Jump to content
IGNORED

My Swing (rehmwa)


rehmwa
Note: This thread is 3570 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Recommended Posts

I've been Playing Golf for: 1 year (but I played a ton as a teenager - 25 years ago)

My current handicap index or average score is:  11

My typical ball flight is:  slight fade on woods and long irons, straight on 6i and shorter

The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is:  would like to take divots = cleaner contact.  would like to turn that slight fade into a slight draw = they go farther.

I'm pretty much self taught and plan on lessons soon.  Been working on more of a turn on the backswing to load up more.  Working on releasing my wrist turn a bit later but harder - for head speed.  Seems to be working, but, of course, that means my timing needs to be better for control.  So more turn, more snap.

Three typical hits here only.  It's a 6i or 7i.  Seems that I'm moving forward ok, but it's an afterthought and needs to happen with the swing more - I believe that will help me hit down through the ball and not flat through.....  Minimal reverse C - I'm ok with that.

Apparently, the video takes a bit to load.  recommend letting it load and then hitting play after a few seconds.


Videos:

Bill - 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades

Hey Rehmwa,

Swing looks pretty good. I would suggest trying to get more weight/pressure on your left side at impact. You finish in a nice position, but it looks like you are "faking it" a bit. At impact, it looks like that you have about 50% weight/pressure on your left side. This is why you are finding it hard to take divots. We would really like to have that number more like 80-90%. Here's a drill that I love:

http://thesandtrap.com/t/61376/5sk-video-thread        Post #6

You could also practice this move without a club in a door jam, so that you can get the feeling of moving your weight forward while keeping your head relatively steady. Hope this helps. Keep us posted.

Driver - Titleist 913D2 10.5* 3 Wood - Tour Edge Exotics XCG 3 15* Hybrid - Ping G20 20* Hybrid - Ping G20 23* Irons - Ping i20 5-PW KBS Tour Wedges - Titleist Vokey SM4 50* 54* 58* Putter - Tom Slighter Snubnose

Link to comment
Share on other sites


yup - that's one of my comments.  A drill is exactly what I need to put it in place and this good thread has two drills for weight forward.  I like the first one - essentially....if you want to get weight forward, PRACTICE getting weight forward.  THANKS - I didn't know that that the transfer was that much (80-90% on finish).  It's like I'm getting permission to do what seemed right.  I'll try it and see how it goes.  (maybe throw some talc on the turf to track my contact and sweep.

I also wonder if maybe I could initiate more and more with my legs and hips so that the start of the swing is less arms - then my upper body rotation is an effect,,,,not the cause of the swing.  i.e., first little bit of the swing up top can be a bit slower/smoother, it'll catch up just fine on its own.  That would help me get my center moving forward better (rather than the trade off of upper vs lower hindering that weight transfer.)

Bill - 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades

Originally Posted by rehmwa

I also wonder if maybe I could initiate more and more with my legs and hips so that the start of the swing is less arms - then my upper body rotation is an effect,,,,not the cause of the swing.  i.e., first little bit of the swing up top can be a bit slower/smoother, it'll catch up just fine on its own.  That would help me get my center moving forward better (rather than the trade off of upper vs lower hindering that weight transfer.)

Yes. Take a club and stand in front of the mirror. Get to the top of your backswing and hold it there. In slow motion, exaggerate the feeling of getting your lower body/hips moving towards the target, the start of a good swing. You will see that this movement causes rotation to start in your upper body, your hands will begin to move down without you feeling like you moved them at all. Your lower body should start the swing in this manner, not the arms.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


Yep. Here's a quick video demonstrating Casey's point. [VIDEO]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ05VCTP5r8[/VIDEO]

Driver - Titleist 913D2 10.5* 3 Wood - Tour Edge Exotics XCG 3 15* Hybrid - Ping G20 20* Hybrid - Ping G20 23* Irons - Ping i20 5-PW KBS Tour Wedges - Titleist Vokey SM4 50* 54* 58* Putter - Tom Slighter Snubnose

Link to comment
Share on other sites


Wow, I really like that Andrew Rice drill. Good stuff.

Yours in earnest, Jason.
Call me Ernest, or EJ or Ernie.

PSA - "If you find yourself in a hole, STOP DIGGING!"

My Whackin' Sticks: :cleveland: 330cc 2003 Launcher 10.5*  :tmade: RBZ HL 3w  :nickent: 3DX DC 3H, 3DX RC 4H  :callaway: X-22 5-AW  :nike:SV tour 56* SW :mizuno: MP-T11 60* LW :bridgestone: customized TD-03 putter :tmade:Penta TP3   :aimpoint:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades

  • 3 months later...

So a couple lessons later, the weight transfer is MUCH better.  (Gary Player drill, starting with my setup weight back, just plain thinking about it and correcting)

Some Trackman time (i like it a lot) - numbers look really good and on a good day I can induce fade and draw, etc etc just with minor tweaks to my set up.

I've decided I'm happy with positive swing path (around +2-3), and slightly positive face angle (+1.0 or so) - that's a good ball flight.  The other metrics aren't a surprise also.

I'm nailing the swing path pretty consistently.

When I'm missing, though, it's pretty much getting the face angle to dial in.....too much variation vs what I would find acceptable....

