@@golflessons iv been following you for the past 10 years, this video for me summs up all the knowledge you have shared with us. The sternul notch in front of the ball and the right cheek behind the ball was the missing piece of the puzzle i needed. Im currently 3 handicaper and iv dedicated a lot of my time over your videos. You should stress this information again and again in all your videos, you have no idea how this changed my golf game. Thanks again shawn !
The 5 wood would have the notch directly over the ball or to the back half of the ball; but with the brace against the left side; the driver would have the notch a couple of inches behind to more depending on the height of the tee; again, making sure the upper body is properly braced against the forward side; Thanks for the question! shawn
Best video ever! Thank you so much, Shawn! I've taken lessons from multiple PGA instructors, watched in-numerous videos on youtube to get consistent swing and make solid contact with the ball every time. Nothing comes close to this. Tried this out in the driving range today. 60/65 shots were solid. Thank you again
Shawn, you have made a tremendous difference in my golf game. Your instruction is simple, clear, and so much better than anyone else that I've listened to. A sincere thank you for helping all of us golfers out there!
Shawn I just want to say thank you, I've been on and off to different golf instructors but his lesson here did a massive difference in hitting my irons right. First match after watching this lesson and going to the driving to practice your tips was 10 strokes down my best score (im shite but im down from 104 to 94). Again really appreciate it and ill continue watching them all. Thanks for this!
stop golfing for about a year... back to basic. watching this video again just to get back my rhythm and contact... thanks for keeping this video in the archive. years watching Shawn... still my best reference.
shawn, i have been followed your videos for almost two years. You don;t know how much i want to thank you, and i couldn;t believe your video lessons made me from a 22 handicappers, to now, i could shoot consistently low 80s. I think i should come and take lesson from you personally, so i can finally break 80. thank you so much, really, deep from my heart!
Well, after mega years of topping and scuffing, I stumbled on your video. I can't believe the difference. I haven't played a round on the course yet, but just practicing I have not topped one ball and hit only one barely chubby. This really works. And with all clubs.
Finished work today strait to the range, took out my PW and couldn't hit the first 10 balls at all no divots Nothing!! Watched this video took a divot with every shot and literally didn't want to go home for my dinner because I've never enjoyed hitting the golf ball so much in my life! The key for me was the position of the head i just cannot believe it!! I put a 7 iron off the deck to 185 yards 6ft from the hole! I'm itching to get to the range again 2moz then hit the 18 holes at the weekend and smash it! THANKS SHAWN YOUR A LEGEND!!!!
Yea nice video there Shawn, was directed here from another video where I was expressing my ability or lack of, to get into the right setup position, helps me further with the braced tilt setup.
As I learn and understand more about the golf swing, I can appreciate your instruction videos more. This really is a complete lesson for any golfer esp; using gravity as your friend. Thanks so much for a 1st class presentation. Rod - - - - Australia.
Wow the information in this video helped out so much. Before watching this I was inconsistent and might have hit it nice but I wouldn't hit a divot. After watching this video I immediately went outside and hit 5 balls. This tip has made me more consistent and straighter. I am so glad that I decided to look on youtube for some free advice. Thanks for all the advice and I hope I can utilize this on the course.
@onkai Thank you Onkai; I appreciate the kind words and you are welcome at the Learning Center anytime! We have a huge community of golfers who love to learn! Shawn
Shawn, for years I have paid pros to teach me to hit down on the ball... all they said was "hit down on it"... no technique at all. After watching this video, I went to the range and instantly began hitting down on the ball. Showed this to a guy yesterday with contact problems and he hit the first shot 125 perfectly and it went into the hole! Not a hole in one, as it was his 3rd shot on the hole, but one unbelievable shot. He to is now a believer. I am on my way to your vids now.
Hey Shawn , Peter Veinot here… This video finally helped me connect momentum swing with letting the club naturally fall and come through the ball. Can't wait to apply it to my next practice session.
Ever since I have switched to Shawn's swing, the problem I have with the sweeping clubs is that I tend to either slide or lose my tilt in my swing. It is totally mental and not a problem with Shawn's method. To quote Yoda, you must unlearn what you have learned. I noticed that the further apart my feet are the more like I am to straiten the tilt. If you keep that angle the drives will go strait. A hybrid should be hit like a 5 iron. You hit ball first
This video finally brings home some of the concepts Sean Foley has been promoting with Tiger Woods and Justin Rose. Keeping more weight on the left side in the back-swing seemed so counter intuitive to me but seeing this bio-mechanical explanation has clicked for me. Great video, great explanation of body positioning.
Exactly; how do you coil 5 degrees?? Johnny Miller would talk about his coil happening on the downswing; this is what we call the kinetic linking from the plant of the pressure into the front foot and going up all the way into the club head through to the target; Thanks for the comment! shawn
Wow.., yes I was having trouble hitting behind the ball at times. I’m broad shouldered and muscular so I just thought I’m not made well for golf but you’ve explained things very well and I’ll be hitting the range tomorrow..
See “feel the braced tilt shawn clement” and the video I added on the end called “compress through the ball shawn clement” there is also “tilt acid test shawn clement” and “where to position the head shawn clement”
wow what a great video! your teaching makes it very easy to follow and learn. im a lefty and usually have a hard time following directions from other videos but for some reason your instruction came thru naturally. good stuff
Why thank you! The sternal notch it shall be from now on! Although several of my doctor students have not said anything to me so I will have to have a little chat! :) Shawn
Holy Cow!... Yes!.. The sternum!... NOT the left shoulder!... You make it so clear! I'd been taught that the left shoulder indicated the bottom of the swing, but after seeing this I see how wrong that is, for reasons you made embarrassingly obvious by you!.. You answered YEARS worth of questions in that short video... Thank you! How did you NOT make Golf Channel's best teaching professionals?... Why do they have Martin Hall and Brendal Chamblee (Michael Breed is okay) on the air, but not YOU!... I don't get it!... I spend an inordinate amount of my time reading about golf and watching ALL the CZcams instructors (as my girlfriend would attest to) and have to say YOU are the best!... I watch them all, but YOU are better!... Thanks for being here for all of us... Thanks for sharing your CONSIDERABLE wisdom of golf (play on your website there!). I wish you great success, but please, never leave us!...
