I have just fixed a couple of things with my swing and was getting there on the course today, any major flaws anyone sees or anything you think I am doing well?
Play of about 16 ish 🙂
by stan_taylor1
I have just fixed a couple of things with my swing and was getting there on the course today, any major flaws anyone sees or anything you think I am doing well?
Play of about 16 ish 🙂
by stan_taylor1
15 Comments
Your main thing to fix could be standing a bit too upright at address. That could let you lift up in the backswing and push the club outward, making it hard to hit clean wedges. Try tilting your upper body forward a touch at setup and soften your wrists a bit so the clubhead sits a touch higher. Your wedge tempo feels a little slow, which could help with control and balance. You’re making solid progress-keep working those setup tweaks and the rest could follow.
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Really not a bad swing. From the side view (first camera angle), look at your top position compared to most tour pros. Your left arm is very horizontal instead of vertical, limiting your depth and extension in the backswing. Which limits distance. Try to cover your right shoulder with your left arm. You will be able to swing faster and add distance.
Not a teacher but it doesn’t look
Like your turning but might be the club your hitting
When your hands reach belt high in backswing, you can see hands directly below trail shoulder. They are about where your trail elbow should be.
You are swaying not turning. Watch your hips.
No idea how you guys hit the ball with such a shallow backswing. I come over my shoulder at the very least.
Too shallow inside swing
Your backswing is very shallow. Could try to get it more vertical. Your lead arm should be across your shoulder line from shoulder to shoulder.
Time to watch the old Arm Swing Illusion video for you.
Also your backswing trigger appears to be to regroup the club with your lead hand waaayy too strong.
I agree with the trigger comment about your left hand becoming so strong right before your takeaway.. it’s almost on top of the shaft.. that’s why you might be low at the top and also keep your weight on the inside of your trail foot more on the back swing.. otherwise rhythmically it’s really a nice looking swing. Easy fixes.
What brand are those pants? I dig the non-nut hugger look.
Step one: lose the white belt.
You’ve got a really solid base to work from. Your setup looks athletic, tempo is smooth, and you clearly have good control of the club. The main thing holding you back right now is that you are not really turning your hips. You sway off the ball to try to create power, which looks like rotation but is really just a lateral move. That shift makes you slide back toward the target on the downswing, and it throws off your sequence because your upper body starts leading instead of your lower half.
If you let your trail hip turn back naturally and stay centered over your trail leg, you would load the backswing with less effort and find way more rotational speed. Check out “Pros vs Ams | Hip Rotation” in my playlist, then follow it up with “The Arm Swing Illusion.” That one shows how the arms should feel more connected while the body drives the motion. Right now your hands are doing most of the work, which makes your takeaway and transition look more handsy than they need to be.
Once you combine real hip rotation with that connected arm motion, the club will start to shallow on its own and you will feel like you are swinging with a lot less effort. You will see cleaner contact, more effortless power, and a more stable finish. You are close. Trade the sway for a real turn and your swing will jump to another level.
Here’s the playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL79Lt-Rl9rWXqbdRyfFmuLWRFXOvpfViE&si=wYCyXP8jahiOJ1c_
Take this with a grain of salt because if you feel like you have a very repeatable and consistent swing, no need to blow things up. You never posted what types of challenges are in your contact and ball flight so I’ll just share some observations.
Side view: Freeze frame at the top of your back swing.
Try to get your hands at least shoulder height. Another way to look at it, have your arm covering your shoulders. Your arms are very under your shoulders. You have the opposite problem of 90% of golfers.
You have very little hip turn in your backswing. This probably robs you of power. Hips act as the fulcrum of the swing. When you watch a boxer punch, a baseball player swing, or a quarterback throw, you can see in these athletic motions that hip rotation in the loading phase plays a central part in power.
Front view: you are swaying in your back swing. Your hips should rotate, not sway. I believe you’ve learned to shift your hands and deloft to initiate your swing because your shallow backswing and/or lack of loading rotation was causing swaying which was causing you to hit your shots fat
You’re stretching your left shoulder too much with your arm going across your chest. Instead of taking your arm back so much, leave it out at 2 o’clock and turn the o get it back in position. It will feel like it’s way outside to start, but it isn’t.