What They Never Tell You About Ball then Turf Strikes (golf swing basics)

[@MarkCrossfield]

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[@spakuloid]

What you are talking about at 4:00+ is gold. That hand motion - the low point of the hands - and when they start back up and around - is the money.

[@michaelrood2751]

Best teacher on KZbin. You’re smarter than you look Mark :)

[@johnsonlo7717]

This lesson is KEY for ensuring you're hitting the ball flush with your irons. Suggest rewatching it as many times as possible. Thanks Mark!

[@davidmeeks7449]

Amazing lesson. Excellent warm up sequence. Do this and you’ll play better. Nice work Mark.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thank you for watching remember to subscribe to not miss out. I have loads more coming every week.

[@lysajane3643]

One of your Best instructional videos ever Mark. This is a game changer. You’ve mentioned the feeling of your feet pushing in opposite directions before but this really brings it home. TY

[@thehappygolfers]

Hi Mark. I just wanted to say thank you. As you have mentioned in your videos, there's a lot of bad teaching videos out there and I'm invested now with yours as your time spent analysing and providing accurate data is so thought provoking and I have to say, little by little is improving my game. I have struggled so much, and the fun had disappeared due to really inconsistent driving and iron play. Your videos truly help, and since taking a step back and watching your Tiktok and IG videos and ever-so-slowly rebuilding my swing, my confidence is growing each day. So again, I'm humbled and just so thankful to you. P.S. your podcasts are good too.

[@charliemcguinness1542]

This is the best instructional golf video on the internet

[@rhodwilliams8110]

Valuable insight. The drill where the lead leg may snap back,seemingly twisting/collapsing looks a lot like Scotty Scheffler.

[@MrAstroquack]

Mark I find your tips to be among the most helpful on KZbin. I especially like how you demonstrate the errors a lot of us make and then show us how to correct them. Sometimes I wish you would show video of true amateurs making the errors so we could identify with them more strongly. Keep up the good work.

[@MarkCrossfield]

I appreciate that!

[@Paul-cm7ie]

This video like stacking and two or three similar ones during same time period introducing tilts really helped a lot. Amazing stuff. Thank you for taking the time to do this

[@susancrowther9998]

Only came across your channel yesterday on the shoulder turn which I found amazing. Logged in again and watched this one. Loving the content and the visuals great video

[@theythinkimmadyouknow]

The third point, straightening the lead leg, was one I kinda stumbled on and boy did it change my iron striking for the better. Everything improved. Its huge...

[@MarkCrossfield]

Great to hear Andy

[@robsengahay5614]

I caught this video yesterday morning before heading out for a 4BBBB competition. My ball striking has always been inconsistent and recently I have had an even higher proportion of poor ball striking and spraying my shots around. The third tip about pushing down with the lead foot and straightening the leg through impact made so much sense but surely I needed to take this idea to a range first and do some practice. I decided to just go for it as I had nothing to lose. I have never struck the ball so well in my life. A couple of my drives went further than I had ever hit a ball before and amazingly I only missed 3 fairways when typically I only hit 3 out of 13 typically on my home course. The next day I felt this in my upper leg a little (I am in my 60s and was obviously unused to this sort of movement) so I will have to go easy on the practice to start with while my muscles there adapt to this but…..wow. I have never had a tip before make such an instant impression on my game without any work.

[@GusCanam]

What Mark it a saying about the lead leg/foot completely changed my strike quality. Since day one, literally, the quality of the strike and therefore distance gained it was impressive!

[@jbuburuz]

Lead foot straight ing changed everything for me. Thank you for your videos on swing cataylst and helping us understand pressure. Coach did a recent video on lead foot using amateur as examples. Last fall by fixing my lead side and using pressure on lead side and more of a shear force changed my swing. Immediately saw plus 110 on driver and speed sticks. Immediately saw front view my head behind ball at impact(tour looking swing) Chickwinng gone!!! Can't wait for spring to work on this. I see 110 potential swing speed in 2023.

[@JeremyBryant-t1w]

I saw one of your videos, and I was hooked. You are such a great teacher. Things click after watching you explain them. Some of the most simple things that we don't realize we are even doing wrong. I have shared your videos with friends, and they all love them. Thank you so much for being so great at what you do.