Another way to look at it for you KA, because this video has been so helpful to so many people, is in the video of mine with the title "perfect contact every time shawn clement" part 1-2 and when you add trajectory to the mix, then you get even more refinements as to the low point and how deep or shallow it is. Keep going deeper! I have a ton of support for this!
Pause at 5:42 or slow mo any swing and pause it at the bottom, unfortunately it IS the left shoulder. It is in a perfect line just as all pro players are at the bottom of their arc (right after the ball strike, which should be a few inches behind the bottom of the arc). It is just his hokey stance and swing lean and motion etc that is making it an illusion of the sternum. So much of an illusion that even he believes it is the bottom of his arc lol
Shawn, I could not figure out why I kept pop flying my driver until I watched this video. I realize know what I was doing wrong. I also like how you keep the cheek behind the ball which keeps the swing inside. I bought your DVD and you are awesome. Have you considered entering a video in the golf channel new instructor search?
Great video Shawn! Cant wait to try these tips out at the range. Have spent the last hour watching your videos and i am learning alot. Thanks for posting them. Peter from Ireland
The way my swing is working right now I would love a golf manfacturer come out with a 10.5 degreee hybrid. I have an issue where I lose my spine tilt with my sweeping clubs. When I keep my spine tilt then I cream the ball. This is a great video.
@steckleinjr Thanks for the comment and kind words! This would be a great question for my forum; would be great if you could post it there! In the meantime, see the following: "Golf Pro lesson feel the short swing"; golf pro lesson chip yips and downhill chips" and "golf pro lesson uphill chips"; I also revamped my short game video at "golf pro lesson 2010 short game"; Shawn
Make sure the head stays back behind the ball!! Feel the left cheek (for a right handed person) stay against the back of the ball on both backswing and downswing; if the head moves forward, then the axis of rotation is changed; see "Golf pro lesson proper spine tilt angle; Thanks for the question! Shawn
Shawn, Not to be a teachers pet, but this is amazing stuff. The fact that you're not charging for it is even more indicative of how great your uTube channel is. Hopefully you'll incorporate this into your next DVD based on the feedback you receive. I think you're coming really close to perfecting your teaching methoed. Hope you consider this constructive feedback. I think you are ready for The Golf Channel. Just make sure you have it taped from RH. Don't want to lose you to Orlando!
I watched this and said "no way this is going to work". I just now went to my net with a 7 iron, hit 10 balls dead flush and the divot was on the front side of the ball just as Shawn said. I'm a 4 handicap and have had problems lately with topping shots, thanks Shawn you've fixed my problem.
David, there is a short circuit preventing you from releasing to the target; have a look at one of my favorite videos called "sledge hammer golf shawn clement" and I would also check out "grass whip shawn clement" and "grass whip on course strategies"; making sure the grip is solid as well as "strong enough" with "weak grip or strong grip shawn clement" Hang in there and try to get on our forum in the next couple days and upload a video of yours for an analysis by our seasoned members! Shawn
@451mnu Thanks very much and the ball position depends on the shot at hand; I can make a nice high push draw off the back foot with even a 3 iron; see "golf pro lesson tilted spiral part 3" and "golf pro lesson working the ball" part 1 and 2; I also have the working the ball with the driver I just uploaded; next is getting different heights so stay tuned! :) Otherwise, stock fade is just forward of center on all irons and slightly back of center for the draw on all irons; Shawn
@jennaethan There are a lot of good nuggets in many of the things you see; the trick is to know enough about anatomy and dominant arm and neurology to see which are the good nuggets; my new dvd series really put the bad nuggets to bed and make the good nuggets easy to identify and relate to; if you don't have my new 5 disc series yet, take the time to order it; thanks for the kind words! Shawn
When you let the arm-club unit hang freely from the shoulders, you will see and feel that the hands will hang a bit forward; but nothing should be forced or manipulated into position. Shawn
Wow, thank you for the awesome complement! Fred Astaire is probably tap dancing and playing golf at the same time with the man himself! Hope you saw that! Fred Astaire Golf Dance
@dillingerexcape87 Yes, I have a while ago; early 90's...Some of the stuff like point of contact and point of separation has been helpful in my videos for working the ball (Working the ball part 1, 2 and 3) but a lot of it happens properly when you have the right focus; like "Feel the swing plane; shawn clement" and "Perpetual motion drill; shawn clement" which is the drill that Brian Manzella used from me in his long 48 minute video...I have been using that one for over a decade...
Thanks for the comment! The feet being used as reference points is a stepping stone to the use of rhythm to auto lock one's self with the natural speed of the putt at hand; I will look into doing a video in the near future; I have a lot on the plate at the moment...:) Shawn
I have several on what you are looking for; start with "golf pro lesson great driver tip" then go to "golf pro lesson fairway woods and skipping technique", then you can go to "Golf Pro lesson hybrids" and finally to "Golf Pro lesson modern driver" Enjoy! Shawn
One thing that I have found is if I can keep the low point in my peripheral vision it cleans up a lot of issues. (Overswing. Too flat shoulder turn. Swaying.)
