I try so hard to be super still before I move to the backswing. I’m going to try some of these ideas to see if I can loosen up and get more flow. I can’t believe how amazing Mu’s movement patterns have become, he giving such a great Demo. Of course, Sav is a great demo model too but since she’s your daughter I expect no less. Nice outfit on MU, he and Sav are my favorite power couple now.
Great video. Especially the drone views. It really demonstrated the COMPLETE release of the club and how your head position stays behind the ball – but is allowed to move. My problem ( one of many ) is that I have trouble COMPLETELY releasing the club. Whether it be from my injuries, bad habits, or laziness I tend have the club stop just as it gets to my lead shoulder and it obviously reduces my distance. Fantastic job – keep up the heat work
Hey John! In the “target confirmation series” we talk about how the release feel, that snap of the trail hand over the lead hand in the direction you want to start the ball, that release feel is what you want to confirm you felt first and then backtrack the mind back to “how did I do with contact and direction?” So it’s 1-yes I felt the full snap where the G-forces of the club released me in the direction I wanted to start the ball and then 2-how was contact?
You are either in an attacking frame of mind or a determined “cool mad” state or in a flow state to accomplish this.
Ah! very good timing that video. Couple of weeks ago, I went to see the french golf whisperer (Ed Montaz), and boy, it was worth 6 month of lessons with my pro back home. But back on the course I have actually been struggling with starting my swing, I have that fraction of second where I think “I’m all setup, I have my intermediate point, the picture of shot, what do I do now?”. It seems that I just need to find a way of already be in motion. Will give that a try.
So my issue is what is that trigger to start my swing,
look at Matt Wolff and you can see what his trigger is 🙂
even in you swing Shawn you have a sight movement forward,
I have a problem that when I have tried that slight movement forward I touch my ball and it moves. So I’ve tried at address to have my club slightly back from the ball I usually hit ground first
Ok, good, I have seen this before many times and your solution is exactly what I saw in the video and in the “using the weight in your swing-axe drill with Savy” video. Start with:
“I feel the weight of the Arms and Club already pulling on my shoulder sockets towards the target at address-and I am getting ready to feel this experience past the ball and in the direction I want the ball to start” AND SEE how YOUR SYSTEM reacts to this command. Some will tap the feet, some will pump the legs (Tom Kite in the video) and some will do what I do (Mu has adopted that one and is swinging so much better too)
let us know what you come up with! 😀👍
Shawn,
The one leg drill is awesome. The increased balance in my swing has me hitting more solid shots. I love that balanced finish and the effortless power I feel. One unexpected result was this seems to have eliminated my occasional shank.
Thanks!
Yeah man! I know what you mean and the ability to keep support directly under the body’s Center of Gravity is greatly increased with this is why the old Shank gets eliminated easily with it. Great job man! 😀👍💪👌
Super.video Shawn. Love the drone view. The only issue with the drone view is that it loses the up/down motion. In all my shots I try to initiate with a small bump down using the legs. The hands press forward automatically. This ets up the kinetic chain and frees up the rotation. Zero manipulation. I’ve even been working on a similar micro move, comparatively, for putts since the momentum and throw are small. Way fewer pulls and pushes.
Manipulation has always been a big problem as well as ‘ ball is target’. Unless these movements occur my default is to pick up and manipulate.
The drone shots are really cool – a perspective that is unique and very helpful to see what is going on. Watching your setup from above is super easy to see. The best part IMO was watching the grass interaction with the perpetual motion swings – very cool stuff guys. Thank you!
Around the 14-15 min mark you talk about rotation and rotational momentum with your back/butt completely facing the target. I know I’ve been told in the past by other teachers not to “over rotate” on the way back and as a result I think I sometimes sway backwards instead (which probably contributes to me getting stuck and hit fat shots).
Hi Travis! Impossible to over rotate the body when performing a task; this is the part that the whole teaching industry needs to get their act on: the fact that the human body is mot defective and that you simply cannot do anything wrong. So if you go back to our famous and simple task of cutting grass and you perform it while walking, it is impossible to do it wrong and to over rotate as you would fall down. 😝😀👍
Another great vid, Shawn and Co. i have a favor to ask, please do a sound level check when you dub in music and compare it to the general level of the rest of the vid. i watch these at all hours and to have to jump(literally) when the level pops up to 2 to 3 times from where it was a moment before and anyone asleep near me goes for my throat LOL. Thanks for your ceaseless efforts to help us find the center of this silly game! I’m having a banner year and in particular, this fall. All because of what I’ve been able to incorporate from your teachings, and i’m not close to being done yet. This is starting to be fun!!
