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During the backswing is it normal to lose vision of the ball and the intended path over the intermediate point? My lead arm and shoulder block my view during the levitation of the backswing.
When doing PMD drill, do you see the blur in both directions during all backswings and follow throughs?
I do see the blur during backswings and follow throughs of the pmd. I only seem to lose sight of my intended path, briefly, at the top of the backswing once I introduce a ball. Could this be a product of overswinging?
Could be; but since you are not defective, we need to revert back to what was going through your mind just before you started the swing and were you in a state where you had to make sure you hit it hard and solid to get there?
My initial swing thought is to throw the club backwards in a direction that will match where I want to send the ball over the intermediate point. I’m also focused on being centered because I struggled with sliding back in the backswing.
Ok, now it makes sense; you want to be focused on delivering your task into the direction you want to start the ball and stick the finish; you are going to use momentum to get you through all of it. The only way the brain gets to use momentum is to have enough backswing in the direction that fits where it will deliver the momentum on the way through. It is the horse before the cart. Easy to get lost in the backswing when there is no purpose other than make a backswing.
I had not seen this video before now. I have been trying everything to get my swing more in to out and notice its hard to get my hands up past my shoulders when I am trying to swing around my body. limited flexibility in the rotator areaI guess.
I see that at the top of the backswing your hands and club are more straight above your shoulders. I assume you draw the ball from that position. I can get my hands higher by doing your move and impact seems very good. My question is how you draw the ball from that position? Seems to me that position at the topwould promote a very steep down swing. What am I missing?
Hey Craig! We are anatomically and neurologically designed for self preservation and the biggest weapon the human machine has is the kinetic chain. See “football drill series” first and then see “kinetic chain facilitation series” and you will light up when you see that baseball hitters have the same way of swinging. Imagine, so many teachers have said that baseball and golf don’t mix and IT’S COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE! 😝😀👍
Hi Shawn,
Love your instruction as always because it remains consistent throughout your teaching.
Shawn, you have to talk about Rapsodo. That is the neatest piece of tech I have seen in a long while. Similar tech to that I know cost $5K-$10K. So my question is, what is the cost do you like it and is it worth it?
Thanks Shawn!
If you are using it outdoors, it is terrific! It becomes much less effective indoors however and looses several of it’s features. Terrific deal for the price!
Hi Shawn,
I’m a 6 and a physician and having a dramatic improvement following your task/biomechanic philosophy.
I have a consistent error of getting steep through transition and then saving through impact. Exhausting way to to play!
I have recently adopted tucking the right elbow on the takeaway and creating a feeling of a “closed kinetic movement” with my arms. It feels like I can fire with my body and capture centrifugal force because my arms are just levers unloading the energy. Plus, I am confident getting back to ball because it feels like a closed kinetic movement with clubhead geared to return to starting position.
Finally the question: is there a downside to having right elbow “too tucked” or elbows too close together? Otherwise, I’m just gonna keep exploring this motion since it makes swing effortless.
So sorry I missed this! My website has stopped sending me email notifications and I am scrambling to catch up! 😝👍😅🤯
not knowing exactly where you are coming from with your swing, I have seen so many get into trouble with this one; this is where the “football drill series” of videos come in! And I would also see our “kinetic chain series” and “throwing series” to compliment! Looking forward to your feedback! Shawn
While watching one of your videos on YouTube as usual I am bombarded by advertisements that I usually delete immediately. This one was about a 1 plane swing like moe Norman, which Bryson DeChambeau seems to have adopted. I have been struggling with consistent contact from round to round so I watched a few of the videos on the single plane swing and proceeded to try it out at the range. My contact was great and it seems easier than adapting to different swing planes for different clubs. I will never stray from having a task, intermediate point, and flight plan and I truly believe that you are a golf genius. I proceeded to go to my local GOLFTEC and compare my conventional and 1 plane swings and my consistency and swing speeds were better using the single plane swing. I know that you have videos about Moe that I have watched, but, you have not advocated the single plane swing. Can I adopt a single plane swing while still employing your principles or am I straying into dangerous ground. If you do think that it is reasonable,especially since Bryson seems to be having success adopting it, it would be great having a video explaining your thoughts. Thank you for your response. Wisdom for Life!
Hey Joe! Terrific comment and you are finding what works best for you DYNAMICALLY and Munashe is on the same path. You will see the latest ball above and ball below video we just put out on premium and we will be taking a deeper dive on this aspect as many of our WIG players have those tendencies. I do not advocate “single plane” because this definition is not anatomically possible for 99% of humans. What I do advocate is a set up that allows you to DYNAMICALLY deliver THROUGH the ball and into the picture of the flight plan. For Mu, you will see a slow motion view with both angles and will definitely determine that he is closer to the “single plane look”. I do also agree with single length clubs and consider them very valid and wish all companies would offer a version of their product in single length to give more choice for golfers.