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Everyone watching right now, please take a moment to thank this human being for relaying GOLDEN information to you...... for free. Thank you Shawn and Shawn’s team! I am a tennis and fitness coach in North Carolina, and your ability to communicate information and “coach” has greatly inspired me to be much more aware of HOW I relay information to my own students.
Thank you very much for this clarification about how to properly setup. This makes good sense and it works very well. At the ripe old age of 70 with six years into the game, I'm hitting balls much straighter, further and more confidently. With me it's not about driving the ball a country mile, it's about sending it with some distance where it can be found and continue the pace of play. Many thanks! 🙂
Where do I even begin with my comments on this video? I’ll start with the end: this is an absolute revelation. 30 years of consistent inconsistency and only knowing the pleasure of compression when it would happen by accident. I had a terrible session at the range yesterday-fats, thins, slices, hooks, all after having a pretty decent time of it lately. I came home dejected about my prospects for a round with friends the next day. While feeling sorry for myself at home I stumbled onto this video and it just resonated. Could it be that easy and that effective? I went right back to the range and OMG compression. Explosive power. Accuracy. And all with ridiculous levels of ease. So good in fact, during my round today I had to consistently go one or two clubs down for all my yardages. I felt like I had a cheat code all day. Thank you for this amazing video - easiest follow ever.
Welcome home brother! Now you can see why, since this video, Savy is #8 in the world of long drive and Mu is now 43rd in the world! Compression is bliss indeed!
I agree 100% that this is the best grip video ever made! Thank you for showing the move with a tennis racquet (I grew up playing tennis), the hammer (I framed houses after high school), and baseball bat (my son is a switch hitter)! It’s like this video just completes the circle of golf! The fact that this grip allows for a power fade is evidence enough for me that it is correct. A lot of people disagree but they fail to see the positions we should put ourselves in at impact and that is where it all matters! Thanks for an incredible take and I will be rewatching this a lot💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻
Man, perfect comment! Exactly the effect I wanted to have on people; you are very kind to have taken the time to write your precious feedback on this comment page! 😀👍💪🤛👌💥🔥
Glad to see a fellow golfer who went through the trials.... I've played tennis from 10 to 18, ranked in the midwest tons and tons of reps. I have to use the strong grip or I might as well not even play golf. I CANT undo all those reps as a child.
Add Fred Couples, Lee Trevino, and Mac O'Grady. O'Grady actually explained this in detail with how the joints and ligaments move. He stated that Hogan had everything right except the grip. Also, that Homer Kelly of The Golfing Machine had got the "requirement" of the flat left wrist at impact wrong as well. Great video here! This "strong" grip is actually "neutral" for going to the target as you say. I hit a straight ball on most shots with this grip. Many a young golfer who naturally gripped it strong, have been destroyed by teachers who made them grip it "correctly." It's really a shame.
It’s taken me 15 years of playing golf to finally understand what aiming at the target means and how crisp the irons feel. The grip position finally nailing it for me. Love the way you teach.
I stumbled upon you last night while sleepless. WOW! Amazing images! Cutting grass! Sweeping dandy lions! Peeling potatoes! The grip matches the "club throwing". 12 hrs later, and I'm hitting the sweet spot. No more fat, and toe! I will keep watching!!!! My league stars in 6 days. YAY for me!
I kind of came to this grip the way Sav suggests; Just Do It Frankly I had never watched any of your stuff but I did watch and sign up for Alex Fortes’ training. There you present your complete swing approach under “Senior Golf Swing” without most of the ‘why’ and just with a focus on the ‘how’. Because Alex’s stuff was working for me, I just did what you said in that “Senior” series of vids and Did It. And It Works!! Thanks for doing your thing on Alex’s site in SHORT FORM. As a 67yo golfer that started at 65, my swing is still pretty raw. With a few lessons and all the UA-cam stuff I’ve cobbled together some game but now I’ve just completely adopted your swing approach because in one outing my iron distancea all increased by 10 yards or more (measured and averaged). And after a 2 weeks of playing and practicing your swing I’ve had my 2 best rounds ever (101 and 104). I’m impatient and time is precious. Your lessons are long, detailed, and informative, but outside my ADD tolerance. I recommend others to just accept this approach as effective and Just Do It. You’ll save time and experience a quantum jump in performance. Straighter, longer, less slicing for sure. Thanks again for “Senior Swing System”! I’m sure you have that packaged elsewhere, perhaps on your site. Go there people!
I've studied all the greats, Bobby jones had written about the grip stating the lead grip must be on top of the club, the so called strong position, i used that grip to start with and hooked too much. I then switched to neutral, maintained a 4 handicap but would always remember the words he wrote, now in the last few years i went back to the grip you and bobby highly recommended. You have explained how getting behind the ball and hitting to the target made sense with the strong grip. I formally and officially rename that grip , THE SHAWN CLEMENT GRIP. Hopefully your explanation of the anatomy and your shawn Clement grip will forever be preserved for future generations. The way most instructors are teaching is for hitting balls 8 hrs a day 6 days a week, you definitely have changed this and i can happily say my distance has increased along with accuracy and more important than anything , repeatability.
Right on Ag! Thank you for taking the time to write your well thought out comment that has a boat load of wisdom in it! I can hear and feel how much you have put into your game and thank you for your contribution! 👍😀👌
This is not only the best video I have ever watched on the grip, but possibly the best golf tutorial video period. I was really struggling with using a traditional neutral grip, watched this video last week, and decided to give this strong neutral grip a shot. What a difference! The change could be seen immediately, and compression for days! Not only does this video get your hands in a better position, but it forced me to change my body position a little at address, two birds with one stone.
I gotta say that this lesson was pretty amazing. I changed my grip from a strong grip to an "anatomically correct grip" and used the handle going low with the finish to the target....and I'm shocked at how effortless it feels with a lot of power. I was skeptical at first, but, wow. Thank you!
Great explanation of grip. I like the way Shawn says, "grip neutral, but turn the club head to closed a bit". THAT made all the difference! Took all the tension out of my arm and hand and allowed me to focus on the delivery to the target. I knew this.....but was resistant! No longer!
Best video EVER Shawn...thank you for articulating this concept with so much attention and care. I have an extra small bone in each of my wrists, which limits my movement (call it fixed wrists). When I was young, I could bow my left wrist and square up the club, and was a fairly powerful player. Now at 50, I don’t have that flexibility, as my wrists have continued to lose mobility. Bowing my wrist now also hurts. I’ve been struggling to find my issue, as I was taught to use a neutral grip 35 years ago, and it’s the only one I’ve known, and why bowing my wrist worked. While watching this video, I grabbed a hammer, and went through the exercise with you and Savannah. The lightbulb went off! Grabbing my 7 iron, and then working through the position of the club and grip like I’m pounding a nail in the direction of my target. I’m just swinging in my living room, and I feel the power back in my swing when I get everything anatomically lined up, and my fixed wrists feel free and no pain. You sir, just changed my whole outlook for this season. What your doing with your channel is simply awesome. If it wasn’t raining outside, I’d be running the the range...can’t say thank you enough.
Shawn Clement it’s been a little over a week and wanted to give you a follow up. I’ve been working with the new grip for just over a week, really about an hour to 90 mins a day. I’m really not sure where to begin...just wish I’d done this 20 years ago. In the past 5 years, my swing has just gone through so much turmoil. With age, my physical limitations, and a couple injuries from my youth that are catching up to me, I’ve just suffered to swing like I was taught to do 36 years ago. I was losing confidence! I put my new swing to the test on the course the last two days. I’ve walked 9 holes both days playing with my 16 year old son, who is an excellent player and a 7.9 index...I’ve slowly creeped up to a 14.4. The last two rounds, I’ve bested the young buck by 2 strokes each day. I’m 2 clubs longer with a controlled effort 3/4 swing (where I was was hitting a 7, now it’s a 9), haven’t changed my swing speed a bit, and I’m hitting the center of the club more than not. My driver is 27 yards longer. I’m compressing the ball again, and I’ve developed a beautiful smooth draw. My misses are now just a little more left of target, where I turn the light draw into a little heavier draw. This has taken the whole right side of the golf course out of play... I haven’t felt this confident in so long. I guess the thing that is most amazing to me, is I have no swing thoughts cluttering my round. I pick and intermediate target, line up, do a few perpetual motion swings, pick my spot where my club is bottoming out, set my club there, shuffle up to the ball and swing to the outside of my target. I’m snapping the ball Shawn! My effort feels relaxed and controlled, and the club is releasing on auto pilot. My goal this summer is to get back down under a 10 index, and I honestly don’t believe it will take long. For others who may read this, the biggest challenge for me was moving the ball a little further back in my stance. 30 plus years of the ball more forward is a hard change. But, this is where the perpetual motion drill is showing me is the right spot, and I just trust it. I’ll be signing up for your premium content this week. I can’t wait to find a few more gems. You have changed my game and I’m in love with it again. There isn’t the right words to say enough thanks to you and Savannah. You are giving so much to the golf community...
