How To Align For Accurate & Consistent Golf Shots [Struggle No More With Accuracy!]
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I have been experimenting with Jim's method for the past 4 months and it has improved my golf game greatly. It has improved my ball striking and consistency. As a result, my handicap has dropped 3 points to date. Even though I am a C-grader, I am getting closer to becoming a B-grader - that would be my target for the next few months. As I am 70 years old and my driver distance is only around 200 meters (total carry + run), it would be quite difficult to become any better than a 18-handicapper.
One very important thing that I have done also is to re-watch Jim's videos to re-learn and reduce the possibility of picking up bad habits.
Thank you Jim
I am the golf pro at Wildcat Golf Course and also own a custom golf club building business call Richie Rich Custom Golf Clubs. I came across your video, and it has changed my swing and teaching method. I knew there had to be a better way!! You have shown that to me and I truly love it!! Thank you so much!!! I will become on of your student. I like the program you have set up Jim!! Thank you!!!
Copy that. Let me know when you sign up, we can discuss my instructor accreditation program. 👊
Another superb lesson from the master. What is so interesting is that it simply works. Thanks again Jim.
Another great video, Jim👍 Can only recommend joining Jim’s academy⛳️
Great video, another perspective for clarity, love it!
Finally someone who swings like me. Other golfers cannot believe how far I aim to the right but I very consistently hit my target. I don't play a big hook either. Alot of my shots are dead straight or a slight draw.
I am a 1 handicap. I hardly ever miss a fairway and usually hit between 15 and 18 greens yet other golfers keep trying to correct my alignment. Lol.
I cannot swing with an open stance or even a square stance. I also think alignment sticks are a complete waste of time. All I have to do is look over my left shoulder to see and align to my target.
I use the same phrase as you. You can't aim your gun if your gun isn't firing.
Great video!
So true. So many guys I play with keep trying to change my alignment!
How far right do you actually aim? If you based it on a clock 12 being your target where do your shoulders actually aim? Thank you
If any of you have the chance to have personal lessons with Jim DO IT. Worth the effort. Best thing I ever did for my game can’t wait for the season to commence
Thanks Pro this video put in perspective the questions I had about positioning for proper alignment. Well done. I needed the visual.
Jim, I am not a sports agent but I am an expert in performance! You my friend are a superstar!
finally got my answers....thanks for this video.
What a simple explanation . . kudos to you my man.
5:37 thanks Jim. I saw some of your short videos last night and it seemed to make sense so I tried it blind in my game today and bingo. So accurate so easy and much better distance. You’re amazing. Peter R
Right on, top of the iceberg. Spread the word.
This makes total sense....so cool!
Jim, this is getting very exciting now!!!
love it and the whole presentation setting.
Thanks for the video! I realize it's 2+ years old. I naturally did this when I played my best golf as a kid and in college (division 1). This really hit home with me! Your simple concise explanation was perfect. 🤙🏻
Good stuff Jim. Currently locked down in NZ but live opposite an empty section where I can hit up to 100 yard shots. Hit a bucket each day and loving it. Stay safe.
Right on! Keep it up and you'll get better every week!
The fist pro that has helped me hit a draw through the set up fantastic!! Thank you !!
Dude u rock! Ty! Hitting consistent bombs again! I’ve played around with this thought prior to seeing your vid. One thing I stress is feel is not real. U may feel sometimes u kept your shoulders closed and weight forward but if u film yourself and check the footage on bad shots, ull see that u did something wrong.
I thought it was Moses after splitting the sea :) thank you for this video, I always aligned on feeling with the right foot behind,
The pro in my club told people around that I hit it pretty well but it’s not an alignement to emulate, as I don’t know myself how it works.
I’ll show your video.
That has got to be the coolest beard Ever! I went out and tried your golf swing. My first hole was a short 234 yard par 4 dog leg left so you can’t really get to the green in one. So I play it pitching wedge pitching wedge all the time. Tee shot perfect middle left fairway leaving me about 100 yards in. I hit a 3/4 shot which wasn’t topped but was a lower ball flight than my tee shot; no problem because it had spin on it, one bounce and stops quick on the green about 15 feet from the pin. Two putts and a par. That has got to be my first time hitting an approach shot with spin on the ball. Felt Awesome! Thanks Jim😊
So frikkin simple! Love the shoes!
