Picture of my swing

[Widgeonus]

We have a driving net set up on the ship that I work on. Any comments on my position at the top of my swing? Thanks

[iacas]

Right leg could stand to have a little bend in it (just a little), which will help to limit your hip turn a little. I believe power comes from the difference between hip and shoulder turn, not by maximizing both (see also: "X Factor").

[Jockstrap]

Great shoulder turn at the top of the backswing but I agree with erik on this one.

My right leg doesn't straighten at any stage of my swing which helps me have a nice hip turn (belt buckle facing right toe).

Any pics of the downswing and follow through?

[Widgeonus]

Here's all I have...different angle though.

One



Two



Three



and an extra one for good measure



Thanks for the replies

[Dent]

Nice swing, i notice in picture Two that you need to unleash or "uncoil" your hips a little more to ensure maximum power. At that position your right leg should be bent in a little more towards the left leg at the knee. In picture one, if that is where the club stops at the backswing try to bring it back a little more (Paralell to the ground) unless you have back problems and you cant do that. In the extra picture i notice your weight is on your front foot which is good but when you make a good swing your back foot should be on its toes. this shows that you have a good weight transfer on your swing. Try to keep that front foot on the ground, when your finished your swing it should be turned with the toes facing the target or still in line with your target. Just make sure you keep it on the ground. Like So:



i found this on a website, but notice this ladys foot finish. This will all come natural as your swing builds and gets better. So dont worry too much about it.

[Soup Fan]

What are you looking to correct? Are you hitting the ball straight? Just looking for more distance?

[Widgeonus]

I hit all my irons well...Kinda gets iffy with the 3 iron but I don't hit it often anyway. Slight fade with 5 wood. Little bigger fade with 3 wood. All out slice with the driver. See a pattern here? Honestly, I think I am overswinging with my woods but it doesn't feel like it.

[Dent]

  Widgeonus said:

I hit all my irons well...Kinda gets iffy with the 3 iron but I don't hit it often anyway. Slight fade with 5 wood. Little bigger fade with 3 wood. All out slice with the driver. See a pattern here? Honestly, I think I am overswinging with my woods but it doesn't feel like it.

i used to have that, it takes practise time, i actually developped a completely different swing with my woods and driver apart from my irons, and it really helps.

[LSU_justin]

  Widgeonus said:

I hit all my irons well...Kinda gets iffy with the 3 iron but I don't hit it often anyway. Slight fade with 5 wood. Little bigger fade with 3 wood. All out slice with the driver. See a pattern here? Honestly, I think I am overswinging with my woods but it doesn't feel like it.

You might be leaving the club face open on your woods. I used to have a similiar problem. A simple grip change might help. Just rotate your left hand until you can see two knuckles. I hardly slice now.

[fusioncal]

From my standpoint, it seems like during back swing you put most of your weight on the outer (right) part of your back/right foot. Try placing a golf ball beneath your outer part of your back foot when you swing, it should help you keep your right knee bent. Another thing is I think you're leaning on your left side, but I'm not too sure because of the angle of the picture.

On picture number two, you should keep your left arm straight at all times during address, backswing, downswing until after impact which both of your arms will straighten in just a split second then your left arms starts to break down.

Picture number three: Like Dent said, you didn't transfer your weight correctly and I agree with him. Also, notice your front foot and see where it points to. Now look at picture number one. Your front foot points in different way before and after. Keep your lower part of your body from turning after impact. I'm not sure if the last picture is the end of your swing, but it lacks of follow through.

Hope that helps.

[hurley9192]

I'd probably start your alignment with your right toe square and perpendicular to the target line and focus on trimming your backswing so that you retain your right knee bend. You look like you are extending your backswing beyond controllable position by straightening your right leg and lifting your right elbow at the top which makes you go past parallel. This will lead to inconsistencies on starting the downswing.

For the downswing, you move your left foot towards the target after impact.

I would suggest work on stretching your hips and legs to allow you to remain balanced throughout the swing. You guys should install a launch monitor on the ship as well.

[TarDawg]

  Widgeonus said:

Here's all I have...different angle though.

In the first picture it looks as though all your weight is on your right side but the postion of your head and shoulders looks like they are more to your left side. This I think can cause some imbalance and force you to have an over the top outside-in swing which is possibly causing your slice.

However i'm making this assumption because I don't know what you look like at address.

[Guest]

You are loosing the flex in you right knee, a big fundamental error that is easily corrected. Straightening your right knee in the backswing causes a number of problems, namely:

1. Loosing the torque created by turning the upper body against a resisting lower body.

2. Straightenting the knee in the backswing lifts the rest of your body, and consequently the club, vertically with respect to the address position. You will now need to reflex it to the exact same pre-swing position in order to strike the ball cleanly, and that is difficult. I'll bet you hit a number of fat and thin shots??? In other words, your body is moving now in a rotational plane and and also vertically, which is way too much movement.

3. Puts your hip out of position making it difficult to sequence the downswing correctly.


Keep that knee flexed throughout the backswing. This is the last thing I think about before starting my backswing, in fact, I won't start my swing until I can feel the flex in the knee and the weight on the inside of my right foot.

[Widgeonus]

  rockytop said:

2. Straightenting the knee in the backswing lifts the rest of your body, and consequently the club, vertically with respect to the address position. You will now need to reflex it to the exact same pre-swing position in order to strike the ball cleanly, and that is difficult. I'll bet you hit

Now that you mention it, I have hit quite a few fat shots lately. Good advice. I'll have to give this a try.

Thanks for everyone's advice.

[slackhouse]

try sitting on the stool. stand straight up at address and then, keeping your upper body straight, pretend you're dropping a little and sitting on a stool. this will give your legs a little bend and help them from straightening out.

also, turning your front foot a quarter turn toward your target will limit your hip turn and keep your belt buckle pointed towards your right foot instead of behind you. try it out. keeping the front foot straight or even turning it in will allow you to turn completely around on your hips, which is not good.

[gymnast46]

I'm new here. I hope it's okay for me to post a link to a YouTube video of my golf swing for analysis.

[Jockstrap]

Someone's a fan of Ben Hogan's Five Fundamentals :P

[gymnast46]

  gymnast46 said:

I'm new here. I hope it's okay for me to post a link to a YouTube

I'll start off with my own analysis. I see two things:

1. Too upright a swing at the top. It's way above the proper plane and I have a "flying elbow". 2. Early release. I've always been plagued with this and can't figure out how to hold the wrist cock longer. Please share your thoughts. BTW, the two clubs are a driver and a wedge.