I had my son video my swing yesterday and I am definitely not fully completing my backswing which leads me to start manipulating from the top and my lead arm is not fully rotating or releasing me into the finish. I have sent you video and had Skype lessons and you recommended that I watch this video, get some backswing levitation, practice hitting drivers 175 yds, ping pong release along with watching best downswing weight shift and weight shift walking. I have been in a funk b/c I have been using my “40 bits of information “ and sabotaging my swing thinking about all of this. I have played better the past week just thinking about cutting grass and I had planned on coming to Montreal for inperson lessons before COVID-19. I feel that I understand all of this and I often throw clubs often what would you recommend I work on to improve this. I will send a video. Thank you for your reply.

Great video, but I’m confused on closing the face. Do I take my normal grip (I use the grip you teach) then close the face or close the face then take my normal grip?

I have been focusing on the levitation and rhythm at the top of the backswing, while making sure I have a full shoulder turn. My question here is with the trailing leg. Is it ok to allow it to straighten. Sav appears to be straight at the top. Also, is the lead leg/foot engaged in helping the backswing and getting to the top of the backswing?

I feel like I can use this drill to help improve my backswing footwork. I often find that when I pull the rope back most of my weight is on the back foot, then I have to go get the ground. I feel it should be more like it goes from the back foot to settling to the left and then increasing the pressure in the left(going to get the ground) and then throw to the target. I know not to think about this on the course, just stick with a task, but, it is obvious that I have not mastered this footwork.there was a video of Albert Bell where before he stepped into the pitch he levitated his hands and I could never understand how to do this ,but , it is because my weight is still on my back foot. I would appreciate your thoughts and a possible video update to best downswing weight shift as I think a lot of us struggle with this. Happy Fathers Day, I really appreciate all that you do and you really make a difference in many of our lives, especially in this pandemic

Awesome video on the variety of ball flight in the short game. Good that you repeated the hop stopper and reminded me to add it to practice and soon my game. Cheers Peter

Shawn, can you expand on what the tone of the arms should be and how to keep the y shape of the acu through the swing but still feel the weight? I often get too floppy because it’s easier to feel the weight, but when i firm up the tone I can’t feel the weight as easily and i get too tense.

Funny thing…. before I started with WIG, my driver swing was always fade or slice. Since I have be been with WIG, my driver has improved to a nice high draw or dead straight shot, with good distance. This is a welcome improvement. Loving the changes. However, there are a couple holes on the course I play on… that if don’t either fade it or play it short off the tee…you’re in a hazard out of play. Trying to do a fade on these holes over the weekend…. I hit both driver shots dead straight into the hazard. :-(. I even kept the face flush at address. Not sure what further adjustments I should make. Thoughts? I am resisting going back to the old sins to fix this, and considering playing a hybrids off the tee and keep it short.

This question is for Shawn, but maybe someone else can answer as well. Is there a way on the website to search for just the comments that I have posted? I can’t seem to find a way to do this.

WIG has been an awesome thing for my golf game. I still get into trouble when I have a pressure tee shot, when I’ve had a long wait on a tee or sometimes when I try to get a little extra distance. I end up setting up for a draw (my preferred drive ball flight) and basically hit a block or push left (Left handed golfer).

I’m not sure if this is set up or task???

Shawn when you say release to the target,do you mean when the hands turnover at about 4 o’clock at the follow thru.

Working on my fade and direction of release… at the end of the video, you state…”confirm that you release out there”… how do we know if we are releasing properly? Is there a video that addresses this?

The club face is set up how? Is it the same alignment as my feet and shoulders or do I have the club face aiming straight at target . Need a picture of club face and set up to a target.

Shawn-

My achilles heel seems to be that at transition (as I’m trying to use the ground) I got from ok tilt to way over tilting to the right (as a right hander).

I’m in task, my shot is picked out, I’m essentially all good until BAM!, over tilt and then I have no chance of having the ball fly over my intermediate point with heavy manipulation. Most of the time, it’s fats, toes shots or sweeping hooks.

Help me obi wan.

Hey Shawn. I just got back from the range today. It started out really inconsistent today. My irons have really improved a lot just from the whole catapult/sandbag toss mental models. Midway through my bucket, I started to realize that although I was clamping down on the shaft my grip felt full of instability and my top hand was definitely not keeping its structure through the swing. I decided to choke up about 1/2 – 3/4″ on my shaft and suddenly all my issues disappeared.

Here’s the question…do you see people holding the shaft to close to the end of the club and losing stability/balance. I feel like the choke up created a balance that made the swing feel incredibly more structured/balanced. Is chocking up sometimes a quick fix to a round that’s falling apart? I’d like to hear your thoughts on this…seemed like an aha moment but I don’t want to get carried away.

There are two parts to this series, however, the end of part 2 reference an upcoming driver video that is not showing here. Can you point me to that video, please? If it is available, of course.

Hi Shawn,

I tried the throwing the football position, but I feel a bit off balance when I extend the club out that far out. Should the pressure be more on the balls of my feet or closer to the middle of the foot and the heel?

Thanks,
Calvin