My Swing (Deadpoets)

[DeadPoets]

I've been Playing Golf for: 3 years
My current handicap index or average score is: 20
My typical ball flight is: push or push draw with irons. Hook or push fade with driver. 
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: block and low ball flight. 

Other Info: I’m a Stack and Tilter

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Edited March 20, 2022 by DeadPoets

[boogielicious]

Have you tried moving the ball forward in your stance to see if that improves lunch angle? Also, your actual backswing is shorter than your rehearsal. I have that issue. I’ve worked on slowing down the backswing and try to feel it being, longer and higher before starting the downswing.

Also, please add a avatar when you have a chance.

[DeadPoets]

1 hour ago, boogielicious said:

Have you tried moving the ball forward in your stance to see if that improves lunch angle? Also, your actual backswing is shorter than your rehearsal. I have that issue. I’ve worked on slowing down the backswing and try to feel it being, longer and higher before starting the downswing.

Also, please add a avatar when you have a chance.

Yes I’ve played around with ball position some. 
 

The short backswing is a problem, but my attempts at making it bigger have been rough. I will post a video of that.

[DeadPoets]

Bigger backswing

 

[iacas]

I have some images for you that I'll post later.

[iacas]

Left side: your first step is fixing the grip. It's REALLY far into the palm. That's pretty common, but here you go:

That's why you can't hinge the club and it doesn't go back very far.

Additionally, I'd love to see the right elbow freed up a little to come off your ribs (while staying in front).

Beyond that…

Actually, I think you should just fix that first. The rest can wait, because they'll change a bit when you fix the grip.

[DeadPoets]

20 minutes ago, iacas said:

Left side: your first step is fixing the grip. It's REALLY far into the palm. That's pretty common, but here you go:

That's why you can't hinge the club and it doesn't go back very far.

Additionally, I'd love to see the right elbow freed up a little to come off your ribs (while staying in front).

Beyond that…

Actually, I think you should just fix that first. The rest can wait, because they'll change a bit when you fix the grip.

Just curious, but why do you think the grip is in the palms?  When I take my grip I grip it in the fingers diagonally. 

[iacas]

25 minutes ago, DeadPoets said:

Just curious, but why do you think the grip is in the palms?

Because it’s in the palm. It comes out by your wrist. Watch the video.

[DeadPoets]

1 minute ago, iacas said:

Because it’s in the palm. It comes out by your wrist. Watch the video.

Don't know.  I'm gripping the club here at my house now and it's in the fingers. I'll play around with it though.

[iacas]

5 minutes ago, DeadPoets said:

Don't know.  I'm gripping the club here at my house now and it's in the fingers. I'll play around with it though.

It’s not. You’re not understanding what I’m saying.

It may be in your index finger but it’s nowhere near being in your pinkie finger.

 Which is why you can’t hinge it fully and why the face is shut.

Watch the video.

[DeadPoets]

2 minutes ago, iacas said:

It’s not. You’re not understanding what I’m saying.

It may be in your index finger but it’s nowhere near being in your pinkie finger.

 Which is why you can’t hinge it fully and why the face is shut.

Watch the video.

I'm assuming you are looking at the address position in the DTL video to determine this.

I'm just trying to understand "it comes out by your wrist."

Is Adam Scott's grip here not out by the wrist?

[iacas]

13 minutes ago, DeadPoets said:

I'm assuming you are looking at the address position in the DTL video to determine this.

I am not. Look at the picture please and watch the video.

1 hour ago, iacas said:

Left side: your first step is fixing the grip. It's REALLY far into the palm.

It’s not in the fingers.

[boogielicious]

21 minutes ago, DeadPoets said:

I'm assuming you are looking at the address position in the DTL video to determine this.

I'm just trying to understand "it comes out by your wrist."

Is Adam Scott's grip here not out by the wrist?

A lot of us had similar issues with the grip. It feels like it’s in the fingers, but it slides into the palm. Watch the video that Erik posted above. Let the grip sit in the pinky through middle finger of your left hand first. Sometimes I practice taking the grip without putting the index finger or thumb on until I close my left hand down. They can over power the other fingers.

[woodzie264]

18 hours ago, DeadPoets said:

Don't know.  I'm gripping the club here at my house now and it's in the fingers. I'll play around with it though.

The struggle is real! I have been working on my grip for awhile now. When I take the grip, it’s in my fingers with my hypothenar eminence atop the grip, yet when I lower the club into my stance, something sinister takes place and by the time I’m at A3, it appears to be into my palm.  The video Iacas posted is super helpful for explaining my problem, but unfortunately he can’t grip the club for me. I’d put some time into this and see if you can change your picture above.

[iacas]

The red arrow points to your pinkie finger. The green arrow points toward the grip. They're really far apart, separated by all of the space pointed at by the white arrow.

[nevets88]

I distinctly remember Erik showing me this during a live lesson. The difference between in the palm and in the fingers in terms of how the grip feels in your hands is pretty big. At address, it feels like the club is more... upright, but that's just me. I rewatch his grip video and learn something new every time.

[DeadPoets]

Sorry.  Ignore the video above. 
 

Here’s the most recent…

 

 

 

Edited March 25, 2022 by DeadPoets

[boogielicious]

6 hours ago, DeadPoets said:

Sorry.  Ignore the video above. 
 

Here’s the most recent…

 

 

 

Can you video in slow motion? It’s easier to see all the check points.