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00:00. Introduction
01:20. Sledge Hammer Analogy/Drill
04:01. Medicine Ball analogy for the pause
04:40. Use of the arms with a Wedge with Muanshe
07:05. How the brain lets you time the pause in your swing
08:50. The pause in a baseball hitter’s swing
10:15. Feeling the weight in short chip shots
12:37. ‘Throwing the club drill’ feel
12:50. ‘Happy Gilmore’ analogy for the pause
14:36. Savannah using the weight of the arm/club unit
16:56. Summarization of the lesson
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23 Comments
This tip is golden. Straighter and longer. It takes a second for the club and body to load and the momentum to shift. That pause while the momentum shifts from back to down is the secret to distance and timing. Let gravity and momentum do the work. If you don’t do this chances are you are early, losing power and pulling shots.
Hi again Shawn I noticed at one point Sav got the club head somewhat stuck in the rough on the takeaway. I suffer from this too now that I’m using your setup tips (lower more knee flex). What do you recommend to avoid this? Get setup then slightly hover the club with a little wrist hinge?
Thanks – Phil
I’ve watched a lot of different golf instructors on YouTube, but you Sean are the Bob Ross of golf instruction. The only difference is Bob Ross makes painting look so easy but when you try it it’s not as easy as he makes it looks. However your instruction actually does make it so much easier to understand. I love you and your channel and recommend it to all my friends. Still trying to figure out how to get more distance on my shots as I have 58 years old and only average about 230 on my driver. I wish I had you as my instructor. Well I guess I kind of do. Thank you so much! Oh, my name is Joe. I will subscribe to you under my name as well.
Always great content however your two assistants are a big distraction ESPECIALLY bc they are left handed.
for me i get a pause when i feel my wrist complete the hinge
Great vidéo. Your French is very good; where did you learn that?
Not sure how to ask this without making it public. Why is it that the swing I see you teaching is not the swing you use? I’ve been around golf about 60 years (no typo) and have had the opportunity to play with many golfers with low handicaps, teaching Pro’s, even watching golf on TV, and have never seen a swing that looks like yours. I mentioned you to a 2 hdcp at our club and he said “I don’t want a swing that looks like that.” You must look at your own swing once and awhile. Trying not to be critical as you do have quite a following.
Great video. I was experimenting on the range this week and discovered that a pause at the top made all the difference. It allowed me to synchronise the downswing. I would add that the pause is really only in the hands at the top – the lower half does continue to move and then leads the club through the downswing. Many thanks 😊
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Great Video Shawn! Another Eureka moment , when Savvy hit first 2 shots little heavy, you mentioned to peal like carrot or assume that you are taking divot to green(Throwing club concept again)! I hit a lot of fat shots. When I stand over 40-100 yards pitch shot, my brain says watch that ball clearly and do not hit fat! Anddddd here comes another BIGGG FAT one, this time I take almost a foot and 2 inch thick divot! This and other videos changed how my thought process should be! You might have a PhD in Physics and Psychology to understand the issue behind these golf swing issues!
I love the videos I can’t stop watching them. I just got into golf but as soon as I started to adopt your teaching method I started to hit the ball better. Everything feels very organic whereas before it felt forced. I’m struggling to understand the simplest of things. Could you explain the intermediate point? I don’t understand how to line up the shot. Thank you. Great work
What do you mean when you say the right edge of there (intermediate point)?
Great lesson. When you get to the top of your backswing your right elbow is away from your body. How do you get it down and close to your side? Without making a conscious effort?
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These videos had really helped me. I shot even par on a very hard course and missed 5 birdie putts and my only swing thought was thinking about throwing the club at my target. Sadly, I had rotator cuff surgery right after and haven’t played in 8 months. The club feels foreign to me but I’m watching your videos again and looking forward to going to the range tomorrow. Any recommendations on how to find that magic again?
I have a fairly long question for you..bare with me 🥺….. Should all your irons be swung @ the same pace/tempo, and let the club do the work for the distance? If so! Why is it that, it is good to some people that they hit their 7 iron 200 yrds or what have you. I think I get confused with that, like what's the reason of having a 5 iron that supposed to hit far? If you are trying to make your 7 iron hit it that far…. Thanks for taking time out to read.
Shawn, I have seen most of your videos. You heave the club in a very graceful manner. Neither of your students are able to demonstrate that. I am trying it for a year or two and not able to copy it. Not sure what it is but I am missing that smooth swing. It may be the swing speed or stance width. Though you give him the step-by-step process, when he swings, it appears that he follows normal swing does not follow "heave-influenced" swing. I think, It is unique and just for you.
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First comment Premium channel worth every penny. Second when you say let the arms fall is crucial because when you pull the arms it causing tension and it interrupts the flow and decreases club head speed IMO. Very hard for us men especially because we’re trying to rip the cover off the ball 😂
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Shawn Clement pause backswing
Makes great sense