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Hey Shawn! Great information in this video. But you are correct, that one would eventually want to veer away from this as a permanent position (maybe not?). Would it be fair to say this is something to engrain a feel, or dare I say it, a “body position”, for those who may still be in the swaying camp? Seems to border Stack+Tilt and that brought me down a dark, deep rabbit hole a couple years ago. LoL.
Lastly, I just joined your entry membership, is there a starting point and a particular sequence to your videos? It just seems to be pick and choose.
Best,
Mark G
(YT: MarkG_603)
Hey Mark! Yes, I know what you mean! My content is very elaborate and complete and far from the body part hornet’s nests but I still have to bridge the gap that was created by the golf teaching industry; no fault of theirs as we all do our best. (I think 😝)
so it would be great for you to either write right here what your tendencies are and I will point you to a nice list of videos that will pertain to that and get you evolving in the right direction; no rush as this is really the last place you will need to be as we all evolve towards great golf together! Glad to see a couple video clips as well; just email me at [email protected] and add what you have been doing and why. Looking forward to your response! Shawn
Hey Shawn!!
A sticking point with me, and I just had a lesson with my coach yesterday (2/24), is that I’m still stuck on my back foot too long. When I practice my swing, no ball, my intended task is to be mostly up and off my back foot at impact, on the toe. While I “feel” this does happens the camera shows NONE of it occurs. Feel versus Real. 😛
Seth (Seth Dichard, Hudson NH), my coach, gave me a step drill to perform and also suggested seeking out your help and/or videos you may have to assist with this?
I’m integrating the throwing of the club, which is terrific… I need some help moving forward more than I presently am. I’ll get some swing video to you as soon as I can obtain them from Seth.
All the best!
Mark
Hey Mark! Ok, there is stuck on the back foot because you are trying to lift or hit the ball as your target instead of delivering a task to the target. And then there is having the right foot down as an anchor for the head staying back as you stay with the direction you want to start the ball’s flight on like John Rahm and Tony Finau and Cameron Young and many other players. Have you seen how long John Rahm’s right foot stays down well past impact? This was also the late great Moe Norman’s signature move. The video for this is called “bolted and centred”
Now if you are in the first camp, which is when you look down you see a ball and you are trying to hit the ball or trying to move body parts into positions, then you want to see “top 3 tasks”, “slow motion task”, “task update”, “task 2.0” and one of my favourite series is “kinetic chain engagement facilitation series” which is a 2.0 version of the “walking drill” and don’t forget the “throw the club” and the “throwing series” which is a right of passage for any golfer and if you have a nice safe netted area to practice this, you will be amazed at how awesome your swing looks on video when you perform this drill well.
Hey Shawn!
Email sent with my swing video, front and down the line.
Thanks!
I’ve used this set up for years after seeing it in your DVD in like ’08-’09. It was how I was always the longer hitter of my group. Bad part is every time I would try and get touch up lessons from local pros they always wanted to deconstruct my posture and get me standing vertical, because that was the traditional teaching method of the time. Still love and use this posture because it makes the most sense rather than throw the club out on the backswing and pull it back in the slot on the down swing. Too many moving parts.
Hi Lance! Good comment!
Yes, there is a huge difference between “dynamic” and “static” teaching and performing. The first thing I did when I came to this game was question the purpose behind things when I heard them. Does this have to do with someone’s opinion based on an assumption or will this help me deliver a ball to a target over and over again without hurting me.
Shawn!
I’ve been trying to figure out the golf swing for a year and a half now. In my heart I always knew it (the swing) was an intuitive move but I could never find someone who could teach it that way, and I never was able to figure it out myself. (Just turn the hips. HOW DO I TURN MY HIPS lol) I had watched your videos on and off but everything you said seemed a little different than what the “mainstream” teaches (positions rather than actions that get you into these positions) so I kind of passed you by.
For whatever reason I knew what you were teaching was right and your teaching would get through to me. I’m through the grip lessons and on to this video and everything makes perfect sense. I’m no longer chasing feels in the swing, I’m thinking about hitting the ball differently.
Anyways – the point of this post – This video! Lightbulb moment for me! When I started getting behind the ball in my setup (basically sticking my butt ahead, it feels like cheating) my backswing and turn became so effortless and powerful. Before I had to make a conscious effort almost to turn my chest to the back and then raise my arms in front of my chest, then once I lost this sensation I found my arms getting pinned against my chest and just feeling restricted. And I could never feel comfortable over the ball. Now all I have to think is a high outside takeaway and throwing the club at the target. Its amazing.
I have so much of this material to go through, I cant wait to hear what you have to say about short game and putting. Just wanted to say thanks, I’m positive you’re going to change my golf game.
You bet Justin! And you will enjoy the short game and putting for sure as it relates immediately to the full swing. Looking forward to more feedback! Enjoy “using the weight in your swing-axe drill with Savy” and “backswing levitation” and “the throwing series” and “kinetic chain facilitation series” just to name a few that work with what you are describing here. Oh, a couple more: “how to match backswing to ball direction”, “blur of club” and all the “arc blur unstoppable momentum” videos…👌👍
Please explain how the weight moves in the back swing, at contact, and at follow-through. For example, if you start with a 60/40 weight distribution, does the weight distribution, remain the same during the backswing?
Hey Gregg! The weight shifts naturally from 60-40 address (ready to swing to target mode) to 70-30 top of backswing favouring the inside of the right foot because the weight of the arms is on that side and then fluctuates back to 60-40 through impact in favour of left side and then 85-15 in the finish favouring left side. Your arms are about 15 to 20 % of body weight and when they swing they affect the centre of gravity and the body naturally predicts how to brace to allow you to stay with your task of delivering grass clippings or divots or dandelion stems to target!
Hey Shawn,
While I have gained good distance and accuracy with my driver now on the course…My iron distance once in a while on the range will jump 20 yards but never on the course and I am hitting a lot of very fat and then almost alternating thin shots…I think a lot of the answers are between this video and the balance and contact video…I am definately not feeling ball-grass-ground at address…working on compressing the ball against the door frame I hope will make a big difference…your thoughts?
Tom
When on course, it is easy to get tight and careful and your backswing then does not gather enough momentum to get through the ball with ease; see “open up the machine on course”, the “pre-motor cortex series” and the “unstoppable momentum series” to lock in on the feel BEFORE YOU TAKE THE SWING.