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I have always struggled with whether “I” am making this release, which brings in start point, timing, and all the noise, or is the club releasing itself? And if it is releasing itself what am I focusing on for this to happen – the task?
Been on the videos for about three weeks, practicing what are some significant changes. Still can’t play a consistent round
Great stuff – thanks
One of my favourite tasks is cutting rows of grass while walking; you start with letting the club cut grass in both directions and feeling the weight of the club release you PAST THE BOTTOM in each direction and feel that snap and re-hinge in both directions.
Then when you see the blur of the club head passing in front of you, or where you are cutting the grass, then you can know how far to step forward to cut the next row.
Cut some rows for a few minutes and feel how quickly the brain gets the system flowing…if you try to take control of the club then the system gets sabotaged.
Thanks Shawn
Very tough letting go! My conscious mind wants something to do. Also, when I watch you demonstrate this, your hands/handle come much further across your body still loaded – it seems like to your front leg, before the head start to drop and the release starts – I am sure I start to the ball much earlier than this, in fear of topping/hitting it thin, or not getting the club face closed. Probably why my misses are always sweeping draws, that start online, and just keep going left.
Thanks for the quick response – work to do today!
Make sure you see our “predict contact video” on premium for the concerns of contact and direction; Shawn
Thanks Shawn, I was just getting ready to load that. After 60-65 balls at the range, of trying to make the release happen, I finally let go. My focus on the downswing was just getting the ground, and “leading” the trailing elbow under. Rotation and release just began happening
So now, predict contact, task, range and the course. Glad it’s a Friday
Thanks a lot
I have heard through others instructors that having loose wrist helps a lot with release and creating more clubhead speed . Is this your task based focus on their body part focus ?
Understanding how to let anatomy work is #1 key; then understanding how staying with the task will make it work way better and more efficiently is the cherry on the Sunday; then it is about execution and feeling it in action so that you know what to predict when the chips are down.
Shawn
The task would be to let the club release your hands ?
Yes; if that is the task, which is often mine, I allow myself to stay with this task by predicting that when I do feel that task that the dandelion stem is in the way or the doorframe will get squeezed through; you saw the Prediction videos?
Yes my prediction for contact has improved and consistency has gone up now that I have fined tuned my image of contact . Was a incredible milestone .
Hi Shawn, I have been letting the “weight of the hammer” release me, as noted in your lessons on “trail hand release” and “lead hand release”. How does the active emphatic release taught in this video come in? Is this an alternate approach?
Not really; different approaches to the same release; some resonate better depending on the individual;
Shawn
Yes, the same release with the driver; make sure your distnce to ball is far enough too! Many golfers do not stand far enough from the ball with the driver to allow the “ball on a string” to fully deploy to get this full release!
Did you see the driver videos as well as the “distance to ball” videos?
Hi! I am very pleased in your demonstrations all the time.
Here is a short question. I have some difficulty in driver swing, though. Is this release method(a quick turning of left hand) appliable onto driver swing, too?