Do NOT Do This With Driver!!

[@joostjacobs8076]

Hi Matt, i watch a lot crossfield and golfholics, Rick shields and Peter Finch, BUT THIS IS SO EASY, SIMPLE AND DIRECT. LOVE IT.

[@mikebass2700]

Watch Danny Maude. He too has a similar and excellent demonstration of the takeaway.

[@markaffronti285]

Hey Matt! I was at a local golf shop yesterday and was properly fitted for a new set of irons and a driver. While I was there swinging clubs and getting all of my numbers marked down, I’ve kept noticing this nasty slice and I was doing all of the things you had shown in this video. Spent a lot of today at the range working on the techniques you were talking about and for the first time I was consistently hitting a straight ball and landing in the fairways. I’ve tried everything to try and battle the slice but seeing you with the tennis racket and actually seeing the mechanics behind what you were talking about made a ton of sense! Thank you for these great videos and little tricks to not only add yards but add more confidence and consistency to my game!

[@peteonmac]

Been struggling with a slice since I started playing and this has cured it! Absolutely ripped them on the range this morning and can’t wait to get out on a course and put it into practice. Can’t thank you enough for this well presented technique. Enjoy all your videos and wish you luck breaking #28. Great first attempt, I’m sure you’ve got it 👍🏻

[@christofferdacke9395]

Thank you Matt, sincerely. This is the first video that actually addresses the face and the rotation. Much appreciated. cheers!

[@tjarneson8574]

This is the first video I have seen about the roll back and I realise that is exactly what I do! Thank you for the advise

[@Mattfryergolf]

No problem Tj hopefully it cleared a few things up for you

[@sebbyelvis9287]

I've been playing for a year now and struggle hitting my driver because of the slice. I tried this tip yesterday on the course and it worked a treat! Thanks for the help and advice.

[@CH-tg6zq]

Matt nailed my ongoing mistake! Thanks so much for bringing it to my attention and giving me a way to work it out. 👍

[@christopheranderson1700]

Love your vlogs with Pete and Rick. And especially love this video as it confirms what my thoughts are on fixing my driver. Absolutely felt like my driver face was way too open before I used this fix.

[@robertnelson2719]

Bravo! Great stuff! People like pictures and stories and you have done your best. Who couldn’t understand that?

[@mikejarrett6144]

Excellent description , thanks for posting !

[@Darth_Rebel_93]

I know a lot of golf tips,but have never heard or seen about the mirror. I really like that. Going to try it for sure!

[@TheRealPapaBearChris]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been trying to find the video that explained my slice. And a lot of them were good pointers, better grip, better stance, and other thoughts, but none of them jumped out at me saying, I bet I do that wrong. This one though, yup this is guaranteed to be my major problem, because that rolling motion of the wrists is natural in a baseball swing, and I have always known that my baseball background was killing my golf swing, like the amount of sway I have had in my golf back swing is directly related to baseball. But, this right here almost is guaranteed to be the main offender causing my slice.

[@alvinmckibben4561]

I was doing this over the weekend in an attempt to not cup the wrist and caused lots of trouble for a few holes! Thanks for the tip!

[@superduperawesome6858]

Great vlog! I can really relate to to this and the props just make it so clear. 👍

[@Mattfryergolf]

Thanks pal, yeah they really make the face positions stand out, will use more in future videos!

[@waynemillsteed2625]

Great video Matt, 👍can't wait to go to the driving range to try this, so frustrating slicing 😠😠

[@Mattfryergolf]

Awesome, be patient and it will come!

[@bakhtiaruddinmutallib7784]

It work... it really work 👍👍👍. I just hit the straightest driver shot... and consistent too... great great tip 😁

[@royabella4242]

Great video Matt. I’ve tried this for a few days now and it’s changed my game so much. I hit them straight now or have a little draw👍

[@syiceman]

Been playing for 10 years and I just worked this out this week myself. This just confirms it.

[@dennismcintosh3699]

your giving the same lesson as the Saguto golf guy. you know you're being taught the right things when two great teachers say the same thing!

