My Swing - Boyder

Always wanted to post one of these and finally took the time to record a swing at the range. Feedback welcome - particularly if you have drill or advice on crossing the line at the top of the swing.

Nothing wrong with using a closed stance and crossing the line.  That makes it easy to swing slightly inside-out.  I do the same thing.

However, you may have a very common problem.  It looks like you are swinging that club with your arms and hands.  You should be swinging it with your body and hands.  Your arms should be passive except for your forearm muscles working your hands.  You might want to do a web search for "body powered professional golf swing".

Thanks JackLee - you make a good point there and I think that part of my swing (arms) came from trying to protect a nagging bulging disc in my back ... Thanks Again.

Hey Mark. I wouldn't worry too much about your backswing or position at the top at this stage. The thing that jumps out at me the most is how much your upper center of gravity (head and upper torso -- basically think of your shirt buttons if you were wearing a polo) is moving forward into impact. I've illustrated this below, showing your hips and head at address and impact, as well as the theoretical buttons.

Compare this with a pro impact position.

This is going to make it hard for you to drive the ball consistently -- likely producing low shots, shots off to the right and inconsistent contact in general.

There are a couple of things you can do. One is a simple change at address. It looks to me like you are setting up pretty much straight over the ball right now. Instead, try moving the ball position forward slightly (say to just off the left instep) while also bumping your left hip forward a few inches and bringing your chin back towards the right foot a few inches. This will put your upper center more over the middle of your stance and preset a little spine tilt away from the target. The other requires some help. Try and find someone to stand facing you and hold the grip end of a club against your left ear as you make a few swings -- concentrating on pushing your hips toward the target as much as you can while the club prevents your head from following. You can also get a feel for this at home using the following drill:

Hope this is some help to you. As ever, I am not an instructor or even a particularly good golfer -- so take my opinion for what it's worth.

Thanks for the advice and the drill - you certainly got it right with the statement above - nailed me to a tee.