Danny, I played 18 last week, but on back 9 I started to do just this (by coincidence), keeping club head outside hands, lead arm as straight and for as long as possible whilst staying centred. The difference was amazing from wedges up to 5 wood. It is great to watch this video and instead of saying “I must try that”, I can say “I’ve tried this and can promise you it works”….excellent teaching as usual !
You should talk to some of the Gents at my local 9 haha. I learned the most from one fella that was 74. He was BOMBING them 240 down the pipe and EFFORTLESS. It was that round that I knew my technique needed a complete overhaul. I wanna be playing when I'm your age, so learning how to utilize my body properly is VITAL
Danny I am a right hand player. I am having a hard time clearing my left hip out fast enough and my hands get way ahead of my body causing an all hands/arms swing. I tend to hit major hook or I pull the ball left. Please help I’m desperate.
As someone with a bad back, high swing speed, and a violent swing, I have scoured RUclips for years trying to find something that works for me to have a more relaxed swing without sacrificing distance. Your explanation of the forearm rotation to square the face is a light bulb moment for me, I believe. I can’t wait to try this out. Thank you
Of the many golf instructional videos on RUclips yours are by far the best. I used to be a fairly good player, a single-digit handicap for most of my golfing life. But now that I’m 75 my skills are diminishing. But your reminders of how to make a good swing are fantastic. Thx 4 your help👍
Hi Danny, I started golf a year ago and watched a zillion of golf posts. This one is a game changer. No need to think over dozen of things through te different fazes of the swing; key is the Y take away and the right arm under the left arm during the down swing. The bonus is that a lot of things (pushing on left foto, tilting of body, squaring the face, ...) come kind of automatically!! In adition, this drill works as well for hybrids/woods. Thank you so much!
The golf courses around here (Michigan) have just opened, I'm going out this week to try and incorporate some of your recent lessons in real life. Can't wait. Also, would like to thank you for not constantly hawking training aids in your lessons, unlike so many others on their You Tube channel. Its refreshing not to feel like you're watching an infomercial. Keep up the good work!
What an eye-opening lesson! This truly does feel natural, this is the secret to hitting a ball on the ground. I have been doing it ALL wrong for years of lessons,money down the drain. Thanks for your wisdom and for sharing it with all of us golfer searching for a swing. Bruce
Your description of what to do with your elbows at impact is truly an “aha” moment for me. I’ve tried the shallow “throwing” motion so many times only to severely push shots to the right. Can’t wait to try this new feel motion when I get out to the range!
I tried the feeling of keeping the trail armbow low and then letting it release over as described. Result: all shots on video are perfectly in the slot with a lot of lag coming in. Good stuff!
As a PGA golf professional, I couldn't agree more! One of the best (and most visual) explanations I have ever heard. Well done, Danny. 👍🏻 With your permission, I will use some parts of it for my training... 😉
Excellent! Here is one thing that has help me when applying this particular lesson. I found that once I achieved the completion of my backswing (using this specific method), I allow my arms simply to drop. This is followed by the turning of my hips. Not necessarily aggressive, but smooth. I’m feeling this creates additional swing speed far quicker/faster than if I attempt to my use my arms to create ‘swing speed’. There is way too much temptation to use your arms instead of your hips to create swing speed. It doesn’t work! This lesson truly teaches golf is not an arm swing, but a body swing.
Another top notch video Danny. I've been fortunate enough to have been a scratch golfer most of my adult life, and this movement is the one which causes me, and many other players the most difficulty. When I go 'off the boil', my 'go to fix' is that first movement away from the ball. When I get tired, I have a tendency to roll my wrists slightly, and this causes the problems you demonstrate so clearly. Simple things tend to work in life, and that's why I enjoy your videos so much. You have the knack of simplifying things which many other coaches make overly complex. Great stuff
I’m a left handed golfer but right handed ‘ I’m working on the takeaway and coming back on the inside it’s hard as my right hand tries to take over , this video has helped my mind understand more thanks
Hi danny for years i have been rolling the clubface open to start the swing , this lesson has proved beyond doubt , thats not the way to go , many thanks again for a great lesson best wishes vic young,.
Last week, scored an albatross on a 500m Par 5 index 1 hole.. with a 2nd shot over water. I would like to credit Coach Danny for all the tips n guidance over the years that has transformed my game from a 24hcp to a 14hcp. Respect and salute boss!!
Wow and wow!! At 56, I've been noticing a loss of distance lately. A part of me refuses to believe that it's an age thing and so I've tried to understand the problem more from a technical perspective. Today, I had a 20 minute wait for a bay at our local range. As I waited, I watched this video and did the drills. Off 8.6, I have a reasonable handle on my swing, but then I started hitting balls. Good lord, my 52 degree was previously 75m, 80 at best. Today I put it on the 116m green. My 9i was close to 105, today I was hitting it 120+. My 7i, usually 130ish - today I put it past the 145 green. Etc. Driver was amazing too. Getting in the right position and generating power with the body, not a set of flapping chicken wings seems to be the solution to my problem!! Anyway - HUGE thank you Danny. This has done so much more than give me more repeatable, reliable distance. It has given me some confidence that I'm not quite yet "past it"! Cheers and yippeee mate, from Sydney - Dave
@@DanielMaude You're very welcome and thank you! Having thought about it last night (when I was trying to sleep), I think the breakthrough was the horizontal club drill and the feeling of having the trail arm in the right positon - against my chest. Adding to that, the feeling of a slower downswing with a powerful turn of the hips and the resulting arm action (not the other way around) is what I've been searching for in recent months. The other part of the story, is that I have a 13yo son, who at 39 kg and only 153cm, has started hitting his irons further than me. He has a h'cap of 3.9 now and being super competitive, loves it that he takes a 9 where I'll take an 8. Now, thanks to you, I'm going to give him a real shock next time we play! Cheers from a happy golfer - Dave
How Dany . I am a friend of Pete Cowen . I have been ever the top all my life and play at 75 years old of a 1,4hcp. If you take a look at the great Jacky burcke , his back swing is way inside up and inside out. I think the most important thing in golf is constant swing direction. (-2/+2) and no club rotation at impact. Best. Magnus konow, Monaco
This video along with your Pete Cowen video completely changed my swing. I visualize pushing the ball straight back and the razor fence when setting up for every swing. This has really helped me get my hands in the right position throughout the swing. Thank you for the great videos.
