There is no such thing as a straight shot! Really Really! 😀

Hi Shawn,

You are the only one teacher I introduce to my son and my friends. One question needs your hep to clarify:

What’s the line for the takeway? Will it follow the target line(straight) or shoulder line which will be slightly opened after braced tilt? If shoulder line, that means the backswing will be slightly inside, right?

Raymond Kuo from Taiwan.

Hi Chien Chien!
Backswing should always match the direction of the shot! Please see “stay with your shot shawn clement” on the regular channel and then see “working the ball” on premium! Always choose a ball flight; fade or draw; then match the backswing to it!

Shawn,
Would you suggest something about the width of the stance on full shots and driver.

See the “width of stance and finish position” on youtube and premium!😀👍

Hi Nicholas!
I will be there January 22 in Ft-Myers-then Jan 24 in Melbourne-then back in Ft-Myers on Jan 28th
Shawn

Hi Bill! LOL; did you notice I was playing and putting LEFT HANDED?
My left handed putting stroke is like Jordan Speith’s, cross handed, as I feel that my dominant hand works better with my non-dominent hand this way;
Same fundamentals though; arm-putter unit in balance under my shoulder sockets and riding their own arc;
Shawn

Thank you, Mr. Chairman for the prompt response.
At the risk of sounding like I think I INVENTED it, I’ve been putting cross-handed since the mid-EIGHTIES?

I’m beginning to get the hang of this Eagle-Premium stuff?

dude abides

Lol! Keep rockin’ Dude!👍😀

I will be at the Alico Family Golf Centre on Monday January 22 and Sunday morning January 28
One spot left in the morning and 2 in the afternoon for the 22nd and 2 spots remain for the 28th in the morning; email me at [email protected] to confirm and I will get you final details;
Shawn

Right on David! Ball position is HUGE
Make sure you see the “predictions” video and keep that ball position “predicted” as part of the release to target together with distance to ball, grip and club face angle and level of posture for how much turf you need to shave for the shot at hand!

I also notice if I dont turn my head right (i’m right handed) far enough – almost chin to right shoulder – with longer clubs i tend to get really hooky too. I think that’s because it allows for a full shoulder turn, and for longer clubs you need more turn/time to get everything flowing in desired directions, right?

That makes sense if you feel the need to help it and strain too much when you don’t do and don’t finish the backswing; do a goldie locks on it to feel what would be too much (you would be too far back and out of balance on the right foot) or too little which would not allow you to finish the backswing;
Just right allows you to finish the backswing in balance and feel that you can get through the ball with ease!
Shawn

Ah ha! After rewatching the Complete the Backswing video I think I have a clue why the head turn is important (at least in my home made swing lol) – the head turn tricks me into turning and gathering. As you pointed out in the video if you don’t gather you don’t have any ability to whip the club through impact. For me with a pretty strong grip and open hips I get hooky when this lack of gather happens. Thanks for jogging my brain on “why” this works 🙂

Just wanted to give you feedback about the freezing issue just in case others are experiencing the same problem. If you are using Safari, go to preferences>advanced>select Show Develop in Menu>Develop>Clear Caches. Once I did that and then set to a lower resolution (720). No more freezing. Worked like a charm.

Hi Art,

Our apologies for the trouble streaming videos. Please try clicking the ‘gear’ icon in the video player and lowering the resolution of the video. This should allow the video to play back smoothly. YouTube’s video player does this automatically which is why you didn’t encounter this issue when the premium channel was through YouTube.

Let us know if we can be of any further help!

Hi Art!
Sometimes it is your internet; it would not be ypur machine; my internet is slow right now because of the volume of people on the darn thing!

Keep the full range of motion but cut through the stem or throw the club to the target in a SOFTER TONE!

When you get to wedge shots; always feel like you are cutting through the stem of the dandelion ALONG THE GROUND; use the Goldie locks method to dial in the distance control; she is the bomb!!
Shawn

Right on Bryan!👍😀

Thanks for the great Feedback Jeremy!
Merry Christmas to you and to everyone!
Shawn

Shank and pull is the same issue!! 😀
See “football drill” video series on premium and “solid contact=no shanks shawn clement” on the regular channel

Are you working on your game this winter indoors or out?

Shawn

I live in Florida, I play average 2 days a week Walking 9holes, and riding 9holes. I have real feel golf mat in garage, don’t hit many balls on it due space limitations, but I’m able to do feet together as well as all the other drills. I am getting ready to start Golfweek Am Tour for my third season in a couple of weeks, I’m currently a 10.3 handicap. really liked Wisdom 1.0 will be revisiting that series a lot Great stuff! Looking forward to seeing you at Melbourne, Florida in January!

Ok, awesome;
Continue with this focus sequence that will be from my book;
1-pick an “end target” or a place you want to have the ball end up


2-pick a flight plan that fits your ability to get the ball there 


3-find an intermediate point that will set you up into that picture-so that when you let the weight of the club release you to the target, you can predict that the ball position, the distance to the ball, the posture, and the grip-club face relationship will fit the flight when you let the club track itself into the direction you want to start the ball.

Predictions video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieQF5GjxzFs 

4-set up done? Prediction of shot done?  It is now OUT of YOUR CONTROL, just give control to gravity and let the weight of the ACU release itself in the direction you want to start the ball. Look for the feel of that low effort and nice whipping velocity that unleashes that ball into that flight with freedom and abandon!


5-DID YOU LET IT?  DID you stay with the feel of that release to that direction?  Or did you get distracted by “making sure” of a position or something else making noise around you? 


If you stayed with it: how was the direction? how was the contact? How was the balance? How was the strain level?
If you did not stay with it, something short circuited you and you were trying to do something else; what was that you were trying?  What were your concerns?


6-The most important stat in golf is how many times (there are average 36 full swings on the golf course) were you able to stay with your shot all the way to the finish?  Can You CONFIRM WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT YOU felt the release of the club in the direction you wanted to start the ball?

To massage the feel of the delivery; use the Off season traing series from last year; very good series that will allow you to work even more on the at home station you have!

Merry Christmas and see you in the new year!
Shawn

The power of the anatomical snuff box!! Fishing-tennis serve-hammering-throwing a football…all have the same in common; more efficient power!!
Way to go Randy! Merry Christmas!

Everyone has a perception as to how much they turn vs how much they squat etc…
The key here is to be able to throw the club with POWER AND EASE towards the direction you want to start the ball.

Thanks, Shawn. Focus on “body positioning” tends to rear its ugly head occasionally. I hope to always remember that “focus on the action to target” rules! Thanks.

Thank you John!
The next chapter begins very soon! 👍😀

Thanks Cheath! That was a fun lesson!