Analyzing down the line golf swing

[Ned_the_tortoise]

For a long time I have recorded my golf swing and been unhappy with the result. I always draw a line that runs from the hosel, up the club shaft and through my back. I always have felt that the correct swing would have the clubhead going up this line on the backswing and at transition return to the line quickly and remain there all the way to impact. However, whenever I get close to achieving this I have to re route my hands so much that all hell breaks lose. My natural swing sees my clubhead tracing the line at the start of the backswing but at the top of the backswing I am above the line. On the down swing my shaft remains parallel to the line but above it. I was wondering if this is acceptable, Maybe I have always been drawing the line in the wrong place, I have recently read the line should go from the ball to the sternum, if this is right my clubhead is slightly below that on the downswing. Please put me out my misery !

[boogielicious]

42 minutes ago, Ned_the_tortoise said:

For a long time I have recorded my golf swing and been unhappy with the result. I always draw a line that runs from the hosel, up the club shaft and through my back. I always have felt that the correct swing would have the clubhead going up this line on the backswing and at transition return to the line quickly and remain there all the way to impact. However, whenever I get close to achieving this I have to re route my hands so much that all hell breaks lose. My natural swing sees my clubhead tracing the line at the start of the backswing but at the top of the backswing I am above the line. On the down swing my shaft remains parallel to the line but above it. I was wondering if this is acceptable, Maybe I have always been drawing the line in the wrong place, I have recently read the line should go from the ball to the sternum, if this is right my clubhead is slightly below that on the downswing. Please put me out my misery !

Can you post a photo of what you are describing? Also, where do you have the camera aligning when you film? If you have it aiming in the wrong place it can distort where the shaft and clubhead. Here's a link below that describes how to film.

https://thesandtrap.com/b/playing_tips/filming_your_swing

 

[Ned_the_tortoise]

13 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Can you post a photo of what you are describing? Also, where do you have the camera aligning when you film? If you have it aiming in the wrong place it can distort where the shaft and clubhead. Here's a link below that describes how to film.

https://thesandtrap.com/b/playing_tips/filming_your_swing

 

I cant upload a video but here are some photos. At address I have drawn the two lines, by the top of the backswing my clubhead is on the higher line where it remains on the downswing, only at impact it has returned to the orginal position

[boogielicious]

13 hours ago, Ned_the_tortoise said:

I cant upload a video but here are some photos. At address I have drawn the two lines, by the top of the backswing my clubhead is on the higher line where it remains on the downswing, only at impact it has returned to the orginal position

To upload video, you have to upload to Youtube first, then copy and paste the video URL into a post.

[Ned_the_tortoise]

[boogielicious]

2 minutes ago, Ned_the_tortoise said:

You are filming correctly. The camera is aiming down your toe line. Your position in the third photo is pretty good. This is A5, where the lead arm is parallel to the ground. Your shaft is under plane, which is good. Your impact position looks good too.

I would recommend creating a My Swing thread and posting this video along with a face one. More expert eyes can answer your questions.

[Ned_the_tortoise]

2 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

You are filming correctly. The camera is aiming down your toe line. Your position in the third photo is pretty good. This is A5, where the lead arm is parallel to the ground. Your shaft is under plane, which is good. Your impact position looks good too.

I would recommend creating a My Swing thread and posting this video along with a face one. More expert eyes can answer your questions.

So when you say "under plane" you consider the plane as the line which runs from the clubhead through the sternum, not the line up the clubshaft

 

[boogielicious]

4 minutes ago, Ned_the_tortoise said:

So when you say "under plane" you consider the plane as the line which runs from the clubhead through the sternum, not the line up the clubshaft

 

It is really the plane created by your hand path on the downswing. If the clubhead gets above that plane, then the swing has a tendency to be out-to-in (over the top) at impact. If it is below the plane, then in-to-out. Your position at A5 shows your shaft to be pointing to the ball or just past it, which is a good indicator.

If you stopped the video where your shaft is parallel to the ground on the downswing, A6, then we could see if the head is behind or in front of the hands. Behind is generally better.

There is more to it than that, but you get the idea. The thread below talks about this.