Fresh from the range!

What a session! I stayed disciplined with my intermediate target throughout. Picked my flight plan, two swings to watch the blur, a takeaway away to match the picture and focus on staying behind the door frame (alignment rod)

Wow!

I got so much feedback by staying focussed on those tasks.

Went through the bag wedges to driver and then picked clubs at random.

I knew when I’d come off the shot plan, when I got a little ahead and when I was straining!

My ping i525 7 was flying 175 in 10* winter UK air and I could draw and fade at will!

Also was able to adjust my driver face, to a little more closed to keep on line. Small adjustments for maximum return. There’s a hill at the back of the range at 240 I was landing towards to top of the slope and enjoyed every minute!

I was also checking the face and was hitting the sweet spot on the majority of shots.

Thanks again Shawn!

Thank you for another great video! I’m entering a new ‘fun’ phase of learning after a lot of frustration of unlearning what I had been taught for over a decade. No more body part positions or thinking I need to change my swing because I miss hit the ball. I was the calmest golfer you’ve ever seen yesterday, thanks to your life’s work and this amazing catalogue of information.

Throwing the club has helped me tons. Started out throwing it backwards, breaking a few roof tiles of my guest house behind me. Even threw it over the roof and almost hit my car in the front yard. Now I throw it straight and it really helped my game, hitting straighter than ever. However, my swing speed is very disappointing and has gotten worse. I’m suspecting a poor release, I don’t feel a snap and my club doesn’t spin backwards much when comparing to your throws. Maybe one or two iterations on a full throw. Seems like I’m not ”hitting the breaks” or whatever it is that causes a snappy release, it’s more of a smooth swing. Back when I used to swing towards the ball, I felt more of a snappy release towards the ground, resulting in flipping with higher speed but much worse shots, topping and duffing. Where do I go from here to get some snap and speed?

Hi Shawn, with driver in particular I tend to stand up through impact. I think it might be that I’m standing to close to the ball (I don’t have Scotty Schefflers ability to jump backwards lol). When I do the perpetual motion with driver the low point blur actually feels much farther away than I’m used to! What do you think?

thanks for recommending this video Shawn.. i swing left handed but am right handed. with both hands on top of eachother my lead hand comes off club when i swing left handed but stays on when i do it right handed? i do feel the tug when doing the hammer drill though. re; clubs will there be a difference in how the “tug” feels.. i can only swing wedge in house so maybe i will feel it more with a 7i or a driver?

Hey Shawn,
               I’ve watched this and other videos that you have on lag. If I understand what I’m supposed to do, I think that my biggest problem is shanking the heck out of it. I would rather hook 1000 balls instead of 1 shank. If this is correct, it’s a trust factor.
 
Thoughts are more than welcomed. They’re desperately needed! 😊
 
Peace,
Ron

~2:50 – 2:55 was an ah-ha magic moment for me!

After watching the three Grip videos I went to the driving range yesterday to practice some gentle shots with a 7 iron. Most, if not, all shots were going to the right or slicing to the right. As I got towards the end of the bucket of balls, I decided just to turn the Club face in at setup. This immediately corrected the issue and the balls went dead straight, but I’m concerned that this would not be a good practice. In your view, would this be an acceptable way for me to set up and practice?

Just watched the video IMPORTANT GRIP UPDATE, I think it answers my previous question below. I just need to consciously make sure body position is lined up to enable release to the target. Back to the driving range. …

Hi Shawn. I have figured out the “task” pretty well – for me it’s either throwing the club in intended direction, or slinging/slashing. What I struggle with is a consistent low point. I am aware of the goldilocks principle – swing above the ball to miss it, top it, thin it, flush it. For me, it seems like I need to hover the club way above the height of the ball in order to hit a flush shot. Anything lower means a fat shot because I am contacting the ground behind the ball, even BEFORE my low point. But when it works well, the shots are bloody great. The hard part is knowing consistently how high to hover my club above the ground, especially as I switch between irons. Any tips? If it helps, I usually play a draw with my ball slightly back of centre. Appreciate it and thanks for the awesome channel!

Task is everything! It’s so easy to default to the ball though under pressure or simply going ‘vacant’ at the top of the swing.

Shawn I have a nugget to share and would love to hear your thoughts.

After struggling to consistently stay on task (which we’ve discussed in our sessions) I’ve realised that it’s literally looking at the ball is causing my issue.

Solution. I’m setting up normally with my shot (based on my flight plan of course), and then before I start my swing I pick a spot 3-4 inches in front of the ball (which lines up with my intermediate point) and literally stay looking at that spot right through the shot.

I’m literally leaving it all up to my swing and … man it’s a great feeling hitting great shot after shot so easily!!

Same with chipping.. it’s so liberating allowing it to track without manipulating it!

You have to trust it though!!!!

Hi Shawn!

Doing this drill again and realized my grip, especially on lead hand, is actually firmly attached! Just like you said in all those great grip videos. FINALLY I can feel what you mean!!!!

This axe drill plane feels more up and out from my body compared to my hit-the-ball plane.

I’ve known my grip is suspect since the day I watched your grip videos but I could not for the life of me figure it out…… Old “swing” dying a slow death.

Hey Shawn! I realize this video is a few years old now, but I see in your latest videos you have both feet coming up off the ground. In the video you mention to stay grounded. I’ve been trying to get that feeling of my lead foot coming up on my backswing to get more swing speed with DR (currently 105 but want more! lol) using the perpetual motion drills but it still feels unnatural while swinging with a ball. Trying to untrain myself and still needs some work.

My question is if it’s okay to lift your lead foot in the backswing using a diagonal stance and any tips on how I can achieve this. It feels so forced and awkward when I’m hitting a ball

Thanks in advance coach!

Hey coach! Is it the camera angle or are both Sav and Mu lining up the ball well within their lead foot? I tried this and couldn’t hit up on the ball enough and the ball is dying in the air

Out of the Way , Out of the Way , simple reset to simplify the swing .Works every time .