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Hi Shawn,
I seem to have the opposite experience to other WIGers,
My feet together swing contact is really poor and my distance is 20-30 yds less for 7 iron. When I go back to feet apart there’s a noticeable improvement
Has this happened to any of your other students too? Curious as to why this is the case
I’m thinking maybe because
1. it’s not my normal stance hence I lose focus
2. My normal task is to hammer the door frame, and I don’t know anyone who does that feet together lol
Would love to hear your thoughts
It does happen! And the reason is often that the student is still trying to hit the ball; if you find that there is effort in the action from arms, then the stance is definitely too narrow to support the discombobulated timing. Remember that when you simply let the arms fall past you and towards the target, the return of your butt on the other side of the “revolving body” will catapult the arms towards the target and pull the club head through while keeping you in perfect balance.
The hammer through the doorframe is excellent feet together because of the revolving nature of the action by the way…😀👍
Perhaps this drill is ringing an alarm bell and alerting me to a flaw in how I use my body/arms! I will work on it
Thanks Shawn
👍👍😀😀
Hi Shawn,
I practice this drill as often as I could.
I took videos of myself doing it. Without a ball and using the perpetual motion (cutting some grass), the swing plane is quite nice. When I put a ball, it’a different image with the hands trailing the club at the beginning of the backswing and a very flat swing plane. At the downswing, the club is in plane with the ball.
These different pictures question me.
Is there a way to «forget» that the ball is here ? (quite funny to ask this since the game is all about throwing a ball to the target). For me, It’s easier to cut some grass using the club without stopping when there is nothing on the way of the club. It’s a different thing to have a ball in front of you. I imagine there is something to do with the mental picture of the movement.
Thanks for your help.
Pierre
If there was a pine cone in front of you, and you were cutting the grass, would that change?
Hi !
I don’t know. Let me have a try.
How much practice using this kind of drill do you find it takes to rewire the brain for an inside out swing? Right now my practice swings are all inside out but the actual swing with a ball goes outside in 🙁 I’ve tried this practice but my brain still hinders me.
This is due to something else Altogether!
See “blur of club” video on premium first.
Then see “Blur of club, unstoppable momentum” then “predict contact” and “the goldie locks series”
You are giving up on your task because when the ball is there, you still think you need to pay attention to the ball! This causes a completely different chain of events!!!
With the feet together drill, should club face be closed,? It appears to be square or open in video. Thanks!
It is all up to you and your needs, always! When you deliver through the stem of the dandelion with your action, how is the ball flying? Make the adjustments based on your dynamic flight of your swing; not anyone else’s. Shawn.
After watching and learning from all your videos, it appears that PGA instructors have made golf learning more complicated, way too complex, teaching swing styles, all 50 plus positions they want you to be in and golfers don’t get any better . I been stuck at a 5 handicap way too long. I cannot be I was hitting 185 yard draws yesterday on demand.
That is the bliss and the curse of being so far ahead of the times when it comes to learning and acquiring motor skills. I am so glad you are enjoying your journey with us!
Shawn