DRILLS TO GAIN DISTANCE // How to Better Compress the Ball with Mac Boucher

We've previously touched on the importance of compressing the golf ball with your irons to make solid contact. In this video Mac, with the help of Ian, explains the drills he uses with golfers on the lesson tee to help gain distance, and control trajectory.
Mac and Ian also help explain how to bring the lessons learned from compressing irons to the long game and the driver to help breakdown the swing keys to hit it longer and straighter off the tee.
0:00 // Intro to Compression
2:35 // Old School "Toe Up" Swing
7:08 // Less Vs. More Compression
9:02 // Mac's Compression Drill
14:33 // Changing Club Path to hit a Draw
16:51 // Compression with a Driver
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Cannot be overstated how much I love having Mac on the channel

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He’s the love child of Matty Boi and Bubba Watson!

[@Joker-yh2xg]

Who’s Mac? CPGA?

[@Samec37]

I wish Mac explained his driver swing in slower motion like when explaining his iron.

[@arock3053]

Fully agree. I’ve been working on this with my irons with good effect, but I’m struggling with hooking the driver when I try to get the head to match the hands.

[@user_1664]

I lnow its a year late but he does in the power fade video 👌

[@tylerfj24]

@@arock3053 turn more with your body get those hips open to help with the hook.. also, if you get your body ahead of the ball that will sometimes pull

[@jingzee08]

TXG are back with Mac on board and teaming up with Ian. I think this format with two people and Ian providing the technical analysis and Mac demonstrating as required is better than the 3 person panel with Ian hitting the ball and Mike and RB behind the scenes providing the insights. Ian has hit the sweet spot now

[@sAkA8o8]

Almost like having Matt back..

[@Somefatdude]

Need to do a part 3 solely dedicated to driver. I, too, as a RH, employ a stronger face in the takeaway by early setting my wrist and feeling my trail palm face more to the ground to get that face-for all shots off the turf. Doesn’t really work for driver, so I’ve gone more to a “straight back” wrist set and playing a fade with driver. Because I add loft to my driver and hit up, I think I need a lower loft to start with to get the spin loft lower. Be curious to hear more on driver because I think this was more geared to approach shots off the turf.

[@mikec.2314]

This is an absolute light bulb moment for me when it comes to ball compression off the irons. Set it half way up, turn and turn through holding the angle that was just set. Love it.

[@FishingWithVic]

Another great video Ian and Mac. The knowledge sharing is unrivaled.

[@DaveFogel]

Videos with Mac are freaking awesome.

[@OffTheCrossbar13]

This is without a doubt the best TXG educational video so far. Arguably the best educational video from any channel in recent times. You’ve got a winning combo here lads!

[@ianfrasergolf]

Thank you my friend, we had fun filming this one.

[@tbell679]

I take the club back shut like Mac and just learned why I hook it so often, I will be working hard on rotating through the ball to keep it square at impact. Loving the content with Mac and Ian

[@travislamberton6435]

Absolutely loving the recent content and anything with Mac in it! Learning so much about my own game and being able to take it to the range/course.

[@djkim23]

Just want to express a deep appreciation for the technical aspect of how different mechanics dictate ball flight.

[@kylesinclair203]

This might just be my favorite TXG video to date….. 👍 Keep up the great work

[@ianfrasergolf]

👍🏻👊🏻

[@jthumerme]

Top 10 TXG video of all time.

[@ianfrasergolf]

Hall of Famer!! I love it!!

[@heatsandeats6501]

Eye opening and spoke to exactly what I have going on with the old school wrist position! Thank you!

[@ericdepaula8455]

This is the best video you guys have done in a long time. Such a great detailed explanation of compression and the nuances of the golf swing. This is way more than a fitting channel. Truly great stuff 👏🏼

[@tcl7563]

Amazing! This is one of the best explaination of the old vs new takeoff and how to compress the ball I have ever seen on youtube!

[@joshdavis4781]

Great breakdown and fantastic information. I don't hear the word "compression" enough in the striking of golf balls enough I feel. I'm a proud son of a PGA pro from the 70's and 80's and my dad always had me hitting slower then progressively higher speed half irons with focus on bowing my wrist, shaft lean and feeling the shaft "bend" then "activate" through impact. When you "Squish" the ball you know it! Thank you again for such a great lesson and channel 🤙!

[@ianfrasergolf]

Appreciate the kind words Josh!!

[@lawrencebogar6136]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I worked with a pro over the winter and he changed my swing to the toe up to toe up move. I started hooking the ball into the next county. Mac, just demoed my original swing and I will drill it back into a grove.

