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Welcome to Clay Ballard's Top Speed Golf Instruction
I founded Top Speed Golf in 2015.
Here's what it's all about...
When you analyze the swings of any top player in the world -- whether it's Jim Furyk, Adam Scott, or anyone else -- there are 5 aspects they all have roughly in common:
1. Stable & Fluid Spine
2. Power Turn
3. Top Speed Lag
4. Compression Line
5. Straight-Line Release
I've found that these 5 pieces will give you 95% of your results.
My Top Speed Golf system teaches you those 5 aspects in a step-by-step, course-based fashion.
"Does it work?" you may be wondering...
"I've played professional golf for many years, and I've had instruction from some of the best teachers in the world. For the first time in my career, I understand the golf swing with clarity thanks to Clay Ballard and his Top Speed Golf website.
Clay's Top Speed Golf System is a well-planned, step-by-step system that will help any level golfer improve their game. Clay's knowledge of the biomechanics of the golf swing is exceptional!
After a 12-year absence from the game, I used Clay's Top Speed Golf System and videos to prepare for competitive senior golf. I'm happy to share with you that I recently shot a 59 at Breckenridge Park golf club in San Antonio, TX, and I finished tied for 11th at the 2016 European Senior Qualifying school in Portugal.
Thank you, Clay, for sharing your knowledge and time with me!!"
-Chris Hunsucker | August 2016
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Some of My Highlights...
Handicap: -4
Top Swing Speed: 126.8
Lowest Round: 61
Given Over 6000 Golf Lessons
Instructed Many Professional Golfers
Played Division 1 College Golf and Mini Tours
Most Consecutive Birdies: 6
Certified FlightScope Professional
Swing Catalyst Certified
T.P.I. Certified
Named by Golf Digest as a top instructor in Florida
2.3 Indoor | Lag Release (Grip Ripper)
2.5 Big Hitter Mindset | When Swinging Hard But Hitting Bad
How do you get better at, well.. anything? Ask yourself this question. Do you do things you have never done before? When your body learns new things about speed, you also gain a lot of extra stuff while doing these drill and motions. Eventually you shed the unnecessary motions and become efficient to keep the distance gains. Eventually, you won’t think at all and you’ll be hitting long and straight.
3.1 Outdoor | High Arms (Sky Scraper)
3.2 Outdoor | Back and Forth as Fast as Possible (Whiplash)
3.3 Indoor | Leg Bend and Extend (Dr. J)
Is “keeping your legs still” is sapping your speed and making you way too handsy? The upper body can only generate so much energy. If you want to hit the ball like the pros you must utilize your lower body in the proper way to effectively transfer all of your bodily momentum into the golf ball. That’s exactly what we will do with these “Dr. J” drills.
3.5 Why Don’t You Recommend Lifting Weights? | Big Hitters Mindset
Lifting weights for swing speed can hurt you and help you. With weights you lift things much heavier than a golf club leaving you sore, slow, and not practicing swing motions. When you lift, it doesn’t guarantee you any speed or range of motion for the golf swing. For that we must practice swinging faster and faster. Strength and speed are different bodily functions, we must train them separately. When you’re body is sore from exercise, it’s difficult to swing the club fast; the whole swing becomes a task, and that is NOT what we want. The swing needs to be easy, fast, and fluid. You must practice moving fast over moving slow, or steady.
2.6 Big Hitter’s Mindset | Why Measure Swing Speed And Not Distance?
3.4 Week 3 Drills Recap
1.3 Indoor | Catapult Drills For Those Who Aren’t Flexible
You’ve been told, over and over, swing compact! But, that’s not what the pros are doing… They are getting massive shoulder turns, and high, free flowing arms! But how can we do that, if we aren’t as flexible as the pros? I’ll go over how your left heel will unlock flexibility you never knew you had!
