This idea of gently hovering the club, from putter to driver, may be the single best golf tip I've ever heard. I've tried it chipping and instantly felt more control of the clubface. Can't wait to take it to the range. Gorgeous setting for your videos at your club, by the way.

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

I’m very happy to hear it’s resonated and please do let us know how it goes with the other clubs:)

@kalvinwitzky4202

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@gcoffey223

4 ай бұрын

Hovering the putter works wonders for a smoother takeaway

I've been working on all sorts of swing thoughts, wrists here and there, takeaway... everything! went range hovered the club and wow, so smooth, ball flight all the same on tracer, lovely 5 yard fade on all clubs, ball strike was ridiculous and yardages all consistent due to that strike.

It makes it easier for the clubhead to bottom out in front of the ball so you can easily hit it up on the clubface grooves and the center of the clubface and get the ball up in the air. All of a sudden, golf is fun!

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

8 ай бұрын

That’s the goal! Keep at it

Absolutely brilliant. I always hovered my driver, but didn’t realise you can apply the same to all your clubs. It definitely makes a difference to the smoothness of the takeaway and backswing. Best advice, don’t know why more golfers don’t apply the technique

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Yes and it can work wonders

I really appreciate your emphasis on feel and rhythm. I find myself getting too technical and lose feel and touch. Great stuff.👍

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

This works! I tried it from putter to driver and it made a big difference in my ball striking. A much smoother and easier swing. It makes it easier to engage your big muscles. If you ground your clubs, you will have a tendency to be more handsy. Feeling the weight of all your clubs, (putter included), at address certainly makes for a smoother swing and better ball striking. Thank you for this excellent tip!!!

I hit a few short irons using this tip at the range yesterday, I didn't connect with them all perfectly but the ones I did connect with seemed to go a little further/purer 👍I'll keep practising

thank you for this tweak to stay in flow and destress

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Hope it helps!

Thanks, this makes some much sense, thanks again. Excellent food for thought.

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear :)

I recently discovered your channel and find all your tips most helpful. Thanks for keeping it simple :)

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Well I am very glad you're with us!

This all makes a lot of sense. I had a really bad game today and im willing to bet this was a lot of the cause. My tempo was off and I felt my mechanics was all off. Looking back the only time I actually hit or putted descent was when I hovered and relaxed.

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Tempo is the glue that keeps swing together

Great stuff, I am going to give this a chance. I have tried it in the past but never stuck with it, particularly irons and putter. Thanks for all your videos, very helpful and simple.

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

11 ай бұрын

Go for it!

That tip also helps with the physics of it... centrifugal force. If you're planted or touching the ground before your backswing, the centrifugal force tends to make the club head go a touch deeper and affect the contact point.

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Yes certainly can 🏌️‍♂️💪

Such a small change but very true. If i think about my fairway bunker shots where you have to keep the club raised not to touch the sand. My best and purest shots comes from bunkers.

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Very good point!

I have realized that I need to place the driver on the ground so that the ball is addressed by the toe of the club. But you take it a little further by hovering the club head of the driver behind the ball. I think this can also apply to the irons and fairway woods. The Pros place the club head behind the ball and then adjust their stance accordingly. We aren’t hitting the ground behind the ball but just past the ball. So the placement of the club should be nearer the toe of the club.

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Yes it’s worth testing with irons. You may not need to though 🏌️‍♂️👍

I will apply it for sure!

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Let us know how it goes

Pretty good piece of instruction, thanks. Reminds me of Ernie Els shaking his shoulders before a shot, similar intention IMO.

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly and yeh, I used to do that all the time because I learned copying much of his swing. Big Ernie

Like this a lot , I can and have a lot of times putted a four footer four foot past the hole after a big read and alignment tweaks , then walked up and single handed knocked it straight back into the hole without “thinking” . I do this so much that my friends have said I should single hand all putts . That doesn’t seem to work though , maybe the pause ( freeze) prior to hitting is the problem , I always hover so that’s not it , I’m going to try a more , read , visualise and walk up and hit approach . Good tip 👍

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Yeh it's funny.. when we dont try as hard we often do better.

Nice one Alex, thank you.

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Cheers and hope it helps!

Wonderful👍 thank you very much

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Give it a try and let us know how you get on

It is a very good thing you are great at golf, and didn't have to play baseball or throwing sports. :) But this is such a great reminder. Why do we all get "in the zone" sometimes? Because esrly success brings swaggar which brings fluidity. When we spray our first tee shot, we death grip the 2nd shot. And uneven grass always grabs a rigid swing, when any disruption throws the motion off

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Good observations for sure. Ah Tennis was my first sport. Not my best display of throwing :)

Wonderful👍 thanks 🙏

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

More than welcome!

