Why You Come Over The Top + How To Stop!
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- Опубликовано: 21 июн 2016
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Do you come over the top in the downswing? Are you slicing really wide? You feel like you have the power but the ball flight just isn't showing it? In this video on why you come over the top and how to stop will help you to get the contact you need. We're going to learn how to start coming from the inside and learn how to release the face for the best contact. We'll begin to understand why coming over the top happens as well as the slice.
I look forward to working with you much more in the future with Top Speed Golf. Good luck with your golf.
Clay Ballard
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Clay, this is the first thing that has given me instant results with my swing. I feel like I’ve tried every drill there is for ott/early extension and nothing has come close to producing results like this. Thanks so much.
Excellent explanation! I had seen many instructions on the topic "how to draw" before this video, but this was the first one that really worked for me. Thanks a lot!
Thank you... Thank you... Thank You. My horrible and game-damaging slice is gone with such simple instructions! I was not aware my perception of my swing plane was so off!
I'm glad your playing well!
Wow, instant results in getting my swing plane coming from the inside with this drill from a 9-10 degree negative angle. Now I can work on bowing the left wrist in the downward swing to get the club square at contact. Big fan of Top Speed Golf. Thanks!
Nice! Sounds like you're on the right track. Keep up the hard work! Quentin | TSG Instructor
This might be the best tip/lesson I've ever gotten. So simple, so effective. Thank you!
Thanks Mike!
Great work Clay!
Best Videos on the web! period...Nice work Clay.
Thanks a lot!
Started the summer trying to break 90. Had a huge slice, your videos have cured my slice. It's gone and I'm solidly golfing in the 80's, even shot an 80. Next summer, my goal is to break 80! My next low hanging fruit is 85-125 yards, feel like I need another club between SW and PW.
Thank you!
Hi Douglas, thank you so much for sharing. Congrats on curing your slice. Glad the videos could help in any way. I think you can break 80 soon. Keep the hard work! Play well ~ Quentin | TSG Instructor
I'll typically choke up on a club to take a little off of it. This helps with my gapping a lot. I hope that helps. Play well ~ Quentin | TSG Instructor
Wow this is helping me a ton. I'm lucky enough to have access to a launch monitor and a simulator and I set my ball speed go from the mid 140s to 150 with the driver and still working on the consistency but dramatic improvement in path. Irons just immediately became a consistent draw. Have a tournament today so I'll put it to the test and see how it holds up under pressure! Thanks a bunch.
Thanks for the video I have been struggling with over the top for 2years couldn't get to come from the inside went out to my nets did your drill hit them pure thanks clay
Awesome! Thanks Paul!
I have never seen such excellent videos! Thank Clay!
I've been struggling with the over the top move forever and after 30 reps of the crazy inside out move I'm easily hitting from the inside. It feels so much more powerful, I can't imagine now why i would ever hit it over the top again. I also noticed that i just naturally started shifting pressure to my left side instead of spinning my hips and staying back. Two birds with one stone! Thanks a lot for this video. Im also a member of your website, great content on there as well.
Hi TCrum84
Thank you very much for the comment. We're glad you found the video helpful. Good luck with your game!
love Clay's videos
Thanks for video. I have struggled overthetop for 30 years. Your lesson sounds weird, trying to get my brain around what you say, but I will give it a try. Will let you know how it goes.
love the instructional vids....best ones I've found....thanks for the help!
Thanks Eric!!
Great lesson as always Clay.
Thanks again!
This is a freaking awesome drill. I saw this video yesterday. Today, I went to the driving range to give it a try. It worked like a charm. Out of 75 balls, I had just a couple of push slices. I had seen a lot of videos and lessons on release, shoulder turn, and other concepts, but nothing really worked. You gave a simple drill with an excellent explanation without any technical mumbo jumbo.
You have a great knack for teaching by turning a complex topic into a simple concept that makes sense to novice golfers. Thank you so much!!!
No problem! Thank you so much for the kind words. Play well!
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Good stuff Clay, helped me remember how it should feel!!!
This "perpendicular" drill worked great today. After 100 drill reps I hit some 7 and 8 irons and my contact was much improved....mostly straight and well struck. I'll need a little more work with my driver though...This drill is appropriate for driver swings as well I am assuming? With driver I'm still not using my lower body as I should and I feel like I'm not as smooth on the downswing...also I may be rushing from the top so the shots are not really well struck. I know I can do better. I see you have plenty of drills to work on and they are very clear and concise. FYI I'm 62 and in good shape for the golf swing. Thank you for sharing your expertise. Really great site!
