Next you need a solid reference to see where the club is passing when swinging to the target; see “blur of club” and “arc blur unstoppable momentum series”
I have had 2 back surgeries L4 and L5 herniated discs and I continue to have back pain. Is the swing your recommendation for me? Also, what is your schedule for your clinics in the States? I was at your clinics in Scottsdale. I live in St.Louis.
Hey Jeff! Absolutely! What you should do is start seeing me 1-1 either once per week or a couple time per month using facetime or skype; all we need is a place to swing or hit shots with a good internet connection. You get a simple tripod with a phone clip and you can move the phone around from face on or down the line; just like I was there! See either the “eagle plus” package or the eagle one or the eagle 2; you get to send me texts direct to show me progress of the swing or any questions you may have between sessions as well; this is better than in person!
Good morning Shawn! Thank you for your feedback. I will be contact with you soon as soon as my back feels better. I’m already a eagle member what’s the additional cost for 1 on 1 through FaceTime and how do I schedule them?
Let’s start with a video analysis you have included first; then when you want to get a facetime 1-1, go to the “lessons” page and you will see it there; make sure you are logged in as you get 30% off the analysis as a member!
Thank you for these videos….I was wondering how specific/general we should be about targets and direction. I recall you used to look at clouds or tree lines to add height for creating your shot picture. That is a distant target but you use an intermediate target for direction to get you started.
I find it easier to pick a specific target in the distance like the top of a tree or a building feature like a window for my direction during the swing. I use the intermediate target to get set up and test if my blur is going in the right direction then focus on the distant object as I perform my task. So can you help clarify how you do direction whether it is better to use distant specific targets or nearby intermediate to give you start direction? Thanks again for this series. Tom
Hey Tom! Your comment explains very nicely how good a grasp you already have with targeting. Yes, you first need a flight plan and then an intermediate point to set up into the flight plan and once the set up fits and you feel comfortable, the key is to focus on what will get you to feel that amazing free wheeling swing way through and out into that picture. This needs to originate from your state of mind well before the shot ever takes place. This is where I believe we are blazing a trail with “pre-motor cortex series” and “flow state series” and we are working on making the process “meditative” and or “hypnotic” to really connect you to your shots. You are on the right track! Keep us posted as to what you find out as to what works best for you in this matter!
Thanks Shawn -I’ll keep using that preshot process…the last part for me is keeping my mind on the target…not the ball! Right now the only other thing I am trying to feel as part of my preshot is that there is enough room for my right arm to fall under me. I am using the garage door feel to keep my hands from wandering too far around me and the football drill to get clearance. I kind of go through a checklist then if I feel comfortable that those are good, it gives me a better chance to swing with less strain. Keep up the good work enjoying the journey with you.
Hey Shawn, if I try to add speed or swing faster with the driver I am no longer able to track a nice arc. Only when i swing it slowly. How do I add speed and still track a nice arc with a long club like the driver?
This whole series really explains/elaborates on all the heaving/door jamb teaching Shawn has taught us for “years” – what a fantastic way of explaining the “feels” in different but consistent terms – relaxed, kinetic, throwing, flight plan – so concise and straight forward – helps me reduce any swing thoughts to just the simple “outa the way” or “slow, relaxed, throw”
Grazie Maestro (dal’Italia – oggi, Australia domani!!!”
hey Shawn, i’ve been coming in too hard into the ground even when thinking about cutting a stem. Trying to stay on task but still mostly seem to come down hard toward the ball. Any additional advice to avoid this bad habit.
Yes! Go to the “goldie locks series” and “predict contact” video and make the prediction that if you throw the club in the direction you want to start the ball that you are only going to GRAZE THE GRASS which will make it feel like you are going to hit the ball thin. See what happens! Many of my students need to stay there for a while or even permanently to flush the ball and about 40% of tour players always hover the club at address, Jack Nicklaus always does this.
Gold. As a former member of the Grip-it-lightly Club, this is so important and I’m finding it a bit difficult, aka, needs lots of attention and practice! Thanks again and again Shawn.