@@nexpresspro wow Chris! Thanks for taking the time to write in your glowing report! So happy that you are sinking your teeth into this and I concur with your predictions! 😀👍👌💪🤛
I LOVE THIS!!! I am a carpenter in my business and this made soooo much sense. About 17 years ago a good friend of mine who was an assistant golf pro told me to think about my swing as attempting to break a concrete wall with a sledgehammer. This video brought it all back and as I pause the video, took out my 7 iron in my living room, mimicking the moves shown and seeing the result it all clicked!!! Thank you so much for this video. I particularly like the part where you hold the golf club out horizontal, turn the face inward, re adjust the grip, and let it go. Your simplicity and practicality in the way you reach is phenomenal. Especially when your daughter can carry a 7 iron as far as she does. It has to be real, and I believe it is!❤️🏌🏼♂️⛳️
You bet it is! I was sitting watching her in her practice session yesterday and my jaw had to be picked up off the floor several times as she busted drive after drive carrying 270 with 107 club speed CONSISTENTLY and with several going over 300 yards; and then I said whoa, that is my distance! yikes!
Sean, I looked at your grip video and incorporated it into my game today. I practiced for about 10 minutes with the grip and went out and played nine holes and shot a 40 in heavy wind. I’m quite pleased with the result in as much as most of my shots were, beautiful penetrating balls getting me on the green and regulation on every hole. Thanks for this video. I am now a believer in a strong grip or as before I wouldn’t even attempt it.
For all the years that I've been playing I have never heard anyone explain it like you have, thank you. I now know why I hit the ball better when I use a strong grip.
Stopped the video half through and ran out to the net to try this grip on a few swings. 50 of the best compressed balls I have ever hit. I might start to enjoy golf again :)
So I subscribed! I have been looking from someone to justify how I developed my own swing theory and this video is it. Tried Ben Hogan's method and that was a train wreck. I started searching around for other techniques and came across Henrik Stenson. That is when I discovered Pete Cowen and started modeling after some of his techniques. Took about 10 strokes off! Cowen's bucket drill is what really started me on the path of a strong grip. The fact that I was framing houses as a kid with my father back when nail guns did not exist led me to exploring an association between swinging a hammer and swinging a golf club. I learned how to swing a hammer real well and has stayed with me all my life. At 50 I can push a 7 iron 180-185 in warm weather. P - 145. 5I - 200-205. All because of this grip technique. So much of what Shawn has covered justifies all the hours i spent with my Skytrak in the basement! Been doubting myself and keep exploring weaker grips. But think I may stick with this and work on fine tuning... Overall great video and great information to reference from!
Great post! You know in your gut things are good but when you look around, seeing all those neutral grips, doubt creeps in...happens to the best of us but when you have the real deal information in this video, you can walk tall and proud with it now!!
Super important for me at 83 having played for 62 years, now working to change from a neutral grip with straight face and bowed left wrist to your neutral grip with closed face while avoiding the error you show of the wrong type of strong grip. Your emphasis on the anatomically correct movement and showing that wrists in that position may look cupped but are not is genius.
Thank you for the great comment! I simply observed how we were made in all my years on the Canadian Ski Patrol; What an amazing anatomy we have! Pinocchio without the strings! So while all the teacher are busy putting the strings on their students to the shape of their opinions on static golf positions and having everyone chase their tails, we are having a blast out of mainstream enjoying blissful and effortless golf shots.
Shawn Clement, I have watched a lot of golf videos, and I have to say(as a chiropractor) your explanation of the swing, it is the most logical considering body mechanic's. It just makes sense. Thank You.
Thanks for the video. I am a 12 HCP player looking for more power and accuracy. I can say that the 20-30yds addition after changing my grip IT IS TRUE!!!!.... I measured it before and after. Normal distance with 7Iron 150yds ...now 170-180yrds. I was astonished. I will say more when I master the technique. Hope this comment helps other Golfholics out there
Great grip video! I got my distance back! I'm 68 and I quit playing golf regularly in 2006, but I started up again this year. I lost my club distance on my irons by a club. I have been working the last three months on increasing my club head speed to get it my distance again. I started to get some success, but I wasn't consistent until I watched your video today. It's a miracle! I got it back and then some by 10-20 yards! Thank you, Shawn, for your excellent instruction! 👍
Love your passion! "Releasing the shot towards you!!" at 30:25 makes me want to go hit balls right now! Have been working 9 years to correct a slight flip and chicken wing and now believe it may be because of a "perfect" neutral grip that was drummed into me at a young age. The "strong" grip just makes so much more sense when applying it to striking with a hammer, baseball bat or a club. Thank you for the awesome video....this should have 100,000,000 views!
I've been playing golf for more than 30 years, been down to a 7hcp in my prime but I have the most traditional swing from the 80's, except the driver where I improved on my technique over the years, I've had a dozen or more pro's working on my swing over the years, never have I heard of "throwing the ball", actually, even on the tour today good players of the irons and woods are called good ball strikers not throwers. This is pivotal! Because of the pandemic I'll be out on the course this weekend for the first time in a year! I'm confident in my abilities to put "throwing the ball" to the test and will let you know how it goes! Cheers from Portugal!
Brilliant! You demystify the intricacies of the grip and the entire swing. So many pieces came together for me. You are such a good teacher. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I have been playing for 40+ years and come to find out I have been holding the club wrong all this time. This 30 minute video has cured my slice when nothing else would and I have tried it all...and if I swing on the proper inside to out path I actually hit a slight draw now which blows my mind each time it happens. The analogies with the hammer and the bat really helped me to understand the principles. Thank you again for fixing my grip and making the game fun again.
Hey Paul! Woohoo! Congrats on your awesome breakthrough! To further develop your skills without thinking, get into our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and see “lead hand release”, “trail hand release”. ‘Release fine tuning” and then see “draw fine tuning” to seal the deal on that aspect of your game. Then enjoy all the other goodies in there to evolve ALL the other aspects of the game.
Man, this video is absolutely perfect. I grew up playing golf and quit after high School for years and once I started playing again got back down to a 2 and had grown up playing a strong grip. In an attempt to gain a little more consistency, I moved to a more neutral grip. After regressing by trying different things in my setup and trying to get a little more mechanically sound, I was all over the place so I reverted back to the strong grip, and this video really helps with the movement through the ball. I always struck the ball well when I had this strong grip and played more by feel. Great video this is how I grew up getting instruction more by feel or different moves, rather than by getting taught mechanics only.
You bet David! I keep telling my students they are Pinocchio without the strings; perfect human learning machines. What they need to focus on is a simple task-like see “grass whip training shawn clement” and see how simple cutting grass is and see how fast the SOUND golf swing appears by doing that! Then add the right grip-club relationship for how you want the ball to behave in the air and you are good to go! The vast majority of golfers need this grip but some don’t need it as they have been able to perform from a young age without it; guys like Matt Wolff. But others like Paul Azinger and Brendan Steel (and my daughter) are on the other end of the spectrum and do amazing things with a golf ball.
@@golflessons I agree! I will check out those other videos you recommended and I appreciate the response. It's funny how I've played for the majority of my life and for the most part revert back to my fundamentals, but it's so easy to completely disregard the grip when you are trying to fix things...
Hi Shawn, Years ago I bought your video series. Loved them but never really practiced what I viewed. Have been all over the place trying to fix my game , but watching this video has put me on the correct path. Just wish I had stuck with you long ago. You are the best. Many thanks.
Hey Gary! It is so easy to fall prey to body part positioning if you miss a couple shots! Have a look at a very important video called “perfect and Automatic golf shawn clement” which is a real oldie but a HISTORIC VIDEO THAT CHANGED MY LIFE BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURSE AND IN MY TEACHINGS.
Shawn are you kidding me!! totally makes sense, what a beautiful analogy on the body's mechanics relations to the grip. Makes sense a powerful and masterful lesson on the grip. THANK YOU!!! Keep doing what you do!
I started playing at the age of 64 and you were my first yt coach. I remember all the grip videos and I hit the ball better than guys younger than me so it must work.
The last 10 minutes or so of this video is gold. I was playing with a closed club face but only using my arms to square it up at address. As a result there was lots of tension in my lead arm/shoulder like you pointed out. I could actually get away with it for the most part on the course but it would always come back to haunt me especially in pressure situations and with my longer clubs. The result being a hook. After watching your video I’m now able to make the proper adjustment with my body and not having all that tension in my lead arm I’m actually hitting the ball farther and more accurate! It’s also a bonus that I’m a righty who plays golf left handed (lead arm dominant) so these videos really hit home. Must be a Canadian hockey thing.
