Your hitting down on the ball my dude. Hitting a driver is like hitting a forehand in tennis. Hit up on the ball with shaft leaning forward. That will help keep that spin down.
The relationship between Brodie and Garrett is dope! Love all these videos! Im in Florida, ill do anything to have you guys take me to play golf for the first time, only played mini golf! Would love to play with the boys. Many great courses around here.
today my grandpa lent me his 1958 macgregor tourney velocitized persimmon driver cause i dont own any clubs right now, i was having trouble with my drives and he helped me hit them more consistently with his driver. it feels so different but the wooden hit sound is amazing to me.
So from 1920-2020 we have only gained 30 yards of distance in drivers and people buy new drivers every other year and sometimes every year. I’ve been using the same clubs since I was 16. I’m 35 now
Brodie had the ball too far back in his stance. Need an upward angle to increase launch/lower spin. But the likely culprit is the old ball and him overswinging. Those old clubs are different beasts. The harder you swing the more it spins.
@@BrodieSmithGolf I think if you'd hit your 80-85% "fairway finder" swing on those you'd have had a better chance of making a few over 275. More speed is good with a current ball. That wasn't always the case haha.
325 is the new 250! Plus the new balls fly straighter. Let's just keep making the game easier. . .. good for the ego. But all that said, wouldn't it have been easier to have just shortened the courses and made the hole 8.5" in diameter?
Those old clubs (50-80's persimmons) were always teed up low. LIke 3/8s of an inch. Shot came out low and hot and they ran when they hit the ground. Tee it up lower.
I learned how to play with a set from the 40's. Could crank the driver over 270 by the time I was 14. You have to hit more of a stringer if you want to saying as hard as you can and you'll get the spin rate way down.
Brodie must be coming down on the ball vs hitting up into it. His swing speed is plenty good. Just some minor swing adjustments to come into the ball on the right launch angle. You could see the modern equipment more geared for his high speed swing.
Some errors here. 11:51 "Wilson Staff driver, 1985. This was the last time a major was won with a persimmon-head club." I am a persimmon fanatic and to the best of my recollection, Bernhard Langer won the 1993 Masters with a persimmon driver. The persimmon driver he used was a Wood Bros. Texan driver. That was the last persimmon to win a major. 14:41 "Early 2000's" Big Bertha. The Great Big Bertha, I remember, came out in 1996. First was Big Bertha in 1991, then next the Big Bertha War Bird up to about 1995. GBB was released in 1996, followed by The Biggest Big Bertha in 1997.
Lol garret with a nice smooth golf swing Brodie with the I swing hard but have terrible form and the ball doesn’t go like I want it to what am I doing wrong swing. Gotta love it 😂 slow that swing down and practice form birdie you GOT this.
I still have the 90s Big Bertha in the bag lol. It’s a fairway finder. As long as you absolutely square it. About 285 carry on good shots. Also if you hit down like an iron it will spin like an iron. Look how garret really releases upward into the ball.
hey brodie!!! from what i seen it looks like part of the problem is that you need to hit it closer to dead center of the club face.... even being off just a little bit off could make you lose distance and really affect your ball flight.
The flex on all of those clubs fits Garrett’s swing much more. His tempo & lag are much better than Brodie’s. You can see the club load up & release with Garrett. Also, when you guys started to collaborate, I figured Garrett would beef up to look like Brodie. Didn’t see the opposite coming..
Great video. What is your dynamic loft? (Loft of the club at impact) If your spin rate is high it’s usually because of a high dynamic loft. Slide those hands a little forward (forward press) and that will get that spin rate down. Love your videos fellas.
I can recall playing with my boss back in the late 70's and he and his partner hit their persimmon drivers around 300 yds on several holes. I remember thinking at that time, "jeez, how far must Nicklaus hit it?"
