank you a lot, this changed my driving and made me happy. My game is back to enjoyment :)

[@slime2686]

Wow! Just wow! I'll be trying that at the range tomorrow morning, that's for sure! Thanks Chris. 👍

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hope it helps Simon

[@jgrudenicstrumpet4369]

Awesome explanation of path versus attack angle. Moe Norman always started away from the tee just like your drill. This does work, and everyone should be aware that your stance will change with regard to a new ball flight. Awesome video. Thank you, Joe.

[@AbleAnderson]

Fantastic video. Surprisingly, I’ve never seen this particular drill before, but I’m gonna use it today

[@jimsully77]

Thank you.Great instruction. I have teed the ball down, strengthened my grip and have kept ball in fairways. But lost 20/30 yards. Cant wait to try this drill amd see if i can keep accuracy and distance

[@lou102071]

Wow.. seeing the numbers like that really puts it in perspective! Thanks!

[@jimmie7049]

The great golf, Moe Norman, also had is club head on the ground around 12” behind the ball. Thanks for the tip!

[@Whoopdido777]

Unfortunately I had to abruptly give up the game of golf completely in the Fall of 2017 due to an injury, but I was a 2 handicap at that time. I really wasn’t an overly long driver. I probably maxed out at about 280 yards and I guess under certain conditions could probably get close to 300. In any event, I never tested this at the time, so I have no idea what my attack angle was. All I have to say is that I wish my course gave me 50 yards of roll. Based on his chart that’s roughly what the fairways were giving if you look at carry distance to total distance.

[@ufukgoksu9851]

Hi Chris, thank you for this amazing video. My driver data is from Toptracer. Ballspeed 135. Total distance 227. Launch degree 15. Height 79 f. Would you be able to say what I need to do to get more distance ? I am also getting the same distance for 14 Launch degree. .Thank you

[@KevinLowen-rq5yt]

Thank you Chris. My wife and I used this simple technique this am when practising. My goodness both hit straighter and longer and on the sweet spot. 7 driver holes and 7 good hits. What can you do to correct my irons which let me down…

[@manyuenszeto9737]

The video is great, really insightful and inspiring. Thank you Chris. The phone range tracker app is also interesting and seems useful in range. Could you advise what it’s?

[@mjcrouse]

Cannot wait to try this drill! Currently hitting driver around 170 yards, would love to see 200 plus

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hope it helps

[@josephabramski2269]

I forgot that I used to drag the club back along the ground for a few inches. No wonder I developed a swing that is down at the ball. A good reminder of bringing back a better habit to get the ball up. Even with a 9.5 degree driver, I used to hit them high. I will remember this tip.

[@BertrandGagné]

Greetings from Canada, I just subscribed to your channel even if I watched many of your videos before. Great job giving informations about how to swing the golf clubs .

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks 🙌

[@solomonngan6072]

Hi Chris, really clear explanation and good drill for the driver. Question, would the high launch and ball flight diminishes any roll out of the ball? Thanks

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Yep the roll out would be slightly reduced and so the optimal launch angle would depend a little on the ground conditions

[@paulcrompton751]

Simple but brilliant. Another great video. I’m off to the driving range !

[@andrikristianto2577]

Please let us know the result….cant wait to try this next tuesday range practice schedule

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hope it helped Paul

[@MrMlyarber]

Thanks much, I'm going to try it soon!

[@andrewdawe-collins6115]

Love this tip, I too thought of Mo Norman when I saw you set that head up so far behind the ball. I'll certainly work on this! Thank you!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

We can learn so much from Mo

[@suryavaraman.4277]

Gonna do the same. Set up driver behind ball. Can't wait for next season. For now, indoor driving range.

[@baysideangler9709]

Mo Norman exaggerated!

[@bobgunston5993]

Brilliant drill....can’t wait to try👍⛳️

[@rjtsharma80]

Chris - Great video as always. Would love to see your take for folks who have an excessively high angle of attack - so other end of the spectrum. What causes that and how to fix it. Seems like there is a small window to optimize launch conditions and this video helps with negative AoA. Anything on high AoA will be great to understand.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Rajat, yeah there are a few that live at the other end of the spectrum, less of them but can still cause issues

[@julia-6195]

@@ChrisRyanGolf I live around 16.5 to 17 degrees.

