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I noticed the words " side bend ". The Jack Nicklaus old school method was to push the hips toward the target to establish tilt. A more conventional method used by the majority of pga pros is to keep the hips level and drop the trail shoulder. Gankas claims it is a much easier position to rotate from. I believe he is correct. I could provide a very long list of players which use each method and the pros and cons associated with both setups. For me I feel the conventional method produces the best results. Hogan obtained this tilt very different from the old school method. Mr. Hogan pulled that trail foot back and added more flex in the trail knee to achieve this tilt. Could his secret lie in the geometry of his setup ? Dunno. I feel Mike Maves nailed that one. For me I have probably to much lateral motion in the downswing to use the "old school method. Great video ! Thank yinz
This works! Finally out driving my fellow players by 30 to 50 yards! Still working on it for consistency, but great improvement. Also working on you chip/pitch strategies as well. Thank you!
Can’t stress enough what a game changer the volleyball drill is...one drill fixed all my major issues. Immediate improvement in all aspects of ball striking. After incorporating the volleyball drill I broke 80 for the first time! Also gained 15-20 yds on all clubs due to increased lag and power generated from going fully through the ball to a complete finish instead of at the ball. The volleyball drill is amazing. Actually feeling the compression and impact staying behind and through to target fully engages the kinetic chain and directly transferred to hitting a golf ball. When I set up on the course with a golf ball I’m able to put that same energy and compression into the golf ball. Amazing instant results for me!
When I first started to apply Shawn's tilt 'advice' (9 months ago) it was an absolute game changer. Solid drives out of the screws with consistent ball flight right into my shot flight plan! It was scary good!! Further I fully understood what I had to do, why I had to do it and how to fix things when they went wrong. This video should be in Shawn's top 5 as it is so critical to the golf swing! Great work Sav and Mu!!
This video was an absolute game changer for me too. Golfer for 20+ years who knew I was a hands swinger and suffered from short distances but yet never could fix the problem, even with lessons from multiple instructors, as nothing ever clicked. Focusing on nothing other than Mr. Clement's instruction on the correct grip, keeping arms close and feet open and then beginning the downswing with the weight on the left leg, slightly tilting in order to hammer the nail and (this was huge) looking at the intermediate point instead of at the ball has me now swinging through the ball and increased 25 yards per club instead of hitting at the ball (I could not focus on the treeline as my target and also the intermediate point at the same time, but as soon as I looked at the intermediate point instead of the ball, boom…wow). If you are reading this and suffer from being the short hitter in your group and have long resolved that you will always be the short hitter who has to play the game differently farther away from the hole for approaches, this could be your video, it was for me. Thank you, Mr. Clement!
I watched this and it finally came back to me today while my drives were floundering. Boom, started to outdrive a guy who I NEVER hit past...going to spend my winter ingraining these feels. Thanks!
I went out and tried the techniques. My only swing thought on the tee was "relax...175yards". I was hitting it great all day. Further on a couple holes than the guys and it was effortless, nice ball flight. Thank you!!! Can't wait to try it again👍
That is how you do it Randy! It is all about the engagement of the human kinetic chain and on our premium channel we have some great series on that including “kinetic chain facilitation series”
Yeah man! We have a boat load of those! Best way to learn the game and everyone has done or practices the same moves as a golf swing in so many other arenas! 😀👍
The old teaching books used to talk about the "K" setup position as demonstrated by Gary Player & the "Y" position used by some older less flexible golfers and the need to have a stronger grip for the latter. Sav seems to be in a very pronounced "K" setup position like Gary Player. I don't think I can get my 75 year old well padded body in the "K" position anymore without breaking something but everything you teach here makes sense.
I am attributing my current injury in part to improper head position and tilt. Shawn recently confirmed that my position was problematic. The blessing is the pain reminds me when my swing or setup is incorrect. I can only chip and pitch right now. If i default to the ball there is a big scream coming. If I setup and engage the kinetic chain there are all good shots and no pain.
This is exactly how Moe Norman Learned the game; because he hit balls all day like a full time job, he had to listen to his body or else loose the ability to enjoy his full time passion. The Human Body is the greatest teacher!
we have a bunch of tasks that relate to the golf swing that we describe in detail at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com; you will love the simplicity and the ability to just evolve as a golfer! And it’s only $9.95 per month for my life’s work!
This video is amazing!! Tried a few others of Shawn's and really good but this explanation of up and down hammer compared to into the end of shaft without changing the grip was huge!! I would see Sav's back of hand on top I thought that you had to change it to strong position....but NO! Went and played after seeing this hit drives.... dead straight and 40 yds. Longer with little to no hard effort. At 66 yrs. Old going from 200 yds. To 240. Can't even say thanks enough!!!
Other than throwing the club video this is the BEST video on UA-cam!! I used this the other night at League and I was crushing the ball for me...such a solid feel!! The only thing is when she sets up right before she swings the club head is very open...does she do this because of her strong grip? Amazing video Thank you Shawn!
Yes, it is not the face you want to look at, it is always the GRIP-CLUBFACE RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICALLY. When you deliver your action into the direction you want to start the ball, is the ball flying the way you want…see a pattern before you make any adjustments.
See “how to predict solid contact and direction shawn clement” and “how to put the ball in the way of your swing shawn clement” Our premium channel has the whole deal at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and it’s just $9.95 per month; less than the price of a one hour lesson with me over a year!
More teachers could take away from the way he consistently asks what the players are feeling versus what he is seeing. Gives them the opportunity to self correct in the future.
