How to Strike Your Irons Pure Every Time

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Best golf tip to strike your irons with golf professional Mark Crossfield. This drill will change your iron shots forever. Pens at the ready.
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@MarkCrossfield 2 ай бұрын

@chetlovesmer9549 Жыл бұрын

Mark, my good man. I've been doing this for years. Here's a tip for you. Invest in a "Dry-Erase" marker. Works just the same but wipes right off the ball and right off your club and probably right off your screen. Save your Sharpie for permanently marking your ball. Get a dry-erase as a "training aid".

@lysajane3643 Жыл бұрын

It’s great to see you doing more in depth training on this concept. You’ve already taught us about de-lofting a bit. Playing with this concept at the range has transformed my game and my striking. These tips are pure gold!!! With my better strike I can now actually aim better. And that’s leads to actually thinking about where I want to hit the ball and where are my better misses. I’m able to play the game now!! There’s more enjoyment!! One thing leads to another. Thank you!!!

@billconnor7577 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant, yet so simple in design. Can completely change your perspective regarding strike and the path to achieve that strike. I seldom watch vids anymore....but this is a keeper.

@erntig2398 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, love to see you going back doing what you are the best at!! Thank you for your great advice and simple explanation!

@simonheath9371 7 күн бұрын

Thank you Mark so much. Your videos are some of the best and most informative on youtube. You go into great detail not only verbally but physically which makes a massive difference. Keep the vidoes coming as its helping me no end. Would love to see a video you rating best improvement irons for 2024, many videos about but id imagine you'd go into alot more depth than most others. 👍

@dunkers9351 Жыл бұрын

Awesome drill Mark! Can't wait for the video on how to do this with the driver you mentioned! 👍🏻

@averynichols8035 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. When the weather starts to warm up enough for me to get to the practice range. We will put your tips to good use.

@craigmorgan226 9 ай бұрын

One of the most simple yet effective tips I've seen! Applied this to my game and its helped dramatically. Used to struggle with my wrists flicking through through impact and caused fat, thins you name it. Also used to hook the ball terribly as I was firing my hips enough. This has got me hitting the ball first, and might I say "flushing it" with straighter ball flights. Also got a lot more distance. Great video Mark 👍

@kaborealassane9230 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for clarifying this huge situation for most of golfdom. Excellent!. Loving the new style videos Mark.Congrats..

@DaVinci0963 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for clarifying this huge situation for most of golfdom. Excellent!

@bubba_man Жыл бұрын

Mark … Great video! After watching your video, getting a Sharpie marker, and spending a few sessions at the (iron) range, my iron strikes are much, much better. I am hitting the ball higher, further, and (most importantly) much more consistently. The mental mindset is to hit the ball about half way up the club face … and voila! Before, I thinned the ball way too frequently; now, I hit the ball on the middle of the face almost all of the time!

@davidl7968 Жыл бұрын

I dont normally comment but wanted to say this helped instantly, thank Mark! Can’t wait to see the wood and driver video.

@marccampbell4739 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, I have been working on this concept for the last 4 weeks. Strike has improved dramatically. I also used to struggle with a slide causing low ball flight. This drill has helped with rotation through impact and as such has increased launch angle. Great video!

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, keep up the good work.

@attiladarvassy2239 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, more people should know about you in the golf world. keep it up! Thank you so much for these materials.

@pickitupgolf276 Жыл бұрын

Awesome tips as always Mark!

@edwoodall3543 Жыл бұрын

Loving the new style videos Mark.Congrats.

@neilshayler3119 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson. i worked this out a while ago a lot more consistent strikes something every mid-high h/c player needs to understand

@jamesgramlich4743 Жыл бұрын

Mark,good stuff,an old timer gave me this tip many years ago, works so well.

@rickfowler72 8 ай бұрын

Magnificent Mark! Thanks. Great drill! Never realized I was de-lofting my clubs.

@steviek6484 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know why but up until recently this was maybe my 6th favourite golf channel. I loved the leg straight video that was big help but THIS one is just…so simple and such amazing results. Took about 5 swings at the sim to get the feel and my 8 iron carry increased by 10m. Thanks a million Mark

@gman0155 Жыл бұрын

6th favourite? You need watch something else buddy ha. Just teasing

@batman48195 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark. I am that guy with good strikes but thin. What strengthened my grip and now I can get my right hand into the shot and hit the ball more solidly with shaft lean. Thanks for the tip.