[@keithharris6442]

One of your best, easy to understand tips Mark. I did number 2 and 3 and exactly as you said my strikes were transformed. Tip 1 I used to do years ago, appreciate the reminder. What was also great was how straight the ball flew to target. Doing the last one every night. This video is going to be my go to , thanks again 👍

[@andrewkirkland6684]

Having watched this video has indeed changed my striking. After only one round after trying this on the range. My whole game has improved from driver to wedges. Thanks mark

[@teakanji9864]

Can’t wait to try these drills. Cheers 🍻

[@mervynhall2114]

For every one of "Your welcome"s, I give you a "Thank you so much!". Twenty years of thrashing about finally, finally coming good with your expert guidance!

[@holdenowen]

Hey there Mark, I’ve just come back to golf post a 10 year break due to back issues resulting in surgery. My sons taken up golf and I’m now back trying to make smart adjustments to my game to get the distance and improve ball contact. I’m guilty of being a a KZbin video watcher and have heard so much information- do this do that and for the most part nothings really ‘sunk’ in. I came across your channel and for whatever reason you spoke a language that I could connect with. I’ve been doing the drills in this video (whilst I watch Aussies retain the ashes) a few times a day, 5 minutes here and there. This evening I went to pick up my son from the local course and I thought I’d hit a couple of balls to see if my ball then turf had improved. Well, after watching this video about 15 times, pausing, practicing, the news is in. My ball connection has never been better. I was actually surprised! Just wanted to say thanks pal, keep up the good work. Simple videos, easy drills, practical advice explained without being an obnoxious jerk. Cheers Owen

[@jonathanstubbs7575]

Brilliant advice, never had so much fun. 3 iron back in the bag.

[@michaeldannolfo3122]

Marks videos and the research and effort put into them are incredible. I cannot thank him enough for making me a more intelligent and more skilled golfer. Thank you immensely for sharing.

[@justinstephenson9360]

This video is almost an exact description of my journey over last couple of years with my coach - I was a serial turf then ball duffer. First we stopped, or at least tried to stop, me swaying onto and beyond lead side (tip 1), then we went through tip 2 (which I agree really blows peoples' minds - it did mine) and now we are working on tip 3 (still work in progress). It has really improved my strike

[@phillipleiba]

Have to say number 3 is a game changer. Thanks for sharing🙏🏿

[@MarkCrossfield]

Brilliant t to hear

[@MrGolfchap]

Great video your ability to clearly explain cause, effect and correction is what made me a subscriber all these years!

[@SolomonLi]

I really like the myth busting breakdown! Even the whole sequence of the tips is logically put together. Thanks Mark!!! Nothing like a good crisp strike…

[@MarkCrossfield]

My pleasure!

[@michaelmugo8638]

Mark you’re truly the best, already itching to get after it tomorrow!

[@MarkCrossfield]

Let me know how it goes

[@jameswest8681]

As always Mark you lead the way in helping people understand how to play better golf. Another great video

[@leed5768]

Great tips - the exact things I am trying to work on atm so will work through those drills for sure!

[@chrisdrew6977]

Great stuff mr crossfield Wish all teaching pros had you enthusiasm, knowledge and ability to relate it to feeling in the swing 👍🏼

[@averynichols8035]

These are some solid golf tips that anyone can use to build a better golf swing. I never heard of the tip to pull your golf club handle to the left and around you to get a better contact. What a good tip. thanks "Mark".

[@thisjustanother]

i love the last tip of lead leg straightening out and pushing off to turn the body around it like a post.

[@JoeNagy-do3ov]

Mark, you are a genius. Tip 3 absolute gold

[@jeffpriz]

this is so good.. I see so much of myself in the troubling moves and thoughts you describe here.. I need to watch this video every day through this spring as I get ready for the season!

[@MarkCrossfield]

You're so welcome!

[@fuquanali]

Yes! This is me too… Bookmarking this video

[@peterknappe6144]

Thanks!

[@steviek6484]

Mark you are an absolute superstar. I had teachers have me do the “chair drill” for months and I just struggled to connect that feeling with hitting a ball. Drop my keys in front of my foot (no tape) and now I’m getting “across the line” with the hips. Finally 👊

[@TyroneNorthcutt]

Excellent stuff. Coming from other sports and starting golf later but still young enough to force everything, now 30yrs later I have re-tooled the swing and getting rid of the left hip push was so hard but such a benefit. The next thing for me was to stop moving. Not literally but realizing how subtle it all is. Just throw the club and keep the body movement to a minimal except rotation. Love your stuff

[@drfpalmer]

Great video and content. A real game changer. Working on these as we speak.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Hope it helps. Thanks for watching.

