My Swing (Jimbo Slice)

Im not an expert so take this with a grain of salt...You loo over extended at address and you shouldnt lift your left heel off the ground and keep your right elbow tucked not out like chicken wing

I'm in no position to offer you any advice with regards to your swing, I would suggest however that you would benefit greatly from learning the fundamentals of posture/setup and how to swing 'correctly' there is no doubt you have some natural ability but at the moment there are big flaws in your swing which will really restrict your ability to improve, get some lessons from a pro perhaps? Or if not some of the teachers on here might be able to give you some pointers, good job though man you have good hand eye co-ordination and you hit it pretty good considering you have been playing for such a short period of time.

A couple of videos I thought I would upload to show you the difference that happened with my swing after 1 lesson with a good pro, unfortunately I don't have an old driver swing but this is an iron, I'd suggest muting because it is windy:


This is a swing post lesson, I think the difference is night and day:


Cheers,

Smithy

Try not to sway your hips so much and keep your front leg from moving left to right. It should only be bending outward.

That's really the main thing that I see.

Looking again, it almost looks like you're holding your club up when you set up so it's even when resting on the ground. Your hands when holding the club should be resting in front, you shouldn't have to hold them up. If that makes any sense.

I'm in Las Vegas myself and searched everywhere for a good instructor at an inexpensive rate and I found Tom Sheeley. He works at Callaway Golf center but gives his private lessons at Siena Golf Club and/or Boulder Golf Club in BC. He charges $50 bucks for an hour lesson and is a great guy as well as very experienced. I've had a hand full of lessons and I can tell you my golf has improved a ton. He video tapes the lesson and then creates "Swing reports", comparing your swing to Pro's and letting you know what he sees and what not. (Here is an example of my very first swing report he did for me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cV06UJSRqg&feature=relmfu)

If you want his email or phone number, shoot me a PM.

Also, I always see Desert Rose on Groupon, how's that course now adays? The last time I played it, was when I was probably 11 or 12 years old and I remember it being it TERRIBLE shape, real muddy and just all around crappy. Is it in good shape now?

OP... i'm guessing you don't swing your irons the same as your driver, cause your driver swing is pretty darn good. the action you have from top to bottom is pretty much on point: there is no flipping in your swing, you're coming down on plane and from the inside. I would like to see you make those EXACT same movements, but set up closer to the ball, drop the hands slightly and bend more from the waist.

As far as the slicing goes, you have an incredibly weak grip, so I'd start by strengthening that, and then implementing the other things. By strengthening, I don't mean grip tighter, but take your driver and lay it so the head is flat on the ground, then grip your club about an inch or two to the right of where your hands would normally be. Your swing, all in all, reminds me quite a bit of Arnold Palmer's. I don't think you need to change the way you swing at all, just your set up, grip, and your alignment.

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Originally Posted by senorchipotle 

OP... i'm guessing you don't swing your irons the same as your driver, cause your driver swing is pretty darn good. the action you have from top to bottom is pretty much on point: there is no flipping in your swing, you're coming down on plane and from the inside. I would like to see you make those EXACT same movements, but set up closer to the ball, drop the hands slightly and bend more from the waist.

 

As far as the slicing goes, you have an incredibly weak grip, so I'd start by strengthening that, and then implementing the other things. By strengthening, I don't mean grip tighter, but take your driver and lay it so the head is flat on the ground, then grip your club about an inch or two to the right of where your hands would normally be. Your swing, all in all, reminds me quite a bit of Arnold Palmer's. I don't think you need to change the way you swing at all, just your set up, grip, and your alignment.

Ditto.

Another thing is the left heel. Keep it down like tiger in the pics. The knee should be flexed but the heel on the ground or a little off the ground. Otherwise its hard to place the heel back down in the same spot as your setup position.

Open the clubface more on the takeaway. This helps you close the face on the way down. This helped me a lot when I was having problems closing the face. 

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Originally Posted by Jonnyy8699 

Open the clubface more on the takeaway. This helps you close the face on the way down. This helped me a lot when I was having problems closing the face. 

to the OP, please dont do this...

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to the OP, please dont do this...

Strongly agree, absolutely no need to open the club face.

Here's what I think stands out.  This will help you hinge your left wrist to a much greater degree on the backswing.  Gives you a better chance to hit it more solid and longer.

I see you're in Vegas, I would recommend you go see Jeff Smith at Radar Golf Academy, he's a good guy and does a great job with his students.  Here's his youtube channel, let me know if you want his contact info

what i would tell you to do is close ur club face  and when you star hitting a pull which will go straight left.keep that swing and aim to the right. job done ,look up new swing laws v old swing laws and you will understand why your slicing  good luck