Stop Swinging Over The Top (Feel The Difference)

[@OdenChip]

You know Paul. I run all over KZbin and elsewhere for tips. I always end up back here and play better for it. Your content is my favorite. Should be the #1 golf page for amateurs

[@paulwilsongolf]

Thanks so much. I have heard this before. They do come back. I know what's out there and I would say 90% of it is teaching moves the average golfer will never even be able to do. Plus, the average golfer doesn't practice enough and they want it instantly so they give up. My stuff is simple and easy to do. Just pick out a few things to work on the release then a few for the body. Grip and set up are important too. Stay focused on that.

[@roeskilove5292]

@Paul Wilson- Thank You for the verbal and visual lesson today. Controlling my shoulders as well as keeping my head behind the ball will be my goal.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Very goo. This is simple to fix. Just need the tilt. Get this consistently then release it to get it to either go straight or with a slight draw.

[@williamtayler4077]

Thank you , great drill . Instant feedback!

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad you liked it. Thanks.

[@jillkb20]

I have learned a lot from Mr. Paul Wilson and put it into practice! Great job! Thank you! 🏌🏻⛳️🙂

[@paulwilsongolf]

Thank you for the support. Glad you are working on it. Keep at it.

[@eddielau7062]

Great tip as always Paul. I’ll try it out tomorrow. My main concern is leaning back on the downswing will cause my body weight to stay behind the ball (causing fat shots). We’ll see what happens. I know you have a tip for that with the trail foot moving forward.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Don't try to get everything at once which is what everyone does. Get the tilt. Then get the weight off the back foot to not hit it fat. If you hit it right the. Turn more. See? Steps.

[@jasonbourne488]

Paul this is a terrific drill. I know you are focusing on the arms but I still see it as keeping with the body swing methodology. The drill is helping me to “un-train” my focus on hitting with my arms. I also notice that the clubhead stays behind my hands instead of ahead of my hands as is the case with an over-the-top swing.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad you liked it. It's been around but I usually don't teach it just because it gets people thinking arms plus I never need to have people do it to get them to hit it dead straight. I get them hooking it first then switch to body. If you like this one just do it slowly to train them to fall. As I said in the tip it's only 1/4 of a second to impact so swinging fast with this one won't give you the time to drop them. Seems like you are on track so keep at it.

[@johnwhite7320]

Good lesson. Thanks

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad you liked it! Thanks.

[@robertmazzarachio7939]

As always great video and instructions, I played this morning and started off badly with driver over swinging on the first two holes then I started swinging slower hinging and rehinging and not going over the top and hit much better drives on holes 17&18 I was on the fringe in two shots pared it ,on 18 on the green in two a par 4 missed an easy second putt got the bogie

[@paulwilsongolf]

Glad you got it back on your own. Start off next time swinging 50% then slowly start firing the lower for more power.

[@robertmazzarachio7939]

@@paulwilsongolf will do Paul your input is so appreciated Thank You

[@MichaelTrader]

Good stuff, Paul. This is something that I've always struggled with. A swing key that has worked for me is feeling like I'm keeping my back facing the target for as long as possible on the downswing. Doing this forces you to initiate with the lower body and attack from the inside.

[@paulwilsongolf]

You can certainly do that too. Just be careful you don't blow it right. A lot of people who do that get closed at impact. If you start blowing it right switch the thought to TURN as soon as you come down.

[@MichaelTrader]

@@paulwilsongolf This was the exact tip that I needed. I thought about this on the range today and had an amazing session. The ball striking and power I was generating were off the charts. Had total command of my swing and was working the ball however I wanted with every club. Thank you!

[@paulwilsongolf]

Great to hear. Stay focused. Big things for you in the future.

[@jamiel.thomas1464]

At 4:00 in this video, are the arms free falling, or is there some pull? How far down to drop, waist level? Looks like right arm need to get into a straighter position as well, then finding timing when to fire hips, while keeping loose wrists. I’m struggling to find find the plane. So far your videos are like puzzle pieces getting me closer to being complete!

