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  • From Kevin Muldowney on Shawn's Favourite Drill - Driver

    I want to hit it like moo

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  • From Neal Ward on TASK 2.0 TIP OF TEE DRIVER

    I know you used to talk about left and right arm dominant. When you swing the driver like in this video do you even feel either one dominant or does it just feel like the arms and club all swing together as one unit?

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    • From Shawn Clement on TASK 2.0 TIP OF TEE DRIVER

      both my swings improved and became more tidy when they became 2 arms and one club as a single unit; the ACU was born and thousands of golfers have confirmed it since then! 👍👌💪😀

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  • From Colin Watt on Backswing Series

    Hi Shawn, I noticed that a few of the tasks are using the arm muscles and body to complete the task. This is confusing to me because Im understanding that I shouldnt’ be using any muscles in the arms to swing. Am I missing something here?

    Are the arms supposed to feel very loose in the swing? Should i let the arms do their own thing going back and through?

    What muscles do you use to pull the trigger on the backswing?

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    • From Shawn Clement on Backswing Series

      The key here is providing TONE to the arms; if they are too loose, then when the kinetic chain grabs them, it’s like a catapult with a paper arm! So we are using momentum to complete all tasks; cutting through stem, throwing the club, sending grass clippings or divots, squeezing through door frames, spinning tees…You want to ready that momentum to carry you through all the way to the finish and stick the finish.

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  • From [email protected] on HOW TO STOP PUSHING WITH RIGHT HAND

    Shawn this is absolute GOLD! I ran across this video just scrolling through the site and I was like man, that sounds like me so I checked it out. Started with the wedge just to get the feel and now I’m flushing every club in the bag with the double-overlap. As soon as I go back to my regular grip…bam!…the inconsistency comes back. Trying to develop a practice plan around this but boy is it frustrating. Right now doing sets of 3 balls rotating between double-overlap and single overlap to try to ease myself into it. Not sure how else to approach it. Either way, this video should be seen by a LOT more golfers because it is money!

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  • From Paul Belcher on Putting - Stroke & Distance Control

    Shawn, I have been working on strengthening my grip. I viewed your putting video on You Tube about not manipulating the club. I’m a 10 handicap and 74 yrs old. Played Saturday and shot 77. All I thought about When putting was see the ball in the hole and no manipulation. It changed everything. Every once in a while I throw in turning my hands over and smothering the ball. What video would be good for that. Also I live in Atlanta and recently saw your video with Jamie Letts. I am about 2 hours away. Would he be good to take a lesson from on how to keep working with the strong grip? Thanks. Having fun!

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    • From Paul Belcher on Putting - Stroke & Distance Control

      So I met with Jamie Letts today. It was a great experience. He showed me that my grip wasn’t really as strong as I thought. We did the 3 tees in the ground drill for draw, cut, and straight. Ball position is huge. He had me striping the ball- even with the driver. We mostly just worked on setup and it really opened my eyes. Can’t wait to go practice the drills. I see now why the blur exercise is so important as well as the intermediate point needs to be right in front of the ball. One time I used the intermediate point about 4 feet in front of me and I pulled it left. Thank you for doing the video with Jammie and the referral. Over and out for now!

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    • From Paul Belcher on Putting - Stroke & Distance Control

      Also is there any way to find which video I responded to when I come back into the website?

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    • From Shawn Clement on Putting - Stroke & Distance Control

      Awesome feedback Paul! Jammie is a flippin’ treasure as a human, golfer, teacher, coach. I am so happy you got to have that experience! As for your videos, you can put them in “your favourites” on the website!👍

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    • From Paul Belcher on Putting - Stroke & Distance Control

      Forgive me but I can’t find how to put a video in “My Favorites”

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    • From Shawn Clement on Putting - Stroke & Distance Control

      Hey Paul! Get you butt over there to see Jammie ASAP!! The man is a complete master with Wisdom in Golf and has a strong grip of his own! When you smother the ball, it is not by any defect of yours; what was the last thing that went through your mind before you delivered the swing? It all happens right there! See “pre-motor cortex series” on premium!

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  • From christopher salameh on Putting - Stroke & Distance Control

    hey Shawn, I have been pulling my putts a lot lately. i’m a 9 handicap. Buddy of mine who is also an instructor advising that me lead shoulder is coming up to soon and causing me to strike the ball with the lower part of the face and it’s closed. Can you help?

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    • From Shawn Clement on Putting - Stroke & Distance Control

      Hey Chris! Did you see the video “never miss another short putt shawn clement” on youtube? Also see “eagle putting exclusive” and “Putting routine off season training” and “flow state putting”
      Tell your friend respectfully to stop distracting you with body part positions and wasting your time. Alignment, ball position, distance to ball, LET MOMENTUM ROLL THE BALL INTO THE PICTURE OF A BALL ROLLING INTO THE HOLE AT THE SPEED YOU WANT IT TO GO IN ON.

      What is your putting routine and the last thjng going through your mind before you allow the stroke to happen?

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  • From Andrea Ferriello on SHAWN'S NEW FAVOURITE DRILL!

    An important question for me. I notice that if I keep my hands a little heavy at the moment of impact the swing may be slower but I have the feeling of a good compressed impact. And something to work on or rather be very loose?

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  • From Andrea Ferriello on Bolted and Centered

    An important question for me. I notice that if I keep my hands a little heavy at the moment of impact the swing may be slower but I have the feeling of a good compressed impact. And something to work on or rather be very loose?

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  • From Christoff Poppe on On Course Playing Lessons

    Shawn
    these are really fun to watch
    on the second video you mention that puts break within 4 feet of the hole. Can you expand on this?

