This video from Scratch Golf Academy focuses on a crucial driver lesson, comparing an everyday golfer’s golf swing to that of Scottie Scheffler. Adam Bazalgette provides simple golf tips to improve your golf downswing feeling and achieve a more consistent and easy golf swing. Improve your game with expert golf instruction from Scratch Golf Academy for significant golf swing improvement!
Are your drives leaking right, spinning too much, or losing power?
In this lesson, Adam Bazalgette explains one of the biggest driver mistakes amateur golfers make: swinging too directly at the ball. That move often makes the downswing too steep, brings the club too far in front of you, and can cost you both direction and distance.
You’ll learn why better players get the club coming down more behind them, how hip and weight movement creates space, and why mentally trying to “hit the ball” can actually make your swing path worse.
Adam also shows a simple 45-degree downswing drill to help you feel the club dropping behind you instead of going straight at the ball. If you struggle with hitting the driver right, coming over the top, steep contact, or inconsistent ball striking, this lesson will give you a practical feel to start changing your driver swing.
In this video, you’ll learn:
• Why swinging directly at the ball can hurt driver direction
• How a steep downswing creates spin and weak contact
• Why the hips and weight shift matter in the downswing
• How to get the club working more behind you
• A simple 45-degree drill for better driver path
• Why face control matters when you start swinging more from the inside
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Looks good to me. Thanks👍
What's your biggest driver problem right now: slicing right, pushing it right, coming over the top, or inconsistent contact?
In this lesson, Adam shows why swinging straight at the ball can make the club too steep and how the 45-degree feel can help get the club working more behind you.
Try the drill, then come back and let us know what you felt.
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Good stuff. Definitely works fast, but do you offer one that is faster?