Shawn only about 1/3 in but I love the tilt videos and the feet positioning, grip part, static vs dynamic with the hammer, etc. I love all your stuff but you already know that. BUT......... when you do these videos discussing the tilt, feet, stance and grip position as well as discussing balance at the start, middle and finish of the swing but I have one wish bc I know I struggle with it and many other do as well. It’s the keeping the head in basically the same position in 3D space around yourself until your trail shoulder collects it and brings it up into the finish. If you keep that head centered and you have proper balance and tilt and weight distribution at address it is almost impossible to go into an over tilt or under tilt position during the swing. If you let your head move toward/away from the target or toward/away from the ball you are going to absolutely ruin that balance, tilt and weight distribution. My way to combat this is to really feel the high fly to center with a bball bat through the down swing. It’s very easy to get to the top and allow that head to either drift back or to shift forward. Drifting back throws you off balance and leaves you on the back foot big time, allowing it to drift forward throws out the tilt and you aren’t anywhere near target focused. That really tells me my focus, if it shifts forward I defaulted to the ball. If my head drifts back I got super lazy and was trying to hard. Issue is with this is you can get lucky and get the head back to the same spot and make a nice swing but you’ll have major consistency issues. Okay and then when you went righty you covered all I just typed out lol. But you say it as ball focused. I see and feel it as head moving forward. I know why it went forward bc I defaulted but I didn’t know what ball focused meant until the last couple years. Ball focus means my head went shifted forward. To some people learning that can be a big help just knowing that one way you go from target to ball focus is by allowing your head to shift forward. Gosh wrote all that and last 3 min you touch on it. You could spend a video just on head position and I think you could come out with a lot of folks whose lightbulbs would go off.
Great video, love to see the fellow leftys flushing the ball but I do see that Mou's ball position is much more left of center than my own. Is this something I should be applying to my own game?
See my “swing builder series with Chantal shawn clement”; there is a play list on my youtube home channel page and there is one full lesson on the driver with her; then just type “driver shawn clement” for the rest and enjoy the more than dozen videos plus I have on the driver! 😀👍
Shawn I took your ground brushing from inside onto range first thing sadly in our cold rainy uk weather I got frozen & soaking wet in five minutes Since warming out at home I’ve watched your strong grip video ---- inspirational
@@golflessons Shawn very much so I used to have a very strong grip years ago then after being told was too strong have weakened Your hammer / axe description & videos of how a club rotation into impact works will result in me going back to a strong grip 👍👍
This is one of the only times that I have seen you emphasize maintaining lag with the hands leading the clubhead as you are throwing the club out toward the target in the downswing. If you don't do this, it effectively lengthens the club as compared to setup position and you end up hitting fat and not down and thru with ball first contact.
This makes so much sense. I can see how in a static position you can evaluate angle of attack but without all the electronics, how can you evaluate whether you are dynamically attacking at an ascending angle? I suspect this may be a problem because I have measured my driver swing speed at between 96-102 and I only get about 180-200 yds of carry. I think I'm hitting up and near the top 1/2 of the face but not much to show for it. So is there a way to infer AOA using ball flight?
Question. I've noticed from LPGA and PGA tour averages on trackman that the women tend to hit up on it much more than the men. Also if Sav is hitting up 7 degrees it follows that trend. Do you think theres some sort of anatomy difference between men and women that would bias women to be able to more easily hit up on a driver like that than men?
Close enough to where you can see the ball AND intermediate point in your field of vision without focusing on one or the other bc your focus is literally on the picture you have within your brain of your ball flight.
There was once upon I time I was doing this almost exact setup with the tilt and I was absolutely HAMMERING my drives. My minimum drives were 280 and was routinely over 300 yards. I added 50+ yards in one practice session when I switched to this type setup. For some reason my iron play went to crap. I just could not apply this set up to my irons. In the end I reverted back to a more over the ball neutral grip/stance. I now sadly live with having to be happy with 250 being my longest drives... BORING! Oh how I lone for the days when I was hammering it. That was so much fun. Seeing this video makes me want to revisit this setup. Just maybe...
Keep the set up for the drives but it cannot be the same for the irons as the lie is not the same and the tool is not the same. See the video we did with “low point shawn clement” and “irons vs driver shawn clement” and “how to compress your irons shawn clement” and “predict solid contact and direction shawn clement” Enjoy!
This is called the Foresight Sports’s GC Quad; almost everyone on the PGA tour has one as this is the most accurate machine by far out there. Here is an article that was just written about it by Golf.com golf.com/gear/how-it-works-foresight-sports-gcquad-launch-monitor/?.com&Bdate%28&GOLFcom%20Top%20Stories%20Newsletter Tell them Shawn Clement sent you! 😀👍
I see that I struggle with getting ahead of the ball and swaying which leads to the OTT move. Would that issue have a tendency to contribute to shanking and toppling also?
You bet! See this important video task that will go huge lengths in fixing these issues; we will be doing a big series on this on the premium channel in the next few weeks on www.wisdomingolfpremium.com
I’ve been following this moves and the hammer method, however, today while picking up speed I felt a pinch on my lower back right side, immediately stopped. How can I prevent future issues since I already have a small protrusion on my l4-5 left side. Great vids guys !
@@mariovaldes1370 THERE IT IS!! You want to swing at 3/10 effort to get 7/10 in speed or velocity. See “fencing for power shawn clement” and “sledge hammer axe drill shawn clement” and imagine you had to cut bamboo all day with a machete for 8 hours, you still need the velocity to get through the bamboo, but you want to use the weight of the sword with a nice flow of momentum to build into a whipping action through the cut! In our premium channel, the title is “using the weight in your swing-axe drill with Savy”
@@golflessons thank you so much for the advice Shawn. I’m reading it and thinking about the one time throttle I’m doing instead of the long 18 holes I need to maintain the same move. Great way to describe it !! I like the bamboo cutting for 8hrs analogy !! Thank you again !
