Great video, Shawn. I am just now getting back to your system…. after wandering a bit with other concepts. This is truly the most system I have seen for hitting the ball well. Question: My irons and fairway woods have been spot on, but my driver seems to get this snap hook about half the time. Any suggestions, or things to watch out for? Thanks in advance.
You bet! The driver for many is where the strain levels go through the roof unknowingly; when I ask you what distance you hit a wedge, you have an answer; a 7 iron, again and answer, a driver? AS FAR AS POSSIBLE! 😝😂
So, start by hitting a few iron shots where you would use 2 extra clubs to get there; full backswing and full follow through and a nice throw in the direction you want the ball to start. Then apply the same swing to the driver. The section on driver in “the throwing series” is “premium” 👍👍
See “pre-motor cortex” series and “target confirmation series” to make sure you are ready at address to get all the way through the tip of tee to target and stay with that task until you get confirmation! With ease of course!
Neither one! You should never have to think about that! 😝
The very best drill for backswing that has succeeded in 99% of my students is the “backhand sword” drill demonstrated in our “lead hand release” video on premium. When you gather fully in the backswing and allow the wrists to hinge when they want to, it will evolve in the right direction!
Also use “trail hand release” and “release fine tuning” to complete the set! 😀👍
Hi Shawn – Me again… so, someone on the forum shared an old video with a comparison of you shooting and arrow. You made the comment that the left arm should be ramrod straight. So, can we say that this is old information that you have since updated?
Yes, this is slightly outdated info but it was mostly for getting the feel of “not collapsing” from someone who was completely collapsed! And so, from one point to another it would feel like the archer; makes more sense now?
Excellent! Thanks, Shawn. I can see that I have putting my brain’s focus on the wrong things. Love this system again. Not sure why ever walked away from it a few years back. Thanks much.
Hi Shawn, right handed golfer here. Is it fair to say that I should be stepping in the direction I want to start the ball and keeping my body aligned there? Example, for a draw the feel is I step towards the right of the intermediate point and release there without opening up my body.
No, you want the “unstoppable momentum” to move in the direction you want to start the ball; the step happens naturally and please please do not think about what to do with the hips!!
See “throwing the club” on premium. When you have a direction to throw the club, the brain gets to work and finds the ground with the weight shift to the lead side (no thinking) it then uses the ground to remove the body out of the way at just the right amount (again without thinking) and then knows when to let go of the club to deliver in the direction you want to send it to ultimately find it’s end target. To think about planting that way and holding on with body to not turn is SABOTAGE on an epic scale! 😝😀
Shawn, thanks for the clarification. I was headed down a dark road haha! Shifted gears towards thinking of my club head as the jai alai basket. All I think now is where I’m slinging that ball after I collect it in the “basket”. World of difference and don’t have to think anything of shift, step, hips, etc…Thanks much!
Hey Scott! YES!!!
Get a 6 pound sledge hammer and make some very long putts with it. Have you seen my videos on that??
The very long putt is just like a chip swing; do not keep the power body still at all!! Just let the hammer swing past you and just in front of your feet in both directions. The shanks come from you manipulating the swing instead of letting the weight of the arms and club cut through the stem!
Glad to do a 30 minute skype or facetime on this because when you get this, you will hit pay-dirt with scoring!!😀👍🔥
Hello Shawn I feel there is a greater than 50% instruction for lefties than righties. Could you address this by spending as much video time showing the lesson from the right hand perspective?
I appreciate the feedback! Thank you for chiming in!
Up to about last year, it was all right handed though! 😝😀
But will make an effort moving forward; so thank you!
Shawn
Thank you for your quick and accurate reply. I fully agree we righties had the lion’s share of instruction. Balance is where no one can be critical (I wasn’t being critical just being observant). I truly love your making the golf swing understandable and give a belief that everyone can accomplish their best whatever that may be. Once again thank you. ( I certainly am inspired by your two guest hosts/students ) They incourage me to believe that I can do this!
I hope all is well with you and your family and everyone is safe
I’m finally back on the course after shutdown. We had a lesson right outside of Trenton NJ about a year ago and I have finally begun to play golf more to my abilities. We worked on a lot but the one thing that sticks out in my mind is when using my irons. We worked on using the ground to start my swing and use the ground to release in the direction of the target. We also were using a bit of an open stance and we were working on a sand bag like toss and trying to get me to think I was throwing a screwball with my right dominate hand. We also worked on pushing my hands out away from my body and trying to hit a screwball fade. Prior to seeing you I kept on toping the ball or hitting strong hooks. Since our lesson, I was playing to scores in the high 80’s when prior I had a hard time breaking 100. I can’t remember some of the drills I could use to help me with this motion. Can you please lead me in the right direction so I can continue to work on this. I have played about 3 times since Golf courses reopened. I am hitting my driver better than ever. Consistent and longer than ever. With my irons I’m having a problem figuring out how open my stance should be and how I can get my swing in the correct spot. I feel like I’m releasing at my target however I’m topping a lot of my iron shots. Could I be to far away, could I be not releasing towards my target. I’m not really sure. I do know that when I hit my irons good they are better than I have ever hit them.
