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  Winter Backswing Drill

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach you a drill that you can practice on during winter using a shovel to improve the centeredness of your backswing, your hip turn during the backswing and feel how your body turns together. This tutorial will also teach you the proper right knee flex during the backswing.
  

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  Don't Keep Head Down_ Part 2

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will talk about the worst tip in golf which is keeping the head down during the entire length of the golf swing. You will have a tendency to lose your balance if you keep your head down even after hitting the ball. Let your head turn behind the ball on address with the club face open and positioned just behind the ball. In the downswing, the head stays in the same position until you hit the ball and the right shoulder comes through and brings the head up into the finish. Turning your head on the finish will improve your golf swing as you will feel the acceleration of your golf swing into the ball with nothing in the way. Lastly, if you are always losing your balance in the finish that means that you are keeping your head down way too long
  

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  Swing with Heavy Gloves

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach you how to improve your short game using heavy gloves and the true impact device to practice on. The heavy gloves will help you improve your awareness on the momentum and gravity of your swing while the true impact device will help you improve your release through the shot. Shawn Clement will also show you the proper hinging of the wrists.
  

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  Watchdog Blog Get some Lag

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach you how to lag the club in two ways. The first is by letting the club gall through the ball and not to the ball and the second is by doing the sequence power drills that will increase the lag of the club and at the same time gets rid of the old chicken wing on the way through the golf shot. This tutorial also talks about a soldier who lost his leg and how he learned how to move around his center of gravity to be able to play golf amazingly.
  

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  Arms in Front of Body

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach you how to keep your arms in front of you throughout the golf swing by visualizing two wood planks extending from your shoulder and keeping your arms inside the wood plans. Another technique is by raising the club and resting it on your right shoulder and then turning your body and extending your arms out. The last technique to keep your arms in front of your body is by keeping the shoulders close together.
  
  
  

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  Golf Swing Medicine Ball Drill

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement and his senior golf instructor will teach you two drills using a medicine ball that will greatly improve your backswing and takeaway. These drills will also help you develop and find rhythm in your golf swing.
  

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  Golf Magazine March 08 part 2 - Shifting your Weight

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will discuss the contents of the March edition of Golf magazine specifically on the old way and new way to shift your weight. The new way to shift your weight is to not shift it at all. If you shift your weight too much on the right side and you get stuck on the right side you have to push off and compensate on the downswing. What you should do instead is to pivot properly.
  

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  Swing Sequence for Backhanders

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach the proper swing sequence for backhanders. It is necessary to fully complete the backswing to be able to whip the club with distance and accuracy. For this to happen, your front foot must be planted solidly on the ground. The swing sequence is turn, plant and whip. Make sure to plant the foot right before you hit the ball
  

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  One Leg Swing - No Weight Shift

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach you a one leg drill that will show you the proper weight shift during the golf swing. Weight shift is a result of a proper golf swing. Doing the one leg drill will give you the ball of the right balance through the inside of the left leg and to hit the ball farther. This tutorial will show you how to set-up the one leg drill in side view and front side. This drill can be done using the wedge all the way through your driver.
  

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  Lesson Student Swing Analysis Part 1

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will analyze a student’s golf swing that could also help you improve your golf swing. Using a computer he will do an analysis of the golf swing and corrects any errors in the posture of the arms, legs, knees, hips and head. He will also teach you how to get more distance on the ball by abandoning the golf club to gravity during the downswing.
  

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  Keeping the Elbow Close

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach you that you should not keep your elbows close to the body during the golf swing. If you keep your elbows close to your body you will not be able to finish the backswing, this in turn will affect your golf swing in a lot of ways. The main reason why the elbows become close to the body during the backswing is the lack of turn of the body. If you use the body to toss the arm wide you will be in a very powerful position to pull the arms back and through the shot and to a beautiful extension in the follow through. If you look at a baseball pitcher, you can see that he does not keep the elbow close to the body when he pitches the baseball.
  

