My Swing (Rhodes7586)

[Rhodes7586]

I have been golfing for about 1.5 years now. Picked up the game pretty quick, but i think its time that i get some opinions on what is wrong with my swing. I want to get the perfect swing and tempo. Here are a few videos that were taken on Monday. I was right about 160-165, and it was a little uphill so I chose a smooth 7 iron. My clubs are taylormade rac mb's. When I misshit a ball it tends or almost always a little fat. My divot also tends to be outside in, which usually produces a little cut. Anyways thanks for the help in advance!

[Rhodes7586]

[Rhodes7586]

Anyone have any comments at all?

[senorchipotle]

dude... you've never taken a lesson, have you? man, aside from some little things, i wouldn't change much at all. especially if you've already gotten down to a single digit hcp after playing for less than two years. loads of guys/gals have been playing for decades and haven't broken 90.

first of all, i really like your hip action, it goes quickly left leaving lots of time and room for your club to go down and through. i see you open up and play a bit of a natural fade, don't change that or let anybody talk you into doing it. but, you might want to work on putting the ball a little back and hitting some draws for when the shot calls for it.

what i would experiment with if i were you. 1. a narrower iron stance, allows for more power and balance, with equals more efficient shots. actually, that's pretty much it. you've got a great swing, imho.

[uttexas]

Sounds like you've gotten as far as you can with your natural swing. You basically have two choices here.
Choice #1 Really focus on your short game--I did this by only keeping my wedges and putter in my car for six months and just practicing short game.

Choice #2 Make some changes to your swing--this might not be too painful, considering that you've only been playing for a couple of years. I see you've set the bar high with "perfect" swing and tempo.

Here's what I recommend as far as your swing:

Address: stance a bit narrower with the irons. hands more in front of ball at address--this will take some of the cupping out of your left wrist at address. Grip looks good.

Backswing: You do a lot of things well here. Your have a tendancy to bring the club head inside too quickly on some swings, then lift up at the top. Work on deeper hands http://thesandtrap.com/forum/entries...ands-Explained http://forum.thegolfevolution.com/th...117-Deep-Hands Also, try keeping the left arm a bit straighter.

Forward swing: By getting your hands in a deeper position, your forward swing won't be as steep or OTT. You do a good job of keeping your weight centered on the back swing and shifting it forward on the downswing--you can see this by how much weight is on the outside of your left foot at impact.

[Rhodes7586]

Thanks alot for the help, I have not ever had a lesson, just hours and hours of youtube and reading. Then plenty more hours on the range.I am heading up to the range/course to get a quick 9 in now. I am going to work on a few of the suggestions. Def. need to move the ball back in the stance, also going to try to get my hands deeper, though that one might take a lot of reps to get the "feel". Thanks alot for the help, it is greatly appreciated!