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The demonstration you perform at 2:07, I stumbled upon this in the yard on night only I use the lead wrist and once deep in the slot, I uncock the lead wrist straight down as fast as I can and allow the left forearm to rotate the face thru the ball. It is absolutely crazy how much speed can be generated this way. It also cures the flips. You, sir, have revealed an overlooked speed generator that I have not seen anyone else describe let alone demonstrate. Kudos to you Shawn.
Make sure you are subscribed and click on the notification bell as this Sunday will have a crazy awesome drill that is fool proof to feel the action BEYOND THE BALL. Thank you for the great comment!
I have never seen the impact area broken down in slow motion so well as far as the club head angles just slightly before, then at impact , then release. So excellent!
I really like when you explain things by showing the similarities between other sports, or hobbies. It really helps to drive the point home. Great Work Thanks. 😀
I don't know why, but your explanations make the most sense to me out of all the instructional videos I've watched. I feel like I "get" it now. I just ordered the grass whip and I can't wait to put it to use! Thank you!
Right on Francis! That is a very sweet gain! You should consider getting into our premium channel to fine tune the combinations of shots you are able to hit now! On www.wisdomingolfpremium.com for only $5.00 per month, learn uphill, downhill, sidehill shots like they were always meant to be and see how incredibly important they are to your normal shots. Fine tune your fades and draws to hold cross winds and fine tune your trajectories to hit low stingers to stay under the wind to the high power fades that ride the wind...and this is just a small fraction of what you will learn...over 40 hours broken down into 10 minute lessons that are so easy to follow and understand with 2 camera angles...
Excellent insight Shawn, very helpful. The hinge, load and release technique has added significantly to both distance and overall consistency across the entire bag. Very succinct explanation, thanks for all you do. Continued success to you sir!
Shawn. It’s amazing the way you teach. I am living in Lévis close Québec City. Will you offer course at Royal Québec this summer . I would be interest by your course
Mais oui! Allez au www.wisdomingolf.com et regardez “lessons with Shawn” nous allons avoir un nouveau système de booking bientôt pour ça; en attendant envoyez mois un email au shawnclement@me.com
Super helpful Shawn! You mention about the right arm beginning to extend towards the ball before it collects the ball. Is this something which happens automatically/passively as the golfer’s attention is focused in relation to releasing towards the target?
Hoagan and Nicklaus both said they like to have the back of their left hand, and palm of their right hand facing the ball at impact. Johnny Miller also said that when he was hitting his irons most solidly, is when he felt the palm of his right hand "covering the ball". How does this square to your recommendation of having the side of the hands facing the ball at impact? Looking forward to your comment.
Hey Mark! They were describing what we asked them to describe; but like When I asked Pete Sampras how he held the racket for a power top spin forehand his reply was “I HAVE NO IDEA, I just do it!” So all these are pretty subjective observations...
Yes, to me he just explained that you have to have the strongest right hand grip I've ever seen. That tucked right elbow is required to keep the face from turning over and smother hooking everything.
I love my True Knit shoes as well. I wore them on a Viking Ocean Cruise and always get compliments on them. Thanks for the suggestion. Also use the Sunscreen product you recommended.
Do you have any drills to work on wrist hinge and how the wrist works? Also I think I’m flipping and not enough shaft lean at impact. Thanks in advance. I am a member if that helps
Yes, On premium, you will see “grip and arm motion” and “backswing levitation” and then see “lead hand release”-“trail hand release”-“release fine tuning” and my favourite is “snap release polish” and then see a nice drill called “Shawn’s Favourite drill”
Hey Shawn, you mentioned the blueprint blades. How does an amateur know if a blade can help his game or if he should stick with game improvement type irons? Love the videos. Thanks Ken
Hi Shawn, i have to tell you that the comparison with other sports or real life activities is one of the best way of teaching i ever seen! It's a lot easier to FEEL the sensations you describe. great job!! I came from 20 years of tennis, i've been playing golf for a year. As a tennis player i have a very good use of wrists, but my mind is educated to search the ball, expecially with arms. This is my biggest issue playing golf: i can't "pass thru" the ball and let the body leads me. I always force my arms to target the ball, so i lose a lot of power, the wrists "slap" doesn't work and my swing is rigid. How can i "reset" this instinct? How can i learn that the ball is no longer my target? Is it a matter of practice or there is some technique i can follow? Thanx
In tennis, are you not focused on where you want to put the ball? When you serve, do you not plan on delivering into the service box on the other side? Plus, you play with spin in tennis especially on the second serve. What you need is an action or task to focus on that will deliver the ball into the picture. See “grass whip training shawn clement” video then see :throwing the club shawn clement” and then see “predict solid contact and direction shawn clement” and “how to put the ball in the way of your swing shawn clement golf wrx”
Hi Shawn Great lesson and I’ve improved so much following this. Still have the old habit of right elbow sticking out on backswing and left wrist scooping some before the release. Any simple way to fix this? Also you seem to have the club leaning back at the address and not straight between the arms. Is this to promote down blow and maybe prevent scooping? Thanks
so are you saying to want to feel like the "blade" or club is sliding under the ball like the flat blade does....like a cutting motion under the ball? would a correct swing " feel " .... like the ball would go staight up in the air like the flat blade makes it stay there? You also bring your right elbow in front of your body enormously on your downswing. Can you elaborate more if that is intentional and how you do it. Seem like that motion would shank the ball.
