3 year old video from Danny but the lesson within is still just as valuable and important. Thanks, Danny! Oh, and congratulations on breaking 1 Million subscribers too! You deserve this success.
He is the best golf instructor online without doubt. What separates him from all the others is the easy to understand drills. One particular drill he demonstrates is how we throw a ball naturally, using the feet, body and arms. I learned more from one lesson from Danny than numerous lessons from my PGA instructors. After watching the driver instruction, I gained close to 20yards and hit the ball where I was aiming!
I enjoy your teaching method. It is the swing my Dad taught me 50 years ago. Its natural. I always called it the old fashioned swing that got the greats like snead and Nicholas. Its actually very close to Bobby Jones. Your drills really resonate with me. I stopped playing for 10 years. Now at 55 I started again and your drills have me striking the ball correctly and it feels like I never stopped. Thank you
Hey Danny, I’m on my third month in golf and have been struggling the most with the driver. I have probably watched 30+ videos, read many articles, taking personal tips from friends and even my local PGA pro.. No one, I MEAN NO ONE, has explained it as simple as you have, i got out on the range as soon as i saw the video and within 4-5 balls it worked instantly for me, driving 190 meter and dead straight. Thank you for saving my summer, i’ll be a subscriber for life!
Danny, This easiest driver golf tip and your backward and forward rotation golf tip using your legs like a pendulum are your two best golf tips in which you start the golf swing with your lower body. They have stopped me from swaying and not to move my front foot and have resulted in lowering my handicap significantly. You are the best instructor I have found. I always look forward to your new tips. Stay safe and healthy.
Woah, I don’t think you understand how much you’ve just changed my game. As soon as I started doing this exercise I suddenly understood exactly how wrong I’ve been swinging my driver. 🤯, I look like I’m crazy at the range , but I’ve been doing this before I practice my drives every time. What a difference. All I can say is thank you.
This lesson reminds me of my own self discovery on the driving range one day that literally changed my swing forever. I had been struggling with distance. All my friends were blasting it past me. I was lucky to hit a 200 yard drive. On the range I was determined to hit one at least 250 and the harder I tried it seemed like the shorter I got. So I stopped teeing up balls and gazed out at the range in contemplation. And then it hit me. I was there to experiment and try anything so I had an idea. I sat my driver down and shook the tension out of my arms. I told myself to relax. And old lesson I read somewhere popped in my head. Loose relaxed arms swing faster than flexed tense arms. I picked up the driver and first thing was changing my grip pressure. I told myself the relaxation of the arms had to begin in the grip. So I gripped the club just tight enough to keep it under control. No more death grip. Then I tried to make my arms feel like wet noodles. I tried a few practice swings with these new relaxed arms and grip. I could feel the club hinging all by itself. I could feel my torso slinging my arms and then the club slinging. I felt speed. The faster I turned, the faster the sling. I thought no way could it be this easy. I tee'd one up and gave it a go. 245 yards easy. My longest drive ever just happened. I was afraid it was a fluke so tried again. 250 yards. I was elated. This relaxed arm technique added the yards I was missing and it worked with every club. I will never forget that day.
Tried your advice re relaxed arms and grip and you are spot on! Instantly gave me a bit extra on my drives and definitely something to work on. Thank you so much for the advice!
This is the single greatest golf video ever made. If I could have seen this video 35 years ago when I started, I would have had far more success over the years. Your "walking" technique for the lower body is so simple and effective. One of my past instructors, a former LPGA player, would instruct me to load the back leg on the backswing and then make an "athletic move" forward on the downswing. She couldn't describe the athletic move in words. I could never do the hip slide; I was frustrated by the athletic move because she couldn't tell me what it was. Think of the nonsense of stepping on pressure plates hooked to a computer to see weight distribution when all a player needs to do is "walk" the lower body through the swing. This video's great benefit to me was finally understanding the release. As I watched in my den, I grabbed a 7 iron and slowly swung it as the video shows. I could feel the point where the club would release and drop towards the ground. I have asked instructors what to do with my hands through impact and never gotten an answer. I've been taught to draw the club to here; turn the wrist like so; point the club grip; but never what to do at impact. Turns out all I had to do was let the the club fall to earth. Until two days ago, I kept a firm grip on the club, set a lag in my wrists, and directed the club down to the ball. To hit the ball further, I tried turning faster. My iron play sucked. Thursday evening I watched the video. Friday evening I hit a bucket at my league club and walked nine. Couldn't believe how lightly I could grip the club, just firm enough to keep the club from flying out of my hands. Mid round, I couldn't believe how relaxed I was at set up and through the swing. No tension in my hands or arms. Even when I was off target with the irons, I was getting yards and landing near the greens. After a first hole duck hook, I hit all remaining fairways with the driver. I could feel the driver head release on the downswing and the pop when it hit the ball. Fairways hit; greens in regulation. How fun is that? Duplicated this playing 9 holes Saturday evening. Got some work to do with the fairway woods, which are brushing the ground just behind the ball and losing power. But I've got a clear understanding of the swing, and finally, a swing for the rest of my golf life. 35 years of garbage golf. Maybe I can get a dozen years of better play. You're the best, Danny.
tj marshall Thats very kind, I’m just happy to help...I know some of my colleagues here on RUclips are excellent at what they do. Really appreciate the feedback
I was literally just going to post this same comment. I have watched hundreds of golf instructional videos and nothing compares to Danny Maude. I am lying in bed right now but I cannot wait to hit the garage tomorrow morning and try some of these techniques that Danny is demonstrating. I’m beyond excited and optimistic! Thanks Danny!
This teaching is solid gold! I played a Sunday afternoon round today and tried to incorporate what I remembered from watching this video. It began clicking on the back 9 and I began hitting sweet drives. I can’t wait to get to the range to work on the drills.
D. Maude, Many thanks for explaining to an older duffer how to get that”pop” from my golf swing. Your “catapult” description summed it beautifully. I’ve been asking around to try and correlate a tip from racket ball playing years ago, to hold the racket loosely and snap it through the ball to treble the power of my hit. You’ve nailed the parallel. Learning from your videos has made retirement much more fruitful. I look forward to every weekend,to prepare for my Monday morning toddle around my local course...thank you.
First time I've ever watched an instructor give a precise, description of weight transfer and, a corresponding exercise to work on, not only learning the proper transfer but, improving on it if you are a more seasoned "playaaaa"...Superb!!
This has to be the greatest explanation I have ever seen regarding how to use your feet to form the base or foundation of the driver swing while keeping your hands and arms relaxed to sling the club through impact. I can’t wait to try this on the range tomorrow. I know I can get there because I finally understand how to do it for my swing.
Been watching your videos for a while now Danny and gotta say my game as come on I'm 61 and your drills for senior golfers is second to none I've just had my best round at my club I play off 26 and scored 45 pts thanks to your help 👍
Hello Danny. This video, and the other one related to it helped me immensely at the range today. I haven't been active in the last few months, and didnt even try to do this at home. Went to the range and did the heel toe thing for a bit (as everyone watched me like I was crazy) and then started swinging with my irons. Took me a few balls to start making solid hits, but when I did I added from 5-20 yds depending on the club. And with this motion and with a nice follow through, (I'm 50yrs old, and have a physical job) I hit about 100 balls back pain free. Thank you so much sir, and keep the videos coming...
