To everyone saying that he needs to slow down haven’t tried to fix their swing with the yips. Normally slowing down is great but with the yips, being fast and athletic is the best way to get through them. Trying to simulate on course swings while also working on technique athletically is the best way. I spent 6 years going through this and this was how I got out of it
My yearly boys golf vacation was this last weekend and I developed a case of the “y” word. Started with shanks and transformed into dead pulls when I tried to slow things down with about a million swing thoughts racing through my brain. Using the tips in this video has already helped things after a quick hitting session. Your story and this video was very timely for myself. Hope Blake gets it all worked out! Cheers!
Brad is definitely right. Most people will swing better at higher speeds vs. slower speeds. There's a reason why very few pros have a slow takeaway and sometimes a pause. Most pros go through their routine, and then the second they reach their trigger, it's grip it and rip it.
Some people are fast twitch golfers including myself. Everything is just a little quicker. For me, it looks like I’m swinging super hard a lot when it is just normal for me. If I slow down then everything gets out of sync. Blake is the same way
i struggle with the same my hips are really fast and i struggle to get my upper body and arms synced to it so i either get stuck trying to swing from the inside or i could be like blake swining over the top for more space at impact but then i have slices etc
Keeping my take away extended out and aiming at the inside of the ball changed my game. I also like to feel like I’m keeping my lead shoulder pointed at my target just a fraction longer when I’m trying to start the ball right. I hit a lot of pushes though when I start right because my 25+ year old irons are about 2-3 degrees down on lie angle from where I need them.
Brad - just posted this on the page, but figured you may see this and be able to pass it along to Blake. One tweak will change his whole swing! (I coach to this all the time. ) BLAKE!!! Quick/Easy fix for you!!! It's your feet, brother! I work with a ton of guys on their snap hook or massive slice...it's ALWAYS the same thing. Your feet make the biggest difference...You're setting up with an "open" stance (aka your left foot is dropped). SWITCH YOUR FEET! It will change your life. When your open, it soooo much more difficult to swing out to the right because you're always going to catch your right hip, so you'll default to the over the top/yank to the left. Just switch your feet and drop your RIGHT foot. Now clearing that right hip and swinging out to the right will feel WAY more natural, and its damn near impossible to yank all the way to the left. This will also promote more of a draw. Let me know if you try it! Promise it will work, pal. Good luck!
I'm also a fast twitch golfer. I think the biggest thing I noticed though is he's often off balance. Fast movements are fine as long as they're controlled. If you're losing balance at all in the driver swing, that ball is going to go off course. Would also note that he sometimes overextends at the top of his backswing and struggles to get it back on course (I, also, had that problem for ages largely due to fast and uncontrolled backswing).
idk how hard it would be to add but tracers would make a massive difference in this video. Seeing the change as the swing is altered would def. add to the quality of the video. Huge fan of GG.
Props to Brad for doing this solely out of wanting to instill Confidence and Trust into Blake and his swing again! I, like a ton of other viewers, have been one thats quick to judge Blake and wonder where his game is at, but I think this gives a true glimpse into what A LOT of golfers (recreational-pro) struggle with at some point in their time of playing golf. Excited to see the confidence build back up in Blake and it transitioning to the course!
@@giovannioquendo6305 yeah, no one gets mad at Steve when he shanks it, but he doesn’t claim to be on the same level as Brad and Sean. Obviously Blake is better than Steve but point stands. But yeah I don’t think he means malice by saying it he seems chill like you say.
You can tell they were butt hurt by the fan call outs on all their handicaps because they got that USGA guy defending their handicap even though they dont play by USGA rules lol
Brad does a great job of simplifying what most teachers complicate. Like he said, you don't want a bunch of micro-thoughts going through you're head, like dropping your arms to get shallow. The water bottle (I use a head cover) makes your body do that athletically, without even thinking about it. Good stuff, Brad, you should get back to doing these once a week. Having someone at your level & with your experience (US Open, Masters) doing the teaching, there are a whole lot of viewers that would love to hear *specifically* your advice on a number of things within the golf swing. Great lesson/video, can't wait for more!
I agree 100% most of these people hating on this dude are probably the ones that go to the course and play 18 holes and find the fairway maybe 4 or 5 of them holes and the rest of the time they are in the crap.
Brad is an excellent teacher, and Blake is a great student. He seems humble, eager to learn and willing to change what he’s been doing that hasn’t been working. This was fun to watch.
I am only a few months into learning golf, I love the format of this video! The raw conversation and problem solving is great for me to listen to! I'd love more of these!
