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How does the two swing shot work?
I was all over the place and when I did this all of a sudden I was accurate and very consistent with a beautiful ball flight? Then I tried the sending grass clippings with the sole of the club. I could turn pro right there and then. 9i – 150 yards soaring high and accurate. (I have mentioned this in another video am so excited).
In in the end you said keeping eyes on outside the ball or front, thought it was between the ball and the leading edge? Should I try the 3 eye positions and see what suits me?
The 2 swings forces you to stay beautifully centred; the brain understands that there are 2 swings to make and has to stay centred and braced inside the feet to contain the swing’s centre; this is why it is such a great drill! And yes, the eyes could also be slightly inside the ball too; they are all good because it is just a place to park the eyes while your focus is on the momentum delivering through into the direction you want to start the ball.
Hey Shawn!
Great video! My challenge has been defaulting to the ball and not through the ball.
Old habits are hard to break. Can you please share with me the pros and cons of having eyes focused on the sliver of grass between club face and the ball and having your eyes on the front of the ball? The reason I’m asking this question because in your videos I haven’t heard you talk about having your eyes on the front of the ball. Thank you for your feedback in advance.
As a general rule, most of my students who look at the ball get too distracted by it and never see the task; the hammer drill is a fine task where the eyes are on the ball but the task is to squeeze it through the doorframe into the flight plan so it can work as long as you see the task everytime you set up! I enjoy them all because I have practiced all the tasks and have success with them and use each one according to certain shots on course. See “task to target” videos for some great examples! So bottom line, choose a task you feel resonates with you, get really good at it and see where the eyes need to be to be able to stay with the task despite the ball; with the spinning task, my eyes are on the outside of the ball as I am spinning the tees in the direction of the IP with momentum; so much fun!!
Thanks Shawn! I appreciate your feedback. Do you know when you will be back in the United States? I live in St.Louis, MO. I was at your two day training in Scottsdale in 2019.
It feels like the 2 swing drill is handy for loosening one’s swing. Would you use the arc blur as the first swing and then immediately followed by the actual shot on the tee box?
Yes, you could! 👍😀
Why do you play the ball so far back in your stance. Don’t most pros on tour play it more forward? Also doesn’t that make the trajectory a lot lower? I’ve struggled with where to out the ball in my stance.
No, not at all! There are many more factors involved and it all depends on whether you fade or draw and the height you want to send it on; you will see many shots from Tiger with the ball well back in his stance; big time! See “the goldie locks series” and ball position is a topic for a full video in that series; you will love it!
Shawn, you talk about tasks. My trouble begins when I default to the ball as you know, rushing backswing and swaying to hit the ball. Task to hit inside 1/4 out to the right etc….low success percentage but. NOW….My practice and success comes with feeling the ACU( major initiator)->, low effort out of the way backswing and then with my head stable behind the ball and eyes on the front of the ball I can get the ground with my lead leg naturally and allow a kinetic chain , confirmed by practice blur, to throw the club with ball-grass-dirt intent through ( always) an intermediate point. I need my eyes to confirm the task making the sequence more predictable. Not too many swing thoughts. Just a visual confirmation and balanced swing out there. Of all the scores of lessons I’ve seen and had through you I find these are essential to my improvement and enjoyment of the game. Thanks, JM.
Great stuff Jeremy! We never stop learning and fine tuning! You did a great job putting all that into words! 👍😀