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This is the first time I am doing this....I hope the angles are right...

Any and all comments are most welcome..

Thanks

Ray



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Did you slice that? Looked lkike you cut across it a bit.

You are probably one of the slowest players I've ever seen. What the hell were you doing standing over your ball for like 25 seconds like that man? LOL.

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You're coming way out to in, on the back swing and the down swing. If you stop it when the club head gets to waist height, the club head is almost directly above the ball. Given that arc, you then basically stand up straight and almost entirely lose your spine angle in order to pull the club head back from outside the ball. You have nice looking athletic control. Try straightening out the arc your club head takes so it's parallel with the target line instead of out to in, and maintain more of your spine angle (yes, iacas, I know all good players stand up a little bit, but not THIS much!).

You've got a good whip but are a little armsy. Try making the adjustments swinging literally at 50% and take videos of yourself and check up on it...

Matt

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Did you slice that? Looked lkike you cut across it a bit.

LOL !! Oh,man...yeah I do that huh...I guess a million things going thru my head there..will try to improve that.

By the way, I didn't slice that...it faded just a touch...but no slice for sure Thanks

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You're coming way out to in, on the back swing and the down swing. If you stop it when the club head gets to waist height, the club head is almost directly above the ball. Given that arc, you then basically stand up straight and almost entirely lose your spine angle in order to pull the club head back from outside the ball. You have nice looking athletic control. Try straightening out the arc your club head takes so it's parallel with the target line instead of out to in, and maintain more of your spine angle (yes, iacas, I know all good players stand up a little bit, but not THIS much!).

Thanks for your comment, mdl

This is really great...its amazing what an extra pair of eyes can do to help your golf game ! Will work on this tomorrow ! Ray

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This is the first time I am doing this....I hope the angles are right...

slow down that backswing, it's so quick! Take it back easy and build up speed as you get closer to impact.


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I am no pro but will just put a few things down that I noticed with the shot.

- Lifting the club with the hands on the backswing
- no shoulder turn, this caused by the lifting.
- your weight is not forward on your follow through but on the back foot.

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R7 TP Driver 8.5 degree
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ZB Forged Irons (3 - PW) Vokey Milled Chromed SW Putter


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Something I noticed but dont change your swing on the advice of an 11 handicapper.. i'm no teaching pro.

You stand so far away from the ball.. lots of the pros bring their hands much closer to their bodies on their swing.

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