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!!

I have watched so may video’s both on youtube and here and I’m glad you finally mentioned hand/grip as a factor. So many of the video’s show just changing your point of aim from right side of the target line to get a draw to left side of the target line to get a fade, but without a change in your club face you are just changing the direction of whatever shot you are setup for. So said another way, if your grip/club relationship is set for a draw, and you don’t make a change other than to move your aiming point to the other side of the target line, your ball spin is going to send it in the wrong direction even if it starts out in the right direction. I thought I was missing something because you didn’t touch on that detail and kept asking myself what is going to make it from a draw to a fade or vice versa. I am a very literal thinker and when some things are supposed to be assumed I will often be left asking questions so I’m sure it is my fault but would like to get your confirmation on it. Thanks, RJ

Great video. The pumping action and timing. Its all about feel, like being on a swing. Playing my second round today in Michigan. 69 deg. and 20 mph winds. I’m excited.

Great, love the 45 deg. closed face for the buried lie.

I’ve been working on my grip, posture, and release for a while now and I have to tell you I can’t see how I will ever carry a 7-iron more than 150 yds. I’m lucky if my 7 even rolls 150 yds and I’m a fairly strong dude.

I still need to work on my grip a lot but I also feel like my grip is weak, even though I’m following all instructions properly. I’ve watched and watched and tried and tried, my swing feels weak and I can’t figure out why. Maybe it’s because of my release??

Hello Shawn,
Just joined your site today and have watched you, Sav and Mou for the last 2 months on YouTube…love the content and how you instruct. I’m a 10 hcp and have been playing seriously for about 4 years. I am wondering, after watching Sav and Mou smash the ball effortlessly and how do I add speed to the swing (I finally feel the “weight” of the arms and club as a unit after watching your videos)..I can’t seem to get the distance I used to get when I accelerated from the top with lots of effort. I am swinging easier, with a nice draw, but am now about 1 club short.

Ok…one video in and I think this site has already paid for itself! Never had such an in-depth description of the grip like this one….I already see the errors in my way.