Hi Shawn! I was wondering your thoughts about the amount of “upward” wrist hinge at address? I notice if I use your umbrella grip with the club upright in front of me as my preshot routine I feel like I have better, noticeable hinge at address. But if I just grab a club, sole it behind the ball and go, I don’t have that hinge “feel”.

Hi Shawn,
You should be on Golf Channel..your instruction makes a lot more sense than some of the others on that channel. In fact, I do not even watch them anymore. I have been playing more than fifty years and am relearning the swing using your method.

I was trying to work on the right elbow the other day after watching the football drill, and tried throwing the club with lead elbow…I hit several “fat” shots doing this…could it be I was focusing to much on throwing the right elbow and not shifting weight ?

Question 2, do you ever do any seminars in the US …I live in Ohio and would like to get some first hand teaching.

Elio
From the Hall of Fame City

2 hand horse shoe throw?

Hello Shawn, I play off of 11 and today I filmed my swing and see that my club is way across the line at the top of the swing and my left arm is bent it really doesn’t look pretty!
The upside is that i’ve been regularly practicing your drills such as feet together, throwing the clubs and swinging the Kettlebell and as a result i’m actually hitting the ball so much better and i’m Task focused. I’m able to fade the ball which I’ve never been able to do and also draw the ball. Also I’m hitting it longer and i would say in a more consistent and in a controlled manner. However, I’m struggling to improve the positions at the top without it interfering with the task, what would you suggest?
I’m really looking forward to playing at the weekend to test the new techniques but i’m doubting myself after watching the filmed swing. Should I just ignore the across the line and bending left arm or how can I get both? Happy to send some swings over this weekend. Thanks Mike (from Kent, England)

Shawn – you are without peer… you just cured my slice!!!

As I have started to address the ball I have steadfastly tired to keep the club face pointing at the target at address as I adopt my stance… and was wondering why I was slicing.

You really do ROCK!!!! Thanks mate.

Regards Rob

Hi Shawn – quick question – at address would you say the left arm should be _on top_ of the chest/pec or _next to_ the chest/pec? I know in one of your connection videos (can’t find it here, maybe youtube?) you advocate for free swinging arms – no connection to the body – but to do that i was thinking you’d want the left arm on top of the pec. What do you think?

So Shawn, steady eyes for me used to mean steady head but when Colin swings, his head stays at Bubbas armpit in the picture. When you swing, your head rises to above his chin then sinks to below his armpit. Steady eyes=steady in the horizontal axis to the target but not in the vertical plane? I think this is a key concept you have shown. Without this I would have to manipulate. With it I would have to give control to gravity towards the target? One of the best videos yet. Thanks so much.

Shawn, I was trying to play to play this latest video at around 4:25 pm. today. Tried several times but the resolution was bad with a lot of pauses and buffering. I tried a few videos from youtube in HD and they played fine.

Neal

Excellent instruction Shawn, as always. Deceptively powerful yet simple in what it conveys (whilst also being a great introduction to chipping as well in this one). Overcoming the hit impulse and/or trying to manipulate the club with the arms and upper shoulders has been a bit of a challenge for me, so I have found these drills effective in breaking these somewhat instinctive habits. A great swing should be elegant and efficient, not a gross act of violence on the golf ball. The more I learn, the more I really appreciate your tuition and great sense of humour.
Great stuff!!
Thanks
Rob

Hi Shawn,

I have all Hybrids in my bag, just bought them as I resumed golfing after a long hiatus. I am 70 and have found your videos to be very enlightening. Am I correct in noting that ball placement in the different use of Hybrids is a critical part in making contact. I find myself lifting up at contact, any drills or videos I should watch to correct that?

Great work Shawn – physics in motion, and based on the somatotype of the student, rather than some arbitrary ‘best position’. Could it be any simpler. As always – thank you.
Regards Rob

Another great lesson Shawn! Definitive golf instruction at its best. I had a bit of a rough day yesterday with my chipping practice on some wet grass – until I remembered to open my club face up by 10 degrees or so… dohhh (Homer Simpson sound effect)😖
Thanks again.
Regards rob

When you throw farm hammer or make long chip body is fully moving away and arm triangle stays same. Also in fullswing body move is same but offcource arms are loading and unloading. My question is how can you use same body action and still use different arm actions to get long chip or fullswing?

Hi shawn, I still think that colin has a tendency to lean too much on to his left especially on the upswing, in doing so, attacking the ball instead of releasing through the ball. Would he do better if he adopted your head turn and tilt?.. maybe he’ll get that feeling of going through and going through more shallow? Just an observation shawn!
keep up the good work shawn.

Hi Shawn, hope you are well!

On the topic of the lovely anatomical snuff boxes, is it a wrong move if I consciously hinge my wrists early in the takeaway instead of letting the club weight hinge them at the top? I have been having issues feeling the wrist hinge with a wide takeaway specifically with my driver and woods, and to some degree with my irons.

When I hinge them consciously, I still feel a pretty wide takeaway and feel like I can whip through the tip of the tee and go to my target, but when I try to go as wide as possible along the ground before the club lifts upwards, I tend to top the ball or severely hit it off extreme toe and get an extreme slice. I am trying to work that expansiveness into my swing so I can get that extra carry with my drives but it seems like I have too much tension in my grip and forearms that might be preventing the hinge of my wrists naturally… What are your thoughts about an early wrist set? I remember you making a video on this topic but I can’t seem to find it. Thanks as always!