There it is Jimmy; you got it, congrats! And the hockey thing as a kid allowed me to be a way better teacher With the golf thing today! 😀👍 You would be surprised to hear how many players on tour are lead hand dominant! Crazy number! Spieth, Garcia, Azinger, Miller, Hogan, Norman, Moe Norman too, Mickelson and Charles, Weir and it goes on!
AWESOME! I hadn’t played golf in 6 months because of the weather in England and now lockdown. I play off 11hcp but was going through a real rut. I went back to golf a week ago and since the first tee shot trying this it’s been a game changer. Perfectly explained and absolutely works and makes sense why it does. I’m never going back to my old ways
It does not matter what video you show and how bad is my day, you always inspires me happiness, enthusiasm and good vibes!!! Thanks for being with us in these challenging times. By the way, this last video help me increment my club speed and distances, of coarse from home in Puerto Rico since we continue to be closed.
When the coach speaks about grip, you listen. Period. This is another masterclass that I will be watching a few times over. The tip about combining a slightly neutral grip with a slightly closed club face then a slight tilt to ‘naturally’ have a square club face and stronger grip is genius. Safe to say that trying to artificially manufacture strong grip by twisting your hand / over the top of the shaft without considering body angles and position is not only unnatural but uncomfortable to the degree you may end up producing a slice versus a draw. Sean, this method makes 100% sense and can’t wait to try it during my next practice session.
Great video. Once I stated really compressing my irons, and creating lag, a neutral grip produced a massive hook for me. Going strong instantly fixed the problem. Thank You!
very interesting! The thing that probably made the difference was the better positioning of the tilt to get you through the ball instead of unloading at the bottom towards the ball!
Watching this first i thought that grip looks weird. Then i listened to what was said in conjunction with what was shown and it made sense to me. So of course i had to try. Just coming back from the range session and for me this appears to work. I hit a substantially higher percentage of solid on line shots. So thanks for posting this and making an effort to provide explanations one can relate to.
Great comprehensive video Shawn’s early videos strong vs weak grip really resonated with me Now getting back to it this video is a good follow up that that video. Like the in the past Shawn clear up the conceptions of string vs weak. This video clears up the open vs closed clubface at the top of the swing for me. Thanks Shawn. BTW I had a lesson with you when you were still at Richmond and still use the stuff you taught me
Grip changes are dangerous Band-Aids to the us mortals. I think of it like checking with your doctor when you change a medication. You have to know (or ask someone that is trained in that field) what interactions or compensations need to happen to accommodate it. Obviously, coaches love to recommend neutral grip because they know most people will be exposed to all the other coaches teaching aspects of the swing with neutral grip. It's a broken cycle. Finding a good pro to give you a quick check up to make sure you're mechanically correct is a blessing. I can still play golf and improve even in my older years thanks to a minor change recommended to me that I wouldn't even have considered to be "allowed" in the grip. Due to pain in my tendons between my thumb and wrist, he showed me what is essentially the Sarazen grip with my thumb off the spine altogether. With that came weeks of learning the other components to the swing that need to happen to let me swing that way. Then relearning the "short thumb" and "long thumb" versions of the grip to put those shots back in my bag. Long story... Because a grip change isn't simply holding the club differently at address as you've demonstrated.
I'm so glad this video came up in my recommendations. I'm still very new to the game despite having taken it up casually a couple of years ago. I've watched enough videos to understand that everything in the golf swing starts with the grip. I've tried to fix my power slice by strengthening my grip artificially (turning the hands over) to try and keep the club face from spraying open. I understand that there's a lot of possible causes but this video addresses a lot of it - not only grip but the physiology behind the movement of the swing itself. I may have been going about it all wrong and will be trying this at the driving range ASAP. Thank you!
See the series I did with my novice Yoga Teacher Chantal when I was in Toronto: search “swing builder series with Chantal” there are 8 total and there is a playlist on my channel in order too. When you are done with those and are enjoying the content, head over to www.wisdomingolfpremium.com where we have a video series custom made and updated for the Beginner!
43 points on my first round after 2 month lockdown using a fraction of what I’ve learned from your channel , truly amazing stuff. Lovely new swoosh to my swing, great contact and more distance on every club, thank you so much Shawn
Salut Shawn et toute l'équipe, ça y est en France on rejoue sur les parcours , ouf il était temps. J'espère que pour toi et les tiens tout va bien? Magnifique rappel sur l'importance du grip (fort) . Ceci m'a beaucoup aidé il y a 5 ans quand j'ai regardé tes vidéos et surtout la qualité de mes coups de fer qui sont passés dans une autre dimension ainsi mon fer 9 est passé de 110m à 140m sans effort. Merci à toi pour ta gentillesse, ta patience et ta passion d'enseigner ton sport. Au plaisir de te voir un jour en France. Amitiés d'un fan. Dan
Hi you three I tried this on the course today and i immediately hit some amazing shots! I will now have to remeasure my club distances. :) Thank you very much, please keep doing these videos!
Hi Shawn, New to the channel. I used to fight a draw/hook. About 5 yrs ago I tried to neutralize my grip and started to push/fade everything. Now thats what I fight during the round. I am 58 and still a single digit HC still but my miss now is always left. Being I am LH. My driver swing speed is around 105 and I thought I was just swinging too hard for my age. So I tried to slow my swing down and this seemed to work off and on. Won't be playing for another few months due to weather but can't wait to try this method out. Totally makes sense and seems like I was doing exactly what you said not to do. We will see. Thank you.
Get yourself on our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com (only $9.95 per month right now) and start with the “senior series” and then you need to understand what THROUGH THE BALL means. If you release AT THE BALL, HOOK CITY. With the same grip and club face relation, if you deliver with momentum THROUGH THE BALL and into your flight plan, the hook will turn into a nice 1 yard draw. Then see “important grip update” which is the expanded version of this video and then get with the “release” videos and the “arc blur unstoppable momentum series” and “pre-motor cortex series” and finally, “target confirmation series” and “stick your finish despite the ball” series.
I wasted 20 years playing golf with a ‘neutral’ face. I think what needs to be noted (Shawn had numerous times) is that not all players will make contact with an open face. Players like me make an aggressive motion with the upper body often come over the top with with a square or closed face. Hard pulls ensue! With shawn’s method .... the OTT sensation is so strong in the mind that our bodies don’t want to do it.
Nice comment Chris! Much appreciate you taking the time to write and so many have the same sentiment as you and have finally come around to understanding the DYNAMIC NATURE OF THE GOLF SWING that collects the ball from where it is and delivers it to where we want it to go.
I have watched your videos for years, but this was the one that brought it together for me. My contact is way better, distance 15%+ better, and most importantly, my confidence because I now have a swing that is intuitive. Thanks Shawn, Sav and Moo.
Ah! Finally understand your hammer analogy!!!!! Was practicing at home today and worked on trying to keep my trailing hand so that my forearm points towards the sky when I get down to the bottom of the swing. Thanks!!!
I have now watched this video three times and finally understand what you are getting at with the approach. Thank you. Can't wait to get out on the range and try this out.
Way back in the 70's a woman wrote a book called 'A Natural Way To Golf Power'. She played with a grip like this. It was Judy Rankin. She won a lot of tournaments and is in the hall of fame.
I do love you videos and I have watched this video many times for the confirmation of my strong grip. Thank you. One last question… in tennis if you have tennis elbow you grip too strong or if you listened to Martina Navratilova. When you had tennis elbow she would tell you to use a different brand of a racquet. I played with head and Wilson and couldn’t play with a babolot. Could it be that the PXG’s I play with could be balanced differently and I should try other clubs? Aren’t clubs weighted differently?
Hitting on Mats, holding off the natural release of the arm anatomy, or hitting too down on the ball will get you possible issues there, but from one brand to the next…this is interesting…
I re-watched older videos and this video about the grip. I thought I understood everything about the grip, but I was wrong. There's more to learn and understand watching these gems over and over. Thank you again..
Nice! The last 10 minutes of this video on Premium is definitely a must and you can get a glimpse of it in my “weak grip vs string grip shawn clement golf wrx videos on youtube. You could actually sign up for $9,95 per month no contract and cancel after a month! All the best James!
