Shawn, I have been out practising the legs together and one leg drill. However, even on these drills I hit fat. I think it is because after 35 years of hitting at the ball my brain does not want to let go. Can you direct me to videos that will help get through the ball. I have been throwing but still want to hit that darn ball.

My backswing is always collapsed by right elbow folding too much at the top, so the width of the backswing is shortened. Also, I figured that my shoulder turn is stop much earlier than my arm swing since my turn is only half of the 90 degrees. What should I do?

Great content! Keep up the good work!

Is the illusion of alignment with longer clubs do to the distance the ball travels? It seems the shorter clubs hook/fade sooner because the ball travels a shorter distance

Shawn I noticed it appears that you use a diagonal stance for your draw and more of a normal stance for the fade when you line up left of your target. It also appears the ball position is more towards your lead foot for the fade and further back for the draw. Is that the actual case or is it just the angle of the diagonal stance that makes it appear that way? Could you clarify that and if there is a difference in the relative ball position give a ball park distance like a ball width, 2 ball widths etc.? I watched the videos for both slow motion draw and fade several times and couldn’t tell exactly what you were using in your setup for each. Do you normally get a lower, more penetrating ball flight on your stock draw than for the fade? Is your carry and roll distance significantly different for the different ball flights? I understand it is all relative to the direction in which you release the ball to start and the clubface closure determines the amount of fade or draw relative to that path. Could you be a bit more specific on when you are using the diagonal stance how that affects the ball position for the draw?

Shawn,

I love the way your trail foot is planted at impact and then you roll / bank your ankle.

Have you any video that deals with how to achieve this super position ?

thanks
Declan

Love the slo-mo videos. Gives a real feel of the dynamic process for me , especially takeaway …turning the body and downswing…engaging the ground and the lag sequence. So smooth and effortless.
A long time ago you had me ‘crazy close’ the club face to produce square or slightly closed dynamic face at contact to protect from the over the top tendency and horrible slices. As my kinetic chain has become more ‘patient’ with better grounding and tempo I find the face alignment at setup is slightly closed for the draw and neutral for the fade.
On your setup with irons and driver the club faces look quite open at address for draw and neutral for fade, sort of counter intuitive. Is this true?
Still appears ball forward aim left for fade and ball back aim straight but throw to the right for draw. Correct?
Thanks again Shawn. Happy new year…

Hi Shawn just watched the Eagle session with savy getting better with AOA what ever that is and lag as my bag is mostly woods 13 to a 3 is it just ball position so I’m not hitting down to much with my woods i just think about throwing the club out to were i want the ball to start. Also if my right elbow brushes my body on the way down what is the cause not getting out of the way i know but why cheers Steve

Shawn, I have been away for a bit.
I noticed on Track Man that my club is 4 to 10 degrees closed to the path every time. It is pretty much the same for all clubs. The result is either a hard draw or hook. (for the last 3 indoor sessions) I do have a ‘strong’ grip but when I extend my arms straight out the toe is just a little bit over. When I try a weaker grip I feel disconnected.
Has my body gone quiet? Can you point me to a video(s) or just make a recommendation for a task to engage the torso? Is it something else?

Hey Shawn, I noticed your hands are almost at head height (in both draw & fade videos), if not above your head. After I went over how I take away my driver my hands are definitely not that high, so is this something I should be trying to achieve or is this something that naturally just happens? I never really looked into the hands & the height, so would love to hear your insight. Cheers, Brian

I like the way the slow mo videos shows how much Shawn releases the club. Still working on consistent release with the driver, but hit a bunch of laser iron shots Saturday in the drizzling rain to win my 1st Golf Club weekly golf tournament since switching to Wisdom in Golf with a net 70. Wisdom in Golf Works

hello Shawn! What is the technique to use for ball position and practice swing when I tee up the ball on a par 3 using my hybrid or fairwood? Is it like te driver? I have difficulties with these shots . merci 🙂 and I am so grateful with all your generosity sharing your knowledge.

I’m having a little trouble. The side of my right middle finger sometimes gets split open. I’m pretty sure that I’m gripping the club correctly. Am I missing something or is it just that i may need thicker grips. I currently have standard size grips

Hi Shawn been reading loads of comments now know what AOA is. When you say the bottom of the woods run along the ground this is after it has collected the ball as i sent you video me hitting a 7 wood you said it was OK taking a divot after the ball. You not tell me yet why my elbow sometimes brushes my side as asked in my previous comment cheers Steve

Hi Shawn been watching your chipping videos as i used to use the hinge and hold method your way is the bollicks I’ve got out of everything divots mud long grass and puddles. Been also practicing hitting my 3 wood off mat into net my little launch monitor tells me my best shot was 292 yards with 117 club speed don’t think that could be right normally hit it about 210 just want to thank you for all the the ideas you have to make us play better cheers Steve