Shawn! I thought you were going to bust out the G Force whippy club for sure! Saw that on the channel a while back and that thing is great.

So I have a damaged left elbow and I’m not able to straighten my arm (think Calvin Peete). When I take my swing, I swear it doesn’t feel like I can get my right hip out of the way because the club is moving back into my body moving left. When I fight it, I end up moving my right hip into the ball and to avoid my arms crashing they’re moving out too. So, on my solid hits the ball is creeping in to the heel (hosel) of the club and it is hard to release the club toward the target…….and I can hit hit some darn solid hosel balls. When I pull back I’m hitting toe/pulls…….it doesn’t feel natural/easy or attainable…….very frustrating.

When I set up square and then drop my right foot back a few inches it all of a sudden feels like I can easily swing to my IP and “plane wood” in that direction. It feels like I’m out of the way so I can swing.

I mean it’s definitely not conventional but good grief it feels ten-fold better……and no one has ever suggested this to me. Before the accident, I was playing to a 4 handicap and I have pretty much quit playing because I just cant hit the ball the way I used to or want to.

Since applying some of the WIG principals and becoming more target oriented I feel as though there has been progress…….no break thrus but progress. So my question is do you think I can progress with WIG principals playing a slightly diagonal stance? Thanks!

Tim

The closed captioning is real helpful, but a little too fast for me.

I was reminded of an old pointer about keeping your mouth open/jaw slack, during the swing – to avoid over-straining. Used it on the course the other day and had one of my best driving rounds ever!

It looks like you are getting the ground before you start your hip and body rotation. Am I seeing it correctly?

Question for you guys, when i focus on my perpetual motion drill and whipping/throwing my club at the target, especially with driver and longer clubs, my wrists seem to get very loose. I’m trying to make sure that I don’t worry at all about the club or position, but I notice my driver in my peripheral vision and I’m wondering how to know if my second pendulum of my wrists is actually too engaged? Does that make sense? with my shorter/heavier clubs I seem to have no problem at all.

Shawn, any chance you can provide an updated video with 3D motion of your swing as well as foot pressure/weight throughout the swing? I’m really trying to better understand the transition and starting the downswing properly while also shifting weight properly so I’m not early extending and on my toes at impact.

Thanks,

Tom

Twenty minutes in, it’s extraordinary how much you drop from the top. There’s a little light aove your head and you must squat ten inches, possibly more. Wow.

The gopro angle at the end was very helpful in understanding how far out to the right the swing needs to feel! Surprisingly easy to see the blur as well.

Hey Shawn! Just joined your premium site after following your YouTube for a while. I struggle with an upper body dominant swing that is generally more ‘at’ the ball than ‘through’ it. Your concepts of throwing the club, momentum towards target, etc make a ton of sense conceptually, but I’m having some mental difficulty getting my body to trust it and still not go right at the ball. My practice swings usually look different (ie better) than with a ball. Do you have any suggestions or drills for helping make this connection? Thanks!

Really enjoy your method of teaching the game. Spent so many years trying to learn the game from teachers who believe in the body part manipulation as the fix for all faults. Finally feel comfortable with my game. Club throwing drill has been a real help for my timing, tempo, weight shift and follow through. My biggest issue now is my driver. Can’t seem to get it. Constantly hitting my driver off or near the heel causing significant inconsistency. Watched driver drills on premium channel but still feel like my head gets ahead of ball in my swing and can’t seem to stop it. Am I missing something simple?
Gary from Arizona

Great video! Incorporating “compression” into the prediction process really caught my attention. I have certain clubs, shots that I have very low or zero confidence that I can pull the shot off with “compression”. I guess that’s a red flag that the shot I see is “not realistic” at that moment? So give it a go or maybe I need some practice or range time?
Also the slo mo part of the video with the comments on the movements really helped me to accept my perpetual motion swing as the real deal rather than thinking that it was defective in some manner and needed correction in the form of control or manipulation. So …swing is great, trust it and have fun playing and hitting the different shots!
Thanks and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Um, i think Savvy just doesn’t want to admit that pops is a freakin’ GENIUS! The “paintbrush” is such cool way to get that “out there” feeling! Thanks Mr. Clement!

Hello Shawn.I am a beginner, playing off and on. How do I tackle a ball, with iron or wood, on the fairways if the ground is hard and no grass?

This is a great topic. Right now I use the feeling of a hammer in my right hand hitting the spot on the ball that will send it into my picture. (It seems to work better than visualizing access with the club.)

When I feel like I have access to that spot, I feel like I am good to go….however it seems from this video that it is only good start because it lacks the feeling of the follow on action of throwing/compressing/sending water spray?

I am striking the ball with better direction but only modest increase in distance. It sounds like once you get confidence in your prediction/feeling the brain allows you to let go a bit more giving you more distance. Is this right?