Awesome Davian! Thank you for the terrific feedback!

One thing I see often with the driver is the lack of THROUGH THE BALL focus and attention. Make sure you see “target confirmation series” and the “throwing series” where the driver is the “hammer throw”
The last video we put out on premium ties things together quite nicely with the “tee tips delivery” to the target! Keep me posted!

Noo!! Not at all!! Did you not know that you ARE NOT DEFECTIVE?! 😀
See “throwing the club” then see “predict contact” and “the goldie locks series”
Then try this drill again! 😀👍

What a difference! I was trying to manipulate the club to brush the grass.

We have it in several of our videos; trying to remember which ones but all our “early extension” videos on youtube Have this drill like this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6z3AMO-TeA&t=312s and also see “top 3 tasks” video on premium for the “carrot peel” analogy! 😀👍

Hey Mandy! The best drill for this is the throwing of the club!
See “throw the club” and then see “predict contact” so that the ball does not distract you when throwing!
Deepen this with “target confirmation series” and “pre motor cortex series”
Happy throwing!! Be safe!!

How awesome is this comment and aha moment! Nice strong light bulb moment!
Thank you for posting that, much appreciated!

No, not at all like a driver; the tee height on an iron is almost flush with the ground and the purpose is to give you the perfect lie in the fairway; so you would prepare to collect and release through the dandelion stem exactly the same way as a regular iron shot.

Towards the end of video, you told one (Mo?) that the grip was getting less strong due to improvements from recent drills. Question – does Sav use a very strong grip or does it just look that way on the video?

Yes, Munashe, Mu for short, has been improving his “abandoning to gravity” and his release is getting more efficient. The grip should have a little bit of ebb and flow to it as you react to the ball flight after a nice deep release towards the target.
Savy does not, like most women, have the same muscular density as men, and especially Mu so she simply stays with her very strong grip which suits her so well! We still have to tweak the intensity of it depending on the shot, it is simply on a different part of the scale.

Thanks Shawn. I try to check out the visual tips from the three of you.

He is making us look great huh! ? 😀👍🤛🏾💪🔥

No, feel how natural that wrist hinge is when doing PMD?? Same for grass whipping, axe swinging, baseball swinging, fishing, sword slashing, you name it!! The flat wrist at the top is FAKE CONTROL.
The key after the full load os the full release in the direction you want to start the ball so “lead hand release” and “trail hand release” and next week we use PMD to dial that in so get versed nicely on it this week! 😉😎

That is what staying with the shot means; anchor the brain to a solid task and stay with it till the task is done. Great on you for seeing it through! 💪😀👍

I have been wondering this too. When I squat my chest is facing the ball. Thoughts?

What is the last thing to go through your mind just before you swing?

Hey Doug – thank you SO MUCH for this post! It’s the missing link that ties together the perpetual motion, kettlebell, weighted ax, elephant walk, etc. drills. I’ve practiced them all and achieved great consistency, but low club-head speeds and 230 yard drives involving high effort. Your visualization really helped me start the kinetic chain correctly. To be honest, it’s a bit uncomfortable to keep my shoulders pointed away from the target while I’m squatting, but it works – I’m hitting my drives 280 yards with ZERO effort, with a MASSIVE whip of the club, powered only by gravity. Yay! Thanks for this forum, Shawn!

Glad that helped. Has always been a key for me though I’m sure people may not think of it in the same way.

Thanks for the observation, DougD and dogfishbird. I’ve been stuck at the 230 yard drive with lots of effort and strain and wear and tear on my body for way too many years.

The walk and cut grass drill, sending divots in the direction of the intended ball flight (Kinetic Chain Facilitation #6) has given me a number of feels for the swing that are novel to me, including the one you note: a squat with back to the target.

I’ll find out soon if I can successfully start to translate these new feels into 280 yard drives :-).

Hi Doug, great comment and totally agree with you. How do you manage to get frame by frame? I have also attempted this but without success. We still can’t play or practise at the club, maybe changing soon here in the U.K. Have a great season and stay safe. Barry

Hi Barry. Well I can’t do frame by frame either but I get the same effect if, during the slow motion Video, I click play and stop very quickly. I just keep doing that in looking at Shawn’s motion. Ha. It’s good enough to see what’s going on there. Doug

Cheers, that’s what I also do.

Start with the “feet together drill” to feel the swivel of the butt towards the target; then start stepping into “the walking drill”. Both videos are right here in detail on premium.

Thanks Sean, I use both those great drills. I asked the question because this is how my brain works when I’m trying to learn something new, I learn faster when I can analyse the video in real frame by frame. I realise that your frame by frame is unique to you. You recently said that you wish you had Sav’s swing. Yes it looks different but of course it’s not about the look, we are all physiologically different. Take care. Barry

Hey Doug! Thank you for taking the time to write down your experience and feedback; it will no doubt help clear things up with many! Having different ways to drive home the content is very important and I really appreciate you chiming in! 👍😀🤛💪

When you are playing, tops 1 foot in front of the ball; on par 3s, I often place the tee right at the back of a divot and simply use that divot to confirm my prediction on contact and direction. For the driver, I set up behind a divot and will place the divot to the right or left depending on fade or draw choice. No more than a foot in front of the ball.

In a dynamic sense yes.
The walking drill video on premium has the proper ingredients as to the timing of the weight shift into the backswing and then into the target. See “off season training series” on premium. Videos 7 to 9 have some really good combos of walking the action to target through the ball.

Thank you. You know, every time that I watch a video, I find at least one nugget. A nugget is not a “tip”. “Tips” – I can say almost universally – contain some piece of information about body position to hit the ball. Your nuggets refer to eliminating an incorrect thought pattern to allow the boy to be a ball on a string. Very refreshing, and dare I say, enjoyable. Way to go!!!!

boy=body. Sorry

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Alright, good info here Joe!
What is the angle of attack on your driver? Spin rate?