hi looking for some help

[liamlongstaff]

hi there i have been playing golf for about 6 month really love the game but i play it so bad i slice my driver every time and i top and miss hit my irons almost every time i have took a video of my ugly swing and would be gratefull if any one could give me some tips on what im doing wrong

 

[Oddsocks]

Welcome aboard, there's some good knowledge on this forum, if you have a video upload it to YouTube and post a link, the right people should be able to give some tips

 

[liamlongstaff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W-Q5DiLs5M&feature=youtu.be ok here is the link any tips can you plz post on this fourm thanks

 

[liamlongstaff]

would this be better if i did one from behind me rather then in front ?

 

[Oddsocks]

If you could post both it gives an all round view of what's going on mate. The resident pro bob mac will no doubt be along shortly

 

[liamlongstaff]

ok thanks ill get one done from the back now as well probs have uploaded in bit youtube takes for ever thanks again

 

[liamlongstaff]

http://youtu.be/WeDd7vat7l8 this is the one from behind

 

[louise_a]

the obvious thing to me (not that I know much) is that you follow the swing witrh your head, keep it still until you have completed your swing.

 

[Heidi]

is your weight on your heels? should be on the balls of your feet.

your knees looking too bent. try bending then getting a bit of bounce in your knees, keep the weight on your balls and that should give you a nicer swing!

 

[Sultana]

Wrists look a little like you're scooping the ball and you don't appear to following the shot through, chicken winging. Follow the shot through like you would if you were kicking a ball or hitting a ball with a tennis raquet.

 

[Mattyboy]

Well thats about 5 different suggestions!

So here is no 6! Shift your weight to your let side so thatyou get on your toes of your right foot.

 

[liamlongstaff]

thanks for all the feedback guys keep it comeing lol ill give it a try tonight and get on the course tommorw at least no one said it was that bad i should quit playing

 

[Heidi]

Oh no. Ur not bad, just need a wee bit of fixing enjoy!

 

[Basher]

keep the weight on your balls and that should give you a nicer swing!

Ooer!!! Never tried that one Heidi, thanks for the tip but I think I'll pass on that suggestion!!! :rofl:

 

[Dave B]

Liam.

Without being unkind there are a lot of common errors in both your basic set up and your swing. Although many forum members may point out some of the errors, all this will do is cause confusion and give you too much to work on.

If you try to sort it out by yourself and correct the errors it will lead to more problems further down the line which will be very hard to iron out.

My advise would be to book a lesson with your local pro starting with basic set up and fundamental swing principles.

It is very likely that you'll very likely need a course of lessons because there are quite a few issues to iron out and it will be very frustrating at first because the pro will very likely re-build your swing from scratch in order to develop a good foundation to build on.

 

[Heidi]

Ooer!!! Never tried that one Heidi, thanks for the tip but I think I'll pass on that suggestion!!! :rofl:

haha! try it - it could work

 

[SocketRocket]

Hi Liam,

The basic flaw in your swing is that you are trying to swing the club back and through straight down the ball to target line. This wont work.

You need to understand that the club has to swing more around your body in the back and forward swing. Try and imagine you are swinging the club around a big hoop that is passing through the ball and is tipped back towards you on a 45 deg angle.

This video should help your understanding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpyt4phB1EI

 

[G1BB0]

check out this guy on youtube aswell http://www.youtube.com/user/4golfonline/videos

 

[liamlongstaff]

thanks to every one who posted and thanks for all the feedback i have now removed the vids and i am gonna practice on basic set up an wing plan body rotaion i will post a new vid some time in the next few weeks hopefully with a better golf swing thanks again take care all

 

[Oddsocks]

I agree with this 100%, a course of 5 lessons will cost around £100-125, but only do it if your ready to put the time in practicing what you are shown

Liam.

Without being unkind there are a lot of common errors in both your basic set up and your swing. Although many forum members may point out some of the errors, all this will do is cause confusion and give you too much to work on.

If you try to sort it out by yourself and correct the errors it will lead to more problems further down the line which will be very hard to iron out.

My advise would be to book a lesson with your local pro starting with basic set up and fundamental swing principles.

It is very likely that you'll very likely need a course of lessons because there are quite a few issues to iron out and it will be very frustrating at first because the pro will very likely re-build your swing from scratch in order to develop a good foundation to build on.