Thanks for the video. I’m a beginner that’s basically teaching myself through trial and error, and Youtube. I just bought a 21.5 loft RBZ Hybrid, because I only had a 3 wood between my driver and 5 iron. I was really having a hard time hitting with the 3 wood, so I decided to try a hybrid. I can hit my irons straight, but for some reason every time I get the ball in the air with the hybrid it hooks hard left. Any idea why it would do this? I feel like I’m doing everything the same as the irons.
Shawn….I have really enjoyed all of your videos and wanted to let you know so. I’ve really learned a lot about my golf game with your help. I’m a 4 handicap and am always looking for anything that can help me lower it even more. This video about hitting with the hybrid is very interesting. I have never heard anyone talk about “skipping” any club into the ball like you described. I’ll have to try it the next time I’m on the course. BTW, I love my hybrids!
I think jinoducky probably meant he doesn’t have a super good-looking aesthetical swing (Which I don’t give a ****) You can see by a mile this guys has good angles, good position, club path… and he creates a lot of speed and power through the ball, that’s all you need. If you don’t like it, don’t look at it, but look at the ball. Fantastic tips Clement.
Shawn has a great teaching technique and a very good, consistent swing, IMHO. The only thing in Shawn’s swing that I cannot see myself doing, is the pre-backswing right knee kick towards the ball. This is obviously something that helps Shawn get set, or ready to hit. Everyone’s a critic! Thanks for the great vides, Shawn!
Arnold Palmer, Jim Thorp, Jim Furyk, Mo Norman etc don’t have beautiful swings for a Pro but they definitely got the job done which is what I would trade in for a beautiful swing that didn’t get the job done.
Thanks Man! If you want a fashion show, where you need to hit positions, don’t look here. But if you want the most efficient swing for a human body on Planet Earth, you came to the right place! All the best to you and yours for the Holidays and the new year! Shawn
I have to disagree with you on this one. If you were to take snapshots of the swing, I believe that you will find that he is in good position throughout. Plus he’s a top 25 CPGA teaching professional. He must be doing something right.
Shawn , is the long iron game going away ? Is it a thing of the past ? I love my iron game. Most of my time at the range is spent on wedges and mid irons. I play at least one round a week leaving the woods in the car and playing with just irons. Most par 4s require you put 2 good long iron shots together to get on the green. Par 5s take 3 back to back good irons to be on the green. When using your woods you can make up for bad shots ,much harder to do when just using your irons. Thank you.
arent you meant to keep the left arm straight through out the swing, also seems that you pick the club up during your take away. Just my personal observation. All in all i love all your videos and do take great tips from them, thanks
Thanks; and it would depend on the model hybrid you use; I find the Adams and Titleist can be played back like irons but the Callaway and certain Taylor mades that are very shallow faces need to hit more like a fairway wood;
Shawn – great video. When you swing a hybrid more like an iron, do you play it further back in your stance than when you swing it from the fairway (more like a fairway wood)? Ball position with hybrids seems to be a constant struggle for me. Thx!
great video Shawn. However, the only thing that i noticed was that you focused much more on hitting the hybrid or fairway wood rather than the long iron. It would be great if you did a video specifically for just the 2,3,4 irons possibly. It seems most vids that I find always just tell you to replace these clubs with hybrids which I don’t ever plan on doing. Thanks!
@zDAVEYHAWKINSz if you find yourself needing to hit that club often and seem inconsistent with it sure. I bought one to replace my 3 iron. It brought more consistency and is very workable. Liked it so much I bought a hybrid 2 to match. These two clubs have added useful yardages to my game. Less wasted shots “laying up”…..option to hit it off the tee usually leaving full clubs into greens with trouble up front….. easy to hit low shots on windy par 5s….endless possibilities lol.
I’ll take it. And he can score par or better left ot right handed.
