Hi Seb; we are never trying to use anything to meet a golf ball; the ball is YOUR INTERSECTION ON THE WAY PAST THE IP INTO YOUR PICTURE. See “blur of club” and “arc blur unstoppable momentum series”
Big Ah-ha moments of here! Just like you predicted. Slow and low is changing my game. Finally feeling the knife the grip in the top and followthrough. Thanks Shawn!
This Battering Ram drill has helped me with my strong tendency for years to cast the club in the downswing resulting in loss of lag and distance, hitting fat shots and coming over the top. This drill especially with its emphasis of swinging the weight of the arm/club unit to get the butt of the club to drive thru the “door frame” with forward momentum pulling out toward the target in front of my left thigh has really helped my swing. My initial driving range trial today using these Battering Ram drill concepts has stopped fat shots and achieved increased distance and on the intended target line. Thanks for this drill.
Do the swing concepts used in the “Battering Ram” drill and “Shawn’s new Favorite drill” apply to the greenside bunker swing except that the setup is different at address with club in center of stance, forward ball position, shallow angle of attack,,and open clubface ?
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!
Shawn,
Do you have a specific exercice to have the feel of the second pendulum? I need to maximise the centrifugal effect to get better contacts. I have tried some tasks but can’t feel the second pendulum at its full potential.
Shawn, ive been shanking and coming from the top on demand, no matter how much if focus on the task.. so i went closed stance and the tendency to hit from the top is gone.. though im pulling my shots .. i think its just the timing of my release because its like more of a power draw rather than a straight pull to the left . my question is do the convention parallel stance block the path of my downswing causing me to hit from over the top regardless whether im target focused?
This is very cool feedback Christian! Take this stance we call the “diagonal stance” and first see this series of videos (diagonal stance series) and then see “blur of club” and “arc blur unstoppable momentum series” to direct the momentum where you want the shots to go!
HI Shawn,
Thanks for this slow motion video.
One thing I have always found difficult with this drill is that I feel like I have not enough room to hit the nail proprely.
See the image, the hammer is like hittting the side of the nail 😀
This closing the eyes is probably now in the top 3 things I’ve learned from you Shawn that has had the most impact on my swing. When I close my eyes I can isolate the “feeling” of the swing. I thought it would be impossible but I hit balls easily with my eyes closed. So amazing!!! Thank You!
I picked up an inch and a half on eBay with taped melted ends on eBay for 22 delivered. I LOVE this drill I strongly suspect it will resolve my swinging from the top and too much effort
Apologies if this question has already been asked before, however, when I started golf I just bought a set of whatever second-hand clubs were available, good thing for me is that I believe they were quite beginner clubs. However, the clubs feel quite heavy for me now to whip the snot out of that ball! So I was thinking of getting fitted for clubs that would be better suited for my swing and whatever swing improvements I can make. I just kind of want a set of clubs that matches my swing style that I won’t outgrow for a while if I’m going to be spending that much money on them.
Do you have any suggestions for places I could get fitted? For reference, I’m in Seattle, WA and there is a Club Champion near me as I’ve seen you suggest that in the past.
Hi Phuong!
the trick is to simply try the different models before you buy; everyone says they have the best product and they are right! BUT WHICH ONE IS BEST FOR YOU?
Go to a Golf Galaxy or a PGA tour superstore and try the game improvement irons from the following companies and see which one you like the feel, sound, look of; hit 5 balls each and see which ones you find the centre of club most with (3/5 wins-1/5 loses)
Mizuno-Srixon-Callaway Paradym-Ping G 430-Titleist I-300-Taylor Made Stealth-Cobra aerospeed-
then get the shaft flex, length, lie of club, grip and grip size to match you; the Ping Static Fitting Chart is awesome and will get you a proper reading 99% of the time.
Appreciate it, Shawn! I will give those brands a try! So you wouldn’t recommend going to a place like Club Champion?
Also, pardon my ignorance, however, are those 5 game improvement irons considered blades or cavity backed irons? I have heard that blades are quite unforgiving so it’s not for beginners. However, I feel like if I want to grow and improve I would probably want to learn how to hit the more difficult irons wouldn’t I? Sorry, I’m still relatively new to the game and although I’m kind of getting the hang of your teaching philosophy, the science behind these irons are a whole different area!
How many times per week are you going to play? If 3 times per week, then a nice combo iron where the short irons are forged cavity backs and the longer irons are more forgiving. Many if not all have combo irons now; and Club Champion is a great place to try all this but they are more expensive.
Yea, I was thinking about playing, if not practicing, at least 3+ times a week (what can I say, I got bit by the golf bug? 😅).
And I guess my personal philosophy is that I’m willing to endure the frustration/uncomfortableness of the unforgiving blades if it can make me a better player faster? Not sure if this particular style of thinking is conducive to progress though.
I don’t know if I’m wrong in thinking that the errors would be more salient in the blades, but if they were, wouldn’t that help me be more aware of my errors and learn to strike the ball with more precision? Or am I completely wrong here? I have noticed that I have progressed quite quickly for a beginner with no lessons other than your videos and trial and error though, or at least I believe I have. And now my current irons feel a little too heavy to feel like I can whip it as much as I would like. So since I want to get more into golf, I want to invest in better irons. Do you think it would it be stupid to get pro tour level irons and grow into them 😅? Or should I just slow my role a bit and buy clubs that fit my swing now and pace my progress? Apologies for the wall of text! Thanks for all you do, Shawn!
Like, would I not want to get irons with less forgiveness and grow into them? Because it would promote me to train and be more precise with my striking?
Hey Shawn,
I have noticed some technical point wich i think is one of the key: as it is explained in your videos, pressure must be on the arch of the trail foot during the backswing. In fact I didn’t pay very much attention about it and not doing it is one of the root cause of lots of struggling in my swing: tendencies to fall in the backswing with not enough balance, making lots of efforts and strength to put my arms with my biceps at the top of my backswing, and also doesn’t feel comfortable at the top of my backswing, can’t achieve a full turn with my back facing the target, loosing the center of my swing, and not being able to use the ground proprely to catapulte the arm club unit. Sometimes some technical points can be very helpful to understand how a task should be executed.
Hey Shawn,
few questions about chipping; do you have to keep the weight on the arch of the lead foot? Thus i think that the backswing should be very limited cause then there won’t be the trail foot to prevent from falling in the backswing. also it is very easy for the weight to leave the arch.
I can’t feel the target in my back, is it because there is less turn for chipping?
thanks,
Seb
Too much thinking there Seb; just feel balanced and use momentum to cut grass in the direction you want to send the ball; turning the backside is to better understand the full swing.
I think I may have found something that can really help my swing: I’ve noticed that the chest need to be turned toward the target at impact. I tried to do it on slow motion and I couldn’t really know how to do it (unless i have the flexibility of cameron Champ which i don’t).
Then I got my arms and the ball crazy far from my body, doing so I can have a better turn of my chest toward the target at impact and feel more comfortable 🙂
Seb
Hey Shawn, on using momentum and letting the hands fall thru the ball towards the target…. Sometimes it feels really really slow.. is that the feeling? Because i sometimes feel like when its to slow, trying to rush the downswing or giving it more effort/strain.. i tend to hit from the top and shank it too
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