Clay your lessons and tips are fantastic,I watch and learn from you all the time.... I'm 57 and have never played better than now and I know it's because im learning from you.... thank you

Greatest thing man has ever thought of. I don’t know if I’ll ever have a great looking swing but I know I’ll have a loopy one until I figure it out. I feel like I can whoop tiger after one hour of this.

@TopSpeedGolf

7 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks for watching! ⛳👍

THIS WORKS!!! I had a pretty solid game when I was young, but after age 50 I started coming over the top more and more. I've tried MANY fixes, but in my case, practice does not make perfect. I video all of my practice, and although I make a good shallow swing on every practice swing, I come over the top when hitting an actual ball. I'm 72 now, and just watched this video on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. I went out in my backyard and hit some balls for about a half hour, and was making great contact. When I reviewed the video, I was shallowing the club much better. On Thursday July 22. I played 18 and the results were great. These days, my game is basically get NEAR the green in regulation, then chip up and hope for a 2 putt bogey. On Thursday, I hit FIVE greens in regulation. Doesn't sound that great, but how about ZERO greens in regulation as my usual experience. And I don't mean I hit these greens by accident, or by rolling the ball up there. These were high, towering approach shots that left ball marks that I had to repair. I hardly EVER have ball marks to repair! Bottom line, if one half-hour practice session got me to swing better, I think I am on the road to a consistent shallow downswing. Thank you, Clay!

Clay, I took golf lessons from 4 different certified golf instructors for over 10 years & lots of wasted $. NEVER GOT BETTER. Your message is a " Break Thru ". In one range ball session I experienced a very significant & truly astounding improvement. Trying to improve on the same old tired swing improvement techniques will leave you with the same old frustrated swing. Thank you very much for this innovative, counter intuitive real world practical helpful tip. I am grateful because I now actually play golf.

Was just talking about this “looping” feeling with my coach. Feels kind of crazy, but really helps feel that in-to-out swing path. Per usual, GREAT content, Clay! Thanks

Came back to comment that this is the only drill that actually helped me fix my over the top swing/ slice. Thank you!

@TopSpeedGolf

9 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Glad I could help! 👍⛳🏌

Best instructor by far!! Top speed is making golf so much funner

These videos are very good. Much better than your online from before. Keep it up

Great drill Clay! This drill is a swing changer, and really helps with creating an inside out swing path.

Thanks Clay! This is great!

Someone had told me about this figure 8. You make it look much easier than they explained it. Thank you so much! Great video!

The figure 8 move is what made Jack Nicholas so great. I started it last year and added 20 yards to my drive and I hit so many fairways now. It’s crazy.

@TopSpeedGolf

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear! Keep it up!

Great video yet again 👏

When I'm struggling with my driver I always go back to this and it helps so much. I have a habit of being too steep with driver causing pop ups or high left shots, I go to this and my only thought is take it outside and back inside, like you say figure of 8 in my head

This is an awesome drill for an inside to out club path.

Great video Clay. Been doing this drill for a year now and it's saved my game. I also practice my backswing taking my address posture against a wall. Take it away inside and you'll hit the wall!

Excellent instructor.

Thanks couch 😊🌻

I’ve seen a similar drill with imagining an X on the ground. Appreciate the vids Clay!

I need to get to the range and practice this

@TopSpeedGolf

Ай бұрын

Let me know how it goes!

Thanks for the effort you made to show this.

@TopSpeedGolf

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Great advice, thank you.

@TopSpeedGolf

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Kind of came upon this swing feeling on my own but it has transformed my game. I am now sharing this video with others who have similar issues as I did which is one of the most common issues in the golf swing.

@TopSpeedGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it helped out! Thanks for sharing! 😀

Wow clay this move helped me out so much I feel it now I see what you mean I was definitely coming over the top I appreciate it so much.. I went outside hit a 100balls straight (that's how I Burn it in) and I got that feeling.... and now I can't shake it

I worked to do the reverse loop & found I hit all my shots, including short shots, much better. Initially I used it as a drill in my workouts & found it worked so well & is so easy, that now it is my takeaway. Thank you

@TopSpeedGolf

Жыл бұрын

Nice work! Glad to hear it helped 👍

Good advice for those who genuinely come "over the top" and cut across the ball...weak slice and no distance, especially into the wind. But don't forget the swings of many of the greats...Bobby Jones, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, and ultra long hitter Mike Austin, to name a few...all took the club inside early, which helps with shoulder turn, and then looped slightly to the outside just before completing the back swing. Mostly their club path into the ball was still from in to out. Try it, it may work for you better than dropping on the inside and then struggling to get around the front hip and leg..ala Wayne D.