My hope is to someday get a lesson or 2 from Shawn
haters gonna hate.
bubba watson…not a great swing but gets the job done
Thanks for the video. I’m a beginner that’s basically teaching myself through trial and error, and Youtube. I just bought a 21.5 loft RBZ Hybrid, because I only had a 3 wood between my driver and 5 iron. I was really having a hard time hitting with the 3 wood, so I decided to try a hybrid. I can hit my irons straight, but for some reason every time I get the ball in the air with the hybrid it hooks hard left. Any idea why it would do this? I feel like I’m doing everything the same as the irons.
im willing to bet he would whoop your arse by atleast 20 shots in strokeplay
Shawn….I have really enjoyed all of your videos and wanted to let you know so. I’ve really learned a lot about my golf game with your help. I’m a 4 handicap and am always looking for anything that can help me lower it even more. This video about hitting with the hybrid is very interesting. I have never heard anyone talk about “skipping” any club into the ball like you described. I’ll have to try it the next time I’m on the course. BTW, I love my hybrids!
Here Here! And don’t forget Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus! Shawn
I think jinoducky probably meant he doesn’t have a super good-looking aesthetical swing (Which I don’t give a ****) You can see by a mile this guys has good angles, good position, club path… and he creates a lot of speed and power through the ball, that’s all you need. If you don’t like it, don’t look at it, but look at the ball. Fantastic tips Clement.
Shawn has a great teaching technique and a very good, consistent swing, IMHO. The only thing in Shawn’s swing that I cannot see myself doing, is the pre-backswing right knee kick towards the ball. This is obviously something that helps Shawn get set, or ready to hit. Everyone’s a critic! Thanks for the great vides, Shawn!
Arnold Palmer, Jim Thorp, Jim Furyk, Mo Norman etc don’t have beautiful swings for a Pro but they definitely got the job done which is what I would trade in for a beautiful swing that didn’t get the job done.
Thanks Man! If you want a fashion show, where you need to hit positions, don’t look here. But if you want the most efficient swing for a human body on Planet Earth, you came to the right place! All the best to you and yours for the Holidays and the new year! Shawn
I have to disagree with you on this one. If you were to take snapshots of the swing, I believe that you will find that he is in good position throughout. Plus he’s a top 25 CPGA teaching professional. He must be doing something right.
Clem love your series. Boy would it be something if you could have that golfball tracker like on TV so we could see the flight of your shots.
For someone that has subscribed to his channel and favorited his videos, that’s an awfully stupid comment.
Shawn , is the long iron game going away ? Is it a thing of the past ? I love my iron game. Most of my time at the range is spent on wedges and mid irons. I play at least one round a week leaving the woods in the car and playing with just irons. Most par 4s require you put 2 good long iron shots together to get on the green. Par 5s take 3 back to back good irons to be on the green. When using your woods you can make up for bad shots ,much harder to do when just using your irons. Thank you.
arent you meant to keep the left arm straight through out the swing, also seems that you pick the club up during your take away. Just my personal observation. All in all i love all your videos and do take great tips from them, thanks
oh my gosh… ur swing is terrible! look at your swing plane!
What makes you say that?
not a great swing for a teacher
Thanks; and it would depend on the model hybrid you use; I find the Adams and Titleist can be played back like irons but the Callaway and certain Taylor mades that are very shallow faces need to hit more like a fairway wood;
Shawn
Shawn – great video. When you swing a hybrid more like an iron, do you play it further back in your stance than when you swing it from the fairway (more like a fairway wood)? Ball position with hybrids seems to be a constant struggle for me. Thx!
great video Shawn. However, the only thing that i noticed was that you focused much more on hitting the hybrid or fairway wood rather than the long iron. It would be great if you did a video specifically for just the 2,3,4 irons possibly. It seems most vids that I find always just tell you to replace these clubs with hybrids which I don’t ever plan on doing. Thanks!
@zDAVEYHAWKINSz if you find yourself needing to hit that club often and seem inconsistent with it sure. I bought one to replace my 3 iron. It brought more consistency and is very workable. Liked it so much I bought a hybrid 2 to match. These two clubs have added useful yardages to my game. Less wasted shots “laying up”…..option to hit it off the tee usually leaving full clubs into greens with trouble up front….. easy to hit low shots on windy par 5s….endless possibilities lol.
first ball hit a tree =)) unlucky shawn
Is buying a hybrid worth the money if its just to replace 1 iron?