My Swing (tdiii)

[tdiii]

I've been Playing Golf for: About 20 years, but just coming off a 7 year hiatus

My current handicap index or average score is:  18.8

My typical ball flight is:  Typical?  Hah!  A draw.

The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is:  A cast from the top which leads to right of right push slice ugliness

FWIW, I'm just shy of 6'7".

First video.  I hadn't seen my swing in at least 12 years.  Hmm.  Think the backswing is short?

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Videos:

[mvmac]

This would be a great thread for you to check out. Backswing tends to be short because of how the hips work, they slide back instead of turning. This makes it hard for the weight to get far enough forward on the downswing, leading the path to be across the ball, slices.

[tdiii]

This would be a great thread for you to check out. Backswing tends to be short because of how the hips work, they slide back instead of turning. This makes it hard for the weight to get far enough forward on the downswing, leading the path to be across the ball, slices.

Thanks.  I will review.  I've already lengthened the backswing a fair amount and will post an update video soon.  But, I don't slice much.  I hit a draw 90% of the time.  I just have this awful, nasty miss that crops up which means an automatic double bogey (or worse), once or twice a round from the tee. I don't see a hip slide on the back, but see a turn, but it is entirely possible I have no clue what I'm looking at.  I do see a slide forward on the downswing.

[tdiii]

Okay.  I do see a slide on the back swing and found your other thread about the centered swing so, while lengthening the backswing will also work on centering it.

[mvmac]

Okay.  I do see a slide on the back swing and found your other thread about the centered swing so, while lengthening the backswing will also work on centering it.

I'd work on the centered pivot and let the length of the backswing happen as a result. If it doesn't get longer that's fine too, lots of good players with short backswings but you still want to make a "full" pivot.

[tdiii]

My latest swing video: 

I had a lesson last week after this was shot.  My pro likes my take away, my position at the top and how I set my hands.  He things I may I hit a touch too much from the inside but doesn't want to mess with that at this point.  We worked on centering my swing and really turning through the ball, rather than sliding through the ball.  The changes are things that I can continue to play with -- no radical things where you can't hit the ball.  My bad misses are tempo misses.  Once I get better at not swaying back and through, we'll work on driving my right shoulder down toward the ball, although he thinks that may just work itself out as I post up better on my front foot.