PLAYING GOLF WITH A BAD BACK-Shawn Clement-GOLF WRX

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Nobody likes playing golf with a bad back; especially when your swing puts unwanted strain on it! It completely does not have to be this way. When you understand how the human machine works, you will wonder why the resistance way of swinging was ever concocted at all. Find out in this video how to get more power with less effort and no strain whatsoever on the back and joints.
From Shawn Clement, Canadian PGA Class A, with a specialty in Teaching and several nominations for Ontario Teacher of the year. Top 6 instructional KZbin Channel as per Golfthis.com and top 10 most searched teachers as per swingmangolf.com
Weekly contributor to Golf WRX and on the teaching staff at Golfing World, an IMG company.
Also a top 50 teacher for Golf.com’s Swing Index
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[@jockmongan]

Hi Shawn just a quick message to say how your videos are changing the way i play and now also my bro in law! He used to aim way left with the driver at setup to accommodate for his huge slice now after i told him to watch your videos i played with him yesterday and he was drawing the most beautiful drives it was unreal and really made our day. Thank You form us both

[@golflessons]

Awesome Ian! Glad you guys are having a blast! This is what it is all about! Shawn

[@sdieselol]

Always appreciated man! Grabbing a used lefty 6iron later this week to even it out.

[@Drjeremy6060]

Again Shawn thanks for the refresher. Was hitting balls today and was doing the exact opposite. Trying to hit the ball, r hand dominant and no waiting for the arm club unit to flow in sequence through the swing. Goldilocks was there..intermediate point, distance to ball, takeaway to match the shot shape, head tilt, then....lookout here comes the r side out of sequence. No compression ->Slice, shank or compensation pull to the left. Shoulder sore and back aches. Watching your swing is a treat. So effortless. You know how much and how too.

[@golflessons]

Remember our backswing series we did? How we did the PMD wide in both directions? Fall into the backswing and let the arms get pulled away from the body and rise up high like Davis Love, then the loaded arm unit falls through the stem of the dandelion and releases wide into the picture (direction you wanted to start the ball) Fall into a snap-load-levitate up, fall into a snap reload levitate up. Lumberjack lets the axe fall into the side of the tree-body glides out of the way to allow... Enjoy the next session! Shawn

[@peterlund6495]

Fantastic video Shawn no effort for maximum gains love it

[@golfwisdom-francais9726]

Investing in your golf swing! 😀👍

[@callumduke6172]

Just found this,been playing golf few months now only 21 and had a spinal injury and could tell there was no way i would be able to turn as much with my swing,this definitely looks like a good motion for me to look at👍

[@golflessons]

ABSOLUTELY!! We have done our homework! 👊💪😎

[@Chosil]

Great. What helps me to stay relaxed is to lift left heal, allow arms to bend, do not keep your head down but instead go with the flow. Mindset is to not focus on length. Rather chose the right club.

[@golflessons]

Spectacular strategy! 😀👍

[@gregboggs4721]

Great video Shawn! Arthritis and scar tissue in lower back due to L1 ruptured and surgery almost 20 years ago. Now also have a couple bulging docs L3 L3. Senior here and my back stays sore but allowing a turn like you should do let’s me play without additional pain. The modern day swing and positions golf will cut the young players careers in half, look at Michelle Wie, Tiger and others, their body are a wreck thanks to these people like Jim McLean and his so called X factor nonsense. Keep up the good work.

[@TenPester]

I learned golf in the late 80s-90s where you were told to be solid in the lower half, and now playing just once a week i'm out with lower back pain. Now rather than researching what is the best driver, i'm learning about body mechanics lol

[@golflessons]

Well, while everyone was busy throwing their backs out, we were showing students to bust their drives far with no back strain; see “lower body in the backswing shawn clement” and be introduced to Skully! Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Hale Irwin, Sam Snead, Bobby Jones; those are the guys you want to emulate! We are built for doing what you are about to see! 😀👍

[@dalewalton1987]

Can you please do a WITB Shawn, I'm a lefty that can swing it as a righty but not as controlled. I as create more speed as a righty (+10 mph driver compared to as a lefty), but can't work out why this is. Loving your teachings, can't get enough, thank you.

[@golflessons]

My odd numbers are right; my even numbers are left; simply alternate. At first, just like you, there was a difference! Same one too; but as I continued, the distance morphed to same on both and instead of both odd numbers on both sides, I had to switch to odd and even. Keep doing both, you learn so much more!!! I would not be the teacher I am today had I not done this, not even close!!!