[@paulwilsongolf]

You are turning your body first in the downswing which allows the arms to follow and plane to shallow using simple physics. Watch these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maDKqplsis97bbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqGkppp6q8aenLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGXbhoCKmNehaKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOoXpuwib2ahNE You can also manually tilt to get it like I show in this tip or these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2mpqYaQiNJ-e9k (secret tip) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4bbnX5-grJ7qsU kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOoXpuwib2ahNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4bbnX5-grJ7qsU kzbin.info/www/bejne/pme8iJx4hdOEp6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqGkppp6q8aenLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/emKufWp9bbugqNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJSzfpJ8iNR7hK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXm2lJyFhpZod6c kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6GbfqWfgb9nqck kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGXbhoCKmNehaKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/maDKqplsis97bbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/harbnJV6h76qjNk

[@tenniyoe1201]

Thanks Paul!, I just have one question, if I apply the same to the irons, would it be ok that the body tilts backwards too?

[@paulwilsongolf]

Yes, absolutely. You get more backwards tilt with driver as you are firing the legs and hips harder. Watch these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKulmJyLnd6leJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3XPqJmnlL91rKc kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5LScoxprLarg9k

[@tenniyoe1201]

@@paulwilsongolf Thanks!!

[@hoongliew5337]

Thank you Paul for the fantastic tips, it definitely help a lot in the game.

[@paulwilsongolf]

You're welcome. Thank you for your support.

[@oceanyt8]

I used to play like this and hinging upswing and finishing but changed ways to get a nice swinging modern style. Lost distance and stranded until now. Perhaps it's time to get back to basic..

[@paulwilsongolf]

Modern style? What this new bowed and tilted swing? That swing will never dominate. Who is dominating? Scotty Scheffler. Upright and traditional swing so yes, it is time to work on the basics.

[@VimMitt]

What is the time difference between moving arms to right hip pocket to turning hips? It is not working for me until i know when to drop the arms in relation to turning hips. Thanks. I feel like i am stuck behind hips ifi use hips before arms drop.

[@paulwilsongolf]

You are talking about nano seconds. If you move your body this moves the arms immediately. There is not a huge delay as your arms are connected to your body. Turn your body your arms move. If you pull down your arms when are you going to move your body. You only have 1/4 of second. As soon as you pull down your arms you will be hitting the ball with no body.

[@rrfelt]

Over the top since 95. Have to try this drill. However I don’t go that high up my back swing is like Rahms. So do you have a video for that? Thank you

[@paulwilsongolf]

Easy to fix. You are hitting with the arms. This leans your body left and sends you over the top. Ever seen a little kid swing? They never come over the top. They have minimal arm strength. So loosen your arms and get your body tilting right in the downswing. I have tons of tips on this now. Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2mpqYaQiNJ-e9k (secret tip) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOoXpuwib2ahNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4bbnX5-grJ7qsU kzbin.info/www/bejne/pme8iJx4hdOEp6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqGkppp6q8aenLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/emKufWp9bbugqNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJSzfpJ8iNR7hK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXm2lJyFhpZod6c kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6GbfqWfgb9nqck kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGXbhoCKmNehaKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/maDKqplsis97bbc

[@paulwilfridhunt]

Ah that’s interesting. If you hit with your arms you will tilt your body forward. I never realised that before. Very insightful. Thank you Paul

[@paulwilsongolf]

So easy to fix an over the top swing. Think about it ... who comes over the top? Ams. What do most ams do? Hit with arms. So stop hitting and use your body to hit the ball. Watch these to understand how to shallow the plane (simple physics): kzbin.info/www/bejne/maDKqplsis97bbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqGkppp6q8aenLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGXbhoCKmNehaKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOoXpuwib2ahNE

[@Parrott65]

Hey Paul, recently I started implementing firing of the hips. I’m thinking it may be causing me to start coming in steep (over the top) again, because now I am finding my irons to dig into the ground at impact or take a very deep divot. Is this a good fix for that, too?