[@DaveFogel]

Now that I have watched the entire video, I think this is one of the best ones you guys have ever made. So much knowlege and application of knowledge. Bravo Lads!

[@ianfrasergolf]

Agreed, i don’t generally watch any of our stuff back but this one was a good watch.

[@starflash08]

i was told by friends my face was shut on the back swing for years so i changed and my irons were always weak, after watching this a few weeks ago i have gone back to my early set closed back swing, now i hit them further and dead straight at target, now i understand compression and shaft lean. thankyou very much for this im stoked.

[@stevenrobertson1416]

I appreciate your confidence in me being able to hit both high and low tee'd balls 🤣 BUT absolutely love this video! I have several friends and family that struggle with distance because of compression. Easily one of my favorite video series

[@robertbogdan7058]

I immediately copied the URL and forwarded it to a couple buddies. Great video.

[@maonunez1]

Absolute gold!!! Finally got my head around how it works analytically and how to implement it in my golf swing. Thank you so much!!!

[@user_1664]

Ive watched this plus the shot shape video and power fade video . I am crying inside , every question that ive had in my head on good days bad days has literally been answered in every detail i could have wished for and perfectly demonstrated to boot …

[@brian_akhtar]

whoa what are the odds that I watched the first part at 2am this morning. let's goo

[@Squirej82]

This video hits home because until very recently, I was hitting (as Mac calls it) a "full swing flop shot". I've always been an arms-y player and never knew why my input wasn't reflected in the output. I love the perspective these interactions between Ian and Mac give! The channel is evolving and I am super stoked for the future!

[@papab3272]

A really incredible job on the media Ian! Between you and Mac doing videos and RB & Mike on the podcast it's the best one two punch in golf!

[@mjc24]

I'm glad this channel came across my feed! Looking forward to checking out lots of other videos and bringing the tips to the range!

[@spenk9610]

Exactly what I’m working on. Thanks for the video. Fantastic

[@Karlos280187]

This video is class. I have been given much more information in this video than I have ever had in a lesson and it suddenly makes sense. Mac is a great addition to the channel too.

[@nicolascrescimone]

One of the best episodes ever

[@danielhunt4330]

Great video guys, excellent job explaining the different types of swings and setups for iron and driver shots.

[@papab3272]

A HUGE Thank You to Ian and Mac "The Sultan of Sling" Boucher! After just two weeks of implementation it's amazing how much this has improved my distance, contact and accuracy. It also brought my trajectory down to a flatter flight which I never thought possible.

[@davelam4497]

This is best context I have seen from Ian Went out and hit my iron better than ever after watching this video

[@markjaeggli5715]

This video is so good. Favorite golf channel on youtube!

[@christhomsen7355]

Agree. So good. Great job guys!!!

[@robcoates5253]

Loving this blend of teaching principles and equipment. Don't change a thing!

[@julianfalla6889]

Love this explanation of both iron and driver

[@chrishartman5383]

Would love to see Mac show more driver shots, with the different tee heights.

[@nicklewis4934]

Absolutely needed to see this video! Thanks for breaking this down. Learned a lot in 25 min!

[@wmbishop22]

I think that a lot of people appreciate the videos and the lessons and would love to get a similar set of videos on the woods/driver. Thanks again for the content!

[@csteve25]

This is so good! What a great team. Super good information not only about compression with irons and driver. Love the shaping concepts. The way they were explained was so resonant with me.

[@freshmotion4you]

Absolutely great video. A must watch .

[@markreider9663]

Great video!! Understanding how the square to square method works to compress irons is reaffirming for us who believe it’s simpler than the open to square to close method. Thanks for demonstrating it so clearly!

[@darylkariniemi1627]

This and the Gareth wedge video were game changers for me. Tried this out just for fun expecting nothing and was shocked to see the most consistent iron swings on the range I have ever had! Dang guys, some of your stuff is brilliant. Oddly enough I used the concept the shorten my swing and minimize wrist movement for better consistency without losing distance. My old shot now feels like giant flop shot like you said.

[@Mowser63]

Another excellent piece of explanation and execution from the team….extremely well explained and demonstrated by you both. My one issue is having the mobility to deliver enough rotation to recreate the required moves. Being an older golfer who was brought up with “old school” mechanics does however help my inability to rotate enough…I have to use my hands much more to square the face on delivery but seriously wish I could employ the techniques you show so well. As soon as Santa brings me some new hips, I’ll be doing this. Great stuff again guys… thank you 👏

[@jamesreynolds6750]

Fabulous video to help my limited newbie vocabulary and understanding grow!