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  Lesson Chip Yips and Downhill Chips

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach you how to chip downhill and how to also chip when the ball is positioned below your feet. In chipping downhill, make sure that the weight is on the downhill leg and there should be no shifting of the weight from one leg to another. The right leg is slack with no weight on it. The head should be slightly behind the ball and on the backswing, push back with your left shoulders and move it down and under through the ball while maintaining its rotation on your spine angle. Letting your shoulders fall naturally into the ball and holding the finish will improve your downhill chipping abilities. For chipping a ball positioned below your feet, you use the same principle as chipping downhill only that you sit a little bit more on your heels.
  

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  Q&A 2: Flipping & Casting

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  The Hips

  In this tutorial, Steve Bishop will teach you the proper hip action during the backswing, forward swing and at the finish. By letting your left hip turn around your right hip like a door turns on a hinge during the backswing and reversing the process at the forward swing, this time letting the right hip turn around the left hip you will be able to re-establish the hips into its original position during setup.
  

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  Braced Tilt Part 2

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will show you the proper address position while on a braced tilt posture using the analogy of hammering a nail through the board using a sledgehammer. With the ball behind the 2x4 board, position yourself with the board at the middle of your stance. This will show you that you have to get your head behind the ball to be able to see it. On the upswing and downswing you will see that the head remains at the same position and the only way that this could happen is if you brace with your left leg. This tutorial will also tackle a little about compression and how to adjust the club face if you are left-handed or right-handed.
  

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  Watchdog Blog Golf Digest Feb 08

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will examine the contents of the February, 2008 Golf Digest. According to the article, from the top of the swing the first move is to tilt and then rotate. Shawn Clement will fine tune this concept and eliminate one step so that you can tilt on the down swing naturally by using the ground leverage and braced tilt principle. This tutorial will also show you the two things that could happen if your tilting is off.
  

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  Compress Through the Ball

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach you how to compress through the ball by practicing on hitting 3 different golf balls that has different 3 heights. A correct golf swing is where you hit the ball first and then the ground second. You can use the divots s to determine if you are hitting the ball correctly by determining if the divots are in front of the ball after a couple of practice swings using the same turf to position your ball.
  

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  Where to Get the Power on your Golf Swing

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach you where to find power in your golf swing. The two sources to the power of the golf swing are the club head speed and compression. Club head speed is the speed that the club travels through the ball while compression can be achieved by a firm grip on the club handle, planting your feet solidly on the ground and the amount of inertia that the center of your body has as you swing the golf club in a steady axis
  

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  Left Arm Position during the Back Swing

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will discuss the two structural integrity issues that concerns the golf swing – The position of the left arm on the backswing and the grip pressure on the club. Using a simple slingshot he will show if the arms should bend or stay straight on the backswing. Using the same slingshot but without its brace, he will also give you the correct feel on the grip pressure on the club at address and as you are about to hit the ball.
  

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  Slow Motion Videos

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will show you various videos about the different golf swings in slow motionso that you will be able to see for yourself in detail the motion and position of each essential part of the body.
  

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  Learning with Kinesis Part 2

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will introduce you to the Kinesis Fitness Machine which is the best golf training aid that you practice into to considerably improve your golf swing. In the kinesis machine you will exercise all the movements that involves in the golf swing like the movement of your arms, hips, knees, legs and head. The kinesis machine will also simulate the movement of the golf swing which will develop your awareness in the movements of the golf swing and improve your consistency and accuracy.
  

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  Learn with Kinesis part 1

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach you how to improve your golf swing using the Kinesis fitness machine. This machine is the best golf training aid that you can practice into. He will show you two exercises that will exactly simulate the sensation of doing a full golf swing in the correct posture, feet position, hips and arms movement and idevelop your awareness in the movement of the golf swing.
  

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  Knee Fix part 2

  In this section, Shawn Clements will teach you 2 full golf swing techniques that will help you give more power to your swing. The first is staying firmly planted on the ground throughout the entire golf swing like you are hitting from an uphill lie. Staying your feet firmly on the ground especially your right foot helps you clear your left side better during the golf swing. The other technique is by keeping both feet planted on the ground and only well after impact does the right heel leaves and points to the ground.
  

