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Shawn, here is a question about the sternal notch position at setup for irons. At setup, where should my sternal notch be positioned? When I tilt my body at setup (get behind the ball), my sternal notch ends up behind the ball so I have to slide forward during the swing to reposition the notch in front of the ball to keep from hiring it fat. This doesn’t seem right since we are trying to keep the sternal notch centered and to rotate around it. Should the notch be positioned at or in front of the ball after tilting?
Hey Barry! Great question! The best way is to make a prediction based on your action release in the direction you want the ball to go. So get the feel of the release first; see “lead hand release” “trail hand release” and “release fine tuning” videos and then see “predict contact” and the ball position video in the “goldie locks series”
Way better to do it instinctively than to try and position the darn thing. But your gut is telling you the right thing!
Do you have video(s) describing shaft lean at address? Does it vary with different clubs and or different intents, I.E. fade vs draw, or high vs low trajectory?
Steve
I don’t because it is not a concern when delivering your shots to a picture. Lower shots have more lean and higher shots have less through impact. The flight plan dictates this. What you want at address is to have a set up that allows you to swing into the flight plan. Generally, when you are letting the weight of the arms and club hang from the shoulders, the left hand being higher that the right, you will have a little natural shaft lean. See the first video in the consistency series to help. Shawn
Hi Shawn, firstly apologies for another post but I really could do with your help. Thanks to Wisdom in Golf I’m now compressing the ball much better than ever but it’s now my first winter golf in wet and muddy conditions with this swing. As a consequence I seem to be squelching the ball into the ground.
In the past prior to my WIG swing I would be playing my shots like a fairway bunker and clipping them off the wet / muddy surface. However I didnt want to revert to this approach if there is a more reliable WIG method, eg low sweeping and partially thinning. If you are playing off soaking vwet fairways for example what stick changes do you tend to go for. It’s difficult to goldilocks this out on the course. Last post I promise in 2019. Indebted to you as always. I haven’t thought about body parts since becoming a member of the dandelion club. Steve
I think I just grasp the concept of grass cutting and the dandelion after watching this video. I had watched your other youtube videos regarding this and I would focus on cutting grass at the ball which would cause me to be inconsistent and hit behind the ball but after watching the ball on the string and the arc I now understand that I need to start the grass cutting after clipping the dandelion stem. Is that correct?
CORRECT!!😀👍💥🤛🥳
Hi Shawn, am I correct that you set up with the club face slightly closed because at impact the face would be close to square? Also, to confirm that you’re holding the club (with the ‘stronger’ grip position) to close and not rolling the club and face to a closed position (which actually weaken the grip)?
Shawn, my ball position for irons is just inside my right heel (I’m right handed). I hit a straight ball most of the time. My ball position for driver is at my left arch. My iron distance is pretty good. However, my driver distance is not (200 yards). Any suggestions on how to get another 30-50 yards out of my anemic driver?
Have a look at this one;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaaBOxgXlmk&t=399s
Shawn