I swear Clay, u are the master of forward shaft lean!!!! U have helped me so much and for that, I'm forever grateful

I've been struggling getting into the right contact position for a while and this is the best description yet. This is something I can try and implement.

The best pro impact drill, thank you

NOW I know what "connected" really means! Thanks alot💪🏼

The single greatest tip video I have ever seen. This was exactly my swing. I was a flipper/stand-upper, and hit the ball a mile high. I never ever thought it would be because of my hips. Brilliant video. Thank you!!!

I just returned from the range and tried the rotation of the right heel to help start the downswing by opening the hips thru impact. Making this as my first move coming out of transition had me hitting crisp iron shots. Thanks

Great video 👍🏼

You the man Q!

Good video , see details is important to discover what part I did little off. Thanks

Good tip Clay I'm off to the golf course to,try it

Clay. I have a question that I feel would really help a lot. How come impact position really isn’t taught first. Like first lesson I’d give if I were good enough to do so would be ask them to get into an impact position. If they weren’t in it correctly I’d show them. How to get into it and have them do it. Then I’d have them keep hands on the club straight back into a setup position. And then have them go from address just to impact no backswing. It’s kind of a feel thing for me. Feel like it would teach weight shift without even knowing it. Then I would teach them impact to a half finish position. Then I would incorporate your ladder drill. Start at last parallel to half finish. 10 20 yard shots to just get the feeling and build it up

Great video

What an amazing video. I tried doing some small swings with this and made the crispest iron shots ever! The question I have is can I focus on turning my left hips which pulls my left hand into position vs. turning the right hip as the focal point? Thank you!

Clay... Love your videos! 180 carry 8irons (that’s nuts). I’d love to see the down the line video with a focus on “back right shoulder vs. lead shoulder & what the arms look like exactly at impact”... any chance you could help with that view??

Clay this is right on.... why did pros not teach this years ago...

94 mph is FIRE. Looks like a nice easy swing, too.

Hi Clay thanks for the video :) One of Jack’s favorite drills / sayings was try to keep your back to the target as long as possible in the downswing, similar to the Justin Rose pre shot routine. In your explanation you are saying try get your chest open to promote forward shaft lean. Which one is right? Or how do you explain what you’re saying inline with Jack’s drill and Justin Rose’s swing thought? Thanks

I would love to see Clay play a round and voice over what he was thinking and going for

You make great videos. I am curious at 2:05 We all teach the same basic things: When the head trails you have control of the face through impact as the hands cant turn over and cause micro adjustments. Well not all of us, but thats a different conversation, as most people I try to explain press/forward shaft lean to, say they have never heard it, which boggles me. But as for my question... Clearing the hips, both in back swing and down swing is absolutely necessary, but on the down swing, I have yet to find a good way to explain to someone, in a lesson, how to clear and let it pull the hands. Do you think the 'squatting down' that Rory, Rahm and countless others are now talking about, is in essence them doing that? This sounds dumb, but when you sit, your hips square to your knees (when actually sitting/squatting). This puts them back to neutral. Then they can pull the hips open to target. I am asking because I have yet to embrace the squat, as for me, and anyone that I have seen try, while it promotes patience starts down swing without shoulder rotation) it causes my levels to all bounce, causing havoc. As golf changes, and new techniques come in, most are ridiculed, (Paven loop, Dustin bow/cup, Snead trap) until all the sudden people realize the quirky nature can really improve consistency. I have only been able to really teach the hip open by telling people to 'knee forward and break a board with the back leg' (not focus on hips) as this is one of the main exercises I do when training for a long drive competition, and it gets my hips active. Great videos and thanks for making great content. -Mike

Instead of bowing the wrist, can you make your grip stronger? Is one way better than the other?

I noticed you lift the front of your left foot off the ground as the trigger to start your swing. I do that and every lesson I have had I am told by the pro to stop doing that. seems to work for you?

I am super confused about the difference between "banking" the right heel, and turning the right heel as described in this video. Do you have a thought on the difference? Full disclosure, I really fight being too square with my body at impact. I have a VERY hard time getting my hips open.

