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Shawn–the classic step drill indeed has helped me tremendously. During the downswing, I feel my left lat leading my gravity-falling left arm. And, I feel the clubhead (the sword) on my right side. My question- I still need help in keeping the right arm bent so the sword can get through cut. Can you give me a swing thought for turning my right hip or body help the right arm stay bent? I do struggle with early extension.
Just saw this post; sorry for the delay!
Have you ever thrown the club before? See the “club speed” video on premium and “throwing the club shawn clement” video on youtube; film yourself both face on and down the line and see if you are early extending!
A good video to watch as an opener, see “head position and lag shawn clement” and practice throwing with the trail hand first for safety!
Fred Couples just said on Feherty that when he played his best, he always hit into a complete picture of the shot. It was like your words in his voice. Couples was never mechanical at all. Another confirmation of your system in prime time. And it not only applies to beginners but also at the elite level.
Speaking of kinetic chain, I was swinging the speed stick and noticed something. If I swing it using a backward slash motion I can make it click at a much higher level than my regular swing. This was true no matter how much force I put into my normal swing. The backward slash seems to foster a slightly different orientation of my body on the backswing. That is not a coincidence is it?
That was a good show wasn’t it? I have recorded that and will be watching the rest of it hopefully this week; a couple of others had mentioned it and it is music to my ears for sure!
As for the Speed stick, many of my students who were used to swinging AT THE BALL get a better snap release into the backswing because they are not programmed to HIT AT anything; so everything is left alone and the release happens beautifully! This is why the PMD (perpetual motion drill) is sooo good because it shows you how one side releases properly and then all you need to do is mirror this towards the target!
True that on the PMD and sorry for the confusion. I was actually picturing a ‘backward slash of the sword’ through the hitting zone on the down swing. Meaning that the left elbow points to the target and leads the ACU through the ball area. This also forces the right arm to default to the ‘football delivery position’. That post impact thought created much more club head speed and a ‘click’ that occurred past the ball. Seemingly desirable results. I found all this out accidentally.
The next step is to translate this to a swing with an actual club. My analytical side is finding it hard to believe (trust) that the club face will square on time. I hope I am not headed to shank city trying to get more speed. Thoughts? Stick with it?
This sounds very good; and what you will find is that it is very difficult if not impossible to shank from there as the extension will occur past the point of impact instead of AT the point of impact. Don’t you feel a nicer clearing of the body to make room for the loaded ACU?
What will be left to do is apply a nice full prediction process to this action you are discovering and about to polish; when the brain says hey, if I feel this in that direction, the ball will do what I want it to do in the air! And then the good stuff happens…😎😀
Hey Shawn. Nice video. I am a right handed golfer and only right handed. I do not fling a Frisbee with my left hand. Should I feel that my left is controlling the swing towards the target or pushing from my right? Thanks Peter
Hi Peter! You would be throwing the frisbee with your right hand like a forehand in tennis; of hammering a nail into a door frame with the right hand or skipping a stone on water. When you place both hands on the club, you are now getting ready to throw the club with both sides in the direction you want to start the ball.
How wonderfully resourceful you are! Love it!! Great minds think alike!😀😎
Hope many of you struggling with this read this post; I will be making my broom soon! Shawn
Thanks Shawn 😀👍
I took a broom and cut it to the length of a driver put several wraps of tape on the end of the handle and applied grip tap. I did the perpetual motion drill and the only way I could swing faster on the down swing was to push off the ground with my left leg (right hand golfer) and it felt like a natural move nothing forced. This was a wow moment for me.
Wow rj! That was very resourceful!
I will be going to the hardware store and find a proper sized broom to make one for here! Right on!👍😀