Swing Posture

[Nick_Toye]

Had my assessment session, then my first lesson.

Posture on the right track and I felt like I was hitting the ball sweeter.

Bad Posture - pre-lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BikNrDi4BAw

Better Posture - during lesson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4tueOxvT88

Although that vid was without a ball, when I was hitting with a ball of the mats, not just tees, I was hitting it really well, sounded good, and has given me more confidence. My clubs actually work.

 

[CMAC]

posture is key- the_coach on here has enormous useful knowledge and drills on posture throughout the whole swing.


Good improvement immediately- well done

 

[Nick_Toye]

Yeah his advice has been excellent. I've found though having a one-to-one session with a coach is going to help.

Can't wait to get to the range tonight.

 

[the_coach]

Posture a ways better in the second clip for sure. Just need to work on making sure your shoulders aren't a little ways open (aimed left) at address.
Then making sure that when your body stops turning in the backswing you arms, hands & club stop too. {at present your body/shoulder turn stops but your arms keep going so the left elbow breaks down, all combined you get a ways too long, overswing & cross the line at the top (club pointing back over the ball/target line to the right of target)}

Means it makes your hands & arms & shoulders start the downswing (instead of lower body) so the path coming down with hands arms shoulders & club is a ways too steep & across the line (over the top) so you're swinging left across the ball through impact, depending on where the club face if looking pull hook, pull, slice, at best a workable fade.

Thing's I"m sure your instructor has said or will say depending how many lessons you've had so far. Always best to get good one on one instruction the best way to go for sure. The sooner you do that from taking the game up the better too.

Things too look out for, shoulder alignment square to ball/target line at set up. Making sure your arm swing stops when your body turn does going back so you don't overswing & cross the line at the top. (plays havoc with the timing & direction & path of the downswing & so your impact conditions.)
Don't forget the weight transfer goes the same way as the body turn & club direction, so going back weight turns into the inside of the right foot, from top of the downswing weight needs to be on the left foot, then the swing direction arms club, right shoulder moves first 'downwards' not outwards towards your ball/target line, so by time of strike your weight is mostly 85%+ on the left leg, your striking 'down' (with every club except driver) & through, trust the loft on the club to get the ball in the air, don't be tempted to keep weight on your right side & lean back a ways to help the ball up.

Keep the rhythm, on the right track there, posture adjustments made looking good, good luck with it, keep the lessons up don't be tempted to stop because things begin to go a ways better. Most folks stop taking lessons a good ways too soon, if the $'s allow, keep them going.

 

[Nick_Toye]

Yeah that video was pretty much my first attempt at the new swing. He may have recorded me striking a ball later on (I hit about 30 balls after that video), but he never gave it to me. So I know it got better. I started to feel more confident.

On the range tonight I was slowing myself down at setup, trying to do things step by step before starting my swing. It feels strange at first, but to be expected. Feel like an unnatural stretch, but I know I am in what my instructor called 'the ugly zone', where I am going to have shots that don't go as well, but its like you said getting in the rhythm.

I'm having lessons every 6 weeks, so I will take on board what you have said too and try and enhance what I have right now. Certainly feel I can do loads better, but finally feel I am on the right path. Also I need to lose a few chins.

 

[London mike 61]

Posture a ways better in the second clip for sure. Just need to work on making sure your shoulders aren't a little ways open (aimed left) at address.
Then making sure that when your body stops turning in the backswing you arms, hands & club stop too. {at present your body/shoulder turn stops but your arms keep going so the left elbow breaks down, all combined you get a ways too long, overswing & cross the line at the top (club pointing back over the ball/target line to the right of target)}

Means it makes your hands & arms & shoulders start the downswing (instead of lower body) so the path coming down with hands arms shoulders & club is a ways too steep & across the line (over the top) so you're swinging left across the ball through impact, depending on where the club face if looking pull hook, pull, slice, at best a workable fade.

Thing's I"m sure your instructor has said or will say depending how many lessons you've had so far. Always best to get good one on one instruction the best way to go for sure. The sooner you do that from taking the game up the better too.

Things too look out for, shoulder alignment square to ball/target line at set up. Making sure your arm swing stops when your body turn does going back so you don't overswing & cross the line at the top. (plays havoc with the timing & direction & path of the downswing & so your impact conditions.)
Don't forget the weight transfer goes the same way as the body turn & club direction, so going back weight turns into the inside of the right foot, from top of the downswing weight needs to be on the left foot, then the swing direction arms club, right shoulder moves first 'downwards' not outwards towards your ball/target line, so by time of strike your weight is mostly 85%+ on the left leg, your striking 'down' (with every club except driver) & through, trust the loft on the club to get the ball in the air, don't be tempted to keep weight on your right side & lean back a ways to help the ball up.

Keep the rhythm, on the right track there, posture adjustments made looking good, good luck with it, keep the lessons up don't be tempted to stop because things begin to go a ways better. Most folks stop taking lessons a good ways too soon, if the $'s allow, keep them going.

Great post coach, just what I needed at this moment in time. Thanks. :thup:

 

[DaveM]

You need to work on that out to in swing path, as well.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Definitely a huge improvement. I'm sure it is something you are working towards but the swing seems to lack any coil to build up the power. Keep working at it as it looks like it is starting to come.