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Hi Shawn,
do you have an alternate image with the same effect as the ‘dandelion stem’ ? I’d love to use it; so far my mind is looking for it, just does not “see” it. I just seem to not perceive the sole of the club as being a gras cutting tool, my mind rather perceives the entire club face in motion. At times I can perceive the ball as ‘floating’ above the playing surface, but not consistently. I go with ‘carrot peel’ and ‘sending two tees towards the target’ as well as ‘fixed lowest point of the swing’. In all these my mind does not perceive the leading edge of the club as being in motion, but as stated, the entire clubface. For ‘unstoppable momentum’ I ideally would like to have, next to goldilocks, suitable imagery for the feel through the bottom of the arc, – finetuning. What do you suggest – do I have to wait for the dandelions to grow 🙂 ?
Best regards
Eckhart
My original was the sole of the club as a flat stone that skips on the surface of the water; I use this in the fairway woods! See my fairway woods videos and look for that feel and sound in your irons too; it has been a great help to many of my students and I will need to make another video about that to add to the task list for the irons on premium! 😀👍
Thank you,
indeed, I successfully use your goldilocks guidance with the sole of the woods; it is very helpful. I will try to mentally ‘widen’ the sole of my irons and play them more like woods.
In one video you mention that you see the bottom of the club hitting the ball hitting the gras catching the soil etc., suggesting that you ‘feel’ and predict the divot. That feeling and prediction has eluded me so far as well.
Eckhart
When you see the “predict contact” video, the deal is you throw the club in the direction you want to start the ball with the prediction that the SOLE OF CLUB is low enough to deflect. See where that deflection is when throwing to that direction and place the ball at the backside of the scuff mark.
I just tried this drill/task and it really produced for me. Seemed like I was able to hit the ball as far as throwing the club, but with less effort.
I was surprised in the video when you said you hit a fade. The set-up for this drill really resembles the set-up for hitting a draw, with how you seem to turn to get behind the ball.
Great stuff! And regardless of fade or draw, you are behind the hit. Remember that the shoulder alignment has nothing to do with the path of the arm swing.
hi shawn, i struggle with this drill because it brings my arms into action whereas i understood from you not to use them, but only the legs and butt swivel, which has brought me a lot of progress. As a result i loose my straight effortless swing if i implement the drill into play..never the less i understand the importance of the drill . could you give me a tool to use the drill and not to activate my arms ? i might not have understood in the course that there is always a part of arm-action, if so let me know please? the only arm action i use now is to carry the structure of the top of the backswing position down to impact.thx
Ok, important comment here. When doing this drill or any other drills, you are looking to use the weight of the arms and club as a unit to compress the ball through and towards the target. You do not want to be in the state of mind of “from the top to the ball” but rather “UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM (heft or weight) THROUGH THE COMPRESSION and out towards the target (the flight plan you want to send the ball into)
See: “using the weight in your swing-axe drill with savy” and “unstoppable momentum arc-blur series”
Shawn – you gave me this as one of five videos to work on. Should this be incorporated into setup with every club!
Yes; from the wedge through to the fairway woods; Driver can be the same as the fairway woods but if you want more out of it, it will be nailing 5 degrees up instead of 1 degree down. Can you picture that? Also, realize that the ball position will be a bit more forward with the hybrids and fairway woods.
Yes, understand / heard you compliment Sav on achieving 5 degrees in this week’s video. Guess I am thinking too hard but so far the mechanics of getting behind the ball is beyond my skill set. Heading to the range tomorrow morning. Thank you.
Shawn – I am getting the feeling of getting behind the ball finally. Is the getting behind the ball tip the same as your pre-turn tip (set up for a draw video)? When I get behind the ball I feel like I am pre-turning as I rotate my hands into the strong grip position that squares up the club face. It also feels like the clubhead is moving back in my stance – also similar to the pre-turn tip for a draw. In the pre-turn tip you show the clubhead in front of the ball and then pre-turn which puts the clubhead behind the ball. I am trying to make sure of how this new tilt (getting behind the ball) should feel by trying to describe how it looks and feels to me. Thanks!
Very good and yes! Combine this with “predict contact” and “goldie locks series” to keep the low point of the swing in check! 😀👍
Thanks. I will review these before returning to the range. Our courses are very tight in the Myrtle Beach, SC area and I have to finally be able to hit straighter shots. Need to hit the beautiful straight draw you show us so often!!
This drill has helped me eliminate excess movement in my swing. I developed a “flip” at the beginning of my transition, which killed club head speed and consistency. While I “envisioned” throwing the hammer, actually throwing and comparing the feeling of that task also eliminated turning too far inside and being “stuck.” This drill should be part of the consistency and beginners series IMO. Much thanks
Thanks for the great comment Jason! Very happy this task struck a solid chord! Now get really good at it and plug it into your shots on course!