EASY GOLF SWING FIX OR A WASTE OF MONEY THE SMART BALL

[@briana4612]

Had a lesson last week to work on reducing dynamic loft and the coach introduced this aid. I found it useful to demonstrate that connected feeling you talk about.

[@golflre7179]

me too

[@bobpaine4987]

Have used the medicus driver and iron for swing plane and takeaway control and the orange whip for loosening up, seem to work well enough

[@jeremiahmclane2374]

You are so spot on with training aids! Love the honesty bruh!

[@steviewonder2492]

You have been dropping some very good videos lately!

[@johneden3810]

I bought one last year. I only use it if I haven’t played for a while to get synced up. I’ve never tried it chipping though🤔 putt out Matt with a mirror and gates are the only other training aids I have Bruh

[@after2am150]

Fair Review, Thanks for the information Mark.

[@oozyratinasanitaryzoo2297]

Good video, thanks! Maybe a white (or just not blue or black) shirt next time so we can see it through your swing would be cool.

[@alcw625]

smart balls...well why not just use the small range bucket...about the same size and same training aid feel...kudos to Eric who had this on his website earlier this month...love the lumberjack shirt at 0 dark thirty

[@nathwak]

can you test the george gankas g box and the swingyde

[@geowhyrock]

I love you Mr Crossfield

[@sharkie1710]

Would like to see Shibuno try this. She might need a smaller ball 😀

[@johnwallace520]

I can't take a full shot using a ball. I also have one of those orange whips and really only use it for warm up now. Smart Balls!

[@maamold]

I know of one golfer over there that is on another KZbinrs channel, this gent just started golfing and needs to get his arms under-control and connected, I don't think he'll be able to understand the feeling unless he tries this. "Smart Balls" please give it to him.

[@raymondgreens5010]

Can you help Please Want to go to the 150th open Do i get a ticket to walk around or do i get a ticket to sit in one of the grand stands I have never been to a pro Game before and would like to see this one I have a place to stay in Fife Scotland Any tips Please and Thanks

[@brianreynolds5627]

Smart balls.

[@beechdalebasher8865]

Smart Ball and PlaneMate both invented by the same person. “Martin Chuck” Both cracking training aids. I’ve seen changes in my swing in three weeks.

[@2cardarsenal310]

Think this is a great tool for pitch shots! If you don't have a good grip and lever system then you will be in trouble. Cheap hack trick, take a balloon, blow it up to appropriate size and it can work the same. You can also get a NERF football/Ball and use that as well. GL.

[@andywells1129]

Excellent, H-H-Honiton , lovely Oniton boy

[@rickj1969]

strike matt, like to see what you think of it, seems good to me, thinking of getting one x

[@tigertim9232]

Anything which gives good external awareness like that is great so can experiment and get feedback. Try theforcepedal too for increasing swing speed.

[@javiervigil2511]

Doesn't the ball also include videos to help learn how to use it properly? Either way I'm with you on training aids, though I have a few, they're only as good as how you use them, properly.

[@craigjones983]

I've got smart balls haha

[@peteraloisio3533]

"Smart Balls" Any advice for club face control?

[@tigertim9232]

Go to the range and deliberately try to deliver the face aiming left then aiming right and then try to find somewhere in middle of the two all while aiming straight. Get the feel for each.

[@matthellmann4212]

I just use an American football.

[@robbiles]

SMART BALLS. Haven't got one, wouldn't buy but those kids playing mini soccer out in the street on Saturday morning are about to lose their ball.

[@ggbats]

Have not been very pleased in the past with Golf training aids. I've had a Smart Ball now for 7 months and it by far it's been the best "training aid" I've ever used! It helped rid me get rid of my "chicken wing" and it's been a key reason for providing me with a more "connected" golf swing (even full swings). So I would highly recommend it especially for the high to mid handicap golfer.