[@mikecrevier4686]

Totally described what I'm doing wrong, compensating for my faults, aim left in hopes it carries around, great advise and will definitely give her a go. Thanks Matt

[@garyco766]

This seems like it's just as relevant to your irons. Good vid Matt! I had been hitting the ball very well for some time, but at some point last year I started slicing again out of nowhere and couldn't figure out why. I suspect this is exactly what I was doing (more with my irons). And even when I'm not slicing I have had poor directional control, probably because I'm struggling with sometimes not getting my wrists back straight sometimes, and snapping them too far through other times. I've been trying to correct with grip and swing plane, but never even thought about my facing on takeaway.

[@triptin24]

Thanks. Have been doing this without knowing. I usually hit a nice fade but today I was pushing and slicing but now I know what I was doing. Glad I found this vid. Cheers

[@craigsharp6581]

Nice and simple explanation Matt thanks for the tips

[@jeepnjo6]

I bet this is what I'm doing with my fairway woods. I always seem to hit them right but hit it straight every now and then. I think this tip will really help me. Thank you.

[@seanw.saunders7718]

Love the mirror idea! Great explanation and video.

[@kevinmurphy3666]

Sorry Matt just catching this video ,,, awesome stuff right on the money!!! Not sure what time it is over the other side of pond!!! Iam in NY long Island almost 7am headed out to.play 18 in tournament just wanna ty for this video because this is is my mind now I have something to go too on tee box !!! Tu brother always great stuff !!! Peace ✌

[@mario909876]

Love this Matt. Class. 👍🏼

[@craignovak8291]

Thanks for that great lesson

[@Satchgolf]

MATT, I have a question for you. First of all I love the videos and the information. Myself like a lot of older golfers now have some replacement parts in their body. I have bilateral knee replacements, as well as a left shoulder replacement. So the question is with my knees I find myself swaying more than turning. Do you have any type of tip to help make a better swing or maybe you don’t have to turn as much which I think would be better than swaying. Thanks

[@garyjohnson5948]

Great video thanks. ⛳🏌️‍♂️👌👍

[@stevegordon3336]

Another great lesson Matt

[@golflre7179]

Excellent tip. Thanks.

[@Momyficator]

Sir, I looked at a LOT of no slice video and I learned a lot about driving mechanics. But when you said in your video that we possibly go totally left if we do this, my brain exploded. This is exactly what happened every time that I did not slice it at all. I went very straight but totally on the left side. Like, totally, not even in the field. And when I hit it straight in the middle, I slice sooo much. I really think that you put the finger on my problem. I had an very old Spalding driver with steel shaft. And I hit it kinda ok. So I gifted myself with a brand new Callaway Rogue driver and I started to slice as hell. The problem is the shaft is less stiff, the shaft is longer, the lie is different, everything is different. So I always told to myself that my problem were because of the driver and not about my swing. But it is. I change my swing because of the driver, but now I see that I was wrong. I will ask for my girlfriend to make a video of my swing and I will definitely look into that part of my swing, the rotation of my wrist/hand. Thanks, I will plant a feather for you.

[@diggerlenny4836]

Thanks for that bud👍

[@MJB9559]

Great video ⛳️👍

[@GolfingMalky]

Really enjoying your content Matt; well demonstrated and described Keep up the good work Cheers

[@arnauddesaintvaulry6664]

A beautiful explaination many thanks

[@JeansWebbTv]

I only had time to watch the first 3 minutes, but having a badminton racket attached to my driver has really done wonders for my slice!

[@philiprobinson7598]

What a fantastic tip

[@roberttaylor2995]

Matt ..... you’re a wizard !!! Thanks.

[@alandavidson8717]

Ahh this makes sense more than most other slice videos I've watched. I have the before swing relying on wrist roll to get back to square, which I can do quite well but it's very unpredictable. I'll be remembering the mirror when I'm out next. Nice one! - subscribed! :)

[@billbobeaney5126]

Spot on will try on the range

[@Mattfryergolf]

Awesome Billbo, let me know how it goes

[@chriswhyatt9679]

great video and great advice

[@paulledet6630]

Great lesson

[@MikeL-vu7jo]

Thanks matt

[@jimbonito3766]

Thanks excellent excellent tip

[@3daypriest]

‘Square to square’ swing concept really addresses this the wrist issue. The address position/orientation of hands(wrist/arms stays constant until after impact. The club face stays as close perpendicular as possible to the swing path.

