You Won't Believe How Solid You Hit Your Irons with This Drill

[@berrienmoore7540]

One of the two greatest teachers on the internet--Thank You!!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Wow, thank you!!

[@MrSpin121]

I’ve tried this drill before from your previous video. Hit several balls drilling then doing normal swing, my hit was really solid and consistently creating divot. I’m glad that this drill video come up again ❤

[@Almayernik]

After hundreds of videos, this has done the most to improve my swing!! Well done!!! Thank you!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

My pleasure!

[@janicetomaso2129]

Great drill Clay! So good! Thank you! 👏👏😍

[@williampanje6623]

Wow Clay I am old guy that has struggled for years to rotate and open my hips so as to have a decent repeatable swing and ball striking. Well all I have accomplished is lower back problems and a upper teen Hcp . Your explanation and demonstration has been a revival to my golf play. This setup and swing has immensely improved my consistency and confidence. Actually with the lower trajectory ball flight with more fairway hits with more roll out my distance hasn’t changed much. So thank you for your lesson. I think you should develop and work this setup into your training program . This is not just a hip turning improvement tip.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Glad it helped!

[@surroundedbyjaggoffs]

Excellent advice, everything you say makes perfect sense to me, now I have to practice it!!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@TopSpeedGolf]

You got this!

[@rezpiper]

This is probably the best drill I have done, it really helped me come more inside and get my body to feel proper rotation.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Awesome!

[@paulandsueroberts4121]

Great drill Clay can’t wait to try it...

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Awesome! Let me know how it goes!

[@soccerlove_dad]

9:12 There is a riddle in this alignment. I have the x factor of my swing working pretty good, but now getting my swing to coordinate the release has really open my eyes. Helped so much with my rhythm and timing. Thank you.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

You're welcome! Play well!

[@jannelillkvist3173]

It's absolutely crazy to me that the first time I've felt true compression of the ball, is with this drill. Well done!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@rodneybaker1628]

This drill helped me. Thanks! I'm grateful.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

My pleasure!

[@1960livvy]

Great video and clearly explained unlike many others, I'll be trying this drill at my earliest opportunity - Thanks

[@TopSpeedGolf]

My pleasure!

[@deddy_doyan_golf]

These tips direct the movement of the waist when the club head contacts the ball properly. These tips are quite effective for dealing with slice balls. thanks for the tips

[@TopSpeedGolf]

My pleasure!

[@jeffreese62]

Have been super frustrated by my game lately, especially with my ball striking. Having just turned 62, I just could not get the velocity needed and tightening of the hips does not help either. Went to the range today with this video. After 20 or so balls with my hips open and my feet 45 degrees per the instruction, the feel totally came back. I also found that having a slightly open stance gives me the sensation of “ball first” and weight shift needed. Awesome stuff and thank you.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Glad to help!

[@Criscross292]

That’s a really smart way to find your correct grip position. Thanks 👍

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Glad to help! Take care!

[@geauxtime]

Tried this today. I thought I was opening my hips before- nope. This helped me get the right feel of open hips. Helped straighten out my driver (squaring the face). Good stuff!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Glad it helped!

[@Egonomical]

This is an amazing drill and one i have been in need of to learn the hip position at impact and also to make solid ball 1st compressed strikes 👌

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Glad it helps!

[@kevinjohnson2779]

Love your videos Clay. Great drills and clear interpretations of the reason behind the drill. Thanks as always!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

My pleasure!

[@aguy3412]

Clay as usual spot on info…great drill cheers

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Cheers!

[@mikecoughlin4128]

I started doing this years ago when chipping. I felt I had much more feel and adjusting my swing for distance was so much better. I talked myself Out of it for a while based on the “if it was a good idea everyone would be doing it” approach. Yesterday at the range I started doing it again and it just feels so much better than the standard stance I’m going to stick with it for chips. As far as a drill I never thought of that. I’ll add it to my warm up routine to get that feel. Thanks.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

My pleasure!

[@marcinos708]

I struggle with my hips stalling at impact and was looking for a drill to help me out... Clay appears hahaha!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Haha, I knew it would help you! 😬

[@blakebrothers]

Very helpful - thanks!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

You're welcome!

