Right elbow at the top

[m10johnson]

As part of my university coursework I have to my swing against "the perfect model", so I have chosen Luke Donald.

Anyway when looking at certain parts of my swing I noticed that my right elbow/ shoulder has around a 90 degree bend compared to someone like Luke who's is around 50 degrees.

As part of presentation I have to say what training you would use to fix certain issues, but this is something I really don't have a clue about. Any drills that could be used to address this issue would be extremely grateful.

Just to add, I know that I have a slight overswing. Is this the issue?

 

[JustOne]

Glove under right and left armpit. Your swing looks like it's on a higher plane so your right arm will tend to disconnect from your side. different swing = different positions.

 

[DaveM]

You look quite tall. So this will have a bearing. A bit of a flying elbow there. Do as "JO"(need a lie down, agreed with James) says above. Also your stance is a tad closed to the stick on the ground.

 

[m10johnson]

Thanks for the speedy replies, can use this in my coursework

 

[Mattyboy]

Agreed. Something under the pits and dont let it fall!

Faldo and Leadbetter came up with their 'swing link' which aimed for more connection between the arms and the body.