BEST POWER DRILL FOR THE SENIOR GOLFER! FUEL THAT ROCKET!!🚀🚀
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- THIS VIDEO HAS A MAIN THEME AND 2 ADDED NUGGETS TO ENSURE YOUR SUCCESS WITH THIS DRILL!! You are going to love how EASY this drill is and how big it will make the swing feel!
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00:00 Shawn Clement introduces the golf lesson
01:52 PGA Tour player swing analysis: Taylor Pendrith
03:11 Golf Tip I: Range of motion trumps effort when performing a golf swing
05:45 Golf Tip II: Throwing the golf club in the direction you want to go
08:12 Golf Tip III: Use rotational momentum to gain more distance in your golf swing
10:40 Hammer & Boxer analogy to help with the backswing
13:13 Shawn Clement concludes the golf lesson
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I must conceded something here. I've commented on a lot of CZcams golf videos that have the same problem, they are all good or great golfers telling us how this and that works and then demonstrating it themselves. The problem is that they were already great players before they ever hit the shot, so it's really not very helpful to see someone like that demonstrate anything. But this fellow is different and I give him all the credit in the world for it. There are videos on this channel of young ladies (and men) hitting the ball a long way using the techniques he has showed them. It's still frustrating as all hell that I can't do it, but at least it's not just another good golfer telling us what we should do! He has shown us how it can work for an average player and that has much more value as far as I'm concerned.
Just turned 83, so super senior. Been playing for 62 years. Just discovered your videos and am working to swing like you show, mainly not focusing on keeping the left wrist bowed in flexion and right wrist bent back in extension at the top of the backswing. Plus changing from a neutral grip to a strong grip. Played a round today and it works. Obviously still have to practice and do the full turn and synchronize movements, but the results have been amazing. Makes the swing effortless and good contact almost automatic. Thank you.
Happy Birthday John! To get the best support for what we do, see our premium website Wisdom in golf premium.com where you will get my life’s work. Start with the “senior series” and the “wisdom 2.0 series and then hit the Shawn’s Core videos section and don’t be a stranger and use the comment section to communicate with us; it is a fun ride!
Brilliant Shawn …so articulate so visual and so likeable, not a hint of arrogance, even with so much skill and knowledge to hand.. Thank you
This means so much, thank you popspicker! Really appreciate you taking the time to comment! 🫶🫶
Another great video Shawn, thank you!
One of the best video lessons I have ever watched. You make it so easy to remember. I can't wait to put this lesson in motion! Thanks!
thank you Vern! You bet you got this! 👍😀👌💪
Great video, I cant wait to learn more!
Great video Sean as always and I’m guilty rushing the backswing from now on it’s slow and throw the club
"Range of motion trumps effort". Great tip.
love it great lesson thanks Shawn
Great video Shawn, thank you.
Shawn and company. Thanks for your expertise is teaching the proper golf swing. I just recently found your channel and I’ve gotta be honest, it’s one of the best channels for learning golf. I’ve been a avid golfer since 1993 and im hoping that I can get the ball out there 270 consistently by following your vids. Your a great instructor and are compassionate about the sport!
I agree 100% Shawn is great!
thank you Daniel! much appreciate your comment and kind words; so glad you are enjoying the channel and it is an honour to be a part of your golfing life!😀👍
This is one of my favorite videos that you have put out Shawn! 😊 I played 18 holes today with video in mind and I couldn't believe the distance I was getting compared to last season. I shot a 75 in windy conditions. You are the best!!!
Right on Steven! 👍😀👊👌🫶
After all this time, still a golden nugget. Watched it just to focus again. Thanks to Shawn an his team!!!
You bet! Task based and anatomically sound; you will evolve in the right direction and keep getting better and will have amazing breakthroughs over time; JUST STAY HERE AND KEEP AT IT and success is inevitable.
Just starting to Golf and you're one of the best at breaking it down step by step. Thank you!
Glad we can be of service! We have an awesome beginner series on our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com (9.95 per month, stay as long as you like)
You are just so great !!! Thank you, I enjoy to follow your lessons.
Good stuff! so glad you are having a light bulb moment! 👍😀
Way to go young man . . keep up the good work.
Love your instructions
Absolutely brilliant.
That slight hip bump you do at address, that makes all the difference for a comfortable turn. Thanks.
Thanks for ALL your videos!
thank you Cider!🫶🫶
I've accidently done this a few times and I can vouch for distance. My problem is/was that I felt I was out of control and would have a hard time getting back to the ball. My mantra has always been contact, contact, contact so now I guess I'll going to do the same but add throw/snap the club back to the ball and see where that gets me. Thanks for all of this Shawn.