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  How to Control the Ball’s Shape and Trajectory

  In this tutorial, Denis Pugh will teach you how to control the ball™s shape and trajectory using a wedge and will teach you the proper way to make low and high wedge shots. Understanding that you control the trajectory of the golf shot with a wedge and not the shape of the shot will bring you closer to become a topnotch wedge player
  
  
  

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  Bilateral & Unilateral Golf Swing

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clemens will teach you about bilateral motion and unilateral motion that will help you improve your timing in the golf swing. A bilateral motion is letting your arms swing freely with a nice pause at the top of each swing while a unilateral motion is swinging your arms briskly. You cannot have a bilateral motion on the backswing and unilateral motion in the downswing. It has to be bilateral throughout the swing. However, you can have a unilateral motion while doing a bilateral swing by pointing positioning your back leg a little bit behind you. Shawn Clement will also teach you how to adjust your center of gravity to be able to plant your feet solid on the ground. He will also teach you a secret on awareness that will make a huge difference in your game. Lastly, Shawn Clement will show you the perpetual motion drill.
  

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  Grip Awareness

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clemens will teach you how to determine the correct grip on the club by practicing on the perpetual motion drill. This drill is done by swinging the club back and forth without stopping, during the swing feel the grip pressure that you need to have so that your fingers are not moving on the club during the swing; your club is not falling out of position and your hands not prying apart. You have to feel that you hands can stay on the club back and through without moving whatsoever. 
  

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  The Truth about Bobbing the Head

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clemens will teach you the correct head movement and the position of the knees when doing a golf swing. The knees should be flexed when addressing the ball and on the backswing it should extend slightly. The head bobbing is part of the natural flow when you are doing a golf swing. Lastly, Shawn Clemens will tell you to allow the flow to happen. If you are paying too much on how your knees move and your head bobs you will break the natural flow of your swing. Turn on your instincts and turn off your manipulation and compensation so as to be able to hit the ball more solid on impact.
  

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  The Correct Distance from the Ball

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clemens will teach you to judge the distance between yourself and the ball correctly. By practising on freely swinging the club and adjusting your position from there by making sure that the ball is on the way of your free swing you will be able to hit the ball solid on impact. When addressing the ball, it is also important to look at the ball and then the target and back and feel if the distance is right. If you are extending your arms to reach the ball that means that you are too far from the ball while if you have to contract your arms towards your body to hit the ball on your swing it means that you are positioned to near. This technique can be used not only during a full golf swing but also in chipping and pitching.
  

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  How to Avoid Shanking the Ball Part 2

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clements will teach you two ways to avoid shanking the ball. The first technique is by gripping the handle of the golf club firmly and letting gravity pull your arms away from the body. Extend the arms on the backswing and make sure that the right elbow is pointing down. On the down swing do not turn the spine, instead turn the body to allow the arms to extend fully. The second technique is the steadiness of the head. It is important not to move your head forward to the target on the down swing to maintain your aim on the ball.
  

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  Getting the Ball Buried on the Bunker Out

  Inthistutorial,BobbyEldridgewillteachyouhowtoimproveyourgolfswingwhenhittingaballburieddeepwithinthesandbyputtinglittleweightonyourleftlegandtiltingthehandleoversotheleadingedgehitsthesandfirstanddigsintotheground.

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  What is Grip Pressure and How does it affect your Golf Swing

  In this tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will explain how the pressure on the grip on the golf club affects the golf swing. If you grip the golf club too tight you will greatly increase your chance of hooking the ball. On the other hand, if you grip the golf club too light it will increase your chances of fading the ball. Therefore, I f you are fading the ball tighten your grip and if you are hooking the ball lighten up the grip.
  

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  Correct knee bend in the golf swing

  In this tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will demonstrate the proper knee movement in doing a golf swing step by step. Bending over the through the hips with the left leg slightly flexed than the right leg is the proper posture in doing a golf swing. No knee movement should be done during the upswing and only after you hit the ball and the golf club pass through your body can the right leg begin to slowly straighten up.
  

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  Keeping your Head Down when doing a Golf Swing

  In this tutorial, bobby Eldridge will teach you the proper head movement when doing a full swing. Do not turn the head as you do the backswing. Do not turn your head before your hands start to go down and do not keep your head down after you hit the ball. Let the velocity of the hands and arms coming past the golf ball turn you and pull you through
  
  
  

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  Fix Your Golf Swing

  In thes tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will teach you how to correct your golf swing by determining the direction of your divots. Hit a pile of grass a couple of times and see if the direction of the divots is to the left or right. If it is going to the right it means that your swinging the club too much in to out while if the divots are going to the left it means that you are swinging too much from out to in. To correct, if your divots are going mostly to the left, put the ball back in your stance a little bit. If your divots are going to the right, put the ball a little forward in your stance.
  

