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With the door frame analogy, are you referring to the open part of the door frame, or one of the beams? I like this task because it really improves my width, but I struggle staying with the task because it’s hard to see a ball or nail that stops once it’s into the wood.
Simply imagine Through the wood and out towards the direction you want to start the ball. As long as you are using a 90 degree angle visual; which could be the door or the beam.
When determining ball position for a draw you say center of the sternum slightly in front of the ball . . . Is that established before or after you get into your side bend? When I get into side bend axis tilt it seems my center moves back behind the ball. Thanks!
Definitely after the side bend! The way to do it is to feel that the low point is in front of the ball when you deliver your action in the direction you want to start the ball; draw or fade!
Shawn, I think this was a very good video. No matter how much you think about cutting grass, or slicing a dandelion stem, the brain still sees the ball and we need to send that object into our flight plan. I think the key is the hammering through that little white thing out to the target. IMO that keeps the brain focused on the real task which is getting that white object to where we want it to go. Personally, I have struggled with the stem and other tasks because my brain no matter what, knows that we have to hit that ball to get it where we want. I think this will help a great many of us.
Hi Shawn,
this video is really very, very good.
When I feel maximum power in my left leg (stretching upwards) when the club head reaches the dynamic center of the swing (two to three foot behind the ball), the snap happens without effort and I feel a good and kinetically effective swing.
However, often I do not feel the power climax in the left leg at that point and the snap is dull.
I suspect that this happens because of something during the reverse at the top of the back swing.
Do you observe a key thing at the top among your students that makes this timing/snap sensation less likely to occur correctly ?
Best regards
Eckhart
This is where you want to practice the #6 video in the “kinetic chain facilitation series”
When you are walking and sending grass divots into the direction you want to start the ball, your left leg engages so solidly and powerfully every time because it needs to continue to walk at the same time! The human machine at it’s very best!!
Thank you.
Do you feel the weight of the club arm unit in one arm more than the other? I can slice the bamboo with one hand but the moment I put two on the club, it just doesn’t feel heavy anymore. If I use my lag shot (basically and orange whip with a club face) I can feel the weight, but when I grab my regular clubs with two hands it just doesn’t feel heavy anymore and I start manipulating
ditto…love this question!
Hi Jeremy,
My natural experience is likely as yours: one arm: completely relaxed and perfect kinetic motion; two arms: something off, perfect kinetic motion not possible.
Thus I have to swing ‘unnaturally’:
No effort except purely passive AC unit weight drop above the waist, activity solely below the waist with the upper body/ AC unit following the tight rotation, starting motion with the feet, culminating into a jump timed at the dynamic center of the swing, wrists free of manipulation – that leads to an effortless snap and throw.
When you throw a heavy hammer, that is what we do. The key is the relative contribution: below the waist active – above the waist passive.
Let’s see how Shawn will respond.
Regards
Eckhart
Yes, and this is how the veteran lumberjack operates! Always use the legs to do the lifting and then use the resulting momentum to pound through! See the 2 videos I listed for Jeremy! 👍
Hey Jeremy! It is the weight of the ARMS AND CLUB TOGETHER AS A UNIT! ACU for short. See “using the weight to hit your shots-axe drill with savy” and “starting the swing smoothly to slow things down”