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I've been Playing Golf for: 4 years 
My current handicap index or average score is: 13/85
My typical ball flight is: fade
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: push slice or straight slice 

still trying to achieve that ever elusive 'draw'! 

Had some great feedback from a previous swing vid and was hoping for more of the same as I'm still not doing something right as I can't play a consistent draw for toffee

thanks!


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1 hour ago, pl3cky said:

Hey man, yeah course, sorry!

Let me know if that works? 

Looks like you may be swaying the hips back with the spine tilting towards the target on the backswing (left pic). Getting it to look more like the right pic will make it a lot easier for you to draw it/stop slicing. 

Try to get a face-on swing to confirm.56789a519faaa_pl3cky1.thumb.jpg.b22100fc


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Great thanks man.. Am I trying to keep my right leg straight then in the backswing basically? What should it feel like when I'm doing this move correct? 

Should my torso be leaning over to my trail side while my hips are moving laterally to my lead?

also been told I chicken wing it a bit on the downswing not sure if you agree? 


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On 12/22/2015 at 2:27 AM, pl3cky said:

Great thanks man.. Am I trying to keep my right leg straight then in the backswing basically? What should it feel like when I'm doing this move correct? 

Should my torso be leaning over to my trail side while my hips are moving laterally to my lead?

Right leg should just lessen in flex, not completely straighten.

In terms of feels...what did you feel when you did the wall drill?

On 12/22/2015 at 2:27 AM, pl3cky said:

also been told I chicken wing it a bit on the downswing not sure if you agree? 

Yes that will get better as you improve the backswing.

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