How do you hit your driver straight, strike your irons pure, and finally stop hitting fat or thin shots? In this golf lesson by Danny Maude, he reveals how it all comes down to how to release the golf club in a easy and natural way.
In this golf lesson video, Danny Maude shows you how to fix your strike and improve your ball striking with two simple moves that work for every club in the bag. You’ll learn why your pelvis position at impact is the key to both distance and accuracy, and how to train it with easy golf swing drills you can use straight away.
You’ll discover:
* How to hit driver straight without losing distance
* How to strike irons pure and compress the golf ball every time
* Why 90% of golfers can’t strike their irons
* How to stop slicing driver and fix your swing path
* The secret to an easy golf swing
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Timestamps:
00:00 – Stop Forcing Lag: Why Club Release Controls Distance
00:28 – Effortless Power vs Steering the Club
02:29 – Right Arm Release golf Drill for Better Ball Striking
03:20 – Left Arm Release Drill for a Free easy golf Swing
04:41 – Step 2: Using the Body to Support a Full club Release
06:36 – “Shin Breaker” Pelvis Drill for iron Compression & Shaft Lean
08:48 – Release + Pelvis Practice Routine for Solid Strikes
09:31 – Step 3: Clubface Control and HackMotion Feedback
11:07 – Putting All 3 Steps Together for Effortless Ball Striking
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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
How you release the golf club with your irons
and your driver will determine ultimately how accurate you are, but more importantly how far you
actually hit the shot. What I’m seeing day in day out on the lesson Tee are golfers trying to hold
lag, trying to get compression with their irons, trying to keep that shaft leaning forward, and
they’re doing a lot of things that are trying to add natural control to the golf club, but
they rob themselves of so much effortless power. In this golf video, what I want to do is I want
to show you really simply how to release the golf club in such a way that does obviously one thing,
keeps you on the straight and narrow, but how it generates I want you to basically generate some
effortless club head speed here. So like the pros do, we can create this easy golf swing without
losing control. It’s super super important to understand. Before I do though, if you’re new
to the channel, your first golf lessons of mine, please consider subscribing. I release videos
like this one every single week to try and help you improve your game. You never have to remember
thing. Everything I do here, I’ll put into a free downloadable practice guide in the description
box below. So, I think you’re going to love the feeling this gives your golf swing. It’s going to
certainly help you hit it the golf ball longer, but more important, it’s going to feel easier
to do. So, we’re going to start by showing you how the arms work to fully release this golf club,
both your your right arm and your left arm. Then, what I’m going to do is once you’ve generated
some effortless club head speed, I’m going to show you how you control that speed with one
simple golf tip for the body motion. And then just little simple golf tip at the end, how you
glue all this together and take it to the golf course. So first of all, we want a free flowing
golf swing, right? How do we create it? How do the arms work to do that? They do not steer the
ball. They do not try to hold angles. We do not ever try and hold the angle and try and compress
it. We always want to be releasing this golf club completely fully to maximize your potential
distance no matter what age you are. So here’s how you do it. The first feeling, my favorite
exercise I would say, grab your lead tricep, pin it to your side for a second, right? What
I’m going to do, this just locks the elbow in place. Now all I want you to do is allow the
club just to swing. Now, as I’m doing this, notice how my arm moves around the joint of my
elbow, and it simply just works upwards. I aren’t pulling it around. I’m not moving my arm. I’m not
allow my arm just to swing like this. I’m letting it look move around the joint. And because it
moves around the joint, that’s all my arm can do. It simply just works up. And then, look, from
here, releases back down again. Up, down. Notice how my arm naturally turns to the left and turns
up to the sky to the right. Simple as that. So, get that sensation. When people do this for the
first time, they allow this arm to do this because they’re not used to pivoting around this joint.
They try to move their arm. No, it works up and naturally releases down. No control whatsoever,
please. Right. This is why I often serve my students. They’ll go like this and then they won’t
let it go. Just let it free fall. This is one of the big secrets to I suppose consistency, right?
