this is a great drill, and just what i was looking for, but i have a question…. I never take divits but seem to generally hit my Irons decent. I dont get huge distance but am fairly accurate. I do focus in front of the ball when swinging, but i brush the ground without divits most of the time. should i be concerned?

Hey; Check your tilt angle away from the target; stay braced AGAINST THE LEFT SIDE; see “golf pro lesson braced tilt part 2″ as well as “golf pro lesson tilted spiral” part 1, 2 and 3;
All the best! Shawn

No problem!! Way to go!! You know the average launch angle of a 30 degree 6 iron is 16 degrees on tour don’t you? Really Really! So you are on the right track and congrats!~

Yep! See the 6th minute of the “golf prolesson through the ball” video where I show you the 2 ball drill; this will keep you down and through big time! Shawn

Yes; I would go with either the “golf pro lesson one leg swing no weightshift” or the “golf pro lesson feet together drill” video; there are so many other factors though that I would mostly recommend you get my dvd series as it will take you through all the important aspects of the swing technique IN PRIORITY SEQUENCE IN GREAT AUDIO AND VIDEO QUALITY FROM SCRATCH! The 3rd disc in the series has all shots on course in detail from driver to putter; All the best! Shawn

i think i have a idea that will help. you are hitting the ball really fat and there is something you can do to stop it. it will take some practice but on your downswing, feel like your pushing the spikes of yours shoes into the ground. it will help you strike the ball nicely and compress the ball against the ground and that will get you some extra distance and nice high iron shots

Hey Shawn or anyone else that can help me with my problem. . I have a good backswing everyone says but on my downswing i get way to much divot and barely any ball, also i cannot get high iron shots. . please help. Thanks

Hi Rob. I think he is closing the club face at address to compensate for the tendency of the club face to be open at that point in a swing with a more “natural” ball placement. That’s my understanding anyway. It allows for a squared club face at impact. Maybe analogous to opening one’s stance to hit a high shot placed back in the stance?

very good work shawn ,you keep it very simple .

Hi Shawn, I would like to share my experience with you.I have been hitting the ball perfectly with my irons after this video. Nice backspin, great trajectory no more hooks or slices but something funny has happened. My club distances have increasted by almost three clubs. My 8 iron used to be my 150 yard club, now I can get my PW to almost 145 yards and my 8 iron became my 175 yard club. What the heck? Who hits a pitching wedge 150 yards? I have got to be doing something very wrong!

hi shawn, i really enjoy your lesson clips, i have a question im sure u can help me with, im a single digit, playing pretty well but my contact with my irons is consistently on the bottom 3 gooves! seldom flushed in the face of the club, could u possibly pass me a drill i can work with? somtimes feel like a have a real lack of extension thru impact, not chicken wing but just not staying down thru the shot, 2nd in my club championship this past weekend, sure u can help me improve on that! thanks

shawn, i am really struggling with my downswing, my take away is fine…but as i start my down swing i come REALLY REALLY over the top, but with a square club face….the ball flys straight and off the toe. When i look at my divots they are all across the target line and pointing way left and very much out of the range. Are there any pointers or drills you can give me to prevent this?

Thanks Jay! Trying to find some time right now; very hard with 14 lessons a day! broken tees with irons and fairway woods are just fine; also with a driver with a low tee when you are hitting it with penetrating trajectory; but if the driver is ballooning, then it is a problem; Shawn

Shawn,
Great vids as always. Couple things I would like to point out. !) I speak for everyone when I say…Going through withdrawls….need the vids.:). 2) I wonder if you could speak more or a vid about breaking tee’s. I know you shouldn’t, but I always do with my driver and all my iron shots. 3 and 5 wood are good. Problem i have is i seem to stay more (ish) online and better contact when i break them. I do hit with a delofted swing as of late. any help would be get. You Rock ! Jay

Have a look at my “golf pro lesson tilted spiral part 1, 2 and especially 3; you will see how creative you can be with ball position! Shawn

hey shawn, loving the vids, but i have a question regarding my swing, for a while now ive been a solid ball striker but i never seem to take any divots, what would you recommend me to do in order to create a divot, as i think it would help my game and possibly create more distance?

This is the shot I would use when hitting it low under a tree or into a stiff wind on course; when you play it back, you will tend to push it right so you need to compensate with the club face; see “golf pro lesson be a solid ball striker” and “golf pro lesson tilted spiral” part 3 for this! Shawn

YES! Practice the shots you would use in those circumstances! Do not practice the standard shots or anything technical in the swing that would result in anything other than a shot in windy conditions! GREAT QUESTION!!!
Thanks! Shawn

It just means that you are loosing focus of the target and “defaulting” to the ball and letting it become your target; the drills in “Golf Pro lesson through the ball” will help and the section in my dvd where you see me giving an example of the finished product to end disc 1 really drives the point home; ONE FEEL TO A TARGET. Shawn

Yes! Golf Pro Lesson How to Clear the hips” and “golf pro lesson arms falling down the plane” for starters; my dvd has all the info from scratch and in priority sequence with the proper grip and arm motion so that you do not miss anything important! Shawn

Shawn, you are very brave to be outside of the range stables where people like me hit the ball.

Shawn, no matter how hard i try it seems as though my divot takes place literally at the ball. I hit it fairly well, but my question is how can i move it a bit more foward. I believe part of the problem is my left elbow(Left handed) runs into my side on the downswing rather then clearing through. Any tips would be greatly appreciated

Shawn, I has always thought one didn’t have to think about the release if the grip and hinge action was correct. However, I find myself releasing to soon. If I try to release late I just hit the top of the golfball. Should I train staying behind and hitting a target on the ground thats past the golfball?

Shawn ,A “Tip” from one of those golf magazines some years ago “Do not practice at the driving range when the wind is blowing.You could develope more bad habits correcting for wind conditions than good . ” I was there in the wind (very windy) feeling balance during the swing.
Your lesson addressing fairway bunker shots proved most valuable in these very windy conditions. Any comments on playing or practicing in the wind.

hey Shawn, yet another great video that I have come across, I can’t wait to try this, but one thing though, I don’t understand why you’re closing the club face as you put the ball back in your stance. Is that just for the sake of the drill, or would you do this if you were hitting a ball off your back foot out on the course? Thanks for all your great videos.
-Rob