My Swing (Jacky708)

[Jacky708]

I've been Playing Golf for: 6 years
My current handicap index or average score is: 15
My typical ball flight is: High draw
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: Shanks, Slice, Hook. I have always had a good swing. I can make amazing contact and my ball flight was amazing. Over the past week I got in some sort of groove and now I'm shanking or topping the ball. Can anyone help me?

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[RandallT]

Welcome to TST, Jacky!

Just wanted to point you toward a few good resources here, in case it is a while before anyone comes along to give some ideas on where to start with your swing:

Lots of good stuff there. If you can take video "face on," that would be helpful too. At the link above, there are tips on the proper angles for videos.

Whenever I'm in a slump, I always go back to the basics: grip, posture, set up to the ball, backswing, etc.  At the link above, there are some good discussions on grip and posture that might give you an "aha" moment that perhaps you've drifted from over time.

Anyway, folks don't always chime in right away on these swing threads, so just take your time. Update it on occasion. Post other places on the site. Eventually, you may get a following and this could be a nice log of your development. The swing threads are all a matter of getting out of it what you put into it.

Again, welcome!

[Alx]

Welcome

Clubface is pretty shut at the top. Maybe your grip has been creeping a bit stronger?

The video cuts a bit too early. I recommend uploading to youtube. Better options for playback.

[iacas]

Here's what I see in a quick look… but I'm feeling pretty confident about this one:

Basically, you're crowding yourself by what's called "early extension" or, if you were a dude, "goat humping."

Your head stays in a similar spot, so that's a good thing, but you can practice doing this a bit better by putting something near your left hip and pushing back against that.

[Jacky708]

45 minutes ago, iacas said:

Here's what I see in a quick look… but I'm feeling pretty confident about this one:

Basically, you're crowding yourself by what's called "early extension" or, if you were a dude, "goat humping."

Your head stays in a similar spot, so that's a good thing, but you can practice doing this a bit better by putting something near your left hip and pushing back against that.

Wow thank you! This is very helpful!

:)

2 minutes ago, Jacky708 said:

Wow thank you! This is very helpful!

:)

I will definitely fix this issue in my swing.

[iacas]

9 hours ago, Jacky708 said:

Wow thank you! This is very helpful!

I will definitely fix this issue in my swing.

I think that's definitely the issue. You can see how it crowds you, and forces your hands (and the sweet spot, and thus the hosel) out into the golf ball.

You aren't too close to the golf ball, so I wouldn't just set up further away. Early extension can be a speed piece, but you can make up for that speed by rotating a bit faster and getting that left hip forward and out along that "wall."

Post a face-on video if you get a chance. If your sister (???) is also here, you two should be able to help each other out.

[Jacky708]

5 hours ago, iacas said:

I think that's definitely the issue. You can see how it crowds you, and forces your hands (and the sweet spot, and thus the hosel) out into the golf ball.

You aren't too close to the golf ball, so I wouldn't just set up further away. Early extension can be a speed piece, but you can make up for that speed by rotating a bit faster and getting that left hip forward and out along that "wall."

Post a face-on video if you get a chance. If your sister (???) is also here, you two should be able to help each other out.

here is a side view