I struggled to SQUARE the face until I DID THIS!!

[@AlexElliottGolf]

*The wrists are the steering wheel to your golf swing - they HELP you square the club face. Happy Saturday to you ☺️*

[@steetly]

this is a brilliant analogy - no one ever made it this simple to set your hands on a golf club. I used this and dropped 7 shots - Thank you Alex.

[@chrispayne1572]

Alex, played today and used this fantastic tip… the towel trick really helped to get the right feel… Initially over gripping and sending it down the left, but after a few holes I was hitting it down the middle and best distance for me… Many thanks.

[@johnaleck8672]

Brilliant, as usual. Your tips and observations along with those from a couple other sites have improved my game immensely. I used to have slicing or pull issues. Definitely coming over the top and guessing where the ball would go. Virtually a non-factor any longer. I’m hitting it far more consistently than ever. Scoring high 70s, low 80s, from high 80s low 90s. 75 years old. While I’m probably 40/50 yards shorter than in my 30s, I can still put it out there 230/250 on most rounds. Best thing, ball goes straight, power fad, or slight draw. Appreciate your content.

[@magicmark8315]

I like how you do different reiterations of this concept from time to time it's super important to understand.

[@mikerodrick2430]

I've found that with a neutral grip, if I keep my thumb on the top hand facing up with the club parallel to the ground & keep it in that position during the swing, my wrist is flat at the top & the face is the same as my spine angle which keeps it square through impact as long as I don't stop rotating thru the shot. My normal flight is straight when I do this.

[@chrismcmorrow9738]

Outstanding instruction. Well done. Thank you so much.

[@Shaddowbanning]

Where has this video been all my life….thank you!!

[@marklangford1991]

Thanks Elliott. Your alignment tips in my lesson with you have helped massively. Thanks Mark

[@M82RKY]

Alex mate......I have to say these videos, especially over the last week have really helped me with my swing and ball striking off the tee. Played a comp today, yeah not the best score but off the tee I was really playing in 30mph winds👌

[@walterramos7129]

Thanks!

[@AlexElliottGolf]

Welcome! thank you so much walter!!

[@jnlafferty2043]

This wring out the towel trick made a huge difference. Thanks

[@michaelturpin5319]

Never heard of it put so well. Great tip and thanks for sharing that!!! Can’t wait to try it!

[@AlexElliottGolf]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jimimikel8160]

Another simple great tip Alex! Thanks and cheers 🍺💥🏌️🏝

[@louismattia9917]

I have been trying this on the practice tee and it seems to be working. I am amazed a small grip change has a huge impact

[@mtharrelson]

Such simple drills. I love it. Dropped 2 strokes off my handicap in 3 months since I found you. If you are ever in the USA, I'd love to buy you a drink.

[@grahamdennis2115]

It’s the first video of yours I’ve watched. Very simple, short, just one thing to focus on, and it works. Many thanks. Subscribed immediately!

[@AlexElliottGolf]

thank you! much appreciated! Hope i can continue to help your golf game

[@davidpayton5430]

Hey Alex - a short video , but one of your best. Great , simple explanation . Thank you

[@OscarGonzalez-vg3cp]

Nice , excellent. Simple is that. Cool thanks Alex.

[@2010Cess]

Fantastic drill, I can’t wait to try this.

[@sparkdog44]

Brilliant. I’ve never seen this “lesson” before. Thanks for the instruction.

[@johnw3900]

I have the opposite problem...wrists are rolling at impact with driver and hybrid causing low and left pulls and hooks. Trying to rotate the body more, but the hands want to roll over...short to mid irons OK. Suggestions/drills on stopping the turning over of the wrists?

[@jaciobe]

I was literally thinking of this last week.. thinking of using the 1st 2 k uckles on glove hand to lead the back swing so the club closes

[@josephdimodica]

This video has really helped me especially when pairing it with your video "How to Consistently Square The Clubface"

[@jeffnahass8373]

Thanks Alex. I struggle with closing my face too much. I’m way left. Anyway I find a way of using a centerfield approach through swing path to help. In baseball, we call it “hitting it up the middle”.

[@benwaschenko4207]

Closed club face, swing out to 2nd base/right field

[@jeffnahass8373]

@@benwaschenko4207 inside out swing

[@joeschilaci5245]

AMAZING THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR THIS TIP WORKS PERFECTLY !!!

