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 fqairwoods longer and straighter in a matter of minutes.
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1. No more fat shots, no more thin shots with this simple change in set-up
2. The golf swing is a circle. Keep it and you will create 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’d it feel if you knew that when you stood over
a fairway wood or a hybrid, you had confidence that you were going to strike it consistently? I’m
sure you’ve struck one or two really, really well, but you want to do it on a regular basis. You want
to stop those horrible tops or thins or even fat shots that just ruin a round of golf. Well, in
this video, what I want to do is I want to share with you something I’ve just shared with George,
a researcher of mine yesterday. We were actually here on the golf course and he wanted to basically
hit his fairway woods a little bit further and improve his consistency. And I gave him a little
routine to do just for a few seconds before each shot to train two massively important elements
that are required to strike fairway woods really really well. I can’t wait to share it with you.
It’s super super important. Before I do though, look, if you’re new to the channel,
it’s one of your first lessons of mine, please consider subscribing. I release videos
like this one every single week to try and help you improve your game. Plus, you never have
to remember a thing. Everything we put here, I’ll put into a free downloadable practice guide
in the description box below. So, let’s now help you fall in love with fairway woods. Now, before
I share with you the drill that I gave uh George, which was brilliant, actually really helped his
ball striking, let’s just do some simple stuff which often people miss. Before you hit any shot
off a fairway, just have a look at it. Right now, what you notice about here, I don’t know if you
can see this on camera, the ball is away above my feet. Now, a lot of people miss this. And if
you do, if I was to grip the club normally and stand normally, the chances are when I swing, I’m
because the ground’s closer to me, I might fat it even with a great golf swing. So, I pay attention
to that before I go. And I might just go down the grip a little bit. Simple stuff, yes, but people
miss it. If I turn around here and I have the ball way below my feet, I might and I and I don’t
pay attention to that, I’m going to maybe top the golf ball from here, right? What I need to do
is I need to make sure I’ve got an adjustment of where I just bend a little bit more forward so
I’m much closer to the ground giving me a more consistent or better option but a better chance of
actually striking that ground. So simple stuff but really pay attention to it. I think none of what
I’m about to say work works if you don’t cater for the lie that you’re on. Now one final thing
before we go into the actual drill. Just notice your ball position with a fairway wood. Unlike
an iron, we want to strike down on fairway woods, but not quite as much. So, whereas an iron, we
might have it fairly central in our stance. Um, with a wood, we’re going to have it maybe a club
width inside our lead heel. And the best way to look at this is if you take the center of your
golf swing here, which is your lead shield. This is the center of the circle. We want the ball
look maybe just a head width just behind that center here. Hopefully, the camera angle’s showing
you that. But simple as that. We want that kind of ball just there. So, we’re actually going to
strike slightly down on it. If it’s too far forward, the club starts to come upwards and that
could lead to a top. If it’s too far backwards, the club’s coming down. You might feel it’s
a nice strike, but the ball won’t get up in the air because there’s just no loft on
that golf club. So, that setup initially, keep it super super simple. Cater for the lie.
Let’s get stuck into the drill. So, if you want to be consistent with any club in your bag, the one
thing you’ve got to control is your circle, right? Is it consistent? Is it repeatable? And there’s
certain elements of that circle. The radius of that circle is unbelievably important. Most of the
time when people string with ball striking, the radius of this circle is tending to change rapidly
during the golf swing. For instance, here, look, a lot of George was doing this actually yesterday.
Once those arms start to spread apart, that club is starting to raise and move away from the golf
ball here. If those arms don’t get back to where they came from, we’re into top territory. This is
when people you start seeing people doing this. Some people don’t control the radius. They move up
and they’re down. So the the circle’s all over the place. So we’re going to cover two things that
you need to do to be able to control this time and time again to improve that quality of contact.
Super simple. The first thing I want you to do is just pay attention to it. Get yourself set here.
And you’ll notice here my arms here. I’ve got a like a distance between my arms here. Now my arms
are relaxed, by the way. Super super relaxed. Now from here I’ve I’ve got the radius of the swing.
My job is to can I just maintain it all the way back to here. All the way back and I’m through.
