Clay, thank you for posting these videos. So much of what is taught today mirrors professional players which is ok but fails to connect with the average golfer. Your instruction is really helpful for the rest of us. Thank you for all you do.
I made one of these myself out of particle board and a piece of 1/2" pvc pipe about 4 years ago without the door stops (great idea). It's been a great help to me and it's nice to see how a Pro uses it. Thanks Clay!
Absolutely brilliant video on the weight shift and the need to do so early on. Something that escaped me for fifty years! All beginners should start with this lesson as it is key to ball turf contact. Best video ever on weight shift I have ever seen. A real keeper. Thank you for this invention to illustrate. Query- I like the idea of lifting left toe to begin weight shift to the right on the way back, so why not do the same with the right toe on the way down? I could never get the bit about lifting the left heel on the back swing and slamming it down on the down swing. Never worked for me.
Thanks! It might be a little awkward lifting your right toe on the way down as your right heel starts coming up during the downswing. Lifting the left heel on the backswing is used to free up the hips and get more rotation which creates a greater distance for the club to accelerate. Play well! Nate |TSG
Excellent video Clay, I find with all the information it's easy to get static over the ball and not use natural athletic motion. Going to build one of these tomorrow 👍
Awesome! Just got home from a snowy range trip here in the UK. Perfect timing. I saw this technique fix a guys lack of power through the ball and have been wanting to see you explain it. That dude I'm talking about gained around 30 yards after learning this drill
I started researching this after doing the teeter totter drill with my golf trainer. I gained so much distance! Went from struggling to hit my 5 iron to 150m to crushing it and sending it 185m average. It feels like so much more things fell naturally in place before this drill. I was leant back way to far right resulting in frequently hitting the ground before the ball.
Clay, I’m new to golf and really enjoy your videos. You do such a nice job at explaining thinks simply to make them easy to understand. I’ve watched a lot of your videos and they always seem to click for me a lot easier than a lot of the other guys on here!
Thanks Clay. You mentioned how to make good weight shifts and turning even when you feel super tight (winter golf, running to the first tee w/o warm-up, etc). Appreciate your response. Thanks!
Excellent video, thanks Clay! I've been thinning shots lately and struggled to diagnose the problem. This really helped me visualize weight transfer timing and the effect on my iron shots.
Due prolly to early extension which means ur tilt numbers are poor. If u didn’t thin it u would bottom out way behind ball.ur arms pull in and up at impact.
Thanks for sharing this one Clay. I'm going to make myself an adjustable one (for driver and irons). I think my pressure shift is OK-ish, but it is hard to tell really. This will provide some effective, direct feedback. Cheers.
@@TopSpeedGolf I knocked up a quick prototype from scrap timber yesterday Clay. On an indoor mat the lead side twists forward as I shift my pressure back to the left. Is this what you would expect? I took it onto the grass where it was a bit more stable. The result surprised me somewhat. Even though my feet are an inch or so above the ball (on a flat lie), I was suddenly taking significantly deeper divots than my normal very shallow ones. I assume that is because the more exaggerated (and perhaps earlier) weight shift generated a more downward angle of attack. Yes?
Your Ben Hogan “throw a side arm pitch” move is SO good. That’s what I’m working on now with my coach and it feels so weird. Do you have any videos about that?
That's called "The Move" and there is a whole course on our site addressing it for All Access Members. If you're ready to purchase the membership, just use the quick link below because you can sign up in about 1 minute: topspeedgolf.com/pick-all-access-plan/
Clay, does having a one plane swing like Bryson deChampeau affect better or worse to what you are talking about? I have switched to this one plane swing and find I hit it a lot straighter but MY backswing is limited. However, I am 69 y/o. Hey, thanks for your info, you are an amazing teacher.
Hey Migelangel, sorry for the confusion. This weight shift apply to swings on all planes. If you watch Bryson, he loads and shifts just like this. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
I read in GOLF that using a skateboard under your lead foot & pressing into that on your downswing teaches weight shift. Tried it and flew across the garage. ;-)) I like your idea better.