@badabingg42 The very best thing to do is get my new 5 disc dvd series; not to try and sell here but the reason I did this was to put everything into priority in 5 minute segments so that no important aspects of the set up are missing; then you use you tube as a means to update yourself and experience other analogies to solidify the method; when you have the complete picture, you can determine what suits you best; Shawn
Dear Shawn, thank you for your prompt response. So the sternal notch is just a guideline and everyone has to minor adjust to find the right position because of different body builds. Correct me if my understanding is wrong. I will certainly go along this line from here. Thank you! Last point, if one tee up and play a fairway wood, should one follow the concept of playing a driver in catching the ball on the rise? Or hitting the ball first? Your are really the best golf teacher in U tube and perhaps in the world! A very big thank you! David from HK
Yes, correct; it is especially the PERCEPTION that everyone has that gets in the way; see "tilt acid test shawn clement" as a good video too; As for fairway woods, they are designed for collecting from the ground and therefore when you use a tee, you onlu use the knob of the tee, maybe an 1/8 th of an inch; so along the ground and slightly down and through; see the 1 iron I hit in the "increase smash factor and compression shawn clement" video Shawn
@451mnu Very important information 451mnu; I thank you very much for this great insight and terrific comment; will be uploading my candidacy soon; Shawn
Yes, but you want to treat this as a stepping stone to the understanding of the contact; you want to get ready to swing to your target and feel that when you do release out there, that the ball-grass-ground is in the way; see "sledge hammer golf shawn clement" and see the part where I intentionally top, thin and flush the contact with the ball.
Hi Shawn, thanks for alla your vids, one question the key of to hit the ball and then the ground is the head behind de ball all the entire dwonswing? i always want you to know to see my swing
PS: This is especially the case at the setup with the fairway wood when the ball is placed nearer to the front foot. Please enlighten! Thank you! David from HK.
Hi Shome! Thank you for the comment and kind words; I have over 230 videos and all you need to do is visit my you tube home page to view them; enjoy! Shawn
@dillingerexcape87 Tough to talk about in 500 characters or less; but yes, I did read it in the early 90's and things like point of contact and point of separation came in handy in explaining what "through the ball" means to my students; but a lot of material is very much overkill such as hitters and swingers (You do both in a rhythmic swing when using your instincts, which is who should be in the driver's seat :)); You should pose the question on my forum and we can have a nice discussion!
Dear Shawn, I have improved my game since I've followed your instructions. I have one very important point begging for your clarification. When you said setting the sternal notch in front of the ball, am I right in assuming what you mean is the line from the sternal notch through the belt buckle( which is tilted) pointing to the point in front of the ball? Because surely the perpendicular line from the sternal notch to the ground is clearly behing the ball. Very grateful for your clarification because this is the essential point in your setup. Thank you so much! David from HK.
Hi David! Here is how you want to go about it: play the ball way too far forward after lining up and feel that you would need to lunge forward to get the ball to go where you want it and then play the ball way too far back and feel you would need to reach back to make the ball go in the direction you want; then find the position that would allow you to catch the ball first and feel that there would be no manipulation necessary to get the ball to start in the direction you want to go. Everyone's interpretation of body positions is different and worthless if there is no action to target involved. Our premium series of off season training is amazing to polish this; if you cannot access through youtube, the "Wisdom in Golf 2.1" series is what you would want! Shawn
Benny you're wrong. Shawn is one if the most respected instructors in North America. There is not hardly a PGA coach who is not familiar with the great work Shawn is doing. Please do us all a favor and release your own teaching videos. We would be so lucky to have a chance to learn from someone like yourself. Please, please, put out some videos!!!
@clemshaw Well since you created the mess on the face of my irons, I was hoping that you would volunteer as a forcaddie... ;) Seriously, my contant has improved immensely, the only issue has been spinning 9 irons off the green into bunkers. The big thing for me has been focusing on the falling of the arms unit. I do not even think of the club face. I just trust that my brain will predict the future and deliver the compressed feeling subconsciously.
I am going to try out all of this ,chin ahead of ball , and weight moved to left ( as shown), my sternum slightly ahead of the ball,.with all clubs and revert by the weekend. Looks interesting ..and doable with practice of course need to see how this works out for me. this may end up messing up my 15 but10 is the way to go .....add the divots i have never ever got. thks Shawn, Best Shome. PS :I havent seen any other videos of yours ...Could you copy me URLS to get a quick look.
Fantastic video... as always...But I wonder, whats that cheek thing is all about?Why do you recommend to turn the cheek behind the ball?Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us!!!
See "where to park the head shawn clement" "head position and lag shawn clement" "tilt acid test shawn clement" and "delofting club through proper tilt shawn clement" :). And you are very welcome! Golf is awesome and needs to be shared!
Shawn, Great video. I am a beginning golfer trying to improve my swing with irons. Recently, I went from very little wrist hinge to trying to hinge wrists and my swing is out of control with thin shots and shots to the right. I control the ball best when I have very little wrist hinge but can't hit the ball with any power. I am a former college tennis player (right handed) so I'm not sure if that's an issue with my right hand. Anyway, love your videos. Great information!
Yesssss on the out of control part!! It just means that your grip is way too weak and the club face is not closed enough at address!!! See "weak grip vs strong grip shawn clement" as well as "farm hammer shawn clement" and "grip and compression shawn clement". Next, go with "fencing sword for power shawn clement" and "loaded arms shawn clement" and then "how arms and club release shawn clement". In tennis, you have a specific grip for top spin vs cut spin, first serve vs second serve. In golf, you have a grip and club face relationship for fade and one for draw. Then you have the very same pronated release as in tennis. Don't you hinge and fully release in tennis? Lack of accuracy there? I think not! Get my video series asap to get the whole story, you will love it!!