Took this tip to the range this week. Helped a ton! Thank you!
Hi, that's great! Thanks for sharing. Play well ~ Quentin | TSG Instructor
This is gold! Thank you
Thanks Chris!
Have always played a fade and been fine with it until I got a Swingbyte to analyze my swing. Now I'm depressed and spent the last 2 weeks watching countless drills and tips to get rid of my OTT.
Needless to say, it's still there, and now it's in my head with every swing. I sure hope this one works when I get home tomorrow.
Hi underlinedi, we have an entire bonus series on the website with drills pretty much guaranteed to get rid of your slice. It's only available to All Access members. Use the quick link below because you can sign up in about 1 minute: topspeedgolf.com/pick-all-access-plan/ Play well ~ Quentin | TSG Instructor
Trying for 4 years to hit a draw with my driver. Thanks to you I'm finally doing it. As a tiny guy, thanks for the help, and the extra distance. #questforseventies
Awesome!! Glad to hear your doing well! Keep those draws going!! ~Clay
I went out to the range today, first ball I hit I played a beautiful draw, 60 meters with my PW. Thanks so much for your videos. You're awesome!
Hi Fredrik
Thank you so much for your comment. We're glad the video worked well for you. Keep up the good work!
Fredrik Alexander Amundsen Sletten
Interesting drill. I will use it because i always trying to stop hitting over the top for a long time. Thanks.
Great joevald32! Best of luck to you. Play well ~ Quentin | TSG Instructor
Hey Clay, I became a real golf adicted within one year (thats why I dropped from -45 to -17). Also saw tons of videos here but yours a one of the best!! Really like your way to explain all those secrets in golf. Nice guy, nice voice, nice energy (nice dip under your upper lip, right ;-) And BTW what you explain in this video was one of my greatest realizations ever (that I discovered myself the hard way by trial and error).
Hi Nexxys, thanks for the comments. No dip though...haha. Play well. ~ Quentin | TSG Instructor
I need this one big time and trying to work on it.. it does feel weird. Thanks.
Best of luck!
I’m a lefty and have a nasty hook that is clearly coming from an over the top swing. Thanks for the tips
Thanks Clay....awesome lesson!
Thanks!
No professional here but really was bad at coming over the top and i started standing closer to the ball and this also fixed my over the top
Hi Tony, thanks for sharing. Glad you found something that helped. Keep up the good shooting! Quentin | TSG Instructor
The swing should start accelerate when the iron parallel with the hip...dont push from the top..at the head level.
Good Stuff Clay !!!
Thanks 👍
Do you also bow the wrist when trying to hit a draw with a driver? Thanks for the instruction btw, they're helping a lot!
Glad to help. Yes, you will want to feel some bow there also! ~Clay
This is something I discovered a while back while at the range. The mat had those swing plane lines. I realized that what I thought was releasing in-to-out was actually closer to proper plane. Its a bit of a pain to retrain though. My mind naturally doesn't see it that way. Going to try the wrist bow like this. The way you demonstrated it makes sense as to why most pros increase bow in the downswing.
Hi Coolness201
Thank you for your comment. We're glad you found this video helpful. Good luck working on it and play well!
It works, thanks
This video definitely cured my slice with my driver and short irons. I tend to blade my long irons though, any ideas on that?
Hi Carl, it's hard to say without seeing your swing but you're likely coming in really shallow into the ball which is caused by an early release. Check out the many videos we have on our channel for this. Here is one: ruclips.net/video/FOK92n_aeSk/видео.html. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
hey clay so i have been coming over the top and i was wondering if i take the club back on the takeaway more away from my body and get my right elbow pointed towards the ground and almost connected to my body, will this make me come more from the inside?
Great analogy with the hula hoop! Imagining a hula hoop tilted inside helps me keep my back toward the target longer and promote a inside-out swing path. One question though: if the hula hoop is tilted inside, and the clubface is square at impact, doesn't that mean the face will always be closed relative to path? I have a really hard time hitting a fade. Appreciate your videos Clay!!
Hi Jack, great question! Yes, if the hula hoop is pointed to the right and the club face is square then the club face will be closed to the path which will promote a draw. If you have a hard time hitting a fade then you are most likely not an over the top swinger. Here is a great video on how to hit a power fade: topspeedgolf.com/topic/how-pros-hit-a-power-fade/. Let me know if you have anymore questions. ~ Quentin Patterson | Top Speed Golf Instructor
Clay, can I practice with a wedge to cure the over the top and create the correct swing path?
Great thanks
My pleasure!