Hey Shawn I have been watching a lot of footage and teaching of Moe Norman and what you were saying about a neutral grip closed face corresponds yo what he did by setting up with the club far behind the ball but the face staying square. This allowed him to swing hard and on plane with the club staying square longer. Good stuff
Hi Shawn an excellent presentation. No one really talks about strong grips in this way. Instinctively I take a strong grip with my right hand and it does not feel comfortable getting the v's pointing more neutral for me as people or other instructors would suggest . I have been reading old books lately many on henry cotton. He advocates strengthening the wrists through various exercises like hitting a Tyre which I do most days and grip strengthen exercises to hold the club and stop it slipping and turning the face through impact. I agree with him 100% on this point as I notice better contact with no slipping. However reading Mr cottons book he is very much of the opinion of a two knuckle lead hand grip rather than a super strong four knuckle grip. He says four knuckle grip lead hand players cannot use the wrists properly in the swing. He says only two knuckle players can use wrists correctly. However this didn't really sit with me as I do not like my hand to be more neutral it feels weak. However watching your video here has really confirmed to me that your hands with four knuckle grips work just as good if not better than two knuckle plus the right hand super strong. Its natural to me and I see the benefits with what your presenting here. Thank you kindly for the information
I've played tennis and baseball since young and these sports have come relatively natural for me. Golf? Well, my natural tendency was to grip the clubs in a similar fashion as with a baseball bat or tennis racquet, but the golf gurus got my into an unnatural feeling grip with frustrating, poor results. Good thing I discovered this video to confirm what I have been doing wrong and suspecting! Thanks Shawn for the brilliant video! And, I especially appreciate the lefty golfers on your videos (I'm a natural righty that plays mostly lefty and sometimes righty).
I’m a new player and I have be struggling with hitting at the ball. When I watch Sav set up for her drive I was trying to copy her shoulders but in fact it was the grip. Uuuggghhhh... I’m heading to tomorrow to see if I can get it right. I taught skiing for 25 years and I am very good at movement analysis and your teaching style and videos really resonate with me. Thanks for the time and effort you guys put in to your work.
Right on Marisa! We have an amazing play list for you with a series I did with my yoga for golf teacher in Toronto! Her name is Chantal Emond and you will see the playlist on my channel page; just click on my name at the top of the description and it will take you there; called “swing builder series with Chantal” You will love it!👍😀
Shawn's comment on turning the club face 45 degree to the left at address, are INCREDIBLE . I saw this youtube last night so this morning I went to practice greens , hitting 10, 20 and 30 yds with a sand wege and 59 ded wedge. Magically, my ball direction was straight and the dispersion pattern was TIGHT. The balls seemed to have more spin now. How can turning the club face close to 25, 35 degree would make the ball go straight ? Only Shawn Clement can know. THANK YOU.
Holy Moly, I bet 99% of amateurs don’t know that it’s ok to have the club face look that closed in a dynamic manner. If people knew this dynamic relationship it would make golf a lot easier for people starting out.
Bobby Locke said his dear ole dad told him if he wanted to play great golf, read bobby jones book. Bobby jones had a strong grip with his left hand and his right hand was on top of the club with what professionals would call a strong grip. While playing a course in Vermont with a golf writer, bobby locke would hit a high draw over the trees to a par 3 green, while most pros hit a fade to it. Finally the scribe ask bobby if he could hit a fade, Locke said, let me show you how it's done. With a closed stance and a very strong grip, locke put three beautiful fades into the green with his set up. Bobby jones realized that to hit the ball powerful you needed a strong left hand position. Obviously jones and locke's game were different, both realized how powerful those hand positions were. Congratulations to shawn and his team for turning on the light in a very dark instructional time. Thank you shawn.
Let me add, the way bobby jones hit through to the target and shawn, showing you how to set up, it is coming through the ball to the target, square, not closed.
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@@golflessons Like Mu I come from a sports background(College football) so I know there's a learning curve that I will need to learn with time and many MANY reps. I'll check that video out right now
This is brilliant! I thought I was doing it wrong and trying to change my whole approach to the grip and swing but realise now that I wasn’t. I have super strong grip and closed face but it feels right to me, yeah I hook to the left a lot of the time but know how to rectify now
“Who the hell looks like that?” Not me, that’s for sure and for certain. Thank you Shawn for making this so understandable. It’s a great gift for so many.
Hi Shawn, 44yo, 12-hdcp here- I have really made an effort over the last couple seasons to work on and improve my lag, staying flat with an inside out swing. I have my stretches where it all seems to work but I still struggle with over the top early release and/or making poor contact with an open face or worst yet when it's all out of whack I'll straight hosel a 7iron OB right (those are fun). I watched this video a couple times and once I processed the angles and why a closed club face with a standard grip works (very odd concept for me to wrap my head around at first) I went to the backyard to practice on the net. Holy sh*t man?!? I was ripping and I mean straight blistering my irons, hybrids, woods....the sound was honestly shocking to me. I'm going to hit the range today to check distances because I think this may have changed everything for me. Thank you for this wonderful lesson.
Right on Jay! 100 watts light bulb moment! 💥🔥🤛💪What is important now is you have what it takes to deliver to the target; and this will annihilate over the top and early extension immediately because those come running when you are focused on hitting the ball or not missing the ball. See all my “over the top shawn clement” videos and “early extension shawn clement” video and enjoy the process. One day I may see you on our premium channel getting deeper into the rabbit hole enjoying wonderland! 😀👍
Love the closer (bigger) picture. The framing can be better now w/ so many people on set who can operate the camera. Much easier to see your points from the closer point of view. Excellent content as usual. Very nice presentation w/ thorough explanation. Please keep 'em coming.
WOW, i started golf with this grip and stance and it's been "instructed" out of my game😔 and here's me wondering why my scoring is still the same 20 years later. my first 3 rounds in golf where low 90's on an undulating 7000 yard course at the age of 28. thankyou for the video showing my "natural" swing should never have been changed 😃 going to the range to get that swing back
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Thank you Shawn and Shawn’s team! I am a tennis and fitness coach in North Carolina, and your ability to communicate information and “coach” has greatly inspired me to be much more aware of HOW I relay information to my own students.
Thank you my brother! Much appreciate you taking the tome to write this wonderful note! Have a fantastic weekend!
Shawn
Thank you very much for this clarification about how to properly setup. This makes good sense and it works very well. At the ripe old age of 70 with six years into the game, I'm hitting balls much straighter, further and more confidently. With me it's not about driving the ball a country mile, it's about sending it with some distance where it can be found and continue the pace of play. Many thanks!
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Great comment Harold! Keep us posted! 😀👍
Where do I even begin with my comments on this video? I’ll start with the end: this is an absolute revelation. 30 years of consistent inconsistency and only knowing the pleasure of compression when it would happen by accident. I had a terrible session at the range yesterday-fats, thins, slices, hooks, all after having a pretty decent time of it lately.
I came home dejected about my prospects for a round with friends the next day. While feeling sorry for myself at home I stumbled onto this video and it just resonated. Could it be that easy and that effective? I went right back to the range and OMG compression. Explosive power. Accuracy. And all with ridiculous levels of ease. So good in fact, during my round today I had to consistently go one or two clubs down for all my yardages. I felt like I had a cheat code all day. Thank you for this amazing video - easiest follow ever.
Welcome home brother! Now you can see why, since this video, Savy is #8 in the world of long drive and Mu is now 43rd in the world! Compression is bliss indeed!
Just found this channel with this video and it has changed the way I grip and stand to the golf ball. Absolute game changer for me. Thank you 🫡
This is the WAX ON - WAX OFF moment in golf coaching history. 36.54 mins you will treasure forever. Well done and thank you, Mr. Miyagi.
Thanks Mark! Glad you enjoyed it and got the light bulb moment!
I agree 100% that this is the best grip video ever made! Thank you for showing the move with a tennis racquet (I grew up playing tennis), the hammer (I framed houses after high school), and baseball bat (my son is a switch hitter)! It’s like this video just completes the circle of golf! The fact that this grip allows for a power fade is evidence enough for me that it is correct. A lot of people disagree but they fail to see the positions we should put ourselves in at impact and that is where it all matters! Thanks for an incredible take and I will be rewatching this a lot💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻
Man, perfect comment! Exactly the effect I wanted to have on people; you are very kind to have taken the time to write your precious feedback on this comment page! 😀👍💪🤛👌💥🔥
Spence Goates Great tribute to a fabulous video!
Glad to see a fellow golfer who went through the trials.... I've played tennis from 10 to 18, ranked in the midwest tons and tons of reps. I have to use the strong grip or I might as well not even play golf. I CANT undo all those reps as a child.
Shawn. Can you do that vid again about throwing/ realeasing the club Forward. I love practicing that move!! Cheers
Add Fred Couples, Lee Trevino, and Mac O'Grady. O'Grady actually explained this in detail with how the joints and ligaments move. He stated that Hogan had everything right except the grip. Also, that Homer Kelly of The Golfing Machine had got the "requirement" of the flat left wrist at impact wrong as well. Great video here! This "strong" grip is actually "neutral" for going to the target as you say. I hit a straight ball on most shots with this grip. Many a young golfer who naturally gripped it strong, have been destroyed by teachers who made them grip it "correctly." It's really a shame.
It’s taken me 15 years of playing golf to finally understand what aiming at the target means and how crisp the irons feel.
The grip position finally nailing it for me.
Love the way you teach.
That you Joe! So glad you are enjoying your golf and our content! 😀👍
I stumbled upon you last night while sleepless.
WOW!
Amazing images! Cutting grass! Sweeping dandy lions! Peeling potatoes!
