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Shawn, this drill has really opened the floodgates for me in terms of effortless speed. As I take a look at my swing down the line, it appears as though I am getting a bit across the line at the top. I am not super concerned because I am able to still stay with my target and send it out to the right of my intermediate point, but I don’t want to engrain this habit if it is something that can causes issues down the road. It seems that if I keep my ACU more in front of my body at the top my wrist hinge causes the club to go slightly across. Any issues with this feel if I can still create my desired shot shape to the target?
Hi Anthony! Sorry I missed this one and the answer is no issues; the videos that keeps everything on track to combine with this are the “match backswing to ball direction” and “lead hand release in the backswing”
Shawn, I have been trying to eliminate my “too inside takeaway” but in trying to correct it I always felt like the club felt too heavy and I would have to sway to get it to go in the right direction (because the opposite of being too inside was making me push the entire unit away from me). I stumbled upon this video and saw a picture that gives me hope to make the correct backswing move where the club head remains outside the hands. It is the view where the camera is pointing straight at your garage door while you are halfway back but almost fully turned in the backswing. It never occurred to me that while you talk about this being a wide take away it is much closer to your body and more inside the target line than I had ever pictured it. Is the key just to stay on the inside of the trail foot as you toss and turn back?
Correct! You should be able to perform this feet together! See “hammer drill” “lead hand release” (the backswing portion of it) then see “how to match backswing to ball direction” “feet together back to feet apart” “uphill shot” and “perpetual motion drill series”
enjoy!
So this video has been my self-imposed focus, especially on the downswing…. smash the windows on the garage door. It really me to use the kinetic chain and not engaging the ACU too soon. Works great for my irons and fairway woods. However, in today’s round this same thought with driver is causing me to clip the ground before hitting the ball. Could I possibly be overcooking the garage door thing. Maybe just slightly crack the windows? Shrug. Thoughts?
Simply match the same action with clipping the tip of tee on the way up! The driver should never hit the ground unless you are hitting it off the deck;
See “hammer throw driver” in the throwing series
Thanks, Shawn. That hammer throw is helpful. Then, I read through the comments where someone had a similar issue, and you suggested the ball above the feet video. So it would seem that there an adjustment to the downswing based the club…. as you demonstrated with the long hitting stick. So, is fair to picture the swinging to the target as a straight line (actually arc) from three points…. top of the wing, tip of the tee, target? Spending time with Goldilocks as my downswing may be driving in a plane is closer to my irons, which would steeper.
Yes, short irons are steeper because of the shorter shaft; see “grass whip training” video and do this with all clubs; and you will notice that the G-force of the swing based on the length of the club and your body with iron out the plane on all of them.
This drill/video has really put it all together for me. Love this…. I have been overthinking everything. But now…. 2 thoughts…. backswing to the top…. downswing…. slam the garage door and break the windows…. to the target. Thanks for this great analogy.
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Brilliant.