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The John Hughes Golf Video Golf Tips Vault
Golf Video Tips, Improving Multiple Aspects of Putting with the Putt Ruler
Improving Multiple Aspects of Putting with the Putt Ruler
Many golfers want to improve multiple skills at once, and that's hard to do. But the Putt Ruler provides every golfer an opportunity to improve at least 3 aspects of your putting skills, while making the improvement process fun.
Golf Video Tips, Improve Your Swing Path with the Gate Drill
Improve Your Swing Path with the Gate Drill
Improving your swing path is arguably the toughest skill improvement to accomplish in golf. And most golfers struggle to gain sustainable improvement of their swing path because they don't have a true feeling of what their swing path actually does during any given swing.
Golf Video Tips, Using Vernier Hyper Acuity to Improve Your Putting
Using Vernier Hyper Acuity to Improve Your Putting
Thanks to Callaway Golf and Odyssey Golf, you can now make putting so easy, it might feel like your cheating. For a few years now, a lot of golfers have been drawing a single line on their ball to assist with aiming their putts. Using the same technology used to land aircraft onto carriers, Callaway has placed 3 lines on the ball. And Odyssey has placed 3 lines on its putters. Using Vernier Hyper Acuity, these 3 lines assist your eyes with seeing not only where to aim, but if your putter is square to the ball prior to making your putting stroke.
Golf Video Tips, Hybrid Ball Position Basics
Hybrid Ball Position Basics
Most golfers tend to play hybrids forward in their golf stance, as if it were a driver or fairway wood. This is not the most optimal ball position for hybrids. Learn in this video what the best ball position is for you to get the maximum out of striking your hybrids.
Golf Video Tips, Learning to Practice Your Skills on the Golf Course
Learning to Practice Your Skills on the Golf Course
Within this video, John demonstrates how to use swing aids and props on the course to assist you with taking new skills to the course. John will also show you how to put new skills under pressure, utilizing a quiet day on the course.
"Gear Down" Your Drills for Better Results
By "Gearing Down" your drills and practice, your brain has a legitimate chance of understanding the difference in how your normal swing feels as compared to how you'd like to have your swing feel. Within this video, John will bring you through a simple process of using what equipment you own, to gear down your drills and practice, to ingrain sustainable results.
Flip the Impact Bag Drill
Learning a great impact position is more than understanding how to compress an Impact Bag. It's about understanding what the Impact Bag should do when you strike it.
The Offset Alignment Stick Drill
If you've been told you swing outside to in or "over the top" during as you swing a golf club to the ball, you'll want to try this easy drill.
The Wedge Under the Foot Drill
Within this video golf lesson is a simple drill to help you feel what a stable back foot and ankle should feel like at the top of your swing. Using a wedge from your bag, a golf ball, or another prop, place it under the middle of the outside of your foot. You'll be surprised the feeling you experience when you do. And don't be afraid to make some swings with this drill. As you do, you'll learn what a truly stable back swing feels like.
The "Toe Prop" Drill
Are you leveraging the ground to your best possible advantage when you make a golf swing? As an amateur golfer, if you're on the toe of your front foot, chances are you're not.
Release Your Golf Club with the "Feet Together" Drill
The "Feet Together" Release Drill is simple, easy to execute, and provides immediate feedback to what a proper "release" of the golf club should feel like. Put the ball in the middle of your stance, keep your feet together within 3 inches of each other, make your back swing, and make your down swing. That's how easy it is. As you make your downswing, don't be surprised if your trail foot and knee want to "release" towards the target with the club. Doing so will ultimately provide you the confidence you'll need to release every shot properly.
Control Your Putting Distance with the Ladder Drill
Sometimes there's not enough time to properly warm up before a round of golf. What's most important if you have a limited amount of time? Understanding and mastering Green Speed! And the Ladder Drill can assist you with that task. This is a video golf lesson you will want to watch in its entirety if you have trouble controlling the distances of your putts.
Cure the Yips in Your Chips
All too often, golfer want to make a full "Weight Shift" when executing a Chip Shot. Doing so causes your "Swing Center" to move in directions you may not be able to control. A simple set-up position, and or drill, can minimize weight shift in your Chip Shots, creating a consistent swing center and more consistency with your chip shots
Indoor Golf Drills - Grip Through Osmosis
If a grip improvement is a must, there is no need to hit a lot of golf balls to do so. Your hands have to become acclimated to their new feeling first, before feeling good during a swing can occur. Watching your favorite TV show or watching a movie can provide the perfect environment to making a sustainable and comfortable grip improvement.
