Hi Shawn,

I seem to be losing consistency when I focus on “squatting” before the downswing. I believe my body ends up at different heights and there seems to be increased strain on my knees when turning. My task is mainly cutting the grass and throwing the club. Is there a particular task I should use instead for this?

Thanks!

Had to come back to this video to see if my grip thoughts were correct and sure enough they were not. I was trying to keep my trail hand grip higher up at the 2nd joint. Then I saw that it was to be along the lifeline and at the base of the fingers. Don’t know how I missed that. Now my grip seems really firm, maybe too firm but OMG just hitting rockets now with compression I have not seen one maybe ever. Proper tilt sure does not hurt either. Actually hitting some huge hooks not push hooks but I can fix that. Can’t look at those earlier grip videos.
Just awesome the way you teach feel and picture images to make it stick.
Thank you

Great vid! I noticed the trail arm was a bit more connected to the body than it feels/looks in the prior single arm trail arm video. That video has been just phenomenal by the way. I realized that I still had the bad habit from years ago of being told to do the towel under arm drill.

Shawn – not sure if this is correct or not, but when my trail thumb (right handed golfer) goes around the club I can’t maintain grip pressure. The club tends to slide into the V. Whereas if I keep my thumb along the shaft while still having the index finger hook the club, I can really feel the compression and keep the club from moving.

Nailed it !
😉

Great video and very helpful. So, a question of club choice. I hit my long irons well, and usually opt for a 19 degree hybrid, when I need a bit more distance (or less distance off the tee than the driver). The hybrid is my only non-iron club in my bag (other than the driver). I was looking to replace my hybrid, and did not even consider a fairway wood. Would that make sense to go with the fairway wood, since I can be the added distance beyond what a 4 iron will give me?

Great video….I really need to add some hybrids to my bag so this is timely as well. Would a piece of plexiglass be sufficient to replicate the feedback you get from the deflection board shown here?

Hi Shawn,
2 important questions I’m a little confused about;

1. You mentioned keeping your elbows in front in a couple of your videos and I understand that it’s about being able to throw the club basically but what are you referring to/what are you keeping them in front of?

2. The take away is one piece and then the elbow folds and then the wrists hinge, that’s the end of your backswing. That’s great but not how you do it in your swing. What confuses me about that is the UP and weightlessness as I feel like I’m coming up first and then once the wrists hinge I can’t go up any more?

Thank you,
Rob.

I have relatively small hands and now I have some arthritis in them especially my thumbs. I used to use an interlocking grip however it feels more stable when I use a baseball grip. The question is do I gain any swing speed with the baseball grip and if I use it, should I have my left ( lead ) thumb on the grip ( traditional ) or just around the grip – as if I was swinging a sledgehammer ?
Thanks your videos’ have made a tremendous difference in my game !!

Hi Shawn…… Trying to get my head around the idea of sand shot “spanking” the sand and fairway woods deflecting off the turf.
Same shot? Can you elaborate?
Thanks
KenK
Awesome stuff you’re putting out.
Thanks!

Hi Shawn, Please excuse my English (hopefully, you’ll understand what I’m trying to ask here). Just wondering if you could do a super slow motion video of a full swing (for both iron & driver) from the front angle (where the back side of the camera points straight to the target). So we can see your lead & trail hand release action in a real swing, I’m especially interested to see how they move during the downswing, and from release to finish.

Note: I see that you showed that action a little bit around @5:25 on this clip, but not really in a full swing. Or if you already have what I’m asking for on another clip, please let me know.

Thank you for your passion in this sport!!!

Shawn,
Pawing thru the internet recently, I came across a video clip of you demonstrating anatomically with a skeleton how the hips should initiate the upper body turn in the backswing. Voila, it works great and prevents me from straining my upper back. As I watched a few more of your videos more lightbulbs went off and I signed up for the premium membership. I played yesterday and cut 10 strokes off my normal score. I have never hit my irons as consistently solid as I did yesterday – straighter, much longer and swinging easier by letting gravity do most of the work. Woods were not as good but a I hit a few drives which were way long (for me) and straight. Also I didn’t lack the confidence to use my 5 wood off the fairway instead of a hybrid. I’m looking forward to viewing more of the premium videos and learning more.
Thank You for putting a lot more joy in my golf game !!

Hi Shawn!

I’ve been working on “Lead Hand Release” as well as “Feet Together” and what an amazing difference already in ball height 🙂

W/ Lead Hand Release am I gripping the club a bit more my lead hand or would you say keep the same amount of grip pressure with both hands?

-Nate

My question here relates to the grip, but from a different angle…. the grips on the club… I have used regular and mid-size grip. Both seems fine, since I have decent size hands. How will I know which one would be the best for me? or, is it just a personal “feel” thing?

Hey Sensei!

I dare you to bring out the Little Slammer for old times sake! Would be about a 7 hybrid??