Shawn, you have more talent and a better touch than I will ever have. I would have chosen a lower loft club, perhaps 5 iron, and land short of the green and try to roll on. Am I crazy?

Did you choke down on your 9 iron as well as swing at a slightly slower pace than a full 9 iron?

Shawn, when you say `Trap the ball` do you mean keep your hands forward in order to de-loft the club?

Thank you Shawn, I was taught backswing finish positions, quarter,half and so on for distance control. I can see it is much better to use feel with target always in mind. The golf instruction world needs to get away from static club positions.
Love your work
Phillip

I watched all the grip videos and went to the range feeling pretty optimistic, but left disappointed in myself. I definitely felt powerful and was hitting good distance, but most of my shots were painful. I think they may have been hitting off the toe or hitting thin. I have raw spots all over both hands.

One issue I noticed is that I became incapable of producing a smooth, effortless swing. It just felt forced. The grip strength I needed to keep the club from shifting in my hands caused a lot of arm and wrist tension, which made it difficult to feel the weight of the club for that natural swing and wrist rotation.

I’m a fairly new golfer so I could be doing any number of silly things. I’d send a video but I have so much to think about that there isnt really an instinctive swing to correct. How I swing one day might be have totally different defects than on another day.

I was intending on watching grip videos, practicing, then going to posture, practicing etc… but now I’m wondering if I should just marathon all the fundamentals videos and hope something clicks.

Hi Shawn, new premium member but have seen many of your tapes in the past. When you chip or pitch is the leading edge of your club flat or toe up.

Shawn, Why do you always curve the ball? Moe hit every shot straight. I studied and played Moe’ s swing for ten years. I quit his method because it ruined my short game and would blade my wedges. Guess, Moe did not need a short game. I returned to a low hands swing about 5 years ago. I think you are a great resource for golf instruction.

Shawn, I really enjoy your videos and just renewed (October 1st) my Premium Memebership. I use Golf Pride align grips with the ridge in back of the grip. When I use a stronger grip the Golf Pride logo is significantly to the left and obviously the align ridge is not lined up. Question: is this correct, just want to verify that I am doing the strong grip correctly.

Thanks
Scott

I am not sure about the thumb position for the leading hand on the grip. I am trying to have a strong grip and it looks like in order for me to do that my thumb is rotated behind the shaft which also gives me the sensation that I could drive a nail into the door facing. When I look at your video it looks like your thumb is more on top or slightly rotated to the back of the shaft. I believe that my thumb supports my club at the top of the back swing and I’m able to hinge my wrists. Thanks.
David

Shawn, I notice that in all of your swings, from wedges to driver, that your back swing final position of your hands are the same. How do you do that with the different planes of each club. Thank you for quick responses. Ron

I don’t know if there is a way to bump this thread so that all members can see it, but I’d like to do that. This video plus the ones on the “skipping the stone” visualization have been revolutionary for me. I added my interpretation of your battering ram feel today; this is something I have tried many times before in the past 2 years but today the feel finally clicked. It is 54 F. here and we are using range balls that are 6 months old and been hit thousands of times (very busy driving range). I was hitting my 9 iron 180 carry, repeatedly! It is lofted at 40 degrees, so not nuked. No wind for once.

Was killing it with all clubs, especially the 3 wood and driver. Coupled with the “skip the stone” move it really works for me. My 3 wood speed was around 103; my driver speed jumped up to 111 -112 for most of the session. And they were going right where I was aiming. Just phenomenal! Thanks for all you do, we really appreciate it.

Your opinion of using a shorter shaft in driver and fairway woods
I put my 3 wood ping 400 shaft in ping driver
Making better contact did not lose distance

Glad I became a member i’m learning so much from you Shawn. It all makes sense now. 🙂

Shawn for all your draw and fade shots here, are you changing your grip at all between weak and strong, or keeping it the same?

How a beginner will view series in step by step way ? Any path here ?