Should ball position be the same for all clubs? Like would I want to play the ball slightly back of center if I’m setting up for a draw with a 3 wood or long iron?

Thank you Shawn,

this is is an absolutely essential video. If you don’t mind, I will describe how I translate this into my own thoughts:

• there is a vertical component – that is a vertical jump using the leading leg,

think of the vertical move of a prima ballerina in a pirouette

• there is a horizontal component – in front of you, it is your club; behind you it is your ‘behind’ – it counterbalances the club. The club moves back in the backswing, the behind moves toward target; club moves forward through to finish, the behind moves in the opposite direction, away from the target.

think of a dock crane rotating

Both these components work together, but each of them is also a power source just on its own.

I practice this drill with closed eyes and start to control the swing with the weight shift (swivel). Thus, I let my legs/behind control the entire motion – backswing through follow through.

There is another power element hidden in this drill – while you are still travelling to the very top of the backswing, your lower body can already reverse the direction of the swivel ( look at a Bubba Watson drive online, you can see what I mean ) – and from that position you let the club travel freely on a full arc and just think, generously: ‘throw’ – the result is incredible.

You probably have more concise words to describe this move, Shawn. I just want to share my enthusiasm about this kinetic chain element. Without the swivel of the ‘behind’ it is not possible.

The next power source is your snap release. I find its timing a bit difficult while ‘swivelling’.

Regards

Eckhart

Hey Shawn,
I am training at feet together drill for chipping with some tasks like throw the hammer, basically i am able to hit very decent shots, but i am not able to get the sensation of a golf ball compressed. Any tips?

Good video. You should touch more on how to squat properly. For the longest time I was doing it wrong. I would squat start to turn and end up jumping when my hips were facing the the ball. Then I started to play around with swinging the club while walking and realized how the squatting works. More of a squat, turn and momentum does the rest. Kind of automatic.

Seeing this feet together drill again along with the one leg drill your weight shift seems to be all on the front leg once your backswing turn is done. Am I missing something? It sounds like your an advocate for less trail side weight shift and leaning more towards keeping your weight on the lead side.

Hey Shawn, this will be my second season hitting the links and I just subscribed to your premium channel. Your content has certainly helped leaps and bounds. I never imagined I could work the ball with my irons like I’ve been seeing lately, fades and draws into targets… I struggle with my driver though! I use a FS mevo and can generate some alright speed avg. 108 – 110 with 245 – 255 carry, but above that I feel like I’m swinging out of my shoes, I feel as though I’m releasing at the ball, all attempts to move the hands faster ahead of the club create some nasty pop flies, like a really long lob wedge. What instruction in your library I should focus on? Thank you

In the first video I notice your student has the same tendency as I to break our wrists in a kind of release through the ball instead of maintaining the ACU structure through the entire chipping swing. This is a powerful urge. I found that if I place my trail elbow well in front of my torso (just above my navel) and keep it there I can make myself keep the ACU from start to finish but it feels like a manipulation with my elbow pinned there. Thoughts on this issue?

Hey Shawn,
It seems that the hammer is so heavy that every part of the arms are moving at the same time whereas in other videos you said to throw there is the a sequence : the elbow first then the fore arm then the wirst then the club.

Seb

Hi Shawn,

Greeting form the french speaking part of Switzerland.

I’m wondering about the natural release you’re asking for with a lot of rotaion. My main issue is with this kind of release it is more difficult to control the face at impact and more of it, when I do this I’m loosing forward shaft lean at impact and my attack angle become positive like 0.5 deg with short irons. I can’t understand what is the right thing to do so I can naturally realse without getting a positive angle of attack.

Hi Shawn going out playing trying to draw I still have a problem getting the right path. In fact even though the golf course is wet I didn’t make a divot what could be wrong

One thing I notice when filming my swing is that my left knee doesn’t move much to the target at the top swing . You had earlier video talking about this or can you suggest one

by chance I found a helpful tip to develop and ingrain the correct feeling and visualisation of this motion; some of you may find this helpful:

I do this drill with closed eyes and it gives me a good feel, but I can’t see if the motion is done correctly or rather: does it even match what I think that I am doing ?

thus: have a lamp lit behind you so that your shadow is cast against a wall; then perform the drill and watch your shadow. You will get an instant and exact feedback about how well you swivel your lower body.

Surprisingly, you will likely see that your swivel motion is already perfect !

Regards

Eckhart

Shadow boxing!! Very very sound way to get feedback! Well done Eckhart, I am in!!

Hi Shawn, i try and pratice too have my eyes on the grass between the club and the ball but when the club leave in the takeaway i lose sight(or focus) of that piece of grass. Did you have another place where i can put my eyes. Maybe i should focus more on the “stem” that is under the dandelion? Thanks a lot

Greetings Shawn – I thoroughly enjoy the videos, it has replaced my late-night television viewing. I am one of those “hold it like a bird in the hand” guys and relied on a timing release and snap of the wrists at the ball. Since making adjustments based on your modeling, I definitely see the benefits and believe this is the way to go, and believe it to be the way I used to play when I was younger.
As invariably I fall back into a weaker grip, my question is it “ok/preferred/beneficial” to hold the club straight out hip high at address, adjust my hands to a “neutral grip”, tilt the clubface down 45 degrees, and then assume my address position by tilting my body (and arms) back to a clubface square to target position?- this then has the effect of making a strong grip. or is it preferred to have a square clubface at address and rotate the hands to a stronger position?
BTW, bought a grass whip this weekend, you need to warn others of the amount of grass you accumulate on your back before returning to the living room (as per the wife.)

I just went out today after watching your videos and practicing I’m my garage and it was amazing, I went from driving 205 to 210 to 240-250 and hitting 284 on 1 of them, I’m so impressed by your system as it really works, I wanted to thank you as I really appreciate it!!