The grip matches the "club throwing".
12 hrs later, and I'm hitting the sweet spot. No more fat, and toe!
I will keep watching!!!!
My league stars in 6 days. YAY for me!
Good things happen on sleepless nights! 😀👍
I kind of came to this grip the way Sav suggests; Just Do It
Frankly I had never watched any of your stuff but I did watch and sign up for Alex Fortes’ training. There you present your complete swing approach under “Senior Golf Swing” without most of the ‘why’ and just with a focus on the ‘how’. Because Alex’s stuff was working for me, I just did what you said in that “Senior” series of vids and Did It. And It Works!! Thanks for doing your thing on Alex’s site in SHORT FORM.
As a 67yo golfer that started at 65, my swing is still pretty raw. With a few lessons and all the UA-cam stuff I’ve cobbled together some game but now I’ve just completely adopted your swing approach because in one outing my iron distancea all increased by 10 yards or more (measured and averaged). And after a 2 weeks of playing and practicing your swing I’ve had my 2 best rounds ever (101 and 104).
I’m impatient and time is precious. Your lessons are long, detailed, and informative, but outside my ADD tolerance. I recommend others to just accept this approach as effective and Just Do It. You’ll save time and experience a quantum jump in performance. Straighter, longer, less slicing for sure.
Thanks again for “Senior Swing System”! I’m sure you have that packaged elsewhere, perhaps on your site. Go there people!
I've studied all the greats, Bobby jones had written about the grip stating the lead grip must be on top of the club, the so called strong position, i used that grip to start with and hooked too much. I then switched to neutral, maintained a 4 handicap but would always remember the words he wrote, now in the last few years i went back to the grip you and bobby highly recommended. You have explained how getting behind the ball and hitting to the target made sense with the strong grip. I formally and officially rename that grip , THE SHAWN CLEMENT GRIP. Hopefully your explanation of the anatomy and your shawn Clement grip will forever be preserved for future generations. The way most instructors are teaching is for hitting balls 8 hrs a day 6 days a week, you definitely have changed this and i can happily say my distance has increased along with accuracy and more important than anything , repeatability.
Right on Ag! Thank you for taking the time to write your well thought out comment that has a boat load of wisdom in it! I can hear and feel how much you have put into your game and thank you for your contribution! 👍😀👌
This is not only the best video I have ever watched on the grip, but possibly the best golf tutorial video period. I was really struggling with using a traditional neutral grip, watched this video last week, and decided to give this strong neutral grip a shot. What a difference! The change could be seen immediately, and compression for days! Not only does this video get your hands in a better position, but it forced me to change my body position a little at address, two birds with one stone.
There it is! Exactly how things need to go; like a little domino effect! Well done and thanks for posting!😀👍🤛💪👌
I gotta say that this lesson was pretty amazing. I changed my grip from a strong grip to an "anatomically correct grip" and used the handle going low with the finish to the target....and I'm shocked at how effortless it feels with a lot of power. I was skeptical at first, but, wow. Thank you!
Great explanation of grip. I like the way Shawn says, "grip neutral, but turn the club head to closed a bit". THAT made all the difference! Took all the tension out of my arm and hand and allowed me to focus on the delivery to the target. I knew this.....but was resistant! No longer!
Wow! This was by far the best grip instruction I have ever had. It all starts with the Grip as we know. Pure gold nugget here!
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Best video EVER Shawn...thank you for articulating this concept with so much attention and care. I have an extra small bone in each of my wrists, which limits my movement (call it fixed wrists). When I was young, I could bow my left wrist and square up the club, and was a fairly powerful player. Now at 50, I don’t have that flexibility, as my wrists have continued to lose mobility. Bowing my wrist now also hurts. I’ve been struggling to find my issue, as I was taught to use a neutral grip 35 years ago, and it’s the only one I’ve known, and why bowing my wrist worked. While watching this video, I grabbed a hammer, and went through the exercise with you and Savannah. The lightbulb went off! Grabbing my 7 iron, and then working through the position of the club and grip like I’m pounding a nail in the direction of my target. I’m just swinging in my living room, and I feel the power back in my swing when I get everything anatomically lined up, and my fixed wrists feel free and no pain. You sir, just changed my whole outlook for this season. What your doing with your channel is simply awesome. If it wasn’t raining outside, I’d be running the the range...can’t say thank you enough.
Tears in my eyes dude!! Thank you for sharing this, it will help so many!! 🔥👍💥❤️🤛💪🙏
Shawn Clement it’s been a little over a week and wanted to give you a follow up. I’ve been working with the new grip for just over a week, really about an hour to 90 mins a day. I’m really not sure where to begin...just wish I’d done this 20 years ago. In the past 5 years, my swing has just gone through so much turmoil. With age, my physical limitations, and a couple injuries from my youth that are catching up to me, I’ve just suffered to swing like I was taught to do 36 years ago. I was losing confidence!
I put my new swing to the test on the course the last two days. I’ve walked 9 holes both days playing with my 16 year old son, who is an excellent player and a 7.9 index...I’ve slowly creeped up to a 14.4. The last two rounds, I’ve bested the young buck by 2 strokes each day. I’m 2 clubs longer with a controlled effort 3/4 swing (where I was was hitting a 7, now it’s a 9), haven’t changed my swing speed a bit, and I’m hitting the center of the club more than not. My driver is 27 yards longer. I’m compressing the ball again, and I’ve developed a beautiful smooth draw. My misses are now just a little more left of target, where I turn the light draw into a little heavier draw. This has taken the whole right side of the golf course out of play...
I haven’t felt this confident in so long. I guess the thing that is most amazing to me, is I have no swing thoughts cluttering my round. I pick and intermediate target, line up, do a few perpetual motion swings, pick my spot where my club is bottoming out, set my club there, shuffle up to the ball and swing to the outside of my target. I’m snapping the ball Shawn! My effort feels relaxed and controlled, and the club is releasing on auto pilot. My goal this summer is to get back down under a 10 index, and I honestly don’t believe it will take long.
For others who may read this, the biggest challenge for me was moving the ball a little further back in my stance. 30 plus years of the ball more forward is a hard change. But, this is where the perpetual motion drill is showing me is the right spot, and I just trust it.
I’ll be signing up for your premium content this week. I can’t wait to find a few more gems. You have changed my game and I’m in love with it again. There isn’t the right words to say enough thanks to you and Savannah. You are giving so much to the golf community...
@@nexpresspro wow Chris! Thanks for taking the time to write in your glowing report! So happy that you are sinking your teeth into this and I concur with your predictions! 😀👍👌💪🤛
I LOVE THIS!!!
I am a carpenter in my business and this made soooo much sense. About 17 years ago a good friend of mine who was an assistant golf pro told me to think about my swing as attempting to break a concrete wall with a sledgehammer.
This video brought it all back and as I pause the video, took out my 7 iron in my living room, mimicking the moves shown and seeing the result it all clicked!!!
Thank you so much for this video. I particularly like the part where you hold the golf club out horizontal, turn the face inward, re adjust the grip, and let it go.
Your simplicity and practicality in the way you reach is phenomenal. Especially when your daughter can carry a 7 iron as far as she does. It has to be real, and I believe it is!❤️🏌🏼♂️⛳️
You bet it is! I was sitting watching her in her practice session yesterday and my jaw had to be picked up off the floor several times as she busted drive after drive carrying 270 with 107 club speed CONSISTENTLY and with several going over 300 yards; and then I said whoa, that is my distance! yikes!
Sean, I looked at your grip video and incorporated it into my game today. I practiced for about 10 minutes with the grip and went out and played nine holes and shot a 40 in heavy wind. I’m quite pleased with the result in as much as most of my shots were, beautiful penetrating balls getting me on the green and regulation on every hole. Thanks for this video. I am now a believer in a strong grip or as before I wouldn’t even attempt it.
Brilliant! And 150 of the top 200 players in the world have a strong grip! 👍💪😀
For all the years that I've been playing I have never heard anyone explain it like you have, thank you. I now know why I hit the ball better when I use a strong grip.
You bet Matt! Our machine is flipping awesome! 💪😀👍
Stopped the video half through and ran out to the net to try this grip on a few swings. 50 of the best compressed balls I have ever hit. I might start to enjoy golf again :)
NOW THAT IS AN AHA MOMENT! 😀👍💪👌
Starting to get it. I watch some of your vids every day. I wish I'd seen your vids years ago. Thanks for all you do.
So I subscribed! I have been looking from someone to justify how I developed my own swing theory and this video is it. Tried Ben Hogan's method and that was a train wreck. I started searching around for other techniques and came across Henrik Stenson. That is when I discovered Pete Cowen and started modeling after some of his techniques. Took about 10 strokes off! Cowen's bucket drill is what really started me on the path of a strong grip. The fact that I was framing houses as a kid with my father back when nail guns did not exist led me to exploring an association between swinging a hammer and swinging a golf club. I learned how to swing a hammer real well and has stayed with me all my life. At 50 I can push a 7 iron 180-185 in warm weather. P - 145. 5I - 200-205. All because of this grip technique.
