Clay Ballard Golf Swing | All Angles

[@awillyd6852]

You have got to be kidding me!!! I don't understand how you couldn't make a living with this swing? It's as good as it gets!! Better looking swing than 95% of the tour. And no I do not believe that you swing hard at all. You swing with the much sought after "effortless power" I would imagine that you smash the bloody dimples off the ball.(by the sounds of it anyways) It's quite something to see your Driver, 5 Iron, and Wedge side by side and in sync. Everyone should take note that your tempo with all clubs is IDENTICAL. This video is like a lesson in and of itself! All one has to do is loop the three synced club section and watch it over and over and over. If they can come even close to your sequencing and tempo... Game over!!! No kidding aside. GREAT SWING... Great Videos meaning All Of Them.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks!

[@elindauer]

After plateauing for decades, I went from a 12 to a 4 in one season with this stuff. It’s not just the techniques, which are great, or the clear explanations, though also great…. Clay’s practice sessions are designed around deliberate practice, and THAT is the truth when it comes to getting better.

[@TheCampsies]

great video Clay - terrific swing, I'll be watching this one many times over.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks!

[@richmargin6082]

Ive been practicing and getting better but looking to take it to the next step. I didn’t have enough lag in my swing and was fixing it. Once i think i got it nailed, i saw this video and it explained everything i had just discovered and worked on. So i can use this as a reference for all my corrections i made. Awesome video!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Great, glad I could help!!

[@flacoface]

If I could...ten thumbs up! Thanks again Clay.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

My pleasure!

[@gerrywaneck377]

Very useful to see this analysis and hear your explanation. Thanks.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks Gerry!

[@donmorgan4814]

Thanks for all the info on all your clubs . Very detailed. And explained very well. Need all the help i can get. Thanks again

[@TopSpeedGolf]

My pleasure Don!

[@1800X-s7q]

The best video! Thank you!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

My pleasure!

[@janskantz2703]

Great video! I can honestly say that I am a better golfer because of your classes and videos here on KZbin. Thanks!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks!

[@NA_Hemi]

Holy Shit, I have been watching your videos for years but never really noticed till this video how hard you swing....dayummmmmm

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Haha 😎

[@michaelwright8627]

Thanks, excited to practice this today!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Have fun!

[@davidharrold9189]

Great swing!

[@glennwatson3313]

You have a lot of great videos but this one might be the most visually helpful. Great camera work. This should be on the Golf Channel for everyone to see. I am doing the 20 Minute Distance Fix right now.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks Glenn!

[@renzhiw]

Great video and commentary!

[@PrinceMuhammadWildan]

Thanks For This Video ... Good Information 👍👍👍

[@TopSpeedGolf]

My pleasure!

[@tomdiamond4304]

Hi Clay, love your instruction, in my opinion you have the best on-line golf instruction. Question, do you schedule in-person instruction or have a golf school in North America? I would love to attend, please advise. Thanks so much and best of the Holiday Season to you and your team.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks so much! I do not do in person lessons. For my All Access subscribers to the website, I do talk with members who also subscribe to my Inside the Ropes program. We also offer in person lessons with our Top Speed Golf certified instructor Robin Rosado. Robin also teams up with our instructor Quentin Patterson and hosts some distance clinics here in Florida a few times a year. Again, these are for our subscribers on our website, but you can check out more info on those things here: topspeedgolf.com/in-person-lessons-with-robin-rosado/ topspeedgolf.com/distance-clinic/

[@jasonkim6137]

Love your contents, swing and everything. Thx.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks Jason!

[@nooskids007]

Great video . Nice explanation of your swing

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks Luke!

[@derekharrington7594]

Clay, there are several back to back golf shots in this which got me thinking. I think it would an awesome content addition if you played a around of golf from shot to shot with maybe some shot break downs in between highlighting shot differences. Or maybe just couple holes. Pretty sure I would watch it. Love the videos. Only golf videos I watch

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks for the feedback. We don't do course vlogs though and probably won't do any. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@golfingnut52]

Amazing video!!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks!

[@FelipeGonzalez-ue7yv]

Great video.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks!

[@venusrise]

Excellent info

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks Jon!