[@garydeacon2115]

Thanks Chris will be giving this a go this weekend. Really struggling with the driver at the mo. Loving hitting my irons, following a lesson got told to try and punch my iron shots like Tommy Fleetwood. Getting great accuracy but struggling off the Tee.

[@Lduke32]

Me too. Let’s try it.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Maybe a bit of that lesson has crept into the driver swing Gary, really common for that to happen

[@garydeacon2115]

@@ChrisRyanGolf now if only I knew how to counteract that without messing up my iron play! But I keep telling myself golf is not my day job and does not pay the bills, so enjoy...

[@thatwilldonicely1314]

very interesting drill thanks going to do that on next practice round and drive range visit

[@sydh.7837]

Chris - great demonstration to prove an excellent point. You dropped 7 mph in ball speed but gained 75 yards in distance just because of the correct dynamic face delivery to the ball. Even though we did not measure, I would bet the smash factor also improved in the second swing. 10 degree reversal of AOA and 75 more yards! Yippee! Love the demo. Now I just need to really work on the set-up and the correct spine angle. Happy Halloween! This was a great "treat" for us!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Syed appreciate the comments, huge difference!!

[@Hemskelol]

Thank you for this, it’s so basic but it’s something I actually kinda forgot, and it’s why I can’t hit my driver anymore 😂

[@steverichardson4374]

I'm going two try that one thanks for that tip

[@gageisard3048]

This helped me so much thank you

[@jimbinger]

Wow! What a revelation. Thanks.

[@rteach1]

Great drill. What would you suggest if we start drop kicking our drives when doing this , actually hitting the ground behind the ball?

[@williamparke8868]

Love that Chris mate 👍

[@t.k.6481]

I worked on a course for many years and couldn't help but watch the Fairway mower Watch him at the 4:30 minute mark. Your always are wondering what the hell those guys are doing on the tee taking forever....now we know they are filming KZbin video's! Ha

[@christofourie1409]

great lesson thanks

[@1257wizard]

Hello Chris, sorry I put chapstick on the face of my woods and driver, I never slice the ball any more, its quite remarkable the difference it makes, Evan my fairway woods go straight. I walk off the golf course feeling like a pro, I,m just a guy who wants to enjoy the game

[@samgardner4412]

As a club fitter for ten years…. I see this exact phenomenon many times per week!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Crazy isnt it Sam? so much more yardage available for people without swinging any quicker

[@Thunderbird914]

Poor guy out there on the mower just trying to do his job. 😆😆

[@tonyblumenschein7218]

Great stuff I learned you got to make sure you're swinging up and it seemed to help last time I'm going to keep listening to your videos I got to get my game better thank you

[@christophercirocco8611]

Thank You

[@SurinG13]

What app is that you’re using to measure the ball’s loft carry attack angle etc please?🙏🏽

[@adventuresfloridatothailan5217]

yes what app is he using?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Its the TrackMan launch monitor and just viewing the data through my phone

[@RayPublishing]

Hello from Winston-Salem NC. Good tip. Going to try it today!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Ray

[@999montyman]

Great tip Chris. I literally drag my driver back along the grass on my takeaway, I’ll try your tip next.

[@richardclark7191]

Thanks that is very helpful

[@1cleandude]

Great as always Chris can wait to implement this technique!!🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks

[@artsylver1033]

Chris, I love the idea of this drill and will try it. However, I would love to have seen the side view of the club hitting the ball from the side view. Its amazing that you don't hit the ground with this attack angle.

[@paulamos6554]

Thanks 🙏👍🏼, I like the drill ,

[@nerdpolice829]

Good drive…proceeds to hit it the same distance as a 7 iron.

[@jessebremner5209]

This makes a lot of sense..however I think that hitting it straighter on more difficult fairways it may be beneficial to hit lower and shorter..so, good to be able to pull off both shots..thanks for the video!