Thanks

I love your videos very much. They are really helpful especially for elder golfers like me. By the way, can you tell me what kind if putter you use in this video. It looks very handy to me. An answer would be really appreciated by me 🙏😊

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

I’m delighted to hear that! Glad you’re with us and that putter is a lab golf. I did a review of it a couple of years back.

@happysoldier1316

Жыл бұрын

@@TheArtofSimpleGolf Thank you for your answer. Do you think it is possible to send me a link of that test? Thank you in advance for your help. Sincerely yours Gregor

Very coincidentally, I just recently started doing this exact thing myself, especially putting, chipping and with my irons, and it's made a huge difference in my ball striking consistency. I've had a nice free flowing, tension free driver swing for a while now, but I never thought to apply that same principle to the rest of my game. Now that I've started doing so, my scoring is going down and subsequently, my enjoyment of the game is way up. Do I hit every shot flush now? Of course not, but I do much more often, and most importantly, the tension level overall is way down.

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

I'm delighted to hear that and appreciate you sharing that with us. Helps others to see it's not just me waffling on :) Keep at it!

Hovering the putter>>ingenious!!!

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

It’s neat 👍⛳️

Alex, good stuff! Do you subscribe to having the lead arm slightly higher than the trail arm when hitting the driver?

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Yes that can certainly help the majority, but depending on your grip and forearm/upper arm lengths it might not be beneficial. But test it out!

Thanks!!, excellent video!, do you offer online coaching?

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Yes I do! Limited but yes. www.theartofsimplegolf.com/the-club is how I can serve most folks the best.

Float driver but now going to float every club. I believe Nicklaus floated all shots occasionally he would lightly ground never with the full weight of the club. He said he did it because he didn't want the ball to move but i suspect it made him relaxed.

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

8 ай бұрын

Yes that’s great!

I never knew this I can’t wait to try. I’m always so static in my swing and it’s very inconsistent

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Give it a try and let us know how it goes

@jamesw7624

Жыл бұрын

@@TheArtofSimpleGolf certainly felt better for me I still topped a couple today but I was striking the ball better. I slowed everything down a little today

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesw7624 focus your eyes just in front of the ball. This will encourage you to get through not lift up

Best instructor. Less talking not like a preacher

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Too kind but thank you... That means a lot and hope it helps!

The quickest way to wrench my back is to forget to keep my hands in front of my body during the backswing. If my hands move behind my body in the backswing then my timing of my swing is off. Keeping my hands in front of my body I value as one of your greater insights of the golf swing!

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

It really is a solid principle!

Great tips! Stay fluid. I noticed your tee height with driver was lower than commonly recommended. Do you setup with top of the ball even with top of club head?

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes. I prefer lower as a general rule. I have a fast delivery so distance is not the goal, accuracy is. So I'm fine if it loses a few yards. But it's usually not too much

Thanks for the hovering tip Alex, I noticed that I need to raise my tee using this technique , why is that? Am I doing something wrong?

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

With driver? No! Just make sure to align with more off the toe when on the ground as when you swing it goes higher and thus farther away

⛳⛳⛳🎥🎥🎥💯💯💯👍👍👍 Les from Perth WA

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

🏌️‍♂️⛳️💪

Thank you kindly for watching and being part of our mission. Let me know below if this resonated below 👇and you can go and check out this lesson to smooth your swing and get power no matter your age. Magic For An Effortless Golf Swing You’re Not Using But Should! kzread.info/dash/bejne/qppqsqdul6bWctI.html fault💪

I love the idea of hovering and it’s something I try to do but I noticed your blue tee looked very low for a driver as I try to catch it on the up

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

I prefer lower as a general rule. I have a fast delivery so distance is not the goal, accuracy is. So I'm fine if it loses a few yards. But it's usually not too much

I use this method and it stops me hitting the ground before the ball, Ball first every time with my irons, only difference is I hover the iron higher up just to the top of the ball. I struggled with fatting and duffing every round of golf but not anymore.

What if i start skulling all my shots

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

I doubt you will. But test it out!

Wrong. You need sidebend while chipping

I wish all of the Y Tube pro golfers would stop using the words TRICK and MAGIC moments etc. there are no tricks etc. iI all comes back to basic fundamentals. You are a good coach but stop with tricks etc. Cheers Lee

@TheArtofSimpleGolf

Жыл бұрын

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