Takeaway

[andy101]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone had an issue with there takeaway and managed to fix it?

The reason for my questions is I would like to know what it felt like in the beginning when you were in the process of correcting it. Want to compare what I am feeling with how you felt. If its the same then I know I am on the right track :) Don't wanna keep practising something that is not correct.

Obviously with changing anything in golf it always feels strange in the beginning.

Cheers,

[muggs]

When I'm struggling with my swing, I start taking the club away way too far inside which makes my swing really inconsistent. A swing thought that really helps me with this is (this part is pretty obvious) focusing on taking the club back along the target line as long as I physically can and then (this is the mental key for me) at the moment I can no longer keep the club there, I begin to fold my right arm and complete the backswing.

That thought alone fixed the take away problems I was having earlier this season. The good news is when I can do this sucessfully it puts me on plane, keeps the clubface in a good position at the top of my swing, and when I have the club in that position it naturally helps me release the club and follow through nicely.

The bad news is, I really have to focus on my takeaway because I can easily fall back into the old habit of opening everything up too soon and taking it back inside.

[CarlSpackler]

I didn't think I had a problem with stance, posture, takeaway, club position, etc. until I went to a video lesson with a good pro. The images that came from the camera slapped me upside the head with a good dose of reality. The pro molded me like silly putty into a good posture and positions at different parts of the swing. I plan to go back soon to make sure that I have not reverted back or invented some new silliness. I would get to a good pro.

[Maker]

The key for me to getting my take away where I wanted it was slowing it down, then focusing on keeping my left arm straight and getting my turn completed without moving my head. Besides slowing it down I made sure to practice it in stages to get the feel for each part of the positioning. I try to get the sense that my hands are being kept away from my body, and make sure that while I am hinging my wrists I don't want them to feel too loose the top (because I had a habit of over cocking them and getting the club out of position at the top. The take away is really the main thing I focus on when addressing the ball now. For all of the above I'd say the biggest thing that helped me was slowing it down. Accoridng to my instructor my take away was great, so now I need to work on my club face at impact (the push shot is currently my worst enemy).

[soloredd]

The key for me to getting my take away where I wanted it was slowing it down, then focusing on keeping my left arm straight and getting my turn completed without moving my head. Besides slowing it down I made sure to practice it in stages to get the feel for each part of the positioning. I try to get the sense that my hands are being kept away from my body, and make sure that while I am hinging my wrists I don't want them to feel too loose the top (because I had a habit of over cocking them and getting the club out of position at the top. The take away is really the main thing I focus on when addressing the ball now. For all of the above I'd say the biggest thing that helped me was slowing it down. Accoridng to my instructor my take away was great, so now I need to work on my club face at impact (the push shot is currently my worst enemy).

I'm in the same situation. I've had a takeaway that was way too inside for 3 years now. For about a month I've finally fixed that portion of my swing. Much more down the target line. However, I now have a push just like you and have been working on that.

To the OP, with my new takeaway it feels to me like I'm going too far outside but it really isn't. It's a sign of how much inside I was coming before. And like everyone else who replied, I have to consciously tell myself to do this because of the bad habit for so long.

[anthony]

When I have takeaway issues, it's generally because I pick it up instead of pushing it back with my left arm in conjunction with a shoulder turn. To expand on that, I feel like I'm staring the backswing by pushing straight down. Obviously you can't push the club down, but that's how it feels. I can't say I focus on taking it too far inside or outside or anything like that.