You Sir are absolutely brilliant. Discovered your videos yesterday. Watched about 10 of them and went to the course. A little practice, then first drive 280 down the middle with a no-effort feeling. Thank you Thank you Thank you.
Wow, I've got to run out to my golf mat and net and practice that tonight before I play golf tomorrow. That is what I've been looking for. The for action just makes so much sense. Just like your Dad, I am an older golfer ( 81), and have lost a lot of distance. Physically, I am as strong and flexible as many of my fellow golfers even younger than me, but they hit the ball farther than I do, and I just know it's because I am an upper torso and arms swinger. Love your tips Danny, and keep them coming. Also love to hear about your Dad.
As a scratch golfer who doesn't get to play like I used to (30 y.o. with 3 kids now), I've recently lost distance. I've always been a longer player, so this has been a new challenge for me. I've found myself struggling to carry the ball 270 (swing speed still around 115) and I've lost a lot of distance in my long irons. After watching this, I think you've just helped me find the main issue in my swing. I have noticed I am much more tense and due to not practicing the way I used to, I find myself "steering" or "guiding" longer shots. Thanks for explaining this in such a simple way and the fact that it can be done indoors makes it that much better! Cheers!
My pleasure Dustin, I think we all steer it from time to time, by letting go you will learn to not only increase your distance but also increase your awareness of what is actually happening in your golf swing
The reason why your advice is so successful? You think from the perspective of the struggling golfer. You place yourself into their shoes. Like any instructor, you deconstruct the swing and pinpoint where the mistakes are made. But, then you get creative and think of a body trigger that will help them "feel" the right movement. You stepped into the body of an "arm swinger" and came up with the toe-up-heal-down exaggeration with loose arms. Brilliant! The usual tips...setting up tees, or sticks, or a towel under your armpit, or making the "whoosh" after the ball don't allow the student to internalize the "feeling" of the swing. This lesson does, and this is why it will actually work. I'd like to add something to your excellent lesson. You already know this, but I'm sure you didn't want to complicate the main point of the exercise with extra details. But this was key for me when I was getting away from arm swinging. When arm swingers start to let go, and allow their body to swing the club, they are definitely going to feel out of control. They may not even get near the ball, because they are used to applying hand and wrist muscles to correct their incorrect swing path down to the ball. Without those muscles chiming in, there's nothing to correct the club-head path. They may give-up, thinking, "There's no way I'm changing my swing for this unstable and unpredictable result!" But, here's the key that helped me. The degree of hip-bend will bring the swing path exactly where it needs to be, with no manipulation needed. If the student is used to setting-up with a lot of bend, the non-manipulated swing path will ground the club-head. He'll need to get used to less bend at address. The opposite for a golfer with a stance too upright. Non-manipulated, the path will tend to be over the ball. So, my advice (humbly) is to "feel" the path the centrifugal force is taking the club, without any manipulation, and adjust your balance and forward bend so it meets with the tee. You will also have to adjust your grip so the club-face is square....because without manipulation, your club-face will no longer be square. When you find this correct plane, and set your balance, lean, and grip to automatically get there without doing ANYTHING but turning, that's when your brain will automatically let go of the need for manipulation. Your brain can't be fooled. If you're not set-up right, it will know, and you'll continually fight its desire to fix things on the way down from your back-swing. When you experience the freedom of No Manipulation, you'll find you have confidence and power every time you step up to the tee. Danny- sorry this is so long! You gave a great lesson and I hope you don't mind. Great respect & admiration to you!
Very kind of you to take the time to write such detailed feedback, I really appreciate it and Im sure the rest of the community will do too...many thanks
There was one nugget in here that really caught on for me, which was the "stomp your lead foot" or use it to pull yourself through your swing. I've never heard anyone put it that way before. You always hear people say you need transfer your weight to your front foot, but the actual act of using your front leg to pull your swing through is mind blowing to me. Thanks for the video!
I have only just come across your videos Danny, the way you present them is first class. They make perfect sense when broken down stage by stage. My swing came mostly from the upper body and to gain more distance I would swing harder. I am Looking forward to achieving a more balanced reliable swing. As they say practice makes perfect.
Hi Danny! I am a fan of your golf teaching, and I have watched many of your videos. This lesson just clicked for me. I've been playing golf many years, and I've always had problems with consistent ball striking during a round of golf. After watching this video, I immediately knew why I got into trouble when I start swinging the club too independently with my arms, and not with my feet. It didn't take me too long to make the adjustment, and it is just astonishing how more consistent and straight I'm hitting the ball now, and effortlessly too! Great lesson, and should be taught to every beginning golfer!! Thanks!
Really tried to use this thought on the course today and struck the ball so well with so little effort. I just focussed on turning back and through. No thinking about the club at all. As you say the body figures that out itself. Really felt I was swinging the club rather than hitting at the ball. 😃😃 awesome. Thanks
Put this in to practice this morning. Relaxed, lossened my arms and got a nice rhythm going in my swing. Some of the best drives I've ever hit. Another thing I was doing that was hurting my iron shots was I was pulling my head up on the backswing but trying to eliminate that from my game also . All in all big improvement today. Cheers for the tips, keep up the good work
I've seen the video with your irons, I gained 15 to 20 yards. Can't wait to work on this, you've made the driver swing make sense. Can't wait to start hitting my driver farther.
This is great Danny. Thank you. This not only takes away my sectional, mechanical swing thoughts which have plagued me for many years, it also gives me a relaxed sense and not forceful downswing. Couple with your back swing instruction video (not tip), I'm exited to get out and give it a try on the golf course as golfing season has just begun in Canada. Many cheers
Honestly Danny, Thanks alot. Watched this video last night after seeing it on the homepage, I've always felt my swing although reasonable was stiff and not fluent and flowing like the local pro's swings.....I already had a simililar movement bottom half of my body, so i hit the range a few hours after watching, doing what you said, lossening up my arms and letting it flow better not only seemed to fix my push fade, but also a slight pull fade on good shots. My distances were spot on and i wasnt hitting behind the ball like i've been struggling with since the Xmas break. Something so simple, doing that little routine and I honestly thinks its changed my swing and game forever, Got a lesson tomorrow which i booked to help fix me.....can't wait to go into it with a different outlook to improve it further instead of fixing. Subcribed to the channel, look forward to watching all the other vids
Came back here because after a year of slicing and watching videos to "fix" it, I figured why not try this last vid from a new instructor and start over. I practiced the hip movement it felt weird at first but figured why not and when I got on the course this weekend I was absolutely stunned. I typically cannot play driver because it's embarassing/I lose balls. I put every ball in play for the first time. This completely changed everything THANK YOU!!
Thank you Danny this is the best video or golf lesson I ever had. You need to take this video and frame it. This video is the shit. Doing this simple step forward and back thang taught me how to do a golf swing right for the first time. No longer do I have to shift my way my way automatically shifts shifts. I go to the back foot and then into the front foot and gives you power and straightness. The only thing I have to be careful of is not rushing the downswing. Thus now the timing is working. And the legs are driving the swing an effortless swing giving me 20 yards Bottom line I’m hitting greens half the time on approach shots, more yards and straight straight straight.
