Hey Shawn. Wondering if it is okay to start the swing with the second pendulum. So instead of the pendulum sequence 1-2-1-2, it would be 2-1-1-2. Tried this as a drill once remembered being more aware of the weight of the club head in the swing and perform the release effortlessly.

Hi Shawn, what should I take away from this video and practice on the range? Should I practice what you are doing in slow motion to get the feel of the two pendulums? I don’t feel this emphatically when I’m using the task of throwing the club or cutting dandelions so how can I marry this feel with the task.

Hey Shawn. Loving this series.

Question regarding pendulum 2 in both directions. Should the momentum from pendulum 1 essentially load P2? Especially in the backswing. I think I’m manipulating p2 in both directions sometimes.

When I try to actively hold off P2 in the backswing it loads anyways and forces me to use the ground to heave the club back with enough momentum for it to load. This seems to create some additional width in my backswing and creates a beautiful 90 degree angle which I’ve always struggled to achieve.

From there if I allow the club to fall as P1 is happening, then perform the get out of the way task using the ground to get my hips and rib cage to clear, P2 seems to unload on its own, even if I try and hold it off.

Kinetic chain moves p1, momentum from p1 loads p2. No active manipulation of P2 in either direction? Do I have that correct? Then just add additional momentum to P1 in each direction to add more speed?

Follow up question: if using get out of the way as the task, is deploying momentum over the IP (left for fade right for draw) a suitable task?

Hi Shawn, when placing you glove hand on the club what is the relationship between the thumb and the club face i.e. does the thumb point direct down the golf pride logo?
Thanks
Stewart

Hey Shawn. Had a fitting yesterday. My face to path w irons was 0 and have no issues working the ball in either direction using your methods.

When I got to the woods and drivers my FTP was +2-3, and I can reliably fade these clubs but struggle to draw them.

Is it simply close the face more before I grip it? Get behind the hit more at address? Play the ball a smidge further back?

Hi Shawn,
I use the reverse claw ( tommy fleetwood) where thumb is target side and index finger behind. Only way my face is controlled other grips (left hand above, left hand below etc) give me the yips, The basic claw was great and a keeper where index is facing away and thumb towards body, but face would either be mostly closed and if i tried it would be open.
The reverse claw keeps the face square without me trying.

Should one keep the lead arm connected to the body? I tried it , it helps.

Lines really mess it up for me. But great insight to visualize hitting it past the hole not to the hole, gonna try it.

Also does one favor weight on front side?

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Must say, this is awesome, thanks! I swing right “but” I’m left handed. I recently noticed that I have a tendency to loose my thumb on the left hand after I hit the ball, it “slips of” and ends up on the right side of the grip, still inside the palm of my right hand. I have a strong grip and this “move” turns the club even stronger so I end up with an even more closed club and the result is too much draw/hook.

Hey Shawn
My big miss is the hook and a really bad snap hook with this release. When the timing is correct I hit it dead straight and far. But when I’m off it’s left of left. But I can’t figure out the difference between those two. swings. Thoughts?
Thx

Hi Shawn, is there something special that Sav does to stop her take away from the inside. I need to work on that, I dont take it in too much , I dont get stuck, but yet its from the inside and I do tend to sway a little towards target side as I dont brace the amount I need to.

Hi Shawn, had a back Injury, fell on my left palm and the left side, injury sacroiliac joint. Almost been a month, in a way blessing in disguise:-

1. Only did chipping and putting. Discovered the reverse claw (tommy fleetwood) loving the compactness of the stroke and ability to some how start it on line.
2. Now that I started a full swing, my body wanted to protect the left side/ target side, with the result was able to stay a wee bit longer on my right and had to use body to turn as arms would strain the left side at the extreme part of the swing, I have not lost distance, can hit any club no matter what shaft and deadly accurate.

Shawn at 17:32 the way he is still on his trail side and then shifts is what I feel at the moment.

Want to work on my little bit of inside takeway!

Hey Shawn,
as always every time I come back the videos get more relatable over time.
I waggle mostly for chips to insure the direction, started doing that on short putts too.

Self discovery – saw a video on hitting open face draws and closed face fades even for chipping. Made me realize whether its chipping or full swings, hitting fades / draws , Low / high = Flight plan, and what that does for me is DISTRACTS me from the backswing in a good way. I no longer think about where is my club, am I balanced , is my club too much on inside, nothing. All I have is the task in front of the ball on how the ball should behave after impact. Its really helping me.

Also discovered for draws my back-swing needs to be compact / shorter than that for a fade, the shorter BS helps me release outward and turn over much easily.

Been hitting 11-12 Pars every round , but 2-3 doubles are still killing me.

Shawn, new member here, watching and digesting as much as I can. Love the grip video. I noticed you get the club face 45 degrees closed in your grip so it is actually square at address. How do you achieve this in a reproducible and consistent way?

Shawn,
I notice that in your swing your trail foot stays firmly planted well past impact. Is this something you worked a lot on in the past to help stay centered behind the ball? I naturally tend to raise my back heel through impact which gets me into trouble but I have noticed lately when I focus to stay more firmly planted (arches suction-cupped to ground) I feel so much more powerful and much more consistent with ball striking, especially with starting the ball on the direction I’m intending for it to go.
My thought process is setting up with a nice tilt, braced against the lead side and starting the club back on the direction I want it to track using a completely frictionless full range of motion “to the stops” I call it in my full backswing while effortlessly letting my arms levitate up to a high position while keeping my eyes parked on the grass under the back of the ball and thinking gently resting the left part of my face (cheek) on an imaginary plane of glass extending straight up from the back of the ball then when the fully developed backwing is effortlessly completed and my sequencing feels in place I then start my swing thinking “throw the butt end of the battering ram to the right of the IP/target deep into the picture, feeling I’m activating the lead side using momentum to “pull the ram through” with a snap at the end while staying planted through impact behind the vertical “glass” plane. This sequence of tasks seems to give me the most consistent strikes and power. Sounds pretty involved but it’s a sequence of mini tasks I’ve linked together and practiced enough such that the only part I really have to focus on is keeping the trail heel down while throwing the battering ram. I had an awesome range session today hitting some amazing shots holding the ball with a 3 club wind gusting right to left utilizing starting the ball right with a strong fade so the wind drops the ball on target. So challenging and fun to watch it work just like you explain how to do it.
I notice Mu’s natural swing has him more on his trail ball of foot through impact and he generates tremendous power. I feel more “free” that way but sometimes have terrible misses especially with the driver. I’m sure both have their advantages based on one’s anatomy and natural ability. I remember a video where Sav talked about playing a round thinking keeping the feet planted really helping. Can you explain why this may be working better for me and any other tips that can help me with staying centered while really trying to engage the lead side using the ground and naturally sequenced kinetic chain without strain or manipulation?

Thanks,
Dave