Shawn,
Where is the hammer the nail nail out through the back of the ball video, that I believe that I saw on you tube. Is it here on the premimum channel?
Thanks,
jim
So Shawn, it’s time to leave a comment. After having watched all of your 28 million public videos on youtube and now became one of your 4,99er members, I have to confirm, that you have managed it to again add more value in your member home.
And that completely against my expectations, because I thought there would be nothing left to say.
Man, what a great content.
The only way for you to top that, is to learn german and offer a german wisdomingolf site.
So thank you from me, sorry for my english and greetings from germany.
Thank you so much for your heart felt comment, it means a lot!
Enjoy what you see here; there is much more to come as there are always amazing nuggets being worked on every day as I will never stop teaching.
This year will be great Wisdom year for golf and I am so glad you are there with us!
Shawn
Omy gosh….yesssssss…i needed this bad.. i was noticing i felt restricted on my left side..wich would cause my body to come out of position..wich made me block right… lol..not no more..thanks gr8 vid
Man o man….you call it tension n strain…for me i felt restriction to my left side.. i can totally tell i was fighting the release n now i can sense so much freedom….duhhhhh….gr8 vid also…dc
Hi Shawn, could you please explain why you hinge so much in the backswing? I am more a Stricker kind of guy and do not hinge so much. Is there an advantage in hinging more or is it not important?
It depends on your own physical attributes; some have a lot of range (Phil-Sergio on tour) and some much less range (JB Homes)
For many of my students who struggle with distance, and who have good range, loading the arm-club unit will get them a club or 2 more distance and make the driver go much farther.
However, if your hinge is collapsed and you let go of the club at the top, it can work the opposite and prevent you from properly compressing the ball.
You want a nice balance of both.
Regarding the grip,
I am left handed, should my left thumb be on the driver or any club, or should I have the club between my thumb and forefinger?
Thanks
Jeff
My chipping is good, as a result of your instruction. However, I always grip down. In this video I think you are advising not to grip down ( for more feel). Have I understood correctly ? If so I will start to practise with a longer arm/ club unit.
Thanks Shawn
Tim Oldfield
That is correct Tim; the first question is: why are you gripping down? And the answer to that has always been “to control it better or make it easier to manipulate it”; which of course is NOT what one wants to do with it;
We want to use the weight of the arm-club unit swinging from the shoulder sockets down to cut through the stem of the dandelion in the direction you want to land the ball.
Does this confirm what you were wondering?
Shawn
Hey Shawn, I’m lefty playing right-handed. Do you have more vids for my situation? I don’t skip a stone with my right hand. I see a lot about throwing with the trail hand. I can but not as well as my left. What do you think teacher? Help
I have a ton of those videos now; see the “backhand series” for golf wrx; all my “lead hand” videos on youtube; my series with my daughter Savvy “be savvy with your grip shawn clement” or “be savvy with your turn shawn clement” will get you to them;
Hardest part of my game.. Sounds like the key element of this drill is weight on the front foot. Golfing in a hour and going to try it! How do I keep my balance while turning my hips?
This is another video that is right on. We finally had a break in the weather so I could chip to a practice green. It was still cold and I was stiff. I proceeded to flail away, hitting a dozen bladed and chunked shots. It was awful. I felt like I never played golf before. Thank God no one was watching. Then I remembered your axiom to ‘hit into a picture’. (I set the the flight; the landing spot; the run out) My body immediately reacted and I stuffed 5 in a row next to the cup. After that, I was off and running having fun playing various shots with different heights, lofts and spin. In the end, simply producing a thought changed everything. Neat stuff.
Hey Shawn. Great series.I have a short question. An early release with not much compression. At impact. What can be the main cause for an early release? And what is good task to get the hands more forward?
Hi Sebastian!
Have you ever tried to throw the club before? See the “club speed” video on premium; one of the earlier videos on the list. Then see “predict contact” because if you are worried about the contact with the ball, you cannot release to the target; and if you release to the ball, you loose all your lag right away!
Shawn
Just had a session with a student this afternoon; we were between targets and he was in a funk;
I changed a few things around so that we would be in front of one of my diamond shaped targets and we hit driver to the tip on the bottom of the target and he proceeded to deliver darts to an area that was 6 inches square; a dozen in a row; and the GC Quad was showing the tightest dispersion ever for him and the driver with tight draws that were withing 3 to 5 yards of center line at 280 yards.
MAGIC WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC TARGET THAT FITS.