Hi Franklin! I did a great series called the “backhand series shawn clement golf wrx” where I helped the editor of Golf Wrx Andrew Tursky switch from right to left because of an injury. All this (and this is my left handed swing where I bat lefty and play hockey lefty and have a solid backhand in tennis) series is all about the analogies for you guys!! You want to add “dominant lead hand shawn clement” and “how to use the lead arm hand shawn clement”
Hey Shawn , been following your instructions for a long time , thanks . in this vid you're left hand grip looks neutral and aligned with the club face Square, can you confirm this ? i use a strong grip but then need to twist around at address to get club face square , is that okay ??
Everyone is different; interpretations from front are very different from when you are seing things from your own point of view. One of the regular occurring surprises for my students is when I correct a grip that is too weak and show them “how closed” things really look at address and dynamically through the swing, their jaws consistently hit the floor...😝
No, the arm-club unit gets pulled away from the body in the backswing; see “sledge hammer axe drill shawn clement” and “perpetual motion drill shawn clement”
Shawn , i got a small question for you . with all this club fitting and training , now the thought of getting fitted with a ball . once you locate the ball that fits your game , should you practice with the same ball or does it matter ?.
It depends on your level and what your goals are, but in general it would help. Knowing the ball flight and feel that a certain ball gives you when you are practicing will help you see that same shot with confidence on the course. You want to try to keep adjustments to a minimum as much as possible. Overall, it won't be a huge effect, but it should help your consistency.
I've noticed that, over the last few years, a number of leading TH-cam instructors talk about wrist action in terms of flexion/extension, and not radial/ulnar. Your thoughts on that? Do you have a video that covers that topic? Thanks!
@@golflessons Thanks! That was really good. BTW, I recently purchased your senior series with Alex. I liked it a bunch, but told Alex that I thought guys should've done an additional video on how to take all that to the driver.
@@jayschwarz4365 you should just go to my premium site at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and you will see a wonderful collection of Driver videos starting with the “driver” “driver part 2” Great driver Nugget” which introduces the Hogan’s Diagonal Stance and then a whole series on the diagonal stance for fading and drawing the driver at will with optimisation of launch conditions for it!
I've learned a lot from you, Shawn, but, when I loosened my old pressure grip to a weaker looser grip, I'm hitting straighter and longer. A tight grip freezes my arms and shoulders. The weeker grip along with the swing blade style swing, to me has changed my whole game.
With this strong grip hinging on snuff boxes my wrist wants to stay hinged go into extension, through the ball, your wrist is more flat through impact, at what point are you taking the hinge out. It seems like a slight roll down is necessary to lose that hinge.
Everyone is different! Don’t get bogged down with that; just deliver your action through the ball and into the direction you want to start it and see what happens; then you tweak the club face more open or closed to match the shot you want to hit. THAT’S IT!! No mumbo jumbo.
@@maeu59 Correct...no cupped wrist at impact...pretend swing a baseball bat or use an axe to chop down a tree with a strong grip to demo mechanically that your wrist will not be cupped at impact...you don't have to think about it as your hands/wrists release thru the ball.
Would that shot tracker you are using work in my basement? I'm hitting balls off a practice mat into a net and it would be nice if I could see the "shot" lol. Right now I just go by feel and guess work and strive for a good release and effortless power. The shot tracker would add a lot to everything. As always great video and I'm getting more consistent and shooting lower scores thanks to your teachings :)
Hey Frank! Awesome! Yes, the GC Quad is the best machine out there; a bit pricey at 18 K plus but a great option is a reconditioned GC 2 which gets you all the ball data and puts it on screen for you and Foresight sports can get you into that for under 10K with computer and screen! Tell them I sent you! Shawn
Would appreciate your thoughts on “grip size” and any pos/neg effects on ability to release, hinge and create speed etc. I am right between grip sizes and opted for the larger size grips. I really like it on my driver but wondering if maybe I should have went with the smaller size on my irons. I mean,I feel like I could cast a fishing rod with more hinge and speed than I could with a baseball bat. Thoughts?
We have spoken about this in several videos of mine; if you look at my oldie but goodie, “grip and wrist hinge shawn clement” you will see in the latter part of the video we talk grip pressure and grip size and how they relate in a big way!
I like the freedom this gives in the full swing, but how does this transition to the short game? Chipping pitching, especially putting it seems like using free wrists like this is discouraged / not used, more steering as we would say. Does wrist use increase speed/distance but reduce accuracy? Visa versa seemingly not using wrists reduce speed but does that increase accuracy? Just trying to find one "swing" that can apply everywhere, full shots, short game, even putting
The wrists are the second pendulum; see “arms and body timing shawn clement” (an oldie but goodie) and in the second half of the video we begin that talk; then see ALL my chipping video by simply typing “chipping shawn clement” and see exactly what the differences are and then of course you want to see my putting and how I evolved with the same fundamentals from then to today. Called putting secrets shawn clement, putting focus shawn clement, read your putts right shawn clement, etc...more like Steve Striker and Jason Day’s techniques...
