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Rick, Great instructions, you are so on the mark. I was a swayer and flipper for 30 years. Now I am covering the ball with a stable platform . I am 72 years old and shoot in the mid eighties. Just got my first hole in one in Tennessee. I can not wait to play the next round. Thank you for your kindness and generosity to help player you don't know. Be bless! Robert

Great video. I can’t believe I never realized how much I was swaying my body on my backswing

This video was helpful, I struggle a lot with hitting the ground first.

Best videos and advices are from Rick !! No blabla for 20 minutes, 6 minutes straight to the point, clear, perfectly illustrated... easy to (try 😉) reproduce !! Thanks 🙏

At about 4:40 in your demo you initiate a slight forward press pre take away. I think this one little trigger move is an important element that is rarely talked about, explained or instructed. It's an important initiation to set and swing correctly. One of the many nuances for a great swing to make great contact. Great video.....keep'em coming.

Rick, I’m 67 and have been playing golf for over 30 years. This is absolutely the best teaching tip I’ve ever heard in my life. When I started performing my backswing with my sternum remaining over the ball, I was amazed at the first feeling I felt when starting my downswing was my weight immediately starting to shift onto my left side. Great Job!!!

You're shows great just like yourself Rick, good luck to ya man

I have watched about 100 or more of your videos (loved the all) but I got the most out of this one video! Thank you!!!

I have always been told..”always keep your head behind the golf ball”…the old C swing… for a 66 year old, a C swing is impossible, but to swing allowing the turn into the ball to lead makes a HUGE difference in getting full rotation from an older and stiffer body!! Thank you for the simple, clear and easily practised lesson! Great teaching…

great video. this is my next step in improving my game is focusing on compressing the golf ball. its really hard to break the habit of trying to pick it clean or hit behind the ball. id say the vast majority of amateur players dont even know this at all. they think youre sposed to pick it clean every time. shifting the weight and focusing on a spot in front of the ball instead of where my club head meets the ball behind it has helped sooo much! what a difference it makes really. and it makes sense too. hitting the ground first has the potential to turn your club head or slow down your speed. even the tiniest margin makes a huge difference when everything is at full speed

You are the best person ever keep doing videos

Very good.Simplicity of teaching is the key.

Great video, went back and watched some of the older videos, and wow has this channel come a long way. Tremendous work Mr. Shiels!

Hey Rick! Your videos have helped me out so much! Thanks man!

Rick - you are the best golf channel on yourtube

Rick, I love your videos. I get it when you explain it and I can reproduce it on the driving range right away.

Phenomenal vid Rick. This has helped me so much.

Rick is my favourite online golf coach. Keeps things simple, easy to understand & has an awesome friendly personality. This "stop hitting behind the ball" segment has worked wonders for my game. Thank you Rick.

Lovely, thank you! Your videos have been substantially helpful. Great instructor.

Nice and simple. Straight to the point. Thanks Rick

Just the advice I needed. This is the part of the game I’m needing to work on. Going to watch again and put into practice those 4 tips. Thanks Rick

Rick, your videos are my bible to golf, seriously. After watching this video, I immediately started hitting the balls farther and more consistently. My clubs used to catch the “big ball” too often, and one of the reasons was placing the ball too far toward the left foot. Thanks again.

Good video about ball position. Many channels don't mention this topic. The technical flaw in arbitrary guessing where to put the ball in your stance for each club length puts the golfer at a huge disadvantage. Not knowing the low point of your swing for each club length is a major cause of making poor ball contact. When I look at the ball position of different pro golfers (using irons) some put the ball left of center stance, some right of center stance, and some just put the ball in the middle. Those golfers have figured out where the low point of their swing is, which is where the ball should be waiting. I'm passionate about posting my thoughts about this because I JUST learned the importance of ball position after two years of hitting the ball fat due to my ignorance. I played golf for about two years before giving away my clubs (I never broke 100). This was before KZfaq. With borrowed clubs and new knowledge of where the natural LOW POINT of my swing is, I'm no longer hitting fat shots which I not only did on the golf course but also on the driving range. Hope this helps someone.

Very clear and concise. This vid pulls many threads together.

"....starting to move my weight around my left leg...." Great piece of golf instruction for the downswing, enabling one to hit against a firm left side.

Yo rick I love your videos man the help me a lot I have improved tremendously, thank you

Very good detailed video Rick thank you

I've tuned into you for quite sometime and i just realized how much of a jewel you are. Great content! I will share you with my golf buddies.

Rick you absolute legend, this video hit the nail on the head with the ball position for my long irons, been struggling for flippin ages lol... Thanks buddy😊

Great video Rick I’ve sent this link to my mate he definitely needs some help in this regard 😂

This is the best golf tutorial I've seen! 👌 good job mate. 👏

This video is several years old, sorry I missed it. Great instruction. Thanks, this will help me strike the ball much better.

Struggled with this for as long as I can remember. I've seen a huge change in striking consistency since making changes to my swing after watching this video - so much so I hit 150 balls at the range today and only had two bad hits. Awesome instructional.

Great tips. Been struggling with the long irons and this gives me something to try and adjust for. Think I’ve been putting it to far forward.

I am a new golfer and thanks to your videos the guys I play golf with say that I am improving everyday we golf ... So Thank you and Thank posting your videos...