[@zyzda22]

Big help, thank you!

[@ftball90]

Awesome video! Thank you for giving us this content. I have been working on exactly this with my coach but this is a much simpler method than he tried to explain as he tied it into other drills. I have seen improvements but I was not sure how to work on this aspect on its own. I now know how to work on this on my own. The review videos are cool, but these instructional videos are on another level. You guys have a way of explaining things that make it so easy for us casual guys to understand.

[@neilcampion5265]

Loving these videos! Really give us a better understanding of what is happening in the swing.

[@scottlammers1778]

Great video! It really helped me with the driver.

[@stephenlang8947]

Great video! One of the best training videos yet.

[@mattchuspre]

What another great video! I tried this on the range today after this helped me assess that I probably try to use my wrist too much in the swing to try and “generate power” and instead my consistency of direction is awful, especially a huge right shot that fades further away. I could just tell that the ball contact was more crisp not only on the ball but the ground as well. I can’t wait to use this on the course with my golf balls to see just how much of a difference it’ll hopefully make 👍🏼

[@gavbrett7640]

Absolutely brilliant video 👏👏👏

[@alexlevy5936]

This is the best video ever made on golf KZbin. One I’ve been dying to see for so long. Wow.

[@garymutch601]

Absolutely brilliant video guys. The explanation of this is superb 🤙🤙

[@derekramp]

These education type videos with Mac are SICK!!

[@stephanefrigault1333]

Wow great way to improve our golf!!🤩

[@konnorkanetani6414]

Great video guys. Been hitting really high floaty shot my irons and have gone to the range really focused on shaft lean and compressing the ball. Have been hooking the ball in those sessions. Excited to get back to the range to try this drill. Cheers!

[@calebwilliams3409]

I love TXG because they’re so technical and that’s how I learn best. Plus I’m a lefty so this channel is gold for me

[@neilgray1289]

Very informative guys, thank you 👍🏻👍🏻

[@michaelmalarkey2943]

This was really a great lesson on compression. Fantastic program. Thank you.

[@erik2446]

Wow. Very helpful, thanks!

[@ashleyw3137]

Great video! Need to get to the range and practice this

[@markshavers7365]

Keep going on this. This is what 5 to 15 hc need. Best video ever besides part 1

[@jamesdaw131]

Great series this. Love it when we get the physics!

[@reesefish1532]

You guys are mind readers. Great vid fellas

[@bennettpisek5566]

It’s good seeing you guys talking about how to square the club with the forward leaning, compression of irons. My iron swing follow through in the past was a big flip; loosing distance big time. Clay Ballard does a great teaching of how to get that inflection of the wrists. For me, retraining my lead wrist for iron/woods compression took some time to get that muscle memory, but boy, does it make a great difference on performance.

[@peterkole4234]

Brilliant, I had a lesson the other week, and my Pro got me working on compressing my irons better, exactly as you have shown on here. It's raised my iron play to another level. I now do same with woods and hybrid and also seen big improvements in quality of strike and consistency. I'm glad you covered the driver too as that was a question I was going to ask. I have been concentrating on trying to get the driver head ahead of my hands at impact. So this will be something I'll keep working on. Thanks for these videos.

[@hunterstanley519]

Great video!

[@jacobmahoney6764]

best golf channel on KZbin, you guys are the best!

[@stephan5278]

great tips, thanks guys

[@promoteupro]

I literally was doing similar drill with my golf insturctor yeterday. Good stuff fellas.

[@joshuamoss9664]

This video is PRECISELY how I try to swing the club and I've struggled to find a driver setup that takes advantage of my swing speed - great video guys, this will be a big help in communicating to a coach what I'm trying to do in my swing and hopefully find a driver that will work for me

[@mureednusseir802]

Amazing video! I changed my swing from the traditional to cupping my wrist at the top. I couldn’t figure out why all my bad shots were hooks. Now I know! Thank you

[@terrydean9754]

Thank you. This has been a concept that I have not been able to execute with a club in my hand. Very practical advice that I can't wait to try on the range. BTW, Mac has been an excellent addition to the channel.

[@ianfrasergolf]

Agreed Terry, he’s a keeper!!

[@Waxhead75]

Need more of these pls!!!

[@randyelsesser4541]

Great explanation guys! Great video

[@ianfrasergolf]

👍🏻

[@dabaumga]

Awesome stuff! Would love a deeper dive into spin loft with driver. Keeping loft down while hitting up is one of my driver swing goals right now.