The Drag and Release Drill
One of the more popular golf video drills on the John Hughes Golf YouTube Channel is the "Drag the Stick Drill." I receive a lot of compliments and questions about the drill. But the one negative that many communicate to me is the hands getting too far out and away from the body, causing the club face not to release. If you're experiencing the same situation both on and off the course, learning to release the club with the "Drag and Release Drill" can be just what you need.
Indoor Golf Drills - Towel Balance Drill
On average, most households contain about 25 towels per person living in the house. Using just one can really assist your golf game to be better when you're working indoors to improve your golf skills.
Indoor Golf Drills - Outside to Inside Path Obstacle Drill
Obstacles are all around us, everyday, everywhere. Something as simple as a wall can serve as an excellent swing aid to help you gain the feel of what a good golf swing can feel like. "Over the Top," or "Outside to Inside" swing paths are typically created by you pushing the club at the top of your swing. When you stand ultra close to a wall, you're forced to avoid hitting the wall and therefore will "pull" the club from the top of your swing. This creates a swing path that comes from the inside and swings outward toward your target.
Indoor Golf Drills - Doorway Impact Drill
Using a doorway as "resistance" is a great way to feel what a great impact position should feel like. Spending just a few minutes a day feeling the pressure of impact at the end of a club can be extremely beneficial to creating a repeatable impact position for all your shots, on the golf course.
Indoor Golf Drills - The Impact "Push Resistance Impact" Drill
Household items are an easy and effective way to maintain and improve your golf skills while being sheltered indoors for any reason. Something as small as a shoe box can become a great swing aid in your living room or den. Using an obstacle in front of of your club to feel a slight resistance at impact as you rotate through and pass impact is a great drill to understand your impact position. It's also a great way to focus on how your club "releases" through and past impact.
Indoor Golf Drills - One Leg Balance Drill
A simple indoor golf drill that all golfers should perform to keep your balance is a "One Leg Balance" drill. I learned this drill while rehabbing from an ACL repair 10+ years ago. And I perform it daily to ensure my feet and ankles are stable. Stability of your feet and ankles allows your body the opportunity to make stable back swings. And it also makes transferring your weight during your golf swing easier to manage and support.
2-Seconds to Consistent Putting
A simple and very effective way to combat your anxiety is counting to "2" immediately after impact, staring at something behind the ball. Doing so creates a more consistent putting stroke and provides you a unique opportunity to "hear" the ball drop in the hole. Hearing the confirmation of a successful putting stroke will cure your anxiety and create a more consistent putting stroke
Fix Your Golf Swing Plane with the 45° Stick Drill
Have you ever been told your golf swing plane is too steep? If you've been told you have an "Over the Top", the 45° Stick Drill can help.
Beginner Golf 101 - Hit the Tee Drill
The "Hit the Tee Drill" has been around a long time, and can accomplish both the ball traveling in the air and traveling far. Why? Because the drill focuses on what matters most for the ball to fly far,. Hitting the ball below its equator and swinging through the ball make this happen. And the "Hit the Tee Drill" makes this easier for your to accomplish.
Dealing with "No Person Land"
If you've ever found yourself with a shorter distance to the green than you're comfortable hitting, this tip is for you!
Greenside Bunkers and Finding Your "Swing Bottom"
Using the "Walk the Line" Drill, you too can escape a greenside bunker every time with your first swing. This drill allows you to find the bottom of your swing and use it to set up and swing as you do an ordinary pitch shot. Find out how this drill can assist you by viewing the video.
Using Your Tools Correctly to Create Consistent Distances
Discover a simpler way to effectively master wedge shots when distance control is critically important. John Hughes Golf details how you can use all your wedges while swinging at 3/4's your normal to gain this needed skill.
The Math Behind Alignment
Ever hit a golf shot so pure if was the best shot ever, only to be yards away from your target? Want to know the margin of error the world's best players use when aiming? Those answers and more you can find in this video from John Hughes Golf entitled, "The Math Behind Alignment." You'll learn why Alignment is Priority #1 for all golfers.
Learn to Make All Your Chip Shots
Chipping is an essential part of your golf game that can make or break your round. Learning to chip to a specific target will go a long way to improving your scoring ability. And all it takes is a common household item to assist you with improving your Chipping skills.