Your work with the student knocking the ball 280 triggered another question. That is great distance. Was he fitted for that driver? I practiced a little bit indoors this year and found a groove. Recently, I hit my irons through the 3 rescue pretty good off the outdoor mats. Then I tested and confirmed that result indoors. I have yet to go outdoors for the ultimate test off the grass.
However, throughout this, I could NOT hit my driver at all. The club head speed was great but there was no distance and a chaotic shot dispersion. I seem to remember from another video that when this occurs there could be an ‘equipment issue’. Do I need a fitting? Or is it a swing issue? Both?
In the past I would tough it out and keep drilling for months until I developed ‘separate’ swings for my irons versus long woods. I guess that might explain my history of schizophrenic rounds where I would hit great drives and lousy irons one week and then vice versa the next week. Drove me nuts. Sorry to ramble, but we are at that critical beginning of a season so …. your thoughts would be appreciated.
I would definitely go check out some drivers and just try them at the store first and see if there are any drivers that feel better-look better-swing easier to you. Yes, often it is the equipment, especially if you are doing well with the rest of the clubs;
Now you remember the practice on the slopes?? When you have issues with short irons and wedges, go to ball below the feet shots and or practice cutting grass in that situation and Driver is ball above feet and don’t let the club brush the grass since the ball will be on a tee.
It also helps to swing something that is 60 inches long to go to the extreme; and then come back to the driver length;
Good Morning Mr. Clement:
I surely enjoy your videos and being a premium member. Question: When viewing the Driver – Draw Video – Your setup includes playing the ball back slightly and a slightly closed face. Additionally, are you setting up your shoulders turned to right as with the iron swing?
Brian
Hi Brian!
What you do is pick the flight plan and then the intermediate point to get your set up matching the flight plan. Then, with the height of the flight plan, you pick the ball position that will allow you to collect the ball on the way up and in the direction you want to start the ball; the shoulders, hips, knees are set up to allow you to deliver in the direction you want to start the ball, which for a draw would be to the right of the IP. So yes, the shoulders, hips and knees would be “pre-turned” to get your body ready to deliver to the right.
Shawn
Hi Sean,
I am loving what I am seeing as a new member.
The question I have is that I am trying many of your ideas but at times have too many things that I’m thinking about once over the ball.
I have had pretty good scores and then I will go in the tank the next day.
Do you have a suggestion as to the best way to build the confidence I need on my swing so I can get more consistent.
Also , I am very frustrated and would like to know what the options are of getting individual lessons from you.
I am in San Diego, however would be willing to travel. Can you tell me more about cost and your availability
Thank you so much
Jeff
Hi Jeff; glad you are enjoying the content;
The best way to go about things is when you see a task or analogy that resonates with you, that you would focus on that and get good with that in practice and then apply to the golf course;
You could start with an online lesson where you send me a swing from front view and down the line view and then we do a skype or facetime session for 30 minutes and I can see and tell you where you need to apply your efforts. That service is $59.95 (you will see it in the “lessons” page at www.wisdomingolf.com
If you come to Quebec city, the cost of a half day is $390.00 (3 hours) which is dirt cheap when you consider that other instructors like George Gankas are charging $400.00 per hour US. My students have absolutely loved coming over to our facility and city; just a super experience. Shawn
Thanks so much for returning my question so quickly!
I am all in and will send you videos of my swing.
What time frame do you have available to do an online lesson?
I also may well come up to see you.
Is there a rate for two or three day clinic and or lesson with you?
Thanks again so much!
Email me at [email protected], and we will find a spot for you;
The rates for full days are on my website in the lessons page; because the rate is so good and has not changed in so long, you can come to as many full or half days as you wish! 😀👍
Hi Ricardo!
That one is always dangerous to place any stock into; questions:
-What was your task-focus just before you swung?
-what were the circumstances that compelled that person to say you are lifting?
Shawn in the driver session the t is in line with your big toe .
Should I be moving the t more foreword from my left heel position to set up for the fade? I’m trying to contact the ball higher on the face. Now using Ping G400 with 10.5 loft.
Thanks.
Not necessarily; the key here is the direction and the height you want to start the ball on; then matching the “ball on a string” arc to this picture. Practice clipping tees with your arc and pay attention to the BOTTOM OF THE ARC when you are looking at your blur.
So in a practice swing, you would give the arm-club unit to gravity and see where the blur occurs and where the bottom of the blur is; you then adjust the tilt of the axis and create a blur that fits the intended picture. Then you bring the machine into where the tee is and match it to the top of the tee. THEN IT IS ABOUT MAKING THE BEST BALL ON A STRING YOU CAN, LA-DE-DA, THAT CONTINUES TO MATCH THE DIRECTION AND HEIGHT OF THIS PICTURE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
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