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[@mikedranginis8677]

Hands down the best tip for my swing. I have STRUGGLED to release the club and just let it go for so long. Shawn, your channel was one of my first golf channel subscriptions and after years of exploring other opinions, I've come back to your principles to find my swing in the best shape it's ever been by ditching all the other nonsense I feel for. Truly incredible! Look no further if you're looking to transform your swing! Just today I was able to hit on the SIM 290+ yard drives. My swing has never felt so free. Thank you for all that you do Shawn! I would love for an opportunity to get an in person lesson from you one day. Looking at your plans lately to see how I can push my game further.

[@golflessons]

Right on Mike! We have an amazing 1-1 online program on our premium channel at wisdom in golf premium.com

[@mikedranginis8677]

@@golflessons I was looking the other night. Still deciding but hopeful to make a decision soon!

[@SteveCampisi-g2x]

Mu, awesome,powerful, controlled swing.

[@golflessons]

🤛🏾👨🏿‍🦱

[@A.Man..]

this is gold, been leaving this on repeat to soak it in, because of your other videos- i now carry 220m, which is great for me, im keeping up with the young fellas, this video really clears up where the release should be, i have some good power in my swing put it always feels like im intentionally finishing the power of the swing when my my lead arm meet the lead leg, but the somersault explanation was great, can you tell me the feel of the wrists through the somersault....thanks

[@golflessons]

Yes, the complete feel of the wrists is fully explained on our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and see the following videos: -lead hand release -trail hand release -release fine tuning -snap release polish -turbo charge lead hand release -turbo charge trail hand release -important release update Then you go to “target confirmation series” and “the goldilocks series” to tie all of it together. Enjoy!

[@matthewlaw8268]

Struggle with release, thanks! I used to have the same grip as Mu and spent the last few years trying to train it out of me but lost about 40 yards on my drive. If this is an acceptable grip I think I might go back to it.

[@golflessons]

Are you kidding me? 150 out of the 200 best players in the world have a strong to super strong grip!! See our premium channel and see “important grip update” and then see “important release update” and then dig into the “kinetic chain facilitation and engagement series” to turbo charge that compression and release! Welcome home man! this is why the vast majority of our students pick up an easy 30 yards at the beginning!

[@joemc8488]

Hi Shawn, you and the "kids" are the best. I am hitting the ball well and stick to your instruction to the letter. My question is...I start my driver approx. 12 inches behind the ball which appears almost double the distance of you and Mu. I place it within the track of my club blur and my contact feels excellent and accuracy/distance are great for an old diesel truck. Starting in the blur track gives me the confidence of running into the ball on my way to the target. Am I setting myself up for future problems by starting too far back??

[@golflessons]

Not at all, keep doing what you are doing! 😀👍💪👊

[@TorontoSquashCoaching]

Love your detailed and expert explanations of through the ball not at the ball...❤

[@golflessons]

So massively important in this game! Just like Squash! 😀👍👊💪

[@TorontoSquashCoaching]

.hahahahaha was going to say that. There's a lot of transferability...preparation...path to contact...contact..and follow through!!!

[@mattw8888]

You guys are always great, thank you

[@golflessons]

Thank you for saying so Matt! Much appreciate the appreciation! 😀👍🫶

[@AlterEgoTrader]

Hey shawn, interesting video especially with the strong grip display. I've had multiple coaches all teach me the same grip as being more neutral?? Which grip video is the one mentioned in this video? Cheers From Australia

[@golflessons]

See “most important video on grip ever shawn clement” on youtube and on our premium channel it’s “important grip update”

[@johnatchley9754]

Great video. Thank you

[@golflessons]

Glad you liked it!👍😀

[@edwarddelavilla3475]

