I played hockey right handed but iam a natural left handed. I play golf 20 years right handed but 7 years ago, i switched left handed but i don’t feel iam getting better. Should I switch back to right handed in golf ?

I have the throwing motion down once I get it moving. But how do I get it started from a stationary golf stance? Any triggers?

Thank you very much Nita and Shawn 👍 Very brave from Nita to come in front off the camera. It was also nice to see Nita. Her swing already looks like nice swinging motion. Me and my wife are very similar on the range. She wants help but don`t want to hear any comments her swing. I often stay quiet and try to smile 😉 We just had a baby and golf is now almost on a break. I will show this to her when we have time to go on the range again. Im sure this will help her!

Hi, Shawn. Ball flight question. Context: on the range; driver, maybe 3 wood; attempting draw or perhaps neutral (to target line); happens only on occasion (and I don’t think I can reproduce consciously); good ball contact; wind not a factor. What I observe is: for about first 2/3 of flight path, the ball appears to shimmy back and forth in its horizontal plane, as if it can’t decide whether to spin right or left. And then, in last 1/3 of flight, the ball makes up its mind as to spin direction and ends normally. Of course, one just re-centers and goes on to the next attempt. And it must be only appearance, not actual spin. But am curious what produces the effect. A noticeably different appearance from ball flight where spin is more locked in from impact. I’ve looked up knuckleball flight for baseball, but that doesn’t seem to fit in golf context.

Hi Shawn
Focussing on task is the revolution and this one is so good! Grass whips are very hard to come by in Australia-and maybe we pay a premium at over $A220. What should I be trying to get and what should I be paying? It seems the ideal help for swing rhythm and timing.

Thanks for this series and I can see how it would improve practice if you can make it work….My questions is, how does the acid test (dropping the club down to the ball) prior to the toss/full swing compare to an actual dynamic swing? For me I don’t seem to get a good correlation between the acid test and the actual contact. I really try to remove strain and just toss/toss with the legs but contact seems inconsistent once I get into the middle irons, woods/driver. Thanks Tom

So effortless. One of your best videos. Rather than a standing start so to speak , the whole pre-deployment/ predictive process frees up the swing. I feel the pivotal release. So much fun to feel the control…

I have trouble using my knees and getting off my right side….tend to use my hands too much..what is a good task for knees and feet moving? Thanks

Hey Shawn,
Nice video work. Thrilled with what I am learning. Thanks! My question is the minor movement forward before you take the club back. What is that and why? To get momentum going? Something else?
Charley

Ah, here we are, the achilles heal of my game, the driver. I have been doing that drill on the range, and what would you know I failed the acid test… Spectacularly… like I was a club head width too close from the ball. So corrected that, but I still just can’t swing without straining (just can’t shut up the green monster in my head screaming “Hulk! Smash!”), and I really struggle to hit up on the ball. My best ball speed on a straight shot is at 160mph, but carries barely 250y, good for a windy day but not if I want to send it on a par 5. Let’s not talk about dispersion, let’s just say I’m not comfortable hitting that club on a narrow fairway… I’ll send you a video (haven’t made great use of my eagle subscription again this year…)…

Shawn – Tried this drill this AM at the range. I didn’t have a single bad drive. largest miss was maybe 20 yards off the IP. This drill right away cleared up my distance to ball that I didn’t know was an issue. Its great with irons, and I am already incorporating it into my pre-shot routine. awesome awesome!

After hearing Shawn’s excitement of using the drill on the golf course, I was inspired to give it a try. Hit every approach shot (3i – gw), a couple of 3/4 pitches, and even a bunker shot using this drill. The good shots (ca. 65%) were absolutely amazing (bliss on a stick, as Shawn says), as good as I ever hit it (both fades and draws). The less good shots suffered from poor contact (generally low on the face or towards the toe) but were playable. I didn’t understand what the drill was for (I see below that it is to reinforce the ‘collect and release’ feel) but for me, it detached me from my tendency to get lost in backswing thoughts. I found it much easier to remain focussed on a task and just heave, turn, and swing through to a target. This was so good and so easy, I fear it won’t be reproducible … time will tell.

Shawn two questions 1) When I set up now rather than close the face some then setup w/ forward shaft lean, I start with a very loose grip, then set up the stance with the face how I want it plus how much forward shaft lean I want with braced tilt for basically a straight shot then firm up the grip based on how I want to to get behind the ball and feel like I can compress the ball.Is that Ok? 2) Depending on the day, I might set up square, open some or closed some and/or open or close the club face some. When the shots are not basically straight is there a sequence you would suggest for straightening the shot as to opening or closing the club face or set-up? It is pretty clear in your videos that Sav and Mu set up differently from you and each other. I can only assume that you worked with each of them to get their preferred ball flights consistent.

Sorry, these questions would probably be more appropriate elsewhere.

Shawn, the one thing I don’t hear is what wedge you’re using – because different wedges have different rollouts. Does that make sense?
Thanks,

Great drill Shawn and fantastic execution of it by you and Sav! After some practice my swing never looked so good 🙂 Need to practice the longer woods though. As our course does not require much shots with those clubs, they are the weak part of my game… When going back to a “normal” swing, I had a better feel for maintaining space for my trail arm/elbow, getting a better lag :).