[@colintapp4876]

Thank you so much,I thought that I had tried everything but on Thursday I gripped the driver as you instructed and I could not believe that apart from hitting straight I was longer than I thought possible,Tuesday will tell if it was a fluke or not.

[@berylwright3301]

excellent video sure will help me firm my grip

[@tocafish]

Great video; love the brevity.

[@aaronnimz3807]

Love the tip! Thanks!

[@frankcusmano9543]

Alex, love your simple easily digestible tip. I struggle with an out-in swing path which affects the efficiency of my driver and fairway woods, bot more importantly, my iron shots to the green leave a divot pointing 45deg left. I left a comment a while ago, but I must have missed your reply. Could you please help and post it again? Thank you.

[@ianreed8376]

Seems simple will give it a go 👍

[@zacharywarner1678]

Solid tips brotha!

[@jayneelliott449]

Will give this a go

[@biagiocozza8875]

Great video Alex. This will help me a lot. Just one thing, I have a tendency to fade my driver, amd draw my irons, why does this happen?

[@nickpritchard7130]

A stronger grip on the driver works for me. Distance and direction have improved hugely.I have tried a slightly weaker grip, ie, two knuckles showing, but i lose the ball right every time. This also applies to my irons.My handicap 7..An entertaining vid again.Thanks for this one.

[@AlexElliottGolf]

Love that you have found your solution 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@jean-pollessire1044]

Link between grip and face of the club, great...

[@allenmueller9364]

Alex do you have any grip tips for those of us that need to use much larger grips? I use jumbomax grips, not because I have huge hands but because it takes stress off my hands and wrist that I had previous surgery on. Since my change I either hit blocks or slices and the change of the hand position seems o have less effect on this.

[@TeddyCavachon]

Alex, you will get the Hogan “towel wringing” feeling if the forearms automatically if you: 1) Ground the club and place the left hand on the handle with wrist at the angle it naturally hangs (as suggested by Nicklaus back in the 70s in ‘Golf My Way” but then; 2) raise the club in left hand until shaft is vertical with both elbows bend and tucked into body, then; 3) place the right hand on the handle in a Vardon or Interlaced grip, then; 4) lower the club to about 1/2” above the ground with a combination of the Hogan “sitting on stool” sitting down backwards action and allowing the weight of the club to both pull the arms straight and very importantly act as a counter-weight for balance when performing that sitting down backwards posture. The goal when sitting down is to keep lower legs as vertical as possible for leverage to resist the tendency for the club force to pull support onto the toes through impact. That is only possible if the club is kept in the air so it’s weight is felt and used as a counter-balance (one of Hogan’s secrets he didn’t fully explain in the book I learned from watching videos of his swing.) Bio-mechanically what happens when arms are straightened with hands on the handle is a counter-rotation of the arms creating a stretching counter-torque between the arms. It automatically creates that tight connected-with-chest V and towel wringing feeling in arms and hands Hogan illustrated and described in Five Lessons AUTOMATICALLY. Not ever resting the club dead on on the ground is what allows static balance to be achieved at address biased on the heels, anticipating how the club force will try to pull the body mass on the toes. Starting at address on balls of feet and toes will cause a golfer to be pulled onto the toes tilting the entire swing plane in a way that isn’t felt until the finish where a golfer which strikes the ball with weight on toes will struggle for balance. Loss of balance = loss of consistent ball striking and accuracy. Read the PGA Manual of Instruction as I did after figuring out the cause and effect by myself and you will find it also recommends placing right hand on the grip by first gripping with left then raising it so the shaft is vertical.

[@paulwelsh9325]

Thanks for that information 👊

[@chriswright6425]

Great video Alex, definitely something for me to work on at the range. Side note, curious what model shoe are you wearing? I stopped wearing Nike and still trying out other manufacturers to find a pair I like. Thank you again for your videos

[@Latebloomergolf]

I slightly close the face at address when I hit the big stick. The feeling of a strong grip is just weird for me . When I'm fully extended the clubface squares itself and the ball just Flys off the face . Make sure your club path is right though. Happy golf guys!!! Great video BTW.

