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Shawn, light bulbs going on after watching this, but taking a neutral grip and then “getting behind the ball” to see the face square up seems a little odd to me. Since the levelness of one’s stance, or the distance one’s feet are apart can vary greatly from shot to shot (even in a fairly flat place like Florida where I play) are you ok with barely holding onto the club and delaying taking the grip and first finding your balance and that ideal braced tilt set-up position (like where you experiment on how to find the right ball position with the door frame exercise) and then taking the grip that feels comfortable once you reach that setup now with the club pointed directly at the target? This may seem backwards, but it feels right to me. And as a checkpoint, if I do this in the way I’m suggesting and then I stand straight up to get into the “hammer down” position the clubface is indeed “closed” at that point. I’m just getting there a different way.
That works! Then you simply plug it into the “goldie locks” system of prediction to match it to the ball flight plan! 😀👍
Great video Shawn. Thanks to you I’ve been playing with a closed face for months and striking it better and better. It’s funny, because all my mates want to point out that my face is closed way too much..
Nothing prettier than Christian Yellich in full stride ripping a baseball. Great idea to show that momentum.
You bet Michael! 😀👍
Thanks Shawn. Awesome video. I believe my iron inconsistency is caused by trying to set-up with too neutral of a grip and then trying to time my wrists to shut the face. I am all over the course and working my tail off. Funny thing is I use a much stronger grip with my driver and am staying in the fairway much of the time. I got off my strong grip with my irons due to an instructor comment regarding my hooking the ball. I think it was more a of set-up issue. Can’t wait to get back to my stronger grip tomorrow and see the results.
Yesss sir!! It is all about the delivery THROUGH to the direction you want to start the ball after that! Please see “target confirmation series” videos on premium.
Hi Shawn – Outstanding video and made me realize I was lifting my lead shoulder to create the back to square and not tilting properly. Do you close a hybrid the same as an iron?
Depends on the hybrid! Some are built for draws and you don’t need to close as much; and some look more open than they actually are because the face of the club is round and not straight like an iron!
Deliver the action in the direction you want to start the ball and see how it flies for 2 or 3 and then make adjustments where needed.
Hi Shawn, I joined today after watching one of your grip videos. I have come back to golf after a few years out as I really struggled last time round with consistency. At one point I was to an 8 HC and then I would just start shanking the ball and this process would repeat over and over. Just to clarify the points here so I am straight on what you are saying.
1. close the clubface between 35 / 45 degrees and take a neutral grip / with the index hook (no problem this is my grip)
2. Take a braced tilt over the ball as if setting up to drive an axe into a tree, thus producing a flush clubface at address and impact.
Is this correct?
One other point, if I have gathered my facts correctly, where do I aim my shot. Do I set up just as I currently do, using a train track method with parallel clubface and feet to target line, or do I need to make adjustments to the right?
Thanks, I am really looking forward to trying this all out on Saturday and learning the “Wisdom in golf” way
What you are lining up is the MOMENTUM of the swing; see the latest “alignment reloaded” video on premium; as for the shanks; what is very important is the focus on a task through the ball and not to let the ball become the target!! So get really good with cutting grass through the stem of the dandelion like in the “grass whip training series” and to make sure the arms have the room they need in front of you, please see the “football drill series”
If the shanks start, feel like you are cutting the stem of the dandelion with the end of the blade, not the centre of the blade; sometimes the brain plays tricks on you vision wise and you are actually lining up the hosel to the ball! If you set up off the toe, and cut through the stem with the toe part of the sole of the club, and you hit it solid, stay with that!