So much of what Shawn has covered justifies all the hours i spent with my Skytrak in the basement! Been doubting myself and keep exploring weaker grips. But think I may stick with this and work on fine tuning...
Overall great video and great information to reference from!
Great post! You know in your gut things are good but when you look around, seeing all those neutral grips, doubt creeps in...happens to the best of us but when you have the real deal information in this video, you can walk tall and proud with it now!!
Just found this channel and I finally feel justified in what just feels right for my strong grip and the power I’m able to get.
Welcome home Matt!!👍😀👌👊
Super important for me at 83 having played for 62 years, now working to change from a neutral grip with straight face and bowed left wrist to your neutral grip with closed face while avoiding the error you show of the wrong type of strong grip. Your emphasis on the anatomically correct movement and showing that wrists in that position may look cupped but are not is genius.
Thank you for the great comment! I simply observed how we were made in all my years on the Canadian Ski Patrol; What an amazing anatomy we have! Pinocchio without the strings! So while all the teacher are busy putting the strings on their students to the shape of their opinions on static golf positions and having everyone chase their tails, we are having a blast out of mainstream enjoying blissful and effortless golf shots.
Shawn Clement, I have watched a lot of golf videos, and I have to say(as a chiropractor) your explanation of the swing, it is the most logical considering body mechanic's. It just makes sense. Thank You.
I have so many doctors, chiropractors and orthopaedic surgeons as students that I have to do my homework diligently! 😀👍👌💪
28:30 thru 29:35 the most important thing I never heard in several “conventional” lessons, game changing for me, thanks, Shawn
Hey! You stay till the end and reap some awesome benefits! 👍😀
Thanks for the video. I am a 12 HCP player looking for more power and accuracy. I can say that the 20-30yds addition after changing my grip IT IS TRUE!!!!.... I measured it before and after. Normal distance with 7Iron 150yds ...now 170-180yrds. I was astonished. I will say more when I master the technique. Hope this comment helps other Golfholics out there
Boom baby!!😀👍🤛💪
I've had to change my club selection because of your videos! Everything now goes about 20 yards longer and Straight! Thank's to the 3 of you !
Right on Paul! Enjoy the new you! 👌👍😀
Great grip video! I got my distance back! I'm 68 and I quit playing golf regularly in 2006, but I started up again this year. I lost my club distance on my irons by a club. I have been working the last three months on increasing my club head speed to get it my distance again. I started to get some success, but I wasn't consistent until I watched your video today. It's a miracle! I got it back and then some by 10-20 yards! Thank you, Shawn, for your excellent instruction! 👍
Right on Thomas! Thank you for taking the time to write in your terrific comment and experience; have a great weekend!
Shawn
Got coached out of strong grip yrs ago thinking seriously now going back makes sense thanks guys
You bet!! Human anatomy is awesome when you know how to use it and let it work for you! 😀👍
Love your passion! "Releasing the shot towards you!!" at 30:25 makes me want to go hit balls right now! Have been working 9 years to correct a slight flip and chicken wing and now believe it may be because of a "perfect" neutral grip that was drummed into me at a young age. The "strong" grip just makes so much more sense when applying it to striking with a hammer, baseball bat or a club. Thank you for the awesome video....this should have 100,000,000 views!
Got it now, finally!! An athletically closed face + an athletic grip paired with an athletic swing towards your target = wisdom!!
So glad the light bulbs are coming on Peter! Now you are through the ball and into your picture! Let me know how things progress!
I've been playing golf for more than 30 years, been down to a 7hcp in my prime but I have the most traditional swing from the 80's, except the driver where I improved on my technique over the years, I've had a dozen or more pro's working on my swing over the years, never have I heard of "throwing the ball", actually, even on the tour today good players of the irons and woods are called good ball strikers not throwers. This is pivotal! Because of the pandemic I'll be out on the course this weekend for the first time in a year! I'm confident in my abilities to put "throwing the ball" to the test and will let you know how it goes! Cheers from Portugal!
Brilliant! You demystify the intricacies of the grip and the entire swing. So many pieces came together for me. You are such a good teacher. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I have been playing for 40+ years and come to find out I have been holding the club wrong all this time. This 30 minute video has cured my slice when nothing else would and I have tried it all...and if I swing on the proper inside to out path I actually hit a slight draw now which blows my mind each time it happens. The analogies with the hammer and the bat really helped me to understand the principles. Thank you again for fixing my grip and making the game fun again.
Hey Paul! Woohoo! Congrats on your awesome breakthrough! To further develop your skills without thinking, get into our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and see “lead hand release”, “trail hand release”. ‘Release fine tuning” and then see “draw fine tuning” to seal the deal on that aspect of your game. Then enjoy all the other goodies in there to evolve ALL the other aspects of the game.
I think this may be the best golf tip I have ever seen. I'll wait until I try it a few more times but so far this is doing wonders for my game!
Man, this video is absolutely perfect. I grew up playing golf and quit after high School for years and once I started playing again got back down to a 2 and had grown up playing a strong grip. In an attempt to gain a little more consistency, I moved to a more neutral grip. After regressing by trying different things in my setup and trying to get a little more mechanically sound, I was all over the place so I reverted back to the strong grip, and this video really helps with the movement through the ball. I always struck the ball well when I had this strong grip and played more by feel. Great video this is how I grew up getting instruction more by feel or different moves, rather than by getting taught mechanics only.
You bet David! I keep telling my students they are Pinocchio without the strings; perfect human learning machines. What they need to focus on is a simple task-like see “grass whip training shawn clement” and see how simple cutting grass is and see how fast the SOUND golf swing appears by doing that! Then add the right grip-club relationship for how you want the ball to behave in the air and you are good to go! The vast majority of golfers need this grip but some don’t need it as they have been able to perform from a young age without it; guys like Matt Wolff. But others like Paul Azinger and Brendan Steel (and my daughter) are on the other end of the spectrum and do amazing things with a golf ball.
@@golflessons I agree! I will check out those other videos you recommended and I appreciate the response. It's funny how I've played for the majority of my life and for the most part revert back to my fundamentals, but it's so easy to completely disregard the grip when you are trying to fix things...
Hi Shawn,
Years ago I bought your video series. Loved them but never really practiced what I viewed.
Have been all over the place trying to fix my game , but watching this video has put me on the correct path. Just wish I had stuck with you long ago. You are the best.
Many thanks.
Hey Gary! It is so easy to fall prey to body part positioning if you miss a couple shots! Have a look at a very important video called “perfect and Automatic golf shawn clement” which is a real oldie but a HISTORIC VIDEO THAT CHANGED MY LIFE BOTH ON AND OFF THE COURSE AND IN MY TEACHINGS.
Shawn are you kidding me!! totally makes sense, what a beautiful analogy on the body's mechanics relations to the grip. Makes sense a powerful and masterful lesson on the grip. THANK YOU!!! Keep doing what you do!
Thank you for posting your terrific comment David, Much Appreciated! 😀👍
Been playing for over 30 years, just understood from your fabulous lesson about the grip, and its working well for me after some practice
Very good! This is the key to the castle! 😀👍👊
I started playing at the age of 64 and you were my first yt coach. I remember all the grip videos and I hit the ball better than guys younger than me so it must work.
A VERY SATISFYING THING TO BE ABLE TO DO HUH!? 😀👍💪🤛
Love this note. Let's me know it's not too late for me to learn.
The last 10 minutes or so of this video is gold. I was playing with a closed club face but only using my arms to square it up at address. As a result there was lots of tension in my lead arm/shoulder like you pointed out. I could actually get away with it for the most part on the course but it would always come back to haunt me especially in pressure situations and with my longer clubs. The result being a hook. After watching your video I’m now able to make the proper adjustment with my body and not having all that tension in my lead arm I’m actually hitting the ball farther and more accurate! It’s also a bonus that I’m a righty who plays golf left handed (lead arm dominant) so these videos really hit home. Must be a Canadian hockey thing.
There it is Jimmy; you got it, congrats! And the hockey thing as a kid allowed me to be a way better teacher With the golf thing today! 😀👍 You would be surprised to hear how many players on tour are lead hand dominant! Crazy number! Spieth, Garcia, Azinger, Miller, Hogan, Norman, Moe Norman too, Mickelson and Charles, Weir and it goes on!
Excellent video. Best way the swing/grip has ever been explained to me. Thank you! This will help with my teaching and playing.
You bet! Where do you teach and play?
@@golflessons
Hey Shawn, just out of Alberta. Thanks for the great content and replies 👍.
Thank you Shaun, your lucid explanation on how the face angle squares up is pure gold !