I was having swing issues as well and did 2 things that truly helped me. 1 was to slow my swing down once I did that I was consistently hitting ball better and had a 2yard fade(what I wanted) when I go to fast I can instantly tell and remind myself. The second thing was extension like brad was saying. It’s all muscle memory but been doing it last 3 weeks been swinging so much better. Now I can swing my driver I wasn’t using it until my last 3 weeks. Used have the ball positioned in front of my left ft to help square my face and not slice now it’s inside my left foot goes straight to small fade.. i believe slowing of the swing which Blake might want to try goes just as far and extension really changed my game
I love this good good labs video. Good productive back and forth. Good talk about setting up drills. Longer video. As a new player just hearing people who are way better than me at golf speak candidly about what they are working on and then showing it as well really helps build a knowledge base and humanize the game. More of this style labs video would be much appreciated
Love how Brad said that about needing it to be athletic. I’ve always felt like that, nothing works for me unless it’s athletic. Extremely helpful hearing that from a pro like brad
Brad and Blake…..loved this video. Brad gave some real practical tips that don’t require a lot of thought because thoughts were substituted with tools (water bottle, alignment sticks, etc.) Aligning my feet and body is perhaps my biggest challenge. One observation: I understand you’re making a video and it is for the viewers but if you spoke more directly to Blake and we were just a fly on the wall, it might keep the video moving a little better / more naturally.
I made this same change this year and it’s been tremendous for the game. Staying wide vs having your arms collapse automatically will get the club shallower. Great tips!
Finally a video on a batter player with this issue, been struggling with the same move for over 5 years, it is so hard to stop this slight OTT move and it is definitely worse on the long clubs
Blake I'm working on something similar right now, what's helping me the most is lining up my feet and shoulders left of the target a good 20-40yds, then you'll figure out how to make the ball hit your target more athletically.
Fixing Blake's driver would be a good ongoing series. A lot of what he is struggling with is very common with most amateurs, and hearing from Blake what is really helpin/working might give people some insight.
I am back to say, i thought i had this big secret of aiming at a blade of grass in front of the ball to strike the ball solid, and here it is Brad was already using this technique
I don’t know how people can’t see that Blake is very good and if he is hitting everything well, he can put up great scores. He clearly has things to work on and is clearly trying to improve on those things. Excited to see him figure it out, which I know he will
BLAKE!!! Quick/Easy fix for you!!! It's your feet, brother! I work with a ton of guys on their snap hook or massive slice...it's ALWAYS the same 2 things. Your feel make the biggest difference...You're setting up with an "open" stance (aka your left foot is dropped). SWITCH YOUR FEET! It will change your life. When your open, it soooo much more difficult to swing out to the right because you're always going to catch your right hip, so you'll default to the over the top/yank to the left. Just switch your feet and drop your RIGHT foot. Now clearing that right hip and swinging out to the right will feel WAY more natural, and its damn near impossible to yank hard to left. This will also promote more of a draw. Let me know if you try it! Promise it will work, pal. Good luck!
idk about anyone else, but I finally put a lid on my slices and fades when I drilled in the feeling of keeping a small ball between my elbows on the setup and then keeping the towel under my right armpit until I loose it right after ball impact. This has altered my swing, feels and my thoughts dramatically. And the result is alter-universal. My shots go straight w/o spin and I can actually produce a draw. And I added compression galore.
Blake's problem is the same one I struggled with for years. He has a tendency to get quick coming down from the top of the swing. It took me making what looks like a full pause to fix it ala Ben Kruper 10 years ago. It lets me get extension, make sure I turn, and get my lower body/weight shift started before my hands get out ahead. The ones where hes a bit more patient at the top looks much better. Doesnt require the full pause for Blake but hes making progress for sure and couldnt have a better teacher in Brad.
For the last 2 years, I have been slicing the bejesus out of my driver. I tried everything with hand position, ball position, wider and narrower stance. Literally everything and finally got it dialed to where im finally shooting in the 80s consistently now. The calm over-ball mental space is what fixed everything. Blake is a much better golfer than, and he'll get it sorted out in no time. Just gotta chill the mind, dawg. The hell with the jabronis in the comments talking shit. You got it!
Special request - please create some repeating loops of Brad's driver swing and a compilation of 'best shots'. Similar to the Ben Hogan loops that can be found on the internets. (It is OK to ignore Brad's objections to being compared to Ben Hogen :) )
This is what I struggle with currently. Either the driver is on or it’s unpredictable. Pull lefts or high rights.. My old swing coach use to have me swing to “first” base to try and keep from coming over the top and get to a inside out swing Great video!
Also, @Blake I had the exact same issue as you when I was your age. I closed my feet down which closed my hips off, so the only way I could hit the ball was to come over the top and down. That eventually messes with your minds eye bc it feels like your body being behind the ball generates your power. When you opened your stance up, you were cash money!
With a driver, I used to have a baby cut, now all of a sudden within the last few weeks I have the Pull hooks as well. If I could recommend should incorporate a shot tracer with the next lesson to so we can see the trajectory and the progression.
Great video! Dealing with the dreaded Y-word is an awful experience for any golfer. It’s also impossible to explain to those who’ve never suffered from it.
I like how simple Brad explains these concepts. Now I just need to figure out how to convince them to add a 50yo to the crew so i can get some of those lessons…
Love your labs stuff. If I may - can you include some video with shot tracker to show before and after - so we can see the shots paths you are talking about - you assume we all know the “hook” / “slice” etc means but be good to show it
Blake if you see this. I had this same issue. You are turning your shoulders more than rotating properly in the backswing. Causing you to be in a poor position and struggling to shallow. Feel like your NOT turning your shoulder and your just trying to turn to the right with your arms in front of you and feel like your facing your back to the target. This should give you a ton more time and room to drop the club. People that turn shoulders too much get inside and stuck. When Brad is showing you how to be wide at 18min in, notice your rotation looks very different than your swing.
