How to hit your golf driver STRAIGHT! 3 simple tips!
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- In this video Rick Shiels PGA Pro helps you HOW TO HIT YOUR DRIVER STRAIGHT using just 3 very SIMPLE TIPS. This video will help you hit more fairways and lower your score. Are you fed up of missing fairways by SLICING the ball or HOOKING the ball? Do you wish you could hit more fairways? Well this video filmed at The Marriott Worsley Park will really help you hit it straighter with your driver!
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Hi I’m Rick Shiels, welcome to my channel RickShielsPGAGolf. This RUclips channel is designed to help you play better golf, also to help you enjoy your golf more!
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Thanks For The Tips Rick!
Long time watcher, first time commenter. But, how would you fix a slice of you are already using a strong grip?
@@stephenliik5704 use the obstacles to create the straighter path. Had same issue today. Went to range after a round. I've gone strong on my left then a more weaker grip on my right. Worked for me, not sure if its mechanics or just mental. Also try to hit more at the toe.
@@jamesboucher2834 Thanks. I will give it a try at the range. 👍
Gm golf needs this
Am I allowed to retrieve my head cover from the the 50 yard marker on the range? Asking for a friend
😂
😂😂👌
That just creased me! Absolutely crying! Amazing mental image 🤣
Johny the BFG 😂😂
😅😂
I love having my slice called a "fade"
I call mine a power fade takes a bit of the bad feeling away
Or my duck hook called a ropeing draw
Amen brother 😂
Mine’s called fore right.
I call my shank a push
I never get the blue tracer lines following my balls flight path when I'm out, what am I doing wrong?!
Hahaha
My typical tracer line wouldn’t be blue - it would be a string of skull and crossbones.
A+ comment
Have you tried holding the left bump and smashing the A button at the same time?
@@FlobberWorm01 Mine would just be a bunch of fart emojis
POV: you’re going to Top Golf in an hour for the first time
Thank you for inspiring to buy my first set of clubs. You’re the reason I’ve gotten in to golf and while it’s so difficult starting out, I’m really enjoying it. Thanks for all the tips!
Doing some last minute research before my round in a few hours. Wish me luck 😂😂 edit; We played 6 holes and got rained out :( . Went double, bogey, par, bogey, par, par . Hit some solid 3 woods and one solid drive, thanks rick!
My best advice for you is . Don’t suck . Hope it helps
Good luck dude!
Good luck
Same 😂
If Tiger can't get his driver dialed in you definitely can't. Lol. Just make good recovery shots.
I want to thank you for this. I’ve been struggling for years with my driver slice. I went to the range with 3 buckets and got to a point where every drive went straighter and farther than ever before.
Wow I feel like you just hit a million, you’re almost a quarter of the way to 2! Keep up the great work Rick!
2.1million now
I've just discovered your video series and cannot tell you enough how helpful they are for beginning golfers like me. Thank you Rick!🙂
So simple, now I'll be good at golf.
Just as I go on my lunch break, perfect timing 😂
I just love your training videos, you don't overthink everything and make it too complicated. Even my little brain can remember the three tips for a straighter drive. Thank you!
I wanted to tell you that your previous driver videos (we just got back from a mid-week golf holiday and I'm just now seeing this one) helped me do two things. 1) Manage to keep the ball in a playable position off the tee and 2) have more confidence standing on the tee. As a result, my last two of five rounds ended in a four over 76 and a six over 78. The first times I've ever broken 80. It feels good to do that, finally, after playing off and on for 30 years. Thank you.
I got my first true birdie yesterday because I utilized the tips and tricks you’ve shown me on here. I now hit the ball much further and arrow straight. My confidence is super high because of these videos. Thanks for everything!!
Rick,
I play off 14 and have been struggling to find a draw until recently. I watched your older 3 series stop your slice videos and did as suggested. First I paid attention to my grip, then the face angle, then my swing path. I just got in from playing some of the straightest golf shots over 36 holes ever, shooting 10 over par and then 8 over par. I also put one of my drives at the back of a 382m par 4 green for one and sunk the 2.5m putt for my third ever eagle.
So, thank you so much, please keep up the great videos. You are an inspiration. Simon (New Zealand)
Love your videos Rick! I struggled with my driver for quite some time. Recently I’ve had the time to play multiple times per week. Your videos have helped my game so much including hitting my driver. I can’t thank you enough!
