Broke 80 for the first time with a 78 over the weekend! Head position and tilt has really improved the consistency of my game. I’m taking divots after the ball and making much better contact. Thanks Shawn.
Good question; but since Ping was always a COMPANY I wanted to be involved with, and that they have been making blades for a while, And now the Blueprint blades! I would say still Ping because of their Drivers, wedges, putters, and all around customer service for everyone I recommend to them. They cannot be matched that way at all. Shawn
Is there a difference in your swing or grip when hitting driver off a tee compared to 3 wood off the ground? Is it just ball position difference and that is all?
3. Wood-along the ground
Driver-clipping tee on the way up over the intermediate point into the height you want to deliver on.
Same ball on a string-different axis of rotation!
Hi Shawn, on one of your YouTube lessons , create proper tilt, you address the ball open to the target. There is a slight difference in this lesson and that video. I’m guessing that addressing the ball with an open stance is the same as pre turning?
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Different context here chad because so many line up way too far closed and choke themselves off from the target and have to swing into themselves; the alignment to the left to them is squarer and forces them to release more away from themselves towards the target and has a much more positive effect on their actions.
Here we do a pure brace and ready the system to apply pressure into the direction we want to start the ball from a solid back side against a solid front side.
Hey Shawn, I’m loving learning to be at one with gravity! A quick question: is your stance open to help the chest out of the way during the forward swing momentum?
May the force be with you.
This is something that has evolved quite a bit in the last few years; and much of it has to do with length of club, lead hand dominance, hip and pelvis movement of the individual;
If you feel more comfortable chipping feet parallel, that can work; there will be more coming on this for full swings, see our “great driver nugget” video from this spring on premium;
Shawn
I am sure you have answered this question already numerous times but I am still unclear about the alignment of the feet. Are they aligned towards the target or aligned where the ball should start like right of intermediate point if you want to draw the ball (for right hand golfers)?
Typically, you would set up parallel to target with draw with irons; then play the back of center slightly and release to the right of the target. With fade, you line up left of target (for righties) and play the ball a bit forward of center and release left of target to fade back to it. Ball position and club face play a big role in alignment and it all is organized by the intermediate point.
Further developments are coming too, first one being the “great driver nugget” video for driver draw we did this spring!
So I played a round last night and really focused on heaving the club up on my backswing, getting the ground and releasing to the target. I probably had the best round of contact I’ve had in a very long time. The issue I had was there were a lot of big push shots that ended up WAY right of target! I’m trying to hit draws and have the ball back in my stance but I’m curious if I’m either putting the ball too far back in my stance or am not closing my club face enough before putting it behind the ball. I was absolutely thrilled with my contact and beautiful ball flight, the issue is several balls ended up OB right lol!
Sorry to post this twice but the first time I accidentally commented on someone else’s comment.
Shawn – really been working on this drill this Summer. I’ve noticed when I flip release (right hand under left), the club goes left of target – looks hooked. When I feel like I’m pushing the right hand for a better release (right hand over left hand), club goes to target. I also end at a better finish with both hands.
Hmm, can’t believe I did not see this comment man! Sorry about that!
Keep the attention on where you want to throw the club; keep going with that and you will feel different little flavours of release as you do them; don’t let those different little feels distract you from your main task!
Shawn
I caught myself trying to force the downswing which was causing misses left and right. So today I just let it fall, and I stopped trying help myself with a hip/leg thrust. Boom. Nice and straight. I am getting huge distance now, hope it continues. I guess you have to give up control to get control.
Aaaahhhh! That deep breath was just released and the wisdom just poured into your system…
SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! You just found your path of least resistance and now just keep walking down that path and let’s see what happens; can’t wait!!
Congrats man, Shawn
Hi Shawn, just wanted to leave a comment about how happy my son was today. So he just finished his jr golf tournaments for the summer. This year he had to start from the ladies tees and play 9 holes . He started out in the 60s. I’ve given him some tips I’ve learned from watching Alex Fortey and he dropped to the low 50s. Today he played your setup , braced , club closed and tilted.
We played 9 holes and he shot a 47. I can’t tell you how happy he was watching his strokes drop. Thanks for all you do!
Awesome! Tell him congrats from me for the benchmark and congrats to both of you for the great team work; this is what golf is all about and to have a part in your success is so fantastic; great team work and look forward to breaking 40!
Shawn
Some days I am spot on accurate with my short irons and other days I’m hitting them all over the place and the swings feel the same. That is the most frustrating part of my game right now.
Jaimie, of course Shawn is the expert but please allow me to give an amateur’s view. When I started using Shawn’s method I had flashes of brilliance followed by intervals of frustrating ball striking. Perhaps it takes some of us a little longer to ingrain the natural throwing move into a golf swing. Stick with it and eventually your consistency should improve. I would also suggest videoing your swing from several angles so you can see if your feel is real.
That means the center of the swing is moving; and the reason why that would move is either you are blacking out or you are unaware that your posture, direction of momentum and axis of rotation no longer matches delivering in the direction you want to start the ball.
You saw “bolted and centred” “mile markers for direction” (vid 4 of consistency series) and “tilt awareness direction” videos?
Great insight Shawn. That “skipping the stone” motion really clicked for me. I practice that feel every day I hit balls. I believe this is the reason I am hitting the ball so far especially with my irons.
Seems to me that Brooks Koepka must have a bunch of “modern golf” witchdoctors angry because he doesn’t pound balls and hardly practices. He says when he’s playing his best he doesn’t even remember his round. Talk about a guy who has discovered that focusing on the target is the path to scoring. IOW exactly what Shawn has been telling us for years. When I look at his swing it looks to me like he is simply throwing the club the way Shawn instructs. He could actually hit it better if he used the ground better, shocking thought.
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