1. The player
who tries to hit up and doesn't realize the golf shot is a downward blow;
2.
The player
who knows you are supposed to hit down, but doesn't understand the
concept, the technique, or both;
3. The player
who hits down at the ball, gets proper distance and backspin, and plays very
good golf. (If this is you, work on your putting.)
If you are #1 or #2, you will want to watch
Hit Down Dammit! The DVD as it
explains both the concept and technique of hitting down at the golf ball.
Using short, easy to digest, easy to
understand chapters, and employing the use of the Photron Fastcam
camera for super slow mo video of the clubhead striking the golf ball,
Hit Down Dammit! methodically goes through the rationale and
technique for hitting down at the golf ball. Suffice to say, if you are
hitting up (either intentionally or unwittingly) your game will plateau, at
best, no matter how much you practice.
Once you know the concept and technique of
hitting down at the golf ball, you can reach levels of golf either never
imagined, or once imagined but now given up on.
Once you know how to hit down at the golf
ball, practice will become much more satisfying, easier to do, and
actually benefit your game.
Just knowing to hit down (as opposed to
consciously trying to hit up) will help your shotmaking. But why not
take it a step further, and really learn to hit down? Now's your chance.
While explaining how to hit down at the golf
ball is the primary message of Hit Down Dammit! we don't leave
you stranded. The accompanying DVDs explain the basicfundamentals of the golf swing(vital for
beginners and just as useful for the advanced who want to advance); the basics of the short game; and provide easy-to-execute drills for you to perform
during rewarding and beneficial practice sessions you have to look forward
to.
And because you probably can't wait, as soon as you
order Hit Down Dammit! The DVD you can download
your copy of the Hit Down Dammit! Ebook - the e-version of
the original Hit Down Dammit! book.
DVD is NTSC. All Regions
Hit Down Dammit! The DVD
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- plus bonus Short Game DVD
- plus bonus Drills DVD
- plus Golf Fun-dam-entals DVD
- plus Hit Down Dammit! E-book
"...the more I study your program the more I realize that you have created a
masterpiece."
David
Arbelaez, California
"I am hitting my 5 Iron dead
straight close to 200 yards. Not bad for a small guy! Think
about a DVD you will make millions!"
Joseph Tramontana, New Jersey
"It was an 'aha' experience.
Clive is dead on when he says most golf pros treat symptoms and not root
causes."
David
MacPhail, Whistler, BC
"I can't believe it!! Awesome! I have been singing your
praises."
Golf is a
difficult game. Yet to so many of the uninitiated it might
seem incredibly simple. The objective is to strike a ball... that is just
sitting there. After all, how tough can it be? It's not like baseball, or
tennis, where the ball is moving as we attempt to make contact with it. It's
not like hockey, where someone is trying to knock you down. And if it is,
re-thinking your choice of foursome should perhaps be a bigger priority. Why
is it then, in golf, that this stationary ball is so difficult to
hit? Why do we even miss it completely at times? Golf is difficult,
deceptively so, due to our perception of how to get the ball airborne. We
want the ball to go up, and our natural inclination is to hit up
at it. However, we need to hit down.
Part of this initial deception in
golf lies in the fact the ball is round, and our clubface is lofted (angled
back). On first look it might appear that our goal is to slide the lofted
clubhead under the ball, striking its lower half on the upswing, and thus
driving, or lifting - the ball into the air. However,
it is critical to note that the
golf club has not been designed to get under the ball to lift it.
It has been designed to
strike the ball as the clubhead is descending, on the downswing.
The face of the club will then
contact the surface of the golf ball just prior to reaching the
bottom of the swing arc. As a result the ball becomes trapped between the
descending clubface and the ground. The ball compresses. Because the face of
the clubhead is lofted, the ball will - rather than be driven into the
ground as a downward hit might imply - spin backwards up the clubface,
decompress (adding energy to its escape) and climb into the air. The angle
at which the ball climbs (trajectory) will be directly related to the loft
of the club we have chosen for the shot.
Hit
Down Dammit! not only covers the
principle of hitting down at the golf ball, and the technique of hitting
down, but also dedicates chapters to each of the following symptoms of a
faulty golf swing. Each chapter explains simply and understandably
how hitting down at the golf ball will fix these annoying swing
faults:
I can't get the ball up in the air
I don't get enough distance
All my clubs go the same distance
I keep hitting the ground before
the ball
My shots are inconsistent
I hit my short irons fine, it's my long irons
and woods I have difficulty with
Play the video to the right to see an
excerpt from "Hit Down Dammit!" covering the above symptoms...
