Opinions on my swing

[lyden]

The light was only good enough to video from this angle. Just looking for some critique, see if all this money I'm spending on lessons has gone to good use. [video=youtube;HWYXTRVn71c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWYXTRVn71c&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]

Lyden

 

[In_The_Rough]

Dont look bad to me. Stance perhaps a little narrow. Also your head appears to be in front of the ball at impact but that may be the camera angle. What H/Cap are you

 

[lyden]

Don't have one yet this will be my first season of competitive golf. Took up the sport about 2 and a half years ago, been a club member for 2 but never needed a handicap because I couldn't play weekends.

 

[In_The_Rough]

Had another look and there looks like a bit of a chicken wing as well occuring but not bad. How many lessons you had? What sort of score do you go round in then normally. I'm no expert by the way just saying what I see, there are a couple of Pro's on here who should be able to help you as well as cappers lower than me

 

[Foxholer]

Nice rhythm.

Not a lot of hip turn on the backswing, so a bit armsy which means timing is all important.

Downswing and impact looks pretty good though.

Hard to tell if there's progress as no 'before' vid!

 

[lyden]

I'm fairly consistent at 10-12 over but I've not put any time into putting / chipping practice yet. No I appreciate it, I'm pretty sure I do chicken wing it which I thinks causing me a loss of power but I'm fairly accurate. However I drive it about 250-280 carry but can't hit a 4 iron over 175, which is a huge source of frustration for me.

 

[In_The_Rough]

4 iron can be a swine to hit anyway so dont worry about that too much, perhaps look at getting a 4i rescue? Yes there definitely looks a bit of a chicken wing. There are loads of vids around to fix it and help with set up and impact. These are the ones I refer to the most:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KaVN83cTs4&list=PLyfAghs4AhUKfwUA9Fj6P6XECS0wI1jrz&index=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpwqLaR1OpQ

 

[birdieman]

I don't see a chicken wing, folks are seeing the left arm folded after the strike which isn't the same thing as a chicken wing which would be on your right arm on backswing and transition, Tigers old adage to sort that is 'shake hands with the target' which is a good analogy i.e. follow through fully, you're pulling the club up after impact too quickly imo.
Other than that pretty decent - swing looks a little flat perhaps and whilst I think your hip turn is ok, you don't clear the hips on the downswing, they're a bit stuck which can lead to shanking. I think you need to start the downswing with your hips, it looks like you're starting the downswing with your shoulders and throwing (casting) the club out a little which is a power loss move.:thup:

 

[garyinderry]

280 yard carry?

 

[3offTheTee]

280 yard carry?

I thought about the 280 carry. You are not Timogolf reborn are you!

What carry do the pros have?

 

[In_The_Rough]

He did say 250 to 280 though. 280 Could be with the wind behind him or downhill. There are lads in the college where I am can hit it 280 through the air so it is possible. Depends how accurate you are with it. I carry mine 230 but am pretty straight which enables me to knock it round. With regards to the chicken wing I did say a bit, it is not excessive but it is there if you see on the follow through his left elbow in particular is pointing outwards.

 

[lyden]

Pros average 300 where as 280 is my top end. I average around 265 with a swing speed of 109. Why does that seem out of the ordinary?

 

[In_The_Rough]

280 carry for a club Golfer is a huge hit that's why some of the guys have queried it. 265 is going some though mate for a club golfer your certainly getting it out there. Do you find many fairways or is it a bit erratic? Most pro's dont average 300 by the way:

http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/stats/genworthfs/season=2011/categoryid=3/index.html

 

[lyden]

Depends on the day really, its my most accurate club though but I have off days. Probably about 50% on average if I count 1st cut as fairway I find driver less technical I don't have to worry about shaft lean or compression, just tee it up and smack it. I play at times with the local pros 2 sons who are on the jamega tour, which probably gives me a distorted view of being short of the tee. I'd have to have played in a comp of any description to claim myself a club golfer :|

 

[In_The_Rough]

Stick with it and it will all come together eventually

 

[garyinderry]

Pros average 300 where as 280 is my top end. I average around 265 with a swing speed of 109. Why does that seem out of the ordinary?

thats big hitting chap. slightly below forum average but your getting it out there!

 

[JustOne]

Not bad. I'd suggest FEELING like your hands (grip of the club) are closer to your left pocket at impact whilst your head stays back and see how you get on with that.....creates a little forward shaft lean [compression] and secondary axis tilt of the spine away from the target [loft].

 

[woody69]

When you say 280 yards "carry" do you mean total of carry and roll 280 yards, or a carry of 280, plus say 20 odd yards of roll making your average drive total distance 300 yards? If that's accurate, that's rather impressive and if you're going around in 10-12 over it would suggest your short game is the problem area.

But then I pretty much know squat.

 

[Mozza73]

Not an expert here but your swing resembles something I've been working on for the last year. You have an early release which means you are casting out and scooping before impact and your left wrist is collapsing - leading also to the beginning of a chicken-wing.

What helped me was the fact that I wasn't transfering my weight properly on my backswing and subsequent downswing, I was getting trapped behind the ball at impact leading to the scoop - I think this is happening to you too as it looks from that capture that your arms and club have arrived at the ball first compared to Mr Woods on the right.

My practice routine involves getting most of my weight onto my back foot on the backswing, so that I get a full shoulder turn behind the ball, then I initiate the downswing by transferring my weight onto my front foot, my body then pulls my shoulders, arms and finally club through to impact.

Anyway - hope that is of some help as it certainly has helped me to strike the ball better.

 

[garyinderry]

i may be wrong here but is tiger not hitting a driver in that pic and lyden is hitting an iron.