I understand setting up with right sidebend. I struggle with how that ties in on the backswing given as to maintain the arc you need left side bend. My upper back is getting tight. Any suggestions
Any time you feel tight in the back, upper or lower, is because the legs and hips are not turning. We have several videos in our premium channel that address this big time: “super slow super relaxed super wide backswing series” then “lead hand release backswing”, then “head and hip swivel”, “backswing levitation”, “garage door drill”, “uphill shots” and Downhill shots”
Thanks@@golflessons I also realized that I am not turning my head with the side bend or rather my neck is turned so that my head is still square over the ball. Which is a likely cause as well as it is not a neutral position.
Please!! No need to have an over the top swing to perform fades; see “throwing the club shawn clement” and “throwing the club straight shawn clement” then see “predict perfect contact and direction shawn clement” to simply set up for fade or draw and then throw the swing into the direction you want to start the ball and let the set up take care of the flight. When you throw, OTT cannot exist!
Quick question: do Mu and Sav feel that their lead side elbow faces towards the target/fairway? With such a strong grip I'm wondering if that entire lead arm unit rotates or just the hand or the hand and forearm.
I really love your videos Shawn. I’ve been trying to incorporate this setup but when the position of my head changes with more tilt, it changes my visual perspective and throws me off. Any advice?
If I'm understanding this correctly, there should be no feeling of a left(lead) side bend in the backswing. The tilt to the right (trail) side at address is to be maintained through the entire swing in order to keep the head behind the ball. If there are two tilts (one to the left side in the backswing and another to the right side in the downswing) it then becomes too difficult for the head to redirect to the trail side in the downswing?
Head stays still in 3D space while swinging. The better you are with your posture at address and turn. The better you are going to be through the swing but only if you keep your head in the same spot through the entire swing until the moment your trail shoulder collects it on the follow through. If you can literally set up 100% perfect as he says, you turn properly, all you would have to do is keep that head still and again the trail shoulder collects it but the ball is long gone by then and the release as happened by them.
It would be great if you used both a lefty and a righty for demonstration purposes....it is difficult to see the set up from the front angle without a side angle shot from the camera....
Shawn maybe you could help me. I am a big guy I’m 6,3” and weighed 350 , in the last year got down tom250 but still don’t have the flexibility to make big shoulder turn and can’t get my driver speed over 92 mph . I’m 53 and maybe you could help with drills to increase speed or help for seniors
Hey Scott! Congrats on the fabulous work so far! I just did a 3 hour session Friday with a student like you and we added 25 yards to his irons in about an hour-we were able to get from 150 to 175 yards with his 7 iron and 200 to 230 on his hybrid. We almost got there with the Driver but he now knows what to focus on to get there in the next few weeks. He thought it was because of his physique and we put that to bed in a hurry. Yes it matters what you do with your health and you want to absolutely keep going with what you are doing. What I recommend you do is get on our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com (just $9.95 per month) and see our “senior series” right out of the gate. It is a great series to start with which will get your priorities and focus in order. Then do a video analysis with me and I will point you to the areas you need to focus on to get to your next level!
I enjoy your instruction videos, but why do you use Sav and Mu who are left handed players to demonstrate your lessons? I find it would be easier for me as a right handed player (as a very high percentage of golfers are) to absorb the lesson from a right handers perspective.
There’s trail side bend on the set up, on the backswing you side bend your lead side, so shoulders are tilted, and on the downswing you regain the side bend on the trail side. Is this the sequence?
The goal is to keep the focus on delivering the action through to the direction you want to start the ball; so the side bend is on the trail side throughout and there is no thinking about it. See “grass whip training shawn clement” as a perfect task example that will keep you in the proper side bend throughout.
Shawn Clement’s Wisdom In Golf Lessons , I try and pick out a target and focus on that, to try and swing towards my target, however I usually have some swing thoughts like, flush this one or make sure to aim a bit left as I usually have a fade or slice, I believe I come from left to right.
@@marclissoway2638 Make sure you are NOT trying to keep your head down or still; and keep that effort level low; 3 out of 10 max on the effort to get 7 out of 10 speed or velocity.
Shawn Clement’s Wisdom In Golf Lessons , thanks Shawn, I appreciate you taking the time to reply to me. I had talked to you a few years back and it really helped straighten me out. I have had a couple of games in the mid 70’s but this year all of a sudden I’m having trouble staying in the mid to low 80’s, I’m a 11 handicap. I’ll keep working on it. If we were not so far apart I would like to get some lesson at your golf school. I’m from Norther Alberta, Grande Prairie. Thanks Again. Marc
Man, we are so well designed to deliver actions through all sports; golf included big time. See “throw the club straight shawn clement” and get really good at this task and when you feel that your throw is delivering well and on target, film yourself doing it from face on and down the line; and BE AMAZED AT HOW ALL THE RIGHT POSITION SIMPLY EMERGE. Our premium channel has a great series called the “throwing series” and the “kinetic chain facilitation series” that will go deeper for throwing every length of clubs.
Just need to be more clear with your intent; what task to what direction are you getting ready to do? If you don’t have clarity and simplicity, the brain says “I guess we are just going for the ball then!”😝
@@golflessons If I could just be more consistent with my intent from 120 in I would really be hard to beat. I guess that is what separates good from great golfers. I turn 72 and 73s into 79 and 80s because of that shot.
@@jdheelfan the Throwing series on premium is really good for that; that shot is the short stop throw; low effort but with a nice little zing through the stem of that dandelion!
We always said that it can be one or the other or a bit of both! What matters is when you throw the club into the direction you want to start the ball, that the ball flies the way you want it to fly!