[@Mboogie69]

Great tips Mark. I just keep learning so much about the golf swing from you. I can’t wait for the weather to improve enough to get out and try these. The 3rd tip is what I need more of as well. Us older guys learned such opposite ideas to jumping etc. it’s so hard to mentally make that shift but it makes perfect sense

[@mjheggie2]

Great channel Mark! I can always rely upon you giving no nonsense real advice! Good stuff! Seeing your transformation and hearing about the ideas that got you there is awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@stevewherry6205]

loved this video one of your best Mark, the handle up and left is probably the complete opposite to my concept and can not wait to start to work on that. TY

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thanks 👍

[@brianpalmer967]

As someone who struggled with fat shots for years, I can confirm that the discussion from around 3:30 through 6:00 is spot on.

[@clientbuilding8737]

Good advice. Scottie Scheffler does that little push move on his swing that causes his left leg to lift and turn. Thx, Ric

[@markmaioli4]

That 3rd tip is EXCELLENT Mark - thanks!

[@MarkCrossfield]

You are welcome

[@markmaioli4]

@@MarkCrossfield So I finally made it to an indoor range today and really worked on pushing that lead foot hard in the downswing and found the power I had lost last year!! I was hitting my SW &PW 10+ yds & 8iron 165 🤘

[@timburnell2594]

Brilliant video Mark. Classic instructions, super effective and steers us clear of all the rabbit hole tips out there. Thank you.

[@paulcooper4957]

Eureka moment , the 2nd part of lesson explaining the handle coming up and around front of body, that’s the ‘ swish ‘ , that is so much fun. Cannot wait to get out there. Many thanks Mark for excellent instruction.

[@davegregory2809]

Clear, concise and very well explained and demonstrated. I'll be taking these to the range for sure. See so many of my problems in this video. Thank you

[@MarkCrossfield]

You're very welcome

[@MA-jx9um]

excellent explanation of some of the crucial elements of the swing thanks

[@patrickholland3994]

This is excellent!!! Wow. Thanks so much

[@neilyeomans7767]

Mark, another great video with some really good tips but the way you explain the "torque" and pushing down and forward with the lead leg is superb and really helps with the front leg moving out of the way...absolutely love that explanation! Please keep the advice coming?

[@franskrause4658]

00:08. Perfect divot! 👍

[@BBigDaddyK]

Mark, wow!!! Thank you for this ⛳️❤️

[@EldredMerricks]

BROOOOOOO - I can begin to tell you how ON TIME this was for me!!! Especially straighten the left leg - GAMECHANGER!!! This was JUST THE FEEL I needed!!! Now if I can get my driver to cooperate just a little more… I’ll be straight!! Thank you 🙏🏾 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@adamsaunders9876]

Really nicely and simply explained thankyou

[@darrenmorris2140]

About time somebody made a video of this quality not the usual KZbin dross with shaft lean or holding lag ,I often don’t agree with sone of your videos as I coach and work in golf retail but you always make great points and this is def one of the best 👍

[@mistahshorthitter]

This is one of the best instructional videos I have ever seen! I'm headed to the garage to try this!

[@MarkCrossfield]

Let me know if it helps.

[@mistahshorthitter]

@@MarkCrossfield Sure will!

[@mistahshorthitter]

@@MarkCrossfield I hit 8 irons and improved strike and carry on average 6 yards. The dispersion went from inconsistent to a fairly tight draw. Thank you Mark!

[@roger130]

Best tips for iron strikes ever! Brilliant.

[@hoppman6649]

I used that feet together drill the other day from a different video and it really helped me stay on top of the ball. Great drill.

[@GrumpyGolf4]

All three of these tips are invaluable. I recently had an epiphany after taking a few months' worth of lessons at Golftec. Tip #3 in particular has clicked in my mind and swing. It has really been transformative to straighten my lead leg. I hit flush shots more consistently and the fat and thin roller coaster has been minimized, at least in the simulator. I'm excited for the weather to improve and the season to start to see what improvement on the course I'm able to realize. Love your content Mr. Mark. Keep it coming.

[@ballforegolf]

These are things I want to do and should be doing. Thank you for giving me the confidence to be different that the majority of weekend warriors I play with.

[@dandunne-d5b]

One of your best videos Mark.