@jonp13579 Hey Jon; I have noticed a few questions from you and I recommend you present some of them on my Forum! You will enjoy the different answers that present the same material; it will help you as well when you hear what works for others; All the questions you have here are also answered systematically in my dvd series; you need to be able to ue the instincts that god gave you to figure out for each shot what the ball position will be; high fade and high draw have different set-ups!
Hi Shawn. First, thanks for your great videos. In some of your other videos, you do not appear to use this particular set up (braced against left side). Is there a reason for that? Second, I don't recall ever seeing a PGA Tour pro set up this way. Can you explain why they set up differently? Lastly, does this set up ensure a flat left wrist at impact and does it help avoid flipping the hands? Thanks and looking forward to your feedback.
There are some teachers promoting a right side golf swing (right hand players). I'm sure you've heard of it, but for those who haven't, a lot of the teachers are stating one must use the right hand and arm to control the club. Some even talk about loading your scalpulas. Personally, I've played my best golf focussing on the target and taking my hands out the swing, allowing the heavy arm club unit to swing towards the target/ picture I've created in my mind. What are your thoughts on this?
Hi shawn great video it has helped me improve my iron shots, i'm getting more distance and hitting the ball A lot straighter .The only qusetion i have is you say to turn your left cheek behind the ball was just wondering what Is the reason for this please .
Dear Shawn, It's really a wonderful tip from this video . You've made the swing look so simple with excellent contact every time. Can I ask how's your weight shifting during this swing, starting with 60% on left foot? It looks as if you have maintained most of your weight on the left foot all through, or is there any weight shift at all? Please enlighten! Thanks! David
I see. So the weight shift is only natural and sequential to the backswing and downswing. So we don't have to deliberately shift our weight during the action. Is that correct? Thanks! David
Great vid! I had a lesson the other week because I keep topping shots, even off the tee! my head was staying in the centre instead of keeping it to the right, and not having my weight on my left side and that at the top of my swing my left shoulder should be in line with the ball. But I'm still topping? Maybe I'm coming out of the swing too early?
how can you make it look so easy? do you have tips on how to hit drivers, woods and hybrids? i'm ok with irons but when i hit the drivers and woods, i can't hit it straight.
Mr. Clement, I get that in theory the bottom of the swing is under the sternum and it makes sense how you explain it. But, since the hands are at different heights from the ground wouldn't this move the bottom of the arc? I don't see having the hands on two different areas of the club and at two different heights from the ground still equates the bottom of the arc being under the sternum. If you stand straight up and hold the golf club straight out in front of you, parallel to the ground, using your regular golf grip and slowly swing it around you will feel the bottom isn't in the center but under the left shoulder for a right handed golf. Any thoughts on this? Thanks for the advice and for the great videos!
Hi Peter! The sternal notch is the 3 dimensional imaginary point that the arm-club unit swings around, for an even better visual and understanding, please see "contact and direction shawn clement" and "tilted spiral part 4 shawn clement" another one of my favourites is called "battering ram shawn clement" and as you will see, the sternal notch tends to stay centered when you are performing the task of cutting down a tree or squeezing a ball into a door frame. In the case of the battering ram, the bottom of the arc will look and feel like it is under the door frame. It only APPEARS as if is under the left shoulder because the body at this point is in the process of clearing out of the way which means the left side is retracting as the right side is coming through. The sternal notch is still right where it started as everything is gliding around it from underneath...fun stuff this golf!
Shawn Clement Thanks for the response! I just stood up against a wall and swing a club parallel to the ground and you're absolutely right, the bottom of the arc is under the notch. Thanks again!
Shawn t vraiment un AS du golf, merci pour ta générosité, ta qualité d'enseignement et ton dévouement pour ce sport !!! Keep them videos coming !!
Wow, tu viens de déterrer un beau vidéo! 😝😀👍
@@golflessons iv been following you for the past 10 years, this video for me summs up all the knowledge you have shared with us. The sternul notch in front of the ball and the right cheek behind the ball was the missing piece of the puzzle i needed. Im currently 3 handicaper and iv dedicated a lot of my time over your videos. You should stress this information again and again in all your videos, you have no idea how this changed my golf game. Thanks again shawn !
@@kaymal1983 thank you for your precious feedback! It’s like trapping the ball into the target isn’t it!? 😀👍🤛👌
@@golflessons absolutely !!!!
The 5 wood would have the notch directly over the ball or to the back half of the ball; but with the brace against the left side; the driver would have the notch a couple of inches behind to more depending on the height of the tee; again, making sure the upper body is properly braced against the forward side; Thanks for the question! shawn
Best video ever! Thank you so much, Shawn! I've taken lessons from multiple PGA instructors, watched in-numerous videos on youtube to get consistent swing and make solid contact with the ball every time. Nothing comes close to this. Tried this out in the driving range today. 60/65 shots were solid. Thank you again
Shawn, you have made a tremendous difference in my golf game. Your instruction is simple, clear, and so much better than anyone else that I've listened to. A sincere thank you for helping all of us golfers out there!
Shawn I just want to say thank you, I've been on and off to different golf instructors but his lesson here did a massive difference in hitting my irons right. First match after watching this lesson and going to the driving to practice your tips was 10 strokes down my best score (im shite but im down from 104 to 94). Again really appreciate it and ill continue watching them all. Thanks for this!
Nice going Javier! Big step!
Shawn
Shawn you have changed my life.. Thank you
Possibly the best Golf coach on CZcams, Shawn ... your instruction is always high level and expertly delivered. Thank you!
stop golfing for about a year... back to basic. watching this video again just to get back my rhythm and contact... thanks for keeping this video in the archive. years watching Shawn... still my best reference.
shawn, i have been followed your videos for almost two years. You don;t know how much i want to thank you, and i couldn;t believe your video lessons made me from a 22 handicappers, to now, i could shoot consistently low 80s. I think i should come and take lesson from you personally, so i can finally break 80. thank you so much, really, deep from my heart!
