I seem to hit my long irons very low and shorter than they should be compared to other irons, could my ball position be too far back for them to come out lower and short

Thank you. This crossing the line (a bit) helps me significantly execute the Clement swing. Without it, I lose awareness of where my right elbow is, which too often goes into my side on the downswing. I thought the Clement swing was beyond me. But with the small crossing, my elbow is palpably right in front, and I can let the kinetic chain work and get an excellent elbow-first swing to the target and a good strike. Also, by crossing the line (a bit), I have to get my weight to the front foot — and thus am ready to throw the club with my legs and hips to the target. It is sort of the missing link for me.

At 76, I am confident I have finally crossed the line to find the correct swing, having tried many others. The needed squats and mini-jumps are also beneficial for old legs.

Any points of instruction for a 75 year old player versus a 35 year old player? Does the release need to be more “active/snap”? Thanks in advance!

Hey Shawn, trying to not manipulate the putter but I am finding I’m always coming up short with my puts and the puts tend to lack any kind of roll out. Not sure what i’m doing wrong. Any thoughts on what could do to help with this?

shawn, what could be causing pain in left thumb? I m right handed. i ve reviewed my grip in video and i think im setup correctly .
thx , mark

shawn , i was performing 140 feet together swings when i developed pain at the base of my thumb, it never happened with one leg or normal stance swings, any more thoughts? thx,mark

At the 7 minute and 54 second point of this video , I picked up on your shifting onto your left side by “sitting down” in the direction of your left hip. This subtle “sitting” into your left hip as an initial move in my downswing has really helped me eliminate my tendency to hang back on my right side and hit fat shots.Is there another one of your videos that elaborates on this weight transfer move?

shawn I use an overlap grip
thx ,mark

I m giving a rest today I will see tomorrow thx

I know my ball flight and dispersion is much better since working with this drill and one leg . I will continue working the kinks out.
thx,mark

Shawn–Regarding your video on a strong grip: I have done it both ways: First, I rotate the club to 45 degrees, address it and rotate back to square. (which creates a seriousl amount of torque). The second way is to simply lift the club and place the four knuckle grip on it. Question: Is either way preferable over the other? Am I missing something? The second way is the most comfortable for me. Thanks in advance. Gene

shawn , I think i will use the c no evil tool i bought 10yrs ago to block sight of ball and see what happens with release to target then.
thx, mark

Thank you, needed this, been keeping the ball just off the inside heel of lead leg. Have lacked consistency, this could be the reason. Will Keep the club more centered and ball just infront.

hi,
confused now with keeping eyes behind for dandelion stem and over /front for grass cutting?

Also eyes in front or behind but head remains tilted and behind right?

yes shawn, adjusted my grip stronger and made sure my grip was overlaping an not interlock.seems to take care of pain in my thumb.
as far as what feel or see going to target . I see beyond the ball about a foot or less.
I did use the c. no evil tool to block sight of ball with some success.
but what really helped was the video of gym rope. the pause in back swing but I have to fine tune cause like u said in video if u pause to long the motor stops and short wrists don t have chance to cock completely.
thanks ,mark