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  • From Jason Sigman on IMPORTANT GRIP UPDATE

    This with the other videos (including the Grip Compression Chamber with the clementine and the Best Video on Grip Ever) have seemed to really help improve my swing and add about 10 yards to each of my clubs. I can feel so much more strength in my grip. I use the interlocking pinky grip. After my first range session and round of golf I developed a rather large blister on the top right side pad of my right ring finger. I’m curious does it look like I’m gripping the club correctly in the photos or is this just a new adjustment which my hands are getting used to and it shouldn’t happen in the future? Thoughts? Thanks Shawn!

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    • From Shawn Clement on IMPORTANT GRIP UPDATE

      Means your grips moves during the swing. When you do the PMD, see what is happening in the grip dynamically.

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    • From Jason Sigman on IMPORTANT GRIP UPDATE

      The blister I’m getting is exactly the blister that you describe in basic maneuvers 1.2 video on my ring finger from the loosening and gripping of my right hand throughout the back, swing with my interlocked grip. I don’t even know that I’m loosening my right hand and causing it to rub. I’m just getting this incredible wonderful blister.

      … To avoid the above, I just used a 10 finger grip and it seems to be working good… I followed your advice with the driver and it’s incredible watching my PRGR numbers just increase as I swing for 250 yd drives that just continue to carry further and further. It’s awesome!

      Should I get used to playing with a 10 finger grip? Or is there a good way to keep my interlocking grip but somehow stop the loosening effect of my right hand. Would it be helpful if I moved my right hand More on top of my left. In other words, put the V’s in between my thumb and my forefinger of each hand, more on top of each other? Or is there a good video to reference?

      Thank you!

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  • From mark sobel on PGA Alberta Keynote Speech

    shawn , I try to never use the ball as target but I do use it as reference to whether my center is noticeably shifting while swinging back and then thru.
    be blessed mark

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  • From [email protected] on UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM SERIES: PART 6 - FEET TOGETHER

    I feet together prevents too close,too far away, too forward , and too far back-why not set up like that and then separate our feet

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    • From Shawn Clement on UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM SERIES: PART 6 - FEET TOGETHER

      COG is different location when feet together vs feet apart. The big mistake I see is when someone sets up feet together and gets distance to ball and then spreads their feet without moving away from the ball. Feet together=closer to ball

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  • From Krista Nabb on CLARITY SERIES- FADES BACK TO DRAWS

    Yes…. to all of this 🙂

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  • From Steve Harvey on The Grip - Part 3

    Shaw, been an on and subscriber for years. i drove up to Toronto for an in person lesson about 8 years ago. I have been a decent ball striker at times but not now. I have a lot going on in my life at this time as well as rear shoulder problems.my last several 9 hole matches have been mid an upper 40’s i just hit 34 balls in the back YARD . Many thin hits, bottom edge of the club in the middle of the ball, and lots of shanks.
    any suggestions?

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    • From Shawn Clement on The Grip - Part 3

      Hey Steve!
      what is your main task? What is the last thing going through your mind just before you swing the club?

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    • From Steve Harvey on The Grip - Part 3

      to be honest I can’t say for sure! Probably back swing

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    • From Shawn Clement on The Grip - Part 3

      Haha, well there is your culprit! Let’s start with the routine written down:

      get comfortable with this and start executing with it; then we talk again!

      Here is the Pre-shot routine’s non negotiable items
       
      1-Best option for shot
      2 rules: 1-Release into safe direction; never release towards trouble and draw or fade away from trouble; this puts unnecessary tension in the system with the “you better make sure you do this or that to not go there”
       2-No strain required to execute your shot; understand that you have 2 general yardages per club; one for the flush shot and one for the good miss about 12 yards short of the flush shot.  The good miss happens 82% of the time and the flush shot 18% of the time. This helps determine what club to use based on where the best place to miss will be. 

      2-Once the shot option is chosen, confirm the 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!   See the low point of this arc blur, which is about an inch in front of the ball with all clubs except the driver.  

      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 and low point 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, the low point of the swing and IP into that flight plan

      9-Ready? 
      When over the ball, See the arc-blur already moving through ball and intermediate point through this low point.  You are feeling the arms and club already tracking the arc through the ball and intermediate point into a nice release snap and the body already gliding out of the way of these tracking arms.  What does that feel like again?  Oh yeah, about like this! This is the glue that holds EVERYTHING together is the letting the swing stay with the direction of flight and fully witness momentum taking care of that for you.