Hi Larry! it could be all over the map! Golfers who swing AT THE BALL are on average 30 yards behind those who swing THROUGH the ball. Then we get to the efficiency of the swing where we see if the golfer has the range of motion he or she needs to gather the momentum necessary to deliver a nice kinetic chain that whips the club easily into the direction you want to start the ball! we have an amazing “senior series” and “kinetic chain facilitation series” on our premium channel ($9.95 per month-stay as long as you like) at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and I think it will be an eye opener for you and something much easier to acquire than you think! Our brains and Central Nervous systems are as “plastic” as ever at any age! Shawn
Mu's backswing pivot has definitely improved. Impressive swing great work! Betcha Savy could out drive that clown Martin .Hall Yinz should be aired weekly on the golf channel. Instant hit ! Hey look at the cast of characters they have now. With your knowledge and communication skills , Savys wonderful swing and smile , yep then you have that superstar personality of Mu betcha those "RATINGS" go straight thru the roof and there would undoubtedly be many improved golfswings. Just saying
Because you are trying to hit the ball instead of collecting the ball from where it lies and delivering it towards the real target! See Rory and Tommy at impact, you will see the body language of someone going to a target.
This is what I can't get. I set up like Sav. I have the EXACT same strong grip. I have the same tilt at address. But when i swing - I still end up having my head move a bit towards the ball and I am still negative 0.5 degrees on my AOA. I must have gone thru all the videos on driver (youtube AND premium) but I still can't get a positive AOA on my driver. I am sure this is costing me distance as my swing speed with the driver is around 108-110mph as per my last trackman session.
You are close Sal! See “best lesson I ever got from Moe Norman shawn clement” and also consider that what you think you are doing and what is actually going on is very different; I see this when teaching posture, grip, and yes, angle of attack! Just focus on hitting the ball as high as possible with very high tees like in the video mentioned. Let me know how you do! 👍😀
your comments about right and left of the ball are very confusing to a dyslexic Person (me) in regards to draws and fades. Can you translate in relationship to inside the tee/ball or out side the tee/ball which is more universal to both sides of the tee
Hey Paul! This is her timing mechanism; all subconscious; like so many in the 60s and 70’s before we had “video analysis” we had more instinctive actions like Matt Wolff’s kick start. Pretty much all the pros did it then and Sam Snead has a beauty and so did Johnny Miller and Gary Player!
We have a great online program Herman; check it out at www.wisdomingolf.com and see “golf lessons” and also “www.wisdomingolfpremium.com where we have some great monthly programs.
If you liked the content in this video, you will love what we have available in our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com where when you join our “Par” program, you will receive a FREE SWING ANALYSIS worth $59.95 where one of our Wisdom in Golf Team members will analyse a face on and down the line swing clip that you will send in to a special email we will send you when you sign up. This will save you a lot of time and point you in the direction you need to focus on to get to your next level.
AND BECAUSE WE REALLY CARE, we will give you a second FOLLOW UP SESSION that you can use later on when you feel you have made strides or if you are stuck so you can really shine on the course next year!
That is $120.00 of value for the price of the Par membership; and this at only $9.95 per month! Let’s go!
I noticed the words " side bend ". The Jack Nicklaus old school method was to push the hips toward the target to establish tilt. A more conventional method used by the majority of pga pros is to keep the hips level and drop the trail shoulder. Gankas claims it is a much easier position to rotate from. I believe he is correct. I could provide a very long list of players which use each method and the pros and cons associated with both setups. For me I feel the conventional method produces the best results. Hogan obtained this tilt very different from the old school method. Mr. Hogan pulled that trail foot back and added more flex in the trail knee to achieve this tilt. Could his secret lie in the geometry of his setup ? Dunno. I feel Mike Maves nailed that one.
For me I have probably to much lateral motion in the downswing to use the "old school method. Great video !
Thank yinz
Shawn is simply the best coach of the world!!!
Thank you for the kind words man! 👍😀
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This works! Finally out driving my fellow players by 30 to 50 yards! Still working on it for consistency, but great improvement. Also working on you chip/pitch strategies as well. Thank you!
Right on Mary! Thank you for checking in with your feedback; greatly appreciated! 👍🫶
Can’t stress enough what a game changer the volleyball drill is...one drill fixed all my major issues. Immediate improvement in all aspects of ball striking. After incorporating the volleyball drill I broke 80 for the first time! Also gained 15-20 yds on all clubs due to increased lag and power generated from going fully through the ball to a complete finish instead of at the ball. The volleyball drill is amazing. Actually feeling the compression and impact staying behind and through to target fully engages the kinetic chain and directly transferred to hitting a golf ball. When I set up on the course with a golf ball I’m able to put that same energy and compression into the golf ball. Amazing instant results for me!
Awesome Dave! You got the same Aha moments as Mu on that drill! Congrats for the breakthrough! 👍😀💪🤛🏾
When I first started to apply Shawn's tilt 'advice' (9 months ago) it was an absolute game changer. Solid drives out of the screws with consistent ball flight right into my shot flight plan! It was scary good!! Further I fully understood what I had to do, why I had to do it and how to fix things when they went wrong. This video should be in Shawn's top 5 as it is so critical to the golf swing! Great work Sav and Mu!!
Yeah man!! This is the special sauce to deliver the goods to the target!!
This video was an absolute game changer for me too. Golfer for 20+ years who knew I was a hands swinger and suffered from short distances but yet never could fix the problem, even with lessons from multiple instructors, as nothing ever clicked. Focusing on nothing other than Mr. Clement's instruction on the correct grip, keeping arms close and feet open and then beginning the downswing with the weight on the left leg, slightly tilting in order to hammer the nail and (this was huge) looking at the intermediate point instead of at the ball has me now swinging through the ball and increased 25 yards per club instead of hitting at the ball (I could not focus on the treeline as my target and also the intermediate point at the same time, but as soon as I looked at the intermediate point instead of the ball, boom…wow). If you are reading this and suffer from being the short hitter in your group and have long resolved that you will always be the short hitter who has to play the game differently farther away from the hole for approaches, this could be your video, it was for me. Thank you, Mr. Clement!