I'm a low single digit golfer, but I struggle with this move. I have it for the most part, although I can't seem to get the wrist downturn consistent. The ball tends to go right and left and of course this results in a double miss which is not good. Perhaps setting the wrist a bit more bowed at the top for more consistency?

I can't stop early extending to save my life!

Do you have any alignment tricks? i've used sticks, spots on the ground and always line up ten yds right of where I think I am?

Hmmm with COVID19 running wild ive had a bit of time to really focus on key points in my downswing..what its done is add distance and each club feels and sounds different. Tried this on each club except driver. I have a strong swing but not hard . But in last 6 months swing is radically changed. 9iron went from 115 to 150. 7iron went 150 to 185yards. 3w went from 200 to 275 yards. Not bad for a 44yr old

175 with an 8 iron... that's my 5 iron on a good shot... I need to practice.

What if instead of turning the club head down to square the face you started with the club face closed at address (shaft vertical no forward lean). Then when you get to impact with forward lean the club face would be square?

I have hit an 8 iron 150 yards a few times in my life

How come the shots you are hitting in the video are fading and on the tracker its showing a big draw? Confused

Hey Clay, what's the result if you do this and been hitting without shaft lean ? Where the ball tend to go ?

What can I do if my hips are way to open at impact?

Where do u live so i can have golf lesson with u? Or, online i can have some virtual lesson one to one?

Clay, I've been working on the move but am confused on the timing. I know in the tennis racket drill we turn the club at the top but at the impact drill you were turning it opposite the right thigh. Could you explain how the movement of the turning grip really occurs.

Clay, brother, that hat. Dope new facial hair tho.

can anyone gimme some tips on how to fix this

Would you want to flip the club in a fairway bunker?

How can a slow swing speed player get shaft lean? With a slow swing speed and forward shaft lean your ball flight will be way too low. You need a lot of speed to make this work.

Just think Huey Lewis, its hip to be square!

my club head speed is 97mph and i only hit my 8 iron 155-160 lol

What drives me nuts is when I'm at the range and I hit one perfect, flush and it flies... but I'm unable to replicate it for another 20 swings.

Are you in Florida?

When I open my hips/chest on the downswing, I tend to pull the ball. What am I missing?

I think too much videos is confusing as golf courses are closed and as we are at confinement ! Stretching videos or how to get ready for ..... June maybe 😖

Wassup Big Q Dawg? ... Lookin good boy 💪... Except for that white-tee homie ...Time to start sportin V-necks while you're kitted up in all that fly ass Top Speed Nike gear don't you think? 😂 Not to mention all the double takes the new muscled up, no bacon neck havin, Big Q-Dawg is gonna get from all them Florida dimes when they see him sashaying thru the clubhouse...😂😂😂 Cheers boyz, awesome lesson 🍻⛳

7 thumbs down?? Lol

No knuckle drag!!!!

Hey, Noticed that in the slow motion replay of your first example strike that the divot is already there. But in the full motion view there is no divot in front of the ball. Get it that you're making a point to teach, but you're showing a clip that's different than what you hit. So obviously, the slow motion clip is from a different strike. I just want to be able to believe the information being taught. It does seem like a good concept and I'll chalk this up to just incorrect clip editing than anything else.

Hey kid ... i want to take this opportunity to correct a WAY TOO LONG misconception in golf lessons OR talks about "hands in front of ur the ball" .... cause ACTUALLY when u swing correctly with ur hips and body open it gets ur hands BEHIND u ... !!! People are really trying to turn their hips quickly (correct) AND making sure hands are in front of it (totally wrong) ...u move ur hips ... weight and everything a bit forward that actually keeps ur hands and even arms BEHIND u while the shaft keeps up with ur hip turn (in front of ur hands and arms) yet both of those are of course behind ur turn. It's time to really teach it visually ... while ur hips are turned about 35-45 degrees OPEN at impact ur arms are probably around 25-35 degrees BEHIND at ur chest level u had at setup. Luv ya Clay .... and yeah ... SHALLOWING happens cause u turn ur hips quickly .... to tell people to MAKE IT HAPPEN with a hand move is WRONG ... there is a natural movement in it = get ur body out of the way = shallow happens ... body slow/hands quick = steep happens!!! Take care everyone .... golf is "easy" ... we're just complicating it... !!!