WHAT EVERYONE OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT GOLF DRIVER TIPS

[@cliverose9958]

What I really like about these videos Mark is that you help golfers to understand the golf swing in a more rounded way. You show a more objective view that is based on real data rather than reinforcing golf myths that are based on unreliable beliefs. The more we understand the fundamentals of the golf swing, the more able we are to unravel the knots we get ourselves into. When you’ve gone down the rabbit hole you need that thread of truth to lead you back to the light. The average golfer goes through a cycle of finding it and loosing it. At least that’s what most golfer I know do, including me.

[@me01jh]

This is the kind of content that sets you apart. Don't think many instructors use technology to correlate real golf swing dynamics as well as you do. 👌👌👌

[@roadtoscratchgolf3481]

I agree 💯 I went down this rabbit hole a few years back and had a horrible time with my driver and the rest of my clubs. I took a step back, learned the laws of ball flight and made strike king. I Slowly began to understand the type of grip that worked for me, proper set up for me, and started learning that my swing began from my feet and worked its way up the kinematic chain. When I learned to do this (with 1,000s of reps) my arms and hands moved in a way that was natural for me, and at a tempo that worked for me. I miraculously started to shallow out the club and flatten my lead wrist, shift my weight properly, and finish my follow through, all which squared up the club face for better strikes and faster speed. I now no longer think about swing positions. All I think about is the feeling I get when I move my lower body correctly and the tempo that works for me.

[@graydonargast9322]

Well done mark, thank you. You always make sense and have a solid rationale for what you say.

[@darrensmith7880]

Brilliant video AGAIN. Best golf content provider on KZbin in my opinion.

[@jonstyles1811]

Wow! Thank you 🙏. My driving has been appalling for 10 years. Started chasing compression through lag, at about that time I started hitting driver right-RIGHT. Kept getting further and further from the inside and got worse and worse, with no ability to feel like I could square the club face. Your simple description of the hands in front of the club makes so much sense … I took your advice. I think I’m cured!

[@beefiron]

I've had a few people recently talking to me about how they're bowing or cupping their wrists to hit draws or fades. It's so crazy. I wouldn't know where to start with that. I know for a fact that if I went messing with my wrist shape, I'd screw everything up. Keep it simple. My best driver tip came from Mark quite recently. He did a video on alignment and ball position, again just the basics, and it has allowed me to hit a controlled fade where a slice had started to creep into my drives. So many more fairways found.

[@dv6402]

Such a great message! I have been working hard on my swing and have recently truly started working on club face control. I am comfortable with my mechanics but was struggling with consistency. I tried a new exercise. I took a SUPER strong grip with my driver and then tried to deliver to target. Next I took a super weak grip and did the same. I was finally using my athletic ability to control the club face. It seems so straight forward but it was a revolution in my progress. So interesting to me.

[@andy66l97]

Biggest thing here for me is is as golfers picking 1 thing ourselves to work on, whilst in truth having no clue as to the knock on impact as we can’t see or understand the whole picture - like trying to do a jigsaw without the picture in front of you! 1 on 1 lessons with video included has to be best by such a long way - great vid Mark👍. Best driver tips - get fit properly, trust your driver, hit it only on the holes where it’s best to do so

[@blindsquirrel3123]

My best driver tip…. Focus. I find a spot on the back inside of the ball and “focus” on seeing the driver hit through that spot. My fairways hit (since I started using Shotscope to track stats) has gone from 21% to 63%. Obviously other things changed as well, but “focus” allows me to forget about the 46 swing thoughts going through my head and just, well, focus! Great content as usual Mark! Well done!

[@Alan_Edwards]

Had to watch it a few times, but I think I understand it now. I certainly understand how a simple tip you pick up on YT can lead you down a rabbit hole. I have learned to take them with a grain of salt and not expect a miracle cure to a swing faulty from one single tip. Good explanation. Only one on YT that really takes the time to explain the complete picture.

[@lancenewman7065]

Thanks for a great vid Mark. So many of us are looking for that “one thing” that’s gonna make us hit 280 yard, dead straight bullets off the tee. If you could maybe bring in a few golfers with varying handicaps in order to demonstrate the different tweaks and how they impact Driver swing. Thanks for all the great content

[@johns1646]

Love this, do it with irons and woods please!

[@rickroche583]

Mark, you have literally defined where I am right now i.e. "Going round in circles". So confused about what is happening in the swing as I have too many thoughts! Great Vid, thank you.

[@ZagBomB]

Exactly what ive been doing. Annoying how many videos make assumptions and give tips that are not relevant. Ive been slicing and when i “fix” it i smash it into the ground due to no loft. This video makes so much more sense.