The Take-Away Drill
A great golf swing starts with a great take-away, the first 3 feet the club travels in every golf swing. If you find yourself swinging outside to in or "over the top" and you want to create a better swing path to the ball from the top of your swing, then the Take-Away Drill is for you.
Learn to Putt Under Pressure with the Around the World Drill
Being able to make the 4 footer at the end of a round can make or break your round. If you are feeling the pressure late in the round with your short putts and you are looking for a way to improve, look no further than the "Around the World Drill."
Throw the Bag Drill
Learn to make a simple weight shift to increase your ability to make a great golf swing. PGA Master Professional John Hughes will show you how an ordinary weighted bag or light medicine ball can teach your body a great golf swing weight shift.
Hitch Hike Your Way to a Better Swing Plane
Staying on plane with your golf swing has its advantages, as does hitching a ride the next time you need to go some place. Find out how you can hitch hike your way to a more efficient swing plane using the "Hitch Hiking Drill."
Learn to Hit the Sweat Spot of Your Putter
Putting is no different from any other golf stroke; you must hit the sweat spot of the putter to control the roll of each put and become a great putter. With a simple household item, you can learn to hit the sweat spot of your putter every time.
2018 Top Fixes - The Takeaway
After reviewing video archives and client notes, Golf Magazine Top 25 Instructor John Hughes has compiled the Top 10 Fixes of 2018. A PGA Master Professional of Instruction, John shows us in the first of the series of video swing tips how you can improve your golf swing takeaway using objects you have at home, for 5-minutes each day.
Revisiting the 45° Stick Drill
A revised way to set up and use the 45 Degree Drill will provide you and easy way to fix a lot of your swing flaws. And I also talk about how you should do this drill to receive maximum benefit.
3 Benefits of the Shaft Extension Drill
The Shaft Extension Drill is easy to create, and provides multiple uses to any golfer looking to improve their swing. Learn how you can improve your chipping, eliminate your chicken wing, and stay on plan with the October 2019 Video Tip of the Month.
Using Alignment Sticks for Better Ball Position
Alignment Stick are not just for learning to aim. When placed correctly on the ground, using Alignment Sticks can assist you with Ball Position too. If you're having difficulty finding the correct ball position for you, this video about using alignment sticks to assist you is what you'll need to simplify the process. Allow John Hughes Golf to assist you with understanding ball position using your spine as a constant reference point.
The "Beer Barrel" Drill
Does your golf swing "sway?" If so, the "Beer Barrel" drill could assist you with stabilizing your swing and making your weight shift more rotational. John Hughes, PGA Master Professional of Instruction, shows you have creatively using 2 Alignment Sticks can assist you with preventing a sway in your swing, and create more stability in your backswing positions, your rotation and weight shift through impact, as well as achieve a better balanced finish position.
Drag Your Way to Better Impact
Beginner Golfers tend to have their hands in the wrong place at impact, based on using nothing but the hands to do all the work. When this happens, the club gets ahead of the handles and leads to poor shots. Insure you have your hands in the correct position to maximize your effective loft position at impact, by using the "Drag the Stick" Drill.
3 Reasons Why You Should Rehearse Before Swinging
Some golfers make practice swings before each shot. Others don't.
Taking practice swings or making "Rehearsal Swings" before every shot during a round can improve your scores, so long as you keep these 3 unique values of Rehearsal Swings in mind. Learn what those 3 values are and how to employ each into your pre-shot routine.
Cross Connection Balance Drill
The great golf swings you see on TV are all based on one thing, great balance. And without great balance, you can't be a great ball striker. Want to learn how to balance your swing and create lag angle all at the same time? Then view this simple yet highly effective drill, the Cross Connection Balance Drill. Combining your ability to balance as well as the popular "pump drill," you can gain more stability in your swing and more lag angle where it counts by doing a simple drill at home, with items you probably have around the house, for 5-minutes daily.
Learning to Aim to a Closer Target
Probably the most important skill you can learn is to aim to something that will guarantee that you will have a much better percentage of hitting your target.
Falcon's Fire Golf Club - Home to John Hughes Golf
Looking for a great place to improve your golf game as well as a fun course to try your new found skills? Look no further than John Hughes Golf, and Falcon's Fire Golf Club.
A Glimpse into what your Junior Golfer can Experience
Tommy Davidson is a junior golfer of great friends of mine. Tommy recently decide to focus on golf as the sport he wants to excel in. Tommy and I have been working together since April of 2014. At that time, he was shooting scores in the high 90's to over 100 in tournament golf. With some hard work on his behalf and Custom Coaching Sessions strategically scheduled throughout the summer, Tommy recently made his high school golf team, shooting qualifying scores in the mid to low 80's each day.
