GOLDIE LOCKS!! Exaggerate the ball position way back and the action to the right of the target; also see the video I did with Savy on premium called “draw from left side of the range”
This has been the golden nugget for me! I tend to come across the line with my back swing, so lo and behold, I also struggle with fades. Now I know why! Thanks Shawn
Hi Dave! Sorry for the delay; the website is not sending me the email notifications;
as for the IP, not necessarily; you find anything close to the target and use it to create your shot’s flight plan: say you want to draw and the IP is a bit right; you line up left edge of it and release over the IP to match the shot starting right and coming back to the target. Make sense?
So cool that that last shot you hit was DIRECTLY over the tee/“carrot peel” that you had hit just before. This is such a fun way to play golf Shawn, thank you so much!
Right on Jake; and yes, so nice to KNOW how the machine works and how to ALLOW IT to evolve naturally without any mental or physical strain!! True bliss and the only way to meditate and get into flow through golf!
Working with Donna on tempo and transitional pause allowing the momentum to accelerate beyond the ball. Lead shoulder feels naturally moving up and don’t have to think consciously about what the right elbow is doing. Effort level drops dramatically and accuracy and distance come along for the ride. So nice when a plan comes together.
Hi Shawn really enjoying the teaching and videos. I’ve always played all my clubs from the same ball position, just inside the left heel. Brought up reading Jack Nicklaus books. I can pick the ball pretty well in this position and really benefit from the club throwing thought you teach, but I can’t fade or draw the ball on demand. It feels really strange to shift the ball position around. Should I work on moving my ball position back?
Cheers
The way to do this is to 1-pick a flight plan and then 2 use “the goldie locks series” and the “arc-blur unstoppable momentum series”, “draw fine tuning” and “fade fine tuning” videos to match your set up to your flight plan! Take your time and don’t worry about where to put the ball position, find the ball position that allows you to deliver freely into your moving pictures!
Always enjoy watching all three of you perform the task! The view of you at the end really helped me see the way your arms almost look parallel to target line on the backswing. As opposed to the example you showed of coming inside too much and getting bunched up. I tried to visualize how your arms would look during that “too inside” backswing. The contrast between the two will help me as I tend to swing around myself rather than up and through – which usually produces a hook instead of a draw.
Great lesson. There so much in this. And really wonderful to see the progress in Mu’s swing and Sav’s fitness over the last two years. Walking the walk, guys. I’ve been working on the athletic stance and forward shaft lean lately. Things are really coming together. Even my terrible putting has become pretty hot!
Great drill to take away manipulation and set the kinetic chain. You answered my next question before I could ask it! Looking forward to seeing the 2nd half of the drill to incorporate into a fluid motion. One does not want to end up like Charles Barkley. You know what? You should take him on. It is all in the brain with that guy – right in your wheelhouse. That would be an amazing series to watch. 😀
Again an awesome video.
In the moment with mile markes and staying balanced the consitency goes through the roof.
I have a different question though. How much does the temperature affect the distance?
I built a little driving range at my company i work. It has a roof, but it is outside. The temperatures are now close to zero, and my distance drops dramatically. It is measured by my swing caddy. My club headspeed is the same, but it shows way less carry. For example my 8 iron with about 80-82 mph swing speed shows, at the cool temperatures, just 120 – 125 m carry. Normally it is about 145 m carry. That is normally my PW. It this legit?
Hi Christoph! Yes! The temperature where the ball goes best begins at 77 F or about 23 degrees Celsius. Close to 0 will definitely have an impact on distance as the ball will not compress and release off the face as quickly! Also, slightly off centre strikes will even be worse too!
Hey Shawn. Thanks for another great video. I’m a lefty and have been fiddling with my setup , maybe a little too much. I notice that Sav has her hands/club unit leaning forward significantly. Is that the recommended lean. Some teach that the setup should be a straight line. I’m a 10 handicap and I’m struggling with my irons. I’m inconsistant in finding the green on my second shot and I think this is a big reason why.
Hi Michael! The key is to GET READY TO PERFORM A SPECIFIC TASK INTO A SPECIFIC DIRECTION. Some have and need stronger grips than others and this will affect the “look” of the set up at address. What Savy is doing is getting ready to throw her club through the arc-blur into the direction she want to start the ball. Can you see that her body language is facilitating this readiness to deliver that way?
Thank you Shawn. That makes sense and I just went and practiced with your advice in mind. May I ask, does Sav set here club in alignment first and then get ready by moving her hands forward? I ask because the club head opens with the forward lean. Does it close to its original position through the arc?
The grip club relationship is a reaction to the action-prediction to target. She chooses the appropriate flight plan, then the intermediate point and when approaching the ball, she is already feeling the action of the release based on the flight plan and is preparing the distance to ball, ball position, grip-club relation and levels based on that. Once the grip club is in place, that is it! Whatever it looks like at address is what it looks like. Understand as well that what you see from your end looking down at the club is very different than what you would see when you look in the mirror! The important thing here is, when she stays with her task come heck or high water, the mind knows the ball will do in the air what she planned it to do.
This is magic! I’ve always felt like the one handed move hitting the tee is a great reminder of just letting my hand-eye coordination (athleticism) take over! I try to do this while waiting on the tee box just to remind me of everything you presented in this golden video!
Thank you for bringing attention to that one man! That little exercise really has the essence of the golf action from the mind-body-witness perspective. You are simply a witness to the club being placed by the g-forces of the swing and the brain is aware of the action about to collect the tee on the grass and FEELS NO NEED TO INTERFERE! Magic indeed!!! 👍👌😀
There is something in my swing that has been troubling me. If you observe the 90° left arm club shaft relationship of any pga tour pro the 90° angle is maintained well into the downswing. It is maintained to a point until the hands reach the trail thigh. I have also noticed tour pros have much greater shaft lean thru the collection area. This would explain that low ball flight that pros have when compared to amateurs. I don’t believe I am casting but I am surely lacking this arm clubshaft relationship which all good ballstrikers achieve. I am hitting very solid repeatable shots but I feel there is more power to be gained. After closely watching this video I feel this has been confirmed.
Thank yinz #1
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