Shawn, you used to have videos on youtube where you would lift your lead foot off the ground a bit on the back swing. Do you still advocate that?I find it to be very natural, but I’m wondering if thats leading to some consistency issues on my end. It seems like sav and Mu do not do that move either.

I do not see any braced tilt in his setup, what am I missing here.

How did Savannah choose to hit left handed? Did she try right handed first then switch?

Hi Shawn. First of all thanks for your great videos. You make golf so much simplier.

Then to my question. When I simply use throwing the club to the target I get great outcomes and my hip turn to both ways is good, but when I start to try and get the kinetic chain and use my lower body more by the walking drill I seem to just shift my hips toward the target so that they get far too forward compared to my arm club unit. What would you suggest to do about that? It could be thoug that Im not too comfortable yet with the walking while throwing the club so that I dont let my hips turn in the backswing either so then they dont really turn at all. Anyway, what drills or tasks would you suggest to get the feel for getting my hips turn through impact and not shift?

Thank you
Linda from Finland 🙂

Speaking of engaging the kinetic chain… working on the driver yesterday, I noticed that it is critical for me to grab the ground well before the club reaches the top of the swing, otherwise I tend to clip the ground on the way through the shot. Am I just dealing with timing/rhythm issue? It is clear that there is a difference between the 4 pound hammer and the sledge throwing.

Still struggling with lag Shawn…this video has me thinking that I might be able to drop a baseball donut onto a club and try to build the lag feel with that (actually making the club feel more like a sledge hammer). Is that a horrible idea?

HELP!!!!!! Earlier in the year I battled toe contact. All of a sudden the last two days I’m making contact towards the heel. You can’t play that way.

I’m not sure what changed all of a sudden. I was working on trying to get the driver to draw more 2 nights ago.

I’ve tried all of the things that I thought it could be:
distance to ball
alignment
ball position
I still feel like I’m focused on the target and not the ball.

I take some toe contact immediately!!!!

This is a critical focus for me at the moment. I seem to have the grip, posture, gathering, and collecting while gripping the ground piece working (for the most part). However, getting the glutes and quads engaged through the swing seems to want to pull my head and upper body forward a bit too much resulting in a pull to the left. Any ideas or drills to work on this? By the way….. great insights and love the kinetic chain videos. This really fixed a lot of parts in my game. Thanks.

Good morning Shawn I’ll be 75 this week 11 hcp low 80s driver swing speed. I’m a bit lost in a sea of video instruction Could you please suggest a sequence of 4-6 of your videos. In addition do u review a videotape of my swing with subsequent suggestions? If so where would I send. Thanks Karl

I am having trouble slightly hooking the driven even when I am throwing to the target. Any suggestions. Thanks. Molly

Great video! I was just working on this piece with the driver in the backyard. Question on the heel coming off the ground. I noticed that it helps to get the weight shift forward when I pull with the front part of the lead foot, while pushing with the ground on the trailing foot. Does this sound right? Also… It appears that you are saying to either lift the lead heal, or use the squat. Is there any reason why you wouldn’t do both and use the lead foot to help the weight shift?

When you mentioned “you start feeling uncomfortable over a certain shot” – this is EXACTLY what happens to me. At my home course yesterday – hole 16 is a 430yard dogleg left to an elevated green and I can never ‘see’ how my drive is supposed to fly here.

I may be playing 3 or 4 over until i reach this hole – and it doesn’t matter how well I’m driving the ball on the first 15 holes – but when i get to this hole – my brain doesn’t work. It’s like it short circuits and i suddenly DON’T KNOW HOW to hit my driver.

Yesterday, I actually almost missed the ball!!

I really have a hard time understanding this concept.

Holey moley Sensei – that was a fine shot to finish the show!!

BEST TIP EVER !!! I watched your video 3 times today – went out to my course and COULDN’T believe the results. Played nine holes – hit 7 Fairways and 2 GIR !! Par at Victoria is 35 on the front ) I shot a net 30 (THIRTY ) !! and just missed 2 birdie putts. It was the CAP!!! I have known for years that I have TENDENCY OF MOVING MY HEAD FORWARD.
but I never had a reference point. Now I do – it feels like I’m cheating, but I will continue to do it. THANKS SO MUCH – I LOVE YOU 🙂

love this! hit my driver over 250 carry on simulator. before i was lucky over 200 carry . So I cant tell my golf buddies about you because its my secret!😉