I found you about 5 years ago .....then for some reason I stopped watching your videos.....5 years later I have returned and you make even more sense now ...I think you are one of the best no nonsense instructors ever
Thanks for the "thinking" Darrell. I have much to improve in my game but one thing I have always been aware of was thinking about what I have to accomplish after hitting "this" shot. I appreciate your explanation and how you conveying "thinking" AND, not "OVER thinking," the game of golf. You are a weekend golfers best buddy for sure! Thank you sir.
Thanks for sharing your thought's. Golf is not just about hitting balls, its understanding the mechanics and principles of it. Course management is such an important factor.
I like your style Darrel. You make more sense than any Magazine, or teacher i've ever listened to or read in any article. I stopped reading golf Magazines. Reason they contradict themselves week in week out.
Darrell, this is Jérôme, from France. I have been bothered by pushes and sometimes push slices with my driver. I fixed it and I was going straight and left most of the time. Still my accuracy was low on tee shots, and it was still the weakest part of my game. Today, I tried for the first time to fade or draw my drives, after just one short session at the range. I landed on the fairway every time, except 2 times where I was in the first cut of rough, only a few yards from fairway. No trees, no water, no out of bounds today. The improvement is huge. But the main thing is this : I am not afraid anymore. I feel I can choose and control my tee shots shape. I do no longer think about mechanics. A great thank you ofr your wisdom !
I have heard this "wisdom" for years and have tried to apply it. The problem for me (and most mid handicap golfers) is that it is no easier for me to consistently fade or draw the ball than it is to hit it straight. I can sometimes play a few holes hitting (for example) a fade, so I end up in the fairway. Just as I start feeling good about this however, I will hit one dead straight, or worse yet with a draw, which results in disaster. The opposite happens when I set up to draw it. Sometimes I can do it, but not always. I often end up with a hook or a block. Even if I hook the ball into the fairway, it is not a solid shot. Even when I do hit a fade or draw as planned, I am likely to hit more or less fade or draw than desired. I really see no advantage in trying to fade or draw the ball, except that a fade will normally fly higher and land softer, and a draw will normally fly lower and run more. Personally, I usually try to play a fade, simply because the shots I like the least are the pull, the hook, the pull hook, the snap hook and the hook/smother. Sometimes I play my 3 wood, because I am sometimes more accurate with it. Unfortunately it seems that whatever I start out doing I end up hooking the ball by the end of the day. Sometimes I can fight through it and scramble my way to a decent score, but playing that way is not fun.
Try a 3 iron off the tee. May not get the driver distance, but they are easier to control. Working with the clubs you know will save you a ton of strokes.
Dude, you're going to miss shots. It's golf. It's not a game of hitting every shot well. I shot par the other day with 8 greens hit with just over 50 percent fairways hit. It's just playing smart shots and having a good short game, everything else is less relevant. I'd say ball striking is certainly overrated and people need to put less emphasis on it. Don't have to hit the ball well to be honest, just have to get up and down a ton and know where to miss.
as long as my driver is over about 240 and in the fairway im happy its still a weapon because if not im looking 5 wood or hybrid after that or 3 wood off the tee but i dont really play a 3 wood (i have one) but thats my thought as long as its still a weapon ill use it...good video thanks
It is true that if you start the ball down the left side, you have more room for error on the right. It is also true that you have less room for error on the left. I don't think it matters much whether you are trying to hit a fade, a draw or a straight ball. What matters is how predictable you can make your shots, how well you know your own game and how good you are at decision making. As an example, there is a par 3 on a course I play that is 202 yards from the white tees to the center of the green. There is a deep barranca on the left that is marked as a hazard (but from which you can play, if you can find your ball), and another on the right that is not. There is also a big oak tree on the right middle of the fairway. A ball in either barranca will usually be in a bad lie and will almost certainly result in a bogey or worse, as will a ball that hits the oak. I usually hit a driver on this hole and try to start it down the left center and fade it. If I hit the shot as intended, it will be on or near the green. If I start it too far left or get a "double cross" and don't fade it, I will be in the barranca on the left. If I slice instead of fade it, I will be in the barranca on the right. If I try to go high and straight, I might hit the oak. The only really safe shot is something like a 7 iron that will easily clear the oak but will leave me an unobstructed pitch of 70 yards or so, which gives me a chance for par and will usually be no worse than bogey. Golf is a game of choices and risk/reward. The situation and your skill level determine how much risk you should take. That is the easy part. The hard part is learning to hit predictable shots for any situation that may arise. It may be simple, but it is definitely not easy.
