Suggestions with my swing

[albatross]

Hello,

I'm a 16 handicap and I've improved the consistancy of my irons a little but I'm still having to hit WAY more club than last year and the nice fade I had is moving harder right. Now I have to aim quite a bit left on most shots and let it fade hard/almost mini-slice

Last season I would hit probably 9 iron from 150 and this year it's more like 6 or 7 iron. Here is a video of me hitting an 8 Iron. I noticed right off the bat that I'm still too far from the ball. Surprisingly, I don't think I'm even taking a full swing on the course after seeing this on video.

http://www.swingacademy.com/swingana...l.aspx?id=1281


My grip:

http://www.swingacademy.com/swingana...l.aspx?id=1284





Help??

[tmoult]

Your swing looks good. Try to maybe lower your center of gravity a little bit, as you seem slightly off balance. (This may be because you are wearing sandals?). This will help you add power and consistency.

[sonicblue]

At impact, your hips and shoulders are still square, when they should be slightly open to the target, indicating that they are not pulling the club through impact; rather, you're swinging AT the ball. In addition, I see your head getting kinda pushed around during the backswing. This is because, though your shoulders are hitting your natural limits, you're arms keep going and "lift" up. If I had to guess, it's because you're trying to get a "full turn," but realize that a full turn is different for everyone, and what you're doing is WAY MORE than what is a full turn for you. My advice:

1) A full swing FEELS much LESS full than you may think. Keep your arms and shoulders moving as one. When your shoulders can't rotate any more, your arms shouldn't go any farther, either.

2) "Deaden" the hands for as long as possible during the downswing, and make the shoulder turn THROUGH your main goal, with the hands releasing TO the ball at the last possible second.

My favorite analogy as of late is, imagine the club is a gun and the ball is a bullet. How powerful the ball is hit should be a "surprise" to you. You wouldn't try to shoot a bullet faster by throwing the gun while you pull the trigger. What you need to do, is simply provide the most stable, balanced, focused platform from which to allow your equipment to provide the power/speed.

[jambalaya]

Looks to me like you have your weight forward on your toes causing you to lose balance. Just slightly more knee bend, like you are going to sit down, may shift the weight more to the balls of your feet. Don't over do it but I think you need a little more bend in the knees.

[$2 Nassau]

Agreed on the weight on toes observation. Try a little more knee band and squattier position at set up. But it could have something to do with those golf shoes you are wearing.

[odstore]

Definitely need to work on your balance. You shouldn't be falling over after you hit the ball no matter what's on your feet.

[Dent]

For an iron, you look like you are reaching out a little too much.