Shawn: With the driver, it really appears that the white tape is towards the heel and that you are addressing the ball towards the heel of the club. Is that an illusion?
Dale
Moe did this, Vijay and Fuzzy did this and many more; our extension is mot AT THE BALL, it is past the ball to the target. See the impact position of Joaquin Niemann from down the line! Collect at impact and release OUT TO THE TARGET. Shawn
Tried this at the range,i really like the feel of it. Really felt like the ball was compressed . However the only way i didnt pull hook the ball was to open the club face. i would say that in normal driver stance(WIG set up) my face is 5 to the hour. When i used this stance, which i like my club face was on the hour.
Is this the a reaction you would expect from such adjustment?
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Hi Shawn, After many years away just returned to your videos yesterday. I viewed the three first grip videos and used what I hoped was this grip today during a round. I cam home with two tiny blisters just in the crease between the middle finger and the palm and the same between the pinky finger and palm.
I also see a wear on my grip towards the top on my seven iron. I am wondering if I grip a little too far out or if it is that my club grip is too thick towards the top and I grip up there.
Shawn…
My wife just walked in from down the hall where we have our new rowing machine and asked if she could wear gloves… it never occurred to me that I did a session last night and that my blisters might stem from that… 🙄 But, the grip wear still remains …
In this video you use the words Danyoual stam ( I do not
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Great video! However I can’t get “weight of the ax” to dovetail with kinetic chain/leg pumping in my head.
Do the legs initiate the kinetic chain:
 A) Faster than gravity, causing the arm club unit to fall faster than a weighted ax? or
B) At exactly the speed of gravity, causing the arm club unit to fall the same speed of a weighted ax (not rushing the downswing).
When I really dig into the ground with my legs, I can hit the ball much farther, however, I lose that wonderful “gravity” feeling.
BONUS paradox question: I was having great results yesterday with “Pulling in the downswing” https://youtu.be/hbs1fDy8Wtg. However, that seems to contradict today’s “Weigh of the ax” video. Thanks!
For me the feelings of a golf swing (learning from Shawn) are UP, DOWN, UP using rotation. The axe drill is amazing for putting you on plane and getting your body out the way and importantly, your right hip UP, HEAVING your arms UP into a nice THROWING position with your full turn and butt eventually facing the target.
When you stay on your target and transfer your weight to the inside of your left foot (ULTRA IMPORTANT and transfer from the back) then you start your DOWNswing into the ground but VERY IMPORTANTLY, you are going TOWARDS YOUR TARGET. When you’re coming DOWN you can squat as much or as little as you want and delay the throwing of the clubhead if you were THROWING/TOSSING A CLUB TOWARDS YOUR TARGET.
For me, this last bit is definitely UP but TOWARDS YOUR TARGET and you can even feel the PERPETUAL MOTION bounce of the body (use Shawn’s batter a door down drill to feel this well). I think Shawn has also described this as a reversed spike in volleyball (spiking upwards). You can feel this more if you leave your trail foot anchored for longer as then you pop UP more on your right toe before it turns. I think this last bit comes with time and more practise.
THESE ARE JUST MY FEELINGS but they may help…I certainly don’t think about any of this when I’m on the course, I keep it very simple:
Heave my axe/club on plane (plane comes from your target, either staying left or right of your intermediate point, IE fade or draw) and then whip that clubhead through to your target.
All those roads lead to Rome! 😀👍
When you let the arms fall THROUGH THE STEM TOWARDS THE TARGET, the brain has to engage the kinetic chain and get the body out of the way of this fall. THIS KINETIC CHAIN IS PRIMAL AND CANNOT BE STOPPED ONCE ENGAGED AND THIS IS WHAT PULLS THE ARMS THROUGH!!