Fades carry longer, but have a bit of backspin, so they don't have much roll.. draws don't hang in the air as long because they have a bit of topspin, but are usually slightly more solid contact due to the swing path, and with the topspin, they get much more roll
Must have been crazy to watch old jack hitting over 300 plus yards off the tee with those wood drivers... but if you watch videos of him back in the 60s to 80s he was crazy strong
@@cluman1 Fair point, but the video was really about "what are these old clubs like?" The fact that Brodie turned it into a competition, based on distance, speaks volumes about how at least some part of his sense of self worth is determined by how far he can hit a golf ball. The way he got more and more agitated after each shot that was shorter than he he thought it should go was pretty interesting, actually. Poor fella.
Usually when you play with Persimmon Woods, it helps with the consistency of contact at impact. So as a suggestion I would use Persimmon in practice just to help with consistency.
hitting hard will not make it fly more. Keep TIMING in mind next time you wanna hit a super flexible club, of course speed matters in today's golf clubs but we're talking about 100 years back, take Jack Nickalus as a great model to follow for these kind of clubs. GREAT VIDEO!!! I'd never seen so many legendary clubs in one video, thanks for the info
Brodie was going down way to steep on the ball creating tons of underspin which is why he couldn't get his spin down. He also need to have the ball a bit further up in his stance to have an upward motion at contact so he can still keep height and lower spin.
I have that big bertha driver lol,I also have the Nike sq driver.Ive only just started golf in March this year so don't want to waste 100's on clubs till I'm at least half decent.But I can hit the big bertha and the Nike sq 300 yards at the driving range problem is keeping my shots straight,but I'm working on it ;-)
Angle of attack Brodie. Coming down a little steep which is why you are getting that spin ratio. Get the ball up on the face and increases the angle of attack and you will get more distance
Put the videos of the two of you side by side. I'm not an expert, but eyeball evidence has Brodie overswinging and not extending on his followthrough--and it got worse the more frustrated he got, to the point where he was almost falling back on his through swing. I know what I'm talking about because I do the same things when I'm swinging out of my shoes--but, then, I'm a 90mph 14 handicap. I'm surprised to see it here. I think he hit the modern driver well because his confidence with it was high.
youre swinging down into the ball which gives it a high spin rate and gmoney clark is hitting up and into it keeping the ball spin lower. i have the same problem and i just try to keep a tad more weight on my back leg when im swinging through.
I think your ball spin issue is related to the clubs shaft flex. Since your swing is faster your getting more of a whipping effect so its causing your ball to spin more.
angle of attack is more than likely down, if you are striking down with that low of a launch the ball squeezes up the face creating spin, if you can focus on getting your AOA in a positive and try to strike it higher in the face it will create less spin an less curvature( hardest part of the golf club is just above the sweet spot and creates the lowest amount of spin on the clubface). I'm level two trackman certafied and working on a master's im head fitter for irelands biggest golf retailer so if you are ever in Dublin feel free to come see me for the craic.
Maybe try setting up with the ball a little farther forward in your stance? It feels weird, but it really made my swing connect harder and get more distance.
Had a blast filming this video. Currently in Jupiter, FL filming BroFive vids! Coming soon!
You were getting too much spin because the shaft was probably a ladies or regular shaft.
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come down to Naples lets play bros
Your hitting down on the ball my dude. Hitting a driver is like hitting a forehand in tennis. Hit up on the ball with shaft leaning forward. That will help keep that spin down.
Brodie Smith Golf you hit the ball so far and the launch monitor couldn't track it that's why the numbers are low 🤪
Still can’t believe how much spin destroyed the distance
R u uploading today
He's even spinning the modern clubs. 123 club head should NOT translate to 310 total yards. That's crazy. Should be in the 330 range.
@@jaconbits My swing has been in shambles this is true
it was probably him swinging too hard and the attack angle he had.
gm__golf please do more wheel of not ideal
Brodie looks like he should be on team twigs in this video
LMAOOOO
Thomas Sullivan 🌲
The relationship between Brodie and Garrett is dope! Love all these videos! Im in Florida, ill do anything to have you guys take me to play golf for the first time, only played mini golf! Would love to play with the boys. Many great courses around here.
Hard to feel bad for you that you're hitting it 312
"My swing is trash."
