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Hi Shawn I have been on and off your site for a number of years. It seems like whenever I have trouble I always come back. Question – do you still advocate the braced tilt for all clubs. And do still teach we should swing around the axis created by the braced tilt for backswing and downswing? Thank you.
Hi Edmund! The way we go about it is different; we are not focusing on keeping the axis centred, we are keeping the “arc-blur” of the club in the direction we want to start the ball and that focus keeps the axis in place! See “arc-blur” videos on premium; together with the “unstoppable momentum” videos and “blur of club” and then see “target confirmation series” to help stay in that direction.
I had a question yesterday about working the ball and I’m guessing this is where I’m getting confused I close the face a little then bump into my lead side or get behind the door frame to square the club back up ( I do this with all clubs) I then swing to the left of my intermediate point( left handed) and this produces a draw most of the time do I still do the same for a fade but swing to the right of my intermediate point? Because when I get behind the door frame it feels like it sets me up to swing to the left every time. With my driver if I take my diagonal stance for the draw or fade I can sometimes work it but rarely do I need to do something different with my face with the driver to produce that fade or is it as simple as letting it release to the left or right of my intermediate pointTo produce my draw/fade. I’m sorry this is so long
Hey Jacob! Did you see the Diagonal stance series with fades and draws?
I think I did But I don’t recall hearing anything about the face of the driver just swing out or over the top for draw/fade
Ok, when you set up like for the “arc-blur unstoppable momentum series” video, and combine that with “predict contact” video, you are predicting that when you release in the direction you want to start the ball, that the grip-face relationship will allow the ball to curve in the air the way you want it to and that the ball position will allow the ball to start on the line you want it to start on. This is not a cookie cutter approach at all as everyone is different!
I see!! Last question and I will have it. With the irons you can manipulate the face and move it around in your stance to get what you want. I feel like I could do the same with the driver and get the same results. Although I have no data to back that up.
Exactly; you deliver your swing in the direction you want to start the ball, observe a few flights and see a pattern; then adjust accordingly with the grip and club face until you get the flight you need. Some will need to close more than irons and some less and some the same; depends on the person and the equipment they are using.
Watching the video “Braced Tilt” it has confused me when mentioning “pre-turn”. If I take my neutral grip with a slightly closed club face at address; and then square the club face while still at address by tilting to the right, is this the braced tilt? I guess I saw a video before I became a premium member where a “re-turn” was demonstrated and so I was confused when in the “Braced Tilt” video, you said “…we’re going to get rid of that [pre-turn]. Could you please clarify for me?
Hey Michael! You are close; if you blend this with the task of the “hammer drill” video, you want to feel that you are bracing yourself into the doorframe but not to the point where you get in front of the door frame. SOLID FROM THE RIGHT SIDE INTO THE LEFT SIDE.
Hey Shawn,
New to the site. I’ve always struggled with hooks and shallow backswing so the closed club face hands forward scare the crap out of me. Lol. I used to have a forward press and read that position can cause you to over rotate forearms on backswing causing this shallowing. Please talk me off the ledge. I’m willing to give it a try. Also working very hard on not being ball focused but “throwing” to target. I’ve even tried closing my eyes during whole swing and envisioning just the target. I’ve been surprised how descent I hit it. Does this seem like good idea to try?
– Jeff
Hey Jeff! No worries, this has nothing to do with any of the items you mention. Start with the “senior series” which is a nice overview of the “method” of human machine throwing the club to a target; then see “arc-blur unstoppable momentum series” and “how to match backswing to ball direction” and then see “the goldie locks series” and “the perpetual motion drill series” will round things out for you. Enjoy the process and stay open minded! 😀👍
Hi Shawn, I’m loving the premium content and I’m working really hard to lower my handicap. One of the issues I thought i was having was my angle of attack, but with my 7-iron I typically hit down on the ball about 4.5 degrees. So I’m trying to figure out where I’m losing distance. I recently had my swing recorded and noticed my body goes upward during impact on the ball, rather than going through the shot to compress with momentum. What do you suggest? I’m currently carrying my 7-iron 150 and want to get that back up to 170. Thanks!
Hey Shane! Search and watch all the videos with “release” in them, then see “throwing the club” and the “throwing series” and see the first video in the consistency series to really see just how closed the face can be in the set up and swing. Then see “predict contact” and “the goldie locks series: and finally “target confirmation series”
Thank you!