my swing: millencolinman

[millencolinman]

Here a couple tee shots from a round today, I have been really inconsistent lately any help would be appreciated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoRuh5-cv38

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k8ycKS4-z8

[shortstop20]

On the takeaway, your hands go out and the club goes in, just the opposite of what needs to happen.

[Chicago Seminole]

Very John Daley like. You have proabably heard this before, but you should shorten your swing to parallel. I keep the shaft just short of parallel at the 1:30 position and still drive the ball 270+. The shorter the swing the less time there is for something to go wrong before contact.

[Dr. Slice]

yeah just what shortstop20 said, im have the same exact problem. This is leading to some horrific shanks

[millencolinman]

  Dr. Slice said:

yeah just what shortstop20 said, im have the same exact problem. This is leading to some horrific shanks

Its funny that you should say that because I have also been fighting shanks, started with just short pitch shots now sometimes i'll even shank 3 quarter punch shots.

[jamo]

  shortstop20 said:

On the takeaway, your hands go out and the club goes in, just the opposite of what needs to happen.

Yup. That is why you see the club go across the line at the top (it is pointing to the right). Also, it would be helpful if the videos were embedded.

[millencolinman]

Sorry about the lack of embeding, any advice on any drills i can do to fix this problem

[Dr. Slice]

  millencolinman said:

Sorry about the lack of embeding, any advice on any drills i can do to fix this problem

well what i am practicing now is on the start of my backswing i start with the shoulders and not hinging my wrists right away. What i look for is on my backswing when my club is parallel to the ground the part of the blade opposite the hosel should be pointing straight up to the sky.

here look at some of the posts of my swing video... http://thesandtrap.com/forum/threads...ing-(Dr.-Slice )

[Lebowski]

try and feel like you take the club back in a "one piece" takeaway... take the club back with your shoulders rather then your hands

[shortstop20]

Watch Rickie Fowler's takeaway. You don't need to do it just like him, but make it feel like that's what you're doing, chances are if it feels exaggerated, you're doing it right.