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Hi Shawn, I have a question about the intermediate point. In past videos I’ve heard you say the IP should be ideally no farther than a foot away from the ball. In this video and others recently it appears that the IP you are using is a bit farther away from the ball (maybe 2-3 feet?). I’m just starting to pay more attention to my IP as you’ve emphasized it as the “compass” we need to be using for true alignment. Can you please clarify the best distance for an IP depending on the type of shot and add some insight on how to pick one and where that focus falls in the hierarchy of task management in relationship to putting it all together? I find myself confused on what order and where exactly to put the IP focus into my swing if that makes sense. Thinking Throwing the club either right or left edge of the IP while cutting through the dandelion stem seems to be the picture I’m getting but the distance between the IP and ball seems to really change the angle of the swing path in my mind. Is it safe to say that for a bigger fade or draw you’d want it closer and for a “straighter” fade or draw you’d want it farther away?
Thanks Shawn,
Dave
Hi Dave! I can answer those easily right here:
I use a bigger one on the videos so you guys can see it and where I will not hit it and have to replace it on every shot…😝. However, I will be doing a video in the next month (several actually) on the application of the diagonal stance on the golf course and as an example, on a par 3, I will pick a divot that lines up with my flight plan and tee up right at the back edge of it and use the same divot for that shot; VERY ACCURATE! And most of my IPs are blasted away as I whip right through them on my way into the flight plan.
For the second part, you are throwing-slashing with ease in the direction through and past the side of the IP chosen and you are able to stay with this because YOU PREDICTED THE STEM OF THE DANDELION WAS IN THE WAY IF YOU DID. Some are terrific at just cutting through stems towards something; others are better at throwing the action feel of that slash release towards the direction they want to start the ball to get their minds past the ball and the prediction process is the key.
See “predict contact” and “goldie locks series” videos right here in premium.
The median is the missing link. I recently switched to using the diagonal stance with my irons and immediately all the balls were going to the right, no matter how I adjusted my feet. I do not have a similar problem the driver as I often using existing divets as the median point. I am working on this the rest of the week.
What kind of improvements would you expect with someone coming from an open stance to a closed stance? I’m 35 and still pretty flexible so an open stance kept me from taking too long of a backswing and helped me turn my hips at impact. I do have a tendency to come forward towards the target on my downswing, which could be because I away back off the ball in the backswing. So this could help! I’ll just have to hit some balls to ight to find out!
Easier to stay behind the ball with this stance for sure! Have fun with it!!
The diagonal stance feels way more comfortable too. I can stand a little wider and still let the hips turn as they should.
Yes, it really feels that way for every one of my students that had issues turning and that went to it. Really entering a whole new chapter here!
when doing the diagonal stance do I have to make sure my shoulders stay parallel to my target line,
Don’t worry about the shoulders! Everything you need is with the intermediate point and your ability to let the swing go left or right of it; the I.T. Is the north star!