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  Weight Shift for the Full Swing

  In this tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will teach you how to hit the ball consistenly and solidly on impact by touching yur feet and knees together in your posture.
  

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  Secrets to Making Full Swing Shots

  In this tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will teach you how to hit full swing shots without hitting the ball up and out of the shot by keeping weight on your right side and let the arms pass you before you turn through.
  

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  How to Improve your Golf Swing

  In this tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will teach you how to increase the distance that the ball will travel by at least 10% regardless of the type of golf swing by following a simple series of practice exercises.
  

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  The Value of the Left Hip and the Role it Plays

  In this Tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will teach you the value of the left hip and the role it plays. He will also demonstrate what the phrase 'clear your hips' mean. There are two things that will happen if you move your hips towards the ball. One is to hit a crossover and the other is get inside too much making the ball go to the right. The proper hip movement is that on the downswing, the left hip must must go backwards. It goes around instead of going down.This is to give the arms space to swing to.
  
  
  

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  Proper Posture in Doing a Full Swing

  In this totorial, Bobby Eldridge will teach you the proper posture in doing a full swing but first, he will demonstrate the 2 common wrong posture. The first is by bending too much that you hit the ground behind the ball or make a fat shot. The second is by being too tall that you hit a thin shot. The proper posture in doing a full swing is by flexing your knees a little bit and bending your body in just the right amount.
  
  
  

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  Backswing Techniques - Dont Slide Back

  This tutorial talks about a common mistake of some golfers to slide back when doing a backswing. Bobby Eldridge shere his story of how he was able to stop himself from sliding back by standing on an aluminum lid and staying inside it when doing a backswing. Turning your body instead of sliding back will enable you to hit the ball more solidly.
  

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  Proper Backswing Technique

  This tutorial by Bobby Eldridge about the proper technique on hitting a backswing by turning the right shoulders along with the arms and turning the bottom part of your body just a little bit to achieve a perfect backswing. This tutorial also shows the 2 comon mistakes in doing a backswing the first of which is not turning and moving backwards the right shoulder and the second is by turning the shoulders and hips too much.
  
  
  
  

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  The Importance of a Square Club Face at Impact

  This tutorial by Bobby Eldridge talks about the importance of hitting the ball with a square club face on impact and will also show the proper way to do it. He also emphasizes that having the proper grip is the key to controlling a close or open club face when hitting the ball.

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  Swings for the Long and Short Game

  In this tutorial Bobby Eldridge demonstrates the difference betweena full wedge shot for log game and a pitch shot for short game.

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  Proper Posture for the Full Swing Shot

  In this tutorial Bobby Eldridge talks about the proper posture in setting up for a golf swing.

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  Timing in the Golf Swing

  In this tutorial Booby Eldridge talks about the concept and importance of timing when making a golf swing

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  Perfect Golf Impact

  In this lesson Bobby Eldridge talks about how to achieve a solid impact in hitting the golf ball to achieve better golf swing

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  Wrist Hinge, Grip and Grip Pressure

  In this video, Shawn Clement talks about how the grip, the wrist hinge and the grip pressure affect the arm motion which in turn affect the over-all performance of your golf swing. The way your wrists hinge in the back swing is very much how you would hinge your wrist when you go fishing. So if you have a fishing rod in your hands here, you hinge the wrist, you cast that fishing line out there. In the backswing, the right hand rotates up, the left arm rotates down. And on through the swing it’s the opposite. The left arm rotates up and the right hand rotates down. In the backswing, fold, you want to make sure that your left arm stays extended. You don’t want the arms collapsing against the body, or collapsing in this manner. That left arm is supporting as the right arm extends down to the target. Lastly, as for grip pressure, feel like you’re holding the club just about right meaning, not too tight or to loose. You’ll notice as you swing the club, that grip pressure will intensify. Let your central nervous system take care of that for you.
  

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