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hey Shawn, i’ve been really trying to throw club more towards the target and i’m hitting some the straightest shots I’ve ever hit but probably like 25% of the time I am hitting a bad shank or hard push. I feel like maybe it’s related to my backswing as I’ve been trying to make it more upright to help get more leverage in my toss toward the target but not sure. Any help would be apprecicated!
Hey Frank! Yes, make sure you see “predict contact” and the “goldie locks series” with the “distance to ball video at the forefront. Once you have predicted that the ball is “in the way” of your throw, and that your grip and club face relation is closed enough, then you will be able to STAY WITH THE THROW in the direction of the intermediate point into the flight plan. See also “blur of club” and “arc blur unstoppable momentum series”
Ok I’ve finally had a glorious ah ha moment twice over the past two days… and not in the order you’d expect.
While having a range session yesterday and struggling with my longer irons I remembered how much throwing the clubs resonated with me. Funny thing is I had never actually thrown clubs, but I’ll address that soon. I had watched so many of your videos here and on YouTube about throwing the clubs and a small detail came to mind. I remembered during your session with Mu how you talked about throwing the club 30 yards to the left(I’m right handed, so right for me) would accomplish the goal of sending the club correctly down the target line. I was sick of struggling with my 5 iron and lined up with my intermediate point with these thoughts in mind. Once I had got into posture and stood over the ball, my focus was on a tree down range about 30 yards right of my intent. I ignored the ball and strictly focused on throwing the club towards that tree way right as I setup for a draw. What happened next shocked me. I already thought I had good distance for being “self taught” , but whenever I kept my focus on throwing out right I proceeded to hit rockets on line. My best being a 225 yard carry with my 5 iron which seems ridiculous (Albeit I do play with game improvement irons, 3rd year golfer, and I’m pretty sure the manufacturer lists my 5 iron at 22 degrees). My misses were a result of blacking out, but when I stayed with the task of throwing “way right” I could hear others in awe of my compression and swing and marvel, along with myself, at the flight and distance of ball.
Today I finally decided to actually take it upon myself and throw clubs in a nice open park nearby. I grabbed my teenagers well worn clubs and used the lines of the soccer fields to gauge my progress. Keeping the same swing thoughts from the previous day, sure enough I had a few go high and left but for the most part many of them landed on or right of my target line. Is landing right as big of an issue as high and left? I know that when I landed left it meant the release was early or I got ahead of the throw. What does it mean when I’m right of the target line? Is it as bad? The biggest feel that I got from the exercise was that I need my trail shoulder to come underneath in order to get the desired club path as opposed to coming across or around. It’s insane once I begin to realize how wrong I’ve been doing things. There’s no way that sending my efforts that far right should produce the results I witnessed. Thanks for all yo do, I’m truly grateful for investing my time and money into your methods now.
Right on Jason! You just went next level both mentally and physically and good on you for taking the time to HONE THE TASK OF THROWING CLUBS. Massive enlightenment for those who do! Enjoy your new found perception of alignment and delivery of direction (for those who did not see “alignment reload” get it done, must see)
looking forward to hearing about your next breakthroughs! Shawn
Everything i throw heads to the left of my target.
Very common!! Keep practicing and make sure you have an intermediate point to stay to the right of!
I’m just back from the park where I threw some hand sledges, some secondhand irons and an 8-pound maul. For the first time I feel some hope that I can develop a competent swing. I don’t want to sound grandiose but this really has been transformative.
Hey David! IT IS VERY TRANSFORMATIVE! You realize that the golf club should always be delivered this way; WAY TO GO FOR GETTING OUT THERE!!! Now you will reap some serious benefits; I am very excited for you. Shawn
Hi Shawn–hope you are well. I tried club throwing yesterday, and threw, as expected, a lot of well left throws! I watched another throwing vid you did on youtube, and I want to confirm what I am trying to achieve. If I throw well right of my target (as a righty) because I am side on, the club will actually end up on target(ish) when I throw it. However–if I position the ball correctly, making that “throw” with the club makes the arc blur of the club hit through the ball to the actual target. Which would mean when I hit the ball–it should fly at the target because I am throwing well right of the target? Have I got that right?