How to REALLY WHIP the golf club THROUGH the ball

[@JohnnyDSR]

The wrist angle is so important yet a minority of instuctors every talk about the wrist angles with their clients !!!!!! You rock !!!

[@michaelohara9379]

I'm a 20 handicap working hard to improve and based on what i have narrowed the critical areas down to ....this video instruction makes total sense...delay the clubhead on downswing.....motorbike twist to get clubface more closed and whip it through !! one of the most useful videos ive seen thanks

[@Isykul]

Great lesson, thank you. Another mental picture I heard used for the rolling down of the lead hand to close the club face was to imagine you had a wide paint brush in you hands instead of the golf club and as you are coming down into the impact zone, you are trying to paint a nice broad stroke on the ground through through impact zone. To do that and apply appropriate pressure, you need to adjust hands/wrists in the way Ali recommends.

[@CD-sz7tf]

When a problem comes along You must whip it Before the cream sits out too long You must whip it When something's going wrong You must whip it Now whip it Into shape Shape it up Get straight Go forward Move ahead Try to detect it It's not too late To whip it Whip it good When a good time turns around You must whip it You will never live it down Unless you whip it No one gets away Until they whip it I say whip it Whip it good Great video! We need more!

[@danmaclean576]

The Devo lution of the golf swing.

[@TheAdamwenner]

finally a video which explained where the whip sound should occur -- in front! can't wait to try this!

[@holmer9413]

I learned this through trial and error. A club pro once told me to take 15-20 swings before teeing off if you can't get a real warm up in. I took to doing that and a long the way learned how to gain distance without swinging harder by cracking the whip better.

[@blindsquirrel3123]

I watched this video over coffee before heading to the local course. I went to the range and implemented this action into my swing. What a difference. I gained some distance but what surprised me the most was the consistency of strike. I was truly amazed. I am a 9.2 handicap and usually play from the white tees at my local course. Today I played the back 9 from the blue tees and shot 4 over in a very strong Texas wind. With these condition I normally would have shot mid 40’s. It was brutal but manageable with the consistent strike and ball flight. Thank you Ali.

[@joshua87Adam]

This helped me Immensely! I didn't have to change my backswing or hands at all, but for my downswing, getting my hips rotated before releasing my hands and right elbow, it worked great! All the way through the bag! I've been playing around with ball positions but finally had that settled. Now instead of 165-175yds with my 7i, I'm getting up to 190! It also helped with thinning it! The 1st couple swings you may fat it but once you get it, it sounds WAY better off the face! I play PXG 0211 irons and I out hit my buddies Taylor Mades! If you haven't tried PXG, I couldn't recommend them enough!!! Thanks AT!!!!

[@PetSKi67]

Rythm of motion is key to ”hold the club” from releasing early. With the weight and momentum of the shaft and club head is so ”heavy”, that it is basically not holdable, when swinging fast. Lot of people looks to have ”holding” in their pre-shot routine and the release doesn’t happen, if you intention is to hold the club head from releasing as late as possible. Consentrating in the rythm, rather than holding the lag as late as possible. The swoosh-drill is good for experimenting, when to fire and gain that acceleration late.

[@3dr1ch]

Exactly this.

[@christinegoulden7940]

Brilliant video, Ali, thank you. I was playing about at the range yesterday, trying ball position. So the 7 Iron was my center or 6 o clock point, 6 iron 1 inch in front of center and 5 iron 2 inches in front of center. I had the steeper club 1 or 2 inches behind. I was trying to winkle extra distance out as I am not a big hitter at my age now. I have just tried this exercise out in the garden just now, with softer hands from 3 o clock in the swing to the release point at the bottom of the swing, 6 o clock, and it works so thank you. I will have a go at the range next week.

[@roberthudson3571]

Great description. Very clear and simple. Thanks mate!

[@chrissnape9537]

I am so glad you mentioned the Cobra 7 iron your using is the same loft as your 5 iron. I have 2002 Ping i 3s my 8 iron is about the same as now a days pitching wedges. I love my clubs and see no reason to change, I have continued to upgrade my driver. I just had my hip replaced so I won't be hitting full shots for four months. I was a 7 and it was a solid 7 that felt proper to . Mostly the angle of my club face was the same as yours in the take away and back down in line with my back. My shot is a draw but I can hang on just a smidge more and hit it straight. I want to thank you for this video as it validates the things I was doing. With my back and hip are hurt and I lost significant distance. I went and saw my pro and he had me doing this because I was no longer releasing the club trying to protect my injuries. As soon as I got back to letting it go I asked Dale the sound seems to becoming equal to or after the ball and he said perfect. I have subscribed to your channel so I will be looking for this as a refresher. This was great to see I just wish I could go to the range tomorrow. I live in Victoria on Vancouver Island the most South western point in Canada the temperature high today was 6 degrees the warmest spot in the country. Your weather is similar in England and once you start walking it's warm enough. The next time I am in Britain I will get some lessons from you probably this spring. Cheers. Chris

