Using this right now at the practice facility. Had one of my worst sessions the other day and a total 180 after watching and applying your tips in this video. Thank you so much for all you do Chris.
First video I’ve watched that hasn’t over burdened me with too much technical advice. Very straight forward, makes sense and it works. Have to keep watching it though to remind me.
Chris -- and we get this for free?? Bro, I think I speak for every subscriber -- another common sense, easy to visualize, and non-mumbo-jumbo lesson. Looking forward to the promised how to get out of deep rough. Thanks again. Rich
Watching your tips, I've become a solid striker of the ball, especially with longer irons. 3-7, but catch myself shortening my arms with shorter irons and wedges. Hopefully I can add a few of these to my practice. Ball position and extending the arms are on top of the list.
I was dead on the course yesterday... topping EVERYTHING! That's never happened to me before... I'd say 90% of my shots. I was crushed. Hope your tips help. Of course, it felt like 200 degrees on the course here in Florida and I think I was having a heat stroke too. :D
I’m a relatively new golfer, and this summer, I’ve been topping the ball all summer 😕. Watched video and practiced a bucket of balls - I parred hole one! (Par 5) Best video for this issue.
I suffer regularly from topping when teeing off with a three wood, (and I rarely use a driver). Would these tips apply to this particular shot as well?
Brilliant video - transformed my game. The top that has significantly changed my ball striking was maintaining the radius - I have never hit the ball as well. My scores off an index of 11.2 were always in the mid- eighties; now low 80's and some in the 70's. Cheers Chris👍
Until today I was continually topping the ball on the fairway with my irons. Yesterday I watched this TH-cam video from Chris and realised some of the mistakes I was making, and in my round of golf today I only topped the ball a couple of times and my round improved by at least 10 shots. All of this improvement down to the excellent tips from Chris. I shall definitely watching more videos from Chris.
I was having real issues with catching the ball 'clean' and wanted to go back to basics somewhat. And this was why... I found i had moved away from the basics (and I'm sure over compensating to cover some horrors). Having studied this and following your tips,, following day i only hit one topped shot and shot 8 less on the round than prior day!. (My hcap index also went down btw 🙄) many Thanks for the masterclass Chris 👍👍
Chris, I am 50 years old. I am 3 weeks into my golf lessons with you. If you were a beginner all over again, where would you begin? What clubs would you swing? Currently, I am hitting short irons and practicing a lot of pitching. Getting the muscle memory. Help!!!
Wow. New to golf and was topping the ball REPEATEDLY. Embarrassing and demoralizing--I agree. After this video I have been consistently getting good iron and hybrid strikes on the course. These tips really work! I am now subscribed : )
I’m having trouble staying in posture and failing to brush the turf all to often, contacting the ball but no turf. The ball goes right. Feels so embarrassing. I’ve been getting lessons and have fixed path, plane, hands at impact and ball position. Weight transfer may be the cause but I feel like I don’t stay down in position through the ball at impact.
I watched the video you posted for getting rid of a slice. I played today using your hints. Drove the ball straight every time. I'm an engineer. from an ergonomics standpoint, it all made sense. The guys said I must be hitting the range, and I said no, just watching Chris Ryan's youtube videos. Waiting for a video on back spins.
Great lesson. Recently smashed some great drives especially on Par 5s then annoyingly top my 2nd shot hence getting me pissed off !! ☹️Hopefully these tip will help in the future thanks . 😀
🤣🤣 had about 4 of these on Thursday...even one with the driver and I was hitting the big stick well that round...love these 5 check points and definitely want to start visualising the tee peg in front of the ball, that could be a great thought on the course for me!👍
Great work as usual, Chris! I have a question that I really can't seem to get a straight answer to. How much of the golf swing divvied between the arms and the rest of the body? Keeping the radius long has always been a struggle for me and when I apply inward pressure at the elbows, my swing (while straight) feels weak and constrained like I'm in a straight jacket. Is it 90-10 body (hips, shoulders, etc) to arms? 50-50? In other words...are the arms just along for the ride?
