Hey everyone, Shawn, Sav & Mu back at ya. And we've had a few questions about shoulder, plane,
shoulder tilt in the backswing. And we are going to put so many things to rest in this video.
You really don't want to miss this because it's been a very confusing subject
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as our resident kinesiologists. And we're so lucky to have your expertise on this.
you've seen videos of mine in the past on human anatomy. So let's look at the anatomy
of the shoulders shall we, because this is something that I've used in the past
to put other things to rest that people are now teaching our way because resisting with
the lower body and trying to coil upper body against it was an absolute no-no.
And we taught that for way too long and we injured way too many people now to reiterate.
And of course, I have you as a sounding board and as someone who's going to validate what I'm
saying, right You have a clavicle, you have a scapula, and that's sitting on
top of the rib cage. Correct. And that sucker, those suckers are strapped in
through all kinds of muscle groups. You've got the anterior deltoid, posterior deltoid, right.
And you've got your rhomboids back here. What a trapezius. Yeah. So all that is to strap the frame
of the shoulders to the rib cage. Correct So that now your arm has something really solid to swing
under. right. The ball socket joint is where you have 360 degrees worth of range of motion.
Right. But in actual fact, the shoulders have about 20 degrees of range individually. Don't they
And then if you take your grip. yeah. How much range of motion do you think you have now?
Maybe five degrees. Yeah. A pretty small range of motion. So now everything is connected
with you in front. And I see so many of you trying to, I got to make sure my shoulders are pointing
at the ball, or I got to make sure that I don't raise up out of here and you're going to see a
lot of opinions and theories based on something that really isn't there. Isn't real. So really we
got to know the anatomy of the shoulders first. Correct. And then we got to see what the human
movement patterns are all about, right Yeah. So if let's say you're going to stand here, like you're
going to swing toward the camera. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Good. put your club on the ground. Good.
Yep. Put this in your left hand. All right. So I'm going to imagine you're going to toss a ball
toward the camera. You can just toss it just to the right of it with your left hand. Okay.
Beautiful. Now, where was your body facing towards, the endpoint towards the target?
Right, So your chest is facing there. Your pelvis, his chest is facing there. Right
Right. So rib cage and pelvis are tied together through the spine. Right. And they have to move
together on top of the hips to allow the swing of the arms, to move in the direction that you want
the ball to go on. Right. So if you don't move the body, all, you get a big Peck full of the bicep.
That's it. That's all you get. Right. And the thing would probably go backward on you.
So the shoulders don't turn in the golf swing. No. it's the pelvis and rib cage that turn
on top of the hips. Correct. So if you want the correct shoulder, plane,
you got to know what's going to be happening down here where the pelvis is.
Okay. So there are a few more factors that, you know, we're unaware of now,
what would be a really cool way to figure out if we got the right shoulder plane
and that's having a task that is like a golf swing and one of the tasks that we use
actually if you'll do it toward the camera. Okay. So let me see. You just cut some grass
in both directions. Okay. Towards the camera and don't hit south behind the camera. Cause you've
got that pretty summer dress for sure. Yeah. Well, so just barely brush it. Beautiful. So right now
Mu is on the plane, right. As you're swinging in that direction. Yeah. So if you turn around, come
over on this side. Okay. Let me see you cut some grass in that direction now from this site. Yep.
We're still good there. Safe. Okay. So brush the grass in that direction
out. You go, okay, now stop at the top. Oh yeah. Right there. So notice the shoulder plane and the
shoulder tilt that Moe has and the body posturing that he has, this is, what's going to allow him to
cut grass in the direction of the target. If you can't cut grass in the direction of the target,
you can hit the ball solidly. And that's really all there is to it. That's it Yeah. Cut grass
that way. Right. So stop racking your brains as to what angle you're going to be swinging
your shoulders on because you're already Pinocchio without the strings. Don't start putting strings
on your shoulder plane. All you need to do is cut grass in that direction. That's right. End of the
story. Right. So see, you hit a couple of shots. Okay. So we're, we're trying to just simply take
these fake dandy line stems, right Yeah. And we're going to cut through, I put two tees in a row here
and you're going to whip through those teas in the direction that you want the ball to go. Correct.
Gorgeous. That's thin to win. That's very good. Thank you.
