Where you ‘look’ or place your focus can directly influence how you deliver your golf club to the ball, and when you are looking to improve both your iron swing and driver swing this becomes incredibly important.
It would make sense to simply look at the golf ball for all shots, and that can work for some, but for many changing where you look based on the club can be a game changer for strike and performance. many of the golfers that I have helped over the years have seen far better results when not looking at the golf ball, seems crazy but it really does work.
In this video I discuss a really important concept called the ‘Swing Circle’ and explain how this influences how to club approaches the ball, key for both iron play and driver.
Once you understand the swing circle you will be able to change your focus for each club giving you instantly better results and more consistency out on the course.
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00:00 Introduction
00:55 The Iron Swing Circle
03:29 Iron Swing Impact Drill
05:00 The Driver Swing Circle
32 Comments
Chris without knowing this I started to do this some months ago and results are awesome my compression on my irons is very good need at least one iron less and great ball flight (and less influence of wind due to compression) ps thos works up ro 3 wood with my driver I still have some problems probably because my focus is not that far behind thnx for that didnt know about Jon but as I am living in Spain the Spaniards must love this story thnx this tip is really working
Well done Chris 👏 😊
how bout when you have a lie in the rough and the ball is 1 or 2 inches higher off the ground – do i still look ahead of the ball?
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Interesting ideas in this!
Great tip well explained Chris. This is exactly my golf. Good with driver one week, then good with irons the next, but rarely together!
Thanks Chris, I’m going to work on this. Maybe this is the piece I’m missing. Need more consistency.
Great advice Chris! I always hit my irons thin so my swing arc is not a downward strike. I always focus on the ball. I will try the front focus!
Always chasing consistently! I'll give this a go at the range tomorrow. Thanks Chris.
This has given me something to try which makes brill sense
Hi, what app are you using that gives angle of attack, thanks
Chris, how about for 3/5 wood? similar to iron but focusing just in front of ball rather than club width? ⛳️
Great content and original ideas, I will be putting this to the test tomorrow. 👍
I like this, i often advise my daughter not to focus on the ball, these tips will give her something to work towards. I do place my driver about 4 inches behind the ball at address but i look at the ball! I will now try to 'focus' on my driver clubhead starting position. Is this correct?
Where should you focus for hybrids and fairway woods? Similar to irons?
I used to do this a year ago when I first started playing. I don’t know why I ever stopped but this is a great tip, I just went out and tried it on my lunch break and it is fantastic! I need to try it on my fairway woods tomorrow!!!
Great Advise … Thank you!! 🙌🏼⛳️
what works better for me when im in the rough and ball is sitting up and the spot in front of the ball is lower – then for me looking at the front of the ball is better than looking at the spot – i make better contact
One of your best videos. When it goes to split screen it could do with slow motion so you can watch in more detail. But the set you done with the hands at the club head explains how to do it. Well done again Chris.
Great vid chris. I started looking 1/2 inches ahead of ball with irons to stop the shanks, it really improved my stroke location. Never thought to imagine it lower in ground, makes sense though!
Great video Chris, thank you. I started doing similar with my driver and it has definitely improved that aspect. However, no matter what I do with irons, I still have a tendency to catch them fat to some degree!
Have, out of desperation, gone to aiming for various spots on the ground in order to avoid shanking. Chips and pitches are about an inch "inside" the ball (towards me), full short irons "just" inside the ball, and bunker shots about two and a half inches inside the ball (and an inch or two "behind"). Gathering the nerve to actually do these things has been quite the painful chore, but they do seem to be working and I do now have some confidence in their use.
I can definitely see how moving my iron "spot" to three inches in front of the ball could be huge, but my palms are sweating as I type, trying to have a mental picture that does not include skulling or topping the ball. I think I can work past it, but before I try, might you give some advice/insights related to this recent "short" of yours? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ev_hBOBNGjw I'm picturing the arc and club face being in an uncomfortable position once a club head width past the ball. I really don't want to have to start picturing an "out to in" club head path towards that "spot". TIA I'll go dry my hands now. . .
I really relate to this and looking forward to trying it out at the range. Many thanks for this video.
That was excellent Chris….. Thank you!!
Chris you're getting better at these. Used to be stiff and awkward, now you're much more relaxed and in the zone. 👍
Honestly.
I've been struggling to break HC 3 now I am a steady 1. Really thankful for the tips.
More the Fates bless you abundantly.
Going to the range today to try the driver tip. My irons are typically very solid, but I struggle to hit a draw. My stock shot is a slight fade, which works fine for most holes, but there are three holes on my home course that require a draw off the tee…and I rarely pull it off. Hopefully, your tip will be a game changer.
I had a terrible problem fading the ball a lot when I first started golfing. My instructor told me the same to set up the driver club had a good 6 inches behind the ball. That is my normal set up to this day. It pretty much immediately fixed my slicing and fading problem.
This video was so incredibly helpful. Finally starting to strike my irons and wedges more consistently. Thanks Chris!
I can't believe I have to comment. But …. I took this to the range early today and amazed myself. By moving the focus of my contact to just in front of the ball and just below the turf, I finally started making that ball first contact that every video proclaims. Several months ago I paid to get my distances from Trackman. My 46 degree Titleist pitching wedge distance was 110 yds, today I carried 125 yds multiple times with good direction and less effort. I honestly did not want to try this as I figured I would just bury the club face into the ground but surprisingly that did not happen. I'm playing a round on Monday and can't wait to see what happens. Thank you for this video!
Well done😊
Great tip and video – do you do the same with fairway woods?