Danny, tried to pull the driver instead of pushing and hit the ball 240 yards uphill today. I keep telling my regular foursome what a great teacher you are and they are starting to believe me. Playing golf with my dad is what made golf my favorite sport. Good for you. Nice beard. Best wishes from Houston.
Danny I thought I would check in with you again. Have followed you for quite a while and have watched my ball striking improve tremendously. Your "drag it to lag it" video I commented on the blissful feeling of hitting the ball and then taking perfect divots. The best thing is when I hit a pure iron and my friends say " That sounded like a golf shot". Had I not watched that video I may never have had the opportunity to hit so many pure iron shots. I thank you sincerely.
Thank you Danny. This drill for the easiest driver tip and the best rotation backswing and downswing are your best two drills. They have helped me tremendously on transferring my weight and hitting shots longer and straighter. Stay safe and healthy. Frank
All in about 20 minutes I took a video of myself completely releasing the club !after 2 years of lessons and I could never get instructor to help me do that! Thank you!!!!
Perfect as always. I find that most people that struggle with consistency try to guide the swing using their hands and wrists. The wrist is nothing more then a hinge that folds and unfolds naturally by smooth, controlled swing. Danny simplifies this process in incremental steps.
Danny, The heel-toe-heel-toe thing has really changed my driving for the better (distance and consistency), WITH the added bonus of keeping me from over-rotating on the backswing! Thank you so much.
Your lessons gave me answers to my uncleared questions regarding golf swing. After I watched your lesson, I could not help trying your drills and swings at driving range. Then I finally started to hit balls as I wanted...damn straight ones with power. I still need more practice especially the distance between my body and ball considering the balance of my weight... Anyway your golf lesson changed my golf swing totally different in a reasonably way... Thank you so much for your superb lessons!!! I have watched thousands of golf lessons in a past but you are the best!!!!
Hey Danny Love this video. Especially as you show the soft arms/legs walking analogy: brilliant! It’s interesting that we are moving back to an older-fashioned leg action now that we understand pressure traces. We're seeing people like Molinari, Bubba etc lifting the left heel and Matt Wolff with George Gankas is a game changer. I did exactly as you did in the video with my son over Christmas i.e: right heel/left toe to left heel/right toe and he was hitting it miles if hooking it rather badly, we can sort that once he's got the impact and distance. I think the principle of the X factor, left heel planted swing has not served amateur golfers as we don’t release the clubhead anywhere near fast enough. That method is fine if you swing the driver at 115mph and a 7 iron at 98mph. I wasted years trying to do the Leadbetter torque-based body release swing. My natural swing is way more Nicklaus/Couples style as despite being 5ft 6, I’ve got long arms. Having gone back to doing a one-piece takeaway, late wrist cock, lift the left heel, high arc swing upright swing plane I’ve started hitting it as well as I did back in 1996 when I got down to single figures. Whereabouts in Leeds does your dad play? I had my first ever lesson from Jon Foss at Sand Moor way back in 1989, then graduated to Dennis Sheehy both there and at Wike Ridge and Garforth before he went to the States. Some amazing courses in Yorkshire, 3 Ryder cup venues says a lot. My current club in Croydon is in a similar sand belt to north Leeds.
Danny, your video on how to hit out of a bunker is the best golf shot advice/instruction I've ever received. As long as the bunker is decently soft sand and not muddy or rock hard, I can get it out first try with nice touch using your technique. Thanks!
This felt really goofy today but stuck with it and it all came together. The confidence that I started building up from making those very small hits and then building up to a full swing was amazing. I camt wait to take this swing onto the course!
Best lesson ever…I have been doing this and it has completely changed my game…instead of having swing thoughts , my swing feels more natural and athletic without clouded swing thoughts… Thank you so much Danny 👍
This tip has changed my irons game night and day. I'm getting an additional 20 yards on all my irons. Very well explained and I can totally feel the difference.
I understand about the surgeon, as a dental surgeon I often carried out delicate procedures (that didn't require close visual inspection) while looking out the window I found my not looking, when not required, took away confusing conflicting distractions and just learned the feel of the procedure. Now to put it into practice! Cheers
Another great video Danny! I am 69 and struggle with swing speed. I love the focus on stomping down. My swing naturally followed and I could feel the snapping power. When I started my swing first before stomping down I could the weaker hit happening. Practicing this on a net for now to ingrain the feeling. Can’t wait for Spring!
John Breithaupt that’s it John, it’s only subtle but if the stomp can start the swing and pull the torso with it you are well on your way to an effortless golf swing
This was a very helpful follow up of your previous ones on this subject. So many benefits to the swing all round. Will naturally help keep the lag with out even being aware of it. Plusses all round.
Many thanks Danny - another great lesson which is appreciated very much. How fantastic for you to be able to help your Dad with his game and see him playing so well -- he must be very proud of you!
Things that you allude to in the video include the importance of developing and maintaining rhythm in the golf swing. Those of us with higher indexes struggle with keeping in rhythm for an entire round. This drill greatly helped that for me. I do it periodically at home without a club and yesterday I took it to the course while waiting on my partners with gratifying results: 10/13 fairways hit and one of my misses was in the first cut and another one found the fairway bunker guarding a dogleg because I hit it farther than my usual! It tamed my usual problems with transition. My playing partners did look at me a bit funny, but couldn’t ridicule the results, especially when it came time to pay up! Now they want strokes!
Danny, as usual, this is brilliant! I have been following you for several months while I have been learning to play golf on the range at 60 years old. I played my first 9 holes this week and carded a 43. Thanks so much for what you do! If you ever visit central Florida I will treat you to a round of golf!
A very clear depiction of what is fundamental to generating power whilst staying balanced. I really wish I had found this video before now and can't wait to put this into my practice at the range. yet another great video thank you Danny.
Danny, this is the best video I’ve ever watched to help students understand mechanics which develop distance. I was trying to help a friend just yesterday with no success. She had a beatiful swing, but could not hit a driver over 115yards. After seeing this video, I now see where she, and many other women in our club lose so much distance. Thanks!
I'm a casual player for over ten years now. Always drive with a slice. ALWAYS. Saw your video and give it a try on the driving ranch today. NO slice at all not even a strick.... Just can't belive it .... Thanks 😅
I was out on course when this video dropped. Took a minute to watch it and Good God! absolutely nailed my last 4 drives and iron shots too. Great simple tip 👌👍
Excellent lesson, Danny! Probably the most unique approach to footwork and weight shift in the swing that I've seen. Looking forward to working on this when the weather warms up.
I’ve only discovered you recently and it’s the best thing to happen to my golf in years. Great teacher. My footwork has been incorrect but I’ve been practicing your drills and I can already see the difference....Thanks..
Danny Maude I’ve been timing a hip slide and can play well with it but...not consistently. This more stable move within yourself is easy and very effective. Thank you...
Was getting a pain behind my left knee by getting into a bad habit of staying flat footed on my left leg. This video made me realize that and saved me. Thank you so much!