Well done Chris another great lesson. I certainly used to hit a lot of worm killers before I started watching your videos and getting my weight forward! You have made a big difference to my game, thanks mate. Happy to have passed your name on to many down here in NZ.
Another great set of tips. To practice, I often use an old plastic or calling card on the target side the ball. Clearing it away helps with getting weight forward and getting good contact with the turf after the ball.
I've been watching your videos during the lockdown, and your tips have really improved my ball striking. I am still struggling with an open club face at impact, but it's much improved. I am hitting my driver much better, but still struggle with ball placement when I tee it up. Where is the best ball position for your driver?
Thanks Chris! A quick question regarding the last tip: when you place the tee in front of the ball, you said we should think about the tee instead of the ball. What do you mean by “THINK“, do you mean we should LOOK AT the tee instead of the ball ? Thanks very much again!
Although the tee wouldn't have been placed explicitely for this purpose I think it would fall foul of rule 10.2b (placing object to indicate line of play).
I played horribly yesterday, was topping everything. I watched a video of myself that my buddy took, and I was doing everything wrong that you just mentioned. Thanks so much for this! I love how you get right to it with no BS!
Best golf video I have seen on TH-cam, no dragged out explanations. Perfectly concise, thank you.
How do you weight shift ( during backswing ) without moving your head because i tend to move my head doing it
Using this right now at the practice facility. Had one of my worst sessions the other day and a total 180 after watching and applying your tips in this video. Thank you so much for all you do Chris.
Mate, 180 is a terrible score
@@bmac3452 that wasn’t my score lol. A total 180 means my game did a 180. It’s a figure of speech lol
@@themillennialhomeowner1661 I know mate, I was making a joke 😂
@@bmac3452 ah gotcha. Hard to sense through text lol. Can’t say I’ve never shot a 180 though in the early days 🥴
@@themillennialhomeowner1661 haha I’m shooting 180 now. Good luck out there!
First video I’ve watched that hasn’t over burdened me with too much technical advice. Very straight forward, makes sense and it works. Have to keep watching it though to remind me.
Chris -- and we get this for free?? Bro, I think I speak for every subscriber -- another common sense, easy to visualize, and non-mumbo-jumbo lesson. Looking forward to the promised how to get out of deep rough. Thanks again. Rich
Cannot agree more. The best online instructor hands down.
I’ve never heard about the inward pressure with the elbows. Definitely going to try that!!!
I love how easily you broke that down! I'll focus on that focus and straightening my arms!!
never topped the ball till i started trying to get my weight onto my lead side now topping very second drive and 3 wood it's destroying my confidence
“Soul destroying” couldn’t be more accurate.
Woods and hybrids off the deck next please.
Story of my life 😂 hitting 210km of drive and topping the next shot 😭
Same here 🙄 so frustrating
Don’t think your hitting a 210km drive
@@aaron5631 Fun fact: that's a 229,659 yard drive!
CardoMan seems reasonable 😂😂👍
Watching your tips, I've become a solid striker of the ball, especially with longer irons. 3-7, but catch myself shortening my arms with shorter irons and wedges. Hopefully I can add a few of these to my practice. Ball position and extending the arms are on top of the list.
I was dead on the course yesterday... topping EVERYTHING! That's never happened to me before... I'd say 90% of my shots. I was crushed. Hope your tips help. Of course, it felt like 200 degrees on the course here in Florida and I think I was having a heat stroke too. :D
I’m a relatively new golfer, and this summer, I’ve been topping the ball all summer 😕. Watched video and practiced a bucket of balls - I parred hole one! (Par 5) Best video for this issue.
Great clear instructions given at a steady pace making it easy to follow especially with the clear explanation of each step
equirement. Thanks
I suffer regularly from topping when teeing off with a three wood, (and I rarely use a driver). Would these tips apply to this particular shot as well?