Well, after mega years of topping and scuffing, I stumbled on your video. I can't believe the difference. I haven't played a round on the course yet, but just practicing I have not topped one ball and hit only one barely chubby. This really works. And with all clubs.
Good stuff Ron! So glad you found a nice image that works!
Shawn
Excellent video lesson. That bit at the end about over the top and my pulls might be exactly what I have been doing lately. You are a great teacher.
One of my favorite tips... ever. 🙂
Finished work today strait to the range, took out my PW and couldn't hit the first 10 balls at all no divots Nothing!! Watched this video took a divot with every shot and literally didn't want to go home for my dinner because I've never enjoyed hitting the golf ball so much in my life! The key for me was the position of the head i just cannot believe it!! I put a 7 iron off the deck to 185 yards 6ft from the hole! I'm itching to get to the range again 2moz then hit the 18 holes at the weekend and smash it! THANKS SHAWN YOUR A LEGEND!!!!
Yea nice video there Shawn, was directed here from another video where I was expressing my ability or lack of, to get into the right setup position, helps me further with the braced tilt setup.
As I learn and understand more about the golf swing, I can appreciate your instruction videos more. This really is a complete lesson for any golfer esp; using gravity as your friend. Thanks so much for a 1st class presentation. Rod - - - - Australia.
Wow the information in this video helped out so much. Before watching this I was inconsistent and might have hit it nice but I wouldn't hit a divot. After watching this video I immediately went outside and hit 5 balls. This tip has made me more consistent and straighter. I am so glad that I decided to look on youtube for some free advice. Thanks for all the advice and I hope I can utilize this on the course.
@onkai Thank you Onkai; I appreciate the kind words and you are welcome at the Learning Center anytime!
We have a huge community of golfers who love to learn! Shawn
Besteht piece of advice I have seen on CZcams yet. Saved my game. Thanks Shawn
Shawn, for years I have paid pros to teach me to hit down on the ball... all they said was "hit down on it"... no technique at all. After watching this video, I went to the range and instantly began hitting down on the ball. Showed this to a guy yesterday with contact problems and he hit the first shot 125 perfectly and it went into the hole! Not a hole in one, as it was his 3rd shot on the hole, but one unbelievable shot. He to is now a believer. I am on my way to your vids now.
Hey Shawn ,
Peter Veinot here…
This video finally helped me connect momentum swing with letting the club naturally fall and come through the ball. Can't wait to apply it to my next practice session.
Right on Peter!
thank you so much! topping the ball/hitting thin/skulling/fat shots all those are things i'm really struggling with. this video is very helpful.
Ever since I have switched to Shawn's swing, the problem I have with the sweeping clubs is that I tend to either slide or lose my tilt in my swing. It is totally mental and not a problem with Shawn's method. To quote Yoda, you must unlearn what you have learned.
I noticed that the further apart my feet are the more like I am to straiten the tilt. If you keep that angle the drives will go strait.
A hybrid should be hit like a 5 iron. You hit ball first
This video finally brings home some of the concepts Sean Foley has been promoting with Tiger Woods and Justin Rose. Keeping more weight on the left side in the back-swing seemed so counter intuitive to me but seeing this bio-mechanical explanation has clicked for me. Great video, great explanation of body positioning.
Thanks Shawn, for those videos they have helped a lot, i am from western australia, i have 95%
committed to the swing, look forward to more videos.
Exactly; how do you coil 5 degrees?? Johnny Miller would talk about his coil happening on the downswing; this is what we call the kinetic linking from the plant of the pressure into the front foot and going up all the way into the club head through to the target;
Thanks for the comment! shawn
Wow.., yes I was having trouble hitting behind the ball at times. I’m broad shouldered and muscular so I just thought I’m not made well for golf but you’ve explained things very well and I’ll be hitting the range tomorrow..
See “feel the braced tilt shawn clement” and the video I added on the end called “compress through the ball shawn clement” there is also “tilt acid test shawn clement” and “where to position the head shawn clement”
wow what a great video! your teaching makes it very easy to follow and learn. im a lefty and usually have a hard time following directions from other videos but for some reason your instruction came thru naturally. good stuff
Thanks you Brian! Much appreciated!
@jmwatson64 Thank you so much for the kind words and comment (And for buying my dvd :)); I will be entering for the contest yes; Shawn
Why thank you! The sternal notch it shall be from now on! Although several of my doctor students have not said anything to me so I will have to have a little chat! :) Shawn
Holy Cow!... Yes!.. The sternum!... NOT the left shoulder!... You make it so clear! I'd been taught that the left shoulder indicated the bottom of the swing, but after seeing this I see how wrong that is, for reasons you made embarrassingly obvious by you!..
You answered YEARS worth of questions in that short video... Thank you!
How did you NOT make Golf Channel's best teaching professionals?... Why do they have Martin Hall and Brendal Chamblee (Michael Breed is okay) on the air, but not YOU!... I don't get it!... I spend an inordinate amount of my
time reading about golf and watching ALL the CZcams instructors (as my girlfriend would attest to) and have to say YOU are the best!... I watch them all, but YOU are better!... Thanks for being here for all of us... Thanks for sharing your CONSIDERABLE wisdom of golf (play on your website there!). I wish you great success, but please, never leave us!...
Another way to look at it for you KA, because this video has been so helpful to so many people, is in the video of mine with the title "perfect contact every time shawn clement" part 1-2 and when you add trajectory to the mix, then you get even more refinements as to the low point and how deep or shallow it is. Keep going deeper! I have a ton of support for this!