[@WeimaranersAreTheBest]

So true about left wrist I started playing around with more neutral and better contact.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

So glad to hear it helps!

[@cd5926]

I love this drill

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thank you very much!

[@wendiyee6442]

Looking forward to trying this drill/technique, the next time I’m at the range. Hoping it helps my never-had-a-lesson, bogey golf ball striking. I’m hopeful…

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Let me know how it goes!!

[@wendiyee6442]

@@TopSpeedGolf ~ 🤞🏽 Will do…Thank you, Clay!

[@phe9238]

Haven't seen you for some time. What a good video! 👌

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thank you!

[@jobssteve4175]

The best lesson in 2023 !

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Wow, thanks!!

[@ParFourLife]

Great content as always clay 👍

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks!

[@gigi123ification]

sounds great

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks for watching!

[@--RSL--]

Omg finally…. Ive been waiting for a good hip opening. 😂

[@beaugy99]

Love your videos Clay. I’m about to go out and try this on the range to fix my irons. Question: can this drill be adapter to the driver as well?

[@werquantum]

Is there a recommended relationship between left hand grip and right hand grip?

[@aliasErEf]

Clay I stop at 170 yds….nonsense for me to hit the ball with a > stance with a 7 iron if…if I’m getting 170 yds.. 😹…but yes indeed it’s a simple easy to connect with this drill…Thanks

[@TopSpeedGolf]

You're welcome!

[@jeffnahass8373]

I’m going to try this at the range.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Awesome, hope it helps!

[@phutawantachachatwanich4966]

Hi Clay, I took this drill into my practice, I worked very well lowering dynamic loft and hitting a ball then turf. However, it made my ball flight curve too much right to left. Do you have any drill that will help adjust the ball flight to be straighter while keeping the good things from this drill. As always, thx for a good content

[@bpkengor]

For this drill, should I be rotating the club head on the back swing & downswing? And, should I be focusing on creating lag?

[@onesipwonder]

Let your right heel off ground is that early extension

[@leegrant322]

So does this work with driver as well?

[@averagejoe9949]

Hi Clay, generally hit push draw to push on driver. Went to power fade by aim face a little left of target then opening left front foot about 25 degrees. I am 62 years old. I playing for fade or ball dropping more to right but many time just a good straight hit. For my iron and fairway wood, face at target with open left foot produces straight ball. It seems a little unorthodox but hitting ball well and consistent. Not looking for purity but reality of the shot. Any thoughts? Seems like I am preopening my hips .

[@ayotollaofrockandrolla7219]

This is called the “stork drill” I think Tgm or some program lived by this drill. It’s great, but like anything else the “feel” leaves after a while. And the hands ahead like you suggest is a little radical and actually stops some from turning as they take the hands forward way to far into the follow thru.

[@davecohn6407]

To adapt this stance to a regular swing . Do two things 1. Open your stance via pulling your lead foot 1-2inches away from the target line 2. Flare your lead foot 1/4 turn towards the target

[@coolstuff_.]

Cool

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks!

[@tonystopar7329]

I like the drill. Hopefully it doesn't cause a worse hook 🏌️⛳🤔

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Let me know how it goes!

[@davidsmart8754]

Brother thanks u for teaching instructions some of your colleagues i cant understand there teaching method. No, no no their verbiage. 😂

[@TopSpeedGolf]

It's my pleasure!

[@elvinb74]

Bro I watched this video last week and used this drill as a practice swing , just to get the feeling . Each shot was solid and I gotten xtra distance..

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Awesome!! Glad to hear it helped.

[@elvinb74]

@TopSpeedGolf thanks for the video's you doing a great job !!!

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thank you!

[@leviprimavera9367]

Does this work with driver as well? Just tried it after watching and not gonna lie I was striping a few irons but I also heel/shanked a few. Is that because I’m too close?

[@geauxtime]

yep. I went through my whole bag today on range.

[@josephshawa]

Great grip advice. So tired of people telling me how I have to hold my hands. The club face will be where we'll be if you open your hips.

[@TopSpeedGolf]

Thanks for watching!

[@charliegra]

Drill at 2:06 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYutm3ywibFnmsk

[@cjschmitt4882]

Just use a 4 or 5 iron then