Glad you enjoyed it
AWESOME! I hadn’t played golf in 6 months because of the weather in England and now lockdown. I play off 11hcp but was going through a real rut. I went back to golf a week ago and since the first tee shot trying this it’s been a game changer. Perfectly explained and absolutely works and makes sense why it does. I’m never going back to my old ways
Boom! 😀👍
A lot of your stuff is directly aligned with Moe Norman's teachings in single plane golf. Excellent stuff.
Outstanding video, Shawn!! BEST grip video ever on UA-cam!! You da man!!
Thank you for taking the time to post! 👍😀
Best explanation after watching Clement for 12 years. Thank You, Shawn
SAV AND MU gonna be super stars!
It does not matter what video you show and how bad is my day, you always inspires me happiness, enthusiasm and good vibes!!! Thanks for being with us in these challenging times. By the way, this last video help me increment my club speed and distances, of coarse from home in Puerto Rico since we continue to be closed.
Hi Jose! Would love to one day come visit you on your wonderful Island. Let’s stay in touch! Send me an email to shawnclement@me.com
When the coach speaks about grip, you listen. Period. This is another masterclass that I will be watching a few times over. The tip about combining a slightly neutral grip with a slightly closed club face then a slight tilt to ‘naturally’ have a square club face and stronger grip is genius. Safe to say that trying to artificially manufacture strong grip by twisting your hand / over the top of the shaft without considering body angles and position is not only unnatural but uncomfortable to the degree you may end up producing a slice versus a draw. Sean, this method makes 100% sense and can’t wait to try it during my next practice session.
So glad you understood! Such a massively important concept! 😀👍🤛💪🔥💥
It just works!!!!
Haha! Just like hammering a nail into a doorframe!😝👍😀
Great video. Once I stated really compressing my irons, and creating lag, a neutral grip produced a massive hook for me. Going strong instantly fixed the problem. Thank You!
very interesting! The thing that probably made the difference was the better positioning of the tilt to get you through the ball instead of unloading at the bottom towards the ball!
Watching this first i thought that grip looks weird. Then i listened to what was said in conjunction with what was shown and it made sense to me. So of course i had to try. Just coming back from the range session and for me this appears to work. I hit a substantially higher percentage of solid on line shots. So thanks for posting this and making an effort to provide explanations one can relate to.
Right on Peter! Thank you for the great feedback and comment! Keep massaging it in there!👍😀
Super clip and the absolute best that I’ve seen on the grip, Shawn. Well done.
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Great comprehensive video
Shawn’s early videos strong vs weak grip really resonated with me
Now getting back to it this video is a good follow up that that video.
Like the in the past Shawn clear up the conceptions of string vs weak. This video clears up the open vs closed clubface at the top of the swing for me.
Thanks Shawn. BTW I had a lesson with you when you were still at Richmond and still use the stuff you taught me
Hey David! Right on! Great to see you! Hope all is well over in your neck of the woods!
Thanks!
Hey Thanks Mark! 👍😀
Grip changes are dangerous Band-Aids to the us mortals.
I think of it like checking with your doctor when you change a medication. You have to know (or ask someone that is trained in that field) what interactions or compensations need to happen to accommodate it.
Obviously, coaches love to recommend neutral grip because they know most people will be exposed to all the other coaches teaching aspects of the swing with neutral grip. It's a broken cycle.
Finding a good pro to give you a quick check up to make sure you're mechanically correct is a blessing. I can still play golf and improve even in my older years thanks to a minor change recommended to me that I wouldn't even have considered to be "allowed" in the grip.
Due to pain in my tendons between my thumb and wrist, he showed me what is essentially the Sarazen grip with my thumb off the spine altogether.
With that came weeks of learning the other components to the swing that need to happen to let me swing that way. Then relearning the "short thumb" and "long thumb" versions of the grip to put those shots back in my bag.
Long story... Because a grip change isn't simply holding the club differently at address as you've demonstrated.
I'm so glad this video came up in my recommendations. I'm still very new to the game despite having taken it up casually a couple of years ago. I've watched enough videos to understand that everything in the golf swing starts with the grip. I've tried to fix my power slice by strengthening my grip artificially (turning the hands over) to try and keep the club face from spraying open. I understand that there's a lot of possible causes but this video addresses a lot of it - not only grip but the physiology behind the movement of the swing itself. I may have been going about it all wrong and will be trying this at the driving range ASAP. Thank you!
See the series I did with my novice Yoga Teacher Chantal when I was in Toronto: search “swing builder series with Chantal” there are 8 total and there is a playlist on my channel in order too. When you are done with those and are enjoying the content, head over to www.wisdomingolfpremium.com where we have a video series custom made and updated for the Beginner!
@@golflessons I will take a look at them today!
43 points on my first round after 2 month lockdown using a fraction of what I’ve learned from your channel , truly amazing stuff. Lovely new swoosh to my swing, great contact and more distance on every club, thank you so much Shawn
Salut Shawn et toute l'équipe, ça y est en France on rejoue sur les parcours , ouf il était temps. J'espère que pour toi et les tiens tout va bien? Magnifique rappel sur l'importance du grip (fort) . Ceci m'a beaucoup aidé il y a 5 ans quand j'ai regardé tes vidéos et surtout la qualité de mes coups de fer qui sont passés dans une autre dimension ainsi mon fer 9 est passé de 110m à 140m sans effort. Merci à toi pour ta gentillesse, ta patience et ta passion d'enseigner ton sport. Au plaisir de te voir un jour en France. Amitiés d'un fan. Dan
Well said Sav. The whole point is the score. Do what's right for you.🏴☘️🇨🇮👍
Hi you three
I tried this on the course today and i immediately hit some amazing shots!
I will now have to remeasure my club distances. :)
Thank you very much, please keep doing these videos!
Yeah man! Nothing like the anticipation of “can’t wait to get back to the golf course” in the veins!!!👌👍😀
Insane gains for me! I’ve still got a miss left but now I’ve lost the miss right completely and gained distance across the board. Subscribed thank you
This video and the throw the club drill is great. 9 handicap and I picked up 7mph and 30-35 yards with driver. 12 yard gain with irons. Thank you!!!
Ahhhh Master, I think the Grasshoppa FINALLY gets it. 👍👍
Hi Shawn, New to the channel. I used to fight a draw/hook. About 5 yrs ago I tried to neutralize my grip and started to push/fade everything. Now thats what I fight during the round. I am 58 and still a single digit HC still but my miss now is always left. Being I am LH. My driver swing speed is around 105 and I thought I was just swinging too hard for my age. So I tried to slow my swing down and this seemed to work off and on. Won't be playing for another few months due to weather but can't wait to try this method out. Totally makes sense and seems like I was doing exactly what you said not to do. We will see. Thank you.
Get yourself on our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com (only $9.95 per month right now) and start with the “senior series” and then you need to understand what THROUGH THE BALL means. If you release AT THE BALL, HOOK CITY. With the same grip and club face relation, if you deliver with momentum THROUGH THE BALL and into your flight plan, the hook will turn into a nice 1 yard draw. Then see “important grip update” which is the expanded version of this video and then get with the “release” videos and the “arc blur unstoppable momentum series” and “pre-motor cortex series” and finally, “target confirmation series” and “stick your finish despite the ball” series.
Excellent video. I've been practicing this grip and idea all week and today I hit the driver the best I ever had. Keep up the good work guys.
Right on Brad; so glad the penny dropped and you were able to experience the grip’s benefits DYNAMICALLY! 😀👍🤛
Lightbulb moment! Thank you sooooooo much! Just validated it on my simulator with the first swing, impact never felt so solid!
I wasted 20 years playing golf with a ‘neutral’ face. I think what needs to be noted (Shawn had numerous times) is that not all players will make contact with an open face. Players like me make an aggressive motion with the upper body often come over the top with with a square or closed face. Hard pulls ensue!
With shawn’s method .... the OTT sensation is so strong in the mind that our bodies don’t want to do it.
Nice comment Chris! Much appreciate you taking the time to write and so many have the same sentiment as you and have finally come around to understanding the DYNAMIC NATURE OF THE GOLF SWING that collects the ball from where it is and delivers it to where we want it to go.
I have watched your videos for years, but this was the one that brought it together for me. My contact is way better, distance 15%+ better, and most importantly, my confidence because I now have a swing that is intuitive. Thanks Shawn, Sav and Moo.
💪🫶The best feel!
Ah! Finally understand your hammer analogy!!!!! Was practicing at home today and worked on trying to keep my trailing hand so that my forearm points towards the sky when I get down to the bottom of the swing. Thanks!!!
I have now watched this video three times and finally understand what you are getting at with the approach. Thank you. Can't wait to get out on the range and try this out.
Thank you for your valuable lessons. You speak so clearly, easy to understand.
Glad you think so!
Thanks for bringing me back to what feels natural and powerful!
You're so welcome!
