How to Hit Golf Drives Straight & Far (Simple Tip)

[@GrantHorvatTeaches]

Let me know what you want to see next!

[@mattbecham597]

Your wifes boobs? If thats out of the question, then maybe how to lead with the right elbow, I tend to hook it when I try that.

[@SchoolChef7]

Fairway woods! how to crush them with accuracy!

[@brianmort]

Great tuition Grant, I have a tendency to cast from the top and get too steep….can you give us some training tips to get the downswing on plane?

[@andrewdavis3575]

Go over club angle and swing path if you haven’t already.

[@CrabberPA]

How do you prevent slicing the ball when hitting driver?

[@SuperBenbobaggins]

Grant you should analyse viewer's swings. I think it would help out a lot of us higher handicappers!

[@GrantHorvatTeaches]

Yes sir! Will do

[@suddinsapien7989]

he does a lot on his instagram story

[@abbasrizvi60]

He does that sometimes on ig but i think it should be a weekly video on this channel. Easy vid idea, super helpful to us and great content, win win for everyone

[@MessedUpBlackBelt]

I'd pay for a swing analysis! @@GrantHorvatTeaches

[@skylarcarlson7745]

@@GrantHorvatTeaches sign me up

[@bagshaw2]

Hi Grant, I’m a high school golf coach. I have been learning a lot watching your videos. I’d like to learn how to get the full turn on my follow-through on the driver. You have such a great tempo on your driver and you complete the swing with your hips towards a target and the shoulders turned more to the left. When I hit the driver, I tend to stop my shoulders when I strike the ball and I can’t figure out why. I really enjoy watching your perfect tempo swing. Thanks for doing your channels, Dave.😊

[@troyberghan6788]

Hey Dave, how do you use your lower body when hitting your driver?

[@Hunter-zp5hd]

One of the most important lessons I get from watching Grant is his tempo. When I’m playing, I think of that tempo. He’s proven to me, that in order to golf your ball, you must have control of your swing. I wish that I wasn’t in my 50s when I learned this. I’d probably have a whole lot less injuries from playing over the years. You can still hit the ball far enough with a controlled, tempo swing. You will hit the sweet spot more often, which in turn, provides the most efficient contact with the ball. If your swing path is good and you hit the ball in the middle of the face, you can’t help but play well.

[@davidshelden5582]

I’m still fairly new to this game, will be to years in July but I too think about Grant’s tempo when I feel I’m getting wild and it helps alot

[@RHagans]

Also learned this from watching Grant

[@frankymr2]

more than tempo is balance , be in balance with your swing . Some people can hit at higher tempo but keep a balance . So balance and using your legs and not your arms .

[@seanharris1365]

These quick videos are great for little improvements. Putting weight on my front foot helped immensely with my chipping today

[@911R_rafael]

Yup thanks to grant’s chipping video i broke 85 for the second time and can finally pured my chip with my 56 wedge.

[@IIISWILIII]

I watch a lot of golf videos on youtube. Like a lot! Every driver video I watch might work a little bit on the Range but I fall right back into Old Habits a week later. After watching this video I tried it out and was hammering 260 yd drives (carry!) down the middle of the range exactly where I was aiming with consistency! I was already doing 80% of what you were saying, but the missing ingredient was loading my weight on the back leg and launching from there on the downswing. Time will tell if this sticks, but it really feels like a Eureka moment for me. My goal is to break 80. Every part of my game is there except for off the tee box. My best effort has been 84. Out of bounds kills me

[@bigz5262]

Have you ever tried a round without the driver and just hitting your best longest club at the tee box? Even if it’s 100 yards shorter it might at least be in the fairway

[@IIISWILIII]

@@bigz5262 I have. I still find ways to go OB off the tee. It's a mental thing. There's about 4 holes on my hole course that scramble my brain. No matter how I set up, the ball always goes in the exact same spot

[@bigz5262]

@@IIISWILIII haha that sounds about right. I’m pretty new to golf and that was advice I was given because I have no clue where the driver is going to go.