This is a very natural feel, I've started figuring this out on my own recently and now I have confirmation that I'm on the right track, also I'm a pretty good dart shooter 😎
I’ve been playing for 8 years - 18 handicap - stumbled upon Jim’s videos - went to the range- my swing has improved - weight on the forward foot - shoulders closed . My shoulders were usually open at the set up and my weight was usually on my back foot after the swing - instant improvement ! Thanks man
Is it still working ?
@@jmack619 it always works when you manage it properly. All taught in my school.
I keep going back to this video for a refresher.
Best and easiest system out there. Great information.
I like this dude. Straight to the point
Thank you clarifying this. I've been trying your style for months, and have been experimenting with ball position. We all have different body shapes and swings and need to make adjustments...I am now dialing it it in. Like I've said before...the hardest part is holding those shoulders still until AFTER impact.
These are incredibly helpful
Absolutely true , but very unconveual
Tried your method out as best I could first try and sure enough accuracy was much improved with ridiculously less effort and I'm a former world long drive competitor of 10 years
Thank you again
I like the way you explain how each (dominant and non-dominant) side works. It's absolutely, true. The fact that we have two sides essentially working against each other is what makes the golf swing so individual and unique to each person, not to mention when in life (early or late) we start building a swing, and the individual athletic ability each person brings to the fore. Here's another thought; we often swing against our dominant hand because it's usually on the non-dominant side of the swing. I played tennis as a kid. I'm a natural lefty. I think I would have been better off playing golf right handed to match up my dominant hand and dominant side. It's too late now, but it's interesting because most people would play left-handed if people did that. What a crazy game.
Funny you way that. A friend of mine is right handed in literally everything. But plays golf lefty lol. There’s something to your point for sure.
I believe Mr. Hogan spoke of having the Target just off the left shoulder, and I think I started this way 45 years ago... Lost it somewhere along the way... Great lesson.
I’ve noticed one big thing that helps me. The more I close my shoulders the more the ball draws. I’ve gotten better consistency when my feet are even and my right foot isn’t back ( i had a tendency to drop my right foot Back a little ) Now if I want to fade ball I just slightly open my stance and don’t close my shoulders as much. It’s awesome
There you go…simple isn’t it. Tell a friend.
@@jimvenetosgolf lol jim I tell everyone , even my patients ( I’m a doc )
I speak the truth. No BS. I watched like 2 minutes of another video this guy made, and it really clicked. I went to the golf course, hit 10 or 12 shots on the range, and then went out and proceeded to hit all of my irons further than I've ever hit them before. I was taking divots in front of the ball, getting back spin out of sand, and really striking the ball better than I ever have before. I've been playing 22 years.
I had 205 in on #18. I hit a 6-iron pin high. That club usually goes 180.
Disclaimer: I could not control where the ball ended up. I'm watching this video hoping it can help me figure out how to aim this new swing.
I can’t wait for this summer heat to be over. I’m ready for another one on one training weekend! Stay still my friend.
This sounds great. Hoping this will stop my shoulder rotation and swinging around my body.
Just found Jim's clips, looking for a simpler swing. It all makes sense to me, now I just have to actually try it :)
I have expreminted with swings before, where the pressure is on the left foot from the start, with quite good results.
An additional bonus is Jim's (casual) style. A bit as if Walter White had gone inte golf teaching instead of meth. (I hope my golf shots will be as pure as Heisenberg's product. ;) )
I watched this video last night and then hit 175 balls at the range this morning. I would estimate 90% went straight, regardless of what club I was using.
Once I was able to feel comfortable setting up with the initial pivot he describes, I didn’t have to worry about the swing. I just kept thinking the ball was going to go straight, which I never think.
Then, I could start swinging harder with confidence and was carrying my pitching wedge around 130-140 yards. I never hit the ball this straight or far.
Used this method Sunday for the 1st time. The results were amazing! I will continue watching so I can figure out how to fade for the dog leg right.
Jim with your method , After you turn your body in set up then grip the club , Do you keep the club face 90 degrees to your chest or 90 degrees to the target line ? Thanks .
I figured out what is going on here....outstanding....thanks....good thing you have a mat there; unless you play in gravel pits...