I have a question would it be OK for me to hit bawls off the wood plank for should I not do that because I'm too far from the ground . does this question make sense
I was a shift right shift left player, hit it very straight but only carried it 210! Rotating my shoulder/arm from bottom rib up, sometimes called sidebend with rotation, has added 40yds! but ive allways had good lowerbody action.
The Key for me was realizing it is not a whole Torso turn which led to a sway and lack of power. But a hip/pelvis turn/tilt separate from an above lower rib turn/tilt.Hope that makes sense to someone!
Hey Clay!! Great video! I am looking to make one of these. I’m a beginner and don’t really want to spend the money to buy one of these. Can you send me the dimensions?
I notice that in a golf swing that more experienced players keep the knees tucked inward. Watched a guy clutching a 2X4 between feet to promote this feeling. Do you think that would promote a better swing? I say this because the board seems to promote this type of action with the knees.
I understand that the width of my stance should equal the width of my shoulders. But is the width of my stance to the outside of my feet or to my instep?
You can start with the weight on your trail side especially if you're having trouble getting it there early in the backswing. It just won't be as powerful because there is less momentum going to your trail side which won't allow you to get as much pressure in the trail foot to create power. Play well! Nate | TSG Instructor
@@TopSpeedGolf Hi again, Clay. I made a sheftic board, by experimenting. Maybe it’s brilliant, maybe it’s COMPLETELY wrong, but I thought I wanted to tell you, because it was you, who gave me the inspiration. First, I lay down a short, thin piece of broom on the ground between my feet and then the sheftic board. In the middle of the board, I’ve made a small curve which fitch the broom. Besides it works as a sheftic board it also controls your swing arc, because if you swing too much in or out, the board will move to the left or to the right of the target … because of sensitivity. Hope you understand my English/Danish.
If you haven't done this it'll feel weird at first and you are likely going to leave your club face wide open on the first few swings. I just stuck with it and made adjustments to my grip and release until things started clicking.
This is copied from zen golf who copied it from brian sparks who copied it from stephane bachoz who copied it from Bill Owens (triangulaid) who copied it from john jacobs who copied it from......
@@TopSpeedGolf I was asking about 50/50 at start because clay mention starting with more weight on your lead foot before the start of the back swing and then transferring your weight to trail foot and back to front, so do u understand my question now. Thanks great videos👍😃🏌🏾♂️
Clay, thank you for posting these videos. So much of what is taught today mirrors professional players which is ok but fails to connect with the average golfer. Your instruction is really helpful for the rest of us. Thank you for all you do.
I made one of these myself out of particle board and a piece of 1/2" pvc pipe about 4 years ago without the door stops (great idea). It's been a great help to me and it's nice to see how a Pro uses it. Thanks Clay!
Very cool!
Folks should tune into Zen Mechanics channel if you like this sort of training. The guys a genius.
Thanks for sharing!
@@TopSpeedGolf lol dont pretend YOU werent watching him!! 😂😂
@@swardmusic the zen dude didn’t create this. Look up sheftic pressure board
Absolutely brilliant video on the weight shift and the need to do so early on. Something that escaped me for fifty years! All beginners should start with this lesson as it is key to ball turf contact. Best video ever on weight shift I have ever seen. A real keeper. Thank you for this invention to illustrate.
Query- I like the idea of lifting left toe to begin weight shift to the right on the way back, so why not do the same with the right toe on the way down? I could never get the bit about lifting the left heel on the back swing and slamming it down on the down swing. Never worked for me.
Thanks! It might be a little awkward lifting your right toe on the way down as your right heel starts coming up during the downswing. Lifting the left heel on the backswing is used to free up the hips and get more rotation which creates a greater distance for the club to accelerate. Play well! Nate |TSG
Clay you're my hero! That make complete sense! Great Lesson!
Glad to help!
Excellent video Clay, I find with all the information it's easy to get static over the ball and not use natural athletic motion. Going to build one of these tomorrow 👍
Glad to help!