Can anyone recommend drills to tighten my face angle (at impact) control?  as far as full swing mechanics, this is my biggest bang for the buck.

(plan to post updated vid at some point, but this is a pretty specific need).

Bill - 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades

  • 9 months later...
  • Administrator

Do you have a newer video?

Erik J. Barzeski —  I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • AuthorLowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

Check Out: New Topics | TST Blog | Golf Terms | Instructional Content | Analyzr | LSW | Instructional Droplets

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades

THANKS for checking back. I'll see about getting some new ones uploaded. My swing is completely different from that old vid now and I'd really like to get new input.

A buddy and I plan to take both angle vids within the month - he's messing with the V1 Golf app - so will be taking some soon anyway just to play with it.  It likes my swing but says I'm an 'upright' stance - (which I am)....whatever that means....

As for my last post, you already recommended a few face drills before and they were exactly what I needed.  we'll see how it's progressing.

I suspect you'll note I've gone from not enough pressure transfer forward to it being a bit over-exaggerated.  One thing I do like is the trackman numbers are MUCH better for path, face, and impact angle.......I'm actually hitting down through the ball instead of sweeping.

Bill - 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades

  • 4 months later...

Haven't pulled new vids lately - and my swing is much different.  Will soon (apparently the check is in the mail.....)  mea culpa.

However, I've set up a Trackman account and am excited about it.  I get an hour each month through Oct.  and here's my first half hour.  Apparently I'm shutting my face on the woods, the rest is 'ok', it wasn't a terrible session so I'd say it's representative of recent performance.

What can I draw from this info for my personal use?

I not ever really happy with the left/right distribution, but I'm hitting my distances ok for now.  With my distance spread, I'm not even sure why I use more than just every other club.....

however, clean contact was pretty representative.

(I've really lost a lot of control over my face angle and club path lately, amazing how quickly you lose something when you stop doing the drills ).  These stats are a great wake up call on that.

Bill - 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades

Note: This thread is 3570 days old. We appreciate that you found this thread instead of starting a new one, but if you plan to post here please make sure it's still relevant. If not, please start a new topic. Thank you!

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Want to join this community?

    We'd love to have you!

    Sign Up
  • TST Partners

    TourStriker PlaneMate
    Golfer's Journal
    ShotScope
    The Stack System
    FlightScope Mevo
    Direct: Mevo, Mevo+, and Pro Package.

    Coupon Codes (save 10-15%): "IACAS" for Mevo/Stack, "IACASPLUS" for Mevo+/Pro Package, and "THESANDTRAP" for ShotScope.
  • Popular Now

  • Posts

    • Wordle 1,013 2/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Thought I was gonna be a big shot today...  🙂    Nice Job!
    • Cool here's my tweak, "If a player’s ball lies in the general area and there is interference from exposed tree roots or exposed rocks that are in the fairway or 1 club length from the fairway the tree roots and exposed rocks are treated as ground under repair. The player may take free relief under Rule 16.1b.[But relief is not allowed if the tree roots only interfere with the player’s stance.]
    • I would never do the extended warranty on the $50 slow cooker.  I also routinely reject the extended service plans on those toys we buy for the grand-kids.  I do consider them on higher cost items and will be more likely to get one if the product has a lot of "Electronic Tech" that is often the problem longer-term.  I also consider my intended length of ownership & usage.  If my thought is it would get replaced in 2-3 years then why bother but if I hope to use it for 10 years then more likely to get the extension. I did buy out a lease about a year ago.  Just prior to the lease end date the tablet locked up and would not function.  I got it repaired under the initial warranty and would not have bought it out if they had not been able to fix it since IMO once electronic issues start in a car they can be hard to track down & fix.  They did fix it but when I bought out the lease I paid up for the extended warranty the would cover electronic failures because my intent is to keep that car for another 8-10 years and I just do not trust the electronics to last.  Last week the touch screen went black and was unresponsive.  It reset on the 2nd time I restarted the car but that is exactly how the last malfunction started.  I fully expect to have a claim on that on repair under the extended warranty.  I do not recall the exact cost to fix last time since I did not pay it but I think it was @ $700-$800 and I suspect that will be higher next time.
    • Have you looked at Model Local Rule F-9 Relief from Tree Roots in or Close to Fairway?  You could extend this to cover exposed rocks.  The rule is recommended to be used only for areas relatively near the fairway, a player who hits a shot 20 yards in the woods doesn't really deserve relief.   Players can always take Unplayable Ball relief, they're not required to play it from a rock or a root.  Of course, they hate to take the penalty stroke too.
    • I agree with @klineka, you're clearly doing something right.  Its always going to be a bit of a guessing game if you don't have any scoring history.  On the other hand, understanding that it takes only 54 holes to establish an actual handicap, and they have about 6 weeks in which to play and post enough scores, I don't think its at all unreasonable to require them to have an official handicap before they become eligible for prizes.  I don't know how you structure the fees for the series of competitions, but if its possible they'll play with the group without being eligible for prizes, you could consider a way to let them do that without contributing to the prize pool.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Welcome to TST! Signing up is free, and you'll see fewer ads and can talk with fellow golf enthusiasts! By using TST, you agree to our Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and our Guidelines.

The popup will be closed in 10 seconds...