I had a slice issue recently, with a strong grip. After watching this I can see I’m doing everything Mu is, except for squaring the face at address with my address stance mimicking an impact stance. Even with a strong grip I had issues closing the face because my handle was leading causing an open clubface that tended to get stuck. It would always be stuck enough that slices were for breakfast lunch and dinner 😅 I then learned that to have the elbow bent before impact was actually good, and straightening the elbow through the ball helped the direction a little but still had issues with pushes to the right. Now after seeing handle leading at address and squaring up to my target only then, would I truly be dynamically squared… my shots are going dead straight every time. I believe your method has erased club-face variables that plague us all with a strong grip. One big question I kindly ask of you, would it be more powerful to correct this issue as described here with a dynamically squared address stance… or would it be more powerful to rely on that little bit of upper body rotation to get or club-face from slightly open to perfectly squared? Because I have tried both and both work… but I’m not sure from a scientific perspective which would be more powerful. I will say without a doubt your solution is more consistent and efficient… but I feel like I’m cheating with a closed club-face at address 😅 Thanks Shawn! I would really love to see some content on Kyle Berkshires driver swing, he uses a lot of the info you teach here, and finding a strong grip guru out here is a rarity so I appreciate your presence and world of knowledge and all that is strong grip golf life. Much love Shawn!

[@golflessons]

Here is a list of players with Strong grips: Akshay Bhatia, Ludvig Aberg, RYAN MOORE, Ryan Fox (super strong), FRED COUPLES,PAUL AZINGER,WEBB SIMPSON,PATRICK CANTLAY, BUBBA WATSON, Sergio Garcia, Zack Johnson, Brant Snedeker, Shane lowery, Gary woodland, Matt Kuchar, Keegan Bradley, Kyle Stanley, Martin Laird, Paul Casey, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Terrell Hatton, Mark Leishman, Bernhard Langer, Joaquin Niemann, Ryan Palmer, Mike Weir, Jason Kokrack, Rory Sabatini, Lanto Griffin, Brendan Todd, Kevin Kisner, Danny Willett , Jason Day, Stewart Cink, hall of fame Judy Rankin, Kevin Streelman (very strong and fader) Thomas Pieters (solid strong) Kevin McCarthy (very strong) Brendan Steel-(super strong and best driver of the ball!) Todd Sinnott, Denwit Boriboonsub, Carlos Ortis, Peter Uihlein, Cantero, and the list goes on and on!

[@Vnam72]

Maybe it's a case of 'feels vs reals' but as someone who can't hit the ball very far I have worked on this a long time and I have to feel like the head of the club is equal to, or overtaking, my hands at impact, otherwise it's just lag, lag, lag, holding on, no release, no distance (and maybe a big slice to boot).

[@A.Man..]

that somersault point is where you should focus, and play with closing the head

[@golflessons]

There should never be ANY holding on in the swing; you want to have a full, flat out release into the direction you want to start the ball; and WHEN YOU STAY WITH THIS DIRECTION, YOUR HEAD WILL ANCHOR YOUR RELEASE AND YOU WILL STOP BLOCKING AND SLICING. You definitely have some pre-conceived notions you need to shed and doing it in an ANATOMICALLY CORRECT WAY and without manipulation is key. Please see our premium channel in the description and see the following videos: -all the “release” videos; (lead hand, trail hand, fine tuning, important release update) “-throwing the club” and the “throwing series” -“alignment reload” -“blur of club” (for direction in the swing) -“arc blur unstoppable momentum series” HUGE -“bolted and centred” -“target confirmation series”

[@JoeCastelli-hx2zo]

Shawn, I believe Savi is right hand dominant with a left handed golf swing. As I am. But with that powerful swing, is Mu,also??? And do you feel it is a blessing or a detriment to be front arm dominant?

[@golflessons]

Both sides have their advantages! My left handed swing is like Savy and Mu is actually Ambidextrous, just had my PB yesterday with 170 ball speed on driver with 349 yard total; 5 yards uphill too! 👍😀💪 I learned to clamp down on the lead hand with my right handed swing from my left handed one. Best to experience both sides like tennis!