[@IIISWILIII]

@@bigz5262 there is definitely truth to it. The higher the loft, the less disparity. I play a very tight shot placement course, however. Which adds a few wrinkles

[@stewillo86]

I only discovered you over the past few days but your content is brilliant. I'm not new to golf but I've recently rediscovered my love for it but I'm still just as bad as I always was. Hoping to actually try and lower my handicap this year.

[@yycvintagecards]

Grant, this simple video has helped me so much. Thank you! For many years, I have had a very good and reasonably consistent driver.. then something happened about 2 months ago and I started just slamming the ball into the ground about 8 inches in front of the tee. I finally found this video and was able to reset my driver setup. Today I was close to shooting a personal best and hit the driver beautifully. Thank you!

[@jaimevallejo8085]

Thank you so much for this video. Help and worked for my driver swing today. Found my new setup. Awesome 😊

[@MartinLarsenO]

You are a great coach! Very informative way of explaining things!

[@jameswilliams8703]

Great lesson Grant. Simplicity is what amateur golfers need. We don't need multiple thoughts going through our heads every time we swing the club. And you gotta love the effortless swing,

[@JohnDuffy-u4h]

Really enjoy your videos. Very basic, easy to understand and retain. Do you have a training video on hitting a 5-wood vs 5-hybrid. Thanks

[@jfund2589]

Would love a video for the northern winter golfers in our off season. Maybe good practice tips we can work on in the house when we can’t be out on the course.

[@SeanMorganPB]

Grant you're an absolute stud loving these videos !

[@brentmcguire9318]

Great explanation Grant. I’ve picked up a few great tips from you that has definitely changed how I hit the ball. Thanks dude!

[@jeffmcclure32]

watched this video this morning. Warmed up with these tips. Then had one of the better rounds of my life today. Thanks Grant!

[@bigginzack]

Happy it helped but the range is where u should be trying new stuff... hahaha.

[@jeffmcclure32]

@@bigginzack Yes "Warmed up with these tips" meaning hit a large bucket with them then took it to the course.

[@josephwilliston9165]

Thank you for the baseball reference. That is a language I can understand. And mentioning the left-handed setup as well. Appreciate it.

[@jcty2009]

Can you show us the differences of hitting driver with draw vs cut,? And you have mention that you got a stock shot of fairway finder when you see a more narrow fairway. Can you make a video talking about your houghts from start to finish the shot? Always love your channel.

[@timkarenalderink5175]

Hey Grant, great video , gave me some things to work on. Can you do part 2 and discuss grip, posture, and arm position. I hit the ball much better today but I was fading the ball, how can I correct that? Love your videos, so much fun.

[@HarleyD693]

Great idea from another comment to analyze viewers golf swings. In those videos you could get swing clips for several different clubs. Then after watching the different swings, provide adjustments/practice routines and break down why the adjustments will improve the swing. That way all us bad golfers can learn from the lessons :)

[@devinmckee5463]

Absolutely love these teaching videos, Grant! Thank you for sharing. If you could make a video on hitting woods off fairways, that would be super appreciated!

[@terryharink8671]

Fantastic lesson, helped me tremendously! Thanks so much

[@cloudedvisionz]

Another key thing is the right setup in the driver! Shaft, head lie/loft i was using a stealth 2 hd with a 50g shaft switched to a 60g extra stiff and picked up ball speed and legit 30 yeards to 40 yards further drives with a tighter grouping! Fittings are so underated

[@Andrew_ISA_ChiefsFan]

It would be really helpful if you could discuss wrist angles and releasing the driver on impact. I'm adjusting my grip to try and control for draws vs fades on the release but I can't figure out how to do one or the other consistently.

[@samtresidder7198]

Great vid. I feel like a lot of other videos assume you know the fundamentals, which is why this is so great for a complete amateur like me.

