You Have legitimately helped me with all parts of my game. thank you for all the free advice!

The only youtube golf coach worth listening to. Helped me take 10 strokes off my awful game in 2 months.

I have invested a lot of hours with Clay. Taken notes. Practiced on the range and the course. Watched the videos over and over and over. It is working. The lessons have improved my game and understanding unlike the many hours of in person lessons I have had with golf pros. They just cant compete with this type of teaching.... that I go back to go over and learn something new every time. You cant consume it all in one viewing, at least I cant. Thanks Clay

Just turned 50 and learning to play again after 25 years of NOT playing. Thanks for the valuable instruction. I'm posting this comment because your tips worked. No more slice on my day two of the range, my first range day (which was a disaster) :) I am confident hitting the other clubs by allowing my body to turn into the shot. It was just that easy. Thanks Clay !!!

Dude U are the best instructor ever. Been playing, it will be 20yrs this May. Have only two lessons in my life. I shoot 100- 120. U got me shooting consistently 100 but better mechanics...thx

Hi you have helped me understand the most important thing in the golf swing. I would have like to meet you 45 years ago. Keep the. Lesson coming

This is the first video that helped me with slicing and hitting solid drives thank you it was about time

Love your stuff- You are the Real Deal! We are all fortunate to have you help us! Thanks, Clay!

Hi Clay, I've been watching your videos and practicing hard for a few weeks now. I've played golf for over 20 years, and have only broken 90 a few times. All I can say is that I wish I knew then what I know now. You answer all the questions that I had when taking lessons, but they could never answer, they would just stick a towel under my armpit or something stupid like that. You are an incredible instructor, and I'm hitting the ball better than I ever have, and I feel like I could go out and break 90 with ease. I would love to take one-on-one lessons with you some time, so if you ever offer this, please let me know. Have clubs, will travel. Tom Carter , Charleston, SC

hi Clay , the way you break down the golf swing really help me improve my golf quickly , either chipping, irons and woods you help me tremendously , thank you

Many thanks for you videos, I am hitting the Fairway more from the T and have gain distance, short game has improved, many many thanks

Timely and easy to follow Instruction. I loved the graphics to further teach what good Ball flight and club face contact looks.

You are the BEST golf teacher in YT

definitely a key factor--got to be able to feel the differences.

Thanks Clay this idea worked awesome. I am a 3 Handicap golfer and this concept kept my mind clear and my swing free, by releasing down the line. I focused only on swinging down this line and was able to hit straight and long (added yards to both driver and irons). Also of note shots were more centered and solid and I thoroughly enjoyed the game. I look forward to getting out to the course to repeat. Cheers :)

Great advice Clay, getting the proper feels is such a key in golf and especially helping for hitting those longer and straighter golf drives. If we can get a good drive off the tee it makes the rest of the golf game so much easier and these tips will go a long way to helping this. Cheers

There are two KZfaq guys out there. That I love watching you and Danny Maude. Great help thanks clay

Superb video. That makes a lot of sense learning how to purposefully draw and fade the ball.

You're a natural Clay! Thanks for this. Not only will you help my game, but you'll save me from spending all that money on hitting ball after ball. Good tip on swinging without hitting a ball.

Thanks. I watched this video at the range an immediately fixed my slice!

Clay is the best in giving out golf techniques.

clay, you are the best.....

Thank you Clay.

The word "best" is coming to mind instructor...Thanks!

Clay I just came off the range. Man oh man what a difference. I was a hooker and a slicer. Man I am so excited. These tips and techniques do work, especially hitting the T off the ground with one hand. Thank you Clay, I’m all smiles,

I’m golfing today and hope this lesson will help me with my driver. I was watching rotary swing for over an year and my game got worse. You have a great teaching method that makes sense to me. Let me know Clay how to subscribe to all your videos. Thanks!

okay....been a hack for years but trying to hard. Watching your videos over the past two weeks....hello!!!! 7 out of 9 holes the ball went straight and long. mate was perplexed but shared your link!!! thanks mate...bloody helped no end.

Clay, your TSG website has helped me go from a consistent slice at 235-255yds, to a consistent draw/straight drive between 270-300yds ... unreal gains from only doing level 1 stuff and about half of the quick distance fix. You seem pretty active on youtube so I wanted to ask here if you could put up a video on the TSG website for people like me who live in places with intense winters who want to do a series of indoor exercises in the off season to continue to build strength/mobility/muscle-memory/etc -- I have been putting together a routine in a spreadsheet but it feels incomplete and probably not in the optimal order.

Nearly got the Christmas hamper today! Beaten on a countback. Never hit my driver so well as I did today. After struggling all year with it now I just concentrate on one thing .. The Straight Line Release.. Bang, up the middle!! Only one bad drive today! Now to get the irons right :)

thanks for the advice Clay, will see how it goes this afternoon. i like your slow motion views.. would have been good to show the fade and draw slow motion at the same time... i watched them both back and noticed that you had a higher attack on the fade and drew your club behind your around neck level while your draw was around the right hand should/bicep on your back swing (as you would expect)... i struggle to find the right angle behind me on the back swing, but i think this video helped. my shots are fade, slice, straight or hook (in that order of likelyhood)... the draw eludes me!

