You bet it matters! 😀
Right in the center of the ball at ground level. If you place a ball against a door frame, then in slow motion, try to cut through the stem of the dandelion; you will notice that the ball HAS TO MEET THE FACE of the club BEFORE the stem is cut. Which of course is VERY CONVENIENT!😀👍

Thanks!

Hey Jon! You have the general understanding of how this works; however, you must understand that your fat shots have nothing to do with “the probability of a mistake” as we are not defective machines at all! The original task you hold in your mind just before you swing is the key and of course it must be associated with the proper task or “means by which” you deliver the shot to the target.

We are actually designed to do what you described beautifully! As “BY LATERAL MACHINES”, we walk this way, swing on a swing this way, ski, skate, you name it; you are made for this! So what you want to focus on is a task to get you through your shot and into the flight plan you determined you need to get to your end target. See “the walking drill” and combine this with “pumping up the swing” and have a blast with the “kinetic chain series” which is a great view.

Then you can get into the “off season training series” or the “consistency series” for some nice practice.
Let me know how things go!
Shawn

Hi Craig!
You will see as you go along in the videos that the width in the swing is more important and the only way to achieve this width is by getting a nice complete turn in the backswing. The idea is to strive for something that has structure and that does not feel “collapsed”
This is a major field of expertise for us and the videos you would want to review right here in premium are:
-Arm swing vs body turn
-Battering ram
-Rope drill
-lead hand release
-Arm motion fine tuning.
Then I would do the off season training series for this winter if you are in the north and are being forced to indoor golf. (which by the way can be a big advantage to acquire better swing actions!!)😀👍

Hey Sam! Exactly; use “goldielocks” to your advantage and keep delivering through and out to the picture and observe flights influenced by each grip. Shawn

Ty, sent you a note for a grip audit. but I understand! No need to reply unless you see a glaring issue.

If you have 2 arms and 2 legs and you are insurable, then you are good to go! You are officially superhuman compared to “be careful” and “watch out” and “hold on”!!!
See “pumping up the swing” video as a nice back up and have fun with the drills!
Shawn

Easy to implement on specialty shots; and it always starts with a flight plan!! You will simply need to close the face a bit more for low shots and let the weight flow in the direction of the shot. Enjoy!

I have a regular video coming on youtube soon with a cool twist to it; I actually have his swing imitated nicely! 😀👍

Have a look at the “predict contact” and the “goldie locks series” and then finish with “target focus confirmation series”
This will get you to the next level and then let me know which one gave you the best focus!
Shawn

Thinking end of April! South Carolina or Arlanta!

Great question!
This video is for the person who is still trying to hit the ball and gets out in front and always feels the need to hit AT THE BALL. Those who are able to deliver a nice throw AT THE TARGET, you are all set! This video does also have a terrific addendum to then”pumping up the swing” video in he sense that you cannot strain the throw either. All in all, a very cool addition to the feel of kinetic chain engagement with very little possibility of arm overuse which so many golfers have grooved before they got here with us.
When you get good with this action though, you then need the support of the trail hand index finder as one of the last important links of the kinetic chain.

So are you referring to the ‘knife the grip’ concept here when you mention index finger? I guess the follow up question is how do you discern a nice throw at the target vs. at the ball? I tend to pull the ball left a lot and I’m thinking this right hand aggressive action might have something to do with that. I’ll have to try out the grip and see if this helps.

**unsolicited opinion incoming**

I only stop by to say something, because I have just recently connected some dots that have really helped me diagnose where to apply emphasis when certain results happen.

I also had a hard time discerning a proper throw at target vs. throw at ball sensation, like it sounds like your saying. In addition, I also tended to pull my shots left. I feel that the two are actually somewhat separated, although ultimately connected.

First, how to establish throw to target. For me literally swinging a sledge hammer really helped me get the feel. this was before this wonderful video with the double overlap. Once I got the sledge hammer feel, I would try to take it to the range with a golf club and couldn’t replicate the sledge hammer feel. What I found was to pay attention to the intensity of grip in my left (lead) hand during chip shots. For me, having a strong grip (in this case relating to intensity not position) during a delicate swing, proved to be very challenging. I tended to want to either girp hard swing hard, or swing light grip light. Focusing on a ‘toned’ grip as Shawn has put it, really helped. The key here though was to really focus on only the lead hand grip strength. When I watched Shawn talk about toned grip, I always applied it to both hands. focusing on the one hand, really helped me feel the “swing” of the lead arm. It’s almost as if your left arm (lead arm) is the sledge hammer, and you’re using your legs/body to swing it, while your right hand or trail hand “propels” it. Marrying this feel to where I want the ball to land resulted in a much easier and more tangible feel of “tossing at the target”. It wasn’t ambiguous, it was VERY easily identifiable. So much so, that if you question it, it likely isn’t right yet.

This leads me to what to do with the pulled shots. What I found, was once I could easily identify a correct “swing to target”, which at this point took the chip shot formula above and put it into a full swing by going “chip”, “pitch”, “gentle full”, “regular shot”, I realized, that i simply had my ball position too forward. This was resulting in pulled shots. adjusting my ball position just a little back (maybe half a ball to a ball) resulted in perfect draws.

My main thrust here is that once you get the feel down, which for me simply came from focusing on “gripping the lead hand tightly” with gentle effort in the actual swing, the rest of the game begins to fall into place quickly.

Also, as a bonus and this is probably mind numbingly simple, but face angle on a golf club means the sole of the club not the top. For years I would close the club based on the top-line, only to realize I was closing 50 or 60 degrees when it looked like 30. Realizing this has revolutionized everything. SO SIMPLE.

Anyway, good luck and keep going, i spent basically 3 years working through WIG concepts before they fully began locking in and boy shawn is right, it’s so great when they do!

Kevin – Thank you…..I am going to try this out. I too have tossed clubs and hammers at the park but had difficulty taking it to the practice range so this really sounds like something I need to train and test at the range. Appreciate the thoughtful assistance.

💥🤛🥳❤️🤸‍♀️😎😀👍

Yes; exactly! For many, this action of pushing down with the right hand is so ingrained and familiar, that it sabotages the kinetic chain. So to remove that feel of comfort is usage, we do the double overlap grip and then apply the pumping action of the kinetic chain. This has helped many and when the action of the kinetic chain becomes more familiar than hitting down on the ball, then we can tweak the grip to make things more compressive through the ball.

10 finger grip is an awesome grip!! If you feel that you are delivering a nice release through the ball and into your picture, then why would you change?

Awesome that is a great encouragement. I was hoping you would tell me that! Thanks Shawn!

You bet! 👍😀

Oooh yeah man! Way to go! And not to worry, there is a time to perform and then there is a time to retool and train and man, we are just 2 days from embarking on a quest for flow states in golf that are sure to please for next season! Congrats for the benchmarks thus far and for representing Wisdom in Golf so well. See you on Wednesday for session 1 on FLOW!