[@paulwilsongolf]

If you think you are firing the hips and coming over the top you are shifting too much too soon to the forward leg tilting your body forward sending it over the top. So as you start down the thought is TURN not shift. As you turn this tilts your body back and you attack from the inside. Also, turn the arms off. kzbin.info/www/bejne/maDKqplsis97bbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqGkppp6q8aenLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGXbhoCKmNehaKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOoXpuwib2ahNE

[@jimross8150]

Man this is exactly what my problem is heres hoping I can do this

[@paulwilsongolf]

Easy to fix. You are sending it over the top because you are trying to hit it with your arms. Hitting with arms leans you left. Lean left and you will swing left. Turn the arms off and fire the lower you tilt right which creates the path from the inside. Watch these too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2mpqYaQiNJ-e9k (secret tip) kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4bbnX5-grJ7qsU kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOoXpuwib2ahNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4bbnX5-grJ7qsU kzbin.info/www/bejne/pme8iJx4hdOEp6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqGkppp6q8aenLc kzbin.info/www/bejne/emKufWp9bbugqNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJSzfpJ8iNR7hK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXm2lJyFhpZod6c kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6GbfqWfgb9nqck kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGXbhoCKmNehaKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/maDKqplsis97bbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/harbnJV6h76qjNk

[@jakedanish1798]

Hey Paul, I’ve been struggling with hitting a fade with just about every shot taken with my driver. It can get very annoying because I lose a lot of distance. Any tips on this problem?

[@paulwilsongolf]

This is one of my specialties. Watch me do it here: paulwilsongolf.com/cure-slice (2 videos on this page). Here is what I taught the first guy: Wrists = Spin (Step 1) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmXZcoajhN-ehsk kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2mZaYSpidF6qpY kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3mop2p9br9oY5I Body = Direction (Step 2) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIebpoaQZpt1r9U kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJXTmaeeeLZsjK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2mpqYaQiNJ-e9k (secret tip)

[@rw_golf6387]

So this works perfect for me at 80% speed (~80 mph with a slight draw). Looks great on video, but I cannot increase speed without the dreaded hit impulse and over the top move. How do I get to the next level?

[@paulwilsongolf]

So keep.doing it at 80% until you are good at it. You are wanting g too much too fast. Once you're ready add only a little more legs and hips. Build it up slowly.

[@charlesmataraza8569]

Paul, Nicklaus always believed it was impossible to come over the top or hit too soon if you move to your front side..Doesn't your body swing automatically promote an inside square inside path?

[@paulwilsongolf]

Well I wouldn't say moving to left side would do it. Tons of people move to the left side and lean left. Lean left and you will swing left. So it's about body tilt. Now keep in mind back then they were taught to shift to start down. Shift laterally and your whole upper body tilts back so maybe this is what he was referring too. I like the thought to TURN to start down not shift. I too shifted and would regularly push the ball upwards of 100 yards right. So turn allowing the arms to be powerless so you are then using simple physics to shallow the plane. Watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maDKqplsis97bbc

[@chrisoffer1973]

The tip with the tee in the ground behind the ball cured my over the top swing with driver, irons are still a bit hit and miss however.

[@franknewman4610]

Can you show me that tip

[@paulwilsongolf]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2mpqYaQiNJ-e9k

[@lawrencecarolla505]

Thanks. Breaking 80 at 70 years old.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Wow. That's a great feeling. Keep up the good work.

[@Lowkey_ID]

Looking at instructors that say you can't bend your lead arm are driving me crazy. I just can't get the torsion they can so it doesn't come natural to me. I see you do break your lead arn, I'll try your way this week.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Yep, this has wrecked so many swings. If you learned as an adult is it highly likely you will not be able to keep the arm extended. There are tons of pros who bent the arm. Look at Nicklaus, Watson, Daly, Freddy. If you had to keep the arm straight we would have never heard of these guys. What is important is you keep it straight at impact. Funny, I just saw a guy saying bending the arm at impact is the new impact position. Really? Can you not see that you need to bend the arm when you are super tilted? Truly mind boggling how people don't think. So now everyone will be fine doing their chicken wing. Unreal. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4XMhWN5bb15aLc

[@forr3st125]

