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www.shawnclementgolf.com Shawn Clement, Director of the Richmond Hill Golf Learning Centre and Top 25 Canadian Teaching Professional as rated by Score Golf Magazine, shows you a new dimension of understanding of the timing of the golf swing; Bilateral and Unilateral motion.
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Hey gaco37!
Thanks for the comment and question! My DVD is a great place to start as it has all the vital information in priority sequence to make sure you don’t miss anything important; as for the sessions, I teach year round here and do have some openings in the mornings during the winter, if you give me a couple weeks notice, we can get something together! You can reach me through my website listed in the video description in the upper right corner of this page;
All the best! Shawn
hey shawn i enjoy your videos and really like how you get into your teaching. i have been playing a lil over two years and would like to more information to build a solid game from the ground up.i would like to get more information on your videos and maybe come up to your facility for a couple of weeks for some lessons
Yes Buzz, of course it is OK; you can either do it this way or the way of my “golf pro lesson tilted spiral” videos; see “golf pro lesson 2008 golf swing review part 1 and 2″ for the details;
Great question and comment! Shawn
Shawn I did not explain my question correctly. If I brace & tilt at setup during backswing and my front foot doesn’t roll up . Is that okay? In some videos you do roll & some you don’t. Is it necessary to roll that front foot heel of the ground. Without the roll I don’t need to plant back to the front foot & that plant part was messing me up. Now I just brace and tilt throw the punch back & at the top of the backswing whip the arms down the target line with lag and a full finish. Thanks Buzz
Hey Buzz; Great comment!
You can swing flat footed if you want to; the right arm will just collapse a bit early in the follow through and that is it; if you allow for more extension to the target, then the right heel will get pulled off the ground about 90% into the follow through;
Shawn
Great comment!
I am not a fan of the 1 plane-2 plane comparisons; to me there is only gravity tracking the arms on the plane that fits the shot; you can have a 7 iron with ball above feet that has a much flatter plane as a 7 iron with ball below; so perpetual motion with abandon to gravity and momentum finds it every time for you; now the flat left wrist part…see “golf pro lesson bridging flat wrist with Hinged wrists” for the whole story…All the best! Shawn
Yes; great drill; I have a section in the DVD where I show a swing with a scyth; which really begs for the body to get involved as well as for the body to allow for a swing around the proper tilt! Shawn
Hi Shawn. Loving your vids. Keep up the great work! One drill I’ve read about that really illustrates what you’re talkng about is the weedcutter drill recommended by Harvey Penick and Bill Melhorn. It is actually just like the perpetual motion drill, so I don’t see any need to do both, but it may help some people.
Bilateral movement…this is an important concept. After viewing this video I went out to the range to give it a try…even though it was pouring rain. This motion works. I kept repeating the continual motion drill with this bilateral motion and then tried to focus on other elements like a flat left wrist. One thing that seemed to evolve was somewhat of a horizontal figure eight pattern…I was thinking this goes along with a 2 plane swing. Any thoughts?
Shawn, If I brace and tilt with both feet on the ground and it works very well , why would I want to lift my feet off the ground?Is it to hit the ball futher? Is it the next step to a better swing? The brace and tilt has improved my game so much I’m wondering if changing my swing by lifting or rolling my feet on my backswing is advised. Your video’s are working and I plan on buying your dvd soon. Thanks
Buzz
Thanks for the comment and support!
Looking forward to checking out your swing! See the instructions on how to go about it on my “swing analysis services” page from my website;
Thanks again! Shawn
Great Videos Shawn!! Thanks so much for taking the time!! I recently purchased your videos and it has helped me immensley. I am still working on training my mind to “get out of the way” and I tend to overswing at times, but I am working on your teachings and will get it eventually! I am working on getting my swing video together for your evaluation. I have taken some lessons before but left not feeling clear about the instructions. Not so with yours.
Thanks for the great comment Ryan; you can also see another video I did on this subject called “Golf Pro Lesson Grip awareness”
All the best! Shawn
One other thing to note – i’m not that great of a player and was taught to hold the club very lightly. Well I found out this doesn’t work well with an overlap technique. So i tightened up just a little more and the results were amazing. I think you’re the first person i’ve ever heard say – don’t grip the club lightly – at least for me applying a bit of extra pressure turned out to be just the right solution.
Thank you- Ryan in Indianapolis
Hi Shawn,
I have to tell you after watching thisvideo i was so excited to go out and try this bilateral technique that i practiced at home last night just conditioning my body to get in the habit of using the bilateral shift. OMG! I went to the driving range today and spent a good 10-15 minutes just swinging the club and turning my hips more than ever before. Not only did i make greater contact than I’ve ever made – my shots were towering bombs, and I made great solid contact. Thank you !
Hey Elliot; Go to the “Golf Pro Lesson Timing and Tempo” and hit some drivers to the 150 yard marker with a full blown swing and you will have all the time in the world to get braced against the left side way before the arms fall through the ball towards the target; see also the “golf pro lesson 2008 golf swing review part 2″; Thanks for the comment! Shawn
Fantastic video as always Shawn – your teachings have helped my game enormously and I’m really enjoying the game again! Just seem to be struggling to get consistency with the driver – still suffer from the odd duck hook and a nasty slice (when my right foot uncontrollably slides back). Been working on feet together and one leg drill with this club and trying to ensure I am properly tilted and braced but the problem won’t go away. Should I just let my arms swing? Please help!
Elliot
The best way to go, honestly, is to get my dvd series which has all the important info all in priority sequence and then has all shots executed on course from the driver to the putter in disc #3; you will love it! Just go to the “My DVD” page from my website; Shawn
Shawn actually I’m a newbie of the golfenvironment so havye you are great tips to a beginner , like how to choice club, improve swing,and good idea to play golf,thanks
Shawn, one practice facility I go to (i have a membership) has hardpan grass and fluffy matts. Another range I go to on other occassions has fluffy natural turf and hard newer mats/rubber tees. My preference is to hit off the fluffy natural turf, but the range is expensive. I like to train myself to take nice divots, but that’s very difficult at the range where I have the membership. So, if I want to improve my golf game the most, what type of practice facility should I utilize?
Hardpan requires a very wide arc through the bottom of the swing; if you go to the “golf pro lesson through the ball and at minute 6, you will see the 2 ball drill; hit a few of these on the range from either the rubber tees or on the plush area of the matt; then when on course, pretend you have to skip wide enough to put the 2nd ball into the air;
Thanks for the kind words and question! Shawn
Shawn,
As always, another great video. I bought your DVD a month ago and my playing partners can’t believe how I have improved in such a short time. One thing I continue to have problems with is hitting off of hardpack, which is plentiful here in Mississippi. I tend to top it on all clubs I guess because I am afraid of slamming my clubhead into the ground. Please help!
Hey Shawn! You are such a great teacher mate! thanks for the vid´s, very useful stuff.
Cheers
This video has so much info in it, yet it simplifies the golf swing like no other. I am amazed. Shawn’s DVD is great, I strongly recommend it’s purchase.
Dan
Shawn, do you ever come to Florida to conduct your camps?