Hey Scott! The key here is to NOT PUSH, TRY AND CLEAR, OR DO ANYTHING WITH THE HIPS during the swing as you will be putting a big fat wrench into the kinetic chain of your machine. When we throw a ball, there is no thinking of weight shift or clearing of the hips; have you had a club throwing session or 2 yet?

I threw clubs in this big field in a park near my home course. I did pick up some feels. Threw about 40 clubs. Got to about 50% of the clubs were accurate at 30 yards, the rest were left about 5-7 yards. The release was much more forward, or “out there”, than my standard golf swing. I noticed I was more accurate if I releasing the throw for a low flying club to my target. High throws tended to be pulled. Will do again.

Took those feels to the range for 20 balls with my 9i, just letting the ball getting in the way of the throw. Alternated between fades and draws. Hit them solid and it was fun. Was able to feel like I was throwing over my intermediate point and at my starting direction target. Was not really aware of if I was levitating the club, etc., was just focused on the throw. One thing that did pop out at me big time was the counter balancing rear end both back and through and how that gave the throw oomph and balanced the throw out.

Enthused.

Now THAT is a productive practice session; couple more like that and you will have a much deeper skill set for getting THROUGH the ball. Congrats!!

Thank you, Shawn. I understand what you are saying.

I have not yet started throwing clubs, but, I have some old clubs in the rafters with slick grips. I will get to throwing and not do anything with anything except throw the club to a target.

Yes, correct! Diagonal stance is an option especially for those who want to draw the woods and driver and have more limited mobility in getting enough momentum to gather in the backswing.

Love the way you worked through your situation with your post above; tremendous learning experience you just made for yourself! 👌👍💪

You bet! GOLDIE LOCKS BABY!
Too much Momentum, Not enough momentum, then the in-between amount of momentum to CUT GRASS IN THAT DIRECTION. Let me know how you do! 😀👍

You nailed it!! “backswing levitation” is the name of the video on premium too. The best way by far to facilitate the engagement of the kinetic chain. BIG NUGGET YOU JUST UN EARTHED FOR YOURSELF; very proud coach here! 😀👍💪👌

Hi Ian! The grass whip training video is the best for that; so if you play the ball on a lower tee with the driver and focus on having the sole of the club follow along the ground in a nice whipping deflection like in the fairway woods, you will have some nice contacts. Just feel that the tee height is just high enough to get the ball to meet the centre of the face if you have the sole follow the ground. Then do like in the grass whip training video!😀👍

Many thanks for your help Shawn-really appreciated!

Some do it from address and some do it during the swing; what matters is that you are anle to send the tee tip in the direction you want to start the ball on the slight upswing (5 degrees is optimal) see the “list of videos by date” and scroll to the bottom and check out the “driver” videos

Hey Terry! Could be the cheap balsa wood tees; or the tell tale signs is your drive balloon up and spin too much which is caused by hitting down too much. See the original driver videos down at the bottom of the list of videos by date and the “flow state driver” and “great driver nugget” videos

Hi Terry! Stock height for draw is “front of ball touching centre of stance” and high draw can be centre to back of ball touching centre; more forward of that and it’s a pull or fade.

That’s exactly what’s been happening…clearly been putting it too far forward in an attempt at the high draw. Thanks so much! 👍🏻

Hi Rohan; the idea is what is important and the hands do get to the ball first; then the club catches the hands completely only past the ball; just keep this task in mind and feel like you are squeezing the ball in the direction you want it to start with WEIGHT.

Hi Patrick! Yes, a term used to show the importance of using momentum in the swing; See Using weight in your swing-axe drill will Savy, then “backswing levitation” and then the “unstoppable momentum videos which are combined with “arc-blur” and are one of my favourite sensations as it feels like you can effortlessly PASTE or COMPRESS THROUGH the ball and into the picture. Enjoy!

See “never miss another short putt again shawn clement” on youtube and “flow state putting”

Hi Shawn I did practice a lot putting and watched all I could about it on your site and YouTube What is the main point coming out, is how peripheral vision is creating distortions with the intended line creating doubt in the mind thus causing compensations and missed put.

On the course yesterday I did put it all into test. The most efficient way for me, is when I look at the hole during the stroke and really trying to picture the ball roll into the hole in my mind while I stroke it.

This shift in focus from: Holly s*%#.. I don’t want to miss it! vs Having an active and positive thought process focused on positive images and success, is a game changer!!

I rolled a lot of good putts! Only thing now, I barely miss sometimes left, sometimes right.. I suppose my eye sight will adjust and fine tune itself with more practice? Is there certain drills to train eyes to see line and learn to match it with the stroke?

I really like to “feel” it this way how I could to “train” to feel better..

Awesome post! And yes, the goldie locks the line from an extreme left or right position and work your way back to the hole until the brain screams stop; you are in! 😀👍

I will check it out for sure. Thanks..

Very good Craig! Right on! See “football drill series” and the “throwing series” to go with this train of thought and the next premium video will have a fantastic addendum to what you are doing, so you have my complete thumbs up to stick with it! The “using the weight in your swing-axe drill with Savy is another great one too!

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Hey John!
when throwing the hammer or kettle bell, there is no folding of the arms as the weight of the hammer would be too much for the wrist; it’s like trying to throw a 10 pound shot put like a baseball, it would rip your shoulder and elbow apart. The club throw-swing is just like a fishing cast or tennis serve because the club is light enough to throw with the second pendulum. See “golf swing has 2 pendulums” and the “throwing series” then see “lead hand release”, “trail hand release”, “release fine tuning” and “snap release polish” videos.

Then you need some solid references to be able to predict how the ball will be in the way of this release with “predict contact”, “the goldie locks series”, the “arc-blur” videos and “unstoppable momentum” videos.

enjoy!

Thanks so much Shawn!