Thanks DC! If The left thumb is too short, then the hand will buckle under that pressure when the club tries to hinge the wrists; see “grip acid test shawn clement” and “stop destroying your golf glove shawn clement” on youtube.
Golfing instruction is catching on. I’m hearing more and more online instructors using phylosophies that I first heard from you: task oriented, cutting grass toward the target, feet together drill, get the body out of the way, let it fall, etc. It makes me fell smart because I believed in you and have a much better understanding of what the heck I am trying to do. Thank you sir!
Thank you! Much appreciate the great comment! That is a great way to see it; nothing like immitation as the most sincere form of flattery! Sean Foley performed a full out Wisdom in Golf lesson with Brandel Chamblee the other night after Bubba’s second win; he has been flip flopping around no man’s land for years and he is finally coming around our way; he has to show that HE is the one who came to the conclusion; but nice to see that you guys see through it! 😀👍
Shawn, I want to say that I have read / watched about every golf improvement book or video that has been published. Your instruction is by far the best I have ever received. No one have ever made the “move the body out of the way” connection. Sheer genius! I have never been able to take a divot except when I would hit a fat shot. Now I effortlessly take ‘bacon strips” as you call it. I cannot tell you how much more I appreciate and enjoy the game of golf. Please keep up the great work.
That is so awesome Greg! This is what I work so hard for and you having fun and enjoying this game to it’s core is huge reward for me; like a grand slam home run man!!
Have a great Sunday afternoon and thank you so much for taking the time to write!
Shawn
You are so welcome Shawn. And to think, this is only after having the subscription to your site for less than a week! I can’t wait to see what happens after a few months of intensive study and practice.
I hope you and your family has a great Sunday afternoon as well. I will keep you posted on my progress.
Shaun,
I am truly progressing nicely with your training, I was wondering whether the grip with the driver should be closed “statically” like the irons and hybrids to start the prediction/alignment/process?
Great stuff!
As for the Driver, it depends on the brand and how draw biased it is; the key is to be able to fully release it in the direction you want to start the ball WITH EASE; then see how the ball flies; when you have a consistent flight patterns based on THE FULL RELEASE TO TARGET WITH EASE, then adjust face closure accordingly;
Thanks Shawn!! I am 63 and been playing golf since I was 12, I have never struck the ball as solidly as I do when I stick with the process. I can’t wait to see what the season brings!!
Dan
after watching your videos for weeks, countless trips to the driving range, played a round and shot a 79 from the tips. just my 5th round to playthis year but ive got a solid foundation to work with.,thanks for all you do
Your videos and golf insight have really improved my overall go getting my down to a 4 onstead of an 8. Question, at impact I take a shalow dovot, what is the thought process or drill to really hit down and take a normal dollar bill dovot and hold the angle until you cutting the grass after the divot ?
I viewed the video you suggested, and will work on keeping my irons cutting the grass/low after ball. Is there a video or a thought with the club hitting the ball then digging into the dirt ?
In addition once I complete my backswing I sometimes forget to set myself against the ground and rush the downswing ? Video and thought process from commuting backswing beaching yourself against the ground and then starting the downswing ?
Whoa! That is a lot of thinking there!
See the “wood planing” video; stay with a simple task! See “golf is as simple as peeling carrots!” Video on youtube too!
Your videos and golf insight have really improved my overall golf game getting me down to a 4 instead of an 8 hcp
Question, at impact I take a shalow dovot, what is the thought process, drill or what is precenting me to really hit down and take a normal dollar bill dovot and hold the angle until you cutting the grass after the divot ?
Great stuff! This one is pretty easy! It is all about predictions or task:
See the “predict solid contact and direction shawn clement” video and the “golf is as easy as peeling carrots shawn clement” video;
On premium, we have these as well; see “predict contact” and “through the ball” part 1-2 where we spray water to target!
Hello Shawn, it looks like the ball is in front of your left toe for the fade On th driver is this correct or should the ball be inside your frame?
Ps: loving your work i’ve abandoned the RotarySwing in favour of your methods and I must say that it’s been a revelation. I’ve been practicing hard for 2 years and dont feel like the input is reflected by the output, however after adopting your principals in relation to cutting the grass rather than hitting at the ball and having a clear task with and start and end has instantly provided benefit. It freed my swing and massively increased club head speed. Do you provide online lessons if so after a few more weeks of practice i’ll send you some swings. Thanks Michael Green from Kent, England
Hi Michael! Thank you for the great comment and welcome to your last stop where now you get to have fun evolving and enjoying the progress in your process! Yes, we do have a terrific “skype” or “FaceTime” or “messenger” live video lesson program; see my “instruction” page on my main website at www.wisdomingolf.com
We will be offering a nice monthly program for that when I get to my new perch in Quebec City!
