These first four lessons in 2022 feel like a super refresher on how you keep us centered but don’t let us restrict our natural body movements. Add in your reminder to keep effort a one out of ten really works too! This generates plenty of power! Great start to the year Shawn.
I’m on a journey to play more consistent golf and to strike the ball solidly much more often. I am struggling with staying focused on the task and letting my subconscious brain engage my kinetic chain. I’ve been an early extender for years and am still struggling with my spine and head lifting which causes me to release too early. When I make an effort to release later or stay in posture, I tend to hit a lot of fat shots. Shawn, I’m confident your methods will get me there, I just wish I knew how to make it happen faster! Thank you for your help!
Hi Chris!
start with mastering the “throw the club” drill and get REALLY GOOD with it. Then you master the release with all the “release” videos and then when you throw and don’t let go, you throw into a release that snaps back at you. Then see “PREDICT CONTACT and the “GOLDIE LOCKS SERIES” and KNOW how the ball gets in the way of this throwing snap release and seal the deal with “target confirmation series”
Hi Shawn, I bought the Swing caddy Pro and have been working with it. It kind of shined a light on how to release the club. One question I have though is on the box it came in they say to start the downswing with the shoulders. That’s not really correct is it?
Hey Neal! You know that one is not correct; keep your channel tuned in right here only and understand that the human kinetic chain is undeniable. See “kinetic chain facilitation series” for the latest on that!
Wanted to ad another question to my comment below on the Swing Caddy. They have a video from you on their website with a $. Do I have access to it? https://www.swingimpact.com/video-gallery
Wow, I had no idea they were charging for that! They never told me they were going to do that…I will see about placing this on our premium channel for our members; thanks for letting me know!
Just spoke to Yong; he is very surprised and will get everyone access ASAP; he has no idea how that happened and will talk to his web people.
Thank you again for the head’s Up!👍😀
Enjoyed this video, especially the overhead views. I have a few questions – what do you think makes the difference in clubface closure for different people? Anatomical range, body turn through the impact or something else altogether?
The other question I’ve always had is how the heck so many great golfers actually play with a 2 knuckle grip and square face and are able to hit draws a good distance. I wonder if there is a different way to release the club. I realize this is outside the scope of your teachings but any insights would be appreciated!
Hey Tristan! This is all anatomy of the individual and when they actually learned the game which is why golf is the perfect sport as you can adopt any grip provided it fits you. And this release you talk about with 2 knuckles and even one for several of the guys on tour is exactly in my wheelhouse as the release you see Bryson and Matt Wolf perform is the very same release as I profess in all the release videos in here such as “lead hand release, trail hand release, release fine tuning and snap release polish” THIS IS HUMAN ANATOMY 101; human movement patterns are very much universal, they just come in an infinity of variations! 😀👍
At 1:59 you mention chip takeaway. I haven’t been through all of these vids, but I wonder where else do you expand on that takeaway concept? I don’t feel the same thing in my takeaway. I feel like the trail arm folds a little sooner and wonder if that’s how I get a little stuck.
This is all about allowing the lower body to heave the arm-club unit into the backswing; see the best drill for backswing width in the “lead hand release” and the latest “lead hand release backswing” video! You will see the “chipping” video as well!
Ray Drenner
I have looked at several of your grip videos, some more than once. How does the left thumb align with the clubface? How do you define a strong grip?
Hi Ray! Sorry I missed this one; make sure you email me at my personal email at [email protected] after 48 hours of not answering for next time (means it was buried in my daily emails)
You guys are my priority!
For some reason my shaft is too vertical on the follow through ,,, like I’m holding on instead of letting my hands rotate after contact. Should I slow my body down through the ball order to get more whip with the hands?
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. 😀👍
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