Hit Better Iron Shots – This is The EASIEST Golf Tip EVER

I want you hitting better iron shots. I want you being more consistent with your golf. And it’s actually way easier than you think. Let’s think about when your arms get parallel to the ground on the back swing where your body should be. This is something so many golfers get wrong. We have people stood up. We have people too fasted down. And look what happens to the club as I do this. You can see that it orientates. And sometimes people might even try and reorientate it as well. So the way your shoulders are turning, tilting can affect everything in your golf swing. So you can see when my arms are parallel to the ground in the back swing, Optimotion is showing me I’ve got a shoulder tilt of 36°. Now, there’s a really simple checkpoint for you to see if you have around that range as well. So when I take the club back and my arm is parallel to the ground, lead arm, when I look over my lead shoulder, I can see something just in view down there. in the comments. What do you think I can see? Steady. I can see my toes. Just see the toes of my feet. So, if I make a turn where I stand up, more level shoulder turn, I absolutely can’t see my toes down here. If I did one where I was like 50° of shoulder turn, I can see my knees. Now, when I make my back swing and your be similar to the same and your arms get parallel to the ground past your lead shoulder, if you can just see your tippy toes, there’s a good chance you’ve set yourself off for a really good back swing, helping you hit straighter and more consistent golf shots. Let me know what can you see. Give it a go. Wherever you’re stood up now, just try it. What can you see in the comments? Let me know. You’re welcome.

Try this simple golf backswing tip to get into the correct position in at first parallel in the takeaway to ensure you put yourself in a stronger position to strike the golf ball PURE.

A common mistake we see in lots of amateur golfers is that they stand too upright or hunch over during the backswing, which can cause compensations in the downswing and poor impact positions and wayward golf shots.

Follow this golf swing drill to improve your backswing which will help your ball striking consistency with your irons, setting yourself up to hit more greens in regulation and lower your golf scores.

Golf Swing Basics with Mark Crossfield, golf professional.

Hit longer, straighter and more consistent iron shots with my easy-to-use golf swing drill that leads to a more powerful, consistent golf swing.

8 Comments

  1. With all the 'girls' commenting, they obviously weren't expecting it to be your toes. 🤣

  2. the most well spoken golf instructor on youtube. You and rick shiels have literally taken my swing from only god knows the handicap to a 6.6

  3. A great tip. can’t believe in 40 years i’ve never heard this one. What a simple way to check alignment. will definitely try it on the range/course. Thanks

  4. Wow, when I did this first I I could see my knee. Must be why I’m rubbish! Gives me something to work on now

  5. Couldnt see toes. This feels great. Thanks for insight. New p.r. on the par 3 course tomorrow and I'll owe you!

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