The golf industry has been lying to you, and the “shallow the club” obsession is the biggest scam of them all. In this video, I’m breaking down why muscles, not methods, actually control your swing, why you CAN play great golf with a steep path, and how the shallow trend has ruined more golfers than it’s ever helped.
Along the way, I’ll show you why every golfer moves differently, why acceptance of your natural swing is the key to better golf, and why chasing Instagram perfect drills is a one way ticket to frustration. Oh, and bonus time: I take you inside a certain big-name golf store that rhymes with “Scooperstore” to roast the insane prices and empty promises behind “10 extra yards” every year.
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One of golf’s biggest scam that you need to shallow the club. That one tip has destroyed more swings than it’s saved. And today I’m exposing why your muscles, not some YouTube method, actually decide how you swing. And it’s not pretty. You don’t swing a club with positions. You swing it with muscles. Your brain fires a signal, calcium pops, fibers contract, and boom. Either you pure it or you just dug a hole big enough to bury Jimmy Hoffa. And if you think it’s your $600 driver saving you, sorry, Gary, that wasn’t tailor made. That was your glutes filing for unemployment. And hey, speaking of things that have ruined more golfers and helped. Oh, bonus time. I had to get this off my chest. And this video is the lucky one that gets it. Now, I can’t technically say the name of this store, but let’s just say it rhymes with BGA scooper store. Totally different. Please don’t send lawyers. Now, look at this. Golf clubs have gotten so expensive. If I swear I need to apply for financing just to try a 7 iron. Drivers, we’re looking at 6 to700. Now, that’s not a golf club. That’s a down payment on a used Toyota Corolla. And here’s the thing, every single brand promises the same thing. This year’s model guaranteed 10 more yards. Really? 10 yards every year? If that math actually works, by now we’d be driving balls into the dogar region. NASA would be calling us for launch codes. This one says AI design face. Oh, great. Because when I miss a ferry by 40 yards, what I really needed was chat GPT writing my driver. And don’t get me started on wedges. A wedge used to be 80 bucks. Now they’re 200 piece for what? So the cruise can legally wear out after one session and force you back in here. They’re genius business model. And putters 400 for a putter. I could literally buy a plane ticket to Scotland, roll it with the rusty hickory stick and still two putt. The truth is these prices aren’t about performance anymore. They’re about packaging promises. The new model isn’t exactly making you better, just just making your wallet lighter. And hey, maybe that’s where the extra club head speed comes from. Less money weighing you down. But the golf industry sells you the same way they sell you clubs. New promises every year that don’t actually fit your body, your muscles, or your swing. Shallow it this way, buy this driver, do this method. Same sales pitch, same disappointment. The industry will keep dangling quick fixes, but if you chase them, you’ll end up broke like the scooper store aisle and stuck with a swing your body can’t even produce. Here’s the problem. Your muscles aren’t Rory’s muscles or tigers or even your buddy Dave’s. Dave hits it 40 yards past you after six beers because he was born with fast twitch fireworks. You You’ve got Prius muscles. Smooth, reliable, zero horsepower. You’re basically the Honda Civic of golf swings. to get you there. But ain’t nobody recording it in slow-mo. By the way, hit that notification bell. That way, if I drop a video roasting your swing, you won’t miss it. But method teachers, they don’t care. They act like we’re all made golf factory in China. Shadow the club. Rotate like Adam Scott. Stay in the slot. Meanwhile, you can’t even rotate enough to grab the remote from the couch cushion. Brother, if your hamstrings sound like bubble wrap every time you squat, you’re not shallowing anything. But guess what? You can play elite golf with a steep path. Some of the best in the history was steep. But the industry has brainwashed you. Steep is bad. Shallow is pure. And tens of thousands of golfers, they’ve been ruined. Gone. Golf swing in the witness protection program. Shallowing has wrecked more swings than tequila at a bachelor party. You’re steep because your body made you steep. And that’s biology. And that’s okay. You’re not broken. You’re just not built like Dustin Johnson. This is why you’re a lawyer or a plumber or real estate agent, not a tour pro. You picked another profession because your DNA made that choice for you. And news flash, if your hips are tighter than TSA security, you’re not rotating like Rory. And that’s okay. And listen, Monday’s video, I’m answering your questions. We’ve been getting tons of them. So keep an eye out because your swing or your excuse might show up. Stop crying about shallowing. Accept your steepness. Own it. Play golf at the swing your muscles gave you, not the one Instagram told you to steal. Because muscles don’t lie, gurus do. And the second you stop fighting biology and start playing your swing, that’s when golf finally gets fun again. And hey, if you’re steep, welcome to the club. At least we can tie our shoes on a good day.
18 Comments
Be honest… has ‘shallow the club’ ever actually helped YOUR swing, or just ruined it?
i have long arms so feeling my arms drop behind me has helped a lot
Every time i try to shallow i end up shanking it 🤦
The dramatic rise in golf club prices has made me a dedicated buyer of high quality used clubs.
Jack was hitting 300 yard drives with a persimmon and a balata in the 60’s. Spend that 800 on lessons and a personal trainer.
Right now I’m working on strictly lower body. It seems proper leg and hip movement at the correct time “shallows” the club fine. That is when I do it correctly.
Every time I tried to shallow the club I hosel rocket it straight right! Nicklaus seemed to do well without being someone who was shallowing dropping club behind him! And if memory serves me correctly he was one of the longest hitters of his time without all the technology and playing those crummy MacGregor balls!
A good assessment Tony. Trying to physically think about "shallow" and doing it in that microsecond – well – it did not work for me. Does it become P5.5? I suspect there is a natural element of this on the downswing, but I don't think about it anymore and a good strike goes straight. I chase dispersion over distance.
Yes, these new sets are way too much for my budget.
Used clubs story: I travel a lot between South Florida where I live, and Georgia, where my parents live. I needed an inexpensive used set of clubs to stash at my parents' place for when I fly up there and don't want to pay the extra fees to take my personal set of FITTED Ping irons.
So, I went to a local Edwin Watts and found a set of used Callaway Big Bertha Fusion irons. I tried them out.
Guess what?
The Callaways were just as good, if not a few yards LONGER, than my way newer set of Ping irons! No brainer. I kept the Callaways as my South Florida set and shipped the Ping irons to Georgia.
Shallowing story: I once tried to work on intentionally shallowing the club during a practice session and I ended up shitting in a toaster. Shallowing, for me, simply naturally happens.
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I think you use gravity to do it correctly . And add speed later than earlier
Prius muscles 😂😂😂😂
I was forcing a shallowing move with my hands at the to try and hit inside of the ball. My coach said it should come naturally if we're doing the right sequencing so put a stop to what i was doing. Working on more of a drop of the hands from the top and keeping back to target a touch.
Many of the old timers used to call it "laying the club off" and were greatly against it, claiming it was a recipe for shanks and slices as a lot of golfers struggle with casting.
Tony, do you think I need more squat in my swing to help recruit the General Swartzchauff ground forces so that I can shallow out the swing path resulting from more torque in the vertical flux capacitor?
I'm just a minor tweak away from finding the rosetta stone.
Thanks
Been struggling for the last 3 years, because I tried a more shallow path. Seep for life over here.
You don’t swing a club with positions… wonder where you heard that. Cool. Spread the word.
Dalton McCrary had a steep swing and hit a really straight ball.
Bubba Watson is a steep player and he is a great player