[@Youcantreadmyname]

Watched your video last night and had one of the best days with the driver in a long time. Great stuff!! Keep it up

[@BlainePope-s2w]

Great tips! Can’t wait to get out to the range and put them to work. Thanks Grant

[@lukeknieriem]

Thanks Grant! Love your advice!

[@frankymr2]

what ive seen when i help alot of people hit their drivers is try to get power from their upper body. When i tell them most of the power comes from the right hip/leg they dont get it . Then i give them a example of a rubber band twisting on its axis. When i started i had a weak driver because i used my upper body for power , but then one coach thought me the secret of leg power in golf, after that i can hit drivers pretty good up to 320 330 when before i barely got 230 240 . Iam glad you showed how to use the leg/hip load , its kinda of a secret many do not know . Great video .

[@troyberghan6788]

Hey Mate, you sound like you can hit a great ball. I'm 16yrs old and been playing golf for two yrs. 6 Handicap. Would you mind telling me how then lower body works when hitting driver? Plus any tips?? Thanks so much!!!

[@dj-flights7376]

Grant, please do a video on what forces you put into the HANDLE just before/after impact. Thank you, nice channel.

[@xerodeus2337]

I've said this on a lot of YT lessons, there is not a lot of people who talk about the severe push slice (most "slice" driver fixes only talk about coming over the top) - but you can absolutely have an in to out swing path and still hit a massive slice. And I think this problem has more to do with getting stuck with hips at impact (not getting the left hip back and out of the way) and then standing up on impact, causing the hands to be ahead of the clubhead & ball with a wicked open face; despite being very in to out. Anyhow, not a lot of videos talk about how to get that left hit back and out of the way at impact to have a clean release and follow through. I'd love to see tips on that.

[@PTSDsimulator]

3 months late but I used to be an outside in slicer then a push slicer after trying to fix it. I did exactly what you are talking about, and it was the last thing I needed to hit everything consistently straight. Instead of complicating things I just told myself to finish the swing with my lower body before my arms. It actually follows through at the same time as my arms, but my brain thinks it's too early because the swing is faster.

[@Hiddenwarrior17]

Cheers grant this video has helped a lot with my swing especially ball position have you got video on iron swing

[@brucebarton2099]

Brother it's so easy to hear you and understand your instructions...thanks 💪

[@Chardcastle28]

Grant this was very helpful! I have been doing the first 2 steps, but sometimes I forget how important that third step is of loading into the back leg. Although this is my first year actually playing golf, those tips are helpful. My driver swing still has a ways to go from creating massive slices, but these tips will keep me consistent even before the swing. Thank you sir!

[@connorwagstaff2348]

Fixing a slice is counter intuitive, study your club path in a simulator session

[@sirblt4923]

That lefty shout-out did not go unnoticed! Appreciate you & your videos, Grant!

[@billcancel47]

Using the ground in your swing might be great to build off this. ( this translates to irons too) most seem to swing all Arms.

[@brandonchi8526]

Do you push off your trail/right leg then immediately follow by push off your front/left leg? Do you do that with every club? Thank you!

[@happydragon]

Hello from Australia Grant Another very helpful video. With driver takeaway should the club face again much your spine angle at the 1/2 way point as it does with an iron or fairway wood? Looking forward to watching more videos cheers

[@HarryPotterFan1307]

Liked and subscribed before the video even started. This is the channel we need!

[@MadStrokes_golf]

Thank you so much Grant! I’m gonna out on the course and work on that because driver has been a week point in my game.

[@thomaskerns7345]

You're one of my most favorite people, easily one of my favorite you tube personalities. You seem like a legit good person, tell your parents thanks for me.

[@jetdr]

You make it look so easy, almost effortless. wish my body would move the way it does in my head!!