That's like the hot, skinny woman you know who shows up in a midriff shirt and asks everyone, "Do I look fat?"
@@terpdx . . . I started gold in the 200X I have never hit a ball much more than 250. I went through a faze where 200 yrds was a good drive for me.
"mY sWiNg Is iN ShAmBLeS" - Brodie
garett "maybe that should be your strategy"
Brodie " what still hitting it less than 275? xD
today my grandpa lent me his 1958 macgregor tourney velocitized persimmon driver cause i dont own any clubs right now, i was having trouble with my drives and he helped me hit them more consistently with his driver. it feels so different but the wooden hit sound is amazing to me.
So from 1920-2020 we have only gained 30 yards of distance in drivers and people buy new drivers every other year and sometimes every year. I’ve been using the same clubs since I was 16. I’m 35 now
Brodie had the ball too far back in his stance. Need an upward angle to increase launch/lower spin. But the likely culprit is the old ball and him overswinging. Those old clubs are different beasts. The harder you swing the more it spins.
Also doesn't help my swing is currently trash
@@BrodieSmithGolf I think if you'd hit your 80-85% "fairway finder" swing on those you'd have had a better chance of making a few over 275. More speed is good with a current ball. That wasn't always the case haha.
The ball could be to far front in his stance it’s past his shoe
@@jacobmccain8082 I wonder if those old balls were compressing way too much which increases spin. He was literally hitting it too hard lol
Older clubs have to be struck with more body and less hands and arms. A swing thats more armsy will cause more spin.
Now that’s a quality golf video!! Thanks guys!!
Brodie's douchiness is overwhelming at times.
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@WaffleNutz DAMMMMN!
(Swings at 125 club head speed and hits over 310)
Brodie: “That’s it my swing is in shambles”
325 is the new 250! Plus the new balls fly straighter. Let's just keep making the game easier. . .. good for the ego. But all that said, wouldn't it have been easier to have just shortened the courses and made the hole 8.5" in diameter?
Those old clubs (50-80's persimmons) were always teed up low. LIke 3/8s of an inch. Shot came out low and hot and they ran when they hit the ground. Tee it up lower.
Dude.. Garrett has such a smooth swing. Follow-thru and finish are just purty.
I learned how to play with a set from the 40's. Could crank the driver over 270 by the time I was 14. You have to hit more of a stringer if you want to saying as hard as you can and you'll get the spin rate way down.
I miss the Garret/Brodie interactions. Heck I miss seeing Brodie play golf.
The support you 2 give each other is amazing!
Just what the world needs. Bro golf.
Classic. That Macgregor Keyhole was a nice looking club.
Garrett really wanted to be like “STOP swinging so damn hard” lol
Everyone: “We are here today”
Brodie Smith Golf: “We are today here”
Sam Snead hit a 1930s driver 330+ yards at multiple Masters long drive contests. Clearly you're not Sam Snead.
A lot of the club hits I saw Brodie were low. But I’m jealous. Great job.
Bodies face when he hits the big Bertha 255......lol that was funny af
Might be a testament to how good the epic flash is if his swing couldn’t produce for any of the other clubs.
I've only hit about 40 golf balls in my life. I just came for the interesting video. I enjoyed it. Swing away Merrill!
Great video👍 You guys should do a 14 club challenge with the wheel of not ideal also
Brodie must be coming down on the ball vs hitting up into it. His swing speed is plenty good. Just some minor swing adjustments to come into the ball on the right launch angle. You could see the modern equipment more geared for his high speed swing.
Yeah Brodie should be hitting those Dustin Johnson distance that spin rate is ridiculous
Love the video mate .hope you enjoyed your time here in Scotland
Seeing those older clubs was amazing.
Super cool how you guys are at archer field I go there all the time. It’s a great facility
Brodie you need to get into some Long Drive action.
Spin machine 😂 loved the Big Bertha
Some errors here.
11:51 "Wilson Staff driver, 1985. This was the last time a major was won with a persimmon-head club."
