Find A Fairway Part 1 - How The Club Face Effects Your Shots

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Fairway. In this episode learn the most overlooked factor for missing a fairway.

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I joined meandmygolf just under a month ago, after I saw the free videos on YouTube. I liked the way Piers & Andy explained the concepts, and sign... ed up for the free 30-days. I've played one year previously (2008), before I went to university, and had to drop this expensive hobby. I started playing golf again this summer, and was playing somewhere around 95-110 shots. I wanted to get better fast, and started the Break100-plan to get under 100 constently. I went through the plan a bit quicker, 2 weeks of the plan in one week, and just after I finished the last week, I pulled an amazing score of 84!!! That is absolutely insane. Something just clicked. If you want to build your game back up, or just go back to the basics, don't skip the drills. They may sound tedious and lame, but they actually help. Stick with the plan, and I guarantee it will work! Can't wait for the Break90 plan! Awesome job Piers & Andy!

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I learned to play golf at a very young age and at my best I was around a 12 handicap. After college I started to play golf more frequently again and w... as struggling the past two years to get under a 14 handicap. Thanks to Andy and Piers I am down to an 11in the past month and trending down. It had been years since I revisited the basics (i.e. chip vs. pitch, how one should address the ball, finishing your swing). It is because of this I have been able to shave strokes off my game. Whether you are a 24 or a 4 there is something Me and My Golf can teach you! I missed a 15 foot birdie the other day to break 80 for the first time ever! With their help, I hope to accomplish that goal before the snow sets in.

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I have followed meandmygolf for some time. Andy and Piers have a great approach to the game. Their videos are simple to understand and well presented.... Their approach focuses on the whole game and having a tailored plan for each golfer makes so much sense. They always make an effort to reply to the many questions they get asked. Thanks so much. Keep up all your good work and look forward to seeing more great videos!

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Meandmygolf.com is not only a complete book of concepts and drills properly organized and explained in a highly didactic way. It is also a demonstrati... on that golf knowledge can be spread in a friendly and funny manner. There is no doubt that watching the videos from Piers and Andy golfers of any level will shoot better scores very soon. I decreased my handicap from 11 to 7 in only 6 months!

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I started to play golf more seriously over the last couple of years. I needed to look at my swing and how to be more consistent. I viewed a lot of on-... line coaching videos, but nothing seemed to connect with me until I came across “Meandmygolf”. Both Piers and Andy seems to explain the fundamentals in a way I understand. All the help and practice has taken me from a 24 handicap to a 16, and I am looking to get down to single figures this year with the help of Meandmygolf #takecharge.

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I was a bit skeptical about spending $10 or so a month on two blokes telling me how to swing a golf club on the net, how wrong was I. I just wanted to... say a massive thank you to you both, my game has improved so much in the 4 months that I've been a member and now all I want to do is play or hit balls at the range. Also, Andy did a little segment on chipping from the rough and coming down onto the ball.....well anyway I had a shot like that and I thought to myself what did the boys tell me to do. I was literally 5cm away from the water in sand with little back swing, so I've come down on to the ball and I got out (it didn't go far, but I got out) with out dropping a shot, so again thank you so so much for your great videos, loving every one of them. Cheers!

Ross Whitaker -

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Stephen Ractliffe -

Progress! My handicap has come down from 11 (11.0) to 9 (9.2) in August 2017 across a run of three competition rounds out of four. Back in December 20... 16 I used the fault fixer to help improve ball-striking of my irons. MeAndMyGolf provided me with some videos to help with lag. And in August this started to feed through. MeAndMyGolf works for me better than one-on-one tuition with a teaching pro. I think this is because with the latter my swing is like a house of cards; all parts of the swing become up for grabs and I end up with no swing for at least a year. With MeAndMyGolf, I keep my swing private and only I know how to piece it all together; I can fix one thing at a time and integrate the change into my whole swing. So, on to the next fault to fix for 2018...

Robert H. -

I hadn't played golf in almost 20 years. But started playing again when my oldest daughter started playing on the high school golf team (she just lite... rally started playing golf in April of 2017 when she joined the team). So I was looking for help to get my game back in form, so I could practice with her. I watched a bunch of videos on youtube and even joined some sites, including this one. But Me and My Golf has been the easiest for me to follow, with simple to duplicate drills, and no super long winded mumbo jumbo in between. Plus, they show they like to have a little fun and that's what golf should be about. It has really helped me with my game and I keep improving. Thanks Andy and Piers!

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I am still recently new to golf (8-21-2017) is only my 3rd year of golfing more than 3 times a year. I have been following Me and my golf first on you... tube, then for the last year as a member. Knowing my swing faults, and being able to have them, through their videos, show me drills to fix them has helped me improve my game and enjoyment level of golf even more. I highly recommend this site to anyone, whether beginner or not if you want to improve you golf game.

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Jeff Wilson -

Love this website! I have only been golfing for a few months and I have looked at several other websites and programs before this one, and meandmygolf... was easily the most comprehensive and helpful resource I have found. I went from barely getting the ball in the air to quickly hitting quality golf shots fairly consistently. Thanks to your website, I already feel like a pretty educated golfer. Can't wait to watch more and continue to improve. Thanks guys!