Pause at 5:42 or slow mo any swing and pause it at the bottom, unfortunately it IS the left shoulder. It is in a perfect line just as all pro players are at the bottom of their arc (right after the ball strike, which should be a few inches behind the bottom of the arc). It is just his hokey stance and swing lean and motion etc that is making it an illusion of the sternum. So much of an illusion that even he believes it is the bottom of his arc lol
Hi Shawn. I just wanted to say thanks for your great video and excellent teaching method! The tips in this video have helped me out no end! Thank you!
Shawn, I could not figure out why I kept pop flying my driver until I watched this video. I realize know what I was doing wrong. I also like how you keep the cheek behind the ball which keeps the swing inside. I bought your DVD and you are awesome. Have you considered entering a video in the golf channel new instructor search?
One of the best videos I've seen on the internet. Thanks!!!
Ok, as of today, you Sir, are my golf Guru!!!
Whatever advertising revenue you earn from youtube....you deserve it!!!
Inspiring
Nobody explains better than u man, Thx, i have been puttn my boys on u, so keep up the great TEACHING......1
Great video Shawn! Cant wait to try these tips out at the range. Have spent the last hour watching your videos and i am learning alot. Thanks for posting them.
Peter from Ireland
The way my swing is working right now I would love a golf manfacturer come out with a 10.5 degreee hybrid.
I have an issue where I lose my spine tilt with my sweeping clubs. When I keep my spine tilt then I cream the ball.
This is a great video.
Thank you for the great comment!
Shawn
@steckleinjr Thanks for the comment and kind words! This would be a great question for my forum; would be great if you could post it there! In the meantime, see the following: "Golf Pro lesson feel the short swing"; golf pro lesson chip yips and downhill chips" and "golf pro lesson uphill chips"; I also revamped my short game video at "golf pro lesson 2010 short game"; Shawn
"Weight forward, hands forward, cheek behind" 👌
very well explained videos which are unique ....much like our golf swings. thank you.
Right on Johny!
best golf instruction on youtube. well done.
Definitely something you don't want to think about!! Please see "golf pro lesson the insanity of golf"
Thanks for the comment and kind words! Shawn
You are a master!
Make sure the head stays back behind the ball!! Feel the left cheek (for a right handed person) stay against the back of the ball on both backswing and downswing; if the head moves forward, then the axis of rotation is changed; see "Golf pro lesson proper spine tilt angle; Thanks for the question! Shawn
Shawn,
Not to be a teachers pet, but this is amazing stuff. The fact that you're not charging for it is even more indicative of how great your uTube channel is. Hopefully you'll incorporate this into your next DVD based on the feedback you receive. I think you're coming really close to perfecting your teaching methoed. Hope you consider this constructive feedback. I think you are ready for The Golf Channel. Just make sure you have it taped from RH. Don't want to lose you to Orlando!
I watched this and said "no way this is going to work". I just now went to my net with a 7 iron, hit 10 balls dead flush and the divot was on the front side of the ball just as Shawn said. I'm a 4 handicap and have had problems lately with topping shots, thanks Shawn you've fixed my problem.
David, there is a short circuit preventing you from releasing to the target; have a look at one of my favorite videos called "sledge hammer golf shawn clement" and I would also check out "grass whip shawn clement" and "grass whip on course strategies"; making sure the grip is solid as well as "strong enough" with "weak grip or strong grip shawn clement" Hang in there and try to get on our forum in the next couple days and upload a video of yours for an analysis by our seasoned members! Shawn
@451mnu Thanks very much and the ball position depends on the shot at hand; I can make a nice high push draw off the back foot with even a 3 iron; see "golf pro lesson tilted spiral part 3" and "golf pro lesson working the ball" part 1 and 2; I also have the working the ball with the driver I just uploaded; next is getting different heights so stay tuned! :) Otherwise, stock fade is just forward of center on all irons and slightly back of center for the draw on all irons; Shawn
Another bang-up job, Shawn. Thank you!
-Alan
@jennaethan There are a lot of good nuggets in many of the things you see; the trick is to know enough about anatomy and dominant arm and neurology to see which are the good nuggets; my new dvd series really put the bad nuggets to bed and make the good nuggets easy to identify and relate to; if you don't have my new 5 disc series yet, take the time to order it; thanks for the kind words! Shawn
Great Idea!
I will set it up! Shawn
Thanks Shawn! Watching right now, could you make a "in the bag video" or a video with recommendations on which clubs people should put in their bags?
When you let the arm-club unit hang freely from the shoulders, you will see and feel that the hands will hang a bit forward; but nothing should be forced or manipulated into position.
Shawn
Jesus H Tap Dancing Christ,You are as entertaining as you are a great teacher!Super funny!Keep up the good work Shawn!…🤜🏻🤛🏻👌🏻👍🏻
Wow, thank you for the awesome complement! Fred Astaire is probably tap dancing and playing golf at the same time with the man himself! Hope you saw that! Fred Astaire Golf Dance
Nice video Shawn, gonna be lots of TGM'ers uspet to find out that low point isn't under the left shoulder.
@dillingerexcape87 Yes, I have a while ago; early 90's...Some of the stuff like point of contact and point of separation has been helpful in my videos for working the ball (Working the ball part 1, 2 and 3) but a lot of it happens properly when you have the right focus; like "Feel the swing plane; shawn clement" and "Perpetual motion drill; shawn clement" which is the drill that Brian Manzella used from me in his long 48 minute video...I have been using that one for over a decade...
Great video!! now I hit the ball solidly. say bye to fat shot.
