Great video Shawn. Wisdom in Golf is the correct path to better golf. I’ve hit some of the most incredible shots this year including some of the longest drives I’ve hit in 25 years (I’m 49), but I still have some bouts of inconsistency.

As a left handed golfer my best shots are a medium trajectory draw. It seems that when I get off my misses are a high left shot, which I despise. It seems like when I’m hitting these it’s a glancing weak blow.

Is there a better task or visualization I need to get rid of this weak high left shot? Is throwing the club low a good drill to work on getting rid of the weak high left shot?

Is the sound file available?

Hi Shawn,

How engaged do your biceps feel in the down swing? What about the forearms? I’m finally getting consistent with the perpetual motion drill as long as I let my biceps feel like they’re falling and not engaging much. It still seems counter intuitive that I can generate more transferable power by finding the ground and letting gravity do its thing… thanks for all of your amazing videos!

I just wanted to comment. I have (unknowingly) not understood the importance of the thumb on the lead hand until watching this video. I have stumbled upon a great feeling of leverage in the past (and then lost it)(and then found it)(and then lost it) and have not been able to identify why. When you moved your thumb off to the side of the shaft in your back swing and explained why that caused power loss, it clicked for me. As soon as the video finished, I threw my clubs in the truck and off to the range I went where I confirmed for the first time the answer to a mystery that has had me stumped for a long time. That “toe up” address position was only obtainable in the past (for me) by lowering my hands excessively and would cause an awkward swing that just didn’t work. Watching videos of my swing, I could see the club bowing down as you describe here, and I could see my club toe deep at impact. This has always been a catch 22 between the club feeling comfortable at address and trying to get lie angle correct at impact! This lead hand thumb position (umbrella grip) is the answer and is so simple that I’m mad at myself for not being able to figure it out on my own. Thanks Shawn!

I know you must be very busy Shawn however i sent a comment 5 days ago regarding a very important lever wrist hinge and when I add wrist hinge I can’t hit the ball with any predicted target?? The shot goes right and more so with driver.
I could really use the added power

Thank you for all my success thus far
Mike

This video is pure gold! The tip about Moe “throwing his head backward” and yet, not moving it was a real eye-opener for me. I’ve struggled with making good contact because of head movement (forward movement – I’m not worried about a little up-and-down), so today I tried it. The course had closed the range for COVID, so I couldn’t hit any balls before we started, but I did some perpetual motion drills and BAM! Most of my tee shots were down the middle, and I was striking the ball better all the way through the course.

I could tell that consciously keeping my head behind the ball was keeping me from looking up and was getting me to release more effectively, which helped keep the balls nearer the target line.

I still feel as if I could get more distance if I could keep my focus out in the picture instead of on the ball, but it is coming along. I’m 67, and am finally seeing some real improvement!

Thanks so much Shawn!

Scott

Love this video for bringing it all together. I still struggle with activating the legs like you do in the swing. However, watching your videos again have gotten me back on track. I’m now doing a bit of a forward press before I swing and this has definitely helped me to activate my kinetic chain. My strikes have been more pure with much less dispersion. Banged out about 20 7-iron shots last night to a target about 170yds out. Had very few big misses. The trajectory was much more piercing as well rather than it ballooning too high which sometimes happens with my swing. Would like to better understand the legs in the swing though and how you apply such force with the legs through impact. Any thoughts? By the way, nice Lululemon pants! I’ve got myself about 5 pairs of those. Most comfortable pants on the planet!! Talk soon Shawn.

Another great video. What stood out today, for me, was your demonstration to Mu on using the legs vs manipulation of the arms in the swing. The manipulation of the arms really changed the position of the arc. Seeing the visual really made sense to me. Thank you. Pat Baker

Hi shawn i understand everything exempt your feet alignment , would you always set your feet square to the target line ? Just a little confused when you talk about closed stance in other vids .
Thanks paul uk

This was excellent. Have been getting the feeling of the arm/club unit and this just put the piece in place that allows me to freely swing the club and strike the ball.

I shot 80 for the 5th time in a row.Very frustrating. I have watched all of your videos, understand all of the concepts, and can hit most all of the shots. I pick a flight plan and have an intermediate target and then proceed to initiate my swing and at least 50% of the time in a split second I revert back to “make sure” or the ball or some other thought that sabotages the task at hand. I feel my problem at this point is much more mental (not defective as you would say) than any swing weakness. How can I mentally get past this and increase the percentage of times I stay with my task.Thankyou.

One more big question Shawn or maybe it’s more dispelling a myth. When you use your legs you are definitely dipping and lowering into the ground. If I over exaggerate this move, I will chunk it. As I try to lower the boom so to speak, I catch it fat. Can you clearly explain how you are able to hit it so purely with the legs even though there is a noticeable downward drop of the legs and waist into impact?

My main issue is always firing with the arms, so this is helpful. Now main swing is…. use the leg with a quiet ACU. It seems that my brain wants to equate club head speed and power with swinging the arms. Not so. The power is in the lower body, right?

Just re-lived my round in my mind and I was 16 for 36. I think my course management is good. I am going to try your breathing exercise before I perform my task. Did Gabrielle Wolff touch on anything that helped increase one’s focus?

Another very helpful video, as others have mentioned, especially the demonstration of arms-only vs using legs. And this raises another question, to help with the over-use of arms to gain power (that is, trying to “swing hard”).

Am I thinking correctly with this: If we use the analogy of the ball on a string, when you use your legs to power it, the ball will rotate freely without any real arm movement. If we want it to go faster, you can move your legs more. But if you try to swing your arms faster, they get a bit ahead of the ball, so either cause it to lose speed, or get off line. Attempting to translate that to the golf swing, too much push with the arms is like using the arms too much with the ball on a string, and loses effectiveness, while using legs actually increases power with less effort.

Or am I over-thinking it?

Thanks!

Scott