I’ve been struggling with this same thing. Thought I had it fixed then it happened again mid round last weekend. First 4 holes I scored par (as a 20 hcp I was so excited.) Then on hole 5 I’m hitting everything low and left. Shanking balls in the woods. Couldn’t stop it.
I think the death of many people with their irons, is coming way to far in their back swing and then they immediately throw the club out over the top. If you stop in line with your shoulders, nice and wide, you create all the space needed to naturally shallow. I’ve been struggling with driver for the last 6 months. I finally realized I was coming back way inside and my ball would start dead straight for 150 then rip right and fall outta the sky at 200. Plus my alignment was way right, which made it even worse. Finally fixed it and now I have a slight fade and 280. Now I need to work on getting my speed back with my new swing
The ultimate fix/swing thought I have figured out to hit the ball straight as possible, is keeping my left wrist "stiff". Keeps me from slapping/flicking at the ball which causes very thin shots and way offline. Try it out guys. You will lose a little distance, but you will hit the ball so straight
Brad all he's gotta do is start his down swing tucking his right elbow into his side. That's it. Line him up and tell him the start of his down swings first move is pull right elbow into his side and that's it. He will shallow out. I had to do that myself and my iron striking got 10x better cause I chicken wing over the top with em
Tons of this content would be awesome. This is heat. Especially if we can get the tracer at some point and maybe a smidge more instruction from Brad on doing these things at home. And kudos to Blake. Gotta be impossibly hard to golf on camera, let alone hear all the BS in the comments. Mfs need to realize any GG player would smoke you 1:1 and complaining about handicaps and shit is stupid. Who cares. They make dope content and do it consistently. Just appreciate it and take videos like this to realize their earnestness. Keyboard warriors be doing the most.
You sure about that lil pup? Steve, Matt and Blake would struggle to beat a 10 hcp with the way they are playing rn. it's their job lmao, Matt n Steve been full time youtube golfers for atleast 4-5 years. Bring a normal 15hcp golfer and let him work on his game full time for a year and he'd smoke all 3 in a 1v3 scramble.
I have a warm up drill before playing, that helped me to stop casting. Swing the driver, slowly at first, ten to fifteen times, with the right hand, and watch the path of the club head, and slowly increase the speed. Now, swing the driver, same way, with left hand only. And finally, swing the club ten to fifteen more times, with both hands. Not only does it get you to see and feel the path the club should be taking, It warms you up before your first tee shot. Tip: when you get to the top, smooth and graceful, like a ballerina. Don't snap at the top your swing, and go into " kill it" mode. Mr Short Hitter has a great swing Smooth and easy, all the way through, and accelerate. Not snap. Smooth equals control Snap, no control? The woods are full of long hitters?
Blake, don't think of re routing it inside.Think of getting to the top of your back swing, and you're very first move is to pull with your right elbow. Literally pull your right elbow into your side, and that is it just swing from there? So your first move from the top of your swing is pull that right elbow, like it's a string to the lawnmower and just rip it into your side
Have you tried externally rotating your back just above your right hip, obviously it's more of a feeling but I feel it helps keep you on plane. I learned it's a trick to not think about your backswing and attack the ball
Have Blake put a bottle of water. Behind the club. Make him pull the club back and push the bottle back. out of the way. It will help I’m his extension.
One thing he could fix in his setup is stand closer to the ball. His iron setup looks like he’s about to hit a driver where he’s reaching for the ball too much imo.
Just focus on tracing the hands on the same line that they went up. Visualized Your hands created a bubble on the way back and now pop it on the way back down.
Question on alignment sticks. With the 2 sticks how far apart should the sticks be? I’m 5’8” with standard clubs and not sure if height of makes a difference or if it’s the club length
I didn't see any change from 7:30 to 16:00. In fact, the first one looked better. No flying right elbow or collapsed lower body at the top. Like Matt, he lies the club a bit low on the backswing. Perfect swing. Seems more mental / alignment. That's what the word "yips" means. A physiologically induced spasm from nervousness or stress. It was once thought that the yips were always associated with performance anxiety. However, it now appears that some people have the yips due to a neurological condition affecting specific muscles. This condition is known as focal dystonia. Changing the way you do something can help. Why I, like most golfers, always hit better with a new club. This is also explains baseball batters' religious setup routine. And why the waggle is so important in golf. Waggle is defined as "the bridge between the address and the actual start of the backswing." (Ben Hogan, Five Lessons, 1957, p 65) It prepares for the needed path and the tempo for the wind and lie. The waggle, in other words, it fits the shot." Key to all martial arts is everything starts with breathing. In for the back swing, and a firm blowing with perhaps a light kiai out for the strike. Watch JD Martinez looking at home plate, not the pitcher, to get ready: th-cam.com/video/fu5a9GAb0WA/w-d-xo.html Phil Mickelson's pre-shot routine starts behind: th-cam.com/video/UAY5tvlLIbQ/w-d-xo.html Watch Ben Hogan spend far more time looking at the ball than the target: th-cam.com/video/JlEtR6WoEfg/w-d-xo.html "In the waggle, the left hand is the controlling hand," says Hogan. Bob Toski writes in confirmation of the importance of a good waggle before swinging. David Leadbetter prefers students begin with a gentle motion a foot ahead of the ball.