Will keep an eye on that moving forward; it looks and sounds good on this end; I will dim the music down a notch or 2; so glad you are able to evolve nicely with the content; much appreciate the feedback!
Hello Shawn! Just found you and love the imagery in the video lessons and your enthusiasm is infectious! I’m on a mission now to become really good.
Anyway, you talk about wanting to curve your shots and the need to open and/or close the face as appropriate. But what is the right way to open or close the face? It looks like you are adjusting the position of the hands at address to accomplish this? And is there a difference between opening the face for a fade with an iron, and opening up the face for a lob shot with a wedge?
And just to be 100% clear, you are recommending shaping shots with two adjustments, the combination of ball position and open/closed club face, correct? No adjustment by making an open or closed stance?
Alright; the best videos to go confirm the questions you have are the “fade fine tuning” and “draw fine tuning”
fade: aim and swing in the direction you want to start the ball-ball position forward of centre-face “less closed” than draw by a couple degrees
draw:aim at the end target, play ball back of centre and swing in the direction you want to start the ball with a face closed enough that the ball will curve back to target;
-see also “goldie locks series” and “predict contact” videos
But I think my “real” question about the proper way to open or close the face was superseded by my second question. So let me ask this, is it fair to say that opening and closing the face is accomplished by rotating the club open/or closed before taking your grip?
Hello Shawn – new member here, do any of your videos talk about how the wind affects distance? I’m a right handed golfer and went to the range today to work on shaping my shots (while also tweaking my grip, per your advice), but was facing a 15 mph left to right cross wind. And it seemed like every time I tried to draw the ball, the ball went straight, but came up a bit short.
Also, hypothetically, how much difference in distance can we expect between draws and fades?
Hello and welcome! Yes, cross winds will affect the ball and the prediction process is what we use to determine the shot. When you draw into a left to right wind, which is the best way to approach the green, you need more club as the ball is fighting the wind on the way back, which will also straighten it out. We often see this at our academy as we don’t feel the wind in the building and the prevailing wind is left to right and as we see the ball fade a little, we look at the screen and see draw on the GC Quad.
We do have some examples in our on course videos about this; you will see them as you go.
fades vs draw for distance:
fade is about a full club less with short irons and wedges and won’t move much; about a half club less with mid irons and very little with the long irons and woods on a well struck shot.
Thanks! And am I right in assuming that the converse is true, that if are facing a right to left crosswind, a fade is the best way to attack the green? And I suppose the pin placement will matter as well …
Correct; but often you will see some situations where the draw is a great choice; it really is a gut thing; wind intensity will definitely be a determining factor.
The drone shots are amazing at the end. I have a question as someone who sometimes over swings, you talk about matches/no longer matches as you move your club. I’m assuming it is your swing plane/ability to go to the target that matches/no longer matches. Does not also your view of the ball and the access you sense change when you get off the plane?
Without a drone over my head to understand what is going on, I’m trying to figure out some guide to tell me if I’ve over reached on my back swing. Usually I’m getting a little rushed and don’t really sense well when to pause/transition to the make the downswing. In other words it is more that I tell myself to not rush to reduce the amount of back swing versus confirmation that I’ve turned far enough and going beyond will cause problems. This video shows me that using some kind of mile marker like the change of view would be a better approach. Maybe put a mark on the ball and when I can’t see it I’ve gone too far? any suggestions?
Really food questions! And this is our speciality for sure! Did you see the “mile markers for balance” “Mile Markers for direction” and “mile markers for impact” videos? These must be matched with a solid task from the “top 3 tasks” video for maximum efficacy. Notice how quickly I found my way from the drone view? There was no wondering what my backswing looked like while doing that as I was replacing the positional thoughts with “can I throw the club through the stem of the dandelion in that direction (intermediate point) or not? The coolest part of this training is at one point you hit the spot and FEEL that you can’t miss!
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