Thanks Shawn

Thanks as always for the great video, although I like your swing much better than the Avatar’s! 🙂

When you are picking targets in the distance to line up on and fade or draw to, what amount of fade or draw, in the videos, are you generally trying for? I find that I tend to end up with a pretty large draw and it doesn’t really seem to start to the right most of the time, regardless of set up. I also find that I can not really get much fade any more without a very weak grip.

JK

Shawn I have been hitting the ball day for years. I’ve tried everything on the enternet. I would have never believed the problem was in my grip, but it was. Now that I have adopted the grip that you recommend…I am only hitting the ball day when I resort to my desperate extreme lifting of my lead shoulder which actually of course caused many topped shots as well as causing the c!ubhead to dive even further and deeper behind the ball. so as soon as I work through this bad habit I look forward to feeling compression on every shot! My a complaint, but just letting you know I origina!!y signed up for one month and since I knew it was nearing an end, I signed up for a year. I received a note that I did it wrong, that instead of signing up like a new subscriber, I should have just signed up to continue my current subscription. Perhaps it could be more clear how it can be done. Thanks! RC.

Hey Shawn! Great video! Really clarifies the “feel” required for success. One question. One my takeaway, my arm shoulder turn is fine but the hips get lazy and don’t cooperate with the arms and shoulders therefore leaving a shot that is all arms – any practice methods to help the lazy hips on the takeaway?

Hi Shawn,

I just wanted to let you know how simple you make this complicated game of golf, never before have I seen things explained the way you explain them, so easy to follow, keep up the good work sir!!

Martin Chadwick.

Dear Shawn, during a swing, are we supposed to mainly generate power from our lower body and use the upper body to simply ‘get out of the way ‘? Or should we use the upper body to generate swing speed as well? I notice that I add considerable swing speed when I use the upper body, but lose the control. In the other hand, my ball goes straighter when I use the lower body only to generate power.

Help Shawn!! My left hand just after impact slides into my palm. I just watched the video and on practice swings my left hand Still wants to slide! I’ve tried letting the natural rotation take over with left hand flat at impact and roll but it wants to slip! Should I just duct tape my hands on the grip? Lol!

In the impact segment and I’ll describe my question from viewing the grass cutter portion. When your hands have reached your lead leg, the blade of the grass cutter is back at your trail leg, there is dramatic shaft lean.
How can your arms be swinging freely at high speed when at impact the hands have barely moved and the shaft lean has nearly disappesred? My trying to maintain shaft lean has caused me to hit the ball fat all these years!!

In the impact segment and I’ll describe my question from viewing the grass cutter portion. When your hands have reached your lead leg, the blade of the grass cutter is back at your trail leg, there is dramatic shaft lean.
How can your arms be swinging freely at high speed when at impact the hands have barely moved and the shaft lean has nearly disappesred? My trying to maintain shaft lean has caused me to hit the ball fat!

Sorry bout the double post. My Android literacy is on par with my swing literacy.

This video just might be the glue that holds my swing together. I have been implementing Shawn’s teachings regards the swing and I confess that my game actually regressed for a while. However what made me persevere was the occasional and then more consistent strike which was sweet and effortless with great distance, shape and trajectory.

I was aware that my position at the top did vary from time to time, hence a source of my inconsistency. Of course trying to work out where I should be only increased that inconsistency. Thinking of holding my trail elbow under my right pec and then turning back has introduced a stable and consistent position at the top for me and even though I have only tried this within the confines of my front room I am really looking forward to hitting the range tomorrow.

I have an important club competition this weekend and I am so looking forward to posting a good score and shutting a few playing partners up who have had a few sniggers at my expense whilst I’ve been going through the process of changing from hitting at the ball to sweeping through the ball and on to it’s target.

To anybody having second thoughts as to whether Shawn’s method of playing is worth sticking with, I’d say this; keep watching the videos and as you practice, little golden nuggets of advice and instruction will resonate with you and you’ll find that you are, all of a sudden improving and marvelling at how well you are sending the ball to your target.

Hi Shawn,

Very interesting to see it this way. I have to give it a try. You spoke of having it easier for other clubs because you have clearance and might get harder for wedges if you don’t adjust clearance enough.

Maybe this is also where single length irons will help because you only need one swing (one set up = one clearance).

Anyway, very interesting! Thanks for the insight. Beautiful as always.

Hi Shawn,

Interesting video. I’ve since checked out the football drill you mentioned. I also have that problem of collapsing the wrist at the top – is there a particular drill or tip I can do to correct this? This is one major flaw I want to remove from my swing.

Thanks!!

Shawn, you just said you rarely choke down on the club, is there a reason for that? I have always held on to the idea that if you choke down on a club it should have the flight of the club you’re using but the distance of one club less.. is that not true? Thanks

Hi Shawn, the same Finishing principle applies to Driver as well?
Thanks