Can yall higher me to do strictly good good labs ? I want to get into coaching and club fitting so bad. And I can instantly see what Blake is doing which is causing him to come over the top and steep
Blake just needs to slow his take away then drop his right hand like he is skipping a rock. Easy fix. Hit a 10 buckets at half speed and then you will have muscle memory
I notice Blake hitting the irons off a tee. Is that recommended for when trying to make changes to your swing or is it because the range conditions are bad?
Blake needs Shawn Clement at Wisdom in Golf on YT. He will hook him up! Width in the backswing is what he needs. Taking it back on the line he wants the ball to takeoff. He is too inside on the BS
Think he needs to watch his swing in slow motion he definitely really over turn on back swing then when at the top his body almost twist forward super fast and his hips push towards the ball and he’s up on his tippy toes! I think he really needs to slow down and try better it makes a huge difference! I just think the over turn on back swing is making him almost get stuck back there making it hard to turn through. I had that same issue for awhile until I slowed down to get my timing better!
Its not an overturn its a lifting the arms when body stop turning because he has 0 depth. so body cant turn anymore. the easiest was to fix this is just doing drills without a club and learn how the body should move. what he is doing now is just a product of a really bad body movement in th4 backswing
I can fix this quickly. I have fixed so many of my buddys swings. Im a +1 and haven't had driver issues in like a year. I honestly don't understand how blake is scratch. I feel like once you are at that skill level you shouldn't need help fixing that big of a miss.
this is incredible. Brad great job. The old school lesson simply is drag the club as far as you can and let the turn raise it. Hogan Give Lessons. Pick that blade of grass. Hogan. Homer Adams. Folks there is a Golf Bible. Homer Adams did it first but Ben refined properly Illustrated and perfected. None the less. Bravo. When I meet these new wave douche bags at the golf course if you get in a conversation with them... throw some lines in the water and obviously look at their fucking wood covers and shitty Callaway clubs you know it's good good you tube shit show. They always ask me who is the best golfer I always tell them Brad Dalke. And Kwon. However Kwon by far has the best content of anyone in the TH-cam golf space. It is pure Willy Wonka, dead poetry 10 out of 10 scale. Charisma. Blake, you are our great white hope brother. I ripped you on your first video attempt because it was just that. However now, you are the star, the open heart, in Gods name. A Blake, Trent, Frankie could get the kids to go back to church for Christ's sake. Anyways. Bravo. Bravo. Serenity Prayer, Memorare', etc brother. We are here. Carpe Diem
Impressed with Brad's coaching ability actually. He said a lot of things that really made sense as far as feel and simplifying swing thoughts.
To everyone saying that he needs to slow down haven’t tried to fix their swing with the yips. Normally slowing down is great but with the yips, being fast and athletic is the best way to get through them. Trying to simulate on course swings while also working on technique athletically is the best way. I spent 6 years going through this and this was how I got out of it
My yearly boys golf vacation was this last weekend and I developed a case of the “y” word. Started with shanks and transformed into dead pulls when I tried to slow things down with about a million swing thoughts racing through my brain. Using the tips in this video has already helped things after a quick hitting session. Your story and this video was very timely for myself. Hope Blake gets it all worked out! Cheers!
Brad is definitely right. Most people will swing better at higher speeds vs. slower speeds. There's a reason why very few pros have a slow takeaway and sometimes a pause. Most pros go through their routine, and then the second they reach their trigger, it's grip it and rip it.
Plus if you practice slowing down to much you can literally go into limbo and have to retrain speed.
Am gonna be 68 ,old Ball Player and I swing Hard . Shot 71 -1 under 10 Days ago and next time out 82 ,comes and goes.
Some people are fast twitch golfers including myself. Everything is just a little quicker. For me, it looks like I’m swinging super hard a lot when it is just normal for me. If I slow down then everything gets out of sync. Blake is the same way
i struggle with the same my hips are really fast and i struggle to get my upper body and arms synced to it so i either get stuck trying to swing from the inside or i could be like blake swining over the top for more space at impact but then i have slices etc
I am also like this! Great to hear this coming from someone who has been in the Masters 😁
Keeping my take away extended out and aiming at the inside of the ball changed my game. I also like to feel like I’m keeping my lead shoulder pointed at my target just a fraction longer when I’m trying to start the ball right. I hit a lot of pushes though when I start right because my 25+ year old irons are about 2-3 degrees down on lie angle from where I need them.