I watched this video yesterday as I was struggling to hit my irons clean and farther. I just followed the technique to push the second ball back and I hit almost 90% of my irons crisply and farther. Thank you.
Wow!! I have been playing golf for a long time and have read and tried so many techniques BUT this lesson was the biggest aha moment of my life! I’ve read a lot about the shallowing but never saw anyone explain the impact with the forearms like you just did!! I suspect many people have struggled with that missing piece of the puzzle. Can’t wait to work on all the steps you outlined Danny. Thank You Thank You Thank You - you’re the BEST!! BTW - I hit the ball really well after watching your video about feeling heavy and arms loose and just swinging!!
Oh my goodness! This is brilliant. All winter I have been watching instructional videos to improve my swing and feel the turn and forward motion. Nothing made sense until now. Briefly tried in my back yard and I can feel the turn!!! Thank you! Can't wait to take it to the range. Might be awhile. Only March here in the Midwest.
This is great and as you say, super natural to do. I’m a 6 handicap anyway so, a decent player. I played yesterday and my ball striking was so much better. I think this can take me to the next level! Thanks so much, Danny!
I’ve followed your tips for years as you being pedagogic, but lately your advices are clearly on a different tier. Maybe your training with Pete made the difference. Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to test this already today.
Danny, Thank you again, I feel like a broken record every time I watch your videos. I am always thanking you because I don't know any other way to give you the props you deserve to go way out of your way to help us +18 handicappers.....
Danny, really great stuff. My coach explained that the motion from that belt high (right palm to the sky) to impact is achieved by the right wrist "shaking hands" down, if that makes sense. One doesn't try to "flip" the palm closed, but rather, as the body is rotating, thinking of the right pinky finger coming down towardwards (as if trying to touch the right elbow). It moves the right hand from a cupped position to a flat right wrist. This also helps with a long extension post impact. (it all happens in a millisecond, so its very hard to see except in slow motion... but if you look at your slow motion video of your own swing, you will see that the right wrist moves from that palm up, slightly cupped position to a pinky finger more down at impact. Thanks for the great videos, you are great!
Danny put your y drill into practice during a round last weekend, on every iron shot put the club in correct position religiously, what a difference, best ball striking round by a mile, much more consistent. Will try this drill tomorrow afternoon. Starting to see the benefits of sticking to the routine on the course. Play off 5 , but we play off 1/2 handicap in the winter , so 36 Stableford points from a 2 handicap works for me.
I had a fitting this week, and the pro told me the exact same thing on my takeaway! I have been way inside and didn't know it. Thanks for your video! Now I can see what it's supposed to look like!
Wonderful breakdown - thank you! I think step 3 is what Pete Cowan was saying during your lesson with him where he talked about ‘spinning’ the forearm…I didn’t understand what he meant and this explanation perfectly describes how the mechanics work…excited to work on this🙌🏼
I wish I had seen this video about 2 years ago, it would have saved me a lot of anguish (and money). So straightforward and common sense. I will recommend this video to anyone I know that is trying to learn how to swing a golf club.
Hi Danny. Thanks for posting this amazing drill. I used today during practice and I was striking my 7 iron much better, gaining on average 35 yards! Jase.
Danny, after being insspired by your videos for a couple years, I starting working with a golf coach I originally worked with 36 years ago! She had me doing this exact same thing! cant wait to ingrain this back into my swing.
Thanks Danny! Your video came at just the right time for me as I had been struggling with controlling my trailing arm after watching videos on Ben Hogan's Magic Elbow. The drills simplified the mechanics and made perfect sense. Cheers!
A really helpful and valuable lesson Danny. Have been trying to develop this effortless swing for a while and you have now given me just what I need to practice. Thank you.
This was a great video for me Danny. I’ve heard and watched a lot of videos on how to shallow the club and I always felt like I just can’t do that. I hurt my back 10 years ago and I never thought I’d be able to play again but watching your videos helped me get back out on the course and give it a try. But back to this video, you made the case on how to shallow the down swing very easy to understand and I think I can do it the way you’ve shown us here. Thanks so much and keep em’ coming. Brilliant!
Danny, this is the best video! I watched the video couple days ago. Went to the practice range and worked the drill. Played golf today and shot 87. I’m currently a 20 handicap! Thank you! Will continue working the drills!
Great instruction. I'm working with my Father in law (age 70) on this exact area right now. He sways off the ball, swing plane and weight transfer is never consistent. I had him doing some of your drills yesterday, and he instantly started making better contact with the ball. You are an awesome instructor sir! It would be really cool to meet you someday, so if you are ever going to be in the Frisco Texas area, please give your viewers a heads up. Thanks again Danny!
Thank you DM. Always good advice from you. The takeaway ball drill is awesome ! Re: Step 3, rolling the forearms; Something that helped me was a thought/feeling from Michelle Wie… A lot of people coming over the top have a cupped left wrist which opens the club face. We want that left wrist to be bowed to help square the club face. To bow the left wrist, think of a motorcycle throttle on your left hand, but instead of twisting down as if speeding up, DO THE OPPOSITE and try to hold it through impact. Just another way of accomplishing the same goal with the forearms.