Great video. Looking forward to trying that. So the full backswing is not about the getting the club parallel, as your club seems to be only about 45 deg. But more about the full body turn. 🙏🏻
Exactly!
Shawn, you make it look so easy!
That is because it is! You should see Jammie Lett play in Alabama, he is regularly in the 60’s and often in the low 60’s with a 62 the day before yesterday! He is garnering a lot of attention from other tour players who want that secret sauce! 👌👍😀
Both your swings are identical! I love this and I was struggling between flying my elbow like you for distance and getting the head of the club behind me for the inside to out path. I think I need to just keep practicing this because when I fly the elbow and think THROW I can get much more distance!! I just need to feel both the inside to out and fly now if that makes sense?!! Love this!! If I could emulate you always I would beat my buddies non stop especially off the Tee!! Thank you again Shawn!
awesome Paul! and yes, make sure you see or brush up on all my “throw the club shawn clement” videos
@@golflessons Shawn I am at it! I am getting white electrical tape today, I am drawn to drivers with better sites so this is a great idea I am adding to my white M2 Driver! You continue to make golf look easy. Thank you!!
Fabulous drill and information. So much instruction is based on excessive strain and overly complicated positional thinking. The simpler the better. I can't wait to take this to the range and mist of all the course!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love your video's
Great video Shawn!
Glad you enjoyed it
Brilliant video. New clubs coming, can't wait to throw them at the ball :)
Be safe! Well worth practicing!! Amazing what it will do for your swing!!
Shawn, I was looking for a secret/holy grail in your heave/swing and this video answers that @ 11.00 onwards using the Hammer and Boxer analogy. Wonderful. I will now practice with these aids before I use any short irons and driver. Thanks a bunch.
So glad you got a nice AHA moment! For a lot more of those, see my premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and get my life’s work that everyone can afford for only $9.95 per month; stay as long as you like, the door is always open! 😀👍
Shawn, the more I watch your videos the more I am filled with mixed feelings. First of all I feel pumped and excited at what I see and cannot wait to get out there and murder the ball "into the picture".
I'm also pissed off at all these golf teachers out there whom I listened to, watched and took lessons from all these years. They made this game much harder than it is in reality. It's borderline criminal. 🤯🤬
I've been watching golf videos on CZcams for years. Why didn't I come across your videos earlier? 🤦
Anyway, I'm going to let bygones be bygones. Aujourd'hui c'est le début de ma nouvelle carrière golfique à 59 ans. 🎉🥳💪yaaaayyy!
Thank you Shawn. 👍
Better late than never!😀👌👍
Great comment, you just took the red pill and stayed in the beauty of the matrix; a BIG WIN!
Thanks Shawn! Definitely an "aha" moment for me. As the saying goes, slow is smooth and smooth is fast. Can't wait to try this at the range!
Right on Scott! Let us know how you do! 👍😀
This is without a doubt, the best video I have watched on how to swing the golf club. I tried this out and not only got another 30 odd yards distance, my ball striking felt like butter!. Thanks Shawn. Don’t know how you do it, but keep it coming!
So glad you liked it! This is what happens when you take PASSION and DETERMINATION in the golf business and do your homework with human motor skill learning because you really, deeply care about someone improving and enjoying the game!😀👍❤️
@@golflessons play golf from the heart.
Shawn, you’re always amazing me. I’ve been a fan for so long, that I can’t recall when I purchased your “first” cd’s. This is a fabulous lesson and I can’t wait to get to the range. This looks like it could fix so many issues, I.e., taking the club back too quick, inside, worrying about turning, positioning at the top, etc. i could go on and on.
Thank You from a long time disciple 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏽
Hey Carl! Awesome! Thank you for your terrific comment; you know you can now find my life’s work updated every week at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com for just $9.95 per month? Many hundreds of updates since my early DVD days!
WOW, great. love your method so much. when I started golf, I played similar swing like yours and scored 90s sometime. my friends told my that my club head runs fast but later, when I learn more about golf, I doubted that if my swing is not standard or not formal so tried to swing like most of pro players. unfortunately, their swings do not work for me. your method works for me also for most of amateur golfers. I can not wait to practice your natural and relaxed swing again. thank you so much.
Soon this way to play will be everyone! 😝😀👍
@@golflessons 👍
So good!
glad you liked it Ricky! 😀👍
Videos are getting awesome-er. Great tip.