Brad - just posted this on the page, but figured you may see this and be able to pass it along to Blake. One tweak will change his whole swing! (I coach to this all the time. )
BLAKE!!! Quick/Easy fix for you!!! It's your feet, brother! I work with a ton of guys on their snap hook or massive slice...it's ALWAYS the same thing. Your feet make the biggest difference...You're setting up with an "open" stance (aka your left foot is dropped). SWITCH YOUR FEET! It will change your life. When your open, it soooo much more difficult to swing out to the right because you're always going to catch your right hip, so you'll default to the over the top/yank to the left. Just switch your feet and drop your RIGHT foot. Now clearing that right hip and swinging out to the right will feel WAY more natural, and its damn near impossible to yank all the way to the left. This will also promote more of a draw. Let me know if you try it! Promise it will work, pal. Good luck!
I'm also a fast twitch golfer. I think the biggest thing I noticed though is he's often off balance. Fast movements are fine as long as they're controlled. If you're losing balance at all in the driver swing, that ball is going to go off course. Would also note that he sometimes overextends at the top of his backswing and struggles to get it back on course (I, also, had that problem for ages largely due to fast and uncontrolled backswing).
idk how hard it would be to add but tracers would make a massive difference in this video. Seeing the change as the swing is altered would def. add to the quality of the video. Huge fan of GG.
Kid's a natural swinger. Look how much it changed in that session. Great fluidity. Keep it up, Blake!
Props to Brad for doing this solely out of wanting to instill Confidence and Trust into Blake and his swing again! I, like a ton of other viewers, have been one thats quick to judge Blake and wonder where his game is at, but I think this gives a true glimpse into what A LOT of golfers (recreational-pro) struggle with at some point in their time of playing golf. Excited to see the confidence build back up in Blake and it transitioning to the course!
The timing of this is hilarious after Blake was getting blasted in the comments of the last GG video
Only because he claims to be a plus handicap.
@@robbie154he probably was but not rn
@@robbie154I agree and I feel bad because Blake seems like one of the nicest guys around but there’s just no way he’s a plus handicap
@@giovannioquendo6305 yeah, no one gets mad at Steve when he shanks it, but he doesn’t claim to be on the same level as Brad and Sean. Obviously Blake is better than Steve but point stands. But yeah I don’t think he means malice by saying it he seems chill like you say.
You can tell they were butt hurt by the fan call outs on all their handicaps because they got that USGA guy defending their handicap even though they dont play by USGA rules lol
Brad does a great job of simplifying what most teachers complicate. Like he said, you don't want a bunch of micro-thoughts going through you're head, like dropping your arms to get shallow. The water bottle (I use a head cover) makes your body do that athletically, without even thinking about it. Good stuff, Brad, you should get back to doing these once a week. Having someone at your level & with your experience (US Open, Masters) doing the teaching, there are a whole lot of viewers that would love to hear *specifically* your advice on a number of things within the golf swing. Great lesson/video, can't wait for more!
People try to blast Blake but he’s still smoking 95% of golfers in the comments in a match. And he’s chill asf I like the kid man y’all need to chill
I agree 100% most of these people hating on this dude are probably the ones that go to the course and play 18 holes and find the fairway maybe 4 or 5 of them holes and the rest of the time they are in the crap.
Brad is an excellent teacher, and Blake is a great student. He seems humble, eager to learn and willing to change what he’s been doing that hasn’t been working. This was fun to watch.
Blake’s such a good guy.
Please do more video like this brad, really love it.
Always rooting for Blake!
Would love to hear about Sean’s swing thoughts on a video. His accuracy with his shots is really impressive.
I know Blake can smash his drives. Keep up the practice Blake. We got your back. Great coaching Brad! Keep up the great work.
Great work Blake! Brad does a great job of explaining everything.
Love the bit about making the change as atheletic as possible. My current swing coach has taken this approach and its made all the difference
I am only a few months into learning golf, I love the format of this video! The raw conversation and problem solving is great for me to listen to! I'd love more of these!
I was having swing issues as well and did 2 things that truly helped me. 1 was to slow my swing down once I did that I was consistently hitting ball better and had a 2yard fade(what I wanted) when I go to fast I can instantly tell and remind myself. The second thing was extension like brad was saying. It’s all muscle memory but been doing it last 3 weeks been swinging so much better. Now I can swing my driver I wasn’t using it until my last 3 weeks. Used have the ball positioned in front of my left ft to help square my face and not slice now it’s inside my left foot goes straight to small fade.. i believe slowing of the swing which Blake might want to try goes just as far and extension really changed my game
Bleeping out "Yips" while Matt or Stephen sprint to the outhouse... that could be an amusing bit.
This video was made for me. I really struggle with low/left drives. Great timing guys.
One thing that I noticed helped me out a lot was my lead shoulder pointing left. When I close it out I’m less likely to hit left.
I love this good good labs video. Good productive back and forth. Good talk about setting up drills. Longer video. As a new player just hearing people who are way better than me at golf speak candidly about what they are working on and then showing it as well really helps build a knowledge base and humanize the game. More of this style labs video would be much appreciated
This is one of my favorite good good videos in a while. It makes you guys so much more relatable
Love how Brad said that about needing it to be athletic. I’ve always felt like that, nothing works for me unless it’s athletic. Extremely helpful hearing that from a pro like brad
Brad and Blake…..loved this video. Brad gave some real practical tips that don’t require a lot of thought because thoughts were substituted with tools (water bottle, alignment sticks, etc.) Aligning my feet and body is perhaps my biggest challenge. One observation: I understand you’re making a video and it is for the viewers but if you spoke more directly to Blake and we were just a fly on the wall, it might keep the video moving a little better / more naturally.