[@HanJin907]

Absolutely agree. The illustration of the relationship between compression and dynamic loft in the iron swing was absolutely a light bulb moment for me. Iron shots feel categorically different now. I didn’t quite understand how to use dynamic loft to compress a driver strike though. Not clear whether there’s supposed to be reverse shaft lean, greater dynamic loft, or smaller dynamic loft. Apologize for my own lack of understanding, but I’ve been going over this video several times and can’t seem to quite figure out the dynamics of the driver shot. A separate video would be desperately appreciated!!!!!!

[@dabaumga]

@@HanJin907 💯

[@rikvanderwansem9645]

Love this video. And always great to have Mac in the video! Would've liked to have a breakdown in slomo on his driver as well!

[@JoseRodriguez-ks7wz]

Need more in depth with Mac driver and his release please🙏🏽

[@martinrun8728]

Help me a lot! Thanks

[@jaytucker4338]

Fantastiic video. There was spin-loft, ball compression annnd mind-expansion! Love it when I see a video with Ian and Mac. #moremac

[@ianfrasergolf]

More Mac indeed!!

[@wecantstopcoswewontstop]

BEST. VIDEO. EVER.

[@maniacunbound]

Really interesting video this. Have struggled with hitting a 'high ball' for a couple of years and this I believe; has explained exactly why I have that issue. I used to naturally hit my 8i about 160. I currently hit it 140 which is because of a swing change, funnily enough. None of the lessons I've had have touched on wrist angle, only the position I need to be in at the point of striking the ball. At the range in 55 minutes so I shall be giving this some serious work. I love the work you guys do with the equipment, and that's all still super interesting, but these in depth information videos about how to use the clubs are just as important in my eyes.

[@PaulSmith-uj6qv]

Thanks you, thank you, thank you. It works!

[@mattc3233]

Love having Mac on the channel. Hope RB and Mikey are still in good favor and hanging around. Haven’t seen RB since he topped a ball in the water in the skins game 😂

[@TenPester]

That tip with the driver head getting to the finish line before the hands was incredible. So clear. Mac hit his 8 iron on the non compressed shot the same distance as me and I have roughly the same swing speed on that shot. I can't believe with the same swing speed he belts it out to my 5 iron distance. I don't know if I need this flying around before the medal on Saturday hahah

[@C0W0B0Y]

Golf - need a master's degree in physics to hit a fridging ball... still love it though. Lefty as Mac (half the club speed). The way he showed how to compress with your iron, halleluja! I can't wait to get to the range and work on that. Compress the living daylight out that ball! Great series. I would like to see something about putting. My biggest problem is on the green. Keep it rocking!

[@christophertandy8317]

The iron lesson was really nice and simple, perfectly understandable for a not so bright person like myself. I could not resist trying it in my net with a G80 set up. The ball speed jumped up the distance increased and the effort remained the same. I will work on this, the full swing flop shot has its place, but when I get to a range and see the flight of this I will then implement it fully.

[@gohamm8629]

I also have a 9° stealth cranked down all the way, because I tee it high with a +6-7° AoA. It’s a monster! Definitely going to use Mac’s drill as a warm up for my irons, as I’m making the transition from the ol slappy swing to the squared face compression swing. It’s adding 20-30yds to my irons when I get it right!

[@TTT-Turbo]

I've been trying to do this for the last 4 weeks and I've been firing iron shots straight left now LOL I generally had a cupped wrist so I'm trying to make it stronger and compress it. So good that you guys are doing this when I'm doing it. Cheers

[@ianfrasergolf]

👍🏻

[@jamiehipperson]

Mac is the man

[@leescowen6311]

great video will be down range trying these out

[@Carcich_Golf]

Thank you for adding the driver spin loft stuff in there because I am on a mission to work with that in my swing and feel that is a missed component sometimes in videos.

[@barking_mad6649]

Worth mentioning that the strong club face position at 1st parallel is way easier to work with if you have a more neutral grip. If you try it with a strong grip you have to work harder to stop pulls and hooks. It's nice to see a video promoting this. I stumbled on it by accident and stuck with it, but it's not promoted very much.

[@mikebixby129]

Great video! This is exactly what I’m working on right now. Is it possible you could clarify some what the Takeaway of the driver and how that translates into the delivery piece? It was really clear on the iron shot, but it wasn’t quite as clear with the driver swing.

[@robmatthews4680]

Great video

[@acnhnris]

Love these compression videos!!! I would suggest now we need another video that focus solely on club path and how to neutralize it with forward shaft leaning irons and backward/straight leaning driver. Notice how Mac’s club path changed significantly with the more compression iron shots

[@Ty_N_KC]

Best channel out here!!!!