First the down the line view with the flag included really is helpful. Secondly, it was nice to see that even you miss. Lol This will really help me with using intermediate points and staying with the shot. I will be forced to Keep behind the ball to see where I released the club in relation to the median point. I am just learning how to hit a draw and fade. I played New Haven in Texarkana and the experience convinced me that there is no such thing as a straight shot. If you are unable to work the ball you will be at a disadvantage.
Yesterday, I tried this exercise and walked away with a few nuggets. First, I was spooked by the alignment stick in front of me. Perhaps it was too close as I found myself afraid to release club fearing I would hit the rod. Once I removed it, I could see exactly how alignment impacts ball position. Once I confirm that I could release left or right of the median there was nothing left to do but swing. I found that I am more comfortable releasing right for the fade shot. I am left handed and that may explain it. The draw seemed like the ball was too far back especially with the driver and woods. I did not feel that I could hit the ball and thus you know what happened. Default to ball, hitting behind the ball or shanks. Definitely need more work.
Missing your 121 teaching (I live in the UK – you may remember from your last trip to London)
I have been working on the optimal stock flightpath height to select for each club – from LW to Driver.
I use distant tree height as a rough guide. This is working well but would like some guidance from the best teacher on YouTube!
May I suggest you produce a premium video on this topic – as I believe Mo Norman said ” the more you think about the flightpath height the narrower your stray pattern becomes”
Shawn I can get the draw very well but cannot begin to get the fade. I am right handed and every time I try to hit a fade even with the club face very open the ball still goes left or straight(ish). I am not sure why? It’s funny I used to hit everything right (slice) now I would like some of the rights back. Any thoughts?
See a cool video I did with John on youtube a while back; called “lesson with John shawn clement”
Then see “how to match backswing to target shawn clement” and “stay with your shot shawn clement”
Finally, see our premium gem called “mile markers for direction shawn clement” which is video #4 in the “consistency series.
You are not matching the backswing to the direction you want to start the ball and these videos will get you there.
Shawn
When practicing arms falling in front of me, I get the distinct feeling that my lower body is waiting for my upper body (arm club unit) to fall. In other words, it seems opposite of that sage advice of starting the downswing from the ground up. Is this feeling correct?
You want to practice arms falling PAST YOU and towards the direction you want the ball to start!
Really feel the body react and get out of the way of the heavy arms falling all the way into the finish!
Shawn – my right side is still crashing the party, even with the driver. When I preset (drill) with the arms in front, club parallel to target line, then go back and through, I pure it most times with irons. I cannot consistently do this from normal setup, backswing, and downswing. As soon as my right elbow contacts right side, bad things happen unless I manipulate clubface at impact. It’s frustrating too!
Make sure you see “throw the club” video on premium; you cannot go OTT when throwing the club to the target; but OTT is necessary when throwing the club to the ball! Like going bowling and instead of releasing the ball down the alley towards the pins, you release it into the floor of the alley below you and make a big dent…just before they kick you out! 😂😝
Are you trying to make the right elbow come into contact with the right side?? This is something you hear a lot in golf and this is something that should NOT be done!
See “football drill series” on premium and on youtube, see my latest videos on top 5 things not to do in golf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9fmj6ke1-g
Yes. Was told long ago that the greats (e.g., Hogan) adducted their upper right arm, at start of downswing, to get their right elbow in front of right side. I probably have done this also to avoid OTT, as you describe in the 5 things-to-avoid video. You appear to clear the body by rotating your torso, which makes sense to me now, but will take time for me to do (especially under pressure!).
Hi Shawn… I find that when I grip tightly my arms and shoulders tense up. Am I right in thinking that the fingers and hands should grip tight but we should try and make sure our arms and shoulders are nicely relaxed? It’s hard to do that, for me at least. Any drills to help ?
Many thank – this was my first post after joining. Love your teaching style and content. Hats off.
Hey John! See “release fine tuning” and “grass whip training” videos on premium, as well as “throwing the club”
You want to use the weight of the instrument to perform the task!
