Learn how to strike your hybrid and fairway woods like never before with this simple golf drill created by Danny Maude. No one talks about this in the golf swing and it’s crazy because it’s so easy to work on and you can be striking hybrid and fairway woods longer and straighter in a matter of minutes.
Whether you are beginner golfer, senior golfer, mid handicap golfer, amateur golfer or professional golfer this simple golf video is a must watch. Here’s what you are going to learn:
1. No more fat shots or topping your fairway woods with this simple change in set-up
2. The golf swing should feel effortless. Danny shows you how some small changes in set up can make a huge difference
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This golf lesson provides a couple of wonderful drills to help you hit your driver straight.If you are a beginner golfer and are looking for some golf driver tips that are simple and easy to do then you are going to love this.
I will show you the golf swing slow motion so that you can see what you need to do to improve.
We look at 3 things:
1. How to stop slicing your driver
2. How to swing more in to out or how to swing more inside out
3, How to get the correct impact position with driver
and I hope to do all this with simple golf tips so you can create an effortless golf swing
So, a few days ago, I asked the community hereĀ
on YouTube, “What would you love to know about how to hit your fairway woods?” And it wasĀ
apparent that there’s something that nobody’s really telling you when it comes to hitting yourĀ
hybrids and your fairway woods. And if you happen to be somebody who maybe struggles to get fairs upĀ
in the air, maybe you top the ball now and then, you want to have some more consistent contact,Ā
or you just kind of want to know how to set up to them every single time. In this golf lessonĀ
video, I’m going to show you everything you need to know about how to hit your hybrids andĀ
your fairways consistently off the ground. Now, before I do though, if you’re new toĀ
the channel, some your first lessons of mine, please consider subscribing. I release videosĀ
just like this one every single week to try and help you improve your game. Plus, you neverĀ
have to remember a thing. Everything we do here, I’ll put into a free downloadable practice guideĀ
in the description box below. So, I think today’s video is going to be a real eye opener for you.Ā
In fact, data from Shot Scope shows that amateur golfers use their fairway woods and hybrids 25% ofĀ
the time on average. So, if I can help you today become more consistent with these clubs, it’sĀ
going to super super help. Now, you’ll notice I’ve got an iron in my hands first. And the reason whyĀ
I want to show you because one of the questions I got asked is is what is the difference betweenĀ
like setups between hybrids and fairway woods? Why can I hit my hybrids better than my fairway woodsĀ
and so on? So, I want to show you something super super important or introduce you to a concept.Ā
So, in every golf swing, there is a bottom to your golf swing, right? And a bottom I mean byĀ
this is you can see here as I’m swinging there’s an arc to this club and there’s a bottom to thisĀ
arc. Now, with great players, the bottom of their arc is always forward. I mean, way forward in theĀ
sense, almost opposite their their lead foot here. What we’ve noticed is that the higher handicapĀ
you are, the further this bottom of the arc is further and further this way. It’s also very, veryĀ
inconsistent. The best players don’t just get it way forward every time. They also naturally get itĀ
there every single time within half a degree. It’s incredible. So, being able to control the bottomĀ
of your swing is absolutely paramount when it comes to hitting your hybrids and your fairwayĀ
woods. Now, to maximize your distance and your consistency, we want to make sure that we strikeĀ
the ball first every time. We don’t want any form of ground contact behind the golf ball. That ruinsĀ
your strike consistency and your distance. So, what we do is this. If the bottom of the swing isĀ
here, right opposite our lead foot with an iron, what we do is is to make sure we hit the ballĀ
first, we kind of cheat it a little bit. We don’t put the ball there, do we? We move the ballĀ
to the middle of our stance. So, in theory, we’re cheating the system a little bit. By movingĀ
it to the middle of our stance, we’re increasing the likelihood that we’re going to strike theĀ
ball first. If the ball was forward in our stance, you can see here, we’ve more likely, that’s theĀ
reducing the margin of error. We’re more like we could, if we just move back just a little bit,Ā
strike the ground behind the golf ball. So that’s why ball position is super important with irons.Ā
We move it to the middle of our stance. But this is really important. Very few people are awareĀ
of this. We can do that with irons. You can do that with irons because when you move the ball toĀ
the middle of your stance, I’ve got an eight here. What do you notice about the face, it’s stillĀ
pointing to the sky. So, if I strike a ball in the middle of my stance, beautiful. The ball’sĀ
still going to go up in the air, right? Without even thinking, even though I’m coming down onĀ
it, there’s enough loft in that club to get the ball there bomb. problem happens. However, if weĀ