I watched this and it finally came back to me today while my drives were floundering. Boom, started to outdrive a guy who I NEVER hit past...going to spend my winter ingraining these feels. Thanks!
Right on Walter! 😀👍
I went out and tried the techniques. My only swing thought on the tee was "relax...175yards". I was hitting it great all day. Further on a couple holes than the guys and it was effortless, nice ball flight. Thank you!!! Can't wait to try it again👍
That is how you do it Randy! It is all about the engagement of the human kinetic chain and on our premium channel we have some great series on that including “kinetic chain facilitation series”
Shawn, Sav & Mu, your throwing the club videos have changed everything! Now I want the 50 extra! 320 here I come!
Yeah man!! I can feel the excitement all the way over here!! 💪👌👍😀
Love the hammer analogy! (5 min mark) Rotating the hammer with a neutral grip is an awesome learning point!
Yeah man! We have a boat load of those! Best way to learn the game and everyone has done or practices the same moves as a golf swing in so many other arenas! 😀👍
The old teaching books used to talk about the "K" setup position as demonstrated by Gary Player & the "Y" position used by some older less flexible golfers and the need to have a stronger grip for the latter. Sav seems to be in a very pronounced "K" setup position like Gary Player. I don't think I can get my 75 year old well padded body in the "K" position anymore without breaking something but everything you teach here makes sense.
I watch two videos, "grip" video and swing speed... massive improvement in my swing. Much-needed and appreciated!
Right on man! Thank you for letting us know! Have a great week! 😀👍👌💪
I am attributing my current injury in part to improper head position and tilt. Shawn recently confirmed that my position was problematic. The blessing is the pain reminds me when my swing or setup is incorrect. I can only chip and pitch right now. If i default to the ball there is a big scream coming. If I setup and engage the kinetic chain there are all good shots and no pain.
This is exactly how Moe Norman Learned the game; because he hit balls all day like a full time job, he had to listen to his body or else loose the ability to enjoy his full time passion. The Human Body is the greatest teacher!
Love Sav s swing so fluid
THANK YOU SHAWN
The hammer analogy is so good!
we have a bunch of tasks that relate to the golf swing that we describe in detail at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com; you will love the simplicity and the ability to just evolve as a golfer! And it’s only $9.95 per month for my life’s work!
@@golflessons you certainly do, I have been a member for almost two years!
This video is amazing!! Tried a few others of Shawn's and really good but this explanation of up and down hammer compared to into the end of shaft without changing the grip was huge!! I would see Sav's back of hand on top I thought that you had to change it to strong position....but NO! Went and played after seeing this hit drives.... dead straight and 40 yds. Longer with little to no hard effort. At 66 yrs. Old going from 200 yds. To 240. Can't even say thanks enough!!!
So happy you are able to implement the content to your game! Awesome post, thank you!😀👍
Fantastic lesson. Thank you to all of you, for demonstrating.
Other than throwing the club video this is the BEST video on UA-cam!! I used this the other night at League and I was crushing the ball for me...such a solid feel!! The only thing is when she sets up right before she swings the club head is very open...does she do this because of her strong grip? Amazing video Thank you Shawn!
Yes, it is not the face you want to look at, it is always the GRIP-CLUBFACE RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICALLY. When you deliver your action into the direction you want to start the ball, is the ball flying the way you want…see a pattern before you make any adjustments.
Another good video, mu keep stroking- swing is looking good.
Wonderful way to teach. Plz another video on basic set up .
See “how to predict solid contact and direction shawn clement” and “how to put the ball in the way of your swing shawn clement”
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Excellent explanation
hey shawn, love the crew, we are missing you back here in Ontario!
Hi Amy! Thank you for the awesome sentiment!
Here’s to a great season with normal play!
Thank you for all your great content.
Welcome back
Good stuff guys !
I'd love to see this guy take a look at disc golf.
Throwing frisbees is a blast! Such a great analogy for golf too!!
Agreed.
A lot of the same posture, balance/bracing, and momentum concepts apply. Picking an intermediate point? Very helpful for disc golf too.
More teachers could take away from the way he consistently asks what the players are feeling versus what he is seeing. Gives them the opportunity to self correct in the future.
Booom!👍😀
Nice Moe Norman reference: represent!
Moe was so awesome! 😀👍
Another great video! “I didnt say the F word did I?” Haha
Gotta watch that! Canadians are notorious for their gregarious F Bombs! 😝😝
So good!
Shawn only about 1/3 in but I love the tilt videos and the feet positioning, grip part, static vs dynamic with the hammer, etc. I love all your stuff but you already know that. BUT......... when you do these videos discussing the tilt, feet, stance and grip position as well as discussing balance at the start, middle and finish of the swing but I have one wish bc I know I struggle with it and many other do as well. It’s the keeping the head in basically the same position in 3D space around yourself until your trail shoulder collects it and brings it up into the finish. If you keep that head centered and you have proper balance and tilt and weight distribution at address it is almost impossible to go into an over tilt or under tilt position during the swing. If you let your head move toward/away from the target or toward/away from the ball you are going to absolutely ruin that balance, tilt and weight distribution. My way to combat this is to really feel the high fly to center with a bball bat through the down swing. It’s very easy to get to the top and allow that head to either drift back or to shift forward. Drifting back throws you off balance and leaves you on the back foot big time, allowing it to drift forward throws out the tilt and you aren’t anywhere near target focused. That really tells me my focus, if it shifts forward I defaulted to the ball. If my head drifts back I got super lazy and was trying to hard. Issue is with this is you can get lucky and get the head back to the same spot and make a nice swing but you’ll have major consistency issues.