[@jamesokeeffe3105]

This is such a good subject to approach Mark. There’s so much crap out there and it’s nice to see someone explaining some of the pitfalls of mainstream teaching. More like this please!

[@loutennant99]

So true. I have really been concentrating on what my face is doing and I have never played better. It really does work. Everything else is falling into place.

[@robsimms5030]

The idea of golfers going in circles, by not making adjustments that correlate with a new swing chang/tip, was excellent. Often missed by other online instructors. Thanks Mark👍

[@levitateme]

these latest tips have been outstanding Mark. lot's of lightbulb moments for me. Thank you for the lesson.

[@mattj3351]

Really good vid and I can defo relate to this with the driver! love to see you go a bit deeper in to each of these and the best ways to unpick them when practicing

[@peterdeeth5996]

changed swing with driver in last 6 months, check strike with moisture on club face (only when on range) got another 20 metres but would love another 20 metres. found a more regimented "controlled" setup has helped me with consistency of strike and personal comfort and confidence when over the shot.

[@richardjames5700]

Really really good and makes a load of sense - there are always consequences of changing one thing in isolation - very good analysis - more of the same please Mark!

[@gordoncook5205]

Please please do a vid on stances that are too closed vs "square" vs too open. If alignment is a problem for a lot of amateurs, is it better to err on the side of too closed or too open. I think sometimes our lack of face control is due to poor alignment. TOO CLOSED VS TOO OPEN...which one??

[@thestandardmanual3446]

Like the tip about pushing the shaft forward

[@johnhassall1782]

I've got a lesson booked for this Saturday,, I've started playing again this year after a 15 year layoff (pre Internet) ,, but there's so much info out there now loads of fixes for loads of problems,, but knowing what causes your bad swing or slice is key to finding the solution,, thats where I'm at, trying something new virtually every time I go down to the range,,, I'm trying to fix problems I had 20 years ago 🤔🙏

[@davidpannell3031]

Still got the same problems I had 20 years ago, just getting worse as I get older lol. But still love golf even when I'm walking further than everybody else 🤔

[@chrismcleod104]

Great video thanks for being you Mark

[@everydaygolfer6483]

G'Day Mark, so true, a tip/drill for one golfer isn't always applicable for another golfer...Like listening in on someone else's lesson on the range.... honing your action, concentrating on fundamentals, and constantly rechecking them...All Good Bruh....

[@AdiHughesGuitar]

Been having lessons with Mark Boscott at Tidworth - fantastic coach. I sympathise with KZbin golf coaches, as soon as you start explaining pitfalls and what to be aware of, you're over 10 minutes very quickly, people only want a 3-5 min video lesson - I have the same issue uploading guitar lessons and struggle with getting the balance right.

[@jimconway5921]

Excellent content, certainly a 'light bulb' moment as working on my swing on the driver but this really covers the full spectrum - keep up the theme as it really does make sense, cheers

[@michaellepatourel2148]

Slight change, just worked on not holding off on my follow through.....trying to get more club release, seeing great accuracy gains with some distance....

[@kevinshiel3439]

my last lesson was a few weeks ago. Still bedding it in but I did shoot a gross 75 (net 65) for my lowest round of the year in a sat comp.

[@justinstephenson9360]

Tip 1 was me. Ball went a little further but ball flight was stupidly high. I turned the loft of the driver down but I think I understand better thanks to the video.

[@mikewilliams1479]

Yes, i have been working on my driver swing to stop overswinging. Presently changing my swing to shorten it and reduce left wrist pain. Last lesson was June 2020.

[@stevemarkham8769]

I had a lesson last Saturday, my first one since April..

[@rjchombre]

Love the way you present info in a more comprehensive way then just providing “tips”. Loved this video for making the case of match-ups in the swing. My last set of lessons (10 lessons) was last summer. I’m most likely going to take another round of lessons early next year. Best driver tip I can remember is letting the lead heal come up off the ground for a bigger backswing turn.

[@AussieLarrikin_]

Great video Mark. Super informative.

[@barryemery16]

You are so right Mark, I find yours and other online coaching tips so good but there’s only so far you can go with just online tips, no substitute for a live face to face lesson with a PGA Pro. Years ago, before I retired and had more money than senseI used to chase distance, buying all the new drivers and fairway woods and believe all the marketing stuff, alas, I found out the hard way, the best money you spend on golf is on lessons.

[@grahamt1088]

lesson 2 weeks ago, for the bigger sticks. got me to try and stay behind the ball as you have mentioned. Definitly feels awkward and without a doubt it shows up the lack of face control with the big sticks!!