This exercice is for chipping and putting and will take care of itself; have a look at an oldie but goodie called “LOADED ARMS shawn clement” and “how arms and hands release shawn clement”
When you see Shawn 'slashing through the jungle' you can do this easy but what will stop you is thinking about the clubface. try it with no thoughts of clubface and let inertia do its thing. The face will square with rotation as if by magic.
i had to move away from this after breaking my Ulnar stoloid in a crush injury a few years back, I've lost heaps of natural power and my game has suffered terribly from consistency ever since
The best advice I ever heard was grip as tightly as you need to grip in order to feel in control of the club. As long as it doesn't interfere with your ability to hinge and release your wrists, no problem. I wonder if Shawn agrees.
Hey Chris! To get a good loading of the wrists, the hands need good tone; 6 out of 10 is a good number and it won’t hinder wrists at all; we don’t want a collapse of the wrists; we want a solid wrist hinge and a proper release.
A phrase i saw cleared the matter for me. ' secure grip loose wrists'. Furthermore its a matter of griping in the fingers more so then the palm because if the club is mmore in the palm you have to use the larger finger flexion muscles present in the forearm. Their contraction tightens up the wrists. Whereas a finger grip allows the smaller muscles within the hand to do the bulk of the work. This has minimal effect on wrist tightness.
The bad thing about using a hammer (other coaches use this analogy) is the palm of the hand and the face of the hammer do not match each other. If the palm of the hand is facing the sky, the hammer's face is not, but on a golf club both would be facing the sky. Golf coaches should be careful with analogies. It can easily lose and confuse.
Why do you think it is that in golf its easier to think of other sports, (and using other tools), to aid you in getting the perfect swing? In these other sports like tennis for example, not once did i ever try and develop my strokes by thinking about in terms of holding a hammer or anything else. Every other sport I’ve played just feels more instinctive.
Tennis-where is the ball going? Baseball-Where is the ball going? Ping-pong-where is the ball going? Golf-where is the body part going to meet the ball? 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Everything seems to be right hand right arm dominant. Fifty years ago I was taught that it was the left side that controlled the swing for right handed golfers. What gives?
@James Fondren I don't understand. Right handers have always outnumbered lefties. Are you guys saying right handed golf clubs should have really (technically) been called left handed golf clubs (and vice versa)?
That was the Hogan effect; if Hogan had given 60-80 lessons a week for 35 years, he would have changed many of his thoughts on how to learn golf. See my videos I did for Golf WRX’s Andrew Turskey (who is now with the PGA tour) called “backhand series shawn clement golf wrx”
I was told that equipment, golf courses etc were designed for right handers; HORSE HOCKEY!! See the driver fitting at Ping Tour Headquarters in Phoenix where I average 308 lefty and 312 righty called “senior golf pro hits 300 yards right and left hand shawn clement”
Im a little lost here because your slow motion swing is so different from your real swing, just a few observations...... on the downswing your elbow is pretty much pinned to your side, you're hands are inside your left thigh at impact, I'm not seeing much leading.... you say you're focused on an intermediate point but your head is over your trail foot and you appear to be looking outside your trail foot at impact, and then your head comes around after the ball is gone. Also in your slowmotion demonstration your right palm is up when you say you collect the ball but in your actual swing your right palm is more down and facing target....so at what point are you taking that cup out of the left wrist and wouldnt that be a timing issue or is it just gravity? This seems to be more of a feel verses real situation, what am I missing?
I'm amazed at how much distance you get compared to me (my 7i is only 150 off the t) and your back swing goes no farther back than mine. Yours in this video looks like not much past 9oclock definitely not more than 10 and yet you pound your 7i 185 which I'd love to be able to do. Maybe I'm not doing as well as I think lol.
There is about 30 yards difference between THROUGH THE BALL and AT THE BALL. What you want to look at are all the little details that will allow you to get deeper through to the target so you can whizz through that ball with ease!
I have the view that you can only tweak swing speed so much. Sean May have a swing that’s 20mph faster than yours. It’s in his DNA, so even if you were to swing exactly the same way, you would increase a little, not a lot.
@@golflessons Thanks for the quick response Shawn. That does make sense and I had a feeling that was the case. Getting through to the target is my biggest obstacle and it's compounded by anxiety over the ball... I can swing through till the cows come home when no ball but put ball down there and look out lol. On the bright side my contact is way better and I have got more distance and spin on the ball since I started on your program but I have a feeling getting through the ball on the course on a regular basis will likely always be a problem for me cos I think the obstacle lies between my ears lol. Keep up the great work Shawn! :)
@@swisstrader I hear ya. You're probably right on that count. Shawn's been at it a long time and I don't play so much so something has to give lol. I do have a problem getting through the ball when on the course (anxiety etc) vs when I'm just hitting balls in the basement. In the basement I can feel I'm getting "deeper" through but definitely notice hesitation and nerves on the course which leads to that quick yank from the top resulting in more of a stab at the ball. It's amazing how much one's mind can get in the way of such a simple task.
