My Swing (ujjwaldeb)

[ujjwaldeb]

Hi guys,

I took up this crazy game about 2 years ago. Currently have a EGA handicap of 21.6.

I wanted to get some feedback on my driver swing.  My distance is about 220m (carry + roll) off the tee. if i'm hitting it well, i have a slight fade - if i'm hitting it badly, i have a pronounced slice :)

I noticed that most people at setup have their arms hang down and then their club shaft at an angle to the arms. My arms and club shaft form a straight line at setup. You'll hopefully see what i mean when you watch the video.

It could be because i havent had any formal golf instruction - the reason i started doing it that way was because i figured the longer the shaft, the better the velocity of the clubhead (assuming angular momentum is conserved), but i could be way off base.

Any comments on the swing overall, as well as the specific question above , are welcome.

cheers

Ujjwal

[MPS67]

Hi Ujwall,

I see a couple of things that could be indicators of swing faults.

1) Your club face near the top of your back swing looks closed. It's difficult to say what grip manipulations (if any) are occurring from this position. A closed face at the top usually results in the same at impact. A closed face at impact results in either a pull or hook. Since your typical ball flight is a slight fade or slice, you might be blocking your shot by not fully releasing your hands thru impact. I'd first work on squaring up your club face at the various positions of the golf swing. See this article ---> LINK You may want to purchase a swing aid like this ---> LINK

2) It also seems like you over swing at the top. I'd shorten your back swing to the point where your club shaft does not travel beyond parallel with the target line.

[rustyredcab]

For me, you have a bunch of good things happening in your swing.

Your shaft-arm setup is in the spirit of we single plane swing guys. Check out the site below to find out more about why your instinct to reach for the ball is a good one. You've stumbled into (IMHO) the best way to get that long shaft you are looking for. A conventional swing requires that you clear the hips or make room in some other way to make room for the shaft and arm to make a line. You'll see what your setup can produce in a swing. Dive in and join those of us who swing like Moe Norman.

To see Moe visit:

To learn more about the swing visit:

http://moenormangolf.com/

My few quick tips if you choose not to visit the site that shows Moe -- and things to look for when you do:

Shorten up backswing to allow club no further than parallel to the ground. Longer backswing does not create more speed and makes solid contact harder.

And although it is hard to see in the video, I'm guessing there is something happening in your grip that has the clubface pointing to the sky on the backswing and then somehow re-directed to get more or less square at impact. Fix your grip and you'll find it easier to get the club in position for success. A proper grip allows the hands to produce speed and consistency.

The right grip and a shorter backswing and you'll be killing the ball.

You are also just a bit over the plane line which could also be a compensation for your grip.

[ujjwaldeb]

Thanks , rustyredcab and mps67 for your comments.

mps, I hadnt noticed the closed clubface at the top - i think it maybe because i take a very strong grip, because my release is not that great. I'll work on that at the range.

Also, I sometimes shorten the backswing , especially when i'm looking for accuracy - maybe i should make that the standard.

rusty, i checked out the moenorman site - i hadnt actually heard of moe before, but the videos look interesting and in line with my understanding of the physics - i'll do some more digging and try and adopt the techniques.

thanks for the help, guys.

cheers

Ujjwal

[rustyredcab]

Ujjwal,

Dive head-first into swinging like Moe. I had an 18.0 index and it was going nowhere but slowly up in 2001 before I converted to Single Plane. In 2005 (as a 13.0 index) I discovered the Graves Golf Academy and the true Moe Norman swing. My current index is a personal low of 6.1 (likely to bounce up to 6.4 at the next revision).

You are already embracing one of the main differences -- standing farther from the ball and setting up on your impact plane.

Good luck.