Hi guys, currently play of about 16 and I have recently have started playing the worst golf I have ever played.
About a month ago I was in a really good place, I used to struggle with a slice and I worked so hard to get rid of it, it turned into amazing baby draws and I was swinging and playing soo good for my standards shooting in the 80-90 range.
This then turned into hooks and overdrawing, I was genuinely shooting up to 100 maybe even over on some rounds and my putting and chipping were hot on these rounds aswell.
Contact, direction and shape has been a complete mystery.
I had a very strong grip which in this video I am trying to get rid of, but this caused me to shank it multiple times and the backswing just feels a bit natural,(I have always had an inside takeaway so that is normal for me)
If there is anything you can see that sticks out to why I am playing so badly please help me aswell as any drills etc to improve this.
My swing looks the best it has ever looked but for some reason the outcome is just not there?
Any help is much appreciated 🙂
by stan_taylor1
9 Comments
Your swing seems to have your head and upper body dipping forward during the backswing. That tilt can throw off your balance and spine angle, making it hard to get the club on the right path and contact the ball cleanly, which can show up as a slice. Coaching cue: try to keep your head from dropping and stay tall over the ball; pause briefly at the top to feel your spine stay long, then swing through. Your tempo is a touch slow, which can help you stay balanced while you work on this feeling. If you focus on those two ideas, you’ll likely see more solid contact and a straighter ball flight.
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Holy shit I pulled my back out just watching that. You have zero hip turn on your backswing. Slow down the down swing. Get in control of the club and then add speed
Record yourself using the slow motion mode on your phone.
Clubface probably open way too late. This changes how you close it, which usually causes the shanks.
God damn it!!! Don’t you know these are contagious? Should be deleted. At least mark the video NSFG.
Closed feet and open shoulders…shank central. Open stance and close shoulders some….slow down, weight goes to left heel on downswing….yours is gong towards the ball, which means the hosel is too
You’re off balance. You can see this because after every shot you’re wobbling. When you’re off balance it’s impossible to square the face and make good contact consistently.
I’m no expert, but to me it looks like you’re too on your toes to start, which makes weight forward and throws balance off.
Try sitting back a bit and see if that fixes your balance so you get something consistent at least.
I litteraly shanked about 90 out of 100 range balls the other day doing exactly the same thing. There are other things you can work on to improve but I found if you get the feeling when you start your downswing as you shift your weight forward, feel like your back/back of your left shoulder stays towards the target before you rotate. This stops you rotating early and crowding the ball which exposes your hosel and leads to a shank. Worked for me and it’s a good feel that you can focus on
You’re really just trying to hit the ball to hard. Slow down your swing. Think about tempo. It’s a good swing. Just getting about out of sync because tempo is off imo
Stop falling backwards