Another video with 6 iron on two good draws. Last post everyone was saying I was saying I was early extending, swing was too steep, and standing up with bad weight shift. I really tried to keep from early extending this time by focusing on keeping the trail foot down and not pushing off it. It seemed to help but still wildly inconsistent. Good shots are draws @190m (half of shots)but the bad shots are chunk push fades 150m mostly and literally 50-70m off line and then I also get really bad snap hooks starting left and going way more left and thin well over a 100m off line like 1/10 shots. I see I'm maybe casting and still pushing up off my lead foot instead of back and my hands are too high. What else do you see and what can I feel to fix it ? Getting a lesson next week as well to help.
by johnfisher13115
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Early release. Look at your hands at impact. It’s where it started. It should be by your left thigh at impact, which will give compression.
If you watch the view from behind, at top of the downswing you’re coming down very steep. You’ll notice your shaft is pointed almost at your feet instead of at the ball. You want to try and get the shaft pointing more at the ball with the club head out wider as you come down as opposed to up higher. Feeling your arms relax at the top and “drop” the club head before pulling has helped me with that “shallowing” feel that you should have.
You also (probably as compensation for your steep angle of attack) stand up too early in your shot which decreases the amount of power you can get. Try delaying that stand up until just before impact to get max compression.
The first thing I would work on, before anything else, is your grip. Correct golf grip should run through the fingers of both hands, not your palms. If you can hold a club up in the air with using only the palm of your hand and index finger, it’s correct. Grip should set “under” the palm, if that makes sense? Fixing this will correct the natural release of the clubhead. Look up videos from a reputable coach online, Rick Shiels, Peter Finch, etc.