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Awesome. These guys have been YouTube/Instagram favorites for some time, so expanding my access to their knowledge was a easy call. Their knowledge of... golf is simply brilliant, and their personalities are great learning platforms. Wether you're also working with an in-person pro, someone balling on a budget (it's a great value), or even the 8 handicap looking to get scratch, it's with it!

Stephen T. -

Top content really helped me with my game!

Simon R. -

Really good website with a lot of variety of videos and texts. Today I trained with my chipping using your website and I saw difference when I went ou... t playing the course. Hope I can get an even better handicap with you guys currently at 9 :)

Carlo Chidrome -

Great prizes to motivate on improving to lower your score!! Plus the videos are high quality. You can tell it took a lot of work and effort making eac... h videos. Amazing job team. From IG to YouTube to the website? Your resource and tools to help Golfers around the world are greatly appreciated, 👍🏽👌🏽 Thanks for your hard work!

Francisco Belisario -

Guys, I´m just starting playing golf and just want to thank you for such an amazing job that you have done. After a couple month play my handicap h... as improved a lot just by following your tips... Now i only a few strokes back from my friends that have been playing for years. Excellent Work guys Francisco Belisario

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I've been playing golf my whole life. I've always hit a high, short, slice. I also typically hit everything fat. I joined Me and My Golf several month... s ago and began watching the videos on striking the ball pure. It was a light bulb moment for me. The golf swing finally made sense. After working through the drills, my game has totally changed. I'm hitting a draw. I'm making solid contact, and I've added about 45 yards to my five iron. I can't say thank you enough.

Jeff Gordon -

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Mark B. -

I'm so glad i found this site . I have been hacking it up, out there for a long time.I have taken two lessons that i actually paid for. I always see... m to listen to my buddies advice. This year I decided to find a coach. I feel i have found two great coaches. Thanks Mark Blankenship

Priyan D. -

Hey guys, Love your videos and tips. Only started playing golf 2 weeks ago and I've never had any lessons as such. Love how detailed you guys get in ... your analysis from a technical point of view. I've basically learnt how to hit irons, and fixed a right-to-left slice in my drive (left hander) in the matter of 10 minutes from watching your videos. Give up the great work and hopefully i can become a complete player like you guys. Cheers PJ

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Tommy 3 years ago

Great lesson, really looking forward to the rest of this series! When will the next part be released? is it monthly?

1. Neil 3 years ago
  
  Hi Tommy. We will be releasing the next episode this week, then it will be one a week. There are 6 episodes in total. Glad you enjoyed the first part. Look out also for Meanmdygolf Weekly with the…
  
  Hi Tommy. We will be releasing the next episode this week, then it will be one a week. There are 6 episodes in total. Glad you enjoyed the first part. Look out also for Meanmdygolf Weekly with the monthly topic “Find A Fairway”.
  
  
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2. Andy 3 years ago
  
  Thanks Tommy. Glad you enjoyed it! one will go up every week from now.
  
Ian 3 years ago

At 09:00 into this video Andy states “the club face angle determines the starting direction of the ball” or something like that. I thought (according to school physics for motions of bodies) that the …

At 09:00 into this video Andy states “the club face angle determines the starting direction of the ball” or something like that. I thought (according to school physics for motions of bodies) that the line of the swing at impact determines the starting direction of the ball and that the club face angle, relative to this line, determines the spin on the ball and thus the curve of the ball flight. This is the fundamental of the face, square to target at impact, producing a fade for an out to in swing line, and a draw for an in to out swing line. So is Andy’s new version of physics correct?


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1. Andy 3 years ago
  
  Hi Ian. Thanks for the comment. Yes that is old school what golfers use to think happened including ourselves at some stage. Take a look at the ball flight laws. The face angle is responsible for up t…
  
  Hi Ian. Thanks for the comment. Yes that is old school what golfers use to think happened including ourselves at some stage. Take a look at the ball flight laws. The face angle is responsible for up to 80% of starting direction. There is a common term in the golf world now. “The face sends it and the path bends it”. Hope that helps.
  
  
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  1. Ian 3 years ago
    
    Much obliged for this clarification. I took your phrase “ball flight laws” and found this article from 2010 by Jeff Mann: http://perfectgolfswingreview.net/ballflight.htm
    
    This article read in conju…
    
    Much obliged for this clarification. I took your phrase “ball flight laws” and found this article from 2010 by Jeff Mann: http://perfectgolfswingreview.net/ballflight.htm
    
    This article read in conjunction with your fairway video explains a lot about my inconsistencies. The Mann article is quite long and needs a lot of concentration. With this detail applied to your video I now have a program of action that matches my real problems and not perceived problems derived from the incorrectly applied old ball flight concepts.
    
    I think a lot of your customers may have to practice on mats and so they will have some difficulty using tips and tools from your videos. More mat videos please?
    
    
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    1. Andy 3 years ago
      
      Hi Ian. Glad you found it. We will take your message on board and think more about Matt videos. Thanks.
      