[@bradfordcotta5925]

I took lessons at GolfTec a few years ago. They LOVE their training aids. I improved so much. Unfortunately, the improvement was on doing the drills with the training aids - I was awesome at that part. My golf got worse. As soon as you take the training aid away (smart ball, impact snap, chair drills, wall drills, strength bands, orange whip, etc.) and put a golf club in my hand, I could never translate it.

[@Mrequine1]

Really!! just use a old pillow far cheaper!! I'm obviously to much of a Yorkshire man🤣😂

[@matheuhexter6189]

I bought one a month ago. Will be using it over the winter, swinging indoors with my short weighted club. Trying to create and maintain the feeling. “Smart balls”.

[@GolfAfter50]

Really like the Smart Ball -- I also have the Tour Striker Educator -- they are super well thought out items especially for better players. Sure, (and of course!) any drill or training aid will take major effort to get it to translate -- but these TS ones are really great to get feels and get a barometer of what is helping.

[@katos84770]

does the placement make a difference with the swing? i.e. forearms, elbow joints?

[@joeperez3520]

I have a Smart Ball but haven't used it much. Do I like training aids? Before I retired, back in NYC, at the driving range, I was known as "Inspector Gadget." 🕵️

[@martinwatkins1444]

This is a ridiculous amount of money for what it is (£40+). I got a cheap imitation on eBay which does exactly the same, but I have barely used it. Glad I didn't spring for the official version!

[@dextervittles589]

"Smart balls" this would definitely stop my chicken wing slice

[@Amsepamse]

I would like to point out that you don't drink coffee. You drink warm milk with coffee flavour. Just like you don't drink sugar. You drink tea flavoured with sugar.

[@chiglf4argy227]

Putt out is all I use. That’s more about practice and don’t see it as an aid. I’d like to see Jim Furyk or Spieth use it. Would make them worse. Be athletic peoples. Maybe it’s a good coaching aid, but not for mass consumption? Thanks for the vid, bruh.

[@danwillygreen]

Head over to Amazon... £5 copy cat. The real thing is like £40 and it's just a tiny beach ball on a lanyard. I got one, really like it for helping stop me get too armsy, and keep turning through impact.

[@justgolfswing1416]

Get a ball! Things people do to get your money. Buy a freaking ball 😂... do they think, we the people, are really dumb? Do these endorsers think we are stupid! No matter how smart this content is placed to us... trying to look unbiased... please!

[@bryanlina4724]

All of these seem so gimmicky. What would happen if Matthew Wolfe used this thing? Lol. Can see the short game help with this one like you mentioned but for full swing I think you're better off being more free with a coach if you need one to guide you into subtle changes to what you bring. I have seen guys at the range with their young kids and the kid just swings and it looks great. They just miss the ball or miss hit it. Then dad swings and its restricted and odd looking. You can tell he's got so many things he's trying to make happen and restriction and his swing looks terrible. Stuff like this probably exasperates this problem.

[@easyswing007]

You could stick a small pillow between your arms if you're frugle. (Cheap).

[@michaelgoodchild2495]

Never used one, probably wont. Not sure about teaching aids, don't think you can beat a video of yourself, I have brought the Acu-Strike mat thought and would love you to do a video on that.

[@jamesbrown6372]

People should only use a training aid if their qualified coach recommends it. Otherwise you would be trying to fix something that isn’t wrong with your game

[@MrAshtute]

I think anything telling you it's an easy fix for golf starts off from a base of lying to you. There is nothing easy to fix once it's gone wrong... Haven't got 1 of those used a ball without string briefly years ago but only for my Chipping.

[@Knchowley]

Mark. Have your tired the Tour Striker Plane Mate? Same basic issues and considerations - can you repeat the movement patterns without the device? The protocols for the device all require you alternate between seining with and without it to ingrained the movement patterns.

[@DuTch_-0-]

Mark, what kind of espresso machine is that mate? I just don't see spending the money for a beach ball, but I do like it for putting and short shots.