Danny, what a brilliant drill! This reminds me of what Jack Nicklas said and did, where he said the swing is contolled from the ground up. And nobody ever stomped as well as Jack! Bob Mann back in the 80's had a similar concept, he called it golf's 'Motor Move' which is the active use of the feet to drive the engine of the swing. Thank you so much for this lesson. Now I feel like I can let centrifugal force really work in my swing. I turned a club around holding near the head to hear where the whoosh was. And the more agressively I stomped, the louder the whoosh sound became! This really is a game changer!
Thanks Danny. I've watched lots of your videos and this is the best one I can remember that explains the correct body action back and through the ball. I see quite a few players who have "good hands" and some with a good arm swing, but not many that also have great body and leg action to complete the package.
Enjoyed this video immensely. The enthusiasm and excitement you expressed about your Dad's improvement, in his swing, was excellent! Glad you had time to spend with him. I'm guilty of the same things mentioned that ruin the effortless swing. Will be employing the tips you shared today. Keep it going with the facial hair. My beard is not quite as long as ZZ Top's, but pretty close (and a helluva lot grayer) Cheers, Mate!
I'm just watching this video for the first time and haven't yet had a chance to try it out yet, but I already love this video. The problems I have with my driver are exactly related to what you describe in this (too much torso, not enough feet and legs). I can already tell that the mental image this video creates will be extremely helpful. I think it would be even more helpful if you could follow this video up with a video on how to transition from this swing thought to an iron swing thought. I feel like when I get my driver working good, my irons struggle because I'm lifting my body up too much and topping the ball and vice versa, when my irons are going good, my driver struggles because I'm using too much torso and not as much feet and legs. I like these golf videos that are more about creating mental images than creating drills (honestly, I'm rarely going to stand in my family room and practice golf swings). This is the kind of video that creates mental drills I can go through when I'm sitting/standing around thinking about golf.
Thumbs up Danny! Your lessons have lowered my scores, my golf mates have also noticed. This video definitely helps with the slice, and driving the ball further. 🍻
This crazy heel-toe and arms loosen technique is my new warmup. Literally pulled me out of a bad habit and got my drives going far. Its the exaggerated movement that really helps.
Your comment at 13:00, 13:00 "Feels totally out of control. Feels like the ball is going to go anywhere." is so bang on accurate! The first few times you really do this, and really let go, it feels like you have lost ALL control of the club :) I now suspect that the illusion of control was just a failure to let the clubhead release.
@@DanielMaude I also love the feel (and results) of combining this with your idea of just using the hands to 'add structure' to impact. Allowing the upper arms and shoulders to flow freely, being driven by the legs, but simultaneously controlling the hand/wrist position, in order to deliver the clubhead in a powerful structured position is brilliant. I feel that conceptually, it turns our typical picture of the swing upside-down (most of us start by swinging our arms deliberately, with flying hands/wrists) . Your two ideas together (free flowing arms driven by ground forces from legs; hands providing structure) really, really work. Thank you!
Honestly, i havr struggled with figuring out the timing of upper and lower body. This is the best drill to actually feel what that relationship is. Can't wait to try this on the course. Thank you so much. What a fantastic analogy.
Great training advice. Bit younger than your Dad, but have struggled recently pulling drives to left while attempting to maintain distance as mobility decreases. Hopefully I can follow your Dad's example and follow these tips to get myself back on track and restore confidence. Really enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.
Great tip as usual Danny! As they say golf is a game of opposites. One such enigma of the golf swing is how to be languid, fluid and ultimately powerful from a generally static starting position. Your tip is like a waggle for the entire body. Great idea!
3 year old video from Danny but the lesson within is still just as valuable and important. Thanks, Danny! Oh, and congratulations on breaking 1 Million subscribers too! You deserve this success.
Thank you, always try to create videos that stand the test of time 🙏
He is the best golf instructor online without doubt. What separates him from all the others is the easy to understand drills. One particular drill he demonstrates is how we throw a ball naturally, using the feet, body and arms. I learned more from one lesson from Danny than numerous lessons from my PGA instructors.
After watching the driver instruction, I gained close to 20yards and hit the ball where I was aiming!
I enjoy your teaching method. It is the swing my Dad taught me 50 years ago. Its natural. I always called it the old fashioned swing that got the greats like snead and Nicholas. Its actually very close to Bobby Jones. Your drills really resonate with me. I stopped playing for 10 years. Now at 55 I started again and your drills have me striking the ball correctly and it feels like I never stopped. Thank you
Thats awesome to hear, thanks for sharing Bobby
Hey Danny,
I’m on my third month in golf and have been struggling the most with the driver. I have probably watched 30+ videos, read many articles, taking personal tips from friends and even my local PGA pro.. No one, I MEAN NO ONE, has explained it as simple as you have, i got out on the range as soon as i saw the video and within 4-5 balls it worked instantly for me, driving 190 meter and dead straight. Thank you for saving my summer, i’ll be a subscriber for life!
Welcome to the community Gabe, great to have you here
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Danny, This easiest driver golf tip and your backward and forward rotation golf tip using your legs like a pendulum are your two best golf tips in which you start the golf swing with your lower body. They have stopped me from swaying and not to move my front foot and have resulted in lowering my handicap significantly. You are the best instructor I have found. I always look forward to your new tips. Stay safe and healthy.
really kind of you to feedback Frank, thank you
Couldnt of said it any better , i went from 19 to 9 handicap over 5 months danny maude the ledgend
Woah, I don’t think you understand how much you’ve just changed my game. As soon as I started doing this exercise I suddenly understood exactly how wrong I’ve been swinging my driver. 🤯, I look like I’m crazy at the range , but I’ve been doing this before I practice my drives every time. What a difference. All I can say is thank you.
That’s wonderful Jaime, well done
This lesson reminds me of my own self discovery on the driving range one day that literally changed my swing forever. I had been struggling with distance. All my friends were blasting it past me. I was lucky to hit a 200 yard drive. On the range I was determined to hit one at least 250 and the harder I tried it seemed like the shorter I got. So I stopped teeing up balls and gazed out at the range in contemplation. And then it hit me. I was there to experiment and try anything so I had an idea. I sat my driver down and shook the tension out of my arms. I told myself to relax. And old lesson I read somewhere popped in my head. Loose relaxed arms swing faster than flexed tense arms. I picked up the driver and first thing was changing my grip pressure. I told myself the relaxation of the arms had to begin in the grip. So I gripped the club just tight enough to keep it under control. No more death grip. Then I tried to make my arms feel like wet noodles. I tried a few practice swings with these new relaxed arms and grip. I could feel the club hinging all by itself. I could feel my torso slinging my arms and then the club slinging. I felt speed. The faster I turned, the faster the sling. I thought no way could it be this easy. I tee'd one up and gave it a go. 245 yards easy. My longest drive ever just happened. I was afraid it was a fluke so tried again. 250 yards. I was elated. This relaxed arm technique added the yards I was missing and it worked with every club. I will never forget that day.
jeddyhi amazing to hear well done!!
Thanks so much for sharing
“No way it could be this’ll easy.” Thanks, I’ll try this.
It's like I'm reading my own story. Actually happened today and I played on and off for a year
Tried your advice re relaxed arms and grip and you are spot on! Instantly gave me a bit extra on my drives and definitely something to work on. Thank you so much for the advice!
