I have tried and tried - practice swings are good, but as soon as a ball is involved I tend to hit fat, flippy shots without much compression. Is this a mental block? What can I do?

@Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard Thank you - I'll give it a go

Start slow without a ball and add each piece as you get the one before it down. Then add speed until you have the whole thing. Then add a ball and go slow until you're striking it well and then add the next piece and more speed until you're at full speed. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor

Instead of rolling the hands, why not just use a stronger grip at set up?

Taking a stronger grip at address can mitigate the amount of lead wrist bowing necessary to square the face through impact with a shallow path, but any grip alone cannot accomplish this by itself. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor

Can’t wait to try these tips out, only one question, do you hate your right foot? Damn, you are really whacking it.

Haha! 😂 Play well!

I love how this video is easy to understand compared to the majority of the others ou online. Thank you so much, Clay. Gonna get my reps in

My pleasure! Glad you liked it.

I love the Happy Gilmore feel this video has to it.

@Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard you sir effects of the day you were not in on the way you think about it all swinging

Haha! 😂 Go home! Don't you know where your home is!?!😀

@Wallace King checking it out now. Seems promising :)

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Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for your lesson of the drills as done , I try to do it like you. tjk

My pleasure!

lose the hat so can see head position, very bizarre u would not notice this?

Thanks for the feedback. Play well!

I’ve seen other iron videos where they have you hit the turf behind the ball. Why is that?

About the only time you want to hit behind the ball is in a bunker. Also, it's always best to only follow one set of instructions at a time. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor

Is your left wrist slightly bowed?

Yes, slightly to square the face through impact. Play well!

The hard part is the rotate the hands/underarms to square up the blade before impact. When I try this I just get too low and hit the ground.

@Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard Thank you for the answer. If I may suggest; the "hammer" metaphor is pherhaps a bit misleading... when I hammer the clubhead down it is just disaster.

I would go really slow at first and even break down the swing into sections at first. Then add more sections and more speed as you start to get it down. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor

Clay, would strengthening the grip at address help close the clubface at impact?

Taking a stronger grip can mitigate the necessary amount of lead wrist bowing to square the face when delivering the club on a shallow plane with forward shaft lean. That being said, grip alone cannot totally compensate for this move. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor

Keep it up with these tips, my man

Thanks, will do!

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@Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard 😂😂😂

Thanks!

Clay I cannot finsd the knuckle dragger video link

If you're a member of the site, go to the Home Page and scroll all the way to the bottom and click the Double Your Lag course button. It's in there. This link was broken for a bit, but has been fixed. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor

Clay, when I do the mini punch shot, my ball always goes left. What is the proper way to straighten it out? Thanks.

The drills in this video should help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkhwBX3anEA Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor

Forward shaft lean saved my life. I'm so close to crushing it! I just need to do the drills. Thanks Clay.🏌️‍♂️🏌️‍♂️

Good stuff. Keep up the good work!

Pure gold

Thanks!

Talk too much

Thanks for the feedback. Play well!

youre the man

Thanks!

Clay, this is a wonderful video collection! May I ask a question, because it looks like a miracle: at minute 6:40, you demonstrate a 9-o'clock swing where your stance is strongly rotated towards the target. This swing seems so easy-going, but - as you mention - you get some 150 yards. This is so amazing because it looks so effortless. Do you have a guess of your clubhead speed for this swing?

@Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard Thank you very much for your answer making the tremendous length of the shot understandable - unfortunately, I only get some 50% of this length...

I don't think the clubhead speed is that high, but Clay's definitely delofting the club quite a bit hitting it like almost like a punch shot, which is why it's almost making it to the green from 150 yards out. Play well! Nate | TSG Instructor

Do you give private lesson ?

Hey, thanks for the interest, but Clay doesn't offer private lessons. He focuses all his time on making videos and running the business. This allows him to help as many people as possible. Robin, our Director of Instruction, does private lessons in the Orlando, FL area. If interested then follow this link: https://topspeedgolf.com/in-person-lessons-with-robin-rosado/. Play well! Nate | TSG Instructor

I need you to reseat your ferrule 🤣🤣🤣

Haha! :-) The ferrule is only cosmetic, but good eye!

I basically solved my iron shots off the ground guys, i just Slither up to my ball in the fairway and Lets say im 135 to the Green and i take a 7 iron and i just Relax Like Chi Chi Rodriguez and i hit a Cut shot and dont even think about golf Mechanics, just open the face and take an extra club and dont sweat the mechanics and swing it and cut it like chi chi and walk towards the flagstick and boom your on the putting green, and then pull out your sword like chi chi and make those putts boys, and hit the damm ball past the hole on putts, dont putt like a scared little girl coming up short on those crucial birdie putts, remember boys just swing it and cut it like chi chi and dont sweat it.

Thanks for sharing! Play well!

I've been doing these drills. Actually hit a 7 iron this morning further than I normally hit my fairway woods.

Glad to hear it. Keep up the good work!

@Larry Mosher That drill in particular has helped me loads Larry. I start each practice session with that drill & then punch shots for every club. When you feel the ball flying out of the middle, it's very hard to accept your old way of striking the ball

That first drill,one of the best I have seen ,to compress the ball,de-loft your irons,and increasing distance.

Where can we buy your hat Clay?

It's called the Nike Sun Bucket Hat and unfortunately, no longer available. If you do a Google search for this you can find similar hats though. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor

I feel like this is a retitled re-run? Lol

Haha! This is a compilation video with three videos with a similar subjects put together.

Oh yeah, definitely

wait a minute... didn't you start this vid with a beard ??? anyway, great tips.....

Haha! This is a compilation video with three videos with a similar subjects put together. These videos were originally filmed at different periods, hence the varying looks of Clay. Play well! Nate | TSG Instructor

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Thanks!