[@leeedwards1366]

Smart balls. I think the place for teaching aids should be in the hands of a coach, for structured learning not to be bought thinking “I need that” using it inappropriately.

[@alasdaircarmichael6735]

Smart balls. I'm tempted to get a £2 foamy one from a discount sports shop and tie a shoelace around it. Am I missing something, it's just a ball on a string?

[@gtflyer]

Not a big fan of teaching aids. Although the ball sort of intrigues me. Will I buy one.? probably not.

[@chrisl1637]

I try and stick to lessons personally. However, I feel like there must be training aid specific to each golfer that can help. I can't keep throwing money at lessons on a weekly basis, so there must be something that I can work on at home?

[@ayotollaofrockandrolla7219]

For some it is great. Others not so much. Plus some have body types that would never let them pinch their elbows so close in

[@MF_GOLF72]

I would say I’ve got “Smart Balls” but the wife was disagree! #GolfIsFun

[@kensb2]

Mark, I think the same argument could be made with coaching. It's easier (in my opinion) to execute new swing ideas, a grip change, etc when the coach is right there to correct you or let you know if you're getting the idea or action right. But the student has to be able to take that coaching to the putting green, range, etc and execute as their coach intended. Not trying to argue the point that people need to be wary of getting "lazy" when using a training aid. Coaching > training aid all day.

[@AndrewDCDrummond]

Harvey Pennick used to get his guys to practise with a band around the arms above the elbows to keep them together, which is somewhat the same as this and he had some sweet swingers under his tutorage. Ben Hogan also had a practise drill with a belt above the elbows and also one around the knees, and arguably no-one has ever hit the Ball better than him. Henry Cotton also was double jointed in his elbows and attributed his success to being able to keep his elbows close together.

[@steverice6817]

Smart balls, why am I commenting smart balls?anyhow, smart balls

[@antonsmith743]

acustrike mat. helps with my swing path

[@robertgray1756]

I agree, it's a super aid.

[@robertgray1756]

Interesting to me as a returner to playing golf this year. Looking at this video, your suggestions for how to use this ball and that you can get one from a choice of a few on Amazon for less than a tenner, then I think it is worth a try.

[@richardbuchignani5196]

The most contradictory and worthless review I have ever, ever seen!

[@Golf-Kraft]

I’m a big fan, helps me with tempo and rotation.

[@alvinmckibben4561]

Nothing helps if you don’t practice!

[@deanf5524]

Waste of money? What did you drop on that cappuccino machine?

[@JC-xk6gv]

I have that very same teaching aid Mark and it's great.......it keeps my dog amused for ages.

[@chriswatson3256]

Anyone got any idea how to book a lesson with Mark?

[@robtemple-smithson6215]

Lumberjack or 90's rap star?

[@timothycoates4723]

A ballon works well for the short term

[@scotthausler8891]

Will it help me find a girlfriend?!

[@robertgray1756]

Wanna have a laugh !? I notice your spectacles Mark. I.e. they look perfect for me playing golf. I will explain. Returned to playing golf this year at age 51. Now I am a spectacles wearer but also Varifocals...I.e bottom third of the actual lenses help me when reading a book or moby phone. The top 2 thirds of the lenses are to help with being short sighted. Since June 2020...I been practicing golf a plenty and using moby as a video playback aid. Been mainly concentrating on turning the torso rather than using arms and trying to stop being too steep ...I.e trying to go from 5 to 11 o'clock...to 4 to 10 o' clock. But being similar build to Nick Faldo....I have had trouble turning the torso and getting the left shoulder tucked under my chin on the backstroke without lifting my head up that then pulls up my torso...I.e I sometimes lift up too much and thin the ball strike. Well....it's partly because of my spectacles being varifocal. I.e.. when posturing looking down at the ball I'm about to hit...i naturally have to angle my head into my neck to use the top part of my lenses to see the ball sharply. If I lift up my head allowing more room between my neck and chin....I am then seeing through the bottom third of my lenses and seeing a blurry golf ball on the ground. Hope you understood all that story. Needless to say I've now got another pair of glasses not varifocal and more suited to my golf game and I'm happy to say they have made a 20% positive difference in not only seeing the golf ball clearer but also allows me to lift my chin up creating more room for my left shoulder to tuck under when body turning on my back swing. Thus....I can fully see how your spectacles are ideal, nice and full and not too rectangular.