Those moments of golf joy are all to few! Enjoy and don’t goback
This is the single greatest golf video ever made. If I could have seen this video 35 years ago when I started, I would have had far more success over the years.
Your "walking" technique for the lower body is so simple and effective. One of my past instructors, a former LPGA player, would instruct me to load the back leg on the backswing and then make an "athletic move" forward on the downswing. She couldn't describe the athletic move in words. I could never do the hip slide; I was frustrated by the athletic move because she couldn't tell me what it was. Think of the nonsense of stepping on pressure plates hooked to a computer to see weight distribution when all a player needs to do is "walk" the lower body through the swing.
This video's great benefit to me was finally understanding the release. As I watched in my den, I grabbed a 7 iron and slowly swung it as the video shows. I could feel the point where the club would release and drop towards the ground. I have asked instructors what to do with my hands through impact and never gotten an answer. I've been taught to draw the club to here; turn the wrist like so; point the club grip; but never what to do at impact. Turns out all I had to do was let the the club fall to earth. Until two days ago, I kept a firm grip on the club, set a lag in my wrists, and directed the club down to the ball. To hit the ball further, I tried turning faster. My iron play sucked.
Thursday evening I watched the video. Friday evening I hit a bucket at my league club and walked nine. Couldn't believe how lightly I could grip the club, just firm enough to keep the club from flying out of my hands. Mid round, I couldn't believe how relaxed I was at set up and through the swing. No tension in my hands or arms. Even when I was off target with the irons, I was getting yards and landing near the greens. After a first hole duck hook, I hit all remaining fairways with the driver. I could feel the driver head release on the downswing and the pop when it hit the ball. Fairways hit; greens in regulation. How fun is that? Duplicated this playing 9 holes Saturday evening. Got some work to do with the fairway woods, which are brushing the ground just behind the ball and losing power. But I've got a clear understanding of the swing, and finally, a swing for the rest of my golf life. 35 years of garbage golf. Maybe I can get a dozen years of better play.
You're the best, Danny.
As I said previously, best golf instructor online!!
tj marshall Thats very kind, I’m just happy to help...I know some of my colleagues here on RUclips are excellent at what they do. Really appreciate the feedback
I was literally just going to post this same comment. I have watched hundreds of golf instructional videos and nothing compares to Danny Maude. I am lying in bed right now but I cannot wait to hit the garage tomorrow morning and try some of these techniques that Danny is demonstrating. I’m beyond excited and optimistic! Thanks Danny!
Totally agree with you
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Totally agreed 👍
This teaching is solid gold! I played a Sunday afternoon round today and tried to incorporate what I remembered from watching this video. It began clicking on the back 9 and I began hitting sweet drives. I can’t wait to get to the range to work on the drills.
awesome news Dennis, thanks for sharing
D. Maude,
Many thanks for explaining to an older duffer how to get that”pop” from my golf swing. Your “catapult” description summed it beautifully. I’ve been asking around to try and correlate a tip from racket ball playing years ago, to hold the racket loosely and snap it through the ball to treble the power of my hit. You’ve nailed the parallel. Learning from your videos has made retirement much more fruitful. I look forward to every weekend,to prepare for my Monday morning toddle around my local course...thank you.
James Stewart great to hear James, thanks for sharing
First time I've ever watched an instructor give a precise, description of weight transfer and, a corresponding exercise to work on, not only learning the proper transfer but, improving on it if you are a more seasoned "playaaaa"...Superb!!
This has to be the greatest explanation I have ever seen regarding how to use your feet to form the base or foundation of the driver swing while keeping your hands and arms relaxed to sling the club through impact. I can’t wait to try this on the range tomorrow. I know I can get there because I finally understand how to do it for my swing.
Hope it helps your golf Bill
Been watching your videos for a while now Danny and gotta say my game as come on I'm 61 and your drills for senior golfers is second to none I've just had my best round at my club I play off 26 and scored 45 pts thanks to your help 👍
Thats amazing David, well done
By far the best instructor! It seems like every other online instructor forgets that the swing is a natural athletic motion
Really kind thank you
Easily the best golf instructor on RUclips, love the energy. Keep it up Danny, you've been a huge help!
Much appreciated Ethan, all the best
Hello Danny. This video, and the other one related to it helped me immensely at the range today. I haven't been active in the last few months, and didnt even try to do this at home. Went to the range and did the heel toe thing for a bit (as everyone watched me like I was crazy) and then started swinging with my irons. Took me a few balls to start making solid hits, but when I did I added from 5-20 yds depending on the club. And with this motion and with a nice follow through, (I'm 50yrs old, and have a physical job) I hit about 100 balls back pain free. Thank you so much sir, and keep the videos coming...
Thanks for taking the time to write Frankie, well done on the extra distance
This may be the most important and clear, easy instruction I e seen. To the range!!!!
Let me know how it goes! 👍
You Sir are absolutely brilliant. Discovered your videos yesterday. Watched about 10 of them and went to the course. A little practice, then first drive 280 down the middle with a no-effort feeling. Thank you Thank you Thank you.
Amazing Omar, welcome to the channel
Wow, I've got to run out to my golf mat and net and practice that tonight before I play golf tomorrow. That is what I've been looking for. The for action just makes so much sense. Just like your Dad, I am an older golfer ( 81), and have lost a lot of distance. Physically, I am as strong and flexible as many of my fellow golfers even younger than me, but they hit the ball farther than I do, and I just know it's because I am an upper torso and arms swinger. Love your tips Danny, and keep them coming. Also love to hear about your Dad.
Thanks for the support Leonard
Great instruction. You not only showed me, Danny, but you also painted a picture in my mind. It makes so much sense.
Dirk De Jong that’s great Dirk, thank you
As a scratch golfer who doesn't get to play like I used to (30 y.o. with 3 kids now), I've recently lost distance. I've always been a longer player, so this has been a new challenge for me. I've found myself struggling to carry the ball 270 (swing speed still around 115) and I've lost a lot of distance in my long irons. After watching this, I think you've just helped me find the main issue in my swing. I have noticed I am much more tense and due to not practicing the way I used to, I find myself "steering" or "guiding" longer shots. Thanks for explaining this in such a simple way and the fact that it can be done indoors makes it that much better! Cheers!
My pleasure Dustin, I think we all steer it from time to time, by letting go you will learn to not only increase your distance but also increase your awareness of what is actually happening in your golf swing
Thanks!
You are very welcome Dan, thanks so much for supporting the channel
The reason why your advice is so successful? You think from the perspective of the struggling golfer. You place yourself into their shoes. Like any instructor, you deconstruct the swing and pinpoint where the mistakes are made. But, then you get creative and think of a body trigger that will help them "feel" the right movement. You stepped into the body of an "arm swinger" and came up with the toe-up-heal-down exaggeration with loose arms. Brilliant! The usual tips...setting up tees, or sticks, or a towel under your armpit, or making the "whoosh" after the ball don't allow the student to internalize the "feeling" of the swing. This lesson does, and this is why it will actually work.
I'd like to add something to your excellent lesson. You already know this, but I'm sure you didn't want to complicate the main point of the exercise with extra details. But this was key for me when I was getting away from arm swinging.
