I tried this last year on the range with my wedge, lower shot to higher shot, same distance. Are you THROWING the club at the target higher and lower to get the different heights? Or is it ball placement, I was doing a lower follow through to higher follow through, that was before joining here, so is the thought THROW the club higher and lower?

Another question would be. don’t worry about positions, etc. Cut the grass in the direction you want the ball to go. So would a good practice session be like above. Go to range, start cutting “dandelions”. And adjust accordingly, amount of closed face, open face etc to get the ball flight you want for your swing and than keep doing that. Don’t worry about looking like Tiger and thinking about positions, just let the club cut the grass in the direction you want ball to start.

Just joined today Am watching the backswing video series now. Thanks

I loved the split hand she did on feeling the club. It helped me tremendously. It also helped me to feel the hip turn to get the whip action moving in the right direction. Had a great practice as a result of this video. Thanks Shawn!

Hi Shawn, what is the rough maximum distance for chips and pitches? Just wondering for when I am practicing. Thanks

Is the weight shift demonstrated here for all full shots? Or, is there another way to approach when you use this weight shift?

Thanks for pointing me to this drill. This demo shows various clubs and names the many benefits of this technique. Helps me understand even a partial swing requires a weight shift. Thanks again to you and Savy for this week’s video.
2/1/2020

This could be a bit confusing, but I get the throwing concepts and its very helpful. However, I need clarification. When I’m at address and braced , etc to throw my 4 lb hammer, am I throwing on a line below the hammer (its plum line) parallel to the target line extended toward the target? Or am I throwing onto the target line.? Throwing onto the target line out to my left is producing a straight push.

Hi Shawn, How come all the videos are in 720p and appear a little fuzzy? They used to be in 1080p. I know its not my system because all the youtube are clear and in 1080p

Neal

Casa De Campo looks real nice right now. Hope you missed the earthquake. I had a not so productive trip to Florida last week. I really had trouble finding the kinetic chain. I would try something that would last maybe 3 holes and then quickly fade. My irons stung! Relied heavy on the short game to keep scores from ballooning out of site. Not until I got back and hit an indoor center did I start to reconnect by using the slash the sword technique. I tried like heck to maintain target focus but I must have defaulted to the ball? Thoughts?

Great Video Shawn. This was probably one of the most helpful so far. (as I work my way up the list) Was amazing to see the difference between swings when Venky would concentrate on “throwing” the club vs “hitting” the ball. The bunker lesson was good also. What degree wedge are you using for bunkers, does it matter? I know you mentioned the grind and the bounce. Would you use different degrees at any times or same wedge? Even the flop shot, same or different for distance, or just use more momentum. I have been using my sand wedge (54) for all, taking different backswing lengths or opening the face more. Your swing seems much easier, lot less thinking. 🙂 Let gravity do the work. Throw the sand for bunkers, what about chip shots, what are your thoughts, Goldilocks, or could you think, cut and throw the dandelion to target?

Shawn,
You wrote above that you have an affiliated instructor in the NorthChicago area. Please provide me with the contact information. Because I am a lefty, I am really enjoying the lessons with Savy. I get club head speeds of 95-100 mph and ball speeds around 140 on our simulator at work but don’t get close to her distances as my drives are going around 230 yards. I believe the answer is to better engage the kinetic chain…driver-hammer throw. Love the instruction you put out…

Tommy Hacker

Awesome video – it really gives you something that you can do to hone in on the right stance width for you – then you can ingrain that feel with practice. Thanks!

Shawn, This was an awesome video lesson for me! I took this lesson to the range and ball flight was straight with improved distance however I noticed that I am kinda hitting more down on the ball and not really slicing thru the dandelion stem. I have heard it said one should hit down on the ball so now wondering if this is ok or should I now try to focus more on cutting the stem next time on the range? BTW: Since taking your class in Tampa this January 2020 where you changed me to a strong carpenter grip and coupling that with your on-line lessons I feel that I am finally making very good progress. Thanks! “Steve the Carpenter”.

When I first subscribed to WIG, I practiced throwing carpenters hammers. I would put one in each hand and execute similarly to the golf ball in ea hand that you demonstrate throwing the one in my left hand to the tight, then swinging through and throwing the one in my right hand to the left (toward target). This helped simplify my “task” and improved my ball striking. However, it seems too symmetrical. I see your swing is slightly more inside going back and moving more outside going through. Can you clarify and include an analogy to get me to refine my task?

Hi Shawn:

Not directly related to the content of this video, but Savy appears, at address, to line up mostly with the club open to various degrees, with a strong grip, and yet she is able to hit draws and slices. I can see if the grip is strong enough then dynamically it can return to a square or closed position at impact. Do I have that right and if so is she simply controlling whether the club is open/square/closed at impact by varying the strength of her grip?

But as I recall, you suggest keeping the grip more neutral and starting with the club square or slightly closed for fades and more closed for draws (with the attendant changes in ball position and alignment for each).

Do I have this right, and if so are both approaches viable, and if so, is it just a matter of which feels most comfortable.

Thanks!