Very important here:
If the pin is at the back of the green, and it is 175, then yes, you take the 7 iron and swing smooth; if you flush it, you are at the pin, if you have a good miss, you are centre of green.

if the pin is in front, and the trouble is in front, then it’s a comfortable 6.

Never place yourself in a position to strain, and never release towards trouble unless you have to which should be less than 5% of the time.

Makes sense. Problem I still face is hitting easy. For example with a driver trying to hit long but swinging as if its 220 yards, nice and smooth without strain gives a much longer distance, as the aim is not getting to a target but a maximum you can squeeze out of the swing. Keeping the same distance in mind, hitting a 6 iron, I always leave it short or pull it, when trying to hit it comfy/ easy.

Hmmm, trying to figure out context and what minute you saw that one Krista!

Oops yes that was not clear at all. At the 9 minutes mark, you are talking with Mu about his letting go of the club, I really notice my trail hand wants to let go… could you point me in a video direction when you get a chance? thanks!

This happens when the ball becomes the target, the body stalls, the trail arm hits the side of the rib cage and can no longer go towards the target and there is no choice but to let go. Out of the way, out of the way! Don’t let the right arm hit you going back, and don’t left the left arm hit you on the way through! No collision, and no need to let go of the club.

Hey Theodore! After answering Scott’s question, I re-read your comment and I would like you to see the answer I just left him at the top of the page! 😀👍

What made it finally connect? I’m in a similar spot to where you were previously 😁

Right on Theodore! And with anything less than a full swing where you don’t need to compress the ball, you can go with a weaker grip or a more open face no problem, especially for chipping where the hands stay the same distance in front of the club head and no torque is required to compress the ball.

YES YOU BET!! Please see “important driver nugget” and the “diagonal stance series” which will really open your eyes! Then use the “hammer drill” and the “contact mile markers” to fine tune the ball position with fairway woods and driver.

Hey Shawn, just wanted to give an update. I think I had a break through here. I was trying to swing my woods and driver on a more upright arc just like the wedge swings and it kept veering back to the left on the downswing like I was fighting it a bit. It seems that the driver has a much more drastic arc that is more around then up and down. Once i let the driver arc open up more i started getting a consistent arc that I can now direct. The overhead view really helps show that here too just didn’t click until now. Thanks!

Good stuff! You will also see the differences in the driver vs irons in the “throwing series” where we do Short stop throw on wedges, and hammer throw on driver!

Playing the ball more forward and teeing it higher and using a diagonal stance; that would really help! See “diagonal stance series” and “great driver nugget” videos

Like I told you last time; time to get fit for a new Driver! The new Dark Speed Driver from Cobra is amazing; must try!

I have changed it Shawn, to a Honma 747 and an Epic 10.5 , with the epic I bought 3 diff shafts. Liking my distance but just wanted to ask about getting that extra bit on drives on certain holes. Or lets say a hole that’s for Long drive prize during a medal round. I tend to just get faster at everything, prepping for a huge drive and usually end up pulling it left.

You can’t hit harder with the force of the arms. You simply use more momentum and legs; see “feet together back to feet apart” and “open up the machine on the golf course” as well as “pumping up the swing volume”

Hey Theodore! My arms are short as well! The best drill ever for release is the “important release update” video; none of my students fail this one after 3 tries; there is no way for the lead hand to stay on the trail hand if it does jot learn how to YIELD. Simply amazing drill!!

Thanks for the quick reply! I’ll give it another view.
I did a bunch of videoing and also found that my arm motion changes as I add swing weight (turning the club around to normal after swinging with the head in my hand). It was subtle, but I can see that with the club weight, I’m unconsciously holding my leading elbow to my side causing all sorts of bad counter-effects – extension at the ball, weird follow-through body motion etc. I need to reprogram myself to let the lead arm swing more freely.

What you need to find out is what is preventing you from delivering your task to the flight plan and short circuiting you. See “goldilocks series” and get that checked out fully and then see “stick your finish despite the ball” and see what happens to the ball when you stay on task and it will give you the pattern you need!

here are the non-negotiable items:
Here is the Pre shot routine’s non negotiable items: 
 
1-Best option for shot
2 rules: 1-Release into safe direction and 2-No strain required to execute your shot

2-Choose flight plan-what line do you want to start the ball and what line do you want to end? (include roll out) 

3-Choose intermediate point; can be straight on or slightly off line, as long as it’s easy to see and well into your peripheral vision (6 to 12 inches in front of ball only) 

4-Confirm alignment of momentum-get ready to see the blur of the path of the club and match it to the ball and intermediate point and prepare to make the ball a PRECISE INTERSECTION on the way through the IP into the flight plan! 