[@williamholt1337]

Great video. Can you do a video on what your hands and wrist are doing on your back swing thanks

[@AquaticJourneyman]

Dude. this is what i needed! I kept trying to hit it like a iron and keeping my weight forward during my swing

[@papneil752]

I'm absolutley loving the content GH! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@cameronprice586]

I’m struggling to hit my 4 and 5 iron, a guide to hitting low irons would be great!

[@robsjoo]

yeah same they are by far the hardest club to hit consistent.

[@danmyers9372]

Those clubs are the hardest to hit for all golfers. Unless you are a single digit index player with better than average club head speed you are better off leaving them out of the bag. If you haven’t already tried, I would suggest trying 5 and 7 woods or 3, 4 hybrids to replace those long irons. They are WAY easier to hit and get the ball up higher with more carry. If you can put the ego aside they can really shave some strokes.

[@robsjoo]

@@danmyers9372 looks ugly in the carrybag to have so many woods and few irons. I do have a 3 hybrid instead of a 2/3 iron tho. But i think most golfers that has 15 hcp or better should be able to be a bit consistent with those irons

[@yasi4877]

@@robsjoo I absolutely love a well hit 2 iron, flushed. But I know odds are it's not going to come off when I need it.

[@MrJohnny514]

Man, I just started getting serious this summer. Grant, you've helped me kick my buddies butts. Thank you sir

[@stevenblain2387]

Thanks Coach, I will video myself and hopefully use this lesson to improve my game. I sure need it.

[@jimscholz2997]

Enjoying the heck out of following your and your friends progress... Best of luck...

[@courtneytodd2625]

Thank you Grant!! Definitely needed this one!! ❤

[@christopherroberts9594]

Shoulder tilt....hitting every club in my bag great except the driver and 3 wood. I'd gotten stood up without noticing. Writing down checkpoints.

[@joshua3534]

Great video Grant! I would love a video about irons, for example what the impact position should be like

[@twhitehead5711]

Great video again, thanks. It would be great if you could give tips on how to have consistent ball striking with irons and wedges. I wouldnt even know where to start on how to avoid chunking or toping a ball.

[@Cardroid]

can you add hand grip.. strong vs. neutral vs. weak grip when hitting a driver. thanks!

[@t.pisani8239]

How do you load or where do you feel your weight with an iron swing? Do you not do the same push off of the back leg?

[@chrisoler8237]

Thank you for this lesson bro! 3 fundamentals appreciate you

[@tyhelstad3786]

Any opinion on having a stronger grip when hitting a driver compared to your other clubs

[@janicetomaso2129]

Grant Great lesson! Love your passion! Keep em comin! 😍👏👏👏

[@xavierbaudry4478]

Golf is rude but it seems so simple when you play. The cameramen do also a great job. It is a pleasure to watch.

[@domr4879]

Grant! Lefties like myself will find it much easier to follow your tips if you say "front shoulder", "back hip" rather than "left shoulder" "right hip". Not many instructors do this, but 10% of the golf population will appreciate you even more for it!

[@tylercaracanas8690]

If you can’t think to yourself that it’s just flipped for you then you have bigger problems

[@mattbecham597]

@@tylercaracanas8690 hes a liberal

[@bustedsaint9442]

Also can you make used left handed clubs easier to find as well? Thanks Grant! lol

[@domr4879]

@@tylercaracanas8690 Tyler you’re corny af

[@domr4879]

@@mattbecham597 Little Matthew, if only you knew. You should’ve paid attention in school son!

[@marvinmailey1797]

Hey Grant. Great video for driver. I’ll definitely use your suggestions at the range and course. Can you do a video for the 3 wood? Thanks dude.

[@derekunderwood3356]

Grant. Have you ever put the club behind your head and wrap your arms around the club? Like that drill you showed us with the club across your chest?? I have found with the club behind my head, it forces the weight in my trial leg even more so and more naturally.

