See” golf pro lesson through ball” and “golf pro lesson compress through the ball” videos; My dvd would be an immense help as well! Shawn

See if you can order my dvd series bud! It has all the important info done from scratch in high quality audio and video and all in PRIORITY SEQUENCE! 4 hours over 3 discs and disc 3 has all shots in detail on course from the driver to the putter! In the meantime, see “golf pro lesson swing plane” and “Golf Pro lesson perpetual motion drill” Shawn

Watch the “ARMS FALLING Down Plane” and “Swing Sequence” videos.

I am over 300 lbs just take a wider stance

Hi Shawn- I understand and love the concept of your teaching, but my trouble is that I have trouble taking a divot, and especially in front of the ball. It seems like I stay back behind the ball, bottoming out. topping the ball and skipping my fairway woods failing to get them airborne. I’m 5′11 and weigh 291 pounds. Thanks for your help!

Hey Shawn thanks so much, I know what drills you are talking about, I have tried them but I will try again for sure. My main things besides that.lol is trying to stay on plane I believe, I usually always hit behind the ball, top it or slice like crazy. I love the game so much and am in the process of learning, but deffinately frustrating. Any tips to help with any of this would be MUCH apreciated. Thanks so much hopefully you can be my life savor.

You need to feel that you are able to whip the club without the use of the lower body; go to the “golf pro lesson feet together drill and the “golf pro lesson one leg swing no weightshift”; they will get you that effortless power feel;
Shawn

Ive gotta say this guy really makes some great videos. Sean question for you if you got some time. I have a tendency to pull up or swing my hips to much. Whats the best advice you can give me to stay on plane and stop throwing my hips so much? Any help would be great.

Towards the target more so; if too much towards the heels, there will be a loss of balance backwards and a reaction to that out of balance condition; see “golf pro lesson 2008 golf swing review part 1 and 2 for more insight;
Thanks for posting! Shawn

Guys, I am posting this after a great day on the range in hopes it will help some of you feel Shawn’s move:

From braced/tilt and without letting the pressure leave the inside of the left instep, think WIDE takeaway thrusting arms in the air from momentum, then let gravity take over. As arms fall, you will need to counter the weight of the arms with a “fall to the left side, **** first”. Then just keep the momentum going through to the finish. Best of luck!

Thanks. Not sure-maybe Shawn can answer. Refining this move is one of the keys to everything but harder than it seems (for me anyway). I’ve thought of it as the **** going in a general vector parallel to the target line and of course in direction of target itself (getting to the left). …I key on my right glute. But I like your comment about falling back towards the heels from top of downswing. When I try it the feel seems to be similar and seems to convert to the squat. Shawn–please

Hi vjmd, from the video, “like falling off a log” makes me think of falling backwards,so that the weight would go to the heels. But when Shawn says “BUTT first” does he mean the **** moves toward the TARGET or does it mean the **** moves BACKWARD to the heels. From this video it looks like the **** moves toward the target. Thanks!

Shawn, One thing that is not stated here but you have hinted at it on other videos is the other issue with swaying onto your back foot on the back swing. One of my biggest causeds of my swing farts off the tee is I do not let my hips clear on the down swing. This is often caused by my hips sliding forward rather than rotating on the down swing. I then became aware that most of the time I slide my hips forward rather than rotate is to compensate for my weight being stuck on my right side.

Hey and Thanks for the comment and question! I have a student of mine who is also a light weight I was teaching yesterday he is about your stature maybe shorter and he used to pitch fast ball; he has what you call in the sports world “fast twitch muscles and can send his 7 iron about 170, where I have seen guys at my height hit it 160 with a nice lag; so it depends on you; the DVD (and some practice) will definitely bring out the most efficient in you; Shawn

Shawn,
I’ve been looking at some of your videos, and found them helpful, insightful, and liberating. I started golfing 1/09, read books got confused, and now I’m planning on getting your DVD. As a lightweight (5′8″, 137lb), how far should i expect to hit my 4 iron, based on some of your students? I know you’re like 6′1″, ~210lb.

Also, did you ever or do you compete, or play tourneys?

you are animal shawn!! i wish i could drive it that far.

Thanks for your comment! I have always been a pretty long player and regularly drive the ball 320 plus with today’s technology which is insane I know; my 4 iron is my 215 club and my 3 iron is my 227 club. I will have other videos soon to complement “golf pro lesson power sources” and “golf pro lesson how much hit to apply”; all the best and thank you again for your support! Shawn

just bought your dvd looking forward to kick *** on the golf course!! i just watched a tiger woods video and he was saying he averaged 218 yard with a 4 iron that is just crazy!! just out of curiosity how far can you drive the ball?

See the following video (golf pro lesson timing and tempo update) which will make you realize that the arm-club unit should never rely on the body for placement; it should always be given to gravity and centrifugal force while the body is simply turning out of the way so the arm-club unit does not crash into it;
Thanks for the great question! Shawn

YESS!! Allright!! When falling into the left side **** first, you will feel like the arms are still floating and it will feel like the width is getting bigger! Way to go!
Thanks for the great comment; Shawn

Great video! I tend to get over my left leg but leave my arms behind is this caused by not enough turn in the backswing?

Just finished watching this for the nteenth time. Sometimes it takes awhile to get the right feel. Also just watched your DVD….in the section about the weight shift to the left side (BUTT first)……you say…..like falling off a log…..I hope you were not kidding. The sensation of falling off a log allows me to get left and also maintain the width…..(? width seems to feel like it is increasing)…..I hope you were being serious about the sensation of falling off the log. Were you??

Sounds good! I would love to do a Texas Tour eventually when the kids are in College and I can travel! Have a great Father’s Day! Shawn

i really can’t thank you enough for your lessons. i’ve learnt more from your vids than i ever have taking lessons. thank you for sharing your knowledge, and if you’re ever in dallas i owe you a steak dinner.

hey FD!
You need maximum width with minimum strain THROUGH THE BALL! See “golf pro lesson through the ball” and see the 2 ball drill in the 6th minute, then when you hit a regular shot, pretend you always have that 2nd ball in front; also use the “perpetual motion drill” video to help you feel how you are using centrifugal force to create width in the backswing by turning the body fully out of the way of the arm swing; Shawn