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Hi Sean, great video. The battering ram is starting to resonate with me. I noticed that looking at the down the range view in this video, you seem to have a very closed stance with your feet (e.g., at minute 5:00 and 6:00). Is there that much change to hit a draw? I am really struggling with getting a draw ball shape on any of my clubs, I can get straight, but not the draw curve back. I wonder if I need a more closed stance at setup?
Hi Graham! What you need is a very closed club face at set up!! Let’s see you curve the ball violently to the left and really dive in to the exaggerated closed face. The brain will then have a reference. See “draw fine tuning” and the “release” videos and feel the full measure of the “lead hand and trail hand release” videos and the “snap release polish” videos. When you get the hook, then releasing to the right of the IP with the “battering ram” and “Shawn’s favourite drill” will seem MUCH EASIER!
Thank you Shawn. It seems to me like you open the face a bit at set up when you place the ball back in the stance. I feel the same. Next question. The intermediate point has nothing to do with where the face of the club is pointing at set up?? Merely an eye fixation to not forget where the target is?? When you say swing in the direction you want the ball to start. i.e for a draw a bit right of the intermediate point. Where should the blade of the club be pointing at that time?
At address, the face of the club means nothing; it is when you deliver in the direction you want to start the ball and see how the ball flies that matters; IN DYNAMIC MOTION!! See the “blur of club” and “arc Blur unstoppable momentum” videos as well as the “alignment reload” video which are SUPER KEY!!
Thank you for your quick reply – in Spite of Masters. Will check that out. Thanks.
Great video as always. I have been struggling create solid contact without presenting too much loft with my irons. I have been focusing on my picture and using an intermediate point and contact is solid, but my launch angle is way too high and zapping my distance. When I really focus on the throw or in this case the battering ram I occasionally shift my upper body too far forward and contact is awful. I know if I can manage to deliver the club without adding extra loft I will be golden, any suggestions of videos to check out?
The key in this drill is the delivery of the release. When you see the “lead hand release” and trail hand release” videos, you get the feel of that snap at the end of the release when the club catches up with the hands; the jackknife-battering ram drill gets the body to clear while staying in posture and the key to not getting ahead of it IS THE DIRECTION OF THE MOMENTUM of this drill which of course represents the same direction of the swing.
Staying with the arc-blur of this action (review blur of club and arc-blur series) in the direction that is through ball and intermediate point prevents any forward movement of the centre of the swing and the lag that results, increases the angle of attack for penetrating shots! 👌👍😀
I’ve been watching the videos you recommended but struggle to avoid my personal death move, which is the right shoulder moving in a flat rotation towards the target. This results in a shank or very poor contact. I am okay if I don’t try to apply any additional speed in my motion towards the target, but once I do that many days it spells disaster. If I consciously keep my shoulder back or try to force it down and around I can avoid major problems, but it isn’t a healthy swing. I’ve been on and off for years bouncing between very solid golf and downright ugly golf so regardless of the progress I have made thus far using the site I feel very good that I have finally identified a major culprit of my swing problems through the work being put in and referencing your videos.
Ok, very important that when you feel this move happen, you go back to what was the last thing going through your mind before you swung was; and if it was your task, then did you stay with your task into your finish and stick the finish?
-the target confirmation series
-the pre-motor cortex series
-the latest stick the finish series
Another great video Shawn! I was finally able to get to a golf simulator & I was hitting a lot of shots left/pulling. I know I was swinging left, but I tried to tell my brain to swing right more. I would hit some great shots doing that, but most were still going left. Do you have any ideas on what I should do? Thanks again!!
Get all your predictions in a row; see “the goldie locks series” and you will realize that ball position and distance to ball greatly affect direction as well as making sure you have an intermediate point such as in the “alignment reload” video which uses that same intermediate point to deliver the “arc-blur” which is another set of videos critical for your brain finding the right references to deliver accurately!
Great video. Perfect illustration how I want to swing the club. What adjustment required in setup for a ball slightly below feet, rock hard dirt lie? 100 yard shot so using a wedge.
Also, staying with the shot is a real challenge for me, at times, with this shot. Task adjustment when getting ready to play this shot?
Thanks in advance!
Definitely see our “ball below feet” video which is huge and see all other 3 videos as well for ball above, uphill and downhill shots. This part of the game has been ridiculously taught and these will take all the mystery out of it and actually help your overall swing’s centre stability!
Thanks! Center and stability.