My swing - for anyone who knows what they are talking about!

[slugger]

Would be interesting to hear what bobmac and 23rd man have to say about my swing.

I've been playing just over a year. Had been getting regular lessons at the start but not so many now. I wasn't hitting the ball particularly cleanly when filming this, but it's my average swing. A low swing plane was pointed out to me at my last lesson, but i'm having problems correcting this - it just doesn't feel right. i sometimes over balance as well.

Comment away... just not about the fact i need a hair cut!

3 wood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN--yfOK6jo

8 iron

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY9To_MkWY4

 

[bobmac]

Hi Slugger.
Not a bad swing at all. I've seen alot worse
Your address position looks quite good although your hands are a little low
I think you seem worried about your lack of distance.
Although it's a bit difficlt to see from the camera shot you've posted it looks like your not getting a full wrist hinge.
As you can see below, the picture on the left I think resembles your swing and on the right there is more hinge in the wrists therefor creating more clubhead speed = more distance.

As far as the contact you are making with the ball, some would say you are still too flat, but my concern is you look like you are swaying away from the ball on the backswing
This makes it difficult to get back to your starting position. If you feel more centred over the ball throughout the swing, I believe your quality of strike will improve.
There are other small issues with your swing but by focusing on your wrist hinge and reducing your sway, you should improve your distance, ball strike and balance
HTH

 

[slugger]

thanks for that bob... you're right about the sway. This has only crept into my swing very recently as i've fought to get away from a reverse pivot that had been rearing its ugly head. I'm finding it difficult to keep my body centred through the swing whilst ensuring that all my weight doesn't go onto my left foot during the back swing.

I'll defo look at the wrist hinge next time out though.

One thing... you say that my hands are a little low. Should i straighten my back up to rectify this, or just lift the arms?

 

[bobmac]

A little bit of both would be brilliant as you can see below
Yours

Mine

 

[slugger]

A little bit of both would be brilliant as you can see below
Yours

Mine

I suppose this would happen quite naturally if i moved my feet further from the ball?

I'll do this and get a basball cap and i'll be fine

 

[M1tch]

you need to keep your left straight and your right arm just a little bit bent

 

[The23rdman]

Two things immediately strike me. The first is you stand up out of your spine angle at the top with your 3 wood swing. This is probably because you're getting too deep and flat too early by hinging your wrists instead of cocking them so need to try and stand up to feel like you complete your backswing.

There's a simple drill that will help with your backswing position. It'll give you a feel of what a properly coiled backswing position should feel like.

simple take your normal address position and then cock your wrists straight up then turn them to the left so your club is horizontal to the ground pointing along the toe line to the back side of you.

Make sure your hands are to the left of your sternum and your left upper arm is connected to your left upper chest. From there simply turn your shoulders back and you'll be in the perfect position. It SHOULD feel really hard to hold this as you'll be really coiled.

From here just swing through. Well, actually you start the swing from the horizontal fully cocked position, but you get the idea.

 

[bobmac]

simple take your normal address position and then cock your wrists straight up then turn them to the right so your club is horizontal to the ground pointing along the toe line to the back side of you.

Make sure your hands are to the left of your sternum and your left upper arm is connected to your left upper chest. From there simply turn your shoulders back and you'll be in the perfect position. It SHOULD feel really hard to hold this as you'll be really coiled.

I call this the set drill as you set the wrists in front of you where you can see them and check the shaft is straight and the face is neutral.
and as you say, turn and hit it

 

[The23rdman]

simple take your normal address position and then cock your wrists straight up then turn them to the right so your club is horizontal to the ground pointing along the toe line to the back side of you.

Make sure your hands are to the left of your sternum and your left upper arm is connected to your left upper chest. From there simply turn your shoulders back and you'll be in the perfect position. It SHOULD feel really hard to hold this as you'll be really coiled.

I call this the set drill as you set the wrists in front of you where you can see them and check the shaft is straight and the face is neutral.
and as you say, turn and hit it

It's a cracker, isn't it? I'm working on it myself at the mo.

 

[JustOne]

Are we talking about how to get the club up on plane properly?... that's easy.....





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Stand your 6 year old daughter about 3/4 clublength to right of you and make sure you get the club up quick enough to clear the top of her head!

... and then don't swing too much from the inside on the way down!!!!

Worked for me!

 

[NeilPlimmer25]

Slugger

Balance in the golf swing for me always starts from the ground up, and that is very often how I start to look at a golf swing, from the ground up.

When you look at your swing you will see how much your feet, knees and hips move during the motion.
On the backsing the lower half should resist what the top half does, then on the way forward the legs should support and help the rotation of the upper body, driving to a balanced finish position.

Try the age old drill of hiiting balls with your feet and knees tight together. This will improve the connection of your swing and also develop better balance throughout your swing.

When swinging with a quieter lower half it may feel a little straight legged, but only beacause the lower half has been over active.

Hope that advice helps, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions/queries

Neil

 

[slugger]

thankyou, thankyou, thankyou...

won't be able to get to the course this weekend, but just been to the range.

what a difference!!!!

moving the hands that wee bit further from my body made such a difference. i also worked on cocking the wrists and that added at least 10yds when i pulled it off. I also concentrated keeping my legs more quiet as well. When it all came together, it was the best i've ever hit a ball!

So thank you, and i think i'll read this thread before i go to the range every time!

Good knowledge, and all appreciated

 

[bobmac]

Goood to hear Slugger. Have faith