When arm swingers start to let go, and allow their body to swing the club, they are definitely going to feel out of control. They may not even get near the ball, because they are used to applying hand and wrist muscles to correct their incorrect swing path down to the ball. Without those muscles chiming in, there's nothing to correct the club-head path. They may give-up, thinking, "There's no way I'm changing my swing for this unstable and unpredictable result!"
But, here's the key that helped me. The degree of hip-bend will bring the swing path exactly where it needs to be, with no manipulation needed. If the student is used to setting-up with a lot of bend, the non-manipulated swing path will ground the club-head. He'll need to get used to less bend at address. The opposite for a golfer with a stance too upright. Non-manipulated, the path will tend to be over the ball.
So, my advice (humbly) is to "feel" the path the centrifugal force is taking the club, without any manipulation, and adjust your balance and forward bend so it meets with the tee. You will also have to adjust your grip so the club-face is square....because without manipulation, your club-face will no longer be square.
When you find this correct plane, and set your balance, lean, and grip to automatically get there without doing ANYTHING but turning, that's when your brain will automatically let go of the need for manipulation. Your brain can't be fooled. If you're not set-up right, it will know, and you'll continually fight its desire to fix things on the way down from your back-swing. When you experience the freedom of No Manipulation, you'll find you have confidence and power every time you step up to the tee.
Danny- sorry this is so long! You gave a great lesson and I hope you don't mind. Great respect & admiration to you!
Very kind of you to take the time to write such detailed feedback, I really appreciate it and Im sure the rest of the community will do too...many thanks
Whenever I watch one of your videos all I want to do is go to the driving range and try the lesson out - usually with great effect. Marvellous!
That’s wonderful Robert, makes me smile
There was one nugget in here that really caught on for me, which was the "stomp your lead foot" or use it to pull yourself through your swing. I've never heard anyone put it that way before. You always hear people say you need transfer your weight to your front foot, but the actual act of using your front leg to pull your swing through is mind blowing to me. Thanks for the video!
Absolutely Matt, the force going into that foot can be quite extreme for the best players in the world
I have only just come across your videos Danny, the way you present them is first class. They make perfect sense when broken down stage by stage. My swing came mostly from the upper body and to gain more distance I would swing harder. I am Looking forward to achieving a more balanced reliable swing. As they say practice makes perfect.
Thank you Simon, keep me posted ion your progress
Hi Danny! I am a fan of your golf teaching, and I have watched many of your videos. This lesson just clicked for me. I've been playing golf many years, and I've always had problems with consistent ball striking during a round of golf. After watching this video, I immediately knew why I got into trouble when I start swinging the club too independently with my arms, and not with my feet. It didn't take me too long to make the adjustment, and it is just astonishing how more consistent and straight I'm hitting the ball now, and effortlessly too! Great lesson, and should be taught to every beginning golfer!! Thanks!
Really tried to use this thought on the course today and struck the ball so well with so little effort. I just focussed on turning back and through. No thinking about the club at all. As you say the body figures that out itself. Really felt I was swinging the club rather than hitting at the ball. 😃😃 awesome. Thanks
absolutely the body is great at self organising, it does it every day with many of your daily activities
Put this in to practice this morning. Relaxed, lossened my arms and got a nice rhythm going in my swing. Some of the best drives I've ever hit. Another thing I was doing that was hurting my iron shots was I was pulling my head up on the backswing but trying to eliminate that from my game also . All in all big improvement today. Cheers for the tips, keep up the good work
Mark Allen thank you mark, appreciate it
I've seen the video with your irons, I gained 15 to 20 yards. Can't wait to work on this, you've made the driver swing make sense. Can't wait to start hitting my driver farther.
thank you Ronald, hope it helps
This is great Danny. Thank you. This not only takes away my sectional, mechanical swing thoughts which have plagued me for many years, it also gives me a relaxed sense and not forceful downswing. Couple with your back swing instruction video (not tip), I'm exited to get out and give it a try on the golf course as golfing season has just begun in Canada. Many cheers
Fantastic! Let me know how you get on
Best Golf instructor period. Love the application of methods and also key do's and don'ts
Much appreciated Jake, thanks for taking the time to comment
Honestly Danny, Thanks alot. Watched this video last night after seeing it on the homepage, I've always felt my swing although reasonable was stiff and not fluent and flowing like the local pro's swings.....I already had a simililar movement bottom half of my body, so i hit the range a few hours after watching, doing what you said, lossening up my arms and letting it flow better not only seemed to fix my push fade, but also a slight pull fade on good shots. My distances were spot on and i wasnt hitting behind the ball like i've been struggling with since the Xmas break. Something so simple, doing that little routine and I honestly thinks its changed my swing and game forever, Got a lesson tomorrow which i booked to help fix me.....can't wait to go into it with a different outlook to improve it further instead of fixing.
Subcribed to the channel, look forward to watching all the other vids
Thats great, well done. Look forward to hearing how the lesson goes and following your progress
Came back here because after a year of slicing and watching videos to "fix" it, I figured why not try this last vid from a new instructor and start over.
I practiced the hip movement it felt weird at first but figured why not and when I got on the course this weekend I was absolutely stunned. I typically cannot play driver because it's embarassing/I lose balls. I put every ball in play for the first time. This completely changed everything THANK YOU!!
That’s great Matthew 👍 happy to help 😄
Thank you Danny this is the best video or golf lesson I ever had. You need to take this video and frame it.
This video is the shit. Doing this simple step forward and back thang taught me how to do a golf swing right for the first time. No longer do I have to shift my way my way automatically shifts shifts. I go to the back foot and then into the front foot and gives you power and straightness. The only thing I have to be careful of is not rushing the downswing. Thus now the timing is working. And the legs are driving the swing an effortless swing giving me 20 yards Bottom line I’m hitting greens half the time on approach shots, more yards and straight straight straight.
Amazing to hear, thanks for taking the time to feedback
The 1 billionth easy golf swing vid!!! Congrats 🎉🎊🍾
Yes! Thank you!
Geez Danny...you are a hell of a great teacher.thank you
Thats really kind Good, really appreciate the support
Golf made simple and easy much better than some others which is very complicated , thanks
Thank you Larry, really happy to help
Danny, tried to pull the driver instead of pushing and hit the ball 240 yards uphill today. I keep telling my regular foursome what a great teacher you are and they are starting to believe me. Playing golf with my dad is what made golf my favorite sport. Good for you. Nice beard. Best wishes from Houston.
Thanks you Bill, you're the reason I have a big following in Houston many thanks
Danny I thought I would check in with you again. Have followed you for quite a while and have watched my ball striking improve tremendously. Your "drag it to lag it" video I commented on the blissful feeling of hitting the ball and then taking perfect divots.
The best thing is when I hit a pure iron and my friends say " That sounded like a golf shot". Had I not watched that video I may never have had the opportunity to hit so many pure iron shots. I thank you sincerely.
Thats amazing well done, one of my favourite exercises
Thank you Danny. This drill for the easiest driver tip and the best rotation backswing and downswing are your best two drills. They have helped me tremendously on transferring my weight and hitting shots longer and straighter. Stay safe and healthy. Frank
Always, an excellent video. I learned at the 3:00, 4:30, 9:10 and 14:20 time slots. Thanks for all you do! John
John Johnston that’s very kind of you to say John, thank you
All in about 20 minutes I took a video of myself completely releasing the club !after 2 years of lessons and I could never get instructor to help me do that! Thank you!!!!
