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I was working my drives and noticed that I was getting quite consistent drives with allowing the head to come slightly up at the top of the backswing… then, down.. as I grab the ground and then back up… so the head would seem to bop.. up, down, up through the full swing. Is this right?
Yes-yes-yes-!!!! Ohhh yes!!
We are built for this!! See “the walking drill” and see when walking, the head comes up and down but the grass cutting remains very,very accurate and true!
For me, I got great results using this drill. I “rush” my down swing (better: through swing). When I keep water in my left ear (great analogy!) I start a process that leads to acceleration, rather than going from 0 – 60 immediately. Great video
Agreed!! I just tried it this morning and it worked for me. Such a great analogy!!
Hi Shawn,
Following my video swing analysis, I did some training today performing some chip shots while keeping the head behind the ball. The shots were much more accurate than usual.
I wonder : in the turn, is it the posterior that begins the movement or the arms followed by the posterior or both at the same time ?
My sensation based on my experience is that beginning by the rotation of the posterior lets the arms to be more passive being tracted. For me, letting the arms initiating the movement leads to manipulation of the club and the will to catch the ball.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this point.
All the best,
Pierre, from France
Very good Pierre!
The turn of the posterior (which is actually feet-knees-legs) using the ground to remove the body out of the way of the arms into the backswing like a lumberjack heaving an axe;
See “best golfers are lumberjacks shawn clement” on youtube as well as “anti manipulation” on premium;
Shawn
It appears that you have less head tilt on knees together chip than with your regular swing stance, where 20 degree head tilt is so obvious. Is that what’s really happening or is it just the camera angle? I also seem to remember your saying in a chipping video that it was important to keep head looking straight ahead to prevent altering the low point of the swing. Do I have that right and is it connected to the perceived head tilt difference?
Because we are already in the lag set up with chipping; and we are only using the main pendulum point of the sternal notch, yes, we want the head over the center of the feet; we can tilt it back a touch from there from the neck for a slightly shallower angle of cut and consistent look with the “hammer through the door frame”
Hi Shawn, I know you talk about making a full turn and not restricting the hips. Should the shoulders still go back or turn more if they can once the hips stop turning?
Hey Neal! Please do not worry about that; we really really suck when it comes to “how much” our body parts move and where they move to. The best drill is the sword drill; where you hold the club upside down with the lead hand and turn until you feel that you can use the mass of this lead arm and sword to slash through a bamboo shoot with power and heft and EASE!
See the video I did for Golf Wrx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k6QOcAQrk8&t=89s
Also see “purpose of backswing” video on premium