This might be the greatest golf tutorial ever produced. I started golfing a few months ago and come back to this video every couple weeks. Super helpful, thank you so much for the tutorial!
This is a great tip. I came upon it on my own after watching the golf swing of Tony Finau. I could not figure out how he was getting the distance he was, with his irons mainly, taking such an abbreviated back swing. What I saw after watching a ton of slow motion swing videos is how he does exactly what you mention in this tip. It's real easy to see in his swing because it is so pronounced. He lays off the club and in doing that he creates a sort of whipping action that seems to generate a lot of club head speed with minimal effort. I spent a lot of time practicing with it last summer in my yard and the distance improvement was pretty significant. It did feel pretty awkward though and I never felt confident enough to take it to the course. It's a big swing change so something that will take a lot of time to get down. I plan to spend a lot more time working on it this year and incorporating this motion into my swing. Great tip !!! If you are curious about this tip I recommend checking out Tony's swing where you can really see it in action. Cheers !!
I'm definitely going to try this at the range in a couple days. I've been struggling recently with leaving the face open, and not being able to properly turn the forearms and square the face. Thanks Danny.
FINALLY - the relaxed swing i've been looking for months - ❤ your teaching - and hopefully, everybody get that swing by your drills. Thanks for constant useful support to develop as amateur😊
This one video encapsulates what you need to achieve a great swing. I have been trying to achieve this in my practice and your explanation resonates with me perfectly. Some great swing thoughts/feels here that I will take to the range!
Thanks! This video really opened my eyes. I was swinging too much with my arms. Now it's more body, more rotation, more wrist release. Very repeatable! I'm a long time subscriber. Great work!😊
Thé best-seller lesson I had with the one with drills of short swings : idéal to get progressively the correct rythm and increase the lenght little by little. Thanks a lot Danny !
Danny, got to say this is the best explanation I have seen on golf's wing, thanks. I made a big improvement over a year ago with that take-away and tucking in my trail elbow. Trouble was I stil got stuck in downswing so I went on a quest to improve my follow through. Long story short... The list of checkpoints got longer and I stopped doing the ones I learned earlier, my swing fell part. I've now realised my errors and I'm working to improve, but your 3 points here seem to cover everything I needed but easier to remember. Cheers.!
Danny, love this drill especially when you showed how we square the club face by turning the “forearms” and not trying to bow the wrist, plus pushing the hands down towards the ground. Cheers.
You just gave me another 'Ah ha moment'. Thanks for being such an amazing teacher. The explanation about how to square the club up was exactly what I needed to hear and so helpful for me!!
Love your tutorial videos. You break it down to simple and easy drills so even amateurs like myself can understand and relate. Does this drill work for drivers as well?
Love these drills Danny. I have been plagued with early posting and introducing loft thereby reducing my distance. Hopefully these drills will put me on a path to a better swing and more distance effortlessly.
your simple demonstrations and explanation of how a club swing and face turn shows how every club should make contact with that little white ball to make club face be king. Just looking at your swing in this video is a reflection of how I have been swinging a club. I had been stricken with knee pain due to my left knee needing a replacement. From late 2019 up to 2023, I spent more time lying in bed with an ice pack or a cube unit applying ice water application to my injured knee. in late 2023 and early 2024, was I able to swing a club that my knee did not attack me with pain, and then Covid came along and back in bed I discovered my body resting. Watching your video and the drills have been an eye opener as just how to correctly swing the club to make contact with that little white ball.
Its funny, cause i just found out the other day. My thoughts is this: from the top, drop down the right shoulder and turn the hands 90 degrees so that they are in line on the path to the ball. I live in Sweden so it's off season. I've only made practise swings so far, but it feels amazing. I can now do all the things i've seen youtubers like you Danny talk about. Hips can turn, and i don't feel stiff. I get a better angle to the ball. Can't wait until the season starts. Keep up the good work Danny!
Danny - watched this lesson a couple of hours before playing a round this afternoon. Maybe not wise to take this change directly to the course but the result was that I hit my irons and hybrids far more consistently than I have for months. Will definitely keep working on this to make it a natural component of my swing. 😎
I am 78 now and old habits are hard to break, but I have just tried these exercises and they are really helping my swing speed and direction. Thanks Danny!
Excellent video explained everything that my swing was doing, had a lesson with someone last week and he said exactly the same I was turning my wrists a forearms too soon changed my takeaway swing to come back straighter and it works
Danny. This makes perfect sense to me, but when I try it I struggle with consistency, i.e. a consistent ball strike. Can you give any tips on becoming more consistent? You may have covered this in another video?
Thank you Danny. It is a brilliant explanation and demonstration of how to strike the ball more effectively and longer. Can't wait to try it as soon as the weather eventually improves.
Beautifully described and taught Danny, this video is so helpful in ‘putting it all together’. It’s a great synopsis of everything you’ve taught and talked about over the last few weeks from Pete Cowens lessons onwards.
Useful content this week Danny. Will go to the range today to put these steps into practice. Trail arm under, then lead arm under! Thanks Danny. Reminds me of the Big Easy - Ernie Els!
That was what I was waiting for Danny, someone to explain how you square the club face from the horizontal to impact I was doing all the other movements you described to square the face at the right time and it was more mishits than hits. Thank you Danny you certainly get into our heads and read our minds.You are one of the top instructors.