So glad you think so Mike! 👍😀
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Thanks!
Thank you Frankie!!😀👍
. I feel this drill would allow a more prolonged awareness of the loading of certain muscles in the backswing. That awareness of feel would be a positive thing. I have noticed that slowing the backswing down results in more consistent solid shots for me. A slower backswing makes the transition into the downswing more synchronized or smoother. Hey a slow backswing worked for Heideki and many others right ? Excellent video.
Thanks Shawn
I agree with slowing down the backswing. It does seem to help me lead with my hips a lot better and keep my hands out in front longer too. My problem is being consistent with that slow swing. It is so easy to fall back into my normal pace. I once heard a tip that the tempo of your swing should be similar to how fast you walk since it is more natural - and I have always walked pretty fast. Not sure what Shawn would say to that. Although if I am being honest, my walking pace has slowed down as I have gotten older.😉 Going to continue to work on this and see if I can get it ingrained into my subconscious so it is more natural.
Unfortunately one of the biggest differences between my 18 hcp swing and my 3 hcp swing is how fast and early i use my big muscles at the start of my swing!,But between club// and left arm// im already slowing down to go the other way But consequently my arms are moving slower, sequencing is the Key! i did it wrong for years!
My swing had fallen apart and it's a pretty simplified swing, but checking the club at the top of the backswing revealed I had lost the balance at the top and couldn't get it back on a good path through the ball with a squared clubface. Shawn Clement to the rescue again lol
Great work, Shawn!
“Your always imitated, never duplicated!”
Truly, Wisdom in golf.✅
I am a 6 month subscriber to your channel. Thirty year golfer in progress…sound familiar? A senior, 6-7 handicap. Your presentation, and demonstration are truly WISDOM IN GOLF. Thank you.
thank you Peter! much appreciate the kind words!
“Just fact my friend.” 🤙🏻…💪..⛳️..😉
BOOM!
I am a senior golfer and have been moving to a more single plane swing style but this drill should work regardless I would imagine. Look forward to testing it out today,. I also started doing some yoga which seems to have helped with my flexibility too. Great stuff as usual Shawn. Been a follower since about 2013 now.
right on Alan! as long as it fits your anatomy like with Savy, I am all for it; and this drill fits all swings because it regulates balance! 👍😀
@@golflessons Thanks for the reply Shawn. The jury is still out on whether or not the SPS fits my anatomy. I think this drill will help fill one gap I had with getting a good range of motion on my backswing. I worked a bit in my garage gym today where I have some mirrors and this drill really seemed to help. Getting a much better range of motion with much less effort. In fact all of your drills work just fine with the SPS. Feet together and PMD being the two I use the most. I'll have to check out Savy's channel. Never really noticed her swing plane before. Oh and I am in the market for some new irons and the Apex DCB is on the top of my list. Thanks again mate.
I'm not a senior yet but this works. Tried to speed up my backswing but I tend to lose my balance. Perhaps, my lower body isn't strong enough. Anyway, this "senior" swing has been most consistent for me. Just focus on the task and that's it!
Task done easily with a full dose of momentum leads to full kinetic chain engagement which leads to awesome timing and rhythm and powerful and effortless shots you can do all day!
See our “Stop swinging fast shawn clement” videos too; we posted one this week!
Simply amazing! What core videos do I need to watch to swing like that? I’m considering joining your pay site. I’m a member at a Malaska golf, and follow Dr.Kwon, ZEN Golf, and Rotary Swing. All are great, but I want natural athletic body movement without having to think about what needs to happen in the golf swing, just a freed mind. Thanks for your help Shawn!
Right on Max; get in here and see the “senior series” to start; then you want to see all the “release” videos, the “throwing the club” and “throwing series”, then the “goldie locks series”, the “target confirmation series” and the “kinetic chain facilitation series” for a start. Then you can kick it into the next gear!
Hi Shawn, thanks for the video!
I’m a longtime fan.
In your recent videos, it seems you squat while opening your chest; different from the closed squat in the oldie “downswing weight shift” or the slow drill in this video. You’re now planting your leading foot open.
For the senior, it seems it’s either potential painful stress on the hip in the follow-through, or spin out of the leading foot; unless the foot is planted open in an open squat “while not thinking about the legs”. No “settling it” with the back to the target.
Thank you for the comment and observation; we take pride in achieving pain and strain free golf swings; I was doing a bit of an exaggeration in the “downswing weightshift” video to get the point across. I just love getting the delivery of my swings deep into the target with the image of Joakim Niemann!
