My Swing (sixonezero)

I've been Playing Golf for: 7 years, starting again after a 2 year layoff.

My current handicap index or average score is: 17

My typical ball flight is:  1 straight for every 2 pulls and 3 slices

The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is:  Slice, pull, heel hits.

Hi all.  My driving is all over the place and any help will be appreciated.  I hit one straight drive for every 2 dead pulls (it rarely hooks), and 3 slices (starts straight, slices right).  I also struggle with center-face contact, my tendency is to hit off the heel.  I uploaded two decent swings and one slice.  Hopefully someone can see something that might be the cause of my inconsistency.  Are my hips sliding too much?  Am I standing too close to the ball at address?  Feet too wide?  Thanks for any input.

Videos:

This first one was pretty straight

Face on, fairly straight:

This next one was a slice.  From what I can tell it was entirely due to the face being open at contact, right?

Your swing plane is inconsistent by the looks of the videos.  Your backswing is flat and then you end your swing more upright.  You may want to try to get your club up over your shoulders more on your backswing as opposed to "laying it on your back".  Your follow through really looks like you get "jammed" and I think it is because the path your club takes during the swing.

Also, in the face on video I notice you break your wrists at take away.  Try not to do that, let the wrists bend naturally during the swing instead of forcing the wrist cock.

Thanks for the feedback.  I'll try working on a steeper backswing.  I agree with the feeling of getting jammed at impact - are there drills I could practice to improve this?

I'm also thinking after watching these videos again that my backswing is too long.  I don't think there's a reason I need to reach parallel; it obviously isn't helping my distance (currently about 240 including roll) and I think it is one cause of my problems with inconsistent center-face contact and squaring the clubhead at impact.

there are plenty of drills on youtube for you to check out.  I think once you get your swing plane corrected you'll know not to go past parallel.  Keep the backswing shorter until you start hitting it solid.

two things

ball position needs to be more forward, you are inside left heel, big hitters are usually more forward, that also promotes a more proper rotation of hips

the main thing is at impact

freeze frame it

a lot looks very good, an impressive right heel lift right before impact so you should be getting great SS

now freeze your impact in the video

now compare impact of rory and a young tiger

where are their hips, look at the belt buckle, see how theirs is facing the target already AT IMPACT

where is your belt buckle

facing the ball

this is the #1 swing fault of more advanced beginners

you master that hip rotation, you can be as good you want and the time you put in

it's the separation between hacks and good and great golfers

now when you get forward in ball position that can help get the hips better rotated

if it doesn't get you rotated enough

then you work on one thing

HIP ROTATION at impact

when you see videos of you with the belt facing the target

that's the hardest thing in golf to learn

then the rest is easy

tweaking grip, setup, spine angle, ball position, take away, top, downswing

HIP ROTATION

it's the most under taught thing in golf

since it's the least understood

but a picture is worth a 1000 words

freeze frame your impact face one

look at rory and young tiger

why are their hips already facing target creating that power late hit from inside the so-called 'lag' that all these instructors preach

but can't get amateurs to repeat

LOL

when you see your belt buckle at impact facing target

then you know you have a 'swing'

good luck

you got lots of good stuff in the swing

but the belt buckle is the key

IMO