@cheliospanama9786 2 ай бұрын

Great Video! Thank you 🔥👏💪🫶

@tapanikalmaru7558 Жыл бұрын

I’m definitely one for adding loft! Will give this a go for sure. I’ve got a question about what sort of vertical launch we should be getting with certain clubs. Is there a cheat sheet or general rule of thumb for best launch angle. For example, my 7i is 27d static loft (strong af - thanks callaway 😂), but what should I be aiming for as a vertical launch angle with that? Is there a threshold to aim for for other clubs? Hopefully I’m making some sense 😂

@garethherring7261 Жыл бұрын

Great vid Mark 👍👍👍

@codymanning1034 Жыл бұрын

I’ve loved the increased focus on digestible instruction as of late. I loved the travel and the muppets, but this is just so much more useful.

@drews1941 Жыл бұрын

Such a good video! Thanks for posting it, really helped

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

Your welcome

@erik2446 Жыл бұрын

Good advice, thank you Mark!

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Erik

@michaelrood2751 Жыл бұрын

Great tip …will try this tomorrow at the range

@MarvinofMars Жыл бұрын

I have been doing this only in reverse to your method for the past year. I place a dot on each ball with a sharpie pen 5p coin size, I place each balls dot at the ideal strike area then swing, leaving a transfer onto my club. These are shag bag balls in my club practice area, dot really started as away to identify my balls during collection, but the transfers have been great! It also leave it quicker to swap clubs through my bag. I try to make this drill a monthly one to, using my R10 to record shot data and video my swing on every shot. Love watching and feeling a well flushed hit iron, just need to see more during club tournaments😳

@user-ve2oz3ks7p Жыл бұрын

Just imagining the dot comfortably carried the greenside bunker I aim at when out with some practice balls - but I would say the biggest improvement was on those annoying 15-20 yard shove & run shots round the green with the PW or SW. Zero duffs and a much better grouping! Definitely worth another mention when out doing short-game work.

@tsped83 Жыл бұрын

Mark this is awesome and exactly what I need! The right amount of technical info but a clear objective that is easy to understand and makes sense. Nice one brah.

@josephbeiner919 Жыл бұрын

Mark, you're the man.

@karlwood9476 Жыл бұрын

With soo much out there to watch and absorb - it is hard to make trips to the driving range feel productive. This is an awesome drill to try and it makes a lot of sense. I find I really lack to get different distances with my Irons!

@rgrpncs 14 күн бұрын

Great tip watching the video hope it works

@brianmccool9728 Жыл бұрын

I have a hard time reconciling the 'delofting' approach for irons vs letting the clubhead pass your hands. These seem like two opposites to me. I get that there's more than one way to square the clubface. And I do find that clubhead passing my hands works well when I just can't get rid of the slice/pushes. But it makes me wonder if I'm missing something with the lower half?

@rickysamson8093 Жыл бұрын

This has transformed my golf game I now have a dot on every iron absolutely simple and brilliant thanks

@scottbrandon4855 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark. Great video as always. Any idea why we are allowed alignment marks in putters and drivers but not irons?

@pmportella Жыл бұрын

i've been 'scooping the ball a bunch but i am so good at it! i need a good thought to get rid of it but also i think maybe i m not moving towards the target enough at impact.

@davidjean5981 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@royclose946 Жыл бұрын

Well done mark 👏 👍

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

Hops it helps

@williambardel269 Жыл бұрын

Good one Mark! What would you say to someone who may be de-lofting too much? I was recently getting fit for new irons (moving from game improvement to players) as I wanted more spin and track man showed that my dynamic loft is very low. 6-iron attack angle of -3 and dynamic loft of 15-17 on a 31degree iron. Swing speed about 85 and ball speed around 125 and spin was 4500. Would love some ideas of how to get spin up.

@robloxquickguides5263 Жыл бұрын

THANKS

@geewilliams2178 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mark. would love a video on flyers! I have heard you before when testing "powerful", "game improvement" irons that you sometimes get a flyer which goes miles and that's why you wouldn't play them. I have Wilson C200 off the shelf for £200 from AG based on your review. But stop at a 7 iron then I also have a 7 icon Cobra RAD. I much prefer the Cobra and hit it better but probably 1 in 8 seem light flyers. I use Garmin and it averages 169 yards but it's gone over 200 lots and over 220 an this isn't just the ground conditions

@todd5dogs Жыл бұрын

Hi mark, what about the driver and more consistent strike or wood off the deck? Thanks

@alisonburgess345 Жыл бұрын

Do you do this with chipping too Mark? Great video - I'll be trying this today..🎉

@SolomonLi Жыл бұрын

This is crazy… CRAZY AWESOME!!! I never thought to put a dot at the top of my iron. I could definitely use this drill with my wedges when I’m hitting full-ish shots with them! I find a dramatic drop off in distance when I go from my iron shots versus hitting 100 yard shots. The gap is not only staggering, but confounding! Thank you Mark!!! I’m definitely gonna earmark some time for the range for this…

@ajaytuk7416 Жыл бұрын

great visual tip! Those of us of a certain age supinate the wrist at impact a la Ben Hogan, which definitely feels to me that it delofts the club - can I ask your thoughts on this?