Thanks for your video Darryl. I brought your video longer and straighter. I applied your techniques to my swing. At the driving range, in the words of my daughter who was 6 at the time. Daddy why is everyone coming to watch you. I went from 180 yard with 40 yard slice, to hitting a 20 yard draw, hitting 270 yards.
@@DarrellKlassen Well you made it simple. Learn how to spin the ball, and to be consistent learn to hit the ground and let the ball get in the way. I have to admit, when I went to my weekly golf driving range, the first coach I ever had come over, he told me I needed to lift my hands higher keeping a straight left arm. However my reply was I am hitting my ball in this direction and letting it come back to land there. The do it, I said do I need to change anything with the results I am now getting and he said no.
I like your style Darrel. You make more sense than any Magazine, or teacher i've ever listened to or read in any article. I stopped reading golf Magazines. Reason they contradict themselves week in week out.
I found you about 5 years ago .....then for some reason I stopped watching your videos.....5 years later I have returned and you make even more sense now ...I think you are one of the best no nonsense instructors ever
Thanks for the "thinking" Darrell. I have much to improve in my game but one thing I have always been aware of was thinking about what I have to accomplish after hitting "this" shot. I appreciate your explanation and how you conveying "thinking" AND, not "OVER thinking," the game of golf. You are a weekend golfers best buddy for sure! Thank you sir.
Thanks for sharing your thought's. Golf is not just about hitting balls, its understanding the mechanics and principles of it. Course management is such an important factor.
Best advice ever. Thnx.
I like your style Darrel. You make more sense than any Magazine, or teacher i've ever listened to or read in any article. I stopped reading golf Magazines. Reason they contradict themselves week in week out.
Darrell, this is Jérôme, from France. I have been bothered by pushes and sometimes push slices with my driver. I fixed it and I was going straight and left most of the time. Still my accuracy was low on tee shots, and it was still the weakest part of my game. Today, I tried for the first time to fade or draw my drives, after just one short session at the range. I landed on the fairway every time, except 2 times where I was in the first cut of rough, only a few yards from fairway. No trees, no water, no out of bounds today.
The improvement is huge. But the main thing is this : I am not afraid anymore. I feel I can choose and control my tee shots shape. I do no longer think about mechanics. A great thank you ofr your wisdom !
Hi there. Once again just listening to you and it all makes sense. Thank you
and yes eliminating one side of the miss and not missing both ways helps even if your a slicer so i agree with you completely
I have heard this "wisdom" for years and have tried to apply it. The problem for me (and most mid handicap golfers) is that it is no easier for me to consistently fade or draw the ball than it is to hit it straight. I can sometimes play a few holes hitting (for example) a fade, so I end up in the fairway. Just as I start feeling good about this however, I will hit one dead straight, or worse yet with a draw, which results in disaster. The opposite happens when I set up to draw it. Sometimes I can do it, but not always. I often end up with a hook or a block. Even if I hook the ball into the fairway, it is not a solid shot. Even when I do hit a fade or draw as planned, I am likely to hit more or less fade or draw than desired. I really see no advantage in trying to fade or draw the ball, except that a fade will normally fly higher and land softer, and a draw will normally fly lower and run more. Personally, I usually try to play a fade, simply because the shots I like the least are the pull, the hook, the pull hook, the snap hook and the hook/smother. Sometimes I play my 3 wood, because I am sometimes more accurate with it. Unfortunately it seems that whatever I start out doing I end up hooking the ball by the end of the day. Sometimes I can fight through it and scramble my way to a decent score, but playing that way is not fun.