[@troll57100]

spent a couple weeks practicing tip 3 with my coach last year. can confirm. it's a game changer.

[@09Youba]

Hi Mark, really enjoy your drills and videos. I was out all last year with a back injury. So when I tee it up I push my legs and feet away from each other to stay stacked. My therapist said my spine wasn't aligned correctly so this has really helped. I have gotten longer and straighter off the tee. I don't know the physics behind this but it might be an option for a person with a bad back.

[@stevenkur6267]

Great video covering my own life battle, I get confused around the lateral weight shift, watched a recent video where a well respected and famous coach talked about this transfer during a lesson and it confused me as I’m expecting an “unweighting” element HELP

[@N-M362]

What a well explained video. Been having that exact problem, trying to get the hips moving and ending up leaning back. Brilliant - thanks!

[@alexjeff2522]

Excellent advice Mark and explained clearly. Cheers

[@jonwill]

Well presented; thank you for sharing.

[@allanwelsh5016]

Thanks, Excellent tuition, great drills off to the practice ground. AllanW.

[@bigtony2441]

Mark just done tip 1 in a lesson. It’s completely changed my swing and my balance. Spend a good 5 mins with that before every game getting that movement in my head. The other 2 tips can’t wait to try them. AGAIN.. great vid so helpful thanks

[@jzventurez4561]

Great video Guv- Subbed here, I love your club reviews from them old timey days too. I go back and watch them all the time. Thank you

[@lukelamonte3301]

This is brilliant Mark

[@anthonycollins9758]

Great video, covering a lot of things that my professional is trying to teach me. Saved video to watch again :-)

[@maximumeffort2718]

Mark you are worth your weight in gold. Thank you for sharing this content for free. Really good and simple advise for the average golfer (not the other guy on KZbin 😂)

[@MarkCrossfield]

Very welcome

[@bobpaine4987]

Great tips to combat the dreaded hip slide instead of turning through the shot, I especially like the push down and forward on the lead leg, thanks Mark. I also really liked that upside down club shot over the bunker when you and Trey took on the Locket boys 😳

[@The_sunday_lout]

Great instruction Mark, I was stuck in the “2D” narrative of golf instruction for years. It all stemmed around golf instruction from magazines and seeing face on pictures of the elite players in certain positions at impact. I would try to copy completely ignoring what was require to achieve this positions. Handle forward, weight shift being the focus and the ROTATION element completely ignored. Suffice to say I struggle with the dreaded early extension for many years. But now KZbin and golf instructors like yourself have change my game because I’m understanding the golf swing in 3D perspective.

[@dsbgolf]

Good explanations of what you have learned. Thanks

[@chiglf4argy227]

Loving tip 3. It's modern coaching to be certain.

[@Isaiah-gz4gp]

Great video! I've been working on this for a couple weeks. I would thin it out of nowhere and couldn't figure it out until my daughter filmed. Diving my elbow, hips pushed way out. Anyway, definitely gonna add these drills in. Thanks, Mark

[@TheTraditionalGolfer]

Great video Mark love your teaching style your one of the best on KZbin 👍 the stacking really bought back memories of my lessons as a junior golfer, the pro used to make me hit balls for hrs with my feet together. Then my dad would get me doing the same it really taught me great balance through the swing and educated my hands and arms to learn to hit the golf ball with a nice passive lower half 👍

[@MarkCrossfield]

Thanks 👍

[@Rowdy1969]

Thanks Mark, my iron play has always been inconsistent as I tend to collapse my left side. The third tip in your video helped me immensely. I'm flushing my irons now and my mindset of straightening my left leg as the predominant thought when playing iron shots has knocked multiple shots off my handicap. From double figures into the singles baby.. You beauty!!

[@darrellskinner6504]

Very interesting we are out in the morning will try but should be practiced at the range first me thinks !!!!

[@michaelfagan2630]

Brilliant mark , I especially like tip two very much Alex Naren I’ll be working on these , cheers 🥂

[@TeddyCavachon]

A good swing tip I’ve long followed since reading “Golf My Way” is Jack Grout’s advice, via Nicklaus, to keep the hip sockets inside the insteps in the stance; in other words don’t let the legs, front or back, sway past vertical at any point during the swing. Something I have discovered helping “thump - click” ball strikers is that the “big picture” goal of striking ball then turf is to compress the ball into the turf so it will release with more green holding backspin. That of course is difficult to practice on mats. What I would do on mats is find one of the broken rubber tees used for driver and cut it down so it held the ball 3/8” over the mat then choke up on the club by the same amount. That ingrains the correct ball striking without a hard thump into the mat. With the ball raised 3/8” the bounce of the club just “kisses” the mat providing better feedback than even hitting on turf when the downward trajectory of the club head is ideal for hitting ball first, compressing and releasing it, then carving a dollar bill sized shallow divot.

