Does this restriction the trail elbow from levitating and separating from the body (a la Jack Nicklaus)? When I try the drill, it feels as if it is restricting my trail elbow to my trail side.
I learned a while back that face angle is responsible for the initial direction and the three dimensional path in relation to face angle is responsible for the spin. For example, with 3* in to out path and -3* angle of attack down the approx 3d path would be 6* in to out . . . If your club face was 3* open to the target it would be 3* closed to the path . . . Creating a ball that started to the right and drew back to the target.
Is this still considered correct?
I have a tendency to hit the ball straight (pushes and pulls) when I think about starting the ball in a particular direction and can’t get it to draw or cut back. My brain just thinks where I’m trying to start the ball is the target. Any thoughts on how to trick my mind to get around that?
Thanks for all your help! I’m definitely improving with your methods!
Hi Jamison! Yes, to a certain extent but loft plays a huge role in the equation; you cannot slice a wedge but you can hook one! I demonstrate that the lob wedge with open face won’t go to the right unless your path goes there; then as you get to the longer clubs with less loft, the theories start to make a bit more sense;
It sounds to me like you are a bit too mechanical in your approach; the more you try to place the club and steer it to perform, the more the brain wants to shut down the body to help you with your manipulations. See “using the weight in your swing-axe drill with Savy” and then all the “release” videos and “throwing the club” and “throwing series” videos and then the “fade fine tuning” and “draw fine tuning” videos and let’s get you free wheeling and reacting to task and weight!
Thanks for the insights. Yeah don’t worry . . . I’m not thinking about degrees of path etc. when I swing. Just when my “pre-flight instructions” are to start the ball at the edge of the sand trap and draw it back to the flag . . . And my task is to cut and send the stem in the direction of the trap to the right of the intermediate point . . . I’m thinking about the trap and my ball goes straight there lol. But I’ll re-watch the videos you recommended. (Still waiting for the snow to melt to get my first chance at throwing clubs)
Hi Shawn just been hitting my 5 wood which is a callaway XR and my ping G15 3 wood i seem to hit them about the same about 210 they are both about 8 years old do you think clubs make much difference to a high handicapper like me nearly all my clubs are woods from 13 down to 3 so waiting for your next video cheers Steve
Hi Steve! At one point, weather with irons or woods, there are diminishing returns because of lack of speed. Savy does not have a 3 wood in the bag because she hits it the same distance as her 5 wood which is 240-250 total with 230 carry. You need a club speed of over 110 to benefit from a 3 wood.
That depends on the shot you are making and how efficient your release is at this stage in your golf. Have you seen the “goldie locks series” with the grip club relation video of it as well as the “fade fine tuning” and “draw fine tuning” videos? Also the camera angle can mess things up on some of the videos…
Hi Shawn you say about club head speed if i not use the 3 wood should i replace it with anything savy hits the ball miles but you say she not has a 3 wood in her bag. Is it possible for me to increase my club head speed I’m sure you will be able to get savy speed up. I noticed my finish is not like you mine is in front of my head as i look to the target is that because my swing speed is not fast enough cheers Steve
Shawn, you probably don’t remember but I commented on the feet together drill that as soon as I had my right hip replaced and was able, that I would begin practicing the drill. Received my grass whip yesterday and want to begin my practice. Is there a particular order you recommend? I’m 69 and have been away from golf for 10 years. When I quit, I had a handicap index of 9.1 but the few rounds prior to surgery ranged from 109 to 90. Thanks for any help – looking forward to improving!
Hi Rod! Start with the senior series and then with the “grass whip training series” and then continue with the suggestions in the video at the top of the list of videos by date. 😀👍
Hi Steve! You would be much better off with a low spin 16.5 degree 4 wood or 18 degree 5 wood; you need 110 to BENEFIT from a 15 degree 3 wood. The Taylor Mades and Callaway Speed and Rogue fairway woods have been incredible!
Hi Shawn trying to send you video but it is asking for card number and payment but i signed up for this for a year don’t know what I’m doing wrong cheers Steve
Hi Steve! Make sure you are in your “eagle exclusive” section and then send it from there; if any issues, you can text me the swings at my cell at 416-455-5576 or send the short 3 second swing clips via my personal email at [email protected]
Hi Shawn was trying to send 2 video one from down the line one from the side i know you got something but don’t no what or anything i said about the shot or the gale force wind cheers Steve
I got the face on, but not the down the line; you can email me the clip and any messages like this pertaining to your videos to [email protected]
See you soon! 👍😀
Been enjoying your videos. Was looking for any videos on hitting out of the rough. The only one I saw was #6 in the on course playing lessons. Curious if you’ve got something more in-depth.
hey Vik! We will have some more this year on this for sure; the key is to choose the right task which is the “cutting of the dandelion stem” in my book and understanding there will be more resistance to that cut. Then you need to goldie-locks the club you are going to use to make sure you have the proper loft so that when you get through the stem, the ball won’t meet a wall of grass! 😝
Whilst my focus is on spinning the ball deep into my picture, I notice that at address my eyes are looking in the vicinity of the ball which is a bit blurry rather than fixed on the ball itself and I sometimes struggle with clean contact on chips and pitches.
Should my eyes remain fixed on the ball throughout my backswing. I assume so as if I was cutting a dandelion my eyes would remain on the stem with focus of sending it into the picture?
Hi Craig! Yes, when I gaze down where the ball is, the picture looks blurry too and it’s not that we need glasses, it is the fact that we are focused on a specific task which is dynamic! This is a good thing. Now the key to solid contact is to make the stem of the ball a precise intersection on the way to the target (flight plan of the shot-and the “target” represents the direction you want the ball to start on)
The way to make this precise is to see the “blur of club” and match it to the ball and intermediate point and feel like if you allowed momentum to swing naturally in the direction you want to start the ball, that the blur of club would go through both.
See all the “arc blur” and “unstoppable momentum” videos
Hey there Shawn – the emphasis on keeping the elbow in front in the last video was unreal – wondering is this the same for the driver? TY – Amazing the progress of Mu – congrats Mu!!!
Hey Thomas! Sorry I missed this one; and the answer is yes! See “the throwing series” and you will feel the difference between throwing a wedge vs throwing a Driver. Shawn
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