Back to trying ‘your’ swing again after getting tennis elbow and sore back from creating ‘coil’ and pressing my right wrist face down to stop the high right and short tendency I have with irons. Let’s see how it goes 👍🤞✌️
Secure a string grip, then secure a solid release where the G-force of the swing “releases you” and sends the ball into the direction you want without ANY INTERFERENCE from you. No micro-managing of your swing…If you need any extra help, you should definitely check out my premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and look at the “grip” and “release” videos by searching those words in the “search box” of the site.
a very good video. Too many times I try to get power by swinging harder not faster
Hi I'm new to the channel ,great videos been practicing my grip. anyway was wondering if the pause on your backswing is deliberate, thanks 👍
No, it is a product of proper focus; see "sledge hammer axe drill Shawn Clement" and think about how you would swing an axe into a tree if you had to do this all day; we have a ton of videos on this...
@golflessons Thanks for the amazing videos and always trying to focus on the visual aspect. It’s a tough thing to do on a video and no one does it better.
I don’t see the USGA email or the video about how to apply the tape because i see you follow your driver’s lines. How would we go about doing the same (I have a callaway ai smoke TD 9*) 6:12
You would apply a line on each side of the chevron about 1/8th of an inch from front to back; use white electrical tape; last long and won’t gum up the head’s finish
That Glen abbey ont? Was just there 2 days ago . Was cold wet and blowing about 25 mph at least
welcome to Canadian Fall! like a nice summer day in Scotland!
Very Educational Video.. at 52 Feel like I am starting to lose distance. So this is a good video to watch.
You can do it!
Shawn - Love your videos. I learn best when I think of a task instead of a position. With that said, I am really struggling with rotating my backside to the target and being effortless as I throw the club through. I feel like I am reaching back with my arms and my balance shifts too far onto my back foot. Do you have any suggestions to help with this?
hey Scott! the drill in this video combined with the feet together drill! You will mot be able to do what you are describing feet together!
@@golflessons Thanks Shawn you are the best - Great Idea
Don't overcomplicate it folks, it's really as simple as Shawn is showing. Just increase your range of motion and move your mind from the ball to the target and see how well your natural athleticism emerges. The task is the key, range of motion helps increase speed and that = distance. As an older golfer with 3 back and 7 knee surgeries I am happy to report that I am hitting it farther and more solid using what Shawn is teaching than I have in many years without "jacked up" golf clubs. Still playing standard face lofts and am a good 10 yards longer per iron through the bag as are the metal woods. This is sound instruction, throw the darn club at the target and enjoy the results. Thanks Shawn & team.
Thank you for the awesome comment and solid testimonial Chuck; so glad you are enjoying your golf! 😀👍
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Great comment Chuck: "....move your mind from the ball to the target." That says it all in very few words. Thanks.
Hi Shawn...subscribed on the spot when I saw your videos...everything about the swing..etc. is natural...no more over analyzing..thanx...keep up the great work!!! Riaan Swart in sunny South Africa👌👌
Right on Riaan! great to meet you!
The more you throw better you maintain lag . Sounds crazy but it works .More teachers are starting to teach that .
yeah man! because it works!!😀👍👌💪😝
Hi Shawn. Great explanation of the golfswing. If you look at the backswing of several pro’s, theirs is much deeper. Lead arm more inside. Also, do you haven strong grip? Because you have a noticable wrist kock in your backswing wicht promotes an open face at impact.
Haha, yes! A nice full hinge of the wrists at the top with a flying elbow will give the APPEARANCE that the face is open, however, when my kinetic chain kicks in, the trail elbow gets pulled down and forward towards the target and squares my hands and club dynamically. You want to look at the swing as a whole and not a series of individual body parts like the golf industry is making us dizzy with. Human Anatomy is perfectly designed with the necessary structure to perform the movements needed to deliver your golf ball to target. You should definitely check out our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and see the “kinetic chain series” and “kinetic chain facilitation series” and then identify what is missing to this linkage and consult the videos necessary on the site. Lots of help with the comment sections as well as options for swing analysis and 1-1 sessions too!
@@golflessons Thanks for your thorough explanation. It's a miracle you can find the time to answer all questions! I have seen all your video's multiple times. As a bioscientist and golf fanatic it is such interesting material! You're really the best at explaning the why question! Thank you so much! One thing I do not understand though is that you say it doesn't matter how far you turn inside (deep backswing) whereas most pro's have a deep backswing. Anyway I have a medium (shoulderhigh) backswing and when I tried a high backswing with flying elbow I gained 5-7 mph clubheadspeed!