[@chrismitchell5496]

curious on your thoughts shawn about same length clubs. i have been a follower of yours for a couple years and you have helped my game immensely. i am working towards a hybrid of your flow and task management coupled with a single plane/moe norman swing. wondered if same length clubs would be an asset or not.. thanks again for all the help!!

[@golflessons]

Check out my video on the subject! "single length clubs shawn clement”

[@Robert-ts2ef]

Two questions Shawn: Firstly, just curious but why do you do not play with all right or all left handed clubs? Secondly and more importantly, what are thoughts on Milo Lines (instructor) golf swing where he advocates the safest golf swing for the back by keeping arms and body together and a big rotation (like Ben Hogan)? I tried it and I have hurt my lower back on the right side because of the follow through with a side bent over back, however I am 71.? Personally, I think for my age, I would be better with an arm type swing like you advocate.

[@golflessons]

Hi Robert! Hogan did NOT swing that way and it is a shame they still teach that as this IS NOT ANATOMICALLY CORRECT FOR THE HUMAN MACHINE!! The reason for the body turn is to create width for the arm swing. See an oldie but goodie video called “arm-swing vs body turn shawn clement” and “free swinging arms shawn clement” We do this in Boxing, Baseball pitching and hitting, tennis, bowling, using an axe (see “sledge hammer axe drill shawn clement”) The best thing for you after that is to get on our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and start with the “senior series” and then see the list of videos by date and work your way from the bottom up. Shawn

[@timhalleran3514]

My back is jacked! I blame my overly aggressive swing. "Get out of the way, get out of the way". My goal is to become a swinger if the golf club, not a hitter of the golf ball. Im gonna give this a try!!

[@golflessons]

Our whole way of teaching is all about that! make sure you check out our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com at only $9.95 per month for my life’s work!

[@fourftr]

Simply put You are friggin amazing 👍🍺

[@golflessons]

☺☺☺

[@mija1701]

So Shawn, lead hip pain, can't I hit off my right leg? I understand I'd probably be sacrificing distance but if it helps keep the pain at bay... any potential dangers I should be aware of?

[@golflessons]

Hey! Have you tried our walking drill? See our oldie but goodie called “perpetual motion drill shawn clement” and then see “best way to shift weight in the golf swing, take a walk shawn clement” Do the walking drill and see how it feels throughout this motion; let the brain figure out what fits for you with this drill!

[@bash2040]

Hi does your lead heel lift off the ground on your back swing ????

[@golflessons]

My left handed swing, I CANNOT DO WITHOUT IT; on my right handed swing, I can do either one because of my long time practice of completing my backswing.

[@mjs0039]

I have a golf buddy suffering with Golf Elbow. How can I help him.

[@golflessons]

See my video on that! Type “golfers elbow shawn clement” and it will pop up

[@jimorr3252]

What about distance from the ball with a bad lower back, with pain we seem to stand back more.

[@golflessons]

Do the perpetual motion drill; which is cutting grass in both directions without stopping; see also “distance to ball shawn clement”

[@lagwagon501]

@@golflessons i strike center with limited shoulder turn, but with full turn with hips like this I toe my shots. If I move my hands closer to my body at address I feel cramped.

[@golflessons]

Use goldie locks like in the “predict solid contact and direction shawn clement” video

[@michaelgenovese8501]

Another great video, Shawn, as I've had to play with back issues before, and it's a pain sometimes! Question: I've used your technique of thinking of "task/target", and have finally gotten over the hump with my irons, although somewhat inconsistent (but better). However, the problem I have is when I go to my driver, I become ball-bound, and spray the ball every which way. There are a few instances where I relax, and swing through the ball to a target, hitting it pretty well, but it is a minority of the time, and very inconsistent. This is becoming increasingly frustrating for me, and it is, for whatever reason, extremely difficult for me to employ that technique with the driver. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[@golfwisdom-francais9726]

See my “driver speed and smash shawn clement golf WRX” video; and get on my premium channel where you will see all my videos with split screen (different camera angles) and in chronological order of importance so that you don’t miss any important fundamentals that would short circuit your attempts at delivering your best tasks! Only $5.00 per month at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com

[@michaelgenovese8501]

@@golfwisdom-francais9726 Thank you, Shawn! I'll take a look. I can't even begin to express how frustrating this has been.