[@bobbys4327]

Lately, Rory's target is changing daily lol. Sorry Shawn, I couldn't resist.

[@golflessons]

😝😝

[@garybarber9195]

Mo can bloody move it !!

[@golflessons]

You bet!! Mu can freakin’ Move it move it!! 👊💪👍😀

[@MrGoldHat04]

I have such an issue with over-closing the face at impact.

[@golflessons]

Well, most will say that the club feels different in your hands; yes! Differently balanced for sure! BUT WILL THAT PREVENT YOU FROM WHIPPING THE CLUB THROUGH AND INTO THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT? That would be an emphatic NO. Stick to the ball flight, it does not lie; when you release into the picture 3 times in a row and all 3 times it started right and stayed right? Then the face is SIMPLY TOO OPEN AT ADDRESS! It is simply too late to fidget during the swing as this creates FRICTION through manipulation and your power will be dampened and your effort will increase.

[@johndavidson861]

Shawn are you not dealing with 2 different swings the one on the machine is a short iron swing looks like a wedge and you are detailing a driver swing ???

[@golflessons]

Hmmm,

Do u set up with the club closed and a neutral drip or a strong grip with the club closed?

[@golflessons]

Can be any one of those combinations depending upon your needs! What matters is when you deliver through the ball with momentum and over the intermediate point and into the direction you want the ball to start, that the ball flies the way you want it to.

@@golflessons don’t understand? I thought u said wrists are more secure if face is closed with neutral grip?

[@golflessons]

Although this sounds ok, something was lost in translation here; can be closed with neutral, square with strong, somewhere in between and for extreme cases, both closed and strong and for the extreme on the other side, neutral and square

[@psilver063]

Come on just say it already Shawn!!! My son in law or future son in law 😂.

[@golflessons]

Definitely future son in Law; more like a son; but I don’t want to put pressure on them! 😝😝

[@JT-LV]

My release is past the ball, but at contact my hands are too far in front and the face is open. Causes a ton of problems.

[@golflessons]

Either you are not staying behind the ball through impact (which is staying with the direction of your shot in relation to the blur of the club and the intermediate point-if you don’t have an intermediate point or can see where the blur of the club is passing, you ARE FLYING BLIND) or the grip and club face relationship is too open; see “most important video on grip ever shawn clement” and “pulling shots left shawn clement” videos which are the “important grip update” and “alignment reload” and “blur of club” videos on our premium channel. Https://www.wisdomingolfpremium.com where we even include a free video analysis when you sign up for our basic Par membership at only $9.95 per month!

[@JT-LV]

@@golflessons thank you! I’ll check these out and also put some serious thought to the Par membership.

[@KINGKURT14]

Very talented golfer Moo is- But I did not find him among the top 1000 in the official world golf ranking.

[@golflessons]

He is 74th in the World Long Drive World Rankings!

[@KINGKURT14]

@@golflessons well done! great swing

[@kenhenley3904]

I'm still having difficulty understanding how one doesn't get big hooks with such a strong grip??? Love the video btw!

[@rexxengineering8333]

Release pattern has to match grip.

[@golflessons]

The stronger the grip the deeper through the ball you can release; the weaker the grip, the earlier you HAVE TO RELEASE to keep the ball in play! WISDOM IN GOLF IS A DYNAMIC THINKING TANK!!👍😀👊💥

[@paulm8395]

Is it just my eyes or when I see you guys set up your feet , in your case Shawn it seems like your left foot is further ahead than your left and the opposite for your friend because he's a lefty....

[@paulm8395]

I meant your left foot is further ahead than your right...

[@golflessons]

Yes, this is called the “diagonal stance” which is gaining a lot of popularity on the tour; Matt Kuchar and several others use it; see the fully explained series we did on our premium channel at www.wisdomingolfpremium.com and start with the “important Driver nugget” video which started it all and then see the “diagonal stance series” which shows you all clubs, plus fade and draw set ups with it! Great for seniors too!