Right on Tim! The backswing portion of the “Lead hand release” video is a great help as well! 😀👍

This was for the 2 swing drill? Awesome! Thanks for letting me know!

That would be too much to manage for most, because you are either collecting a ball from where it lies and releasing it into the direction of flight OR throwing the club towards a target through the intermediate point.

Hey Larry! We use white electrical tape which does a great job and there is no problem with paint or sight lines on the driver as it has been done a lot. As long as you do not modify DURING the round.

Thanks Shawn
Very Helpful… just like everything you do !!!

Hi Emilio; not a concern at all; you just need some solid references to get your bearings. See “blur of club” and “grass whip training” as a great task training. Then see “the goldie locks series” and the “throwing the club” and “throwing series” and predict that contact! 😀👍

Great plan! I concur! 👍😀

Hey Andy! Yes, this is very common when trying to “protect” your good rounds when you start playing better than your comfort zone. This is definitely between the ears and something many players on tour constantly seek and this is why you hear the cliché of “one shot at a time.
1-choose a shot flight plan you are comfortable with for that particular shot; something that would not have you release towards trouble and invite unnecessary tension in the swing.
2-be comfortable over the shot (you did your predictions based on your task to target)
3-what will this feel like when you let that unstoppable momentum go into that direction?
4-witness
You cannot get to the next step without the previous one being sound.
Do you see something in this process that was missing for you or is this what you are doing?

Well there are a few things here. One issue I have had is moving from 50 years of draw to fade, but I think I am OK with that now – I do as you said – do not aim at trouble playing the shot, I favor a side to take into account a slight fade. I can also draw it if I need to, but the draw is less controllable.

I do have a plan – flight path and target, but there seems to be two stages for me. 1) The start of the round where I have thought about the round heading in and I do not think at all, I just react. 2) Once the crap creeps in and I have to get #1 back. It seems for #2 I am almost trying to force something (which I guess I am). That is the thing where I struggle at times

There is a #3 when mechanical swing thought appear and that is the worst thing for me.

The tell tale sign that I am no longer in situation #1 is I get rabbit ears and hear/see everything. For Sunday’s round what knock me from #1 was hitting a perfect shot that was 1 club too much and I think that stuck in my head and rather than accepting it and moving on, I was second guessing the club selection (which does nothing for that round). I should have made a mental note that I was hitting the ball well that day and moved on.

Sounds like you are narrowing things down actually; your management decisions of what shots to hit are meant to keep the stress away from your execution. See how well you do with that in the next couple rounds!

Hey Sean! See this video on youtube; i know I have it somewhere on premium but forgot where; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAU2tIwasy4
let me know how you do!

Hey Shawn – so, helped a bit on the range, ball came out a lot lower but often was center of the face and solid. That being said, I noticed I was still hitting some almost ‘drop kick’ top type shots, and as you mention in that video, if you’re swaying, you end up doing that. I recorded myself quickly and noticed I am swaying a bit with the driver.

I went back to the ‘feet together’ and ‘1 foot’ drills with my 7 iron and was topping some balls…spent the rest of that session on those drills and my left oblique is sore today! Guess I let that slip away from me. I’ll spend a couple more sessions on that and then get back to the driver. Any videos you can point me at to eliminate sway on the driver beyond those two drills?

Yes, see the “walking drill” and then the “kinetic chain facilitation series” #5 or #6 which is the walking and sending divot peels into the trees. With the driver it’s tee tips being sent! Just an amazing drill.

Thanks Shawn! Will give it a try!

Hey Tim! Use the one leg for downhill shots and feet together for flat; then go slightly wider than feet together and see “feet together back to feet apart” video and then see “perpetual motion drill series”

Hi Charley, sorry I missed this one! Manufacturers are making lighter to allow the golfer to whip the club easier. But if too light and too flexible, then you lose that tracking ability. A good balance between dynamic weight and strength of the individual.