[@mplunky1]

Does 'fully extended' mean when both arms are fully extended at impact?

[@KJMarchelak]

Alex great tip worked the wife and I, not youngsters. Brilliant!

[@neil5307]

Great video. How about one on backspin with irons?

[@Blue_Dun]

Seems to me if you have a strong grip, like you advise in your first tip, having the tee pointed at the target at impact would close the club face too much. I'm really struggling with an open club face and when I try to manipulate my wrist position I overcompensate and pull, hook, or pull hook it

[@leemcginnis738]

Just subbed! This technique is what I need to learn. I went to a strong grip but still having a issue with a slice. I'm sure it is in my wrists. Thanks for this video, I will be working on this at the range.

[@AlexElliottGolf]

Welcome Lee!! Let me know how your golf goes over the next few weeks

[@russelclark7687]

Great video Alex. I seem to have the most trouble with finishing my turn? I don't understand why. My ball flight has gotten really straight. I am okay with that. Is the a drill that will help with turn? I can do pretty good with the short irons and wedges. As the club gets longer - this gets much worse. I have a terrible time with my driver.

[@freshmaker5]

Nice explanation

[@sunshine1days342]

great video! How come I find great videos after practice???? Why never before? lol!

[@mikaelantoszyk261]

You do the same grip with irons as well?

[@johnrodgers6049]

Agree with all of that. Also need to let the club head pass your hands (release) through the ball, especially with driver. Don’t “hold” the angle too long.

[@kennyc3670]

Ben Hogan said to do this in his book - Five Lessons. I think he called it supination.

[@alanmarriott9216]

I avidly watch and love your vids Alex. Can you possibly do one to help me please. Whenever I have driver I always want and do swing to hard and aggressive yet don’t with irons. Is there anything drill wise which will help please?

[@booboojones2590]

@ Allen - I also would love a video about this but my problem starts with the 5 iron and goes up to driver. For whatever reason, I feel like I have to CRUSH the ball. Ugh. It’s ruining my game.

[@steveperry1344]

alex, are you saying either play with a strong grip or if you use a weaker neutral grip do the turn down move with the back of the left hand to square the face? i play with a bit of a strong grip and if i do the turn down move i hit a smothered hook.

[@AlexElliottGolf]

Yeah that’s right… it’s a tough to get right i’ve always struggled

[@jefftaylor8644]

I grip it as strong as possible and I still shoot it right. Left hand dominate but play right handed. It's no different if I got 1 knuckle or 4 knuckles on the left hand

[@anniewilber7168]

Nice!

[@jerrysmiley1084]

I have tried the stronger grip before but it causes me to hit to the left and sometimes I get the snap hook. Any suggestions?

[@AlexElliottGolf]

Hi Jerry - first check club face is square at address. If it is and still going left it will be release pattern

[@grayson9225]

thanks for the tips but is that a Q- Ray bracelet?

[@MattiasA72]

I have started to turn/coil more in the back swing and filmed myself today to see what was going on. Everything actually looked good until 5 inches before impact where I seem to rotate my arms/hands the wrong way, leaving the face wide open. Need something to help me square the face.

[@gcoffey223]

Waiting for my new Rad SpeEd with HZDRS blue in the mail. Supposed to be here yesterday but NOOOO.

[@martinhardman9288]

Right hand on top 😆. Alex, you know my swing...what about a slightly more "handsy" impact for a senior golfer like me who struggles (3 herniated discs) to get the hips open at impact as in the "rotary" swing?

[@AlexElliottGolf]

I think sometime this can help create more speed but we have to way up Clubface control Hope your good Martin 🔥🔥🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@martinhardman9288]

@@AlexElliottGolf Just off to Killers gig at Old Trafford. One day I'll grow up 😊

[@Whisspy08]

Hey Alex -What tee height do you use 2-1/4 or 2-3/4?

[@leepandiani6042]

First. I am occasional golfer. Maybe 9 holes once every 2- 3 weeks. My clubs are ancient (Titleist DTR circa 1990) a few decades ago I played weekly, but never became proficient. Always a bogey golfer. Never hit my driver straight - always a little push / slice. Yesterday I played in a charity tournament (18 hole best ball). The previous 2 plus weeks I have put 20 minutes per night into my swing using just a few of Alex's videos. I broke out my driver and hit almost every fairway. Only lost 2 balls !!!! Look, if you want to bump your game up a little to a point where golf CAN BE FUN, take your device, a few plastic practice balls and a club to the backyard and put a few minutes a night into your game with these videos. If an old duffer can knock off strokes - any one can.