For right handers, it works to aim to right field to eliminate the over the top. But you have to remember to rotate the hands closed at impact

[@paulwilsongolf]

You mean aim square and swing out to first base. Aim right and you will have to come over the top to hit the target. Alignment is the most important lesson in golf. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGKXiZWsasZ3a8k

[@forr3st125]

@@paulwilsongolf it appears I’m shallowing with my feet aligned properly (square to target). Why is this going dead straight left? kzbin.infoVmXrARZ8Vp4?feature=share

[@paulwilsongolf]

Your arms are moving first from the top. I don't like the whole body moving down and forward as you go back. There is no left cheek showing it impact so you are not leading with your body (as much as you think you might be). I like the set up. Looks good then coil not leaning forward. This will get you on the toes as you go back plus it is leaning you forward. Checkpoint - Don't see your toes at all at the top. Right now you can probably see them. So you are actually sending it a little over the top when you start (arms first not body) then you are trying to re-route as the club is parallel to the ground in the downswing. So fix the coil first. Then you need to uncoil quicker allowing the arms to follow. Fix this leaning first.

[@forr3st125]

@@paulwilsongolf thanks for the tips. I agree that I shouldn’t be bobbing my head down and forward at the start of the backswing, tough habit to break as are all bad habits. As far as not seeing your toes, is this more of a feeling I should have to keep from leaning forward? Because the pros heads are all forward of toes during entire swing where they would see their toes PGA swings kzbin.info/www/bejne/laXcfKmch7Rshc0

[@paulwilsongolf]

I do not want you bending over. I realize there are some pros doing this and now they are even teaching this. I am old school. I teach a taller swing not a bent over swing as seen in the best players of all time. This is not too tall though. Your set up is fine. This is what I teach. As you go back you are going down. I just don't want you to do that. I need you to think TURN going back allowing your head to move so your nose is over your right instep. Here is how to get it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYnJhZ98rtOmbcU If you do that you will not see your toes at top. Your head and leaning forward will instantly be fixed.

[@coolstuff_.]

Cool

[@paulwilsongolf]

Thanks.

[@janjarvie5962]

I’ve always been told I over rotate my hips. They fire too quickly. My miss is a pull or hook.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Well, you have been told wrong. If you were over rotating your hips you would be hitting pushes and push fades. The problem is you are hitting the ball with your arms. This leans you left and you swing left. This is a good tip to watch. I would watch these too. Could get you hitting it dead straight in minutes. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2mpqYaQiNJ-e9k (secret tip) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJXTmaeeeLZsjK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOoXpuwib2ahNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJSzfpJ8iNR7hK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ3Jl32wl9ieo68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pme8iJx4hdOEp6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/harbnJV6h76qjNk kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXeae4R-p5ebntk

[@VimMitt]

When i turn my hips, my arms goes with that from inside but still i m pulling hooks tremendously.

[@paulwilsongolf]

Your grip is too strong. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIK9faNul6tgjdk kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIClapqbd8esfKM

[@weekendwarrior17]

I hit the ground every time with my club when I swing from the inside

[@paulwilsongolf]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6jcn6p8d9GXrJY

[@christianleone1770]

as a baseball player, this is my biggest problem

[@paulwilsongolf]

In golf the ball is stationary so you are trying to hit it with your arms. This leans you forward and you send it over the top. So focus on turning the arms off and starting the lower body first. If this happens you hit it dead straight. Watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJXTmaeeeLZsjK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZOoXpuwib2ahNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJSzfpJ8iNR7hK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ3Jl32wl9ieo68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pme8iJx4hdOEp6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2mpqYaQiNJ-e9k (secret tip)

[@HaroldHorton-ms2es]

Is Christo Garcia's "Over the top miracle swing" a hoax or gimmick?

[@paulwilsongolf]

They are not purposely sending it over the top. A pro move is night and day from an amateur. You can see the plane flattens when a pro does it. An am sends it over the top and it is steep. This occurs from hitting it with the arms which leans the person forward. Lean left when you start down and you will swing left. Need people to turn their arms off and use the body as the power source.