Amazing drill. I was struggling lately because I noticed I kept pushing on the shaft. Got my swing speed back now swinging 109 to 111mph!

Very informative, and an approach I had not otherwise considered!

This is such a hard shot for me to do consistently. That’s really a big weak point in my game, I’m really bad at punch shots (often shank them or fat them). So many shots spent under the trees or in windy conditions….

Where should I be looking when I address the ball using a driver?

Beginner here. I have some ambiguity regarding arms being passively allowed to fall/accelerate with gravity versus adding acceleration with arm/shoulder muscle power. I hear allow the arms to passively fall with gravity, but, it appears (e.g., in the sword through melon demo) that there is some muscle power whip through.

Coincidentally, i was focusing on letting my a/c unit pull me up onto my right toe (finish position), during my round today. I have found that it manages (down) my effort level. I still had some of that subconscious programming to push off of my right foot, during the downswing. Looking forward to what this new awareness produces – nothing higher than a 6, today, and finished the round on 1 ball!

I watched all of 1.0 beginners DVD. In that series, you stress not focusing on the ball, but rather, focusing on throwing the club to the target. I know focusing on the target usually helps me hit my best shots. These tasks seem both ball or impact focused and target focused because you are cutting the dandelion towards where you want the ball to go, or, peeling the carrot towards the target, etc. Is that a correct way to consider it?

Ahhh – never mind. You answered in the Part 2. I need to be more patient! Thank you.

Probably just something I need to get over with practice, but, whenever I grip the club with an open face for a fade, the club feels “wrong” or out of balance. With a square or slightly closed face, the club balance feels fine. I use open face shots around the green without a problem. But, a full swing shot with an open face for a fade makes the club feel unbalanced and like my grip is on wrong (which I don’t think it is). Anyone else get this, and, what was the remedy for you?

Purposeful and controlled fades would be great, so, want to get over this unbalanced club feeling.

Committed to improving my golf game in mid May been 16 HDC for last 8 years used to be lower but now pretty well stays at 16. Started watching Gankas videos and he gives good principles on the rotational swing but after watching a SC video on driver realized Shawn shows how to implement the principles. Joined premium last week and have been watching videos every day, been doing drills and hit range balls 3 times this week. Tried to hit ball with this drill hit a foot behind ball and almost fell down. Finally realized you you must let the body lead the arms. Played 1st rd today trying to implement the SC swing shot 96 lost 4 shots with bad putting (have not watched putting videos yet). Hit some nice drives was averaging about 25 Yds longer. My main focus was trying to pick a target and shot type and hit the target didn’t always execute the plan but felt like I had an idea as to what I was trying to do. On a few shots did not pick a target those led to a couple of big numbers. I was using perpetual motion as my routine before every shot. Tried to use the chipping method and got up and down from a nasty lie with sand wedge in past hardly ever chipped with a wedge. Looking forward to continuing my journey to improve

Just learning this approach to golf, in part, to develop a swing that won’t hurt my dodgy back.

Back swing is much helped by turning the torso and pelvis together and allowing left heel to raise, as necessary.

Next riddle to solve is, after the ball is hit, I can feel a bite in my low back especially on right side (right hander). I believe it occurs because my upper body is slightly leaning backwards, and my hip is pushing up into the finish, so, get compression. I believe….

Any feels or thoughts on how best to remove this last pain point?

When you are throwing the football and hitting the fade, it appears as if your open in your stance; not employing the diagonal stance. Is that correct?

Full disclosure: I may be a shot putter. Even when I am very much thinking throw, my left arm is low along my shoulders at the top, my right arm isn’t bent more than 90, but the right elbow is back AND I don’t have a lot of lag or bent right arm at impact.

When I throw the club one-armed through the ball, my natural tendencies are the same, the right arm is still deep, albeit, the right arm is much more extended at the top. My left arm one-arm throws through the ball go back to along shoulder line at the top. I don’t seem to naturally get in the more upright swing positions of you and Bubba.

Have you ever had a student that was swinging well and ended up in a shoulder-line top of swing position? If not, what concepts and/or drills would help me have an aha! moment. Thank you.

Hey Shawn! Really struggling with choosing the right task when it comes to pitching. I’m a gardener for the full swing, but when it comes to the pitch, if I focus on cutting grass in the direction I want to start the ball, I lose sight of my distance. If I focus on distance, I lose focus on direction. Any ideas?

I think I just had a glorious Shawn Clement aha moment. Watched a number of the perpetual motion and kinetic chain videos. Also watched a lesson you posted out on Youtube a few years back where the student has a top of swing position akin to mine that I mentioned below. I am good for now. You get him to feel the levitation and to release more out into the picture.

Perpetual motion. Kinetic chain. And, especially the feeling of LEVITATION really helped. I think my mind associate my hands going deep as me making a good full rotation which carries my hands deep. Now my mind / body feels the levitation up, up, up. At first it felt like I wasn’t rotating because the arms/hands weren’t going deep. First time ever in 20 years of playing I have ever been able to get my arms above shoulder height. And, the access to the target….BAM. Likely the best contact I have ever made. Great fun.

Running with this for a while. Thanks, Shawn.

Hi Shawn Are there any specific videos dealing with topping? I have gone from hero to zero and can’t readily get ball airborne from the tee-despite trying to concentrate on hitting the tip of the tee. Regards. Ian