My Swing (MichaelBourkeITW)

[MichaelBourkeITW]

 

I've been Playing Golf for: 37 years
My current handicap index or average score is: 10
My typical ball flight is: a slight draw
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: pull hooks. I also can hit a weak high right shot, but that usually lees trouble.

Just getting back into golf after 10 years out of game.  Have played off 3 in early 20's, off 6 in my thirties, and didn't play much in my forties.  I feel like I'm swing as well as when was off 6 so hope just tightening short game and course management will get me near that. I think I flip with my hands (always have to some extent) and looking at videos I reckon it's mostly just lack of flexibility so my turn gets truncated and I lift arms off plane and I can't stay down through the ball.  I've got TPI assessment at physio and am following a program working on mobility.  I believe I'll get improvement out of that alone without any technical change.  Will post back here in a few months and see if there is a change.  Also I'd rather get that sorted before I try implement any changes so I'm not limited in what I can attempt.  So I am only working on 80 yards and in as I feel like my technique there is less dependent on strength and mobility.

Wanted to get these down as a baseline and record of my 50yo self swinging a club. I've posted stats for both DTL swings.  They are both about as good as I can swing now.  The seven iron is how I'd like to launch it consistently, but my average carry is closer to 155 and I typically launch it higher.  My driver carry is normally closer to 230.

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[saevel25]

More hip turn earlier in the backswing and keep turning up in the downswing.

[iacas]

Grip is too weak, face is open. Shaft behaves as you'd expect from someone trying not to lose it to the right.

[MichaelBourkeITW]

13 hours ago, iacas said:

Grip is too weak, face is open. Shaft behaves as you'd expect from someone trying not to lose it to the right.

Thanks.  Did give a try.  Feels very uncomfortable with iron less so with the driver.  I want persevere with this.  Report back in a couple months.

16 hours ago, saevel25 said:

More hip turn earlier in the backswing and keep turning up in the downswing.

thanks, the grip change actually helps with this.