This is what is sooo freaking fun about a human machine; IT IS A VERITABLE WEAPONIZED CATAPULTING SYSTEM TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE. Shawn
I’m very interested to hear Shawn’s answer. I kind of have the same question which I will post below. I’m pretty sure he will say that BLENDING any of these analogies is a good thing as we travel further down the rabbit hole.
That was your best video ever about the down part of the swing!! Hits home for me. Now I have great success with the step drill even when I step forward and perform the backswing at the same time. I feel the separation of the upper and lower body and how it starts from the ground up. My question: In your expert opinion. When I blend these 2 feelings should I start DOWN or FORWARD first? If I do the step drill I’m obviously starting forward. So then should I leg pump from there? Probably a stupid question but I have to ask.
NONE OF THE ABOVE!! Stick to the task!! Task is king!! (which is a video title btw)
Your conscious mind cannot possibly do this effectively at 40 bits of info per second and one thing at a time to be able to focus on. See the answer I have dogfishbird below!
Shawn
I really liked this feeling of tossing an axe. It felt good. It took me a while but I realized that when I went back to using the club without the split grip I was not waiting for the axe to finish the toss if that makes sense. It happened by mistake that I noticed a ‘settling’ of the toss almost like a pause then I was able to throw the club toward my target line much more easily and boom the ball just flew. No strain it just went.
Otherwise I was still pulling the ball left badly. So I tried to recapture and replicate the feeling but it kind of came and went. The settled feeling definitely resulted in straighter shots with less effort. I tried switching between the split hand axe technique then regular swing but it was still intermittent. I think I need to know how to lock in this settled feeling at the finish of my back swing. Any ideas?
The fact that it is intermittent is a GREAT THING! It means you know the difference and are aware of the difference between the 2. The key is always at address just before you swing: WHAT ARE YOU GETTING READY TO DO?? Are you trying to hit a ball and letting the brain go do it’s thing that you trained it to do all these years? OR ARE YOU SETTLING IN WITH YOU NEW TASK OF USING THE WEIGHT OF THE ARMS AND CLUB SWINGING FREELY FROM THE SHOULDER SOCKETS THROUGH THE STEM OF THE DANDELION AND OUT MAJESTICALLY AND EFFORTLESSLY INTO YOUR FLIGHT PLAN?
Right there, at address! See “pre-motor cortex series” and “anti manipulation” videos!
Shawn
Thank you for the above response. When I let the axe fall and my body is getting out of the way….When do I add the leg pumping force???? I saw your video on Rory. Pretty awesome!!
The leg pump is all about the reaction to the weight of the arms and club and that comes from your task about letting it release towards the target. This is something that evolves and develops over time as your practice your task. Shawn
Shawn– if the weight of the arm club unit is increased, would that not make you feel like that total weight is carrying you through the swing without you exerting any force. ” Give up control to gain control” as Knudson said. Isn’t it easier to let gravity work with a heavier club. Just set it in motion and let it happen.. I don’t you can do it with todays light clubs
Sorry for the late reply; this was going to my junk mailbox…Stupid filters!!!
Sorry, I have not been to Michigan as it conflicts with my season up here where things are a little busy! We did come to Chicago a few years but weather in the spring was just too cold…
Finally clicked this past week. I realized when I tried to start to widen my stance I was coming out of posture in the backswing! As soon as I focused on staying in posture, I started flushing my shots. Shot 73 yesterday! Lowest score in a while. Staying in posture has been elusive for me and the light finally lit this week! Love your videos. I pick up something new every time I view them and I watch some of them multiple times!!
That is terrific, so satisfying! Way to go Melanie!
And yes, many say the same thing…they say “how come you never told me that in the first place” or “how did I miss that??”
When you are digesting a certain part of the video, and we keep going, a few things sneak under the carpet…😝😀👍
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Fantastic. Great teacher a master communicator. Thanks.
Ross
What I find compelling is that when you both do the walking drill, you end up hitting from a diagonal stance with your feet turned somewhat outward. Does our “natural” tendency want us to do that when we are at the tee?
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