My Swing (mplsgolfer)

I've been Playing Golf for: 16 years

My current handicap index or average score is: Typically shoot between 76-82, some rounds dip close to scratch depending on how the flatstick is doing

My typical ball flight is: Fairly straight with a slight draw

The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: When I miss, I miss left.  I know its a miss on impact.  I'm trying to get even more consistency with my swing.

I know that my left knee flex is probably what needs the most work.  I feel like I load my hips up really well, but I think that the knee flex is probably too much and I subsequently lose control of the club when the timing is not right.

I also know that my backswing may be slightly too long.  From the time I picked up a golf club, my backswing has consistently been elongated.  I have tried to shorten it on a couple of swing changes, but I typically revert back to this swing as it feels the most natural.  Also, I feel that I lose a significant amount of distance when the backswing is shorter.

Thank you guys for looking and any input you have is appreciated.

Videos:

Have to preface these videos with this: my fiancee was screwing around with me on the range and as a result, did her Ian Baker-Finch voice on one of the videos.   If you want to avoid being annoyed, I suggest you mute the vid.  Thanks.

Mashed Potatoes! LOL  Props to the Fiancee for knowing some golf smack talk.

Are you familiar with axis tilt?  It looks like you need more of it at address... Using Mike's example of Brendan Kennedy above - look how his left shoulder is higher than his right at address.  His head is slightly behind the ball - and the shaft is slightly pressed forward toward the inner left thigh.

Your shoulders at address are square (horizontal) - and your head is directly over the ball.