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    • From Shawn Clement on On Course Playing Lessons

      Yes, when the putt slows down in the last 4 to 6 feet from the hole, this is when it takes the break and moves; so that area is where you want to perform the visualisation.

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  • From Gregory Benson on TASK 2.0 TIP OF TEE DRIVER

    Hi, been working on this. Have a terrible slice developing. Shouldn’t the club face square up with centrifugal force (ball on string)? Any insight to what I might be doing..

    Thanks,

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    • From Shawn Clement on TASK 2.0 TIP OF TEE DRIVER

      Hi Greg! This could be good news where you are finally getting through the ball; as you get deeper through the ball, your face will open up more. See the first video in the “consistency series”, then see “important grip update” and “draw fine tuning”
      The second thing you want to acquire if you don’t have it is the full ALLOWING of the release of the anatomy and club face. See “lead hand release”, ‘trail hand release”, “release fine tuning” and “snap release polish”
      Mu as an example went from slices off the planet to a very closed face and very strong grip to evolve to a strong grip and almost square face once he developed the release and now just came back from a personal best 397 yard drive at the PLDA competition in Utah which got him into the afternoon finals!

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    • From Gregory Benson on TASK 2.0 TIP OF TEE DRIVER

      Thanks for reply Shawn. I have been watching and working on recommendations. Things are starting to click. 397 yard drive is incredible. Congrats to Mu.

      Best

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    • From Shawn Clement on TASK 2.0 TIP OF TEE DRIVER

      Great Stuff Greg! 👍👌👊

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  • From Philip Kwasinski on The Grip - Part 2

    You mentioned midway in video a stretch or excersize for trailing hand pointer finger but I did see it. Is that in a later video?

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    • From Shawn Clement on The Grip - Part 2

      Darn it! Really? Sometimes I go on a tangent and can’t find the breadcrumbs back…🙄
      You saw the kitchen knife correct? You saw the way we hold a golf ball when you want to throw it? So with the use of the knife in mind, place the face of the club towards the ground, (use any iron) and take the index finger of the trail hand and push the face into the ground; feeling that stretch in the knuckle of the index; or do the doorframe drill like in the “hammer drill” video and apply the same pressure against a ball against a door frame to stretch it. Make sure you also see “important grip update” video

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  • From Jason Tolbert on LEAD HAND RELEASE DRILL ASSURANCES

    Are there other videos/drills I can watch to help with keeping my arms connected to the top of the rib cage as you mentioned. I noticed in the backswing the trail arm will tend to come away from the body especially as the clubs get longer. This is likely contributing to my lack of a consistent release in the backswing. I plan on recording a session and sending in for analysis here soon.

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    • From Shawn Clement on LEAD HAND RELEASE DRILL ASSURANCES

      Hi Jason! You are definitely misunderstanding! Don’t ever try to connect the arm pits to the rib cage! See this youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZCyLM8Q8ww
      and this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMjyyDlVPTg and this one and this one is a real beauty! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9fmj6ke1-g
      enjoy!

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  • From Jason Tolbert on SWING PLANE FOR ALL CLUBS

    During the backswing is it normal to lose vision of the ball and the intended path over the intermediate point? My lead arm and shoulder block my view during the levitation of the backswing.

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    • From Shawn Clement on SWING PLANE FOR ALL CLUBS

      When doing PMD drill, do you see the blur in both directions during all backswings and follow throughs?

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    • From Jason Tolbert on SWING PLANE FOR ALL CLUBS

      I do see the blur during backswings and follow throughs of the pmd. I only seem to lose sight of my intended path, briefly, at the top of the backswing once I introduce a ball. Could this be a product of overswinging?

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    • From Shawn Clement on SWING PLANE FOR ALL CLUBS

      Could be; but since you are not defective, we need to revert back to what was going through your mind just before you started the swing and were you in a state where you had to make sure you hit it hard and solid to get there?

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    • From Jason Tolbert on SWING PLANE FOR ALL CLUBS

      My initial swing thought is to throw the club backwards in a direction that will match where I want to send the ball over the intermediate point. I’m also focused on being centered because I struggled with sliding back in the backswing.

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    • From Shawn Clement on SWING PLANE FOR ALL CLUBS

      Ok, now it makes sense; you want to be focused on delivering your task into the direction you want to start the ball and stick the finish; you are going to use momentum to get you through all of it. The only way the brain gets to use momentum is to have enough backswing in the direction that fits where it will deliver the momentum on the way through. It is the horse before the cart. Easy to get lost in the backswing when there is no purpose other than make a backswing.

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  • From Jonathan Fleming on SHAWN PLAYS 9 HOLES - PART 2

    Hey Shawn, @10:42 you talk about your alignment to the flag for a draw onto the green. If I have it correct you say that you’re aligned left of the flag with an intermediate point at the flag and releasing towards the flag. Is this not a fade setup? Or is that because you’re using a lob wedge that you have the stance a bit open?

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    • From Shawn Clement on SHAWN PLAYS 9 HOLES - PART 2

      Haha! No! This is a “straight draw set up”
      because the lob wedge will not move in the air, because too much loft, then you line up left of the hole and release towards the hole with the ball back of centre and draw it back to the left of the hole; the ball stays straight 80% of the time and will draw a yard or two otherwise.
      very cool shot, lots of fun!

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  • From [email protected] on SHAWN PLAYS 9 HOLES - PART 2

    I love on course strategy videos and learning how to decide what club and flight path to use. Thanks.

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