Thanks Jim..I recently had a spinal fusion so loving this swing..I hit it the same or further then my old swing with zero effort. Amazing. Keep up your great tips.
Curious , how are things going now 3 years after your post re. your spinal fusion ?
Top shelf info here, Pro! Ty!!
Sorry Jim, I guess I should have watched the video in its entirety. I understand the pivot perfectly now therefore no need to respond other than to inform me where/how to sign up for your school. Thank you!
Jim, super informative videos! Enough to get me interested in learning more detail and signing up for your school. I am always playing with different components to my swing, always wanting more length, control, consistency/repeatability. My current handicap is a 5.9, I am 65yrs, and can hit my driver in the 260 range, my 7 iron 165. Question, can I expect to maintain these carry distances with your program or do I lose distance but gain in control and consistency?
Respectfully,
B
This is my exact question. Tks
I do 160 yards average with 7 iron on a standard swing. When I use Jim's technique I initially lost 20 yards but the accuracy improved dramatically. Every time I try to add more power, I would end up opening my shoulders at the critical moment thus losing lots of accuracy and doing big hooks. Attempting to hit faster is very difficult with Jim's swing and he doesn't recommend it. Eventually I did manage to bring up the yardage to 160, it requires a lot of muscle pressure on the shoulders and neck to keep it still. As long as you can muscle the stillness in that area as you age, you shouldn't lose power. After a few years I still have not perfected Jim's swing, but it does work and I'm constantly finding myself back to Jim's method .
💯 will keep distance or gain. I hit my pw 155 with Jim’s method.
I found I lost a few yards and a few mph at first. But once I stayed with it and dialed it in, the yardage came back along with greatly improved accuracy.
Jim, thanks for the clarification on alignment. I guess I was stuck on the conventional swing thought that the ball flies in the direction of your foot alignment.
jim iam wondering all the time what is your first move in the takeaway how do start the club moving, for me it looks like your hands but iam not sure and would love to know it!
Thanks Jim, for making it so simple. Great stuff.
🤯 - whoa
Thanks to you I've shaved at least 9 strokes
Hi Jim,
There are some similarities with your system and Channel lock by JH from Australia. Both advocate an inside to out swing with closed shoulders at impact. I like your system better. Difference seems JVGA plays off a still/solid left side and Channel lock plays off back foot.
Can you give us a further insight, Jim?.
Hi Jim are you setting the shoulders closed by pivoting or are you setting the feet open
Hi jim just a quick question..
Do you close face or leave it open.
This has been my biggest problem. Am almost sorted for a year's subscription to pick up where I left off. Thanks for the video Jim. Am on lock down on a private golf estate so I get to play golf and practice all day everyday but need your guidance. I cannot hit more than an 8iron still. Can manage the driver but only a half swing which only goes 200 meters or less but 9iron now goes 164yds! Hope you are keeping well sir. Hopefully see you soon again.
Hi Jim - is your new website up and running. Let me know so I can renew my subscription
This guy is like the prophet in the desert, subsisting on honey and locusts.
Yep, I’d like to be wandering with him for 40 days! My hugely high handicap might begin to drop?! 🤣
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He’s the Dos Equis man of golf.
John the Titleist?
@@annier6835 Take up his yoke and follow. The method works.
Hello, I'm a beginner golfer. Can someone explain why hitting a draw is necessarily a good thing? Jim mentions it in his video and my takeaway is that hitting a draw is important/desirable, but why? Thanks Jim for your wonderful instructions!
A draw ball flight has the most efficient ball spin which equates to great distance with the least shot dispersion which is why it’s desirable as your stock shot. Then once you can consistently hit a draw, it’s easy to hit other shot shapes.
Hi Jim...1. Do you align your feet with your target...then pivot your core to the right?
2. Do you draw right foot back, i. e., like a hook stance/
3. Do you have a "strong" grip with the Vs of both hands pointing towards your right shoulder? Thanks that's all I need to know. Gerry
Negative. All explained thoroughly in my school.
So I’m for sure trying this at the range. I have two questions though. So is the face of the club aimed at the target or like right side of green/fairway? For fairway woods and driver are you still hitting up on the ball or is your weight still in front of the ball?
