My Swing (xxsoultonesxx)

[xxsoultonesxx]

Alright, I'm biting the bullet and posting 4 videos of my swing.

A little background info:

Didn't pick up a club until I was 23, and this summer was my first season getting serious about the game. I've also never had any lesson of any kind. I feel like I have reached a ceiling with my home grown approach, and I'm ready for an educated critique, which is where (some of) you come in.

I'm working on getting my clubface square at impact. My typical misses are right, and I definitely fight a slice with the driver, but I can generally keep the ball in play, and tone it down to a fade. I'm not a huge hitter, and when the weather is warm, I hit my driver about 240, Hybrid 190-200, 7 iron about 135-140, 9 iron about 110.

This is the first time I've ever looked at my own swing, and here are the things that I noticed:

My right foot is not square, my head moves a lot, and my posture is hunched over, but I already had suspicions of these.

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My golf swing: 5 iron down the line.

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Caddy 5 iron

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DTL Driver

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Caddy Driver

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[Keep It Simple]

There are some good things going on with your swing. For the most part I like your set-up. I think your biggest issue is your turn away from the ball in the backswing. Your hands and the club barely start to move backwards and you have already completed your hip turn and strangely have staightened both your legs. So basically you are out of sequence in your backswing. Instead, start the club back first with your upper body (shoulders turning your arms) keeping your lower body still until the clubhead starts to leave the ground. Then let your hips turn naturally to accommodate your shoulder turn (don't consciously try to turn them or resist turning them). Your first move in the downswing should be your hips turning back towards the target (or sliding, just make sure the first move is from your lower body moving towards the target). Hopefully this should get you moving in the right direction. Fundamentally there isn't a whole lot wrong with your swing. Resolving this one issue should take you a long way.

[xxsoultonesxx]

There are some good things going on with your swing. For the most part I like your set-up. I think your biggest issue is your turn away from the ball in the backswing. Your hands and the club barely start to move backwards and you have already completed your hip turn and strangely have staightened both your legs. So basically you are out of sequence in your backswing. Instead, start the club back first with your upper body (shoulders turning your arms) keeping your lower body still until the clubhead starts to leave the ground. Then let your hips turn naturally to accommodate your shoulder turn (don't consciously try to turn them or resist turning them). Your first move in the downswing should be your hips turning back towards the target (or sliding, just make sure the first move is from your lower body moving towards the target). Hopefully this should get you moving in the right direction. Fundamentally there isn't a whole lot wrong with your swing. Resolving this one issue should take you a long way.

It's funny you mentioned that about the hips...I posted a

thread asking that very question. And this is very apparent in my swing, I feel like it looks really armsy/lot of shoulder turn but not quite the most aggressive swing. I have pretty messed up knees, too, if that matters (both hyperextend and one has a previously torn meniscus).

[mazzamouth]

that almost looks like Fircrest golf club?... I am born and raised in Tacoma...nice..

[xxsoultonesxx]

that almost looks like Fircrest golf club?... I am born and raised in Tacoma...nice..

Nope, Lake Spanaway GC.

[uttexas]

Setup: Hands out of sync. Left hand looks fine, but your right hand looks too strong (V pointed past your right shoulder) Your left "v" is pointing at your right shoulder. Grip the club so both "v" are pointing in the same direction (hands will be in better sync)

backswing: Agree with keep it simple. you need more hip turn and more shoulder turn. Try bending your left knee during the backswing and feel like your right hip turns behind you and up. Try to get your belly button to face the camera on the DTL view. Also, try to keep your left arm straighter (it bends a lot at the top of the backswing)

Forwardswing: need more extension of back, arms and legs into impact and follow through. You extend going into impact, then just before impact and into follow through, you start to lose that extension.

Extension into impact and followthrough

[xxsoultonesxx]

So, I've been working on keeping my left knee flexed during my backswing, and initiating my hip turn with a slight push from my right foot. This has given me a few extra yards, but this will take a while to be a consistent change in my swing.

[xxsoultonesxx]

I'm working on adding updates here shortly. If anyone has any input on the current videos please let me know. Thanks.

[xxsoultonesxx]

Bump! I'm planning on filming some updates this week if anyone has any last minute tips let me know!