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Shawn I have been experimenting with a feel you mentioned on one of your podcasts a couple months ago but I don’t remember you making a video about it. You were talking about really engaging your lead side to “pull” through with lead arm to activate the kinetic chain vs “push” with the trail arm. I use the “battering ram” task and when I do that task thinking slow heavy momentum to the target “pulling” through with my lead side instead of “pushing” with my trail side I notice a significant improvement in my kinetic chain engagement getting more through the ball. Could you explain that feel in more detail and any tips on how to better utilize it without getting into strain or manipulation?
Thanks,
Dave P
Hey Dave! My favourite feel and drill which always ends up giving me an extra club in distance is the #6 in the kinetic chain facilitation series where we walk while sending tidy rows of divots into the woods; when the lead leg grabs the ground and your focus is to send that divot flying into the bushes you get amazing engagement through the whole chain. Just pay attention to what your body wants to do while doing that task well and see what it wants to do.
Thanks Shawn. Will try to find a good place to send some divots! As I was thinking about lead side kinetic chain engagement this evening I got out my swing caddie pro in the garage and was swinging it with my lead hand thinking about really engaging the lead side and I had a lightbulb moment. I put both hands on the device taking my normal grip and did a very slow frictionless full backswing thinking a slow heave into position engaging my trail side, imagining I was drawing a bow back with my trail hand trigger finger. I then allowed a natural pause at the top and thought about sending a powerful heavy battering ram to the right edge of my imaginary IP with focusing on really firing my lead side sending the butt end of the club in my lead hand to my target. I was absolutely amazed at the difference in the speed I was able to generate. After a few goes warming up I felt something different kick in and I kept increasing the setting on the swing caddie and after about 5 lead side powered swings I easily generated enough speed to click it over on the ~130mph setting. I think I’ve been short circuiting my kinetic chain by trying to push with my trail side instead of utilizing a powerful pull with my lead side all these years. I can’t wait to take it to the range as I really think it will be a game changer generating a lot more effortless speed and staying much more balanced all the way to the finish.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Dave
Right on Dave! Great discovery and ah ha moment! This is how you do it!!👍😀💪🫶
shawn just wanted to mention that swing caddie let’s u know that ur center stays as perfect as any human can be or u really have to grunt to get it to snap and that s no bueno
Exactly! Well said! A great centring video with ground force development is “feet together back to feet apart”; works very well with this tool!
hey shawn: in using swing caddie .I can snap it above 110 mph but it happens just past my left foot
I heard u say u wanted the snap to occur out in front of u.
orrect?
Hey Mark! Just past left foot is great because you have to use some pretty solid G-forces to get that thing to snap at 110! Good on you! That is through enough! 😀👍