My Swing (jeffr92)

[jeffr92]

I've been Playing Golf for: ~10 years with some summers containing few rounds, others at a more once/weekend pace, and everything in between.

My current handicap index or average score is: 16.0

My typical ball flight is: Typically my ball flight is either straight or has some draw.

The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: Pushes/pulls are my most prevalent issue. Will hit shots thin at times.

It's been a while since I've posted on the forum; I stumbled back onto it a couple of weeks ago. I've been playing more golf this summer than I have in a number of years. This is my first attempt at filming my swing. The footage from behind is from a week ago; the footage from the side is from this evening.

I have never taken any formal lessons, making most of my adjustments on my own gradually. The problem area that I'm most cognizant of is my tendency to not clear my hips and leave my weight on my back foot. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

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[wadesworld]

I'm no expert, but I see a lot my former (and sometimes regressed) self in that swing, so I think I've got some useful advice.

I can't tell what club you're hitting there.  Looks like a 3-wood.  Ball position looks far too centered for that long a club.  Driver is typically played off the left instep because you want to catch the ball on the upswing.  Fairway wood may not be quite as forward, but more than you've got it there.

You're definitely getting your weight too much on your right side, so you can't get it through to the left side, leaving you with nothing to do but fall back.

This has been a big problem of mine through the years. I'd narrow your stance to shoulder width (maybe slightly wider for the driver, but not much).  It looks like you've got it way wide.  When your stance is that wide, your hips can't turn in a tight circle so your weight can only slide to the outside and that's definitely happening to you.  For someone with a stance as wide as yours, shoulder width is going to feel very compressed at first and you'll likely have a tendency to widen it without realizing it.

When your hips are turning in a tight circle, your weight will come to the inside of your left foot, it won't go all the way to your right foot, which is what is happening when your hips slide backwards.  When the weight stays on the inside of your left foot, it keeps you nice and braced on your left side, allowing you to get back through the ball on the follow through.

[jeffr92]

Originally Posted by wadesworld

I'm no expert, but I see a lot my former (and sometimes regressed) self in that swing, so I think I've got some useful advice.

I can't tell what club you're hitting there.  Looks like a 3-wood.  Ball position looks far too centered for that long a club.  Driver is typically played off the left instep because you want to catch the ball on the upswing.  Fairway wood may not be quite as forward, but more than you've got it there.

You're definitely getting your weight too much on your right side, so you can't get it through to the left side, leaving you with nothing to do but fall back.

This has been a big problem of mine through the years. I'd narrow your stance to shoulder width (maybe slightly wider for the driver, but not much).  It looks like you've got it way wide.  When your stance is that wide, your hips can't turn in a tight circle so your weight can only slide to the outside and that's definitely happening to you.  For someone with a stance as wide as yours, shoulder width is going to feel very compressed at first and you'll likely have a tendency to widen it without realizing it.

When your hips are turning in a tight circle, your weight will come to the inside of your left foot, it won't go all the way to your right foot, which is what is happening when your hips slide backwards.  When the weight stays on the inside of your left foot, it keeps you nice and braced on your left side, allowing you to get back through the ball on the follow through.

Thanks for the response!

All of my woods are included in that clip: starts with the driver, then progresses to the 3-wood & 5-wood.

I do notice that my stance has a tendency to widen. I'll make narrowing it a point of emphasis the next time I go to the range. Thinking about it, that's likely the reason my ball position is so far back in my stance - weight stays too far right and it's a compensation that allows me to strike it decently. I play my irons much further back than that for likely the same reason.

[jeffr92]

Played a round today focusing on keeping my stance shoulder width: pleased with the results overall as contact was more consistently crisp with significantly fewer push/pulls. Ball flight with my woods switched from draw to fade, but I'm guessing that's something that will work itself out with more time.

[wadesworld]

Glad it helped Jeff.