Shawn, how come you don’t play on the seniors tour? Seems like you've got what it takes
thanks
You're welcome!
In 1967 I ejected from an F-104. They had to put my left foot together with screws and wires which they eventually removed. I also ended up with 3 bulging discs in my back. I can get the backswing you demonstrate, but I have problems with the forward swing as I have a hard time feeling the bottom of my left foot and I can’t follow through very well because of my back. Any suggestion? Note your backswing demonstration has added swing speed. Thanks!
Hey Thomas! Check out my premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and it is just $9.95 per month too. In there, see “kinetic chain series” and then see “kinetic chain facilitation series” as well as the “senior series” as a brush up. The drill of walking and sending divots into the trees is priceless for what you are trying to achieve; practice that (in the kinetic chain facilitation series #6) till the cows come home and let your brain figure it out for you.
Jeez I wish I could get over that pond from the UK for a lesson.
We can work online with Skype, Messenger, Facetime and others beautifully; I have an amazing program for that at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com
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I am onboard with your approach. To clarify. Your not throwing the arms but the entire club itself?
Thanks so much!
Yes, the whole club! See “throwing the club straight shawn clement” and we have a whole “throwing series” on our premium channel at Wisdom In Golf Premium.com
I'm 67 and am just starting with your premium program. I have my grass whip and have practiced. I played today and seemed very fast and hit the ball left all day. Watching the video the backswing seemed to slow for me. Will practice with this help me
yes, of course! also see “takeaway and starting the swing like a crane and wrecking ball shawn clement”
Thank you
Great video! Is your grip suppose to be relax as well? Or should the grip be 90% and relax everywhere else. Thank you.
Secure and ready to deliver a strong action to target!
Great video Mr. Shawn!! I envy you because I'm a terrible golfer. I ask,please HOW you STAR that donwsing ? With the arms? With rips . I would appreciate if you reply. Thank you.
Hi Roberto! NONE OF THE ABOVE!! What you need to do is get on my premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and see the following videos in the following order: “Task Trumps everything”-“Top 3 tasks”-Grass whip training”-“hammer drill”-Throwing the club”-“the throwing series”-“kinetic chain series”-“kinetic chain facilitation series”-“goldie locks series”-predict contact.
Then see the titles you feel you need for answers on your needs for extra clarification..
YOU CANNOT THINK YOUR WAY THROUGH A SWING-SPORT SCIENCE HAS PROVED THIS OVER AND OVER! We are terrible at placing body parts because we are already “Pinocchio without the strings”!
Great video Shawn. I have watched a lot of instruction saying the average amateur needs to speed up their backswing to hit it further. They say pros generally have faster backswings (leading to faster through swings) and particularly advocate a 3:1 ratio. You obviously disagree. Any further comments on this rather wide spread instruction?
hi Dave! Without the range of motion IT IS ABSOLUTELY A MOOT POINT to talk about ratios and backswing speeds. Range of motion trumps effort every single time.
Shawn, I’m 77, and my old body just isn’t what it once was. For us really old seniors, could what you do here be modified somewhat and still work? Could I make like a 3/4 backswing and apply this same principle, maybe hit the ball 200 yards instead of 300? I love what you do, but I just can’t do it anymore. If I came to you for a lesson, would you try to teach me a super-senior version of this same swing? Or would you go in another direction?
Hey Larry! I would go with what you have and make that the best possible and most efficient for you. I would never do anything at the expense of strain.
Hi shawn, very intresting video. Just have a couple questions. 1. Does this work with all grip type?
2. Shoulder is pretty flat during back swing, is that ok?
if you are referring to interlock vs overlap, yes; but you should definitely check out our grip videos as they are VERY HEAVILY RESEARCHED AND RICH WITH WISDOM. See “best video on grip ever shawn clement” to start. Flat or upright shoulders are not the priority for the backswing; task is! see “hammer through shawn clement” or “grass whip training shawn clement” as examples of tasks and when you stay on those tasks, what do YOUR shoulders look like?
This puts to rest all the stuff on CZcams, Instagram etc about the need to have more "side tilt" meaning a much steeper shoulder plane. A steep shoulder plane doesn't work for me or anyone else I know. Shawn is the best.
