Thank you shawn for this video. I know you’ve always tried to find creative and unique ways to “communicate” truth to your audience. It is encouraging to see that you recognize that it can still improve and that we all need a reminder to take what you teach and “apply” it to our own situation. To try and understand the intention of what your teaching and not the literality of it. I wanted to encourage you to continue to challenge yourself to further clarify “pitfalls” or potential “areas” of misinterpretation that you see come up over and over. Perhaps even a series that reflects on the all the nuggets you’ve shared and the areas where you’ve felt the most people “miss” the intention

In my own adventures, I’ve realized that grip pressure actually kind of varies by hand. I play right handed, and for me my left hand or “lead” hand, has to have a grip that is on the firmer side. My trail hand can actually be a little lighter, a little more “supporting” as long as my lead hand is secure. I would say if I grip to a 10, it’s too much, for me a 7-8 in left and a 5-6 in right seems to be the ticket (especially when chipping).

Ultimately, I just wanted to thank you again for all the time you spend. I appreciate that your always putting in effort to try and “get across” your point, and I hope you never lose that passion…

I really liked this video on Unstoppable Momentum. My biggest issue is a bad habit of straining hard and swinging at the ball. In other words, I decelerate once my hands get down to the ball, which causes all sorts of bad shots, not to mention a big loss of distance. I’ve always known that my hands need to accelerate through the ball while chipping and pitching, but I had a real aha moment when I realized Unstoppable Momentum means accelerating through the ball and into the release on all my swings. My drives went from 220 yards to 260+. You should do a video on acceleration.

Hey Shawn, Always the tinkerer I bought the Tour Striker Planemate which teaches exit left on the follow through like most professionals! It says chasing the ball down the linear line is against physics! After giving it a couple weeks I think maybe you should teach Everyone! I hit it nicely exiting left but lost most my power!! Once again I apologize for trying something different! WISDOM IN GOLF IS THE BEST METHODOLIGY EVER!!

Since the clinic on Saturday I am able to somewhat self correct. Yesterday, I hooked several iron shots despite opening the clubface. The last shot, confirmed that the takeaway was too far inside. This morning in my practice, I did the takeaway and let it fall several times until I consistently followed the target line. The root of the problem for me is not turning the shoulders and arms together.

David

hi shawn and salvana I have recently contracted MG which is muscel signals not getting through to contracting muscels but with the way that you give it is great
shots getting closer to target every time now . your style will and is helping me I am 63 still hitting my driver 220 to 240 metters thank you both cheers dudley

Do we need as much tilt for chipping as well?

how do you keep from not hitting the ground or chunk with the vertical up and downs in the golf swing.

Do you increase swing speed on longer clubs? I feel like I get much quicker on longer shots. You have anything on that?

That’s my go to swing thought too. However, sometimes I focus so much on slashing with the right side that I can feel my left arm not “getting out of the way.” I really like the swing about the head picture of how the momentum turns over the hands/arms together.

I shot 77 today in terribly cold and windy conditions.

1. Get behind ball and pick flight plan.
2. picture slash of heavy sword to cut through dandelion stem on a path toward target.

I mishit about 4 shots in the round. All fat…all caused by allowing strain to creep in an effort to try and hit the ball. . .relaxed cut through the stem with unstoppable momentum. That’s the picture.

Great video Shawn.

Hey Savannah,
Are you using a 7 iron?
Where are you positioning the ball relative to center? Hard to tell exactly from the video. Looks like it’s at least a ball behind center.
I struggle with feeling like I’m not going to make contact with the ball when it’s in the center or behind center of my stance and I’m trying to go deep in my swing before release. Do you ever feel that way and if so how do you overcome it?
Thanks
Mark

This video was so completely intended for me to watch.
This is exactly what I do in my golf swing and after my analysis and watching this video again, what a major difference in contact and power

The swing always felt so lost for me as letting go and letting gravity have the club always felt so weak and unintentional and to be honest not that fun because it was like almost wishing gravity did it’s thing. It always did but too casually.

When keeping bolted and behind the ball I feel like the machine is one part and I do not have to be so soft and timid with every shot. It feels like I can really have some confidence and hit the ball with some UMPHHH!
This drill has put the excitement back into golf for me as the ball is flying further and more powerfully then ever

In the book “Golf Secrets Explained”, Mehlhorn says “on the backswing, the club head is the last thing to move”. Is he advocating a lagging club head take away? If not, what does he mean? The quote is page 235..
thanks,
Flip

Loved this video and the one on Levitation. It is clicking, as least on the range. The feel of levitating is very relatable, and the ball is flying, a lot more consistently, and with compression!! Not quite yet w the hybrids, but most irons. Quick question, what is the super 7 iron u refer to that sav uses sometimes? Thanks Shawn

Shawn, when using the fairway wood, what was the purpose of the intermediate marker behind you? Purpose of intermediate marker in front of you is to give you the direction you want the club to go. Do you have a direction you want your arm club movement to go in the direction of the back swing?

Hi Shawn, great videos!
Just noticing that your start of the backswing is a small forward press with the right knee.
Is this to get the momentum going and do you have any videos explaining this?