Golf Pro Lesson Get More Club Head Speed and Power!
www.shawnclementgolf.com Shawn Clement, Director of the Richmond Hill Golf Learning Centre and top 25 Canadian PGA Teacher as rated by Score Golf Magazine, shows you why the squat and then extension through impact adds huge power to the golf swing; then he helps debunk how to apply it without thinking about it!
Shawn, there are so many golfers, especially in America, that are better ball-strikers thanks to you. Thank you for that you have done over the past few years. I have seen all your videos and own your DVD.
Thanks very much kmh196700!
I will keep it up; lots of cool stuff happening in 2010!
Shawn
Hi Shawn, wouldn’t the up and down movement cause duffed shots?
The key here is to not focus on the up and down motion and to simply ALLOW FOR IT when focusing on that nice effortless twirl, or whip to target; see “golf pro lesson tilted twirl” for more in depth; my students freak when they see my take the perfect skip on the carpeted concrete of the floor of the indoor portion of the learning center without tearing the carpet or breaking the club; stay with your target and the whipping action to your target and you will be much more than fine. Shawn
Shawn, I’ve been watching and following your instructions strictly for 8 months. Things come together in the last 2 months and from then I’ve had many subpar rounds. I watch some of your video repeatedly more than 20 times to get everything out of them. Too bad I live on the other side of the world or I will surely see you in person. Can’t thank you enough, you’re such a brilliant teacher.
im still a little confused…i know alot of the best ball strikers often mention a squatting like action, im just confused on the technique of it..if you dont conciously having a jumping sensation in your mind, then how do squat and then start to straiten your left leg prior to impact?
OK; good question! It is not a consciously done thing; feel it first in the ” golf pro lesson one leg and feet together update” video; do the feet together version and you will see that the only way to complete the swing AND to feel that boost in centrifugal force in the twirl is to allow the legs to extend slightly in the backswing and then to allow the legs to flex into the downswing in preparation to twirling to the target; relax and let it come to you; it will evolve in your swing…
in the downswing i plant on my left foot, and my left leg almost increases a little bit in flex to insure that i got my weight into my left side, which slightly drops my head…whats it your take on this…and i did find from the video you recommended how the leg straightens…what i found is that when the left pocket comes backwards and the right hip goes fowards it locks that left leg automatically…do you think this is correct…sorry for all the questions but good stuff, thanks alot!
Just feel how this works with the feet together drill; see “golf pro lesson feet together and one leg update” video; the focus should be on adding speed to the twirling action of the swing and NOT ON POSITIONAL BODY PART STUFF; Shawn
HI Shawn,This viedo has opened my eyes to the golf swing.I can now compress my left leg down on the downswing and that allows for my arms to have continous motion through impact.I have always been to hand, arm, shoulder dominant in my golf swing and have worried about positions too much.The drill about the head moving a little up and down on the backswing and thru swing was also an eye opener and has changed my game up on the right down on the left, continious motion, love it Mark S. Greaux
Good vid Shawn… except that mark guy i think is not understanding it correctly…. the continuous motion of his arms is fundamental to golf…. maybe he should watch your earlier vids more….Starkman
Hi Shawn,
Another great video! Man, you’re giving away so much valuable information all for free! Even at the expense of these videos affecting the sales of your DVD’s!! You have no idea how much I improved my game after I stared watching your videos a few years ago. Because of you and what you have put together, I enjoy golf and stay passionate about improving my game. Thank you Shawn and keep up the great work!!
Thanks Starkman; not worried; many students to this day say that it is only after watching a certain video for the 10th time that the lights come on…:)
Shawn
You are welcome! What and pass up great comments like this!
No worries; the DVD has it’s place as it has all the important information in priority sequence plus a few surprises that are not on You Tube;
Well worth having; Shawn
Hello, just wondering if you would clarify. The way I look at this is as you backswing, your body goes up, then when it’s time to swing, the body has to adjust itself again.
So wouldn’t it make it harder that we have to worry about up and down adjustment and could cause to miss hitting the ball?
Thanks and pls feel free to pvt msg me about this, so I can understand more.
Hi Shawn, when you start your swing by moving your hips forward, are you also compressing down slightly? Would this slight downward compression at the start the club more up and less around my body? I’m trying to feel more of that up and down piston action. Thanks.
@jimmya67 ; great observation! Yes; when I move forward it braces me against the left side and gets my body ready for some nice rotational momentum in the backswing; my body is then able to flow out of the way of the heaved arm-club unit being swung into the backswing; Great Question!
Shawn
@saijinkai You are missing the point! When you allow the body to move freely, you enable it to perform it’s work properly and allow it to react to the swinging of the arm-club unit; when you hold or manipulate the body, you RUIN YOUR AWARENESS TO MOVEMENT; stop swinging in fear of losing a position and stop listening to teachers who are afraid for you; it would be like saying: There were 1000 accidents on the road today; EVERYBODY STOP DRIVING AND MOVING AROUND! Know what I mean? Shawn
@clemshaw Thanks for the response. For my swing, that realization was a big subtlety (oxymoron?). Compressing slightly downward along with forward move of the hips put my plane more upright in the toss. I felt more of the “swing awareness” video sensation and the momentum of the arm club unit feels much heavier. I assume because there is more up and down piston action in the move? I’d really love to see a video on what you feel in just that forward/down start the swing move.
@jimmya67 I’ve always tried to copy the belly dancer analogy for hip movement to start the swing, but this doesn’t have that slight downward compression. This downward compression subtlety was a big help for my perpetually flat plane and may be for others in the same boat. Thanks again!!
Shawn, after implementing this drill, I am hitting my shots extremely fat or very thin. I am ordering your DVD this week and admire your work so much, when people ask me who my golf teacher is i tell them “Shawn Clement from the Richmond Hill Golf Learning Center.” Shawn, any recommendation will help. I know you are very busy so I appreciate your reading of this post from a loyal subscriber and supporter!
-Mike
whip that golf club. hahah. hell yeah it feels so good to do it
I feel like such a dummy for not watching this video before. I have been DYING on the feet together drill. Allowing my mind to just let the knees flex and extend has done wonders for me. It all makes sense now. Thanks again, Shawn. Bravo.
@clemshaw Just wanted to say thanks again for great instruction. i bought your dvd’s last year and they have helped tremendously. i used them this year prior to going out along with this vid and it helps tremendously….keep up the good work.
willy.
Shawn, really really? xD