@rogerpianoking1945 10 ай бұрын

Hi mark, Tommy fleetwood sets up with his lead arm in line with the club shaft on all clubs. This also helps to de loft the club. I don’t think a lot of amateurs know this fact with de lofting the club. If you get all other things right in your swing this makes a big difference in power. I never really noticed it until a yank did a video on Tommys swing and pointed his club position at address. This is a big reason why amateurs can’t play with bladed clubs. Very good video. All pga pros who teach, should point this out for those who have lessons.

@jamessulzer5105 Жыл бұрын

Great tip, Mark! Sometimes I will use white powder on the face of the club to see the imprint of the ball. Thanks!

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

Like that

@davidreid2847 Жыл бұрын

That's an expensive mistake with the little chuckle gets me everytime 🤣😂

@jasonkidd4066 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t collect a mass amount of data on this, but wow do my strikes “feel” more solid when I try to “feel” like I’m striking the ball with the top of the club. Very interesting. Thanks for the tip. I’ll have to gather some data when the weather breaks.

@dannythomas6588 Жыл бұрын

That sounds exactly like me. Distance nowhere near as far as they should go. I will definitely be trying this!

@paultheotherone3892 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, one of the best videos I’ve seen you do, fantastic! Can’t wait to get to range and try this👍

@chrismacleod2879 Жыл бұрын

I have a variation on this marking. I mark my balls with a big black stripe. As well as an alignment aid on tee shots and putts, it helps with strike and low point control. With a 7 iron I want to see a mark on at least the 5th groove, preferably higher. Definitely not on the first groove and ideally not the second one either. So I can have a massive miss by 3 grooves and the ball will still be on the green. I will, though, note that my low point control was poor and figure out what i need to do better on the next shot.

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

Do not suffer with poor strikes; use more of my simple fixes with this simple swing fix and strike cheats here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nL-HhbJnycrLdGQ.html

@user-hh2dn8wp9y Жыл бұрын

thx a lot🎉

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

Your welcome

@RFoxVIII Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, any tips on how to manage this with wet winter lies? When I try to de-loft I feel I get a steeper angle of attack and present less bounce/more leading edge which in UK soft winter ground tends to lead me to dig!

@jw228w Жыл бұрын

Mark I often hit behind the ball even on mat.should I just keep moving ball back in stance until my contact is better?also the rotation of the Forearms and not just the Hands is an eye opener for me. thanks John

@johnwhittle9230 Жыл бұрын

Love the way explain the golfswing man. Im a huge fan. Thanks Alot. Youre Welcome right? Lol.

@user-xm7vo7tq6m 7 ай бұрын

Ok, as usual Mark a great fix and something that has been causing me issues out of the blue this past month. I have been using this "thought" and it has been working. Now the issue is I am holding on too long and not releasing. Any suggestions to combine this and a release "thought" to get best of both worlds ? Andrew Rice knows I take things to obsession with a fix and then he needs to fix the fix :-)

@jjgalletta66 5 ай бұрын

The reason why so many struggle with iron strikes is this “de-lofting” concept. If you can hit your 9 iron cleanly, and you want more distance without changing your grip, swing or ball position, simply club-up 2-3 and choke up on the grip until your swing improves. It’s a total hack, I know. But, it really works.

@jamesneave2598 Жыл бұрын

Great drill, can you please do vid with woods and driver. Many Thanks

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

Will do

@bf2tatorsalad Жыл бұрын

Hello Mark. You explained about having a weak grip, but what about a strong grip? Any thought on this?

@zb5715 Жыл бұрын

Definitely wanting the driver contact drill video

@weshamburg8611 Жыл бұрын

Good tips my man. What's your sim setup?

@progpuss 4 ай бұрын

Ive managed to create a slightly bowed wrist from a cupped one , it works but i now have a problem with bunkers and lofted irons in to greens

@jackbowman4788 Жыл бұрын

Mark- would you recommend this drill for wedges ?

@MrAstroquack Жыл бұрын

Hey Mark I couldn’t help but think of the tour striker 7 iron training aid when I saw this video. Do you think it is the same concept? If so I’m gonna go dig it out and try using it again.

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

Totally is yes.

@djelalhassan7631 Жыл бұрын

Great

@joshbrown1604 Жыл бұрын

Mark, how tight should your grip be around the golf club?

@stevencarrier5060 Жыл бұрын

Anyone know the title of driver version of this video?