I made this same change this year and it’s been tremendous for the game. Staying wide vs having your arms collapse automatically will get the club shallower. Great tips!
Finally a video on a batter player with this issue, been struggling with the same move for over 5 years, it is so hard to stop this slight OTT move and it is definitely worse on the long clubs
Blake I'm working on something similar right now, what's helping me the most is lining up my feet and shoulders left of the target a good 20-40yds, then you'll figure out how to make the ball hit your target more athletically.
brad is awesome and gained a lot of respect for blake's willingness to learn, suck up his pride, and get better.
Fixing Blake's driver would be a good ongoing series. A lot of what he is struggling with is very common with most amateurs, and hearing from Blake what is really helpin/working might give people some insight.
I am back to say, i thought i had this big secret of aiming at a blade of grass in front of the ball to strike the ball solid, and here it is Brad was already using this technique
I have a very similar build to Blake, have a lot of the same issues, an effortless fluid swing, letting the club do the work was a big help for me
I don’t know how people can’t see that Blake is very good and if he is hitting everything well, he can put up great scores. He clearly has things to work on and is clearly trying to improve on those things. Excited to see him figure it out, which I know he will
BLAKE!!! Quick/Easy fix for you!!! It's your feet, brother! I work with a ton of guys on their snap hook or massive slice...it's ALWAYS the same 2 things. Your feel make the biggest difference...You're setting up with an "open" stance (aka your left foot is dropped). SWITCH YOUR FEET! It will change your life. When your open, it soooo much more difficult to swing out to the right because you're always going to catch your right hip, so you'll default to the over the top/yank to the left. Just switch your feet and drop your RIGHT foot. Now clearing that right hip and swinging out to the right will feel WAY more natural, and its damn near impossible to yank hard to left. This will also promote more of a draw. Let me know if you try it! Promise it will work, pal. Good luck!
idk about anyone else, but I finally put a lid on my slices and fades when I drilled in the feeling of keeping a small ball between my elbows on the setup and then keeping the towel under my right armpit until I loose it right after ball impact. This has altered my swing, feels and my thoughts dramatically. And the result is alter-universal. My shots go straight w/o spin and I can actually produce a draw. And I added compression galore.
I like 'get your hands near your right pocket (on the down swing)' for a swing thought. It's simple and effective (for me).
This is the exact thing Bryson DeChambeau advocates… it works
Like this side of Brad. Really good video
Blake's problem is the same one I struggled with for years. He has a tendency to get quick coming down from the top of the swing. It took me making what looks like a full pause to fix it ala Ben Kruper 10 years ago. It lets me get extension, make sure I turn, and get my lower body/weight shift started before my hands get out ahead. The ones where hes a bit more patient at the top looks much better. Doesnt require the full pause for Blake but hes making progress for sure and couldnt have a better teacher in Brad.
For the last 2 years, I have been slicing the bejesus out of my driver. I tried everything with hand position, ball position, wider and narrower stance. Literally everything and finally got it dialed to where im finally shooting in the 80s consistently now. The calm over-ball mental space is what fixed everything. Blake is a much better golfer than, and he'll get it sorted out in no time. Just gotta chill the mind, dawg. The hell with the jabronis in the comments talking shit. You got it!
Special request - please create some repeating loops of Brad's driver swing and a compilation of 'best shots'. Similar to the Ben Hogan loops that can be found on the internets. (It is OK to ignore Brad's objections to being compared to Ben Hogen :) )
This is what I struggle with currently. Either the driver is on or it’s unpredictable. Pull lefts or high rights..
My old swing coach use to have me swing to “first” base to try and keep from coming over the top and get to a inside out swing
Great video!
I've struggled with this for years. Thanks guys.
Don't listen to the haters Blake, happy you're on GG!
Also, @Blake I had the exact same issue as you when I was your age. I closed my feet down which closed my hips off, so the only way I could hit the ball was to come over the top and down. That eventually messes with your minds eye bc it feels like your body being behind the ball generates your power. When you opened your stance up, you were cash money!
I need this lesson! My dad is starting to get frustrated with my driver lol. I’m 30 and play for fun btw. That’s how competitive my dad is.
With a driver, I used to have a baby cut, now all of a sudden within the last few weeks I have the Pull hooks as well. If I could recommend should incorporate a shot tracer with the next lesson to so we can see the trajectory and the progression.
The weird jerking motion he does during his swing to get some extra distance is so goofy and he doesn’t realize that’s his main issue.
Great video! Dealing with the dreaded Y-word is an awful experience for any golfer. It’s also impossible to explain to those who’ve never suffered from it.
I will watch every lab video that comes out guaranteed
Gotta fix big mo slice latest good good video big man was slicing it
I like how simple Brad explains these concepts. Now I just need to figure out how to convince them to add a 50yo to the crew so i can get some of those lessons…
Thankyou blake needs to watch gravity golf so good
Great video, would have loved to have seen this done with a launch monitor to see the change In path and aoa etc.
