Jump to content
Check out the Spin Axis Podcast! ×
Check out the Spin Axis Podcast!
IGNORED

My Swing (Conorhealy)

ConorHealy

By ConorHealy
in Member Swings

 Share

Recommended Posts

ConorHealy Established Member

ConorHealy

Posted
Posted (edited)

I've been Playing Golf for: 30 years, with varying degrees of intensity/regularity.
My current handicap index or average score is: 11 ish.
My typical ball flight is: High, intended to be a draw. Struggled with a bad slice for years. A single lesson fixed it, but introduced the left miss.
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: Hook with driver, just seeking more consistency with this club. Chunked wedges also an issue, so better connection needed there.

Hopefully videos are of the quality/angle that is usable. Wasn't space in the bay to film driver properly, can update in time.

Have been a lurker here for a while, seems a good community. Would be very grateful for any thoughts. Thanks

 

 

 

Edited by ConorHealy
Correct title

  • Administrator
iacas Hall of Fame Member

iacas

Posted
  • Administrator
Posted

The angles aren't too bad. But do everyone a favor next time and trim the video to just one swing. Hitting play and then watching you walk around and collect balls before you swing… a lot of people will just move on. The down-the-line was like 20 seconds before you swung.

Anyway… your swing is far too long, and your lower body appears to be getting dragged around almost entirely by what your upper body is doing.

long.jpg

You can see your right leg just extended almost fully to straight, which will turn it into a "pole" of sorts. There's no athletic tension in that P4, and you're going to start your forward move late and from scratch as you have no momentum forward.

  • Informative 2

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • Author, Lowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

Check Out: New Topics | TST Blog | Golf Terms | Instructional Content | Analyzr | LSW | Instructional Droplets

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

ConorHealy Established Member

ConorHealy

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Thanks, appreciate the feedback. I had always been aware I was overswinging a bit but seeing this I was surprised by the extent of it. I had not considered the impact on the right leg but is very clear now you've pointed it out.

I am working my way through the instructional content on here, which is very helpful. A more technical approach than I've tried before so some of the concepts are a little alien but think I'm getting my head around it. And my copy of LWS landed last week, which I expect will help with scoring also.

  • Thumbs Up 1

  • 3 months later...
  • Administrator
iacas Hall of Fame Member

iacas

Posted
  • Administrator
Posted
9 minutes ago, ConorHealy said:

Day 3: 2025.12.29

Played nine holes to test out new grip position. Felt uncomfortable, more time on range needed.

It should feel uncomfortable. It's new. Different.

  • Thumbs Up 1

Erik J. Barzeski — ⛳ I knock a ball. It goes in a gopher hole. 🏌🏼‍♂️
Director of Instruction Golf Evolution • Owner, The Sand Trap .com • Author, Lowest Score Wins
Golf Digest "Best Young Teachers in America" 2016-17 & "Best in State" 2017-20 • WNY Section PGA Teacher of the Year 2019 :edel: :true_linkswear:

Check Out: New Topics | TST Blog | Golf Terms | Instructional Content | Analyzr | LSW | Instructional Droplets

Awards, Achievements, and Accolades
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Want to join this community?

    We'd love to have you!

    Sign Up

  • TST Partners

    Carl's Place
    PlayBetter
    Golfer's Journal
    ShotScope
    The Stack System
    FitForGolf
    FlightScope Mevo

    Coupon Codes (save 10-20%): "IACAS" for Mevo/Stack/FitForGolf, "IACASPLUS" for Mevo+/Pro Package, and "THESANDTRAP" for ShotScope. 15% off TourStriker (no code).

  • Posts

    • saevel25
      LIFT Your Freakin' Arms

      By saevel25 · Posted

      Probably since the golfer has to swing the club back and up. The hands have to move back and up. You can feel them go back and up just by turning the shoulders and bending the right arm, because it brings your hands towards your right shoulder.  The difference is if you maintain width or not. Less width means a shorter feeling swing path so the more you need to lift the arms. Being as someone who gets the right arm bend at 110+ degrees, it's 100% a timing issue. I am use to like a 1.5+ second backswing. It probably should be like 1 second at most. Half a second or more will feel like an eternity. I have had swings where I keep my right arm straighter and I am still trying to time the downswing based on the old tempo.  Ideally, for me, it is probably going to be a much quicker and shorter (in duration) backswing, while keeping the right elbow straighter. Which also means more hinging to get swing length without over swinging. 
    • coachjimsc
      Wordle Daily Puzzle

      By coachjimsc · Posted

      Wordle 1,789 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    • Ty_Webb
      LIFT Your Freakin' Arms

      By Ty_Webb · Posted

      I'm currently recuperating from surgery, so no golf, but have been thinking about this quite a bit. This and the don't overbend the right arm thing. It's hard for me to even pose the position, so I'm not 100% sure, but I feel like it's impossible to have the right humerus along the shirt seam and not overbend your right arm, unless your hands are down near your hips. If the left arm is up at or above the shoulder plane and your right arm is bent less than 90 degrees, then your right humerus has to raise or your hands will get pulled apart. Your left hand can't reach your right hand unless either the right upper arm is up or the right arm is overbent. Is that right? If it is, then focusing on not overbending the right arm would force you to raise the humerus. And actually thinking further on it, if you do overbend your right arm, then you're basically forcing your upper arm down or forcing your left arm to bend. Since (for me at least) bending the left arm too much is not something I think I need to worry about, it means that the bend in the trail arm is really the driving force behind what happens to the right humerus. 
    • Ty_Webb
      2026 TST Birdie Challenge

      By Ty_Webb · Posted

      I managed to knock off a 3, a 13, and a 15 a couple of weeks ago. The 3 was a 185 yard par 3 with a 6 iron to 12 feet. 13 was a 350 yard par 4, which was a 2 iron and a 9 iron to about a foot. 15 was a 560 yard par 5 with a driver in a bunker, 4 iron into the semi, gap wedge to 8 feet and a putt.
    • WillieT
      Wordle Daily Puzzle

      By WillieT · Posted

      Wordle 1,789 4/6* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Welcome to TST! Signing up is free, and you'll see fewer ads and can talk with fellow golf enthusiasts! By using TST, you agree to our Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy, and our Guidelines.

  I accept