I asked this question on previous to this post on G Force. Maybe a better way of thinking about returning momentum as to getting thru the swing? So what’s the difference between G-Forces and Returning Momentum to get you thru the finish? Thanks
Shawn,
Just watched your keynote address yesterday. That was awesome! Really helped me put everything together. I had the longest most consistent day of driving the ball today. Several drives on my intended target line 300+ carry around 315yds into the wind! For years I only used the IP for initial alignment and did not use it to anchor the swing using the blur. I only used the blur for finding proper distance to ball etc. This new task (for me) of using the blur anchoring to IP has been a game changer for me lately especially with the driver. I have the tendency to fall back into old habits like defaulting to the ball when I don’t funnel everything through the IP now. With my driver I have been experimenting with where to best place my eyes. Using the “soft eyes” concept I have found for me that parking my eyes on a spot on the ground in the center of stance and witnessing the blur go through that spot and the edge of IP seeing the ball and IP in my periphery during the process so that the ball is truly an intersection and “in the way” has really helped me avoid defaulting or not staying anchored. In doing so I get so much more through the ball. If I park my eyes on the tip of the tee with the ball more forward in stance and on a higher tee I tend to have more default short circuits and pulled shots or snap hooks due to getting pulled forward. So in effect the spot on the ground in center of stance and IP are the “sights”, the blur is the “barrel” and the ball is the “bullet” which gets “hammered” by the clubface or “striking pin” and then shot out into the flight plan through the arc blur “barrel”. Just wanted to share this light bulb moment in case you have anyone who like me struggles with ball defaulting, likes shooting guns, and needs a clear visual to stay better anchored through the ball. As a side note this slight change of focus parking eyes at a centered spot has enabled me to stay way more balanced and to more cleanly stick the finish without falling back while I try to stay absolutely “frictionless” in backswing and release in responding to producing higher g forces. I’ve also trained myself to be lead arm dominant as a “backhander” which has really helped me gain more speed through better lead-side kinetic chain engagement in effect pulling through effortlessly vs pushing through with too much strain from trail side. Thanks again and can’t wait to see what this season brings as I continue to “witness” much more consistent strikes, fewer miss hits, much, much better misses and hopefully lower scores. Looking forward to watching more material on these concepts as you continue to release more of these little gems.
I had a similar epiphany on a recent golf trip just before watching this and hit 14-14-13 GIRs to break 80 in all 3 rounds on some tough courses (putting was meh). This confirmed my latest success was not a fluke!
Hey Sam! The jackknife drill is pretty cool!
we have always said that “Through the ball” is average longer than “at the ball” by 30 yards. If this gets you through and especially tests your grip like no other, then you will see some interesting numbers! Shawn
How about when you’re swinging and you’re getting lots of RPM like 4,000 to 5,000 range., with an occasional low 3000 rpm. I am trying not to overswing but I’m finding the ball to only go like 225 yd to 250 yd one. I know it can go much further. It feels absolutely effortless but just doesn’t go anywhere. 10 years ago you told me I swung over the top. I just finally figured out how to get my irons to go an extra 10 to 25 yd watching your last video making sure I’m using both pendulums. The driver is just a mystery at this point and somehow in the last decade I managed to hit a few shots in front of friends 300. Plus I’m pretty confident my swing speed. It’s somewhere between 105 and 115 so the power is there. I think my order of operations is a little confused. Thoughts on how to reduce the RPMs?
Give me your numbers? Angle of attack, side spin, backspin, launch angle, smash factor or efficiency factor, and club speed. Also, your driver specs, shaft weight, flex, club head brand and model, loft, and ball used.
Thank you Shawn. Swing Data is attached. I hope it has all the data and is legible. My driver is a TaylorMade M3 with 2 weights set to Low (i.e. both forward in the low position) and set to 1 notch to the right of “Lower”. The Shaft is a Tensei CK Series 60 Flex-S White. …also I tried to use what I learned from the following videos which seems to help a bit during this swing session…. an uncomfortably closed grip (from “Backswing Series videos) & from the position in the backswing from the “Special Backswing Drill to Help Turn and Width” video to help stay balance and then a great wrist hinge on the swing follow through.
