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Hi Shawn,
How important is the pause at the top before transition towards down swing?
I tried it few years ago seeing Matsuyama pausing but with me standing the traditional way, would send the ball left with my over the top or out to in swing.
I tried pausing now with the “Clement” swing, some excellent results but as its new not consistent. Is it worth pursuing the pause, as one learns from experience that you repeat it enough times you will get better at it.
Thanks
The pause is a result of you performing a swing with momentum; IT IS NOT SOMETHING TO FOCUS ON. When you feel or are aware of a nice pause, simply enjoy it for what it is and then get back to delivering your task with ease and momentum on the next swing. Pause just happens when you are not fighting your swing.
Matsuyama used to pause , but his seems deliberate, any thoughts ?
Cannot speak for him; he is trying to get rid of the payse as we speak; so I know he is being too technical!
Hi, been working on this. Have a terrible slice developing. Shouldn’t the club face square up with centrifugal force (ball on string)? Any insight to what I might be doing..
Thanks,
Hi Greg! This could be good news where you are finally getting through the ball; as you get deeper through the ball, your face will open up more. See the first video in the “consistency series”, then see “important grip update” and “draw fine tuning”
The second thing you want to acquire if you don’t have it is the full ALLOWING of the release of the anatomy and club face. See “lead hand release”, ‘trail hand release”, “release fine tuning” and “snap release polish”
Mu as an example went from slices off the planet to a very closed face and very strong grip to evolve to a strong grip and almost square face once he developed the release and now just came back from a personal best 397 yard drive at the PLDA competition in Utah which got him into the afternoon finals!
Thanks for reply Shawn. I have been watching and working on recommendations. Things are starting to click. 397 yard drive is incredible. Congrats to Mu.
Best
Great Stuff Greg! 👍👌👊
I know you used to talk about left and right arm dominant. When you swing the driver like in this video do you even feel either one dominant or does it just feel like the arms and club all swing together as one unit?
both my swings improved and became more tidy when they became 2 arms and one club as a single unit; the ACU was born and thousands of golfers have confirmed it since then! 👍👌💪😀
To keep the rope on a string feeling the ACU feels like it is pulling out of the shoulder sockets. Like the feeling of tossing a sledgehammer. If I don’t have this feeling then I’m manipulating and not swinging? This taut rope feeling needs to be maintained through the backswing past the intermediate then released into the target?
Yes, you get the idea! The transition from backswing to through swing feels like a nice pause; just like you were using an axe to a tree with the cut just below the waist; see “the throwing series” where we throw clubs of all different lengths including something longer than the driver which will help the image.
Hi Shawn, The driving range I use has only mats. Would the grass whip work on mats as well as on grass? I am thinking not but wanted your input.
Yes, you put the ball on the tall rubber tee and whip through the tee along the base of the mat and keep seeing the ball fall to the mat; then hit a couple iron shots and see the same thing.
Thanks Shawn