I think your teaching helps seniors P C Thailand
Is this the Breaking Bad driving range? JK great videos I've watched a bunch. I'm headed to the range in the morning to give it a try.
I used to work at Rolling Hills Country Club the pro there was Pat Chartrand did you happen to know him key advocated the same setup and hit a beautiful draw all the time
Jim your Ca. roots are showing, your analogy suggests shooting bullets prior to aiming? maybe there is a reason in your case for banning you from touching a firarm.
When you pivot where is club leading edge pointing. Your shoulder line or your feet line?
How much power does the right and the left shoulder-arm emit, in your teaching? Like a percentage of each. I know I’m right side dominant. Something I’ve been working on… It’s very hard to break that habit. That causes me to spin out. This is a problem that’s came on in my later years… When I don’t spin out, I hit the ball better.
"For alignment; Align your swing path to your target, anticipating a tight draw." hi Jim
I am looking at all your vids from the start and i saw this quote from you on one of the earlier vids. Could you please clarify a touch as i would have thought if you aligned SP to Target the shot if playing a draw (where the club face must be closed to the swing path to produce a draw) that the ball would fly left of the target?
You are mistaken. I say, "Align the club to where you want the ball to start anticipating a tight draw." The swing path makes the ball draw, not a shut face.
@@jimvenetosgolf many thanks for reply I intend to sign up early next year, before the season restarts back here in the UK, cheers
hello jim can you explain me where to square the club head cause in traditionnal swing it is basicly the target. is it the case for yours too? i dont get it
I can! It’s all thoroughly explained in my school. Sign up and you’ll get it.
This is truly the easiest and most repeatable way to hit a golf ball. When I’m doing it right, my swing is slow and effortless, but I hit every club 20-30 yards farther.
The golf hermit
wow after spending sooooo much time watching contemt to drop the chicken wing, your method WORKS!😃😃 Thanks Jim
I guess my biggest question is, where is the club face pointing? Would it be closed to my shoulder line or square to my shoulder line, (pointing right of my actual target line in anticipation of a draw)?
Right and in line with the shoulder in anticipaton of a draw. II have tried this, and it is like a miracle I suddenly can hit consistent draws like the pros. I don't have to worry about my tendency to do ' outside in'. The setup corrects my outside in by shifting the arc towards the ball away from me and closes the club in the process while still coming from inside out. The ball will shoot off slightly left of your shoiulder line, right of target slightly and draw to your intended landing zone. Amazing.! If your ball goes straight right , it means your grip is a weaker grip. Optimal grip position that suits you has to be comsidered. The only thing that I did not do like Jim is having different alignment between shoulders and feet. I just aim right of target about 30 to 40 degrees from target and swing away. No thinking, or manipulating the club. It really worked! Thank you Mr Venetos.
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Jim - is the club face closed to my shoulder alignment? Thanks
Do you let your right heel up on completion of the driver swing
Aidan McGale sign up for my school and all your questions will gladly be answered
So where do you align the clubface, your attended target ? Thanks
With your swing I am hitting a consistent push to to the right.
Then you are not executing my swing properly. Sign up for my school and learn how to do it properly.
And you will... Just look at his videos He is WAY right of said cactus plant. He PUSHES ever shot. Not sure what these other people see. Other then a different way to swing because their golf game is bad, came across a good salesman here on TH-cam and paid 400 to set their bodies to hit a draw. a PUSH draw.
@@JustMe-pf9pz wrong. Only time ball goes right is when shoulders open. You clearly haven’t tried his method.
@@christopher419 Apparently you need glasses.. I can see clearly as he claims to be aligned with the CACTUS his words. EVERY shot is RIGHT some WAY right of the cactus. not blind. He pushed EVERY shot in every one of his videos.
@@JustMe-pf9pz go to the range and try his swing, you will see
Wish you would add an alignment rod for your feet. Is the back foot back (closed stance) or are you simply turning your back toe out?
Alignment is all explained in my school.
I have a question regarding the position of the left leg. is it more tense than the line on which we are leaning?
Matt Artiste Hi Matt! I suggest signing up for the school where all your questions get answered and your learning curve is significantly shortened. jimvenetosgolfacademy.com
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thank you for your feedback, I would like it a lot but everything is in English not easy for me !!!