So once you’ve got that sensation, the arm goes up and falls down. Simply reverse that with your
lead arm. Lock it in. Same principle here. Look, I’m simply going to swing backwards in a free flow
motion. And now it’s on the way through. I aren’t doing this. I’m not guiding it. I’m not steering
it. I am allowing the arm to simply pivot around the elbow. And you’ll notice it simply works
upwards like this. Right? And notice it’s just freely flowing. So the you can see the back my uh
the top of my palm faces the sky here. And as I fl um in a sense kind of let it flow, it almost feels
like it’s pointing downwards to a certain degree, right? But I’m just freely flowing this golf club.
This is how your lead arm and your trail arm work to freely flow the golf club. But if I just did
this in a swing without using my body, we would have a flick and a very poor strike. So we’ve
got to how do we naturally get into a beautiful powerful position while we are consistently
flowing like this? Flick of the ceil with the right hand up. If I don’t move my body correctly,
I’m just a beautiful release of the golf club, but it’s happened in the wrong place. I need
to move my body so that when it does happen, I am creating the right compression and strike
on the golf ball. But that is step number one. So step two is how we start to learn to control
the club. You might feel as you’re doing this, it feels completely out of control. Good. That is
the what it should feel like. It should feel like it’s free and flowing. And you might even feel
a bit nervous that how am I going to hit the golf ball from here? Just go with it. We want a
free flowing club. Let’s organize the body. Now, so I’m going to I’ve just got a stick holder
here. Now, this is super important. So, this is the number one thing I see with amateur golfers
who tend to slice the golf ball or struggle with distance. What happens now is this. They move
this club. Now, the after swinging it freely. Now, what happens is this. They start to from here spin
their back side or their pelvis backwards. Well, if I do that and I release the club, I’m obviously
going to release it look early and now I’m going to get into this what we call flip or flick
territory into kind of slice territory as because I’m falling backwards, right? So, but if we were
able to keep the pelvis staying forwards as I do this, notice the difference. I’m releasing the
club that it goes through to a beautiful impact position and of course then releases beautifully
through. But if I fall backwards, which is what I see with a lot of players, you’ll see this
heel start to drift back and yes, I’m free free releasing, but suddenly the ball goes left with
a big pull. So then they go, I don’t like that. So then they start to steer it. Chicken wing comes
out to kind of hold the face and then just to try and get it into the fairway. So what they do is
start to manipulate it and they think it’s lack of control here when it’s just an incorrect use of
the body. So you’ve got the stick holder to give yourself feedback, right? So what we actually want
to have happen here is one, the pelvis stays ahead of the stick on the way down so we can completely
freely flow this club. But this is one of my all-time favorites. Awful name. It’s called a shin
breaker. Full disclaimer, I no responsibility for breaking shins, but no, it won’t break your shin.
But basically, you put your foot inside the basket here. And the idea here is is you’ve got this
free flowing motion of the golf club. But what I like about it, it’s like a little constraint,
something that’s just bit it’s going to give you catch your attention. Most people, like I say,
they do this. They move too much this way into the golf ball. That spins them out. And if you
have a free flowing release, of course, you’re going to release it too early and you’re going to
flick it left. and then suddenly you’re going to have to kind of chicken wing it out to hit some
straight shots. What this does naturally, look, is as opposed to this, it helps me keep the pelvis
naturally forward so that when I come into the golf ball and I’m fully releasing, look, I get the
shaft that I want without trying yet I’ve got a full release of this club. All right, so it looks
something like this. Get yourself set. Here we go. And you can see here, look, my leg look is kind of
like banked inwards. And that allows that pelvis to stay forward and fully release the club, right?
Helps you naturally create compression. And it’s going to help you create that beautiful strike.
So before we work on the thing that glues all of this together, what I want you to do is practice
with it. You want to focus on your right arm, your left arm. really practicing what a free release of
the golf club is. Yeah. Then put the shin breaker in as as such. Right. Make sure as you’re doing
this, you can then get that sensation look of a free flowing club. That’s training my pelvis to
work correctly. You could do the same with your lead arm. Get that sensation. Hit a few shots. No
attempt to try and control that club whatsoever. Let’s finish off with what very, very important
point. How do you glue this together? So, I think those first two steps are going to give you this
lovely natural motion. It’s going to feel great. The chances are now if you keep working on those
two two steps, your strike’s going to improve, your distance is going to improve, and your
direction will start to get better and better. However, one thing that often gets in the way
of this with some of my students, just some, is where this club face is in your control. You
could be freely flowing this glove club through the shot, but how do you make sure that the club
face isn’t wide open when you’re releasing in the club? How do you make sure it’s not closed? How
do we make sure that it stays reasonably straight as it’s flowing through the shot? Well,
you need to develop a sense of awareness, and that’s not always easy. So, what I do with
my students, I give them just I use Hack Motion, and I give them a sense of where that face
is in time. It’s not always easy to see. So, all we do, we get themselves set up here.
