My Swing (PaulMVR)

[PaulMVR]

I live in minnesota and have been working on my swing all winter in my apartment. I'm going down to texas next weekend to golf. I'm obviously not hitting a ball so,  but does it look like a swing that could break 90?

My best score it a 94 for 18 holes, and am hoping I can beat that next weekend.

[jlwmanagement]

It is impossible for me to tell if you would break 90, but from what limited knowledge I have about the golf swing, it seems you may want to get on a more even plane. Maybe try slowing your swing/tempo. With your arms sort of bouncing around, you may find it difficult to be consistent.

It is also hard to tell without slow-mo but it looked to me like at impact your shoulders and hips are back where they were at address. I believe they should be slightly open (hips moreso).

Once again just my thoughts but they may be wrong.

[PaulMVR]

[PaulMVR]

I usually have a really hard time keeping my eye on the ball. My focus pulls away from the ball, I still hit the ball ok, but I'd like to be able to keep my head more still.

[proguy747]

Paul,     I went to youtube and watched your videos...   Do you want some swing help?  I am sure you do, so you need to start by taking a video from behind with the camera at forearm height and then from face on at the same height..     First part.   Set-up.  you need to tilt slightly away from the target with your upper body.  You also need to kick your right knee toward the target, this will make your right hip lower then the left and matching the angle of your shoulders....   Look into the mirror with your current set-up.  Then feel as though you do a hip check toward the target.  This will give your hips and upper body a look as though your are leaning toward your back foot or away from the target. Now you should only work on your first move away from the ball and change nothin else until you have video proof that you have mastered these two things.   To start your first move we can practice in the living room..  With your new set-up place a book dierectly behing the clubhead or tie a towel ( big bathroom one) to your club head.  With the triangle between arms and chest staying intact begin the backswing by pulling your right shoulder back or away from the target.  This will quiet the hands down.. the butt of the club will work in toward your right thigh and the clubhead will stay outside your hands.   You want the pivot to control the backsing  becuase right now you pick the clubhead up and your arms are out of sync and stuck behind your body...  at around 8 oclock the wrist will then begin to hinge and will be natural.   You need to fix this first move becuase anything you try to fix beside this is a waist of time becuase this first move is a golf swing killer....  Try these to keys and psot a video of you doing them.. I will be back later to check and see how you are doing..

[PaulMVR]

Yeah I was looking for some help :D ... alright, I'll work on that stuff, thanks for the info!

[PaulMVR]

Alright, It's pretty cold outside and I forgot to tape a front on view while i was still out there(i'll do that later)... and the down the line vid is higher than forearm height... but I've been working really hard on trying to figure out how to not pick up my club like that.. everyone told me to stop doing that but I could never figure it out... (.I definitely need to work on keeping my upper body and hips tilted correctly.

I think your tip of pulling my right shoulder back to quiet my hands worked great... I think this looks way better than it used to. Now I really can't wait for the snow to finish melting. Thanks!

[proguy747]

So much better....     Slow Down!  the backswing is not a race....     while inside wrap a towell around the head.  You will feel the pivot pull the hands away from the ball and will see the clubhead lag behind.  Feel as though you load into the inner right thigh..  Take a small wedge and place it under the outside of your right foot.   This will give you the brace to load or turn into.  Allow the right hip to turn and work toward the target.   Your butt will go toward the target...   By loading this way you will have room for your arms to stay directly in front of your chest.....    This will allow you to then just turn around your center.  If you watch the video you will notice how your right elbow is way behind your right hip at the top.  your arms are behind your chest.. This means your are out of sync and stuck.  You then have to thrust your right foot toward the ball in attempt to swing your arms at the ball and then flip your hands through impact.    Get a nerf ball and put it beteewn your forearms and take your backswing..  Notice how much shorter it is and how it stays in front of your chest.   That is perfect..   Then you need to work on your footwork.  your feet should roll toward the target on the downswing.   Your right heel should roll toward the target first.  This will keep you from thrust yourself toward the ball and will give your arms room to swing freely and low left around your body.  This will square the clubface naturally and passively with the body as opposed to the hand s doing it.