Excellent explanation and demonstration of how focusing on momentum puts “heft” into one’s shots.

Hi Shawn – it’s been a while since I’ve been on the channel. Great to see you and sav together. Last year, we had strengthened my grip pressure. I find that my left hand is always holding the grip with less pressure and my right hand is the one I tighten. I’m keen to see what happens if I tightened my left hand d grip pressure. My forehand in tennis is better but I always find easier to hit the center of my racket in my backhand. So sounds like I real should be holding stronger with my left hand . Makes sense?

I think this is the best explanation I’ve heard about finding that ‘green light’ feeling that I experience occasionally when the ball just goes boom. I know the feeling but sadly our relationship is intermittent and fleeting. I have never had a way to describe it and therefore duplicate it. Most of the time I know I just swing when the clock in my head says swing… hoping I’m doing enough things right that something good happens. I think I understand what feeling or idea to lock into now…. and it is genius! What I like so much about how you explain this is that the unstoppable momentum is out beyond the ball so not only will your brain organize your swing to get you out there, it takes away from attention “at” the ball. The feeling is out beyond the ball so for the most part the only job is to lock into the feeling and line it up to go in the right direction Seems to work in the garage with the whoosh sound but can’t wait to try this out at the range.

Congratulations on making NBC Golf Academy – ‘unstoppable momentum’ guys!

Another great video for me – getting into the head space of ‘flow’.

…As you said Shawn, you have the club for the shot, you have the intermediate point, you have the distance to ball and path with Goldilocks . After that the real task is letting the swing momentum work. All the thoughts of..’ don’t go right, hit the ball, get over the trap, hit it harder’ ,..etc only create doubt and get the brain to sabotage the kinetic chain. Best tutorials. Best explanations as to how we work. The Golf Channel Academy could use such wisdom in their instruction. Nice…J.

My pre shot routine is the sword slash drill and it is what I think about as I step into the ball. Am I sabotaging my unstoppable momentum by consciously thinking about this

Hey Shawn, Savannah
Well I still am having a rough time with the Driver, lost all confidence, so started using my 5 Wood and 80% in the fairway with that and I cant seem to figure out the Driver. 5 Wood going about 185-200 m off the tee. Keeps me in play so not sure what to do with the Driver…so frustrating..anyway hope you both are well and will check in again soon..thanks for all you do. I really enjoy watching all the videos..hopefully soon It will play out ..ciao

Would a momentum swing have a pause? Do you do that for driver to pitching? Were most of those swings draws?

Mickey Wright explained her long hitting by the way she used to practice: every day she would hit shots with no follow through. How does that fit with unstoppable momentum?

Shawn & Sav:

Great video lesson. So I have been told by you in your lesson in Tampa that I should use the ‘carpenter / hammer” swing. When hitting a nail normally thinks that the hammer hits the nail and then stops. Any positioning swing thoughts to incorporate the hammer swing with unstoppable momentum ? Also congrats on your joining the ‘Golf Channel”! Well deserved. I am thinking you may now be making more trips to Florida. If so, How do I found out if you will be available for more lessons when in Florida? Thanks!

WOW! That is great news. The golf channel needs your
type of teaching. You deserve everything good coming your way❤️

When I think of unstoppable momentum I think of as you showed with the six pound hammer swing something that doesn’t have any added momentum, but when I watch videos of you and your daughter swinging it appears that you are adding swing momentum above the original momentum of the club swinging it’s self with the arm club unit. Is this accomplished through the counter activity of butt turning behind you as you swing through the ball to an unrestricted finish

Hi Shawn, I play fades. I have the target. I have the intermediate point. But my throw/unstoppable momentum is invariably slightly to the left and the ball flight kind of comes back to the line of the intermediate point. Rarely does it start over the intermediate point and then fade. If I play a draw, it starts from the intermediate point and NOT to the right of it.

When you implement this teaching in combination with the Flow State series, magic happens. For me, my golf game has entered a zen-like state. Complete inner peace and a deep joy for the game that I have never experienced.

Hi Shawn,

Do you have any guidance regarding grip size? As long as I’ve played I’ve had issues with the grip feeling awkward in my hand. I tend to have/want to milk it a bit and rarely quite get perfectly comfortable.

I’ve played standard my entire life and recently started experimenting with a midsize grip on one of my irons.

Thanks,
Jamie