My Swing (Auto Driller)

[Auto Driller]

 

My current handicap: 17

Years playing golf: 5

Natural ball flight: fade

Most miss / shot I’m trying to eliminate: thin / top

In case you’re wondering, this hole is modeled after TPC Sawgrass #17. It was playing about 135 and I played PW (should have pulled 9) and slightly blocked it to the right. It ended up in the trap and I bogeyed the hole.

[saevel25]

1. It looks like your are standing to close to the ball. 
2. You look a bit out of sync with your hands and turn in the backswing. Try to feel like your hands do much less and your torso turns much more. 

I like these two drills, 

and

 

[iacas]

Agree about the proximity you're standing to the ball.

We need three things man:

• Good angles.
• Slow motion video.
• FO and DL video.

[Auto Driller]

Adding another angle.

Clearly it’s a different swing but the mechanics are approximately the same.

First of all - thank you for the feedback so far. I still slightly (like 1 inch) farther away from the ball and focused on body turn and had great results today.

I played at Golf Club of Houston which has hosted the Houston Open for the past 16 years. I shot an 89 which is a great score for me considering this is a very difficult course with lots of hazards.

This is a 3 Hybrid on the par 4 12th. It was playing about 285 with a very narrow entrance to the green with water on one side and a bunker on the other so I laid up. The shot was slightly off the fairway to the left but with a playable lie from the rough with a decent angle to the pin. Ball flight was a slight fade. Shot was about 220 yards.

One thing I’ve noticed about my swing is I have a “sawed off” 3/4 finish. I know guys like Rory really turn on the ball but for some reason it just doesn’t feel natural to me. I’m trying to just embrace it. Thoughts?

[boogielicious]

Take a look at this thread below. You look like you are really reaching back for power, but it is affecting the downswing. Many of us worked on this. You don’t need to go back further than your body allows. Players like John Rahm and Tony Finau have short backswings and have tons of power.

 

[Slim_Pivot]

  On 5/3/2020 at 1:30 AM, Auto Driller said:

One thing I’ve noticed about my swing is I have a “sawed off” 3/4 finish. I know guys like Rory really turn on the ball but for some reason it just doesn’t feel natural to me. I’m trying to just embrace it. Thoughts?

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IMO the follow through is the result of what happened before. The club’s momentum takes it to a finish.

As I have improved my swing, my follow through has changed a lot (for the better I think) -without trying to change it or thinking about it at all.

[Tepi90]

  On 5/3/2020 at 12:42 PM, Slim_Pivot said:

IMO the follow through is the result of what happened before. The club’s momentum takes it to a finish.

As I have improved my swing, my follow through has changed a lot (for the better I think) -without trying to change it or thinking about it at all.

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Totally agree, clubs momentum pulls you into finish. Thinking about the finish position could maybe change some parts of the swing to better tho.

Haven't personally tried it in this sport, but in disc golf I feel it did some good to me.

[Auto Driller]

Thanks again for all the feedback. Standing further away from the ball has been hugely helpful.

I also finally got through my head that I had too much wrist action, but critically, that I need to hold my lead (left) wrist FLAT all the way through the backswing. I even trying to feel like I’m cupping my left wrist (like Brooks Koepka and DJ) but the net result is probably closer to flat. My ball striking has improved significantly, I’m taking solids divots, with a more piercing ball flight. 
 

I will try to take some video during my next round and post an update.

[Auto Driller]

I played Pearland Golf Club this morning. I shot 88 from the whites which were rated as 69.7 / 123. The course was in great shape and played relatively long and flat with lots of water and sharp doglegs. Fairways were narrow.

This shot was a 4 iron from the tee on the par 4 8th. It was playing 390 yards with a sharp (60 degree) dogleg left at about 225.

The best analysis I have for this swing is that I do indeed keep my wrist flatter which helps me get the Club face square at contact. I still have a slight outside-to-in swing path which creates a pretty consistent fade. I think this swing is “flatter” than I like and my back leg got a little too straight but the result was good. The shot ended up in the fairway at around 210 yards. 

Apologies for only having the one angle again - I’ve only got one phone lol.

[Auto Driller]

  On 5/3/2020 at 11:14 AM, boogielicious said:

Take a look at this thread below. You look like you are really reaching back for power, but it is affecting the downswing. Many of us worked on this. You don’t need to go back further than your body allows. Players like John Rahm and Tony Finau have short backswings and have tons of power.

 

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I agree that it sometimes feels like I’m really reaching on the backswing. The issue is that when I try to shorten my backswing it seems to exaggerate my outside-to-in swing path and turn my fade into a slice. It’s like the shoulder turn gets the club into a better position to begin the downswing. Has anyone else experienced this?