Shawn
Great video. The visuals really made sense. I am going to set up an alignment rod like this at my next range session. I was sorry to have been unable to take advantage of your NJ/PA session a few weeks ago. Have been working hard at this concept this season because beautiful shots that were going left of the target were driving me mad and you just explained why here. Also the wrist hinge to wrist hinge back swing to release that you talked about a while back along with this idea here has helped me with staying with the target and the path because I can now feel when I come over instead of turning around my center. When I come over there is almost no re-hinge and I now understand it. I shot a personal best 81 yesterday (oh for that one chip shot or 3 putt). Shawn your influence has taken this older golfer from a 25 hndcp just a few years ago when I first met you to on the verge of breaking 80. I AM going to make it happen this season!!!! Thanks for all you do for us golf nuts.
Really interesting.
Just had a few swings thinking about the sole of the club instead of the leading edge.
It makes staying behind the ball at impact seem natural instead of getting ahead of the ball with the upper body (my common fault).
Brain seems to just say “stay back behind the ball”. Makes sense I suppose because with the club head coming down you’d have to really flip the hands, and very unnaturally so, to offer the sole to the ground if the upper body is ahead.
Hey Shawn, I’m loving your absolute pearls.😁 Q: While you were checking out the rhythm for your driver, what indicated that your first swing was too fast, not the bpm?
You just know! When your system is fighting the momentum and timing does not feel right; and man, it is fun to know and it does not take long to right the ship! Shawn
Something bothers me. In many of your videos and lessons you say that for a fade you have to align yourself a hair left (playing right handed). In this video you seems to align the same way (parallel) for both shapes. Have you changed you stance on this?
Hi Vincent!
No change; sometimes it is the camera angle and sometimes it can be me a tad off; every swing is slightly different from the next and because it is a combo of alignment and ball position, you can still pull it off as long as you are not too far off the beaten path…😀👍
Shawn,
Been a while. I’ve been struggling with Right to Left putts and it’s really killing me in Tournaments. Developed a bit of the Yips with Right to Left putts in that I either Hit it too hard and miss it High or quit on the stroke and miss it Low. Been practicing and of course but decently during practice sessions but when the “tournament lights” are on it’s different story – and once I start missing R to L putts it’s corrosive. I then try and hit the ball to the side of the pin that won’t leave me a R to L putt. I’m going to try Charlie Wi’s “3 Ball Drill” to see if that will help me with “Seeing the ball go in the hole” as you describe in this video. Last year I was Looking at the Hole during R to L putts and that helped for a bit then had a couple of rounds where I Miss-Hit some putts and lost confidence with Looking at the Hole. Just purchased an Odyssey Arm Lock putter to see if that will help and still trying to get used to how it feels. IF you have any Good Drills please send them my way. Thanks from Colorado! — Jim
Hey Jim!
If you do not see the ball roll the last 3-4 feet into the hole at the speed to want it to roll in on IN YOUR MIND JUST BEFORE YOU LET THE WEIGHT OF THE ARMS AND PUTTER ROLL IT INTO THAT PICTURE, then you are dead in the water and no drill will help. After you practice this on the putting green, and realize that after you read the putt, set up, see the ball roll in at the right speed, then it is now OUT OF YOUR CONTROL, YOU HAVE DONE YOUR HOMEWORK AND IT IS UP TO GRAVITY AND MOMENTUM BEING ALLOWED TO MOVE THE ARM-PUTTER UNIT IN THE DIRECTION IT ALREADY IS SET TO GO ON.
The dandelion swing thought has helped with the outcome for the proper ball flight direction. But it appears if I only use the momentum of the downward gravity of the club, the distance needed to travel to the target; there is not enough energy for the ball to fly to the task. My question is there any advice on how to ADD some extra energy to the ball “dandelion” so the distance needed is obtained? For example, say the dandelion stem is 1/4 inch thick and it is made out of steel? One more silly question: Should you maintain the same whipping speed for all your clubs?
Hi Shawn, when gripping a club with the lead hand like an umbrella, should all the fingers be equally tight, or should the pinky finger have the most pressure, followed by the ring finger, middle finger and finally the index finger? I feel the latter may be the right approach since the index finger needs to come off in the interlock grip and you also said that the knuckles of the fingers need to push the grip towards the pad of the palm.
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