Way back in the 70's a woman wrote a book called 'A Natural Way To Golf Power'. She played with a grip like this. It was Judy Rankin. She won a lot of tournaments and is in the hall of fame.
Yessir!!! Awesome comment! 😀👍👌
I,m 70 on June 6 and with his advice. I,M. BACK boom baby ⛳️🏌🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🇨🇦
That’s my Dad’s Birthday too! 😀👍🎶Happy Birthday in Advance!🥳
I do love you videos and I have watched this video many times for the confirmation of my strong grip. Thank you.
One last question… in tennis if you have tennis elbow you grip too strong or if you listened to Martina Navratilova. When you had tennis elbow she would tell you to use a different brand of a racquet. I played with head and Wilson and couldn’t play with a babolot. Could it be that the PXG’s I play with could be balanced differently and I should try other clubs? Aren’t clubs weighted differently?
Hitting on Mats, holding off the natural release of the arm anatomy, or hitting too down on the ball will get you possible issues there, but from one brand to the next…this is interesting…
Best video ive ever seen.. took this to the range and hit the ball better than ever
Went to the range with “flare”! 😀👍💥🔥
I re-watched older videos and this video about the grip. I thought I understood everything about the grip, but I was wrong. There's more to learn and understand watching these gems over and over. Thank you again..
Nice! The last 10 minutes of this video on Premium is definitely a must and you can get a glimpse of it in my “weak grip vs string grip shawn clement golf wrx videos on youtube. You could actually sign up for $9,95 per month no contract and cancel after a month! All the best James!
This stuff makes so much sense and the proof is in Sav hitting longer than all my athletic friends
You bet!👍😀😎
Best video ever. Increases my swingspeed 6mph at the first try. Thank you.
I have enjoyed your approach to playing golf. Each new video I see has helped so far.
Hey Shawn I have been watching a lot of footage and teaching of Moe Norman and what you were saying about a neutral grip closed face corresponds yo what he did by setting up with the club far behind the ball but the face staying square. This allowed him to swing hard and on plane with the club staying square longer. Good stuff
Hi Shawn an excellent presentation. No one really talks about strong grips in this way. Instinctively I take a strong grip with my right hand and it does not feel comfortable getting the v's pointing more neutral for me as people or other instructors would suggest . I have been reading old books lately many on henry cotton. He advocates strengthening the wrists through various exercises like hitting a Tyre which I do most days and grip strengthen exercises to hold the club and stop it slipping and turning the face through impact. I agree with him 100% on this point as I notice better contact with no slipping. However reading Mr cottons book he is very much of the opinion of a two knuckle lead hand grip rather than a super strong four knuckle grip. He says four knuckle grip lead hand players cannot use the wrists properly in the swing. He says only two knuckle players can use wrists correctly. However this didn't really sit with me as I do not like my hand to be more neutral it feels weak. However watching your video here has really confirmed to me that your hands with four knuckle grips work just as good if not better than two knuckle plus the right hand super strong. Its natural to me and I see the benefits with what your presenting here. Thank you kindly for the information
Best Golf Grip explanation ever seen!!! Marvelous!
Without a doubt best instruction ever and I’ve watched a lot totally changed my game thank you Shawn and Savannah
So happy you are enjoying the content Bob, thank you for the great comment!
I've played tennis and baseball since young and these sports have come relatively natural for me. Golf? Well, my natural tendency was to grip the clubs in a similar fashion as with a baseball bat or tennis racquet, but the golf gurus got my into an unnatural feeling grip with frustrating, poor results. Good thing I discovered this video to confirm what I have been doing wrong and suspecting! Thanks Shawn for the brilliant video! And, I especially appreciate the lefty golfers on your videos (I'm a natural righty that plays mostly lefty and sometimes righty).
Right on Steven! Stick with NATURAL and EFFECTIVE!! 😀👍👌💪
I think this concept is very innovative and can’t wait to get out to the range. Thank you very much!
Love the anticipation this game can bring; it never gets old! 👍😀
I’m a new player and I have be struggling with hitting at the ball. When I watch Sav set up for her drive I was trying to copy her shoulders but in fact it was the grip. Uuuggghhhh... I’m heading to tomorrow to see if I can get it right. I taught skiing for 25 years and I am very good at movement analysis and your teaching style and videos really resonate with me. Thanks for the time and effort you guys put in to your work.
Right on Marisa! We have an amazing play list for you with a series I did with my yoga for golf teacher in Toronto! Her name is Chantal Emond and you will see the playlist on my channel page; just click on my name at the top of the description and it will take you there; called “swing builder series with Chantal” You will love it!👍😀
Shawn's comment on turning the club face 45 degree to the left at address, are INCREDIBLE . I saw this youtube last night so this morning I went to practice greens , hitting 10, 20 and 30 yds with a sand wege and 59 ded wedge. Magically, my ball direction was straight and the dispersion pattern was TIGHT. The balls seemed to have more spin now. How can turning the club face close to 25, 35 degree would make the ball go straight ? Only Shawn Clement can know. THANK YOU.
All i can say is WOW! Thanks Shawn, this video was an eye opener.
Holy Moly, I bet 99% of amateurs don’t know that it’s ok to have the club face look that closed in a dynamic manner. If people knew this dynamic relationship it would make golf a lot easier for people starting out.
Absolutely!! You said it!!👍👌💪
Bobby Locke said his dear ole dad told him if he wanted to play great golf, read bobby jones book. Bobby jones had a strong grip with his left hand and his right hand was on top of the club with what professionals would call a strong grip. While playing a course in Vermont with a golf writer, bobby locke would hit a high draw over the trees to a par 3 green, while most pros hit a fade to it. Finally the scribe ask bobby if he could hit a fade, Locke said, let me show you how it's done. With a closed stance and a very strong grip, locke put three beautiful fades into the green with his set up. Bobby jones realized that to hit the ball powerful you needed a strong left hand position. Obviously jones and locke's game were different, both realized how powerful those hand positions were. Congratulations to shawn and his team for turning on the light in a very dark instructional time. Thank you shawn.
Let me add, the way bobby jones hit through to the target and shawn, showing you how to set up, it is coming through the ball to the target, square, not closed.
as a brand spanking new golfer, your videos has helped a ton. Especially with Sav and Mu because I'm left handed
South paw power!! 💪👍🤛
Don’t listen to 911 down there; btw, we did a great little series with my yoga teacher on beginner-novice golf; see “swing builder series with chantal shawn clement” and enjoy those 8 videos that will take you from beginner to intermediate. If you need more help, go to www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and we have a brand spanking new awesome series for the beginner! Only 9.95 per month...or the price or a lesson for a year’s worth of hours of incredibly useful information with multi angle camera views and comment sections to learn from and ask questions in.
@@golflessons Like Mu I come from a sports background(College football) so I know there's a learning curve that I will need to learn with time and many MANY reps. I'll check that video out right now
This is brilliant! I thought I was doing it wrong and trying to change my whole approach to the grip and swing but realise now that I wasn’t. I have super strong grip and closed face but it feels right to me, yeah I hook to the left a lot of the time but know how to rectify now
“Who the hell looks like that?” Not me, that’s for sure and for certain. Thank you Shawn for making this so understandable. It’s a great gift for so many.
Hi Shawn, 44yo, 12-hdcp here- I have really made an effort over the last couple seasons to work on and improve my lag, staying flat with an inside out swing. I have my stretches where it all seems to work but I still struggle with over the top early release and/or making poor contact with an open face or worst yet when it's all out of whack I'll straight hosel a 7iron OB right (those are fun). I watched this video a couple times and once I processed the angles and why a closed club face with a standard grip works (very odd concept for me to wrap my head around at first) I went to the backyard to practice on the net. Holy sh*t man?!? I was ripping and I mean straight blistering my irons, hybrids, woods....the sound was honestly shocking to me. I'm going to hit the range today to check distances because I think this may have changed everything for me. Thank you for this wonderful lesson.
Right on Jay! 100 watts light bulb moment! 💥🔥🤛💪What is important now is you have what it takes to deliver to the target; and this will annihilate over the top and early extension immediately because those come running when you are focused on hitting the ball or not missing the ball. See all my “over the top shawn clement” videos and “early extension shawn clement” video and enjoy the process. One day I may see you on our premium channel getting deeper into the rabbit hole enjoying wonderland! 😀👍
Love the closer (bigger) picture. The framing can be better now w/ so many people on set who can operate the camera. Much easier to see your points from the closer point of view. Excellent content as usual. Very nice presentation w/ thorough explanation. Please keep 'em coming.
WOW, i started golf with this grip and stance and it's been "instructed" out of my game😔
and here's me wondering why my scoring is still the same 20 years later.
my first 3 rounds in golf where low 90's on an undulating 7000 yard course at the age of 28.
thankyou for the video showing my "natural" swing should never have been changed 😃
going to the range to get that swing back
Great stuff Kevin!