Look, I’ve still got look the radius of the swing. What you don’t see me doing is spreading these
apart massively here, coming through here and spreading them apart here. That radius is intact
all the way back and all the way through. Now, what I don’t want you to do, and George started
doing this initially, is push them together and squeeze them together really tight. That just adds
unnecessary tension. Just simply pay attention to those arms and notice if for to start with,
notice if your arms are spreading apart. And we’ll play a couple of little small shots
here just to kind of get the feeling of this. So, keeping those arms look nice and close
together. It really gets me controlling that radius. You can see I’ve barely taken any mark
on the ground there. I’ve really controlled it fantastically well. Now with George, he doesn’t
have a huge amount of time to practice most of his golf course golf course. Golf takes place out
on the golf course and not on the range. So what I wanted to do with George is said, “Look, pay
attention to the distance of your rounds.” But what I want you to do just before your shots,
maybe spend a few seconds going through this drill. And you know what? It worked an absolute
treat. So take a look at this. All I did with George said, “Look, we want to control that
radius. Your arms are spreading apart massively. I I I basically introduced you to my reverse
engineer method, which is ultimately this. You get yourself set here. Put the club in front
of you. You could do this before each shot. Tilt to the side. What that does that do? That
makes sure that you’re striking the ground just slightly ahead of the golf ball. But it also adds
a little bit of tilt here. And then from here, look, simply just turn to the target. My arms
are intact. Everything’s intact. Just learn that feeling. And look here. Look, my head
has remained center. By the way, from here, as I move my back to the golf ball, can you see
how all of this now is much much more stable than somebody who is going up armsy wristy makes sense,
right? So, get yourself set, hold it up, tilt, turn. Get a feeling. Just a couple of swings,
small ones to start with. really sensing that feeling going back and through. And all you’re
doing, look, is controlling that radius. Look at my arms. Look, they’re still, look, if I move
them all the way back now, they’re still look nice and close together. And this is controlling
that radius, which gives me the opportunity, and certainly did with George, to improve that
consistency of try strike time and time again. Now, there’s one more drill I’d love to share with
you that won’t just help your hybrids and your fairwoods, but every single club in the bag, and
you can take it straight to the golf course. Let’s have a look. So, you’ve got the first thing
that’s going to help you get clean contact, which is controlling the distance those arms
are apart throughout your entire swing. Super, super helpful. The second thing is height, right?
So, if your head is moving up and down excessively side to side, you think of it this way. We
want a circle that’s swinging like this. So, we want our head pretty much staying at the same
kind of height pretty much all the way through the shot. So, we look after the circle. If the head’s
moving up and down, the circle’s going to move up and down. It’s going to make it difficult, right?
So, all I’ve got here is a driver stuck out my bag as a pure reference point. So, I get myself
set up like this, okay? With my head reasonably close to the um the driver, but just as pure
as a reference. So my the idea is if we were going to do that drill for instance, I might
go here and look here. My head is still angled forward. I’ve got a tilt in my shoulders here.
I’m tilted to the ground. Why? Because this is a tilted circle. What I haven’t done is gone this
way. Yeah. So all I’m doing is a head cover out your bag. Make a few swings. Make sure that the
head stays at roughly the same height all the way through the shot. So you keep your inclination to
the ground and that’s going to give you a great opportunity to strike that ball cleanly time and
time again. Let’s have a look at this in action. Simple as that. So two things. Control the radius
of your swing by just controlling the distance between your arms. Don’t tense them together.
Just pay attention to it. Right? Simple as that. And then pay attention to your head position. Your
head is allowed to move. The key is as though keep it in at the same level so that you can keep the
inclination to the ground and that will improve your contact. Work on those couple of things
and you should start to see that strike with your fairwoods and your hybrids off the ground
so much better. If you enjoy this video and you want to actually see me hitting driver like
this, click this video out right here. Yeah. And if you know somebody who’s struggling
with fairy woods or hybrids off the ground, maybe share this video. And of course, look, if
you’re new to the channel, press that subscribe button right here. If you like more personalized
advice from me, head on over to dannymod.com where I’ll look after you over there. But
until next week, have a wonderful golfing

41 Comments
First! Great lesson! Thank you!❤
Merry Christmas and happy 2026 golfing year to the whole Danny Maude worldwide Community ! And in particular to you and your Family Danny, happy and healthy 2026 !!! Manuel from Italy 🇮🇹 🇮🇹🇮🇹
Third! Merry Xmas Danny!
I bet I see many golf bags set like this at the nets today before my round. Mine will be.
GENIUS
What a cracker for Christmas ! Thanks to you and Leo for your commitment to bringing these lessons to us every week Danny. Wishing you and yours a peaceful Christmas.
You can see how effortlessly Danny swings, I think people think they need to try murder the ball with woods but you honestly don’t.
Great video Danny
Great lesson Danny. Fairway woods and hybrids can be the bane of a good round. KEY: When you approach your ball in the fairway, pay attention to the slope both left to right and forward/back. Have a very Merry Christmas and New year.
Thanks, will try at the range 👍😁
Thru your tuition Dan,I've never hit my 5wd so good off the deck,I play my hybrid like a 8/9 iron,flies..always choke down on a slope👍👍🏌️🏌️
Thanks Danny another great lesson, merry Xmas to you and your family
By far the best instructor on the internet, thx again
Merry Christmas Danny and all the best for 2026.