[@walleyewannabe]

Smart balls bruh.. I bought one on Amazon for less than $20..It's not the brand name tourstriker ball which I believe they want at least $50 but does the same job..used it for short pitching practice but you are correct in the fact that you need to make sure you keep your wrist action going..when I first used it I was locking my wrist....But like all training aids it now lives in a box in the garage...Cheers

[@robinc3307]

Changed my short game using a two coloured ball with hollows for your arms that came out about 10 years ago....it's the only training aid ive ever used for more than a few weeks....and still go back to it ....unlike the Leadbetter swing setter🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣

[@svenhallauer3229]

I've tried lot's of training aids, but 99% of them are garbage or their positive effect only last for a couple of days or weeks at the most. The only training aid I came back to time and again is the Acu-Strike Impact Mat, because it shows a piece of data that is otherwise hard or impossible to get, namely how does the club interact with the ground in relation to the ball - it shows exactly where the club first touches the ground, for how long as well as the club path as the club travels a couple of inches before and after the ball.

[@chrishawkinson8846]

It looks like a Tour Striker is a good training aid under specific cicumstances. Would I get one? I have always thought buying them without a lesson and a solid plan was sort of like buying medicine without seeing the doctor. So if a pro were to prescribe one after using them during a lesson or lessons, I'd buy one. BUt not without a plan.

[@Spotofgardening]

Probably just cheaper to get a small beach ball off amazon! Mark, what coffee machine do you have, I get jealous every time I see it?!

[@markclifford1761]

Smart balls indeed

[@geewilliams2178]

Smart shinny balls

[@stevenjones4766]

Really good watch I'm always looking for something! Anything to improve. What are your thoughts on This it's titled! The Power Package Golf Swing Practice Aid! It's meant to set your wrists correctly. Be good to know your thoughts.

[@imprezawrc3243]

"Smart Balls" I think its a good idea as long as you can transfer the feeling to your own swing without the ball, like Mark says it won't cure everything. I wouldn't pay £40 - £50 for it tho, thats what the genuine one costs.

[@wmalinak]

I was wondering what the QUOTE TO COMMENT would be today. SMART BALLS feels like the SNL Christmas Special skit from 2018.

[@jacktrower8545]

Smart balls... Not a fan - I have one, myself; and as you said, only really useful for short game. I found it just led to a huge wrist angle breakdown in my long game and a fairly flicky impact.

[@echambers1112]

Glad you aren't pouring a ton of syrup in your coffee anymore, I always cringed when you did that. Your body transformation has been quite inspirational to me just so you know.

[@Penzance_Phil]

"Smart balls". When I first started trying to hit the ball I had no idea how to. Backswing, takeaway, release etc were meaningless as like most people I started trying to play without lessons. I think this type of thing would have been extremely useful early on to help with the connectivity I didn't have (and still struggle to get). The better you get then the less you'll need it.

[@stuartwalker7168]

I feel this is a more positive golfing aid than a negative. Don’t forget we are educating the brain regarding the golf swing. 5 Reps with and 5 without.

[@stevecernuto740]

smart balls - I've used couple of training aids over the years. They are fine if it addresses the issue you have. If not they are like anti hook drills for a slicer. Most golfers are not good at evaluating their own swings. Get a lesson!!