then grab a 3-wood in an ideal world, what would we do? We’ve just said, look, if we can move theĀ
ball back in our stance, we increase our margin of error, don’t we? Because if if the ball’s furtherĀ
forward, we’re more likely to strike the ground behind the golf ball. So, we move the ball toĀ
our center of our stance. What’s the problem now? There’s no loft on the golf club. There’s onlyĀ
15 degrees of loft on a 3 wood. If you move the ball back in your stance like this and have allĀ
the shaft lane, suddenly there’s no loft. So, we don’t have the luxury like an iron of movingĀ
the ball back in our stance. We must therefore have the ball further forward in our stance if youĀ
want to hit a 3-wood well. But the problem with that then becomes this. If you don’t have controlĀ
over the bottom of your swing like a tall player and every so often it starts to drift back likeĀ
here, you will strike the ground behind the golf ball and you will fat it, you’ll top it, you’llĀ
thin it. You can see here, look, if my bottom my my swing starts to drift backwards here, I’m nowĀ
look the club’s working. Look, almost above the ball. There’s my top. There’s my uh thin shot. So,Ā
we don’t have the luxury of moving the ball back. So before we work on hitting teaching you how toĀ
hit a 3-wood, what I’m going to do is I’m going to go and take a 7 wood. So when I’m developingĀ
and helping players get better and better, I think it’s a process. And remember, just likeĀ
irons, loft is your friend. So what I’ve got now is I’ve got a 7 wood, which has 20 degrees of loftĀ
on. Now what I do is I want to help my students increase the margin of error. So, what I do is ifĀ
I can get that ball further back in their stance, I know I’m going to help them more likely strikeĀ
their fairways better. So, rather than have it on the instep here, I’ve got 7 wood. 7 wood’s gotĀ
more loft on it. So, I’m going to move that ball back now another inch or two. Now, look, if I moveĀ
it back in my stance just to about just ahead of center, I’ve still got enough loft on that 7 woodsĀ
to get the ball airborne and I’m going to increase the chances of you striking the ball brilliantlyĀ
well. So, let’s have a look at this in action. So, let’s set a 7 wood. And what I’m going to doĀ
is I’m going to get the low point here. Make sure by putting the ball position just ahead of center.Ā
I now know I’ve got seven wood. This ball’s still going to come out low because I’m still I’veĀ
almost reduced this 7 wood now to a 3-wood, but it gives me the margin of error.Ā
So, I can hit this almost like a 3-wood. So, take a look at this. What you’re going to see,Ā
look, is a low point. Look, 4.1 in after the golf ball. Carried it 240 yards with a 7wood. And whatĀ
it does for me is it gives me and you a massive margin of error. Loft is your friend. So, as anĀ
amateur golfer, my bet is that you don’t have complete control over the bottom of your swing. ItĀ
moves around a little bit, unlike a tour pro. So, if we can kind of bear that in mind and just giveĀ
you a bit of a helping hand by just moving that ball back, giving you more chance of strikingĀ
it, that’s what loft gives you. Seven woods, nine woods, even five woods, you can probably justĀ
about get away with. That’s what we want to get to first. And look, even for someone like myself,Ā
look, 3-wood, we’ve just said, we have to have the ball forward. It’s the only way we can getĀ
the ball up in the air. But you therefore need to recognize that if you’re going to use 3-wood andĀ
the ball’s forward, you need to be an expert at controlling the bottom of your swing. So, let meĀ
show you how you can start to do that while we’re learning this. Use loft as as your friend. MoveĀ
the ball back to cater for that right while you’re developing this skill. Now, to move the low pointĀ
forward, I spend most of my time teaching people this because, like I said, there’s a massiveĀ
correlation with quality of player. The further it’s forward, the better player you naturallyĀ
will be. All you’ve got to think of is this is the first thing is to pay attention. I get peopleĀ
to put a tee peg in the ground next to their golf ball. And I get them to make a few swings andĀ
notice where that club is actually striking the ground relative to that golf ball. Now, there areĀ
two ways to get the bottom of your swing later. The first way is the incorrect way. Most peopleĀ
do it like this. They throw their torso over here. Good players, they keep their head in the middleĀ
of their stance and they work on getting forward whilst keeping their head centered. So, they haveĀ
to move more this way laterally. The trail side moves forward. Look how everything’s going thisĀ
way. The foot’s banking. Everything’s working. Look forward through the impact area. That’s howĀ
I get forward in my swing. That’s how I control my low point. These are simple things you can do. AndĀ
what I would often do with players is is so your body can feel this. I would make some swings whereĀ
you fall backwards. So you feel where the low point is there. And then look, just gradually moveĀ
that low point further and further forward. And it, you’ll notice I even just felt my toe wantingĀ
to pop out here because the more that toe goes forward, the more mobility I’ve got to stretch andĀ