[@gazr99]

I feel the more I do this the more I swing out to in, when I try to change path feel club becomes more open (especially with driver) any tips

[@alancarlyon3928]

Hi Alex, I am a pensioner who is a bit lost with my swing! I have never had a golf lesson, I play off 13, but have stopped playing in comps due to inconsistency! When I took up the game in my late 20s, I was informed that the left hand was dominant hand, I was fine with that till I had to use a wedge -shank- yet I can follow through with my right hand/arm forcing the follow through and end up with some good results! This is where I get confused with the golf swing! My game is a mixed bag of goods, more good than bad, but the bad is real bad! I tend to be forcing my down swing which results in some great long drives or some serious pulls to the left (lost ball/s) I am at the stage of chucking it and WANT TO take up Lawn bowling, in fact I have taken out a membership - PLEASE HELP!

[@chompyb]

As a novice, if you don't cut the grass too short, you'll control the speed of the bowl better.

[@MrPburk75]

What style Puma are those? European only?

[@garrysutcliffe6254]

Only just realised wrists are the ultimate key in squaring the club face

[@mplunky1]

You did not really tell us actually how to get that Tee square to target through impact...is it left or right hand rotation or is it body rotation or something different?. I always make sure that I have a stronger grip but there is some critical movement that I am not doing as into impact I am still presenting an open clubface. I am when playing very reluctant to be deliberately rotating my hands & forearms 'closed' through fear of pull hooking the ball but is this the move that I should be doing. NB I do take care that I don't start my transition with an all arm over the plane move by making sure I start down from ground up YET I still struggle all day with a slicing driver. Strangely off the fairway I can hit my 3xWood with a draw no problems but I just can't do it easily with my Driver. This the most destroying thing in golf together with a fat shot. Any obvious suggestions?. Thank you & hoping you can help me.

[@stark20ful]

What does it mean if I started squaring up all my clubs perfectly but I hit my driver so poorly I’m afraid to break it? I’m playing the best golf of my life as long as I don’t touch the driver two years of straight shanks

[@redhed9776]

wringing the towel, works. Period.

[@DASH1ful]

well, the pete cowen towel wringing drill is not entirely correct. the left hand and right hand don't work as antagonistic opposites. the left hand is its own antagonistic opposite. the flexor retinaculum and the digiti minimi in the left hand work as antagonistic opposites in the waggle. when the right hand works as an antagonistic opposite, to the left hand, it obstructs heel pad control in the left hand and the right arm does not fold correctly. but, the club is released by pressing the left hand against the left side of the shaft in the hitting area. bill mehlhorn explains this in his video.

[@davidniven9996]

I have seen the golf tee tip before and each time they put the tee in the glove so quickly and at a distance from the camera that you cannot see what the presenter has done.

[@rosariomartinez820]

One of the shortest and more interesting videos ever….

[@davenevell2105]

Can you stop me skying shots of the tie?

[@ricktollefson6077]

When golfer's read Ben Hogan's famous book, they think they need a weak grip. Hogan was a notorious hooker, so he created a grip that would work for him. Each golfer needs to experiment to find his own custom grip. Most golfers, being right handed, need a stronger grip.

[@simmo5071]

Why do Brits call it a tee peg and not just a tee, surely there is no confusion between tea and tee when playing golf. As an expat I can’t explain it to my golf guys.

[@AlexElliottGolf]

Haha it’s a very good point and i can’t answer it 🤣

[@Mscott1529]

Ain’t no way you hit that 299 carry 😂

[@jonathanluis4966]

Not going to lie, the second tip kind of confused me.

[@cmg11235]

Good lord … grab a life. 🙄 Play a "sport". 🤣

[@dienomo]

I've seen this same basic lesson given by a dozen different guys. It doesn't WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AlexElliottGolf]

fair enough!

[@levituddenham6441]

Going to the Grange tomorrow after work to try this out 👍🏻🏌‍♂️