Took a lesson last year and was repeatedly told that the left arm ( for right golfer) is not a “puller” and should start rotation just below shoulder. Wow, intuitively Shawns concepts seem too logical and don’t cause soreness or strain… Just feels odd to let it rip thru. Wonder why golf instruction spends so much time talking about moving and setting wrist positions at top and turning thru with “axis” tilt to hold club face square thru impact…..???
Hey Jack! They are simply looking at slow motion video of pga tour pros and then trying to get us all to copy those moves amd positions;
The sick part is that they are focused on something else that creates those positions and not the positions themselves…we are already Pinnochio without the strings!
Shawn
Looks awesome 👍 Just came back from the practice area. I was tuning up my douple pendulum action. We have been amazing weather here. +25C and sunny over week 😌 Not normal in this time. Now i was sitting my home and watching how effective douple pendulum action can bee in right hands 🤗
Shawn,
How would you describe your swing? Aggressive/passive downswing transition; fast/smooth tempo; late wrist cock release? I’m trying to find the right shaft for me and it’s hard because there aren’t any club fitters out here. My swing is identical to yours as I’m a student of your instruction, so your thoughts would be greatly helpful!
I’m struggling between the analogies of the football throw and pin the ball against the door frame when it comes to anti-manipulation. How are these two drills accomplished without a form of manipulation.
Been struggling with ball position with my draw and looking for a little bit of confirmation on the feeling I’m getting . When I set up for my draw and pick where I’m gonna release through my intermediate point I visualize the door frame , the sole of the club cutting the stem and the low point in front of the ball creating a nice divot . After knowing my contact is good I’m picturing battering ram through the door frame with a release to the target but something feels off. It feels like I have to release my lag early and the ball starts on my target and draws away instead of starting right of my target . Also sometimes I’m hitting behind the ball , my suspicion is that my ball position is to far back for my draw does this sound right ? I try to do what you say and predict Based on my action to target and feeling instead of body parts but I feel some goldilocks is in need to remedy this just looking for confirmation.
I was looking forward to seeing your preshot routine that you use on-course – but may be thats the way a preshot routine should be?
Let me tell you where I am coming from. In your videos, you ask that we see the blurr as we feel the weight of the club swinging back and forth. That gives our mind a good reference of the ball path and feel. Thats great, thats on the range mat.
But how should we properly do this on-course? Now, here is my thought – there seems to be 2 places to do this on course – the first is like Jason Day, you warm up behind the ball and then you walk forward to the ball and then setup, hit the ball. Another word, you treat the strike area like a holy area.
The other way was to be like you’re at the range. You warm up next to the ball and then you step forward and set up. You dig up the area next to the ball and you pray you don’t accidentally hit the ball with the practice swing or part of the divot…
So…whats the “best practice” that incorporate some nice swing to warm up for the shot and then setup and keeping your target in sight? There are many “schools of thoughts” on preshot routine but I didn’t seem to find your side of the story…
So…I would love to see and hear your thoughts on how to incorporate all the practice feel, visualizing ball flight in a sensible preshot package. Thanks!
Here you go!
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?
Great explanation Shawn. How should we balance throwing versus not focusing on body parts? It seems that the intention to throw will draw our attention to moving body parts. I know that I a missing something from your explanation. Could you please elaborate?
Pick a task that is so familiar that you don’t need to think about task Gordon!
Skip a stone-throw a frisbee-cut through the bamboo with a machete; cut through the stem with a grass whip…
I want to revisit the drill of how you “toss up” the club when you start your backswing … I found that drill is extremely helpful and allows me to find my own tempo. When I get to the golf course, I often lose my tempo and revert back to my bad rushing habits. Can you point me to the right video(s) so that I can play back that particular drill again?
Shawn, WOW your advice on watching this video had an immediate impact – the light bulb went on – I am surprised you did not see the flash in Quebec City 🙂 – thanks so much!!!!
Cut the grass, peel the carrot, plane the wood, chop the tree, hammer the door frame, peel the back bacon! Now the trick is focusing on one! Appreciate the video, Shawn. Always good stuff.
Sam, what helped me in felling that release “out there” was to cut dandelion stem with one hand (my glove hand). Your hand will feel miles away in front the stem before your wrist releases to make the cut.
Just incredible how the golf industry has gone absolutely mad with micro-management of body parts to fit their version of perfection which is based on a flat lie and geometry that does not even coincide, not even remotely close with human anatomy or the human hard wire for self preservation and survival.
Thank you for the comment and have a stupendous weekend with a honey-do for yourself set of fun tasks! 😀👍😝
thank you shawn for this so nice promenade.the abandon of the arm club unit to the gravity is often hard to feel but to swing effortless is amazing.thank you for this shawn and all your videos
thank you shawn for this so nice promenade.the abandon of the arm club unit to the gravity is often hard to feel but to swing effortless is amazing.thank you for this shawn and all your videos dr jj Lugand
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