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  • From Christopher Calabria on ARC WORK-KINETIC CHAIN COMBO

    Are you letting your hands or arms drop to a certain point before engaging the legs and getting the weight over to lead side?

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    • From Shawn Clement on ARC WORK-KINETIC CHAIN COMBO

      Hi Christopher! The good news is that you never need to worry about this when focused on the task towards the target using the weight of arms and club. To think about when to engage the legs would be sabotage on an epic scale! 😝😀👍

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  • From Aaron Dixson on One Leg Drill

    Love this drill, going to be a staple clip tee in the yard.

    Today at the range, I have embraced my natural fade. Two years of releasing the hands earlier was a disaster. Right and left came into play.

    I gained an easy 20 yards by pumping by legs a bit with a nice 5 yard fade on my mid irons.

    I would like to work the ball more but I need a break from trying. 😂

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    • From Shawn Clement on One Leg Drill

      You deserve a break for sure! Sounds like you found a nice refuge from it too! 😀👍

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  • From Christopher Calabria on Arm Swing vs Body Turn

    Should we be letting the arms drop at the top of the backswing and then shift weight over? Or hands drop?

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    • From Shawn Clement on Arm Swing vs Body Turn

      When you let the arms fall through towards the target, the brain has to grab the ground with the lead leg and turn the body out of the way to let the arms pass through. See “kinetic chain series” and “kinetic chain facilitation series” and “unstoppable momentum series”

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  • From Olli-Matti Mykkänen on LONG AND STRAIGHT DRIVER SERIES: #3 TURBO CHARGE

    Hi Shawn,
    throwing the club, you release to the right of the alignment rod. Is that a setting for a draw? If you throw for a fade, where would the club go?

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  • From Tony Bohanan on Release Fine Tuning

    Shawn,
    I am left handed and it doesn’t matter if I am hitting Driver or my Irons I am hitting a high fade almost fills like I am trying to help with the release . The ball is flying off to my left, When I fill like I am doing it right I get a nice high draw, I want that feeling more what can I work on? I will be doing another lesson with you real soon. Just trying to get better will throwing the club me?

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    • From Shawn Clement on Release Fine Tuning

      Hi Tony! See “draw fine tuning” video as well as the “goldie locks series” video that pertains to grip and club face relationship. If you feel like you are REALLY EXAGGERATING to close the face and you are still struggling to draw, then you need to polish the release in which you want to see “lead hand release” videos, then “trail hand release” videos and then the “release fine tuning” and “snap release polish” videos.

      the only other thing to prevent you from releasing is the centre of the swing is moving which you can quiet down immediately with “feet together drill” and you can combine all the above videos with feet together drill while hitting golf shots. Enjoy!

      Shawn

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  • From Joseph Appel on On Course Playing Lessons

    Hey Shawn,

    Really enjoyed the playing videos. Only thing better would be if I was there plying with you, my course management sometimes is the cause of my blowup hole.
    I had double bypass surgery just 7 mos. ago and got allot of time to watch wisdom of golf instruction. I am now on the course every week putting those gems to good use and just wanted to say thank you! I am 60 yrs. Old and playing to a 10 hcp. and slowly lowering that back to an 8 which is where I was before surgery.

    Joe Appel

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    • From Shawn Clement on On Course Playing Lessons

      Right on Joe! So glad you are enjoying your golf and process! 😀👍
      Let us know when you get there and we can get you another goal! 👊👌

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  • From James Keefe on LONG AND STRAIGHT DRIVER SERIES: #3 TURBO CHARGE

    Hello Shawn….another great video series. I have lowered my handicap by 12 strokes these last 2 seasons thanks to you videos. I was wondering if you had some advice for when your swing starts getting quick on the downswing during a round. I usually start out with great tempo, direction and contact, but somewhere around the 12th or 13th hole my brain starts trying to speed up my down swing…..resulting in pulls to the left and slight hooks, felling like my body and shoulders are getting in front of the ball,…even when I tell myself “slow down” before I swing, I just can’t seem to get back in synch! Thanks and keep these videos coming as they are a huge help!

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    • From Shawn Clement on LONG AND STRAIGHT DRIVER SERIES: #3 TURBO CHARGE

      Hey James! Awesome stuff!
      one thing your brain cannot process clearly is “slow down” which offers too many options (infinite actually)
      what you want to do is stay on task and perform the task as if it was your full time job and you need to last the day! 2 out of 10 effort to get 7 out of 10 velocity and compression towards the target. If your task is sending grass clipping towards the target, then do that EASILY. THAT will slow you down without thinking about it!

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  • From David Stone on Distance to Ball - Part 2

    What about Moe Norman and his setup? He was a good distance from the ball. What made his setup so successful?

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    • From Shawn Clement on Distance to Ball - Part 2

      He reached PAST the ball and was on the heel of the club AND teed the ball way higher than everyone! It is all about where the club will pass dynamically through the collection area than what you do at address! 😎

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  • From Christopher Calabria on Throwing the Club

    Shawn my neighbors think I’m crazy now they watched me tossing hammers and old clubs at trees.

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    • From Shawn Clement on Throwing the Club

      Good! Make them think you are a little nuts around the edges and it will keep them well behaved! 😝😝

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  • From Christopher Calabria on THROWING SERIES- PART 1

    Everything i throw heads to the left of my target.

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  • From Lyle Goodman on LONG AND STRAIGHT DRIVER SERIES: #3 TURBO CHARGE

    I’ve thrown clubs before but always with a short iron. I struggle with the fairway woods, brought an old fairway wood to my home course at a quiet time. Threw the club using a full swing before each fairway wood shot. Started with slight pulls left, just kept throwing it until I got a nice release and the club flew into the target. Then hit the shot using the same feel, best contact I’ve ever had with a fairway wood. Thanks for this Shawn, I really thought I was releasing properly to the target, this drill is very revealing.

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  • From Kevin Delimat on LONG AND STRAIGHT DRIVER SERIES: #1 GRIP-RELEASE

    This is one of my favorite explanations of the new grip. I have been trying the strong grip and my left wrist,(I swing right handed), was strained because my right grip was strong and my left hand was not in the right position.
    This grip takes the strain off my left wrist and will allow the release of the club with the left wrist.

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  • From Aaron Dixson on SQUARE UP THE CLUB FACE

    Wow! Wow!

    Shawn, you’re a saint! I am closing the driver about 40 degrees, I can now pick a target LH side of fairway with an intermediate point of course and hit a nice fade with full confidence it’s in play!
    I can swing at 80% and have zero fear!
    Wow, amazing. I hate a strong grip and neutral with a closed face is an absolute game changer.

    Why on earth does no one teach this?
    Shot an 82 today!

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    • From Shawn Clement on SQUARE UP THE CLUB FACE

      Right on Aaron! That is how you use the information to your advantage! Great stuff and keep us posted to your next breakthrough!

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  • From [email protected] on SPINNING THROUGH THE BALL- SHORT GAME: CHIP, PITCH, FLOP, BUNKER

    Hi Shawn Could you clarify which indoor tees should be matched with different clubs. Size specifically. Thx

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