My Swing (Flipmode)

[Flipmode]

This is my swing before I ruptured my achilles on Nov. 7. The doc says I should be able to start hitting balls in March so I figure I'll post my swing to get an idea of what I need to work on. Just to give you a little background, before my injury I was in the middle of lessons that started in August and I believe this swing was taken early Oct so I was in the middle of a COMPLETE swing change. Some things that I THINK I need to work on are the takeaway and the transition to the downswing. Sorry its a very quick video but its all I had.  Let me know what you think.

[uttexas]

I really like how you maintain a flat left wrist well after impact [URL=http://thesandtrap.com/image/id/211484/width/265/height/246][IMG]http://thesandtrap.com/image/id/211484/width/265/height/246[/IMG][/URL] When your Achilles has recovered and you have clearance from your physician--work on your back swing first. Try making a more centered back swing with less sway to the rear foot. Turn your hips more on the backswing by straightening your rear leg during the backswing (this should also lessen strain on your recently injured Achilles) On the down swing--your swing plane looks too steep--looks like your elbows lose connection on the down swing(please post a DTL view if you have an old one, or a new one, once you have medical clearance) You also have an overly flexed posture going into impact. Work on making swings so that you feel your belt buckle faces the sky at impact.

[Flipmode]

Thanks UT! As far as maintaining my connection, that is exactly what my instructor was saying so he put a bungie cord around my arms (around my elbows) in an effort to fix that. Any other drills you can recommend to help that? I appreciate your feedback!

[mvmac]

Agree with uttexas, just add

[uttexas]

Ahhh, elbow connection drills/thoughts----because I continue to struggle with this myself, I know several. Different thoughts/drills/feelings work for some and not others, but one or two of these might work for you. 1. Make swings feeling your right elbow points at your belly button throughout the swing 2. Feel your right forearm is vertical at the top of the swing (perpendicular to the ground), then feel your right elbow initiates the right arm downswing motion by moving in toward your belly button making a side arm (skip a rock on a pond) motion 3. Find a small sized toddler size soccer ball or one of those small toddler basket balls. Deflate the ball a little bit. Make swings squeezing the ball between your forearms. see these threads: [URL]http://thesandtrap.com/t/54238/elbow-position-and-its-effects-on-the-downswing[/URL] [URL]http://thesandtrap.com/t/41162/drills-feel-for-pitch-elbow-position[/URL] PS, when you are healthy for golf again, let us know what your misses are (fat/thin shots, a ball that starts left and curves right, etc)

[mvmac]

Originally Posted by uttexas

3. Find a small sized toddler size soccer ball or one of those small toddler basket balls. Deflate the ball a little bit. Make swings squeezing the ball between your forearms.

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