RSRick Shiels GolfHit level or slightly up
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RSRick Shiels Golf
GSGolf SidekickDon't try to add loft manually
STARTS AT 10:42 · RR 47
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The swing thought
Don't try to add loft manually
Feels like: “Trust the club's built-in loft”
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Why it works
Teaches optimal club selection for various on-course situations, focusing on trajectory, lie, and risk assessment.
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The 2-minute check
- Take your wedges and make consistent 50% swings to find your distance ranges.
- Place a marker, hit shots, then use a rangefinder to measure distances back to the marker.
- Practice toe-down chipping with 7, 8, or 9 iron to learn carry and roll ratios.
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Hit level or slightly up
Feels like: “Sweep the ball off the turf”
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Why it works
This video teaches specific setup and swing mechanics for effectively hitting long irons and hybrids.
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The 2-minute check
- For hybrids, tilt your body slightly, positioning your sternum towards the back of the head.
- When hitting hybrids, sweep the golf ball, aiming for a level or slightly upward strike.
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Aim for the safe side of trouble
Feels like: “Give yourself room to miss”
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Why it works
This video teaches on-course strategy, club selection, and risk management to improve decision-making during a round.
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The 2-minute check
- During putting practice strokes, match the stroke length to the required distance, asking if it will get there.
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The swing thought
Take one club more, swing smoother
Feels like: “Swing it easy in the breeze”
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Why it works
This video teaches strategic club and shot selection for recovery from common difficult lies and situations on the golf course.
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The 2-minute check
- Punch out of deep rough with your most lofted iron.
- For fairway bunkers, take one club less to clear the lip.
- Execute a bump and run with a 7-iron, using a putting stroke.
- Chip over bunkers with a sand wedge, letting the club skim.
- Hit a knockdown shot by gripping down a longer iron.
- Into the wind, take one club more and swing easy.
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In the Think Box, analyze shot factors like distance, wind, aim, and club choice.
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Why it works
Teaches a structured three-box pre-shot routine to enhance consistency and confidence before hitting a golf shot.
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The 2-minute check
- In the Think Box, analyze shot factors like distance, wind, aim, and club choice.
- In the Feel Box, take practice swings, visualize the shot, and generate confident feelings.
- In the Play Box, react to the target, trust your preparation, and hit the golf shot.
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The swing thought
Do not step into the shot until both decisions are fully clear.
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Why it works
Teaches golfers to commit to both the shot outcome (club, aim) and the execution plan (tempo, grip pressure) before every swing.
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The 2-minute check
- Before addressing the ball, clearly decide your club and target aim.
- Determine your execution plan, including desired tempo and grip pressure.
- Do not step into the shot until both decisions are fully clear.
- Verbally state your commitment (e.g., 'Driver, right side, slight draw, 75% tempo').
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Deliver heavy momentum to target
Feels like: “Send the ball over there”
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Why it works
Teaches how full commitment to the target, not the ball, creates proper body engagement and swing mechanics throughout the golf swing.
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The 2-minute check
- Establish a clear target, making it front and center in your vision.
- Visualize a tracer from your ball, through an intermediate point, to your target.
- Maintain visual focus on your target throughout your entire backswing.
- Set up with a braced, toned body, ready to deliver momentum to the target.
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The swing thought
Match backswing and follow-through length
Feels like: “Hold the finish for seconds”
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Why it works
This video teaches how to commit to golf shots by holding the finish and a tee-hitting drill to improve clubhead speed and confidence.
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The 2-minute check
- Place a tee in the ground and swing fast, trying to break its top off.
- Hold your finish for a couple of seconds after hitting the tee.
- Transfer this relaxed, free, and fast feeling to your actual golf swing.
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Repeat the process, focusing on the feeling of a good strike.
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Why it works
Teaches an impact dynamics drill using an 8-iron down the handle to improve ball-turf strike.
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The 2-minute check
- Set up in an impact position with an 8-iron choked down.
- Make a small backswing to hip level, dynamically turning hips.
- Add speed to the small swing, making it feel athletic.
- Repeat the process, focusing on the feeling of a good strike.
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Let hybrid do the work
Feels like: “Putting stroke, no wrists”
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Why it works
This video teaches optimal short game shot selection around the green, categorizing options for different skill levels and challenging lies.
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The 2-minute check
- Set up for a chip and run with an 8-iron, hands down the grip, and execute a 'release one' shot.
- For a low-flighted spin shot, position ball on right toe with significant shaft lean at impact.
- For intermediate bunker shots, focus on keeping your chest turning, releasing grip to belt buckle.
- For advanced bunker shots, sit lower, hinge wrists more, stay narrow, and feel club in holster.
- From awkward rough, position ball back, hands forward, and hinge down steeply into the ball.
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The swing thought
Commit 100% to the visualized shot
Feels like: “Swing completely free, no thought”
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Why it works
This video teaches a comprehensive pre-shot and post-shot routine emphasizing full commitment to a visualized golf shot.
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The 2-minute check
- Determine the lie, target, ground yardage, playing yardage, and desired shot shape.
- Visualize the exact shot you want to hit, seeing it land and release.
- Make a rehearsal swing feeling the confidence and desired outcome.
- Get over the ball and fully commit to the visualized shot.
- After the shot, analyze your commitment level, not just the result.
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Allow the swing to take care itself
Feels like: “Let the routine hit the shot”
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Why it works
This video teaches the 'Four R's' mental process: Refocus, Routine, React, and Relax, for comprehensive on-course management.
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The 2-minute check
- Refocus behind the ball, making all decisions about the shot.
- Take a decisive first step to begin your routine, ending decision-making.
- Line up the clubface with an intermediate target, then take your stance.
- Look at the target, simulate your takeaway, look again, then swing.
- After the shot, relax and prepare for the next one.
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The swing thought
Extend arms and body fully
Feels like: “Be committed, hit hard”
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Why it works
This video teaches golfers to reframe "hitting it hard" as "committing to the shot" to encourage a full, aggressive swing.
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The swing thought
For 7-iron chips, set up with the club toe down, heel up, and use a putting stroke.
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Why it works
This video teaches how to select and effectively use a core set of seven golf clubs to simplify your game and improve consistency.
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The 2-minute check
- For 7-iron chips, set up with the club toe down, heel up, and use a putting stroke.
- For pitching wedge chips, use a toe-down setup to fly it further with less rollout.
- When using a chipper, adopt a putting setup and stroke, aiming to land the ball on a specific spot.
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