Thanks for the awesome lesson again! I have a quick clarification – How do we maintain good grip pressure but at the same time swing with ease? At times I find it challenging to separate the two “feelings”.

If I don’t get anything else out of my premium membership Shawn the grip videos have made a big impact on my golf. I’ve struggled for years with my hands not working together and never understood why. That has all changed for the better. Thank you!

Ok I’ve finally had a glorious ah ha moment twice over the past two days… and not in the order you’d expect.

While having a range session yesterday and struggling with my longer irons I remembered how much throwing the clubs resonated with me. Funny thing is I had never actually thrown clubs, but I’ll address that soon. I had watched so many of your videos here and on YouTube about throwing the clubs and a small detail came to mind. I remembered during your session with Mu how you talked about throwing the club 30 yards to the left(I’m right handed, so right for me) would accomplish the goal of sending the club correctly down the target line. I was sick of struggling with my 5 iron and lined up with my intermediate point with these thoughts in mind. Once I had got into posture and stood over the ball, my focus was on a tree down range about 30 yards right of my intent. I ignored the ball and strictly focused on throwing the club towards that tree way right as I setup for a draw. What happened next shocked me. I already thought I had good distance for being “self taught” , but whenever I kept my focus on throwing out right I proceeded to hit rockets on line. My best being a 225 yard carry with my 5 iron which seems ridiculous (Albeit I do play with game improvement irons, 3rd year golfer, and I’m pretty sure the manufacturer lists my 5 iron at 22 degrees). My misses were a result of blacking out, but when I stayed with the task of throwing “way right” I could hear others in awe of my compression and swing and marvel, along with myself, at the flight and distance of ball.

Today I finally decided to actually take it upon myself and throw clubs in a nice open park nearby. I grabbed my teenagers well worn clubs and used the lines of the soccer fields to gauge my progress. Keeping the same swing thoughts from the previous day, sure enough I had a few go high and left but for the most part many of them landed on or right of my target line. Is landing right as big of an issue as high and left? I know that when I landed left it meant the release was early or I got ahead of the throw. What does it mean when I’m right of the target line? Is it as bad? The biggest feel that I got from the exercise was that I need my trail shoulder to come underneath in order to get the desired club path as opposed to coming across or around. It’s insane once I begin to realize how wrong I’ve been doing things. There’s no way that sending my efforts that far right should produce the results I witnessed. Thanks for all yo do, I’m truly grateful for investing my time and money into your methods now.

Still in my first season, last weekend solely from your instructions I shot a 42 at 9 hole corse. I’ve never broken 100 or 90 before. I’m still high off excitement. My short game was where I needed the most improvement. I lost 6 storks at-least because of these type of shots. I can’t wait to practice.

Here I am for the tasks assigned 🙂 All very clear, I can finally feel what you explain with the sensations of the body. It seems to me that I have more feeling if I keep the stance a little open. Maybe the backswing levitation seems to be a bit shorter but upon release I feel the body release, feeling the weight, arms and stick more naturally. If, on the other hand, I exaggerate in wanting to open my hips in the backswing, more than I feel necessary to bring the iron up, I happen to hit the ball in the head or in the middle. I have to exercise

Hey Shawn at 14:15 in this video you discuss shot strain as a 2 and velocity as a 7
I can control the strain but how do I control the velocity?

Sounds like I may need some work on my footwork…..It looks like a big part of the back swing effectively is a toss into the trail foot leveraged feel? From there you transition into a braced feel for the front foot that allows the momentum you generate with your club to whip through?
It also looked like this was something you should notice with the walking drill…I’ve done that drill but not paid attention the the Leverage/Brace relationship. It was just walking and swinging, easy enough to do but I did not have a clear path to integrate that to the real swing. I think sometimes I get out over the front foot and even with the walking I’m not going into a braced feel. Can’t wait to try this…..Thank you!

Great video. I’ve been watching your videos for more than 10 years I’m glad to hear that we don’t have to hold the bird anymore never did work for me I can’t tell you the times the club slipped out of my hand. Had cataract surgery this year and I have 2020 in each eye so I can see Like an Eagle.Moo looks great Love watching him hit the ball so now he’s competing a long drive so cool. keep up the great work you’ve always been wonderful.

Fantastic!With the driver can we do the same thing but brushing the grass?

Hi Shawn, this is something that you’ve pointed out that I need to work on and this is awesome! I just ordered this aid and saw a slightly different desired use of it and I was wondering if you’d give me your thoughts? (1880) GOLF: Impact Snap Training Aid Review – YouTube

Thanks very much,
Ron

Hi, Shawn, i have tried axe drill this morning. i really swing the club very easily. But one question comes up, if many students of yours use this momentum and grivity mothods, why everyone hits different distance? like your daughter, she hits a long way. Because of arms weight, club head weight, if one wants to hit the ball longer, what should he do ? i assume he can play the way you suggest.

I get very confused Sean, one moment I am trying to trim weeds sweeping across the ground, and here you use the hockey stick and the sander to create pressure into the ground which looks and feels more like a downward blow, kind of trapping the ball with a large divot.
Since I started using your systems I (a 10 handicap) haven’t even come close to breaking 90. My shots are flat and fat, I feel so confused over the ball and have lost the feel of what a good shot is.
I almost feel overloaded and overwhelmed with info, I wish you laid out a progressive plan of videos to follow. I just look around the site looking for answers and get more and more confused.

How far in front of ball is best for an intermediate point? I love the driver blur task, makes perfect sense

Hi Shawn! So this task was great for me at first. I started taking a nice divot and was compressing the ball nicely. However, as with the cutting the dandelion stem and sending it to the target, eventually I become so focused on the task that my focus is at the ground instead of “out there” at the target. The result…. I start coming over the top.

Throwing the club gets my focus out at the target. But I tend to struggle with good contact.

I’m absolutely convinced that developing a skill at a task is the answer. Just struggling to find the right task for my brain.

Thanks for sharing your wisdom in golf!

What is meant by “ momentum ONLY”?, does it mean without any added effort?
Very good lesson. Thanks.