Shawn
Yes, it’s another great drill 🤔
Don’t forget, Shawn is a genius golf teacher, you must visit the web site :
Wisdom in golf. Before, I hit my 6 iron 165 y. Now, I hit the same 6 iron 190 y. If you don’t beleave me, try it, you will see. Thanks Shawn
I’ve just watched your rhythm training for the third of fourth time, and I know it is helping me. I would ask the five iron rhythm is it equal for the five wood?
If possible I would like to see a super slow motion swing with the hands through the hitting area. I am having problems with my back hand RUSHING or over powering my front hand, which obviously spoils the shot. Any suggestions And training tips to correct us would be appreciated
Jeez man, just saw this post; so sorry but sometimes the system sends the comment or question to my junk box, so please email me directly if I have not answered withing 2 days!
This here is a focus issue, NOT A DEFECTIVE BODY PART ISSUE!!
Here is my focus sequence first; your priority is to now go get a task that will get you a feel of a release, or speed well past the ball so you know the difference between what you described as AT THE BALL and THROUGH THE BALL TO THE PICTURE.
If you get ahead of the shot, you will have to hurry up and release quickly to not miss the ball, very frustrating feeling that I remember oh so well a couple decades ago; HATE THAT RUSHED FEEL!!!!
See our “Stay behind the ball” videos on youtube and also the first video in the “consistency series” right here in premium. Then throw some clubs like in our “Club speed” video here in premium but be safe! See also “throw the club straight shawn clement” on youtube
Then see our videos about “the release” And finally “predict contact”
All the best and Happy New Year!
I’ve been hitting the ball to high as well which decreases distance in comparison to my fellow routine playing partners. Any thoughts on how to improve shot trajetory to gain distance/roll out?
First you need to choose the height you want to hit the shot on! Second, to get all the way through the shot, you need a grip club relationship that is CLOSED ENOUGH at address to allow you to get through to the target!! Please see “through the ball vs atbthe ball shawn clement” on youtube and then back here for many videos that are CORE to getting all the way through the ball, like the first video of the “consistency series training”
Hi Shawn
I am new to Wisdom in Golf and a Eagle Member. I am having trouble finding a task that I can have consistent success. This is my thought process on the course. Stand behind the ball and picture a shot with a definitive shot shape. See where I want the ball to start and finish. Choose an intermediate point and match my set up to the shot I have pictured. Predict solid contact ball grass ground. Now the tricky part do I cut grass, throw the club, use the battering ram, use the sword, hammer the nail through the door frame ect… Do I use one task for the entire round or alternate for different shots. Sometimes when I hit several bad shots in a row I switch tasks to a new one. then when it fails I switch again.
Thanks for your videos I know I will eventually get it.
Fred
Hey Fred! You need to find a task that resonates with you on the range; and the plug in has to come with a prediction of “when I cut the stem in that direction, the sole of the club will sown like this through this turf and the feel off this lie will be thumpy or loose through the taller grass, or breezy through the dry grass or the flyer lie in the first cut etc…
What will it feel like, sound like and look like when you whip through to the target?
Shawn
I think I understand
The task is the action used to whip the club to the target and the prediction is the cutting of the grass in that direction with the sole of the club for solid contact.
Thanks for your fast response.
In the short time I have been practicing the Wisdom in Golf swing I have hit some very powerful and accurate shots but have not been able to put together a complete round. I am very inconsistent. Don’t get me wrong I am very inconsistent no matter what instructional method I use hence my 16 handicap. I would like to get it down below a 10. Hopefully with your help and we can get there.
Thanks again
Here is what is going into my book; to be consistent at golf, you need to be very consistent with this sequence:
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?
Thank you for the check list for consistency. I played 9 this morning before work. When I preformed the check list and made a nice throw of the club into a low effort high velocity release to the target, with the prediction of cutting the dandelion stem I got amazing resusts! When I couldn’t verify the throw and prediction the resusts were less desirable but the misses were “better misses” I will continue to work on the principals you have outline for me in your previous post.
Thanks again for sharing your outstanding teaching philosophy.
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