Sorry Shawn but the grip is not a "one plane" deal. It is more than the up and down movement you profess. It is NOT like swinging a hammer. The back of my hand faces the hole at impact and not the heal of my hand or are you saying I'm doing it wrong that way?
Thank you Nurul; many do! See the description in the video to see the list that is known for now! 😀👍 Many of them write to me and some have won awards for teaching because they have applied these techniques and received such great feedback from their students!
I have seen you in the comments in the throwing the club videos right? Have you filmed your swing face on while throwing the club to a specific target?
@@golflessons not yet, I was filming a couple weeks ago and my right definitely flips as they say. It goes past the left hand. Lag or lack of it has always been an issue. I definitely add loft to my irons instead of delofting and I have tried every drill/technique under the sun
@@kidpoker007 yes, it will open the face more when you lag!!! Why do you think hockey sticks have a big curve in the blade??? Close the face 45 degrees and set up to the ball, you will feel the need to lag to square the club won’t you?? See “weak grip vs strong grip shawn clement” and see how many strong grips on tour there are…they will come out of the woodwork at you!
That is why I put the other videos in there; some have developed other actions of the wrists in their youth and continued on to play with what they had; Jones, Snead, Nelson, Hogan, Moe Norman, all hinged; all the guys who mastered their actions all HINGED. Tiger played his best golf with a hinge...
@@golflessons Ok. Glad you distinguish. I personally favor dorsiflexion/palmer flexion and rt elbow action only. Once a person reaches a decent level of distance potential that is. Short hitting golfers I can stomach the erratic directional control inherent to the roll method as it can generate speed with little effort and the shorter flight off line is not as penal. I taught for 30 years so like you I have my preferences. Plausible theory that the hinge roll method originates in childhood with strength limitations also. Anyway, appreciated the clarification.
Cort Coleman As the saying goes “sarcasm is the lowest form of wit”! I take it that you have not watched many of Shawn’s videos or you would understand that cutting dandelions is simply a way to try to avoid hitting at the ball as the target, rather than hitting through to the actual target which is where you want the ball to go and how you get it there. As for advertising, like everyone, Shawn needs to make a living. Out of a 16 minute video, about 30 seconds was given over to advertising shoes, gloves and clubs. If you took the time to watch most of his terrific videos, there is no advertising at all. Know what you are talking about before criticising. By the way, this guy can hit the ball over 300 yards both right and left handed and his daughter has recently driven over 300 yards, again on video. Can you?
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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!
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The demonstration you perform at 2:07, I stumbled upon this in the yard on night only I use the lead wrist and once deep in the slot, I uncock the lead wrist straight down as fast as I can and allow the left forearm to rotate the face thru the ball. It is absolutely crazy how much speed can be generated this way. It also cures the flips. You, sir, have revealed an overlooked speed generator that I have not seen anyone else describe let alone demonstrate. Kudos to you Shawn.
Make sure you are subscribed and click on the notification bell as this Sunday will have a crazy awesome drill that is fool proof to feel the action BEYOND THE BALL. Thank you for the great comment!
I have never seen the impact area broken down in slow motion so well as far as the club head angles just slightly before, then at impact , then release. So excellent!
Glad you enjoyed it! 👍😀
This is the best video on the subject I have come across. Multiple in depth explanations and examples drove the point home! Thank you for this video!
I really like when you explain things by showing the similarities between other sports, or hobbies. It really helps to drive the point home. Great Work Thanks. 😀
Right on Marc! So glad you are enjoying the content! 😀👍
I don't know why, but your explanations make the most sense to me out of all the instructional videos I've watched. I feel like I "get" it now. I just ordered the grass whip and I can't wait to put it to use! Thank you!
One of the best investments you will make in your game! Make sure you see my 30 minute grass whip training video! Shawn
I love this coaching! And nice serve!!
Thank you and thanks! 👍😀🫶
@@golflessons do you do online coaching? Can I send you a video?
@@TomAllsopp you bet! See “www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and see lessons with Shawn
Mr. Clement, you are absolutely amazing! You have an incredible ability to communicate and teach. Bravo my friend!
Thank you so much! I love what I do and I love this game so much and I want everyone to feel the bliss of what a great golf shot is!
Nice tip! Tried it out picked up 25 yards with 5 and 3 woods. Didn’t gain but 10 with irons but they went way higher
Right on Francis! That is a very sweet gain! You should consider getting into our premium channel to fine tune the combinations of shots you are able to hit now! On www.wisdomingolfpremium.com for only $5.00 per month, learn uphill, downhill, sidehill shots like they were always meant to be and see how incredibly important they are to your normal shots. Fine tune your fades and draws to hold cross winds and fine tune your trajectories to hit low stingers to stay under the wind to the high power fades that ride the wind...and this is just a small fraction of what you will learn...over 40 hours broken down into 10 minute lessons that are so easy to follow and understand with 2 camera angles...