I am a persimmon fanatic and to the best of my recollection, Bernhard Langer won the 1993 Masters with a persimmon driver. The persimmon driver he used was a Wood Bros. Texan driver. That was the last persimmon to win a major.
14:41 "Early 2000's" Big Bertha. The Great Big Bertha, I remember, came out in 1996. First was Big Bertha in 1991, then next the Big Bertha War Bird up to about 1995. GBB was released in 1996, followed by The Biggest Big Bertha in 1997.
Lol garret with a nice smooth golf swing Brodie with the I swing hard but have terrible form and the ball doesn’t go like I want it to what am I doing wrong swing. Gotta love it 😂 slow that swing down and practice form birdie you GOT this.
I just wanna say love you channel brodie and looking forward to brofive
BroFive is the future!
Brodie falling back on his rear foot, sending the ball high with lots of spin, which works for modern drivers, but not old ones.
Brodie hitting those foam range balls.
i enjoy watching and funny thinking about trying golf out went once and loved it
Intro. We are today, here. LOL. Love ya brodaceous!
The Ping Eye2 were my first clubs... Never hit that driver over 210. Great video.
roland I’m still using ping eye 2 irons lol. They still feel great though.
Diminishing returns Brodie
favorite video so far!
I still have the 90s Big Bertha in the bag lol. It’s a fairway finder. As long as you absolutely square it. About 285 carry on good shots. Also if you hit down like an iron it will spin like an iron. Look how garret really releases upward into the ball.
Brodie, tee it higher and hit more up on it to (something, something) dynamic loft to reduce your spin. Love you guys!
I actually have a full matching set of the ping Karsten persimmons. Awesome clubs. Kept the 3 wood in my bag until recently.
hey brodie!!! from what i seen it looks like part of the problem is that you need to hit it closer to dead center of the club face.... even being off just a little bit off could make you lose distance and really affect your ball flight.
Good video to dispel the myth that distance is all ball. We need to pull the clubs back pre-2000s.
The flex on all of those clubs fits Garrett’s swing much more. His tempo & lag are much better than Brodie’s. You can see the club load up & release with Garrett.
Also, when you guys started to collaborate, I figured Garrett would beef up to look like Brodie. Didn’t see the opposite coming..
Well, the Big Bertha was early 90s, but that one is the Great Big Bertha circa late 90s. Early 2000s would have been GBB II.
That spin is crazy
Im impressed! I can barely hit my driver 220 so, allthough i started golfing 2 months ago.
We need alllllll the brofive content
Coming 9/9/19
Turn on .5x speed and start at 13:30. Lololol, love you Brodie.
Brodie's swing speed is unreal lol. Try moving the ball further up in your stance to possibly change your attack angle.
I thought this was a golfholics video at first with that intro music
Great video. What is your dynamic loft? (Loft of the club at impact) If your spin rate is high it’s usually because of a high dynamic loft. Slide those hands a little forward (forward press) and that will get that spin rate down. Love your videos fellas.
My first clubs were a set of Wilson Ben Hogans. Nothing like some old school persimmons and blades to develop a pure swing and strike.
COOL VIDEO GUYS...……….LIKE THE TECHNOLOGY
Garret has a real smooth swing
** Borat Voice ** "We are today here at the archfield performance center"
thinking of getting the epic driver what's your honest opinion on it brodie
The big Bertha bringing back some memories first proper driver in my bag . Great video guys 👍🏻
brodie your attack angle is negative which is creating more rpm on the ball. a positive attack angle (hitting up on the ball a little) reduces spin
Idk what it is but Garrett’s swing is just so pure
Keyhole driver 🤪 300 yards easy 🤪 loved it very good fun
I can recall playing with my boss back in the late 70's and he and his partner hit their persimmon drivers around 300 yds on several holes. I remember thinking at that time, "jeez, how far must Nicklaus hit it?"
Where in Florida are you guys this week??
Jupiter
@@BrodieSmithGolf How long are you guys down? Time for a round?
