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Elbows?
Should elbows be rotated to point towards hip
I am left handed
Should inside of my left elbow be ‘looking at me at address ‘?
If you hold your arms out in front of you as if you at neck height in full extension; then bring the palms together, how are the elbows pointing? My elbows point at my hips and the inside of the elbows point 45 degrees up towards the sky.
Hi Shawn – played a 9-hole event tonight. My friend noticed my feet “wiggle” throughout my back swing. I’ve noticed this too for awhile now. I try not to focus on this, and stay focused to my target. Should I hit more balls beneath my feet for practice? I feel more bolted to the ground when I do not lift my fit during the swing.
It means the feet feel out of place when you are ready to go; they feel the need to move to accommodate the focus you have. So the question is: what is your task and what is your focus just before you swing?
Shot my personal low of 83 last weekend and just had my best range session probably ever today. I’ve watched a lot of your YouTube content and premium videos. Been a fan for a long time. The feeling of being bolted and centered had me hitting consistently more flush. Thank you for all the help!
Awesome! Yes, that feeling of staying centred and with the shot is priceless; congrats!
Shawn
Hey Shawn, great video. How do i use this and Goldilocks to stop a swing that’s too inside to out (shallow way too much in down swing)?
Thanks
The very best way to do this is to hit fades and perfect them! Hit 80% of your shots as fades at first…
Hitting both fades and draws will balance the swing in an exquisite way! The fades will start like smaller draws and as you continue, they will get more streamline and when they start to fade, then you can go back and hit 50% ratio of fades and draws.
Is it normal to be 15 yds shorter fading.
Yes, you bet! One club difference id par for the course; a bit more with short irons and a bit less loss of distance with longer irons and woods
Shawn, this video supports my recent discovery that I needed to be more ‘bolted’ for consistency, My ball striking has more compression and driving distance improved. Then suddenly, in the middle of a tournament, balls started moving left of my target line. Felt and looked slightly pulled with a draw flavor, not
good on a windy day. My divots look good and in front of ball. Iron shots still high but going left of target. I’m a bit lost after playing so well for weeks. Now I’m messing with my right elbow, swing path inward etc. Maybe I’m too tilted at impact ? Thoughts ?
Hey Keith!
Here is the focus sequence; have a good look at it and first priority is to confirm that you are staying all the way with the target!
1-pick an “end target” or a place you want to have the ball end up
2-pick a flight plan that fits your ability to get the ball there
3-find an intermediate point that will set you up into that picture-so that when you let the weight of the club release you to the target, you can predict that the ball position, the distance to the ball, the posture, and the grip-club face relationship will fit the flight when you let the club track itself into the direction you want to start the ball.
Predictions video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieQF5GjxzFs
4-set up done? Prediction of shot done? It is now OUT of YOUR CONTROL, just give control to gravity and let the weight of the ACU release itself in the direction you want to start the ball. Look for the feel of that low effort and nice whipping velocity that unleashes that ball into that flight with freedom and abandon!
5-DID YOU LET IT? DID you stay with the feel of that release to that direction? Or did you get distracted by “making sure” of a position or something else making noise around you?
If you stayed with it: how was the direction? how was the contact? How was the balance? How was the strain level?
If you did not stay with it, something short circuited you and you were trying to do something else; what was that you were trying? What were your concerns?
6-The most important stat in golf is how many times (there are average 36 full swings on the golf course) were you able to stay with your shot all the way to the finish? Can You CONFIRM WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT YOU felt the release of the club in the direction you wanted to start the ball?