Lastly, since we changed my stance to a more open stance I’m having a hard time chipping the ball. I was wondering if you can direct me towards a chipping video that may help. Perhaps I shouldn’t have an open stance chipping.
Hey Rick! Great feedback!
Chipping with feet together is very effective; ball outside the back foot for positioning.
As for irons; the key is to be able to make a prediction for contact!
See “predict contact” and “the goldie locks series” then see “pre motor cortex series”
So, you have a task, you throw the release in the direction you want to start the ball and you need to be very familiar with this feel! See “lead hand release” and “trail hand release” and “release fine tuning”
Then predict the dandelion stem is in the way of this release and then stay with the feel of that release past the ball!
Hi Shawn, In the back swing when you turn do you feel any kind of stretch in your upper body? I have been turning hips and shoulders together but I notice I feel a better swing if I allow a little stretch in my upper body. I’m not talking about anything intense, just a mild stretch. I also feel it helps me to actually bring in that squat better. I see that in the swings for all three of you that your shoulders are turned more than the hips as well.
Well, it sounds like you are feeling what you need to; however, stay away from perceptions of what the body is doing and just feel that you are in a nice position to throw the club with ease and a nice velocity in the direction you want to start the ball.
As a bigger guy, I feel that every time I try to get lots of width/turn in the backswing (especially with driver and long irons) I lose all control of where the club is. Like today with my driving iron I got to the top of my backswing and then wound up dead pulling a shot left and felt my arms change plane at the top of the swing. It happens more often than I’d like. Help?
Definitely not what you think it is!
What you are describing is a loss of focus from a distraction where you perceive you are out of position.
When this happens ask these questions:
What was the original focus? What was the last thing that went through my mind before I swung?
Did I stay with my task? And if not, what is preventing me from staying with it?
So here are the priorities:
1-you need to be a master of a task; see “top 3 tasks”
2-you need to feel what those tasks do “POST IMPACT” and they are all the same release;
3-predict contact and direction from the task
4-stay on task for the duration of the shot and wake up in the finish well past impact and see what just happened-no making sure
This question is great, because it tells me I should do a video of what to do when you feel lost and how to use the premium channel more effectively to get to your next level; so thank you!😀👍
Hi Shawn. So after 3 sets of 10 each clubs, I was able to throw them straight. During the first set, many of my clubs were going to the left. What does that mean? Some clubs were going low. I think, as I released the club toward the target I had to go “deeper” and release later to make them go straight. Guess that’s the object of this drill but I’m not sure.
SIDE VISION!! Why do you think the over head throw always hits the mark and the side throw starts left? EVERYONE GOES THROUGH THIS! See ALIGNMENT RELOAD video on premium! 👍😀
Hi Shawn – Great video. This my main drill now. Question… so after I gather the club at the top, and feel the weight of the club as I collect it… I get the feeling the lead side pulling the base of the club down and to the target. Is this correct? Also, I put a laser pointer at the base of a club…. top of the back swing it should point on the wall behind me and stop before changing direction (your levitate vid) and then follow the path inside the ball and pointing to the target on the collect phase. Trying to ensure that the trail hand is just along for the ride on the downswing. Does this make sense? And is this correct?
Whoa! You are putting too much into this.
1-Your anatomy, arm and shoulder, is perfectly designed to find the correct swing plane
2-please see the “kinetic chain” series of 7 videos and “kinetic chain engagement” video on premium; it is the whole chain that pulls the club head through.
Imagine a lumber jack with an axe; no laser pointers necessary. You could have fun with the Perpetual motion drill as you cut grass in both directions and observe how the laser keeps passing in the same place by simply staying on the task of cutting grass! 🤓
Ah! Thanks for the readjustment. The analytical engineer in me needs to get off the course (ha). I went through the kinetic chain series, but I’ll go back to revisit it once again. Thanks for your help and the quick reply.
I hit balls on Tuesday after work and my so tact was mediocre. I went back to the 1 leg drill and hit the ball solid. I then realized my backswing was the culprit. When I heave the he ax in the backswing I think I am kind of taking a step or transferring my weight too far on my right side then turning my hips which was effecting my contact. I then began my backswing by simply swiveling my hips and my contact was amazing. I returned to the range again last night to see if I could repeat my success and it was even better. I felt that I had so much more room to go get the ground and throw the club to the target. Is this just a feel for me or is this how we should be starting the backswing
Depends on the markers position on the club; sometimes it may look low but it’s not. That could have been a thin shot yes, but she always goes back to the prediction process for the next shot and does not try to fix it.
Question about the lead/trail arm in the back swing… we talk about the arm club unit… so are the lead and trail arms work with the same outward force? It seems at the top of the swing…. using the weight of the club alone does not seem to get my high enough of an extension. So, if I pull a bit away with the trailing hand/arm… it allows the higher extension. However, I am not sure this is correct. Thoughts?
Not quite the way to go about it; see the “upward levitation” video we did more recently; when performing the Perpetual motion drill, as you naturally turn to get out of the way of the swing of the arms, the arms get PULLED AWAY from the body and you are just letting them create their own width.
What engages them further is when you are getting the system ready to sling the action and release into the direction you want to start the ball.
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