It helps when I focus on extending my right arm through impact with the long clubs. Don't swing hard, swing pure
Brilliant video - transformed my game. The top that has significantly changed my ball striking was maintaining the radius - I have never hit the ball as well. My scores off an index of 11.2 were always in the mid- eighties; now low 80's and some in the 70's. Cheers Chris👍
Until today I was continually topping the ball on the fairway with my irons. Yesterday I watched this TH-cam video from Chris and realised some of the mistakes I was making, and in my round of golf today I only topped the ball a couple of times and my round improved by at least 10 shots. All of this improvement down to the excellent tips from Chris. I shall definitely watching more videos from Chris.
Great video, thank you. I can see that my ball is too far forward with my irons.... so I am playing tomorrow morning and will work on that.
Destroying my game the dreaded top. Lost so much confidence in my iron play. fongers crossed theses imple tips help. :)
Crystal clear instruction! Can’t wait to utilize your tips. Topping is my worst problem on the course. Thank you!
Brilliant video! thanks a lot for the great tips! Will try them out next time I am on the golf course
Would it be acceptable to simply lay a tee on the ground (not in the ground) in front of the ball during play as well?
Keep the eye on the ball, topped it loads yesterday and all of my good shots were with this swing thought.
half of my mishits today were topped shots. Im gonna try these tips next weeknd.
Thanks Chris! You are my favorite TH-cam golf instructor.
That was me all day yesterday, great tee shots and topped or hit stupid fat down the fairway.
Awesome instructions! I struggle hitting ball. I my arms are stiff and I can't seem to hit the ball
Well done Chris, looking forward to try this!
Super tips. Thanks
Love the super actionable and easy to implement tips!
By god am I actually getting the ball off the ground now with my wedges. Great video mate. Thank you so much!
I was having real issues with catching the ball 'clean' and wanted to go back to basics somewhat. And this was why... I found i had moved away from the basics (and I'm sure over compensating to cover some horrors). Having studied this and following your tips,, following day i only hit one topped shot and shot 8 less on the round than prior day!. (My hcap index also went down btw 🙄) many Thanks for the masterclass Chris 👍👍
What a fabulously helpful video. Will work on all 5 thank you. And where can I get the cool net? ⛳️☺️🙏
Chris, I am 50 years old. I am 3 weeks into my golf lessons with you. If you were a beginner all over again, where would you begin? What clubs would you swing? Currently, I am hitting short irons and practicing a lot of pitching. Getting the muscle memory. Help!!!
Wow. New to golf and was topping the ball REPEATEDLY. Embarrassing and demoralizing--I agree. After this video I have been consistently getting good iron and hybrid strikes on the course. These tips really work! I am now subscribed : )
I’m having trouble staying in posture and failing to brush the turf all to often, contacting the ball but no turf. The ball goes right. Feels so embarrassing. I’ve been getting lessons and have fixed path, plane, hands at impact and ball position. Weight transfer may be the cause but I feel like I don’t stay down in position through the ball at impact.
I watched the video you posted for getting rid of a slice. I played today using your hints. Drove the ball straight every time. I'm an engineer. from an ergonomics standpoint, it all made sense. The guys said I must be hitting the range, and I said no, just watching Chris Ryan's youtube videos. Waiting for a video on back spins.
Awesome vid! I’ve had some terribly embarrassing topping of the ball off the tees lately- I’m hoping this helps!
Playing off of 10.9, when did I last top a mid iron? Let me think, oh ya last Saturday TWICE! Thanks for the vid Chris.
Great lesson. Recently smashed some great drives especially on Par 5s then annoyingly top my 2nd shot hence getting me pissed off !! ☹️Hopefully these tip will help in the future thanks . 😀
4:28 wow! explained amazingly well. THANK YOU x
Thank you Sir! I'm going to try these suggestions the next time I'm at the range. I'm so tired of hitting the top of the ball.
How many years does it take to make contact with irons every time. I’ve been going for 7 months I’m about 1 in 5 now.
The last tip about looking beyond the ball is very helpful. Is this same for the driver?
Thanks for the tips. Quick, concise and useful.
Thanks for your lessons! Just started playing golf, and the major issue is topping. Where to buy the nets you set up in your backyard?