go forward. But at no stage am I getting my low point or the bottom swing forward this way. AllĀ
right. So, rule of thumb, use loft. Loft is your friend. Don’t try and use 3-wood if you haven’tĀ
got control of the bottom of this swing. It’s a hard club for us all to hit. We want loft. IfĀ
we move the uh the ball back in our stance, use 5-woods, 7-woods, nine words. Smash them. AndĀ
in the meantime, develop the bottom of your swing here by pushing it further and further forward.Ā
So, let’s have a look at me hitting 3 wood. So, I didn’t kind of strike that thatĀ
great. And there you go. Look, look, I I did get it a little bit too far behindĀ
the golf ball, so my margin wasn’t great. Very similar club head speed and almost the sameĀ
carry as I got with 7 wood. So you can see, look, even for a professional like myself, it’s notĀ
easy club to hit. So while you’re developing your swing and improving it, use loft because of courseĀ
I’m going to hit one or two really, really good, but I want consistency with your fairway woods.Ā
So while you’re developing that, getting that bottom of your swing further and further forwardĀ
as you’re learning to kind of feel what that’s like by noticing where that club is striking onĀ
the ground relative to that tee we mentioned. Just keep playing with that, making sure your headĀ
stays back as you’re doing it. You’re not trying to get it that way. As you’re developing that andĀ
you’re becoming better at it, you’ll become better at moving the ball further forward and then takingĀ
advantage of clubs like 3-wood. But until you get there, stick with five woods, stick with sevenĀ
woods, and stick with 9 woods. I promise you, your scores will tumble. And in the meantime, in theĀ
background, you’re building that skill of pushing that low point forward. By the way, if you’d loveĀ
some help getting that low point further forward, check this video out right here. If you enjoyedĀ
this video, give it a thumbs up, share it with a friend, and of course, look, if you’re new to theĀ
channel, press that subscribe button down below, and I’ll pin a link to the practice planĀ
in the uh the top comment below this one, so you don’t have to remember a thing. ButĀ
until next week, have a wonderful golfing
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Mmi always shank my hybrid injust give up
7 wood sales spike this week ! What a terrific exposition of the fundamentals that will make us better with the fairway woods. Thanks Danny.
Great lesson, Danny! This helps me so much with my consistency with my 3 wood. Thank you!!!!
Proper comment now Ive watched the video. Great as usual. I do get lazy with set up, but my 7 wood is the best in the bag. Used one for many many years. ( donāt have a 3 wood ). Keep them coming, it gives me focus for my golfing week. šš
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Excellent content Danny on how to control the low point in the golf swing,interesting points on ball position I myself use my 5 wood & hybrids both off the tee and for second shots Iām guilty of playing the ball to much forward in my stance, works well when using a small tee and good distance for a senior,but when hitting from the fairway not so good often produces a slice need to maybe move the ball back and find my low point for different lies to be more consistent and using loft of the club thanks for the contents and beers up Danny š»
The problem I have with my āsmall woodsā is that because of the tiny area of hitting surface on them I have a bad feeling when gripping them. Rather a long iron⦠but as you grow older I think your advice is worth trying⦠( as always š )
Great lesson Danny, moving that ball back with my 7 wood will not only help my strike but also give me a lower flight in the windš
Brilliant! I love your explanations.
A great visual Danny. I took my 3 wood out of my bag a while ago and now have two 5 woods, 18 and 21 degrees. I have a 9 wood and hybrid. I took the plunge a few weeks ago and took my mini driver out of my bag completely, as my 5 wood was going just as far and more consistently. My game has dramatically improved. Many thanks.
Got rid of 3wd Dan,using my 5wd better,my 7wd is a magic wand,and my HB is a saviour..out of crappy lies.great content as per,teeing off at 4:15 can't wait š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æā³
My 7 wood is my go to club when I want to keep it straight(ish). I use it on tight tee shorts which would normally be a driver or just when it's a tee shot that I just don't like the look of visually. Most courses I play you don't need to hit a driver. I'm pretty confident hitting it off the fairway as well. I'm now hitting my 5 wood more as I've got the confidence with them.
I almost didn't click on this due to the cheap, click-bait-y title in the thumbnail.
Very eye opening about the 3 wood not working in the center of my stance. I was wondering why I'd only get low hooks or high slice, and it really goes back to setup! I'll work on my low point!
We have a lot of videos about strike, but what about hitting the green? Both in keeping the shot on line, and getting it to hold. What's the secret to a consistent, spinny wedge/ high iron shot?
Exactly what I need to work on thank you for this ! š
This is pure gold, thanks!