My Swing (5ironkid)

[5ironkid]

hey guys. here is my swing. sorry about the quality. i was shooting with a 7.1 mega pixel camera of fast frame rate but its not that great. i just uploaded it so maybe it will get better. anyway tell my what you think. right now i have a slight slice with my irons

[mvmac]

Here's what I see

[Titleist72]

You should try to keep your ass as far back as comfortable at impact..  You're really trying to muscle the ball getting far outside the plane right before impact.  Try not swinging so hard and try to get your right shoulder turning right under your chin at impact.

It should feel like your throwing a bowling ball

lemme kno how it goes

[Titleist72]

I was thinking of another feel you can think of...

at the start of your downswing imagine trying to hit the golf ball to right field...

You will produce SO much more power if you can swing on plane.. think of a hula hoop tilted on an incline.  Your backswing follows that path however your downswing sucks back in (to the left) throwing off the hula hoop plane line.....

Even though you are swinging harder the ball will not go as far when you swing to left-field like you are.. Post another vid when you can

[5ironkid]

alright. ill try it guys. thanks for the input

[5ironkid]

hey guys, i posted a video of my swing a couple months ago. first of all this is just a video to test my new camera. it was a spur of the moment thing, and i didnt have shoes or anything.also i didnt want to hit a ball since i wasnt near the range or anything so im just taking practice swings.  anyway, just a test video and since i had the clubs out i figured "what the heck?". ive been playing for 4 years. my handicap is somewhere around a 15 or a little less, not completely sure. my aaverage score on a 9 hole course is around a 40. sometimes a little more, sometimes less. my best was 38, 2 over par. i usually hit a light fade. my hated miss is either a huge slice, or the random shot that starts left and stays there. thanks for watching.

[5ironkid]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-4-bKB2o1g heres my most recent video. appears to have been cut off? idk and thanks mods for grouping them together. sorry for the inconvenience

[5ironkid]

anyone?

[FuzzyB1]

Yep, the only problem I see with your swing is at the top, you push your hands forward so that your downswing turns into an over the top type approach to the ball.  Watch the video and concentrate on your move as soon as you start your downswing.  You need to keep that club on plane for more consistent ball striking.  Try keeping your right elbow tucked as opposed to just letting it fly away from your body on the downswing.

[5ironkid]

so should i try to pull my right elbow more in toward my stomach?

[FuzzyB1]

Originally Posted by 5ironkid

so should i try to pull my right elbow more in toward my stomach?

More towards your side yes. If, at the top, you concentrate on clearing your hips first before swinging your shoulders/arms it should help keep you from getting the "flying elbow".  You're basically "unwinding" your upper body before your lower body and it should be the opposite.  Make sense?

[5ironkid]

that makes sense, exept when you release your hips first doesnt that lead to a slice?

[FuzzyB1]

that makes sense, exept when you release your hips first doesnt that lead to a slice?

When you release your hips first it allows your left side to get out of the way so you can move your club through the "slot". If you start at the top using your shoulders/arms first your left side can't get out of the way so your club has nowhere to go but out and that produces the outside in swing plain...and that is what will cause a slice or a pull.

[mvmac]

Originally Posted by 5ironkid

that makes sense, exept when you release your hips first doesnt that lead to a slice?

Yes if the hips don't go forward, by pressing into the ground with front foot, you'll pull or cut it.  The path would be rotated too far to the left.

[5ironkid]

ok thanks guys! i played 18 today and i did okay. i was hitting most of my iron shots straight, and powerful, and my drives had either the normal slight fade, a couple of times it went dead straight, but one or two times it hooked a bunch. anyway i shot an 88. i guess its good considering i havent played in 2 weeks or so. again thanks!

[FuzzyB1]

Keep us posted Kid...I think you have a nice swing so just the right tweaking and you should turn into a very nice player. Good luck!

[5ironkid]

I've been Playing Golf for: 6 years My current handicap index or average score is: 47 (9 hole) My typical ball flight is: slice The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: slice/ pushing pulling [rule] Videos: [video]http://youtu.be/zIrQCxWPGw0[/video] [video]http://youtu.be/Hoq38itoZFM[/video] Sorry for the first video, there were people in front and behind so I didn't want to hit two balls to stop play. This was my best drive of the day and probably the rest of the year. The ball had a little draw (which I didn't mean to happen) and went about 285 yards

[mvmac]

One of the moderators moved the post to your swing thread, please don't start new threads, just continue to post here.

First video is private.

First thing I would clean up is to limit the amount the head rotates on the backswing. I would also turn both feet out more at address. Both of these pieces will help you rely less on "timing" and help you hit the ball more solid.