Danny I agree the last piece is the true gem. It actually made me realize something I think I can squeeze more power from refocusing on bringing the trail arm level again w/ the lead arm to create the power, it seems to build force in a simpler movement, more direct movement than pulling down for power for example certain more direct spinning faster for more power. I like the idea so far. Thank you for this. Dr Ds
@@DanielMaude Danny, with this GEM you mention, I am able to hit driver 258 carry with a 278 rollout. added over 28 yards to my typically drive. Im now working on getting my grip to be a bit more open to avoid the clubhead closing as much when i use force to control the lowpoint vs the prior more passive "timed" low point control. This is next level stuff Danny. I thank you Sir! Success always! Dr D
Awesome stuff Danny. I too struggled with the take away and getting the club to the top steeper. A great drill for me was to tape an alignment rod to an old 7 iron and swing keeping the alignment rod in contact with the hips initially and then the thigh as you take the club back. Supper awkward but after about a month (500+ dry swings) I finally have it and it finally looks right in video. Amazing how hard it was to get this right but now it feels so natural that I don’t even have to think about it. You MUST use camera to verify because you simply cannot trust what you feel:)
Danny, you're a genius 🙏 This is such a key move! This drill made me realise that although I was tucking my trail elbow in ok, I was keeping the arm slightly bent through contact and just weakly rolling the wrists over. Using the whole arm to close the face applies the weight of the arm to the ball and really turns on the power ❤
Not sure if I commented on this video but I want to tell you this video and with Pete Cowens changed my swing ease and dispersion immediately. I have never hit 14 greens in regulation until now. I am moving over on my left side with no effort. The third component was the missing link to a solid finish. I play in a scramble every Thursday where I was the C picked player. For three weeks I have out performed the A and B players easily. This week we used all of my drives but 1, 60° of my approach shots. I’m not exaggerating. Unfortunately my game from 30 yards to 10 yards is complete garbage. Thank you for saving me all the range cost.
Danny your video last week is probably the easiest and most effective tip I’ve had, absolutely brilliant, locks arm in, maintains radius and gets body turning. So much more consistent, love it Thanks
Superb video Danny. You know what you’ve inadvertently done don’t you? You explained perfectly (and finally simplified) the Peter Cowen’s “Spinning the right arm down” 😂 Maybe a link to that video you did with Peter 7 months ago would go perfectly with this 👊 Cheers pal ⛳️🏌️♀️💥
Danny, I played 18 last week, but on back 9 I started to do just this (by coincidence), keeping club head outside hands, lead arm as straight and for as long as possible whilst staying centred. The difference was amazing from wedges up to 5 wood. It is great to watch this video and instead of saying “I must try that”, I can say “I’ve tried this and can promise you it works”….excellent teaching as usual !
Wonderful to hear Philip
This try this this morning at the course.
Really shallowing the club!!..only 3 mins into it..
Great video again Danny
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That is so helpful! At age 82 I'm still learning, and your help is invaluable. Thanks.
I love to hear that Peter, that’s my goal too. Still lots to learn
You should talk to some of the Gents at my local 9 haha.
I learned the most from one fella that was 74. He was BOMBING them 240 down the pipe and EFFORTLESS.
It was that round that I knew my technique needed a complete overhaul.
I wanna be playing when I'm your age, so learning how to utilize my body properly is VITAL
Be 82 in a few days myself, so we know how important getting an efficient swing working is - to get any distance at all.
Every Saturday morning I watch your videos. My friend who is a 4 handicap can't believe how much better my swing is! Thank you sir!
Happy to help 😁
Danny I am a right hand player. I am having a hard time clearing my left hip out fast enough and my hands get way ahead of my body causing an all hands/arms swing. I tend to hit major hook or I pull the ball left. Please help I’m desperate.
As someone with a bad back, high swing speed, and a violent swing, I have scoured RUclips for years trying to find something that works for me to have a more relaxed swing without sacrificing distance. Your explanation of the forearm rotation to square the face is a light bulb moment for me, I believe. I can’t wait to try this out. Thank you
Hope it helps
only been playing for 8 months, found your channel in the very beginning of my journey, shot my first 44 last week. thank you for your content!
Well done Sam
Danny you out done yourself with this lesson!! Awesome lesson!! WOW I gonna watch this over and over again! Brilliant! SO GOOD! 👏👏😍
Really kind Janice thank you
At last a video thats explains things perfectly 👍👍👍
Glad it helped Steve
Of the many golf instructional videos on RUclips yours are by far the best. I used to be a fairly good player, a single-digit handicap for most of my golfing life. But now that I’m 75 my skills are diminishing. But your reminders of how to make a good swing are fantastic. Thx 4 your help👍
Really happy to help
I am also 75 and agree with everything you said... I am sure glad I came across this video.
Thanks Danny, as a novice golfer aged 63 I find your tutorials very useful.
Thank you Mark!
Hi Danny,
I started golf a year ago and watched a zillion of golf posts. This one is a game changer. No need to think over dozen of things through te different fazes of the swing; key is the Y take away and the right arm under the left arm during the down swing. The bonus is that a lot of things (pushing on left foto, tilting of body, squaring the face, ...) come kind of automatically!! In adition, this drill works as well for hybrids/woods. Thank you so much!
Happy to help and appreciate the support!
The golf courses around here (Michigan) have just opened, I'm going out this week to try and incorporate some of your recent lessons in real life. Can't wait.
Also, would like to thank you for not constantly hawking training aids in your lessons, unlike so many others on their You Tube channel. Its refreshing not to feel like you're watching an infomercial. Keep up the good work!
Enjoy and thank you for taking the time to comment, appreciate the support 👍
This is something I have been trying to do:.. but now I have a visual. I was nearly a club and half bigger at the weekend. Effortless. Thanks
Amazing to hear Joe
Took this to the range today and it unlocked my swing. It was a blast swinging the club again and I got out of my head! Cheers
Awesome to hear
Brilliant video Danny, I have never heard a way of getting the club on plane and squaring the club face described and demonstrated so well. Thank you
Really happy to help Terry
What an eye-opening lesson! This truly does feel natural, this is the secret to hitting a ball on the ground. I have been doing it ALL wrong for years of lessons,money down the drain. Thanks for your wisdom and for sharing it with all of us golfer searching for a swing. Bruce
Thank you Akie!
