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Hey Shawn,
Few questions,
Question 1: so the hammer drill is to hit a door frame not a nail?
With hammering a nail I have lots of struggling because I always have the sensation that i have to reach back. In the image you can see in fact the hammer is after the nail at adress position, that is why I don’t feel confortable with the drill hammering a nail. (this ball position in the picture would be for a fade).
Second question: Just to make sure when you are imagining a nail when hiting with a golf club, the nail is at the ball or higher at the place where the nail would be when you would hit with a real hammer (I have placed two nails in the pic, one at the ball the other one higher).
For my next practice session I will try to hit directly the door frame to see if it’s working better for me 🙂
Thanks,
Seb
Good picture of you with hammer; just replace the hammer with an axe and cut through a small bamboo with it (dandelion stem or tee when the ball is there)
Is there an advantage to swing outside of the ball to look for the arc blur?
I’ve seen you demonstrate this by swinging on the inside of the ball, maybe just personal preference?
Great question Lyle; we would have to try it out! 😀👍
Anytime you can see where the club is passing when you swing to the target, then it is a prediction model. So I am sure there is benefit to it.
Shawn, I have seen your content over the last 15 years or so and just joined your premium sight as I have had to give up tennis and am now focusing just on golf. Here is the preface for my question: On the irons/hybrids I find that I grip neutral about 20 deg. closed before I get behind the ball to hit basically straight. However on the Driver, which I play pretty much off the ball of the foot, I find that I grip neutral about 45 deg. closed before I get behind the ball to hit basically straight.Question: Is that OK/why and/or should I be adjusting my driver setup to also be 20 deg. open at setup? Thanks, Ron
That is PERFECT!! That is also VERY COMMON!! See this video I just posted last week!
https://youtu.be/oDLs2SC-yQE
Thanks, affirmation is always nice. Also loved the very quick response. Another question, loved where I saw bracing the chip somewhere. Worked great for me. Would you recommend doing that for pitch shots as well? Sand shots? Punch shots, etc.?
Yes, absolutely, all of the above! 👍😀
Awesome. Amazingly quick response. Thank you very much, Ron