Shawn, I noticed on this video that it appears that you are using a slightly open stance when executing the pitch shot (unless it is only camera angle). Is it OK and/or beneficial to use a slightly open stance when pitching?
Yes, very ok to use a slightly open stance; helps momentum clear towards the target; the key to the open stance is to not feel like it is diverting the momentum left of target (for the right handed player, unless it is a bunker shot or a flop shot; for the “draw pitch” it feels like the momentum is going STRAIGHT AT IT, because the side spin will not affect the shot the way it will in a full shot.
Shawn, this pitching video instruction looks very much to me like the AXE drill as shown on your “Weight shift with SAVY” video.Your axe drill instruction has really helped my full swing. Is the the amount of momentum (using Goldilocks) applied the only difference between this pitching swing and the axe drill motion that i use for my full swing ?
Yes, correct! Imagine the first few strikes into the tree with full momentum and then the last finishing strike in comparison. The last finishing strike is still momentum, but softer.
Use the “lead hand release” and “trail hand release” then “turbo charge lead and trail hand release” then the “target confirmation series” to get through the ball;
shawn, hit 160 shots today solved the pain in thumb used stronger grip and also found my trail hand was loosening up.
feet together hit all the way up to driver with good results by letting my catapult making sure that I was performing drill correctly with feet glued to ground ,knees together and allowing my legs to extend back and thru with me focused on on area several inches in front of ball.
after that went feet apart and performed well with HPM ,It seemed to work excellent because of the work you had us do with feet together.
thx, mark
Hey Shawn,
This may be a stupid question, but which club are you using in this video? And which club are you typically supposed to use for a chip/lob/flop? Is there a video where you discuss this? Thanks!
This is a 60 degree lob wedge with 8 degrees bounce with a versatile grind for when you open the face, the leading edge stays close to the ground to make impeccable flop shots! The new Cobra Wedges are amazing for this and they have the sharpest grooves on the market; snake bite wedges…
Hi Shawn, new to the game this year and was able to break 100 with your videos. Great stuff, irons look great even the hybrid but when it comes to the 3 wood and especially the driver I have a huge slice. I use the strong grip and have tried the diagonal stance but always seem to come through too fast and open. Iv been doing the perpetual motion drill to slow my tempo and when I apply that to my drive it seems to have no power and doesn’t get distance. Any tips or drills I can work on? Thank you
Use a 7 iron and go to the “draw fine tuning” video; get that ball to snap hook like crazy and feel that compression when it happens; then come back to the driver and do the same!
Hi Shawn, I am struggling with early extension that I believe is causing me to hit off the toe. Is this the primary video/drill for addressing that issue? Any other suggestions? Thanks!
Hey John! Sorry I missed this one! I sometime struggle with falling back with my posture on the backswing; when I do, I hit the toe as well and my immediate remedy is the 2 swing drill. Check it out!
Hi andrew! See the “2 tee drill perpetual motion” and “unstoppable momentum series divots”; for a great strike, the club needs to stay along the ground for a while!
So I’ve been closing the face like this for a while now and I play a draw. But 30% of the time I’ll hit a bad push cut that starts right and then spins further right. Especially with longer clubs. You said something to Mu in this video about the left hand getting on top of the club which negated how closed the face was. I do this too because I thought we were supposed to in order to get those bones in the forearm stacked going through the ball. Should I instead be looking to have the back of my left hand facing the target at impact? (with the closed face)
Hey Jamison! You are definitely loosing something in translation here; the videos I want you to look at are the “lead hand release”, “trail hand release” and then the latest “important release update” followed by the “snap release polish” and “release fine tuning” and finally, “target confirmation series” and the “goldie locks series”
it is a combination between you letting momentum fully releasing you and how closed to have the grip club relationship so that when this happens (through the ball and into the flight plan) the ball goes where you want it to go! Enjoy!
Thank you for the in depth Video analysis. To be honest never expected it to be so detailed, thank you.
Your direction brought me to this series.
What I find after doing some of the tasks:-
My understanding of the kinetic change is the sequence being automatically managed by pulling the trail side by the front side using momentum and rotation. Like pulling a string on a manual generator to start it.
to do so one has to be behind (not over which i have done for the past 25 years), head tilted to deliver the swipe.
being over the ball made my 5 iron feel heavy and “Unwieldy”, being behind every thing calms down and powerful.
My problem was although i struck the ball and then the ground , but took very deep divots.
The best chips I have hit are with a slight wrist hinge or slight break in the wrists, in the videos above I could not see that, your arms are very straight or do you have a slight break?
By putting the ball position more to the trail foot’s toe , will that make me stay back with a slight tilt of the head like in irons?
You have an open stance, which I do so means I am ok on that part.
Do I need to have knee flex in setting up for chips too ?( which in the my analysis you said I have very little)
I am seeing an improvement in every swing I am taking.
Definitely see my “chipping” video; down towards the bottom third of the list of videos by date; explains in full detail on the chip technique and will answer those questions and then a lot more!
This is great. In you video analysis of my swing you mentioned :- “need much more knee flex at address to allow the legs to engage! “.
In the above video at 00:45 you mention about being still over ball ( I see myself in that posture) , and by engaging legs / more knee flex would that be the the feeling of heaving the sand bag which can happen with the muscles you mentioned engaged, am I right there?
Question about the Intermediate point:- When you say left edge or right edge of the intermediate point, are you thinking of club path or ball path should go over the IP?
Personal choice! Either there, or on the grass clippings about a 1/2 inch in front of the ball that you are going to whip out into the breeze with a nice dose of momentum or on the ball compressing it into the the flight plan with momentum. You get to choose what looks and feels best to you to get through the ball and not default at the ball.
Is it okay to keep the eyes on a spot ahead of the ball ie between the ball and the IP. Am finding not just accuracy but flush contact when I do that. Specially with the wedges.
You bet! Especially when you expect to see the blur of club pass through there with momentum and you predicted the ball is on that path with inevitable solid contact!
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