My go to video when my swing sequence is out of tune…ive improved a lot thx to ur grip and downswing videos sir…
Excellent insight Shawn, very helpful. The hinge, load and release technique has added significantly to both distance and overall consistency across the entire bag. Very succinct explanation, thanks for all you do. Continued success to you sir!
Shawn. It’s amazing the way you teach. I am living in Lévis close Québec City. Will you offer course at Royal Québec this summer . I would be interest by your course
Mais oui! Allez au www.wisdomingolf.com et regardez “lessons with Shawn” nous allons avoir un nouveau système de booking bientôt pour ça; en attendant envoyez mois un email au shawnclement@me.com
great video Shawn. Been following you a while and really enjoy your content!
Super helpful Shawn! You mention about the right arm beginning to extend towards the ball before it collects the ball. Is this something which happens automatically/passively as the golfer’s attention is focused in relation to releasing towards the target?
Hoagan and Nicklaus both said they like to have the back of their left hand, and palm of their right hand facing the ball at impact. Johnny Miller also said that when he was hitting his irons most solidly, is when he felt the palm of his right hand "covering the ball". How does this square to your recommendation of having the side of the hands facing the ball at impact? Looking forward to your comment.
Hey Mark! They were describing what we asked them to describe; but like When I asked Pete Sampras how he held the racket for a power top spin forehand his reply was “I HAVE NO IDEA, I just do it!” So all these are pretty subjective observations...
Yes, to me he just explained that you have to have the strongest right hand grip I've ever seen. That tucked right elbow is required to keep the face from turning over and smother hooking everything.
I love my True Knit shoes as well. I wore them on a Viking Ocean Cruise and always get compliments on them. Thanks for the suggestion. Also use the Sunscreen product you recommended.
Those True shoes are awesome!!
Do you have any drills to work on wrist hinge and how the wrist works? Also I think I’m flipping and not enough shaft lean at impact. Thanks in advance. I am a member if that helps
Yes, On premium, you will see “grip and arm motion” and “backswing levitation” and then see “lead hand release”-“trail hand release”-“release fine tuning” and my favourite is “snap release polish” and then see a nice drill called “Shawn’s Favourite drill”
that was what I was looking for Shawn :) thanks
Hey Shawn, you mentioned the blueprint blades. How does an amateur know if a blade can help his game or if he should stick with game improvement type irons? Love the videos.
Thanks
Ken
did you end up getting them?
Hi Shawn, i have to tell you that the comparison with other sports or real life activities is one of the best way of teaching i ever seen! It's a lot easier to FEEL the sensations you describe. great job!! I came from 20 years of tennis, i've been playing golf for a year. As a tennis player i have a very good use of wrists, but my mind is educated to search the ball, expecially with arms. This is my biggest issue playing golf: i can't "pass thru" the ball and let the body leads me. I always force my arms to target the ball, so i lose a lot of power, the wrists "slap" doesn't work and my swing is rigid. How can i "reset" this instinct? How can i learn that the ball is no longer my target? Is it a matter of practice or there is some technique i can follow? Thanx
In tennis, are you not focused on where you want to put the ball? When you serve, do you not plan on delivering into the service box on the other side? Plus, you play with spin in tennis especially on the second serve. What you need is an action or task to focus on that will deliver the ball into the picture. See “grass whip training shawn clement” video then see :throwing the club shawn clement” and then see “predict solid contact and direction shawn clement” and “how to put the ball in the way of your swing shawn clement golf wrx”
Hi Shawn
Great lesson and I’ve improved so much following this. Still have the old habit of right elbow sticking out on backswing and left wrist scooping some before the release. Any simple way to fix this?
Also you seem to have the club leaning back at the address and not straight between the arms. Is this to promote down blow and maybe prevent scooping?
Thanks
Can you get shot tracer? And can you show how you would flight the ball low?
Thanks love the videos. Just makes sense
We are trying to find one that is worth while! So many crappy ones!!
Deserved Blue print!!!! Cool!!! Enjoy them 👍👍👍👍
Man ooooohhhh man, I am sitting on pins and needles!!! Like a kid waiting for that package to arrive at the door!!!!! 😂🤪🤤
You seem to release quite a bit earlier in your actual swing than you are demonstrating around the 7:45 mark. When should the release start to happen?
I'm reminded of a trebuchet, with your arm being the swing arm and the club being the sling.
Final piece of puzzle I needed thank you Mr Clement ( fantastic teacher)
Find the wrist snap hard to find at impact... When I do numbers are great, then block, then hook.. Ant vids on timing it
Snap through the intermediate point towards a target; see “throwing the club straight shawn clement”
so are you saying to want to feel like the "blade" or club is sliding under the ball like the flat blade does....like a cutting motion under the ball? would a correct swing " feel " .... like the ball would go staight up in the air like the flat blade makes it stay there? You also bring your right elbow in front of your body enormously on your downswing. Can you elaborate more if that is intentional and how you do it. Seem like that motion would shank the ball.