[@AliTaylorGolf]

Thanks Chris, I do online coaching as well if you are interested. It’s on my website www.alitaylorgolf.com

[@anilshah4437]

Great video, helped understand how to create club speed.

[@diegodicannio]

Really enjoying your instruction videos. In my opinion one of the best on youtube. Maybe I`ve missed you talk about it in previous videos, but I was positively surprised when I saw on your website you offer long distance video response lessons at very reasonable prices. Thought maybe that would be worth a mention every now and then ☺️ Anyways keep up the good work and look forward to try your services

[@teropolamo3274]

Excellent video! Thank you! It addressed exactly the problem which I have been struggling for ages. In hit straight but short shots. When I have tried to create lag the immediate consequence has been slice. Now the winter training season has started I know how to start learning new.

[@christinegoulden7940]

I am enjoying my Cobra F Max irons that I was fitted for. The fitter showed be something wonderful for distance related to ball compression and lag. Only I hadn't been able to recreate it till I saw this. He got my distance up 20 yards per club. I know we all lose a club and a half distance at this time of year. Thank you.

[@rhize797]

A lot of people try to hood the face to counter their slice which actually makes it even harder for them even though they'll hit the occasional straight one. I find getting them to have a slightly open face (to target) at address and swinging from in to outside the line of the clubface and getting used to squaring the club through a better path really helps them, which also promotes a better release.

[@GeoffGrant2010]

Great video, particularly for what I need. There are 2-3 main points here, release of the club late or forward, club face, and wrist angle. It may help to enumerate them so they don’t get lost.. I agree in part, with Chester’s comment, there is a lot of discussion. I always get a bit lost if there are too many comments and demonstrations about what not to do; reduce that, and emphasize the positive. Thanks for a great video. I can practice this at home and at the range.

[@smoker3998]

Excellent. So many on line coaches spend way too much time showing how NOT to swing, release, etc. Well done.

[@MarvinofMars]

Great demonstration.. I can only get this to work tucking in that right elbow, left wrist almost in strain to keep the club face square too find that way a effortless whip then. Using my R10 at the club practice area you can see recorded shots from behind, club shallowing out too at impact "woosh zone.."( bye bye over the top!) Readings have been good 9 iron 140 flight -160 yards carry. 8 iron 160- flight-180 yards, 7 iron 160 flight-190 carry. Couldn't believe it when I finally cracked it, and with the compression squat too.. Ultimate Goal is 200+ with my 5 iron, a long iron struck pure👍 Ability to go failure to failure without losing enthusiasm !

[@bobsmoot8454]

Good explanation of how to get the club face in the proper place as you come thru, unfortunately I’m whipping it but the face is open, thanks for the tip

[@jimfrey4535]

Great video mate. Added noticeable distance and accuracy. Keep up the great information

[@AliTaylorGolf]

Glad to help

[@dmiroy]

Thank you Alex. I was working on this exact thing today at the range. Can't wait to go back after watching this. Thanks much!

[@thisisreallife5086]

Nice video. The whip! Crack it a foot or more ahead of the ball. Like most struggling golfers, I could crack that whip and get great club-head speed, but I was sacrificing accuracy. Drove me crazy. Then I figured out why. Any kind of manipulation of the wrists during the swing is going to make your shot inconsistent (unless you're a PGA pro and practice hours every day). You're just not going to manipulate the club exactly the same way every time, especially when you're on the 15th hole and getting tired. There's another way to square the club with no wrist manipulation. Learn to hit with a stronger grip. You can keep your left wrist absolutely flat from the top of your backswing through the ball. It's much more powerful having your wrist and forearm in a straight line hitting through the ball. You get free shaft lean without manipulation. Watch slow-motion iron swings for golfers like Cory McIlroy. Get a down-the-line view (irons, not driver). When they get to the top of their backswings, stop the video. Compare the angle of the bottom of their clubface with their left wrist angle. For many of them, the angle is not the same. They have closed clubfaces (stronger grips). Anyway, it's made all the difference for me. Hope it helps.