One of your best videos... I like the superimposed graphics 👍🏼

Thank you for the instruction, I have struggled with my iron Play for so long, and on the odd occasion hit a pure golf shot, but did not grasp what I did correct to emulate it again and again. Now I know. Cheers for the advice, excellent tutor Rick.

This video literally made me improve my score by 10 strokes. Jesus Christ THANK YOU.

Hello! Rick you are the best golf instructor thank you for your videos.

Hey shot my first 18 in 17 years I watched over 8 of ur videos I had the best back 9 of my life keep it up I are fun but informative.

Hey Rick - Great videos, very straight forward and easy to understand. Nice and informative without all the excessive and confusing info, that alot of other videos tend to "share". You make it look so damn easy! Great job :)

I always had this problem, and after watching this video, I went out to play a round and hit my 5 iron better than ever! Thanks, Rick!

Great video Rick

Your content got me back into golf, here, have my positive interaction.

Watching this video before going on the course today has improved my game enormously. Not only have I stopped hitting the soil before the ball, I've added tens of yards to my distance and played much straighter. Thank you!!!

I'm brand new to the game, and I've been watching hours of tutorials and spending time on the driving range. This video is what finally shows me how to strike ahead of the ball. I have the hardest time shifting my weight at the moment, but I've been taking it slow to get the rhythym of the swing down. Thanks for these helpful videos, you give a ton of information!

This is great. Watched it twice then hit some and shots feeling great . Especially looking in front of the ball is a great tip .

Out of all the others I think yours is the best and easiest advice. 🇨🇦🏌️🇨🇦

New to golf. Been playing about 2 weeks now. Your videos have been very helpful. Currently shooting around 110-120. Hoping to reach that 90 mark in the future. Thanks!

It’s like the thought popped into my head and 2 hours later you put out the exact video I needed

So practical and easy to follow. Thanks Rick

Great lesson!

Best tip yet

OMG I just played 18 for the first time since watching this and previously my best for 18 was an 89 and I just shot an 83 (+12) on the course near me!! Thank you so much!!!!

GREAT vid Rick!

GREAT VIDEO RICK IM HERE IN MAINE AND I LIKED HOW WEEL YOU EXPLAINED IT SLOWLY AND WITH GREAT EASE

starting playing golf a few months ago, yesterday I almost got my first birdie, hit the green in regulation with about a 6 foot put on a par 4. Missed the put less than an inch to the left of the hole. Was heartbreaking

Great video but now I have to get out there and actually do it right.

Rick love all your tip vids. Really helping my game.

Hey Rick - Just watched my first Rick Shiels video and loved it. Looking forward to more tips.

This was exactly what I needed right now. I got a bad chunking problem I never had before and I think it's because I'm swaying. Can't wait to go practice this.

Is it bad form that I like to play wedges more of my back foot?I feel I get more spin and control.

Clear and easy understand instructions. Thanks.

Very helpful. Thanks

I nearly stopped using my irons. I've started using my hybrids..

Rick, you make it look so simple. However, I'm a bigger man and have trouble getting around myself. Any advice other than Jenny Craig. Lol

These videos are very educational for a beginner golfer like me. 👍

You’ve improved my ball striking!! Thank you!

I find the thing that helps me most is to feel like I’m driving through the ball instead of actually hitting it. Sounds weird but it works

Great video Rick!! THANKS!

These videos are so well made. Congratulations.

Think I’ve been putting my long irons way too far forward 😭

I love these videos, I’ve definitely improved my game by working on this stuff

Love watching this channel, well done Rick!

Great Tip, Rick ... You fixed my Iron-swing with this video 👍

Great tips thank you

Good one Rick.... I have seen this type of swing tip several times, but this one was so clean, easy and to the point. I liked the side pictures for the ball position. Really easy to see where the ball should be. Turning that right hip back is the trick. If there is a trick....

Thank you so much for the great videos. Watching your videos like this I honestly feel is helping me become a better golfer. I wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season and hopefully a better 2021.

As always AWESOME video thanks Rick!

great tips Rick thanks

Excellent explanation. Very good diagrams and easy to follow. Thank you.

Rick, as an absolute beginner to the sport, your tuition is hugely improving my game. I could spend hundreds of pounds on 1 to 1 tution, but because of your videos I don't have to. Thank you so much for your contribution to the sport.

Brilliant video. Thanks.

Great stuff! Thank you

Great instruction. It makes so much sense not to sway then the shifting of weight towards the target during the downswing to put the bottom of your swing in front ofthe ball. Thank you. This helps me lowermy handicap.

Great Tips. thank you

Very helpful videos Rick thanks

Thanks great video.

I’ve watched a lot of your videos but this has to be one of my favourites. Applied this on the range today and hitting irons felt great ... just hope I can do the same out on the course this weekend! Thanks for the tips 👍🏻

great tips ....thank you

Great video! Thanks for the recording!

Great delivery, well paced, clear explanation. Thank you

Cheers Rick, been struggling with this for a while and couldn't get to the bottom of it, literally. Fixed now, less sway and more rotation. Sorted.

Great timing - followed my best drive yesterday with a 50yard chunk. Appreciate the tips 🇨🇦😀

This was the best way somebody explained it to me I hope I can transfer it on the golf course Sunday

Great video with easy to follow instructions and better yet fabulous practice tips

Good recap , just come across your old video but so relevant and something we forget to do sometimes. Thanks 👍

Great tip thanks Rick

That's exactly what I needed to see! Thanks Rick!