[@vvwalker7261]

Such a great video Mark

[@johnpritchard9753]

Brilliant video. Thanks.

[@callumararity7857]

Your best video for a while!!

[@jamesyeaman7215]

Always struggled with the wild slice in the driver. Tried all the, k position, add lag and it went further for sure… but still wildly right. It wasnt until i thought about getting weight forward, and the face squared up early that really got me on target. Taken so many shots off my game now I can attack from the tee box.

[@Rob-vl9mk]

Really good video , I hit up but get really high launch so I now have some ideas thanks 👍👍

[@jaybeemaestro7791]

Really good video. I struggled with driver for most of the year. I got a lesson and after a few weeks it was fully grooved in. The penalty shots from the tee decreased and scores improved massively. My issue was that shoulders were way left of target which led to a two-way miss. BIG push fades with the odd duck-hook. This video really highlights the dangers of latching in to one piece of advice. Yes, this one piece of advice is good, but it must be done in conjunction with other changes which will need to be made. Excellent video Mark. Really thought-provoking stuff.

[@nadermahmoudi2587]

Nice one Mark ... This one I will take to the bank Thanks

[@iancondon1427]

Great tips Mark recently sorted some of my driving by doing some of these things gone from 18.5 to 13.8 in 2 months😁

[@trxe420]

Honestly, for awhile there youtube really messed up my swing. Between stack n tilt concepts, bowed wrists and clearing hips, it can really mess with you lol. I boiled it down to 2 things I focused on and then just swing naturally and and under control as I can and things started coming back for me. My keys were 1) low point control, where do I want the low point of my swing to be based on the shot I am hitting and 2) Where my release is. For me, getting those things right for my swing took care of everything else. I would be interested in a series that was a long the lines of how to rebuild a swing from the ground up. So many of us have so many swing thoughts and techniques mashed in our game at this point that I feel like we could use a crash course on how build a golf swing that works. What is the best way to make a swing change? Hit 1k balls at the range? Play 20 rounds? Focus on one change at a time (which doesn't work for me tbh, for the reasons you stated). What do we look for so that we know we are on the right path? How does a pro make a swing change and not ruin their game? Tiger has done it several times in his career.

[@peedizzle5]

Very interesting idea.

[@MetalAsFork]

I can relate having watched so many different teachers over the years from Mark, to Clement to Ballard to MaMG... all the way back to The Perfect Parallel system with CJ Goecks. All of them have at least some value, but they can conflict with each other. I think the answer is always the same: Go get a lesson. A good pro can pick apart your Frankenstein swing. Get on a launch monitor and try extreme versions of what those instructors say, and just follow the data. If a swing-thought or a drill helps your swing, keep it.

[@levitateme]

@@MetalAsFork I'll never be as good as Mark, but his approach resonates with me and is understandable. he shows that you can improve from 262, and he looks like he has so much fun playing, which is how i play too.

[@njweb]

Good video Mark, one thing I'd like to understand more about is the best/easiest way to manipulate path. I saw a video the other day saying to swing more from the inside your takeaway should be outside so that you are forced to reverse on the downswing, but I think that steepens the shaft and makes it easier to swing out to in? I feel at takeaway closing the face down and coming inside early means I don't have to change much on the downswing.

[@dmbarash]

Great video. I seem to sky my drives a lot. I saw in a few places that shifting to far forward gets your club under the ball leading to a sky ball. If not hanging back, how do you avoid the sky ball?

[@timmyinMB]

Great job Mark!

[@rickysamson8093]

I wish you had posted that 5 years ago great video been down all these bloody roads great video

[@markwignall7747]

Another great video MC. I have always teed the ball high with driver as I used to naturally delft my clubs, although put a lot of work in this year and now hitting really high drives, and now think its time to chance from 11.5 degree driver to something lower, so totally understand the first part of the video 👍

[@robbiles]

You the man Mark. Question. If hitting up is a problem, would just using a 12 degree driver be and easy fix if the rest of the swing was generally good. Would like to know your thoughts and might make for a good video.

[@mrkingkarolina3175]

Great video! Lag!....jeez that's def my issue

[@vito4461]

Yes another great informational video, Please do one on how to bring your dynamic loft down while still hitting up so as not to get the higher degrees at impact reducing distance thank you.

[@Scutty-Snark]

Hi Mark!! Always love your content. How about a vid on the point you very briefly touched on...when hitting up on the ball, path can start to go left, leaving the face open. How about solutions to this? Swing path, ball position, etc.?

[@paultaylor2997]

Very good MC . . . . .