[@Kazyman]

Great 'info vid', Chris. Major props! If I may make a supplemental, added suggestion to all golfers of amateur / weekend status ... and that is to MAKE SURE you're arms are not extended at the location of your initial address. If you extend your arms even a bit early, you'll not be striking 'through' the golf ball. You'll be striking up a smidge early, thus putting top spin on the ball which will defeat the purpose of this video lesson. MAKE SURE your arms extend just to the left of your left shoe. In this way your impact will be on a upward path & THROUGH the ball. All this for nought if you fail to get to your left side before impact, of course. My students do wonderfully when they fully understand this very important concept. Keep up the great work, Chris!

[@patricktraynor7628]

I’ve been placing my Driver well behind the ball before hitting jus like the immortal Moe Norman

[@dudderguy]

which launch monitor are you using in the video?

[@adventuresfloridatothailan5217]

he doesnt want to say?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey, its the TrackMan launch monitor that im using in this video

[@dudderguy]

@@ChrisRyanGolf When I went back and watched again, and actually paid attention this time, I saw the trackman monitor. Thanks for taking the time to respond.

[@nigesmitj9389]

Nice and smple great tip thanks

[@matthewlaw8268]

I did this and hit some great drives but then started topping a lot, any recommendations to correct this?

[@wilf5068]

I get the correct launch 12-14degrees but cant seem generate more than 135 mph ish ball speed 92-94 mph swing ..seem to be stuck on 225 carry and 250 drives just getting older i guess (55) any tips chris

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thats probably the right amount of ball speed based on the club speed, so it would be a case of trying to increase the club speed to gain a little more distance

[@wilf5068]

@@ChrisRyanGolf thanks chris yes i had a GC Quad launch monitor based lesson last week and was told the same as my smash and accuracy were pretty good .at the end the pro recommended the nearby david lloyd facility meaning the gym i was thinking more like the bar ! i feel the need ....the need for speed !

[@GolfSidekick]

That’s amazing. I will go from 315 to 385??!!!

[@adriansierra751]

😂

[@aaronnimz3807]

🤣🤣

[@kenyonferguson1243]

Lmao

[@realkc1274]

Don’t You??🤣

[@jmscoving]

I would say you have optimized all you can

[@skyblu5876]

Could you add slow motions move for the whole swing with various attack angles with body position analysis ? Thanks. After that, I can win PGA.

[@MrAllansaxlund]

This is mind blowing. It has been said before , how to hit up .. But I didnt know that the speed was about the same. I will hit my drives farther this summer. Many thanks Mr Ryan!

[@MrAtomblue]

New subscriber,do you look forward at the ball or back at club address position when swinging Chris ?

[@Golfzilla70]

love the vid, i'll have to subscribe!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Chris and welcome

[@jimsaddler942]

Chris, I understand everything you're doing and the factors that come into play to enable the ball to travel further. However, when I tee the ball this high, stay behind it on the downswing, and play the ball that far forward in my stance, I am always afraid of topping the ball. What keeps you in this setup from topping the ball by keeping it so far forward in your stance and swinging up on it? I am using 3 ¼" tees for the driver and teeing it up about as high as I can get it!

[@KnowUhh]

7 months late but when you swing a driver your body should be moving slightly forward so topping it in this stance means your body isn’t moving properly or you have the wrong shaft. Get fitted!!

[@nicolehsu4984]

the most important thing to hitting a driver is to TURN AND ROTATE YOUR BODY!

[@nickc4525]

Best Tip for Golfing I have seen in a long time. So easy to deploy and very repeatable. This has helped my driver to be one of the most consistent clubs in my bag. Thank You Chris!

[@Jolt104]

What tool are you using to track the numbers?

[@fontane007]

That casting motion can be due to poor hip rotation on the backswing, which means the arms have no room on the downswing, so the club casts out to in. A good example to see if you do this, is if your left arm chicken wings early after hitting the ball

[@jackstrange3676]

Liked the video. Sometimes, Chris, it seems like you cross the line at the top of your backswing. Do you or is it camera angle?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Jack, yeah I do….. quite a bit too 🤣 I always have, something I always work on but so hard to eliminate it, especially with the driver.

