GOLF SWING BASICS COMMON FAULTS AND FIXES

[@jasoncozens1341]

I've been playing golf on and off for the last 15 years. I've never had a lesson and have always been inconsistent due to dipping in and out of the game but about a year ago I decided to start taking it more seriously and it has become my passion. I started watching your golf videos and over the last year I have gone from not having a handicap to now having a handicap of 14. I even joined my work golf society and recently won my first tournament. I never had the confidence to play with other people before this as I never thought I was good enough and got embarrassed when people watched me hit bad shots. I would really like to thank You, Coach and Dan for all your tips, advice and videos as it has enabled me to enjoy the world of golf like never before. Of course there is still room for improvement in my game. I hit the odd thin shot and am prone to slicing my driver every now and then but I only every wanted to play a round of golf where most of my shots went in the air and in the general direction I was aiming for. Thanks to you guys (and a lot of practice 😀) I generally do this now and sometimes even better. Keep up the good work guys 👍

[@krayzejava]

Seeing how much Coach has improved his “coaching” delivery is awesome.

[@watchagency4015]

loving this video guys been following your channel for years I think this is the first comment I've ever made but some of the stuff you were doing now is amazing can't stop watching 👍😍🏌🏼‍♂️

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thanks bruh.

[@ybach64]

Thanks to all three of you, this makes so much sense.

[@dmg7233]

“One repeatable shot” That was a massive eye opener! I’ll be at the range tomorrow working on ‘playing golf’ and getting used to my tendencies Great video 👍🏻

[@Mrequine1]

I see it all the time people not think about what their doing or working on this where ranges go wrong

[@matthewcroad7218]

This has got to be one of your best videos guys. So true about spending all our time on trying to perfect our swings when its got to be about managing strike. Thanks again Bruh

[@dv6402]

Truly great stuff. What you are describing is PLAYING golf. Absolutely. My struggles, as I would think with most golfers, had been getting beyond the basics of a swing. Most people don’t know where speed/power comes from and therefore are not able to even achieve the basic ideas of golf let alone playing the game. I did a small poll and asked a bunch of amateur golfers where they think speed/power comes from and all of them (from beginners to people who have played 40 years) said speed/power comes from the shoulders. They will struggle trying to make the basic swing forever and not ever get to the best part of the game, which you so excellently described in this video. I find it fascinating. Great video!

[@jonwright8236]

thanks for the great advice Mark, brilliant vids as usual, love the Fender Jaguar hanging on the wall by the way, sweet guitar

[@derinh3732]

In my opinion one of the most useful videos you've done and you've a lot of really good ones.

[@chrisfrost6581]

Ive watched (and thoroughly enjoyed/learnt) my fair share of you and the teams vids - but this was for me at least the most timely. Working over the past few months on strike consistency and building up has improved my results and confidence more than years of trying to repeat a ‘beautiful’ swing. What this video does is reassure and inspire me to keep on this as a the foundation of reaching my potential. LOVE IT, thank you.

[@gunnarjinx]

Now THAT'S a video.... everyone benefits from this .. even players that DO these things (us lower hcp-ers) ... such reminder is needed. Specially now when the season is coming to an end and many swing inside for "swing practice" only/mostly. LOVED this to remind me on WORKING this winter... not just s-wing it ;) Cheers guys ....

[@paulgazeley5246]

Yeah great video Mark. I've been practicing like this since the first Rory wrist angle video and it transformed my game . Thanks

[@LivingOverPar]

Probably the best golf video I have seen since I started watching youtube videos. You showed me what I was doing wrong in my back swing that has been causing my shots to go so high. I suffer from pain in every joint in my body but love golf so I play anyway, It hurts less to cup my right wrist in my backswing so when I come to impact I am adding more loft. I will have to work on getting my wrist more flat by working through the pain a bit. My 7 iron shot launch like a sand wedge (goes 165 to 170 in the air) but in wind it can cause it to come up short. I also need to do what Mark said and have my normal swing be more 3/4 for more consistency. Strike is king Mark! -- coach Lockey 2019 Great quote!

