Overswinging

[saevel25]

I know that this has been harped over and over again, don't over swing. What i mean by this is, once your rotation starts to pull you off the ball laterally, that is to much. I found this out today when i couldn't get my drives anywere near the fairway. It was a slow round and i was pressing on a two-some and the four-some behind me was two holes behind. So i decided to hit a few extra tee shots. The third one i teed up i ripped a perfect draw, and i realized that when i hit that shot i didn't try to get my usual width in the swing, and i kept it really compact. You know, i didn't loose much distance as all. So i decided to do this on the way in, i was hitting irons and drives flush for the next 4 holes.

I think the cause of overswinging is the obsession with distance, and pro's telling us that we need to get our weight on our left side and brace againts that left side (for righty). To me this gets you using less of your body and more of you arms, when you do that you start to overswing. Jim McClean had it right, when you stop rotation your arms should stop moving as well. Don't continue on to overswing. I also like to add, when you start to feel tension and movement laterally, your overswinging as well. really once you start to feel tension in your lats and obliques you should be finished turning. For me, it probably looks like i have taken a 3/4 swing by were my club head is at. I probably could get it to parallel if i hinged my wrist more, and gain a bit more lag, but i didn't loose any distance because now i am utilizing my core more.

[WUTiger]

Factors related to overswinging:

• Get a sense of what it feels like to be "at the top" of your swing (not Sergio's or Tiger's). Once you do this, you work on how to get there consistently.
• Work on your flexibility. Persons who have sit-down jobs get muscular development that's not always conducive to golf. More strength in thighs (sitting down and getting up), but less strength and flexibility in the lower back and hips. Without the flexibility, you may feel tightness early in your backswing, and you counteract by overswinging.
• Sometimes overswinging is related to getting handsy at the top, and putting a loop into your downswing. Loop = exciting trajectory.

[saevel25]

i agree with alot of that, but i think alot of people stop turning then they lift there hands more, or hinge more, this is a bad idea. I also think some people overturn and go laterally. Everyone should play with in there physical limits, and you will find alot of problems will go away. Some people might think they have a tempo, or syncing between there uppper and lower body, but if you overswing, then your already starting off bad.

[RyderJ]

I think you nailed this right on the head. People are obsessed with being able to hit a wedge into every par 4, or a long iron to reach every par 5 in two....and that is just not a logical thought process.

Originally Posted by saevel25

I think the cause of overswinging is the obsession with distance

The guy I was playing with today was overswinging so badly that naturally he was as inconsistent as my five year old at hitting one down the middle...and the kicker...he knew he was doing it. He would reach parallel, then make this weird little move at the top, causing his swing to be way above his physical limitations. He had lost every shot essentially before he began his downswing.

Originally Posted by saevel25

i agree with alot of that, but i think alot of people stop turning then they lift there hands more, or hinge more, this is a bad idea. I also think some people overturn and go laterally. Everyone should play with in there physical limits, and you will find alot of problems will go away. Some people might think they have a tempo, or syncing between there uppper and lower body, but if you overswing, then your already starting off bad.