Love your labs stuff. If I may - can you include some video with shot tracker to show before and after - so we can see the shots paths you are talking about - you assume we all know the “hook” / “slice” etc means but be good to show it
Blake if you see this. I had this same issue. You are turning your shoulders more than rotating properly in the backswing. Causing you to be in a poor position and struggling to shallow.
Feel like your NOT turning your shoulder and your just trying to turn to the right with your arms in front of you and feel like your facing your back to the target. This should give you a ton more time and room to drop the club.
People that turn shoulders too much get inside and stuck.
When Brad is showing you how to be wide at 18min in, notice your rotation looks very different than your swing.
Swings from the top balls out.
Haha yep
“Blake, only go shoulder height”.
“Yeah, I can do that.”
Swings higher than normal…
I’ve been struggling with this same thing. Thought I had it fixed then it happened again mid round last weekend. First 4 holes I scored par (as a 20 hcp I was so excited.) Then on hole 5 I’m hitting everything low and left. Shanking balls in the woods. Couldn’t stop it.
I think the death of many people with their irons, is coming way to far in their back swing and then they immediately throw the club out over the top. If you stop in line with your shoulders, nice and wide, you create all the space needed to naturally shallow.
I’ve been struggling with driver for the last 6 months. I finally realized I was coming back way inside and my ball would start dead straight for 150 then rip right and fall outta the sky at 200. Plus my alignment was way right, which made it even worse. Finally fixed it and now I have a slight fade and 280. Now I need to work on getting my speed back with my new swing
woah, i paused it at 7:27, he goes SO FAR INSIDE, SO FAST
his wrists are fully hinged & set WAY BEFORE HIS ARM IS PARALLEL
The ultimate fix/swing thought I have figured out to hit the ball straight as possible, is keeping my left wrist "stiff". Keeps me from slapping/flicking at the ball which causes very thin shots and way offline. Try it out guys. You will lose a little distance, but you will hit the ball so straight
Brad all he's gotta do is start his down swing tucking his right elbow into his side. That's it. Line him up and tell him the start of his down swings first move is pull right elbow into his side and that's it. He will shallow out. I had to do that myself and my iron striking got 10x better cause I chicken wing over the top with em
Tons of this content would be awesome. This is heat. Especially if we can get the tracer at some point and maybe a smidge more instruction from Brad on doing these things at home.
And kudos to Blake. Gotta be impossibly hard to golf on camera, let alone hear all the BS in the comments. Mfs need to realize any GG player would smoke you 1:1 and complaining about handicaps and shit is stupid. Who cares. They make dope content and do it consistently. Just appreciate it and take videos like this to realize their earnestness. Keyboard warriors be doing the most.
You sure about that lil pup? Steve, Matt and Blake would struggle to beat a 10 hcp with the way they are playing rn. it's their job lmao, Matt n Steve been full time youtube golfers for atleast 4-5 years. Bring a normal 15hcp golfer and let him work on his game full time for a year and he'd smoke all 3 in a 1v3 scramble.
Unrelated but man I wish I had a friend like Sean
I have a warm up drill before playing, that helped me to stop casting.
Swing the driver, slowly at first, ten to fifteen times, with the right hand, and watch the path of the club head, and slowly increase the speed.
Now, swing the driver, same way, with left hand only.
And finally, swing the club ten to fifteen more times, with both hands.
Not only does it get you to see and feel the path the club should be taking,
It warms you up before your first tee shot.
Tip: when you get to the top, smooth and graceful, like a ballerina.
Don't snap at the top your swing, and go into " kill it" mode.
Mr Short Hitter has a great swing
Smooth and easy, all the way through, and accelerate.
Not snap.
Smooth equals control
Snap, no control?
The woods are full of long hitters?
Good for Blake getting this addressed. Painful to watch that swing and it pulling to the left like that
I think he needs to stand a little closer to the ball and slow down his pace and he would hit it so pure.
Blake, don't think of re routing it inside.Think of getting to the top of your back swing, and you're very first move is to pull with your right elbow. Literally pull your right elbow into your side, and that is it just swing from there? So your first move from the top of your swing is pull that right elbow, like it's a string to the lawnmower and just rip it into your side
Have you tried externally rotating your back just above your right hip, obviously it's more of a feeling but I feel it helps keep you on plane. I learned it's a trick to not think about your backswing and attack the ball
Thank god!
Happy wit dat 😂😂
He is to steep.He has great lower body action.If he can get the club on plane he's going to be a great player
Have Blake put a bottle of water. Behind the club. Make him pull the club back and push the bottle back. out of the way. It will help I’m his extension.
Good video but it would've been even better if you'd included the tracers so we could see the result of the fixing process
Blake gotta work on his driver…he’s pulling a Micah and hitting long irons on drivable holes…
One thing he could fix in his setup is stand closer to the ball. His iron setup looks like he’s about to hit a driver where he’s reaching for the ball too much imo.
Just focus on tracing the hands on the same line that they went up. Visualized Your hands created a bubble on the way back and now pop it on the way back down.
Be good to get some side by side edits in of before and after to show improved positions/club path etc.