Hey Richard! Yes, I just love how they are looking at the pros on tour thinking we are going to be able to do what guys like Joakim Niemann do. I love the visuals that some of the tour pros provide when looking in THE CONTEXT OF TASK in getting a ball from point A to B. Thank you for the nice comment! 😀👍👌
@@golflessons ok
Seeing the golf action as a throw not a hit has helped me on my journey to 3 hcp,But its really only my lower body that i feel is a throwing motion, the "Golf Secret" that i "discovered" was how to use my torso especially my left side to rotate through and knock the wall down.Guess what, in this video there is a man driving a wedge into a wall!
Must be going nuts ,thought there was a BnW clip of a laboure hammering a wedge into the bottom of a wall,cant find it now! anyway its the secret for good ball striking!
It is in the intro! 😀👍 Have a look also at “hammer through shawn clement” and this is also part of our top 3 tasks on our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and check out “Hammer drill”, “task trumps everything”, “top 3 tasks”, “Marching task to Golf Shot flight plan” and “unstoppable momentum series”
Question How high should your arms and hands be in the golf swing? Hogan swing is shoulder high only. Which one is better? and why
Flat swings like Matt Kuchar’s don’t have as much ability to use the ground to deliver the turbo charging power to the arm swing; Hogan had width but the longer swingers always have a wider and more upright swing; see the latest I did with Scottie Scheffler on my channel. As for why, I don’t have all day! 😝😝😝 but you can boil it down to better kinetic chain engagement big time!! Like tossing a horse shoe, you use legs, not arms for power; and the arms are not going around the body…
Hi Shawn loved this video. Just one question. I'm 71 my swing speed is around 110 to 115. You seem to be swinging at a high speed. My question is at what speed would you need to be swinging at in order to gain the distance your achieving. Thanks peter
Your speed is my speed! speed is just a small fraction in the equation!
So everyone - have you ever tossed/kicked/ or even smashed a ball in any sport out of the park? Was it when you were relaxed, tossing (hitting) it to a target? This is a FANTASTIC way I think about my golf swing (not shot) on the mats, the grass and the course! It really is about relaxed, effortless timing - try it - in Karate, we train and spar in slow mo, then relaxed, then in concrete - then at “relaxed speed - same in swimming - it is amazing, fun and painless (well maybe for exercisers not athletes) less painful than being tense over every stroke! Have fun, relax - and yes laugh lots! Sorry Shawn - this is one of the best explanations that resonate with me!!
awesome Marc! Great comparison with Martial Arts!
Hey Shawn, what shaft are you using on your Epic Speed? Nice video!
Fujikura Ventus Black velocore, S flex, best shaft I have played with so far!
@@golflessons Thx for the update. Appriciated!
What is very strange Shawn is I will be 72 in March...many sports injuries haunt me. I hope to play this year. I watch your CZcams more than your premium . Among other things they clarified Harvey Penick's discussion of the grass whip. Here is an observation for you. You like longer irons much more than short clubs. Short clubs were designed for distance. Bryson D looked at Bobby Jones' irons in a display and found they were all the same length. My wedges always felt way too short. Way back in the 90's I extended my wedges to 36 1/2 and added 3/8 incrementally. You have already started this exploration with your wedges. I encourage you to adjust some old blades in this manner and see if you think they better accommodate your swing. Loft and lie will then fine tune distance. I love your videos.
from the 9 iron down, which is 1/2 inch long and 8 iron length, all my clubs are same length as well; lots of merit to it!
very interesting video, interesting swing mechanics. i've been watching only for a couple weeks, good to see a Cdn here. your backswing seems unique to me, maybe i'm wrong. your high point is actually not that high. i can relate to it as opposed to some monster wind ups. also, it's not very deep or behind you. you mentioned the club falling backwards as not great. there are all kinds of instructional videos teaching exactly that as the desired state! shallowing the club head, falling back and away before starting the down swing. your club is nearly over your head at the end. is it just your specific biomechanics or did you train yourself to do this in order to maximize the stroke? clearly you hit it far and straight with apparent ease.
Hey James! Our fundamentals are for OPTIMIZING HUMAN MOVEMENT PATTERNS. What you will see in mainstream instruction is a myriad of band aid therapy to respond to PERCEIVED MISTAKES AND ERRORS that their students make. THE JOKE IS that there is mo such thing as a mistake in the golf swing as your body responds to what is going on in your mind. YOU WANT TO HIT THE BALL? Then over the top is necessary if doing that from a traditional address position. YOU WANT TO SEND THE BALL TO THE TARGET? Then over the top CANNOT EXIST and the swing will shallow out and flatten out in the downswing ALL BY ITSELF after the weight shift has applied itself to the engagement of the kinetic chain.
videos to watch on our premium channel:
-kinetic chain series
-kinetic chain facilitation and engagement series
-The throwing series
-all the release videos
-target confirmation series
Shawn, your backswing looks so different from Mu and Sav. They have an arc that is more wide and inside. Yours is wide but straight back as you recommend in this video. Are all three takeaway and backswings acceptable?
