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Hybrids Hybrids Beginner / Intermediate ⏱ 10 min 🇫🇷 Video in French

Sliding the hybrid along the ground: the two-tee drill

Hits and contact behind the ball with a hybrid club often stem from a single desire: to get the ball airborne. Simon Camirand offers two simple tips—keeping your shoulders at the right angle and using a two-tee drill—to let the club glide through the ground and allow the ball to rise on its own.

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To be continued

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What the lesson shows

First concept: Keep your shoulders at the same angle at address. When trying to hit the ball high, you throw your shoulders back toward the sky on the downswing; your body’s center of gravity shifts behind the ball, your weight remains on your back foot, and the club hits behind the ball or tops it. At address, the stance remains natural, as with an iron, with the ball positioned between the center of the feet and the front heel. On the downswing, you feel the polo shirt buttons facing the ball, which keeps the body lower in the impact zone.

Second concept, practical: drag the club along the ground. Two tees or two alignment stakes placed about one grip length apart mark the swing zone. The club may slide slightly before the ball and continue past it: with a hybrid, perfect contact isn’t necessary. That’s what makes it more forgiving than a long iron.

The Exercise, Step by Step

  1. Take a natural stance, without hunching your shoulders like you would with a driver.
  2. Place the ball slightly in front of the center, without going all the way to the front heel.
  3. Place two tees or two alignment stakes about one grip length apart.
  4. Take some swings by sliding the clubhead along the ground between the two markers.
  5. Keep the feel of the polo shirt's buttons as the ball comes down.
  6. Place a ball between the markers and focus only on the glide, not on contact.

Key Takeaways

Trying to lift the ball is what causes topspin and thin shots.
On the downswing, the shoulders maintain the angle established at address.
Ball of the foot slightly forward: between the center of the feet and the front heel.
The buttons on the polo shirt face the ball at impact, not the target.
The club slides along the ground before and after the ball.
The hybrid is forgiving: perfect contact isn't necessary.

Mistakes to Avoid

  • Throwing the shoulders up toward the sky in the downswing.
  • Let your center of gravity shift back behind the ball.
  • Start sliding too early and then let the club rise.
  • Hit the ball hard enough so that it touches the ground after passing the front marker.
  • Stressing out to get a perfect connection.

Driving Range Mode

Keep it in plain sight, on the rug.

  1. Two tees or two alignment rods as reference points
  2. Slips between markers
  3. Balls that maintain the same gliding sensation
  4. Polo shirt buttons facing the ball

Your Questions

How far apart should the two tees be?

About the length of a grip. The goal is for the clubhead to glide along the ground for as long as possible between these two markers.

What does “polo buttons facing the ball” mean?

This is Simon Camirand's technique for keeping his body low at impact: his chest is still facing the ball instead of turning toward the target as he stands up.

Where should you place the ball when using a hybrid club?

Slightly shifted forward, between the center of the feet and the ball of the foot.

Is it a problem if the club hits the ground a little before the ball does?

Not necessarily. With a hybrid, the club can slide slightly behind the ball and then continue through the swing: it’s this forgiveness that sets it apart from a long iron.

Learn More

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