5-Confirm ball position matches the flight plan and the direction you want to start the ball.

6-Confirm distance to ball and see that when you let momentum ride through the blur through ball and IP that you don’t feel the need to reach out from being too far or hold on from being too close and you can let it ride

7-Confirm Grip club relation; see that you know it will curve the way you want to in the air once you allow the momentum to release you through the arc-blur into the flight plan through ball and IP 

8-Confirm levels with relaxed and engaged legs; legs are ready to heave the arms and club into the backswing that would match the direction of the flight plan; and feels like you are ready to allow that solid dose of momentum to ride through the arc-blur through the ball and IP into that flight plan

9-Ready? Where is that dose of momentum? Witness the shot that is being played out for you; you have done your homework and it’s time to get out of the way and let it happen with full abandon; the glue that holds EVERYTHING together is the staying with the direction of flight.

10-once you have confirmed that you stayed with letting momentum execute task through blur of club into flight plan it’t time to observe: 
 
11-scale of 1-5 how free was it and did you stay all the way through with direction? 
12-what is pattern of flight?
13-how is contact pattern
 
Solutions for these patterns that result from your shots:
 
Pulling and slicing pattern
-alignment reload
-blur of club and arc blur series
-goldilocks ball position
-important grip update
-goldilocks grip and club face 
 
Hooking and pushing pattern
-using the weight in swing-axe drill with Savy
-backswing levitation
-Battering ram and Shawn’s New Favourite
-goldilocks grip club
 
Thin and top and toe pattern
-feet together and back to feet apart
-kinetic chain facilitation and engagement
-Alignment reload
-arc blur and club blur
 
Fat and shank pattern
-target confirmation series
-stick finish despite ball series momentum
-kinetic chain facilitation
-goldilocks distance to ball
-football drill series 
 
Toe shots driver and fairway woods
-Diagonal stance series
-Distance to ball goldilocks 
 
Heel shots driver and fairway woods 
-blur of club
-arc blur series
-hammer throw driver
-goldilocks distance to ball
 
Shawn

I make great contact keeping it square but I do wonder if it could be hurting me in someway

Hey Brett! This is when understanding human anatomy is a huge plus; no stress! You are made to properly fold if you ALLOW the arms and club to fold on their own without holding off or manipulating to make it fold. Please see the “perpetual motion drill series” and when swinging from the follow through back into the backswing, let gravity and the G forces release you into the backswing.

Awesome Matt! Exactly! Like when you do the walking drill or the “kinetic chain facilitation and engagement series” where I am walking and sending grass divots into the bushes! There are 2 kinetic chains in the swing that are reunited by the transition.

Another lightbulb! I was more “up down up” without the initial down. But the beginning of the backswing from a static position is really just the end of the forward swing if you did perpetual motion drill. So the little down to heave the club up is really just sort of the jumper cable for the entire swing

This also makes my tempo feel inevitable. The initial pressure down w my feet creates a really smooth automatic transition into my downswing. Good stuff!

Hi David! Yes! See “tilt mile markers” and “head and hip swivel” for more in depth feel; these are there for this exact issue and for more application, practice this on uphill lies, but OUR WAY FOR UPHILL SHOTS, see “uphill shots” video; all these right here on premium!
let me know which one does the trick!

Hi Adam! I am not a fan of that device as it compensates for the inadequacies of the lack of strength in the grip-club relationship and the dual pendulum nature of the arc-club unit as it loads and unloads in the swing. Golfers who have weak to neutral grips and who don’t understand the dynamic aspect of impact need to manipulate the wrists to square the face, so they will bow the left wrist or cup the right wrist with this device to compensate…

When you are behind the ball, there will be a natural forward shaft lean as you don’t ever want to feel like you are manipulating the hands into any positions at address; you want to feel like the arm-club unit is hanging below the shoulders and already in the process of being in the follow through; see “braced tilt” video

Thank you for clarifying. I appreciate it.

Good stuff Paul! Let us know how you are doing please!