Your description of what to do with your elbows at impact is truly an “aha” moment for me. I’ve tried the shallow “throwing” motion so many times only to severely push shots to the right. Can’t wait to try this new feel motion when I get out to the range!
Have fun.
That visual and concept of where we play golf, EPIC.
This will help a lot of people
Really hope so Johnny
I tried the feeling of keeping the trail armbow low and then letting it release over as described. Result: all shots on video are perfectly in the slot with a lot of lag coming in. Good stuff!
Wonderful to hear
As a PGA golf professional, I couldn't agree more!
One of the best (and most visual) explanations I have ever heard. Well done, Danny. 👍🏻
With your permission, I will use some parts of it for my training... 😉
Excellent! Here is one thing that has help me when applying this particular lesson. I found that once I achieved the completion of my backswing (using this specific method), I allow my arms simply to drop. This is followed by the turning of my hips. Not necessarily aggressive, but smooth. I’m feeling this creates additional swing speed far quicker/faster than if I attempt to my use my arms to create ‘swing speed’. There is way too much temptation to use your arms instead of your hips to create swing speed. It doesn’t work! This lesson truly teaches golf is not an arm swing, but a body swing.
Another top notch video Danny. I've been fortunate enough to have been a scratch golfer most of my adult life, and this movement is the one which causes me, and many other players the most difficulty. When I go 'off the boil', my 'go to fix' is that first movement away from the ball. When I get tired, I have a tendency to roll my wrists slightly, and this causes the problems you demonstrate so clearly. Simple things tend to work in life, and that's why I enjoy your videos so much. You have the knack of simplifying things which many other coaches make overly complex. Great stuff
This is the best lesson I have ever had, and it works! I can now rotate through the ball. I just added a very loose grip pressure and wow!!!
@stevegarry4352 that’s amazing. Well done 👏
I’m a left handed golfer but right handed ‘ I’m working on the takeaway and coming back on the inside it’s hard as my right hand tries to take over , this video has helped my mind understand more thanks
Hi danny for years i have been rolling the clubface open to start the swing , this lesson has proved beyond doubt , thats not the way to go , many thanks again for a great lesson best wishes vic young,.
Pleasure Vic
Last week, scored an albatross on a 500m Par 5 index 1 hole.. with a 2nd shot over water. I would like to credit Coach Danny for all the tips n guidance over the years that has transformed my game from a 24hcp to a 14hcp. Respect and salute boss!!
Brilliant well done and thank you for letting me know 😁
Wow and wow!! At 56, I've been noticing a loss of distance lately. A part of me refuses to believe that it's an age thing and so I've tried to understand the problem more from a technical perspective.
Today, I had a 20 minute wait for a bay at our local range. As I waited, I watched this video and did the drills. Off 8.6, I have a reasonable handle on my swing, but then I started hitting balls.
Good lord, my 52 degree was previously 75m, 80 at best. Today I put it on the 116m green.
My 9i was close to 105, today I was hitting it 120+.
My 7i, usually 130ish - today I put it past the 145 green. Etc.
Driver was amazing too.
Getting in the right position and generating power with the body, not a set of flapping chicken wings seems to be the solution to my problem!!
Anyway - HUGE thank you Danny. This has done so much more than give me more repeatable, reliable distance. It has given me some confidence that I'm not quite yet "past it"! Cheers and yippeee mate, from Sydney - Dave
What a wonderful read, thanks so much for taking the time to share
@@DanielMaude You're very welcome and thank you!
Having thought about it last night (when I was trying to sleep), I think the breakthrough was the horizontal club drill and the feeling of having the trail arm in the right positon - against my chest.
Adding to that, the feeling of a slower downswing with a powerful turn of the hips and the resulting arm action (not the other way around) is what I've been searching for in recent months.
The other part of the story, is that I have a 13yo son, who at 39 kg and only 153cm, has started hitting his irons further than me. He has a h'cap of 3.9 now and being super competitive, loves it that he takes a 9 where I'll take an 8.
Now, thanks to you, I'm going to give him a real shock next time we play!
Cheers from a happy golfer - Dave
How Dany . I am a friend of Pete Cowen . I have been ever the top all my life and play at 75 years old of a 1,4hcp. If you take a look at the great Jacky burcke , his back swing is way inside up and inside out. I think the most important thing in golf is constant swing direction. (-2/+2) and no club rotation at impact. Best. Magnus konow, Monaco
@@magnuskonow-f6y absolutely 👍
This video along with your Pete Cowen video completely changed my swing. I visualize pushing the ball straight back and the razor fence when setting up for every swing. This has really helped me get my hands in the right position throughout the swing. Thank you for the great videos.
Really happy to help
This does explain the pete cowen “turn down “move i couldnt quite grasp before ..video saved👍🏼
I love how you teach. Make it as simple as it can get. Thanks Danny
Thanks Rondriggers
I watched this again for a second time and now I know I am coming around in step 1 so I will definitely be working on this. Thanks🥰
Thanks Sheila 😁
I watched this video yesterday as I was struggling to hit my irons clean and farther. I just followed the technique to push the second ball back and I hit almost 90% of my irons crisply and farther. Thank you.
@riyazmomin1082 that’s amazing. Well done 👏
Wow!! I have been playing golf for a long time and have read and tried so many techniques BUT this lesson was the biggest aha moment of my life! I’ve read a lot about the shallowing but never saw anyone explain the impact with the forearms like you just did!! I suspect many people have struggled with that missing piece of the puzzle. Can’t wait to work on all the steps you outlined Danny.