Fix steves slice next
Question on alignment sticks. With the 2 sticks how far apart should the sticks be? I’m 5’8” with standard clubs and not sure if height of makes a difference or if it’s the club length
I didn't see any change from 7:30 to 16:00. In fact, the first one looked better. No flying right elbow or collapsed lower body at the top. Like Matt, he lies the club a bit low on the backswing. Perfect swing. Seems more mental / alignment. That's what the word "yips" means. A physiologically induced spasm from nervousness or stress. It was once thought that the yips were always associated with performance anxiety. However, it now appears that some people have the yips due to a neurological condition affecting specific muscles. This condition is known as focal dystonia. Changing the way you do something can help. Why I, like most golfers, always hit better with a new club. This is also explains baseball batters' religious setup routine. And why the waggle is so important in golf. Waggle is defined as "the bridge between the address and the actual start of the backswing." (Ben Hogan, Five Lessons, 1957, p 65) It prepares for the needed path and the tempo for the wind and lie. The waggle, in other words, it fits the shot." Key to all martial arts is everything starts with breathing. In for the back swing, and a firm blowing with perhaps a light kiai out for the strike.
Watch JD Martinez looking at home plate, not the pitcher, to get ready:
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Phil Mickelson's pre-shot routine starts behind:
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Watch Ben Hogan spend far more time looking at the ball than the target:
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"In the waggle, the left hand is the controlling hand," says Hogan. Bob Toski writes in confirmation of the importance of a good waggle before swinging. David Leadbetter prefers students begin with a gentle motion a foot ahead of the ball.
Can yall higher me to do strictly good good labs ? I want to get into coaching and club fitting so bad. And I can instantly see what Blake is doing which is causing him to come over the top and steep
13:57 Why does it seem like Blakes head is the first thing to move forward on the down swing? Over the top from the top down?!?
Maybe select fans to come get a lesson!
I like good good. Don't love it. Fans can be toxic. Blake seems like a good dude
Great guy. Cack swing.
@@larrybethune3909 perfect example
It would be way more interesting to put a glass bottle down 😅
Brad, please fix sploosh's short game. His quick transition when he's chipping is hard to watch. Btw didn't you play in the Master's?
How about some golf shoes?
First lesson … don’t over swing and second lesson … new shoes with better traction
100%. The footwork was messed up from the ground up. You can see this with the driver. And someone tell Black that slow is fast please.
Blake just needs to slow his take away then drop his right hand like he is skipping a rock. Easy fix. Hit a 10 buckets at half speed and then you will have muscle memory
I notice Blake hitting the irons off a tee. Is that recommended for when trying to make changes to your swing or is it because the range conditions are bad?
its so he doesn't have to move the water bottle
I'm not a pro.. but it looks like he's swinging way before he shallows out.. causing a ◀️ aligned swing
Blake needs Shawn Clement at Wisdom in Golf on YT. He will hook him up! Width in the backswing is what he needs. Taking it back on the line he wants the ball to takeoff. He is too inside on the BS
Think he needs to watch his swing in slow motion he definitely really over turn on back swing then when at the top his body almost twist forward super fast and his hips push towards the ball and he’s up on his tippy toes! I think he really needs to slow down and try better it makes a huge difference! I just think the over turn on back swing is making him almost get stuck back there making it hard to turn through. I had that same issue for awhile until I slowed down to get my timing better!
Its not an overturn its a lifting the arms when body stop turning because he has 0 depth. so body cant turn anymore. the easiest was to fix this is just doing drills without a club and learn how the body should move. what he is doing now is just a product of a really bad body movement in th4 backswing
How about a head cover under his right armpit??
I can fix this quickly. I have fixed so many of my buddys swings. Im a +1 and haven't had driver issues in like a year. I honestly don't understand how blake is scratch. I feel like once you are at that skill level you shouldn't need help fixing that big of a miss.
watching the transformation of the takeaway was great to watch. I knew he would get it down within 10 swings haha
His hands are getting inside way to quick. He’s pulling them inside as soon as he starts his back swing.
the driver is laid-off at the top and the shaft is waaaay too steep coming down 😔
this is incredible. Brad great job. The old school lesson simply is drag the club as far as you can and let the turn raise it. Hogan Give Lessons. Pick that blade of grass. Hogan. Homer Adams. Folks there is a Golf Bible. Homer Adams did it first but Ben refined properly Illustrated and perfected. None the less. Bravo. When I meet these new wave douche bags at the golf course if you get in a conversation with them... throw some lines in the water and obviously look at their fucking wood covers and shitty Callaway clubs you know it's good good you tube shit show. They always ask me who is the best golfer I always tell them Brad Dalke. And Kwon. However Kwon by far has the best content of anyone in the TH-cam golf space. It is pure Willy Wonka, dead poetry 10 out of 10 scale. Charisma.
Blake, you are our great white hope brother. I ripped you on your first video attempt because it was just that. However now, you are the star, the open heart, in Gods name. A Blake, Trent, Frankie could get the kids to go back to church for Christ's sake. Anyways. Bravo. Bravo. Serenity Prayer, Memorare', etc brother. We are here. Carpe Diem