Hey Knut! Feel like you are clamping down on the left or lead hand’s last 3 fingers and deliver the swing with the lead side; just amazing the difference in feel and depth in the delivery to target!

Hi David! Start with this video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDLs2SC-yQE then go to the “lead hand release”, “trail hand release”, “release fine tuning”, “snap release polish” and “draw fine tuning” videos. Then see “driver nugget” and the “diagonal stance series driver draw”. You will then have the full picture and what you need to feel! 👍😀

Hey Shawn! I’ve been struggling with a block slice with the driver. I watched the first video you recommended to David, and believe my issue is that the face isn’t closed enough, but I still have an inside-out swing. Could this be a cause? I also struggle with hitting the top of the ball on my tee shots – driver or 3 wood. With driver, I make sure not to address the club behind the ball.. but sometimes I feel like on my downswing I default to the ball. Something I can’t get my head wrapped around.

At the end of my range session I changed my grip to hammer “down”, and then tilted to send the shot into the picture. When I do this, I feel like my forearms are contorted too much.. but maybe that’s just me not being used to sending the shot into the picture.

FWIW – I’m having great success with wedges and irons. I love your methods as they’re all natural movements. Keep up the amazing work!

Thanks!

Chris

Hey Chris! If you are still coming from the inside but the ball still goes right it can only be the club face. For you and Tom, turn the driver upside down and do the “lead hand release” and “trail hand release” videos and perform this before every drive; this is how Mu was able to translate his big block slices and turn them into crazy long straight draws. And he has to crank the face closed big time-just close it and disregard the look of it until you get a straight flight. If you guys look at the “most overlooked detail with driver shawn clement” video on youtube I did a few weeks back, you really realize that for many, the driver needs to be closed much more because of the upward blow. Keep the strain level very low as well so that the weight of the clubhead can release you fully.

Thanks Shawn! I think the trail hand release is what did it for me. I watch the videos and understand the concepts, but you can’t really grasp it until you actually do the drill! Looks and feels are totally different! I’m not getting nearly enough width with my trail arm.. definitely collapsing and getting stuck on the inside. I’m still going to close the face more, but I believe I was WAY too inside-out.

Good! Combine that with the “football drill” series! 👍

Hey Shawn! I have one more follow up (sorry to bog down this thread!). Today was the best I hit the driver in months. My power fade was working very well at the range. I took a video and noticed that I’m still quick with my swing.. definitely more width though.

What I also noticed is that I’m squatting way too early.. I start to squat and catch the ground as my backswing is finishing. My “load” in the back swing is a squat.. would this force me to pop up out of the shot? hence the tops off the tee here and there? Or is the early squat ok? I’m all self taught (besides your channel – no in person lessons) so my understanding of the “mechanics” isn’t great.

Thanks!

No worries! Best video for you to watch is the “feet together back to feet apart” and if you have not seen the feet together drill, please see that too. Then see “kinetic chain facilitation series” and my favourite is #6!

Big giant dittos for me….as I read this I realized I have a similar problem! It seems like my right side can not get through enough and I end up going around more than through.
I’ve not yet tried to throw a driver (it has a graphite shaft) but I suspect the longer club has something to do with this as it feels like the trail side can not release at the same time or maybe as easily as the lead side and is restricting me from a full release.
My arms feel kind of contorted or restricted from experiencing the same feel I get with the irons.
Tom

Glad you liked it Vince!

Hey Michael!
The 10 finger grip is EVERY BIT AS VALID AS ALL OTHER GRIPS. Very anatomically sound and just transferred someone this morning from an interlocking grip that did not work at all for them to a superb 10 finger grip.

Hi Norman! The release point is well past the ball and well towards the direction you want to start the ball past the low point of the arc which of course for all clubs except the driver is in front of the ball by a couple inches…see the “lead hand release”, “trail hand release”. ‘Release fine tuning” and “snap release polish” videos for starters and then see “kinetic chain facilitation series” and my favourite is the walking and releasing divots into the trees one which I think is #5 or #6. Enjoy!