Shawn – I find myself fighting a hook with the mid/long irons, sporadically. It appears and seems to go away when I focus on swinging out to the right. The ball starts on my target line then ends up hooking for the last 3rd of the ball flight. Is there something I can work on to prevent this from happening on the course

Shawn,
I am very right eye dominant. Could this influence the tendency I have to move forward on the downswing?

I figured this out a few months back with a swing speed radar. I couldn’t for the life of me find more speed with my driver. Once I finished my backswing and stayed centered … …..boom! With a nice easy full swing 105 plus mph driver speed is pretty automatic now. If I can figure out how to get the ball in the center of the club and get some real ball speed it’ll look like I know what I’m doing. I’m thinking a smoother swing might help with this. Thanks for the audio!

I get the perpetual motion as a drill with the driver and have no issues doing it correctly and getting super results When I am on the tee actually playing where you can’t practice the swing by hitting the tee. Should my practice swing focus on where the club bottoms out or where it passes the ball. With my irons I have no issues doing a perpetual motion and then hitting the shot which by the way is rock solid now.

I also notice that your club is started on the ground back some distance from the ball. In the past I have hovered the club at the ball but am more comfortable with the club starting on the ground. I assume there is no right answer to that one. Another great video.

Hi Shawn, on either fade or draw shot are you still employing the “braced tilt” setup?
Thanks a million. Great vid.

Hi Shawn, in your working the ball vid, you talk about placing the ball forward and open stance for fade and a bit back for a draw and adjust club as needed. Now in this vid with driver the ball stays a bit forward (traditional driver ball position) and you open and close your stance for draws and fades? Why not just do this with all clubs and their particular ball positions? Why just driver? What about 3 wood? Great vid……..

Hi Shawn
Still having trouble of getting the transition down and getting the feeling of grabbing the ground for my power. Tend to lead with the rotation of the upper body as soon as I try to stick with the bamboo shoot task when attempting to strike a ball. Any other suggestions for videos on getting the the lower body correct in transition ?

Thanks

Hi Shawn, I have been moving over to your putting style where I have the club more towards the lifeline of my hands and a far more vertical shaft so my arms can hang more freely – resulting in a much more flowing stroke without and forces being added by a more flat putter.

The question is, how far off can the lie angle be and still work. I played a ton of golf this weekend and my putter is 70º but far flatter than what I need. The good thing is the flat lie angle forces me to lift the heel off the ground and almost hover the putter, but The angled face is harder to strike on the sweet-spot since it is now higher off the ground.

It is a PXG putter with a PVD coating on the hosel – they will only allow 3º upright. I videoed my swing with a digital level and it should be more like 77º. In you opinion – would it be worth it to go to 73º over the 70º from a ball striking standpoint? I am going to go shorter as well, because I do not need the length if my arms and putter just hang from my shoulder (which is an awesome method).

Thanks. I am checking with a club maker to see if he thinks he could get more angle in it as well.

Thanks as always for the great advice

Hi Shawn,

Great video. I’m still having some trouble feeling centered on the downswing. I tend to shift forward and my trail foot starts to lift before impact even though my head is still behind the ball. Could it be that I am rotating my hips too quick for my hands to catch up?

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