Such a wonderful breakdown of Al the reasons behind not hitting the ball cleanly - thank you so much for this video!
I am having trouble with my ball going out to the right. I don’t want it to but don’t know what it is. I am keeping my club face inwards
Thank you Chris, this is the best tip for avoiding topping balls I’ve ever seen. I know this is gonna help me for sure 🙌
🤣🤣 had about 4 of these on Thursday...even one with the driver and I was hitting the big stick well that round...love these 5 check points and definitely want to start visualising the tee peg in front of the ball, that could be a great thought on the course for me!👍
Another great video Chris, big fan of your content 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great work as usual, Chris! I have a question that I really can't seem to get a straight answer to. How much of the golf swing divvied between the arms and the rest of the body? Keeping the radius long has always been a struggle for me and when I apply inward pressure at the elbows, my swing (while straight) feels weak and constrained like I'm in a straight jacket. Is it 90-10 body (hips, shoulders, etc) to arms? 50-50? In other words...are the arms just along for the ride?
Thanks…great tips simply explained…cheers
Great advice I'm currently working on it now.
Hi Chris, do you not find with your pupils that early extension also can cause the ball to be hit thin?
so do i hit 2 yards in front on every iron at full swing? do i hit 2 yards in front even with a half or 3/4 PW into the green? Cheers
Chris this is the best primer on swinging the club notwithstanding the topping issue...
This will definitely improve my game thanks!
Great video, short and sweet. Picture paints a thousand words! Any tips on how to get the information from the head to the hands?
Well done Chris another great lesson. I certainly used to hit a lot of worm killers before I started watching your videos and getting my weight forward! You have made a big difference to my game, thanks mate.
Happy to have passed your name on to many down here in NZ.
Another great set of tips. To practice, I often use an old plastic or calling card on the target side the ball. Clearing it away helps with getting weight forward and getting good contact with the turf after the ball.
Great video .. not confusing like a lot on you tube
You read my mind when it comes to my issues. Havent seen a video I dont like yet. Why aren't you on tour?
aloo la verdad muy bueno video lo disfrute bastante ansioso de el nuevo grabación los dejo les mando besitos gracias
Awesome ty
Great advice very cleary explained ….thanks
So good. Ty
I've been watching your videos during the lockdown, and your tips have really improved my ball striking. I am still struggling with an open club face at impact, but it's much improved. I am hitting my driver much better, but still struggle with ball placement when I tee it up. Where is the best ball position for your driver?
Very good, thanks Chris
Chris always the best coaching...
Great break down taking all I learned to the range!!
Thanks Chris! A quick question regarding the last tip: when you place the tee in front of the ball, you said we should think about the tee instead of the ball. What do you mean by “THINK“, do you mean we should LOOK AT the tee instead of the ball ? Thanks very much again!
Hey Sean, yes that should be your focus and intent, to hit hat tee 👍
Thank you. Cheers from Canada.
great video! Thanks!
With the tee drill (Tip #5) how high do you tee it up?
Great video. Thank you
Very well presented. Worked for me
What about an up hill or down hill lay?
Backyard course looks really nice
Great vid Chris this really helped me !
great tips or reminders. thanks
Did they just build that shed?
Is there a law against putting a tee in the ground four inches ahead of the ball in actual play? I feel that this would help me.
Although the tee wouldn't have been placed explicitely for this purpose I think it would fall foul of rule 10.2b (placing object to indicate line of play).
Excellent tips to try.
Excellent video!
Thanks Chris, as a beginner it’s by far the most frustrating part of my game great tips as usual. 👍⛳️
Good stuff 👍
Brilliant !
Love these tips!!
🙌
I played horribly yesterday, was topping everything. I watched a video of myself that my buddy took, and I was doing everything wrong that you just mentioned. Thanks so much for this! I love how you get right to it with no BS!
Need to try this.
Thanks.
Chris, you “packaged” all of my swing problems! Thank you for the great solutions
thanks Chris, really great tips ,thanks for the brilliant advice