I had a lesson

[Ringer]

I went and saw Ralph West who I used to work with back at Copper Canyon. One of the few guys I will REALLY trust to work on my swing. If he tells me to do something, I'll do it. Unlike the majority of instructors out there who I find just mimic what others say.

New Swing After Lesson - http://www.swingacademy.com/videoPlayer.aspx?id=6445

Swing Before Lesson - http://www.swingacademy.com/videoPlayer.aspx?id=4609

He had me do two things. First let my left arm roll more taking the club back and have my hands get flatter, more around my right shoulder.

Second, he wanted me to use my lower body MORE on the forward swing. He wanted me to really let my legs go.

The results were EXCELLENT. I have never seen so many beautiful draws in my life. They weren't pull draws either. They would start right and draw back.

[SpringBokVol]

Both swings look nice, but I actually liked the first one... but what the heck do I know :)

[Phil McGleno]

SwingAcademy sucks. The video quality sucks. Erik should block links to those pages - they're useless.

That is all I have to say.

[Ringer]

Yeah the video was from my camera phone and originally I was quite small in frame. I had to blow it up, that's why it's so grainy. I'll have better ones next time.

[tim31x]

plane lines look pretty good. but have you ever given some thought about adjusting your set up? seems to have a little too much knee flex and your posture looks a little low. i think you could really benefit from it, because you already make such a nice swing motion. just my thoughts, keep swinging!

-tim

[Ringer]

plane lines look pretty good. but have you ever given some thought about adjusting your set up? seems to have a little too much knee flex and your posture looks a little low. i think you could really benefit from it, because you already make such a nice swing motion. just my thoughts, keep swinging!

Been there done that.

I use a lot of leg drive to start my swing. I'm a shorter guy so I have to utilize my rotational abilities. Taller people can generally be much more stable with their lower body and just turn. There was always a problem for my old swing and that has been the re-route at the top. It's followed by an early clubface shut down and high hands at impact. The early forearm rotation puts the shaft flatter in the back-swing which carries my hands back instead of lifting up. Although my habit is still to re-route, it's much closer to being fixed. I have to get comfortable with the new swing.

[Phil McGleno]

I use a lot of leg drive to start my swing. I'm a shorter guy so I have to utilize my rotational abilities. Taller people can generally be much more stable with their lower body and just turn.

Ooooof. Ouch.

Nobody "just turns" except the worst players. The best players PUSH or DRIVE the knees and hips forward.