Hey Frank! See the “driver for accuracy” video and start with that; then see the “long and straight driver series”

We are coming with that! What I do want to tell you is that you want to feel like you are already winning the tug of war and the momentum is in your favour and you have the wind in your sails and you are cruising your way through the task and out into the flight plan. Like if your 150 club is your 8 iron and I ask you to deliver full range of motion and full task to 120 yards; would that not feel like it is a done deal? Like you could do it in your sleep?

Will have to wait on the next part…when I hit my 150 club 120…it goes 120! but it is easy and I could do it all day. The only thing to check is to make sure I’m I am using the full range of motion and fully engaging the legs.

Correct! It should feel easy to deliver for 120 but you get 150 and at way less effort. Full range of motion to gather momentum and momentum to DELIVER YOUR TASK (grass clippings into direction of flight for me) in the direction of flight.

Well that was revelatory…I found that when I ‘won’ the tug of war in the direction I was delivering into my picture, it felt like I was short circuiting my follow through. It was as if I was missing some kind of counter force to brace against the pull and the only thing I could do was short circuit the momentum.

I went back to the video and noticed at about 5:30 mark, you ended up with a nice balanced finish. I had a hard time ‘getting pulled’ into the finish. I felt as if I had to shut it off. Even with the 120 yard momentum feel I did not feel like I ended up in a balanced finish. Is that perhaps a clue about what is zapping my distance?

“Lead hand release in the backswing” to get max gather to achieve effortless slash; see also “turbo charge lead hand release”

Hey Aaron! Great observation and yes I am pumping but NO, I AM NOT THINKING ABOUT IT. We are built to do this in every sport that requires it like skating, skiing, walking, running, golfing, standing on a swing or check out “Kiiking” on youtube.
Great videos in here where we talk about it and or do it naturally:
-turbo charge lead hand release and the turbo charge trail hand release
-pumping up the swing
-pumping up the volume
-kinetic chain facilitation series”
-kettle bell into door frame
-unstoppable momentum series

so never think about the legs; and never try to keep them still; you simply stay with the task of using momentum to deliver your task in the direction you want to start the ball with ease and velocity.

YESS!! BIG ONE!!

I love them both but use the latter one; see “important grip update”

Good stuff Aaron; but the knife the grip should mot alter direction of the grip compared to what you have; if after part 1 you are hitting it in the direction you want to start the ball, then stay with what you have and move on to the next. If you get into a snag, send me a picture of the grip!

Yes, anytime your upper body moves forward, you have to reach back to not miss the ball and add loft; see the first video in the consistency series to get your understanding, then see “important grip update” then we can dive into “tilt mile markers” and “head and hip swivel”
let me know after that!

Please see the “football drill series” which deals exactly with that!

Definitely possible! 👍👌

Don’t think about that! Don’t think about extension or keeping the same level; just use the weight of the arm-club unit to cut the stem over the IP!👍

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After a few months back to struggling with chipping. I can feel that my arms club unit is clearing( not hitting). However the place where the club cuts grass is slightly different every time. So I am not able to locate the sweet spot for ball position.

This is when “blur of club” is so important! You must always have an intermediate point and have your arc intersecting both the ball and the IP. When you do chip PMD, you keep the arc moving through both and see where the low point is when you do. The ball should be just before this point where the club starts to cut the grass.

So glad you are enjoying the content George! Thank you for your awesome feedback! 👌👍😀
Shawn (sorry about the confusion, my wife was on my Ipad and I made the comment from her account 😝)

Hi Gene! Once the grip and club face are set; then you are looking for a nice release pattern that your arm anatomy is already pre-disposed to do! See all the “release” videos and apply them to the “perpetual motion drill series” and feel the release in each direction going from the follow through into the backswing and then the backswing into the follow through.

Thank you Shawn, will do. One additonal question: Do you have any videos dealing with a very flat backswing? It is the bane of my golf existence, no matter what I try. And thanks again, you have such a gift, a remarkable teacher.

Haha, my speciality! The more you abandon control the better!
start with “backswing levitation” and “perpetual motion drill series” and then see “kinetic chain facilitation series” and the classic “arm swing vs body turn”

Boss Kelly! Has a great ring to it! Thank you for the great comment! Shawn