[@stephenblack9843]

This is a great series guys, delivered in an understandable way. More please

[@martianmuppet]

Yes, me and Wifey are new to golf and YES these vids help! Thanks.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Great news 👍

[@GP-fd9ks]

Great content as always, keep up the good work boys.

[@duffymoon5912]

Strike is king. Cheers. I’ll work on that from now on.

[@SolomonLi]

Love love love... Easy to understand and so true!!!

[@tonywestwell]

Loving these video's Mark. Must try different things on the range, no penalty whilst learning. Then take it to the course. Wonderful advice.

[@Artisticnerd32]

I wish I could've seen this wonderful and meaningful content 30 yrs ago.

[@bobcheshire9614]

Me too

[@stevenwragg4802]

Great video mark, as a golfer of sub standard myself when your at the driving range practicing, because of the cost of x amount of money it cost for a bucket of balls, nobody practices the shots you all have described we all want the perfect shot where you rip it down the middle, because you feel your wasting your money

[@walleyewannabe]

Exactly bro... you tube pro's don't realize that for us regulars to practice it cost money...what we practice is the best possible way to strike the ball with a sub-standard swing

[@vegaspony]

I understand the sentiment but I think the point is almost that going to the range and practicing nothing but 'perfect swing' is more of a waste of money. If you want to practice swinging, fine, but if you're trying to practice golf wouldn't it make sense to practice the sorts of skills you need in any given round of golf? Distance, lie, obstacles, hazards, wind, etc. are different on every shot so how often are conditions are such that you'll be using your stock range swing with no adjustment? I think part of the argument is that practicing those sorts of things is what builds the skills needed to improve that stock shot in the end anyway.

[@paulstanando1975]

I used to be that person at a range that tried to hit the perfect full shot with every club, but no more, I now try different shots, i like to play a course in my mind that i know well but then play it as if there is different win conditions etc. Makes range time a lot more fun and builds up a wider range of shots that i can play.👍

[@karlwoolley9092]

Just brilliant and intuitive instruction. I’ve over analysed massively recently and suffered with my long irons. Foot spray down the range this weekend! Thank you gentlemen.

[@LaLa-ll1qt]

I love this chaps. A couple of years ago I couldn’t chip a ball from 5-10 yards off the green, for months I played with different swings, paths, aoa, club face control, lies blah blah. Was so frustrating, but then you see patterns, what works for you and what doesn’t. Now I have a massive arsenal of chip shots, but most importantly take those ideas when using your other clubs with full swings and hey guess what! You can play proper golf on the course. Also it’s free to practice on the chipping green. Just start with little swings, simples 😀😀

[@stevejohnson9660]

Brilliant video, love this kind of content, great work bruhs

[@dwed1234]

I love this....so refreshing and is so practical to build into practice. Issue for me is that I just don’t know how to practice effectively. Be great to get more of these sort of videos. Cheers boys. 👍

[@kevinyoung7168]

Great video boys. This is what I do up on the range.

[@mattbrown6392]

Very nice Vid. These are the conversations that need to be put into more golfers heads. Especially ones who aren't low handicappers.

[@calleiza12]

Great BASICS Fault Finding Again! Thank You!

[@forgeyouth1901]

Would love to see you guys take someone from 28 handicap to single figures. Would be great to see the change similar to those on the journey. Keep up the great work and brilliant content within your vlogs.

[@chetlockwood1491]

Whoa !!!! Watching Dan manipulate his club face at will and during about any point of his swing was an eyeopener, you demonstrating the way out to in and controlling direction, it's all fundamental to you but totally new stuff to me. I'm just now getting swing path and face to path sorted out, you Gents have brought me back to a semi-straight ball from a wicked slice. I enjoy the videos and learn something at every view !!!

[@andrewcargill1292]

Great ideas here. Definitely something to work on at the range. Nice new shirts boys. 👕

[@kevindurgens5062]

Very informative video. Love this kind of content.

