Hi Shaun I’m fourteen and just starting to get the handicap down off seventeen. And I was just wondering there in your video you have the ball very forward in your stance for a six iron do you change ball position for every club or keep it the same. What video do u think would be the best for me to look at for consistency. Thanks

Interesting! The gals here in Canada say hi Guys to their girl friends…But I will keep this in mind from now on! Thanks!
Shawn

Hi, Shawn
I have noticed that you open with Hi, Guys, I think that you aren’t being political correct you are leaving out all the gals, which is how it should be.
No just kidding but you could gain more viewers if you were to include them. Something like Hi, Guys and subordinate others. This might not be the way to go but you get the idea.
Matt

Thank you for the great comment!
Shawn

Great observation! Sorry I did not get back to you on this; it is hard keeping up with 150 videos…:) I enjoy swinging against the left side and the traditional way with the left heel coming up and then planting for a little extra kick in the momentum; see the following video: “Golf Pro Lesson 2008 golf swing review” part 1 and 2 Shawn

Exactly!!! This is a spine tilt angle issue in the backswing; please check out “golf pro lesson proper spine tilt angle” which addresses the overswing; thanks for the question! Shawn

Shawn,

I’m trying to reduce the length of my swing. I have a tendency to severly overturn and get way past parallel getting wobbly at the top.

I think my problem is that when I do a 3 quarter swing I feel that I don’t have enough momentum.

Please advise. Thanks! =)

I wanted to say thanks for these lessons. I have been very sketchy with my irons and have never been able to take divots until two days ago when I started watching your videos. The idea of momentum shift and cracking the whip have done wonders for my irons.

Last night was the first time that I was able to strike the ball consistently and take nice divots. My swing feels effortless and smooth.

I can’t thank you enough for your instructional videos.

Hi Shawn, it looks like you don’t have very much “brace tilt” on these momentum toss videos. Is there a reason for that?

I appreciate the help. Your video arrived a couple of days ago, it’s great!

Hey man!
Have a look at the following videos which should help; “Through the ball” and try the 2 ball skip through from this video; then watch the “Contact and spin” and the “Compress through the ball” videos. The grip needs to be solid and the swing must revolve around a very steady axis so if you have more issues, watch the “no Bones About it” and the “Tilted spiral” series. All are on the “You Tube Shawn” page of my website; Shawn

I notice on your practice swings that you just brush the grass with the clubhead, but on the shot you take a Divot. I’m curious what you think about to take a divot on the actual shot. very often I do perfect brushes on my practice swing, then top the ball on the actual swing. Topping is my main problem.

Hey Chris; Remember that the focus should always be through the ball towards a target; have a look at my new “Alignment Tweaking” video to get a hang of how to LET THE MOMENTUM GO in the direction you want it to go; you never want to feel that you are MAKING GO anywhere…Shawn

Shawn - would you agree that the “whole body assist - including the right arm” requires your wrists to remain loose and passive. In my case, the hardest part of assisting momentum is keeping my wrists out of the equation and flipping the clubhead at the ball. Chris

Thanks for the nice comment Heitman!
Have a lok at my “Golf Pro Lesson Left Arm Straight?” video and you will feel how much power you are leaking if any at all since I do not know to what extent you are bending it since you seem to be hitting the ball well according to your description! All the best, Shawn

Shawn, Thanks to your Wrecking Ball analogy and wrist hinge info, I finally have a backswing. Just tried your “toss” backswing and I hit the snot out of my fairway woods (never had that feeling or distance). Felt like a pro. Question: Looked at my backswing on video & noticed my left arm breaks down, but the club only goes to parallel. What can I do and how much power am I losing? P.S. I sold all of my instructional videos/books because you are my new coach!

your videos are great and you are good teacher… I have 1 question.. What is your advice to be good golf player?

Thanks JW!
Shawn

Hey Kaymalo;
It is the whole shoulder-arms-club unit that falls and this unit stays in the position it acquired in the backswing when the right arm folded out of the way of momentum and the wrists hinged for the same reason…the arms will stay in this position until the hands get past the ball and then gravity will act on the club head and release it through the ball…You would assist with the whole body; the harder you assist, the more the body reacts and will clear out faster…Shawn

Hey Shawn, I’ve watched a lot of your videos, but this toss-fall concept is interesting. I’ve primarily been a Hogan junky, and his five lessons helps me a lot when I start playing poorly. This idea of toss has really helped my takeaway. A lot actually. So much, that today I finally broke 100. In fact I shot 12 strokes under my previous best. I almost played the entire round with 1 ball! Lost it on 18 Two thumbs up! PS shot 94 today. Now my next target is to break 90 Thanks again

Thanks Marcelo!
Shawn

Hi Jordan;
Try to boil it down to even less than that; it would be too difficult for the average person to think of doing this in such a short amount of time; I describe it as assisting momentum…you assist momentum with the whole body; and the right arm is definitely part of that; and the right arm pulls as well…like pulling a stone through to skip or pulling a racket through in a tennis serve…the sequence is elbow, hand, club…Shawn

Hi Shawn,
That’s Marcelo here from Ireland. I’ve just started playing Golf ad I’m lovin’it. I was checking on youtube for Golf lessons and found your video. What I can say is WHAT A LUCKY FIND! Very good videos, indeed. I wish I live in Canada (or you in Ireland), so I could get some coaching. Definetely theses videos will make a huge positive difference in the wa I play. I will subscribe now for your videos. All the best and God bless you! Marcelo.

do you advocate not pushing with the right armin the swing at all? i ask because 3D machines have proved that you will never gain your total distance if you dont PULL at start down, and PUSH as you approach impact. i have gathered you dislike ’shoving’ and instead prefer ‘whipping’ and ‘pulling’ the club through