Darrell klassen does this with a power point in front of the ball pointing the toe of club at a point. you can fix slices and hooks that way . It changes your impact position of your club without changing to much of your swing .

Thanks for the tips, Clay!

Another quality video with great tips & drills. You cover virtually every aspect of the game, but I can’t find one on using irons off the tee. Be good to see a video on this or some tips - should it be similar to a driver (hitting up) or like a standard iron (descending) strike ?

I paused the video to roll one and it stopped exactly @4:19 marker. I guess it was meant to be Thanks for great videos. They are serious game changers

Thank you

I haven't been playing that much lately, have other commitments, but im going to try this next time. Thanks Clay

Extraordinary tip. I can hit close to 280 yds and straight. You’re a phenomenal instructor. Thanks

Once again, wonderful instruction that is working for me. Thank you so much for all the great videos!

Very helpful!

I followed your advice for hitting a draw and had amazing results! When I tried the fade, I hit it off the heal side and lost a lot of distance. What am I doing wrong?

You did a lot for me to lose my slice which I never thought would happen but now it’s I have a dead pull straight left as my miss

Thx for the tips

Clay, I watch many many of your videos and put it to practice on the range. I have 1 request. The word RELEASE. What other word besides 'release' can you use to explain how to swing. I don't know what release means when you say 'release the club in front of the golf ball'. To me, release means 'letting go', as when you throw a baseball or football, you release (let go of) the ball at a certain point of your throwing motion. Since I'm not letting go of the club, what do you mean when you say 'release'? Thanks.

I love this lesson clay is helpful for my game. ( love this game )

Clay's tennis videos' are good too

Thanks Clay for this in depth video! Excited to implement and see improvement!!! What scope are you using? Can you recomend something affordable for a beginner to help track ball fly, strikes etc. Thanks again!

Clay Thanks for your instructional videos helping us golfers;enjoyable to watch learn and practice. I'm just getting back into playing again after a long lay off.I watched your video on hitting the ball 1st with you irons weight transfer and you said most pros load the right foot max first for the weight transfer to the left foot on impact but can you tell me when using the driver while tilting your spine right for a right hand golfer the weight transfer with the driver.I cannot seem to stay back and hit up on the driver consistently.Would it make sense then to load my left foot so at impact the weight transfers more to my right opposite of hitting the irons like you mentioned. I'm fighting the dreaded driver closed face loose loft left duck hook and get very muscle to the ball-DeX

Some great tips coming through your videos Clay. I’ve been driving a lot better over the past few months, more consistent and straighter.

Great video Clay. But you forgot to mention the position of your left arm and hand when you demonstrated the slice move. This is where I struggle. Keeping my hands away from my body and trying to come over the ball for a slice or fade. I draw the ball badly with the driver and need to get rid of it.

It seems it is very important to have the arms synchronized with hips during downswing. I recently purchased the Live View Pro to ensures this synchronization is present during each swing.

Interesting note at the end. If the player releases early would that create pull or pull-hook ball flight?

I have noticed that your bely buckle is facing your right toe at the back of your back swing - pitches, chips, irons and driver

Another awesome video! Thank you

Thanks Clay for posting this, another excellent video! As a complete beginner, could I ask if by the term 'fade', you mean get the ball to go the left and the term 'draw', get it to go to the right?

Great video. Can you discus the pre swing? Hate seeing guys take 8 practice swings then hold for 5+ seconds then hit a terrible shot. I set up, do a little waggle, then go

Nice Vid & Great advice!

Looking forward to trying this. For some reason I can draw and fade irons but get on the tee and slice or if I set up for draw it's just a straight push or sometimes and over hook. I think working on over drawing and over slicing in one session and finding middle ground could help correct when I'm on course. Do you suggest keeping the path relatively the same and just adjusting aim/setup right or left or should I consciously swing more right or left for draw/fade?

Great video!! Do you change your feet placement when doing these drills - do you keep your feet square to your target line? Or does a person need to adjust the lead foot to back little for fade and forward a little for draw (compared to target line)?

Hey Clay I’ve only been playing 10 months and I’m doing exactly what you’re saying here. I’m controlling my club and I’m only reaching 180yds in my drives. But here’s my question, could say front or forward arm instead of left arm? Reason being, I’m left handed and it would be easier to learn if I heard front leg/ back leg Front arm/ back arm instead of your way and most other teachers way

Clay do you change ball position at all during these draw to fade to straight shots? Thanks!

Clay can u talk about what exercises in the gym we can do to better our golf? I saw a video where tiger said it was all about the legs. But I figure back and core are important too, and wrist too? Ps u look like u have packed on a few lbs but that is not why I’m asking these gym questions.

Thank you Clay! You've helped me with my game!

I did this without knowing it and for fun and hit a few very straight drives on the course, then I come here and see why.

What exactly do you mean be “releasing” the club? Thank you

Watched this video multiple times. Now it's time to take it to the range and see what happens!! Hopefully it fixes my slice!!🙏 🤣

In your fade set-up, is the club face a little open or is it in line with the feet?