[@leeiles5724]

Being told constantly to change swing as over the top, it’s nice to here something new and refreshing for a change. Breath of fresh air. Keep up the good work guys 👍👍

[@barrystone6013]

Great content , I've been playing three years and it's only in the last 6 months I've developed certain feeling and realisation of what is going on .

[@downtheline5iron]

Great info! Working on strike yesterday, I noticed a big difference on height of my iron shots depening on how high or low I hit it on the face.

[@whinjer]

yes please mark im a 57 year old beginner and need as much help as poss cheers

[@aaroncray3692]

Love it and I’ve been guilty of just that, but starting to experiment more at the range

[@robmarsh8415]

Brilliant video Mark - ive literally just sat through this video saying 'this is me' - ive been playing for about 10 years and have been off 10 for the past 18 months - this video speaks volumes to me - ive noticed i have alot of toe strikes with irons so I've just started playing with ball position at the range to see if i can get a better stike - also playing wirh half & 3/4 shots to see if i can hit random yardages with a 6 iron - loving the content at the minute, feels like a personalised lesson 👍

[@rogerschuck5013]

niceone guys great debate great vlog

[@jcbb30]

I've always tried to strike the ball well and have a takeaway that feels easy where I,m not trying to save it on the way down, but making strike my priority and not worrying to much about how I get there is quite an eye opener.cheers

[@pichairong]

Very useful VLOG :)

[@brucemarx3097]

Great video. I have been guilty of trying to make my swing look good and in turn my game fell apart...now I make sure I am comfortable and that I am able to still have options on speed etc. Really really good video! I like to challenge my friends who are higher handicaps to play different types of shots with different clubs and they are really improving a lot. So good to see them grow...like little kids...lol

[@danam1596]

Another excellent video Mark! Would you fade/draw a ball purely by adjusting the club face to path angle ?

[@Golfing-AddiCt]

Yep loved this Mark, I've come to realise that playing all of the inventive shots, the low punch slice with a 7 iron, the high drawing 8iron are the shots that get me out of the proverbial shid and keep the round going... Damage limitation shots... Yes, the nice smooth 6iron that comes upto a metre away from the pin will be the shot that produces chances to score the birdie or par, but the inventive and sometimes wildly unorthodox shots are the ones that are a lot of the times the best shots you play out on the course.

[@stupc1968]

Thanks for this boys, I got a lot outta that. 👍🏻

[@nigel_wadsworth]

Great video boys - now to go to the range to work out why I fade/slice a driver and draw/hook my irons and wedges....! Oh, and is that a new range at Torquay? Nice!!

[@nathanmyers1581]

Straight out the packer shirt 👌🏻Classic

[@bobmacek7826]

Mark, This was really really good. Makes you think about how you are practicing. Even though I do get a lot under tree practice :-)

[@BF3slasher]

I'm surprised no one mentioned about the wind. Watching your course vlogs and you talk about the wind all the time. I use to not even think about ever. Now I think about it every shot. It help me to break 80.

[@Adrian-yv8sy]

great tips lads

[@alfiepar722]

This will help me with my practice no ends 👍👍👍

[@StevenMossGolf]

Love this gonna have some fun at the range next time I go 👌

[@mcfly2727]

Just properly brilliant discussion. Can we have 20 more hours please? 👍👍👍🔔🔔

[@markpreston6345]

Great video brah. Using speed... I have an issue with generating speed mainly due to syncing my movements. Got an all arms swing from too many years of playing cricket. Got any drills for syncing the movements?

[@danielseddon6138]

Bloody awesome video

[@matthewburtcoaching7868]

Absolutely £££ gents great video

[@ChrisRawnsley]

Hey Mark, do you have any drills for releasing earlier with the driver?

[@Squashtopus]

As a relative beginner I find my biggest problem is finding a workable/decent strike on a consistent basis! Definitely going to try this to use different parts of the club on my next range session! Thanks muppeteers!