[@markcrowell2727]

New subscriber here! This was a great video, Chris. One of the tips that a PGA instructor gave me was looking at a point in front of the ball; i was used to looking at the back of the ball - it caused the bottom of my arc slightly and i started making better contact. My question from this video is, to maximize my attack angle, is there a particular spot you suggest focusing on at address - back of the ball or other spot?

[@edwardpopa4854]

You’re awesome man!! You do a great job explaining things very easily! I’m definitely going to be doing this drill thank you!

[@andybgolf9260]

Great advice Chris 👌

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks mate

[@LandonAshworthDirects]

Why didn’t you show club speed? That’s the metric that matters way more than a few of the others (fellow trackman owner and Korn ferry guy)

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

I didn’t show club speed as the video was on attack angle and the importance of that 👍

[@touristguy87]

ps just for fun, note that before YT plays videos, it often plays ads. Before this play YT played a video of TopSpeedGolf...I used to watch his YT videos religiously but I guess that he's switched-up his delivery. pps this video is 7 minutes long. Really doesn't take that long to explain how to hit a driver "properly".

[@williekelty5601]

YES SIR!

[@touristguy87]

re 02:10 you realize the range of total yardage is 10% of the lowest value. I basically agree with you (more loft=more distance up to a point where you get no roll) but not knowing how your club is set-up I can only say that I'm having trouble seeing how you'd actually get 292 yds with those numbers. And a tee-height that low. I usually get about 250-280yds with a 100 mph measured ball speed but I tee-up much higher and hit between a 9.5 and 11.5 deg lofted driver. So with a ball speed 40% higher I don't see why you're only getting 260-290 yds total carry. It's like saying that you can get "more total yards" but sadly not much more because now you're not getting any roll. Just more carry., And then only slightly more carry. If you assume a parabolic ball flight you can make a good rule of thumb for how much more total distance you get per increase in ball speed at the same launch angle or same apex, or keeping the ball speed constant and varying launch-angle and apex. As you choose. The problem is that it gets increasingly harder to hit that drive. So you begin to bet on hitting a drive that you have a less-than 50% chance of hitting and now you have to worry about real-world results and the chance that they are playable. But how many strokes are those "playable results" going to cost you? So translating those driving-range results out to a real course, you find that higher launch angles give you better odds of hitting carries, but you have to account for more wind since the ball is up in the air higher and longer in time. Better chance of losing the drive outright in the sun or in the clouds. The advantage driving shots down at maybe 15-30 deg down the fairway is always there, you just need to make sure that you have enough carry to get back over dry land. It's not quite as long, but the odds are higher that the shot is at least playable, and it doesn't have to be as long if you hit close enough to the next desired target. The point is, don't ever forget that having a good shot where the ball comes to rest is much more important than hitting for maximum distance and dumping the ball out of play. Even if it goes an impressive distance "out of play". You have to learn to transfer that from the range to the course.

[@MrColbrot]

I seem to have the opposite problem. The last range session I went to I was averaging about 148 ball speed but only hitting the ball approximately 230yards. I noticed my launch angle was about 19*. Am I losing distance because of too much loft? Thanks.

[@Paul-viking]

Moe Norman was known for setting club head well behind ball at address, and he was one of straightest hitters of the golf ball. Great tip that probably also works on golf course!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

He was super straight!!! lots to learn from Moe

[@TeddyCavachon]