[@migueldelacruz9989]

Great video. any suggestion of using the driver with a slight rotater cuff injury?

[@randybrogdon7328]

Grant would you do some slo motion videos of your swings. I’d like to see the springing off the right hip exaggerated in slo motion

[@JasmineKnight101]

The ball position line helped huge 🎉

[@jizzle1515]

Hey Grant awesome vid man. Love what you do and all the content you put out there / collab on. A few thoughts for you to consider on this new teaching venture - try to get multiple camera angles (eg DTL, and maybe 45 deg vs just face on - if you could do a part 2 that discusses what your hands do (eg are they active or quiet) and how do you shallow that would be sweet - do some slow mo Hope you don’t mind the above ideas and cheers bro! Keep killing it

[@thefishnmusician9667]

How do you ensure you a avoid a reverse "C" when push off the trail side and the push back and up with the lead side in order to keep your mass behind the ball?

[@tylerfreed9094]

Great video as always! Look forward to a video of best ways to “punch” shots.

[@mattpai4432]

Hi Grant. big fan of yours since you were in good good. I love about you passionate in helping people out on the course. recently I have been playing at some cheaper course but I've come into some driver off tee boxes issue. How to hit driver when there's side slope on the tee box, like ball above feet and below? and what should I do when there's a slight downhill on the tee boxes, too? thanks in advance

[@甘二]

Hi dear Grant,hopefully u can make a program for the difference of the long irons and short icorns ,especially the 4 iron ha❤

[@GA-op7we]

Can you do a tutorial of the golf swing from set up to finish for beginners?

[@Uncle19]

I’d love a video on how to implement swing changes effectively. I struggle to change my swing and keep it changed.

[@ifixeditmyself1926]

Excellent pointer!

[@haggardgolf]

Aerosols. Came to this video cause something was wrong with my driver swing after winter. And I couldn’t figure it out. I was getting to steep and going everywhere. Got it back from just few things you said thanks my man

[@bernerbee6423]

for me, I was finding myself shortening the swing on my driver, which messed up my timing resulting in a lot of pushes. After figuring that out, my swing thought was "slow and full".. slowing down the takeaway while focusing on a full rotation on the back swing. I changed nothing else and almost instantly my ball straightened out. More often then not, its the more a simple change makes the biggest impact.

[@Daniel-36]

Any tips to generate more clubhead speed would be amazing

[@enkilugal3282]

The "tilt" comment is what I do using the Moe Norman swing. Thanks for these types of videos Grant.

[@Funbudz79]

I will give it a try. I was carrying drive 245 to 255 but i carry my 3wood the same distance so i gave up on my driver. I will load that hip and see what happens. Great video Grant.

[@thefishnmusician9667]

SO Is it a bad thing to shift to the lead side before completing the backswing via a tilt of lead side and thoracic extension ?

[@hi_stoney2041]

Thank you Grant. My problem is I hit my drives left and into the ground.. If it does go in the air, then it's a snap hook or a push. Please help me out with some pointers. For now though, I'll try these tips.. thanks again G..

[@oahujuniorgolfassociationc6656]

Well done. I’m curious your takes on driver arm and wrist and hand action.

[@ericshemeld4000]

Short iron tutorial would be awesome 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Tier_1_Golf_Academy]

The deep trail hip is what so many players miss. I think it’s because everyone teaches positions before body movement these days. If mid to high handicappers knew how much a proper pivot would improve their game in the short term, the training aid market would be cut in half. All that to say, it’s good to hear someone actually mention pivot and the trail hip getting deep and loaded. Good stuff 😎

[@brianjohnson8918]

I find that feeling that the right leg straightens during the course of the backswing is a good way to help ensure loading the right side.