That is a big help! You can see that your path to the left is causing a lot of curve to the right and this will increase the backspin significantly. Notice the more curve to the right the more backspin you get?
So work on your grip and your release; with the “important grip update” and the “important release update” videos, as well as the “alignment reset series” to deliver through the arc blur. Distance to ball is key with Driver so see “the goldilocks series” in the “distance to ball” video as well as the “throwing series” driver video.
those videos were awesome… the grips update was “gold”!!! and it felt like standing up more and really whipping the snot out of the ball was soo fun!! now to try to get that 300 – 330 effortless drive like you is the goal. i found that trying to hit a draw just went straight.. maybe adjust the head on the shaft or work on the swing and not over swinging?
Sorry, still mastering the Trackman app. This data is in proper measurements. I’ll stay the course & add the super wide turn & 20-40-60 exercises (’cause they look just incredibly helpful). …Is there an ideal setting with this driver head/shaft set-up for deep bombs like you hit or just focus on the form and then goldilocks each of the different setting to see which works best ? Thanks for the contagious positive vibes in all your videos over all the years!!
These numbers are very good; you are close! Crank the driver to the lowest setting in loft, tee it up with the highest tee and practice clipping the tip of the tee into forward summersaults with the full release(feels like you are wrapping the outside of the tip of the tee with the bottom of the face of the club like a soccer kick curving left for a right handed golfer. Feels like a ball on a string tracking on a rail out into a nice snap! That feel in the direction of the intermediate point with momentum. As you keep staying the course, things will start to take shape and the magic will start!
Hi Walter!
The original focus prior to starting the swing is really key for successful execution. See the “Pre motor cortex” series which will be very cool for you! I have had many conversations with some very high ranking sports psychologists on this and they were very surprised at how good my findings were! 💪😀
then you want to work on your routine to lead into that with all the bases covered:
Here is the Pre-shot routine’s non negotiable items
1-Best option for shot
2 rules: 1-Release into safe direction; never release towards trouble and draw or fade away from trouble; this puts unnecessary tension in the system with the “you better make sure you do this or that to not go there”
2-No strain required to execute your shot; understand that you have 2 general yardages per club; one for the flush shot and one for the good miss about 12 yards short of the flush shot. The good miss happens 82% of the time and the flush shot 18% of the time. This helps determine what club to use based on where the best place to miss will be.
2-Once the shot option is chosen, confirm the flight plan-what line do you want to start the ball and what line do you want to end? (include roll out)
3-Choose intermediate point; can be straight on or slightly off line, as long as it’s easy to see and well into your peripheral vision (6 to 12 inches in front of ball only)
4-Confirm alignment of momentum-get ready to see the blur of the path of the club and match it to the ball and intermediate point and prepare to make the ball a PRECISE INTERSECTION on the way through the IP into the flight plan! See the low point of this arc blur, which is about an inch in front of the ball with all clubs except the driver.
5-Confirm ball position matches the flight plan and the direction you want to start the ball.
6-Confirm distance to ball and see that when you let momentum ride through the blur through ball and IP that you don’t feel the need to reach out from being too far or hold on from being too close and you can let it ride
7-Confirm Grip club relation; see that you know it will curve the way you want to in the air once you allow the momentum to release you through the arc-blur into the flight plan through ball and IP
8-Confirm levels and low point with relaxed and engaged legs; legs are ready to heave the arms and club into the backswing that would match the direction of the flight plan; and feels like you are ready to allow that solid dose of momentum to ride through the arc-blur through the ball, the low point of the swing and IP into that flight plan
9-Ready?
When over the ball, See the arc-blur already moving through ball and intermediate point through this low point. You are feeling the arms and club already tracking the arc through the ball and intermediate point into a nice release snap and the body already gliding out of the way of these tracking arms. What does that feel like again? Oh yeah, about like this! This is the glue that holds EVERYTHING together is the letting the swing stay with the direction of flight and fully witness momentum taking care of that for you.
