My Swing (joeyz)

[joeyz]

I've been Playing Golf for: I just got out of the Army a few months ago and decided to start playing golf. I have been playing and practicing consistently for the past 6 months and love it!
My current handicap index or average score is: 19
My typical ball flight is: Fairly straight
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: I tend to push the ball to the left sometimes and also, my ball sometimes goes sky high which causes me to loose distance.

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Videos:

[joeyz]

Also, I'm using a 50* wedge in that video. Any advice on improving my swing would be greatly appreciated!

[Grumpter]

Looks like you are bringing your wrists through quickly when you start the downswing which is causing you to flip through the ball. I would work on delaying the point at which you snap the wrist through so that at impact your hands are ahead of the ball and the shaft leaning back.

[Cody Book]

It looks as if  you had someone holding the camera for you, here is a great link, http://thesandtrap.com/b/playing_tips/filming_your_swing , about filming your swings. I would try to mount the camera on a tripod so it is steady. If you can't I'm sure it's not that big of a deal. Also I would recommend using a 6i or 7i just because that is what I've been recommend.

If you haven't checked out the 5 Simple Keys thread, http://thesandtrap.com/t/55426/introducing-five-simple-keys , it is a great start.

But from this video I would be more focused on keeping you left foot planted in the back swing and keeping a steady head through out the swing.

Good Luck!

[saevel25]

First, I would be mindful of your camera angles. For a Face On view you want the camera in the middle of your stance pointing at you.

You sway your hips too much. You want more of a centered pivot. Your sway is making it very hard to get your weight forward at impact.

I would check out this thread on how to make a Centered Pivot.

A video on Key #2, Weight Forward.

[mvmac]

You sway your hips too much. You want more of a centered pivot. Your sway is making it very hard to get your weight forward at impact.

I would check out this thread on how to make a Centered Pivot.

Yep @joeyz , your hips slide to the right on the backswing and then don't go forward on the downswing. Going to create contact and path issues.

[joeyz]

Thank you all for the input! I will check out the recommended threads and I will post a better video using a 7i soon.