Thank You Thank You Thank You - you’re the BEST!!
BTW - I hit the ball really well after watching your video about feeling heavy and arms loose and just swinging!!
This lesson really had some value.
Very kind Kevin appreciate the support and you taking the time to give feedback 😁
Oh my goodness! This is brilliant. All winter I have been watching instructional videos to improve my swing and feel the turn and forward motion. Nothing made sense until now. Briefly tried in my back yard and I can feel the turn!!! Thank you! Can't wait to take it to the range. Might be awhile. Only March here in the Midwest.
Have fun
It's only March everywhere
This is great and as you say, super natural to do. I’m a 6 handicap anyway so, a decent player. I played yesterday and my ball striking was so much better. I think this can take me to the next level! Thanks so much, Danny!
Wonderful to hear, thanks so much for taking the time to feedback
I’ve followed your tips for years as you being pedagogic, but lately your advices are clearly on a different tier. Maybe your training with Pete made the difference. Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to test this already today.
Really happy to help
Danny, Thank you again, I feel like a broken record every time I watch your videos. I am always thanking you because I don't know any other way to give you the props you deserve to go way out of your way to help us +18 handicappers.....
Happy to help 😁
Danny, really great stuff. My coach explained that the motion from that belt high (right palm to the sky) to impact is achieved by the right wrist "shaking hands" down, if that makes sense. One doesn't try to "flip" the palm closed, but rather, as the body is rotating, thinking of the right pinky finger coming down towardwards (as if trying to touch the right elbow). It moves the right hand from a cupped position to a flat right wrist. This also helps with a long extension post impact. (it all happens in a millisecond, so its very hard to see except in slow motion... but if you look at your slow motion video of your own swing, you will see that the right wrist moves from that palm up, slightly cupped position to a pinky finger more down at impact. Thanks for the great videos, you are great!
Danny put your y drill into practice during a round last weekend, on every iron shot put the club in correct position religiously, what a difference, best ball striking round by a mile, much more consistent. Will try this drill tomorrow afternoon. Starting to see the benefits of sticking to the routine on the course. Play off 5 , but we play off 1/2 handicap in the winter , so 36 Stableford points from a 2 handicap works for me.
So awesome to hear Paul, well done
Brilliant. For step 3 (squaring the face) the centrifugal force of your rotation along with gravity will also help in squaring up the clubface.
I had a fitting this week, and the pro told me the exact same thing on my takeaway! I have been way inside and didn't know it. Thanks for your video! Now I can see what it's supposed to look like!
You are very welcome
Wonderful breakdown - thank you! I think step 3 is what Pete Cowan was saying during your lesson with him where he talked about ‘spinning’ the forearm…I didn’t understand what he meant and this explanation perfectly describes how the mechanics work…excited to work on this🙌🏼
I wish I had seen this video about 2 years ago, it would have saved me a lot of anguish (and money). So straightforward and common sense. I will recommend this video to anyone I know that is trying to learn how to swing a golf club.
Thank you John, happy to help 😁
That is the best drill I have ever tried for understanding the golf swing. Thanks Danny.
Really happy to help
Hi Danny. Thanks for posting this amazing drill. I used today during practice and I was striking my 7 iron much better, gaining on average 35 yards! Jase.
Danny, this video has helped me no end. As you say its a bit of practice but the results have been amazing. Thank you very much.
Great to hear!
Danny, after being insspired by your videos for a couple years, I starting working with a golf coach I originally worked with 36 years ago! She had me doing this exact same thing! cant wait to ingrain this back into my swing.
Brilliant Richard, let me know how you get on 😁
Thanks Danny! Your video came at just the right time for me as I had been struggling with controlling my trailing arm after watching videos on Ben Hogan's Magic Elbow. The drills simplified the mechanics and made perfect sense. Cheers!
Wonderful to hear Bob
A really helpful and valuable lesson Danny. Have been trying to develop this effortless swing for a while and you have now given me just what I need to practice. Thank you.
Thank you, happy to help 👍
This was a great video for me Danny. I’ve heard and watched a lot of videos on how to shallow the club and I always felt like I just can’t do that. I hurt my back 10 years ago and I never thought I’d be able to play again but watching your videos helped me get back out on the course and give it a try. But back to this video, you made the case on how to shallow the down swing very easy to understand and I think I can do it the way you’ve shown us here. Thanks so much and keep em’ coming. Brilliant!
Thank you, let me know how you get on 👍
Danny, this is the best video! I watched the video couple days ago. Went to the practice range and worked the drill. Played golf today and shot 87. I’m currently a 20 handicap! Thank you! Will continue working the drills!
Well done John!
Great instruction. I'm working with my Father in law (age 70) on this exact area right now. He sways off the ball, swing plane and weight transfer is never consistent. I had him doing some of your drills yesterday, and he instantly started making better contact with the ball. You are an awesome instructor sir! It would be really cool to meet you someday, so if you are ever going to be in the Frisco Texas area, please give your viewers a heads up. Thanks again Danny!
Thank you Joe appreciate the support and happy to hear it helping your Father in law 😁
Thank you DM. Always good advice from you. The takeaway ball drill is awesome !
Re: Step 3, rolling the forearms; Something that helped me was a thought/feeling from Michelle Wie…
A lot of people coming over the top have a cupped left wrist which opens the club face. We want that left wrist to be bowed to help square the club face.
To bow the left wrist, think of a motorcycle throttle on your left hand, but instead of twisting down as if speeding up, DO THE OPPOSITE and try to hold it through impact.
Just another way of accomplishing the same goal with the forearms.
