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[Ben]

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Some 7 irons





2 hybrid

[ganjagolfer]

nice classic waggle! seems to be a ghost of a forward press ala' "the earlier ben".

[TakeDeadAim]

Seems like the ball is way forward in your stance for a 7 iron shot... it could be the angle of the camera...

You seem to start the backswing movement with your hands, not your shoulders/hips. Looks like a wrist cocking move more than a one-piece takeaway.

And I see a little "bouncing" move when you impact the ball... which could lessen the effect of your hip rotation and rob distance to your shot.


But, hey, with your handicap, what the hell do I know...

[st0wgolf08]

Seems like the ball is way forward in your stance for a 7 iron shot... it could be the angle of the camera...

It's just the camera angle, I thought about this too, but then I kindof rotated my perspective and it looked in the middle.

Btw thank you so much for making your video actually view-able. People put videos from cell phones and it looks so horrible.

[ganjagolfer]

Seems like the ball is way forward in your stance for a 7 iron shot... it could be the angle of the camera...

that was nicklaus' fault too, playing all his shots in the front of his stance. probably could have won 25 majors if he played the ball back

[Titleist Man]

that was nicklaus' fault too, playing all his shots in the front of his stance. probably could have won 25 majors if he played the ball back

It could have given him 25 or 2. All i know is that he played so well he was probably smart to not change his swing. Just something to think about.

[Ben]

Yeah, the camera angle is a hair off. That being said, I do have a tendancy to play the ball forward in my stance. When students ask about proper ball position, I tell them to take a few practice swings and to take not of where their swing arc bottoms out, and that's the point where they should play the ball. The natural bottom of my swing is more towards my front foot, so, that's why I play the ball there.

[FortAsel]

The only thing I'd change is the takeaway. I'd turn it into a one-piece takeaway, rather than that move you do, because it can make the club get stuck behind you, and then you'll lose a lot of consitency and control over the golf ball.

But, since you are a +1.5 handiccaper, why should you listen to me anyway? lol. I think you've done a very good job...

[denver_nuggs_15]

I didn't notice it so much with the 7-iron, but with the 2h, you seemed to cock your wrists a little early. I could be wrong, but it just stood out to me. Other than that, it looks pretty sweet.

The ball position with the 7-iron confused me as well, but you put that to rest.

[Ben]

I didn't notice it so much with the 7-iron, but with the 2h, you seemed to cock your wrists a little early. I could be wrong, but it just stood out to me. Other than that, it looks pretty sweet.

I was actually just really lazy by that point. I'd hit 2 and a half buckets over a 4 hour period and I wasn't really putting a good swing on it.

[Shindig]

A couple of people have commented on Ben's ball position with the 7-iron. While the ball position has been debated on other threads, this seems a good place to point out the other Ben's ball position:

I hope this links. If it doesn't, the URL is right below:



http://perfectgolfswingreview.net/Ho...llPosition.jpg


Ben's ball position isn't center of his stance, for either Ben. So, while it makes the ball look forward, and might look more forward than it is (I don't know much about cameras or camera angles), it is probably in the right position for him.

[Ben]

^ He said it.

That diagram is from Hogan's Power Golf , a method that I put to use.

[ganjagolfer]

jack's similar idea on ball position and one basic swing

[Ben]

That's a pretty cool video.

[KwSipp]

Did all the guys saying "wow looks like you start with your hands" actually pause and play pause and play the vid to get a photo like view of the swing I definetly seen a GREAT swing right there and I love how you keep your head still and remain still even after impact honestly I cant see anything "bad" about this swing period!! And to all the people saying put the ball further back maybe they should try to scoot it up a bit and see what it does to there ball striking/distance... a little hint height = more carry and more carry = more distance

[Ben]

Well thanks.