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Revisiting the fundamentals. I was finding that I was able to grip with the left hand more securely when the left thumb is not as far up as you show here. What am I doing wrong?
Nothing wrong!! You just said it yourself, it feels more secure the way you are doing it; if it checks all the boxes dynamically, you are good to go! 😀👍
Hi Shawn, I’m hitting all my irons the same distance, and not very far.
Gotta be grip and angle of attack + club speed?
Good guess! See “purpose of the backswing” and “club speed” videos to start; then apply that to a task which my favourite is “grass whip training” and see what happens after that!
Thank you Shawn!
I just wanted to comment. I have (unknowingly) not understood the importance of the thumb on the lead hand until watching this video. I have stumbled upon a great feeling of leverage in the past (and then lost it)(and then found it)(and then lost it) and have not been able to identify why. When you moved your thumb off to the side of the shaft in your back swing and explained why that caused power loss, it clicked for me. As soon as the video finished, I threw my clubs in the truck and off to the range I went where I confirmed for the first time the answer to a mystery that has had me stumped for a long time. That “toe up” address position was only obtainable in the past (for me) by lowering my hands excessively and would cause an awkward swing that just didn’t work. Watching videos of my swing, I could see the club bowing down as you describe here, and I could see my club toe deep at impact. This has always been a catch 22 between the club feeling comfortable at address and trying to get lie angle correct at impact! This lead hand thumb position (umbrella grip) is the answer and is so simple that I’m mad at myself for not being able to figure it out on my own. Thanks Shawn!
Awesome post man! Just saw this!! 😀👍❤️
My question here relates to the grip, but from a different angle…. the grips on the club… I have used regular and mid-size grip. Both seems fine, since I have decent size hands. How will I know which one would be the best for me? or, is it just a personal “feel” thing?
I use a standard grip PLUS 4 layers of grip tape under the grip; which makes it in between the mid and regular; I wear a size Large glove…
Hey Shawn. I just got back from the range today. It started out really inconsistent today. My irons have really improved a lot just from the whole catapult/sandbag toss mental models. Midway through my bucket, I started to realize that although I was clamping down on the shaft my grip felt full of instability and my top hand was definitely not keeping its structure through the swing. I decided to choke up about 1/2 – 3/4″ on my shaft and suddenly all my issues disappeared.
Here’s the question…do you see people holding the shaft to close to the end of the club and losing stability/balance. I feel like the choke up created a balance that made the swing feel incredibly more structured/balanced. Is chocking up sometimes a quick fix to a round that’s falling apart? I’d like to hear your thoughts on this…seemed like an aha moment but I don’t want to get carried away.
This is definitely a big aha moment! About 30% of tour players choke down or grip down on the club because they feel more leverage there. You just learned a very important lesson for your machine; This is how learning works and congrats!
Now stay with it and evolve some more!
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