[@dannyvaldez8290]

Grant I have watched every single one of your videos on this channel and so far i have shed some strokes off my game. Still trying to break 90 but everyone tells me i do not have a +90 swing (never had a lesson). I was mainly commenting to ask if you could do a video that shows your swing in slow motion just to see what your hands are doing in relation to the club face. Your swing looks effortless, keep up the good content. I live in Southeast Georgia so for a lesson i'd am more than willing to drive down to Florida haha. Congrats on getting married btw.

[@danielklink9814]

The video i needed. Exactly how i need it

[@michelleblanton6115]

Hey the tips helped a lot next I would like to see how to hit irons maybe long and midium I have been struggling to hit them consistently thank you

[@joebird2744]

Awesome video I'm struggling with the driver I will do those tips for the driver.

[@woodsroadfurniture979]

Please do a video like this for every club in the bag!

[@StayConsistant]

Would love to see a video on hitting the driver in the center of the club face. For some reason I always hit mine off the heel and can't fix it.

[@undeadh0ps]

Hi Grant, I have a question about drivers (and longer irons tbh) that I'm not sure where else to go. I've been struggling with an Out-to-In club path with longer irons and driver. Shorter irons 7i->PW, I'm pretty good at being able to work in-to-out and out-to-in club paths on demand. But anything longer 5i or 3i and Driver, are still all typically out-to-in. My question, is in what is the feeling of what your doing with your hands when hitting a in-to-out path. Are you, from the top of your backswing, rotating and throwing your hands "out" to maybe a 45 degree angle out in front of you? (45 degrees from if 90 degrees was setup location of the ball, which would be off my inside left heel) I feel like I probably pull my hands around my torso/twist rotation. Throwing my hands like that feels weird, but wondering if that's what I'm supposed to be doing?

[@luzvaldellon8286]

Boom!you nailed it like Rory🎉

[@golfwithharrison2469]

Thanks Grant! Also, where can I get that hat?

[@patriciabaker3334]

What club gapping should a higher handicap golfer (18 to 22 handicap) consider? Thanks

[@TorontoSupraMan]

Do u have a video on swing path or arc? People always tell me Inam too steep

[@msi1985]

It should go without saying for anyone who's played golf for some period of time... But for the amateur who is struggling to get this done on their own without taking any PGA pro lessons. The biggest change you're going to see to your driver hit aside from the setup tips is going to be your grip. You could use all of these setup tools but if your grip is bad your drives are also going to be bad.

[@Longarmshortarm]

A better way to get the correct tilt at setup for driver is to bump the left hip toward the target, so that it’s more stacked over your lead leg, without moving your torso forward. Porzak golf explains it perfectly. Tilting your torso back in this fashion can often just cause issues such as chunks and a lack of rotation. It should also be emphasised that hitting up on driver is a result of setup, not intentionally “hitting up”.

[@AquaticReefer091]

First, Grant, have always loved your lab videos, really help me out. I hit my driver 12 degree, the same distance as my three wood, 15.5 degree. When I hit my driver on a track man, my launch angle on driver is like 18 degree, yet my 3 wood stays around the 15.5 degrees. Does this come from hitting down on driver? Or hitting up too much?

[@radityaadinata6650]

Grant, why i always hit the ground before the ball when i add tilt my shoulders? Thanks

[@Paul-4177]

When pushing off, is it primarily your right leg doing the work (I'm a right handed golfer as well)??? I think I focus too much on straightening/snapping my left leg at impact. Took a lesson from your Dad at GICC before you were even born,. His personality seems unchanged on video, same patient, thoughtful demeanor; enjoyed my lesson. He was the go-to guy in the area.

[@troyberghan6788]

Hey mate! Do you know the answer to your question yet? I do the same and focus on my left leg?

[@Paul-4177]

@troyberghan6788 Troy, never received a reply. Watched other videos though, especially of LPGA slow motion swings, and see their left leg snaps straight much closer to impact. Early straightening of the left leg gets the right shoulder moving out on the downswing contributing to an over the top swing. Seems to be helping me but still have inconsistencies and too wide shot dispersion.