[@blsinsc1]

I think I have done this before with mixed results because maybe I didn't clear my left side and just smothered the ball to the left. Will have to try the "whip" methos!

[@cloudsrain8753]

Ali is top dog, always coincides with what I work on at range perfectly. Good one mate!

[@darrenhadden1037]

Excellent Video... Swoosh drill is great! A stronger grip will help keep that logo down.

[@JosephM-v4z]

I think this is the most important aspect of the golf swing. If you don't get this right, you're gonna struggle. If you get it right, your game is going to improve immensely. To me, this is the foundation of golf. You must get this right first and foremost.

[@justinyang733]

Exactly what I’m trying to get. Thank you.

[@allahalibaba9063]

Great tip...Thanks will try that with the whip stick and bottom lag....Ali

[@edwinenriquez5041]

Wow! Can’t wait to try this!

[@coolstuff9374]

Great video! I’m interested to know if you think the hands should be dominant in the downswing, racing the club head past impact, as opposed to the downswing being driven by the hips and body?

[@stevenmcc6052]

Very informative. Great to see huge change with progressive demo. I struggle with this dynamic wrist angle change tho.

[@stevestrang480]

Love the video. Exactly what I have been working on

[@aidangriffiths5075]

I always try feel my hands/wrists accelerate through the ball coming into impact, its almost like you feel like you're 'flipping' but you're not, that's only if you release too early. I can hit my 9 iron 150/160 with my feet together just doing this. Start every range session with this, got it from Padraig Harrington on his channel. Great video man 💪💪

[@adamlubenow9966]

I just saw paddy’s video yesterday and started playing with this!! I’ve historically never fired my wrists. U still incorporating this? Did u do this before watching paddy’s video?

[@aidangriffiths5075]

@@adamlubenow9966 yea i did it before but great to see Padraig doing it as well. And obviously hes better than myself at it 😂

[@adamlubenow9966]

@@aidangriffiths5075 thanks man!

[@aidangriffiths5075]

@@adamlubenow9966 no worries 🤙

[@bigt223]

Hi Ali would this be the same technique logo down for the driver and fairwaywoods ?

[@MMcG25]

Great video - I still have to comment on some of these modern strong lofted irons - how strong is too strong? What is the loft of the PW in that set? And then, what does it do - requires you possibly to have to add another more traditionally lofted wedge into your bag? - Or is that the whole idea? You could actually have a 6 or 7 iron as your first iron in the bag and then have a wider array of specialty wedges?

[@kingshearer2]

Fantastic ideas and lesson thanks

[@wreckim]

Great lesson.

[@SuperStewartj]

I find that I have many more center strikes with the bow in my wrist. More distance and tighter shots.

[@fairwayfreunde]

What all you pros dont get is that we amateurs have to guide or steer the club head to the ball. Our setup is just not solid enough to release the clubhead that late. We COULD release it later but that comes often with bad impact and an open face. I know a few Mid Handicappers with a lag like a tour pro but they hit it all over the place.

[@mcdoobleh]

Wow, thank you for this perspective.

[@frank63]

Thank u for the lesson Ali.

[@Jackybug]

Great golf swing.

[@evelghostrider]

I tip ive used for many years to train is tape two golf balls to a spare club head. Then control the speed from top to bottom to whip using that added weight at club head 👍👍

[@steveash656]

I'll try this. Great content.

[@ThePeteutube]

Good video. I noticed that the toe of your iron is off the mat at address. Is this normal for you? Is this how you want the club to be positioned at impact?

[@mortenfredstie7859]

Great video, thanks a lot!

[@Eqnotalent]

It’s different between push vs throw. I go back to pushing my clubs when I’m having a bad round. Bc I’m much more consistent pushing vs whipping my club.

[@OnyxCVO]

Nice TM bag collection, so cool!

[@easyswing007]

I've been working on that and is getting better

[@johnhoward2481]

Hi Ali, would you use the same principal with the driver. Great video. Thanks.

[@Capo51]

You nailed it. ✌️

[@ChristopherCollinson-z9s]

sounds great on the face of it... but I've tried this several times before, and with a bowed wrist, I cannot swing the club with any additional speed to swinging it "normally" any suggestions..?

[@paulpanamarenko]

Needed this. Gracias

[@khaleelazan8903]

What a great 👍 👌 lesson

[@GST.160]

Thank you, really helpful.

[@2010LeeG]

Hi Ali, Is this the same concept with driver, I have seen some conflicting videos about hand poistion at momment of impact. Should they be ahead of the ball as well? I think it should be in my head but it goes against hitting up on the ball or does that get corrected with the arch in the body?

