Hi Shawn,
how am I supposed to whip the club while I am still concerned to hit the ground/hurt my back ? With this fear and at high speeds, I do not trust the ‘immovable lowest point’ feedback. Consequently my brain ‘freezes’ at the possibility of a ‘fat’ shot (1-2 inches), I stiffen up, no snap, the club may hit the ground to early, no full finish. Short irons up to about 140 yrds are fine, the whip and the wet paintbrush work beautifully and I am trying to ‘catch’ the pins with lassos – this is a great joy.
Starting with the 8 iron ( + 2 inch shafts/ 6’5″, currently max. carry about 155 yrds) this starts to be an issue, with my 7 iron it is an issue ( the higher club velocity has the potential to hurt my back more … ) and I tend to swing with tension. Interestingly, I am less aware of this fear when I hit a strong draw. At swing speeds of about 50 – 55 % this is not that much of an issue. Can you unravel this ‘trust issue’ for me ?
Best regards
Eckhart

Shawn – does our follow through post hitting the ball change for the draw and fade?

Shawn – great video. Wanted to ask if you recommend a long left thumb or short for the top hand. From video it looks like a long thumb but wanted to ask. Does it matter which we use or is one better than the other?

Mu’s swing is looking very good . I have noticed players on tour love to hit fades into greens where the pin is tucked right or just simply fast. Tour players also have the talent to control trajectory . The things which stand out in my mind are a hold off of clubface rotation with an abbreviated follow thru with tons of vertical motion in the downswing. It appears as if they are heaving the ball into the air. Someone once asked Byron how he hit a fade. His reply was ” I just think it “. Was Byron thinking about face angle in relation to club path or dynamic loft ? I don’t believe he was. I believe he was focused on task and target. I believe he had a picture and reacted to that picture. There certainly is science involved here but Moe said it best “Imagination beats wisdom “.
Thank yinz

I have some carpal tunnel syndrome in my trail hand (the left for me). Some days I can grip it firmly without a problem, and somedays it just isn’t possible. Is there something you can recommend to help with that.

This is so my problem. I felt like I was putting the breaks on my follow-through and it was also killing my shoulder and upper back. My body and golf game thank you. 🙂

Hi Shawn,
as I never held a Canadian grass cutter in my hands, my club does not seem to have a “cutting” sole. For now, I am scraping wood. Allow me to say: It is amazing how much joy you bring to people.

When you throw the club “at the left edge of the wet paint sign” your club head on its trajectory hits that spot. When you do the throw with a ball in the way, the ball on its trajectory hits that same spot – even though I would expect it to hit the net higher due to the loft of the club face.
Do you feel a difference in the “throw”, without ball versus with ball ?
I.o.w., do you feel to “throw” on a lower trajectory in the second scenario with ball ?

Best regards
Eckhart

Love it Shawn! I will incorporated that drill as of now!

Hello Shawn,
so i went out on the golf course today to start using the method you are teaching. Have to say, i‘m playing since not even 2 years and lowered my hcp to 22.

Out on the course today i really had to get rid of the method i have been taught to swing the club since nearly two years and tried on every shot to get in the new posture, strong grip with closed club face….

To make it short: Chipping, Pitching and 9 and 8 iron pretty good, great contact, sometimes a bit short maybe, but good shots. 6, 5 iron and Hybrid, still with a great tendency to be sliced. Driver….mhm….at least today not really good. Still slicing the driver and struggling a bit with the swing of this long stick. Decided not to think too much about it, it‘s my first day with your swing and i suppose it takes a view weeks to get used to it and to get consistent.

Many thanks for sharing your videos and your teaching in such a great way. I really appreciate it very much.

Hi Shawn,
you mention Mu’s new set of clubs. What makes you think about possibly shaft too light, grip too small ?
Regards
Eckhart

I just tried this drill/task and it really produced for me. Seemed like I was able to hit the ball as far as throwing the club, but with less effort.

I was surprised in the video when you said you hit a fade. The set-up for this drill really resembles the set-up for hitting a draw, with how you seem to turn to get behind the ball.

Hi Shawn,
your knife analogy is just spot on. With pressure of the base joint of the right index against the shaft, thus opposing the right ring and middle finger, the ball flight is distinctly more predictable for me, compared to holding mostly with ring and middle finger only, while rather loosely opposing that with the index and the thumb. I did not expect this to be so important for the ball flight. This little detail gives me the feeling of actual control.
Regards
Eckhart

Ooooh, I like this mini staggered stance option! I never felt like I could quite get setup as intended on the one legged drill and can’t wait to try this out.

“When you discover the draw you fall in love with it…”

This was me to a T. I used to slice bad and to fix I learned to hit a draw. Now that is all I want to hit. To the point where I struggle to fade and end up double-crossed.

Hi Shawn, Great video. One question. My golf pro has been telling me that I come inside on the takeaway and therefore I’m off plane. I was told that I need to start with the arms for the first couple feet and then start turning the shoulders. It appears that you come inside also. Can you please shed some light on this? Thanks much!