[@steviet1010]

I'm struggling with this at the minute. Good video 👌

[@Mattfryergolf]

Give it a go then Ste and see how it goes

[@woodytats]

Great Video !

[@jaychung6622]

Another really great tip video Fryer! 😊👍🏻 Honestly, if the next generation of English golf stars aren’t mostly from the Manchester area, I will be completely shocked. There’s just so much excellent coaching from you, Finch, Rick Shiels, Carter before he left, Fletch, and it goes on and on. Golfers in that area are incredibly fortunate. Most of the golf coaches I’ve met near me just flat out suck 😂

[@Mattfryergolf]

Very kind of you Jay, have to get yourself to Manchester 🐝

[@thomaspalmer7483]

Would keeping the right palm pointing more to the ground in the takeaway accomplish the same thing and keep the handle from working away from the body? Thx. For your commitment to helping us recreational players. Tom

[@cornyboers7304]

That would close the club face and make it impossible to get the club on plane without a lot of wrist roll (the one thing you want to avoid).

[@yunxiao1094]

Nice job mate, thank you from Australia

[@donaldcarr7513]

Thanks for the video. Am 72 and have been using your technique for many years. However results in a low ball flight which is a problem when trying to stop the ball on the green even with my wedges.

[@billenright2788]

Good video. Lots of people do this.

[@boombaby6197]

Thanks that's what I needed

[@Golfing-AddiCt]

I'll be doing this tomorrow afternoon on the range instead of my usual 10 o'clock 4 o'clock drill. I'll give you some feedback tomorrow evening Matt. 🤞🏼

[@Mattfryergolf]

Awesome Olly, even if you gain some awareness of the clubface that will be good for you

[@Golfing-AddiCt]

@@Mattfryergolf I realised I was in a round about way already keeping my club face parallel with my spine angle on my short iron chipping drill, so it was easy this afternoon to use that check point all the way through the bag, I've been hitting some absolutely beautiful baby draws with my irons this afternoon, so a big thank you goin out to you for bringing it to the front of my mind. 👌🏼

[@liamweston5356]

Great video I think this will really help me might even make up one of those racket training aids to take the range with me 😂😂

[@mhp1298]

Fantastic video...very well described!

[@Mattfryergolf]

Glad the explanation worked for you!

[@3660william]

sounds interesting, looking forward to trying it

[@willbrown3536]

good vid matt, very good demo, really helped me alot

[@petersmith4315]

love the drill with a badminton racquet, even though i do not own one, so I used a frying pan.

[@charlesalan5999]

Brilliant!.......Is it really that simple?

[@carlosmelville]

Thank you Matt!👍👍👏👏

[@mattaronson7250]

Great videos keep it up

[@paulemmerson3196]

Some times I find I do that so can you advice me on how I can improve on how I strike the golf ball.

[@ambassadormohamedalinurame9867]

Thank you.

[@philb4881]

Love the mirror analogy!

[@mikegruber172]

Great Video

[@daleevans7317]

I'll give it a go Matt cheers👍

[@brianrizza2045]

Great video again Matt!

[@Mattfryergolf]

Thanks Brian, more to come!

[@glennwatson3313]

I have begun to work lately on keeping the clubface closed during the back swing. It seems to help.

[@Mattfryergolf]

Control the face and you’ll gain far more consistency!

[@gregwalker4236]

i don't normally watch a lessons video, but this one is dead on--i have to watch this rolling move as it is absolutely a bad, bad move. active hands that roll like this can soo easily creep into the swing, but if you know this you can use it to your advantage, with practice, protect against the duck hook, or pull hook. a light grip pressure can help with this rolling move, as well as shortening the backswing...nice lesson!

[@daveweedall4505]

Nice tip Matt that's my main problem keep up the good work

[@frankiemae1302]

Thanks! Good tip

[@paulff3]

Great vid!!!

[@duffymoon5912]

Love it. I do that.

[@rubberchicken7012]

Nice One.....!!

[@darylhall7309]

That opening swing is me!!!

[@kevinhall4866]

Great video - very helpful, thank you

[@Mattfryergolf]

No problem Kevin, plenty more lessons coming so keep tuned!

[@allgoodthings7477]

I hit a slice so would like the knowledge of playing a small fade, I don’t think I’m much out because sometimes I do get a nice fade or straight down the middle, great uploads though you explain it well.

