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Here's a few days of stuff. First, swing length plus maintaining the cupping in the left wrist a little (it feels like my right wrist stays pretty flat): Then, the same thing as a

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Just wanted to go through my round of 69 at Whispering Woods to highlight a few things. It was from the blue tees (6500 yards) where we'd held the TST outing a few days prior. Let's take a look at eac

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I'd lost the feels so I went back to exaggerate. These aren't even exaggerations, but they're good. Not worried at all about the downswing on these, and I'm under-turning, too. I grouped the ball

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Hi Iacas, why do you do that thing at the end of your swing. Like, are you doing that "no follow through" move in all your swings? I'm assuming you mean to do that( I reckon your not the sort of guy to do something by accident). Do you see some sort of advantage in holding the swing and not finishing "high"

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Before I answer, I'll point out that I removed your classless comment. Grow up.

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Hi Iacas, why do you do that thing at the end of your swing. Like, are you doing that "no follow through" move in all your swings? I'm assuming you mean to do that( I reckon your not the sort of guy to do something by accident). Do you see some sort of advantage in holding the swing and not finishing "high"

I don't know what you're talking about. That's a full follow-through. It might not wrap around my neck but that's simply because my arms have not flown off my torso as in some other swings, but that's not "no follow through."

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HAHA, no worries.

Your follow through is short though...isn't it? I mean do you swing the driver like that and end the swing with the club pointing at third base or do you have a different finish for the longer clubs?

I'm not criticising your swing or anything but on a normal iron swing would you finish like that? and do you see any advantages in that finish compared to the big arms over the shoulder flourish?

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Originally Posted by logman

Your follow through is short though...isn't it? I mean do you swing the driver like that and end the swing with the club pointing at third base or do you have a different finish for the longer clubs?

It's not short, no.

Tiger's swing is as long as mine. His shoulder (this swing is from 2007) and thus right arm measurements are different but his swing is the same length.

Are you seriously confusing a practice swing and a feel with an actual swing? In no way is the club pointing at third base - the BUTT OF THE CLUB is pointing well 45° or so left of third base, and the clubhead itself is pointing more than 180° farther than third base.

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Originally Posted by Beachcomber

He's looking at your DTL practice swing and confusing that as your full swing.

Probably, but that's pretty stupid.

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Originally Posted by iacas

Probably, but that's pretty stupid.

Dropping logs all over your thread.

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Two videos. The first shows how I'm practicing this and I think is illustrative of how some pieces should be practiced.

Thank you for that first video, it helps more than you know.  Also reminds me of this:

Knowing what you need to work on (Phase 1) and knowing what happens when you are successful (Phase 3) are important, but I think actually HOW you practice the pieces and accomplish the goal is too often overlooked. :)  It's so easy to say to myself, "Well, James wants me to keep my left shoulder down longer" then just go pound through a bucket of balls trying to do that each time, and frequently feeling like I accomplished absolutely nothing.

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Originally Posted by iacas

Probably, but that's pretty stupid.

OOOPPPS ! I was looking at the DTL(greenshirt) stills sequence. Sorry didn't mean to cause offence

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Originally Posted by logman

OOOPPPS ! I was looking at the DTL(greenshirt) stills sequence. Sorry didn't mean to cause offence

You didn't offend. I'd simply advise you to read before you make comments.

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A few quickies from my daughter yesterday...

Changed grip (left heel pad a bit more on top of the club), setup a little bit (a little more slumpy feeling). Look at the differences at A5.

Even before she could line it up pretty well, but she's added significant speed with these changes:

P.S. Suck on that bottom right one, pretty-much-everyone-myself-included. :)

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A few quickies from my daughter yesterday...

P.S. Suck on that bottom right one, pretty-much-everyone-myself-included. :)

Wow.... just isn't fair.

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Originally Posted by iacas

A few quickies from my daughter yesterday...

Changed grip (left heel pad a bit more on top of the club), setup a little bit (a little more slumpy feeling). Look at the differences at A5.

Even before she could line it up pretty well, but she's added significant speed with these changes:

P.S. Suck on that bottom right one, pretty-much-everyone-myself-included. :)

That, my friend...is awesome.... she is very very lucky!

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Originally Posted by Beachcomber

Erik, why doesn't she have her own swing thread?!

Because I don't want to embarrass you all THAT much. :D

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Because I don't want to embarrass you all THAT much. :D

Well, for fricks sake...

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