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donkba Established Member

donkba

today i took a look at my swing on a video camera. i thought my swing was alright, i was hitting it ok, not great but not bad either and i got a few lessons to see if there was a problem. man, was i in for a shock. it was the worst swing i had ever seen. i dont have the video, but i will descibe it as best i can. the backswing was good, taking the club back on plane, but as i started the downswing, i had a sort of loop in my swing,kind of like jim furyk, but way more inside, and i did not come back on plane, instead, carrying on even more inside and at the point where i hit the ball, the club was nearly parallel to the ground, and i lost about a foot in height. it looked crazy, and he told me to swing outside to in as i come down to try and get it a bit more on plane, but it wasnt working. there is nothing worse than knowing what is wrong, but not being able to fix it (ive had several lessons). anyone have any advice on how to fix a swing that is too far inside (only on downswing)
thank you for any help in advance
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green6767 Well Established Member

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Well, I wouldn't recommend doing this as a full time swing cure, but more of a fix in my opinion just so you get the hang of proper swing plane.

Bring the club back WAY to the inside on the takeaway. This way, it will be hard to mock this plane on the downswing. Almost to the point of feeling uncomfortable on the takeaway, but more comfortable on the downswing.

I wouldn't even watch where the ball is going with this swing as the results probably wont be that great. Its more of a "get the proper feel" type thing. After the downswing gets to be more comfortable and not so much inside, adjust the backswing to a more normal plane and see if you can repeat the downswing you felt comfortable with.

This is how I taught myself how to play golf. It may not work for everybody and Im sure there are other tips you will receive, this is just what works for me. I've never had a lesson. Just video analysis. It can do WONDERS!!!

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donkba Established Member

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i might try an incredibly steep backswing and followthrough for a while, just to get rid of this loop thing in the downswing then try and flatten in out a little. anyway, i would rather have a steep swing that is on plane than the one i currently have
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Jaysbee1971 Newbie

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I think I would work on half swinging for a while at the range, dont know if you saw Padraig on sky yesterday (Sat 2nd) but he puts a glove under each armpit to try and keep everything in check. Our range has mirrors at the back of the bays so what I do is get into the correct position at the top of my backswing, hold it there, check it in the mirror to make sure Im on the correct plane etc and havent over swung and then hit the ball, concentrating on shifting my hips out of the way, keeping my right elbow tucked in and keeping a good tempo, Im not really concerned with distance but I pick out a target and use that as a pin.

Out of interest where do you play? I've played Cleveland and Seaton Carew, 2 lovely links courses. Hope this helps.
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Dent Great Member

Dent

Try taking a ruler, or a metrestick, and adjust it behind you to where you want the club to take off, then follow your backswing along there and just keep practising.
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I'm not usually one for golf gadgets and gizmos, but a specific product comes to mind and I think incidentally, Butch Harmon's the endorser of this product. Basically, the gadget is a laser stuck to the butt end of the club. As you swing, the laser dot should follow a straight line from the ball all the way back to the top of your backswing. Your downswing should follow pretty much the same path (straight line) back to the ball and through impact.

Lay down a club in front and behind the ball, grab yourself a laser pointer and lemme know if your swing looks any better. :)

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