Moe Norman was such a straight ball striker because of the way he aligned his club to target with his wrists locked down in ulnar deviation with face square to target not behind the ball, but on the point on the ground relative to the ball (i.e. about the middle to front of it) where the compressed ball released off face. He also when lining up put his body in the impact position. In other works he aligned everything to target exactly how he wanted everything to be at the moment the ball released off the face. Once that is done you can move the club back behind the ball anywhere because the conscious brain and the subconscious brain both know where the club need to be at the bottom of the swing. By comparison the way golfers are taught to set up at address is insanity for a beginner unless they are also show how to align their club and body to target where both will be as the ball releases. I started doing that when coaching friends with poor swing mechanics this way: 1) Hold the club for them at its nominal loft and shaft angle (as determined by hosel) near middle of ball with face square to target. 2) Have them move body as necessary to move lead arm from side as it hangs naturally (thumb turned inward) and swing it up and onto the grip with arm angled the same as the hosel angles the shaft. Shaft angle at nominal loft dictates where ball winds up relative to feet when they do that. 3) Left hand now on grip I have them bend trail arm 90° and put elbow on body over hip and tell them to put it on the grip. The only way to to that is to side bend, a move most golfer I do this drill with do not know is part of every good ball striker’s swing. 4) When they they manage to do the side bend thing and get right hand on grip I have them turn hips 45° open but keep shoulders parallel because that’s when the hips and shoulders of good ball strikers are to allow the lead arm to fly off the chest toward the target also pulling the lagging club head towards the target. At that point they are in the impact position and for most have a clue and conscious plan where they need to have body and club to hit a powerful shot straight to the intended target for the first time in their golfing exeperience. I have them slowly go in reverse from impact to top of backswing then down again doing the side bend move out of necessity to get back to the impact position seen in photos of the tour pros at the point the ball released off the face. The way the conscious and subconscious brains interact causes the the conscious rehearsal of the move to be executed reflexively when it is repeated, not unlike programming waypoints into a GPS so a plane can fly on auto-pilot. The immediate improvement in swing is always dramatic and smile producing, also producing comments like “It’s that easy? Why didn’t the club pro I took lessons from for ten weeks ever show me this during the first lesson? 😂

[@suryavaraman.4277]

@@TeddyCavachon side bend is optimal for a good ball strike. Hip turn. 45° open. Producing that effortless swing and striking pure and accurate. Powerful. Straight to intended target. Been watching Moe, Rahm, and many pros doing the sidebend and it clicked for me. And now my iron shots are so pure,so accurate, so powerful and high off impact that i have taken a stroke off many par 4 and 5s. Especially short par 4, easy birdies. It's that easy. Just not easy every round. As golf can be a hard game.

[@TeddyCavachon]

@@suryavaraman.4277 Life is a Cabaret, the ideal golf swing is a like a Trebuchet 😂

[@agreeneidea]

Sadly I was one of those who drove the ball a long way, but had control issues and irregular height issues. I saw this last night and went out this afternoon and dialed in my control and added 25+ yds. I'll be able to ck for sure this weekend. Simple concept I've missed out on for 35 + yrs.

[@touristguy87]

That's utter bullshit you'd have to struggle hard to hit a ball with that much driver-speed and shot-height and keep it under 200 yards. Even with a hard cut. Not saying that you couldn't hit it 186 yards, I hit that shot regularly but I also know what swing-speed X launch-angle product it takes to do that. Even with a hard cut.

[@johnverheyen812]

Chris, could you do a video/lesson on driver ball position? I was over fading the ball lately and realized the ball had crept forward to middle of my left instep. Brought it back to one inch inside my left heel and the tight 5 yard fade is back. Basically discuss the relationship on ball position and swing path which can influence shot shape, i.e. too far back = low hook, too far forward = high slice. Thanks!

[@clstrat837]

You have the best driver drills. I like the one hitting over the headcover in front as well. Still working on dialing back my hook but it certainly helped my carry. Thanks!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Yeah that is a really good drill too, helps massively in getting the delivery right

[@golfcrazed4953]

How do you get that trackman data on your phone ? I would definitely pay for that app and subscription. Thanks !

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

The app is free for anyone to download, it’s the TrackMan that is the costly bit of kit. You can connect to any device though through the app

[@golfcrazed4953]

@@ChrisRyanGolf thanks Chris !

[@UKBLUE1]

Will try the drill, but every time I work on hitting up on the ball my miss cone increases dramatically.

[@kessel12]

I can get 186 yds of carry and I don’t even need 170 MPH of ball speed to do it.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Yes that was the whole point of the video 👍

[@kessel12]

@@ChrisRyanGolf I know. It was a joke. I’ve never come close to 170 mph in my life.

[@outlawx720]

What app is that on his phone? Thank you for the awesome drill, can't wait to try it.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

It’s the TrackMan app in this video