Can you do a video on how to transition from driver to irons. I tend to top my irons after I figure out my driver. Makes me rather keep the driver in the bag and just 3i out the box to keep my irons more consistent.

On the pretty good straight shot at 16:25, your monitor indicated your path was 1.3 degrees left but your face to path was 1.6 left as well. The ball should had a baby draw but it was depicted as a baby fade. Since there was no significant wind affecting ball flight why did that happen?

Let's say I hit a few nice shots that split the fairway but I'm trying to hit a draw and instead hit a slight fade. Is that something to be concerned about?

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Clay does not get hung up on it all being about the lower body. That's great if you are 25 and have D1 ability. Seems to me modern golf instruction is sadly geared for like 1/10th of 1% of the population. Clay and Adam Balzelgette are two guys who can teach to the middle of the class thank goodness.

What type of shaft do you have on your driver?

At about 3:55 you check your line and say I'm lined up down the left side. What does that mean?

I have one BIG ussue. If I open my hips and body before the downswing I don’t know if I even hit the ball with the driver. Tried so often to practise that. How do I coordinate that?

Hi, interested to know what’s the driver and specs used in this video?

Are you in the tour?

My practice swings are perfect…..put a ball in front of it and I fall right apart. I just want to get it some where down the middle of the fairway.

Tips start at 3:00

Do you have any advise ...on how to handle Bad Sportsmanship on the golf course from your playing partners.....specifically the people I'm playing with are way too serious...for their talent level,....they get pissed when they are losing and will purposely try to derail me and others in the group..talking in my backswing..walking in my line....ticky tac stuff..I still wupp em...but getting tired of it,. Any advise....

Can you do slomo swing demonstrations?

Clay - where can I get a hat like yours? What is the brand?

I’m so confused. The club is closed on the release. And then it’s open on the release. How do you do that if your just letting the club swing freely ?

I just lost my drive and given up. Sucks!

HE is very good and clear but his driver Swing mechanic is weak in my view. His foot work does not allow his right elbow to be in place where it needs as the club head comes to the ball. I divid the driver swing into three areas of development from ground up. The three areas starts with lower body compose of hip setup and feet setup toes pointing direction and placement to create a close stance. Second area is upper body composed of spine, shoulders placement and arms action. The goal of upper body is to have the right elbow close to the body and he does good job. He is very athletic and can adjust his body to bring the club head to the ball but he comes up on his heels to do it that is poor swing mechanics in my view. The best model for driver swing mechanics is Ben Hogan driver swing mechanics. The third ares of develop is hands starting with wrist and then fingers for grip affects hands abilities for I call it finger ergonomics. Each finger pressure affects hands action to the club head. IF go to his video and look at the slow motion action of his swing for its starts at 3 minutes. The goal is Right elbow being place just so during club head coming to the ball. The elbow should be bent as the club head comes through the ball. That requires the shoulders be be at angle where the right shoulder is low and right up but not straight that is weak. IF you watch his foot work and the right elbow and look at his heel coming up and down go allows the right elbow to come through during the swing.It is very fast and short but it has to be because his good placement does not allow the right elbow to flow through front of the body. Many golfer have the elbow away from the body he does not for right. HOW to keep your heels down on the ground and allow the elbow flows across your from of the body during the swing but also allows the shoulder tilt is increased base on foot stances. Ben Hogan has FOOT placement for each club so the right elbow can be bent and flow across the front of the body as club head comes to the ball. With a close stances where the right foot is back about 2 to 3 inches back (it can be greater and golfer has find how far to bring the right foot back) for the drive swing. How much depends and golf body size and arm characteristics affects the foot placement is close stands. IF you look at Ben Hogan book the Five lesson and find his foot work placement for each club. Understand the goal is for the right elbow ability for each club to be close to side of the body as club head comes to the ball. Why bent elbow so the wrist and hand action can be more dynamic to have lag time of the club head to be shorter. Some golfers have their right elbow straight about 3 feet before the club head strikes the ball that limits all hand dynamics force. Here is another point and see his left shoulder being up during club head strike the ball. As right elbow extends the left shoulder comes lower or straighter. Make the close stance and move slowly and realize how the right elbow can come through without having the heels coming up jump up during the swing. Watch Ben Hogan swing the driver and his heels do not come up and right elbow is always in the same place for repeatable drive swing. IF you watch his use of other clubs his right elbow comes through the same way. The other point is the left knee action can be enhanced. The driver swing is 100 percent physical so swing mechanics for the drive is the only repeatable swing action. Suggestion Find exercises to shape your body range so the drive swing mechanics you choice can be repeated. Drive swing is the done physically the say way each time is the goal. Nice video very clear but the driver swing mechanics should be easier and flow better but heel jump makes more effort in the swing for produce less ground force during the swing. Ben Hoban never jump in his driver swing in fact his feet was very grounded which made his hip turning better. That is my view for true Ben Hogan swing mechanic support for the most dynamic form to swing clubs. Have good day and good swings.

So all i gotta do is wear that hat?

I got halfway through this and found it useless. It assumes you know what a “fade” and “draw” are and whether you are hitting one or the other just by swinging at a tee. Utter nonsense.