hi shawn, normally i play with loose arms and my only motor are my legs . sometimes i use also my shoulders together with my legs. Is it a combination of the two or should i use only my legs?

Great video, the camera view at the end was helpful. It would have been useful to have an overview of the hole at the beginning so I could visualise your flight plan.

Shawn,
Yesterday, I used the Orange Peel training aid. It forced me to experience a full rotation. I observed greater club speed and a low effort high velocity swing. In addition, you can practice uphill, downhill, below the feet and above the feet shots. The device is large and not really portable so i begin to think of how I can accomplish the same feeling with what you teach. I thought of the feet together drill and one leg drill. In my experience, I get greater rotation and swing speed with the one leg drill. Is the Orange Peel a worthy investment?
David

Thanks Shawn!

My swing low point is always where my eyes are looking. How do I get my brain to get around that? If I’m not looking at the low point then my brain doesn’t know where it will be on the down swing

EX: On my drive, if I setup like you (driver “far” behind the ball), I need to look at where the driver is before starting the swing and use the ball/tee as intermediate point to hit a descent drive. If I look at the tee, my bain will bring my arm/club unit to the tee on the down swing (brain loosing low point and ground reference) and all bets are off.

With my irons, my divots (if any) are always under the ball or a tad before. Never after the ball but I still hit 170yds carry with my 7 iron that plugs and stop dead on the green.

I believe that’s the reason why I can’t hit fades and that all my shots have a draw tendency.

Shawn,

I have to say your method of teaching and general golf philosophy are incredible. I committed to your instructional videos completely and cannot believe the difference it has made. Having now shot multiple rounds in the 70’s after making a major swing change following a long a golf hiatus due to COVID is just unreal. I feel like I am truly playing golf for the first time (and it feels so easy, intuitive, and athletic) so thank you for doing what you do. I recently watched a video where you discuss the “release” on the target side of the ball and focusing on the rehinge that occurs at the end of the follow through and how this is a great swing thought to ensure we don’t revert back to “hitting” the ball. It was a great video but now I can’t seem to find it again. Might have been target confirmation series, or arc blur, or a release video? You have so much great content that its sometimes hard to recall where these little nuggets are kept. I will be sure to make it a favorite video if you can point me in the right direction. Thanks again.

–Russell

Hi Shawn,

At a recent fitting with a 7 iron the distance was relatively short with tremendous spin and height on the ball. The launch angle was consistently above 24. I placed the ball back in my stance and saw a small reduction in spin and launch angle. I guessed that the two tee drill would help however in this video it seems to have to do with the wrist angle and timing of the release. How does one at home determine if the angle on attack is downward and how does one improve it?

David

Shawn,

In the audio clip of this video your description of Larry is virtually identical to my experience. The Orange Peel gave me the feeling of what is like to explode through to the other side with little effort. In watching this video you tell Larry to keep the yellow. What did you mean? Hopefully, I can incorporate this into my workouts. I did watch the tilt, turn and swing video. The position of your feet are the same as on the Orange Peel. If I can get in a bunker with a block of wood with specific spot as a target good things could possibly happen.

Hi Shawn, I just played the best 9 holes of my short golfing career this past Friday. I made solid contact with every iron shot that I had! I noticed that after I chose my intermediate point, I focused my eyes more in between the ball and the IP, instead of the blade of grass directly in front of the ball. This seemed to allow me to ensure that my club hit the ball first, and traveled over the IP. Is there any reason why you may or may not recommend this? I don’t want to form any bad habits and would like to change this if it’s not what you’d recommend. Thanks for your great teaching! I really enjoy every video that I watch.

Shawn,

This reminds me of my time at the clinic and is extremely helpful. Like the comment below I can relate better to this instruction as opposed to trying to duplicate what I see on the other video. This grass practice provides the immediate feedback I need. The divet tells me exactly what I did so when you are not there I can still learn quickly. Currently, I am doing tons of drills only to find that I am doing them correctly and having to try an undo the bad habits. I am lucky to have a huge grass facility. If I can combine the training from this session and the session with Larry my swing will finally evolve.

Shawn

Thank you. Thank you. Reviewed this video last night. Shot 73 today. Three better than my age. What a thrill at age of 76. You are a great teacher, without a doubt.

Down The Middle Ron

Shawn
excellent video, your chipping technique is the best I’ve used in the 65 years I have played this game. But, most of the heavy rough chips and pitches are from uphill lies. Please do a video on uphill shots. Thank you

DTM Ron

Love the respect and joy flowing through all of you, it’s so good to watch ❤️

Great vid too, lots of attention to detail. It really does help to watch others learn.

great presentation, really illustrates the conditions and the solutions. On up hill lies play same shots letting momentum going up the slope off your front foot?

Great video. I find is easy to “think” about swinging towards the target, but find it overwhelmingly difficult not to “hit” the ball. And keep defaulting to the ball.

That’s a great lesson! It really woke me up on weak parts of my setup on certain chips. And I’m a good chipper!!
Thanks!