Shawn,
I am 66 years old and 250 pounds and fairly strong. I have a club head speed with a 7 iron at 75 mph and driver at 84 mph. I am completely disappointed. No matter what I do or drills I try, I can’t get my club head speed any faster. Am I just to accept that age is the culprit? You mentioned that it was your job to get me there. Be honest with me, am I at the end of my game in regards to club head speed. If I can’t get the speed into the mid 90’s I’m quitting the game that I have played for 45 years. To see Sav swing the swing Caddy at 110 mph and she is half my weight, I’m convinced there is some trick to this. I can get the swing caddy at 88 mph and that is it.

So think of the ball as a dandelion stem? And not a ball? Or focus on sending the dandelion stem to the target? I thought we were just supposed to let the ball get in the way of the swing and not really focus on the ball at all

Shawn – you just connected the dots for me and I am sure for others as well! Great video detailing sending the stem to the target – LOVE it!! Thanks again!

Hi Shawn – great video. With the axe drill, and similar, are you elevating the arms going back or do the arms follow the body rotation?

couldn’t draw up the drivable 4 any better

Hi Shawn, excellent video covering some very important fundamentals. My bad misses are usually due to setup stemming from improper hip hinge. My feel when posture is good is that my belt buckle is pointing towards the ball. With a poor setup my hips shift more back with less tilt so the buckle is more horizontal, laid off club in the backswing and an ugly shot. I place a golf shaft across my hips, push back on it to help create a good hinge. I do this as a stretch often during a round, have even used it while setting up to the ball. Anything else I could do to help with my posture?

Above you mention most people do not look at blur and for right handed golfers are swinging practice swings to right. I do not routinely look at direction of practice swing but at address I line up well to intermediate point , do a practice to takeaway position than execute the task shot. ( throw club over intermediate point to target.) , question will my practice swing going to right affect my proper execution of the shot making it go right. I find my shots alot of time pushes to right more than I am aiming.. so I just aim more left.

Shawn, great stuff, I am completely changing my swing to your system and love, love, the way I strike the ball with ease. Question on sand shots and all the new technology for wedge grinds, bounce, etc. is there really a certain grind or bounce you should use for green side bunkers or close fairway bunkers?

Thank you for all you do !

I started with the stem and fell in love with the carrot peel. My current problem is the carrot peel starts to bend left at the end. when it is at the end the shot is still on target but my miss is left when I start it starts bending closer to the ball. I know stay with the target and that gets me back on track but I would like to get rid of it.

Shawn, the mental part of the game is holding me back. I hit the ball straight and score well through the front 9. But something happens at the turn and a slice creeps into my ball flight, which usually ruins my score on the back. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Great video Shawn. My grip can look strong when I look down but it wasn’t until you mentioned the feeling of torque in the left forearm that I got a consistent marker to check it.
Thanks guys

I just sent you my first swing analysis video. The feedback on my grip now makes sense. Especially when I do the walking drill. It really felt like the club was loosey, goosey. A feeling that isn’t there when I am hitting a shot. But it must be there because the results are now proof of my trail hand problem. It does explain a lot regarding my inconsistent direction. Based on my videos and your feedback. I now see the problem with my grip. I Will be working on it, so next month I hope you can see the improvement.

Golf made simple.

This is a great mental picture on so many levels. Ties together so much of the other videos. First if all I’ve had tendencies to black out during my golf swing, really not having a task to focus on. The heavy momentum through the arc blur really brings my attention back to to my task. Second, focusing on sending the stem toward the target helps me to really not send my energy to the ball, but sending the energy towards the target (allowing the ball to join the forward heavy momentum).

I also think that the dandelion stem image is genius. The stem is quite light and you get the impression that you do not need to use brute force in order to send it towards the target. Just allowing the weight of the arm club unit to cut through the stem.

Just love your enthusiasm in his video. Your joy shines through.

Really good video for me… I’ve been having a bout of topping tee shots. In watching this I know I need to work on a focusing on the top of the tee and my target. Also my left foot..( I’m a 61 y/o lefty). On the backswing I roll to the outside of the left foot instead of keeping it solid. Also noticed how Saavs right foot rolls to the instep whereas i tend to lift the heel. Need to work on these things while keeping my focus on my target!