So is your alignment not perpendicular to your feet, but the direction of the swingpath? So that if I am hitting an approach shot, and the green is dead in front of me, my feet are actually going to be shuffled around behind the ball? Like regular stance, green is at 12 o clock, feet are at 9, but in your swing, the green is at 12, and feet or closer to 7 or 8?
If aligning yourself perpendicular to your feet worked, pros would hit it straight all the time and you’d hit it straighter. Question, why wouldn’t you want to align to your swing path when your swing path is the key to power and control?
So once you’re in the set up position, you don’t rotate the shoulders any further on the backswing?
Getting the hang of your videos. After 3 mos getting a lot of baby draws. Still getting big draws 20 yards leftover so often. Are feet square to the ball? Is club face square, or slighty open at contact ? Great videos
Your questions are all answered in my school. I think you will benefit and save time by signing up for the school and allowing me to guide you through the curriculum. jimvenetosgolfacademy.com
May I ask. ..where does your clubface align in your setup? I see that you place your club behind the ball, then close your body, then take your grip. But are you leaving the clubface pointing where it was originally facing, or do close it along with your body?
Neither, it’s square to my swing path which is slightly in to out. All thoroughly explained in my school.
so its always going to be to the left of your shoulder line correct?
Please help- love this swing but it beat the crap outta my left sciatic nerve. The 70% weight with the torque was too much. Where am I going wrong?
Lincoln James if it hurts you’re not executing the swing properly, if you want help, sign up for my school and send video for analysis
Dear sir.. what about driver , 3 wood , hybrid and chipping ?
All in my school. Sign up and enjoy!
How much it to join and what to you get for your membership thanks
Aidan
Aidan McGale 30$ per month and you gain access to an abundance of organized content covering all aspects of the game, video analysis of your swing and unlimited access to me to guide you to your golf goals. jimvenetosgolfacademy.com
@@jimvenetosgolf Jim you're giving such valuable life changing golfing knowledge almost like charity.
@@cklam8722 trying to help golfers that have been misled by popular teachings
i have try this firstf time but ifeel very strange and my ball goes to right.why can u advise
zulkiflee kadri sure, sign up for the school, send video and I’ll get you sorted. jimvenetosgolfacademy.com
When you pivot and ground your club where is the club leading edge pointing. Your foot allengment
Shoulder feet be closed the same amount as shoulders ?
Thoroughly explained in my school
OB1
I went to range yesterday and used this set up..mostly v good, though pulled a few left ….why would that be ?
Could be your set up or what you’re doing during the swing. The good shots should be the indicator that if you really learned this technique, you’d get a lot better. Sign up for my school, send me videos and I’ll get you sorted.
This guy is definitely the Buddha of golf
I think if you just a line with the mat. It would make it a little easier to understand
maybe i am stupid but it looks like you establish an open stance to the target then turn your body to the right to take a closed stance swing. Maybe showing how you setup after you set your target would help?
tom lathrop you’re not stupid to me but that’s not what I’m doing...videos explaining alignment are in my school.
As many weird swings as we see every weekend, you would think something this effective would catch on. I'm afraid everyone gets lured into wanting to look like the pros. Better to play well than look like what we THINK is pretty. I sure did. Mo Norman is a perfect example.
I went digging and I found gold
Ever hit one over the mountain...hit hard
I know Fred Couples does his own thing...but you can't watch his swing in slow-mo and not notice how still he is. There are CLEARLY similarities to JV's "stillness" philosophy.
We need you to demonstrate on the course or at a flag to get some more information. And maybe different camera views. Thanks
Cool, I do that in my school. Sign up and enjoy.
Interesting. He's playing a pull. Nothing wrong with that. He's playing his strength. I do the same thing. But personally it's hard to control consistently. When I get too extreme left and can't anticipate the result I flip back to the push (open stance).
Jesse J. Jenifer negative, a pull starts left of target. If you want to speak in antiquated terminology, I’m playing a push draw. If you flip, it’s an easy fix.
Jim Venetos Golf Academy interesting. Pardon my ignorance. I play by aligning right and hit a straight pull which starts left of my feet line but straight to my intended target.
Yes, I'm using antiquated terminology.
So your hitting a push draw? I see that now. That's what Rory says he plays.
Rock on bro. Thanks for sharing