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Shawn, thanks for the great videos. I was trying the throwing the club drill for the first time and found myself stepping through the throw with my right leg (I am right handed) . I think it was Gary Player who did this as a pro. Is this something you would recommend?
Hi Rick! No, I don’t
See my downhill shot video on premium; practice throwing down the slope like that and feel how the slope causes you to brace beautifully and get that catapult effect you get with the feet together drill.
If you feel the need to walk, your swing’s center is moving forward because your center of gravity is moving forward and that would cause the ball position to move back and then you find yourself in a position where you have to cast the arms early and reach back to not miss the ball;
See also “hammer drill” and “lead hand release” and “trail hand release” and “release dine tuning” videos on premium. Great question!!
I taught this 30 plus years ago and this would be one of the things I would love to take back…Gary Player was one of the books I read At the time…
Hi Shawn,
When Throwing a club with a low trajectory, say waist high, I can do it flawlessly. I can vary the velocity, change the target, throw to the right for a draw, and in general release it consistently. When I I try to throw the club on a higher trajectory, say over 8-10 ft, I throw it wayyy too high and severely to the left (I’m right-handed)…I feel like I am target focused, but the other day, I threw a club up into a tree and got it stuck! (I can only imagine the look on the tree trimmers face when they get up there) Any advice on a likely culprit would be awesome!
Thank you in advance!
When when you throw the club do you feel more emphasis on the front foot like best downswing weight shift and how do you mesh ” throwing ” with the feeling of heavy momentum
Hey Joe! In the downswing, yes!
Hey Kevin! Just noticed this one! So sorry I missed it! Are you using a solid intermediate point when you throw? Sometimes it is simply the strain amount used too.
Thanks Shawn! Yes I do believe I have a solid intermediate point, but I must say it is the thing that becomes the most elusive for me when my game begins to struggle. I have a hard time keeping focus and even picking an intermediate point sometimes. that being said, I think it’s likely strain level because I am thinking a bit more about the higher trajectory than I do about the waist high. I would say that’s probably exactly why pull a fair amount of shots too…gotta ingrain to RIBS it!
Thank you as always! This unstoppable momentum terminology has really locked it in for me recently, so keep it up!
thanks,
You bet! 👍😀
Missed this comment! Sorry man!
Using an intermediate point for the throw is very key as well as keeping the strain level nice and low! The instant you start forcing the issue, bye bye accuracy!
Shawn – really been working on this drill this Summer. I’ve noticed when I flip release (right hand under left), the club goes left of target – looks hooked. When I feel like I’m pushing the right hand for a better release (right hand over left hand), club goes to target. I also end at a better finish with both hands.
Hmm, can’t believe I did not see this comment man! Sorry about that!
Keep the attention on where you want to throw the club; keep going with that and you will feel different little flavours of release as you do them; don’t let those different little feels distract you from your main task!
Shawn
“Throwing the club “is definitely the best for me at antimanipulation.Today I hit 70 out of 75 balls without manipulation using this analogy.Definitely a light bulb 💡 moment for me .Stopped me from any thoughts of body parts.Walked away from the driving range feeling like I hadn’t used any energy as it was also totally stress free. Thanks
Nothing like walking away with a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment; congrats!!!😀👍😎
Hi Shawn, Can I just say, a massive thank you to you and Savannah. Everything finally clicked into place to and it’s all down to your fantastic content and your amazing teaching ability. I saw a video of you and your daughter and she said she preferred the feeling of throwing a frisbee, well I used that today and who’d have known that I was a lead hand dominant player. Massive strike and direction improvement. So thank you again, and please pass on my gratitude to Savannah.
Matt from Plymouth in the UK
You are welcome! I just showed Savannah your comment and you put a nice smile on her face! 😀👍