Fades carry longer, but have a bit of backspin, so they don't have much roll.. draws don't hang in the air as long because they have a bit of topspin, but are usually slightly more solid contact due to the swing path, and with the topspin, they get much more roll
Must have been crazy to watch old jack hitting over 300 plus yards off the tee with those wood drivers... but if you watch videos of him back in the 60s to 80s he was crazy strong
It is the smoothness of your swing in the older era
Brodie all about short ah!, short ah!, short ah!, short ah!. I am trash!
Doesn't he know that golf isn't about how far; it's about how close.
The competition wasn't about how close but how far. This wasn't a scratch or match play event.
@@cluman1 Fair point, but the video was really about "what are these old clubs like?"
The fact that Brodie turned it into a competition, based on distance, speaks volumes about how at least some part of his sense of self worth is determined by how far he can hit a golf ball.
The way he got more and more agitated after each shot that was shorter than he he thought it should go was pretty interesting, actually. Poor fella.
Usually when you play with Persimmon Woods, it helps with the consistency of contact at impact. So as a suggestion I would use Persimmon in practice just to help with consistency.
hitting hard will not make it fly more. Keep TIMING in mind next time you wanna hit a super flexible club, of course speed matters in today's golf clubs but we're talking about 100 years back, take Jack Nickalus as a great model to follow for these kind of clubs. GREAT VIDEO!!! I'd never seen so many legendary clubs in one video, thanks for the info
Brodie was going down way to steep on the ball creating tons of underspin which is why he couldn't get his spin down. He also need to have the ball a bit further up in his stance to have an upward motion at contact so he can still keep height and lower spin.
What is both of your longest drives
This was fun.
You guys gotta do a round with the Golfholics!!!
Bad golf right there. Bad bad golf
you guys used the first great big bertha i use the second in 7th grade on my golf team
This video... is awesome ⚡️
I have that big bertha driver lol,I also have the Nike sq driver.Ive only just started golf in March this year so don't want to waste 100's on clubs till I'm at least half decent.But I can hit the big bertha and the Nike sq 300 yards at the driving range problem is keeping my shots straight,but I'm working on it ;-)
Angle of attack Brodie. Coming down a little steep which is why you are getting that spin ratio. Get the ball up on the face and increases the angle of attack and you will get more distance
I still use the Big Bertha!
13:38...it sounded less spiny 🤣
Put the videos of the two of you side by side. I'm not an expert, but eyeball evidence has Brodie overswinging and not extending on his followthrough--and it got worse the more frustrated he got, to the point where he was almost falling back on his through swing. I know what I'm talking about because I do the same things when I'm swinging out of my shoes--but, then, I'm a 90mph 14 handicap. I'm surprised to see it here. I think he hit the modern driver well because his confidence with it was high.
I miss you guys together 😢
youre swinging down into the ball which gives it a high spin rate and gmoney clark is hitting up and into it keeping the ball spin lower. i have the same problem and i just try to keep a tad more weight on my back leg when im swinging through.
garrett has it further back in his stance than you, but moving it further up should help too.
tee the ball lower
Jack could hit the key hole driver 300yds in the 60s. Hmmmm.
Wow, tech changed a lot with the Tommy Armour driver!
I think your ball spin issue is related to the clubs shaft flex. Since your swing is faster your getting more of a whipping effect so its causing your ball to spin more.
I would like to see Brodie hit a LDA driver like the krank rage.
The key to getting more roll is to make sure you have it go further down the range after it hits the ground and lands.
What kind of golf shoes is Brodie wearing?
angle of attack is more than likely down, if you are striking down with that low of a launch the ball squeezes up the face creating spin, if you can focus on getting your AOA in a positive and try to strike it higher in the face it will create less spin an less curvature( hardest part of the golf club is just above the sweet spot and creates the lowest amount of spin on the clubface). I'm level two trackman certafied and working on a master's im head fitter for irelands biggest golf retailer so if you are ever in Dublin feel free to come see me for the craic.
We all had the big bertha back in the day!!
Brodie was like 4 degrees down spinning it like crazy.
Maybe try setting up with the ball a little farther forward in your stance? It feels weird, but it really made my swing connect harder and get more distance.