FREE Golf Lesson | With Mark Crossfield

Watch Matt's FREE golf lesson, Matt contacted me via Facebook for some help with his golf. He then emailed me his swing and I gave him a FREE internet golf lesson. Watch the video and if you would like to email me your swing them please do leave a comment.

Swing Compare with Two Major Winning Golfers

Mark Crossfield talks you through these two different golf swings to show you how they shape the golf ball for more control.

Improve Your Striking for Better Golf

Mark Crossfield shows you how to move your weight through the golf shot better to improve your striking. A simple drill that can be done by any level of golfer to help them with their golf game. Please do comment for free advice and help with your game.

Tiger Woods, Shaft flex Does Matter

Tiger hitting golf shots at the 2009 PGA championships. Tiger has swing speeds of up to 135mph with his driver, which makes it very important that his shaft is tuned for his power. As you can see from the picture even with his very heavy and extra stiff shaft the forces pulling on the golf club are to strong and the shaft has amazing bend before impact. High speed camera footage shows that even though the shaft may flex the centre of gravity catches up with the grip at impact.

Choosing the correct golf shaft to match your golf game can be hard. Always seek professional advice to be sure you make the correct choice. The best way to choose your correct equipment is to measure swing speed, launch angle and spin rates from the face.

Stop Slicing Your Golf Shots Today

The slicing check list will help you understand what causes a slice and will give you some real advice on how to stop hitting your shots off to the right. Mark Crossfield gives you great tips and drills to practice on the range or the golf course.

What Makes You Top Your Golf Shots

The topped golf shot is one that so many golfer hit. The ball shoots or bounce along the ground with no launch or flight. I then hear so many golfers say "head up" after hitting the top shot. This always makes me feel sad because that golfer is never going to improve unless they deal with the issue.

99% of topped golf shots with an iron from the ground are because the player strikes the ball on the way up. The club head has reached it's lowest point before the ball and is on the rise as it strikes, thus encoraging the top. Iron shots from the ground need to be struck on the downswing. If you watch the golf on the TV one of the most asked question is " how do they get so much backspin". To generate backspin a ball has to be struck with a decending blow. It is the downward strike that imparts the backspin on the ball. Worldclass golfer hit the ball hard and on the downswing with iron shots into greens and this gives them control.

To practise hittiing the ball on the downswing and to check if you do hit the ball on the way down or the way up, simply hit some shots with ball 6 inches forward in your stace. Hit some iron shots with the ball forward of your left foot. If you are striking on the downswing your club would still be very low to the ground at this point so hitting a shot with the ball so far forward won't feel to hard. If you find it hard to strike the ball when it is so far forward then you are hitting on the upswing. Try practising this drill until it feels more natural with the ball forward then move it back to the correct poisiton.

Improve Your Putting

Keep your knees and lower half still to improve your putting. Watch Ms Gal from Germany hit a long but while keeping her lower half still to promote a good putting stroke.

Tiger Hitting it Hard

Tiger Woods as a young man hitting it as hard as he can and not holding back. Tiger has changed his swing into the world class swing it is now but this was the swing of a young man. watch and see what you could learn.