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shawn i apologise for the randomness, but what shaft are you using in your irons?
No apologies required! Project X Riffle shaft 6.0 stiffness and 125 grams in weight. SOLID!
Hi Shawn,
Over the last few weeks, been experimenting with
Ball position and
Where to keep my eyes.
Ball position I find I have always had the tendency to keep the ball forward in my stance, its only after learning your swing I have had the confidence of moving it back. For fairway woods more towards my inner left heel. Resulting in pulling left. A good round turns to a bad one with these pulls. Trying to gain confidence with the ball between center and the left heel. Specially off the Tee, with better results for now.
For irons (shorter ones 8,9,pw,sw) I am finding by keeping my eyes (just before I start my backswing) on a spot just ahead of the ball towards the target line / or IP, not only is there a repeatability in my shots which by the way are pure right from the word go but also the tendency to pull seems to have reduced greatly.
Still trying to figure out where exactly should I keep my eyes, if I keep them just a little right ( trying to feel that the club will go out) the ball starts there and stays there, while keeping it straight at target always ends up (no draw) left of the target.
I tried the axe drill, was a disaster, ended up taking such deep divots was afraid I might strike oil, so I discontinued. Sending you my latest videos tomorrow.
Thank you for all the guidance.
I love eyes in front; and using momentum to RELEASE the grass clippings into the direction I want to start the ball; not place them there; remember that releasing to the right must mean that your grip and club relationship feels closed enough that you feel and know the ball will come back for you.
Hi Shawn,
Didn’t understand when you say “not place them there;”.
Keeping the eyes in front definitely has reduced my pulls or the draws I was hitting going away from the flag instead of towards, I understand throwing grass clippings towards the target but didn’t understand not place them there; bit.
Also earlier I would take an IP and hit left or right of it for shaping it, when my eyes are ahead then I need to be at the exact direction, hitting even slightly right takes the ball right and vice a versa.
Sent you a video Sir, do take a look when you are free.
Thank you.
Not placing them there means “using momentum to deliver them” and not manipulating the club to make sure they go there.
using momentum to deliver ? Eyes? Little confused.
Don’t shove the blades of grass to target; use momentum to whip the blades there…
ahhhh got it. eyes ahead, blades of grass not placed but deliver…
Last few days have been a game changer for me.
Thank you
Good stuff!👍😀
Hi Shawn,
Just saw your latest YouTube short using the battering ram task. The battering ram task has been a game changer for me. As I continue to practice, I’ve found that thinking about “ramming” the butt end of the club to the desired side of the intermediate point and into the direction I want to send the ball has helped me with better dispersion and also simplify my release. I am Really trying to be frictionless in all aspects and simplify my tasks as much as possible. Thinking sending the butt end of the club in the “jack-Knife” or Battering Ram position out to a target I pick out in the distance where I want to start the ball also seems to help me get more “through the ball”. Can you explain more what you are specifically thinking direction-wise when performing the battering ram task in terms of also being “frictionless” in the delivery and release? I think sometimes I may be inadvertently holding on too long to the battering ram position which creates unwanted friction. Also, I’m wondering why I have to really close the club face/strengthen the grip significantly more on my irons, but to avoid too much draw or even hooks it seems like I really have to back off the grip and use much less of a strong grip with my fairway woods and driver. Any idea on why that may be?
Dave
Have you seen the ProSendr wrist device designed by Sean Foley? Could your swing work with that on or is that teaching something it shouldn’t?
Hi Adam! I am not a fan of that device as it compensates for the inadequacies of the lack of strength in the grip-club relationship and the dual pendulum nature of the arc-club unit as it loads and unloads in the swing. Golfers who have weak to neutral grips and who don’t understand the dynamic aspect of impact need to manipulate the wrists to square the face, so they will bow the left wrist or cup the right wrist with this device to compensate…