I’m nearly 78, and I carry a nine, eleven and thirteen woods in my bag. Should I change to Hybrids? When I use these clubs, should my ball position be different than the hybrid you demonstrated?
Hey Ranny! Only if you are having issues; I have seen this before and those clubs can actually do a very nice job! Never buy anything without trying them; you want them to feel easy to swing and love the sound and feel that comes off of them; Shawn
I appreciate very much to see this lesson. You mentioned a lot of mistakes I do myself. A question to the setup of Mr. Hall: It seems to me that he has very little body-tilt to the right and his head is perpendicular to the ground and not turned 15 degrees to the right and 15 degrees to the ground as you advocate it. Didn’t you correct it because it is not so important as the other points are.
I believe that Lydia Ko has lost her target focus. It is astonishing to watch her play ‘army’ golf. You can tell that her mind is wandering to the various little parts of the swing. Especially when she is rehearsing swing positions on the tee. If my amateur eye can see it then it must be glaring to you. She has hit a million balls for each club in her bag so that great swing is still in there. Shawn, you should give her a call, she could use some WIG !
So simple it is incomprehensible to them! Everyone is brainwashed to the fact that “we are defective and need to be fixed” where this way of thinking would not apply to gardening, lumberjacking, carpentry etc…
We have a lot of work to do out there and we are all going to work as a team to get golf out of this funk!
Shawn, do you see the Dr’s rhythm and tempo improve during his PMD before he swings as a result of just letting the ACU’s mass create a passive full range of motion stretch from end to end?
This series is one of the best for Wisdom in Golf. I think this will lead alot of people to the premium channel.
The description of the levitation has really gotten the point across and how it connects to the Kinetic chain. Great job!!!!!
Shawn what are your thoughts on The Tour Tempo book and app for beats to improve timing, I use it and it helps, or is there something better you recommend?
Ok…so the question that I wrote earlier that I did not even understand 🙂 was answered with the “extra 15%” in the levitation. That has produced the “POW” for me. Now it is time to work on making that a habit!
You mentioned that the Dr and I have some things in common; I too had found focusing in front of the ball could help, so your point on visual focus and pressure on the ground is really interesting.
One question: for people like the Doc (and me) what speed of swing is best for practice? I’ve just been working on these ideas and knocked back my target (on SkyTrak) by 5 yards and found it really helped. Is this a good idea and, if so, how long should I work at this easy paced swing before searching out a few more yards?
Shawn I have been using Tour Tempo app, It has helped me with timing. I heard you say you have similar program. Where can I find it and, Have you any experience with the Tour Tempo system? Also really like the current Youtube videos with the Doctor student of yours.
The key is using the axe and performing the task of low effort and nice velocity and seeing which beat suits you best; then practice to that beat. The last thing you want to do is rush or slow down to manipulate to someone else’s idea of timing and rhythm! Get what I mean?
Sort of, Jack Nicklaus said most should go with Chopin’s Waltz to develop good Timing and Rhythm. Do you offer the music beats heard in these lessons for sale for MP3? If not what type of music do you recommend I try to develop a practice routine?
Hi Shawn, I noticed a slight difference in the swings between this video and the football drill elbows. It appears as though the right elbow does not clear like the elbow on the football drill. The follow through are even a little different. The football drill appears to show more extension whereas this video has a quick wrist release. Hope that makes sense , but hoping you can clarify what I’m seeing here. I’ve done both drills and like them both but they feel different. Thanks!
Hey Bryan!
Just saw this comment man! Hope you figured it out but in the meantime, the difference is that the football drill is an evolution of this drill that allows for a better posture dynamically than what I am doing here. Amazing how when you stay on task the brain continues to help you perform things for effectively!
I’m using the metronome for my tempo not quite the same as the music. I can tell I need rhythm training, I am way to aggressive in transition. When I put it at 3/4 time it is much better, slows the back swing nicely. I have a lot of work to do. I got the downhill swing in today. Wednesday I’ll warm up with some 3/4 time swings before I play. Feeling good…Thanks for your help!
Shawn , I was reading recently about block and random practice sessions. Do you differentiate between the two and advise or recommend random practice sessions for your clients?
You want to fully engage your targets when hitting golf balls-golf shots.
Here is what is going into my book; full focus sequence-there should be no difference between hitting shots on the range or on the golf course.
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:
4-set up done? Prediction of shot done? It is now OUT of YOUR CONTROL, let the weight of the ACU release you in the direction you want to start the ball. Look for the feel of that low effort and nice whipping velocity that compresses that ball into that flight.
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 when you felt the release of the club that your mind was in the direction you wanted to start the ball?
Your goal next season is 21 shots completed to end out of 36. However, all 36 should have points 1-4 covered! 😀👍
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