@redmaniac456 Repetition, repetition, repetition! :) Thanks for the great comment! Shawn
Thanks for the comment! The feet being used as reference points is a stepping stone to the use of rhythm to auto lock one's self with the natural speed of the putt at hand; I will look into doing a video in the near future; I have a lot on the plate at the moment...:) Shawn
You will see in part 2, the notch is behind the ball with woods; with long irons, it depends if you want to hit them high or low; Shawn
You are the best !!
I have several on what you are looking for; start with "golf pro lesson great driver tip" then go to "golf pro lesson fairway woods and skipping technique", then you can go to "Golf Pro lesson hybrids" and finally to "Golf Pro lesson modern driver"
Enjoy! Shawn
One thing that I have found is if I can keep the low point in my peripheral vision it cleans up a lot of issues. (Overswing. Too flat shoulder turn. Swaying.)
See my “stop swaying shawn clement” and “best downswing weightshift shawn clement” and finally “weight shift walking shawn clement”
@badabingg42 The very best thing to do is get my new 5 disc dvd series; not to try and sell here but the reason I did this was to put everything into priority in 5 minute segments so that no important aspects of the set up are missing; then you use you tube as a means to update yourself and experience other analogies to solidify the method; when you have the complete picture, you can determine what suits you best;
Shawn
Dear Shawn, thank you for your prompt response.
So the sternal notch is just a guideline and everyone has to minor adjust to find the right position because of different body builds. Correct me if my understanding is wrong. I will certainly go along this line from here. Thank you!
Last point, if one tee up and play a fairway wood, should one follow the concept of playing a driver in catching the ball on the rise? Or hitting the ball first?
Your are really the best golf teacher in U tube and perhaps in the world!
A very big thank you!
David from HK
Yes, correct; it is especially the PERCEPTION that everyone has that gets in the way; see "tilt acid test shawn clement" as a good video too;
As for fairway woods, they are designed for collecting from the ground and therefore when you use a tee, you onlu use the knob of the tee, maybe an 1/8 th of an inch; so along the ground and slightly down and through; see the 1 iron I hit in the "increase smash factor and compression shawn clement" video
Shawn
Very grateful for your advice! Really enlightens me a lot!
Thank you so very much!
David from HK
@451mnu Very important information 451mnu; I thank you very much for this great insight and terrific comment; will be uploading my candidacy soon; Shawn
rockstar - thanks for the early Christmas present Shawn...
Shawn - so good!
Thanks Claudio! :)
thanks for this tip time to get out there and practice
Yes, but you want to treat this as a stepping stone to the understanding of the contact; you want to get ready to swing to your target and feel that when you do release out there, that the ball-grass-ground is in the way; see "sledge hammer golf shawn clement" and see the part where I intentionally top, thin and flush the contact with the ball.
Hi Shawn, thanks for alla your vids, one question the key of to hit the ball and then the ground is the head behind de ball all the entire dwonswing? i always want you to know to see my swing
PS: This is especially the case at the setup with the fairway wood when the ball is placed nearer to the front foot.
Please enlighten! Thank you!
David from HK.
Hi Shome! Thank you for the comment and kind words; I have over 230 videos and all you need to do is visit my you tube home page to view them; enjoy! Shawn
@dillingerexcape87 Tough to talk about in 500 characters or less; but yes, I did read it in the early 90's and things like point of contact and point of separation came in handy in explaining what "through the ball" means to my students; but a lot of material is very much overkill such as hitters and swingers (You do both in a rhythmic swing when using your instincts, which is who should be in the driver's seat :)); You should pose the question on my forum and we can have a nice discussion!
Great tips that really work!
Dear Shawn, I have improved my game since I've followed your instructions.
I have one very important point begging for your clarification. When you said setting the sternal notch in front of the ball, am I right in assuming what you mean is the line from the sternal notch through the belt buckle( which is tilted) pointing to the point in front of the ball? Because surely the perpendicular line from the sternal notch to the ground is clearly behing the ball.
Very grateful for your clarification because this is the essential point in your setup.
Thank you so much!
David from HK.
Hi David! Here is how you want to go about it: play the ball way too far forward after lining up and feel that you would need to lunge forward to get the ball to go where you want it and then play the ball way too far back and feel you would need to reach back to make the ball go in the direction you want; then find the position that would allow you to catch the ball first and feel that there would be no manipulation necessary to get the ball to start in the direction you want to go. Everyone's interpretation of body positions is different and worthless if there is no action to target involved. Our premium series of off season training is amazing to polish this; if you cannot access through youtube, the "Wisdom in Golf 2.1" series is what you would want! Shawn
Great video.
Benny you're wrong. Shawn is one if the most respected instructors in North America. There is not hardly a PGA coach who is not familiar with the great work Shawn is doing. Please do us all a favor and release your own teaching videos. We would be so lucky to have a chance to learn from someone like yourself. Please, please, put out some videos!!!
@clemshaw
Well since you created the mess on the face of my irons, I was hoping that you would volunteer as a forcaddie... ;)
Seriously, my contant has improved immensely, the only issue has been spinning 9 irons off the green into bunkers.
The big thing for me has been focusing on the falling of the arms unit. I do not even think of the club face. I just trust that my brain will predict the future and deliver the compressed feeling subconsciously.
I am going to try out all of this ,chin ahead of ball , and weight moved to left ( as shown), my sternum slightly ahead of the ball,.with all clubs and revert by the weekend. Looks interesting ..and doable with practice of course need to see how this works out for me. this may end up messing up my 15 but10 is the way to go .....add the divots i have never ever got.
thks Shawn,
Best
Shome.
PS :I havent seen any other videos of yours ...Could you copy me URLS to get a quick look.