I practiced this drill for several minutes thinking of a big hula hoop pointed to the right and almost immediately I felt the difference. not sure if the right arm drill will help. I know I am steep will try it. tks
Hi Charles, it's great to see that imagining the hula hoop has helped you come more from the inside. If I have trouble visioning swing out to the right, I will sometimes use an actual hula hoop to give physically show me the path I want to swing. Here's another video to help to stop coming over the top topspeedgolf.com/topic/over-the-top-golf-swing-fix/. Thanks for the positive feedback. Keep on grinding ~ Andrew | TSG Instructor
as a hooker of the ball (face shut, path in to out), I actually love it a bit over the top. I feel like I can swing faster. I actually measured shots on a flightscope and clocked in a few miles an hour higher swinging over the top. pull fade is just as good as a push draw. distance is almost identical. great video any way.
Hi Paul
Thank you for the comment. There are a ton of guys on tour who play a fade and there is nothing wrong with that. Keep up the good work!
my phone just dinged in my pocket from your reply. just walked off the golf course, last hole hit the best fade of my life. 290 up hill. slope measuring range finder put me at 310 because it was about 60' up hill. now I want to go play more :(
Clay, have been working hard on the drills. I think I am still over the top hitting blocks and slices. The harder I try still putting spin on the ball. Any thoughts, Thanks, Pete
Hi Peter, it's really hard to say exactly what is going on without seeing your swing. This drill is the best drill I know for curing to the over the top because it really exaggerates the movement of swinging in to out. I would highly recommend you go through The Move section on our website. This will get you shallowing the club in the start of the downswing which is the opposite of coming over the top. Here is the link if you want to check it out: topspeedgolf.com/courses/the-move/. I hop that helps. Let me know if you have any further questions. Play well! ~ Quentin | TSG Instructor
I keep going over the top in my downswing. Is this because my right elbow is to high in my backswing? Or how what do I do exactly with my right elbow in the downswing? :) Great video btw, will do these exercises still today!!
Wow, I did the exercises and already after 5 minutes this changes my swing play a lot! I feel like you understand this hard & difficult problem well and know how to explain how to overcome it in a simple and efficient way! Thank you very much!! Keep on the good work!
Hi thesaber9
Thank you for your comment. We're glad the video helped your game. Keep up the good work!
I have to Thank you. Usually i hit big Slice with my Hybrid and Woods. Today i tried your tips and the result was amazing. Long straight hits and even a few draws. Thanks.
That's great! Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good shooting! Quentin | TSG Instructor
What about a slight body separation. Upper from lower. I come over the top and I’ve never heard it explained how I really feel my swing. I feel my entire body moving to start the downswing. I can’t seem to separate the upper and lower body. If you start the downswing with the lower body but the upper body is ridged to it the entire body moves.
I would do my best to hit the ball to the right and have it curve back to the left. Start with a shorter club and work your way up. You can also start by taking less than a full swing and gradually build up the speed. Keep practicing until you get it. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor
If you want to trick your brain try this,it cured my 40 year over the top.I visualize a wall parallel to my back.When I come down from the top of my backswing I keep my right hand to stay on the wall down to parallel to the ground., it attaches my right elbow to my hip and turn to target.Sounds like Ben Hogans .
Again thanks for all your help clay.
Me and my instructor are working on exactly this with the same drills.
I seem to be stuck hitting pushes now.
Any ideas?
How did the drills from the video work?
+Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard everything is going better and I'm making progress.
It seems to be a push or a pull. Both are fading some of the time. The timing of my hip turn in an effort to create power seems to be causing the fade. But than if I shut down the hips things get weird. Lol
Making an intention shallow inside downswing seems to be helping the most.
Thanks again for all the great content!!
thanks for taking the time to do this for us. over the top is kiiiiillliing me. it ain't a baseball it ain't a baseball lol.
Haha...no problem Nate!
I don't speak English. I will use your video as a reference.Thank You.
I had lessons from a pro who wanted me to rotate and push my hips towards the target before I hit the ball, not good when I see this video
You will rotate your hips a certain amount to open up. You just don't want to slide too far forward, or keep the upper body too far back. I hope that makes sense. Best of luck with the drills! ~Clay
he reminds me of luke wilson from old school
Don't hate on the little guys bro we struggle enough 😂
Haha
This problem is a plague to me. I can fix it for periods of time but it always comes back
You're not alone!! Keep up the hard work, you can beat it.
#1 fix....shorten your back swing! FIXED
Thanks for sharing!
Clay did you ever think you should start wearing pants that ARE NOT 12 inches too long
Talk more than action!