And once they’re in this address position, I get them to swing to the top. And if that
face is open, it’s going to give a kind of a pretty not very nice sound. Then, oh,
now when the club’s in a great place, it allows now the increased likelihood that
when you beautifully freely release this club, it’s going to be exactly where you need it to
go. If the face is wide open in your golf swing and you try to release it, the chances are it’s
still going to be reasonably wide open when you actually go and hit that golf shot. So, keeping
this free flowing motion, but developing awareness of where the club face is. No, there we go. I can
now start to kind of trust that when I do release that golf club, it’s going to be in the right
place time and time again. It’s super simple, but obviously when you get to the top of your
back swing like this, I can’t see that, right? So, I need to be able to have some feedback as to
where it is. Hack Motion does that. So, let’s finish off with one shot. And while I do, just to
let you know, HackMotion have kindly offered me a very large discount for any of my subscribers in
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steps, work on them. Let’s together now start to build this beautiful effortless motion
where you feel free, it feels natural, right? And then obviously, you know, if the
if it’s still going a little bit a ride, just check that club face. Maybe use a device
like Hat Motion to check where that face is. I hope you enjoyed the video. Give it a
thumbs up. Maybe share it with one of your friends who you see looking a little bit
wooden, a little bit controlled. Hopefully, this will help them, too. What I’d love you
to do now is check this video out right here, which complements this absolutely beautifully.
But until next week, have a wonderful golfing

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Hello Danny, this was another great video to help us improve our game. Will try the exercises. 😊😊😊
I sense your frustration. One serious issue for me is conceptual or visual. Take the ball away all is good put it back and I'm almost contorting myself to release at the ball. Further, I'm not clear how the shin breaker is supposed to work. Is there something else I can use if I don't have access to a range basket. A plastic bucket. What are you supposed to feel . Anyway thanks as ever
Great video … but don’t understand the basket idea
Thanks for this Danny. Winter came so less and less chances of playing but it is great to have your videos to practice and keep in shape.
Great video Danny, definitely going to try these drills as I see myself flipping and chicken wings . People around the world with a ball basket on their foot😂
3 hack motion choices. What information will Core provide please
Great explanation mate
Let's freaking go 😎🏌️
Awesome Danny!! Each step builds on the end result..
Another great lesson. We're having good weather in the south. Taking it the park. Thanks DM
Danny another brilliant video
Hello Danny, I had to try this drill after I saw your video and I can tell you that it really makes a huge difference. The impact power is much higher, no matter which iron I tried. Really amazing. Will keep doing this drill and go to the range asap to see the results in the distance gained. Thank you. 😊😊😊
HackMotion has really made my swing and contact better. It also helped me stop casting.
Once you learn to sequence properly and allow the club to release naturally without trying to control it you will get effortless power. Problem is this takes time to learn, especially while actually playing golf where you may have to hit a shot over a hazard. Swing fast but swing freely. As Danny says, it will feel out of control initially but after a while you will trust this free flowing swing and you will pick up speed and distance with less back pain.
Thank you, another great lesson!
Brilliant Danny, I try to work on this free release and yes sometimes the face is not in the correct position more of overdraw at times. Need to get the hack motion for sure. Question, in your Takeaway are you shifting your weight towards the front and is your grip more neutral ?? Thank you appreciate all your videos.
A much more complicated lesson this week, not sure what my mates will make of me practicing on the range with my foot in a bucket! 😂
The point made at 6:02 is exactly what I do. Damn, never thought of it like that before. I can't wait to go to the range and work on it. Thanks for the video Danny!
Feel the sequence, feel the release.
Excellent.
Another great video Danny, thank you!