Just by watching that motion on the board makes everything so more clear. It was a great visual aid. Nice one!
Glad you liked it!
I didn’t make the same tool but followed instruction on weight shift. Great instruction, saw the difference in my swing. Thanks
Glad it helped!
Dude your THE BEST teacher I have experienced... great explanations thanks. Have a safe and happy new year
Thanks, you too!
Good drill, can’t wait to try it, THANK YOU.
You bet!
This is really nice one.I m having hitting thr ground and couldnt find the problem. Your video provide solution for me .thank
You are welcome!
Awesome! Just got home from a snowy range trip here in the UK. Perfect timing.
I saw this technique fix a guys lack of power through the ball and have been wanting to see you explain it. That dude I'm talking about gained around 30 yards after learning this drill
Fantastic!
I started researching this after doing the teeter totter drill with my golf trainer. I gained so much distance! Went from struggling to hit my 5 iron to 150m to crushing it and sending it 185m average.
It feels like so much more things fell naturally in place before this drill. I was leant back way to far right resulting in frequently hitting the ground before the ball.
Clay, seasons greetings and happy holidays. Thanks for the excellent tips and videos. Keep well, stay safe and a prosperous 2021.
Same to you!
Best tip ever. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Very graphical lesson Clay! A great find this board! Thanks again.
Glad you like it!
Clay, I’m new to golf and really enjoy your videos. You do such a nice job at explaining thinks simply to make them easy to understand. I’ve watched a lot of your videos and they always seem to click for me a lot easier than a lot of the other guys on here!
Thanks and welcome to golf!
Thanks Clay. You mentioned how to make good weight shifts and turning even when you feel super tight (winter golf, running to the first tee w/o warm-up, etc). Appreciate your response. Thanks!
Found it in the Power Turn video.
Glad you found it. Thanks!
Really clear illustration. Thanks for this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Happy New Year Clay - another excellent video
Same to you!
The balance board is the best way to learn a swing. Instant feedback right away!
Excellent video, thanks Clay!
I've been thinning shots lately and struggled to diagnose the problem. This really helped me visualize weight transfer timing and the effect on my iron shots.
Great to hear!
Due prolly to early extension which means ur tilt numbers are poor. If u didn’t thin it u would bottom out way behind ball.ur arms pull in and up at impact.
Thanks Clay to help me getting rid of my fat shots.
My pleasure!
Very well done Clay.
Thank you kindly!
Made one today using a 30” stair tread. Also added some grippy stuff to the underside for stability when landing on hard floor if not on grass
Looking to make one. How long did you make it? Thanks!
Roughly 2.5 feet. Good luck!
Happy New Year Clay, I enjoy your presentation and tips. Thanks for the help.
My pleasure!
Been playing for 20 years….NEVER, EVER have I had the notion to shift weight forward in backswing. What a difference.
This really helped me! I'm actually hitting the ball first!!! I was almost ready to give up on this game, thanks Clay!!
Glad it helped!
It's definitely helped! It's 30 degrees out but I can't stop practicing in the backyard, it's an amazing difference to have ball first contact!
👍
Clay, why do you lift the heel when you shift back? Is it a trigger or do you need it for power?
Thanks so much for your video. Love from Việt Nam!
My pleasure!
This tip helped me immensely !! Thank you
My pleasure!
I have a major problem in shifting my weight, this video will help me practice the correct way and hopefully improve my game.
Good luck!
The feel that the board gives is UP-DOWN-UP. no sway, just alot of preasure shift and feeling tall and forward at the finish!
Super clear, instructive vid. Many thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
after a long day at the range, how do you relieve soreness and tightness on the left hip/hamstring/quad area. You're a boss THANK YOU!!!!!
Most effective teaching methodology for weight shift. Excellent!
Glad it was helpful! Play well!
Thanks for sharing this one Clay. I'm going to make myself an adjustable one (for driver and irons). I think my pressure shift is OK-ish, but it is hard to tell really. This will provide some effective, direct feedback. Cheers.
Glad to help!