Shawn. How does work for a left handed golfer that is right hand dominant. Yes I know about your other videos but speaking to this specifically
Franklin, are we being punished for something we did in a past life? I'm cursed with the same messed up wiring as you are.
Hi Franklin! I did a great series called the “backhand series shawn clement golf wrx” where I helped the editor of Golf Wrx Andrew Tursky switch from right to left because of an injury. All this (and this is my left handed swing where I bat lefty and play hockey lefty and have a solid backhand in tennis) series is all about the analogies for you guys!! You want to add “dominant lead hand shawn clement” and “how to use the lead arm hand shawn clement”
Check the answer for Franklin!
Shawn Clement what about just for the wrist only in lefty with dominant right hand. The series doesn’t cover that Shawn. What did I miss. Thank you
Hey Shawn , been following your instructions for a long time , thanks . in this vid you're left hand grip looks neutral and aligned with the club face Square, can you confirm this ? i use a strong grip but then need to twist around at address to get club face square , is that okay ??
Everyone is different; interpretations from front are very different from when you are seing things from your own point of view. One of the regular occurring surprises for my students is when I correct a grip that is too weak and show them “how closed” things really look at address and dynamically through the swing, their jaws consistently hit the floor...😝
I translate alot of my arm and wrist movement I do fly fishing the timing and release is just like I do in the golf swing.
Yes, it is an awesome parallel to golf! 😀👍
Mr Clement do you believe the right arm (for a right handed golfer) in the backswing pushes the club away from the body?
No, the arm-club unit gets pulled away from the body in the backswing; see “sledge hammer axe drill shawn clement” and “perpetual motion drill shawn clement”
@@golflessons Thank you Sir.
Shawn , i got a small question for you . with all this club fitting and training , now the thought of getting fitted with a ball . once you locate the ball that fits your game , should you practice with the same ball or does it matter ?.
It depends on your level and what your goals are, but in general it would help. Knowing the ball flight and feel that a certain ball gives you when you are practicing will help you see that same shot with confidence on the course. You want to try to keep adjustments to a minimum as much as possible.
Overall, it won't be a huge effect, but it should help your consistency.
I've noticed that, over the last few years, a number of leading TH-cam instructors talk about wrist action in terms of flexion/extension, and not radial/ulnar. Your thoughts on that? Do you have a video that covers that topic? Thanks!
You bet! See “bow vs hinge the wrists shawn clement”
@@golflessons Thanks! That was really good. BTW, I recently purchased your senior series with Alex. I liked it a bunch, but told Alex that I thought guys should've done an additional video on how to take all that to the driver.
@@jayschwarz4365 you should just go to my premium site at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and you will see a wonderful collection of Driver videos starting with the “driver” “driver part 2” Great driver Nugget” which introduces the Hogan’s Diagonal Stance and then a whole series on the diagonal stance for fading and drawing the driver at will with optimisation of launch conditions for it!
Oh, and only $9.95 per month…
@@golflessons Yeah, I know. I already subscribe to two! I would need to drop one and get your higher tier as I like getting monthly feedback.
I've learned a lot from you, Shawn, but, when I loosened my old pressure grip to a weaker looser grip, I'm hitting straighter and longer. A tight grip freezes my arms and shoulders. The weeker grip along with the swing blade style swing, to me has changed my whole game.
Which one of your vedio’s has a in-depth lesson one the grip, I’m still unsure if you grip is to weak or not, thanks
Try shawn clement best grip video
With this strong grip hinging on snuff boxes my wrist wants to stay hinged go into extension, through the ball, your wrist is more flat through impact, at what point are you taking the hinge out. It seems like a slight roll down is necessary to lose that hinge.
Everyone is different! Don’t get bogged down with that; just deliver your action through the ball and into the direction you want to start it and see what happens; then you tweak the club face more open or closed to match the shot you want to hit. THAT’S IT!! No mumbo jumbo.
@@golflessons yes but there is a point where you have to take that cup out, you don’t want a cupped wrist at impact, correct?
@@maeu59 Correct...no cupped wrist at impact...pretend swing a baseball bat or use an axe to chop down a tree with a strong grip to demo mechanically that your wrist will not be cupped at impact...you don't have to think about it as your hands/wrists release thru the ball.
How tight a grip do you have in your swing?
Would that shot tracker you are using work in my basement? I'm hitting balls off a practice mat into a net and it would be nice if I could see the "shot" lol. Right now I just go by feel and guess work and strive for a good release and effortless power. The shot tracker would add a lot to everything. As always great video and I'm getting more consistent and shooting lower scores thanks to your teachings :)
Hey Frank! Awesome!
Yes, the GC Quad is the best machine out there; a bit pricey at 18 K plus but a great option is a reconditioned GC 2 which gets you all the ball data and puts it on screen for you and Foresight sports can get you into that for under 10K with computer and screen! Tell them I sent you! Shawn
@@golflessons Thanks for the info Shawn but that's waaaay to pricey for me :)
Would appreciate your thoughts on “grip size” and any pos/neg effects on ability to release, hinge and create speed etc. I am right between grip sizes and opted for the larger size grips. I really like it on my driver but wondering if maybe I should have went with the smaller size on my irons. I mean,I feel like I could cast a fishing rod with more hinge and speed than I could with a baseball bat. Thoughts?