[@rickkludt7806]

Appreciate the fact that Clay is clear when making comments on golf. Love that straight forward approach. How about help with cut spin on chips to the green.....Thanks

[@dovski3161]

Excellent video. Very helpful. You have fantastic swing. Is it just me or do you stand quite a long way from the ball at address - either because the lie of your clubs are quite shallow or because you like to have the toe a bit off the ground or because you like your hands quite low. I am standard loft standard lie and 181cm tall. I play off 3 H/C. For a 5 iron the distance from heel of club to toe of your foot seems to be about 66cm for you. For me, if I take my standard address position, it's about 60cm so I have a more upright stance since my hands are the same distance from my thighs as yours more or less but my hands are also 2 or 3 cm higher than yours, but club head is flat, (toe very slightly raised).

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Looks pretty normal to me.

[@dovski3161]

@@TopSpeedGolf Maybe I'm too upright then, or maybe I'm just a funny shape haha.

[@jeffwus]

Clay, great video, however i have noticed that the ball position for driver sometimes are different (in different videos).i noticed sometime that you had place the ball on the center like 3 woods vs. on the left side ( line up on inner left heel). can you please clear this, Thank you. J

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Hi Jeff, this is just the camera angle. You'll generally tee the driver up about straight down from the lead shoulder at address. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@ericstinnett9182]

A really Great video, I've been recording myself, I have a slight over the top, (trying to get my arms back as far as possible, when I start the down swing My club is way too steep, I'm flat footed until about 3-4 inches after hitting the ball ( I know that my foot should start to come up on the down swing)This video will help a lot. To be honest, I sometimes try to to cheat on the reps you share with us to do, in other words I might do 10-15 or maybe even 20, instead of 💯. If you and when you have time, can you do video on how you play a golf course where you normally play. Even though we practice on the range taking it to the course is a different level, lol. Even on your bad shots how (which are very few) like to see how you recover and play. We look forward seeing that video. Thanks⛳🏌️🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♀️

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks for sharing. I think that's a great idea!

[@tomsettles6873]

Clay - your left arm pretty much stays pinned to your left pec in the downswing. From top of backswing it looks like you rotate your belly button forward and then fire arms and wrists. If you were to swing at "top speed" with 20-30 balls, would your left shoulder be sore afterwards? I'm having this problem and I think its from not enough torso rotation early in the downswing.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Hi Tom, as far as I know, Clay doesn't get sore usually from playing golf. I have heard him talk about a sore back a few times but that's everyone when it comes to golf. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@gimbalair]

4:30 ‘‘‘tis a thing of beauty.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks!

[@nccw8683]

Clay is the driver setup different than all the other clubs

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Hi, yes, and we have a video coming out on this soon. The main difference is that you just tee the ball further up in your stance. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@joegriggsjr.6511]

I've just videod myself twice today. I am adopting the "roll release" but for the life of me, I cannot stop flipping. It looks as if my right side is not getting thru. ABSOLUTLEY, No forward shaft lean at impact. Even on my second taping, I've intentionally tried it and still am not getting that forward shaft lean. I am wondering, is my weight shift going too far right at the start of swing.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

It's hard to determine without seeing a swing, but what is likely happening is you're releasing all of your lag well before you get to impact. Here's a video that might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmWvooJ7l8-Km9U Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor

[@joegriggsjr.6511]

@@TopSpeedGolf it's a lot thanks a lot. This video shows the exact error swing that I'm doing. The club is dissecting my arms at impact. Leaving me with high shots although straight, they have no distance. I went out today to practice, but I have to stop after three balls because I had a stiff neck. I will try to just do the drills until the pain subsides. Thanks again

[@ghostshipone]

Clay you talk about late release etc which I get but did Nicklaus mean that you can never release the club early enough?

[@TopSpeedGolf]

That means that's what he felt. If you sequence correctly then it can feel that way. It's like Michael Jordan saying that he doesn't feel like he hardly jumps when he dunks 😂 Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@ghostshipone]

Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard 😎👍

[@robertoreilly9783]

Thanks for this explaination of your swing. Things to have a think about for me.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

My pleasure!

[@mattsmith-bl2bg]

If one is on the border with their swing speed for shaft flex, is it better to go with weaker or stronger flex?

