See “how to match backswing to ball direction” video; wide in the direction you want to start the ball will get pulled up the rib cage as it passes waist high and the wrists hinge straight up. See also “backswing levitation” and “kinetic chain facilitation series”

Yes, you bet! That sounds like my 7 iron and my carry is 280-290 with the driver; now it sounds like the deal for you is getting better numbers with the driver and do you have a place you can go to hit shots with a GC Quad with Club Data? This would give us some great information on how to optimize your driver WITHOUT THE EFFORT! Also, please tell me if you have been fit for your driver and what are the specs?

I don’t have access to a GC Quad but I have a SkyTrak in my garage practice area. My launch is generally in the 14-17 range, spin is usually anywhere between 2200-3000. ball speed generally around 160 +/- 5. Clubhead speed seems to vary greatly. Some days I’m around 105. Other days I can get up to 115-118. I can never seem to determine what I’m doing different on the days where I have the increased speed. I also see this on the course. There are times where I do carry in the 280-290 range on the course and then days where the carry is in the 250 range. I generally use 4″ tees and my Drive is a Callaway Mavrik 9 degree loft with a stiff shaft. I’m not sure about the weight and kick point information. I didn’t get fitted for this, but I tested many different clubheads and shafts at the club. The frustrating thing is knowing that the speed potential is there, just not knowing how to have it more consistently. Your videos are the best in the business. I’m finally getting to the point where I can work the ball with a fade a little more. This should be huge for certain pins or when I get an in between yardage on an approach shot.

Ok, good stuff, you are on the right track! It is normal to have some sputters along the way as your CNS is constantly learning; my fluctuations are from 108 to 112 and I am back in the gym 2 to 3 times per week getting the strength back to go to 114-118 again. Your body will show up slightly different every day and like Sam Snead said it best, “you gotta dance with who you brung” and that is why warm ups are important, to see who you brought to the dance and work with that for that day.

AS YOU STAY WITH YOUR TASK, (you have a clear task and clear feel to deliver your task in a very specific direction on every swing right?) your machine will create myelin around the neuro pathways that it needs to deliver your task and you will get better and better at it. It has been measured at 15% better after 1 hour a day for a 2 week period. So stay with your task no matter what as it looks like you have some very solid benchmarks with what you are doing.

Thanks for the feedback. It is greatly appreciated. During my practice session yesterday I had a weird experience that I’m not sure I can communicate super clearly. It’s almost like if I feel like everything is super relaxed and soft at the top of the swing and I’m patient to start the downswing then it’s almost like magic. The speed jumps way up and the ball flight is like a laser. It feels effortless. I don’t know if sometimes I’m still fighting the “hit the ball” impulse. Having the an intermediate target is really helpful to keep me on track for visualizing what I want for ball flight. I guess I just need to keep working at trying to get the speed up without ramping up the effort.

Very good!
You have seen the “kinetic chain facilitation series” right? #6 is still my favourite and worth continuously working on to polish the feel of this.

I just paid for a quick swing analysis. Hopefully a visual of my swing will ensure we identify the things I really need to work on.

Ok, will look into it! 😀👍

Hi Blaine! So you saw Grip and Grip part 2 and now see “important grip update” video and then see all the “release” videos to allow the g-forces in the swing to place or release your anatomy in the swing to make sure you ARE NOT IN CONTROL. 😝
Then see “fade fine tuning” and “draw fine tuning” for the complete understanding.

Right on Steve! Not surprising especially if you feel and see yourself delivering more through the ball! 😀👍

Awesome comment and feedback man! Thank you for chiming in and sharing your experiences; really looking forward to hearing about your next benchmark! 👌💪👍😀

Sounds like you are defaulting to the ball and getting ahead of it and going to the outside of the lead side and causing strain there; go feet together drill in the next practice session for pitches and smooth irons shots and then see “feet together back to feet apart” and combine with “blur of club” and “arc-blur unstoppable momentum” videos

Good stuff! 👍👌

Hey Gaz! Very important to work on fades to balance things out!
see “how to match backswing to ball direction” and then see “fade fine tuning” and then “draw fine tuning”

You would be making the table top spinners “spin” by brushing across them with the toe of the club.

Yes sir! One of the nice drills for this is the axe drill; see “using the weight in your swing-axe drill with Savy” video and really feel that you are ALLOWING the legs to be USED in the backswing to heave the arms and club away and into a nice levitation up the rib cage. See “backswing levitation” as well!

Yes sir! You are in the right place with these videos; see also “backswing levitation” and “perpetual motion drill series” and the latest “off season training series 2020-2021” where we talk about the release into a hinge of the wrists and this hinge is what takes the backswing up the rib cage instead of around the body. When this happens, the “levitation” takes care of the arms as the brain can now secure the ground in the downswing to engage the kinetic chain. Timing, rhythm, effortless power, no need to interfere, just witness the greatness!

Hey Sam! The fact you need to THINK ABOUT turning the body through impact is already SABOTAGE TO THE SWING. The last thing you need to do is to think about turning the body!!!!
See all the “release” videos and see how we are built to LET THE ARM ANATOMY RELEASE ITSELF in the direction we want to start the ball and then see the “throw the club” and “throwing series” and then the “kinetic chain facilitation series” and realize once and for all how RIDICULOUS your pro sounds. It is not his or her fault; it is the state of the game at the moment unfortunately.

Hey Glenn!
there are a couple of very key factors that would need to occur for you to hook it:
1-hitting hard and putting a lot of effort into the shot and releasing AT THE BALL
2-loosing your task and defaulting to the ball

in the Fade fine tuning and draw fine tuning videos, you will see that yes, there is such a thing as too closed and this varies hugely with each individual anatomically as well as developmentally.

When you deliver the task (see all the task videos on site if you don’t know what I mean) through the ball and into the direction you want to start the ball with ease and a good velocity, and the ball does curve with too much hook, then your grip and club relationship is too closed to begin with.

also see “matching backswing to ball direction” video because if the backswing does not match, the ball will not do what you want.

Hey Jeremy! It is the weight of the ARMS AND CLUB TOGETHER AS A UNIT! ACU for short. See “using the weight to hit your shots-axe drill with savy” and “starting the swing smoothly to slow things down”

Hi Jeremy,

My natural experience is likely as yours: one arm: completely relaxed and perfect kinetic motion; two arms: something off, perfect kinetic motion not possible.

Thus I have to swing ‘unnaturally’:
No effort except purely passive AC unit weight drop above the waist, activity solely below the waist with the upper body/ AC unit following the tight rotation, starting motion with the feet, culminating into a jump timed at the dynamic center of the swing, wrists free of manipulation – that leads to an effortless snap and throw.

When you throw a heavy hammer, that is what we do. The key is the relative contribution: below the waist active – above the waist passive.

Let’s see how Shawn will respond.

Regards

Eckhart

Yes, and this is how the veteran lumberjack operates! Always use the legs to do the lifting and then use the resulting momentum to pound through! See the 2 videos I listed for Jeremy! 👍

ditto…love this question!