WATCH: Xander Schauffele: The anti-over-the-top man
Xander Schauffele’s swing has much more to it than the Golf Channel analysts think! There is a very evident pattern of movement that is exposed when someone is in the zone and locked in on their targets. See what I mean in this video!
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You hear that one all the time; I wish I could put my practice swing on the ball! We explain the huge importance of what to focus on to allow the ball to be perfectly in the way of your practice swing. Enjoy!
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Earlier this week, Mitsubishi announced the return of its iconic Whiteboard profile with the new Diamana WB shaft.
In our launch story, we offered a rundown of the key technology in the new WB — 80-ton Dialead pitch fiber, Aerospace-grade MR70 carbon fiber, Consistent Feel Design, and the Xlink Tech Resin System. To go deeper, however, we enlisted our Resident Club Junkie and bona fide shaft nut, Brian Knudson, to track down someone from Mitsubishi at the PGA Show. Fortunately, Mitsubishi’s Director of Global Aftermarket Sales, Jonathan Alongi, was on hand to answer all of BK’s questions.
Check out their discussion about the new WB, as well as the 20th anniversary of the original design, in the video above — time stamps of key points below, including a definitive answer as to how the surfboard graphic ended up on the original Whiteboard in 2004!
- :40 – Mitsubishi Japan expands to the U.S. in 2004
- :50 – “The shaft that set the standard”
- 1:12 – “The ‘board is back”
- 1:45 – WB or Whiteboard? Or both?
- 1:55 – The first iteration of the sixth generation of Diamana
- 2:10 – Incorporating key technology from a 20-year journey
- 3:10 – Modifying the tip section for more ball speed
- 3:50 – Delivering ball speed in a low-launch, low-spin shaft
- 4:20 – Drilling down on the shaft profile compared to the original Whiteboard
- 5:00 – The most impressive element of the new WB
- 5:30 – Butt, mid, tip specifications
- 6:00 – WB’s iconic graphics and the Diamana legacy — flowers, surfboard, numbering system
- 8:15 – An abundance of available weights and flexes
- 8:55 – More players going lightweight
Check out more photos and see what GolfWRXers are saying about Mitsubishi WB in the forums.
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Our Resident Club Junkie, Brian Knudson, goes through a wedge fitting with Chris Baingo, Titleist’s Club Fitting Analyst.
Get the full story on new SM10 wedges in our launch piece.
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bogeybrewer
Jan 17, 2019 at 6:55 pm
Hit it to the window. Best advice ever.
geohogan
Jan 17, 2019 at 8:40 pm
@bogeybrewer
another idea.. point and twist
Cant argue with results
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo_XJL4UqKk
bogeybrewer
Jan 17, 2019 at 10:52 pm
Turn the shoulders horizontal and swing the arms vertically. Its a two plane swing.
geohogan
Jan 18, 2019 at 10:40 am
At P6 in pics above, Xander’s hands (fulcrum) is very close to and behind his right hip whereas Shawn’s fulcrum is ahead of his left hip and away from his torso.
Xanders arms work vertically down (as Moe said, Vertical drop)
with torso turning and impact side on; while Shawn works arms around,to his left?
bogey brewer
Jan 18, 2019 at 11:32 am
There’s a fundamental called low hands, high shaft that is best to follow. The hands stay inside the path of the clubhead going back so that there is connection while the body is allowed to turn horizontally away from the ball and then the arms are allowed to slot in above the shoulders. Shawn snatches the club in, around, and then up with his hands and shoulders, then he does the cowpoke move to reroute and throw the clubhead out to the right. He will either push the ball or have to flip the club head to hit it back to the target. If he were to move off the ball by turning and keeping the clubhead outside his hands, he could then just turn away into position and then his arms would drop down into the ball and release, not his hands with a flip.
geohogan
Jan 18, 2019 at 4:19 pm
no doubt that Shawn has great hands (reminds of Kenny Perry)
and gifted athlete, but agree
while his method works very well for him; for others
a less timing dependent method as Xander, will be more consistently dependable.
geohogan
Jan 18, 2019 at 9:02 pm
Low hands, high shaft(clubhead) is a result of the fact that the golf club
is a lever in our hands. The fulcrum is between the two hands and to raise the clubhead(end of the lever) it is necessary to lower the other end of the lever(on the opposite side of the fulcrum).
Similiarly in DS to impact, the butt end(top hand ) side of the fulcrum has to rise up (parametric acceleration) in order for the clubhead to go down to the ball.
bogeybrewer
Jan 20, 2019 at 12:24 pm
That Greenwood guy looks like he knows his stuff and he could also play. I looked at his website. Pretty great record.
BAJ
Jan 17, 2019 at 6:54 pm
Shawn,
You should contact former PGA tour pro named Bobby Greenwood. He is a TN Hall of Famer and he has been teaching for years. Bobby has been teaching this for years and can explain to you how the butt end of the club and use of your feet also eliminate swinging over the top. A drill he would use was over strengthening your left hand grip and hitting the ball. The ball would go left as a result of the over-exaggeration. One other thing to note is that you are aligning your feet to the right of the target. Watch out for this habit. It encourages over the top and also pushing the ball right. One other drill Greenwood used was purposely aligning your feet slightly left like Fred Couples and working to start the ball to the right of target. This really makes you shallow the swing. Give him a call or email.
CaoNiMa
Jan 18, 2019 at 1:29 am
Nope
baj
Jan 22, 2019 at 7:47 am
Up late?
geohogan
Jan 21, 2019 at 9:41 am
@BAJ, control the hands with an intention, to understand and eliminate OTT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GBmS6Ffmzk
baj
Jan 21, 2019 at 3:28 pm
You speak like Yoda.
geohogan
Jan 21, 2019 at 11:16 pm
Once you start down OTT, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will.
baj
Jan 22, 2019 at 1:09 pm
It is the darkside! Use the Force!