We have spoken about this in several videos of mine; if you look at my oldie but goodie, “grip and wrist hinge shawn clement” you will see in the latter part of the video we talk grip pressure and grip size and how they relate in a big way!
I like the freedom this gives in the full swing, but how does this transition to the short game? Chipping pitching, especially putting it seems like using free wrists like this is discouraged / not used, more steering as we would say. Does wrist use increase speed/distance but reduce accuracy? Visa versa seemingly not using wrists reduce speed but does that increase accuracy? Just trying to find one "swing" that can apply everywhere, full shots, short game, even putting
The wrists are the second pendulum; see “arms and body timing shawn clement” (an oldie but goodie) and in the second half of the video we begin that talk; then see ALL my chipping video by simply typing “chipping shawn clement” and see exactly what the differences are and then of course you want to see my putting and how I evolved with the same fundamentals from then to today. Called putting secrets shawn clement, putting focus shawn clement, read your putts right shawn clement, etc...more like Steve Striker and Jason Day’s techniques...
Shawn, with the right palm facing more skywards, will the clubface be too open?
This exercice is for chipping and putting and will take care of itself; have a look at an oldie but goodie called “LOADED ARMS shawn clement” and “how arms and hands release shawn clement”
So you switch hit?
When you see Shawn 'slashing through the jungle' you can do this easy but what will stop you is thinking about the clubface. try it with no thoughts of clubface and let inertia do its thing. The face will square with rotation as if by magic.
i had to move away from this after breaking my Ulnar stoloid in a crush injury a few years back, I've lost heaps of natural power and my game has suffered terribly from consistency ever since
see “strong grip and closed face = magic shawn clement” video!
With the wrist action in mind, do you still feel that more grip pressure is better?
The best advice I ever heard was grip as tightly as you need to grip in order to feel in control of the club. As long as it doesn't interfere with your ability to hinge and release your wrists, no problem. I wonder if Shawn agrees.
Hey Chris! To get a good loading of the wrists, the hands need good tone; 6 out of 10 is a good number and it won’t hinder wrists at all; we don’t want a collapse of the wrists; we want a solid wrist hinge and a proper release.
A phrase i saw cleared the matter for me. ' secure grip loose wrists'.
Furthermore its a matter of griping in the fingers more so then the palm because if the club is mmore in the palm you have to use the larger finger flexion muscles present in the forearm. Their contraction tightens up the wrists. Whereas a finger grip allows the smaller muscles within the hand to do the bulk of the work. This has minimal effect on wrist tightness.
Now this is gold right here!!! Thank you for elaborating what I have been trying to say for all these years!! FANTASTIC DESCRIPTION!!!
@@golflessons Thanks Shawn, great comments from everyone!!
Won't the face be so open? So grip should be super strong?
It is all about function! see “most important video on grip ever shawn clement”
The bad thing about using a hammer (other coaches use this analogy) is the palm of the hand and the face of the hammer do not match each other. If the palm of the hand is facing the sky, the hammer's face is not, but on a golf club both would be facing the sky. Golf coaches should be careful with analogies. It can easily lose and confuse.
See “most important video on grip ever shawn clement”
Why do you think it is that in golf its easier to think of other sports, (and using other tools), to aid you in getting the perfect swing? In these other sports like tennis for example, not once did i ever try and develop my strokes by thinking about in terms of holding a hammer or anything else. Every other sport I’ve played just feels more instinctive.
Tennis-where is the ball going? Baseball-Where is the ball going? Ping-pong-where is the ball going? Golf-where is the body part going to meet the ball? 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
@@golflessons I suppose its easier to be instinctive when an object is coming toward you as opposed to trying to hit something that is never moving
Fishing rod please, poles have wires on them. 😄😂😁
Good video
Everything seems to be right hand right arm dominant. Fifty years ago I was taught that it was the left side that controlled the swing for right handed golfers. What gives?
@James Fondren I don't understand. Right handers have always outnumbered lefties. Are you guys saying right handed golf clubs should have really (technically) been called left handed golf clubs (and vice versa)?
That was the Hogan effect; if Hogan had given 60-80 lessons a week for 35 years, he would have changed many of his thoughts on how to learn golf. See my videos I did for Golf WRX’s Andrew Turskey (who is now with the PGA tour) called “backhand series shawn clement golf wrx”
I was told that equipment, golf courses etc were designed for right handers; HORSE HOCKEY!! See the driver fitting at Ping Tour Headquarters in Phoenix where I average 308 lefty and 312 righty called “senior golf pro hits 300 yards right and left hand shawn clement”
Dude has a sweet lefty baseball swing. If the golf thing doesn't work out....
