Swinging at the ball vs. through the ball: There’s a 15-30 yard difference!
This one is a real doozy! So many golfers have no clue what the difference is, and everything you do in golf hinges around this very concept. Check out this must-see video!
Kristoffer Reitan just won his first PGA Tour event at the 2026 Truist Championship. He is a Ping staff member and has a complete set of clubs from the brand. He did make a late driver switch this weekend that helped propel him to victory.
Driver: Ping G440 Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 60 TX
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
7-wood: Ping G440 Max (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 85 TX
Irons: Ping Blueprint S (4-9)
Shafts: KBS Tour X
Wedges: Ping S259
46-S
Shaft KBS Tour X
50-S
54-S
58-S
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Ping PLD Custom Ally Blue H (white finish)
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Midsize
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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Right now, I am tied for first place in my league! Don’t worry, the wheels will fall off as we get further into the year, but let’s keep the train rolling with 14 brand new clubs this week. We are off on the back nine again, so the driver is back in, and the 7-wood is out, as the course dictates what clubs I tend not to use. Excited to get these New Level irons out there and see if I can catch some of that driver magic I had down at Pinehurst with the Wilson Dynapwr+.
Driver: Wilson Dynapwr Max+ (12 degrees @ 11)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6s
3-wood: Cobra OPTM Max (15.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VR-7s
Utility: PXG 0311 X Gen8
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85s Hybrid
Hybrid: Ping G440 4h (22 degrees @ 21)
Shaft: Ping Tour 2.0 Chrome 85s
Irons: New Level 702+ (5 & 6)
Shafts: Project X Red 6.0
Irons: New Level 702 CB (7-PW)
Shafts: Project X REd 6.0
Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM11 (50.12F)
Shaft: Nippon Modus Tour 105 S
Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM11 (56.14F)
Shaft: Nippon Modus Tour 105 S
Wedge: Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks (60V)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold S200
Putter: PXG Hot Rod ZT
Ball: Titleist ProV1x Left Dash
Bag: Ghost GT-14 Patriot
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david
Mar 11, 2018 at 12:45 pm
Sorry Shawn no disrespect intended but I stopped watching your videos a while ago, you are too long winded and there’s a boredom factor with redundant information. I think you can get your points across in about a third of the time.
Howard B Hayden
Mar 9, 2018 at 2:40 pm
Shawn, great lesson. It seems to be very similar to my recent lessons in which my instructor wanted me to take a very strong grip and work on hitting the ball straight or maybe to the right by forcing me to extend through the shot and not flip my hands. If I flip, the shot is a smothered hook with the strong grip. Does this make sense? I can do it on the practice range but having great difficulty taking it to the course, especially the driver. Any advice is appreciated.
TR1PTIK
Mar 9, 2018 at 1:44 am
The fishing lure analogy is probably the best I’ve heard. I like it much better than the throwing a ball analogy.
Definitely plan to work on this.
bill
Mar 10, 2018 at 2:04 pm
Those analogies are incorrect because they are not scientifically correct for the golf swing. They may be mentally encouraging but not what happens in a golf swing.
dela
Mar 8, 2018 at 1:55 pm
You swing the clubhead AT the ball… you swing your body THRU the ball… 😮
Think about IT …
Sean Gregory
Mar 8, 2018 at 1:06 pm
How do I know whether I am flipping my hands (release too early, casting) versus swinging through the ball? Anytime I have practiced a similar move in the past another instructor tells me I am releasing too early and have a arms/handsy swing and not using the big muscles.
dela
Mar 8, 2018 at 1:58 pm
If you are consciously attempting to apply supination twist through Release you are ‘flipping’. Release must happen non-consciously.
bc
Mar 8, 2018 at 12:35 pm
This video ties in nicely with your ‘Baton Twirl’ video, which is one of the best golf swing related videos about the release that I’ve ever seen that every golfer should watch.