My Swing (cbrister)

I've been Playing Golf for: 1.5 years

My current handicap index or average score is: 110ish

My typical ball flight is:  straight with irons, bit of everywhere with driver

The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: bit of everywhere with the driver

sorry for video quality and size. being a broke college kid has its disadvantages. at least you get my girlfriend's commentary on my swing lol also the third one was a straight push.

Thanks! Yeah, my driver gets a lot of looks. On the course I usually play, the ninth and eighteenth tee boxes are right next to each other. One time this old guy on 18 kept looking over at me while I was waiting to tee off. He finally came over and said that I was the first person he'd seen using a persimmon driver in over 50 years!

I have seen that driver video where that guy says to place the club 4 or so inches behind the ball to keep from opening your shoulders. I'll have to go back and rewatch it. I tend to slightly draw my irons, so I'll line up square with the driver and see if that helps. Could it also be possible that I have the ball too far forward? I mean, it sure feels like my path is in-to-out, but I push slice pretty much every driver shot.

So I need a steeper swing. How do I know if its too steep? I guess working on a shallower swing with my driver was a bad idea ha I was wondering this earlier. Will a steeper driver swing help me square the face and stop the pushes?

I'm a bit confused as to what you're referring to...

Never mind. I read it out of context.

Ok. So less knee bend. And moving the ball forward should take care of the hands, as long as the face is resting properly. Hands should always be in front of the club face, correct? With all clubs? Also, do you recommend playing the ball from the same position relative to my left foot? Like with a 7i, I would play it from the same position as my driver, except my right foot is closer to the ball?

Oh ok. Got it. Did anything else stick out to you as needing serious work? Obviously, my swing is nowhere near perfect, but I want to make sure I don't have any other serious fundamental flaws. I went back and watched another recording of myself and noticed that my hips slide forward but my weight seems to stay about 50/50. I'm going to work on driving that right knee towards my left one to get more weight over.

Lol. How did I know you were going to say that. I went out today and practiced setting up with the club and hands more forward. It feels awkward, but it does feel like its more powerful.

I hope to get a video up tonight. I've been working at fixing the driver and they're getting straighter. While practicing today, I noticed several different things.

1. My right shoulder doesn't get all the way back during my backswing. Instead of a 90 degree turn, it feels like a 70 degree turn and I hit a fade/small slice. When it does get back there, my shots are either great or horrible. I think I wind up taking my eye off the ball.

2. My backswing is still shallow, which sometimes causes a serious amount of cupping and a push slice.

3. My arms begin pulling apart before impact, and I wind up with a chicken wing.

4. My swing looks ridiculous. It feels way better than it looks.

Some good news is that I am taking a golf class this semester taught by National Golf Coach Hall of Famer Bob Ellis. The class has helped me mentally so far, but we haven't been out on the tee much. Also, I've started to hit more hooks, which isn't great, but at least they're not slices.