The very best way to do this is to hit fades and perfect them! Hit 80% of your shots as fades at first…
Hitting both fades and draws will balance the swing in an exquisite way! The fades will start like smaller draws and as you continue, they will get more streamline and when they start to fade, then you can go back and hit 50% ratio of fades and draws.
Now Matt has a kind of Daniel Berger back swing :-). I used that trick of teeing a little lower with the driver and use the top of the grass as a reference point and it worked miracles, that day I did hit 80% of my fairways.
In general yes; but some, like Ray Floyd can raise the backswing like the baseball player raises his arms as the pitch is delivered before they get it up to the kinetic chain for it to get caught!
I will do a video on what we can learn from young Tommy Morrissey; check this one out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_EzvuGL0Ks&t=92s See how he uses the back of his neck to pop the club up into a position where he squats the downswing into action through the shot! Shawn
Shawn, I came across this video today. It is highly representative of your teachings…just a different approach. I’d be interested to hear your comments on it (about the instructor and his methods, not necessarily about the author of the video per se).
Hi Shawn
I love your tempo and your ease. It’s a great example for me !
But I’m embarrassed with the head club. When you throwing the club, we can see, in slow motion, that the head club is 15cm upward the ground and I cannot understand that without manipulating.
?????
Poldi
Hi Poldi! This is where the “prediction to contact” is massively important!
1-You have an action to target such as Throwing
2-what do you want in the way of this throw?
3-get into a position at address that will allow the sole of club to cut the grass IF YOU THROW TO TARGET.
See the “predict contact” video in premium.
By the way, if I don’t answer withing 48 hours, there was definitely something I missed so please email me directly to let me know; don’t be shy! [email protected] or [email protected]
Have a great day!
Shawn
Hey JK! Just noticed the link! Sorry about the delay;
Interesting chap for sure but you can tell his experience is very limited and I would not be surprised if he had watched a few of my videos! 😝😝
Some good nuggets for sure but structure is lacking…
Shawn
Shawn,
When you take your grip do you want to take it with the club upright (umbrella/clubhead in the air) or on the ground (clubhead on the ground)?
Also, do you align the clubface closed and then take the grip (turn the club face closed, take grip) OR have the club face square and take a strong grip (keep club face square, align hand to be closed)?
How you take the grip seem pretty important, because if I change the method of taking the grip, the consistency changes.
Umbrella is better 95% of the time; and close face then grip neutral and solid; then square the face is best 75% of the time:
Those percentages are pretty cool huh!/😀👍
Sean,
I am hitting the ball better and more powerfully with these drills. One problem i am having is my ball is going on too low a trajectory on my longer irons even when the swing feels good the ball goes straight and i hit the sweet spot.
Shawn,
Have you looked at Mike Malaska Youtube posts? His “move” is to tip the club on the downswing to bring the club in an arch toward the ball with the hands inside the arch back to the address position. I think he is in agreement with most of what you teach with the exception of the initial move on the downswing. Your thoughts on this tipping of the club on the initial part of the downswing.
Saw that, yes; and really not a fan of that move unless you are so far inside, and you need to perform that a few times to right the ship; which would be for 1% of golfers…
So I’m pretty sure I’m a cronic collapser. I think I started doing it because I was trying to get the weight of the club to sit on my trail hands knuckle. Like a waiter carrying a tray. Ill have to remember to watch this video again in spring. Have to go into golf hibernation for the winter.
Hi Shawn, great reminder on the grip. Will make sure to check and correct if necessary.
Interestingly, you mentioned the position of your right elbow tends to fly off as you ‘collapse’ that way. Now you have it tightly tucked by your side as you complete the bs. I have the same problem.
My question is: Does this ‘tucked in’ position a function of a mechanical correction? Or you were able to correct this by matching your backswing to your intended task? Is it a mechanical thing or a feel thing?
Very good Sandy!
It is both a FEEL within the task;
Football drill videos in premium will show you the way and I combined this with hitting fades a bit more often;
Shawn
Shawn you should get off using Vimeo. The videos start off being fuzzy with auto. You have to then select the 1080 0r 720 to get clear plus you cannot do slow motion with them. When I watch on youtube they are almost always sharp.
Shawn,
Another great video – thanks! I was just curious about your opinion of the teaching of Chuck Quinton from Rotary Swing Golf. Do you find his teaching compatible with Wisdom in Golf?
Thanks in advance and your teaching has transformed my game completely!
Chuck is a very positional guy; he does not understand that we are Pinnochio without the strings;
If he looks at a swing, he will focus on “perceived defects in swing positions” that don’t fit what we see in tour players.
If we presented brain scans of images that pros have in their minds before they pull the trigger, they would be different than whatbwe see in people trying to hit specific positions.
Find a task that lights you up both mentally and physically and get good at that! The positions will come all by themselves!
Hi Shawn! Currently playing mizuno mp25 irons. I think since you are me and my buddies lifetime coach I wanna give Ping irons a try! Single handicap and love players iron look. Which Ping iron is on top of your faves??
Definitely worth trying the I-blade which will be the closest by far and the I-210 which is blade look-feel-performance but a bit more forgiving; not that you are going to need it coming from blades anyways! 😝👍
Hi Shawn,
Would you please share the placement of the logo for different ball flights? What is the best launch angle for maximum distance?
Thanks
Nakul
Depends on the player and the equipment being used!
Try and find a fitting center that uses GC Quad machines and who has a full fitting contingent like ‘true Spec”
Shawn
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