hello Shawn, I continue to struggle with my hundred yard shot. Do you recommend a certain degree wedge and bounce for around this yardage. I also would like your input on the bounce in Loft for chipping and sand shots. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Mike Dempsey
The best weapons to load up on are the following:
52 degree Ping SS wedge; Glide 2.0 stealth 12 degree bounce
56 degree ES wedge in 8 degree bounce 2.0 stealth
60 degree TS wedge in 6 degree bounce 2.0 stealth
All carbon steel with superb feel; great spin; perfect 60 degree for lob shots and tightly packed sand
The other 2 wedges are super in the fairway and rough; _lus the ES sand wedge is for deeper fluffy sand.
Hey Shawn, how do the Glide 2.0 compare to the Ping Glide previous generation? I see that the loft and bounce specs are the same between Glide and Glide 2.0 for the SS ES and TS wedge. I am looking for a second hand club but as a lefty, the 2.0s are not easy to find. Thanks! Dario
The TS is such a nice grind; have made so many career shots with that thing!
If you are able to get the 60 degree in TS (6 degrees bounce) the 56 degree in ES (8 degrees bounce) and the 52 degree in SS, you have yourself a gorgeous and effective arsenal for all shots around the greens.
Hi Shawn! Long time no talk! I just wanted to see if you had any updated recommendations on this. Looking to get some new (and improved) wedges. Thanks, and happy belated Canada day!
Shawn, Ilove this video and probably should watch it daily! While I diligently try to stay with and swing to my target, it’s more fuzzy on longer shots. Can I tie in the intermediate target to my awareness and focus of the release through/over while being aware it’s in the way to the target? Hard to describe but sometimes I swing and get solid contact when I am aware of and reacting to the intermediate target. “out there” but not Out There?!
I find that the weight distribution between my two feet affects the direction the putter travels in. Does this make sense? And any thoughts on how to approach that?
Hmm, had to think about that one; and the answer is WHY IS YOUR FOCUS THERE??
The machine of the brain-central nervous system works at 12 million bits of info per second, and when your conscious mind goes off and focuses on weight distribution, it sabotages the system;
What you got with what you are saying is a glimpse with one of your putts; Johnny Miller describes that as the swing thought of the day; only good for 24 hours…😝
Stay with the picture of the ball rolling into the hole; feel at address how you are in a good posture with nice balance and if you feel that you want to put more weight on one lag, because you feel you can perform the task better that way, then so be it! 👌👍
Great video. How does the set up and the blur relate to closing the club head for the draw and keeping it open for the fate? You didn’t mention that in the video. Do you use both the ball position back and a closed club head for the draw? How do these two relate?
Well, first make sure you see the “working the ball” videos on premium; very important and nice to have the split screen for these ones!
Because you have the ball forward of center and face less closed for fade, they cancel each other out (that is the plan) but the ball fades to the right so you need to aim left of target to fade back to the target. For draw, because the ball is back, and when you stay with the target with a more closed face, the head stays back and the club returns from an inside path and starts the ball right; the anchor of the head releases the club head and hands and arms and the ball returns to the end target.
The set up does everything; once you are done, you just keep your feel-action to the direction you want to start the ball and STAY WITH IT all the way with ease of mind and body.
Thanks, Shawn. I like what you suggested about the right elbow being a bit more vertical such that it will comfortably support the club at the top (the swing will be on plane by naturally). My question is that many coaches out there encourage people to flatten the swing path (not always explain why or what they are trying to achieve? Consistency? Speed?) but I don’t seem to recall you ever advocate such, is it mainly because the more upright swing is less harmful or more natural to the amateur’s body?
I have this question hanging on my head for quite some time now. I wish I know the answer.
By the way, right after you mentioned the flying right elbow, I started to realize that Bubba Watson is the extreme case of that. I thought I just wanted to point it out. For the record, the flying right elbow doesn’t work well for me at all.
As always, love the wisdom you teach and how you teach 🙏🏻
Hey Tristan!
Time to do a video on that; title:
“Why are teachers teaching to flatten out the swing”?
Because they see so much over the top;
WHY ARE WE SO MUCH OVER THE TOP?? BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO HIT THE BALL AS WE ABANDON THE TARGET SEARCHING FOR POSITIONS ON HOW NOT TO COME OVER THE TOP.
The dog has been chasing it’s tail on this forever and it is very tired!