@TopSpeedGolf

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Matt Wolfe to Jon Rahm is my feels. Thanks for the video

great video!! i do have a couple questions tho, after watching it: 1) when bringing the club back outside, does it need to stay a little flat, or should it be at a 90 degree angle, and 2) can this work with every club (lw-driver), or just the irons? Thanks again for making this video!!

This video is super-under rated guys.. trust me its the best concept this channel has heen given.. must try!!! Super works!!! Go do figure 8 drill!!!

@TopSpeedGolf

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the comment! Hope you keep watching 👍

Evening Clay, Excellent video. One point of clarification please. In your demonstration it appears that 'drawing the figure of eight' with the club head is almost entirely a function of the arms with the body appearing to be in a supportive role. Yet we hear much these days about the body or pivot led swing with 'powerless arms' simply following along. I guess it a blend at the end of the day but are the arms swinging vertically up the initiator of the loop or is it the body 'heave' Thank you, Bill

Aloha Clay are you still here in the Central Florida area? If so, do you offer lessons? Thx 🤙🏽

And quick question same motion for the driver as well right it should promote a draw

Can I practice this with my driver or 3 wood as well?

I am Jim Furyk! ⛳️🏌️‍♂️ Thanks, Clay 🙏🏻 … another great video

same goes for wedges? thx

It's like a dichotomy on your page for me Clay. Love your tips, hate that I have to go somewhere else to get the WHOLE tip every time.

Watched it again. I keep snaking it right. It’s a weird wrist thingy, but I know it works, especially with long irons.

@TopSpeedGolf

Жыл бұрын

Glad it's working!

What if you swing too far inside to out? I get a left hook that doesn’t start out right every once in a while. I feel like bowing my wrists at the top closes the face, and I swing too far In-to-out

Such a believer in this! However to help my understanding, can anyone tell me how the face returns to square after coming from so far inside? I always think toe hits would happen. It works, just trying to understand why, thx all

I feel like this really makes my swing look more shallowed out. My question is though should I use this as my actual golf swing now?

@robwheeler5232

3 жыл бұрын

@topspeedgolf

@topgunbass

3 жыл бұрын

I think drills are for practice and not your real swing. I've seen other videos where you do t want to be taking away to outside or inside.

When I do this I messed up my contact and seem to shank and top the ball. Makes me want to go back to my over the top swing where I make contact and get the ball in the air. What am i missing shallowing the club. Doesnt seem to help.

@DM_-mq6dv

3 жыл бұрын

I hear ya, my bad habits are going to be hard to break

@aansari98

3 жыл бұрын

When you bring the club from the inside, initially you may/will struggle with contact and especially shanking (if you think about it, as your club is coming from the inside to out you introduce the hozel in relation to the previous path) until you get used the move. Once you begin to get used to where the club head is and striking the ball with the center of the club head, you'll see a much more powerful strike and better ball flight.

Hello Clay, your lessons has change like every one else who's giving golf instructions on KZread. Please fellow the title of your instructions. Or change the title. I don't need to know how not to do something if the the title says how to do it. Thanks. Keep up the good work .

I try to stay shallow by dropping my hands at the top and then tucking my right elbow to my body on the downswing. Kinda works for me.

@Postermaestro

2 жыл бұрын

i've never played golf, but in my experience, if you start thinking about where any particular body part is during any athletic move, you're not gonna have a fluid movement. It has to be more abstract in order to get the body in the right position in the right sequence/timing. Just how you can't think about your knees lifting and bending when you're running

@rhull3939

2 жыл бұрын

@@Postermaestro yep. You're right. But if you practice it enough then it becomes second nature.

220 with a 6 iron?

This is Jim Furyk’s move for years.

Like your videos but I do not share email.

So like a back crawl in swimming?

220 with a 6 iron!!!

I saw pros at the Open doing an "over the top" drill the opposite of this.

@leroyb1615

8 ай бұрын

Trying to hit a fade

This has shank written all over it

@quantumpotential7639

11 ай бұрын

I now play the shank. I aim around 50 to 125 yards to the left of my intended target and hit deliberate shanks. Every onnce in a while however I hit it pure and the ball goes where I was not expecting. Once you learn to play the shank, your game will never be the same. In match play generally what happens your shanks start rubbing off on your opponents and then it's game set and match. The psychological turmoil the intended shank imposes on your playing partners is so severe it often causes them to crawl into a fetal position which half the time results in a forfeited match. I can't stress enough how the played shank will forever make you a feared competitor. Most players do NOT have the ability to stand up to the SHANK, especially once they start hitting them. You can literally shank your way into the winners circle nearly every time. I love it ❤️. Learn to ShAnK the ball at will and you will become a force to be reckoned with. The more you can master the shank, the more you will dominate the competition. Thanks. And good luck in mastering the shank. It's in you. 💪

This dude has effectively made my swing worse