Short irons won’t move much, too much loft!! You can hook wedges and short irons but they will only go straight when you try to fade them!! Proper movement on fades start at 7 iron and get easier as the lofts get stronger.

So, based on short approach….. it may appear that the best option may be to chip the ball slightly to the left and provide a straight approach shot then, right?

You lost me; what shot do you want to hit?

To hit that shot, you need to use a 6 or 5 iron; when you open the face a lot, you turn it into a 7 or 8 iron! Cut through the stem in the direction you want to start the ball. Now let’s be smart too, YOU KINDA NEED TO PRACTICE THOSE SHOTS BEFORE YOU APPLY THEM ON COURSE. Have some fun on the range with this new info and use the “fade fine tuning” and “draw fine tuning” videos to hone some skills. If you are out on course for fun and practice, hit 10 shots from that situation. If you have not seen that before and you are in a tournament, go for the proper chip out.

So, the issue is that I need an approach shot around 165 yds. Trees in front of me and on the right, so a draw won’t work. So my only shot is on the left with a fade over the lake. But you said a fade won’t work with my 8 iron. So…. since a 7 iron is too much club, is my only option to chip out to the left to give a straight shot on the green (taking the trees out of way)?Does that make sense. In other words, what might you do as your shot choice?

When warming up, do you have a target and ball flight plan to that target?

Yes. Even when warming up I have a rubber tee that I place in front of the ball for my intermediate point, I’m envisioning the ball flight (draw / fade, high / low) and picking a target area on my net.

Ok, good! Stay with it and let it evolve and let the lesson come to you! 😀👍 pretty soon it will be 10 shots on toe and then 3 shots on toe and then poof, vanished!

Agreed!! I just tried it this morning and it worked for me. Such a great analogy!!

We started a sweet fitness series for golf with Munashe Masawi, my future son in law. It started as live events but now that the season has started, we film them earlier and then post on facebook; just go to our Wisdom in Golf page on facebook and you will see them there every Monday-Wednesday-Friday mornings around 10 AM. We are on Month 3 now and getting stronger! 💪🤛🔥💥

Shawn – the “Wisdom in Golf” group doesn’t seem to come up on FB. I only see your personal page. Is there a different name I should be looking for?

Here you go:

https://www.facebook.com/wisdomingolf/

Perfect! Got it now. Thanks, Shawn. Also, wanted to say congrats to you for the upcoming wedding and to a great time with your future son-in-law. It is wonderful. I have my first son-in-law last year. It is wonderful.

Regards,
Dave

Not strong or weak; just how closed or open you need to hit the shot! See “fade fine tuning” and “draw fine tuning”

Look at the bottom of the chronological list of videos; one of the most important videos!
Shawn

All these questions you are asking are in the videos, take your time! You can’t swallow the whole buffet in one sitting! 😝. See “kinetic chain series shawn clement” . You have this incredible built in sling shot that will engage properly with the cues I give you; many see the videos several times and get their aha moments after 3 or 4 times watching, some 10 times. You are in the right place; relax and ease into it now! 😀👍

See “throwing the club series” and the driver is the “hammer throw” very important visuals for you!

Ours is way more complete and he should not be selling that series anymore;
Can you please forward me the email?
Thank you, Shawn

Shawn,
I forwarded the the email you requested yesterday. Just want to make sure you received it?
Scott

It all depends on the shot you are trying to hit! See “fade fine tuning” and “draw fine tuning”

😀👍💪🤛🔥

Awesome post! Get out there and have a blast!

On full wedges and draw pitch shots, yes! Fades and Flop shots as well as bunker shots we open the face more but keep the same flavour in the set up as we are still moving THROUGH THE BALL AND TOWARDS THE TARGET.

Always using the kinetic chain from the ground up because I am always using the weight of the arms and club to perform the task. I can do it in a lot of different ways is all; but the base is very much the same!!

Yes, see “using the weight in the swing; axe drill with Savy”

Thanks, Shawn.that was very helpful for getting the takeaway on target.