Okay and then when you went righty you covered all I just typed out lol. But you say it as ball focused. I see and feel it as head moving forward. I know why it went forward bc I defaulted but I didn’t know what ball focused meant until the last couple years. Ball focus means my head went shifted forward. To some people learning that can be a big help just knowing that one way you go from target to ball focus is by allowing your head to shift forward.
Gosh wrote all that and last 3 min you touch on it. You could spend a video just on head position and I think you could come out with a lot of folks whose lightbulbs would go off.
Hornet nest on head so funny. Thanks,
Reuben
Thanks Shawn,
Thanks
Great video, love to see the fellow leftys flushing the ball but I do see that Mou's ball position is much more left of center than my own. Is this something I should be applying to my own game?
When you want to draw the ball, you want it slightly back of centre. Fade is slightly forward of centre.
Is Sav shooting for the lpga?
You bet, she wants to go as far as she can go; so we keep resetting those goals until there are no more to reset!
Just found you ! Can you recommend which one of your videos on the basics of how to hit the driver
See my “swing builder series with Chantal shawn clement”; there is a play list on my youtube home channel page and there is one full lesson on the driver with her; then just type “driver shawn clement” for the rest and enjoy the more than dozen videos plus I have on the driver! 😀👍
Shawn I took your ground brushing from inside onto range first thing sadly in our cold rainy uk weather I got frozen & soaking wet in five minutes
Since warming out at home I’ve watched your strong grip video ---- inspirational
@@andym5900 glad you are enjoying! 👍😀
@@golflessons Shawn very much so
I used to have a very strong grip years ago then after being told was too strong have weakened
Your hammer / axe description & videos of how a club rotation into impact works will result in me going back to a strong grip 👍👍
This is one of the only times that I have seen you emphasize maintaining lag with the hands leading the clubhead as you are throwing the club out toward the target in the downswing. If you don't do this, it effectively lengthens the club as compared to setup position and you end up hitting fat and not down and thru with ball first contact.
This makes so much sense. I can see how in a static position you can evaluate angle of attack but without all the electronics, how can you evaluate whether you are dynamically attacking at an ascending angle? I suspect this may be a problem because I have measured my driver swing speed at between 96-102 and I only get about 180-200 yds of carry. I think I'm hitting up and near the top 1/2 of the face but not much to show for it. So is there a way to infer AOA using ball flight?
What is Sav's weight distribution at address? Is she putting more weight on lead leg?
yes, getting ready to take the shot into the target!
Question. I've noticed from LPGA and PGA tour averages on trackman that the women tend to hit up on it much more than the men. Also if Sav is hitting up 7 degrees it follows that trend. Do you think theres some sort of anatomy difference between men and women that would bias women to be able to more easily hit up on a driver like that than men?
Maybe I should practice hitting golf tees off of golf tees, angled back, trying to send them flying straight at the target like a 🚀
Great Idea! 😀👍👌
Is there a video of her hitting an iron?
See “she hits her 7 iron 180 shawn clement”
What degree driver loft is she using?
8 degrees!
Shawn..??...how far are intermediate points ( the tees. left or right ) from the ball ?? a foot ?? 2 feet ??
6 inches to a foot...
Close enough to where you can see the ball AND intermediate point in your field of vision without focusing on one or the other bc your focus is literally on the picture you have within your brain of your ball flight.
There was once upon I time I was doing this almost exact setup with the tilt and I was absolutely HAMMERING my drives. My minimum drives were 280 and was routinely over 300 yards. I added 50+ yards in one practice session when I switched to this type setup. For some reason my iron play went to crap. I just could not apply this set up to my irons. In the end I reverted back to a more over the ball neutral grip/stance. I now sadly live with having to be happy with 250 being my longest drives... BORING! Oh how I lone for the days when I was hammering it. That was so much fun. Seeing this video makes me want to revisit this setup. Just maybe...
Keep the set up for the drives but it cannot be the same for the irons as the lie is not the same and the tool is not the same. See the video we did with “low point shawn clement” and “irons vs driver shawn clement” and “how to compress your irons shawn clement” and “predict solid contact and direction shawn clement”
Enjoy!
Just curious what launch monitor you are using?
This is called the Foresight Sports’s GC Quad; almost everyone on the PGA tour has one as this is the most accurate machine by far out there. Here is an article that was just written about it by Golf.com golf.com/gear/how-it-works-foresight-sports-gcquad-launch-monitor/?.com&Bdate%28&GOLFcom%20Top%20Stories%20Newsletter Tell them Shawn Clement sent you! 😀👍
I see that I struggle with getting ahead of the ball and swaying which leads to the OTT move. Would that issue have a tendency to contribute to shanking and toppling also?
You bet! See this important video task that will go huge lengths in fixing these issues; we will be doing a big series on this on the premium channel in the next few weeks on www.wisdomingolfpremium.com
I’ve been following this moves and the hammer method, however, today while picking up speed I felt a pinch on my lower back right side, immediately stopped. How can I prevent future issues since I already have a small protrusion on my l4-5 left side. Great vids guys !
What was the effort level on a scale of 1/10?
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I would say 8
@@mariovaldes1370 THERE IT IS!! You want to swing at 3/10 effort to get 7/10 in speed or velocity. See “fencing for power shawn clement” and “sledge hammer axe drill shawn clement” and imagine you had to cut bamboo all day with a machete for 8 hours, you still need the velocity to get through the bamboo, but you want to use the weight of the sword with a nice flow of momentum to build into a whipping action through the cut! In our premium channel, the title is “using the weight in your swing-axe drill with Savy”
@@golflessons thank you so much for the advice Shawn. I’m reading it and thinking about the one time throttle I’m doing instead of the long 18 holes I need to maintain the same move. Great way to describe it !! I like the bamboo cutting for 8hrs analogy !! Thank you again !