[@SolomonLi]

Yes!!! I circled around for a while but I guess some of us need to do that to find out what works. My face to path is finally starting to look managed. Unfortunately, I wish I had more time for the range to work on managing strike…. So Mark, if you have any tips for working on strike at home I’d appreciate it. LOL. I guess my best tip is to go to a pro…. LOL

[@darrell3118]

4 years ago I saw My golf Pro to help me with my game, struggled the past 2 seasons trying to figure it out myself, but struggled and did not play much because of playing poorly. Had a wicked Pull hook and was hitting houses on my course, and almost made me quit the game. I saw a video on Instagram where the guy swung the club back, and just dropped his arms as he turned his hips to start the swing and just let the arms follow and made his swing and club path more from the inside and he ripped the ball straight down the fairway!! I went to the range a few months ago and tried it and Damn if it didn't help my driver ball path, and once I got the hang of dropping the arms and turning as fast as I could I was hitting the ball solid and LONG and straight for this 61-year-old fart!!!! If I get LAZY and slow with my hips I hit a solid PUSH to the right now!

[@sane9875]

Another great video Mark! 👍

[@justinmills556]

The main thing I’ve changed is increasing feet width. Helps with hitting up at the ball. I used to have trouble with hitting down like an iron shot. Added bonus of giving a more balanced swing on most of my shots with all my clubs.

[@robertderch5438]

Hey Mark, I never comment or subscribe but you have managed to get me to do both. I just wanted you to know you’ve really helped me with my game. You remind me of a really good math teacher I had. He wasn’t so concerned with the answer to a problem but more so WHY is that the answer to the problem. Theres a lot of golf videos that tell me I should do this and that to my swing, but you’re not really like that. Thanks for not selling out and becoming gimmicky. I’ll throw you a bone if I ever become pro, thanks again! PS. Don’t worry, I’ll give the video a like.

[@michaelpollock4318]

Not had lesson, just recently managed to get a decent understanding of my iron swing and feeling comfortable with it. But as for driver....Nice ornament in my bag by nice I mean a 12 year old taylormade r5 ...we will get along one day 🤣. Just started playing again after about 3 years off! Broke 100 for first time since returning last weekend 😅👍

[@150372dsr]

Top vid.....really good insights...👍 Could do you do something similar for both irons and putting... invaluable....thanks...

[@jvelez1998]

Great lesson regarding driver misconceptions, Mark. There is an overload of information on the Tube and think that the best resolution is for one to go and visit with a qualified PGA pro. Band-AIDS never work. Please continue releasing these types of vids to silence some of the noise out there. Cheers

[@Nickpicks-yt]

Great video, cheers

[@philipsmith6152]

Great video mark, keep em coming

[@stephenbeach1933]

Best tip is to slightly rev (bow) the wrist to square up the face and be able to feel where the face is in relation to the club path! also to have a practice swing where i check the club face alignment to match my spine angle!!

[@TheBradleyp63]

Do I hit with both hands at the ball or do I pull the club with the left hand?

[@fgavin6149]

Great info Mark as always.

[@charlesjenkins3784]

If I do have shaft lean, would I move the ball forward in my stanch to allow time for the club face to square up ?

[@grahamt1088]

Thats the info we want sir !

[@paulk3198]

Great video Mark - currently trying to change my driver swing to get more distance and I'm sure I fall into one of these categories. Would honestly love to have a lesson off you, shame I live in the wrong country -_-

[@jeremycrowley994]

Mark can you do a video on techniques to hit up on the ball but keeping a good dynamic loft I just seem to balloon one driver when I hit up so loft delivered must be crazy…..cheers Mark keep the videos coming 👍

[@peteraloisio3533]

COVID lockdown caused no lessons for a while. Eased back now so gotta book one in again. Concerned that coach was trying to make me into pga pro using images of tour players to show how should end up post impact. I’ll give him another go and see what happens next.

[@chrishartney]

Great advice. Slow motion would help, especially for us to see what's actually happening with your lag.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Watch the linked video all measured. 👍👍

[@galadad55]

Fantastic. I love the way you put into words & actions some of the thoughts that have occurred in the back of my mind, but I just can't quite bring them to the front where I could use or assimilate them. Thank you for the clarity!

[@rata2110]

thx Mark great video !

[@thomassparling5956]

I have always hit a fade and tried for years to hit from the "inside" which lead to massive push fades. For the past three months I worked on slow muscle memory swings to square my face at impact. Pleased to say my ball flight is lower and much much straighter 👍🏻.

[@leaftown6398]

Mark would enjoy your analysis of the swing of great Canadian golfer. More Norman. Certainly used lag in swing. Thanks

[@MarkCrossfield]

Watch the linked video bruh more details on this subject in that one. In description 👍

[@razakhan999]

great content!!!