Thanks Danny. As an older guy learning the game your videos are a great help. Baby steps.
You are very welcome Bob, this swing should work with you as well as it will help you develop your own natural golf swing
Perfect as always. I find that most people that struggle with consistency try to guide the swing using their hands and wrists. The wrist is nothing more then a hinge that folds and unfolds naturally by smooth, controlled swing. Danny simplifies this process in incremental steps.
Absolutely Armand, that is exactly how the wrists in the golf swing work
Dear Danny, your educational movements are really fantastic! I do this every morning in my bathroom. I since have made progress.
Danny, The heel-toe-heel-toe thing has really changed my driving for the better (distance and consistency), WITH the added bonus of keeping me from over-rotating on the backswing! Thank you so much.
Absolute pleasure Timothy
Your lessons gave me answers to my uncleared questions regarding golf swing. After I watched your lesson, I could not help trying your drills and swings at driving range. Then I finally started to hit balls as I wanted...damn straight ones with power. I still need more practice especially the distance between my body and ball considering the balance of my weight... Anyway your golf lesson changed my golf swing totally different in a reasonably way... Thank you so much for your superb lessons!!! I have watched thousands of golf lessons in a past but you are the best!!!!
That's great its a pleasure to help
You are absolutely wonderful I am 76 years old and you've helped me immensely thank you
You are very welcome Ronnie
I live in Missouri the Show-Me State and you did😉🏌️♂️🍷
Hey Danny
Love this video. Especially as you show the soft arms/legs walking analogy: brilliant! It’s interesting that we are moving back to an older-fashioned leg action now that we understand pressure traces. We're seeing people like Molinari, Bubba etc lifting the left heel and Matt Wolff with George Gankas is a game changer.
I did exactly as you did in the video with my son over Christmas i.e: right heel/left toe to left heel/right toe and he was hitting it miles if hooking it rather badly, we can sort that once he's got the impact and distance. I think the principle of the X factor, left heel planted swing has not served amateur golfers as we don’t release the clubhead anywhere near fast enough. That method is fine if you swing the driver at 115mph and a 7 iron at 98mph.
I wasted years trying to do the Leadbetter torque-based body release swing. My natural swing is way more Nicklaus/Couples style as despite being 5ft 6, I’ve got long arms. Having gone back to doing a one-piece takeaway, late wrist cock, lift the left heel, high arc swing upright swing plane I’ve started hitting it as well as I did back in 1996 when I got down to single figures.
Whereabouts in Leeds does your dad play?
I had my first ever lesson from Jon Foss at Sand Moor way back in 1989, then graduated to Dennis Sheehy both there and at Wike Ridge and Garforth before he went to the States. Some amazing courses in Yorkshire, 3 Ryder cup venues says a lot. My current club in Croydon is in a similar sand belt to north Leeds.
My Dad plays at Scarthingwell, my home club was Garforth and my uncle was the head greenskeeper at WIke Ridge...small world
Danny, your video on how to hit out of a bunker is the best golf shot advice/instruction I've ever received. As long as the bunker is decently soft sand and not muddy or rock hard, I can get it out first try with nice touch using your technique. Thanks!
Absolutely, on hard sand just stand a little more upright and come down towards the sand more
This felt really goofy today but stuck with it and it all came together. The confidence that I started building up from making those very small hits and then building up to a full swing was amazing. I camt wait to take this swing onto the course!
Thats great Xavier, I look forward to reading how you get on when you take it to the golf course
Best lesson ever…I have been doing this and it has completely changed my game…instead of having swing thoughts , my swing feels more natural and athletic without clouded swing thoughts… Thank you so much Danny 👍
This tip has changed my irons game night and day. I'm getting an additional 20 yards on all my irons. Very well explained and I can totally feel the difference.
Amazing, well done
I'm putting all of your tips together and I notice improvement on my swings. My driver and my hybrid!
This weight transfer lesson was the best!
Great to hear you are finding some time to play golf Keith, all the best
This is a great lesson and I will be working on it tomorrow on the range. Thanks very much!
You are very welcome Kevin
I understand about the surgeon, as a dental surgeon I often carried out delicate procedures (that didn't require close visual inspection) while looking out the window I found my not looking, when not required, took away confusing conflicting distractions and just learned the feel of the procedure. Now to put it into practice! Cheers
Raymond Lambert love to hear how you get on with this Raymond
Another great video Danny! I am 69 and struggle with swing speed. I love the focus on stomping down. My swing naturally followed and I could feel the snapping power. When I started my swing first before stomping down I could the weaker hit happening. Practicing this on a net for now to ingrain the feeling. Can’t wait for Spring!
John Breithaupt that’s it John, it’s only subtle but if the stomp can start the swing and pull the torso with it you are well on your way to an effortless golf swing
This was a very helpful follow up of your previous ones on this subject. So many benefits to the swing all round. Will naturally help keep the lag with out even being aware of it. Plusses all round.
jill barnes thank you Jill, it seems you really get it 👍
Many thanks Danny - another great lesson which is appreciated very much. How fantastic for you to be able to help your Dad with his game and see him playing so well -- he must be very proud of you!
Im certainly very proud of my Dad, he worked so hard when we were kids to give me the opportunities I have today
Great tip! The heel-toe drill is one of the best explanations of how to build a solid swing I have come across.
Robert Bain that’s great Robert, hope it helps your driver swing
Things that you allude to in the video include the importance of developing and maintaining rhythm in the golf swing. Those of us with higher indexes struggle with keeping in rhythm for an entire round. This drill greatly helped that for me. I do it periodically at home without a club and yesterday I took it to the course while waiting on my partners with gratifying results: 10/13 fairways hit and one of my misses was in the first cut and another one found the fairway bunker guarding a dogleg because I hit it farther than my usual! It tamed my usual problems with transition. My playing partners did look at me a bit funny, but couldn’t ridicule the results, especially when it came time to pay up! Now they want strokes!
Robert Bain brilliant, well done Robert, must have been a nice feeling
Went out today and tried this. It worked amazingly! Thank you Danny!
You are very welcome Mary, really happy to help
Danny, as usual, this is brilliant! I have been following you for several months while I have been learning to play golf on the range at 60 years old. I played my first 9 holes this week and carded a 43. Thanks so much for what you do! If you ever visit central Florida I will treat you to a round of golf!
That’s wonderful to hear Bradley, thanks for sharing
A very clear depiction of what is fundamental to generating power whilst staying balanced. I really wish I had found this video before now and can't wait to put this into my practice at the range. yet another great video thank you Danny.
Thanks for taking the time to comment Ian, really hope this helps
Danny, this is the best video I’ve ever watched to help students understand mechanics which develop distance. I was trying to help a friend just yesterday with no success. She had a beatiful swing, but could not hit a driver over 115yards. After seeing this video, I now see where she, and many other women in our club lose so much distance. Thanks!
Stephan Crisci brilliant, well I really hope this helps...keep me posted
Simple yet absolutely brilliant!