@xboxvolley360 Жыл бұрын

I am gonna try this the next time i play with my 5 iron. I really struggle with this club at the moment, barely hitting it any further than my 7 iron

@Danny.A665 Жыл бұрын

My swing thought with irons is ‘try and hit the top of the ball’ . It never actually happens but it gets me to strike ball then turf 🎉🎉🎉

@SkyboxerGolf Жыл бұрын

Pretty much what the tour striker club is made for. It has an X on face of club that you visualize hitting the ball with the X. Great drill (And don't need the tour striker lol )

@tuomolaakso1529 Жыл бұрын

You don't need a marker, just use painters tape or other semi-adhering tape piece. If you just lightly push it on the club face it also tells you how good the strike was. I use two inch wide tape on my driver drills and it gives me instant feedback on strike position. And it does not ruin your whitewall :D

@shhhpark Жыл бұрын

i'm having trouble with slicing because my instructor says i'm trying to push at the ball too much trying to emulate something like this. How do you release but deloft at the same time?

@TheBradleyp63 Жыл бұрын

Please answer this. I'm a pretty good golfer, but I still haven't ever figured this out. Do I swing the club with both hands or do I swing with my lead arm. I transfer my weight, obviously but it seems like some players just pound it with both hands. When I do this I hit a lot of fat shots. I play better when I use my lead arm more, but as I've aged, I don't have any power.

@ericwright3646 Жыл бұрын

buddy of mine uses foot spray on his club face during practice. a thin coat turns white and leaves a very in-your-face clear ball mark on the club face. if you buy the right brand, it smells delightful too =)

@therealdavidowens76 Жыл бұрын

Where is that hoodie from Mark?? Me likes it!!

@thombendtsen399 Жыл бұрын

I used to try to get students to get the top of the club onto the top dimple of the ball. It can’t be done, but it’s all in the trying. It’s hard to convince people to even attempt it.

@RyanMetcalfePGA Жыл бұрын

Nicked 👍

@punchborg Жыл бұрын

Hitting down on the ball changed my life i was always trying to get under, it was a great epiphany

@at8952 Жыл бұрын

How can we incorporate this drill in driver?

@waltercopus1485 Жыл бұрын

Sure going to try it. That's my main problem with golf, hitting my irons. This isn't a very easy game to play.

@paulgoulding2291 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again. Where do get the silver dots ?

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

I buy mine from foresight

@windyknot2094 Жыл бұрын

Please advise: How do I mark my club face and then see where the ball is meeting the face... AT THE RANGE??

@ryanj1262 Жыл бұрын

I can imagine that this drill could help with transferring weight from back - lead foot in the down swing.

@GreenDistantStar Жыл бұрын

So where do I place the dot on my driver to get the intention of hitting up?

@andrewdare4404 Жыл бұрын

Clever

@paulgolfer Жыл бұрын

HI MARK , I TRIED ANOTHER WAY SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT ON YOU TUBE , GET SOME SPRAY BUT I USED TALC ON RANGE THIS SHOWS SAME THING GOOD IDEA THOUGH . CAN YOU ENLIGHTEN ME ALSO . WHEN WE BUY A CLUB THERE IS THESE WHITE DOTS STICKERS ON THE CLUB , DO WE TAKE THEM OFF OR ARE WE ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH THEM ON .PAUL PAUL

@Jacks_gaming13 11 ай бұрын

Mark I need help. I have gone to coaches and struggling to find a fix. I don’t have a lot of money so I can’t go to someone like yourself with travel etc… I’ve been told my technique is pretty good. I get in good positions etc etc but I don’t clear my hips properly (typically clearing them too late). I’ve been told my practice swings are perfect and I try to replicate them but for some reason I don’t. How do I fix this?

@C-mac_in_the_6ix 11 ай бұрын

I honest to god think that before any person that tries to learn how to play golf, needs to watch a video on how the clubs are supposed to work. For years I had no idea why I would constantly chunk shots or hit them thin despite reading tips, drills etc.., "Keeps weight like this, turn your head like that, have your arms like this". If you can understand how the club is supposed to work, it makes trying to understand how to swing the club so much easier.

@terrycranston3876 Жыл бұрын

Hi I use foot spray ,you can see exactly where the strike is.

@paulengebretson6597 Жыл бұрын

The dot drill proved invaluable right off the bat. Wow, thanks.

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@joofmagoof2841 Жыл бұрын

Did it mark the screen?

@stephenwright8476 Жыл бұрын

Where can I get a sliver dot?

@briancleminson6156 Жыл бұрын

I use a whiteboard marker pen, it simply wipes off.

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

Perfect.

@mikelodge9688 Жыл бұрын

Took this to the course today. Imagined blue spot was there. Absolutely ripped my irons. What a top tip 👍🏻

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

That is great news.

@tjgalegolf Жыл бұрын

Mark, do you feel that practicing on mats has helped to make this harder for us to do correctly? I feel like the mats promote the shallow strike and then people are adding loft to contact.

@MarkCrossfield Жыл бұрын

I see golfers struggle equally from both. 👍