The more I watch Rick’s instruction videos, the more I appreciate them. well done!
After all but abandoning my driver for years (just lugging it around, seldom hitting it), I've recently watched all of your videos on this topic, and I think I've made a breakthrough. Your setup videos are particularly helpful - so many other videos have failed to explain it so simply. The club head first approach, how to take those steps with your feet to establish your base vs. ball position. That was task #1. But then being conscious of trying to cross over your forearms ... that was what really clicked! I teed off on hole #1 a couple of days ago and hit a 300yd bomb right down the middle. I said, "That was amazing - what did I do??" LOL. Just have to keep at it! Thank you for the RUclips channel, Rick. Best Golf instruction channel on RUclips, by far.
Dude I started last year and I just watched this and then
went to the driving range and it was amazing thankyou so much rick.
Just watched a video on ball design, Callaway graphene. Anyways, I thought besides cutting the ball you could do a pressure test. Put the ball, cut or not or both, and take it to a width of about 35mm. That's shaving off 7mm from the diameter and test the resistance. That will show you how hard or soft a ball really is. And what you should expect before hitting it. Of course the outer layer is important. Softer covers grip the club better for more spin and better green stopping power but not good for bad driver shots. Harder surfaces on a driver usually cause it to spin less resulting in less slicing and perhaps more roll. There's a few cover materials and they cover both hard and soft core balls. So can we do a video on the outer covers and what that means with respect to swing speed, face contact, feel, spin, etc.
Also lets look at some standard range balls, from different brands, and what to expect when you go from a range ball to a regular ball that's made different. Does the material of range balls affect how the ball reacts to good or bad shots enough to cause a player to misjudge their playing? If it slices easier and they fix their slice on the range, could it result in bad draws on the course?
I've seen both Wilson pro staff which hit very well and titleist which I actually havent had much luck with. So, let's look at compression and range balls and cover material. Thanks Rick.
Thanks, Rick. I recently started using a weighted swing trainer and it really sped up my swing. Now I feel out of sync and went from a consistent 280 hitter to a complete collapse. I plan to hit the range and work on your steps.
Played today using some other of your tips for other shots and played my best round ever
Such a perfect and compact coaching video. Didn't muddy it up and used training aids everyone has in the bag already. Always a Beauty Shielsy.
This Saturday is my first 18 holes, I'm super nervous but hopefully this video will help!
Thank you Rick for helping my game incredibly. I just recently started playing a couple months ago and I have came quite a long way
Your videos are the reason I got back in to Golf after over 10 years, I've fell back in love with the sport and have improved so much since watching your videos. I love how relaxed and chilled you are and always have a positive mindset! Its go's a long way 👌
Thank you so much for this! Always can use refreshers to help my game. Been dropping strokes every game since I started watching you
Whether your striking the ball thin, a little fat, pretty solid SKIP
RUclips vanced friend 😅
I wanna show you how golfers over they age of 45
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Simply floating my head before my back swing and moving back half an inch completely straightened me out to 270 down the fairway damn near 90 precent of the time.
Don't normally comment to much on any yt videos, but I've got to say a big thanks for this video Rick. My driver shots have really give me a bad time and somewhat put me off going to bigger course. However, watched this intently, picked up on every single aspect. To say it's changed my whole outlook on the game would be an understatement, I've even just brought a new driver as I'm confident it's worth the money now. Went to the range before a quick 9 and my god, my game is so much better! Tonnes more confidence now, thanks again!
Thanks for the videos and tips, tons of golf videos on RUclips now but your channel and a couple of others have really helped me get back into playing by correcting some simple mistakes I make after 3 years of not swinging a club. God Bless you and have a great day.
Rick I’m so appreciative this season I’ve improved and broke 80 due to many of your videos obviously lots of practice Thanks 🏌🏼
Thanks for these videos Rick, I've made massive improvements this year and have been consistently hitting in the mid to low 80s..still some work to do though. I think my friends are sick of me saying your name every time we're out as I'm a big proponent of your videos and how much it's helped me!
It's honestly taken 10 strokes off my game this year - from mid-nineties to mid-eighties, just because of the improvement to my driving. Turns out, when you're not dropping a ball or hitting out of the rough after your tee shot, the score comes down.
@@gerryhall914 same here Gerry. Was always hitting mid to high 90s into the 100s at time. This year, my lowest score was an 82 with consistent scores around 84 or 85. Can't wait for the winter to be over already so I can get back out again!
