Thank youse, I love this video for so many reasons. One thing that confused me though was, on the go pro view, at address your club face looked quite open. Is there something I’ve missed?

Thanks Shawn. So…is the kinetic chain engaged before/after/during club levitation?

This video along with the others has confirmed what I already suspected to be an amazing purchase. What a fun morning at the range. Learned a lot. I know I’m on the right road now! The idea of holding an umbrella just blew my mind!

Shawn

Best ever grip video,has finally relaxed my mind on having a strong grip,thank you for that.But I wanted to mention hopefully with no contradiction with regards to the backswing,I tend to set my wrists earlier during the backswing,so my initial shoulder/body turn is fairly slight.So when my hands get to about hip height my wrist hinge has already taken place,and I have created an angle between arms and club shaft.Then I complete the rotation to the top.I find this allows me to remain more centred,and put into effect the so important Kinetic Chain sequence from the top of the backswing.I think this is slightly different to your initial move in the backswing.To illustrate the position I am describing more clearly.I stand in the normal setup posture,then holding the club,I hinge my wrists directly upward.Then I swivel my body position around,leaving my arms and club where they are.That is roughly my half backswing position I have described above.I obviously make allowances for my strong grip.Does this earlier wrist set contradict or compromise your teaching,or can I incorporate this into my swing and still take advantage of some of the other great nuggets you have to offer,such as the best grip video ever.
By the way the hinge and swivel example is taken from a book written by Beverley Lewis where she describes it as where ideally to should be about half way through the backswing.It’s not my creation or invention. Many Thanks

Shawn

Please forget what I’ve just said.I get it.I have just watched your backswing levitation video with you and savvy.I just hope I can retain and recall that feeling.Timing is kind of automatic.A feeling that you will make perfect contact with the ball.It’s like a great feeling of confidence.

This throwing the head backward thought is the piece I really needed to anchor my rear foot and prevent my early extension…now I am getting the compression that was so elusive before…I agree with some of the others members below…this one was pure gold!

Hi Shawn,
I was associated to another website for the last 5 years, if not longer. (I’m right handed golfer) The instructor changed my strong grip to a weaker on, restricted my hip turn which had really affected my game and my back. He also said that my ball position was too far back and in the middle of my stance and it should be off my left ear or logo of my shirt. He also mentioned that I should be a fist width away from the ball. I never felt like I was compressing the ball like I used to years ago. After watching your videos, I moved the ball back to the middle for the straight fade and 1 ball back for the draw and now I feel like I’m compressing the ball and getting my distance back from my 20’s.

Is there another way or video I should look at to get the distance from the ball because with my wedges I’m reaching too much and with irons I feel okay?

Thanks Shawn. You ‘da man.

So, I am having trouble with the physics of the driver setup and putting the low point of the swing behind the ball. Doesn’t the low point coincide with the point in the arc at which the club head finishes it’s in-to-out movement and begins it’s out-to-in movement? So how can you hit a draw from this setup? I am missing something.

Another great video! Interesting you brought up using the logo on the ball on tee shots. I was trying to use blur-of-club and the out come of my shot was still not what I wanted so I thought about how I use lines on the ball for putting and thought I should use it at the tee shot too. I just started using the lines on the ball to aid in my fade or draw on the tee box. It is a work in progress, but feel excited to work on this (blur-of-club and lines on golf ball) to help execute the shot I want.

Hey Shawn – I am not 100% sure where to post this so here goes.I have recently changed drivers – same brand but slightly different model. The new one is much more central for me – I can finally work the ball either way. I have been a drawer of the ball my whole golfing life and I am lost as to how to transition to playing it both ways or a fade on the course.

What is happening is some double crosses, that do not work out so well. This past weekend I hit about 50 drivers pre-round (I hit so many because I was fascinated with how it went). I was hitting any shot I wanted to with the driver.

Then on the course I got bound up in my head and topped the first driver and while playing 36 holes I was less than stellar off the tee when the range session would have suggested otherwise.

The question is – how do I take the driver shot shaping to the course? How do I get that confidence. Is the answer the obvious one – that I just have to jump in the pool and I will get used to the temperature? 🙂

THe reason I want to do this is that the fade is a very easy shot for me to hit and control.

Thanks,

Andy

Sean putting the tape on the driver was really key for me. I have a black ping driver and it is really hard find the club head path. Tape on the head makes it much easier to see the swing path arc and the bottom of the swing. Seeing the path is key. Bombs away hit it high and letting it fly. One of your best videos yet.

AH HA !!! Your student is just like me. I have tried for YEARS to draw the ball with a closed since to no avail. After watching the video I gained almost 1 club in distance with more hight. I also realized that the constant pain in my left acromio-clavicular join is almost gone. When I throw my club in the direction that you describe I can ACTUALLY RELEASE THE CLUB. My body was telling me something that you described. I read Trevino’s book years ago and NOW I UNDERSTAND – thanks to you and the SCIENCE !!
Keep up the great work !!

Shawn, good teaching here. I am following the blur of the club, and taking a good backswing but the one thing I am having problems with is manipulation of the club face through the hit. I get the principle of no manipulation but I tend to want to unintentionally want to square the club face instead of letting in square by extending to the target and I end up with low flying balls to the left which fail to clear water hazards and feel terribly in my hands. How do you suggest I work on this to get to better hits. this is a real problem for me and would like your help. I submit that there are others too who are having this problem. thanks Richard

Hey Shawn. Been trying to download for weeks. Even bought the video series but the still can’t download the music! I emailed also. Please help!!

hi shawn, you say in this lesson backswing levitation””’falling is not enough””’ and savannah adds some words which are very important but i cannot hear it or understand it. What is she saying ( 5 min 15 seconds). regards ernst from holland