Before Hitting Your Woods - Make This 5 Second Change

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Driving · Sep 26, 2026 · 151K views · 2.7K likes

Fairway woods and hybrids should make golf easier… but for a lot of golfers they’re some of the hardest clubs in the bag to hit consistently. Tops, thin shots, heavy strikes and weak shots to the right can quickly destroy your confidence. And according to Shot Scope, the average golfer uses a fairway wood or hybrid for around 25% of their shots — so learning how to strike them properly can make a huge difference to your scores. In this golf lesson, Danny Maude shows you two simple drills to help you hit your fairway woods and hybrids cleaner, straighter and with more distance. The first drill helps you improve your ball striking and understand how the club should travel through impact. The second helps you create more speed and naturally square the clubface — without trying to manipulate your golf swing. If you struggle to hit fairway woods off the ground, top your 3 wood, thin your hybrids or slice them to the right, this lesson should really help. You’ll discover: • Why golfers top fairway woods and hybrids • Why thin shots can happen for a completely different reason • The ideal strike for a fairway wood off the ground • A simple finish position that can improve your contact • Why the trail shoulder matters through impact • How to create a shallow, sweeping strike with fairway woods • The ball position I recommend for a fairway wood • A simple drill you can use before you play • Why forcing positions can make your swing feel wooden • How opening the clubface can actually help a golfer who slices • How to square the clubface naturally through impact • Why releasing the club can create more speed and distance • How to hit fairway woods with a powerful sweeping motion • How to know whether you are too steep or leaning back in your golf swing One of the biggest mistakes golfers make with fairway woods is trying to lift the golf ball into the air. The club already has loft. Your job is to create a strike where the club travels beautifully through the ball and brushes the turf — allowing the loft of the club to launch the golf ball for you. Once you understand that sensation, fairway woods and hybrids can start to feel dramatically easier. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – How to hit fairway woods and hybrids consistently 00:33 – Why golfers struggle to strike fairway woods 00:49 – Why you top or thin your fairway woods 01:07 – The ideal fairway wood strike 01:50 – The swing mistake that causes topped shots 02:14 – How to use the loft of your fairway wood 02:34 – The finish position that improves ball striking 02:58 – A simple fairway wood practice drill 03:40 – Fairway wood ball position 03:56 – How to create a sweeping strike 04:18 – 200 yards with a tiny golf swing 04:45 – Why forcing the golf swing doesn't work 05:07 – How to stop slicing your fairway woods 05:29 – The open clubface drill 05:57 – How to square the clubface through impact 06:15 – Stop trying to control the golf club 06:36 – Add speed and distance to your fairway woods 07:04 – How to extend the golf swing naturally 07:37 – The position that causes tops and slices 07:54 – How to rip your fairway woods off the turf 08:29 – Find your golf swing fault with Swing Coach 09:08 – Free golf practice plan 🏌️ NEED HELP WITH YOUR GOLF SWING? Not sure whether you're coming into the golf ball too steeply, leaning back or struggling to square the clubface? Try my Swing Coach app FREE for 14 days. Simply record your golf swing and the app will analyse it, show you what you're doing wrong and give you a personalised drill to help you improve. It will also monitor your swings so you can track your progress as you practise. 📱 Currently available on iPhone. 👉 https://www.dannymaude.com/Swing-coach-app 📋 DOWNLOAD MY FREE GOLF PRACTICE PLAN Want a simple structure to help you practise your golf more effectively? 👉 https://www.dannymaude.com/to-strike-your-woods-pure-do-this-before-every-swing 🏌️ MORE FREE GOLF LESSONS WITH DANNY MAUDE 👉 https://www.dannymaude.com If this golf lesson helps you hit your fairway woods or hybrids better, give the video a 👍 and share it with a golfing friend who struggles to hit their woods consistently. #golfswing #golftips #golfinstruction