Fantastic video... as always...But I wonder, whats that cheek thing is all about?Why do you recommend to turn the cheek behind the ball?Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us!!!
See "where to park the head shawn clement" "head position and lag shawn clement" "tilt acid test shawn clement" and "delofting club through proper tilt shawn clement" :). And you are very welcome! Golf is awesome and needs to be shared!
I will see how I can use Skully to demonstrate the braced tilt in one of my next videos;
Thanks for the comment! Shawn
Shawn,
Great video. I am a beginning golfer trying to improve my swing with irons. Recently, I went from very little wrist hinge to trying to hinge wrists and my swing is out of control with thin shots and shots to the right. I control the ball best when I have very little wrist hinge but can't hit the ball with any power. I am a former college tennis player (right handed) so I'm not sure if that's an issue with my right hand. Anyway, love your videos. Great information!
Yesssss on the out of control part!! It just means that your grip is way too weak and the club face is not closed enough at address!!! See "weak grip vs strong grip shawn clement" as well as "farm hammer shawn clement" and "grip and compression shawn clement". Next, go with "fencing sword for power shawn clement" and "loaded arms shawn clement" and then "how arms and club release shawn clement". In tennis, you have a specific grip for top spin vs cut spin, first serve vs second serve. In golf, you have a grip and club face relationship for fade and one for draw. Then you have the very same pronated release as in tennis. Don't you hinge and fully release in tennis? Lack of accuracy there? I think not! Get my video series asap to get the whole story, you will love it!!
@jonp13579
Hey Jon; I have noticed a few questions from you and I recommend you present some of them on my Forum! You will enjoy the different answers that present the same material; it will help you as well when you hear what works for others; All the questions you have here are also answered systematically in my dvd series; you need to be able to ue the instincts that god gave you to figure out for each shot what the ball position will be; high fade and high draw have different set-ups!
Hi Shawn. First, thanks for your great videos. In some of your other videos, you do not appear to use this particular set up (braced against left side). Is there a reason for that? Second, I don't recall ever seeing a PGA Tour pro set up this way. Can you explain why they set up differently? Lastly, does this set up ensure a flat left wrist at impact and does it help avoid flipping the hands?
Thanks and looking forward to your feedback.
There are some teachers promoting a right side golf swing (right hand players). I'm sure you've heard of it, but for those who haven't, a lot of the teachers are stating one must use the right hand and arm to control the club. Some even talk about loading your scalpulas. Personally, I've played my best golf focussing on the target and taking my hands out the swing, allowing the heavy arm club unit to swing towards the target/ picture I've created in my mind. What are your thoughts on this?
Great tip!
Thank you very much and please have a look at my very latest on this called "Feel the Braced Tilt; shawn clement"
5:00 I need saving there. Can you do a video on saving people on casting?
shawn, have you read the golfing machine? if so how do you feel about homer kelley's teachings and do you apply any of them in your teaching?
Hi shawn great video it has helped me improve my iron shots, i'm getting more distance and hitting the ball
A lot straighter .The only qusetion i have is you say to turn your left cheek behind the ball was just wondering what
Is the reason for this please .
I have a video for that!! :) called "where to park the head shawn clement" and "tilt acid test shawn clement"
Dear Shawn,
It's really a wonderful tip from this video .
You've made the swing look so simple with excellent contact every time.
Can I ask how's your weight shifting during this swing, starting with 60% on left foot?
It looks as if you have maintained most of your weight on the left foot all through, or is there any weight shift at all?
Please enlighten! Thanks!
David
See "walk to a better swing shawn clement" and best downswing weightshift shawn clement"
I see. So the weight shift is only natural and sequential to the backswing and downswing. So we don't have to deliberately shift our weight during the action. Is that correct?
Thanks!
David
Thanks for the tip
Great vid! I had a lesson the other week because I keep topping shots, even off the tee! my head was staying in the centre instead of keeping it to the right, and not having my weight on my left side and that at the top of my swing my left shoulder should be in line with the ball. But I'm still topping? Maybe I'm coming out of the swing too early?
See " early extension shawn clement" and " predict solid contact shawn clement"!:)
how can you make it look so easy?
do you have tips on how to hit drivers, woods and hybrids? i'm ok with irons but when i hit the drivers and woods, i can't hit it straight.
Love the videos!
Mr. Clement,
I get that in theory the bottom of the swing is under the sternum and it makes sense how you explain it. But, since the hands are at different heights from the ground wouldn't this move the bottom of the arc? I don't see having the hands on two different areas of the club and at two different heights from the ground still equates the bottom of the arc being under the sternum. If you stand straight up and hold the golf club straight out in front of you, parallel to the ground, using your regular golf grip and slowly swing it around you will feel the bottom isn't in the center but under the left shoulder for a right handed golf. Any thoughts on this? Thanks for the advice and for the great videos!
Hi Peter! The sternal notch is the 3 dimensional imaginary point that the arm-club unit swings around, for an even better visual and understanding, please see "contact and direction shawn clement" and "tilted spiral part 4 shawn clement" another one of my favourites is called "battering ram shawn clement" and as you will see, the sternal notch tends to stay centered when you are performing the task of cutting down a tree or squeezing a ball into a door frame. In the case of the battering ram, the bottom of the arc will look and feel like it is under the door frame. It only APPEARS as if is under the left shoulder because the body at this point is in the process of clearing out of the way which means the left side is retracting as the right side is coming through. The sternal notch is still right where it started as everything is gliding around it from underneath...fun stuff this golf!
Shawn Clement Thanks for the response! I just stood up against a wall and swing a club parallel to the ground and you're absolutely right, the bottom of the arc is under the notch. Thanks again!
Beautifully described and said!! Way to go!!