All works in progress and all subject to the flight plan; you must know what shot they are getting ready to hit; all are wide and free!
My man, I'm 60. Been playing without knowledge for 19 yrs. I've been listening to Mr Clay Ballard & Mr Rick Sheilds for a year, No problem with either guy. Just checking U out!
Let’s go! 😎
Shawn. It’s hard to tell from the video, but do you still use the same strong grip with the Driver and do you close the face?
Some need to close it more and some need to close it less; depends on the equipment!
Hi Shawn. You know I am a "senior" golfer now. From what I have learnt from you I am able to give good competition to my buddies in the four ball. Swing is without strain. Velocity is less than desired. HOWEVER INSPITE OF ALL THIS LOWER BACK IS STRESSED. What can I do about that. Maybe Mu could pitch in. Maybe allowing the left heal to come up will help. But that somehow does not come naturally. Need guidance here. Thank you.
Hi Mohanjit! If you feel that you don’t have enough velocity and have to force the downswing, then you are not completing the backswing and if you are jot allowing the left heel to come up, THEN WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?? 😝😝
You know this is what we do! Did you see the senior series on premium yet?
@@golflessons I have seen each and every video. But as I said I have to think about it(allowing the movement of lead heel). Does not come naturally and then I tend to release at the ball. Still has not become muscle memory.
@@mjs0039 what is your task? Throw the club? So practice with with a tee in the ground to gather a backswing with heel off the ground and then throw the club over the tee through the IP using the Blur of club into the picture. If you throw the club in the direction you want to start the ball or send the tee in that direction, then you will engage the kinetic chain NATURALLY.
Gather the backswing like the “lead hand release in the backswing” video with heel off the ground and knee behind tee; (tee is in the centre of stance) and then throw the club using that built up momentum.
When the brain has experienced that throw with the extra momentum a few times, then bring the ball back in, predict impact based on that throw, and STAY WITH THAT MOMENTUM THROW IN THAT DIRECTION INTO THE FLIGHT PLAN; WITNESS THE WHOLE THING TO THE FINISH.
how do you prevent too much draw. I find that when i try your technique, my result is too much draw
By chance do you know anyone in Jacksonville that does lessons in this style?
Closest is Frank McChrystal in Stuart FL. on east coast...
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Realy a great swing natural👏🏌️
Thank you Patrick! 😀👍
Honestly I think this should be the foundation of how all amateur/recreational golfers should start with. Don't try to mimic Rahm or any other pro golfer. Start with tempo and then gradually add power.
power comes naturally with this; once the kinetic chain kicks in, it is impossible to stop this human reflex action; the key is to deliver the momentum-action in the direction you want to start the ball after you have gathered it in the backswing.
I know that this is targeted for seniors, but as a young beginner, would such such a swing style be recommended? Something that I could master and age with?
SMART MAN!!! ABSOLUTELY!! My teachings don’t change with any age as this is how the human machine was meant to roll! 👍😀💪👊🫶
I notice that your hands are fairly high above your shoulder. I see other golfers and their hands are just above the shoulder. How do I know which height for the hands? Is it with what feels comfortable? Does Savannah and Mu have their hands that high?
yes! like Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Bubba Watson, Jack Nicklaus, Scott Hoch, Taylor Pendrith, Abraham Answer and many many more!
It's funny, my brother has only been learning golf for a few years and he said something very poignant to me a few weeks ago. He said "all you have to do is feel the weight at the bottom of your swing" which doesn't seem like much, but I thought about it and realised what he was saying. He was saying that for instance, when you practice swing, with that long lazy motion, you feel the club pulling on your hands but when you try to muscle the ball and hold positions you tense up or throw away angles and there is no weight, as you're not throwing naturally.
