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.

Hi Shawn! Do forearms touch each other in the followthrough? 1:45 in video it looks so. thnx

Hey Shawn,

I am new to the site and I love the content. I am having issues with a consist backswing. I am trying to allow momentum to start the backswing but am having some issues. What is the best way to start/or gain momentum to start the backswing. I have tried hovering the club over the ball and have had some success with the driver and hybrids. But I seem to struggle with topping the ball with the irons when hovering. Any good videos or suggestions.

Thank you

Hi Shawn, quick question. What is the “self-correct” when the grass whip digs into the ground? I’ll get a few up and down swings and then I’ll dig up a huge chunk of the earth. Trying to translate that self-correcting mechanism to a golf club. Thanks!!

Hi Shawn
I’ve been working on a braced tilt as you suggested in a video analysis. Set up strong from right into left staying braced behind the door frame throughout the swing. My understanding of this was my leverage point is the brace into the target. If the inside of the right foot is the leverage point in the backswing how can the braced tilt be maintained?

Everything you say and show makes so much sense to me but I have not seen any results on my score card.

Been trying to figure out when to grip the club, set up positions and all that, in spite of the goldie lock series. different for different clubs and lies. I have to use my imagination. Also I am not as strong as you. My strength has always come from the core and upper body. Not very strong legs. Are there any hope for me or is this system more for strong athlets. Sometimes I have been able to swing the club as you suggest with normal grip and closed face – a bit successful – but not for every shot. Uphill, deep rough etc no use. Of course I am doing something wrong.

Then I try to copy Savy – although she is a lot stronger too. The ball goes further but to the left. With the interlock grip I have now got pain in my pinky finger – perhaps arthritis. Worked pretty well the whole summer but now when it is colder the pain has set in. Would love to learn Savys set up. I do not see any closed club face here – rather open face. Weight distribution at set up etc. I am also curious when she takes the grip. Behind the ball when she picks her intermediate point? When she puts down the club square to the intermediate point? I follow her on insta but have not been able to find out what to copy.

I almost gave up but then today i tried the – feel the weight of the arms and club unit thing — arms hihi. and that worked with the putts and the shorter clubs. However when I try to use this mindset with longer clubs i tend to duff. perhaps because the ball is further back on short chips and wedges. It will take years to go through all your videos and let each and every one sink in before you go to the next. I am 70 years old – I would like to see results soon. So much to think about – weight of arm and club unit. cutting grass, cutting the tee in the direction I want the ball to go – Not the intermediate point – This is also a question mark for me. Is this just an intentional spot to keep in mind ( I thought I should have the target in mind) since you are always swinging to the right or left of the intermediate point. I guess it is only used to get the right swing path. I guess you do not even aim at the intermediate point? When you ask me to close the face at set the face points way to the left. The blur of the club is useful though as well as swing path – right – right or left – left. Straight I have not been able to figure out :))

I do the goldie lock – my short game has always been my strength (with your teaching or Pelz – both works well for me). I do the feet together drills, I cut grass and tees and all that in the direction I want the ball to start – keeping the target in mind – but then i forget to release the club and that perhaps is the reason I have not been as successful as I had wanted with the long game.

Sorry for this long message but so much going on in my head right now.

Hi, Shawn,

Adventures in width and G-forces: warming up last week, using Swing Caddy, I found it easier (more consistent) to activate it at the chosen setting using the “super slow, super relaxed” backswing drill than when I switched to my regular swing motion (even with a focus on achieving similar width).

I’ve noticed a similar difference in ease of activation when I alternate between using a trigger movement (like Mu’s video re Swing Caddy) at start of the swing and regular swing. Not quite sure how to bridge / narrow that gap, other than continued practice.