Shawn,

Good morning.

I am having some difficulty with the driver. The trajectory is too high. However, I am NOT crowning the ball just going too high. I use a 10 degree loft driver and my distance is still about 230-240 even with the high trajectory. I am making solid contact too. I have not taken a video of my swing to submit, which I plan on doing next week. Until then do you have any suggestions – I have watched the Driver series a few times but still in need of your expertise for sure.

Thanks in advance,

TP

Thanks for the lesson. I have trouble getting through to the finish. I am going to practice the finish as you showed. I have been throwing myself off balance – just like you demonstrated. Question: Do you keep most of the weight on your front foot throughout the swing? Gavin Craig

how does your brain know the speed of the green? my home course is very slow. when I travel or play a different course, it seems to take my brain a long time to adjust. is it just me?

Shawn,

My issue with the driver is that since the ball is on a tee it seems to “throw off” where I perceive my intermediate point and because of this I default to the ball often. Don’t have this with any other club including fairway woods so I know this isn’t due to the length of the driver. I think this is due to the fact that I’m not quite sure where to place my eyes. In other videos you have said that the eyes are on the tee, but is that the middle of the tee or the point where the tee enters the turf or something else? By far my driver is the weakest club in my bag. I try to stay on task but because of these couple of short circuits it’s difficult.

This a ball position question. Do you set the ball position relative to the stern notch before you preturn into the brace-tilt, or after your braced and tilted? Thanks. Gavin Craig

Ha. Love your comment about the Golf Channel Shawn. Another media source like Golf Digest, etc etc offering tips instead of a system. Years ago when you were in the running for their teaching, they couldn’t pick you because it would have turned the teaching world on it’s head!! Meanwhile, regular guys like me, who have played for 50 years and have taken lessons throughout that time, remember zero about them.! I use and remember your system, exclusively. I am a solid 6 handicap at age 67 because of it. Thank you.! Doug D

When you are working the Ball and I’ll use the 3 palm trees 🌴 🌴 🌴 to paint a picture . (Right hand golfer ) if I wanna draw it from the right palm tree back to the centre palm tree is my focus on “throwing the club” over my intermediate point to the right palm tree only ( which is what I do and get a lot of shots that stay on the right palm tree , I still draw the ball more then half the time ) or is the focus on the right palm tree and the middle palm teee ? Strictly a question about focusing and painting the picture . Wondering if I won’t get the property release if I don’t focus on the middle palm tree because I’ve recently felt that topspin backhand ping pong feel with my driver and the ball has been drawing nicely . Thinking maybe the start and end to my picture needs fine tuning to keep feeling that release .

Hey Shawn……great video. I’m a 65 year old lefty 10 HC. I’ve always used a 10 finger grip. My fir ends all tell me that I need to change to interlocking. I will tend to hit my long irons with a fade but short irons stay straight. They tell me I’m not rolling my wrists due to the grip. I’m closing the face more per your videos and that helps a lot. Advice?

Where would we go to see the video of the 14 year old’s swing? Thank you.

Here you go!
Atthaya Thitikul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3PyTXywceI&t=292s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnVfZBru6YU&t=46s
Enjoy!!

Very Clear and concise. Cleared up the tilt and the brace. Once again you made it easy to understand and practice to the perform.
Trey Jewell

Shawn, I’m surprised you even needed your lie angles flattened as IIRC you’re fairly tall and swing upright. Do you think getting lie angles changed is a big difference maker as far as feeling the swing and confidence behind the ball? At 5’7″, maybe it’s time I get those checked out from my “off the rack” set.

Appreciate the content, thank you!

Shawn, you mention “dragging the club back” as an excellent “drill” and a fabulous way to hit shots…can this be incorporated into the on-course swing, rather than just a drill??

Hi Shawn. First off thanks for being the one simple voice of reason and sense in a virtual universe of constant white noise, quick fixes and overly complex voodoo. 10 years into the game now. I started with you, then tried to find my own way, was perpetually confused and am now back to you exclusively and ready to get it right once and for all. Quick question on this. My fear is that this swing thought might lead me to flipping or scooping at the ball. My thought process defaults to rolling the hands over (passing through square to target at midpoint…hopefully…by some miracle of timing) through impact. What video or drill re-enforces the correct lead/trail feeling and interaction for correct release.

Hi Shawn. I was wondering if you have seen the new Aug 2018 Golf Digest where Stan Utley has written an article on putting? I don’t normally get into Golf Digests’ “tips”. But I really thought of you on this one. Check it out. He is using MOMENTUM and GRAVITY in the putting stroke. Something he never mentioned in his earlier books. Would love to hear what you think of this technique. Thanks Doug D.