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Really appreciate these on course Vlogs and play. I’ve always been about choosing a club to get as much distance with each shot. Will be changing strategy from this point on to one which is “smarter” to achieve that end result of lowering my score. Thanks Shawn.
Right on Craig!
Shawn,
I was looking forward to seeing your preshot routine that you use on-course – but may be thats the way a preshot routine should be?
Let me tell you where I am coming from. In your videos, you ask that we see the blurr as we feel the weight of the club swinging back and forth. That gives our mind a good reference of the ball path and feel. Thats great, thats on the range mat.
But how should we properly do this on-course? Now, here is my thought – there seems to be 2 places to do this on course – the first is like Jason Day, you warm up behind the ball and then you walk forward to the ball and then setup, hit the ball. Another word, you treat the strike area like a holy area.
The other way was to be like you’re at the range. You warm up next to the ball and then you step forward and set up. You dig up the area next to the ball and you pray you don’t accidentally hit the ball with the practice swing or part of the divot…
So…whats the “best practice” that incorporate some nice swing to warm up for the shot and then setup and keeping your target in sight? There are many “schools of thoughts” on preshot routine but I didn’t seem to find your side of the story…
So…I would love to see and hear your thoughts on how to incorporate all the practice feel, visualizing ball flight in a sensible preshot package. Thanks!
Here you go!
1-pick an “end target” or a place you want to have the ball end up
2-pick a flight plan that fits your ability to get the ball there
3-find an intermediate point that will set you up into that picture-so that when you let the weight of the club release you to the target, you can predict that the ball position, the distance to the ball, the posture, and the grip-club face relationship will fit the flight when you let the club track itself into the direction you want to start the ball.
Predictions video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieQF5GjxzFs
4-set up done? Prediction of shot done? It is now OUT of YOUR CONTROL, just give control to gravity and let the weight of the ACU release itself in the direction you want to start the ball. Look for the feel of that low effort and nice whipping velocity that unleashes that ball into that flight with freedom and abandon!
5-DID YOU LET IT? DID you stay with the feel of that release to that direction? Or did you get distracted by “making sure” of a position or something else making noise around you?
If you stayed with it: how was the direction? how was the contact? How was the balance? How was the strain level?
If you did not stay with it, something short circuited you and you were trying to do something else; what was that you were trying? What were your concerns?
6-The most important stat in golf is how many times (there are average 36 full swings on the golf course) were you able to stay with your shot all the way to the finish? Can You CONFIRM WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT YOU felt the release of the club in the direction you wanted to start the ball?