Two-time PGA Tour winner Ryan Fox has also secured four DP World Tour wins over the course of his career.
He is currently ranked 38th in the world, and with the way he is playing right now, any advice he offers is worth paying attention to.
Fox has been appearing on podcasts recently, talking about his form and sharing stories from life on tour.
While he had plenty of praise for Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, he did mention that Rory can hit shots that nobody else can match.
Having spent 38 years observing the world’s elite golfers firsthand, he is acutely aware of the mechanics behind an effective golf swing and what common faults to avoid.
For amateur players, his most recent advice is absolutely invaluable.
Ryan Fox points out the bad advice holding many amateur golfers back
Amateur golfers are constantly scouring the internet, looking for anything that might give them an edge.
The issue is that some of these tips can do more harm than good, and end up steering players in the wrong direction from the start.
Fox addressed this on the Between Two Beers Podcast, where he did not hold back about what amateurs should avoid.
When asked to name the worst piece of advice he had ever encountered, Fox replied: “Keep your head down. It’s a f–––––g s––t piece of advice.
“If you try to keep your head down, you do that (keep your weight behind the ball), you want to watch yourself hit the ball but you want to actually let it go (turn through the ball).
“Keeping your head down is terrible.”
How body rotation through impact adds speed and distance
Getting your body rotating through the ball is key if you want more speed and distance with the driver.
It is just as important for consistency with your irons, too.
If you are locked into the idea of keeping your head down, it stops your body from turning through the shot, leaving all the work to your arms.
That usually leads to hooks or pulls.
Do not forget: it is the big muscles that produce speed, not the smaller ones.
A good shoulder turn on the backswing and then a full rotation through impact is what really adds distance off the tee.
As Fox pointed out, you can watch yourself hit the ball if you want, but there is no reason to keep your head down after contact has been made.