When
I wrote Hit Down Dammit! originally it was not intended to
be a "how-to-play-golf" book, but rather, an explanation of one
of golf's unexplained, yet integral, components. However, with the success
of the book came a ton of requests/questions seeking explanation of golf's
more basic components. So when we produced the Hit Down Dammit! DVD, we
decided to address some of golf's basic fundamentals in the same manner we
addressed hitting down. In the Hit Down Fun-dam-entals
DVD you will find explanation on:
The Grip
Ball Position
Swing Plane
Swing Path
The Follow-Through
Weight Shift
The Stance
How The Clubs Work
The Backswing
and more*
*Some of these lessons also
appear on the main Hit Down Dammit! DVD
"Hit Down Fun-dam-entals" is available separately for $29.99
plus $3.99 shipping. To order separately click "Add to Cart":
(Please note: the "Hit Down Fun-dam-entals" DVD is included in the Hit Down
Dammit! 4-DVD package for $89.99)
Hit
Down Drills features all the drills from the Hit Down Dammit!
book in one easy to negotiate DVD. Drills cover all aspects of the Hit Down
Dammit! lesson and also include chipping & putting drills.
Drills include:
Hitting
Down and the Short Gamegoes beyond the principle of hitting
down for good clean crisp chip shots. It explains the strategy of
chipping and the proper technique. Included on this DVD:
The Hit
Down Dammit! E-book is the exact text and photos (colour)
of the original Hit Down Dammit! book, and is immediately downloadable to
your computer in pdf form. It is available separately, for $14.99, and is
included free (immediate download upon payment) when you purchase the
4-DVD package.
Available separately for $14.99
and no shipping is needed.
(Please note: the Downloadable E-Book is included in the Hit Down
Dammit! 4-DVD package for $89.99)
Article Coming Soon. Sample videos of what the Fastcam can
do play the video below and/or click
here
Above: the Photron Fastcam shooting at 10,000 frames per
second. Example of golf club hitting down at the golf ball.
Above: example of "skulling" an iron, which is
when the leading edge of the clubhead contacts the ball directly in an
attempt to hit up.
As a thank
you to previous online purchasers of Hit Down Dammit! we are pleased to
offer you a discount on the DVD package based on the following:
Please Note: These
discounts only apply if we can verify your previous purchase. If your
email address and/or mailing address do not match our records, your
order will be refunded.
Discount
Offer Price
CD-Rom Previous Purchaser
$20 off
$69.99
E-Book Previous Purchaser
$10 off
$79.99
2-CD Set Previous Purchaser
$20 off
$69.99
Dammit Gamut Previous Purchaser
$40 off
$49.99
The Original Book version of Hit Down
Dammit! 100 pages, colour cover, bw pages, coil bound.
$23.99 + 6.50 shipping
The Original CD-Rom version of Hit Down
Dammit! Plays automatically in any PC (sorry not Macs) and features video
clips, full colour photos, voice narration, and text.
$19.99 + 2.99 shipping
Audio CD version of Hit Down Dammit!
Hear the book read aloud. Plays in any stereo/car CD player.
$15.99 + 2.99 shipping
Breaking 100 2CD-Rom Set. This interactive
CD-Rom set features one CD on the long game, and one CD on the short game.
All necessary software included. Plays on any PC (sorry not Macs). Available
in Men's or Women's versions.
$5.99 + 3.99 shipping
Breaking 90 2CD-Rom Set. This interactive
CD-Rom set features one CD on the long game, and one CD on the short game.
All necessary software included. Plays on any PC (sorry not Macs). Available
in Men's or Women's versions.
$5.99 + 3.99 shipping
Breaking 80 2CD-Rom Set. This interactive
CD-Rom set features one CD on the long game, and one CD on the short game.
All necessary software included. Plays on any PC (sorry not Macs). Available
in Men's or Women's versions.
$5.99 + 3.99 shipping
The DNT "Down'n'Thru Swing Aid.
Learn to
hit down and stay down with this practice aid. Comes with video and
tips.