Thank you Bro! Batted clean up for my high school team! 😀👍
Im a little lost here because your slow motion swing is so different from your real swing, just a few observations...... on the downswing your elbow is pretty much pinned to your side, you're hands are inside your left thigh at impact, I'm not seeing much leading.... you say you're focused on an intermediate point but your head is over your trail foot and you appear to be looking outside your trail foot at impact, and then your head comes around after the ball is gone. Also in your slowmotion demonstration your right palm is up when you say you collect the ball but in your actual swing your right palm is more down and facing target....so at what point are you taking that cup out of the left wrist and wouldnt that be a timing issue or is it just gravity? This seems to be more of a feel verses real situation, what am I missing?
I'm amazed at how much distance you get compared to me (my 7i is only 150 off the t) and your back swing goes no farther back than mine. Yours in this video looks like not much past 9oclock definitely not more than 10 and yet you pound your 7i 185 which I'd love to be able to do. Maybe I'm not doing as well as I think lol.
There is about 30 yards difference between THROUGH THE BALL and AT THE BALL. What you want to look at are all the little details that will allow you to get deeper through to the target so you can whizz through that ball with ease!
I have the view that you can only tweak swing speed so much. Sean May have a swing that’s 20mph faster than yours. It’s in his DNA, so even if you were to swing exactly the same way, you would increase a little, not a lot.
@@golflessons Thanks for the quick response Shawn. That does make sense and I had a feeling that was the case. Getting through to the target is my biggest obstacle and it's compounded by anxiety over the ball... I can swing through till the cows come home when no ball but put ball down there and look out lol. On the bright side my contact is way better and I have got more distance and spin on the ball since I started on your program but I have a feeling getting through the ball on the course on a regular basis will likely always be a problem for me cos I think the obstacle lies between my ears lol. Keep up the great work Shawn! :)
@@swisstrader I hear ya. You're probably right on that count. Shawn's been at it a long time and I don't play so much so something has to give lol. I do have a problem getting through the ball when on the course (anxiety etc) vs when I'm just hitting balls in the basement. In the basement I can feel I'm getting "deeper" through but definitely notice hesitation and nerves on the course which leads to that quick yank from the top resulting in more of a stab at the ball. It's amazing how much one's mind can get in the way of such a simple task.
Sorry Shawn but the grip is not a "one plane" deal. It is more than the up and down movement you profess. It is NOT like swinging a hammer. The back of my hand faces the hole at impact and not the heal of my hand or are you saying I'm doing it wrong that way?
you're trash bro
Other trainer / coach should learn from you shawn
Thank you Nurul; many do! See the description in the video to see the list that is known for now! 😀👍
Many of them write to me and some have won awards for teaching because they have applied these techniques and received such great feedback from their students!
It’s so hard at normal speed to maintain the wrist hinge before impact
I have seen you in the comments in the throwing the club videos right? Have you filmed your swing face on while throwing the club to a specific target?
@@golflessons not yet, I was filming a couple weeks ago and my right definitely flips as they say. It goes past the left hand. Lag or lack of it has always been an issue. I definitely add loft to my irons instead of delofting and I have tried every drill/technique under the sun
@@kidpoker007 yes, it will open the face more when you lag!!! Why do you think hockey sticks have a big curve in the blade??? Close the face 45 degrees and set up to the ball, you will feel the need to lag to square the club won’t you?? See “weak grip vs strong grip shawn clement” and see how many strong grips on tour there are…they will come out of the woodwork at you!
@@golflessons thanks I’m going to join your website on monthly basis
@@kidpoker007 it will be an honour to have you!
I don't know any golfers, that care also fencers
This certainly is one way to do things. Though it is not what the masters of the game did
That is why I put the other videos in there; some have developed other actions of the wrists in their youth and continued on to play with what they had; Jones, Snead, Nelson, Hogan, Moe Norman, all hinged; all the guys who mastered their actions all HINGED. Tiger played his best golf with a hinge...
@@golflessons Ok. Glad you distinguish. I personally favor dorsiflexion/palmer flexion and rt elbow action only. Once a person reaches a decent level of distance potential that is. Short hitting golfers I can stomach the erratic directional control inherent to the roll method as it can generate speed with little effort and the shorter flight off line is not as penal. I taught for 30 years so like you I have my preferences.
Plausible theory that the hinge roll method originates in childhood with strength limitations also.
Anyway, appreciated the clarification.
Terrific and thoughtful Comment; thank you for taking the time!
Shawn
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They are worth mentioning; and no, you will not need any help cutting dandelions; that is too easy!
Cort Coleman As the saying goes “sarcasm is the lowest form of wit”! I take it that you have not watched many of Shawn’s videos or you would understand that cutting dandelions is simply a way to try to avoid hitting at the ball as the target, rather than hitting through to the actual target which is where you want the ball to go and how you get it there. As for advertising, like everyone, Shawn needs to make a living. Out of a 16 minute video, about 30 seconds was given over to advertising shoes, gloves and clubs. If you took the time to watch most of his terrific videos, there is no advertising at all. Know what you are talking about before criticising. By the way, this guy can hit the ball over 300 yards both right and left handed and his daughter has recently driven over 300 yards, again on video. Can you?
@@hughkelly5034 you are a beautiful person Hugh; thank you!😀👍❤️
You ever release a fishing rod like that, you’re gonna be eating the lure or bait!