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Thanks for this drill, Shawn! I think it’s just what I need to get more consistent swings and ball contact. Can’t wait to get to the range and try it.
Have a great time with it Vincent!
Wow! Just hit a bucket using this drill and great results. The big question now is how do you convert this drill to a regular swing without getting in the drill position? I can see myself wanting to do this drill on every shot while playing. This drill gets your hands in front or over the lead leg to start and how do you get into that takeaway without using the drill? Great drone views as well! – thanks
Hey Brian! Simply alternate between 3 to 4 reps for the drill and then 3 to 4 regular shots and feel the collect and release through the ball the same way with both! You can then do the drill as a practice swing on the course. Lots of ways to integrate it!
Thanks Shawn for the quick reply and this makes sense – just a little tricky with.the feel for the takeaway on a regular swing when the drill has you hinging and the hands are over the lead knee which is moving them forward at the start – unreal contact with this drill.
Perfect timing Shawn – heading out to try this within the hour! Question I have after watching the overhead view – are you concentrating on having the shaft pointed along the target line (intermediate point) when you “set the axe” ? Or does it not matter where the club is loaded, but more important where it ends up?
No, I am setting the axe in the manner necessary to cut through and send the dandelion stem in the direction I want to send the golf ball. That intermediate point is important!
Got it. That’s exactly what I meant – you just said it better than the student 😉
Just a question about the clubface angle in the pre-set. When performing a normal swing I have the feeling of the clubface facing the ball on the takeaway to keep my backswing matching the ball direction. Your preset clubface would be open for me. When I try this drill would more a closed clubface at the preset position be a good idea?
Depends! When you whip the stem out into the wind towards the direction you want to start the ball, is the ball flying the way you want??
Wow Shawn! I viewed this video just before playing this morning and suddenly everything seemed to click in my brain. I have worked on the hammer drill and the axe drills and cut a lot of grass but have continued to struggle with my swing. For the first time today using this drill on my practice swing I felt so much more in synch and in balance and my ball striking and ball direction were so much better. Nice little draws and I felt like I could really put a hurt on the golf ball. Thanks for sharing this fantastic drill.
Woohoo! Right on Mike! Thank you for your terrific feedback; it was the same revelation for me as well! 😀👍