[@scottbutterly8997]

Great video cheers

[@jmg2190]

Does this work with driver as well ?

[@enriquehernandez5947]

I swing Project Cypher 5.0 graphite shaft PXG ,would the sound different with steel shaft I don’t hear a sound with my graphite irons but I make good shots ?

[@AJTramberg]

So where I get confused from different instructors is the wrist action. Is the wrist release active or passive? This looks to be very active, whereas some instructors make it sound like the wrists are simply a loose hinge that are released by the inertia of the club, rather than through muscular engagement.

[@royclose946]

Well done 👏

[@mycommentpwnz]

I'm 6'4, with very long legs (compared to my arms.) Consequently, my swing never looks GOOD. However, I turned my brothers total BASEBALL swing into a perfect swing because his arms/legs have a proper relationship/ratio. Any tips for someone who is 6'4, but has the arms/upper-body of someone who is 6'1, and the legs of someone who is like 6'6?

[@civica7507]

I’m in the same boat. I’m 6”3 but with super long arms. I’m being told I need shorter clubs lol

[@mycommentpwnz]

@@civica7507 XDDDD

[@leftyjcw7173]

Learned this exact tip 35 years ago. Still useful though.

[@gowithgid3274]

At seventy-six I finally figured out that you cannot have your right-hand grip too loose. I ran an experiment where each shot had a progressively looser right hand. I was amazed at the distance I gained when the pressure was almost non-existent. And...I got the swoosh later one. And, the clubface closed naturally! My own opinion is all these tips are good but the results can be destroyed by your right hand.

[@amac44kc]

I useD a grip with my thumb and index not even connected , ring and middle controlled the bottom heel and thumb handle to hand. Did that to get my woods off the deck swing back.

[@markk171]

Shawn Clement and Marcus Bell talk about this without having to "bow down the wrist" thing.

[@roadtoscratchgolf3481]

They don’t bow the lead wrist because they use a much stronger grip than Ali.

[@markk171]

@@roadtoscratchgolf3481 yep, I am working on keeping the swing simple and having to incorporate this bow the lead wrist movement would be adding yet another moving part to the swing. I have a strong grip already.

[@jdsmith99]

Anyone know what kind of simulator/swing analyzer he's using?

[@christiankrushall7504]

Trackman

[@topgunbass]

I started to try this. Keep the club face more square on take away tucked elbow on the way down and I started to hit terribly. Now I'm taking to much of a divot almost like my low point is to low. Hard to figure out this game.

[@Ty_N_KC]

Watching this I was like....... what, huh, hmmmm. How in the hell is he getting that. WELL, it's way easier then you'd think and man it's way more controlled! Thanks for sharing!

[@DASell-uz6xg]

I hit my 7 iron 200 on accident haha now I see how I did it. Great video

[@AliTaylorGolf]

Thank you

[@jonathanpearce3208]

When I try to swing faster it results in early extension is this something you see often

[@robinhopkins1855]

How to use this with driver?

[@ghostnetnanny7343]

Verry sweet...

[@bigdaddy78660]

My problem seems to be that I am consistantly inconsistant

[@e99783]

He’s saying that holding the lag is correct you just need to bow your wrists to square the face. This is 100% wrong. Notice his “good” shot with a 7 iron os only 160 yards carry. That is not good. LAG IS AN ILLUSION THAT IS CREATED WHEN YOU SWING THE CLUB CORRECTLY. LAG IS NOT SOMETHING YOU DO, IT JUST HAPPENS WHEN YOU SWING THE CLUB CORRECTLY.

[@AliTaylorGolf]

My 160 yard is 2 yards off optimum for my club head speed and angle of attack. If the wrist is bowed you don't need to release the club early to square the club face. How do you swing the club correctly?

[@Venkojirao.k]

❤

[@dogloverjb6873]

when I hold off the angle...I shank the ball... I wish you could show an ultra slow motion of your swing..

[@2007farenheit]

Thanks! I think I need this lol. I tend to hit irons high right and short 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@suuduong3779]

👍👍👍

[@scottamolinari]

Look at the ball striking robots. Their actual swing motion isn't really that fast. What is fast is the pendulum motion the put onto the club. That same motion, the "whip", is what professionals can do so well and makes their swings look so effortless.

[@ZeebNinja]

Do you hit 100 balls ..in a row...at that speed at the driving range?