@@TopSpeedGolf I knocked up a quick prototype from scrap timber yesterday Clay. On an indoor mat the lead side twists forward as I shift my pressure back to the left. Is this what you would expect?
I took it onto the grass where it was a bit more stable. The result surprised me somewhat. Even though my feet are an inch or so above the ball (on a flat lie), I was suddenly taking significantly deeper divots than my normal very shallow ones. I assume that is because the more exaggerated (and perhaps earlier) weight shift generated a more downward angle of attack. Yes?
great video. I love creative DIY training aids.
Thanks!
Brought to you by channel 'zen golf mechanics'!
Thanks for the feedback. Play well!
Your Ben Hogan “throw a side arm pitch” move is SO good. That’s what I’m working on now with my coach and it feels so weird. Do you have any videos about that?
That's called "The Move" and there is a whole course on our site addressing it for All Access Members. If you're ready to purchase the membership, just use the quick link below because you can sign up in about 1 minute: topspeedgolf.com/pick-all-access-plan/
Love this DIY board
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Clay, does having a one plane swing like Bryson deChampeau affect better or worse to what you are talking about? I have switched to this one plane swing and find I hit it a lot straighter but MY backswing is limited. However, I am 69 y/o. Hey, thanks for your info, you are an amazing teacher.
Thanks for the kind words. The TSG system works with single-plane and multi-plane swings. Play well! Nate | TSG
Hey Migelangel, sorry for the confusion. This weight shift apply to swings on all planes. If you watch Bryson, he loads and shifts just like this. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
Excellent video! What is the length of your board?
That's best way to weight shifting..great tips..
Thanks 👍
What a superb lesson. Never had this explained so well. Genius Clay!
Glad you liked it!
What other tips do you have to control golf shot or even drills for control
@ZEN Golf Mechanics has been using this for quite awhile.
Thanks for sharing!
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Have a great New Year Clay, Q and everyone at TSG.
Thanks, Peter!...and on behalf of everyone here, Happy New Year to you, too!
I read in GOLF that using a skateboard under your lead foot & pressing into that on your downswing teaches weight shift. Tried it and flew across the garage. ;-)) I like your idea better.
Haha! 😂😂😂 Play well!
I have a question would it be OK for me to hit bawls off the wood plank for should I not do that because I'm too far from the ground . does this question make sense
I would just use it to train the proper weight shift. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor
I was a shift right shift left player, hit it very straight but only carried it 210! Rotating my shoulder/arm from bottom rib up, sometimes called sidebend with rotation, has added 40yds! but ive allways had good lowerbody action.
The Key for me was realizing it is not a whole Torso turn which led to a sway and lack of power. But a hip/pelvis turn/tilt separate from an above lower rib turn/tilt.Hope that makes sense to someone!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
This is brilliant!!
Thanks!
Hey Clay!! Great video! I am looking to make one of these. I’m a beginner and don’t really want to spend the money to buy one of these. Can you send me the dimensions?
great video! thanks bud that was the key i was missing!
No problem 👍
Such a simple and effective drill.
Thanks!
Excellent!!
Glad you like it!
I notice that in a golf swing that more experienced players keep the knees tucked inward. Watched a guy clutching a 2X4 between feet to promote this feeling. Do you think that would promote a better swing? I say this because the board seems to promote this type of action with the knees.
Great demo
Thanks!
Can I use this principle for my forehand stroke?
Sure!
the foot pegs are they at normal stance or a bit wider?
Thanks Clay!
Any time!
Yea, I’ll be making one of these tomorrow 💯
Good to hear! Good luck!
Zen golf have been using boards like this for a long time.
Thanks for sharing!
Would have been nice if he had credited Marcus Bell with using this board and that he had copied the idea.
@@TopSpeedGolf automated replies...it's the little things.
That board is a brilliant idea
Thanks! I can't take credit though.
Clay, season greetings to you and yours, hope everyone is keeping well!
Question: Do you have a patent for that?!
Yes Mark Evershed has the patent.....he invented a similar thing years ago....
No patent. Hope you enjoyed the video!
