Love the flow on this chip shot. I have integrated this into my game and it has completely elongated the YIPs around the green. Watching you do this with an 8 iron…. poses the question…. would you use this same technique for a bump and run?

Hey Shawn starting my homework after your video analysis. Couple questions. I wan to purchase the grass whip but there are some options on grip and I’m worried I’m going to get the wrong one. There are 4 different grip options…I’m 6’2″ and prefer larger grips in general. What do you suggest…I want to hurry up and buy it!

2nd thing. You talk about the importance of closing the face because of the way that the club dynamically moves thru the dandelion stem. I’m trying to understand how that should look at address. We never see anyone step up to the ball with a club fact that is so closed it looks like it’s going to go straight left…I need to understand that…I get the club needs to be closed but how is it that it looks “normal” at address?

Can I get a clarification on something….Part 1 says that the lead hand should hinge and rehinge with the thumb supporting the club underneath. On this video, it says that we should support the club with the separated index finger of the trail hand. Just a bit confused.

What HSBC

This video saved me $400. I was putting terribly. I realize that I was “hitting” the putt rather than roll the ball with a heavy arm club unit. So I practiced with my sledge hammer. Then spent 60 minutes practicing with this new feeling. Today: 8 x 1 putts with no three putts. Fantastic!

Working through this axe drill again. The grass whip and PMD have really helped me with the downswing. But getting to the top is a bit off. I have used a slower backswing and “placing” the club at the top. But using the axe drill, it seems as if we should be tossing or heaving to the top of the backswing. Thoughts on this, while keeping my focus on the target?

Hi Shawn,

I seem to be losing consistency when I focus on “squatting” before the downswing. I believe my body ends up at different heights and there seems to be increased strain on my knees when turning. My task is mainly cutting the grass and throwing the club. Is there a particular task I should use instead for this?

Thanks!

Had to come back to this video to see if my grip thoughts were correct and sure enough they were not. I was trying to keep my trail hand grip higher up at the 2nd joint. Then I saw that it was to be along the lifeline and at the base of the fingers. Don’t know how I missed that. Now my grip seems really firm, maybe too firm but OMG just hitting rockets now with compression I have not seen one maybe ever. Proper tilt sure does not hurt either. Actually hitting some huge hooks not push hooks but I can fix that. Can’t look at those earlier grip videos.
Just awesome the way you teach feel and picture images to make it stick.
Thank you

Great vid! I noticed the trail arm was a bit more connected to the body than it feels/looks in the prior single arm trail arm video. That video has been just phenomenal by the way. I realized that I still had the bad habit from years ago of being told to do the towel under arm drill.

Shawn – not sure if this is correct or not, but when my trail thumb (right handed golfer) goes around the club I can’t maintain grip pressure. The club tends to slide into the V. Whereas if I keep my thumb along the shaft while still having the index finger hook the club, I can really feel the compression and keep the club from moving.

Nailed it !
😉

Great video and very helpful. So, a question of club choice. I hit my long irons well, and usually opt for a 19 degree hybrid, when I need a bit more distance (or less distance off the tee than the driver). The hybrid is my only non-iron club in my bag (other than the driver). I was looking to replace my hybrid, and did not even consider a fairway wood. Would that make sense to go with the fairway wood, since I can be the added distance beyond what a 4 iron will give me?

Great video….I really need to add some hybrids to my bag so this is timely as well. Would a piece of plexiglass be sufficient to replicate the feedback you get from the deflection board shown here?

Hi Shawn,
2 important questions I’m a little confused about;

1. You mentioned keeping your elbows in front in a couple of your videos and I understand that it’s about being able to throw the club basically but what are you referring to/what are you keeping them in front of?

2. The take away is one piece and then the elbow folds and then the wrists hinge, that’s the end of your backswing. That’s great but not how you do it in your swing. What confuses me about that is the UP and weightlessness as I feel like I’m coming up first and then once the wrists hinge I can’t go up any more?

Thank you,
Rob.

I have relatively small hands and now I have some arthritis in them especially my thumbs. I used to use an interlocking grip however it feels more stable when I use a baseball grip. The question is do I gain any swing speed with the baseball grip and if I use it, should I have my left ( lead ) thumb on the grip ( traditional ) or just around the grip – as if I was swinging a sledgehammer ?
Thanks your videos’ have made a tremendous difference in my game !!