Shawn would using the sword cutting through a bamboo shoot be a good task ? I have been practicing the lead and trail hand release. And I have started to use the sword reference as my task while hitting balls and it seems to be helping.
Wow! Now I can feel it. Instead of using my body to swing the club, if I setup so that my body feels the anticipated throwing of the club, my body feels prepared naturally to move and accommodate the throw. This is a day after I sent you my video for analysis. You Are The Best!
Hey Shawn – what videos should I watch before this one? I’m having trouble following a linear path through the premium videos. This one seems to reference work on lead arm, trail arm, release. I started with the grip section, went bottom to top, and now I’m here in posture, going bottom to top (Posture, Braced Tilt, Distance to ball, …)
Hi Jon! What are the things you would like to improve in your swing? That way I can point you in the proper direction and if you are stumped, I welcome you to send me a clip of your swing from face on and down the line (edit the swing only to a 2 to 3 second clip and no need for slow motion) to [email protected] and I will suggest a good path to follow! 👌👍
On the latest video Critical 1st Two Feet DRAW SWING video you used the Term “Pull” to describe the Swing mechanism for both Backswing and Forward Swing. Can you elaborate further…Are you telling us to “Pull” the Golf club with our Arms as it is being simultaneously powered by the Lower Body?
I have heard you use this term “Pull” in much earlier videos but I get confused because you consistently tell us to avoid manipulating the swing with our Arms and hands but rather relinquish control to the Kinetic chain. So please give us more details on How YOU actually “Pull” the club on both Backswing and Forward Swing. Thanks and this is another great video.
Hey Larry! Thank you for the great question!
it is the kinetic chain that pulls the arm-club unit through the ball; I wanted to remind everyone what the body language of this is! To really dig into HOW THE BODY USES THE GROUND TO PULL THE ARM-CLUB UNIT THROUGH FROM THE GROUND UP, see “kinetic chain series” and “kinetic chain facilitation series” (#6 is still one of my all time favourites!
Thanks for communicating with such clarity the grip-club head relationship. I always wondered why the clubs looked closed at address with a neutral grip (the hockey stick was a great analogy for me as like every Canadian born in the 80s, hockey was mandatory haha . Combining this info with hitting/throwing to the side of my intermediate point I no longer feel confused about where my golf ball is headed. I have a 3-index and I feel like now it’s time for mastery instead of just hitting and hoping. I was so naive before. Thanks again!!
You are a 3 handicap Ryan and you got there hitting and hoping??! I think I need to work on my hoping 🙂 Great handicap and good luck getting further – best wishes from the UK, David
LOL, thanks David! Indeed I kind of did…In retrospect, using this new understanding I have gained from the team here, I actually just got very lucky in the sense that I had a higher probability of hitting the shot I wanted because I already had a strong grip and my stock shot was a draw, so I was naturally doing a lot of the fundamentals correctly (without knowing why I found the game easier than a lot of my friends); however, being naive works both ways, and there would be times when I would just completely mess up a shot (hit a block cut out of bounds when wanting to play a draw) and not know why either. Thanks to the team here I now have a game plan…I still hope, but I hope that I follow the plan now instead of hoping my ball will stay in play. I wish you the best as well, such a fun game! Take care.
Exactly! Stay on task in the direction of the flight plan over and over again and like the dart player who focuses only on the bull’s eye for an hour a day for 2 weeks he ends up 15% more accurate in the end. Success becomes inevitable after a while! 👌👍😀
Shawn, thank you for all of your work and the time that you put in to helping with this amazing game! In regards to the intermediate point, do you have any tips for situations where there is no clear intermediate point that is standing out? I have issues with sometimes losing the intermediate point or not staying with it during the swing if it doesn’t stand out from the ground around it. Thank you, Gary D.
You bet Gary! Set up next to the ball for a practice swing and do a little PMD and let the sole of club scuff the ground in both directions. Then back away and see down the line again and see where the scuff marks are lines up and then when you get back to the ball you are aiming the blur of club either parallel, slightly right or slightly left of the scuff marks depending on how the marks are aimed in relation to the flight plan! All legal and does mot take long!
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