[@royclose946]

Finally someone talking sense 👏 well done mark

[@ChildoftheMostHigh1]

Good shtuff Mark! Rors basically said he just tries to get the lead leg out of the way and of course he pushes down using the ground.

[@leonray6511]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been one of those “ handle hangers” hopelessly trying to find that magical pleasure zone of ball, then grass nirvana, all while balancing on my front foot. But as I am standing there I am cringing as I watch the ball weakly wander off to the right as it should from the glancing blow I delivered to it from my ill timed semi-swayed, over tightened grip swat at the ball. After watching this video a couple times, and TBH, no range time (closed due over night rains) , I threw a couple well used balls in my pockets and played a round using these techniques. Violà! My buddy’s are looking at me like WTH are you? Since when have you hit the green on the 160 yard par 3! I can’t wait to see what I can do with it after I get to properly work on it on the range. Love your no BS approach to reviews and your passion for the sport. Thanks again.

[@leonray6511]

I do not know what Telegram is. Thanks for the offer but I will just take your free advice as my gift. Keep up the good work!

[@krob5012]

Stack and tilt is amazing!

[@allanwelsh5016]

Amazing tuition, fell in to the trap of trying to hold lag and moving hip to target,ball striking was hit and miss, as i'am 70yr and have lost swing speed& distance coming up out of the shot early, I know I use to swing as explained ,thank you after having ( 2 strokes and a mini h/att) you've giving me hope of rediscovering SW/sp& distance, ps could you please advise your video on swing speed,Thanks AllanW.

[@mgoneills]

Mark have to tell ya this tip is unbelievable for me. never hit the ball as well as I did today. Little ball first then the big one 😁 Thank so much. How about doing a series of videos where as you say just transforms peoples games.

[@mikewilson9774]

This is awesome. Had a chance to do this drill today on the mats prior to my round. Did ok on the mats with it but not so well when I got out to the course. Of course I only hit 6 or seven balls on the mats. It is a work in progress

[@davemarshall2756]

Love this video. I have been struggling so much with this. Using the swinglyde I can have the backswing great but the follow through is always to one side of my arm.

[@smithscott1700]

Thanks Mark! I've watched dozens of your videos and they are all good. I'm currently shooting 83 average this year with a few in the 70s. Happy but want to gain consistency with direction into the greens with irons. My distances are okay but I often get the line wrong. What can I do to at least start it off on the line I want? Any tips on that would be welcome!

[@pan0568]

Fantastic stuff.

[@thomasmattc]

Great video Mark. Something that was pointed out to me this week is I don't release the club consistently well. I get away with it, playing pretty well (as you alluded to you used to as well) This video couldn't have come at a better time to give me something to work on tonight at my session.

[@MarkCrossfield]

Good stuff

[@peterbarnes8941]

Hey, Mark... This was excellent! I can see that I've been trying to create positions and feels that have been only contributing to inconsistent ball striking. So, I'm off to my GC3 launch monitor to try to make the corrections that you have so succinctly demonstrated. Cheers! Peter

[@johnldobbins5523]

Great video , really helpful and enjoyed it 👍

[@MarkCrossfield]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Roon3y]

Video request! All my local driving ranges have tracking bays now. I've been tracking all my stats for all clubs. I now know what I need to work on (club face control), but I have no idea what the targets should be? So ignoring carry, for example what would a stock 9 iron attack angle, launch backspin and Apex height look like? there's nothing on the internet anywhere! Favourite channel! Cheers

[@user_1664]

That last tip , the whole hip rotation rather than slide is a game changer in my opinion . When you watch pros face on hit ball after ball and wonder how they know where to stop there shift in weight because that’s the visual you get it’s baffling , only when you realise the hips aren’t sliding across but rotating away and towards you , like walking , can you really start to make some gains in timing . I bang on about this a bit but for me I need to feel like I’m making a forehand return in tennis to match everything up nicely , the static nature of golf allows my thinking rather than acting brain in , and I really don’t think very fast - or in any consistent direction 🤔