[@martinhadleigh5890]

Right, I’m off to the Range tomorrow to have a bit of a play around with some of these ideas. Great video 👍

[@andrewnatt1448]

great vid

[@gavin6535]

Great vlog guys. Mark when are you going to have a new in the bag with those new bats you’ve got 👌🏼

[@DomBun28]

As much as I agree with the need to practice functional many lower standard golfers don’t have a “stock” shot like you have a 155y 7iron. Until they have their base line it’s harder to practice variation no?

[@MarkCrossfield]

Yes and no. If you want to play golf so move away from the range you need variation 👍👍 But I also agree finding a level of stock is also very important.

[@robvoase]

I think this is a great point. I play off 10 and struggle with this - a feeling of a solid baseline swing and strike that I'm comfortable with, that's replicable before I try and shape or try different hand positions. It's enough to think about just trying to strike the ball!

[@jacobmccain8082]

5 handicap. Working on not coming so far from the inside. Find myself hitting 10 yard draws with my good strikes but too many pushes and overdraws. Overall I scrape it around pretty well but trying to get a bit more neutral with my path.

[@forwardtumble]

Doing things 'wrong' physically is by far the most problematic part of my golfing. When getting tired, and also often when not tired, my tendency to bend or sway towards target absolutely kills my back, and in turn just kills my golfshots. After doing it for years, i just can't seem to shake that habit. I focus on it, and it helps for a while. Then i move focus elsewhere, trying to shape shots etc and get in trouble right away and it all starts again. Very frustrating, and as we get older, starting to actually take too big a toll.

[@jonathonlewis1931]

Great video I know I'm guilty of trying to only hit the "perfect" shots all the time but that's because I find myself topping the ball a lot still

[@robertchugg1101]

I have been an ice hockey player most of my life I’ve played golf to a high standard for many years with a 3/4 swing always working on strike. Some pro have tried to change my swing but what works for me works.

[@maxcaysey2844]

What's that black and red cap? Thats really cool!

[@adamstubbs4376]

Great vid this, and answered a question i had a while ago. My downswing always being "over the top" and "not on plane", and always at impact being relatively neutral (

[@vindeballs1]

I tried it the other day (experimenting) felt like I was going to break my wrists...across the swing line ect...wow so that's what it's like to strike the ball...trap it properly...thanks for changing my game around for the first time in 25 years 👌

[@adambellefeuille6533]

At the range I play a little game. I pick a club and pick a pin, and can't move on to the next pin until I hit it in line with the pin. It has helped me to not focus on the perfect swing, but focus on the result. Doesn't matter how my swing looks as long as I hit it where I intended it to go!

[@jonathonturton9334]

Class

[@SSW8682]

Love the vid, coach “strike is king Mark” 😂 😂😂

[@rab0o]

I agree with y'all and have accepted my shot is not straight. I slice/cut/fade (what ever you want to call it), but that kills me when I have to hit a draw and can't. Where do I go now?

[@tobyhutchings6103]

Love this! #strikeisking

[@DAoutdoors]

That shirt straight out of the packet bruh! 🤣 Great informative vlog gents! 👍

[@SweenBeanUK]

I hit draw with basically every club. What’s the best way to practice hitting a fade on the range?? Massive slice then rain it in? Or change take away, down swing, face delivery etc? Thanks

[@martinwall7188]

Strike is mostly fine but club face control is really what I need to learn right now. I tend to have it a bit too open and present a lot of loft. I will play around with the club face and see what comes out on the other end.

[@jamesbrown6372]

Mark, what is dry shampoo?

[@chrishartney]

As a new golfer the thing that I struggled with most was hitting the ground behind the ball. I have almost conquered this problem, but it still creeps back in occasionally.

[@ronanjohnston5995]

This was dynamite lads🤯

[@GW._.]

Why have we not seen roll and bulge on an iron or have we?