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  • From Matthew Costello on DIAGONAL STANCE SERIES PART 1

    This is great Shawn. I had messed around with an open stance, but really found myself struggling to get my hips and shoulders square with my foot line slightly open. I thought I had corrected it but noticed my last 2-3 weeks or so I could not hit a draw to save my life, and would occasionally hook the driver.

    Put some alignment rods down today (hello fundamentals) and my feet hips and ankles were an easy 15 degrees left of target. I was dumping the trail shoulder to try to manipulate the inside path. With irons it resulted in a block, w driver with the ball further forward I’d hook it.

    Dropped my trail foot back the same amount that my lead foot was open and tidy draws re-appeared. I’ll be exploring this for sure. It sort of preset my backswing turn as well, and it felt like a much shorter path to a complete backswing.

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    • From Shawn Clement on DIAGONAL STANCE SERIES PART 1

      A lot of golfers in this camp!! Well worth your time!

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    • From Matthew Costello on DIAGONAL STANCE SERIES PART 1

      I felt a freedom of backswing I hadn’t felt in a while! It also allowed for that release into the backswing we discussed on the pod, letting the levitation happen instead of having to sort of place it because my ACU ran out of room with the open stance and would crash into my pec

      It also made your trigger move click more easily for me as well, with the additional space I’m able to really use the ground to heave that club into the hinge, which levitates it up. I can then really tune into that weight as it starts to fall. And something about starting from the ground up going back makes it so intuitive to start with the group up on the way through as well.

      Off to a good start this year, cap has gone up slightly with some really good fall rounds coming off (standard for us northerners lol) but I looked apples to apples my 1st 15 rounds LY vs TY and I am 2.5 shots better so far!

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  • From Steve Harvey on Top 3 Tasks

    Apologies if this was already covered. What is the source of movement? Is it a torso turn, arm lift ? Or combination?

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    • From Shawn Clement on Top 3 Tasks

      None of the above! See “perpetual motion drill series”
      And the “No Arms involved” series

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  • From Mark Sewell on SENIOR SERIES PART 5- PREDICTIONS

    Wild bill Melbourne (one of the original grass cutters in both directions)said in the rough your depth of cut is the bottom of the ball would you agree it seems to be working for me

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  • From Mark Sewell on Practice Tee to First Tee

    After you made all the decisions in the film of what type of shot you wanted to make and you rehearsed the feel of the shot once you set up over the ball do you always 100% of the time just raise your right heel and kinda unconsciously just throw the club in the in the right direction or do you think about hitting your finish?

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  • From [email protected] on Arm Motion Fine Tuning

    Helpful. I had trouble with your swing concepts I think because I let the club get behind me. Recently made some improvement by applying some online advice from other pros– whose swing concepts I do not use or like– that I should push with the right arm in the back swing as arm unit goes back and thereby keep the triangle together. This video reinforces the idea that this right arm push going back for me.

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    • From Shawn Clement on Arm Motion Fine Tuning

      The most important aspect of arm-club integrity is turning out of the way; a nice series to pair this with is “super slow-super relaxed-super wide” backswing series

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  • From Steve Harvey on The Slot for Easier Access to the Target

    What powers theack and forth motion?torso,shoulders,legs,arms?

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  • From Krista Nabb on On-Course Strategy & Routine to Help Start Off The Season

    YEY A NEW VIDEO!
    Missing the podcast…….

    I have a two day tournament starting tomorrow, so this is great timing for this video for me.
    Unfortunately still spraying everything all over the place, lol.
    But contact and swing are the best I’ve ever had, so hard to be too disappointed. 🙂

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  • From ralph pagano on On-Course Strategy & Routine to Help Start Off The Season

    can you use the same normal grip with a close face on all clubs

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  • From David Young on Structure & Width

    Shawn to start my backswing i lift my lead heel. This seems to give me width and less strain. Do you recommend this process?

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  • From Adey agbetoyin on SLOW MOTION- TAKEAWAY FEET TOGETHER

    Very informative slow motion videos Shawn.Are there any slow motion overhead drone videos showing the draw and fade with irons ,woods and driver ,also showing the blur of club passing through the ball and intermediate point? I think that would be a great addition to these videos will be extremely helpful for newer W.I.G students like me.Thanks!

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