Just wanted to say thanks. These tips helped me correct my hook. Was driving me crazy, but getting the impact right, club head aligned through the ball… really only took a few small adjustments to my address -& grip and we’re hitting them back up the middle! Big thanks and big fan 😍⛳️
I always like watching your teaching videos because they cover the basics and you're one of the best at explaining the why and how.
Tip number one: hit the middle of the club face... Yh cheers Rick
Basically the same as telling someone: "My number one tip to dunk a basketball, get a 40 inch vertical."
Yeah, if I had that/could do that I wouldn't be watching the video would I...
Yeah, not up to standard for his normal videos to be honest- maybe he's covered it already?
Yeah, not up to standard for his normal videos to be honest- maybe he's covered it already?
Guess your playing on tour this weekend with a perfect swing? Or maybe you dont need help? Or maybe he's trying to cater for all standards of golfer. You decide whats right.
@@MrRdholmes what are you on about? I was asking if he had already covered the video because he didn't seem to go very in depth as to how to actually hit the ball dead centre. I'll fully admit I'm not the best.
Swing path, hitting across the ball is what I'm working on. With your drill I'm going to the range trying to hit a hook! Thanks Rick!
I thoroughly enjoy rewatching some of the older videos! Rick has always been a wealth of information sharing manageable tips. Thanks for your body of work Rick!
Thanks for the tips, Rick! I'm still amazed by how much your channel has improved since the early days. I can still picture your SLDR driver review from Trafford many moons ago!
Started my golfing career in mid May, now at 24.5 hcp and playing my first competition tomorrow - stoked! Your videos has helped me a lot!
I didn't think it was possible to shoot 100 after 2 weeks of playing....
Never mind... I KNOW it's NOT possible to shoot 100 after 2 weeks of playing...
@@chriskoshinski I’m at 14,1 hcp right now 🫡
@@Anstalten over a year in.... sure. But your 1st comment implies you were shooting 100. 2 weeks into learning golfing..... not a chance dude
@@chriskoshinski yeah, i probably would brag about something anonymously in a commentary on a youtubeclip. Sorry, you can believe what you want. First round ever was a 110.
@@Anstalten 9 holes sure.... par 3 course sure.... but not 1 real golfer believes you shooting 110 your 1st time out.....
Most important tip: use 'Ultimate Straight' golf ball
I’ve worked through my slice by watching your videos and now I’m pushing left or hooking some shots. This video is perfect for me, thank you.
Just got back from the range and wow did this video, along with your other beginner tips videos change my Golf Life!!! I was a self taught bad slicing couldn't hit irons golfer with 0 confidence on the course and now after you showed me how to (hold) (lineup) (swing) the clubs I feel like im actually playing Golf lol... Thank You So Much!!! your Videos are Great! 🔥🔥🔥
Another tip mentioned in a previous vid is find a driver swing that feels most comfortable
Wish I would have watched this 2 hours ago😂😂
Loving it. So simple that you can take the key takeaways to the golf course and follow every time.
Perfect timing on the video, my new TS2 came in the mail the other day and I can't keep it in bounds to save my life. Keep up the great videos Rickie!!
Great timing! My driver was all over the place last night!🤷♂️
I should have watched this and few others last night as “mental training” 😖. Summary of the game today: Only a couple of tee off landed on the fairway.. in total i lost 8 balls, all from tee off... and to top things off, i broke a more than a dozen tee 😅. Not one of my proud days on the field.. “golf is hard” but fun
try using a hybrid or long iron. Stress free and accurate
datcaam thanks for the advise . The one time i teed off using rescue i did manage a good hit to the fairway, I should use more of that 🤔... unfortunately i fumbled the rest of the shoots on that par 4 and ended with double boogie 😅 just not my day
Fantastic video. Clear, easy to understand instruction, with great graphics, and easy, helpful drills/tips that everyone can use. 10 out if 10! We’ll done Rick.
Love your video Rick they got me into golf again its a bug and I'm hooked love it played today well and got another round at my local tomorrow the goal is to get my handicap and watching your videos has helped me improve so much so I thank you for that!
Conclusion: do everything right!