[@MarkCrossfield]

Because it’s not need. It’s is related to COG

[@robertb2744]

Cog is much closer to the face on an iron which causes the ball to curve less than say a driver, which is much further from the face. It has to do with gear effect.

[@motodiaries8204]

Strike is a really good reason I play blades even though I'm about a 10 handicap player. You feel every single strike almost to the millimeter and you get very different results from every kind of strike. You will never strike a ball without knowing where you've struck it and what that will do to your shot. Its improved my strike enormously to play with these clubs.

[@colinboxall2692]

Great approach - challenge (and rightly so) the typical instruction bible. Ok Mark, here’s a challenge: I have no repeatable swing. I hit the ball low centre most times but way too close the the heel nowadays. I always practice the take away and even my practice swing is only the take away. I need to change. I am also trying to get the follow through using only through rotation of the body as I am quite handsy. My driver is so inconsistent. Hitting some stunning shots but some real horrors ! So inconsistent driving me mad.

[@A47ON]

Firstly that's the first time I've heard coach sound like a coach, secondly I need your hat

[@leontaylor5490]

My strike is very good, but unfortunately it goes way left or blocked right.. get lots of practice out of trees though.! Great vid guys xx

[@robbiles]

To late to change my swing brah (which I think is pretty good anyway) but strike is always something to practise and improve on. P.S. Coach seems to know what he's talking about.

[@christianstelzl2494]

Great stuff! :) remembers me even I play golf for some years to practice more for real golf situations! strike is king... and respect mark your in shape man... looks like you through the kilos to me... damn.

[@shaggy4344]

At what point does path need to be looked at.I'm normally between 0 and 5 out to in.As a high handicapper I understand I'm never going to be perfect but I'm straight to a fade but go through patches of good strikes but they're straight slight pulls

[@beauallen9872]

I haven’t ever seen a robot play a good round of golf yet see so many people trying to become one on the range 🤖

[@HoggatronLA]

14:00 - "I like that boys!" Yup, we all do too - thanks gents.

[@brockkunz]

Gotta say that most of my problems start due to fatigue.

[@markwatkinson815]

I start my down swing with my top half and I've been trying to start from the ground up it's so hard when over the years got bad habits

[@DomBun28]

What problem does this cause at impact? What impact condition will starting “from the ground up” cause?

[@garthly]

Thing is, these bad habits were what we were taught years ago. The asst pro at my club pulled me aside whenI started and said: make sure the club face is vertical when pointing parallel backwards and forwards. All we got was advice on positions. I remember saying to the pro, it doesn’t seem to go as far as it did. He lined me up and looked at all the positions and said: I don’t know what the problem is, it looks okay. It was the blind leading the blind. I never had a lesson on playing round the green so I went out regularly and fooled around with my sand wedge, slicing and hooking it like a table tennis bat, to control run out etc. the short game is still the best part of my game.

[@justinstephenson9360]

Chasing the perfect swing is a short cut to non-functional golf. It is amazing how much easier golf is when your second shot at a par 4 or 5 is from the fairway (or in coach's case...a fairway)

[@danielsullivan517]

I find the problems starting playimg golf as an adult is that you are looking for the perfect shot/swing and not findimg what works for you but when you start at a jr you learn so much because you are just playing golf, having fun and experimentng with no pressure you put on yourself as an adult

[@ccmorgan53]

Agree with strike but I always hit toe and can’t get back to centre. Never close to heal . Any ideas to get centre strike also fat 😩😂😂

[@bradscoble7078]

Oh come on Mark stop making sense and trying to help us. Just give us another driver review. I have been on the range trying the tips from your last few videos to great success. Alywas inspired to get out and play or practice after your videos keep it up.

[@jenswagner6077]

Guys, sorry for the confusion. I did a mistake: The new sponsor is called "Wilson", not "Wilkinson"... poor Rory...

[@ahmadhanifah617]

When Dan says his shot is lower than his normal shot, you know that shot is really really low....#getupdan

[@markwesthoff7159]

Subterranean.