Thanks for the support and feedback 😁
Well this is my style in a nutshell. Hopefully this will help me, thank you Danny.
Pleasure
Top quality instructional video from a top level golf coach 👏👏👏
Super kind thank you, Much appreciated
Add this video with one you did in 2019 of keeping trail arm tucked on backswing-> Perfect swing lesson. Thanks Danny!
Thank you 😁
This might be the greatest golf tutorial ever produced. I started golfing a few months ago and come back to this video every couple weeks. Super helpful, thank you so much for the tutorial!
Really happy to help Matthew
Wonderful! I have not been able to get my swing to release or the club to close at impact. Thanks. Now I see what the swing should be and why.
That’s great, happy to help
The best Golf swing tip in my 60 years of playing golf Danny
Happy to help 😁
This is a great tip. I came upon it on my own after watching the golf swing of Tony Finau. I could not figure out how he was getting the distance he was, with his irons mainly, taking such an abbreviated back swing. What I saw after watching a ton of slow motion swing videos is how he does exactly what you mention in this tip. It's real easy to see in his swing because it is so pronounced. He lays off the club and in doing that he creates a sort of whipping action that seems to generate a lot of club head speed with minimal effort. I spent a lot of time practicing with it last summer in my yard and the distance improvement was pretty significant. It did feel pretty awkward though and I never felt confident enough to take it to the course. It's a big swing change so something that will take a lot of time to get down. I plan to spend a lot more time working on it this year and incorporating this motion into my swing. Great tip !!!
If you are curious about this tip I recommend checking out Tony's swing where you can really see it in action. Cheers !!
I'm definitely going to try this at the range in a couple days. I've been struggling recently with leaving the face open, and not being able to properly turn the forearms and square the face. Thanks Danny.
Pleasure Matt, love to hear how it goes
I'm pretty sure this is exactly what I need. Going to try it in a few range sessions next week and see how it goes 🙏
Have fun Rob
FINALLY - the relaxed swing i've been looking for months - ❤ your teaching - and hopefully, everybody get that swing by your drills. Thanks for constant useful support to develop as amateur😊
You are so welcome! Really happy to help
This one video encapsulates what you need to achieve a great swing. I have been trying to achieve this in my practice and your explanation resonates with me perfectly. Some great swing thoughts/feels here that I will take to the range!
You can do it David
Thanks! This video really opened my eyes. I was swinging too much with my arms. Now it's more body, more rotation, more wrist release. Very repeatable! I'm a long time subscriber. Great work!😊
That’s incredibly kind of you thank you
@@DanielMaude I appreciate your instructions. Always something to keep me in the game. Cheers.
Thé best-seller lesson I had with the one with drills of short swings : idéal to get progressively the correct rythm and increase the lenght little by little. Thanks a lot Danny !
AWESOME.....Best teaching I have ever seen by anyone...BAR NONE!!!
Thanks so much for the support Robert
Simple, effective, efficient - great lesson Danny as always. The frisbee drill is a great as well.
🙏 hope it helps
Danny, got to say this is the best explanation I have seen on golf's wing, thanks.
I made a big improvement over a year ago with that take-away and tucking in my trail elbow. Trouble was I stil got stuck in downswing so I went on a quest to improve my follow through. Long story short... The list of checkpoints got longer and I stopped doing the ones I learned earlier, my swing fell part.
I've now realised my errors and I'm working to improve, but your 3 points here seem to cover everything I needed but easier to remember. Cheers.!
Happy to help Lee!
Another great video from the swing maestro himself. Epic content. I’m a feel golfer and its only you who can discuss it effectively.
Thank you happy to help Gart
Absolutely superb this, going to try this on the range later. Makes it look so easy Danny! Thanks
You are very welcome
Danny, love this drill especially when you showed how we square the club face by turning the “forearms” and not trying to bow the wrist, plus pushing the hands down towards the ground. Cheers.
Thank you 😁
You just gave me another 'Ah ha moment'. Thanks for being such an amazing teacher. The explanation about how to square the club up was exactly what I needed to hear and so helpful for me!!
@kalia4320 you are most welcome. Glad you enjoyed it. Have a great time practising 🙏🏻
Love your tutorial videos. You break it down to simple and easy drills so even amateurs like myself can understand and relate.
Does this drill work for drivers as well?
I think I'm going to try this as I'm having problems with driver. Everything you said is me in what I'm doing. So I feel it's be more free in swing
Have fun
Love these drills Danny. I have been plagued with early posting and introducing loft thereby reducing my distance. Hopefully these drills will put me on a path to a better swing and more distance effortlessly.
Thank You Danny I improved a lot with Your Teaching...
@Mansorsaparkacms you are most welcome. That’s great. Keep it up 🙏🏻
Excellent lesson. Watching your lesson vid with Peter C. This makes it easier to practice such a basic yet advanced move. Thanks!
You're very welcome!
your simple demonstrations and explanation of how a club swing and face turn shows how every club should make contact with that little white ball to make club face be king. Just looking at your swing in this video is a reflection of how I have been swinging a club. I had been stricken with knee pain due to my left knee needing a replacement. From late 2019 up to 2023, I spent more time lying in bed with an ice pack or a cube unit applying ice water application to my injured knee. in late 2023 and early 2024, was I able to swing a club that my knee did not attack me with pain, and then Covid came along and back in bed I discovered my body resting. Watching your video and the drills have been an eye opener as just how to correctly swing the club to make contact with that little white ball.
Its funny, cause i just found out the other day. My thoughts is this: from the top, drop down the right shoulder and turn the hands 90 degrees so that they are in line on the path to the ball.
I live in Sweden so it's off season. I've only made practise swings so far, but it feels amazing. I can now do all the things i've seen youtubers like you Danny talk about. Hips can turn, and i don't feel stiff. I get a better angle to the ball. Can't wait until the season starts.