Try a 3 iron off the tee. May not get the driver distance, but they are easier to control. Working with the clubs you know will save you a ton of strokes.
Dude, you're going to miss shots. It's golf. It's not a game of hitting every shot well. I shot par the other day with 8 greens hit with just over 50 percent fairways hit. It's just playing smart shots and having a good short game, everything else is less relevant. I'd say ball striking is certainly overrated and people need to put less emphasis on it. Don't have to hit the ball well to be honest, just have to get up and down a ton and know where to miss.
as long as my driver is over about 240 and in the fairway im happy its still a weapon because if not im looking 5 wood or hybrid after that or 3 wood off the tee but i dont really play a 3 wood (i have one) but thats my thought as long as its still a weapon ill use it...good video thanks
It is true that if you start the ball down the left side, you have more room for error on the right. It is also true that you have less room for error on the left. I don't think it matters much whether you are trying to hit a fade, a draw or a straight ball. What matters is how predictable you can make your shots, how well you know your own game and how good you are at decision making. As an example, there is a par 3 on a course I play that is 202 yards from the white tees to the center of the green. There is a deep barranca on the left that is marked as a hazard (but from which you can play, if you can find your ball), and another on the right that is not. There is also a big oak tree on the right middle of the fairway. A ball in either barranca will usually be in a bad lie and will almost certainly result in a bogey or worse, as will a ball that hits the oak. I usually hit a driver on this hole and try to start it down the left center and fade it. If I hit the shot as intended, it will be on or near the green. If I start it too far left or get a "double cross" and don't fade it, I will be in the barranca on the left. If I slice instead of fade it, I will be in the barranca on the right. If I try to go high and straight, I might hit the oak. The only really safe shot is something like a 7 iron that will easily clear the oak but will leave me an unobstructed pitch of 70 yards or so, which gives me a chance for par and will usually be no worse than bogey. Golf is a game of choices and risk/reward. The situation and your skill level determine how much risk you should take. That is the easy part. The hard part is learning to hit predictable shots for any situation that may arise. It may be simple, but it is definitely not easy.
I am a lefty so I setup my drives over to the far right of the tee box to allow my sliced ball to end up in the fairway.
This blokes good.
can anyone inform me which tour this fella shit his low 60's scores on.I am finding it difficult.ive heard of Bill Glasson. is it the same Guy?
Don't agree when you say it's impossible to hit the driver straight. I do it most times.
Next time I address my ball, I am gonna give it a good lecture. See if it helps.
I hit the fairway 90% of my drives, very seldom slice just don’t know how to draw the ball
Thanks for your video Darryl. I brought your video longer and straighter. I applied your techniques to my swing. At the driving range, in the words of my daughter who was 6 at the time. Daddy why is everyone coming to watch you. I went from 180 yard with 40 yard slice, to hitting a 20 yard draw, hitting 270 yards.
Congratulations! You would be surprised how many golfers comment on how "crazy this old fat guy is--doesn't know anything about golf."
@@DarrellKlassen
Well you made it simple. Learn how to spin the ball, and to be consistent learn to hit the ground and let the ball get in the way.
I have to admit, when I went to my weekly golf driving range, the first coach I ever had come over, he told me I needed to lift my hands higher keeping a straight left arm. However my reply was I am hitting my ball in this direction and letting it come back to land there. The do it, I said do I need to change anything with the results I am now getting and he said no.
"Too many notes", golf can't be taught with only words.
Too Many Notes!.wmv
A famous Caribbean golf pro once said, "hit the ball straight and the wind can't touch it"...never heard truer words
This guy knows his stuff, but he sure likes to talk
Darrell Klassen charges $750.00 per hour WTF
Yet this is free
HE'S JUST TRYING TO HELP THATS ALL
Stop with all the talking and show it. Visual is so much stronger than words.
I like your style Darrel. You make more sense than any Magazine, or teacher i've ever listened to or read in any article. I stopped reading golf Magazines. Reason they contradict themselves week in week out.