Think about a lumberjack with an axe, or a railway worker with a sledge hammer, you don’t want to fight with those instruments, you want to use the weight of the instrument to perform the task. Since I don’t fight my instrument, I get a pause too! See “using the weight in your swing, axe drill with Savy” video right here!
hi shawn! great video and i love this drill. however, there are times when i try to execute this drill and get my hands “ahead” of ball before i release, i tend to “hold on” to the club and this results in a push.
is there a way i can prevent myself from overdoing this?
You bet Joshua! You simply need to stay with the direction you want gravity to deploy the jack knife; intermediate point is very very key as always. When you stay with the direction of flight, your head has to stay back, WHICH WILL ANCHOR YOUR RELEASE and keep the ball on a rope towards the direction of flight!
Hi Jukka! Sorry I missed this one!
yes, the drills we use in our teachings are all meant to bring you to the same goal, which is through the ball into the flight plan! More ways to get to AH HA! 😀👍
My cross to bear here is the fact that you call out a few potential faults of mine. 😂 I know that I struggle to stay with the task when there is something in my peripheral vision that makes me feel threatened. I am occasionally cursed with pull hooks/draws. At first it was everything in the bag, but mostly plaguing my woods and driver now. Maybe the woods and driver just magnify the problem. Another suspicion is swaying with my driver. What you described in this video is all too familiar, since I tend to lose balance in the follow through with my driver. I typically assume that it’s because I’m trying too hard rather than letting the club do the work, but this could be a factor, too. Which in attempt to remedy that, I might not be getting enough turn. All of this you’ve probably noticed in my swing video. Swing changes are tough, but this program has yielded the best results and I’m going to stick with it. I’ve had some highs and lows, but I’ve had a couple personal bests this year.
I look forward to hearing your comments on my swing video.
There is an amazing graph in the book Atomic Habits, illustrates why you want to stay with it! Also see the “how to let the swing evolve” video in the “Wisdom 2.0” series
Man! I could kick myself for the things I take for granted. I’ve spent a lot of time on my grip over the years and when I went through this video months ago, I completely over looked the trail hand grip described in this video. The benefit that detail has in closing the club face is amazing. As much as I dislike making grip changes, this was a game changer, literally. It’s going to take some time to get comfortable enough with this grip to grip the club without looking, but watching this before the round I played today was helpful to say the least. This is a facepalm moment for me. I am only making this comment for future watchers of this video. Pay close attention to the details. It pays off.
shawn I have a link to something u might find interesting about u throwin the club. https://youtu.be/o6aVCqDRK94?si=blF8D4aChoZu6J5f. this is youtube video of jackie Burke. and old pro throwing clubs
Now there’s an oldie but goodie! Thank you for posting this Mark! Johnny Miller says the same thing about the right heel planting in the backswing, already in motion to gather the backswing and then use that momentum to throw the club into the direction of the target (our flight plan) What we perfect in this is using the intermediate point to throw through as well as the “blur of club” through that intermediate point.
Hi Shawn,
Im just about done with your premium sessions, everything has really helped me make better contact with the ball. The one issue Im still having is getting consistent/long distance with my clubs. for example, my 7i is still only going about 150y, 4i 170, driver 160-200y.
Not sure exactly what Im still doing wrong, but even when I pure the ball and it goes perfectly straight i’m still not getting those distances you are with just swinging so easy.
(ive tried slowing my swing down as well, but that didnt seem to help).
Any thoughts???
(ps, my biggest mis-hit front the start, and to this day is chunking the ball. I even tried standing on my left leg and I still have issues with it, haha)
There is 30 yards difference between AT THE BALL vs THROUGH THE BALL AND AT THE TARGET. If you are hitting fat, you are delivering at the ball. You are not aware that you are pushing the club down to meet the ball. So question 1, what is the last thing to go through your mind when you are ready to hit the shot?
See “Target confirmation series” and “stick your finish despite the ball series” as well as the “pre-motor cortex series” If you are still hitting fat after that, send me some swing clips please. Face on and down the line 7 iron will be fine.
Thanks Shawn,
I’d say my one swing thought I have right once i’m at the top of my backswing is to start the downswing by SQUATING TOWARDS THE “DIVOT” area in front of the ball. This usually allows me to hit the ball well, but if my timing/tempo is off and I rush down with my arms, i will fat it. Ill watch those videos and if its still an issue, Ill send you a video.
There is another great video, one of my favourites, that will transform this thought and bring it through the divot and into the direction of flight, see the “kinetic chain facilitation and engagement series #6” which is to take the divot and whip it into the direction of flight! This is what will improve your timing and rhythm because to whip AT THE DIVOT will feel like you are getting the swing over with too fast vs collecting the divot from where it lies and deliver it into the picture takes longer!
This is such an important concept.
I realized yesterday that by learning to hit at the ball, I tend to get the ball too far back in my stance.
I realized that throwing through the ball, collecting the ball and throwing the club over the intermediate point, I have to stay down…. you’ve talked about it a lot in various videos, but it’s a completely different throwing feeling…. a better throwing feeling 🙂
Yes, great observation Krista! When golfers whip the club AT THE GRASS to see where the low point is, it will absolutely tend to be too far back in the stance, and when you place the ball there, then you continue to make the problem worse.
When you start delivering the action to SEND THE GRASS CLIPPINGS OR DIVOT to the target through an intermediate point, then the low point changes and comes more forward to where the ball now needs to be close to centre. The jack knife is a great vessel for that and has helped a ton of our students get the THROUGH THE BALL experience which is the one that gets us to “bliss on a stick” 😀👍
Hey Jack! Yes! There is no release and the lag is what you get, also, there is not enough velocity to create side spin with a chip shot. So we can even use your putter grip to chip.
There was video with Mu where the analogy of tossing a sand bag was used. It’s what really got my chipping going.
Also, what you mentioned with your putting in the forum: I can really see this momentum in Sav’s putting stroke and I’ve been slowing integrating this into my putting.
It’s so easy and fun!!!!!
My chipping is good thanks to this approach. I struggle in the sand where I tend to use a little force to spray sand. I am going to try this in sand with some almost golf balls.
Just finished watching lesson. You are the best teacher in golf, and I have been playing a long time. Thanks so much. Tell all your friends. Help them play so much better.
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