So guys like George Gankas, although he teaches a proper full hip turn in the backsing, is still BADLY STUCK on positions in the downswing to combat this PERCEIVED DISEASE of over the top and too steep coming down.
Sorry about the bold words, I want other members to see this comment and to get confirmation pf what is out there;
Make sense?
Shawn
I love this comment Shawn and thank you Tristan for asking as I’ve wondered the same thing. I’d love to see a video Shawn on this topic, I’m sure it would hit home with a ton of people.
Shawn, I really like how you characterize this as the “perceived disease” (or perhaps a symptom of swinging at the ball). Thank you for helping me clearing this in my head! Look forward to watching that new video on your channel. All the best!
Hi Shawn, as you know ball focus and trying to control the shot causes problems, steady head and eyes on ball promote this almost freeze and poor out of the way turns. Since using your blur setup I feel confident in the swing path and setup and, here’s the kicker, the eyes see the ball as center BUT the brain “sees” the target out there and swings to it. Fascinating process. Split mind. Cool stuff. It works.
Hey first can you send me one of those GC Quads, that looks fun? HaHa
Two, I have a strange “feeling” in my trail hand on the takeaway (I am left handed).
I feel like I am doing a curl with my left hand, which allows me to throw the club towards my target. If I do the hammer drill with my trail hand, this is a similar sensation.
So to be even clearer I feel like I am in Flexion with a little Radial Deviation.
Seems really backwards, but I am smacking the crap out of it and where I want it to go.
If I get a second, before winter destroys it, I will send a video.
Am I crazy?
Hey Nick!
Remember that the backswing is the preparation to the action towards the target on the through swing;
What do you feel on the way out to the taget? Did you see the latest video I put out with Cam Champ?
See how WAAAYY through the ball he is and how he “collects” and releases well past where the ball is?
Shawn
I STARTED OUT LATE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYING AND PLAYED OFF AND ON THROUGH
A PRO RODEO TOUR OFF AND ON. WATCHED GOOD GOLFERS COMPRESS THE BALL
REALLY NEVER GOT IT UNTIL AFTER I WATCHED A FEW OF YOUR VIDEOS. I DID ROTARY SWING
DARRELL KLASSEN, MIKE MALASKA , BOUGHT EVERY GOLF FIX I COULD FIND, I ALWAYS HAD A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE WEIGHT SHIFT
FOR A WHILE I EVEN JUST TRIED TO JUST STAY ON MY LEFT FOOT .. JUST GOT A SAY THANKS
TO YOU FOR THIS VIDEO . LIFE AND GOLF IS JUST EASY NOW NOT THINKING ABOUT THE WEIGHT
SHIFT,. I AM A 13.6 NOW AND I CAN SEE IT IS GOING TO CHANGE …GET TO PLAY NEXT WEEK IN KAUAI WITH MY SON AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE SKINS GAME THANKS, A BUNCH SHAWN !
Right on; glad to light up your golf mind!
Gosh, yes, sometimes I wish I could take this information and wisdom to my 12 year old self; but then, would have missed out on all this amazing learning! Then you look at kids like Cameron Champ and WHOA, did yo see that video analysis of that guy at age 12 I did? I feel bad for the guys playing next to him…and he is so humble too and thankfully so! 😝😀
Have a blast in Hawaii!
Shawn, my friend, I am back and getting ready for my winter work. I had some video of my swings and I have the exact same problem…flying right elbow, throws club across the line and open. I played some really good golf this past year, but was letting my right are
M break down and using my arms and shoulders to generate power.
I am making the switch to single length irons and refocusing on the effortless whip to the target…this video reminded me of our session in Chicago and can’t wait to get on a simulator to re-remember this move. Great video. Russ
Awesome Russ! See the comment I just gave Henrypawlak, which I placed in a safe place to make sure I was going to answer only to get buried that day with emails and finally found it again here under your comment;
Let’s polish that pearl! Shawn
Shawn, my friend, I am back and getting ready for my winter work. I had some video of my swings and I have the exact same problem…flying right elbow, throws club across the line and open. I played some really good golf this past year, but was letting my right arm break down and using my arms and shoulders to generate power.
I am making the switch to single length irons and refocusing on the effortless whip to the target…this video reminded me of our session in Chicago and can’t wait to get on a simulator to re-remember this move. Great video. Russ
I dont play hockey but watched the Capps win the Stanely Cup. I LOVED the leverage idea that hockey players use. So, I want that same feeling with irons right?
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