My Swing (msst8dawgs)

[msst8dawgs]

I've been Playing Golf for: 15 years but regularly about 5

My current handicap index or average score is: 17

My typical ball flight is: low

The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: slicing driver

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Videos:

[pholmes]

Well, I think the obviousis, you stand too close to the ball. I think this is why you drag it inside and make a loop over the top. Maybe if you bent over more and stood away from the ball, and got the club coming more upright on the way back. I am no pro and somone like iicas's advice is.

[Beachcomber]

mdawg - welcome to the board.

The things I see in your swing videos are:

1.) Outside-to-Inside swing path.

2.) Your head is moving - especially from P3.5 to P4.5 - during the transition - you have a lot of movement.

3.) You stand up - which redirects the path inside.

Points 1 through 3 are the a few reasons why you're hitting the ball thin (low) - and slicing on major misses.

Things I would work on first is shortening your backswing.  By shortening your backswing... It should help keep your head still and help you get your other body positions corrected easier (those will come later).  Feel like you are only swinging 2/3 or 3/4 swing.  This should help reduce the movement in your head and help you keep a centered pivot.

Once you feel comfortable doing that... Shortening your backswing... Take some more video.

Following is a video that will help you understand what I mean by keeping a steady head.  Watch Grant - his head is very still - and his transition from P3 to P4 to P5.  You don't need a big - long backswing to be powerful.

[Beachcomber]

Also, please ensure you get the proper camera angles.  Please read this to help you understand where to place the camera when filming your swing...

http://thesandtrap.com/b/playing_tips/filming_your_swing

[msst8dawgs]

Pholmes...thanks for the response.  I stand closer to the ball because it seems to help me keep my hands more inside.  When I stand back farther from the ball, I tend to take my hands out more creating a worse slice.  Gets me more out to in than I am when I stand closer, if that makes any sense.  I hope to get my swing corrected so I can back away down the road.

Thanks again for the observation.

[msst8dawgs]

Beachcomber....Thanks for the post.  I knew my swing was out to in and it is definitely much better than it was a month ago.  I actually did start by shortening my backswing and it did help drastically.  I just went back to a bigger backswing about a week ago.  I will revert back to the shorter one for a little while longer and see what happens.  I hit it pretty good Tuesday off the Tee box and could definitely live with my swing if I could be consistent with how I was hitting it then.  It's definitely a work in progress.

Thanks again

[Shaggie13]

I would really emphasize keeping your head steady over the ball.  Feel as if your eyes are glued to the back of the ball and feel like someone is holding your head still.  Do a lot of practice swings without a ball trying to feel as if your head is staying still.  Maybe go in front of a mirror.

Second thing after you get the steady head down is make sure that the club head doesn't get inside to quick on the start of the back swing.  Usually, if it goes in too quick on the back swing, the body reacts to this by bringing it back to the outside, hence your over the top move.

[Beachcomber]

Here is a video mvmac took at the US Open - Sean Foley working with Hunter Mahan.  Steady head is a major key to hitting solid golf shots.

[msst8dawgs]

Great drill.  I will have to get someone at the range to help me with that one.  I went to the course today and hit some good balls and some not so good ones too of course.  I focused on keeping the backswing shorter as advised but I really need to go the range and work on it instead of on the course.  I only kept score on my last 9 holes and shot bogey golf, which I can live with.  Bad thing is I am shooting par on most holes where I have good drives.

Thanks again for the info.

[nevrino]

Right now you start your swing with the shoulders and also bending forward, which causing in to out and sometimes a slice. Try aiming the but of the club to the ground and keep the arms close to your back in the downswing as long as possible. Staying with an open stance and try to shoot straight right is a good way to get the feeling of not going in so steep on the ball. You want your backswing to be steeper and your downswing to be flatter. I hope you get what im saying im not so good at explaining but my swing was as yours for about 3 months ago, with some work you will fix it easy and be much more consistent!

[msst8dawgs]

took me reading it a couple of times and taking dry cuts to figure out what you were saying, but I think i got it.  lots of awesome feedback.  gonna try and go to range and maybe play again tomorrow.  Hopefully can work on some of these things and do new video next week.

Thanks again!!

[nevrino]

2 good videos that helped me a lot

[msst8dawgs]

Been working on my swing using some suggestions from you guys.  Still moving my head too much but I do think it is better.  I am hitting the ball much more playable with a lot less slice.  Took some new videos today I will post later.  Actually shot 84 Monday and Tuesday with a 83 Wednesday.

[msst8dawgs]

I had the wife shoot these today.  Like I said....not totally corrected but definitely improvement in my opinion.