Hurry Danny, I have a tee time in 4 hours, and I CAN'T hit my driver!!! Help!!! 🤣
Thanks Danny for the videos you put out week in and week out. I shot 10 strokes less than I shot the previous week by implementing what you are teaching. Your videos are very great!!
Thanks for the focus on elbow pivot. Haven’t seen that before and very helpful. Question on face awareness. Understand how HackMotion can help identify an issue when things go bad, but any suggestions on finding your natural grip so you don’t have to think about adjusting wrist which for me can produce tension and losing the free flow motion all the way to finish. That is, related to a weaker or stronger grip.
Another effective video added to my collection. Thanks Danny and I'm glad you are well.
As usual always the best Danny! I've learned so much from your videos! Thank you for bringing us the best golf tips and drills!
“Hold the lag, late release” ruined my golf for decades, the light bulb 💡didn’t go off till Padrig showed us his Pete Cowan tennis ball 🎾 drill, good stuff!
helllo @DanielMaude, could you put the carry instead or at least add it to the results you're showing in those kind of video. Total distance is not really pertinent compare to carry 😉
Having the carry would allow us to compare and evaluate our own data , thks !!
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Hi Danny, is the idea of the basket that if you turn incorectly the basket rim will drive into your shin?
This is the first video that I've seen that describes pivoting around the elbows as you swing creating the "around". Most simply describe the arms folding and lifting as the body pivots. This is extremely helpful and you might elaborate even more on the elbow pivot in a future video.
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@danielmaude anything different about practicing these tips with driver or other woods? Thanks!
Danny, my course does not have ball buckets. Is there another object I can put near my trail foot to accomplish the same thing?
I enjoyed this video, I call it 'pause and practice' drills! Run back to my computer and push start for next phase. How simple can this get???!!!
What do you do when you used to be a good golfer. Im only.47 freaking years.onld. over night, literally, it don't matter if i have a 7 i, or a pw….
.80 uards 🥵. I ron was 155.to 160 like a.month ago. Now, while all are still straight as a.string, ALL my.clubs are 80 yards…
The single most frustrating thing i have ever felt.
I don’t really understand the role of the bucket. How are you using it to help?
Tried your lesson from last week plus relaxing my arms and hit the ball great. 8 pars in a row then lost it on the final 3 holes. Need better concentration. Great teaching. You are one of the best.
I am a handle dragger and tend to get my grip too strong, which only exasperates the issue of trying to hold off the release.
Two drills or feels I use to achieve what you are doing
I keep the knuckles on the left hand looking at the ground on the backswing to waist high and then again on the downswing I keep the knuckles looking down at the ground from waist high to waist high. For me this keeps the wrist flat and from flipping and makes the body rotate.
The other drill or feel you can use it to keep the left elbow, for right handed golfers, looking at the ground or down from waist high to waist high. This drill will give you more more arm rotation than the knuckles down drill and help square the face for those who need it.
The knuckle down feel it what I use the most the elbow down feel I tend to over draw or pull the ball as it gives me too much face rotation.
Danny , is it generally advisable to keep the elbows close to the ribcage – while also trying to squeeze the elbow together – as it also produces a more connected swing? Btw i play stack & tilt
Great video as always Danny. You finally made me realise that’s it’s called a golf swing for a reason. Not a golf hit or bash etc. for all shots even putting or short game you must swing the club not hit or steer
Brilliant video Danny! Makes everything very clear with excellent practice exercises.
Thank you!
how comes youve not activated windows on the sim machine
Thanks for the video. It's similar to a couple previous and I appreciate the repetition. Hopefully my swing will get repetitive too!
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Thank you! I always us the one handed drills to get a rhythm tune.
Far too much yacking before actual instruction. 3 minutes?
Went to range today to try out new driver and wedges and to try and dial in some of the “erraticness” in my swing… i forgot about this mornings “Danny Maude lesson” …so i could only keep it straight with clubs over a 7i if i really slowed my tempo down. Which isnt good enough as im 55 and already have lost a lot of distance before slowing my swing down…even still I don’t know if i have the cajones to practice with a bucket on my foot while holding my bicep against my chest and flailing my forearm about in public 😂..at least not without some sort of professional teacher there i can blame it on.😜😜👍🏼✌️