So if we look at that swing and stop action and look at how the backswing is transpiring, what
actually happens and a good way to see that is if I had a hammer in my hands and I want it to hammer
a nail into a doorframe. So I've got a doorframe here in front of me, and I'm going to hammer that
nail into the doorframe notice. I'm not going to come this way. No, I'm not going to do this either
because I'm pulling myself off the doorframe. So for all of you who are falling away from it
in the backswing, you're just on the wrong task. The task that you're on is hit the ball task.
So my club is on the grass right now and my brain says, hit the ball. I got to come up to hit the
ball. Now I can hit the ball. The problem is I can't put a ball in the air from there to put
a ball in the air. You got the sole of the club that needs to cut grass. So if I'm cutting grass,
if you look at me right now, I'm going to cut through both tees again, the same way Mu just did.
Nice. Okay. So yes, I can cut the teas.
Yes, I can cut the tees. No, I can't cut the tees. Yes, I can. No, I can't cut the tees.
Yes, I can. Yeah.
You see how we do that So we must absolutely do it on a task-based way. You can't do it
in a perceptual way. My shoulders feel like they're 20 degrees down toward the ground. Right
So in a lot of the research that we've both had to go through you in school because of kinesiology
and being, you know, having to have that, to have your degree
and me having to understand this. So I can relay, relay this to my students for the last 35 years
in which the first 10 years I want to give everybody's money back. But the success that
we're knowing right now in wisdom in golf is off the charts because of the simplicity.
And because we know how the human brain is wired to perform certain tasks and you can see how easy
those tasks are. And then last, actually just two or three days ago, we did a video on swing plane.
And if you look at salve right now, we'll bring Saba here. And you'll notice
that her shoulder plane is a little bit different than ours because of her posture
and the way that her arms are moving through impact. All right. So Sav, come on in. We're
going to do the same thing. Let's see you brush grass in both directions, gets full posture first
brush, super deluxe. So you can really see that when
her body's getting out of the way. And this is really important for you to understand.
If I were to swing my arm in your direction, like a windmill, let's say that's my lawnmower.
And I'm just going to cut grass in your direction. You notice the club is basically going to cut
grass right underneath my shoulder socket. You can see that right there. Am I still on-screen mode
Yep. Okay, good. So if I were to swing towards USAV, I get to the end of my rope,
the club has to go up in the air. Isn't it. So go ahead and set up.
You're getting ready to deliver through those two tees in that direction.
Okay. So notice salve has a lot more of that one plane look to her setup and now go to the top of
the backswing and stop. So for you right now, does it feel like you can cut through both teas
now Are you off balance Nope. Go to the top and stop. Hold that position. I know it's hard.
Okay. So from there, you feel balanced. Yep. You can cut both teas, stand up a little taller.
Can you cut the teas No, come on? Tilt forward too much. So if she was to follow some of that
advice that we see out there about tilting the shoulders forward, that hurts out, right That's
out. Forget about it. It hurts. You said, yeah. It just doesn't fit your anatomy and you didn't
feel like you're going to stick the club in the ground. So sound familiar. Right, So all I
want you to do is just whip through both teas in that direction. So the direction and the tasks.
Good, nice miss
gorgeous. Now that felt like really solid contact, didn't it Yeah. So the only way
that you can perform the task with your anatomy, go ahead and set up the bowties.
Let's see you get way too far from the ball.
You can get through both of these, but you'll have to fall on your face to do it
right. And if you don't fall on your face, you can't get to the T's get way too close.
So now you've got no room to get through the T's get to the right distance now.
So that's the right distance for your machine, right And if you were to bend forward more,
take your set up. If you're going to bring the hands down here and then forward more,
does that feel more or less powerful to you Way less to you? Yeah. And that's interesting, right
Because for me it feels more powerful for my particular anatomy. And,
but who's going to argue with you, I mean, at, you know, five-foot, six and 125 pounds,
you're driving the ball consistently between two 80 and 300 yards.
So as far as the power package is concerned, you're really efficient compared to the average.
Right. So we don't want to touch that. And that's what it's all about you guys. So what we're doing
is we're sending those to tease out into the, into the direction of the target. Do you want
to do it with me Okay? So you're all set. Tell me when you're ready. 3, 2, 1, go
sending the T's to the target, right Huh You want to do a ball Okay. Ready 3, 2, 1 go.
Hey, it's a dog fight.
Oh my goodness. The two golf balls are squared up in the air and I got, Hey, I think, I think we're
going to see your cross. Mine could be. So I hope you guys enjoyed that. And while we're doing that,
you'll see it in stop. Stop action. A little bit different. What's best for you.
Have a task to target and you'll find out what's best for you right away. Thanks, Sav.