[@gurgie]

Great video as always Mark! I've somehow managed to hit my driver very well all season, and my 3 & 5 woods. But my iron sticking has gone to sh!t!! I've been working on coming from the inside & last week during my fitting my club path was 3.5° in to out, but my club face was also around 3° open, so a high push to the right. I need a tip on squaring the club face at the top of my swing & avoid rotating my wrists thru the down swing.

[@cdnim2358]

I'd like to see a breakdown of what individual elements of the swing input into clubhead speed. For example, keeping a static lower body, adding hip turn, using wrist angles. Might be quite enlightening to see..

[@dsc-nr5zy]

Everyone is different, but the most speed comes from the right hand and using your hands like a whip. The body just supplements how far you let the club travel and how well you put on the brakes for impact to let the club pass by. Hit balls off your knees or sitting on a chair and you'll still get them out there at least 85% of your regular distance.

[@freedomisgolf5816]

How come you keep it simple and when I go to get a lesson they try to change 15 things at once LEARNT MORE FROM YOU AND COACH 🇦🇺

[@johnwallace520]

I gave up trying to mess with my swing to get more dynamic loft and just bought a 12 degree driver. I am an easy 20 to 30 yds longer than I was and just occasionally a good bit more than that.

[@patrikstreng6834]

Funnily enough, what changed my driving was an increase in angle of attack coupled with an increase in speed. I've even delofted my driver to 8 degrees simply due to the height I'm getting, but that's allowed me to optimize the carry distance. 270-285 meters of carry distance is more than enough for most courses and I enjoy it.

[@leproboscis8767]

I went out today and started shanking my mid irons half way through the round. I thought back to a day when I stopped my shanking by thinking about Sergio Garcia's posture and how he looks like hes sitting on a chair. I then just rotate more upright with weight more in my heels and I started absolutely flushing it. Its a wonderful game! ( till the next problem creeps in )

[@jonathanboxley5342]

I've been trying to hang back on contact and it does give a straighter shot for me, but I also feel like I lose distance, problem I have is that I feel like I get too far forward and then can't square the club face and its way too open, square on path but open, which gives me the straight start but big right, trying to work on it but struggling.

[@steveash656]

Quality content.

[@frankbrindle8598]

Thanks Mark. Last time I had a lesson was about 6 months before COVID started. Issue i have in Canberra, Australia, is that so very few professionals use a launch monitor at all. So it's sometimes impossible to get all the information required to see the other pieces. Grrr

[@truthdragon7719]

Had a lesson today, my irons are the strong part of my game or so I thought. My driver that Im not confident with was pretty much on plane, my irons were horrible with a huge out to in swing. Im now hitting every thing left with a draw/duck hook. Theres a whole other set of bushes to visit on the left of the course as well, who knew....

[@markpassell8379]

I like this approach. I would love to get my set up and swing to allow my body to naturally square the club face so I don’t compensate for my errors near contact

[@steven-gerrard]

The "lag " video was the best I've seen

[@jimsdrivingschool]

Really good point, if I’m being honest I think my main issue is controlling the face at impact. Is there a drill for that or just practice ?

[@dsc-nr5zy]

Practice. I like the push/pull drill. Start by hitting massive pushes, then swing a little more and more left each time to progressively move to straight, then move to massive pulls, then back to straight. You'll figure out which way the face points real quick because you'll see the dramatic spin as you move away from your natural path. I know my face is a little shut if I hit every shot with hook spin.

[@jimsdrivingschool]

@@dsc-nr5zy I’ll try it, thanks

[@gtflyer]

Re: the Lag thing, I went through that long time ago. Nowadays, I try to feel like I'm "throwing" the club away on the down swing, it helps tons.

[@levitateme]

me too, i have been finding success with feeling the weight of the club head in space, and swinging freely has gained me speed and better strike. You will notice as with me that it's just a feeeling and you are gettying all the lag you need.

[@neilshirley]

This was a great video. I have definately suffered from watching a KZbin video and taking that tip onto the course without any matching up (as you describe it). I really struggle with club face control - are there any drills that you could recommend to help someone get to 'feel' the club face - I am mostly unaware of it until it is too late!

[@heywhotsgoinon8286]

It all makes perfect sense. Its just doing it on the golf course thats my issue.

[@NebraskaPharmer]

Good stuff

[@OhBeans]

Should I get fitted for a driver if I'm brand new to golf? 4 months in and I cracked the top of my driver.

[@jamiepreacher4978]

Brilliant