Keep up the good work Danny!
i also forgot to mention that i try to straighten out my right arm as soon as i can after the shoulder drop.
Wonderful to hear Martin
Great idea
Thank you Danny- very very simple and good info
@hendriklouw1864 you’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏻
Danny - watched this lesson a couple of hours before playing a round this afternoon. Maybe not wise to take this change directly to the course but the result was that I hit my irons and hybrids far more consistently than I have for months. Will definitely keep working on this to make it a natural component of my swing. 😎
Thanks Mike let me know how you get on 👍
I am 78 now and old habits are hard to break, but I have just tried these exercises and they are really helping my swing speed and direction. Thanks Danny!
Thanks Jerry!
That was the best explanation I have ever heard and watched about the golf swing, i.e., how the arms actually work within it. Brilliant. Thank you.
Appreciate the support Ronald 😁
Excellent video explained everything that my swing was doing, had a lesson with someone last week and he said exactly the same I was turning my wrists a forearms too soon changed my takeaway swing to come back straighter and it works
Wonderful to hear Craig
@@DanielMaude thank you
Hi Danny, another fantastic video, I wonder how the club squaring forearm move works with the driver- is it the same?
Thanks very much Paul
Exactly the same Paul
Danny. This makes perfect sense to me, but when I try it I struggle with consistency, i.e. a consistent ball strike. Can you give any tips on becoming more consistent? You may have covered this in another video?
The first key is to make sure you are set up to the ball correctly and you have a system to do this every time
Thank you Danny. It is a brilliant explanation and demonstration of how to strike the ball more effectively and longer. Can't wait to try it as soon as the weather eventually improves.
Thanks Andy fingers crossed 🤞 it improves soon.
Beautifully described and taught Danny, this video is so helpful in ‘putting it all together’. It’s a great synopsis of everything you’ve taught and talked about over the last few weeks from Pete Cowens lessons onwards.
Really kind Stevie thank you
Useful content this week Danny. Will go to the range today to put these steps into practice. Trail arm under, then lead arm under! Thanks Danny. Reminds me of the Big Easy - Ernie Els!
What a player he was/is
That was what I was waiting for Danny, someone to explain how you square the club face from the horizontal to impact
I was doing all the other movements you described to square the face at the right time and it was more mishits than hits.
Thank you Danny you certainly get into our heads and read our minds.You are one of the top instructors.
What a beautiful swing you have Danny! You should be on tour.
Really kind David, love laying golf just prefer to spend time with my family as opposed to living out of a suitcase
Danny I agree the last piece is the true gem. It actually made me realize something I think I can squeeze more power from refocusing on bringing the trail arm level again w/ the lead arm to create the power, it seems to build force in a simpler movement, more direct movement than pulling down for power for example certain more direct spinning faster for more power. I like the idea so far. Thank you for this. Dr Ds
@breakthroughwithdr.d thank you for watching. Enjoy practicing 🙏🏻
@@DanielMaude Danny, with this GEM you mention, I am able to hit driver 258 carry with a 278 rollout. added over 28 yards to my typically drive. Im now working on getting my grip to be a bit more open to avoid the clubhead closing as much when i use force to control the lowpoint vs the prior more passive "timed" low point control. This is next level stuff Danny. I thank you Sir! Success always! Dr D
Awesome stuff Danny. I too struggled with the take away and getting the club to the top steeper. A great drill for me was to tape an alignment rod to an old 7 iron and swing keeping the alignment rod in contact with the hips initially and then the thigh as you take the club back. Supper awkward but after about a month (500+ dry swings) I finally have it and it finally looks right in video. Amazing how hard it was to get this right but now it feels so natural that I don’t even have to think about it. You MUST use camera to verify because you simply cannot trust what you feel:)
Danny, you really simplified the golf swing. Can't wait to try this once my knee gets better, ( torn Meniscus). :(
All the best Corey
Danny, you're a genius 🙏 This is such a key move! This drill made me realise that although I was tucking my trail elbow in ok, I was keeping the arm slightly bent through contact and just weakly rolling the wrists over. Using the whole arm to close the face applies the weight of the arm to the ball and really turns on the power ❤
Very kind, appreciate the support 😁
I wish I saw this before I played yesterday lol I have the same issue. Saved this video for studying.
Hope it helps
Thanks for the lesson, I’ve lost my swing this week, this will get me back on track.
Happy to help Vincen 😁
Not sure if I commented on this video but I want to tell you this video and with Pete Cowens changed my swing ease and dispersion immediately. I have never hit 14 greens in regulation until now. I am moving over on my left side with no effort. The third component was the missing link to a solid finish.
I play in a scramble every Thursday where I was the C picked player. For three weeks I have out performed the A and B players easily. This week we used all of my drives but 1, 60° of my approach shots. I’m not exaggerating. Unfortunately my game from 30 yards to 10 yards is complete garbage. Thank you for saving me all the range cost.
That’s awesome to hear
Danny your video last week is probably the easiest and most effective tip I’ve had, absolutely brilliant, locks arm in, maintains radius and gets body turning. So much more consistent, love it Thanks
So awesome to hear Graham, thanks for taking the time to feedback
@@DanielMaude It works for chipping too 👍
WOW. Great video with very lively instructions. One can feel the importance that Danny places on these 3 steps!
Superb video Danny.
You know what you’ve inadvertently done don’t you?
You explained perfectly (and finally simplified) the Peter Cowen’s “Spinning the right arm down” 😂
Maybe a link to that video you did with Peter 7 months ago would go perfectly with this 👊
Cheers pal ⛳️🏌️♀️💥
Thank you Paul