Hi Shawn, does the same rules apply if your back has an s shape. Lower back goes in at the lower part. Don’t have a straight back.

Hello Shawn, when I am warming up or just starting the first couple of holes I find I am hitting my shorts off the toe. After a few holes that settles down and I am hitting from the center usually.
Is there some warm up activity that I could do that helps get me to the center of the club face sooner ?

Shawn when peeling the carrot (I understand that you are directing the momentum forward towards your target), are you also consciously applying pressure down on your clubs to ensure that you cut the peel or is this just taken care of by gravity and the weight of the arm club unit with the help of your set up prediction height at address?

Hi Shawn,

Just watched this video on contact, and it gave me so much confidence. I had a stroke a number of years ago, and now struggle with ball contact sometimes. I address the ball at the toe of the club, to get central face contact, and after after watching this video, now feel ok with that, THANK YOU!!

Hi Shawn, really enjoy the way you explain the swing. With driver I struggle to control the club face when I really let the momentum of the club go and throw the club towards the target (open face). All other clubs I have much better face control. On video I tend to keep everything ok in backswing however the club falls open during downsizing and needs to catchup right at impact. Would appreciate any recommendations on how to improve this. Cheers!

This “pre-turn” was what I missed. It’s a big wow moment for me and I understand a lot now. I can’t wait tomorrow to try that on the practice!
Thanks Shawn
Eric from France (Var)

At the range off a mat I can hit the ball pure and straight. Get out in the course I go into reverse pivot and hook. Any chance of some fault cure drills?

Nice video. I enjoyed the strategy and walking through the thought process on all the phases of play. Something to practice over the winter sessions. Merry Xmas by the way. Best to you and your family for 2019. J.

Oh, and all the best to you and your family as well!! 😀

Foolish pride keeps one from laying up on a par 3 (or any other hole for that matter). I have laid up both intentionally and unintentionally. On a treacherous hole it usually worked out pretty good. Play to what you can control. Great advice.

You went out of your way to showcase Goldilocks (GL) again. I would expect that experience plays a major role in learning the ‘feel’. When the weather clears, I was thinking of practicing the GL method by actually ‘confirming’ the three predictions. e.g “This should land 10 feet short in the heavy rough”, then actually hit a ball to confirm that. Then do the same for the long shot. Then of course, the real shot. Would that work? Would the process of confirmation sharpen the learning or muddle what we naturally have?

This strategy has occurred to me at times but I’ve never been of a mind to try this. I may just go find me an Executive course with a bunch of par 3’s and fire at the pins on the first 9 then lay up the 2nd 9 and see if there is an impact on my score. Great video and Merry Christmas to you and the family. TT

Love this drill. I have a question. Can you push off from the left leg on the downswing?

Shawn,
I always felt that I had a sound grip, but I would grip with my left hand under the club (I am a left handed golfer). Over the past couple weeks the first knuckle on the left ring finger became very sore. I started to review your grip video’s. I found Grip it Like Cameron Champ. You make a comment about how both hands should hinge together. The next time I hit balls, while addressing the ball I focused on settling up and making sure that I always feel that my hands can hinge up and down together, so no gripping under the club with my left hand. The first thing I noticed was there was not pain in my ring finger when I hit a ball. But I also felt very lined up, and ready to swing, and I started to hit the ball solid with much more compression. I never will over look my grip again!

I noticed that you have a very high finish. I seem to play better when my finishes is more around.
When I finish high the club feels out of balance. But when I finish around the club feels lighter and more balanced . And I have more control of it, it seems. What are your thoughts on that.
Thanks Chip
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Shawn— I have been struggling on the back 9 of an all-par 3 course. But, I love what you teach because when I execute, its wonderous. I don’t ask you alot of questions but I have Three key questions—

1. Does the tucked right elbow feel at address “stay there” and the torso transports the arm and club untit to the top? If so, I tend to lose the arms hanging from the shoulder socket feel which is so important.

2. Please direct me to a video where you really go into detail about WHEN to bend the right arm and hinge the wrists in the backswing. This is my most difficult part under pressure in a round! I need help when and how to do this things.

3. Coming down, from the ground up, does the tucked right arm get transported by the torso again so you get through the cut? If so, it does NOT feel wide. So, what is feel of the arm-club unit with the tucked right elbow….what keeps the structure? Do you just “leave it there at the top and start down, doing nothing wiith arms?” Or is there an independent feel of the arms-club where its Not being transported or slung by the torso.

On the down swing, my culprit is want to manipuate or control the club with my left arm, which produces bad results and destorys the second pendum from happening.

Thx, Paul