I understand setting up with right sidebend. I struggle with how that ties in on the backswing given as to maintain the arc you need left side bend. My upper back is getting tight. Any suggestions
Any time you feel tight in the back, upper or lower, is because the legs and hips are not turning. We have several videos in our premium channel that address this big time: “super slow super relaxed super wide backswing series” then “lead hand release backswing”, then “head and hip swivel”, “backswing levitation”, “garage door drill”, “uphill shots” and
Downhill shots”
Thanks@@golflessons I also realized that I am not turning my head with the side bend or rather my neck is turned so that my head is still square over the ball. Which is a likely cause as well as it is not a neutral position.
Shawn it seems you play the ball (with an iron) somewhat back of the middle of your stance. Is that accurate or is it just the camera angle? Thanks Al
Slightly Back of centre for draw, slightly forward for fade.
Thanks Shawn, that make sense!
What if I want to swing over the top? I prefer to hit a power fade over a draw. Is there something wrong with being out to in?
Please!! No need to have an over the top swing to perform fades; see “throwing the club shawn clement” and “throwing the club straight shawn clement” then see “predict perfect contact and direction shawn clement” to simply set up for fade or draw and then throw the swing into the direction you want to start the ball and let the set up take care of the flight. When you throw, OTT cannot exist!
@@golflessons Definitely will! Thanks Shawn!
Quick question: do Mu and Sav feel that their lead side elbow faces towards the target/fairway? With such a strong grip I'm wondering if that entire lead arm unit rotates or just the hand or the hand and forearm.
See “most important video on grip ever shawn clement”
Sav has alot of weight on the front side, correct?
We are bracing against the target getting ready to send the throwing action in that direction!😀👍
Could that tilt and grip applied for fairway wood swing ?
I really love your videos Shawn. I’ve been trying to incorporate this setup but when the position of my head changes with more tilt, it changes my visual perspective and throws me off. Any advice?
What degree driver does sav use?
If I'm understanding this correctly, there should be no feeling of a left(lead) side bend in the backswing. The tilt to the right (trail) side at address is to be maintained through the entire swing in order to keep the head behind the ball. If there are two tilts (one to the left side in the backswing and another to the right side in the downswing) it then becomes too difficult for the head to redirect to the trail side in the downswing?
Head stays still in 3D space while swinging. The better you are with your posture at address and turn. The better you are going to be through the swing but only if you keep your head in the same spot through the entire swing until the moment your trail shoulder collects it on the follow through. If you can literally set up 100% perfect as he says, you turn properly, all you would have to do is keep that head still and again the trail shoulder collects it but the ball is long gone by then and the release as happened by them.
Great teachings Shawn and crew.
It would be great if you used both a lefty and a righty for demonstration purposes....it is difficult to see the set up from the front angle without a side angle shot from the camera....
Shawn maybe you could help me. I am a big guy I’m 6,3” and weighed 350 , in the last year got down tom250 but still don’t have the flexibility to make big shoulder turn and can’t get my driver speed over 92 mph . I’m 53 and maybe you could help with drills to increase speed or help for seniors
Hey Scott! Congrats on the fabulous work so far! I just did a 3 hour session Friday with a student like you and we added 25 yards to his irons in about an hour-we were able to get from 150 to 175 yards with his 7 iron and 200 to 230 on his hybrid. We almost got there with the Driver but he now knows what to focus on to get there in the next few weeks. He thought it was because of his physique and we put that to bed in a hurry. Yes it matters what you do with your health and you want to absolutely keep going with what you are doing.
What I recommend you do is get on our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com (just $9.95 per month) and see our “senior series” right out of the gate. It is a great series to start with which will get your priorities and focus in order. Then do a video analysis with me and I will point you to the areas you need to focus on to get to your next level!
Thanks , I will get it tomorrow . When this COVID is over are your lessons done in Montreal . I am in ottawa
Sweet two lefty's
I enjoy your instruction videos, but why do you use Sav and Mu who are left handed players to demonstrate your lessons? I find it would be easier for me as a right handed player (as a very high percentage of golfers are) to absorb the lesson from a right handers perspective.
There’s trail side bend on the set up, on the backswing you side bend your lead side, so shoulders are tilted, and on the downswing you regain the side bend on the trail side. Is this the sequence?
The goal is to keep the focus on delivering the action through to the direction you want to start the ball; so the side bend is on the trail side throughout and there is no thinking about it. See “grass whip training shawn clement” as a perfect task example that will keep you in the proper side bend throughout.
Hi, On my last 2 games I have not been playing well and I get a sore neck, an ideas what is causing this ? 😳
What has been your task and what has been the last thing going through your mind before you swung?
Shawn Clement’s Wisdom In Golf Lessons , I try and pick out a target and focus on that, to try and swing towards my target, however I usually have some swing thoughts like, flush this one or make sure to aim a bit left as I usually have a fade or slice, I believe I come from left to right.
@@marclissoway2638 Make sure you are NOT trying to keep your head down or still; and keep that effort level low; 3 out of 10 max on the effort to get 7 out of 10 speed or velocity.
Shawn Clement’s Wisdom In Golf Lessons , thanks Shawn, I appreciate you taking the time to reply to me. I had talked to you a few years back and it really helped straighten me out. I have had a couple of games in the mid 70’s but this year all of a sudden I’m having trouble staying in the mid to low 80’s, I’m a 11 handicap. I’ll keep working on it. If we were not so far apart I would like to get some lesson at your golf school. I’m from Norther Alberta, Grande Prairie. Thanks Again. Marc
Why did you have a problem with graphite. The reason I am asking is all of my irons have graphite shafts.