I went back to the range with that in mind, to simply feel the club pull on my arms with an easy slinging motion and viola!. I really never miss-hit a single ball in around 50 shots. Amazing that somebody who's more inexperienced can teach you something so important, so from here on I plan to keep my ears open a bit more and I feel like what he said ties in heavily with what you teach. Great vid, thanks Shawn 😉
Right on! We are all about the use of weight! Lumber Jack with an axe swinging that heavy tool all day; they are not going to fight that tool; they are going to use the weight of it to do the work. In our premium channel we have a series called “unstoppable momentum” that is a full expansion of what you just commented on and all the videos and series like the “throwing series” and the “release” videos are all there to tune you in to the weight of the arms and club as a big unit to deliver powerful yet easy to produce actions to deliver golf balls into flight plans. For those who don’t know about our premium channel, get to www.wisdomingolfpremium.com (just $9.95 per month) Enjoy that feel! 👍😀
@@golflessons Cheers Shawn 💖🤍
@13.03/05 - moment of satisfaction
If I could be that smooth and hit it even 75% of that distance, I would weep with joy! Surely it can't be thsh simple?
Sav is now 337 yards PB and Mu has a 403 carry PB!!
Sorry Shawn, a young Aussie pipped you “body double”, Pendrith! 🇦🇺🇦🇺
Very good video!
yeah man! 👍👍
My friend says I’m spinning-out like you.
That one is new…I don’t spin out very often and spinning out is the new norm for long drive competitors; what is the context and how good is your friend at teaching golf?
I notice your clubface looks open at the top,so are you squaring the club with your hands at impact??
I have very limber wrists; when they hinge, they create the illusion of an open face; but you will see that it’s the right flying elbow that creates this illusion as well and when I transition at the top and start down (when focused on throwing the club in the direction I want to start the ball) you will notice the right elbow now leads the hands and the lead wrist changes angles and closes the face naturally. This is the way I have done it since junior golf and it is mine. I would have preferred to start like my daughter with the hammer style strong grip because I see how efficient and much deeper through the ball that is. I love the way I strike the ball though and really enjoy my game!
@@golflessons So Sav starts her swing using a grip with a "hammer through the door frame" grip correct? Does she also start at address with a 30 degree closed clubface, as you speak of often? Or does she start with a square clubface? I tend to get a bit confused with the proper relationship of a neutral or strong grip and a closed club face. Really enjoy your work, Shawn!
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Long time no comment but I think you have made me realise I’m too open with my shoulders. Might go get my hammer. Thanks Shawn.
Best thing you will do! Let’s go!
I hit 7 fairways and missed a few more by a couple of feet, best I’ve hit it off the tee for a long time. Thank you. Now I need to hit more greens (only 5) unfortunately. So better iron play and definitely better putting required 😜
As a good thrower this is how ive learnt golf,its the way kids learn,they dont care if they miss the ball they just have another go! 99% of all great golfers learnt as kids. But most golfers learn as adults,and all they care about is making contact with the ball,not whiffing,topping,fatting and the embarrassment that follows.Solution is easy But Never done! golf related hand eye co-ordination drills. Beginner version narrow stance,10 continuous 1/2 swings clipping the range peg,then do it with eyes shut! then find a smaller peg! Advanced version learn to bounce a ball on a wedge,Every good golfer can do this!
I am really finding great success with my mid to low irons throwing the club. However, when I get to my 4 iron and above. I start to get out to in too much. How do I fix that?
This could mean you are not far enough away from the golf ball as the clubs get longer; if you are too close, there is only one way to strike the ball solid and that is pulling in to the left, otherwise it is shank city! See “distance to ball with all clubs shawn clement”
How about if you never had the distance in the first place !!
I would have it now! my specialty is getting students average 30 yards more distance when it is obvious their distance is not proportionate to their skill!
What's your thoughts on the LAWs method of matching swing to body type taught by Mike Adams in the late 80s? It seems for me it fits together perfectly with the grip-club-relationship that you teach.
Thanks for everything!
Human Body is 2 arms and 2 legs and it is subject to gravity. No need to get into body types...The kinetic chain is universal and is the same regardless of tall, big, short etc...
@@golflessons Except that not everyone can physically move the same. I used to swing pretty close to you when I was younger but I was very streaky. I went to a more natural swing for me (flatter because I have shorter forearms) and I swing faster and more consistently. I don't think Ben Hogan could pull your technique off. Bubba Watson could never swing like Ben Hogan.
Having said all that, your free swinging throwing / hammering ideas work great for just about everyone.
Body type theory is outdated and its vagueness does not follow the modern understanding of how the body works.
Don't follow medical advice from the 80's.
@@sageagbonkhese4091 If you watch the LAWs videos (here on youtube) they really aren't that vague.
I find that just because something is older doesn't mean it has no value, even though many older things are in fact obsolete. CPR is from the 50s and still seems useful.