Swing Video

[thenormankid]

I finally got some video!!! Here it is my swing and I'm in need of help can you guys take a look at it and help me out. My iron flight has been very weak and the driver is going left and right. Help Please!
Driver:



Iron:

[kleraudio]

Swing looks pretty good man, I'd say your not in an athletic enough position, if that makes any sense...

Bent more at the knees and also at the waist, I think it will help you alot, I really love your follow through, Im trying to achieve that myself right now!

Oh and what helped me is keeping my head behind the ball at impact, seems like your head is getting way ahead of the ball at impact....

My HC is kinda high, but ive been putting in a lot of work on my swing and can notice some things here and there...

Hope I helped even just a little!

Jim

[Dub]

Take this for what it's worth....advice from a hacker.

I agree that you may want to try setting up with more knee flex and maintaining it throughout the swing.

I also feel like you need to isolate your lower body more during your initial takeaway. Your lower body is moving as soon as the club comes back.

Do a google search for the Tiger Woods slow motion swing filmed during a Nike commercial. You'll see the clubhead come on back ...nice and wide....low.....before the legs ever move.

Again, maintaining knee flex will help with this, too.


Your follow through is money. Keep it up. That's the way to finish....fully through the swing.

[thenormankid]

So I need to work knee flex, and not turning my hips on the takeaway. Is there anything else yall can see

[bunkerputt]

So I need to work knee flex, and not turning my hips on the takeaway. Is there anything else yall can see

My biggest recommendation is to try to build a swing that is rotary in nature. Right now, you have a lot of lateral movement combined with a reverse pivot. First get in your head the kind of swing you are trying to build. I prefer and I think the evidence supports the rotary kinds of swings as a better model. This is, for one reason, because lateral movement has no fixed reference point, while you always rotate around an axis (right leg on backswing, left leg on downswing). I tend to think this is a big reason for the consistency of the rotary movement. But it's impossible for normal humans to start rotating your body when your spine is arched towards the target on your backswing without coming over the top and pulling the ball a mile right. The typical compensation is a huge slide forward and to the right of the target to keep the club close to the right plane. Try to get the feel that you are leaning away a bit from the target rather than towards it. Do a google search on the "reverse K" position to see the difference in what you are doing. Or compare this photo with your position at the top:

You will need to bend more at the waist because if you tried to rotate from your initial posture, you would probably struggle with topping the ball. As far as the transition goes, once you are in a good position at the top, try to feel like the first thing that happens is a rotation of the lower body. Forget about the "bump and turn" advice. The bump is really an illusion created by the rotation and is likely to just keep you from progressing if you are already sliding a lot anyway. Take a look at this video: Notice how Kim's left butt cheek at the transition goes pretty much straight back. It doesn't move towards the target like you would expect with a "bump and turn" kind of swing. That's what I would get started on first, i.e. #1 bend forward at the waist, and #2 rotate instead of tilt. Forget about your arms and hands for now. Try to take your hands straight back to very slightly inside, but focus more on your turn. When you are rotating correctly, it's a piece of cake to get your arms and hands moving on the right plane. Good luck.

[thenormankid]

Bunkerputt I really appreciate the advice you gave me. Now I'm going to focus on posture and on rotation.

[bunkerputt]

Bunkerputt I really appreciate the advice you gave me. Now I'm going to focus on posture and on rotation.

Good luck and good swingin'.

--Kris

[breezy]

try to slow your right foot from coming up too quickly. For my swing, i keep my two feet planted in order to generate more power from the lower body. I do lift my right foot but thats after impact. back when i first started playing i would lift my right foot up fast and it would seem as if i was only on my left foot. keeping your right foot quite will also allow you to keep your head still. I wonder also, how tall are you? the reason i ask is cause i see you taking your back swing way too far and generating very little accuracy and power also resulting to little grip control. thats just my opinion.

[unoiron]

When I first saw this swing I though there was no way that the OP could play to a 10 handicap. Then I paused his swing at just after impact. The head stays back and the triangle between the arms and shoulders is almost perfect, with the left hip turning out of the way and the left leg braced.

Just goes to show that even less then conventional swings can get the job done and that impact is the moment of truth.