Thank you Mark, very much appreciated
I'm a casual player for over ten years now. Always drive with a slice. ALWAYS. Saw your video and give it a try on the driving ranch today. NO slice at all not even a strick.... Just can't belive it .... Thanks 😅
Amazing, well done
Very useful. Will try this afternoon. Thanks so much
You’re welcome 😊
I was out on course when this video dropped. Took a minute to watch it and Good God! absolutely nailed my last 4 drives and iron shots too. Great simple tip 👌👍
Yes, released a little later than planned, love the fact you applied it mid round 😁
Thank you Danny for many many excellent lessons you created. The way you pt it together it very easy to understand and put to use. Big Thumbs Up!
You're very welcome! really appreciate the feedback
Excellent lesson, Danny! Probably the most unique approach to footwork and weight shift in the swing that I've seen. Looking forward to working on this when the weather warms up.
I’ve only discovered you recently and it’s the best thing to happen to my golf in years. Great teacher. My footwork has been incorrect but I’ve been practicing your drills and I can already see the difference....Thanks..
Thanks wonderful to hear, thank you
Danny Maude I’ve been timing a hip slide and can play well with it but...not consistently. This more stable move within yourself is easy and very effective. Thank you...
Enjoy all your videos Danny. Thank you ⛳️🏌️
Was getting a pain behind my left knee by getting into a bad habit of staying flat footed on my left leg. This video made me realize that and saved me. Thank you so much!
Ken Benson brilliant, well done Ken
OMG, you are my lifesaver. Golfsaver. Looks like all your videos are made based my golf swings.
This video has really helped me! I love the energy and enthusiasm you put into your lessons. Thank you!
My pleasure Debbie, really happy to help
Fabulous advice , finally someone who explains the swing clearly , thanks so much !
My pleasure Laura, happy to help
Golf looks so easy when you explain it! Amazing tip !
Danny, what a brilliant drill! This reminds me of what Jack Nicklas said and did, where he said the swing is contolled from the ground up. And nobody ever stomped as well as Jack! Bob Mann back in the 80's had a similar concept, he called it golf's 'Motor Move' which is the active use of the feet to drive the engine of the swing. Thank you so much for this lesson. Now I feel like I can let centrifugal force really work in my swing. I turned a club around holding near the head to hear where the whoosh was. And the more agressively I stomped, the louder the whoosh sound became!
This really is a game changer!
Yoohoo2949 amazing well down, so pleased you can feel what I’m taking about
Thanx dan,I’m straight down the range,great stuff
Have fun Brian
Thanks Danny. I've watched lots of your videos and this is the best one I can remember that explains the correct body action back and through the ball. I see quite a few players who have "good hands" and some with a good arm swing, but not many that also have great body and leg action to complete the package.
fastbusiness thank you for taking time to feedback 👍
Very good tips, I will definitely will apply for my Drivet swing. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure Nora, hope it helps
Enjoyed this video immensely. The enthusiasm and excitement you expressed about your Dad's improvement, in his swing, was excellent! Glad you had time to spend with him. I'm guilty of the same things mentioned that ruin the effortless swing. Will be employing the tips you shared today. Keep it going with the facial hair. My beard is not quite as long as ZZ Top's, but pretty close (and a helluva lot grayer) Cheers, Mate!
Bill Switzer funny, it’s taken a while for my Dad to finally listen 😂
Bill Switzer cheers Bill, I’ve just lost the beard, too much maintaining 🙈
best golf instructor on YT I think. very good explanation
Thank you 😊 very kind
I'm just watching this video for the first time and haven't yet had a chance to try it out yet, but I already love this video. The problems I have with my driver are exactly related to what you describe in this (too much torso, not enough feet and legs). I can already tell that the mental image this video creates will be extremely helpful. I think it would be even more helpful if you could follow this video up with a video on how to transition from this swing thought to an iron swing thought. I feel like when I get my driver working good, my irons struggle because I'm lifting my body up too much and topping the ball and vice versa, when my irons are going good, my driver struggles because I'm using too much torso and not as much feet and legs. I like these golf videos that are more about creating mental images than creating drills (honestly, I'm rarely going to stand in my family room and practice golf swings). This is the kind of video that creates mental drills I can go through when I'm sitting/standing around thinking about golf.
Thats great to hear. Thank you for taking the time to write...let me know how you get on
Used this tip on my last round, fantastic results, added another 15 to 20 yards. BRILLIANT
Cheers 👍
Amazing well done Keith
Hi Danny. All your videos very good. I am 75 and always trying to learn. I too nearly falling over with your drill. But will keep trying. Thank you.
Its tricky initially as probably like my Dad you move very differently.. Where you get the hang of it you will see how natural it can be
Best break down of the driving action.
Thanks 🙏
Thanks 🙏
Thumbs up Danny! Your lessons have lowered my scores, my golf mates have also noticed. This video definitely helps with the slice, and driving the ball further. 🍻
Brilliant, well done Michael...thanks for sharing your progress
Such a simple concept that's gonna change so much for me lol. I'm so guilty for chopping, can't wait to hit the range. Thanks.
Have fun
thank you, Maud! You have got all what it takes to be a perfect teacher: great expertise, and a very likeable personality! Unparalleld!
Thanks Danny Maude!
Great coaching. Has really improved my scores. Managed to get a 39 for my 9 holes. Best so far!
Will keep trying
Brilliant, well done Areta
This crazy heel-toe and arms loosen technique is my new warmup. Literally pulled me out of a bad habit and got my drives going far. Its the exaggerated movement that really helps.
Thanks for the feedback
Really simple tips, but surely effective....
Really hope so Benjie
Your comment at 13:00, 13:00 "Feels totally out of control. Feels like the ball is going to go anywhere." is so bang on accurate! The first few times you really do this, and really let go, it feels like you have lost ALL control of the club :) I now suspect that the illusion of control was just a failure to let the clubhead release.
So true, we all find ourselves seeking control of the golf club but we must all get used to letting go
@@DanielMaude I also love the feel (and results) of combining this with your idea of just using the hands to 'add structure' to impact. Allowing the upper arms and shoulders to flow freely, being driven by the legs, but simultaneously controlling the hand/wrist position, in order to deliver the clubhead in a powerful structured position is brilliant. I feel that conceptually, it turns our typical picture of the swing upside-down (most of us start by swinging our arms deliberately, with flying hands/wrists) . Your two ideas together (free flowing arms driven by ground forces from legs; hands providing structure) really, really work. Thank you!
Honestly, i havr struggled with figuring out the timing of upper and lower body. This is the best drill to actually feel what that relationship is. Can't wait to try this on the course. Thank you so much. What a fantastic analogy.
You are so welcome! All the best
Great training advice. Bit younger than your Dad, but have struggled recently pulling drives to left while attempting to maintain distance as mobility decreases. Hopefully I can follow your Dad's example and follow these tips to get myself back on track and restore confidence. Really enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.
John Peakman thank you John, look forward to following your progress
Great tip as usual Danny! As they say golf is a game of opposites. One such enigma of the golf swing is how to be languid, fluid and ultimately powerful from a generally static starting position. Your tip is like a waggle for the entire body. Great idea!
Absolutely, its one of the things that makes golf tricky to learn at first...we all stay too static
real good simple lesson put over by a very good coach
Very kind Mike, much appreciated