Golf Pro Impact Drill - Martin Chuck, PGA - Tetherow Golf Club

This drill is intended the impact condition of those who "race ahead" of the ball.

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• Golf Pro Lesson
• Tour Striker
• Tetherow
• TGM
• Golfing Machine
• Impact Zone
• Bend Oregon
• Tourstriker

[silkysmoke48]

Hi Mr. Chuck. I notice your ball position with this 7 iron is opposite your left heel. I remember you saying something in another video about the low point being opposite you left shoulder. Is this where you play the ball with longer irons as well? Even farther up for the driver? Thanks!

[cmartingolf]

@silkysmoke48 Thanks for the question. I'm a fan of a forward-ish ball position. Balls played in the center of the stance can lead to a breakdown of the lever because most people don't aim far enough left of the target line to hit the ball down their target line. A club that hasn't reached its low point is usually moving right. To counter that, players will break down to hit the ball along their target line. Driver is off the left instep and smash it! Cheers.

[gduck24]

I clearly am not doing this. I stuck an old shaft through my belt loop and went to hit som balls in the net. It is completely different than I have ever swung. Hurts your hands pretty bad when you swing wrong with a clubshaft through your belt loops. Very effective to say the least. I am having a hard time figuring how I can start the downswing with my lower body but still keep my arms infront of the pivot. Feels like I have to drop the hands then start the hips. Hard to do, and feels weak/sl

[cmartingolf]

@gduck24 It can be a tough lesson. When you get to the top, feel as though you step onto your left foot as your arms drop a little. That generally is enough to sync the arms and pivot and you can turn like mad from that point. In reality, you can hit the ball about 80 percent max distance on one foot, so timing the drop well provides the extra yardage the hands and arms don't give you. Good luck.

[daver19572000]

Martin,

I love your videos. I notice that in the slowmo section at 3:04 with your left hand directly over your left thigh the back of the hand is facing us and the clubhead is directly in front of your right foot. In the next frame at 3:08 the left arm has not really changed it's position but the back of your left hand has rotated completely to face the target and this has moved the clubhead approx. 3 feet or so. Is this rotation caused by the left hip finally moving behind the tush line?

[cmartingolf]

@daver19572000 Hi Daver, the uncocking and rolling you are seeing is pretty involuntary. If you are relaxed and don't steer, the club will try and rotate about the shaft axis naturally. I tend to get "too tight" and hold this off and have to constantly remind myself. The TS (my training club) helps me relax my hands so I can get the look you are talking about. The left hip getting behind the tush line is important in aiding the correct way to get the face square. Cheers and thanks for your note.

[paulmacca1978]

Hello Martin, I have this small problem when i am at the impact position, my club face is consistently open and when i look at my left hand the wrist is flat but all four knuckles are showing, (I have a neutral grip with two knuckle showing at address) My right wrist is bent as I'm getting good lag. But unfortunately this four knuckle open club face is killing my game. Would you have any tips on how to get this left hand only showing the two knuckles as it is at address. thank you

[cockywatchman1976]

Hi Martin,

The tour striker is superb-the best aid Ive used. It genuinely improves all my faults lag, starting down with the lower body, over the top-etc. It took me a good 30 balls to work out how to even hit it, but I can now hit the 7i pro nicely in the air. Only one problem-Im getting many pushes and weak fades. Obviously Ive used a flipping action to close the clubface. Ive always fought OTT too. Any tips how to help square the clubface without getting handsy and flipping.

Cheers

Matt

[daver19572000]

@cmartingolf Thanks for your reply Martin. I have the Tour Striker and I love working with it. Your video and comments demontrate how imporatant it is for us not to get in the way of our own natural swing. The body has a natural instinct to get out of the way of the swinging arms unless we screw it up. If we don't screw it up then the clubhead can follow it's natural circular orbit, down, out and forward. It is a great sensation!