I haven’t thought about my grip in years. It grip used to shift around on me, but I’ve followed your instructions and it doesn’t move, except for my left index finger (I’m a right and interlock my grip). There’s a small gap between my index finger and the knuckle of my pinky on my right hand. During my swing that left index finger comes off the knuckle when there is little to no force, and squeezes the knuckle when there is force. I haven’t noticed it until now. I don’t know if that’s from a faulty grip or if that’s just what happens with interlock grips, but it gets annoying when all I’m trying to think about in my swing is “throw the club to the picture.”

I maintain my spine angle in my backswing (when I’m not trying to send one), but my shoulders seem very flat. I assume this is due to my left shoulder externally rotating (left elbow point away from my instead of more down). Is this normal, or should I be fixing this?

Hi Shawn,
I’m new to your teaching my struggles are with Driver distance. Where should I begin with your program?

Shawn,

Ive suddenly developed a problem with my pitch shots where i’m hitting everything off the toe and shanking my pitch shots. If I full swing or chip with my wedge I’m fine but pitch shots are shanks. Any ideas?

Thanks

Shawn, I have been trying to eliminate my “too inside takeaway” but in trying to correct it I always felt like the club felt too heavy and I would have to sway to get it to go in the right direction (because the opposite of being too inside was making me push the entire unit away from me). I stumbled upon this video and saw a picture that gives me hope to make the correct backswing move where the club head remains outside the hands. It is the view where the camera is pointing straight at your garage door while you are halfway back but almost fully turned in the backswing. It never occurred to me that while you talk about this being a wide take away it is much closer to your body and more inside the target line than I had ever pictured it. Is the key just to stay on the inside of the trail foot as you toss and turn back?

Hi Shawn,

Just a quick comment/question. Was at work on the night shift last week and was watching some youtube videos. I came across one from Michael Breed. He mentioned something in a way that I believe is the same as you teach and do in your swing…and we should do in our swing. In the takeaway, he mentioned to have the feeling (for a right hand golfer) that your right forearm stays above your left forearm until the momentum carries the club up with the wrist hinge…I thought about this…got a club out when I got home and did some swings in the living room. I noticed this thought, combined with your fundamentals of taking the ACU back with the rotation of hips and body, helped me greatly keep the club in front of my body and not get too far inside (which has always been a problem of mine). I went back and looked at several of your videos and noticed you do this ( probably without thinking about it) on your backswing. For me, it produced the feeling of my right elbow in the downswing really being tucked but not behind me…have not had a chance to hit balls yet but this may be the key for me in my takeway. I keep all the takeaway concepts you teach the same but incorporate that right forearm being a little higher than my left in first part of the takeaway, and I love the way it feels…true test will be when I get to the range….thoughts about this? Thanks…Casey

So, for someone who is starting out with the site, and is looking to increase the driver from 85 mph, where do I start?

When hitting a tennis ball or throwing a football, I can add speed with my arms over and above just momentum or the kinetic chain, depending on the shot or throw I want to make. The three of you appear to be adding little or no extra effort or speed with the arms. Appearances in the golf swing can be deceiving. Are you adding independent arm speed or effort? Do you feel like you are doing so?

Hi Shawn,

I’ve tried to increase my current grip pressure (about a 4/5) to what you’ve prescribed which is an 8/9.
Problem is when doing so, my forearms and arms feel tense and my swing tempo starts going haywire! My dad commented that it looks like I’m trying to kill the ball.

Is this a question of me not having strong enough fingers? Or do I need to keep at it and get used to it.

Love your teachings Shawn thank you

Hi Shawn

At set-up when i try to get behind the ball (and hammer into the doorframe) it feels like the weight distribution is more on my right side, is this normal?

I also start hitting my shots thin, a groove or two lower on the clubface…so I think I might be doing it wrong

I have recently joined the premium channel having watched a number of your videos on YouTube. I saw one recently that was advocating “strong grip” but that is not really coming across on these videos. Have I misinterpreted it? BTW great videos – I am really enjoying your teaching / coaching method!👍

It is amazing how important this is for every shot, from driver to putter. As Sav said around 10.30 you have to practice the focus – visualise the club going through the ball towards your target with the feeling (relaxed at address to snap at release). When a shot goes wrong for me I can usually trace it back my thought process right before or during my shot….. other times I just blame the club, just like the pro’s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daBJf4Y9Kkk

Hi Shawn, I’ve been following YouTube for about a year. And have been watching many different people. Currently a 10 hncp but have zero consistency in my iron game. So I’m going through all of your videos and drills from the start to rebuild my swing and setup. This video here just feels like it made my swing so much more comfortable especially with the understanding of draw and fade setup. Thanks for the amazing knowledge and teaching

Hello Shawn, I am watching this video (as you recommended on my swing analysis) and just realized that my gloves usually torn specifically on the hand palm zone after just a few rounds (I am taking 6-8 rounds). I really like the titleist players glove but stop buying them due to the above. So it seems like I have a grip problem rather than delicate gloves…

Hi Shawn,

I seem to have the opposite experience to other WIGers,

My feet together swing contact is really poor and my distance is 20-30 yds less for 7 iron. When I go back to feet apart there’s a noticeable improvement

Has this happened to any of your other students too? Curious as to why this is the case