Shawn, new member here, watching and digesting as much as I can. Love the grip video. I noticed you get the club face 45 degrees closed in your grip so it is actually square at address. How do you achieve this in a reproducible and consistent way?

Shawn,
I notice that in your swing your trail foot stays firmly planted well past impact. Is this something you worked a lot on in the past to help stay centered behind the ball? I naturally tend to raise my back heel through impact which gets me into trouble but I have noticed lately when I focus to stay more firmly planted (arches suction-cupped to ground) I feel so much more powerful and much more consistent with ball striking, especially with starting the ball on the direction I’m intending for it to go.
My thought process is setting up with a nice tilt, braced against the lead side and starting the club back on the direction I want it to track using a completely frictionless full range of motion “to the stops” I call it in my full backswing while effortlessly letting my arms levitate up to a high position while keeping my eyes parked on the grass under the back of the ball and thinking gently resting the left part of my face (cheek) on an imaginary plane of glass extending straight up from the back of the ball then when the fully developed backwing is effortlessly completed and my sequencing feels in place I then start my swing thinking “throw the butt end of the battering ram to the right of the IP/target deep into the picture, feeling I’m activating the lead side using momentum to “pull the ram through” with a snap at the end while staying planted through impact behind the vertical “glass” plane. This sequence of tasks seems to give me the most consistent strikes and power. Sounds pretty involved but it’s a sequence of mini tasks I’ve linked together and practiced enough such that the only part I really have to focus on is keeping the trail heel down while throwing the battering ram. I had an awesome range session today hitting some amazing shots holding the ball with a 3 club wind gusting right to left utilizing starting the ball right with a strong fade so the wind drops the ball on target. So challenging and fun to watch it work just like you explain how to do it.
I notice Mu’s natural swing has him more on his trail ball of foot through impact and he generates tremendous power. I feel more “free” that way but sometimes have terrible misses especially with the driver. I’m sure both have their advantages based on one’s anatomy and natural ability. I remember a video where Sav talked about playing a round thinking keeping the feet planted really helping. Can you explain why this may be working better for me and any other tips that can help me with staying centered while really trying to engage the lead side using the ground and naturally sequenced kinetic chain without strain or manipulation?

Thanks,
Dave

Hi Shawn. Do you recommend any coaches in Britishcolumbia that teach your theory of the golf swing?

Thanks

Hi Shawn, is the purpose of the pre-deployment acid test to see if the distance to ball is correct and confirmation that you’ll be hitting the center of the club face? When actually swinging, all this should happen naturally without me doing anything because of gravity?

Hi Shawn,
I had watched your ‘knife the grip’ video previously and perhaps misinterpreted the right index pressure point as something you would feel through the downswing — but from the hammer swing here — it appears that you would not feel pressure in the right index finger almost until the hands are past the ball and release is happening? ( and maybe this was what Hogan was referring to – when wishing for 3 right hands).

Am I seeing this right (hammer) or is it different because you are just demoing the release with the hammer? in a manner different than a golf club due to hammer face vs club face orientation.

Hi Shawn. I am fairly new to your program but have watched a bit of your YouTube channel, which brought me to here. It’s not even been a week yet, so I am still learning to navigate the site. One thing I have always struggled with was letting the club set before I started the downswing, leading to OTT, and not generating power from the ground up. The PMD has really helped me feel the weight of the club as gravity takes it downwards. I’ve got a lot more work to do before this is “grooved” but happy nonetheless.

As a newbie to your program, where do you suggest I start. I started with Core Videos, but at the beginning you mention go to “task” videos, so I watched those. I would like to understand the full process, especially release. Is there a series I should start and progress with? I also suspect I’m not wide enough with my backswing, but only a video will tell.

Hi Shawn
When you say play the ball back in your stance, how far back do you play it?
Thanks.

Thank you Shawn, best video ever! Finally I understand what the motor of the swing is. Easily gained 5% clubhead speed.

Thanks to you Shawn I don’t break tees anymore.

The swing analogy is perfect. I’ve always struggled to add more velocity without adding more strain. This will help. Can’t wait for the height videos per our YT chat.

This lesson had a couple of eye opening points: 1: Letting the club release me at the follow through. I had been manually releasing the club or not releasing at all, which would explain the constant slicing. 2: Your demonstration of the club face at “45 degrees” and the positioning of the body where it squares up to the intermediate target. I have been struggling to find the in to out path and this seems to help.
One thing I think I have been struggling with is letting the club do the work. I have been having lower back pain this season and I suspect it might be due to my interpretation of generating power from the ground where I am pulling the hips around towards the target line and attempting to keep the trail shoulder back. I am trying to do the squat move and standing up maneuver in the PMD, but it’s a going to be a process to ingrain. My lower back still gets a little tender, but I feel it more on the way through now as the momentum carries my “hand/club unit” through.
While I am committed to this methodology, I feel like this season might be a little rough as it always is with a swing change. My commitment comes from the idea of eliminating all of the manipulations that come to mind when I swing a club I am not confident in. I really want the mindset I have when I swing my trusty 6i. I just line up the shot and go.

Hey Sean, great video instruction as always. Questions, I noticed you said your eyes are looking at blades of grass/grass clippings in front of the ball with your iron’s what about the driver? Are you looking at the back of the lower part of the ball?

Where did you find the Tupper grip? Can’t seem to locate one on the internet!

When I throw the club I feel I can keep my right arm bent and throw to the target. When there is a ball I cannot stop my right arm extending fully at the ball as I feel I will go over the top of the ball and not collect it. Do I just need to bend my knees more to make sure I collect the ball?

Another helpful series. I practice a lot in my living room with foam balls and a mat. Ball position is one that I can really get a feel for as I hit the jackets hanging on the back of the door as I target left, right and center. I will have to wait to get to the range to Goldilocks the club face and see the ball flight, although I have been making adjustments to the face based on the direction the ball leaves after impact. The question I have is; for posture and levels and distance to the ball, am I wrong to determine those with my PMD before and during my address to the ball? I have been setting my distance to the ball by standing a little taller over the ball and observing the blur?