Ian 3 years ago

Here’s a navigation tip for Me and My Golf users. When you login to the dashboard the latest video is shown with a play button. If you press the play button and watch the video you cannot respond to s…

Here’s a navigation tip for Me and My Golf users. When you login to the dashboard the latest video is shown with a play button. If you press the play button and watch the video you cannot respond to suggestions from Andy or Piers to “leave a comment below”. If you think you might want to comment you need to start the video from the right hand column of “latest videos”. Click on the video from this column and you’ll have the comment option below the video. I know this is not relevant to the fairways video, but I cannot find the general comment screen so I’ll let you guys work out how to help your users better.


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Chris 3 years ago

Hi guys, awesome stuff to help me with my over the top caused by lack of disassociation of my upper and lower body which im working on. What length away from the ball should the alignment stick be at …

Hi guys, awesome stuff to help me with my over the top caused by lack of disassociation of my upper and lower body which im working on. What length away from the ball should the alignment stick be at 25 degrees?


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1. Andy 3 years ago
  
  Hi Chris. Fairly close the the golf ball. We would say half a grip length away.
  
dennisar 3 years ago

Great instruction – I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. I’m wondering if my weight distribution – left foot vs right foot – influences whether and how I hit the ball on the heal, center or …

Great instruction – I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. I’m wondering if my weight distribution – left foot vs right foot – influences whether and how I hit the ball on the heal, center or toe. And, is their a video you’ve done that focuses on and analyses weight distribution impact overall? I’m looking for a way to understand and apply weight distribution on the tee box, fairway and green.


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William 3 years ago

Hi guys,

I was wondering why the weights in Piers’s driver were set up the way they are? I.e. What effect it has on ball fright with both weights set to high spin. Love your videos, the “strike you…

Hi guys,

I was wondering why the weights in Piers’s driver were set up the way they are? I.e. What effect it has on ball fright with both weights set to high spin. Love your videos, the “strike your irons pure” has me swinging more confident. Thanks!


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1. Andy 3 years ago
  
  Hi William. With the weights set to high spin it does exactly that. Piers spins the ball low with his driver so having a slightly higher spin rate helps to control his ball flight a little better for …
  
  1. William 3 years ago
    
    Thank you Andy! I swing fast, 120+ but have low spin. I believe I will give that a go as I have seen a few people with that setup.
    
Anthony 3 years ago

Great video guys! Really enjoyed all of it and I have watched it several times. During the “over the top” drill, you have the alignment stick set up on the target line with it about 25 degrees off the…

Great video guys! Really enjoyed all of it and I have watched it several times. During the “over the top” drill, you have the alignment stick set up on the target line with it about 25 degrees off the ground. My normal practice facility is a grass mat only facility. Do you have any recommendations for setting the sticks up properly on this type of foundation?


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1. Andy 3 years ago
  
  Hi Anthony. One option would be to use a basket to put the alignment stick through. this can work also but make sure it is safe when you set it up.
  
AndyP 3 years ago

Nice video guys. I noticed that Andy is holding the driver with his left hand very close to the top of the club (the pinky finger is mere millimeters from the top of the club [easy to see at 3.29 in …

Nice video guys. I noticed that Andy is holding the driver with his left hand very close to the top of the club (the pinky finger is mere millimeters from the top of the club [easy to see at 3.29 in the video]). I have a counter-balanced woods [Yonex Ezone XP driver, 3-wood, 3-hybrid] and find that my pinky is 2 inches from the top of the shaft. I’m wondering if my clubs are too long, or I’m holding it too far down the shaft, and what bad things are due to me having 2-inches showing at the top of the shaft?


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1. Andy 3 years ago
  
  Hi Andy.
  
  This is just where it feels comfortable for me. If you are slightly lower down the grip that is fine, it will more than likely be a comfort thing too and it shouldn’t make any difference at …
  
Carol 3 years ago

I love this series. I tend to push the ball right because I am not completing the turn. Do you have you have any drills for completing the swing and follow through. I am a new subscriber and will se…

I love this series. I tend to push the ball right because I am not completing the turn. Do you have you have any drills for completing the swing and follow through. I am a new subscriber and will search your library.


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1. Andy 3 years ago
  
  Hi Carol. Thanks for signing up! We hope we can help. Take a look in our “back swing” vault. There are videos in there that will help.
  
Dheaver02 3 years ago

loving the new series guys 👍 I can get a little wild with the driver at times and when I videoed my swing I noticed I was cupping my wrist and the top of my swing and would come down ever so sligh…

loving the new series guys 👍 I can get a little wild with the driver at times and when I videoed my swing I noticed I was cupping my wrist and the top of my swing and would come down ever so slightly over plane, been working on turning my knuckles down and it works so well, find that it also slows my transition down slightly and helps me get on plane, thanks guys


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1. Andy 3 years ago
  
  Hi Darren. That is great! That’s what we want to happen with these series. If we can help you guys identify areas that are letting them down then it makes things so much easier and faster for you to i…
  
  Hi Darren. That is great! That’s what we want to happen with these series. If we can help you guys identify areas that are letting them down then it makes things so much easier and faster for you to improve. Hope we can continue to help.
  
  
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