{"id":5276,"date":"2009-03-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/?p=5276"},"modified":"2009-03-31T19:33:48","modified_gmt":"2009-03-31T23:33:48","slug":"luis_gonzalez_swing_analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/swing_check\/luis_gonzalez_swing_analysis","title":{"rendered":"Luis Gonzalez Swing Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SwingLuis Gonzalez is a 12 handicap looking to drop his score into the low 80s by the beginning of this summer. To do this he is hoping that we can help him with two main problems: consistency and power.<\/p>\n

After analyzing his swing I have identified two solutions – one relatively quick and easy and the other difficult and frustrating – that should provide him with an accurate jolt of power.<\/p>\n

Read on to see Luis’ swing and the fixes I’ve outlined for him.
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The Swing<\/h3>\n

Luis Gonzalez’s swing can be seen here<\/a> as a QuickTime movie. This shows two angles, at both full speed and quarter speed, both with the driver.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to play along, look at the video and formulate your “fixes” before reading further.<\/p>\n

Basic Analysis<\/h3>\n

When I watch Luis’s swing, I – like many of you – could probably pick out ten or fifteen different items that I would suggest changing to help him become a better golfer. My job, however, is not to give a laundry list of changes but to find a root change that may knock off several of these other problems.<\/p>\n

In my mind, the length of Luis’s swing is not only the most obvious problem but the problem that could be affecting many other parts of his game. So analysis over: lengthen the swing.<\/p>\n

The problem is that this type of an oversimplification of his swing that could eventually lead to more problems. To correctly lengthen his swing, create more power, and create more consistency I am suggesting that Luis both widen his stance and develop a power pivot.<\/p>\n

Ball Position and Stance Width<\/strong>
\nWhen I am analyzing a swing with a face on camera angle, the first two things that I check every single time are 1) ball position and 2) stance width. Even though there is a huge debate about both ball position and stance width for iron swings, there is very little debate about either of these topics with the driver.<\/p>\n

Most golfers believe – with plenty of physics to support them – that the ball should be played directly off of the instep of your left foot and the instep of your right foot just barely outside of your shoulders with your driver. More simply stated, your stance is shoulder width apart. Let’s start by looking at Tiger’s driver set up.<\/p>\n

\"Tiger<\/p>\n

As you can see, I’ve drawn three lines – lines 1, 2, and M – for the driver setup to make this easier to visualize.<\/p>\n

Line 1:<\/em> Line 1 should run through four separate but equally important places.<\/p>\n