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How do you guys keep enough calm on the course to keep from over-swinging? I just keep letting the backswing get too long, and either compensate by chunking the ground by coming behind the ground, or topping by pulling out of the swing. This has been plaguing me recently: I went from shooting an 86, to a 106, to a 114!

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I would give you advice, but if you seen my other thread i have the same issue. what i like to think about is, 3/4th the swing, that would be about parallel for me

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Don't get the right elbow too disconnected from the body and don't bend it more than to 90º. Perhaps you can try the Swing Extender . Has worked great for me.

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Overswinging can be attributed in part to a lack of confidence. If you believe an easy swing will get the job done... then you will swing easier. Just practice and play with the belief that you dont have to swing hard for the ball to go far... or where it is supposed to for that matter.

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I find overswinging is caused by people haveing little shoulder turn and then they try compensate with too much wrist hinge.

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  Zeph said:
Don't get the right elbow too disconnected from the body and don't bend it more than to 90º. Perhaps you can try the

This is a great idea. Good find here.

You should pat yourself on the back for recognizing you problem is from overswinging. I don't know many people who recognize that. If you want some reference material you can look up "extensor action" on the web. It is a TGM term, but it gives you a pressure point to think about in order to keep your right elbow in a better position.

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You'll be surprised to find exactly how many things can go wrong from the point where your shaft is parallel to the ground to past that point.

James Black is right, I've seen a lot of amateurs try to overswing without proper shoulder turn. This happens because alot of people just arent flexible enough to quite get a full shoulder turn while keeping your left arm in control and relative straight.

Slow down your swing and watch where your club goes on the back swing. Consciously exagerate your backswing to an "incomplete" backswing, then increase alittle bit while focusing on proper shoulder turn. But best thing to do is slow your backswing down a bit and focus on controlling where your club goes.

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  James_Black said:
I find overswinging is caused by people haveing little shoulder turn and then they try compensate with too much wrist hinge.

Agreed. Also, it's tough to overswing if you can maintain a firm left arm at the top. Allowing your left arm to collapse is typically a big component of "overswinging" with beginners. It also robs your swing of power and the torque you can generate.

Take a look at various tour players at the top of their backswing. See what trends you notice :)

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Hit some balls today. Worked on maintaining the 90* right elbow angle as well as making sure my right leg is not kicking backwards (i.e. swaying in backswing). I think my swaying was contributing to my overswing. Anyways, not only was I making better contact, I was also able to get more distance because I was not casting as badly. And I was hitting my driver pretty straight too! I think I've got 2 thoughts to keep in mind during my practice now... straighten right knee during coil, and stop when my elbow gets to 90*. Hopefully the swing extender helps me to keep that 90* feel there, so I can get back out of the 100s and into the low-mid 80s.

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  kilbyman said:
Hit some balls today. Worked on maintaining the 90* right elbow angle as well as making sure my right leg is not kicking backwards (i.e. swaying in backswing). I think my swaying was contributing to my overswing. Anyways, not only was I making better contact, I was also able to get more distance because I was not casting as badly. And I was hitting my driver pretty straight too! I think I've got 2 thoughts to keep in mind during my practice now... straighten right knee during coil, and stop when my elbow gets to 90*. Hopefully the swing extender helps me to keep that 90* feel there, so I can get back out of the 100s and into the low-mid 80s.

i have a swing extender and it does really help.

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When I put on the swing extender, it felt like my swing was shorter, wider and my contact with the ball was better. I think it is a really good training aid.

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  delav said:
Agreed. Also, it's tough to overswing if you can maintain a firm left arm at the top. Allowing your left arm to collapse is typically a big component of "overswinging" with beginners. It also robs your swing of power and the torque you can generate.

Especially keep an eye on John Daly, lol


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find out more about tempo.

I have only just really started to pay more attention to it, and it's been a revelation...and really helps during a round.

work on it, so that a good tempo becomes as much a habit as your setup.

I 'slowed' down my swing, tempo wise, but the results are beginning to come.

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Especially keep an eye on John Daly, lol

Darn it... forgot my caveat. Hopefully the OP will steer clear of casinos.

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Especially keep an eye on John Daly, lol

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