I understand ball on string waaay better now….. Hitting at the ball produces a weird half circle, through the ball produces the rest of the circle. …. omg im a slow learner lol
Shawn! After my initial comment wondering why the Driver was fuzzy, I remembered this video. I’m def trying to draw it with driver with a neutral to a tiny bit open stance.
It never donned on me that the ball further forward I have to take the diagonal stance. I am able to draw all of my clubs easily up to about my hybrid with the slightly open stance I’ve adopted. I’m going to test this stance the further up in my stance goes. Slighty for hybrid, a little more for 5W, the most for driver. I always feel like I’m reaching a bit to hit the draw with the driver and that brings in the snapper once in a while. Great stuff.
When you were over drawing the ball in the beginning you said “I can ease a little off my grip-club relationship”. What does that mean? I battle a hook with my release so please explain. Best.
Hi Orlando! Several factors! Without seeing your swing or understanding your golf past it can be a bit difficult to put my finger on it right away. But we have all the tools!
I have some great videos to explain this; the best start is to learn a good power fade to balance things out. See “fade fine tuning”
it will start off as pulls but the hook will dissipate as you take a dozen shots. Make sure you also see “how to match backswing to ball direction” and “backswing masterclass” to see if your backswing is on path and on plane.
the most important thing to diagnose is are you delivering a task into the target through an intermediate point or are you seeing a ball to hit and seeing a ball to hit hard with the driver! That one is big!! The “kinetic chain facilitation series” is fantastic for that.
Hey Shawn — question: When you do this nice takeaway — do you have the feeling that your arms are completely passive and just responding to the energy you derive from pushing off the ground in your turn? When things get away from me I tend to use the arms to heave the club up and this sets this off wrong and seems to lead to pull hooks or pushes. thanks!
To summarize my understanding of the Dual Pendulum (I was helping a friend with this concept)
Pendulum 1’s job is the takeaway
Pendulum 2’s job is the fold / hinge (automatic with enough momentum in the Pendulum 1 in the takeaway)
Pendulum 1 takes back over, when anchored to a target, height, and intermediate point, to the proper spot to then let gravity unload pendulum 2 in the proper direction with the proper low point for the task you are trying to achieve
The key for all of it is the intermediate point and target. Without that the system goes haywire and Pendulum 1 doesn’t know the correct spot to “plant” itself to allow Pendulum 2 to release. You need to be fully committed to the height, shape, and start direction and anchor the P2 release point to this spot.
It’s not your job or pendulum 1’s job to execute the task, it’s gravity and pendulum 2’s job. Pendulum 1 is just providing some momentum, or a running start if you will, to get more g forces into the inevitable release of P2. I feel it as I’m planting my hands into a specific location and then just allowing P2 to whip the club through the release into my picture. Driver the ball is slightly forward so i envision planting P2’s release point just behind the ball, for irons and wedges I’m planting P2 just slightly sooner, but I’m really just setting up gravity and momentum to do it’s thing where I want it to, but I’m not forcing gravity and momentum to do a single thing.
I’m the director of the movie, not the lead actor. The lead actor is P2, I’m just putting it in the best position to attain the outcome I am seeking.
I loved the video you did with Michael adding the ball speed and when he said “I feel out of control”. I’ve finally been feeling that in my swing and the ball is just rocketing on a rope!
not on any shot why? If this is for a bunker shot, please see all my bunker videos that will show you about TASK delivering to a landing spot and never trying to hit anything towards the ball.
I heard the sound of the club hitting the mat. I noticed that I do not have much ground interaction . When I focused on the club unit or the way I remember learning the lower case y and using momentum them my angle of attack resulted in turf interaction and better contact
see the “proper low point” video; you must predict and be clear on how the sole of the club will interact with the ground when you deliver your action through the ball and intermediate point.
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