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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.

Equipment, Setup, Finish, Balance, and Relax. All equal in importance and all dependent on each other. They are the cornerstones of a good golf swing.


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

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Hybrid: Custom 19 degree
Irons: DCI 990 S300 4-PW

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

That is all I have to say.

"The expert golfer has maximum time to make minimal compensations. The poorer player has minimal time to make maximum compensations." - And no, I'm not Mac. Please do not PM me about it. I just think he is a crazy MFer and we could all use a little more crazy sometimes.

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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.

Equipment, Setup, Finish, Balance, and Relax. All equal in importance and all dependent on each other. They are the cornerstones of a good golf swing.


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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

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Driver: Nike VR Pro 8.5* w/ Myazaki 43g X
3 Wood: Nike VR Pro II 13.5* w/ Diamana Whiteboard 83g X
5 Wood: Cobra S9-1 Pro 18* w/ Diamana Whiteboard 83g X

Hybrid: Mizuno MP Fli-Hi 21* w/ Prolaunch Red X
Irons: 4-7 Titleist 712 CB, 8-9 712 MB w/ TT Dynamic Gold X100

Wedges: 46* Vokey SM4, 54* Vokey SM4, 60* TMade ATV

Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Belly 43"


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  tim31x said:
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.

Equipment, Setup, Finish, Balance, and Relax. All equal in importance and all dependent on each other. They are the cornerstones of a good golf swing.


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  Ringer said:
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.

"The expert golfer has maximum time to make minimal compensations. The poorer player has minimal time to make maximum compensations." - And no, I'm not Mac. Please do not PM me about it. I just think he is a crazy MFer and we could all use a little more crazy sometimes.

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