I have started playing these irons this winter. I abosolutely love the way they look at address. A small to medium clubhead with the traditional blade look, thin topline, and a nice rounded...
Have been playing the VR Pro driver for 2 years now...absolutely love it. I am playing a shortened (44.5") VRPro Ltd, non adjustable. I first started with the Str8 fit model, after breaking...
One of the defining things about Granite Fields is how well it drains. If conditions have been extraordinarily wet to the point other courses are closed, cart path only, or walking only it is...
Course is always in good to very good condition when I have played there. Locals tell me it was a sod farm at one time ... or the owners operate a sod farm ... never quite got that sorted but...
This putter rolls puts off like butter. Very true, and easy to use, excellent sight lines on the putter. However, I absolutely found the grip to be a flaw. It stuck to everything, my clothes,...
jamo, you're like me, hardly a pause at the top of the back swing....transition is extremely quick ( yours is even quicker than mine )....don't know if it's a bad thing though....kinda impressive actually how quick yours is....alvaro quiros-ish
I went to the range today, but my ankle is still hurting, and I forgot to wrap it so it was pretty much a waste of $6. I couldn't turn my hips at all, so I spent a good while with the flying wedge drill. Here's a video. It's actually a tiny bit better than last time. Getting a little less flipping, but I have to find a way to stop rotating my hands to much. I've got some ideas, but they'll have to wait a while.
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jamo, you're like me, hardly a pause at the top of the back swing....transition is extremely quick ( yours is even quicker than mine )....don't know if it's a bad thing though....kinda impressive actually how quick yours is....alvaro quiros-ish
I like the quick transition, I try to lead the downswing with my hips. I find it really helps getting everything in sequence, and make much better contact.
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I am seeing a shift from a John Daly style a couple of years back to more to a DL III sort of feel. Very positive progression.
I think you're a little bit static at address, a bit of a waggle might free you up a bit.
Thanks. I'd love to be more DLIII like. I do waggle a bit at address, I just cut it out of the video. Maybe next time I'll keep my whole set-up and stuff it a video.
All the pieces look really great. What I would work on now, and it's difficult for big/bulky guys like us, is to increase the shoulder turn. With the face on view, try to turn so that your right shoulder blade is visible at the top of the backswing.
I liked this still frame so much, I made it my Facebook profile picture, a first for me.
It's obviously not perfect, but steady progress.
i would say the strong point of your swing is your hips on the downswing. You have a move that is very very hard to teach someone and most of the people that have it, have it from the beginning or naturally. Ben Hogan had that same move. You dont need this move for a good golf swing but alot of guys try to do it
Working a bit on the backswing lately, and trying to translate my relative success at the drill to the full swing. Something I did today:
It's far from perfect, and my P4 is pretty sloppy, but it's improvement that sets me up better for the downswing.
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jamo... who's that girl is behind you on 5/11? she's got a hell of a swing.
you're looking good, man. one thing though, have you ever tried strengthening your grip? that helped me quite a bit in the flipping department.
I've tried it and it didn't seem to make all that much of a difference, but I might try it again later.
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All the pieces look really great. What I would work on now, and it's difficult for big/bulky guys like us, is to increase the shoulder turn. With the face on view, try to turn so that your right shoulder blade is visible at the top of the backswing.
Something I have to watch out for as I focus on other things. Actually, my backswing has gotten painfully short the last few days (never would have thought I'd say that after October of 2009, the first page of this thread).
Small progress made with my left arm at impact. I've gotten pretty good at drills, now I'm finally seeing a bit of progress translating that to the full swing.
imho, you're not getting your hips turned enough. look at any tour at impact and their back hip is in line with the ball, yours is still way behind. i wouldn't worry about your hips moving forward so much as i would your hips turning. if you get a proper hip turn then your hips will automatically move forward because your subconscience isn't going to let you hit yourself in the leg.
Your swing looks pretty good man. Looks like you make good solid contact. That first setup pic sort of shocked me - that's something I think I need to address in my swing,
The PGA Tour players we've measured move their heads 1" or so on the backswing. Their weight at setup is roughly 55/45 - to the left or to the right - basically centered. At A4 their pressure is 65-70% right (their weight is roughly the same as their address weight distribution - most that have movement are towards centered).
So you have a steady head now. You have a flat left wrist (shaft not passing lead arm) at impact now. You have a reasonably good diagonal sweetspot path, and you lack a little clubface control, so that needs a little work too.
But really, this is a Key #2 deal: weight forward. It's going forward throughout the backswing and then increasingly so throughout the downswing. You won't have 65-70% of your pressure right (pressure, not weight) at A4.
I'd love to be more DLIII like. I do waggle a bit at address, I just cut it out of the video. Maybe next time I'll keep my whole set-up and stuff it a video. 