Thanks Danny, I find your videos a good simple reminder on how to strike that ball, Merry Christmas from a 68 year old golfer who just enjoys the game. Your videos help, Merry Christmas from Sydney Australia, 38c here and soon 3 test match wins over England, cheers
These clubs are a strength of mine. Buying modern ones has extended my length and fun. Does it help to analyse good striking? I'm not sure. As another comment implies, reduce the speed a little (feel: you are probably swinging faster with a longer radius), go for a good tempo and don't follow the shot with your eyes. Modern clubs seem to do all the work!
Thanks Danny for all your tutorials this year, Merry Christmas 🎄
Must get stand for my bag! Seasons greetings to you and yours
My problem was my wood wasn’t hard enough, after some pill now it’s rock solid and I can hit it far.😂
I recently purchased a 5 wood. This club is so much fun to hit. It literally flies with ease. I have a cheap 3 wood. I want to get the 3 wood that matches my 5 wood. I'm already getting better distance. It's a Cleveland Halo for anyone curious. With your great lessons and a decent club my game is definitely improving. Thanks so much DM. Merry Christmas to you and to all that subscribe to club Danny.
Thanks so much for all your coaching videos this year . Have a lovely Christmas 🎄 and a healthy new year. Cheers
Great video again Danny, many thanks, a Merry Christmas to you and family 😊
Hi Danny, we’re do you buy your golf trousers from.
Another great vid Danny. I recently bought the Haywood 5 wood, 18 deg with adjustable loft with a Fujikura shaft for under £200, delivery from Canada in 2 weeks , absolute game changer, may even replace my Wilson D9 3 wood as I got it with a 0.75 inch longer shaft. They should be selling truckloads.
At this time of the year I would just thank you for all your enthusiasm and inspiration, pedagogic brilliance and willingness to share it with us. I have been following your lessons for many years now and I still learn and get new insights every week. Thank you and I wish you great holiday seasons from Sweden and the best of news years to come/Michael
Merry Christmas to you all and congratulations as I retire this year,Seventy five thousand dollars biweekly and retired,oh God I'm very grateful for this blessed year 🇺🇸🎉
Great tips DM. I'm in the market for a new 3 or 5 wood. Not brand new but within a 250 pound second hand range that is suitable for my 23.9 handicap. Any recommendations?
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Danny. May God Bless you and yours😎🏌️
Let's freaking go 😎🏌️
"Hold it up, tilt, turn, get a feeling, just a couple of swings–small ones to start with, just really sensing that feeling, going back and through …"
And they say we're separated by a common language!
You do more to bring us in the U.S. and the U.K. together than any statesman. Thank you for a great year and many more to come.
— Ron
Not sure why, but I changed my grips from standard to Jumbo on my driver, 3, 5, hybrid, #5,6,7 irons and now I seem to hit it more firmly and with better torque. I'm 65 and I don't have big hands for them but I feel very confident at approach and now I'm not squeezing them like I was….😎🏌️
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Great instruction as always Danny. The amount of people that tune in to your channel must all have improved their game as you explain things in such a relatable way. We all owe you our gratitude and I wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and a peaceful and happy new. Cheers Danny. 👍👏🎉☮️
I stopped using my fairway woods due to lack of consist results – this will help – thanks
Simple great lesson !
Thanks
Hello and Merry Christmas from Blackstone Massachusetts. Will be watching your instructional videos throughout the winter.Thinking of my swing while I wait for spring here in New England.
Merry Christmas Danny! Thanks for your videos and the recommendation on the golf book “Practical Golf.” Btw your videos and this book I have taken my game to another level.
Thanks again
Danny as usual love the show. As 50 percent of most golfers shots are with one club can you do a lesson on putting please. I don’t know how it would work but you must have some tips on alignment grip strength backswing length etc. many thanks
Danny you are the best teacher🙏🏾
Thank you for another very helpful video.
I really appreciate your excellent advice in 2025.
I wish you & your family a happy Christmas.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Maude! I'm taking this last day of the season (shortest day of the year) to the golf course to play a round. 😁 I will be thinking about your lessons and hoping I don't lose a golf ball. But I'm gonna have fun thanks to you. I will be replacing this set of clubs (autumn clubs) with a set of winter clubs after today. I will be using more difficult clubs (old blades) to narrow the sweet spot of my swing during the most challenging season of the year. Since I've been watching your clips and taking your lessons, I've revamped my swing considerably. I'm looking to break 90 today without losing a golf ball. My goal for next year is to break 85 without losing a golf ball. I have that confidence because of your instruction. Thank you so very much! See you next week. 😁👍
Merry Christmas Danny to you and your family, stay Healthy and have a good New Year – Thank You for your Great golf instructions
Radius control is so important. I feel i struggle with this at times. The driver sticking out of the bag is a great training aid. Now I have to start bringing my stand bag to the driving range get.. lol 🤦♂️