Driver Swing Questions

[Lange]

Ok so lately i've been putting much attention to my driver and at the range few days back i solved it and hit at least a good 6 dead straight, being very satisfied with myself and slowly feeling more and more comfortable with my swing i have a question or two just to make sure what i'm doing is on the right track.

Is it good to basically try and copy your foreswing pattern with your backswing pattern?

[Lange]

Bump sry for this just hoping someone could get me a quick answer or thoughts towards the technique

[m11]

i'd say they mirror each other in a way. You turn your shoulders on your backswing to take the club back and the uncoiling of your shoulders/body is what causes the downswing to occur. If you've heard of Ben Hogan's pane of glass idea, you basically are keeping the club traveling within that pane on both your forward and backswings...essentially causing them to sorta mimic each other.

I know i'm dancing around the question because i dont want to exactly say that they are or arent copies of each other...but hopefully that points you in the right direction

[Lange]

ok thx alot

[lolzzlolzz]

No. The downswing is less steep, and also goes from inside out. You execute the back swing by moving your hands, arms, shoulders, and hips in that order... and you execute the downswing by moving your hips, shoulders, arms, and hands in that order.

[m11]

No. The downswing is less steep, and also goes from inside out. You execute the back swing by moving your hands, arms, shoulders, and hips in that order... and you execute the downswing by moving your hips, shoulders, arms, and hands in that order.

thats certainly a better way of answering the question

[extremeld]

try recording your swing,

what golfers think they are doing and what they are actually doing tend to be two different things,

when you begin your downswing your hips turn to the left therefore and your hand then drop inside on a lower plane, if you turn back and forth in a mirror image it means that you are not coiling correctly or engaging the larger muscles.

clear as mud i know, record your swing and post it!

k

[Lange]

Yea that sounds much better, thx alot lately i've been having great success with my driver. Hit 333 yards with no wind yesterday, bombed it over water from the tips. Dent can back me up on that it was something ill never forget.