[@FrankBrickle]

It's all a question of what you do when your game starts to fall apart during a round. You can't run into the clubhouse and grab your training ball. You can't video your swing. All sorts of things you can't do. No thanks. I don't want to depend on *anything* I can't call on in the middle of a round.

[@paulcarter9325]

Smart ball, would not use it to self diagnosis, but if introduced during a lesson with a coach, maybe as you said, only to help focus and understand feeling it help generate.

[@willfisher6712]

Couldn't you literally hold anything the right size when chipping/putting and even pitching? Looks like a marketing game to me!

[@andrewcargill1292]

Smart balls I have an Orange Whip on my Xmas list. Would love your thoughts on this. Like the look of this ball for chipping.

[@williamwetherington844]

save your money.

[@retired8123]

I like to use the smart ball inflated between the arms for less than full shot practice to get the connected feel. I also deflate the ball and use it like the glove under the armpit drill Morikawa does. The landyard is great because you dont have to keep picking up the ball or glove if that is what you use Colin Morikawa likes the glove under the armpit drill ...couple of brief videos of him describing why he uses it below kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpiZonWHr76jjs0 fb.watch/2qeP-2gVoc/

[@nategage3312]

Smart Balls. Only training aid I have ever used is the PuttOut stuff. I'm not much of a gadget user when it comes to golf.

[@swifty555666]

Could you test the salter pressure insoles are they any good? Be good testing it up against the force plate think James ridyard shared a vid of Francesco Molinari using them Cheers bru

[@shawnmichajluk2044]

I do try teaching aids but none on a consistent basis. I recently got the Callaway Connect-Easy training aid and only tried it a couple of times (in lockdown). It's very affordable and I think it's really going to help me if I stay with it. Would like your thoughts on it. Problem with aids is that there are no instructions on how to use it.

[@mikeh2613]

Just bought one to help me with my downswing and I do find it restrictive. However, somehow it feels the right way to train as I am forced to turn more in my back swing & keep my lead (left) arm straight which I have always had a problem with. So, in conclusion, it is also improving my backswing and teaching me to keep the sacred triangle at the same time. Great for me! Thank you for a very interesting video & although I bought the training aid before I viewed it, I feel better in the knowledge that I did the right thing. Very good tip regarding putting too.👍

[@tonywestwell]

Interesting discussion mark. I’m not sure about these training aids. Not used one never had a go with one. Could that be the reason I’m inconsistent? Probably not.

[@clinto70]

never used an aide

[@SolomonLi]

I love the thought on translating feels with the aid to without. It's also a great reminder that these things are also supposed to be focused on parts... I would love to see a training aid you can find where you work on wrist angles... other than Mrs. Parfield's plates. LOL "SMART BALLS"

[@Edward-np4ih]

Life is too cozy

[@ajaytuk7416]

seems like it could be useful for short shots and putting, but can't see it for full shots. I was wondering when this came up if you were thinking about how you can keep connected when you are focusing on fast hip rotation using the ground properly. Be interested on hearing your thoughts on this.

[@markpreston6345]

SMART BALLS....must say I’ve invested in some training tat over the years, I’ll keep my money with that one!!

[@petegalindez9961]

Love the espresso machine..I’ve had the Breville Oracle for 6 years now….LOVE IT!

[@pauledw]

I have one, used it a few times and stopped interestingly.. I wasn't sure if it was engraining the right feelings, etc.. I'm definitely going to use it for putting now (hadn't considered that), that makes sense to me what you said.. also, will give it a try for chips also.

[@robjelley1138]

Instering points here. Ultimately training aids, like drills are only good if they are used correctly with the right understanding of what they do/don’t do. I’ve used a small football for me and my son before, does help to get the feeling of being connected and illustrate (and therefore helping you to become aware) of the moves that are causing that to break down

[@bradleybain7966]

Smart balls, i still bring out the Tour Striker 8 iron whenever i start getting squirrelly. I should combo the two, unstoppable!!