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Hi Matt, I would recommend getting professionally fitted. No way to know for sure otherwise. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@robgolf9818]

Hey Clay love the videos as always. Can’t wait to get TSG system for Christmas. Can you make a video on The Best drill to get rid of the Straight line pull shot. I’m struggling

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks! I would recommend going to our channel and searching "pull". Once you're a member then I would go to our Never Slice Again course and work through the drills. I know you may not be slicing but pulling is a product of the same issue (club path too much out to in). Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@leminhkhavietnam]

Hi. Great videos. What apps do you use to analyze videos? Thanks

[@TopSpeedGolf]

We use V1 Golf to analyze swings. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@billcottrell4493]

Hey Clay... great video. Are you any relation to Jimmy? He gave me some instruction a few years ago at Doral.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks Bill! No, Clay is not related to Jimmy. We think he is great but it's just a coincidence. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@NicksBigAdventure]

Holy cow man, my swing is ugly as fuck and it looks like i'm trying to kill lit; however, I now carry 250-300 thanks to your tips.

[@whitedime]

What camera was used

[@robsav9723]

Compliments for the enciclopedia!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks Rob!

[@ADCL369]

the best coach ever

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks Andre!

[@cokempana]

very good video!!, congrats!. have you ever thought about your breathing during the hole swim process???.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks! No, haven't really thought about it. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@nccw8683]

clay I cannot get rid of the shanks what do I need to do to get rid of them

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Search "shank" on our channel and you'll find some drills. Best of luck!

[@gimbalair]

I’m guessing you are a pro, what was your handicap when you turned pro and why did you not do the tour?

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Hi Andy, Clay played a little bit on some mini tours right out of college. His handicap is about +3. Not sure what it was when he was playing professionally. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@jeremygrant6834]

The more I watch your swing the more I see the speed energy generating in your arms almost like your shoulders are decreasing. I notice with tiger his intensity is matched and always increasing shoulders and arms. Is this something you work on

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Hi Jeremy, whenever one part of the body decelerates, it accelerates the next piece in the chain and that happens all the way to impact in the most efficient swings. Tiger likely has better sequencing than Clay which may be what you're seeing. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@jeremygrant6834]

@@TopSpeedGolf ok I get that but iv been working on the concept of increasing speed right threw impact not slowing down. Watch long drive guys they rotate so fast through impact none oft hem slow down. How is shoulders slowing down good

[@jeremygrant6834]

@@TopSpeedGolf are you saying I should slow down upper body rotation? Iv been getting lots of distance from adding more

[@eba6861]

Dude’s swinging like Jordan Spieth + Adam Scott.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

😎👍

[@ice300tw]

😂

[@songheegoh3413]

✔ ✔ ✔

[@TopSpeedGolf]

😎

[@cryptomaniac2]

What was it that kept you from going pro? Feel like you should be as consistent as the pros.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Clay played mini tours for a little while. If he knew then what he knows now then I think things could have been different. He doesn't have any desire to go pro at this time. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@RobBiagi]

@@TopSpeedGolf: #championstour one day 🤷‍♂️

[@Jarhead0331]

I go to the course, set up and only swing thought I have is “look like Clay Ballard”......not even close

[@RobBiagi]

Clay’s swing tempo is a LOT faster than his relaxed, Southern speaking style. Did he “gradually work up to that rhythm to find his ‘Top Speed’ after much trial and error,” or was his swing that brisk from the beginning? (I’m more laid back like Clay, and my tempo [and clubhead speed] are S-L-O-W...) 🙄

[@TopSpeedGolf]

We didn't designate ourselves Top Speed Golf for nothing! Play well! Nate | TSG

[@BamaPaul]

Thought I might see more flexing/squatting in transition.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Hi Paul, the squatting it usually not going to be very obvious because it's anywhere from 2-6 inches and it's happening throughout the swing. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@jeremygrant6834]

How come in the still shits your compression is only 5 percent or less

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Hi Jeremy, I'm not sure what you mean. Define "compression"? Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@dcarts5616]

Jeremy Grant well many a person with “the shits” is ought to have some sort of compression.

[@족구왕-y4p]

I think its a theory of swing's result. Its a teachers lie

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks for the comment. Hope you're playing great! Quentin | TSG Instructor

[@족구왕-y4p]

@@TopSpeedGolf 감사합니다. 항상 좋은 선생님이 되어 주시고 건강 하십시오