1v1 Rick Shiels Vs. Clay Ballard 👍
Man I've literally only been playing for 3 weeks now and from just watching your videos and getting tips, my swing has improved drastically. Just in 3 weeks it's crazy how far its come already
Rick, found your video when I was trying to improve my drive. I'm an absolute beginner (6 months), have gone to the driving range 6 or 7 times in the past few months and have even managed to play a couple of rounds. No idea what I was doing with the driver. Watched this ONE video the day before a round of golf and ended up improving on my scorecard by 8% from my previous hit out; mainly due to being able to hit it straight. Immediate impact! Look forward to watching a whole bunch of other videos of yours and putting it into practice. Cheers!
"Tee it high, and let it fly". That doesn't work for me.
I have a low club face, so for me it's: "Tee it low, Bryson DeChambeau"!
YOU FOOLISH MAN.
It's not the driver people can't hit straight, it's the ball!
How many people hit their driver? That's madness!
Fair play to Rick for liking this comment
love these videos - just getting in to golf and they help so much, cheers!
Thanks Rick! Being okay with my shoulder angle and hitting up on the ball helped me play one of my best rounds yesterday. You're awesome and keep up the great work! If you ever make it to Arkansas, lets play a round!
Rick Shiels! Keep doing the things you doing because we all love your vids! You are so inspirational for all us golfers out there!
Love your content, man. You've really got me interested again after a few years off. Great tips as well!
love all the visuals!! keep up the hard work rick
Rick been watching your videos for the past month. Thanks for the help. It has ridiculously helped my game
Great drills thanks
Driver is so difficult. There's multiple possible reasons for a slice. Either hitting it on the heel, or delivering the clubface open, or swinging out to in too much, or too weak of a grip, or opening the face too much in the backswing... and so on and so on... and then on top of that it might not always be the same reason. One time it might've been a heel strike, then the next time delivering the face too much open... etc
Great video as usual Rick! I'm definitely seeing improvements in my game recently
Thanks a lot for these wonderful tips! I have been struggling for a long time with a big slice with my driver. That seems to be fixed now, I can hit about 90 percent of the balls straight now. To weak of a grip was my biggest issue and together with a club path across the balls made it worse. I really like your videos! Big 👍🏻!!
Thanks for the content mate
I’ve seen a couple of Driver videos by Shiels and on a good shot I can drive nearly 200yds. It’s amazing how much I have improved with these videos. Still have lots of improvement but practice and these videos helped me a lot. Thanks for the tips!
Rick your last video about stop hooking the ball to the left helped me out so much!! Love the videos help me out so much this year!
You make it look so easy! Thanks and always enjoy watching your videos.
Straight on from Facebook live. Love to see a Rick Shiels video pop up on my feed
Thank you for this video. As always, everything is explained briefly, concisely, and visually, Bravo!
Great vid rick
DUDE, GREAT VIDEOS! Keep it up.
Thanks for the video Rick, I'll try these on the range tomorrow!
Rick really is one of the best ambassadors for the game of golf. Using platforms like RUclips help attract young people to the sport. His eager, friendly demeanor is very welcoming in a sport that can be intimidating. I’m 24 and I’m not joking when I say all of my friends who play consume Ricks videos. Thanks!
Fixed my slice! This and his other video '5 simple ways to fix your slice' are great. I can finally hit the driver again! Thanks Rick
Awesome video as usual!!
I have taken just a few tips from your videos and lowered my scores by 5-10 shots per round! Thank you!
I watch everyone i can man thanks mate cheers 🍻
Looking forward to trying this tomorrow!
Love the video rick
Always a good refresher to hit those drives straight.
Fantastic summary, Rick! As usual, your videos are dead on. Thank you!
Thanks this helped a bunch. I have watched Soo many of your videos. I have just started playing and bought a cheap set of clubs to get going. One trip to the driving range and I am hooked. I now hit practice balls in all my free time
Great tips, thanks Rick
Tanx Rick, watching and learning from youre videos are making a big differense in my game👍
I have a big tournament this weekend! Let’s hope that Rick Shiels magic is as helpful as it usually is! Thank you for your lessons and reminders!
Thanks Rick. Loved it.
Great advice rick. Love the channel keep up the good work.
Fantastic tips!
Love your videos
Enjoyed watching your videos mate ! Very informative
Very helpful, cheers Rick
I’ve learned so much from your tips. Thanks Rick
Great video Rick - because it’s so simple to apply! Thank you 👌🏼
Thanks for the tips!!
Really enjoyed the video Rick! Easy to follow and understand. Will see about the implementation. Cheers. Kurt