Stop Topping and Take Better Divots 2; #1 Most Popular Golf Teacher on You Tube Shawn Clement

http://www.shawnclementgolf.com Shawn Clement, #1 MOST POPULAR INSTRUCTOR-TEACHER ON YOU TUBE and Director of the Richmond Hill Golf Learning Centre, CLASS A CANADIAN PGA MEMBER, shows you another way to visualize and feel how to take the proper divot through impact and stop topping once and for all!

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[Daz85UK]

Shawn, In your video you say that you should focus on the point in which your club will bottom out. Does this mean you keep your eyes on that point during the swing and NOT the ball?

[clemshaw]

@Daz85UK Not exactly; you want to feel that the ball and the low point in front of the ball are in the way of your action towards the target; see "how to focus; shawn clement" part 1 and 2; very important!!

Thanks for the question! Shawn

[loftboy2000]

Hi all at RHGLC! This works for my irons up to 5 iron but when i get to 3/4 iron my ball flight is low and weak - sometimes tailing off right with an unintentinal fade, any thought? regards, Paul.

[clemshaw]

Hey loftboy2000! This just means that you are playing it a bit too far back in the stance; feel like you are hitting the long irons like the fairway woods! Shawn

[texagjosh]

Shawn,

How do you convince your mind to focus on the point in front of the ball, rather than the ball itself? I have tried relentlessly to build this into my swing, but find my mine reverting back to the shiny white ball at the last moment because it stands out.

Also, what is a good way to train on having the notch maintain lateral position where you've set up? I see some swings that have a lateral shift, and I see yours that has only a slight upward bob in your backswing.

Thanks!

[clemshaw]

@texagjosh,

The goal is not so much to focus on a specific spot in front of the ball, you want to focusing on swinging to your target. While your eyes are on the ball, you don't really "see" the ball, you see the pin, or the middle of the fairway.

When it comes to maintaining your centre, you have to secure it against your forward side, have a look at "Golf Pro Lesson Braced Tilt" for the details.

-Matt Blois

RH Golf Learning Centre Assistant Professional

[LBos11]

This is a very good video! My mishits tend to be thin but I can set up correctly however in my downswing I have an occasinal problem of losing my spine angle therefore raising the club up and catching it a little thin, please note I am familiar with the golf swing and have +1 handicap so even when I catch it thin it is not awful just a little. Thanks

[fishblade2]

so are you just keeping most of your weight on your front leg or just pushing towards the front leg?

[liamcal93]

I finally get it! I now understand why am topping the ball and how to correct it, Shawn you do a great job at explaining clearly to everyone no matter what level they are at.

Thanks!

[RubxQub]

Great video, thanks for this.

For some reason, though, every time I try and aim in front of the ball, my body tries to go lower instead of more forward leading to fat shots. I can't seem to convince my body to move the swing forward instead of lower. Any tips?

Thanks again for all the videos, love your stuff!

[dinorell]

Very good instruction, as usual.

Thanks, Mike in Memphis

[loftboy2000]

@clemshaw Shawn, when you say hit like fairway woods are you talking about sweeping the irons like a wood or are do you mean just the position of the ball?

[bboardma]

Shawn can you knit this together with your 'Tilted Spiral' and 'Be a Better Ball Striker'. I get that the sternal notch is the bottom of the swing arc, but what is the relationship of that bottom for low shots and longer irons and fairway woods? In the 'Tilted Spiral' part 2 it looks like you move your club back but the head remains static as if the ball was still placed in the center of your stance. Thanks