Videos of My Swing

[Yanks Fan]

Hey guys, I've finally got the chance to get a few videos of my swing. Take a look and give me tips/comments on what I need to work on, if you would.

Driver
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=MOV00004.flv
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=MOV00018.flv

4-iron
http://s171.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=MOV00011.flv

I wanted to get some other videos of my mid-short irons but forgot.
Btw, only have been playing for a year so take it easy on me lol.

[oreodawg1]

looks very smooth, but i'm gonna take a guess and say you drive the ball about 240 on a good drive (which is awesome) and probably a 7 iron about 150...how close am i

well all i can see is maybe slow down your backswing a little cause it's making your head pull up at the top and then hold your follow through a little further

[Mr.Wedge]

There is a lot going on good, but quickly, here is the main thing which will help in my view. You are reverse pivoting which is a common swing fault, caused by the right leg straightening. In your setup position, kick your knees in toward each other and feel the weight on the insides of your feet. Keep your right knee kicked in and flexed...you will add instant power to your swing by doing so.

As an aside, if you post videos on swingacademy, it's a lot easier to view.

[Yanks Fan]

Oreo, you are pretty much dead on with those numbers. Good guesses lol. One thing I have a tendency to do is to end my follow through very abruptly which is probably not good as you mentioned.

Mr Wedge, I will be uploading to that site within the next couple minutes. I didn't now about that site. I'll try that recommendation out cause I can use some more power :)

(waiting for admin to change the videos for me since its too late for me to)

[oreodawg1]

i definetly agree with mr.wedge about keeping that right knee bent. i am a small guy 5' 4" and about 125 pounds but i still average my drives around 285 and i carry my 7 iron about 180 yards.

Check out my right knee in this video of my swing and watch the follow through here is the link:

okay my link didn't work but go on youtube and search "new and improved driver swing" my username is mtx950015

[Yanks Fan]

I'll definitly go to the range and work on the right knee bend and keeping a follow through.

Btw Oreo's, are you a fellow car audio fan as well? Hence your youtube user name?

Here are the videos on Swing Academy:

Driver
http://www.swingacademy.com/swingana...l.aspx?id=1762
http://www.swingacademy.com/swingana...l.aspx?id=1760

4 Iron
http://www.swingacademy.com/swingana...l.aspx?id=1761

[Mr.Wedge]

Here's a pic of your reverse. Take a little time and study it. Note the hips tilted up due to the right leg straightening and the torso tilted toward the target. Ouch! This will cause lower back strain, not to mention all sorts of mis hits.

Think of reaching into the picture and pulling that right knee toward you and a bit toward the target, thinking of what that will do to your torso. It will cause your hips to level up and bring your head back away from the target. At the top, the head should be over the inside of your right thigh. You are leaving your head in place and swaying the hips away from the target. There are two different ways to address this. You can preset your head over your right thigh at address, or you can allow your head to move to the right as you backswing.

It is going to be difficult to break the leg straightening habit, but you are young and should be able to do it ok. It will make your swing feel restricted somewhat, but that is a good restriction. Just go back to that taut spot and let it unwind from that braced right leg and the INSIDE of the right foot. As you get more comfortable with it you can add more backswing if you wish, but you are always best to swing well within yourself IMO. Fix this and your accuracy as well as power will improve.

[Yanks Fan]

I see exactly what you're talking about Mr Wedge. I'm going to go to the range tomorrow and try to work on that problem. Thanks a lot for the feedback.

[Mr.Wedge]

Sure. Keep that relaxed look to your swing...looks real good.

[Yanks Fan]

Just got back from the range and it went a completely different direction than expected.

One of my co-workers out there came out to watch me on the range and he was teaching me the one plane swing and I gotta say after a couple swings, it felt great. I added about 10 yards onto every club with the swing and about 50 yards with the driver. I only hit 5 drives but 4 of them carried an easy 250-270 so with some roll that'll be great. I almost carried a drive in the pond about 285! I'm going out to play tomorrow morning so I'll try to shoot a video of my new swing. Hopefully the range swing comes over with me tomorrow morning.

I couldn't/still can't believe how easy and efficient this swing is.