[@Mattfryergolf]

Thanks pal, it’s just making the gap between the face and path tighter to hit little fades instead of the big slices

[@allgoodthings7477]

I need to practice at getting my club face more square at impact, difficult haha

[@dougierobertson2099]

First chance to try this and it definitely works. Keeping the club face pointing at the ball for longer is now my one swing thought on the backswing. Do you have one to stop me occasionally pulling the ball.? It only happens when I go for more distance.

[@Mattfryergolf]

That would be you swinging out to in to much with the face matching. Get the path more in to out 👍

[@andrewgreaves2110]

Personal favourite video 👍

[@Mattfryergolf]

Thanks Andrew glad you enjoyed it

[@karlkarl102]

Great vid Matt.... I worry about the hinging of the wrists though... should it just happen naturally at the top of the backswing?

[@dougierobertson2099]

Another top video with a good mirror analogy. Your before swing was me exactly.

[@Mattfryergolf]

Thanks Douglas, use that analogy and hopefully you see less slice!

[@greggdaniels6129]

Can't wait till Rick puts out the same video tomorrow.....

[@TheOrignalKillezz]

Dose he do that alot?

[@malfor007]

And then will be James Robinson. Haha Like all you guys....but they seem to follow each other with same content. Back to Back. 😅

[@mikejackson9105]

You are the first person to talk about the rolling off the hands, it my big fault. I will try to keep this tip in mind when I play. 😀😀🍻🏌️🇨🇦

[@JeansWebbTv]

0:57 "If I just peg another one up for us..." I close my eyes and pretend that Ringo is giving me a golf lesson.

[@tonyhackett3613]

Excellent video it’s a wrist hinge not a roll 👍

[@pjay3028]

Right, unfortunately I couldn't get the sound working on this video, but I watched it anyway. So I've dug my old badminton racquet out of the cupboard, found some string and now I'm off to the golf course. I'll let you know how I get on.

[@suitsyousir1980]

Quality

[@pendodave4661]

I'm never quite sure what to do with the club once I'm past that parallel position... Feel like anything is possible, which is not a good thing

[@earlyetman5588]

Try hitting some drives with the 1/2 swing then bring the club back further over time. You will be shocked how far a center club face hit goes with almost no effort!

[@HolyGrailOfGolf]

The rolling takeaway is caused by taking the club away with left hand. If you take the club away with the right hand no roll. It's just that simple.

[@davidtracy9058]

Awesome

[@warrenrooks2251]

“Keep it in the mirror” got it! Glad you mentioned tip is good for my irons also! Cheers🇨🇦

[@allgoodthings7477]

Great drill for initial takeaway, would of been even better if you followed on up to the back swing especially with the racket because it gives a better vision of where the club face should be pointing as it goes back. Also was that swing based on out to in path to play a fade or more in to out . Thanks 😀

[@Mattfryergolf]

I will be doing a backswing one so don’t worry 😉 the fix is based on try to get neutral to keep the face and path close together

[@allgoodthings7477]

Brilliant . Actually makes sense that because 1 part is practice that sequence then 2nd part what follows. Clever boy hahah. I’ll nip over to Trafford sometime soon for a lesson think that will be easiest then you can see exactly what’s going on. Cheers

[@SuperDjbreeze]

Great video great tip matt. Have implemented this same technique with my irons on a par 3 course a week or so ago. & has improved my iron game tremendously. However I haven't had the chance to implement the same technique to my driver yet 😕 so will definitely be down my local range 2moro to fix that horrid pesky slice 👍

[@gslaotsisnsgaltoisns8131]

Great tip but I feel this is just part of the puzzle...

[@mikerodrick2430]

Every tip is only a part of the puzzle.

[@Patchkaa33]

Yes , I think using too much hands gives you a false sense of shoulder turn , you feel like you are doing a full turn but in essence you are performing very little! No hands makes you turn your shoulders more and activate the bigger muscles!

[@sillygolfswing]

I think Matt has invented a new sport with that contraption 😅🏌️

[@nigelsmith2379]

hi mat it looked like you toed that first shot did it come back

[@Mattfryergolf]

No it was a good 50 yard slice, lucky the nets are down the side of the range 😂