Grip master class!

Shawn, maybe I was asleep in class and missed the definition, but what is meant by your term of “Flow State”?
Thanks

Hi Shawn!

I heard you mention that Munashe’s club face had to be a little less closed because of his more emphatic release. I have run into a little bit of a hook issue with my irons that I never sorted out last year. Over time, as my overall golfing ability improved using your brilliant method, I noticed a hook started to creep in and get progressively worst. I also have difficulty fading the ball now, when it was my go-to shot before you taught me how fun it was to draw the ball at Royal Quebec a couple of years back.

I am a little confused at the moment. Wouldn’t a deeper more emphatic release warrant a stronger grip or more closed face? Would the club not stay open deeper into the swing?

I hit 5 of 6 fairways this morning but only had 2 GIR for the 9 holes I played because of my iron hooking issue! The same will happen with my woods and hybrids if I close the face too much. I have been reluctant to ease up on the clubface because I thought it meant my release was not deep enough, but based on my experience, would you recommend fine tuning my clubface closures? I think a goldilocks range session is in order!

Shawn,
My early extension comes from not getting a squat in at the start of the downswing. Is it OK to think about a swing sequence like Toss-Fall-Fall which seems to help or is this too much process thinking that should be avoided. Am I better off finding a task that will lead me to perform that sequence automatically?

Hey Shawn,

This is great! I’m thankful that you guys are thinking through how to navigate the plethora of content available. This is a bit of the info I was missing. Sometimes, I miss the forest for the trees, and to have it laid out is helpful. I would say you could probably even streamline it a bit more and be just rediculously explicit:
Step one: Find your task – (then list task videos); Step 2: choose your picture (flight, setup, plug-in, whatever); Step 3: fine-tune…etc. I know you just spent this video essentially doing that, but something that is just so direct can help the newer people put it all together.

You guys do such great work and I have learned so much, Please don’t take the above as criticism, just potential things to think about.

Thanks again!

Shawn – your teaching has been fantastic – the Eagle Level has been awesome as well. During our lockdown I have gone a bit overboard with practice since I have a hitting mat and net and an artificial green in my yard.

Practice is so much easier when you have things to work on. I have come up to speed with Wisdom In Golf at this point and sending you my video clips has gotten me into the habit of videoing my swing every time I feel like I have made a change – even though most times it barely looks different, it really helps to see what is going on from straight on and down the line.

Now that I have a purpose for practice, I hit about 500 balls a week, chip a similar amount and putt for many hours. My scoring on the course has really shown an improvement with all of this. I can not recommend your teaching more highly – the Eagle membership is well worth it.

Thanks for all you guys do and a shout out to Reece 🙂

Andy

Thank you Shawn.
I’ve been with you for almost a year. I love golf and came across you on YouTube. Your wisdom in golf has changed my whole approach to the game. I’ve seen huge leaps in my score, but the “feel” and instinct I have on the course now is my proudest achievement. Thank you for sharing this side of golf.

Great video! Just wondering if there is a video that discusses the various levels of membership. For example, what exactly is Eagle… and what does this give you? What is a review like? I have been thinking about it, but not sure what it is.

Just started back into long irons. Got a new set of clubs which includes a 4 iron. I missed it. In this video, you appear have more of a closed stance with both iron and fairway wood, rather than your usual…. to the target with the draw and slightly open with the fade. Am I seeing this incorrectly? Also, my draw appears to be more of a low stinger, with little apex. Not more how to correct this.

Shawn, I have been looking for a way to stop moving my upper body ahead of the ball on the down swing. Maybe some earlier instruction advocated a lifting of the trail heel as the weight shifted to the forward leg. Being bolted to the ground with trail foot until after impact should help in staying behind the ball. Any other videos to help with this problem?
Thanks.

Shawn,

I agree the explanation of how the content is organized is a tremendous upgrade and will help us find the relevant video. Committing to a task is essential. I try to practice many of them but at the time I am playing I do not have a primary task. I think there should be a main task then have the ability to use the required task. For example, I relate to hammering, in practice I throw the club with extreme accuracy but you need to peel carrots if on the cart path.

Hey Shawn. Thanks for the reorganization. You mentioned in this video that be closing down the face Muse result was keeping the ball straight away in the fairway most of the time but he started hooking the ball.

I’ve also closed down the face and the result with hybrids and long irons has been dramatic. After watching your last video I tweaked it a bit more and I’m having a problem hooking my wedges….bad. My wedges have always been money for me. Is it as simple as opening the face a bit more and not getting the hands as much in front? I’m baffled.

Thank you Shawn.

Mike

Hi Shawn, I luv this video on the lead hand release, and was really looking forward to the following week when you stated you would be talking about the trailing hand release, I saw your grip video you did next but would luv a video on the trailing arm release like the one done above – how about it!

Great example of kaizen or constant improvement you embody that in your teaching which inspires me to do the same in my learning Peace

Hi Shawn. Great initiative. I’m a new member and submitted my first swing review yesterday mentioning that I felt like I was drinking from a fire hydrant. I’m looking forward to get easy access to the different concepts you are regularly referring to (tasks, goldielock, perpetual swing, throwing the club, etc.). Looking at the various comments on the site, I’m confident that this is a great place to learn but, like most of us here, I’d like to be able to quickly find the elements which will help me improve the most. Thanks