A lot of instructors say to bring your rear arm elbow into your side on the downswing. When I tried this I hit the ball weakly to the right or hit a toe shank. A drill I use is to put down two balls side by side maybe 1 and half inches apart. I set up to the inner ball and then try to hit the outer ball. This drill has helped me get more freedom in my swing and much better ball striking rather then the cramped up position with the elbow into side. What do you think?

My concern is that if I grip it harder I can't cock my wrist as much at top of the backswing.

Second question...why wouldn't someone just adopt the feet-together approach as their standard method of swinging the club all the time from the wedges to the driver? I understand distance travel would be one factor for some people, but if they simply adjusted their distance scale based on their "feet-together" style, they'd be hitting straighter shots with much more consistency thus lowering their score. Is my thinking flawed? If so, how.

Our perception is that at the top of the swing, the pendulum stops, then changes direction. But in actuality from a physics perspective, what really happens at that apex is the club is going infinite miles per hour in zero time! Think about that for a moment.

I’m confused. You show a neutral grip, then call it a strong grip after rotating the wrists to close the face. From my point of view, the grip did not change. Only the rotation changed. Can you show closeups of the both hands on the club, please, when you grip during setup.

Hi Shawn playing really well since using your method of the golf swing . Still having problem with club head speed just using my body to swing . Is it me that you and Mu are also using your arms and hands to generate club head speed rather than just your arm .club unit .Keep up the good work . Dave .UK

I first found your videos back in 2011 and to see that your teaching hasn't changed tells me and all your followers there is no need to go to anyone else. Thanks coach for all these Year

Another great lesson from Saint Shawn, our beloved Golf Instructor Saint! This is such a great summary of how to approach each & every shot, eliminating all those evil mental thoughts & body positions that perpetually haunt all of us hackers. Thanks Shawn!

That’s beginner level club throwing

Another master lesson, Shawn. Mu's swing is so free-wheeling when he sets himself. I remember when he just muscled it out there somewhere. He now has a golf swing that repeats. The "Quiet Man" is a talented athlete/golfer--OK, Long Driver... 7-iron! ;>) Love to swing like that just once--and then wait for someone to help me to a seat. ;>)

Instructions unclear... Got kicked from the range..

Shawn, we dont' worry about the double digit swing paths? Just play the shape?

Using the BOUNCE really makes sand shots easy

Is this basically the pump drill,

pure

Love the simple explanation that helps me so much ❤

so what about if your absolutely blasting it with driver and its going dead straight/no curve about 30 yards left? since the ball is up in the stance, should I just move it back a little and do the blur test to make sure the club is going straight or to the right?

Presidents cup coming to you guys?🎉

More of this - how to switch from release at the ball vs. release through. Thank you.

Grab your umbrella, grab your knife, then let it rip. 🤘

It struck me today that your legs are very bent throughout the swing. They never 'straighten out' towards the end of the swing, like I thought I see Justin Thomas and others doing.

A little complicated

Mu with a 249 7 iron 😮

what's the intermediate point?

Beautiful!

Thanks Shawn for this great lesson ! For the ones like me who struggle with finishing their back swing, this will be a game changer!

What about sparce grass. LOOSE Sandy soil shots, or very thick wet grass?

😂 Mu the Canadian Bryson... "Stepped on it a little" 20 yards past my driver on best day lol You guys are awesome

What machine do you use to see ball speed - carry etc?

I've watched your videos so many different times but it never really hit me until recently, specially the gather at top. Once I did that little pause, then start that fall on my lead side and KA POW the ball went...toward my intended target too. But it really started once I figured out how to use my hands and wrists, I was doing too much with the body and not the really speed generators. So thanks for your insightful knowledge and now I understand.

the last time my arms fell, i had to buy a new holster...

Me and Renee are the same player! 6 handicap, but i was falling into my kinetic chain. This video is going to be a game changer (another one lol). Thanks coach!

Mu should just carry 7iron to lob wedge and a putter and he’d be able to play most courses lol

This always is one of my biggest issues is keeping that damn head anchored. I feel ya Mu. I’ve had Shawn’s claws gripping my hat on a many of swings 🤣 . I think he pushes me xtra hard on the hat button bc after 10 swings I feel like I have a dent in my skull from his grip 😂

The machine must be broken. Mu just hit a 258 yard 7 iron.

Shawn. Interesting to see the tempo of your slower backswing versus the brisker Mu's. Many advocate the uptempo backswing to engage the body's athletic response to it. Your thoughts. Thx

Shawn great video. I find if I focus on just letting my arms fall then I get late with core body rotation. For me, I need to start that rotation at the same time as the arms are falling. Is this ok?

I seem to remember years ago, the towel in the left armpit being a thing. I cant imagine doing headcover under right armpit😱unless it’s accomplished by the full suite of Ben Hogan moves which are very different than say a Sam Snead type swing

The film stutter at 00:58 shows the first shot was bad contact and removed from the video. No honesty in advertising??

Shawn, I have watched your videos for a while now...tried what you where saying. I just couldn't connect UNTIL NOW THAT I SAW THIS VIDEO!!! Went out and tried this 1st time with 9 hole ladies league. Normal round 40 - 42....BUT HOLY SMOKE!!! Drives normally 200 yds. Par 4's are around 250 and I drove the greens!!! Just relaxing the arms and letting the legs start the swing....UNBELIEVABLE!!! PLUS I HAD A 37!!! NOT BAD FOR A 70 year old woman!!! Normal 8 iron is 120 yards and went 140!!! Dead straight without trying!!!! Your lessons are so simple to follow. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO!!! 😊

He forgot to take his meds, and now he is just depressed and lonely.

Huge fan of the lessons on here and from my perspective it seems to make sense in between my ears… that said I think it’s time for some sort of shot tracer to be used when playing outside on the course… it’s just visually better to be able to see the balls flight instead of watching the landscape…. I watch Shawn on my phone for the most part but even when I watch on the TV or iPad I don’t see the ball… hopefully we will get a chance to see the tracer sometime soon

Another great video and explained simply-- easy and effortless power

Ryan Fox really collapses in his backswing

Gotta do this now!

He doesn't look like a Trumper 😔

even though this was posted 13 years ago, I've just watched it and it's great. Loved the overhead view because I tend to wrap my arms around myself, and the video has helped me relax my swing, free my arms and focus on the target. thanks Shawn

Makes me realise that it’s tricky even for Sav to get it right, what chance do I have? 😅 However, having said that, I felt that I lost my swing completely this week and couldn’t hit anything cleanly so I reverted to Shawn’s FEET TOGETHER while playing in yesterdays comp and voila, there it was!! I had obviously been swaying and had lost my balanced swing. FEET TOGETHER brought it back for the rest of the round. I played seven holes with it and came 10th out of 140. To be honest I’ll continue playing in the course with this as my distance was hardly compromised. Thanks Shawn …from Australia.

This is just pure gold.

Sean, the top of your backswing with your left elbow very bent and club wrapped around your neck along the pause at the top are things I would never try to teach anyone. It works for you but those are not good fundamentals for anyone trying to improve their swing. I am 64 and can still hit a 7 iron 190yds with an effortless swing so I have a pretty good idea how to compress the ball.