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The only thing that jumps out at me -- from that DTL view -- is how much your head lowers (and, to a lesser extent, backs away from the golf ball) into impact. That's not in itself a bad thing -- lots of great players do that as they compress down into the ground for power, most notably Tiger. But it can also be an indication of a couple of things that are going to tend to move your swing path too far out to the right, which I think is what's causing your ball flight issues. With the path well to the right, you get the club face just a little too open and you get a straight push. A little too closed and you get an overdraw. A face on video would be very helpful in thinking about it any further.
You said in another thread you were previously working on S&T, yes?
Notice how closed you are at impact too - with a path that's well to the right, it becomes difficult to play a tight draw. The ball in the video pushed a LOT.
Watch this (and realize that I still turn my shoulders quite a bit - something you'll want to increase).
So here's what I'd do.
1) Increase the turning rates throughout the backswing.
2) Feel like the right elbow is responsible solely for moving the hands UP. You don't want to feel your hands going in at all.
Basically #1 will take care of the inward (hands) and increase your turning, and #2 will increase the upward (hands).
You said in another thread you were previously working on S&T, yes?
Notice how closed you are at impact too - with a path that's well to the right, it becomes difficult to play a tight draw. The ball in the video pushed a LOT.
Watch this (and realize that I still turn my shoulders quite a bit - something you'll want to increase).
So here's what I'd do.
1) Increase the turning rates throughout the backswing.
2) Feel like the right elbow is responsible solely for moving the hands UP. You don't want to feel your hands going in at all.
Basically #1 will take care of the inward (hands) and increase your turning, and #2 will increase the upward (hands).
I worked on the closed at impact with my instructor a few hours after I took this video, and what helped me is to push my hips my forward, instead of towards the target. I tend to get (as you can see), REALLY in-to-out, and that's not beneficial.
Also, holy freaking crap am I flat.
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Originally Posted by Stretch
You've got a pretty good thing going there!
The only thing that jumps out at me -- from that DTL view -- is how much your head lowers (and, to a lesser extent, backs away from the golf ball) into impact. That's not in itself a bad thing -- lots of great players do that as they compress down into the ground for power, most notably Tiger. But it can also be an indication of a couple of things that are going to tend to move your swing path too far out to the right, which I think is what's causing your ball flight issues. With the path well to the right, you get the club face just a little too open and you get a straight push. A little too closed and you get an overdraw. A face on video would be very helpful in thinking about it any further.
Jesus! I didn't realize that I dropped that much. I don't do it consciously, so that's one less thing I have to worry about. The head pulling back is a bit worrisome, though I've seen a lot of S&T and centered pivot guys do that.
I worked on the closed at impact with my instructor a few hours after I took this video, and what helped me is to push my hips my forward, instead of towards the target. I tend to get (as you can see), REALLY in-to-out, and that's not beneficial.
By "forward", I hope you don't mean towards the ball? Because that's usually a recipe for sending the path even further right.
Hinge the wrists UP, turn your shoulders. Do nothing else on the backswing. See what that does.
In fact, do a lot of practicing not at full speed. I'd love to see a three-minute clip during which you rehearse several times, stopping to check a few things, and then hit a ball at may be 70% speed TOPS. See some of the later posts in my swing thread for an example of me practicing.
Been busy with college and work, so I haven't really recorded my swing in a while. Been working hard, though, especially for the last month on keeping the right foot down.
