Hi Shawn…… Trying to get my head around the idea of sand shot “spanking” the sand and fairway woods deflecting off the turf.
Same shot? Can you elaborate?
Thanks
KenK
Awesome stuff you’re putting out.
Thanks!
Yes, same “along the surface Deflection” idea!
When you simply run the sole of the club with an open face along the sand with a nice whipping momentum, you get the sole to skip and deflect with a nice enough pressure and it sprays sand onto the green where you want the ball to land. (notice we have a direction)
When you do the same with a fairway wood or hybrid, whipping deflection towards a target through the intermediate point, and the sole deflects, you get perfect angle of attack, the perfect deflection spot (target side of the ball like the irons) and amazing contact with the ball as a bi-product.
Hi Shawn, Please excuse my English (hopefully, you’ll understand what I’m trying to ask here). Just wondering if you could do a super slow motion video of a full swing (for both iron & driver) from the front angle (where the back side of the camera points straight to the target). So we can see your lead & trail hand release action in a real swing, I’m especially interested to see how they move during the downswing, and from release to finish.
Note: I see that you showed that action a little bit around @5:25 on this clip, but not really in a full swing. Or if you already have what I’m asking for on another clip, please let me know.
Shawn,
Pawing thru the internet recently, I came across a video clip of you demonstrating anatomically with a skeleton how the hips should initiate the upper body turn in the backswing. Voila, it works great and prevents me from straining my upper back. As I watched a few more of your videos more lightbulbs went off and I signed up for the premium membership. I played yesterday and cut 10 strokes off my normal score. I have never hit my irons as consistently solid as I did yesterday – straighter, much longer and swinging easier by letting gravity do most of the work. Woods were not as good but a I hit a few drives which were way long (for me) and straight. Also I didn’t lack the confidence to use my 5 wood off the fairway instead of a hybrid. I’m looking forward to viewing more of the premium videos and learning more.
Thank You for putting a lot more joy in my golf game !!
Don’t worry about grip pressure for the moment; stick to the task and keep free wheeling through and out to target; the CNS will figure that out instinctively. Keep it up! 😀👍
My question here relates to the grip, but from a different angle…. the grips on the club… I have used regular and mid-size grip. Both seems fine, since I have decent size hands. How will I know which one would be the best for me? or, is it just a personal “feel” thing?
I don’t know if this makes sense, but I was playing around with the lead hand release and levitation. I noticed that if I take the club back slightly higher, pause, and keep the lead arm straight through impact (or attempt to keep it straight, not letting the elbow collapse too much)…. it improves my contact and consistency. Not sure why. Does this make sense? Any videos on this lead arm thing?
What you just improved on was the TONE with which you are performing your task! Like the different kind of grasses to cut through in the “grass whip training” video and the different types of scenarios in the “pre-motor cortex” series! 😀👍
Yes, what is the level of effort on your throws?? See “pre-motor cortex series” and fine tune the delivery first; then see “using the weight in the swing-axe drill with Savy” and finally “draw fine tuning”
Let me know how you do!
It is the same braced tilt with a slightly more forward ball position Sumit; you still need to catch the ball first then along the ground if you are to hit the quality shots; together with “goldie locks series” you want to goldie locks the tilt too!
See also “tilt mile markers”
Shawn, all my problems in my swing result from moving way in front of the ball I have had a posterior laminectomy and fusion from C-3 to C-7 in my neck. Question -do you think that my surgery inhibits my swing-i.e. moving my head so far in front of the ball? This video has my attention , and I will try to do what you show. So I guess I can find if I can do it. You give all of us golfers hope and knowledge. Many Thanks
I’m relatively new to golf and am learning so much from your videos! I had a question regarding my lead arm (left arm). How long does it normally stay straight on the follow through? My friend who is a very low handicap says that it should remain almost straight until its parallel to the ground. However, your kinetic chain videos don’t appear to show it held straight that long. I could be mistaken though. Obviously I want to avoid the chicken wing though. Any guidance?
Oh man, you will hear all the colours of the rainbow when it comes to swing positions and body part manipulations, dos and don’ts, make sures, etc.
This is why you need a task! See “task trumps everything” and “top 3 tasks” and really get good at delivering through with your task.
When you are able to plug in your task to your golf shots both mentally and physically, you will have better width naturally without thinking about it. Right now, you are struggling with it because you are so focused on not missing the ball and when you send your swing to the ball, there is no follow through because for the brain, the ball is the end.
Thanks for the reply! I’ll be sure to check out those videos. Your response also gave me an “Aha” moment. In my mind, my task is finished after contact with the ball… Thanks for your great teaching.
If you look at Munashe’s hands, he has too much finger length for even mid size! So we ordered Jumbo grips on his Ping Irons; we should receive them soon. So, hand size is one, or arthritic hands is another, (in which you want to read the “longevity paradox” by Dr. Steven Gundry, which looks very similar to Grain Brain by Dr David Perlmutter) and last, how are you able to secure the grip for max compression; so the best is to go to a golf store and clamp down on different sizes with the lead hand and see which size you “Clamp on” the most securely.
Yes, and the reason is I am getting ready to deliver my action through the ball and towards the target as well as I am partially into my follow through to give me a little momentum into the backswing. See “how to use the weight in your swing-axe drill with Savy and then see “weight shift with Savy”
Shawn, great series the ball position in goldielocks weather you aim a little left for fade or a little right for draw, where are your feet stance parallel to? Are you keeping them turned slightly left or right or straight parallel to center dot and just moving ball back and forward ?
If you look at fade fine tuning and draw fine tuning videos you will be able to put the pieces together and answer these questions;
It all starts with a ball flight plan.
Hi Shawn, hope all is well. Quick question. I’m getting fitted for my new golf clubs this week. I know during a fitting, they will want you to hit a couple of balls. When I do that, I know that the fitting coach is going to try to correct me. I wanted to ask if the way you are teaching how to grip and swing the club, will that affect the outcome of my fitting? I know the coach is going to do what you said in this video – “your grip is too strong” and he/she will try to correct me, especially since I’m a beginner. Thought it was prudent to ask since golf fittings can be costly. Thanks!
No pressure;
Just whip through the dandelion stem in the direction over the intermediate point; make sure you place a tee in front of the ball (a couple feet away so you don’t keep hitting it)
Then which through the stem that way with each club without making sure of anything; see which clubs you hit most flush with most of the time and then they will determine shaft flex and material and weight, lie of club, size and material of the grip and based on the swing speed, determine which irons you should have in the bag (5 to gap or 4 to PW as an example)
Have fun!
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