[@jamesbanks1218]

I really need to do this I have bone spurs on my spine hopefully this will help me 180 yards 7 iron I barely get 165 yards maybe fear is holding me down

[@seancoxe3577]

You came so close! Good info if you have back issues; good info if the right hip/leg/knee is the problem. Unfortunately, I have a severely arthritic left hip and knee, making it difficult (impossible?) to get to my left side in the down/through swing (I'm a right-handed golfer). Is my only solution to learn how to play left-handed? Just wondering.

[@golfwisdom-francais9726]

Did you see last week’s “dealing with lead side issues golf swing shawn clement” Also did you read grain brain by Dr Perlmutter to alleviate the inflammation in your body?

[@seancoxe3577]

@@golfwisdom-francais9726 No I didn't. Usually, I get an alert when you post a new video. But I will look for them. Thanks, Shawn.

[@seancoxe3577]

@@golfwisdom-francais9726 Just did a KZbin search for the title you mention. No luck. Could you provide a link?

[@red-eagle9668]

@@seancoxe3577 try kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZuzmmR7p7uMr5I

[@jdheelfan]

My back never hurts thanks to you

[@golfwisdom-francais9726]

Yeah man! I want to break my age until 115!

[@vandytep1812]

Great video Shawn! Would you happen to be in Toronto July 24-25? Would love to take a lesson.

[@golflessons]

Thank you Vandy! Not on those dates; send me an email at [e-mail] and I will put you on my contact list for my next trip!

[@vandytep1812]

Shawn Clement 👍🏼. E-mail sent 😀

[@bobmarshall7807]

So you are saying the opposite of other pros….disconnect your arms from your chest?

[@golflessons]

OMG ABSOLUTELY!!! THE STUPIDEST THING EVER TAUGHT IS PUT A HEAD COVER UNDER YOUR ARMPIT; We call it T-Rex golf! You would not serve a tennis ball, hit a baseball, throw a ball, or do anything else in life with a connected arm-pit. If your target is the golf ball, you have to come over the top like a lumberjack splitting wood but if your task is to send a ball to a target, then over the top is IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!! Like a lumberjack cutting down a tree…oh, and swinging an axe to cut a tree does not include stuffing head covers under arm-pits!

[@macleryy]

That's why you probably don't know me. 30plus years ago I was playing in a four some and one of the guys Said to me "you are overswinging back with your hips" at first I felt not to believe him. But I doubted it and I restricted them. So bad on me for not listening to myself. Thanks god I trusted in me againg and thank you for confirm it. I'm 51 and I still want that feeling back againg.

[@golflessons]

Amazing how the body knows!

[@lagwagon501]

I really hate when I see someone with a beach ball between their legs hitting balls and trying to restrict their hip turn. I totaled my L7 doing that in the 90's.

[@jeffstreet7763]

Oh yeah sure...my 7 iron is my 180 yard club. Oh yeah, sure. If so you had it bent to 25 degrees dude.

[@golflessons]

Haha, no, my Callaway demo Epic Forged is 27 degrees and it goes 210 carry; quite the design! My Ping BluePrint blades are stock lofts, pure forged muscle backs and yep, at 54 years old, 180 carry on 7 iron.

[@jamespitts10]

Jeff you would be surprised how many ppl can do that. If I am self taught with back issues and can hit my 7i 170, in sure a pro can wham one a little further when delofted a tad.

[@jamespitts10]

You have done more for my golf than macro evolution could ever do. Millions of years of evolution. Ah yes, all of those beneficial DNA mutations that happen all the time.. deformities, death, etc. The only thing beneficial about anything is the biomechanism that fixes mutated DNA. But they didn't teach you that in bio 2. I'm not going to ask for your evidence or hold anything against you for making that assertion bc I love you for at least attempting to alleviate my back pain. I was driving 310, hitting 4i 220, 8i 160, etc. But I am self taught and have rly damaged my back. Hoping this will help. Thanks

[@golflessons]

you bet! I have a whole stable full of MDs from Orthopaedic Surgeons to Neurologists to Neuro-Spine surgeons to Chiros and many many more. I have learned and have received so much validation for my teachings over the last 35 years it is just a blessing. there are no mysteries left, just better communication skills to acquire and more fun lessons to learn for scoring.