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Hi Shawn,
I had watched your ‘knife the grip’ video previously and perhaps misinterpreted the right index pressure point as something you would feel through the downswing — but from the hammer swing here — it appears that you would not feel pressure in the right index finger almost until the hands are past the ball and release is happening? ( and maybe this was what Hogan was referring to – when wishing for 3 right hands).
Am I seeing this right (hammer) or is it different because you are just demoing the release with the hammer? in a manner different than a golf club due to hammer face vs club face orientation.
Very hard to stay focused on that during the swing; the grip is much more of a set up and forget about during the swing so you can stay on task; so if your task is cut through stem or compress through doorframe, then you grip the club with this in mind and feel that the grip would allow you to perform that task; then forget it and stay on task into the target using momentum.
Got it — Thanks
Hey Shawn! Quick question – in this slow-motion video with the hammer, the release is happening WAY past the door frame. This confuses me, as my (fledgling) understanding of the release is that it’s supposed to happen at impact. Could you please clarify? Thank you!
Hey Steve! This is what the vast majority of golfers think; and this is why I constantly see my students gain that magic 30 yards more with each club because if the ball is your target, you are LOST!! You want to collect the ball from where it lies and release it to the direction you want it to go. Watch my favourite series called “throwing series” and then see “predict contact” and the “goldie locks series” and film yourself throwing the club to a specific target and watch how glorious your swing’s lag looks when you do! Then see “lead hand release”, “trail hand release”, “release fine tuning” and “snap release polish videos.
enjoy!
Hi Shawn – thanks as always for the super fast response!
OK, woah…..!
Hold Up!!
Are you suggesting that a golf shot is just like a hockey shot, where you’re not really hitting the ball at all, but rather catching it on the club face and flinging it?!?
I’ve heard you say ‘collect the ball and release it to the target’ a million times in your videos, but I honestly didn’t think you meant that literally.
If so, I don’t really understand how that happens. It would seem that as you’re cutting through the dandelion stem, and making contact with and compressing the ball, that the ball is just going to ricochet immediately off the club face. Right? Isn’t that what ‘hitting down on the ball’ means? And letting the club face do the work?
My recent practice, and indeed, my ‘revelation’ about the release (which I thought was supposed to be happening at impact, not well afterwards) may be all wrong. Although I’m definitely hitting much better, more consistent shots than ever before.
The reason I was returning to the release videos was because my distances seemed pretty pedestrian, and I wanted to troubleshoot why I wasn’t getting better results distance-wise.
I have this feeling that you’re about to blow my mind here….
The ball stays on the face as it compresses, nice flat spot bigger than a quarter; then rides on the club face for an inch and then Releases from the face; it is absolutely a collect and release action!
Ok, wow.
I’m heading to the range to try this today.
I’m concerned that the timing on this seems almost impossible to achieve, and the faster the club speed, even harder to do.
I have been working on what I thought I was supposed to do with the ‘release’ at impact, and that was hard enough to do consistently timing-wise. Any advice on how to approach timing the release after the ball has been collected? Is there a recommendation on which club to use to begin to master this?
Thanks, Shawn!
Steve; get out of conscious mind stuff; YOU SIMPLY CANNOT CONTROL THE SWING THAT WAY. See “throwing the club” and the “throwing series” and realize that the brain will know when to LET GO when you focus on throwing the club TOWARDS A SPECIFIC TARGET. So when you throw the club and you don’t let go, the weight of the club will RELEASE YOU at that time. NOT YOUR JOB!!😎
Well, no 30 yard gain. Maybe a 3-yard gain, sometimes?
I’m revisiting the body turn issue, so maybe I’m trying too many new things at once.
Each swing feels so rushed now with the full body turn both ways. I don’t feel like I got a single good ‘release’ in like 45 mins of trying with various clubs.
These steps backwards are frustrating!
Steve, you should be checking in every couple weeks; not same day! 😝😝😝
give it some time to digest and sink in; did you get to throw some clubs already?
Haha, sorry for overdosing on wisdom in golf! I just wanna get to where I know what I’m doing and can play!
No, the indoor range I visited here in MN wasn’t a place where that can happen…
Did I read somewhere that premium members can send you videos?
Eagle members can send me one per month and if Par members want a swing analysis, they get 30% off, so make sure you are logged in and then see the “lessons” tab
Hey Shawn – yes, I bought some cheap used clubs, and of course my first few throws went waaaaaay left… Like Mu said “How is this happening?”
I think I’ve now got the feeling of how to actually throw correctly.
I watched more video of my current ‘swing’ and it’s clear to me that I’m a classic early extender. What is your recommendation for how to eliminate this awful habit? FYI, on my perpetual motion swings, it appears that I’m not goat humping as much as when I’m actually hitting a ball.
I think my issue is my legs (specifically my right leg?) are not getting the ground in any sort of a squatting motion. I’ve been struggling with getting a good body turn / rotation on my backswing due to my osteoarthritis in my left knee, but if I focus on ‘widening’ things on my backswing, I think I’m getting adequate rotation (or as much as I can physically do). But as before, when I begin the downswing to throw the club, if I stay back and have my right leg go get the ground, I have a hard time not hitting the ground behind the ball.
I’m sure I’m doing something simple incorrectly.
Shawn, Love the Slow Motion! This was pure gold! I noted your grip on the hammer and strengthened my right hand a bit more and it worked great! My release improved greatly! Did drills at home, then took it to the range and eventually the course. Striped it all day long! Biggest problem was I was a bit longer with each club and now I’m not sure about my carry distances. Thank You!
Great problem to have!! 👍😀👌💪
Shawn … this Slow Mo is awesome … it let’s us really see what the release should look like ! … If you don’t mind, Can you please do more Slow Motion clips of the other Releases? They are very helpful. And you don’t have to say a word ! LoL 🙂
Thank you Allen! What kind of other releases are you talking about? Baseball and tennis and ping pong or releases with the club?
Shawn … the Snap Release Polishing … with each hand and then Both Hands on the club … can it be done with a Driver as well ?
Yes, you bet! Full range of motion and full flow of momentum leading to that easy to produce snap in the direction you want to start the ball on. Combine this with the “perpetual motion drill series-driver” video!
This is excellent!
I was taking some online golf lessons from another golf website with video reviews last year and the instructor wanted me have a “neutral” grip, stop releasing the club with my wrists and while trying to hold the club face square thru impact while only rotating thru the impact zone with my lower body vice releasing the club naturally. Needless to say I developed a golfers elbow and had sever elbow pain. My max driver carry last year was about 225yrds..
After watching you, Savvy and Mou last winter, I switched to a very strong grip, let my wrists release like I was throwing the club to the target (like in this video), and now I carry my driver 275-280 yards, with a nice draw or fade at will!… all I need is is to get my short game under control!
This video really shows how a natural club release should look! Thanks Shawn for your excellent on-line videos!
Right on James! You get it! 😀👍👌💪🤘