@@TopSpeedGolf There is no patent, Physiotherapists have been using these and similar for at least 40yrs!
30 yrs ago I got laughed at having used a gym ball in physio class when i said these could be a sold worldwide, now every MF got one!
I understand that the width of my stance should equal the width of my shoulders. But is the width of my stance to the outside of my feet or to my instep?
Instep. Play well!
Indeed great video
Glad you think so!
Do hit ball using the board?
Do you also do this with a driver?
Yes.
So good ty!
My pleasure!
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Brilliant.
Thanks!
Why not keep weight on right foot at address it will help to switch back to forward early?
You can start with the weight on your trail side especially if you're having trouble getting it there early in the backswing. It just won't be as powerful because there is less momentum going to your trail side which won't allow you to get as much pressure in the trail foot to create power. Play well! Nate | TSG Instructor
i got a piece of 3/4 plywood just that size and a piece of 1" scrap, gonna make one.
Good luck!
Hi Clay. You are saying it is footpegs, but it looks like doorstoppers, I'm I right? I will appreciate, if you have the time to answer me.
Correct, they're doorstoppers. Thanks for the question. Play well!
@@TopSpeedGolf Hi again, Clay. I made a sheftic board, by experimenting. Maybe it’s brilliant, maybe it’s COMPLETELY wrong, but I thought I wanted to tell you, because it was you, who gave me the inspiration. First, I lay down a short, thin piece of broom on the ground between my feet and then the sheftic board. In the middle of the board, I’ve made a small curve which fitch the broom. Besides it works as a sheftic board it also controls your swing arc, because if you swing too much in or out, the board will move to the left or to the right of the target … because of sensitivity. Hope you understand my English/Danish.
Reminds me of kyle berkshire rocking back and forth before his shot at the beginning of his long drive career
Thanks for sharing!
What are the dimensions of the board?
If you haven't done this it'll feel weird at first and you are likely going to leave your club face wide open on the first few swings. I just stuck with it and made adjustments to my grip and release until things started clicking.
Brilliant
Thanks!
Sehr gut👍👍👍
Vielen Dank!
good stuff
Thanks!
I have a balance board I can use for this. Thanks coach
You bet!
Oh I thought the weight was supposed to be on the left side the whole swing.
It's a shift from one side to the other like pitching a baseball, hitting a baseball, hitting a tennis ball, etc. Play well! Nate | TSG Instructor
Zen Golf Mecanick. Severel years Old, but still going streng. 😎
Exactly.. didn't even give credit..
Thanks for sharing!
Give credit to zen man..
Thanks for sharing!
Great drill. BTW, Look like you lost some weight Clay. Fitter.... 👍
Thanks!
Get it patented clay 💰💰💰
Thanks!
Go search, zen golf mechanic, this has been around for a while. Nice explanation on how to use it though Clay!
This moves ur low point. Why would u do this? 55/45 on left and tilt, turn, and extend around that.
on my way to home depot
Let me know how it goes!
better patent that is 3, 2, 1...or someone else will
Thanks for sharing!
So, lead with your hips? I mean back and forth.
Correct.
Clay: see there's a lil bit of a slice
Me hitting the same shot: fuck yesssss!!!
Haha! 😀
This is copied from zen golf who copied it from brian sparks who copied it from stephane bachoz who copied it from Bill Owens (triangulaid) who copied it from john jacobs who copied it from......
Thanks for sharing!
@@TopSpeedGolf strange comment ?
We appreciate you sharing. We didn't make it up, that is for sure ;-)
So you're saying I can spend $100+ to buy something from someone else that he's showing me how to make for $20? VERY cool!!
Why not start with your weight 50/50?
Thanks 🏌🏾♂️
You can, but it might be easier to start with more pressure on the trail foot. Play well! Nate | TSG
@@TopSpeedGolf I was asking about 50/50 at start because clay mention starting with more weight on your lead foot before the start of the back swing and then transferring your weight to trail foot and back to front, so do u understand my question now.
Thanks great videos👍😃🏌🏾♂️