[@rudy3071]

Heres a fact ...to avoid a flip, you must keep your wrist angle in the downswing in tack until you reach 90 degrees or further ..anything before 90 degrees, you will flip ..basically your left hand needs to reach your right upper thigh with the club parallel or greater ..any degree less and you will flip .. his video is dead on ...keep the angle as long as possible.

[@AldoScotia]

90% golfers can't do this.

[@keithhowes5692]

Honestly. I can’t throw the club head fast enough in my back swing. I have to feel like I’m throwing the club head backwards.

[@shinji0843]

People who can more efficiently and effectively lag have a stronger grip - like 80% of pros…

[@chestermicek]

Get to the point, mate. Don't blather on like Russell Heritage.

[@leolow2057]

Nah gonna hit that 10min marks $$

[@sultan450]

Yeah Russell just goes on and on lol but like every third video he says something that makes sense.

[@crispyduck1706]

rude

[@mikewalker1885]

@@crispyduck1706 rude but true, gotta get over that 10 min mark or no point making a video

[@sallehandrews6976]

Russell is the mother of all blather

[@greythekid8955]

How tall are you? Every club you hold looks like a junior.

[@juliep7386]

This instruction caused my shots to go way left :(

[@FourtyLoveTennis]

I pay you everything I have for that TaylorMade Torrey Pines bag!💰

[@AliTaylorGolf]

It wouldn't cost that much!!

[@FourtyLoveTennis]

@@AliTaylorGolf Amy chance to get it? I'm serious

[@AliTaylorGolf]

Drop me an email at [e-mail]

[@bernardsamson2365]

Go ahead and hold the angle and, IMO, you’ll never be good. I’ve yet to learn how you can hold off the release without dragging the handle. To do one is to do the other. The proper release begins right at the top. (See, among others, all the Steve Pratt videos, and Mike Malaska, too.) And if you’re a handle-dragger, you’ll never be really good.

[@22madmax13]

Everytime I whip it through I lose control of the ball no matter what I try ☹️

[@Dirk_Berserk]

i hate that im hitting my driver 160 yards lol

[@peterpetersen2210]

Let the following numbers do the talk ⇒ -club path: 4° -face to path: -2° -AoA: approx -3,5° (not ref to driver) neutral grip and correct ball position provided big stick? A. Jutanugarn claimed World No1 for 20 weeks/interrupted, without a big stick in her bag. [der Dank geht 'raus, an ihren Caddy(-ie)] ein bot aus Allemagne

[@mrjamesyboi3960]

How can a huge SLICE be a good strike ? ! Waffle on.

[@AliTaylorGolf]

A good strike is down to contact point on the clubface

[@steveclough7049]

This is a frustrating video because he’s telling us to do this and do that with the back of the hand, elbow blah blah blah, but doesn’t give a drill to help me incorporate the late release into my swing. Aimee Cho said the trick is to clear the hips first but at 68 that’s easier said than done.

[@MadeOfStone89]

To help, at top of backswing feel as if your trail elbow gets pulled straight down towards the ground, like pulling a train horn, this will whip the club around your body, closer to your body too your trail arm is tighter and so swing speed is up and more in to out swing path, just by your trail arm movement in downswing

[@steveclough7049]

@@MadeOfStone89 Thank you Milo!

[@craigcrawford6749]

Amateurs don't use their bodies to swing, they use their arms. Talk about turning thru impact. When you introduce "release" to amateurs they then use hands and arms even more.

[@thomasgolft]

This bowing down the wrist thingy is not for me, other youtubers like Shawn Clement promote a stronger grip to have the same result.

[@MadeOfStone89]

If you cup your wrist it is the killer move, move of death. Get used to bowing slightly but keeping it just straight instead if it’s easier

[@markk171]

yep the bowing the wrist thing is WAY to much minutia...strong grip, don't roll your hands over at take away (as Ali describes) and you your wrists don't "cup". So no need to intentionally bow your wrist. I know this cause I take videos of my golf swing. If I "roll" my hands at take away (do this when I get lazy), I cup my wrists...if I do like Ali suggests and keep the face square at take away, my wrist "bows" all by themselves without manufacturing this "bow".

[@TheCount0212]

A strong grip certainly worked well for Fred Couples.

[@JoshPyles-v8l]

Stringthen your grip with a closed face don’t bow your damn wrist guys

[@detroitbadboy9802]

Too long winded. Why so many golf lessons ,with European accents, that cannot be concise?

[@AliTaylorGolf]

I think you probably need to watch shorts, quick tips with no explanation and demonstration.