A Moment with Andrew Kirk
Andrew Kirk is a long time great friend and professional golfer who entrusts golf game and career as a professional with me. Take a moment to find out why Andrew does choose John Hughes Golf to assist him in obtaining his goals.
John Hughes Golf Feature Partner - Alex Trujillo and FlightScope
John Hughes Golf is honored to partner with some of the golf industry's very best suppliers, including FlightScope. Setting the standard for the radar based ball flight industry, FlightScope's roots run deep, tracing and analyzing data created from any ballistic projectile, bullets, to rockets, to baseballs and golf balls. FlightScope continually raises the bar for others to meet while taking care of both golf professionals and golf consumers. Meet Alex Trujillo, Senior Sales Manager for FlightScope, and a personal friend of John's. Alex and John's discussion at the 2019 PGA Show provides you an opportunity to learn about FlightScope, from its origins to what it offers the golfing public. Alex also shares an interesting opinion about Bryson DeChambeau and his use of FlightScope from an early age.
John Hughes Golf Partner Feature - Golf Pride
John Hughes Golf is honored to partner with some of the golf industry's very best suppliers, including Golf Pride Grips. The industry standard, Golf Pride continually explores ways for the everyday golfer to benefit from the huge amount of data provided by all the world's professional golf tours Meet Charlie Fisher, a personal friend of John's and the Channel Marketing Manager for Golf Pride. Charlie and John had a chance to catch up at the 2019 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. Charlie shares some interesting information about how a new grip can improve your performance on the course. Did you know that re-gripping your golf clubs can actually add distance and accuracy to your game? You'll also learn about how grip technology and how Golf Pride is continually pushing the boundaries of grip performance to the max.
John Hughes Golf Partner - Joel Freet, CEO of Cutter and Buck
John Hughes Golf has many important partners that support John and his clients' day-to-day activities. One of those partners is the apparel John choose to wear, Cutter and Buck. While attending the 66th Annual PGA Merchandise Show, John had the pleasure to speak with the CEO of Cutter and Buck, Joel Freet. Among the topics they discussed were renewable fabrics, C&B's "Available Now" philosophy, customization of any product, as well as the new #CBandMe social media strategy. You'll learn about about what goes into being a CEO of any company as well as the relationship John has with Cutter and Buck.
John Hughes Golf - Partner Spotlight E-Z Up Instant Shelters
E-Z Up Instant Shelters have been my "go to" shelter, tent, and signage partner since my days with Golf Digest School. E-Z up makes the world's best tents and stands behind each one they build. You'll learn a little about my experience with E-Z Up watching this video, as well as understanding why you should be using E-Z Up products too.
John Hughes Golf - 2020 Partner Featuring Golf Outerwear with Cutter and Buck CEO, Joel Freet
During the 2020 PGA Merchandise Show, I had the pleasure of discussing golf outerwear with Joel Freet, CEO of Cutter and Buck. Cutter and Buck has been my apparel of choice for over 15+ years. Why? Because of the quality of materials and craftsmanship woven into every piece C&B makes. This year, Joel provided me insight into the design of Cutter and Buck's outwear. From their new Rainer Vest to the dense Discovery Windblock Hybrid Jacket, every C&B outerwear piece is uniquely designed to provide freedom of movement to perform you best in the worst of conditions. Be sure to watch the entire video to find out how you can own a piece of Cutter and Buck outerwear.
John Hughes Golf - Sizing Golf Outerwear with Joel Freet of Cutter and Buck
During the cooler months here in Florida, as well as wear my clients live to the north, we're forced to wear a sweater, a vest, a jacket, or other piece of clothing to protect us from the elements. Many times I'll see my clients wearing a garment that does not fit them, causing a restriction in their swing movement. This will in turn cause poor shot performance and can lead to a frustrating round of golf. During the 2020 PGA Merchandise Show, I visited with Joel Freet, the CEO of Cutter and Buck. We spoke about how to properly fit yourself for outerwear, so you can maximize comfort, style, and performance on the golf course. You'll learn about proper sleeve length, fitting for your shoulders, modern zipper design, as well as how to feel great in the next piece of outerwear you buy. You can purchase any Cutter and Buck jacket, sweater, or vest through John Hughes Golf, or by visiting www.cutterbuck.com