Mu in the background hitting bombs!

Shawn! Sorry, lot of comments lately but the brain is connecting a ton of dots in year 2!

You said something in this video when you were demonstrating pendulum 2 (hands stay between the legs)

I’m doing PMD in my backyard right now and I’m focusing on pendulum 2 happening just past my trail thigh in the backswing and just past my lead thigh in the downswing.

It feels an awful lot like sword drill where I get the whoosh at 4 and 8 o clock.

Over simplification:

Pendulum 1 gets the machine going back to load. Pendulum 2 loads past trail thigh

Transition is allowing the momentum of pendulum 2 to fully gather and set to perform its task.

Pendulum 1 then initiates the downswing, just like the back swing (kinetic chain starts both pendulums) and then as the hands get past the lead thigh pendulum 2 unloads to perform the task

So in short: 1-2, pause, 1-2

Right?

What an awesome video! how’d I miss this one!

Hi Shawn,
Thank you for your hard work!
Tell me if I understand this correctly:
For the draw, you line up an IP a foot in front of the ball that would be straight at the target. Then when you are set to hit the ball, you are swinging out to the right edge of that IP which would make the swing direction appear 30 or so yards right of the target (from side vision)?
That is why you said you feel like you’re swinging to the right side of the bunker which is 30 or 40 yards right of the target from the side on view or the golfers view?

Hi Shawn and Sav, I joined about a month ago. I am a 13 hc and am 72 years old. I’m trying to gain distance and consistency (like everyone else.lol). I have watched this video a few times. what I like is how the axe drill helps in weight shift, especially in the back swing; getting to a full bs position; using the legs in the entire swing (as we get older, we tend to forget about the legs); and getting the arms in a perfect position at the top.
My question is, you talk to Sav about angle of attack in terms of degrees. What is the the angle you are trying to achieve, and how do you get there? I believe you talked to her about focusing on the target, throwing the clippings at the target, rather than focusing on the ball.
Thanks for your unique insights into the game and swing. Once the snow melts, I’ll send you a video of my swing. Looking forward to a great year on the links!

this makes everything so much simpler. Thank you.

Shawn …

A question regarding task…

using certain tasks i am able to hit the ball pretty decent 90% of the time those are awesome…however when i focus intently on the grass between the ball and blade for the task and do a full swing i tend to shank(hossel and face open) 80% of the time…but if i just generally look at ball and swing the task pans out pretty good most of the time. Curious any thoughts on the difference…set up is exactly the same hands/distance blurr/….

when this happens i lose ability to do the normal task as well shanking everything…. so i go back to the feet together drill for about 10 minutes and then i am able to do the normal task.

this is great stuff just curious on what might be the issue when i purposely stare intently at grass to cut through verses just thinking cut through the grass…why it alters my results.

Shawn,

I am confused on how to grip the club in a strong fashion at address. With the hammer you use a neutral grip and rotate the body. With the club you showed a neutral grip and closing the face at address. If I wanted to establish a setup routine how do you suggest I get into position with a strong grip?

Typically, I rotate the lead arm which is my right arm prior to gripping the club.

Great video Shawn,
I have now been raising my trail heel and triggering my takeaway by planting it, Super super ball striking and accuracy.

Also I find during my practice swing I try and match the swing to my shot and take the club head past the ball and lay it down (ahead of the ball) and see the face, I adjust the face there, as its so much easier to adjust an regrip vs bringing it behind the ball and regripping. Changed my wedge play completely.

I am facing a problem with my driver or even to an extent 3W off the tee, every shot is inside the center towards the heel of the club with the driver, and with the 3 wood a lot of sky-ed shots.

attaching a picture.
Thanks

baba

hi
have been struggling with shots that need to be tight, usually 30-80 yards. I tried the goldilocks but just not consistent enough.

Never tried low draws on approach shots, always try and it from center.
There were time i would even pull.

A lot has changed since i started keeping my eyes in front of the ball, the target point between ip and ball.

Rather than feel, is it okay to use the clock system, hands going to 8,9,10 with 6 being the ball.

Great video shawn, many would have re hit and done diff takes till they got it perfect. I love how you make golf relatable.

Hi, Shawn,

1. On the release, I take it there’s no appreciable (conscious mind) difference between (for driver) a release for draw vs fade? The last while, I’ve been focusing quite a bit on release. Currently, my imagination feels that, with a fade, if I do a strong (quick, good, proper) release, that will over-close face to path at point of impact. Whereas with a draw intention, the more release the better (for the most part). Fred Couples a model on that.
2. Separately: Would a video on controlling driver backspin be possible? The long drivers say that low loft helps lower spin, and that for elevation one must increase AoA (a lot). A recent session experimenting with 8.5 degree driver loft (versus my typical 10.5 or 11.5) gave poor results — lost 30 yards carry and spin averaged over 4000. I gather that strike location on driver face also factors in a lot (lower spin from slightly higher and slightly more toe-ward than dead center). In a session, there might be a few strikes where the numbers line up well; but typically backspin has wide variation and typically is closer to 3000 than 2000. The Ping chart suggests optimal spin sits at roughly 2300 (at my ball speed and AoA of around 4 degrees). (Part of the current issue for me may be shaft related — 41g in L flex, at 80 to 85 mph SS. A shaft fitting is coming in the near future.)

Thanks, again.

Our course is closed with all the rain 😞

So I set up the alignment reload at my club driving range.

I had a great session fading and drawing the ball to my target.

I realized I was not trusting the target and getting flippy with my hands.

Focusing and trusting the direction really tightened my draws.

A major help with my Driver this session!

I’d love to see you use this set up with the Driver please Shawn!

Hi Shawn, How much practice do you recommend for each video session of training before going to the next one?

Hi Shawn, with the strong grip and the club face closed, how should I adress the ball, should the club face be square to the target.
Regards