I am now using and enjoying the Steelfiber shafts which are graphite; 110 grams that feel heavy and track nicely!
So there’s no left side bend to get that left shoulder under the chin and tilted down at the ball like you hear so many say to do?
Man, we are so well designed to deliver actions through all sports; golf included big time. See “throw the club straight shawn clement” and get really good at this task and when you feel that your throw is delivering well and on target, film yourself doing it from face on and down the line; and BE AMAZED AT HOW ALL THE RIGHT POSITION SIMPLY EMERGE. Our premium channel has a great series called the “throwing series” and the “kinetic chain facilitation series” that will go deeper for throwing every length of clubs.
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I hate it when I get mesmerized by impact. It happens all the time with short irons. Why do I do that?
Just need to be more clear with your intent; what task to what direction are you getting ready to do? If you don’t have clarity and simplicity, the brain says “I guess we are just going for the ball then!”😝
@@golflessons If I could just be more consistent with my intent from 120 in I would really be hard to beat. I guess that is what separates good from great golfers. I turn 72 and 73s into 79 and 80s because of that shot.
@@jdheelfan the Throwing series on premium is really good for that; that shot is the short stop throw; low effort but with a nice little zing through the stem of that dandelion!
How come you don't see top pros tilt? I'm new and very curious
How far away from the ball is the intermediate point?
Well within the peripheral vision; from 4 inches to 12 inches is best
Won’t the shoulder down promote hitting fat?
So she doesn’t turn the face 45 degrees closed with a neutral grip and then set the club square to the ball
We always said that it can be one or the other or a bit of both! What matters is when you throw the club into the direction you want to start the ball, that the ball flies the way you want it to fly!
I like watching your videos but there a little to long with to many people, but I’ll wait till they get back down to a better time limit. 😃👍🏌🏾♂️
Seems to me if you can’t take 20 min to watch a game improvement video for a game that takes 4+ hours to play you may be in the wrong sport.
@@webincomeincome8767 I like my videos to get to the point quickly.🤨
@@rrisky18 fast forward is a good option😂
What would be a average driver distance if you’re 76 years old
Hi Larry! it could be all over the map! Golfers who swing AT THE BALL are on average 30 yards behind those who swing THROUGH the ball. Then we get to the efficiency of the swing where we see if the golfer has the range of motion he or she needs to gather the momentum necessary to deliver a nice kinetic chain that whips the club easily into the direction you want to start the ball!
we have an amazing “senior series” and “kinetic chain facilitation series” on our premium channel ($9.95 per month-stay as long as you like) at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and I think it will be an eye opener for you and something much easier to acquire than you think! Our brains and Central Nervous systems are as “plastic” as ever at any age!
Shawn
@@golflessons I can get them out to 200 yards I don’t know what my swing speed is
Mu's backswing pivot has definitely improved. Impressive swing great work!
Betcha Savy could out drive that clown Martin .Hall Yinz should be aired weekly on the golf channel. Instant hit ! Hey look at the cast of characters they have now. With your knowledge and communication skills , Savys wonderful swing and smile , yep then you have that superstar personality of Mu betcha those "RATINGS" go straight thru the roof and there would undoubtedly be many improved golfswings.
Just saying
Martin Hall has to be the worst teacher ever. Gimmick after gimmick.
Tilting with irons? Im very new to golf and for some reason it doesn't feel right when setting up that way for an iron shot.
Because you are trying to hit the ball instead of collecting the ball from where it lies and delivering it towards the real target! See Rory and Tommy at impact, you will see the body language of someone going to a target.
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after this I got 20 more yards on my drive
Congrats man! Those numbers must look nice on a launch monitor like the GC Quad or GC Hawk!
Sav looking HOT! Moo is one lucky guy!!!
A few more shots like that and Wilson's going to have a massive bulge!
R.I.P. Wilson lol
how come the ball is never accurate enough? it's always left or right of the center line.
When you play darts, you hit bulls eye all the time? Golf is not a 2 dimensional game…
As a lifelong volleyball player, I cringed at 12:00. I’ve scolded so many kids for behavior like that. 😉
This is what I can't get. I set up like Sav. I have the EXACT same strong grip. I have the same tilt at address.
But when i swing - I still end up having my head move a bit towards the ball and I am still negative 0.5 degrees on my AOA. I must have gone thru all the videos on driver (youtube AND premium) but I still can't get a positive AOA on my driver. I am sure this is costing me distance as my swing speed with the driver is around 108-110mph as per my last trackman session.
You are close Sal! See “best lesson I ever got from Moe Norman shawn clement” and also consider that what you think you are doing and what is actually going on is very different; I see this when teaching posture, grip, and yes, angle of attack! Just focus on hitting the ball as high as possible with very high tees like in the video mentioned. Let me know how you do! 👍😀
All these analogies sound great however in practice just do not come true.
your comments about right and left of the ball are very confusing to a dyslexic Person (me) in regards to draws and fades. Can you translate in relationship to inside the tee/ball or out side the tee/ball which is more universal to both sides of the tee
Why does Sav kick her hip toward target at start of backswing
Hey Paul! This is her timing mechanism; all subconscious; like so many in the 60s and 70’s before we had “video analysis” we had more instinctive actions like Matt Wolff’s kick start. Pretty much all the pros did it then and Sam Snead has a beauty and so did Johnny Miller and Gary Player!
Great advice but please make the videos shorter. Too much talk around the topic. Time is limited.
Enjoy this video and explanation. I am going to practice it. Wouldn’t mind getting a lesson in person from you.🏌️♂️🙌🙌🙌
We have a great online program Herman; check it out at www.wisdomingolf.com and see “golf lessons” and also “www.wisdomingolfpremium.com where we have some great monthly programs.